Chapter 283 - Qualitative Leap (1/2)

…destroyed!

The superb punch that I had painstakingly created actually had such dangerous side effects!

Qin Fen raised his slightly trembling arm. Arms and legs were the second life of a martial artist. If the meridians of his arm were damaged, it would have a detrimental effect on his future development, it might even lead to disability.

How could this happen? Qin Fen clenched his fists hard. Even after applying such a tremendous force, he could not feel the slightest bit of damage in the meridians.

“At your age, this punch is already perfect.” Master patted Qin Fen’s shoulder. “Don’t forget, the original intention of creating the Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds was not to use it against martial artists of the same level!”

Stupefied, Qin Fen nodded. When he was carrying out the mission, who could guarantee that his opponents would be of the same level or of lower star-class?

“Your original intention was leapfrog challenge, wasn’t it?” Master raised his head, looking at the screen on which the video was being replayed, again and again. “In fact, you don’t need to be discouraged. As I said, this punch is already quite perfect for your age. The only thing you haven’t considered is that, while your punch and true energy can challenge martial artists above your level, can your meridians also have the ability to challenge beyond your level?”

“I had thought about it,” Qin Fen answered with a serious look on his face. “I had tested it several times carefully, but this kind of damage was too minuscule. And with my current perception, I was unable to notice such subtle damage to the meridians.”

Master nodded, satisfied. The basic quality a martial artist needed to truly grow up and reach the final peak was also the most fundamental quality, and that was to own up to their mistakes rather than come up with an excuse to cover up the mistakes.

“There is nothing wrong with Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds, including the damage caused to your meridians.” A slight smile was hung on Master’s lips. “Kid, judging by the growth of your strength, even if I didn’t tell you about the damaged caused by Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds to your meridians, I can guarantee that you would have been able to detect it before your meridians started to get seriously damaged. And you should have been able to come up with the correction thereafter. I pointed it out in advance so that you would take fewer detours.”

Qin Fen, with a bitter smile, lightly nodded. Today, Master talked about too many things that he had never thought before. His self-confidence had suffered a huge blow.

“Kid, you don’t need to be discouraged.” Master looked at the screen. “I am not trying to comfort you. I don’t know what you have gone through to have an unswerving determination that is beyond normal people. Will is the most valuable thing for a martial artist, even more important than so-called talent. Your heart will make it difficult for you to go astray on the road of martial dao. And coupled with your talent, you would have naturally discovered the problem of Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds in the future.”

Master snapped his finger as Qin Fen punching the Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds reappeared on the screen. However, it did not cause any damage to his meridians this time.

It was the perfect punch!

Staring at the screen, Qin Fen slowly furrowed his brow. “Master, there was not a single change in the circulation or intensity of true energy in that punch, then, how…?”

“As I have said before, the Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds itself doesn’t have any problem. The real problem is in you, it’s your meridians that aren’t strong enough.” Master rubbed his chin. “When you were growing up, the nutrition you got was only enough for normal people. Compared to the true martial artists, your nutrition was insufficient, which lead to your weak meridians. Although your physique has been slowly improving through better nutrients these days, at the end of the day, your congenital inadequacy had not made a full recovery.”

Congenital inadequacy? Qin Fen raised his hand, touching his heart. Had brother not suddenly left without any reason, perhaps the congenital inadequacy due to the shortage of nutrients would not have appeared. But then again, I would not have had been able to practice this persevering will from living alone.

Congenital inadequacy or persevering will, which is more important? Qin Fen stared at his own image on the screen in a trance. For a moment, he was unable to answer his own question.

“Kid, if you have time, do more of these true energy oscillations.” Master pointed at the screen in the sky as another video of strengthening of Qin Fen’s body through repeated fundamental oscillations of true energy. “Not only can these oscillations heal you, they can also strengthen your body and soul. Only, the effects of these oscillations are a bit worse than the advanced level. However, they are sufficient to repair your weak meridians. Furthermore, they also have the effect of strengthening your meridians.”

Qin Fen’s face slowly regained a gratified smile as he felt like he was finally seeing the light in the darkness. It turned out that Master went in a roundabout manner and even spoke of Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Winds and Clouds, all because he was afraid that I would practice true energy oscillations a few times.

“As for the other oscillations of true energy, you will have to make efforts to approach them as soon as possible.” Master placed his hand on Qin Fen’s shoulder. “I will let you experience that feeling first hand…”

Humm…

Suddenly, the true energy inside Qin Fen’s body started oscillating in an uncontrolled manner. It was the most basic oscillation but this oscillation gave off a more delicate and smooth feeling than the previous few. Immediately after, the true energy oscillations in Qin Fen’s body suddenly sped up for a while before slowing down for another.

Qin Fen felt like several world-renowned masseurs were giving him a top-level massage at the same time. He could not help but open his mouth and let out a groan of extreme satisfaction. At this moment, it seemed that the injuries in his body were healing quickly.