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Lufan wanted to know if martial arts could be considered a Secret Technique. For example, his Iron Cloth skill could be rated at a certain level. Unfortunately, Qingyang City was too remote, almost disconnected from the entire human society, and there was no Martial Arts Hall present. Otherwise, he could have tried to evaluate it.
However, there was no rush; Lufan knew he would eventually leave Qingyang City for the truly prosperous areas of the human realm. Only there would he have the chance to find a solution to his physical problems.
For now, what he should focus on was how to continue improving his strength. Otherwise, with each passing day, his abilities would diminish.
Since he could no longer practice Iron Cloth, he had to choose another martial art. After much thought, Lufan decided to fully commit to horizontal training, so he chose to cultivate another horizontal training technique: Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians.
Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians was one of the Shaolin Seventy-Two Ultimate Techniques and was an extremely powerful body refinement technique. It was said that once mastered, one could become impervious to blades and bullets, with cuts leaving only a white mark and stabs leaving a white dot—truly formidable, making it perfect for Lufan to break through to the Refining Flesh realm.
After browsing through the manual of Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians in his mind, Lufan was pleasantly surprised to discover that this martial art was exceptionally intricate. The methods for enhancing muscles using Inner Strength were innovative and could be considered an excellent Refining Flesh Secret Technique.
Moreover, this did not require Lufan to make any modifications like he had with Iron Cloth because, in his view, it couldn't be altered in any way. It truly lived up to being one of the Shaolin Seventy-Two Ultimate Techniques—profound and extensive.
Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians consisted of thirteen forms, corresponding perfectly to thirteen movements. Combined with a special breathing technique, it could comprehensively train every inch of the Human Body's muscles.
After memorizing all the movements and breathing techniques, Lufan did not immediately begin practicing because his Inner Strength reserves were insufficient.
Previously, in order to break through Iron Cloth to the Silver Skin Realm, he had exhausted all his Shadow Leopard Meat and drained every bit of Inner Strength from his body. He was essentially an empty shell now, relying solely on pure physical strength without being able to unleash any Inner Strength power.
Fortunately, even with just physical strength, he was already comparable to an ordinary Refining Flesh practitioner. For the time being, not having Inner Strength wasn't a major issue.
However, if he wanted to practice Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians now, he would need Inner Strength.
It seemed that hunting was the only option. There were countless low-level elemental beasts in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. With Lufan's current strength, dealing with first or second-level elemental beasts should not be a problem.
Lufan acted immediately, as time was always precious to him. He set off to hunt for prey and also planned to check if the Robbers were still in the vicinity.
At this moment, Lufan was not worried about the Madwoman causing trouble for Xiao Ling. Three days ago, during his escape, he had taken a hit from Scarface but managed to leave a scar on the Madwoman's face before pretending to be severely injured and fleeing, successfully redirecting her hatred towards himself.
By the time Lufan had run several miles away, he could still hear her resentful screams. Therefore, he believed that until she caught up with him, the Madwoman would likely forget about looking for trouble with Xiao Ling.
An hour later, Lufan returned to the cliffside carrying a wild boar. He was fortunate; not far down the mountain, he encountered this first-level beast. This wild boar was much smaller than the massive one Duanmu Xue had killed, only about the size of an ox. Clearly, it had just reached the first level and was easily taken down by Lufan, providing him with food.
After dealing with the wild boar, Lufan casually checked around and indeed found some fresh tracks, indicating that the Robbers had not left yet.
He deliberately left some of his own tracks to avoid disappointing them and then moved on. His priority now was to focus on his cultivation. Once he achieved progress in his training, he would return to deal with those guys properly.
Back at the cliff, Lufan entered the cave where he had been staying for the past few days. Inside was a pool of standing water, perfect for processing the wild boar.
Skillfully handling the boar, he cut off one-third of it and placed it into a large Stone Pot with a diameter of three feet to cook. The rest he saved for later.
This Stone Pot was carved out by him using a dagger. He discovered that this dagger was incredibly powerful; cutting through stone was as easy as slicing through cake. No wonder even Fourth-Rank Experts couldn't withstand it. He wondered how Zhao Xing had come by such a weapon and why he was willing to part with it.
Lufan marveled at the dagger, unable to determine what material it was made from, as it seemed indestructible. The materials in this world were truly remarkable.
Once the Primordial Meat in the large Stone Pot was fully cooked, Lufan took a stone bowl and scooped out large chunks of meat, enjoying every bite.
However, while eating, Lufan felt troubled; his appetite was growing larger and larger—he was already eating more than a bottomless pit. How would he manage in the future?
After finishing an entire pot of meat with a frown on his face, he sensed his transformed Inner Strength. It seemed that it would only support him through a few rounds of Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians at most. To think that this could help him break through to Refining Flesh realm was nothing but wishful thinking.
Lufan thought of this as a warm-up and walked to the edge of the cliff outside the cave to begin his training.
The Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians is a technique that uses external movements to drive Inner Strength, enhancing the body through Inner Strength. Therefore, practicing it requires specific movements and techniques, combining them with the unique methods of Inner Strength cultivation. Only by integrating both can one achieve optimal results.
At the edge of the cliff, Lufan focused his mind and moved his body in accordance with his intentions, executing each of the thirteen movements one by one. At the same time, his Inner Strength began to flow slowly within him along the pathways described in the manual.
As soon as he started training, Lufan noticed something different. With each movement, he felt certain muscles in his body beginning to experience a tingling sensation. By the time he reached the next movement, other muscles also began to feel this way.
After completing all thirteen movements, Lufan felt that every muscle in his body was in this state of tingling, as if countless gentle hands were massaging him, which felt incredibly comfortable. At the same time, he sensed some of his Inner Strength dissipating, merging into his muscles to nourish his body.
He did not expect such remarkable effects from just one round of training, so Lufan immediately began a second round without pause.
Thus, Lufan practiced the Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians over and over again until he stopped after the ninth round when his Inner Strength was exhausted. At that moment, he also noticed a trace of black substance on his skin.
Lufan understood that this black substance was actually impurities and toxins from within his muscles. The first step in refining the body is to eliminate all impurities and toxins from the muscles to purify the flesh and blood before proceeding to further strengthening training.
At this point, Lufan could not yet be considered to have broken through to the muscle refining stage. He would only truly enter the second tier of muscle refining once he had expelled all impurities from his muscles.
However, in just half an hour, Lufan managed to expel a trace of impurities, which was already quite astonishing. It is known that ordinary Martial Cultivators often take ten days to half a month to expel even a trace of impurities when breaking through to the muscle refining stage. In comparison, Lufan's progress was remarkably rapid.
The Horizontal Training of the Thirteen Guardians truly deserves its reputation as a Divine Skill.
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