Dominating Martial King
Chapter 195 - 195 183 Sword Qi Turns into a Rainbow!_4

195: Chapter 183 Sword Qi Turns into a Rainbow!_4 195: Chapter 183 Sword Qi Turns into a Rainbow!_4 However, this energy was not real inner strength, but rather the so-called ‘essence’, gathered from the most purified spiritual energy.

Absorbed from Wild Boar Meat, it should naturally dissipate over time, yet at this moment it was forcibly gathered into the Dantian by Zong Shou’s Guiding Technique.

It could strengthen the body as well as be converted into inner breath, heal injuries, and even transfer to others, serving a myriad of uses.

In his past life, Zong Shou was able to suppress billions of players; this Guiding Technique contributed significantly to that achievement.

Usually, Zong Shou would practice inside the carriage, three times a day.

Chuxue had already witnessed this and, after a brief glance, showed no further interest.

Yiin Yang, however, was seeing it for the first time.

After just one look, his eyes shone with a keen light, and he watched intently.

Not until Zong Shou had completed the entire set of the Guiding Technique, did Yiin Yang’s sharp light in his pupils fade.

He said indifferently, “I wonder where the Princely Heir learned this set of movements?

If diligently practiced, even if one cannot become a formidable hero in the future, it can still strengthen the body and promote health—”

Zong Shou nodded slightly in acknowledgment, a hint of an odd expression fleeting across his face.

During these seven days, the only thing he knew for certain was that he had studied in the very familiar Coastal Academy, and not for a short period, only recently being taken out by the two.

Furthermore, regarding Yiin Yang, despite his experience and knowledge, he couldn’t discern the depth of the other’s abilities.

Calm and composed, proper in conduct, in no way did he seem like a mere carriage driver.

After finishing the boar meat, Yiin Yang Chuxue each entered a state of meditation and regulated their breathing.

Their breathing slowly evened out, as if they were asleep.

Zong Shou also sat cross-legged, tentatively operating a basic mental method, transforming the essence within the Qi Sea into inner breath.

At first, he felt nothing, but as those currents of energy just began to enter his meridians, he felt a piercing pain all over his body, as if a hundred thousand steel needles were simultaneously inserted into his flesh, making him almost cry out in pain.

Zong Shou instinctively inhaled a cold breath, not wanting to disturb the two beside him, he endured forcefully.

Only after a short while did the intense pain subside slightly, leaving his front and back covered in cold sweat.

“As expected!

It’s because the meridians are running in parallel!”

A hint of realization flashed in his eyes; Zong Shou urged his Thought, directing those warm currents back to the Qi Sea, temporarily abandoning the idea of continuing to cultivate inner qi.

In the Cloud Realm, all races base their cultivation on the nine Wheel Meridians encircling the body.

However, when Zong Shou circulated his energy just now, he distinctly felt the essence within his meridians split and take different paths.

Inside his body, as he had suspected, there were Dual Veins!

This body was half-demon, possessing bloodlines from both the Human Clan and the Fox type, both of distinguished origins; with the strengths of both sides, the root bone and Five Elements Spirit Root were definitely extraordinary.

However, it was precisely because of this that they conflicted with each other, making his physical strength terrifyingly low and preventing him from normally cultivating any inner breath.

If someone else with a constitution of parallel Dual Veins had dreams of practicing martial arts, they would most likely give up.

But for him, it wasn’t necessarily hopeless.

Arriving in this world, what he was most grateful for was the decades of reading from his past life, the verification in virtual Illusion Realms, and the accumulation of Martial Arts experience far surpassing any Martial Artist of this era!

Zong Shou’s brow gradually furrowed as he recalled information from his past life.

He could either practice a special Kung Fu suitable for Dual Veins, of which there were several in Zong Shou’s memory, all possessing formidable powers, at least above Absolute Skills, yet none suitable.

The next option would be to obtain some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to enhance one of his bloodlines, overpowering the other, improving his body’s constitution, and unifying his Dual Veins.

But such natural treasures were even rarer.

Zong Shou hadn’t even considered it.

“It’s truly my own fault!

The Fiery Fire Cold Flame Technique, the Great Reversed Luo Divine Technique, the Sun and Moon Radiant Wheel—when I had seized them back then, why didn’t I take a closer look?

Although they are somewhat trashy—”

As he was entangled in vexation, a passage of text suddenly streaked across the depths of his mind like a flash of spirit light.

“The Way of Heaven is to diminish the excessive and supplement the insufficient.

The Way of Man is to take from the insufficient to accommodate the excessive—”

Zong Shou’s expression abruptly froze.

In the next moment, as if he had seen a snake or scorpion, he hurriedly expelled these memories from his consciousness, deeply burying them in the recesses of his memory.

This text was from an ancient Martial Arts secret he had accidentally obtained in his early years, known as ‘Swallowing Essence’.

It had once sparked endless turmoil in the Cloud Realm, provoked countless bloody storms, and its notoriety spread across many worlds, regarded as taboo by people everywhere.

If he were to use this technique, it could indeed resolve the conflicts in his bloodline and even cause his cultivation to surge explosively.

However, unless it was an absolutely last resort, truly facing a life-and-death situation, he was unwilling to touch it lightly—especially with his own Dual Veins physique, which would likely introduce more hidden dangers.

And at this moment, he was still hesitating.

With a sigh of bitterness, Zong Shou then dispersed all the gathered essence into his four limbs and hundred bones, strengthening his body.

Especially his pair of hands, making the muscle groups even firmer and the sinews and bones more resilient.

Afterwards, he chopped down a piece of Iron Wood, common to the Cloud Realm, from a nearby forest, and with the fine steel treasure sword in his hand, he carved it into several wooden flying knives, each about half a foot long.

Standing beside the carriage window, Zong Shou raised his wrist slightly, and a black shadow immediately shot out from his sleeve.

In an instant, it had reached a spot twenty zhang outside the carriage, firmly nailing into the trunk of a small tree, emitting a ‘snap’ sound.

“Left by half a millimeter!”

Since someone took the reins, the speed of the Cloud Flipping Chariot had increased by several degrees.

The dwarf tree, used as a target, swept past in the field of vision and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Yet, Zong Shou squinted his eyes, his gaze sharp as an eagle’s, clearly seeing his Iron Wood-carved flying knife veering slightly to the left.

Since stopping for repairs that day, and it had been three more days, they had not made any stop after that.

Yiin Yang and Chuxue were still leaving the carriage from time to time, carrying an air of killing intent, while Zong Shou continued his idle stay inside the carriage.

Besides practicing his swordsmanship and movement techniques daily, using his Guiding Technique to gather Spiritual Energy from all directions to strengthen his physique, he had added another task—practicing with these Black Iron Wood-made flying knives.

Whenever his body felt exhausted, Zong Shou would stand in front of the window, picking any nearby object as his target, and shot out the flying knives.

In his former life, Zong Shou was known for his swordsmanship and was among the Seven Emperors in the Divine Emperor game within the Cloud Realm—even among the ten million worlds, he was one of the top gamers.

However, at that time, what made him most dreaded was his Flying Knife Hidden Weapon, which also dominated his rivals.

The Six God Sword Technique, acquired in “Divine Emperor”.

When a knife was launched, it always hit its mark, with a force that could sever spirits!

Not even during the Seven Emperors’ battles had he ever missed.

Even the person known as the Shadowless Extreme Emperor, who was famous for his Escape Technique and was on par with him, had also fallen under his Six God Sword Technique.

One unique feature of this virtual game was that most of the learnable Martial Arts techniques and secret techniques came with detailed practice methods, originating from ancient traditions.

They were also practicable in the real world.

The Six God Sword Technique was among the top-level Secret Martial arts, and although Zong Shou’s Wheel Meridians were not yet opened, he could already practice some of the techniques within, allowing his Flying Knife Skill to match, and even surpass, those who had truly trained in Martial Arts!

Zong Shou’s right hand suddenly flipped, and another Black Iron Wood-made flying knife appeared in his hand.

With the movement of his fingers, it tumbled up and down between them, bringing forth a succession of dazzling knife glows and radiance.

Zong Shou himself, however, slightly closed his eyes and began introspecting his own body.

Without cultivating Inner Breath, he was utterly ignorant of the state of his own Body Meridians and fundamentally incapable of a true examination of his body’s channels.

However, his experience as a preeminent Martial Artist in his former life allowed him to keenly feel every muscle in his arms, sensing changes on exertion, strength, and flexibility.