Third Set: Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Posture

  Meng Qiu thought deeply and decided on the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Skill, then it was the martial art corresponding to this skill. The relationship between skills and martial arts, skills and techniques is mutually complementary. Having only skills without practicing martial arts, one has true energy but cannot display it. Practicing martial arts without cultivating skills, even if the moves are exquisite, they cannot exert their true power, and when encountering a master, with just a light wave of the hand, all the moves will be scattered.

  Before Meng Qiu came, he had also thought deeply about it. After choosing the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Fist in Gongfa, he chose a Tiger Overlord Fist in martial arts, which perfectly complemented the fierce and powerful force of the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Fist. As for why he didn't choose swordsmanship or knife skills, it was also a helpless move. Meng Qiu had no weapons, and according to his economic situation, he couldn't get decent swords or knives in the short term, let alone magical artifacts.

  Although this is a world of immortal cultivation, money is still very important. Gold can be used to buy elixirs, purchase magical artifacts, and acquire spiritual stones. No matter what it is, as long as you have enough gold, almost anything can be bought.

  Meng Qiu's home was empty, and since he couldn't afford to buy weapons, he simply practiced his fists and feet. As long as his fist technique was refined, relying on his powerful strength, he could still charge forward and crush everything, killing in all directions. The Tiger Overlord Fist was fierce and ferocious, perfectly matching the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Skill, which was the best combination that Meng Qiu had chosen after a night of consideration.

  "Alright, it seems you've thought this through before coming here. I won't waste any more words either. Just one last reminder: the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique was originally a top-grade Xuan-level technique, but now that it's incomplete, it's only at the Huang level. Don't underestimate this technique - its difficulty is far beyond your imagination, requiring even greater effort and hardship to cultivate. I hope you can persevere and not give up halfway, wasting all that time."

  Meng Qiu understood the good intentions of the Transmission Elder, but with the jade symbol in hand, he was naturally unafraid of hardship: "Thank you, Elder, for reminding me. I will definitely persevere through a hundred setbacks."

  The elder nodded and didn't say anything else, directly giving out the secret recipe, letting Meng Qiu leave. Until Meng Qiu left the grand hall, he shook his head and muttered to himself: "Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Skill, it's been over thirty years since a disciple has successfully practiced this skill. Just now, that child had no spark in his eyes, no wisdom in his heart, and weak spiritual roots in his body. He will definitely fail at the tenth level, I hope he won't be too disappointed."

  Meng Qiu didn't know how the Transmission Elder evaluated him, and even if he did, he would just smile it off. According to normal logic, it was indeed difficult for him to succeed in cultivation, but with that mysterious jade symbol around, everything was possible.

  Leaving the Transmission Hall, Meng Qiu went straight back to his residence. The black-robed disciples of Yun Toushan were all cultivating on their own without a fixed master. However, on the first day of every month, there was a lecture conference where the blue-robed elder would preside and teach the law. Both the black-robed and purple-robed disciples were qualified to attend.

  Meng Qiu stepped into the house and immediately closed the door and windows. He couldn't wait to unfold that Ten Dragons Ten Elephants diagram.

  The Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Gong is originally a fragmentary work with limited content, consisting of dozens of oral formulas and three diagrams, representing the Threefold Realm.

  The highest level of martial arts or kung fu for a yellow-level lower-grade is only three levels.

  Meng Qiu first skimmed through the entire article, then read it carefully from start to finish, word by word and sentence by sentence, in conjunction with the illustrations. After reading it three times, he had a general outline of this set of skills in his mind.

  Generally speaking, this kind of powerful qigong is not difficult to learn at the beginning, but the real difficulty lies in reaching a certain level after entering the door, where you will encounter bottlenecks. This bottleneck largely stems from the drag of physical quality, insufficient flesh strength, and inadequate thickness of true qi, making it impossible for the qigong to progress.

  Meng Qiuyuan had thought that with the jade symbol in his mind, he could rest easy, but now it seemed that it wasn't so simple. He closed his eyes and thought to himself: "It seems that I'll have to come up with another powerful technique to go along with this Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Technique. If not, even if I manage to cultivate the power of one dragon and one elephant, my body won't be able to withstand it. One punch and the enemy might not die, but I myself will be finished."

  But these are afterthoughts; at least until he trains the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique to above the third level, the importance of physical strength will only be revealed.

  Meng Qiu immediately discarded his distracting thoughts and first performed a set of Daoyin exercises. Although Daoyin was just an introductory exercise, it had a very good effect on calming the mind and guiding the qi, making it the best preparation for meditation. As soon as he made a move with his heart, the true qi surged upwards, following the meridians, and directly rushed to the Tianmen acupoint. This was the starting formula of the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Exercise, emptying the dantian and causing the true qi to surge upwards.

  In an instant, Meng Qiu felt a sudden jolt in his body, his dantian was emptied, and his true energy surged back. This feeling was extremely unbearable, as if it would burst his head at any moment. In an instant, Meng Qiu's face turned bright red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his cheeks trembled. Meng Qiu gritted his teeth and persisted, and after a brief moment, the true energy dissipated and returned to his dantian. However, before he could even catch his breath, it surged back again, with an even more ferocious roar, suddenly causing stars to appear in front of his eyes.

  Even so, he remained motionless, still steadily circulating his true energy, repeatedly completing the process of reversing the flow of true energy in his dantian. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden "pop" sound, and his body shook as if a layer of fascia inside him had been pierced. Immediately following that, he felt a deafening crash by his ear, like a clap of thunder, with the sound of galloping horses, shaking Meng Qiu's face pale white, with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

  However, after a while, everything calmed down, and Meng Qiu opened his eyes. Suddenly, two rays of light shot out from his eyes, and a joyful expression appeared on his face as he exclaimed, "It's done!" Immediately, his mind stirred again, and he dove back into the sea of consciousness. Indeed, on the jade symbol, an additional pattern of a dragon coiling around had emerged, pushing the diagram for the Guiding Technique to the side and occupying the central position on the jade symbol.

  "Good!" Meng Qiu shouted again, carefully observing the diagram of the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique. He soon found a Golden Immortal, which extended about one-tenth of the way out. This was the result of his previous cultivation. At this rate, it wouldn't take ten days for him to upgrade to the next level.

  Meng Qiu took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions in his heart, exited the Sea of Consciousness, rested for a moment, and immediately continued to cultivate.

  Inhale and exhale, guide the true qi, circulate through the heavenly orbit...

  Meng Qiu devoted himself wholeheartedly to his cultivation, making progress faster than he had previously expected. In just three days, the golden thread had advanced more than halfway. Moreover, he had also thoroughly consolidated the first level of the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique, and with every move, true energy circulated within him.

  Day and night without stop, forgetting sleep and food, three days passed unknowingly again.

  In Meng Qiu's room, he sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his body filled with a surging energy, his arms strong and powerful, as if the sound of dragons and elephants was echoing within him. This was the extraordinary phenomenon that occurred when one reached the peak of the first level of the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Technique. If he could break through this level, he would reach the second level. However, breaking through was easier said than done. Generally speaking, at this stage, without ten days and eight days of bitter practice, it was impossible to break through. But Meng Qiu didn't need to worry because as soon as he encountered a bottleneck, the golden line also filled up, and the plus sign below the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Technique suddenly lit up.

  This was exactly what Meng Qiu had been expecting, and without any hesitation, they directly clicked on it.

  In an instant, with a "ding" sound, Meng Qiu suddenly felt that his body was like a turbulent giant wave, the true energy that had been suppressed by the bottleneck burst out instantly, and it wasn't until after a long while that it finally calmed down.

  "Haha, the 2nd level of the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Technique!" Meng Qiu was drenched in sweat, his entire body aching as if pierced by needles, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he reveled in this feeling, narrowing his eyes slightly to savor the circulation of his inner energy. At this moment, the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Technique had reached its 2nd level, causing his true energy to surge violently, increasing several times over, while his cultivation realm directly advanced from the initial stage of Qi Refining to the intermediate stage.

  Meng Qiu's face revealed a faint smile, from this moment he finally got rid of his position at the bottom of Yun Tou Mountain. Six consecutive days of sleepless and tireless bitter practice allowed his strength to increase significantly. The second level of Shi Long Shi Xiang Gong, true energy burst forth, dragon roar elephant cry.