Your skills are excellent, and now I have them too.

Chapter 9 Cultivation Methods

Zhou Changsheng said yesterday that the Twelve Martial Scriptures of Heaven and Man are the foundation for all Qin warriors to cultivate.

Lu Zhao couldn't imagine anything more important than this martial arts manual. He slowly squatted down, using his hands to brace himself on the ground, trying not to strain his thighs, and carefully sat down.

Zhou Changsheng said, "I did say that there is only one path for anyone to practice martial arts, and that is the martial arts manuals issued by the emperor. But have you ever thought about why ordinary people have to pay high prices to hire instructors? Why is it that the scions of aristocratic families always find it easier to make a name for themselves, while it's not as easy for ordinary people?"

That's because...

Lu Zhao shook his head.

Zhou Changsheng gave him a meaningful look.

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Lu Zhao knew that his little trick had been seen through.

He immediately understood after being reminded that there was only one martial arts manual, but the training methods were different.

Just like when people see the same scenery, some can recite timeless verses, while others can only say "Holy crap!"

He shook his head because the other person's tone clearly wasn't a genuine question. In this situation, all he had to do was say he didn't know and wait for the answer; there was no need to show off how smart he was.

Judging from the rapidly increasing loading progress, Zhou Changsheng could clearly see that he had figured it out.

"Very good, this way I can skip teaching you a lesson. Remember to keep that in mind. Especially as you rise through the ranks, you must remember that the Qin Warriors are a collective, and a collective is made up of countless people and relationships. I've seen many so-called geniuses who try to steal all the limelight, and the final result is often not good."

"Back to the topic of martial arts. Everyone has a different training style and method, which will lead to different paths and different special skills."

Lu Zhao couldn't help but mutter, "Can I also learn special skills?"

Zhou Changsheng said arrogantly, "If I teach you martial arts and you still can't grasp the special skills, then I might as well just kill myself."

"useless!"

He misunderstood.

Lu Zhao was muttering to himself earlier because the system's function is to copy other people's special skills, so he was unsure whether he would be naturally limited and unable to comprehend them.

Zhou Changsheng's expression turned serious: "I'm not joking anymore. Starting today, you will begin practicing the complete set of cultivation techniques. Some of them you can start training now, while others you will need to wait until you enlist and learn the martial arts manual before you can use them, but you must memorize them all."

Lu Zhao asked, "Aren't you going to teach martial arts manuals?"

"It's too late."

Zhou Changsheng said, "You have to report to the military station the day after tomorrow, and you'll be on the ship in seven days. Just memorizing the skills will be a challenge; there's no time to teach you martial arts manuals."

Lu Zhao thought to himself, "As expected of someone with red-level special skills, he actually knows about military secrets that are not publicly disclosed. Even someone with Shen Xianke's background might not know about boarding the ship in a few days."

"Listen carefully, the first skill you need to learn is breathing. Sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and listen to me."

Lu Zhao did as instructed. Although his thighs were still sore, he tried his best to endure it and closed his eyes.

Suddenly.

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Ok?

Lu Zhao was somewhat puzzled because the progress was added to [Qingling Rapier Lv2].

.....

Shen Xianke came to school today to attend classes.

For ordinary people, being drafted is like a life-or-death situation; from the moment the result is announced, their life trajectory is completely changed.

But for scions of military families like theirs, this was nothing.

The expedition team originally included many elders from the clan. What ordinary people couldn't achieve even with their best efforts to pull strings and give gifts, they only needed a word from their families.

Even without considering being deployed to relatively safer military units, those who have undergone planned training from a young age and have already mastered martial arts skills have a much higher chance of surviving a normal expedition.

After finishing her morning reading, she went to the corridor to eat breakfast, as was her usual practice.

She likes to eat steamed buns, but the filling of this particular bun has a strong flavor, so she never eats it at her seat and instead goes to the corridor.

Then I saw the boy whose name I didn't know sitting cross-legged under the shade of a tree by the playground.

mua.

She took a bite of her steamed bun, then looked at the man sitting next to the boy. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. She remembered when she first entered school two years ago, her father took her to see the principal, and she saw this physical education teacher from afar. He was sleeping under a tree at the time.

"Don't have contact with that person, stay away from him."

Her father's words still echoed in her ears.

But what are those two doing now?

It looks like they are teaching martial arts techniques.

Who exactly is he? Why did he approach me that day?

Shen Xianke did not dislike Lu Zhao.

...

The sun had not yet set.

"That's all for today, I'm off work."

Zhou Changsheng stretched, his eyes drooping, looking like he had kidney deficiency.

"Hey? It's only five o'clock. Let's teach the kid some more."

Lu Zhao rarely experienced the joy of learning.

Today I mainly learned a breathing technique and memorized a qi circulation method that comes with learning martial arts manuals. The breathing technique is used to complement this.

However, he has not yet mastered the martial arts manual, so he cannot put it into practice. He can only memorize it first and apply it later.

"There's no need."

Zhou Changsheng said, "What you need to do now is to go back and continue to familiarize yourself with the breathing method. The rhythm, the size and direction of the breath must be so familiar that it becomes an instinct and replaces the original breathing method."

"Oh!" Lu Zhao agreed forcefully.

"Also, starting today, start exercising, eat more meat, do more exercise, and get more sleep. Your body is too weak."

"I've got it."

In fact, Lu Zhao's physique is not weak compared to his peers. Zhou Changsheng's point is that he needs to be even stronger to practice martial arts.

"Come with me." He beckoned with his finger and led the way to the office.

Lu Zhao jogged a couple of steps to catch up, wincing in pain from his thigh: "Teacher Zhou, will learning these techniques make my martial arts training more efficient?"

"Of course."

As Zhou Changsheng walked, he said, "After boarding the ship, the martial arts instructors of the Qin soldiers will teach you a cultivation method called Xingzhi Fa. This is the most stable and simple cultivation method, and it is indeed more suitable for the vast majority of people. The disadvantage is that it is too stable and not aggressive enough, and its efficiency and upper limit are not high."

Only a select few with exceptional comprehension, talent, or other advantages are suited to special training methods. Once the right path is found, not only will their martial arts training be more efficient and they can progress further, but it will also greatly facilitate the comprehension of special techniques.

Lu Zhao then asked, "Then, is the method you taught me the most suitable for me?"

Zhou Changsheng didn't turn his head: "I don't know, we need to try several different kinds to be sure, but you don't have a choice."

"Hey, you're right."

"However, with your comprehension, even if this isn't the most suitable for you, it's definitely better than the method of walking meditation."

"What do we call this method?"

"Call...call...the Body Strengthening Method."

"You made that up on the spot, didn't you!"

......

[Dog Breathing Lv1, mastered.]

[Qingling Rapier Lv2, Loading progress: 9%]

[Void Wind Long Silent Lv4, Loading Progress: 18%]

This is the revenue generated by the system so far.

In addition, Lu Zhao began learning a training technique called "Body Strengthening Method" today to lay the foundation for martial arts training after enlisting in the army.

Before going home, he also received a tube of blood-activating and stasis-removing ointment.

The medicine has an unremarkable name, but it's a military-grade product. It's not available in pharmacies, and hospitals generally don't prescribe it either. Zhou Changsheng said it could relieve thigh pain in one night.

Lu Zhao believed it to be true, after all, there was a profession in this world called a sorcerer, or magician.

In the timeline before the transmigration, sorcerers were basically equivalent to swindlers, concocting all sorts of dubious elixirs to deceive high-ranking officials and nobles, making them believe they could attain immortality.

But in this world, even Qin Shi Huang lived forever, so the sorcerers certainly had real skills. It is said that the technology of interstellar travel was closely related to their magic arts.

The blood-activating and stasis-removing ointment is a medicine developed using traditional Chinese medicine techniques. In a fantasy world of cultivation and immortality, it would be called a miraculous medicine.

Lu Zhao applied the ointment at the office door. Whether it was a placebo effect or not, he felt that the pain was much less when he got to the school gate.

He took the now-familiar light rail home, and as soon as he entered, he noticed several pairs of shoes at the door.

Have we had guests?