This脉潜, for Li Chonglou, was of immense help. Although he hadn't encountered an evenly matched opponent in a long time, he always kept an old saying in mind.
Beyond the mountains, there are higher mountains; beyond men, there are stronger men.
Because of this, being low-key became one of his inherent traits. However, for Li Chonglou, this low-key nature was not an excuse for others to bully him.
Besides the aforementioned saying, he also had another proverb: "I don't offend unless I am offended; if others offend me, I will eradicate them completely!"
Therefore, Li Chonglou still yearned for improvement in his strength, and the脉潜功法 before him was the most beneficial thing he had encountered so far.
The four words "determined to obtain" were not spoken lightly!
Seeing Li Chonglou's confident and resolute expression, the old man finally offered some encouragement before letting him leave.
"Be careful. I hope you can bring it back alive."
As Li Chonglou departed, the old man watched his retreating back, a mix of nostalgia and anticipation in his gaze.
"I've finally found a perfect successor. I hope nothing goes wrong."
The old man murmured, then sighed suddenly and shook his head. In truth, this rule was not something he strictly had to enforce. Now that he was the only one left in the entire脉潜 sect, he could say whatever he pleased.
In other words, the rule was his own creation. This meant he could have exempted Li Chonglou from any trials or even directly resolved the matter for him, given his influence and capabilities.
However, he did not reveal these thoughts to Li Chonglou, still insisting that Li Chonglou undergo the trials. His reason was simply one word:
Fortune.
The old man understood his own heart at that moment. If ten or twenty years ago he had encountered a successor with Li Chonglou's talent, he would have accepted him as a disciple without a second thought, cherishing him like a treasure.
But things were different now. Over the years, through effort and struggle, he had finally realized one thing: some things cannot go against the will of heaven. Only by following fortune can one go further.
Therefore, at this moment, the more perfect Li Chonglou's talent was, the less impatient the old man became. What he needed now, besides talent, was fortune.
Li Chonglou vaguely sensed this point, but for him, these were not the重點. How the old man thought or arranged things was his business; in any case, obtaining the脉潜 was his most important goal at present.
As he walked out of the bell tower, Lei Feng, who was waiting outside, immediately signaled for someone to seize Li Chonglou, but Li Chonglou easily shrugged them off.
"I'll go with you," Li Chonglou said calmly, glancing at Pang Zheng not far away. The latter, whether out of guilt or fear, quickly averted his gaze, not daring to meet Li Chonglou's eyes.
He had already been noticed by Yi Long for failing to control his expression, and now he wouldn't dare show the slightest anomaly.
The same was true for the others present.
However, their unusual behavior was not noticed by anyone else. And Lei Feng, under Yi Long's subtle hint, no longer insisted on force.
"Take him away. We need to return to the mission location tonight."
Lei Feng waved his hand and led his team away. After being delayed for so long, they indeed needed to prepare and depart.
Yi Long was also the same. After giving his orders, he walked over to Li Chonglou and reminded him, "If you can come out alive after one day, then gather at the mission location. Someone will guide you there then."
Li Chonglou nodded. While the脉潜 was important, the Iron Forest competition was equally important to him. He could not afford to give up either.
Yi Long sighed, patted his shoulder, and left. His attitude clearly indicated that he didn't have much hope for Li Chonglou's upcoming trip to the beast's nest.
They had all entered the first level of the beast's nest, so they were aware of its dangers.
Afterward, Li Chonglou was escorted away from the stronghold.
Re-entering the Iron Forest, and seeing the ironwood trees with their magnetic pull, a thought suddenly struck Li Chonglou: could he use this pulling force to practice the脉潜?
The first step of the脉潜功法, the introductory training, began with acupoints. However, for Li Chonglou, opening the acupoints was already a stage he could skip. What he needed to do now was the second stage.
Establishing connections between pairs of acupoints.
And to achieve this, according to the methods in the manual, external stimulation was necessary.
This external force could refer to truly external forces, such as the pulling force Li Chonglou had just thought of. Besides this, Li Chonglou continuously stimulating it with his internal energy also counted as a form of external force.
However, the manual explicitly stated that this method would be extremely slow and could easily lead to bottlenecks.
In simple terms, the best way to practice the second stage of脉潜 was to fight, not to rely solely on circulating internal energy through arduous cultivation.
The more Li Chonglou thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He relaxed his body and stopped resisting the pulling sensation from the Iron Forest. However, the pulling sensation was not strong when walking normally, so Li Chonglou suddenly unleashed his movement technique.
The magnetic field in the Iron Forest had a characteristic, like a quagmire: the more you struggled, the deeper you sank. And this pulling sensation was similar. The more force you exerted and the faster you moved, the stronger it became!
As Li Chonglou fully displayed his movement technique, he immediately felt an invisible mountain pressing down on him from all sides.
Even his internal organs were subjected to intense pressure and pulling!
As these pulling forces appeared, Li Chonglou, besides forcefully counteracting them with his internal energy, also deliberately avoided two acupoints on his body.
One was on his right shoulder, and the other was on his left waist.
However, the next moment, when Li Chonglou stopped, he spat out a small mouthful of blood. The impact was too violent, and the two acupoints were directly damaged.
But Li Chonglou was not alarmed; instead, he was delighted, a glint flashing in his eyes.
"This method is feasible!"
Li Chonglou felt a surge of excitement. Although he had failed just now, it had also made him understand one thing: as long as he could control the intensity of the impact, he could still effectively train his acupoints!
This meant that even in the Iron Forest, he could train his acupoints anytime, anywhere, as long as he controlled the force.
However, at this moment, he forgot his identity. Not long after he spat blood, two large hands directly pressed down on his shoulders.
"Trying to escape?"
The two Lei team members responsible for escorting him had eyes full of lingering fear.
If this person had truly escaped, they would likely be the ones sent into the second level of the beast's nest!