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Chapter 36: Entering the Dragon Subduing Palm
Chapter 36: Entering the Dragon Subduing Palm (End of Chapter)
"Disciple, you've just started cultivating control over your qi and blood. This chicken is too small; you'll envelop it in an instant. How will you improve your control?"
"Go find something bigger to practice with," Li Xuan advised gravely.
"Yes, Master, I understand!"
Xu Yan's eyes lit up. He tossed the charred chicken in his hand onto the ground and eagerly approached the horse he had ridden, ready to try his hand at something bigger.
Li Xuan: ...
This disciple really doesn't have the brightest ideas.
"Disciple, this horse isn't suitable either," Xu Yan nodded, realizing that the horse was too big and that he should look for a smaller prey.
"Master, I'll go hunting," Xu Yan said enthusiastically.
Li Xuan was relieved that his disciple had finally understood. He believed that it wouldn't be long before he could taste some wild game.
Three days later...
Xu Yan's hands were surging with qi and blood, and a scorching aura filled the air. The scent of cooked meat wafted from his hands.
A wild boar had been roasted by him.
Although most of it was burnt to a crisp, half of the meat was edible.
"My control over qi and blood has greatly improved!" Xu Yan exclaimed excitedly.
He raised his hand and struck out with a palm, sending a powerful blast of qi and blood that took the form of a giant horned python. The eyes and mouth of the python were clearly visible.
"I'm close to condensing it into a dragon-shaped palm strike," Xu Yan said, thrilled.
He tossed aside the roasted boar and continued to capture more wild boars to practice.
...
"I wonder how that foolish disciple is doing with his training," Li Xuan sighed inwardly, having never gotten to taste any wild game. Everything Xu Yan cooked turned into charcoal.
Suddenly, a golden light appeared, and Li Xuan felt as though he had practiced the art of roasting meat countless times, attaining a level of mastery. Moreover, he had achieved 100% control over his qi and blood.
With this control, Li Xuan felt an astonishing level of command over his qi and blood. He could manipulate every bit of it as he pleased.
As his control over qi and blood improved, so did his strength.
At that moment, he could completely conceal the qi and blood around his body, leaving no trace of it.
He raised his right hand, and the qi and blood surged from his index finger like flames, alternately expanding and shrinking. He could also control the intensity of the scorching qi and blood at will.
"So this is what 100% control over qi and blood feels like!" Li Xuan marveled.
That foolish disciple was making remarkable progress.
That evening, Xu Yan returned, feeling that he was close to condensing his qi and blood into a dragon-shaped palm strike. His control over his qi and blood had indeed improved significantly.
Li Xuan sat in his chair, thinking it was time to show his foolish disciple a thing or two.
"Disciple, come here," he called out.
Xu Yan, holding a freshly slaughtered chicken for dinner, approached his master.
"Yes, Master," he replied.
Li Xuan took the chicken from Xu Yan's hand and said, "Disciple, watch closely."
He pointed his finger at the chicken leg, and as his qi and blood surged, the aroma of cooked meat soon filled the air.
Li Xuan handed the chicken back to Xu Yan and said, "Tear it open and take a look."
Xu Yan did as instructed and was stunned by what he saw. Only a portion of the chicken leg was cooked, and only within the range of Li Xuan's finger. The meat beyond that remained raw.
"This is what 100% control over qi and blood looks like. If you can roast a chicken leg without cooking the rest of the chicken, your control over your qi and blood will be sufficient," Li Xuan explained.
Finally, having demonstrated his skill to his disciple, Li Xuan felt a sense of relief.
Xu Yan was awe-struck. "Master, I will definitely achieve this level of control!"
"Just do your best. There's no need to force it, and don't neglect your cultivation because of this," Li Xuan nodded and cautioned.
He was afraid that his foolish disciple might become complacent and slow down his cultivation, which would defeat the purpose of pursuing greater control over his qi and blood.
Li Xuan marveled at the innate talent of his disciple; it was truly remarkable.
Ever since Xu Yan had demonstrated his potential, it had only taken him five days to master the art of roasting a chicken leg to perfection, without affecting the rest of the meat.
Although he hadn't achieved 100% control over his qi and blood, he had reached about 80%, which was already impressive.
Xu Yan was decisive and chose not to obsess over attaining perfect control. Instead, he shifted his focus back to cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm.
On a hillside, Xu Yan unleashed a palm strike. A crimson dragon, measuring over ten feet long with a thickness comparable to a human thigh, roared forth and slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater.
"After cultivating the dragon-shaped palm strike, my power has more than doubled. But something still feels missing," Xu Yan frowned, deep in thought.
Despite successfully condensing his qi and blood into a dragon shape, the strike lacked the overwhelming might he had envisioned.
He felt that something was still lacking.
"Dragons possess divine abilities and adapt to the situation. Divine power brings strength, adapting to the situation brings change, and change brings flexibility... I understand now.
"What's missing is flexibility; my palm strike currently lacks fluidity and is too rigid.
"It lacks vitality!"
Xu Yan once again entered a state of profound contemplation, seeking to truly grasp the essence of the technique.
In the following days, Xu Yan dedicated himself entirely to practicing the Dragon Subduing Palm, neglecting even the comprehension of the Eight Trigrams and the cultivation of his body-refining technique.
Over and over, he repeated the movements of the Dragon Subduing Palm.
He constantly adjusted his technique, striving to align it with his newfound understanding of the manual's instructions.
Seven days passed in this manner.
As Xu Yan was cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm, he unleashed a palm strike. A ten-foot-long crimson dragon burst forth, about to smash into a tree in front of him.
With a subtle flick of his wrist, the crimson dragon suddenly coiled and twisted around the tree trunk, its tail whipping back and slamming into the tree.
Crack!
The tree couldn't withstand the force of the dragon's tail and snapped in half! The dragon then plunged into the ground nearby, creating yet another crater.
"I think I've finally grasped the fundamentals. The power of this palm strike is at least ten times stronger than before I started cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm!
"This is the true might of the Dragon Subduing Palm!"
Xu Yan was thrilled with his progress.
He raised both hands, sending a palm strike with his right hand. A crimson dragon, over ten feet long, surged forth. He followed up with another palm strike from his left hand, unleashing another dragon-shaped blast of qi and blood.
Xu Yan manipulated his hands, causing the two dragon-shaped blasts to coil and twist around each other. One dragon coiled protectively around his body while the other struck out aggressively. The dragon's head seemed to lunge forward for an attack, but at the last moment, it abruptly reared its head skyward, its tail lashing downward. Then, with a swift return, the dragon's head struck forward with tremendous force!
Boom!
The hillside echoed with the sound of explosions.
The two crimson dragon-shaped blasts danced and twisted in the air, sometimes diving, sometimes burrowing underground, their heads swaying and tails lashing wildly!
"Dragons possess divine abilities and adapt to the situation. Now I understand!
"I've finally grasped it!
"Although I haven't attained the full might of their divine abilities and have only comprehended a fraction of their true power, given my current low realm, I can still be considered to have entered the initial stages of mastery.
"I, Xu Yan, have finally cultivated the Dragon Subduing Palm!"
Xu Yan was elated and filled with excitement.
He had finally understood the essence of the Dragon Subduing Palm manual, even if it was just a glimpse of its true power.
If he had cultivated this technique before facing the mountain bandits, he wouldn't have needed to rely solely on brute force. A single palm strike would have been enough to annihilate them all!
"I need to keep practicing to achieve effortless control and fluidity. Moreover, I can only summon two dragons at the moment, which is still far from the 'minor achievement' stage.
"And my strikes still lack the overwhelming might I desire. The dragons I create are not agile enough!"
Xu Yan acknowledged his shortcomings and continued to practice tirelessly on the hillside, sending stones flying, vegetation crumbling, and the ground erupting with craters, one after another.
(End of Chapter)
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