Chapter 44
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Chapter 44: Qi Refiner
A fierce tiger head pattern suddenly caught his eye.
This pattern was somewhat similar to Master Tian’s, but also a bit different; the tiger head seemed larger and much more menacing.
Wang Yu took a long time to look away from the bronze mirror, feeling both surprised and confused.
"So, you only used a set of Black Tiger Boxing Technique to create the Black Tiger Martial Statue!
I noticed that your earlier Black Tiger Fist was quite different from what the gym teaches. While I couldn’t pinpoint the exact details, I could vaguely sense its flaws. Every change addressed the weaknesses in the original Black Tiger Fist.
Hmm, it seems you have significantly improved the technique’s ability to manage energy." The gym owner stared at Wang Yu, his eyes shining with excitement.
"I did make some changes to Black Tiger Fist by incorporating another set of training methods I learned before, but I truly don’t know why I was able to practice the Black Tiger Martial Statue." Wang Yu snapped back to reality and replied like this.
"Good, good, this is what I wanted to know. Wang Yu, come inside with me. Ziying, Lao San, you two stay here." Master Tian nodded, and after a moment of muscle movement, his body returned to normal. He then instructed the two beside him and took Wang Yu to a room next to the courtyard.
The tall woman and Lao San exchanged glances and could only wait in place.
"Wang Yu, you are a physical Bloodline Awakener, right?" Master Tian entered the room, put on a different set of clothes, and after sitting down on a chair, he smiled and said something that left Wang Yu astonished.
How he awakened his bloodline was something anyone could see.
"Haha, don’t be surprised. First, the punch you threw at me earlier stirred your whole body’s energy, so the signs of your bloodline naturally showed a bit.
Second, only a physical Bloodline Awakener can gather the Black Tiger Martial Statue without understanding the True Meaning of Black Tiger—it’s almost always the case." Master Tian seemed to notice Wang Yu’s surprise and explained with a smile.
"I see, I really have awakened my bloodline," Wang Yu finally realized.
"Is it the bloodline of a tiger?" Master Tian asked excitedly, quickly following up with another question.
"That is not the case," Wang Yu naturally denied.
"If it is not the bloodline of the tiger species, then being able to form the Black Tiger Martial Statue means you must have a remarkable background in the Black Tiger Fist cultivation method."
Wang Yu, would you be willing to teach me this cultivation method? In exchange, I can take you as my personal disciple and teach you the core mystical technique of this school, the Black Tiger Breathing Technique.
"You have already formed the Black Tiger Martial Statue, and if you learn the Black Tiger Breathing Technique, it will surely enhance your skills. There is even hope that you could achieve a higher level of the Black Tiger Fist known as the Black Tiger Evil Body." Master Tian seemed a bit disappointed but then spoke earnestly to Wang Yu.
"What is the Black Tiger Evil Body? Could you explain it in detail to me?" Wang Yu thought for a moment and asked hesitantly.
"Hehe, of course I can. The Black Tiger Breathing Technique has three levels. Mastering the first level allows you to understand the True Meaning of the Black Tiger, control your muscles, and form the Black Tiger Martial Statue.
Mastering the second level allows you to refine energy into your body, exhaling like a blade.
If you master the third level of the Breathing Technique, you can reach the highest realm of the fist technique, the Black Tiger Evil Body. You would be able to unleash energy outward and refine Qi into a powerful force, allowing one person to become an army," Master Tian said with pride after a chuckle.
"Does it really have such power?"
Wang Yu was a bit skeptical but still excitedly asked, "
"As the owner of the gym, you must know about cultivators, right?"
"Of course I know. I even have some friends who are cultivators," Master Tian replied, his expression changing slightly as if he guessed something.
"I would like to ask, how many people at the Black Tiger Gym have mastered the Black Tiger Evil Body? If I learn the Black Tiger Evil Body, can I compete against higher-level cultivators?" Wang Yu asked seriously.
This time, it was Master Tian’s turn to be silent. After a long pause, he finally replied thoughtfully:
"The Black Tiger Breathing Technique actually comes from the Ancient Qi Refiner lineage, and it is not easy to practice. I have only mastered the first level, but even so, I can still spar with middle-stage Qi Refining Stage cultivators.
As for the Black Tiger Evil Body, only the first-generation owner of the Black Tiger Fist Gym has completely mastered the three levels of the Black Tiger Breathing Technique. It is said that he once escaped safely from a powerful practitioner of Foundation Establishment using the Black Tiger Evil Body."
"The Black Tiger Breathing Technique is so powerful that the first level can compete against Qi Refining Stage cultivators! What is the Ancient Qi Refiner, and how is it related to the Qi Refining Stage of cultivators? Is it a type of cultivator?" Wang Yu exclaimed, even more surprised, and kept asking.
"Qi Refiner is not a cultivator; to be precise, it is an ancient practice of the ancient human race. It was very popular in ancient times but was eventually replaced by cultivators."
Because of this cultivation method, it cannot make people control the wind and rain or master various magical powers, nor can it make people live longer or achieve immortality. The only change it can bring is to strengthen and transform the body through ‘breathing.’
However, in ancient times, strong Qi Refiners used this method to fight against powerful beings from other races, protecting the entire human race. So, it is not strange that reaching the first level of the Black Tiger Breathing Technique allows one to resist a Qi Refining Stage cultivator.
Even the first level of cultivation, known as the Qi Refining Stage, is named in memory of the hard work and great achievements of the Ancient Qi Refiners." Master Tian explained the history of the Qi Refiner in detail.
"The Black Tiger Breathing Technique actually has such a grand origin! But if that is the case, besides the first-generation master, has no one from the Black Tiger Fist Gym managed to master the Black Tiger Evil Body since then?" Wang Yu hesitated as he asked, silently remembering the words ‘Ancient Qi Refiner,’ while feeling a storm of emotions inside.
It seemed like he had discovered a kind of supernatural mysterious power.
"No, although ordinary people can practice the Black Tiger Breathing Technique, successfully mastering it still depends on talent, and it is incredibly difficult to cultivate. Besides the first-generation master of the Black Tiger Fist Gym, very few later masters have managed to reach the second level.
But you have awakened a physical bloodline, which gives you talent far beyond ordinary people. It may be hard to say for the third level, but reaching the second level will likely not be a problem for you.
Furthermore, once you receive my true teachings of the Black Tiger, you must only have me as your master for the rest of your life, and if you inherit the gym, you must never leave Tongzhou City." Master Tian said solemnly, word by word.
"If that is the case, I cannot become the master’s disciple; I still prefer to be a cultivator," Wang Yu shook his head vigorously upon hearing these conditions, like a rattle drum.
"You are indeed a cultivator. This means you are both a Bloodline Awakener and possess Spiritual Sensing," Master Tian said, feeling surprised and then smiling wryly.
Wang Yu did not respond but pointed at something in front of him with a finger, while muttering words softly.
After a moment, with a "pop," a bright red flame appeared at his fingertip.
It was the ‘Firefly Technique.’
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