Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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Only when the sun had fully risen above the mountain and turned golden did Lao Yue stop practicing his qi and slowly finish his exercise.

[You observed Yue Buqun practicing the Purple Cloud Manual. You didn't understand it, but you memorized his breathing frequency and the length of his breaths. If you do it a few more times, you might gain something from it.]

"I don't believe you for a second," Yue Yuchen cursed inwardly. If you're so capable, then tell me the meridians and acupoints involved. If you can learn the Zixia Manual just by breathing exercises, then I can learn all the martial arts in the world.

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"Yuchen, what are you thinking about?" Yue Buqun's face darkened as he looked at Yue Yuchen, who was clearly distracted, and he demanded.

"Ah? Master, it's like this. Yesterday, you said those two lines, 'The Great Dao is initially cultivated, opening the nine orifices, and the nine orifices originally reside in the coccyx acupoint,' but I don't quite understand some of them," Yue Yuchen replied immediately.

Seeing that he was pondering the true meaning, Old Yue nodded and stroked his beard, saying with a smile, "What don't you understand? Tell me."

Yue Yuchen nodded and said, "Yes, Master. Master said that opening the nine orifices should start from the coccyx acupoint, among which..."

As Yue Yuchen asked more and more questions, a hint of surprise flashed in Yue Buqun's eyes. It seemed that Yue Yuchen's contemplation of the true meaning was not a lie. Many of the principles in these questions were ones that Yue Buqun had only come to understand after becoming a first-class master.

As Lao Yue's only disciple and the boy he raised from childhood, Lao Yue was naturally not stingy. So, the two of them stood atop these mountains, under the rising sun, one explaining in detail and the other listening attentively.

You have gained an understanding of Qi sensation, and you have grasped the principle of "Qi vitality" from Danyangzi.

You have gained a basic understanding of the nine orifices.

You have gained a basic understanding of Qi circulation.

You have an idea about opening up the nine orifices and enhancing the five senses.

[You have gained an understanding of cultivating true qi, and you have connected it to the first line of the Golden Gate Illuminating Divine Technique.]

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You have grasped the method of cultivating true qi and connecting meridians and acupoints; you have grasped the method of nourishing the physical body with qi and blood.

[By practicing in this way, the total amount and quality of your true energy, as well as the speed of your cultivation, will be improved. Your aptitude and physical constitution will be enhanced, and you will have initially learned the Complete True Dao Song.]

You have begun your journey on the Taoist path of refining essence into qi. You need a large amount of energy to replenish yourself, otherwise your body will not be able to withstand the demand for true qi.

It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that Old Yue finished explaining Yue Yuchen's questions. Seeing Yue Yuchen deep in thought, Old Yue was overjoyed, and his worried face was filled with a smile. He then got up and quietly left.

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Inside the canteen, Lao Yue walked along with a constant smile, leaving his wife Ning Zhongze speechless: "What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

Yue Buqun explained happily...

"I didn't expect Yu Chen to be so insightful. In just one night, he had already grasped the essence of the formula. Many of the questions he asked were things that I only understood in recent years."

"I was worried that he wouldn't be able to calm down and planned to give him some time to hone his skills, but now it seems that I really struck gold."

"Where's Yuchen?" Ning Zhongze asked, looking at the entrance to the dining hall.

Yue Buqun waved his hand...

“When I arrived, he was still pondering on the mountaintop. Seeing that he was focused, I did not disturb him.”

“We won’t wait for him. Let Aunt Feng save some for him to eat when he comes back.”

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When Yue Yuchen came to his senses, the sun was already high in the sky. Startled awake by the blinding sunlight, he saw that there was no one around and couldn't help but complain that his father had left early.

Touching his already empty stomach, Yue Yuchen disregarded everything else and rushed towards the canteen.

[With Yue Buqun's interpretation, you have gained insight into the opening of the Quanzhen Daodao Song. You can try practicing it now.]

Upon seeing the system notification, Yue Yuchen, who was descending the mountain, couldn't help but let out a cheerful laugh...

"The martial world, here I come!"

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Early the next morning, Yue Yuchen followed closely behind Lao Yue to the mountain peak. Lao Yue did not practice today, but instead protected Yue Yuchen as he comprehended the 'Qi Sensation'.

After carefully recalling the events and organizing his thoughts, Yue Yuchen, encouraged by Lao Yue, began his first step in cultivating Qi.

As the mind dies and the spirit revives, a spark of inspiration strikes, like a fledgling hatching from its shell. Without thought or awareness, true energy is extracted from the blood and qi, and then appears in the dantian.

Yue Yuchen kept his mind focused and unmoved, letting the true energy swirl and slowly rotate within his dantian, causing a trace of true energy to fall back down.

In this way, as wisps of qi descended into the dantian, the true qi, which seemed to be about to dissipate at any moment, solidified a bit, as if it had taken root and began to take hold within the dantian.

Yue Yuchen didn't urge it or move it, letting it run slowly until he felt a slight weakness in his spirit, then he immediately stopped it.

At this point, the Qi sensation has arisen, and the foundation has been laid. From now on, one can only proceed step by step, strengthening this Qi sensation until the first strand of true Qi is cultivated.

When Yue Yuchen opened his eyes, the sun was already high in the sky. He stood up, feeling weak, and then a hand supported him from the side...

"Don't worry, you're just weak because your Qi and blood have been absorbed after you've mastered true Qi. Go back now. Your master's wife has prepared a medicinal meal for you."

Seeing Yue Yuchen succeed in cultivating Qi on his first try, Old Yue couldn't help but marvel.

Chapter 8 Golden Lock Strengthens the Foundation, Body Tempering and Qi Cultivation Can Be Done Simultaneously

At the dinner table, Ning Zhongze and Yue Buqun couldn't help but smile at each other as they watched Yue Yuchen wolf down his food.

Yue Yuchen's ability to comprehend the Qi sensation in one go and stabilize his true Qi foundation was beyond their expectations. Ning Zhongze couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had prepared the medicinal meal today; otherwise, she would have regretted it too late if she had suffered a depletion of Qi and blood due to a mistake.

At the dinner table, Yue Yuchen wolfed down his food. With the large amount of medicinal food replenishing his mind, the content of "Golden Gate Divine Technique" on circulating qi and blood and strengthening essence and consolidating the foundation appeared in his mind.

As the Qi and blood circulate, a large amount of medicinal power, before it settles, is carried by the Qi and blood, absorbed and digested, consolidating the weakness caused by building up true Qi.

The faster he digested, the more Yue Yuchen ate. Seeing that he had eaten two-thirds of the full table of medicinal food, Old Yue's hand, which was stroking his beard, couldn't help but stop.

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat alarmed, fearing that he had eaten too much and might be too weak to handle the nourishment. However, Yue Yuchen's stomach seemed like a bottomless pit, continuously absorbing the medicinal power…

[You will apply the "Golden Gate Divine Technique" you have comprehended to reality, replenishing your vital essence, making up for the loss of your fundamental nature, and slowly enhancing your physical constitution and aptitude, though the effect will be imperceptible.]

Yue Yuchen only let out a satisfied burp after finishing the entire meal of medicinal cuisine. Old Yue, still concerned, personally took his pulse and found that his qi and blood were abundant and robust, and his pulse strong and powerful, indicating that the losses he had suffered from practicing qi cultivation had been greatly replenished.

“That’s right, your body is slightly weakened, but you’ll be fine after a couple of days of rest. During this time, you must not practice Qi cultivation. If you are too eager for quick success, it will definitely leave hidden dangers in the future,” Yue Buqun said, looking at Yu Chen.

"Yes, disciple understands." Yue Yuchen wasn't ungrateful; he understood that his father had good intentions.

After Yue Yuchen left, Yue Buqun stroked his beard, deep in thought. Ning Zhongze, on the other hand, was much more direct, asking with concern, "Is something wrong with Yuchen?"

Seeing the worry in his wife's eyes, Yue Buqun shook his head and said...

"It's not inappropriate, on the contrary, it's excellent. I don't know if this child has a special constitution or some other reason, but he absorbs the medicinal power several times faster than others."

“I just checked his pulse, and it was strong and powerful, without any weakness. His blood and qi were solid and not weak at all. It really only takes one or two days to replenish his blood and qi.”

"It's as if he was born to refine Qi."

Hearing this, Ning Zhongze breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good. In this way, Yu Chen's Qi cultivation speed will be several times that of others, and there's no need to worry about him being depleted of Qi and blood. However... I'm afraid the amount of money spent will also be several times that of others."

The two looked at the empty medicinal meal on the table and both gave a wry smile. This was originally a day's worth, but it was all gone in one meal!

"It's alright. As long as he makes progress, we can still afford to spend some money. Right now, what Mount Hua needs most is manpower," Yue Buqun said, reassuring his wife without any concern.

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Yue Yuchen was unaware of the idle chatter between Yue Buqun and his wife. After leaving the dining hall, he went directly to the Sutra Repository.

Sitting in his usual spot where he frequently peruses scriptures and classics, Yue Yuchen finally had the mind to recall the system's earlier notification...

"Obviously, before refining essence into qi, strengthening the foundation and cultivating vitality is the key. Otherwise, once the body is damaged, it will inevitably lead to a slowdown in qi cultivation. This 'Golden Gate Divine Technique' was created for this purpose," Yue Yuchen thought to himself.

Although the Complete Perfection Great Dao Song cannot be cultivated now, the Golden Lock Illuminating Divine Technique can.

Once he made up his mind, and seeing that the system didn't object, Yue Yuchen realized that his idea was correct. So, inside the Scripture Pavilion, he began to circulate his qi and blood, digest the medicinal power, and strengthen his origin.

After an unknown amount of time, Yue Yuchen felt a sense of satisfaction rising from the bottom of his heart, as if his entire body was filled with a sense of power. Not only was his depleted qi and blood replenished, but it also became even more robust.

When dinner time came, Yue Buqun noticed that his complexion was rosy and his blood was full, and that he was not unable to tolerate the nourishment, so he was completely relieved.

After practicing the Golden Illumination Divine Technique for a while in his bedroom that night, taking into account Yue Buqun's suggestion, Yu Chen stopped practicing the Qi Refining Technique and fell asleep peacefully.

Unbeknownst to him, his mindset aligned with the principle of "a dead heart but a living spirit," and the true qi within his dantian began to circulate automatically.

It wasn't until the next morning, when it was still slightly dark, that Yue Yuchen was already getting ready to get up. His internal energy, which had been circulating spontaneously, suddenly stopped flowing. Only then did Yue Yuchen realize that his internal energy had unknowingly grown much stronger.

Only then did the system voice slowly begin to play...

[As you fall asleep, your mind is calm and still, without thought or awareness, secretly aligning with the Taoist principle of "when the mind dies, the qi lives; when the spirit is still, the qi moves." Your true qi circulates spontaneously, and your true qi increases.]

You don't understand the principle of "death without loneliness, life without chaos," but you are deeply moved and decide to try being a lazy bum from now on.

Yue Yuchen's lips twitched. He ignored the system's voice. Although he wasn't planning to practice Qi today, he still decided to accompany Old Yue to the mountaintop.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, it was still early, the sun had not yet risen, and Yue Buqun was already waiting there. Seeing Yue Yuchen approach, he waved him over…

"Yuchen, there's still time, so I'll teach you a set of Eight Pieces of Brocade. Practice it diligently in the future to improve your blood circulation and benefit your future cultivation."

"Although you are exceptionally talented, you must still guard against arrogance and complacency, and avoid being proud and self-satisfied."

Yue Yuchen naturally accepted the order and agreed. This respectful attitude towards his teacher pleased Old Yue even more, and he taught with even more care.

As the sun rose, the master and disciple practiced their internal energy and strengthened their bodies, respectively. Then they descended the mountain together.

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For more than a month afterward, the master and disciple would go up the mountain early in the morning, first practice a set of Eight Pieces of Brocade, and then begin to cultivate their Qi as the sun rose. When the sun was high in the sky, Yue Buqun would begin to answer his questions and explain the mental techniques and formulas.

After a month, Yue Yuchen finally gained a complete understanding of the entire Quanzhen Daodao Song...

[By combining Yue Buqun's explanations, Danyangzi's sayings, Wang Chongyang's ideas on creating the Quanzhen Daodao Song, etc., you have gained a new understanding of the Huashan Heart Method. Your foundation of true qi is now sufficient, and you can begin to circulate the Hand Sanjiao Meridian.]

Unfortunately, your Taoist state of mind is insufficient; you cannot yet sit, lie down, or walk freely, allowing your true energy to flow naturally. You are slowing down the progress of your true energy. You have become withdrawn.

"Bullshit, you're the one who's autistic."

Yue Yuchen strongly suspected that he got this broken system only because nobody wanted it; it was so shabby that anyone who wanted it would suffer.

Knowing that Mount Hua had inherited Taoism, and with the knowledge gained from his previous life as a keyboard warrior, Yue Yuchen became even more unhurried and calm in his Qi cultivation, and his life began to follow a set routine.

Seeing that he had developed his own routine for physical training, internal energy cultivation, and reading, and that everything was arranged in an orderly manner, Yue Buqun and his wife felt relieved and stopped restricting him.

Chapter 9: Success in Training Awaits the Right Timing

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Yuchen is eleven years old now.

When Ning Zhongze was ten months pregnant, she finally gave birth to a daughter, named Yue Lingshan, much to the delight of Yue Buqun and Yue Yuchen.

The little girl was now five years old, a mischievous and troublesome age. Fortunately, Aunt Feng (Grandma Feng) helped take care of the child, so Yue Yuchen didn't have to worry too much.

Over the course of five years, under the tutelage of Yue Buqun, Yue Yuchen gained a deeper understanding of the Quanzhen Daodao Song. Combined with Wang Chongyang's creative ideas and Danyangzi's commentary, it can be said that his understanding of the Quanzhen Daodao Song was no less than that of its founder, Wang Chongyang.

Over the course of five years, with Yue Yuchen's subtle guidance, he gained a deeper understanding of the Golden Lock Divine Art. With the consumption of numerous medicinal diets, he had now reached the third level, his Qi and blood abundant, flowing like a resounding river.

Unfortunately, this was the limit that Yue Yuchen could reach at the moment. According to his speculation, the Golden Lock Divine Art, starting from the fourth level, had already reached the point of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use.

Although he only raised some of his own questions, judging from Yue Buqun's attitude, these questions had already touched upon the core of the Zixia Manual.

Old Yue hesitated and wouldn't elaborate, only advising him not to be overly ambitious and to be down-to-earth. Clearly, he didn't want to reveal the method in the Purple Cloud Manual for absorbing the purple energy of the rising sun.

At this point, Yue Yuchen was no longer in a hurry and began to shift his focus to understanding Taoist classics, hoping to reach the stage of self-generating true qi as soon as possible.

With the system's voice prompts, Yue Yuchen was occasionally able to grasp a bit of inspiration and enter a preliminary meditative state while sleeping, free from all thoughts.

With the help of medicinal diet, Yue Yuchen's blood and qi became more and more vigorous, and he was able to convert more true qi. The two complemented each other, and at this time Yue Yuchen had opened up all the other meridians except for the Ren and Du meridians.

After five years, Yue Buqun's understanding of his eldest disciple, Yue Yuchen, became clearer. Yue Yuchen's stomach was like a bottomless pit; he could swallow any amount of medicinal food without ever experiencing any adverse effects from the tonics.

On the contrary, the Eight-Section Brocade for body training was used by him with great force, and it even had some of the power of the Huashan Hunyuan Palm.

In addition, Yue Yuchen's questions kept subtly touching on the closely guarded Zixia Manual, so a year after his wife gave birth, Old Yue finally found an excuse to go down the mountain.

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Right after Yue Buqun left the mountain, in the Sutra Repository, Yue Yuchen made a personal list for himself.

Name: Yue Yuchen

Martial arts: Huashan Heart Sutra (Quanzhen Daoda Song) Seven Meridians; Quanzhen Swordplay (Beginner); Golden Goose Skill (Beginner); Eight Pieces of Brocade (Mastery); Huashan Swordplay (Beginner); Hunyuan Palm (Beginner).

For nearly two years, Yue Yuchen constantly perused the books in the library, and finally found the annotations for the Quanzhen Swordplay and the Golden Goose Skill in a hidden compartment.

Based on the system's audio prompts, the complete cheat code was extracted...

[You organized the scriptures in the library, and extracted the insights of Danyangzi's Golden Goose Technique from the Taoist classics.]

You organized the scriptures in the library, extracting Wang Chongyang's insights into the Quanzhen Swordplay from Taoist texts.

[You organized the scriptures in the library and extracted Hao Datong's insights into the Quanzhen Sword Technique from the Taoist classics.]