Chapter 339: Chapter 138: Health-preserving Cultivation Techniques! Health-preserving Fist and Health-preserving Skills!_2
Su Changkong pondered for a moment and said to Hong Zhenxiang, “I want Martial Arts Secret Manuals, ones that are for health-preserving!”
His request took Hong Zhenxiang by surprise, “Health-preserving Martial Arts Secret Manuals?”
Generally speaking, even ordinary Inner Strength manuals can extend lifespan, provided they are cultivated to a quite advanced realm.
As for Martial Arts specifically for health preservation, they are actually few in number.
In making this request, Su Changkong naturally wanted to extend his own lifespan, for the longer Su Changkong lived, the more terrifying his talent and potential would become!
Su Changkong felt that even if he broke through to the Qi-Blood Furnace Realm, he might not be in a better situation when facing those bizarre shadows, since that was the case, he might as well look for a solution in Martial Arts, achieving a level that the opponent could not replicate!
The Turtle Breath Technique and Five Animal Frolics were both at the level of realm 9, which was hard to advance through sheer hard cultivation in a short time, so he decided to try out other health-preserving Martial Arts.
On one hand, training in health-preserving Martial Arts would increase his lifespan, and on the other, waiting for his Qi and blood to undergo a qualitative change, reaching the Qi-Blood Furnace Realm, would increase his lifespan further, the combined potential from both wouldn’t be in small numbers!
The higher his potential value, the more monstrous Su Changkong would become, he felt that by then he might reach a state where even Demon Art couldn’t replicate!
After the battle with Mo Ying, Su Changkong was filled with frustration and anger.
Not strong enough? Then become stronger! Not monstrous enough? Then become even more monstrous!
“Fine, I will ask Prefecture Lord Pei to see if the Pei Family can collect them,” Hong Zhenxiang agreed without asking why Su Changkong wanted the health-preserving Martial Arts.
Pei Yang was the State Governor of Dafeng State, backed by the deeply-rooted Pei Family, and within the Pei Family, there should be health-preserving Martial Arts.
Hong Zhenxiang was incredibly efficient, and just two days later his confidant Di Hen arrived outside the manor where Su Changkong resided, knocking on the gate.
“Mr. Su, this is what Commander Hong has asked me to bring to you.”
Facing Su Changkong, Di Hen spoke respectfully, presenting a small cloth bag with both hands.
“Uh, thank you for your troubles,” Su Changkong nodded his head, thanked Di Hen, and took the cloth bag from him.
Di Hen then turned and left, Su Changkong closed the manor’s gate, returned to his room, and eagerly opened the cloth bag to take a look.
Inside the cloth bag, there were four Martial Arts Secret Manuals.
“Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist, Changchun Technique, White Monkey Longevity Fist, Turtle Breath Technique.”
A total of four Martial Arts Secret Manuals, all for health preservation!
There were actually not many Martial Arts dedicated to health preservation, yet the Pei Family had collected four of them, and to Su Changkong’s speechlessness, one of them was the Turtle Breath Technique.
“Turtle Breath Technique, indeed it’s the third-rate Inner Strength that’s common as muck,” Su Changkong thought to himself with some annoyance. He had purchased the Turtle Breath Technique at an auction held by the Zhao Family, spending over a hundred taels of silver on it.
The reason Su Changkong’s Turtle Breath Technique was strong was that Su Changkong had cultivated it to the level of realm 9, which did not mean that the Turtle Breath Technique was some profound Martial Art!
Aside from the Turtle Breath Technique that Su Changkong already knew, there were thus three other health-preserving Martial Arts Secret Manuals, the Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist, White Monkey Longevity Fist, and the Changchun Technique, two forms of health-preserving fist techniques and one Inner Strength technique.
“Let’s start with this Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist.”
Having obtained three secret manuals, Su Changkong immediately began his cultivation, first going through the “Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist,” memorizing it thoroughly, and then proceeding to cultivate it according to the methods described.
“Feet treading on Yin and Yang, combining movement and stillness, stretching muscles and bones…”
With a potential value as high as 33 points, this Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist was not a particularly profound technique and posed little difficulty for Su Changkong, making its cultivation quite simple.
“Practice White Monkey Longevity Fist in the afternoon, Changchun Technique in the evening!”
Full of motivation, Su Changkong meticulously planned his time.
Apart from daily refining of Dragon Blood Pills to strengthen his Qi and blood, his remaining time was spent practicing the three forms of health-preserving Martial Arts.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist (3rd realm Complete Understanding 2%), White Monkey Longevity Fist (3rd realm Complete Understanding 1%), Changchun Technique (3rd realm Complete Understanding 1%)
Sitting on the bed after completing his cultivation of the Changchun Technique, Su Changkong exhaled deeply, but his expression was rather troubled.
After a month’s time, with the aid of pill medicine, Su Changkong had made rapid progress in these three health-preserving Martial Arts, bringing all three techniques to the level of realm 3—achievements that would normally take ordinary people several years, if not over a decade, to reach.
Lifespan: 185 years
Potential value: 33 points
Su Changkong glanced at his attribute panel, the reason for his troubled expression was that there had been no effect, not even slightly!
Having practiced all three Martial Arts to the level of realm 3, his lifespan hadn’t increased by a single year!
Despite having mentally prepared for this potential outcome, Su Changkong still couldn’t help but feel discontent.
“Practicing health-preserving Martial Arts isn’t something that can easily be stacked. Since I’ve trained in the Five Animals Health Preserving Fist and even reached realm 9, therefore, unless I practice Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist and White Monkey Longevity Fist to a higher level than the Five Animal Frolics, it’s difficult to extend my lifespan!”
Su Changkong understood the crux of the issue.
This was like exercise; it’s not as simple as a straightforward addition of 1+1 equals 2.
For example, running mainly exercises the muscles in the legs, and so does power walking—both target the same muscles.
Su Changkong’s practice of Tai Chi Health Preservation Fist and White Monkey Longevity Fist, being the same type as the Five Animal Frolics, meant practising all three Health-Preserving Fists together essentially made no difference. All of them being health-preserving fist techniques meant that the benefits could not stack!