Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 641 17: The Gluttonous Technique and the Temple of Five Viscera

Failure of the ink dragon transformation into a dragon, day twenty-three.

With the body technique of the "Free and Easy Wandering" provided by Lady Jade Face, Duncan finally filled one of his shortcomings. However, executing an advanced body technique often requires strong Inner Strength, and his True Qi is still slightly lacking. Fortunately, after activating the Taiyin Lung Meridian, his recovery rate is significantly better than others; although his True Qi pool isn't large, his recovery speed is even faster than the monk Bu Jie.

This body technique has a very high limit, and it took Duncan two days just to grasp the basics.

But this already made Lady Jade Face exclaim at his extraordinary talent. In terms of understanding and physical aptitude, the young man is at a supreme level in the martial arts world. If compared to someone, it would be Gou from The Heroic Journey episode since he, too, could directly learn the Great Vajra Palm from Bu Jie monk.

Unfortunately, stealing only allows learning the moves, but not the technique of breathing, which is the core secret of martial arts.

——"Free and Easy Wandering (Golden) (Incomplete): In the Northern Dark there is a fish, its name is Kun. The size of Kun is unknown, thousands of miles. It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. The back of Peng is unknown, thousands of miles, angry flies, its wings like clouds hanging in the sky.

Enter Daoist martial arts; upon achieving mastery, one can harness the wind and ride Qi, consuming a great amount of True Qi, an explosive temporary speed."

(Special Effect [Kunpeng Transformation], not activated.)

(Prerequisite, enter Dao.)

The more Duncan practiced this body technique, the stranger it felt because it has two parts. The first part is before entering Dao, similar to Lingbo Microstep, greatly improving agility and dodging. The latter part is aggressive, requiring Innate True Qi to harness and ride Qi, essentially akin to flying.

However, in this world, no one flies randomly in the sky. Even experts with a Golden Core cannot do it. When Celestial Master Zhang Daoling entered Ba and Shu, he did not ride the clouds; everyone generally travels by carriage or foot.

Consuming True Qi while executing Qinggong does not use less than moves and sometimes even more.

Duncan realized his understanding of Daoist principles was still lacking. Although he was quick to learn moves and techniques, utilizing True Qi seemed to require a certain realm of artistry to grasp. Thus, he couldn't quite measure up to Lady Jade Face, always feeling a slight sense of stagnation due to a lack of comprehension.

"It probably has something to do with 'Human World,' mentioned by Lady Jade Face, where techniques based on Zhuangzi's teachings often have a threshold for tempering the mind through worldly experiences."

The ordinary martial arts in this world are similar to wuxia novels, but those capable of 'entering Dao' are quite extraordinary.

The bottleneck of the Eastern system is more significant, often requiring transformation in realm and alignment with the Dao.

The limit of this technique surpasses Lu Shanjun's Tiger Demon Fist by far.

Duncan put considerable effort into barely entering the threshold, already leaving Lady Jade Face astonished at his genius, believing the young man to be a martial arts prodigy.

She imparted Free and Easy Wandering to have him learn by her side for three to five years, but at the current rate, in at most half a year, he would fully comprehend it, leaving future breakthroughs up to innate realm and using Zhuangzi as one of the gateways.

"Do I suddenly have to spend time studying now?"

Accustomed to simply fighting in the West, Duncan found it somewhat unsettling to realize he had to study classics and philosophies to make it easier to enter Dao.

It's not that he can't carve a path through force, but that would likely lead to the Asura's path.

While Duncan was contemplating.

A chubby, large-eared, amiable monk approached the inn from outside; he's the monk Bu Tan who comes over from time to time purely to mooch a meal. With his astonishing appetite, relying only on alms is far from enough, and since a monk cannot kill at will, he dislikes going out, only to end up hungry.

"Brother Bu Tan."

On the downstairs of the inn, the monk Bu Jie appeared somewhat troubled. Seeing the big monk coming in, he gestured for him to sit, seemingly having something to say.

Monk Bu Tan leisurely poured himself a cup of tea, looking at him and said, "Brother, do you have concerns?"

Monk Bu Jie nodded, pondering, "I previously sent a letter to the Elder but was reprimanded."

Monk Bu Tan knew this matter too, looking serious, "Is it because of the Yijin Jing?"

Monk Bu Jie wanted to guide the youth into Buddhism, but the elders were unwilling to pass on the Yijin Jing to outsiders, instructing him to bring the youth to the monastery first, so he could be taught Buddhist martial arts after careful consideration.

Yet how could it wait until then?

Lady Jade Face keeps pressing ahead. Recently, she even taught the young man a very advanced body technique; if this continues, the Vajra Protector of Buddhism is going to be lost, and his great merits will also be out of reach.

However, he dared not privately pass on martial arts, hence his frustration.

Monk Bu Tan pondered for a while after hearing it, then laughed heartily: "Brother, all things should not be forced."

"If that benefactor is destined for Buddhism, he will eventually take refuge in it."

"Nonetheless."

Saying this, monk Bu Tan considered, "I have been consuming quite a bit of his wine and meat recently."

"I should repay this favor a little."

"How about this."

"I teach him the Gluttonous Technique."

"It would also form a good connection."

This Gluttonous Technique is a technique of monk Bu Tan's own creation. Although called martial arts, it is a kind of secret technique. With his exceptional talent, without studying martial arts, his prowess still grows swiftly, making him a unique presence in the Buddhist realm, with only his mentor able to influence this person.

Monk Bu Jie appeared joyous, then hesitated: "Does that count toward my merits?"

This brother is great with everything, except for being obsessively preoccupied with merits.