"Innate cultivation, the sinew, bone, skin, and membrane all undergo three rounds of ’tempering.’ This ’tempering’ is neither forging nor hammering and does not increase strength or defense. Life force, endurance, etc., only slightly enhance, almost negligible." Jiang Bianliu talked about Huang Wuniang, and incidentally explained to Yan Chuan about the cultivation at the Innate Stage, elaborating on the fundamentals of an Innate Grandmaster: "The so-called ’tempering’ at the Innate Stage is essentially a modification of the body. Through the transformation of ’sinew, bone, skin, and membrane’, one can bear and output more powerful inner strength, including opening the ’Eight Extraordinary Meridians’, strengthening the body’s meridians, further expanding the Dantian Qi Sea and stabilizing it, all serving this purpose. But bearing more powerful inner strength is not just about unilaterally strengthening the flesh; if it were that simple, wouldn’t mastering a Body Training Technique solve everything?" Isn’t it just like that? How could it not be like that? Yan Chuan was astonished. "It’s not like that." Jiang Bianliu explained to Yan Chuan: "The cultivation at the Innate Stage, the tempering and modification of sinew, bone, skin, and membrane, is firstly to bear more inner strength, and secondly to better strengthen the divine soul. Therefore, sinew, bone, skin, and membrane are mystical beyond compare, not determined merely by strength. The first, second, and third rounds of cultivation are about realm, refining the profound and subtle." This is difficult to explain to people. Without entering the Innate, one can hardly comprehend it. Jiang Bianliu just mentioned it briefly, then he continued talking about Huang Wuniang: "Qi-blood is a crucial factor in tempering sinew, bone, skin, and membrane. Therefore, individuals like Wuniang, myself, and the majority of Innate Martial Artists start cultivation with the ’Chong Meridian’. After opening it, grasping the Qi-blood essence, further tempering crucial parts of sinew, bone, skin, and membrane yields twice the result with half the effort." "The Innate First Layer Heaven is predominantly the ’Chong Meridian’ among the ’Eight Extraordinary Meridians’." "After this, one can either continue cultivating the ’Eight Extraordinary Meridians’, which is extremely difficult, or start tempering sinew, bone, skin, and membrane. This is the path Wuniang followed, completing a cycle for both sinew and bone, achieving ’Innate Three Layer Heaven’." "As for the Bear King, with even more explosive power, Wuniang speculates he is at least ’Innate Five Layer Heaven’—" "One round of Chong Meridian." "One round each of sinew, bone, skin, and membrane." "This constitutes the regular ’Five Layer Heaven’." Fınd the newest release on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵 Chen Ze, newly entered the Innate, not yet one layer. Huang Wuniang, Innate Third Layer. Bear King, Innate Fifth Layer. Yan Chuan had seen all their practical performances at the Innate Level, and after Jiang Bianliu’s elaboration, Yan Chuan gained a clearer and better understanding of the actual capabilities of Innate Martial Artists. "Elder Jiang’s level?" Yan Chuan, after knowing about Chen Ze, Huang Wuniang, and Bear King, was curious about Jiang Bianliu’s cultivation level. Jiang Bianliu chuckled: "I was lucky to prove the Dao with your ’Xingyi Boxing Manual’. It has been almost a year since the beginning of the year, and a few days ago, I just opened the ’Yangwei Meridian’, qualifying me for the Innate First Layer." Wasn’t it mentioned that most Innate Martial Artists start from the ’Chong Meridian’ at the beginning of cultivation? How come Jiang Bianliu cultivated the ’Yangwei Meridian’? Yan Chuan was taken aback but soon realized: "One Yang Finger?" Jiang Bianliu had recently made a breakthrough, feeling delighted at heart. He laughed and said: "The Yangwei Meridian begins at the convergence of all yang, namely starting from the Jinmen Acupoint, an inch below the external ankle of the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Then it travels from the Jinmen Acupoint seven inches above the external ankle of the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian at the Yangjiao Acupoint. It also converges with the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, and Yang Jue Meridian at the Jianjing Acupoint, under the large bone behind the shoulder blade known as the Shanglian Nao Yu Acupoint. It further converges with the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian at the Zhengying Acupoint, then at the depression on top of the shoulder at the Jianjing Acupoint. Moving upwards from the Jianjing Acupoint, it converges with the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian an inch above the eyebrow at the Yangbai Acupoint. Moving upwards from the Yangbai Acupoint above the eye, it goes straight into the hair and arrives at the Lin Qi Acupoint. From the Lin Qi Acupoint, it travels upwards passing the Zhengying Acupoint, traveling along the underside of the occipital bone to reach the Naokong Acupoint. From the Naokong Acupoint, it descends to the exterior end of the muscle behind the ear at the Wind Pool Acupoint, and then it converges with the Du Meridian at the Fengfu on the back of the neck, Yamen Acupoint." The function of the ’Yangwei Meridian’ is to ’connect and coordinate all yang’. Jiang Bianliu practiced the "One Yang Finger"— The one Yang refers to Shaoyang as well. Yang is the promoter of life and growth, Shaoyang marks the initial birth of Yang Qi, corresponding to the liver in human organs, relating to wood among the Five Elements, corresponding to spring. One Yang is born in spring, life begins to manifest, all things grow at its inception, endlessly continuing. Yang Qi is considered a great treasure in the human body, thus the ’One Yang Finger’ enables people to have the vitality of spring as all things grow, not only performing as an extremely brilliant Finger Skill but also an unparalleled life-saving technique. Jiang Bianliu’s approach to starting Innate cultivation with ’Yangwei Meridian’ as a point of entry essentially began with the "One Yang Finger". In doing so, by forgoing the ’Chong Meridian’, he slowed down the progression at the Innate Stage, but it brought about greater power for the "One Yang Finger", accelerating cultivation pace, subsequently increasing combat power more rapidly. This choice is subject to personal interpretation among the wise and insightful. Yan Chuan was keenly aware that Jiang Bianliu, originally at ease, was now eager to move fast, mostly to better ensure his safety, serving steadfastly in Tan Valley Royal City for him. Yan Chuan felt grateful. Jiang Bianliu waved his hand: "Between us, there’s no need for these formalities. I proved the Dao with the ’Xingyi Boxing’, and later focused on ’Innate Skill’ and ’One Yang Finger’, all my foundations owe to you. Saying we are old friends is thick-skinned on my part, truly a half-mentor—" "Elder Jiang, you’re flattering me to the extreme!" Yan Chuan promptly interrupted. He greatly respected this elder in Guangling City and was endlessly delighted to become old friends with Jiang Bianliu. How could he dare speak of ’half-mentor’? Jiang Bianliu smiled slightly, "In short, no need for politeness between us. My cultivation of the ’Yangwei Meridian’ wasn’t entirely for you. Wuniang once cultivated the Chong Meridian, taking three years for one layer, another three years for the next, taking ten years to achieve Innate Third Layer. I accomplished one layer in less than a year, not inferior to her. Even though I cultivated the ’Yangwei Meridian’, the speed is quick. ’One Yang Finger’ also contributes greatly to this, as cultivating ’Yangwei Meridian’ enhances ’One Yang Finger’, and conversely, practicing ’One Yang Finger’ aids the speed of ’Yangwei Meridian’ cultivation. I’ve now completed one layer, with ’Innate Skill’ as a base and ’One Yang Finger’ progressing rapidly, enough to contend with Wuniang, stalemating under Innate Fourth Layer including it. Only the Bear King level, at least Innate Fifth Layer, proves more challenging to deal with." Jiang Bianliu’s introduction of Chen Ze and Huang Wuniang’s cultivation and his, in combination with his actual combat power, aimed to give Yan Chuan a clearer understanding of his three masters’ strength, to guide him on which Innate warriors could be provoked and resisted and which ones must avoid fights. Yan Chuan listened, having a clear sense of understanding. Yan Chuan frequently interacted with the three Innate warriors— Chen Ze’s "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship", "Positive Yin Swordsmanship", "Anti Yin Yang Saber Technique", and "Wave Riding Micro Steps". Jiang Bianliu’s "Innate Skill" and "One Yang Finger". Huang Wuniang’s "Golden Snake Secret Manual", containing "Golden Snake Body Wandering Palm", "Golden Snake Capturing Crane Fist", "Golden Snake Cone Skill", and "Golden Snake Swordsmanship", a total of Four Absolute Skills. Innate Grandmasters, sky-reaching and earth-penetrating. Their speed of martial arts cultivation is extremely fast. For instance, Chen Ze, at the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, broke through "Quanzhen Swordsmanship" and "Jade Maiden Swordsmanship" to the Seventh Realm: Transcendent, thereby elevating "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship" to the Seventh Realm, shining brilliantly. Although he was strong then, further improvement was difficult. However, since the end of the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, ever since achieving Innate Dao that day, Chen Ze’s "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship" progressed even further, surging ahead within less than five months. Based on Yan Chuan’s exchanges with Chen Ze, it’s estimated to be at least the Mid Seventh Realm, advancing with shocking rapidity. Certainly, this owes to Chen Ze’s excellent compatibility with the "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship", but it is also inseparable from his own Innate cultivation. Take "Wave Riding Micro Steps", for example, despite continuous teaching from Yan Chuan during the Sword Discussion, mutual teaching, and learning, Chen Ze progressed slowly due to a lack of compatibility, finding it hard even to grasp the basics. Until achieving Innate Dao—