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Chapter 38: The Five Great Fleshly Refinements, Leaping Over the Dragon's Gate
Inside the training room, Xueheng, dressed in a black training uniform, was striking a pose, circulating his energy to stimulate the nodes in his body as he practiced the Coiled Dragon Technique's stance training.
With his Level 2 Energy Control, his energy manipulation had reached a whole new level, allowing for more intricate and precise stimulation of the critical nodes in his body.
His body temperature rose slightly, and sweat seeped from every pore, drop by drop, forming a puddle on the solid wood floor beneath his feet.
This time, Xueheng managed to endure for nearly an hour before he couldn't take it anymore and collapsed, ending his practice of the Coiled Dragon Technique.
[You have practiced the Coiled Dragon stance once. Fitness Experience +198]
[You have practiced the Coiled Dragon stance once. Energy Control Experience +187]
The results were quite pleasing, almost double what he had gained from his previous Coiled Dragon practice.
"Gradually getting used to it..."
Xueheng felt the soreness throughout his body.
Although this training session had lasted longer than the last, the sore feeling was much milder, thanks to his improved Energy Control and his body gradually adapting to the Coiled Dragon Technique.
Xueheng picked up the remaining Sleep Dragon Balm from yesterday and began to apply it to his body, massaging it in.
"With the recovery effect of [Health Preservation], I think I can manage another session today."
Xueheng thought to himself.
Applying the balm by himself was a bit inconvenient, and it took him over ten minutes to finish the task, after which he let out a sigh of relief and lay down on the floor to rest.
"Little junior brother, are you there?"
Suddenly, Chen Fuguan's voice called out from outside the training room.
Xueheng paused for a moment, then sat up and replied, "Yes, Senior Brother Chen. Please come in."
The door opened, and Chen Fuguan walked in, dressed casually, his hands clasped behind his back. Seeing Xueheng's sweaty appearance, he smiled and said, "Oh, are you training?"
Xueheng smiled and nodded, "Just finished."
"I heard from the Master that you persisted for over half an hour during your first attempt at the Coiled Dragon Technique."
Chen Fuguan exclaimed, "I thought Senior Brother Meng's muscular physique was already outrageous, but I never expected you to be even more so."
"It's embarrassing to say, but the first time I tried, I lasted only three minutes before the pain became too much, and I gave up. The Master was furious."
Chen Fuguan shook his head.
"Although the Coiled Dragon Technique is much simpler and easier to practice than the Shaking Armor Technique, it's still not something an ordinary person can endure. Only you and Senior Brother Meng could find it enjoyable."
As he finished speaking, a man suddenly leaped into the training room through the open window.
He had a clear-cut appearance, with long hair that reached his waist. He was of imposing stature, standing at around two meters tall, with a robust and muscular build that stretched his extra-large training uniform taut. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing sinewy muscles that seemed to have a metallic sheen, exuding an intense sense of pressure.
The middle-aged man landed lightly on the floor like a cat, his toes touching the solid wood floor almost silently, contrasting sharply with his bulky frame.
"...”
It wouldn't be surprising if he had simply jumped in through the window.
The problem was that the Canglong Dojo was located on the seventeenth floor of an office building.
"Senior Brother Meng."
Chen Fuguan seemed accustomed to this and casually greeted the middle-aged man.
Xueheng, startled, quickly recovered and exclaimed, "Senior Brother Meng!"
Senior Brother Meng, whose surname was Meng and given name was Boshang, did not speak. He merely nodded slightly at Xueheng, his mouth curling up at the corners in a barely perceptible smile—or perhaps it was not a smile at all.
Xueheng was perplexed by Senior Brother Meng's attitude toward him.
Meng Boshang remained silent and left the training room without a word, his destination unknown.
"Senior Brother Meng always takes the unconventional route, circling the Canglong Dojo and entering through whichever window happens to be open," Chen Fuguan remarked.
Xueheng walked to the window and peered out, confirming that they were indeed seventy or eighty meters above the ground.
"Seventeen stories... That's quite a height. How did Senior Brother Meng get in?"
Xueheng asked, puzzled.
Chen Fuguan smiled, "For us martial artists, terrain limitations are never an issue."
"Especially for someone like Senior Brother Meng. Jumping directly from the ground to the seventeenth-floor dojo would be child's play for him."
"Jump directly from the ground to the seventeenth floor?"
Xueheng's mind conjured up two words—Superman.
"Senior Brother Meng has nearly perfected the Five Great Fleshly Refinements and is about to leap over the dragon's gate. Even the law enforcement seeks his help when they encounter problems they can't handle," Chen Fuguan said, a hint of pride in his voice.
"The Five Great Fleshly Refinements? Leaping over the dragon's gate?"
Xueheng was intrigued.
"Right, since you're new to the martial way, you probably don't understand much about cultivation yet. Let me explain it to you."
Chen Fuguan sat down on the wooden floor with his legs crossed.
"In terms of physical cultivation, we martial artists focus on refining the five aspects of the flesh: skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood."
"These five aspects are interconnected, and there is no concept of sequential progression. You can refine them simultaneously or choose to focus on one or more aspects."
"Our Canglong style refines all five aspects equally, making us well-rounded and versatile. However, this also means that those who don't master it well end up mediocre and unremarkable."
"When one perfects the Five Great Fleshly Refinements, their physical body reaches the theoretical peak of human potential. At this stage, if one can break through the body's limits and transcend, they will shed their mortal coils and undergo a complete transformation, ready to ascend to even greater heights. It is said that our Master achieved this state over twenty years ago."
Chen Fuguan spoke with enthusiasm.
"The Five Great Fleshly Refinements... Leaping over the dragon's gate..."
"So, 'leaping over the dragon's gate' is the pinnacle of martial arts?" Xueheng asked curiously.
Chen Fuguan shook his head, "I asked the Master the same question, and he replied that the martial path has no end."
This seemed like a meaningless statement, but Xueheng could only nod in agreement since it came from the Master.
"However..." Chen Fuguan continued, "The Master did once mention some ancient legends to me."
"According to him, there is a legendary state of physical perfection in ancient martial arts known as the 'Treasured Body'."
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Thanks to the readers for their support and the Alliance Master, Shaocang HH, for the reward. This little newcomer is deeply grateful and bows in thanks.
(End of Chapter)
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