6: Practice

At 8 AM, Wu Teacher Zhou Xingchen stepped into the classroom on time.

“Students, let’s begin class. Please leave your seats and enter cultivation mode.”

Zhou Xingchen was a martial arts teacher, instructing the Version 42 Qi Blood Refinement Technique.

The Qi Blood Refinement Technique is the fundamental martial arts cultivation method, used to refine Qi Blood and condense Qi Blood energy. (Equivalent to activating a mana bar)

“After returning home yesterday, I believe you all tried cultivating the Six Martial Arts Methods and gained some understanding of them. Today, in our first class, we will learn and master the Version 42 Qi Blood Refinement Technique.”

“Having eaten and drunk your fill, this is when your body’s Qi Blood is most vigorous and easiest to refine.”

As Zhou Xingchen spoke, he adjusted the classroom's structure.

The original desks and benches sank into the ground, and the classroom instantly became spacious, like a dance studio.

“The Version 42 Qi Blood Refinement Technique requires an introductory guide, through external guidance, to condense the first drop of Qi Blood.”

Before the age of 12, humans possess Qi Blood power within their bodies, but not solidified, usable Qi Blood.

Even Lin Chen, who had broken through to a Second-Order Martial Artist, only had his physical attributes and total Qi Blood reach the second-order level, commonly known as 'brute force flying bricks'; he likewise had not condensed solidified Qi Blood.

Solidified Qi Blood is a Martial Artist's strongest reliance.

Only by mastering Qi Blood power can one be considered a Martial Artist; otherwise, they are merely a brute focused on body refinement, at most possessing a strong physique, with obvious shortcomings.

“Students, sit cross-legged, close your eyes tightly, and empty your minds.”

Zhou Xingchen’s words seemed to possess a magical power. Under his guidance, Lin Chen sat cross-legged, his mind gradually emptying, and many distracting thoughts dissipated.

After a few more minutes, Zhou Xingchen saw that all the students had entered the mind-emptying phase and quietly activated the Qi Blood Condensation Formation inscribed in the classroom.

Once the formation was activated, a pressure enveloped the thirty students.

Under this invisible pressure, the invisible Qi Blood within the students' bodies began to resist and manifest, slowly being compressed into a ball, finally settling into the Dantian position, opening up a Dantian space.

The Qi Blood within the students' bodies seemed to have found an outlet, rushing into the Dantian space, solidifying into red Qi Blood power.

Lin Chen's sensation was quite peculiar.

Suddenly, he felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been placed on him, the pressure forcing him down, but a force within his body resisted. In the struggle between the two, he saw a space being opened up.

After the space was opened, the pressure grew even greater. The resisting force within his body was squeezed into the space, finally transforming into visible red energy.

That red energy was very splendid, being both one and myriad, absorbing his mind and immersing him within it.

“Dong~”

A violent bell sound suddenly startled Lin Chen, who was immersed within it.

Lin Chen's thoughts returned to reality, and a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

“Students, you now possess your first drop of Qi Blood, with a Qi Blood value of 1. In the future, cultivate the Version 42 Qi Blood Refinement Technique diligently, striving to reach 100 Qi Blood and become an official Martial Artist.”

“For students who are already official Martial Artists, your goal is to refine more Qi Blood, striving to reach your current Qi Blood limit. Only then can your subsequent realms continue to advance.”

After Zhou Xingchen encouraged the students for a few moments, he began to formally teach how to cultivate the Version 42 Qi Blood Refinement Technique.

The Qi Blood Refinement Technique is a meditative practice, requiring one to enter a meditative state in a quiet environment, stimulating the Qi Blood power hidden within the body to manifest through mental power, and guiding it into the Dantian to condense into solidified Qi Blood.

The Federal Human Race on Blue Star has developed martial arts for hundreds of thousands of years, and countless cultivation experiences have long been summarized for each martial arts realm.

The Human Federation integrated these experiences, ultimately forming the current martial arts system and creating the cultivation methods most suitable for the Human Race.

As long as you are a Human Race, cultivating step by step, even with ordinary aptitude, becoming a Second-Order official Martial Artist and reaching the level of externalizing Qi Blood power is absolutely not difficult.

After entering meditation, Lin Chen's advantage as a transmigrator became apparent.

His soul was innately powerful, with more initial mental power available, making it easier to stimulate Qi Blood manifestation and allowing him to carry more Qi Blood into his Dantian.

After ten minutes of meditation, Lin Chen used his mental power to stimulate a large amount of Qi Blood hidden within his body, and then mixed his mental power with the Qi Blood, guiding it into his Dantian.

“Dong~”

Another bell rang, forcing Lin Chen to withdraw from his meditative state.

An hour and a half had passed.

Lin Chen only felt mentally exhausted. The Qi Blood that had previously manifested within him also became dormant again, merging back into his body. Only the two drops of Qi Blood in his Dantian remained unaffected, steadily residing there.

“Cultivation should be balanced. Now, take a ten-minute break. The second class is a meditation class, taught by Wu Teacher.”

Zhou Xingchen gave a brief instruction and then announced the end of class, leaving the classroom.

“Brother Chen, I'm so tired, I feel like I’m going to die. How come you don’t look tired? You seem so energetic.”

“Perhaps it’s because my mental power is strong, so I don’t look as tired.”

“I'm jealous. I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to lie down and nap for a bit.”

Most of the students in the class were in the same state as Zhou Heshan, their mental power excessively depleted, making them feel drowsy and sluggish. They simply lay down on the floor and fell asleep.

Ten minutes passed, and Wu Teacher arrived just in time, entering the classroom.

“Students, wake up. Prepare for meditation class.”

Wu Teacher’s voice was very gentle, containing mental power, which roused the students who were still sleeping.

Meditation class involves the cultivation of mental power.

In elementary school, Lin Chen could slightly improve his mental power and strengthen his soul by reading and acquiring knowledge.

There was only one drawback: the improvement was slow.

The Spark Meditation Method is a fundamental cultivation method of the Federation.

Contemplate the spark, condense the spark.

“Students, sit cross-legged, observe the Spark Diagram, temper your spirit with the spark, and open up the Niwan Palace mental space.”

Lin Chen's soul was innately powerful. With just a glance at the hanging Spark Diagram, his spirit involuntarily immersed itself within it.

A wisp of flame rose, and slowly, the flame turned into a raging inferno.

The raging inferno rushed toward him, Lin Chen had nowhere to hide and could only let the flames engulf him.

As Lin Chen was covered by the flames, a crisp sound echoed in his heart, and a space was opened, providing a storage place for the mental power that existed within his soul.

“Hiss!”

Lin Chen woke up, the fear of being covered by flames still lingering in his eyes.

“Student Lin Chen, congratulations on opening your Niwan Palace and stepping onto the path of spirit.”

Wu Teacher's gentle voice sounded in his ear, calming the fear in Lin Chen's heart and bringing his mindset to peace.

“Enter meditation, meditate, and contemplate the spark within the Niwan Palace to condense the Spark Dharma Form.”

Lin Chen followed Wu Teacher's guidance, slowly entering meditation, then a meditative state, envisioning the prototype of the spark in his mind, and gradually investing mental power to condense the spark.

When mental power was invested into the spark's prototype, it not only didn't decrease but was instead expelled by the spark's prototype, with one unit of mental power invested yielding 1.2 units of even purer mental power.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Spark Meditation Method.

“Dong~”

Another bell rang, and Lin Chen withdrew from his meditative state.

His mental power was fully restored, and both its quantity and quality had improved.

“Students, do not be discouraged if you haven't opened your Niwan Palace yet. Persistently meditate, and once your mental power is sufficient, your Niwan Palace will naturally open, and you will embark on the spiritual path.”

“Class is dismissed now. Students, please eat well. The afternoon cultural classes will proceed quickly, so you'll need to rest and recuperate to handle them.”

Wu Teacher announced the end of class three minutes early, without any delay.

After Wu Teacher left, Lin Chen relaxed.

Formal cultivation was indeed exhilarating; he could directly feel himself growing stronger.

The opening of his Dantian and Niwan Palace signified his official embarkation on the extraordinary path. Heaven rewards diligence, and his efforts would eventually be repaid.

When the dismissal bell rang, Lin Chen and Zhou Heshan did not go to the school cafeteria. Their families had drivers and nannies to deliver meals, so they didn't need to crowd into the cafeteria at all.

Wealthy people also have their troubles; they cannot experience the joy of crowding into a cafeteria to eat, which seems a bit boring.

After lunch, Lin Chen slept for an hour in his RV.

It was completely the treatment of a young master.

At 2 PM, there were four cultural classes.

Two liberal arts classes: Language and History. (Rotates to Politics and Geography the next day)

Two science classes: Mathematics and Physics. (Rotates to Chemistry and Biology the next day)

Each class was fifty minutes, with a ten-minute break in between, until 6 PM when school was dismissed.

The cultural class teachers lectured very quickly. In one class, they could cover one-third of the textbook content. They finished one book in two weeks, and all the content for the first year of junior high in one month.

One month was left to consolidate the knowledge from the first semester of junior high, the third month was for teaching the knowledge from the second semester of junior high, and the last month was for consolidating the knowledge from the second semester of junior high.

According to the plan, junior high cultural classes would only take a year and a half to complete. For the remaining year and a half, 90% of cultural classes would be cut, becoming one class per week, with all other class time allocated to martial arts.

In reality, any ambitious student would have already been studying junior high textbooks during the summer vacation after sixth grade.

Lin Chen naturally had ambition; his learning progress had already reached the first semester of second-year junior high.

Junior high cultural classes are relatively simple and can generally be mastered through self-study.

Over hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, the Federal Human Race has always prioritized the evolution of the intelligence pathway.

Any Human Race youth with normal intelligence can easily learn the Federation's junior high cultural curriculum in a year and a half. Similarly, they can also complete the high school curriculum in a year and a half.

Ambitious students can self-study and master the cultural knowledge required for six years of junior and senior high school within three years of junior high. If one chooses the martial arts path, learning to this extent is already sufficient.

If one plans to pursue the liberal arts or science paths after entering high school, then much more knowledge needs to be learned, but this is not relevant to Lin Chen for now.

He is destined to follow the martial arts path; he is the future Martial God.