Atlas of Heaven and Man

Seeing what he said, Cheng Zhitong reminded him, "You have to think it over. There are certain risks here. If you fail, you will be demoted back to a Class B student, and everything you have worked for will be lost."

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher Cheng, there will definitely be gains and losses on the road of fighting, but the things I have already learned will not be lost, and I have confidence in myself."

Cheng Zhitong said, "Okay, no matter what happens in the future, you are now my student, Cheng Zhitong's only student. Since you have made this decision, then I will do my best to provide the help I can."

Chen Chuan sincerely said, "Thank you, teacher!"

Cheng Zhitong said, "Since that's the case, let's study it and solve it one by one.

This exam does not include third-year students, it is only for first and second-year students, but even so, I think there are very few first-year students with your ability, so your main competitors are second-year students.

From the registration time to the exam, there are a total of six months. The registration time is valid until the end of the year, which means that in the next three months, you have to do at least three important assigned tasks, and have a rating of excellent or above, to be eligible to register. I will figure out a way for you in this regard. Your teacher still has some face.

However, another requirement for registration is to master Jing Li. Needless to say, if your alienated tissue continues to grow like this, it will endanger your life in three months, so you must find a way to restrain it."

Chen Chuan thought to himself, yes, this is the most critical thing at the moment, and it is the premise of everything. If I can't master it, then there is nothing more to say.

Cheng Zhitong looked at Chen Chuan and continued, "With determination, then comes action. The next focus is to teach you how to master Jing Li. Now go and change into your training clothes, and follow me to a place."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay, teacher, please wait a moment."

He got up and returned to the bedroom. After thinking for a while, he changed into that set of cyan training clothes, and also tied that cyan forehead band on his head.

The car went all the way to the foot of the mountain, and continued to drive up along the mountain road. Before long, it came to a building located on the top of the mountain. The building has a very ancient style in appearance, with flying eaves and upturned corners, white walls and black tiles. The square in front is paved with bluestone bricks, and several tall and straight pine and cypress trees are planted on the left and right sides.

After the car stopped, the two got out of the car. Chen Chuan stood here and could clearly see the mountain stream on the opposite Beifeng and a large area of manor-like flower gardens and villas, which was where the recommended students lived.

Whether it is a Class A student or a Class B student, they usually have no contact with them, and they cannot see each other. Although they are in the same academy, they are like people from two worlds.

Cheng Zhitong walked up, greeted the security guard at the gate, and called Chen Chuan to walk inside. Passing through the front yard, and then through a martial arts field paved with square bricks, they came to the main building at the end.

It can be seen that this place is completely built with today's building materials, but it uses some ancient styles, and there are academy security guards patrolling back and forth.

Cheng Zhitong walked up the steps, came to two thick doors, took out a key and inserted it, and after unscrewing the door lock, he pushed it with one hand, and the two heavy doors slid open inward. He turned his head and beckoned, "Change your shoes and come in."

Chen Chuan walked over, changed into a pair of cloth shoes with a thousand-layer sole in front of the door, and after walking in, he passed the porch and saw that this was actually a spacious training hall, the floor was as bright as a mirror, and above the bottom wall hung a plaque with the words "Wen Guotang" written on it, and on both sides against the wall were rows of old bookshelves, piled with bundles of old-fashioned bamboo slips that are not seen now.

Cheng Zhitong waited for him to walk over and said, "Stand still."

Chen Chuan stood still as he said.

Cheng Zhitong walked behind him, tapped his back with some kind of technique, and asked, "Do you have a feeling of stinging, soreness, numbness, or swelling?"

Chen Chuan replied, "No."

Cheng Zhitong's expression relaxed a little, and said, "You don't have the symptoms I said before, which means that you are still adapting to the Breath of Rest Technique. Your alienized tissue has not yet invaded your body, but as long as it continues to grow, it will be a matter of time, so the previous breathing method was just to build a foundation for you. Next is the official start, you wait here first."

Chen Chuan said yes.

Cheng Zhitong walked into a side door on the side, and walked out after a while, also changing into a set of dark brown training clothes. Although his face was round, this set of clothes added a bit of a different demeanor.

He walked to the middle of the venue, sat cross-legged on a soft cushion, and said, "Sit."

Chen Chuan found a soft cushion opposite him and sat cross-legged like him. At this time, he smelled a scent. Looking over, he didn't know when an incense burner placed there was lit. The scent smelled very comfortable, making people feel calm and peaceful. He couldn't help but think, teacher, you are very ritualistic.

Cheng Zhitong pointed to the top behind him and said, "Do you know why this place is called Wen Guotang? Because learning is endless, you need to have a heart of awe and caution. If the student has faults, the master may not be without faults. You need to constantly reflect on yourself. So in the past, fighters conducted master-disciple dialogues under this plaque, asking each other about their faults."

Chen Chuan nodded. He also found that although this teacher's words and deeds were very casual, as if he didn't care about those old rules at all, in fact, the imprint of the old era was very deep in his bones.

Cheng Zhitong said, "So we teachers and students don't do the one-voice hall thing. If you are wrong, I will definitely point it out, but if I am wrong, if what I say is wrong, if you think it is wrong, you can also point it out. That is also good for the teacher, understand?"

Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "No, Teacher Cheng is very good."

Cheng Zhitong sighed and said, "Don't say that, people always make mistakes. You must mention it if I do something wrong, you must mention it."

After explaining these things, he also straightened his expression and said, "From today onwards, I will start guiding you in the cultivation of Jing Li. Before teaching, I must first explain what Jing Li is.

You already understand that Jing Li is activated through alienized tissue. This is the first stage of fighters actively guiding and using alienized tissue, from the beginning to restraining it. We now call this complete process the 'First Limit'. In the old era, this step was called 'Nurturing the True Seed'.

Of course, some old-era religious sects with unclear understanding call it 'Raising a Demon Embryo'. No matter what, since the old era, great importance has been attached to this level. This is the real beginning of using alienized tissue, and it is also the real support for you to embark on advanced fighting techniques. Well, do you have anything you want to ask?"

Chen Chuan thought for a while and said, "Teacher, I am thinking that now we can use surgery and drugs to stimulate or inhibit alienized tissue, so how did the old era solve this problem?"

Cheng Zhitong said, "Let's put it this way, according to existing data, the continuous and uninterrupted growth of alienized tissue was actually not common in the past. Most of the time, it would grow and stop. The current situation has only gradually increased since the Algae Liquid Revolution.

As for the reason, some people think it is caused by the frequent use of various drugs and biotechnology after the Algae Liquid Revolution; others think it is purely because there are more channels for information exchange, and naturally more people recognize this kind of thing; still others think it is just that the number of people practicing fighting skills has increased. These statements actually make some sense.

But you must know that before the advent of hot weapons, disputes occurred frequently in the old era. Whether in the military or among the people, martial arts experts were participants. The more skilled you were, the faster you died, so not many people could die peacefully. Some people didn't even live long enough to have problems.

Another thing is that in the old era, whether it was the imperial center or the folk boxers, they all had a set of long-term summarized and effective methods. They would search for successors who conformed to their fighting methods, keep those who adapted, and eliminate those who did not adapt early, or use special methods to cut off their martial arts path, which also indirectly avoided this kind of thing."

Chen Chuan nodded, "Thank you, teacher, for clearing my doubts."

Cheng Zhitong said, "Do you have anything else to ask?"

Chen Chuan looked at him, stood up from the ground, and said seriously, "Student understands, please teach student the Jing Li method." Saying that, he clasped his fists with both hands and bowed forward.

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