From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 385 Practice
Jilan put away the Laughing Sword and launched a fierce attack on the white-haired old man with his bare hands.

He didn't hold back and went all out.

In a short time, dozens of punches were thrown.

Among them, there are also various palm strikes, elbow swings, hand knives, finger jabs and other changes of moves.

Whoohoo!
Whizz whizz whizz!!

The terrifying fist wind whistled through the air.

With every strike, Gilan used all his strength.

Even a Level 4 Kyuubi with a spiral shell and a flesh-growing body would inevitably be defeated in a short period of time or even die on the spot under his violent attack!
But Pala held the white staff in one hand and stretched out the other hand. At a speed that was completely invisible to the naked eye, he blocked all of Jilan's attacks with just his bare hands.

Crack!

Boom! !
Crackling! !
Pala's expression was calm. He remained unmoved from beginning to end despite the overwhelming punches and palms.

After Jilan threw the 198th punch, he suddenly took a step back, twisted his waist, and swung his legs in one go.

A sudden kick and a whip-like kick hit the old man's neck like an axe.

boom--

He kicked out "Broken Iron" with all his strength!
Pala raised her hand, but blocked it before him.

Bang! ! !
There was a loud bang and a gust of air exploded.

Pala felt the overwhelming impact and explosive power and couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

At this moment, Pala's palm was covered with a layer of red crystals, spreading to the wrist, absorbing all the terrifying power brought by the kick and eliminating it completely.

The red crystals on his palm faded away, and he pressed his wrist and pressed forward with the base of his palm, hitting Jilan's shin bone.

The whole process is so fast that it only takes the blink of an eye.

Snapped!
Jilan took two steps back before he could stand firm.

He raised his head and looked at the teacher standing motionless, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

"I used my full-strength 'Iron Crusher' to even fail to make the teacher retreat even a step..."

Gillan was shocked.

Para Celsus was no longer in his prime, but an old man nearing his death. His wrinkled face and white hair were proof of this.

Most importantly, Pala is an alchemist, and what he is truly good at is alchemy, not just physical combat.

But even so, facing Gilan's fierce attack, he remained calm and dealt with it easily.

Looking at the old man's figure, Jilan couldn't help but stand in awe.

"The kick just now is the fusion secret technique you developed based on my Theory of Balance?"

Pala asked curiously, holding his white cane.

Jilan lost his "crazy owl" state and nodded:

"Yes, teacher."

"What's it called?"

"'Broken Iron'."

“Hmm…” Pala groaned and smiled, “It’s just like the name. The violent explosion is like dynamite. It bursts out through kicks and shatters steel.”

“A very powerful secret skill.”

he commented.

"Its power will increase as your physical fitness improves, and it can explode with a lethality far beyond its own. With your current combat level, this move is enough to determine the outcome of a fight, and it can easily kill a 4th-level Hisahi."

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher." Ji Lan said modestly with his head down.

"By the way, the trick you used just now that changed your hair color, expanded your body shape, and greatly improved your physical fitness should also be a fusion secret technique."

Pala asked, thinking of something.

"Could it be... a fusion of the three White Cross secrets and the 'Gerald Bleeding Sword'?"

"I can't hide it from the teacher."

Gillan said.

Hearing this, Pala sighed and shook his head:
"I didn't expect that the idea you mentioned at that time would actually succeed. No wonder you have such powerful combat capabilities."

“It’s an amazing breakthrough.”

As he spoke, Pala walked over and waved his hand.

With the golden light of the "King Chess" in his palm flashing, a table and chairs appeared on the lawn. Then, he motioned for Jilan to sit down.

Gillan pulled out a chair and sat down.

"How long can your comprehensive amplification fusion secret technique last at most?"

Pala asked.

Gillan thought for a moment and replied:
"About ten minutes."

"Ten minutes?"

Pala looked thoughtful and fell silent.

After a while, he said in a deep voice:

"not enough."

"The time is still too short."

Pala said solemnly.

"Although it can be used as your trump card, your killer move, if you can extend its duration, it will greatly increase your strength."

“It would be best if we could normalize it.”

"Making the 'crazy owl state' a normal state?" Jilan was stunned.

"That's right." Pala put forward his opinion from the perspective of a student: "Since it is a secret technique, there is room for improvement. There is no need to enhance the effect, but to extend the duration. This can be found in all amplification secret techniques."

"I suggest that your daily practice, in addition to meditation, is to keep turning it on until your body can no longer bear it."

"Over and over again until you are completely exhausted."

"It's just like exercising for ordinary people. This allows your body to break through its limits again and again, reach a higher threshold, and gradually adapt to the state of overload."

"Even if we can't achieve the ideal goal of 'normalization', we can extend its duration."

Jilan followed the teacher's ideas, thought about it, and felt that it was very feasible.

So he nodded and said:
"Thank you, teacher. From today on, I will follow your instructions and constantly activate the 'Crazy Owl State' to try to break through the threshold."

"Yeah." Pala smiled with relief.

"By the way, teacher..."

Jilan took this opportunity to inform in detail the invitation he received from Ms. Crow today.

After listening to his description, Pala thought for a moment.

"You can accept her commission. The fifth-level secret teaching is a must for your next promotion. Besides, going abroad can also be considered an experience..."

"Give her an answer when you return tonight, but it's best to give her more time. In the next two days, I will have my men negotiate with other departments and arrange a mission for you to visit the Kingdom of Fosaka."

Pala said, smiling:

"Jilan, don't forget that you are now the executive foreign minister of the empire."

"Both Austria and Bulgaria are preparing for war. In addition to conscription, construction, production of weapons and equipment, and logistical supplies, diplomacy is also essential."

"Although the Kingdom of Fosaka is only a small neutral country, its geographical location has certain value. If we can win their support, we can not only avoid some unnecessary troubles, but also help the next plan of the head of state."

Jilan listened to the teacher's words, thought for a while, and said:

"You mean... the Stuttgart Empire?"

"That's right." Pala nodded, his eyes deep. "The original balance of the three hegemons has been broken, and the war between Bu and Austria is about to start. The attitude of the Stuttgart Empire is becoming more and more important." "They are located to the west of the empire. If they are hostile, then we will be in an awkward situation of fighting on both the east and west fronts."

"I understand, teacher." Jilan took a deep breath and suddenly felt that he would shoulder a heavy burden when he went abroad this time.

Pala's eyes softened and she said comfortingly:
"Don't be too stressed, kid."

"It would be best if we can win over the Kingdom of Fosaka, but if not, there will be no loss. It has no key role in the overall situation of the empire, it is just a casual move."

"Everything is based on your own interests."

"Remember, only by protecting yourself and improving yourself can you have the so-called 'future'."

Jilan was stunned when he heard the teacher say this.

I felt quite touched.

He was well aware of Pala's past and his loyalty to Emperor Caesar and the "Crippled King".

This old man has been working hard for his "dream of a prosperous age" throughout his entire life.

They were even willing to give up the chance to ascend to immortality and die of old age in the mortal world, just to leave room for this dream and preserve the Knights' retreat.

But at this moment, Pala put Gilan first... The teacher really regarded him as his only successor, not just a tool to be used.

The "future" he spoke of must not only be the future of the empire, but also the future of all mankind and the future of Gilan itself.

"Yes, teacher." Jilan said in a deep voice.

"Very good." Pala smiled. "Then let's continue our lesson."

As he spoke, he took out three black notebooks. The covers were made of tanned fur from some unknown creature, presenting a dull, matte texture.

After unfastening the buckle, Pala unfolded the three books one by one, placed them in front of Jilan, and gestured with his hands.

Jilan looked down and found that the handwriting and drawings on the paper were very new. It was very likely that the teacher had written them recently specifically for him.

"The contents of these three notebooks correspond to the body-building technique, meditation method, and secret sword technique. They are the essence of my life over hundreds of years, combining many schools and theories with my own experience and continuous exploration and summary."

Pala looked at the young man and explained softly.

Jilan picked up a notebook and studied it carefully.

This notebook contains content about body-building techniques. Its name is very long, called "Life Star Track·Refining Star Conjunction Reversed Theory".

It begins with this statement:

"…Life belongs to all things, including the human body. The celestial bodies have existed since time immemorial, and they repeat themselves over and over again, illustrating the laws of the world through the paths of starlight."

"Use the rhythm of life development and the trajectory of the movement of the stars to understand the mystery of the law of truth and gain extraordinary divine power."

“Everything exists, and existence leaves traces. Everything dreams, and dreams are reflections of reality.”

"If life is united, existence is a dream, and traces are reflections. The human body is like a meteor, which falls from the sky but still shines as brightly as before."

"..."

Jilan was fascinated by what he saw, but he didn't quite understand.

"Life Track" is not a physical training technique in the conventional sense. It is a unique innovative system that Para Celsus integrated with his life's accumulation, alchemy as the core, and a large amount of astrological knowledge.

Its threshold is extremely high, but its upper limit is also terrifyingly high. According to the notes, even the author Pala himself has never practiced to the highest theoretical level...

"Alchemy is a discipline in the field of the Furnace Spiral. It has limited effects on strengthening the human body. It only has the branch of 'Human Alchemy'. But I think that is a side path."

Pala spoke at the right time and said in a deep voice.

"Whether it is the 'grafting school' that has emerged in the long river of history, or the contemporary mainstream 'biochemical transformation', or even various theories, they are all developed based on 'human alchemy'."

“But they all fall into the category of relying on external things, which is a kind of false strength.”

"If you want to use alchemy to strengthen your body, there is only one way out, and that is to combine it with astrology! That is a science that belongs to the field of the body spiral and is of the greatest help to the human body!"

"Captain William created the 'Gerald Bloodletting Sword', which combines human metabolism and swordplay techniques with the orbits of the twelve zodiac signs, tapping into the mysteries of the human body and achieving miraculous results."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Jilan looked serious and thanked him solemnly.

He is no longer the ignorant newbie he used to be. After studying with Mrs. McCullagh for more than half a year in "The Silver Bottle", he has gained a deep understanding of the occult.

Therefore, even though he didn't quite understand it, he could see that this "Life Star Track" body-building technique could definitely be regarded as the top inheritance in the world.

It is a genre that is pioneering!

Jilan was very excited. He continued to look through his notes, concentrate on his studies and devote himself seriously.

A principle is proposed in "Life Star Tracks".

Everything in the world follows a trajectory from top to bottom. That is, changes in the astral world (which is a reflection of the God's Land, one is in the world and the other is in the dream world) lead to changes in the world.

Just like the relationship between things and their shadows, when the object moves, the shadow follows. This is the law of truth that cannot be violated!
Give a simple example.

It is because of the existence of "Miss Elegy" in April that music and painting were born in the world. Whether it is human creation or the various behaviors of animals and plants.

When Miss Elegy is in high spirits, her creations in the world will flourish. When she is in low spirits, the world will fall into a period of lack of inspiration.

The same is true for the other hours that symbolize various fields.

This is the proof that the laws they govern are effective in this age.

Therefore, astrologers can predict good and bad luck and the future by observing the tracks of stars.

In view of this principle, Pala divides the ascension of the human body into two major stages: "conjunction" and "reversal".

Conjunction is a special term in astrology, which means that two planets overlap and intersect with each other.

This astronomical phenomenon implies that the functions of the two stars are grafted together, adding their own colors and scents to each other, and temporarily combining into one.

In "Life Star Track", it means to comprehend the trajectory of stellar bodies and make the metabolism and movement of the human body consistent with them, so as to be contaminated by the power of the stellar bodies and become stronger.

Its specific stages are further divided into the initial "opposition" and "square", the middle stage "conjunction", "trine", "sextile", and the final stage "reversal".

There are six stages in total.

They symbolize pressure, friction, fusion, harmony, stimulation and enthronement respectively.

Among them, the final stage of "reversal" seems to be just a theory, because Paracelsus did not touch on this stage either.

Reversed is also a special term in astrology.

It means that celestial bodies go against their own trajectory and move in the opposite direction.

However, this is just an illusion seen by humans due to the limitations of their own perception.

It's like a race between a man and a horse.

When we are chasing a horse, we can see the horse galloping forward. But once we pass the horse and look back, we will find that everything has changed.

It will move backwards relative to the environment.

This is the illusion of perception that causes the "reversal".

In "Life Star Track", the meaning of this final stage is that one's own physical strength is so high that it exceeds the increase that can be brought by the trajectory of the stellar body.

In this case, there is no "conjunction".

Because the human body itself becomes the sun, and the orbits of the celestial bodies seem to revolve around itself.

Gillan was stunned by the description of this phase.

'It's against Tiangang, this is...'

At the same time, for some reason, this insight popped up in his mind:
"The sun never sets, we just turn upside down."

What will it be like when "Life Tracks" enters its final stage?
Gillan didn't know.

But he was looking forward to it very much.

Then he put down the notebook temporarily and picked up the next one.

The second notebook records a meditation method.

Its name is completely different from the Body Building Technique and is surprisingly short. It is called "Dream of Ten Thousand Flowers"...

(End of this chapter)