Chapter 25: The Great Collapse Fist

  Ji Yu didn't notice Chen Tai's piercing gaze, but instead waved his hand casually, and a bright green rattan chair appeared beside him. He reached into his waist and pulled out a green calabaza, releasing a strong aroma of wine that filled the entire room.

  He lazily lay down in the rattan chair, took a few big gulps from the gourd, belched, and then sighed contentedly: "Being human is indeed able to enjoy flavors that I never had before."

  "Senior, do you like drinking?" Chen Yu asked.

  No, I like drinking good wine.

  Ji Yu corrected himself with a smile, "I not only like good wine, but also delicious food. If you want to win me over, try it from these two aspects, the success rate is very high."

  Chen Xuan's heart was still uneasy, but his mouth said: "I'm just practicing my cooking skills. Although my cooking skills are not as good as those of the great spiritual chefs, I dare to guarantee that I can make dishes that will satisfy you. As for fine wine, there is a type of spiritual wine in Songyuan City called Zui Song Nian, which has a rich and lingering flavor, and it should also be able to satisfy you."

  Ji Yu nodded, saying: "I knew you were good at cooking, that's why I appeared here. No way, this life following the master to conquer the world, no special hobbies, but can't escape the desire for food and drink."

  So that's how it is!

  Chen Xiao finally came to his senses, but thinking that Ji Yu was there for the good wine and food rather than purely to point out his own martial arts skills, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little absurd.

  "Mr. Ji Yu, what would you like to eat?"

  "Barbecue!"

  "Good!" Chen Xiao got up and came to various ingredients, starting to pick some delicious and tender demon birds.

  "The wonder of barbecue lies in its freshness, those dead things don't taste good, I'll take you to a place."

  As soon as the barbecue was mentioned, Ji Yu suddenly stood up from the rattan chair, his eyes shining brightly as he muttered a sentence, and with a wave of his hand, Chen Tang felt a flash before his eyes, and the next moment he found himself in a dense forest.

  "Is this the Nanman Mountains?" Chen Xiao looked around and exclaimed in surprise.

  Under the dark sky, the tall trees are like ancient solemn warriors, with thick trunks and lush branches. The dense vines as thick as a bowl mouth twine on the treetops, resembling an inverted python body. Through the gaps in the leaves, you can vaguely see the distant mountains rising and falling.

  Cluck!

  A burst of beastly howls and screeches came from afar, adding a hint of menace to the entire forest.

  Bang!

  Ji Yu appeared out of thin air, and with a wave of his hand, a thousand-pound wild boar crashed to the ground, letting out a terrified and mournful cry.

  "Hurry up and grill the meat."

  As he spoke, Ji Yu lay back in the rattan chair, lifted the wine gourd and took a few big gulps, contentedly smacking his lips, with an air of ease and relaxation, as if he had taken this ferocious beast-ravaged forest to be his own backyard.

  Without any further ado, Chen Xiao picked up the kitchen knife and began to dissect the wild boar.

  Hehe!

  Before long, the bonfire was burning fiercely, and the meat on the grill was dripping with oil. As it sizzled in the fire, a mouth-watering aroma of roasted meat wafted through the air.

  "Wow, after all these years, I finally get to taste the flavor of roasted meat!" Ji Yu couldn't hold back anymore, jumped up from the rattan chair, grabbed a scorching hot piece of roasted meat and started devouring it with big mouthfuls, his mouth still murmuring in appreciation.

  Chen Ting was also delighted to see this, and this time he roasted the wild boar meat without considering any spiritual power matching issues, purely pursuing the freshness of the flavor, just to satisfy Ji Yu's taste buds.

  "Start practicing your fist technique, being in a natural environment, between the heavens and the earth, the essence of spirit and the universe merge, it's the most suitable place to practice fist and footwork. Hiding inside to practice won't achieve this effect." Ji Yu ate meat and drank wine with relish, and also didn't mind slightly pointing out Chen Suo one or two things.

  Chen Yao wanted nothing more than this sentence. He found a vacant lot, sat down cross-legged on the ground and carefully studied "The Great Collapse Fist".

  Dà bēng quán, basic wǔ jì, quán jìn dòng rú jiāo gōng, fā ruò zhà léi.

  Translation:

  The Great Collapse Fist, a fundamental martial skill, the fist's power moves like a drawn bow, and its release is like an exploding thunderclap.

  "Moving like a drawn bow" is the process of accumulating power, just like the body is like an open bow, full of energy, transmitted to every joint of the limbs.

  "Exploding like thunder" is a technique of exerting force, emphasizing the power of collapse in an instant, as fast as lightning, also known as "inch strength" and "explosive force". When exerting force, the momentum is overwhelming, with oneself as the axis, the fist's energy is concentrated and can collapse mountains!

  And after Ji Yu's repair, the punching power of "Da Boren Quan" has become even more powerful, and its force has also undergone a qualitative change, completely beyond the category of basic martial arts, reaching the level of top-grade!

  According to Chen Xiao's understanding, Wuji can be divided into three levels: lower, middle and upper, based on the three realms of foundation, wisdom and unity of heaven and man.

  Taking "Dà Bēng Quán" as an example, it was originally a basic martial skill. After being practiced to the perfect stage, in the realm of martial arts, it can only be said that the basics have been grasped. To reach the realm of knowing subtlety, one must choose a medium-grade martial skill to practice.

  However, there are also those who are born with extraordinary talent and can gain a deeper understanding of the higher levels of martial arts through their own intuition from basic martial skills. However, such examples are extremely rare. In today's cultivation world, as long as one has a full wallet or is in a sect with deep roots, they can easily obtain higher-level martial skills without putting in any effort.

  Bang!

  As Chen Xuan was about to start his cultivation, Ji Yu called him over to a boulder and punched it with one fist. The hard boulder instantly turned into a pile of fine gravel, the size of longans, each piece identical in shape, scattered on the ground, resembling a heap of pearls.

  "This is the first heavy boundary of Da Bao Quan, and the rocks are like pearls."

  Ji Yu arrived at another rock, punched it with one fist, and the rock instantly turned into a pile of powder. A gentle breeze blew, and the powder drifted away without a trace.

  "This is the second heavy boundary of Da Boren Fist, crumbling rocks into powder."

  Ji Yu arrived in front of a rock again, and with one punch, the rock exploded into countless sharp stone needles that filled the sky. With a wave of his sleeve, the billions of stone needles emitted a piercing whistling sound as they pierced through the air, striking a large tree beside him, instantly creating countless holes!

  "This is the third heavy boundary of Da Boren Fist, Boulders Transform into Needles."

  "Now that your spiritual soul is growing stronger, it shouldn't be difficult to cultivate. If you can bring the Great Collapse Fist to the third realm, your body's agility and power techniques will be sufficient to cultivate divine abilities, swordsmanship, and body techniques."

  Having said that, Ji Yu lay back in his rattan chair again, drinking and eating meat, feeling extremely pleased with himself, and didn't give Chen Tai another glance.

  Chen Tang, on the other hand, had already been stimulated by Ji Yu's three consecutive punches and was filled with a surge of energy and fighting spirit. Upon hearing this, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately began to practice his moves, one by one, ten by ten.

  As Ji Yu said, Chen Tai day and night imagined the image of Fu Xi, his spirit was strengthening and growing at a terrifying speed. In this case, every move and style of Da Bao Quan flowed like a babbling brook in his mind, clear and without error.

  Before long, Chen Xiao was fully immersed in his martial arts training, forgetting himself and everything else.

  Faintly, a violent gushing sound of blood flowed through Chen's body, like the Yangtze River. On the contrary, his heartbeat was getting slower and slower, but very powerful, the thumping sound was like beating a drum, shaking the whole body's skin and flesh.

  Splash!

  Chen Tai didn't notice, but while he was immersed in his fist technique, above the vault of his head, among the billions of stars in the sky, a cerulean star poured down its gentle and clear stellar essence, like a stream flowing into his flesh and skin, slowly kneading his muscles and bones...

  Three hours later, Chen Tang suddenly opened his eyes and punched a rock with one fist.

  Bang!

  The rock was as hard as steel, only cracking open a few fissures on the surface, shedding off a large handful of fragments.

  "The rock is really hard, but my fist strength has also improved significantly. At this rate, I should be able to reach the first level of 'Crushing Rocks like Pearls' within seven days."

  Chen Xiao withdrew his fist, feeling the surging blood in his body and the white, jade-like tendons that were as flexible as silk. He was once again thrilled, "I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, the 'Zhou Tian Xing Lian Body Tempering Technique' would break through to the third level and advance to the fourth level of Tu Mo Rou Ji!"

  Chen Xiao's slow progress in refining his body had always been a source of frustration for him. With no prior experience, he had simply practiced the "Zhou Tian Xing Lie's Body Tempering Technique" without ever considering using other methods to supplement his physical training and accelerate his advancement. Now, practicing the "Da Boren Fist" had undoubtedly provided him with a rapid way to temper his body.

  "The principle is simple, this is the wonder of martial arts, it can enhance one's martial arts cultivation and also nourish oneself, using the flow of energy to pull and exercise the body and spirit." Ji Yu raised his head, not taking it seriously.

  Gulu gulu!

  Chen Xiao's stomach growled with hunger, having just finished practicing his fist technique and consuming all the excess energy in his body. There was still half a head of wild boar meat left, and Chen Xiao didn't care about anything else, sitting on the ground and devouring it in big mouthfuls.

  "Cheers!" Ji Yu raised his hand and tossed the calabash gourd to Chen Tai.

  Chen Xiao was completely unreserved, grabbing the calabaza and taking a few big gulps. The spicy wine flowed into his throat and instantly transformed into a cool, rich, and mellow warmth that spread throughout his body.

  Boom!

  Inside the body, a furnace-like explosion occurred, and a torrent of pure energy roared through the entire body, like a steel brush, scrubbing away at the blood, flesh, skin, and internal organs.

  Chen's face suddenly turned bright red, intense pain swept through his entire body, causing his facial features to contort in agony.

  "I had forgotten that this wine is too terrifyingly potent, not suitable for him to drink." Ji Yu hesitated slightly, slapped his forehead and shouted: "Rotate the meridian method, embrace the origin and guard the one!"

  Chen Tang hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and began to circulate his Qi.

  Rumbling, the flesh and skin membrane seemed to be colliding with countless fierce bulls. These powerful forces transformed from strong liquor were extremely violent and difficult to tame, and scorching hot. Chen Tai relied solely on his unparalleled willpower, only then was he able to absorb all these forces after several hours.

  At this moment, the sky is about to break dawn.

  When Chen Yu stood up, the first ray of morning light poured down through the dense branches.

  On the thin and resolute cheek, a tall and majestic figure, under the clothes, those distinctively angular muscles emitted a warm and smooth luster like jade.

  Bathing in the morning light, Chen Tai was like a reborn person, no longer weak and feeble as before.

  "Refining the Body: Innate Boundary?"

  Chen Ting felt a sudden change in his body and his heart skipped a beat.