pappabearbooks Chapter 191 - 172: Baili Family, Martial Cave!
Chapter 191 - 172: Baili Family, Martial Cave!
Chapter 191: Chapter 172: Baili Family, Martial Cave!Last year, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yan Chuan successfully developed ’Xingyi Boxing’, writing down the boxing manual in three days, and subsequently upgraded the "Re
Even for him, although his ’Six Cave Baili Order’ was gifted by Fu Zhe, having entered the Martial Cave, read the books inside, and taken the Baili family’s manuals, he would inevitably be somewhat grateful to the Baili family in the future.
That is enough!
The Baili family has woven an incredibly vast network of relationships through these variously large or small favors and sentiments.
This network——
Even the Baili family itself may not fully account for or fully understand.
For example, Yan Chuan.
He came with the ’Baili Order’, and the Baili family recognized the token, not the person, not questioning Yan Chuan’s origins or the channels through which the ’Baili Order’ was acquired.
Upon seeing the token, immediately taking Yan Chuan into the Martial Cave.
This left a great impression.
Even if the Baili family secretly still records or investigates Yan Chuan, at least on the surface, it makes people feel comfortable, not turning a favor into something condescending, losing its original meaning, and turning into hostility instead.
"Baili family!"
"Has some wisdom!"
Yan Chuan thought of his own ’Hundred Flower Palace’, feeling he could also learn from the Baili family, drawing inspiration from the ’Martial Cave’ and ’Hundred-mile Order’ format, thus befriending and recruiting the heroes of Jianghu.
For instance, setting up something similar to a ’Martial Arts Vault’ and ’Baihua Order’.
"What is too easily obtained is ultimately not cherished."
"Artificially setting some barriers may instead be more appealing."
Yan Chuan contemplated deeply.
Until he entered the first layer of the ’Martial Cave’, seeing row upon row of bookshelves, filled with countless books, he then refocused——
"Read books!"
"Read books!"
Immersing himself.
Focused wholeheartedly!
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Within the Baili family’s ’Martial Cave’, various books are all-encompassing——
Scriptures.
Medical books.
Pharmacopoeia.
Records.
Calendars.
Geography.
Characters.
Alien Beasts.
And the most numerous and diverse martial arts sections——
’Fist and Feet’, ’Weapons’, ’Qinggong’, ’Inner Strength’, ’Cross Refining’, ’Hidden Weapon’, ’Array’.
Each category is subdivided.
For example, ’Fist and Feet’, is divided into ’Fist’, ’Hand’, ’Palm’, ’Claw’, ’Finger’, ’Grappling’, ’Leg’, ’Foot’, etc.
Further down, it’s specific to a certain scroll or secret manual.
The secret manuals only have summaries; the texts are sealed and cannot be accessed, only seeing some analyses and experiences related to these secret manuals. Even if not practicing the corresponding secret manual, the principles are analogous, universally applicable, offering some benefit.
This time entering the Martial Cave, Yan Chuan had a clear target, directly focusing——
"Inner Strength!"
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"The transmission of Inner Strength is truly profound. Without understanding its paths, forcefully practicing brings harm rather than benefit. The front guides the rear, the qi flows relentlessly, the twin wells are agitated, Fa Force emerges evenly. Thousand changes and variations, not departing from the essence. Only upon grasping its mysteries, does one marvel at its ease. Guiwei Ascending Qi, Dantian refines the spirit, qi descends to the ocean, light converges at the heart of the sky."
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"First inhale then exhale, one in one out, ’first lift then lower, one rise one fall. Draw inward to Dantian, the lodging of qi. Inhale and exhale, do not make a sound."
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"Descending collects the valley, ascending lifts the jade tower, whether standing or sitting, inhale through the throat, send down with intention, sever at the bottom collection. Ascent has its path, ribs equally lifted, descent has its place, qi swallowed at Yu mouth."
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In the Martial Cave, aside from non-prominent secret manuals, other high-tier secret manuals are deeply hidden, not directly displayed. Those presented on the middle three layers are just analyses and experiences written by predecessors practicing the corresponding secret manuals. Occasionally, some original text of the secret manual’s mental methods is seen, without context, isolated interpretation often leaves the average person baffled.
Yan Chuan was alright.
He perused these analyses, mainly to understand more theories of Inner Strength cultivation, and enrich more details of internal cultivation, providing more theoretical support for the research and development of "Yijinjing" and "Purple Mist Divine Skill".
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