Thinking about it, not long after Little Cherry had returned, the commander-in-chief had already chosen a marriage alliance. There had to be some unknown reason. The Ouyang family's overall strength wouldn't be too far off. Moreover, if the Ouyang family confirmed that Little Cherry wasn't a virgin, it would only cause others to gossip about her. Thus, the commander-in-chief would be forced into a passive position!
God, I didn't think that my momentary foolishness would bring about such a disaster and trouble. Although I hadn't directly come into contact with the commander-in-chief, I knew that he was a good person based on the praise and respect the people of Nan Yun Province had for him. Moreover, I had borrowed his name, so he should have known about it. However, he hadn't declared that he would punish me. This meant that he was helping me, intentionally or unintentionally. Although it could be because of Little Cherry's request, the commander-in-chief was at least indirectly helping me. Thinking about it, I felt a wave of remorse.
That old bastard had angered me again and again. If it wasn't for the fact that I still had a trace of rationality, I would have rushed to the Zhao family and started a massacre. However, after thinking about it calmly, this was a society ruled by law. I couldn't be so reckless. Even if I found evidence, it wouldn't be easy to deal with the Zhao family. Perhaps it was just like what Senior Sun had said. Once I performed well in the Elite Competition, there would naturally be people with high status who would curry favor with me. At that time, it would be easy to deal with the Zhao family!
Thus, after thinking about it, I temporarily suppressed my anger. If nothing unexpected happened, the number one of the Zhao family's younger generation, Zhao Wente, would most likely participate in this competition. If I met him, I would definitely teach him a lesson and give the Zhao family a lesson!
After investigating this matter, my hatred towards the Zhao family had reached an unprecedented level. I was also eager to stand out in the tournament. So, in the following days, besides accompanying sister-in-law and Liu Jie, I had been concentrating on cultivating. I had basically mastered the third cycle of the Body Metamorphose Scripture. It had an unexpected effect on the consolidation of my dantian.
With the level of the third circulation, not only can I absorb Qi-Jin at any time, under my independent cultivation, I can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Normally, one hour of cultivation is equivalent to three hours of cultivation before. Moreover, as I become more diligent, there will be a significant improvement!
Reaching the third circulation could barely be considered as a beginner. The true test of a martial artist was actually the fourth circulation. According to the introduction of Yijin Jing, one had to reverse the flow of Qi in the meridians. Those who practiced martial arts would have to endure the pain of thousands of swords piercing through their bodies. If they could withstand the pain, their meridians would gradually condense a brand new Qi, and there would be an unimaginable amount of energy flowing through their entire body. The pain would also gradually disappear, and what replaced it would be a leap in their physique, and they would successfully step into the Huang level of Yijin Jing!
After reading these notes, I roughly understood that Yijin Jing could not only strengthen my Dantian, but it was also a completely new type of tempering for a martial artist's physique. Without a doubt, with the cultivation of Light Jing and Dark Jing, one could create a powerful destructive force. However, it was undeniable that the strength of a martial artist's physique did not increase much. On the contrary, it was a kind of Qi training process.
In the past, I had been injured a few times, including being rubbed against the ground by Zhao Wente and being beaten up by Ou Yangjun. All of these caused quite a bit of internal damage. Even if I used Qi-Jin to circulate, it would still take some time to recover. It could only be said that I had a better self-healing ability than a normal person, but my endurance was still too weak. To put it bluntly, if I wasn't on guard, I could have died on the spot after being stabbed a few times.
This was the weakness of a physique. Relatively speaking, in this aspect, martial arts had regressed and declined. The Zhao Family's Iron Palm, which was created by Old Man Zhao, had some body-tempering effects. At least the hardness of the palm could reach an unimaginable level!
As for Yijin Jing, it was a high-level martial art. Aside from the basic internal training, it was more important to temper the external body. Especially this fourth cycle, it would definitely allow me to reach a whole new level!
I was abnormally excited and couldn't wait to try it out. Without a doubt, the majority of martial artists would not try to reverse the flow of Qi. Even I suspected that it was written incorrectly. However, after carefully studying the diagram, I realized that it really needed to reverse the flow of Qi. In layman's terms, it was the process of fake Qi deviation.
Normally, if a martial artist did not cultivate properly and caused the flow of Qi to reverse, they would enter a state of self-torture. In a light case, their martial arts would dissipate, and in a serious case, they would die suddenly. This was not just to scare people.
I hesitated for a moment, then cast aside my worries. High-level martial arts could not be compared to low-level and mid-level martial arts. The difference of just one word was like the difference between heaven and earth. Compared to those conventional martial arts, Yijin Jing was absolutely unique!
It had to be known that Bodhidharma had spent his entire life to create the three great martial arts, and Yijin Jing was one of them. Since ancient times, there were many people who had obtained Yijin Jing, but those who had truly comprehended its essence could be counted on one's fingers.
Following that, I controlled the energy in my body and tried to reverse it. However, just as I started, I met with some sort of obstruction. It was like two opposing streams of water continuously clashing against each other. The flow of energy was much smoother, so this bit of energy that was flowing in reverse was quickly worn out.
I started to gather more energy to make the effect more obvious. However, when the two opposing energies clashed with each other, I felt like I was being pricked by dozens of needles. It was so painful that I couldn't help but shiver.
I didn't give up and continued to attack the flowing Qi. The pain became more and more intense, and my body began to tremble. Bean-sized beads of sweat covered my forehead. Fortunately, my Dantian had an abundant amount of Qi. Otherwise, I would not have been able to withstand it.
This was a high-level martial art. Under normal circumstances, only martial artists in the middle and late stages of negative Jing would dare to cultivate it. However, my cultivation was only in the middle stages of positive Jing. Back then, my master had sealed the small black sphere and accidentally expanded my Dantian, so I had the qualifications to learn Yijin Jing.
At that time, Senior Sun didn't know about it, so he thought that I was arrogant. However, after some persuasion, I managed to convince him. However, his condition was to participate in this year's elite competition and try to obtain an excellent ranking!
At that moment, the continuous flow of Qi in my Dantian was resisting the flowing Qi. My entire body turned red, and even the small black sphere in my Dantian was acting strangely.
As the Qi was rapidly consumed, the small black sphere was madly releasing the power of darkness. If it was before, I could still use my own Qi to refine and skillfully use it for my own use. However, at this time, I couldn't do two things at once. It would be easy to fall short of success.