355: Chapter 153: Section Chief Wang is Still Leveling Up 355: Chapter 153: Section Chief Wang is Still Leveling Up While waiting for the night of the full moon to conduct practical training, Wang Yunxiao conducted another intensive training session for the newcomers who had just been recruited into the Special Service Section.
Intensification was necessary, as unworldly and innocent as they were, not to mention venturing into the Outer Dimension, even eradicating bandits in the Real World could easily cost them their lives.
Conducting training was easy, but achieving effective results was not.
Wang Yunxiao had personal experience with this.
No matter how correctly Nurse Liu lectured in class, he felt no real connection to it.
Without firsthand experience, he simply could not grasp the value of that knowledge.
The same was true for this group of people, you could talk to them about the Outer Dimension, knowledge contamination, Echo Erosion…
Their only reaction—Huh?
What?
So sleepy, when do we eat…
This was normal.
Years ago, when the foreigners invaded and forced the Imperial Court to sign treaties, if you told the ordinary people how fierce the foreigners were, they likely had the same reaction.
It didn’t concern them, so they didn’t care.
Only when a gun was pointed to their heads would they feel fear.
In order to give these rookies some ability to protect themselves… at least so that not too many of them died and thereby burden his own team, Wang Yunxiao even took out Martial Arts Secrets he had exchanged during his last visit to the Thousand-Year Dynasty World.
“Ten Thousand Mountains and Rivers”
But he would not teach it.
A top student might not necessarily make a good teacher, as the points that seemed ordinary to him appeared as insurmountable high mountains to those who were poorly skilled.
His own brothers had not done particularly well with this technique, let alone these rookies; watching them practice the horse stance was enough to make his blood pressure rise.
No choice, he had to seek out Old Master He.
Old Master He took the secret manual “Ten Thousand Mountains and Rivers” and looked at it from every angle, his face full of strange expressions.
“Where on earth did you scrounge up this thing?”
Wang Yunxiao briefly recounted his previous trip to the Thousand-Year Dynasty World.
The expression on Old Master He’s face was quite melancholic.
“Tsk tsk…blind to a jewel in their midst, it truly served them right to not be able to keep their empire.”
He threw the secret manual back to Wang Yunxiao, shaking his head, “This technique isn’t practiced like this, even if you want them to master it quickly, they still need to start with Eight Trigram Palm.”
Wang Yunxiao was confused, “Why should they start with Eight Trigram Palm?”
Old Master He smiled and said, “Do you know who wrote this book?”
“Who?”
“Look at page twenty-three, the section about the Light-Body Technique, is there an extra stroke in the character for ‘crane’ in the first line?”
“Crane?”
Wang Yunxiao immediately reacted, “Master, you didn’t write this, did you?”
“I don’t have that kind of skill, I just gave a bit of advice.”
Old Master He laughed, “The original author of this book is none other than the current President.”
???
Wang Yunxiao widened his eyes, “Really?”
“Would I joke about the President with you?”
Old Master He snorted coldly, “It’s no secret that the President had renowned teachers from a young age and was exceptional in both letters and martial arts.
When he came to Tianmen as a teenager, his first battle left all the prominent Jianghu heroes utterly defeated.
Later, it took him less than three years to unify the Northern Martial Arts Community.”
“At that time, there was a widespread belief that our nation was weak and easily bullied by foreigners because people lacked martial arts strength.
As the publicly acknowledged top martial artist, the President was summoned to the palace to meet the Emperor …”
“What do you mean by ‘publicly acknowledged top martial artist’?”
“Because some powerful individuals didn’t want the limelight.
Even in Tianmen, she could only rank second.”
Old Master He coughed and continued, “Later, the President accepted the Imperial Court’s commission to compile a ‘Martial Scripture’ suitable for the general populace to practice.
To write this book, she visited the then-dominant ‘Thirteen Families’ of the Northern Martial Arts, exchanging experiences with various Sect Leaders and Elders.
She also visited many other Jianghu people …
At that time, my Swallow Sect had a significant reputation in Jianghu, so I was fortunate enough to make a couple of suggestions that were actually included by the President.”
“This book in your hands is actually the first volume of that ‘Martial Scripture’ from back then, based on Eight Trigram Palm as the fundamental cultivation method—the martial arts practiced by the President herself were too profound for the average person.
After arriving in Tianmen, her first move was to join the Eight Trigram Palm under the then Old Sect Master who accepted her as his disciple.
Perhaps the President thought the Eight Trigram Palm was simple enough for the average person to understand and accept.”
“There is also another important reason, which is that the entire lineage of Eight Trigram Palm was loyal and heroic.
The chief disciple bravely sacrificed himself when the foreigners attacked Tianmen; subsequent promising disciples also joined the army and died in battle.
In the end, only the Old Sect Master remained, sending off generations of disciples to their deaths, almost causing the tradition to end.”
“To practice the Martial Scripture, one must first cultivate the Eight Trigram, understanding the heavens and the earth, encompassing them within one’s heart and mind, only then can one comprehend how magnificently the Five Mountains stand and how mighty the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers are—thus this volume was titled ‘Hundred Thousand Mountains and Rivers’!”
“The book is good; it’s just a pity it didn’t catch on.”
Old Master He’s face showed a hint of sarcastic amusement, “Those who truly understand the philosophy in the book don’t need to read it; they can find their own path.
As for ordinary people…
How high can their ideological awareness be?
Imperial soldiers only think about their soldier’s pay; give them a rifle, and they would sell it for opium money.
Still practice martial arts?
They can go to hell!”
“Of course, there are also many people who dislike it, some don’t like the President, others don’t want those who practice martial arts to understand too much philosophy.
They prefer the kind of ‘Immortal Pills’ that can increase one’s strength by ten years with one dose.
Who would want to spend more to slowly train martial artists when buying guns is cheaper …”
“For various reasons, the book never became popular.
Even the President herself felt it was too slow and later rewrote the military training manuals.”
Old Master He said, looking up at Wang Yunxiao, “It must be tough for you too, huh?
This isn’t something you should be practicing now.
Once you’re on break, start learning the Light-Body Technique from our school with me first, then I’ll find you an Eight Trigram Sect master to continue with…”
“Not at all!”
“Hmm?”
“I’ve been practicing it, and it feels okay.”
Wang Yunxiao looked relieved, “Indeed it’s a bit slow, but not totally ineffective.
I’ve already reached the second level of the inner strength detailed in it.
Normally, I just feel a bit restless and hot-tempered…”
“You’ve reached the second level already?”
Old Master He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Wang Yunxiao, “You’ve reached the second level in less than a month after getting this book?
Bullshit about being restless, you’re on the verge of Qi deviation!”