Ma Jianguo glanced around at his old friends, then looked at Fang Cheng and spoke in a deep voice: "You should already have some understanding of noble families and mutants, knowing their sources of power are varied." "Some have innate bloodline talents, born with unique advantages; others have gained extraordinary abilities due to some special encounters, triggering mutations by chance." "But in any case, in order to deeply explore their potential, they ultimately need to continuously deepen their perception and control of their innate powers through ’meditation.’ "And in our traditional martial arts, Qigong, especially the breakthrough from the ’True Essence Casting Cauldron’ level to the ’Inner Scenery External Manifestation,’ also requires a method similar to ’meditation,’ known as the ’Visualization Method.’ At this point, Ma Jianguo paused for a moment, considering his words. "This method, I mentioned to you the first time you came to the association." "The two methods seem to have similarities, but are fundamentally different. I can’t describe the specifics to you in detail right now." "Just remember, the ’Visualization Method’ for a martial artist is the refinement and sublimation of the three treasures of ’essence, energy, and spirit,’ training one’s life energy to the extreme, to achieve the realm of ’Unity of Heaven and Man.’" "It relies on the martial artist’s own persistence and hard work, rather than relying on innate bloodlines or accidental mutations, nor placing hope in the deities." Professor Wu Dewang timely added: "In the thousands of years of Xia country’s history, there are very few, truly documented martial artists reaching the supreme level of ’Inner Scenery External Manifestation,’ mostly existing in legends." "And in the past two hundred years, the only person officially confirmed to have achieved this state is Elder Li Guizhen." "Even if he possessed a talent inherited from a noble family, it was merely the icing on the cake, only accelerating the training process." Ma Jianguo looked at Fang Cheng, his eyes full of affirmation and expectation: "You need not worry about future testing anomalies and being treated as an outlier by the Special Search Team. The path you are on is the same pure and orthodox martial path as Elder Li!" He paused as if recalling something, then added: "In a while, won’t my boy be participating in the reexamination at the Special Search Team?" "At that time, I’ll accompany him to the headquarters of the Special Search Team and incidentally meet some old friends there, preparing a file for you as well, registered as an ’Ancient Martial Arts inheritor.’ "In this way, even if you exhibit some extraordinary abilities in the future, there will be a reasonable explanation, avoiding much unnecessary trouble." Zhang Haixiang patted his chest, his voice like a great bell: "I also have a few unruly disciples in the Special Search Team; I’ll give them a heads-up and see who dares to trouble the future pillar of our Martial Arts Research Association!" "That’s right, anyone who dares to mess with you will have to ask if these old bones of ours agree!" Wu Dewang and Chen Zizhen nodded in agreement, expressing their full support. They had once speculated about Fang Cheng’s background, but at this moment, all their doubts had vanished. Apart from his astonishing martial arts talent, this young man was humble and polite, gentle like jade. If someone were to call him a psychopath, a monster that kills relentlessly, they wouldn’t believe it even if they were beaten to death. Dong Yunchuan, beaming, followed up, saying: Read complete version only at NoveIꜰire.net "Ah Cheng, with us old folks here backing you, you can confidently and boldly pursue your training." "It would be best if you could reach the legendary level of Inner Scenery External Manifestation one day and take us on a trip to the Special Search Team headquarters to open the eyes of those who look down on martial artists, to crush their arrogance!" Fang Cheng felt warmth in his heart, then solemnly stood up and deeply bowed with clenched fists to his mentors: "Thank you, esteemed mentors, for your concern." This was precisely his primary purpose for accepting the invitation to the Martial Arts Research Association gathering and displaying his strength. With these respected and well-connected seniors as his backing, his future actions would undoubtedly be much smoother. Ma Jianguo waved his hand with a smile: "We’re all family, no need for such formalities." After this interaction, the atmosphere became completely lively. After this heartfelt dialogue, the atmosphere became completely lively. The elders gathered around Fang Cheng, sat down again, and continued to discuss their experiences and insights in martial arts training. Fang Cheng listened attentively while occasionally asking questions, feeling enlightened and greatly benefited. Thinking of the challenges he encountered while specializing in Karate earlier. Although he had become proficient in various techniques and skills, he still couldn’t unlock the related skill. So, he took the opportunity to consult the martial arts veterans: "Esteemed mentors, I previously practiced boxing and sanda, with approaches leaning towards strength, wide open and direct. But in actual combat, I find this style sometimes lacks flexibility and change." "Recently, I’ve also been trying to practice Karate, but the ’hand blade’ technique seems elusive, as if I’ve hit a bottleneck." "Therefore, I wish to learn the essence of the palm technique from traditional martial arts to further enhance my combat skills." Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly. "Ah Cheng, your idea of studying the palm technique to improve combat skills is correct." Professor Wu Dewang pushed his glasses and then smiled as he spoke: "However, your research direction might be mistaken." "You should know that Karate, originally called ’Tang hand,’ was transferred from our Xia Country to Ryukyu, and then from Ryukyu to Japan." "Its core combat techniques borrowed heavily from our White Crane Boxing. So, to truly understand and master the hand blade technique, you might as well look at its origin."