Chapter 627: Chapter 595: You Have Become a... (Double-Length)
Of course, it’s not entirely sitting back and reaping the benefits.
Because all the groundwork was laid by Feng Mu himself, and he doesn’t really have nothing to worry about; he still needs to make some key pushes.
Like when Qian Huan gets discharged and goes home, he has to visit his house in both emotion and reason and deliver the gifts he had long prepared.
But there’s no rush to go during the day, there’s still some free time to make some final preparations.
First is to practice martial arts and learn the manuals he got from his master.
There are a total of 4 manuals, all of them fourth-grade martial arts, namely [Thunder Shock Leg], [Thousand Entwining Threads], [Star-Picking Hand], and [Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation].
[Thunder Shock Leg] as the name suggests is a leg technique, [Star-Picking Hand] is a hand martial art.
[Thousand Entwining Threads] is a pile skill, used to practice strength.
These three martial arts manuals are quite ancient, with pages yellowed over time, looking like originals preserved for a long time.
Only the pages of [Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation] are glaringly new, still retaining the fragrance of ink.
Feng Mu flipped through the pages and saw the handwriting was as slanted as if earthworms were crawling, with several places showing obvious signs of ink blot corrections.
He twitched his eyes and muttered to himself:
"Could it be that master copied this overnight? But the handwriting is just too unsightly..."
His fingers brushed over a spot where "Dantian" was mistakenly written as "Courage Field," and Feng Mu gasped,
"Practicing according to this manual, won’t it get me killed?"
So, the question arises, why did the master have to hand-copy it instead of giving him the original?
Was the original too precious, or was it lost, and the master had to transcribe it from memory?
Feng Mu personally leans towards the latter; if it were the former, the master could easily have given him the original to copy and return.
Feng Mu pursed his lips and didn’t think further.
He began to look through [Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation], and as soon as he looked, he discovered the problem.
"The meaning of withering and flourishing alternation, life and death being interchangeable, this martial arts concept is a bit too high?"
Feng Mu’s current understanding of martial arts surely can’t be considered top-notch, but after going crazy for martial arts for hundreds of years, his vision has surely improved greatly.
"To head towards death while alive, and to revive from death?!!"
Feng Mu didn’t quite understand this sentence, but instinctively felt it was impressive.
He began to have doubts:
"Is such a concept really just a fourth-grade martial art?"
Feng Mu pondered without result, and simply kept the doubt in his heart.
Whatever grade the martial arts is, just practice it first.
[Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation] is obviously ancient martial arts, or rather, the martial arts given by the master are mostly ancient martial arts.
So the prerequisites for martial arts practice are relatively vague, unlike new martial arts which are directly marked.
For instance, [Crane Claw Skill] which Feng Mu obtained early on is a new martial art.
The first page you open for practice will clearly state:
Martial Art Rating: Second Grade
Practice Area: Claw Skill
Minimum Practice Requirement: Fist Power 2.0, Attack Speed 1.5, Frequency Technique 1.0
Root Bone Recommendation: 65
Warning: Not meeting minimum requirements and forcibly practicing will increase the likelihood of injury, causing not limited to muscle damage, tendon rupture, finger bone fractures, among other side effects.
But on the cover page of [Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation], only a mysterious phrase in crooked words was written.
——To practice this skill, one must first comprehend the boundary of life and death!
What does this mean?
In plain terms, it requires the practitioner to first understand the boundary of life and death, but how to comprehend it?
The manual doesn’t say at all, relying entirely on personal enlightenment.
That’s quite absurd, no wonder ancient martial arts are declining and eventually replaced by the "quantified" new martial arts, it’s not without reason~
Luckily Feng Mu isn’t stumped by this, the boundary of life and death, how others comprehend it is hard to say, but he understands it all too well.
When it comes to the comprehension of life and death, probably no one in this world has more authority than him:
"Hmm, no one understands life and death better than me!"
Feng Mu quickly browsed through the manual, not a meticulous study, but just a rough flip through.
After all, when he practices martial arts, he doesn’t aim for profound knowledge, just to get started.
In the beginning, entry was a formidable chasm for Feng Mu, but times have changed, he doesn’t think any martial art can stop him at the entry level.
[Blood and Flesh Initial Solution] disguised him as a genius.
The Third State means he can perfectly deceive third-grade martial arts.
Fourth-grade martial arts are one level higher than third-grade, but it shouldn’t be a problem.
Again, he only needs to practice until entry level.
Moreover, he doesn’t have to do everything himself.
If the father has something to do, the son should take on the labor; this is basic filial duty.
Of course, Feng Mu is definitely not worried about the risk of dying from too many typos in the manual, which is why he lets his son go at it.
He isn’t that kind of irresponsible father.
"Good son,"
Feng Mu sat on the wide sofa in the Internal Inspection Department’s Director’s office, casually tossed the manual onto the ground, and said with an eerie tone,
"Here comes your homework!"
The ground silently and swiftly wriggled, venom quickly surfaced, respectfully catching [Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation], no, it should be its homework book.
Most importantly, Venom didn’t hold any complaints, but rather, was extremely delighted.
In Venom’s eyes, was that homework?
That was the father’s trust and love for him!
Moreover, what’s dangerous about practicing martial arts, practicing martial arts is clearly the most fun parent-child activity besides eating.
See~
Even as a father, Feng Mu is much more humane than Feng Ju.
A father can command his son, and even let the son bear family responsibilities and contribute to the family.
But you need to be affectionate and give enough emotional value!
"Practice well, let me see your martial arts talent, if you satisfy me, all the martial arts manuals I acquire in the future will be yours to practice first."
