Chapter 114: The Martial God
Zhou Tieyi didn't look at the white plum again. He picked up the fist-sized plum and ate it in two or three bites, leaving only a topaz-like core.

These peaches and plums have a sweet taste and are juicy.

Just as Zhou Tieyi smacked his lips, a stream of clear air rushed from his abdomen straight to his dantian.

He immediately focused his mind into his dantian.

When this clear energy rose, his thinking suddenly became clear.

Within the Dantian.

The thick qi and blood are like a vast ocean.

A blood-red lotus blossomed in the center of the sea, and a new lotus seed began to grow on the lotus.

And above it are brilliant clouds composed of the true meaning of the five elements.

The eighth level of martial arts condenses into a martial arts god of one's own.

This 'God' does not refer to a deity, but to 'I'.

Generally, the eighth-grade practice begins with learning specific martial arts and comprehending the corresponding martial spirit.

For example, for the Zhou family's [Record of Supervising Soldiers and Killing Demons], at this stage, Zhou Tieyi can choose to practice [Sky-Splitting Sword], [Azure Spear], [Thunder Fire Arrow], and [Wu Ji Shield].

When these four martial arts are practiced to a certain stage, the martial spirit will be condensed.

And slowly cultivate this martial intent, and then through the [Supervisory Soldier Visualization Method], guide the ancestral qi of heaven and earth to temper the martial intent, so that the martial intent can be transformed from a virtual state with no support to a half-virtual and half-real martial arts god, completely suppressing one's own qi and blood. This is considered to have completed the eighth level of martial arts practice.

Of course, most practitioners will not be satisfied with only comprehending one kind of martial arts.

The stronger the martial spirit that one comprehends in the eighth level, the better the coordination, and the greater the help for future practice, just like laying the foundation.

The four martial spirits of the Zhou family's [Record of Supervising Soldiers and Killing Demons] represent the four military spirits of wind, forest, fire and mountain. When combined, they form a supervising god who is in charge of the army.

When these four kinds of martial arts are cultivated to a certain degree, they will condense into corresponding dragon seals and transform into powerful combat skills.

For example, my brother, on this basis, comprehended the true meaning of thunder and transformed it into nine thunder drums, each of which had a dragon emblem manifested. This can be regarded as breaking new ground, following the path of his predecessors and condensing his own fighting skills.

Zhou Tieyi was even luckier.

Before he condensed the Guardian God, he had already directly condensed a statue of the Green Emperor through [Controlling the Five Qi] and [The Five Emperors' Precious Edicts].

In fact, there would be no problem even if he directly used this Green Emperor's Dharma image to advance to the seventh rank.

But he has great ambitions and will certainly not limit himself to this.

Zhou Tieyi had not yet comprehended the true meaning of other martial arts at this time.

The pure spirit of Confucian disciples is of greatest help in comprehending the Dharma of the Blue Emperor.

Zhou Tieyi opened his eyes, stood up, took out the [Green Emperor's Treasure Edict], spread out the scripture, and looked at the twelve dragon seals surrounding the Green Emperor.

Suddenly, he was connected with these dragon emblems. The constantly changing and twisting dragon emblems, with the help of the pure energy of peach and plum, were directly reflected in his mind.

The pure energy transformed into twelve equally changing dragon seals, which were imprinted on the robes of the Green Emperor.

With the twelve real dragon seals, the vague image of the Green Emperor became more concrete, just like a person wearing clothes, becoming more solemn and majestic.

An hour later, Zhou Tieyi reluctantly turned his gaze away from the [Green Emperor's Treasure Edict].

He looked at Baimei next to him. Baimei, who had eaten a small piece of food, had also gained a lot. The true meaning of his martial arts was completely condensed, and he was ready to break through to the seventh level.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the time again. He had been busy all morning and had not trained Ada and the others.

He said to Bai Mei, "Go and tell Ada and the other five to get enough rest this afternoon and go out with me in the evening."

These soldiers cannot just be kept around. If you want to truly train them, you have to send them to the battlefield!

Bai Mei hurried to do it.

After Bai Mei left, Zhou Tieyi picked up the peach pit in his hand and said with a smile, "Your Majesty eats so well every day. It must be a rapid progress in cultivation. I really envy you."

He stretched out his finger and drew a talisman in the air. This time, he didn't need to memorize the talisman core of the phoenix pattern. He used his mind to reflect the constantly twisting dragon seal, cut off a section, and immediately controlled the corresponding authority.

Just by condensing twelve dragon seals in his heart, it was equivalent to him learning most of the Qingdi's talismans in a moment.

This is something that many practitioners of the art of talismans cannot accomplish in their entire lives.

"The peaches and plums of Confucianism are really delicious."

Zhou Tieyi couldn't help but sigh again. After that, he picked up the peach pit in his hand and went to his mother's Shouyi Courtyard.

The peach and plum trees of Confucianism are so mysterious because they are nurtured by the entire Confucian fortune and the cultural spirit of millions of scholars.

Naturally, his Zhou family does not have this ability.

But since I have the authority to [Tame Plants] and have condensed the image of the Green Emperor, I can try to plant some.

Then we’ll see if we can guide the energy brought by the steam engine for irrigation.

Even if it doesn't have the power of the original, as long as it has one or two points, it will be a huge profit.

It can be passed down as the heritage of the Zhou family.

Perhaps by planting this peach and plum tree, he could help the Green Emperor to transform for the third time.

No matter how good the peach and plum trees in other people's homes are, they are not as good as the ones you grow in your own home.

"Madam, the second young master is here."

Chunjuan brought Zhou Tieyi in.

Zhou Tieyi first paid his respects to Zhou's mother, and then proudly took out the peach pit.

When Zhou's mother saw the yellow jade-like peach pit, she knew what it was immediately. Thinking of the sudden visit of the eunuch Su Peisheng to the mansion this morning, she asked, "Is it a reward?"

"Of course it's a reward."

Zhou Tieyi smiled proudly and told the story of how he had written a good poem, but he omitted the story about Mei Qingchen.

Mother Zhou thought for a moment before she smiled and said, "It's better to be a jester. Don't be afraid of embarrassing me. Just let outsiders talk."

It was certainly not good to hear that the legitimate son of the second-class General Huwei and the son of the Taoist Yulong was a jester in the martial arts world, but Zhou's mother no longer cared about such things as reputation.

Especially after her son's temperament changed drastically, Zhou's mother now wishes Zhou Tieyi could be a jester.

Zhou Tieyi said with a smile, "I listened to my mother and gave in to them. If they still dare to gossip, I will punish whoever says so!"

Hearing what Zhou Tieyi said, Zhou's mother was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

However, seeing that Zhou Tieyi really listened to his advice, he felt a lot more relieved.

Even the difficulty of the third level was eased a little.

Just as she said, everyone in the world thought that Zhou Qinlong's love trapped her, the fish.

But they are not fish, so how could they know that their "love tribulation" has been quietly transferred to Zhou Tieyi.

The so-called "emotion" for Taoists is not simply love.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "How did this thing sprout?"

He has the authority to Tame Plants, but these are no ordinary plants, so he came to ask his mother for more advice.

When Zhou's mother heard her son talking about the trivial matters of growing flowers and plants, she became even happier. They thought that this was what Taoists should do, they should stay out of other people's business and let them do what they want.

"You come with me."

Zhou's mother led Zhou Tieyi to the side building on the left.

The building is three stories high and is luxuriously cast entirely in brass.

There is a magic circle in the hollow of the roof, driven by inkstone to gather moonlight.

Below the magic circle is a huge dew-receiving plate.

The crystal clear rootless water fills the dew-collecting dish every day.

It is said that gold gives birth to water, and the moon turns into dew.

Zhou's mother was refining elixirs in the mansion, so naturally the cleaner the water was, the better.

The Taiyin Jinsheng Water on the dew-receiving plate in front of you is an excellent choice whether it is used for refining pills or for planting.

Zhou's mother stretched out her hand, and Zhou Tieyi quickly handed over the peach pit.

Mother Zhou's hand, as white and tender as a young girl's, easily opened the peach pit, revealing the peach kernel inside, then put the peach kernel into water and told Zhou Tieyi, "Come back in seven days."

(End of this chapter)