Chapter 57: “The True Qi of Beiming” Surges!
As for external techniques, Duan Yu had in name obtained the supreme martial art of Dali’s Tianlong Temple—the Six Meridian Divine Sword.
But from beginning to end, he only learned it superficially.
Compared to Duan Yu, who had only cultivated one-eighteenth of the Beiming meridian chart, his ability to absorb the internal energy of others far surpassed!
He could draw power from anywhere throughout his entire body, while Duan Yu could only use one meridian.
Most crucial of all, Duan Yu had never cultivated the method of Beiming Zhenqi!
All the inner strength he had absorbed, he only guided with the essentials of the Duan family’s internal art, channeling it into his organs, then later uniting his six meridians, thus avoiding the dangers of conflicting energies.
Though this resolved the peril of clashing forces, in truth the problem of mixed, impure inner power was never solved.
What he possessed was only in quantity, but in quality, it was far inferior to Fang Han’s refined and pure Beiming Zhenqi!
His internal force, being mottled and uneven, was hard to finely control, much less to wield freely.
That Duan Yu’s Six Meridian Divine Sword was sometimes effective, sometimes not, perhaps owed to this very reason.
This, then, was Fang Han’s second victory in inner strength—superiority in quality and mastery of power!
Having said inner strength, next came the rest.
As for qinggong, though both practiced Lingbo Weibu, Duan Yu was one who only thought of properly training when danger loomed. How could he compare with Fang Han, who diligently practiced it day after day?
In this, Fang Han believed himself superior by far!
But in external martial techniques, here lay his greatest shortfall!
What he possessed were only the likes of Sui Feng Sword Technique and Taizu Long Fist—the most ordinary of martial arts in the jianghu.
Even if he had trained the Sui Feng Sword Technique to “great achievement,” and the Taizu Long Fist to “small mastery,” developing some small refinements, and even if, empowered by Beiming Zhenqi, their power greatly increased—
It could not hide the inadequacy of these external techniques.
They were too crude.
At the end of the day, they were only applications of physical force.
They scarcely touched on the mysteries of meridians, inner power circulation.
It must be known, external martial arts are not merely physical training.
Truly exquisite high-level external arts, in their subtleties of force transformation, meridian points, and inner power circulation, are extraordinary indeed!
If inner power may be likened to treasure, then external martial arts are the gate.
If the external art is too crude, then the “gate” is but a narrow opening. No matter how much treasure lies within, one cannot bring much out at once.
Only thread by thread, never fully!
Of ten parts of skill, one might only be able to wield one or two parts’ strength.
Simply put, Fang Han was now with his energy bar full, but his output was grievously insufficient!
In this respect, he was even inferior to Duan Yu, that half-trained amateur.
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Though Liù Mài Shén Jiàn was sometimes effective and sometimes not, once it was unleashed, who would dare face its edge directly? Even Jiumozhi retreated three steps, and Qiao Feng admitted he could not withstand it head-on.
Duan Yu’s maximum output was utterly explosive!
The trouble was, his output was extremely unstable—most of the time, he simply could not activate it.
As for Fang Han, his upper limit might not match, but his lower limit was guaranteed. He had stable output.
With a body full of vigorous Beiming zhenqi inner force, his overall strength was immense. Even if he knew nothing of fists, blades, or swords, his sheer power was extraordinary.
So long as he knew even a little about how to use it, no ordinary opponent could withstand him.
What’s more, he had spent half his life training in two external martial arts, which were refined in their own way. Compared to Duan Yu, apart from lacking that erratic, ultra-high-crit Liù Mài Shén Jiàn, Fang Han was stronger in nearly every respect.
Thinking of this, Fang Han could not help but ponder:
“As I am now, I need to find an external martial art…”
Stable output was fine.
Against people like Zuo Zimu, he could handle it easily. But if he were to face a truly powerful martial master, then he would inevitably fall short.
After all, he lacked a martial skill to suppress and defeat enemies in battle, a skill to truly bring out the might of his vast Beiming zhenqi inner power!
Actually, since he was in Dali territory, the best peerless art here was without a doubt—Liù Mài Shén Jiàn!
If Fang Han could obtain it, then the key elements of the “Duan Yu” template would be complete!
And even an upgraded version, at that!
Duan Yu’s template was: Beiming shengong fragment, Lingbo weibu complete, Manggu zhuhá, and Liù Mài Shén Jiàn!
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