Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 144 Yin Yang Drink, Guarding the Important Life

Almost at the same time when Chen Chuan received the approval of his application, Tai Dongwei and others also received a notice from the review team delivered by the school, requiring them to rush to the designated location within half a year to take the unlimited defense certificate assessment.

However, this time they are taking the C certificate exam, which is not that complicated. The test location will be decided temporarily based on the time period for the test.

It didn't matter to Tai Dongwei. Anyway, they were accompanying him to take the exam this time. They just had to wait for the mutual aid association to notify them, take the exam together and try not to pass. After all, the mutual aid association paid in advance, so the matter had to be done well, right?

Looking at the bright side, being able to let them accompany him to take the exam was a sign of trust in them. One more unlimited defense certificate or one less unlimited defense certificate would not narrow the gap between them and the powerful disciples, and it might even be more dangerous. As a third-year student, he knew clearly about what happened two years ago.

"Senior Shen..."

He couldn't help but sigh. He had received help from Shen Zheng in the past. Even though he had joined the mutual aid society a long time ago, Shen Zheng did not look down on him for this. As an orphan, he truly felt the kindness from others at that time.

At that time, he had a glimmer of hope in his heart, expecting Shen Zheng to lead everyone to break out of this cage, but even such a person could not do that, and fell on the road to success. Sometimes he would think, if Senior Shen could have gone to the central city, perhaps everything would have been different?

But that is just wishful thinking after all.

He laughed at himself, threw the list on the table, and stood up and walked towards the training room.

In the Nian residence, after Chen Chuan read all the test materials, he called Cheng Zitong and said, "Teacher, I got the stuff."

Cheng Zitong was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, I'll tell you a place. You go there first and we'll talk about it when you get there. Remember it..." As he spoke, he gave a place.

After Chen's biography was written, Cheng Zitong said, "Just tell me my name when you get there."

Chen Chuan said hello.

After hanging up the phone, he went back, took out the map and looked at it, then rode his bike to the south of the city. Half an hour later, he arrived at the place, only to find that this place was a teahouse on the surface, but was actually a private martial arts gym.

There are many such venues in the south of the city. Some wealthy fighters will set up one, like the training hall where Senior Sister He Nanhe worked last time. They are all semi-open in nature, and generally only invite fighters who are familiar or acquainted to come here to exchange skills and enjoy tea and the scenery.

After parking the car, he came to the door and reported Cheng Zitong's name to the security guard. The security captain said, "Is this Brother Chen? Supervisor Cheng has greeted us. Please go upstairs."

Chen Chuan entered the training hall, changed his shoes and went upstairs. The layout was antique and full of natural interest. There was also an incense burner lit. He walked to the river side, where there was a long cushioned couch.

He sat down here, which was quite high. Outside the round open archway, he could see green bamboo and the flowing river. The wind blew in, gently ruffling the bamboo leaves and curtains. The tassels on the curtains also fluttered gently. He felt very relaxed, sitting here quietly without thinking about anything.

It seemed like just a moment had passed when he heard familiar footsteps. He looked at his watch, but before he knew it, a quarter of an hour had passed.

Cheng Zitong came in with a briefcase under his arm. Chen Chuanxiang greeted him, "Teacher." Cheng Zitong smiled and said, "How is it? Isn't this place nice?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "The environment is very good."

Cheng Zitong came to sit on the couch at the side, leaned on the cushion, and made a comfortable posture. He said, "I will guide you here in the next few days. You only need to come back to school occasionally."

Chen Chuan could sense his intention, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea, saying, "Is it to cover up the assessment?"

"You have to be careful." Cheng Zitong pushed him down with his hand, "Don't worry, I'll leave soon, you sit down."

After Chen Chuan sat down, he continued, "The assessment will take quite a while. If you suddenly disappear for a while, it will attract attention. Especially in the second half of the semester, there are many senior recommended students graduating. They are particularly careful about potential competitors. Although you are only a first-year student, you should be cautious.

During this time, you can disappear from time to time, and then show up at the company and school, and tell others that I am giving you special training, then no one will suspect anything, what do you think?"

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher's arrangement is very appropriate, and I have no objection." He took out his own information and handed it to Cheng Zitong, who took it, flipped through it, and had an idea. He looked up and asked, "How long do you think it will take before you can start the second level of training?"

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "For students, it will take about half a month to a month."

"It won't take long, so I'll guide you here. The second limit..."

Cheng Zitong patted his knees and said with emotion: "I never thought that I, Cheng Zitong, could teach a student like you. Some people are still busy instructing students and never let them go to school, saying that the current rules are not suitable for their students. Then why let the students go to Wuyi?"

He took out some information from the briefcase he carried with him and said, "Here are some reference materials before and after entering the second limit. Take a look at them first.

In the old days, learning was all done between master and apprentice, and no one knew what was missing or what was extra. Now we are summarizing our experience, sorting out the threads, and recording texts. The number of successful students is a hundred times or a thousand times more than before. Only with enough fighters can we push the level of fighting to a higher level. To treasure the secrets of the old days is putting the cart before the horse."

Chen Chuan knew that Cheng Zitong was full of complaints every time he talked about this topic, and he couldn't help but complain a few words. He must have suffered a lot from the old-fashioned rules in the past.

He picked up the materials and flipped through them. These were some useful notes and experiences left by previous students. They were all printed and looked cheap, but the content was very valuable.

Cheng Zitong packed up his things, took a sip of the tea on the table, and stood up. "I have something else to do at school, so I'll go back first. If you have any questions, feel free to call me. If I don't understand, you can write to Lao He." Chen Chuan stood up and said, "I'll see you off, teacher."

After sending Cheng Zitong away, he came back and stayed in this training hall.

For the next period of time, he went to the training hall below for his daily training, and came upstairs to read books, drink tea, and appreciate the scenery in the distance during breaks.

In fact, this training gym can also provide some experienced fighters for sparring, but this will cost extra. He doesn't need it yet. If he needs a sparring partner, he can just find a few students when he shows up at the school. Sometimes he can even find a coach, whose level and vision are usually higher than those from outside.

Sometimes he would take time to visit the company and sort out past commissions. Over time, people in the school got used to his way of doing things.

More than half a month passed like this, and by the end of April, he felt it was almost impossible to make any progress on the first limit. At this time, there were only two bone beads left from Qisai.

He could feel that no matter how much stimulation he received, the growth rate of the alienated tissue on the fascia and bones would be very slow.

This is not to say that the alienated tissue has stopped growing, but that it is restrained in a certain direction by the breathing method and the strength of the stance. However, once it is released, it will quickly grow in other directions.

Being able to do this shows that he has mastered the control and mastery of the alienated tissues inside his body to a very proficient level, just like being able to punch out and also retract, but not being able to release but not retract, but also not being able to retract completely so that there is no power to get out.

From the records Cheng Zitong left for him, he could feel that this was the unique control power of the "Zhou Yuan Jin Fa". Even if the alienated tissue in a certain part was slightly out of control, it could be restrained by utilizing the alienated tissue in other places.

It is different for other people. They can only be cautious when stimulating the alienated tissue and push forward slowly. Once they can't control it, it will be like riding a mad horse and running wildly. They can only try their best to protect themselves. As for where to go, they have no choice. However, if they are not careful, it is possible to cause the body's functions to lose control and be destroyed again, so they often need to be extremely cautious.

To reach the second limit, he would need to change his medication and breathing method to redirect the alienated tissue. Only a higher level of breathing method could guide it to where he needed it when he let go.

The first limit, using the term in the old days, is "accumulating the true seed", and the second limit, also has a term, is called "guarding the important destiny"!
To put it simply, a fighter is nurturing a second life. Once they reach this level, they can greatly improve their combat effectiveness.

At this stage, the focus is not on consumption but on protection. Only when you protect and maintain it well, your life will belong to yourself.

The key to the first step is to "build tendon bridges and grow bone beams". The alienated tissue mainly grows alienated fascia and bones, and the key to the second limit is to "activate the six internal organs and generate the five internal organs"! The alienated tissue spreads to the five internal organs and alienates, and provides the fighter with more abundant physical energy and a stronger body.

No matter how strong the muscles and bones are, the nutrients they supply, the blood flowing through the body, the energy that flows throughout the body, and even every time they exert strength, all these consumptions need to be supported by strong internal organs.

This is also why people in the first limit can only exert their strength a few times in a battle, because if they use more, their internal organs will not be able to bear it. There are many such examples among those who have fought with him before.

After going over the key points about entering the second limit in his mind, Chen Chuan decided not to wait any longer and try to enter this limit today.

He stood up, opened a box that Cheng Zitong had sent yesterday, took out a cup of viscous colorless liquid that had been prepared inside, and placed it in front of himself.

This thing is called "Dan Shui" and it is a medicine that helps fighters enter the second limit.

After drinking it, it can be used to stimulate the internal organs and accelerate the growth of alienated tissues there. In the old times, this thing was called "Yin Yang Drink", which means drinking it in one gulp, or separating Yin and Yang.

This is also because the level of blending was not high at that time, and each party regarded it as a secret of the school. It all depended on personal experience to master it, so before drinking it, one had to consider the fate of the world.

There is a saying about the movement of days in sixty-six festivals and ninety-nine meetings. Due to the different methods of practice, it is necessary to select a special day that suits oneself and drink this cup of Yin and Yang drink within the prescribed hour.

This is not unreasonable, because the activity levels of the human internal organs vary in different time periods. If it is placed on a larger scale of time and space, and coordinated with the rhythm of the four seasons and even the movement of the stars, then there will be a feeling of following the will of heaven and going with the flow, which gives great psychological support.

This is not necessary now. This cup of Dan water is actually a nutrient solution rich in high-energy nutrients, but it also contains some toxic substances.

After drinking it, the elixir is first decomposed and absorbed by the stomach and intestines, enters the blood, and then transported to the cells throughout the body, while the liver and kidneys will transform and filter out the toxic substances. The fighter needs to immediately mobilize the heart and lung strength through breathing and strength methods. During the whole process, all the internal organs will be involved, which will also strongly stimulate the underlying alienated tissue that has already penetrated there, causing it to begin to spread and grow under the stimulation of breathing strength.

The reason why this stage was difficult in the old days was that it was impossible to find the right degree. A little more toxicity would easily lead to overdose, and the consequences would be self-evident. A little less would not achieve the purpose of stimulation. Repeated drinking would likely cause the body to adapt and thus stop there.

The most important thing is that this water is very difficult to prepare. Various medicinal materials are very rare and the cost is very high. Most people cannot afford it. Of course, it is different now. As long as it is within the prescribed dosage range, the college will provide it for free.

Chen Chuan looked at the cup of elixir. Because he had far more alienated tissues in his body than other students of the same period, he asked Cheng Zitong to increase the toxicity when mixing it, otherwise it would not achieve the purpose of stimulation. In fact, even if it was a little excessive, it was nothing, because he had a second self, and he could bear the excessive damage.

He reached out, picked up the cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

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(End of this chapter)