With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal Chapter 124 - 113: Future Title, Wudang Recruiting

"Using the power of penetration to comprehend kill intent, it’s a good idea.

However, your kill intent only has the form of cohesion but lacks substance; you need to continue to hone and polish it.

Once you can do it like , then you’ve truly mastered the first ’Cohesion’ stage."

Luo Guanyun instructed verbally while his hands moved like an eagle pecking, fingers tapping continuously on ng Chuan’s upper arm.

At first, ng Chuan felt no unusual sensation on his skin, neither pain nor itch.

Gradually, he watched as small red marks appeared on his arm, visible bruises forming.

"Unless your hard skills reach a very high level, you can’t block the penetrating effect of willpower, even if I just lightly tap your arm a few tis."

ng Chuan nodded to show his understanding.

"Thank you for the guidance, Master Luo."

This also served as a caution to ng Chuan, not to beco reckless just because he has hard skills as his backing; there are too many thods in this world to break hard skills.

"But don’t be discouraged; among your peers, unless their thods are special, it’s extrely difficult to break your hard skills."

He now had protection from four hard skills; not to ntion peers, even instructors couldn’t break his defense in a short ti when he exerted himself fully.

Luo Guanyun continued:

"Isn’t it October when you take the joint examination? The top scorer this ti will have bonus points added for the national martial arts exam; our goal is to enter the Grandmaster Class, keep working hard!"

"During the joint examination, reveal your hard skills as your visible card, and conceal your kill intent as your hidden card; unleash it at the critical mont to secure victory!"

ng Chuan nodded in agreent. He thought the sa; surprises are needed for a lethal move.

Luo Guanyun raised his hand to check the ti.

"I’ll teach you more about the application of kill intent, listen carefully..."

Half an hour passed, and ng Chuan gained significant insights, eager to apply it in practical combat imdiately.

anwhile, the other students who sneaked into the lecture were confused, each furrowing their brows, unable to understand what was being discussed.

These concepts were too profound for them, generally requiring an extrely solid foundation and a stroke of fortune, likely only comprehensible by a martial arts family.

"What is kill intent, I don’t have it."

"One must draw blood to have it; I’ve heard that dozen souls already perished under the senior brother’s hand."

"Oh gosh, so fierce, no wonder recently practicing punches, just a glance from senior brother scares imnsely."

"That’s not kill intent, you’re just too timid..."

...

Ignoring the chatter, ng Chuan, seeing Master Luo ready to return to class, quickly asked one last question:

"Master Luo, besides kill intent, what other willpower forms are there?"

He was rather greedy; seeing kill intent so useful, he wanted to seek out opportunities to comprehend other forms.

"There are countless others; nearly all human emotions can transform from virtual to real, and upon comprehension, convert into personal willpower. This is the true allure of martial arts.

The most common form that corresponds to slaughter is protective will; basically, martial arts families focused on body refinent can comprehend it."

He imdiately found interest in the idea of layering defenses.

He asked again:

"Can those martial arts families focused on body refinent who cherish their own feathers and are unwilling to protect others also comprehend it?"

Willpower is related to the human heart, ng Chuan was curious about whether one’s nature, if contrary to willpower, could still comprehend it.

Luo Guanyun delivered a chop to his neck.

"Arguing? Then, theoretically speaking, who stipulated that one must protect others; isn’t protecting oneself considered protection too?"

On the way back to his personal Martial Arts Chamber, Luo Guanyun silently mused:

"This kid is now versatile in offense and defense, hard skills for protection, kill intent for attacking; if he learns the lightning true skill that combines speed and destructive power in the future, his combat capabilities will be unimaginable."

When martial artists break through the first major limit and achieve the martial arts family status, they can register with the Martial Arts Association and choose a title for themselves.

The title is the face of a martial arts family; choosing poorly will invite disdain and contempt from others.

Yet, if the title is overly pretentious, like King or Emperor, it makes one appear foolish.

For example, previously, a warrior aged 50 fortunately advanced to martial arts family, practicing Wudang Yin-Yang Tai Chi.

He ultimately chose the title ’Mysterious True Martial,’ but within a year, he went mad from practicing and passed away.

If one’s power can’t support the title, they will suffer backlash from unseen forces; many lively examples prove this point, ending in a tragic fate...

Thus, usually, if one has a master, the master will choose it for them, with a plan for replacing it with a fitting title upon rising in strength.

Luo Guanyun was always forward-thinking; even though ng Chuan was far from the martial arts family status, he had already begun worrying about future affairs.

"I need to think of a future title for him; this kid practices too diversely; it’s hard to co up with one..."

...

Seeing Master Luo heading back to his class, ng Chuan went to the martial arts school to practice punching with Master Zhao a little longer. Master Zhao suffered under ng Chuan’s Iron Fist terribly.

Ti flew by amidst punches and kicks.

He glanced at the electronic clock on the wall; it was already five in the afternoon. He packed up his things and went ho.

After dinner.

ng Chuan ditated for half an hour using Dragon Sitting ditation to train his spiritual power, with the online course of [Thick Earth Dragon King Chen Yu] playing on his phone.

Lately, he had been busy with martial arts training, and his online course progress had fallen behind significantly. Listening to Professor Chen’s lecture proved to be quite rewarding for ng Chuan.

After half an hour passed, ng Chuan stopped ditating, surprised to find that his Dragon Sitting ditation had finally made so progress.

"Not easy at all. I need to continue practicing daily. With One Certainty as my foundation, I cannot believe I won’t achieve perfection."

Leisure ti was over; next ca the painful Pile Skill session.

As his mastery of the Pile Skill increased, ng Chuan’s standing ditation ti grew longer. Now, he needed to stand for nearly seven hours a day to reach his limit.

This morning, he managed to stand for over four hours. With less than three hours left, ng Chuan decided to stand until he finished before going to bed.

If no other matters interfered, he usually filled his daily standing ditation ti to the maximum.

At the sa ti, he was quite curious; once he maxed out the progress, if he broke the limit of [Taiyi Three Talents Posture: Human Posture] and reported it to the Martial Arts Association, what kind of reward he would receive.

This was the martial arts foundation for countless Xingyi practitioners. His resources and reputation would likely explode instantly, and a golden dal reward shouldn’t be a problem.

ng Chuan ca back to his senses, discarding these unrealistic fantasies for now.

"Better think about how to break the limit of the Collapse Fist next..."

...

August 25th.

The sumr vacation was nearing its end, and ng Chuan, as usual, exchanged blows with Teacher Chen Tie in the morning.

Today, the Doma Iron Leg reached proficiency. ng Chuan borrowed the bathroom at Chen Tie’s ho to look at himself in the mirror, raising his leg.

Similar to the previous changes in his arms, it gradually began turning from a normal skin tone to a deep yellow, as if coated with a layer of iron powder.

ng Chuan bent down and gently tapped his calf. After channeling power into his leg, it truly emitted a clear ringing sound like that of striking a steel pipe.

"The Doma Skill is not simple; its Armor Wearing Skill reaches the top tier of excellence. After training, the body can still experience noticeable enhancents."

ng Chuan didn’t know whether it was because the hard skills of Great Chu were different from those of the Esoteric Sect, or if the Doma hard skills themselves had miraculous effects.

But the body parts needing strikes, the acupoints remained identical for both, indicating that the cultivation technique itself was quite powerful.

After coming out of the restroom, Chen Tie handed him a plate of waterlon, and the two chatted while eating.

With limited ti for Chen Yu’s online course, Chen Tie supplented him with plenty of relevant knowledge on hard skills.

"Body refinent isn’t a matter of day or two; you don’t need to push yourself to practice hitting every single day.

Strike for a period, then take a break. You need to give your body ti to digest and grow, preventing it from collapsing and depleting your Qi Blood."

ng Chuan felt that Chen Tie made sense, yet he sensed that his body, due to various traits stacking together, was not only vigorous but perhaps excessively so.

Sotis at night before sleep, he even wanted to let his thoughts take flight temporarily, but rembering that this was part of his martial arts essence, he suppressed the urge and practiced fist skills more intently to shed these thoughts.

While eating waterlon, he checked the Limit Breaking panel.

The recently learned Iron Cloth Shirt would likely beco proficient in about a week. Due to the high rank and effectiveness of the Armor Wearing Skill.

He estimated that after the Iron Cloth Shirt breakthrough, his body wouldn’t change much; further training would be needed to observe changes.

As for the Armor Wearing form that ng Chuan mastered early on, achieving proficiency was still quite a distance away. As the signature hard skill of Wudang, it wasn’t sothing easily mastered.

Just a few days ago, Luo Guanyun even discussed his progress with the Mountain Shifting Daoist, asking for help in vetting.

The Mountain Shifting Daoist thought Luo Guanyun was bragging, saying this progress was nearing Godspeed.

He himself took over four years to master it to perfection; ng Chuan’s current speed promised that in less than three years, he’ll surely achieve perfection.

[Have you considered letting your disciple co to Wudang in the future?]

The Mountain Shifting Daoist wanted to recruit him. Old Luo’s disciple was so outstanding that he had to help the school to secure him.

[Why not? When Northern United University exchanges martial arts knowledge with Wudang in the future, he’ll head over.]

[...Scram, don’t call just to bother in the future.]

...

Coming back to his senses, ng Chuan took a small fruit paring knife, preparing an ointnt for wound healing.

The most miraculous aspect of the Armor Wearing Skill was the thin film ford by Qi Blood and acupoints, protecting both internally and externally.

This thin film adhered to ng Chuan’s accomplished Iron Arms. He used the force of a Third Level Martial Artist to cut into his arm with the blade.

Like cutting through tough cowhide, ng Chuan added more force to his hand—followed by a "pop" sound, the film was barely pierced.

The blade continued to scrape against the Iron Arms, again blocked by the skin as hard as iron.

ng Chuan increased his force further; still, he couldn’t cut through—unless he used Power to tear the skin open, regular tools were becoming incapable of injuring him.

Next, he turned the knife, placed his arm on the table, and the knife tip plunged straight down towards his arm.

Chen Tie, beside him, watched in astonishnt—this fellow was quite ruthless to himself.

With the force concentrated on a smaller area, ng Chuan’s arm was successfully nicked by the tip. He took the prepared ointnt and lightly applied it. Monts later, the wound healed as if it had never occurred.

"It seems I’m close to resisting slashes from mundane weapons, though sharp, pinpoint pierces are still tough to defend against. As expected, it’s the hidden sword that’s hardest to guard against."