"Junior Brother Lin, don't hold back, use your full strength..."
In an unoccupied courtyard in Qingniao Yard, Bai Qing's voice rang out.
Two figures collided, then separated instantly, Lin Sheng staggered back several steps before steadying himself.
Bai Qing landed lightly on the ground.
"Then Senior Sister, please be careful."
Lin Sheng held nothing back this time. Currently, he had integrated the Black Tiger Ape and the White Ape, two agile exotic beasts, so his speed was very fast, while also possessing explosive strength.
Although the amplification attributes of these two exotic beasts weren't very obvious to him now, this was just a spar between fellow disciples, there was no need to integrate powerful exotic beasts.
He gave a warning and immediately activated the secret technique of the Ape Embryo Skill.
His entire demeanor instantly surged, and in the next moment, he charged towards Bai Qing like a cannonball.
Seeing Lin Sheng activate his secret technique, Bai Qing's expression remained unchanged, only acting when Lin Sheng was close.
She stood rooted to the spot, her two palms moving rapidly. Facing the punch Lin Sheng threw, she pointed a finger, accurately landing it on Lin Sheng's wrist.
Instantly, a sharp pain came from his wrist, and at the same time, the powerful force that had gathered in his arm immediately dissipated like a deflated balloon.
Lin Sheng frowned and, without thinking, threw a whip kick towards his opponent.
Bai Qing pointed another finger, hitting his calf before the whip kick could get close.
The same kind of pain and powerlessness came from his leg.
Lin Sheng frowned. Since coming to this world, he had experienced no less than dozens of battles, big and small, and at least several hundred people had died by his hand.
He considered his combat experience, if not abundant, then certainly not that of a beginner when he first started cultivating.
But when sparring with Bai Qing in front of him, he could clearly feel that his opponent wasn't using much strength, not using the strength of the Blood Transportation Realm at all, but suppressing it to the same level as his Forging Tendons Completion.
He knew that although Bai Qing's Bloodline talent was stronger than his, it wasn't significantly stronger, belonging to the lower tier.
He originally thought that with his mastery of several martial arts, as long as the opponent didn't use the power of the Blood Transportation Realm, he shouldn't be his opponent. He didn't expect that as soon as they exchanged blows, he would realize that his Fourth Senior Sister was much stronger than he had imagined, especially her rich combat experience, which far exceeded his imagination.
It felt like simplifying the complex; every attack landed precisely on the weakest point of his attack's force.
She could easily neutralize his seemingly fierce offensives. After several exchanges, he felt a sense of powerlessness, as if the ten parts of strength he accumulated were dissipated by the opponent before they could be fully unleashed. This feeling was incredibly awkward, yet he couldn't break through it.
"Ape Demon Ghost Decomposition!"
With a low shout, one of Lin Sheng's arms became boneless, turning into a long whip that lashed out towards his opponent.
The flesh whip cut through the air, producing a series of popping sounds. Its speed was extremely fast, three parts faster than the offensive he had shown before.
Seeing this scene, Bai Qing's eyes merely narrowed.
Her feet didn't move, and her finger, like a meteor, quickly and accurately pointed at the fist Lin Sheng was whipping out.
Only a muffled bang was heard.
Two forces erupted. Lin Sheng felt that nearly half of the strength he had unleashed had returned to him.
This startled him. He stumbled back more than ten steps, crushing several floor tiles, before finally dissipating the force.
In contrast, Bai Qing still stood rooted to the spot, only one floor tile under her feet was broken.
"I lost."
Lin Sheng raised his hand and looked at his swollen palm, speaking slowly.
To be precise, it wasn't just his palm that was swollen; even both of his arms were half a size larger than before, and one leg was the same.
Clearly, the attacks that landed on him were not easy to bear. The places where he was struck by the opponent still felt a stinging pain.
"It's not bad that you can hold on until now, much better than I imagined."
Bai Qing's gaze fell on Lin Sheng, and she spoke lightly.
There was a hint of surprise in her eyes. She didn't expect this newly arrived Junior Brother Lin to be able to withstand more than ten of her finger strikes and still maintain such an expressionless face.
He knew very well the pain his attacks could cause. Although it seemed like a light finger point, it could disrupt the opponent's vital energy and simultaneously penetrate their body with his own force. The pain caused was like dozens of blunt needles constantly pricking into the flesh.
Those he had sparred with in the past would often grimace in pain after withstanding a few of his fingers and quickly stop the spar.
This was the first time she had seen someone in the Forging Tendons Realm, and not old, who could withstand more than ten of her finger strikes like this.
"Senior Sister, why is it that every time you attack, you can accurately neutralize my offensive, and I can't use my full strength, instead having the force rebound on myself?"
Since he had already lost, Lin Sheng immediately asked the question in his heart. He was very interested in this point.
"That's just the means of 'Technique' within the Shamei Realm."
"Shamei!? Is that a type of Realm??"
Hearing this unfamiliar term, Lin Sheng's eyes showed confusion.
He had indeed never heard of anything in this regard.
"That's right, it's Shamei. It seems you don't know what Shamei is?"
Seeing the confusion on Lin Sheng's face at a glance, Bai Qing showed a faint smile and began to explain.
"Shamei is indeed a type of cultivation Realm, but it's not the martial arts cultivation Realm people often talk about. It's a Realm division related to skills."
"In this world, there are Cultivation Techniques, and everyone can Cultivate martial arts, but only those with Bloodline talent can truly go deep into it. However, only a very small portion of people in the world possess Bloodline talent."
"Martial Artists with low Bloodline talent or no Bloodline talent are the most numerous and form the largest base. Among these people without Bloodline talent, there are also quite a few geniuses with extraordinary comprehension. After reaching their physical limit and being unable to advance even half a step in Realm, they are unwilling to stop and thus try to find ways to improve their strength as much as possible."
"After countless years of research and evolution, the Shamei Realm was finally developed. This is about techniques on how to maximize the use of one's own strength."
"Is this the horizontal development of strength!?"
Hearing Bai Qing's explanation, Lin Sheng also understood what the so-called Shamei referred to.
This was completely the exploration and development of another path.
It was like on Blue Star in his previous life, the physical qualities of people on Blue Star were similar, far from the chasm-like gap of cultivation Realms.
Therefore, those fighting competitions were basically won by techniques. This so-called Shamei Realm was the evolution of techniques amplified countless times.
"Then what exactly does Senior Sister Bai's Shamei Realm refer to? How is it divided!?"
Thinking of this, he continued to ask.
He was quite interested in this Shamei Realm.
From the exchange with his opponent just now, he had already felt the power of this Shamei Realm.
"The Shamei Realm is divided into three Realms from high to low: Mind, Body, and Technique. What I just used was the first Realm, Technique."
Seeing that Lin Sheng seemed very interested, Bai Qing had no intention of hiding anything and spoke directly.
"The first Realm, Technique, is achieved after a large amount of actual combat and sparring, integrating and pushing one's combat techniques to a level beyond ordinary people. At this Realm, during combat, one can see the opponent's vital energy flow and force circulation, thus interrupting the circulation of their force before the enemy attacks, preventing their accumulated strength from being released."
"So that's how it is."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng also understood. This Realm was like anticipating the enemy, seeing the opponent's next move in advance.
Exchanges between Martial Artists happen in a flash. Being able to detect even a brief moment in advance can gain a great advantage.
Especially between two people whose Realms are already close, this advantage is even more obvious. If one of them can master the use of Technique, they will undoubtedly have the upper hand.
"The second Realm, Body, is the opposite of Technique. It focuses on defensive techniques, allowing one's body to respond to various attacks in the most suitable way, which can weaken the opponent's attack to a certain extent."
Saying this, Bai Qing beckoned to Lin Sheng.
"Can you still move? Come and attack me."
Lin Sheng didn't hesitate, took a big step forward, and raised his hand to punch the opponent's abdomen.
He didn't hold back in this strike. Since the opponent asked him to attack, she clearly had complete confidence.
And indeed, it was as he expected. When his fist landed on the opponent's abdomen, there was no feeling of collision as he had imagined. Instead, it felt like he had punched a soft ball of cotton.
Perhaps not even three parts of his ten parts of strength actually landed.
He saw Bai Qing's abdomen contract, and she retreated two or three steps. The bluestone floor tiles under her feet cracked in several places, clearly having channeled his force into the ground.
"Did you feel it? That's the application of the second Realm, Body."
Bai Qing spoke lightly.
"I felt it, it's indeed very powerful. Then what about the final third Realm?"
Lin Sheng nodded. He no longer had any contempt for this Fourth Senior Sister in front of him.
He didn't expect that this Senior Sister, who didn't look much older than him, had honed her techniques to such a degree.
He knew very well that to achieve this, Bai Qing must have gone through countless battles to grow to this point.
She indeed lived up to the name of 'Martial Arts Fanatic'.
At the same time, he was even more curious about the final Mind Realm, wondering what kind of magical effect this Realm would have.
"The third Realm, Mind, is the most difficult. The reason this Realm is called Mind is because it already involves the level of will. At this Realm, a Martial Artist's state of mind is difficult to be affected by others. As for what effects it will have, it varies for everyone after they comprehend it."
Speaking of this, Bai Qing paused, a look of longing even appearing on her face.
"There are so many Martial Arts geniuses, and many of them are engrossed in Shamei, but those who can Cultivate to this final Mind Realm are extremely rare. Since I started cultivating, I have never seen a Martial Artist who can Cultivate Shamei to the final Realm."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng also understood. Clearly, his Senior Sister had not yet reached this Realm, and it seemed that the difficulty of cultivating this Realm was extremely high.
"Junior Brother Lin, there aren't many in the sect who Cultivate Shamei. If you are interested in it, you can come to me for sparring in the future, and I will give you some pointers..."
"Thank you, Senior Sister Bai."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng immediately cupped his hands in a salute.
He was indeed very interested in Shamei. Perhaps he should take some time to try cultivating it.
After the two spoke a few more simple sentences and confirmed that Lin Sheng's injuries were not serious, Bai Qing left to go back to her cultivation.
Lin Sheng also had no intention of staying any longer and walked down the mountain.
Just as he walked out of Qingniao Yard, he saw Zhao Kongfang's secretive and sneaky figure.
Seeing Lin Sheng come out and confirming that he was alone, he quickly ran over.
"Tsk tsk tsk, not bad, Junior Brother Lin can still walk out. I was originally thinking of waiting a while longer and then going in to see how you were doing?"
As Zhao Kongfang approached, he looked Lin Sheng up and down, pausing on his swollen arms and calves, shaking his head as he spoke.
"How is it? Did you suffer a lot? You didn't listen to me before and insisted on sparring with Junior Sister Bai. It's also my fault, Senior Brother, I didn't tell you in advance that although Junior Sister Bai's Bloodline talent isn't great, her actual combat experience is extremely rich, and that Shamei thing is also very troublesome. Among those in the same Realm, even ordinary Bloodline talent users can't withstand it."
Saying this, Zhao Kongfang sighed, as if recalling some unpleasant memory.
"Senior Brother Zhao also sparred with Senior Sister Bai?"
Lin Sheng looked at him with a smile.
"Cough cough, naturally I have sparred with her. As a Senior Brother, of course, I can't bully the younger ones, so I suppressed my strength to be the same as Junior Sister Bai, and in the end, it was a draw..."
Zhao Kongfang coughed lightly, speaking somewhat awkwardly. He said it was a draw, but what actually happened, he probably wasn't telling the truth.
Lin Sheng saw through it but didn't say anything. After all, with the strength Bai Qing displayed, mastering the Technique and Body Realms of Shamei, she was indeed very strong.
"Second Senior Brother, how long has Senior Sister Bai been in the sect?"
He suddenly remembered something and asked.
"Well, not long, just over four years. Although her Bloodline talent is only of the lower tier, Junior Sister Bai has excellent comprehension, and her future is bright."
Zhao Kongfang was startled, then replied, but quickly felt a little regretful.
"It's just a pity that Junior Sister Bai is too focused on that so-called Shamei, putting a lot of energy into it, which naturally affects her martial arts cultivation. Otherwise, she should have already entered the Late Stage of Blood Transportation."
Speaking of this, his gaze fell on Lin Sheng again, and he instructed.
"Junior Brother Lin, this Shamei is indeed quite extraordinary, but our martial arts cultivation is the foundation. You can try cultivating Shamei, and if you have talent and can enter that Technique Realm, it's not bad, but remember not to spend too much energy on it. Only Cultivate it later when you feel you can no longer improve your cultivation."
"I understand."