"Purple Mist Palace?"
"Start practicing first, I'll go inside to be alone."
Yan Chuan hurried into the room to explore the 'Purple Mist Palace' that had just appeared in his mind.
"This is—"
In the room.
Yan Chuan closed his eyes, recognizing the palace: "This is the worn-out palace I picked up from an antique shop on my last trip in my previous life."
A car accident occurred in his past life.
Unexpectedly, this palace traveled through time with him.
Or perhaps—
"Did I cross over to this place because of the palace?"
Yan Chuan couldn't figure it out.
However, judging from the messages conveyed by the 'Purple Mist Palace,' his ordinary life in this world seemed to have taken a turn for the better—
["Mutual Teaching and Learning" (Level One), Your explanations will enhance the listener's comprehension efficiency by 50%, and the listener's understanding and thoughts will feed back to you, allowing you to gain corresponding 'Experience.']
["Daoist Cushion" (Level One), The Purple Mist Palace holds six Daoist Cushions, which help listeners better understand lectures and grasp the Dao. Mutual Teaching and Learning effect +1000%. Note: Out of the six seats, only two have a one-time opportunity for change.]
["Treasure Rock" (Level One), You can raise the level of items through 'Spiritual' enhancement and nourish treasures. The current number of items that can be enhanced: 2.]
["Derivation Skill" (Level One), You can establish research tasks, gain inspiration, develop martial arts, and earn 'Experience' and 'Spiritual' upon task completion. Currently, you can create up to 2 tasks.]
...
"The four major functions of the 'Purple Mist Palace'—"
"Mutual Teaching and Learning."
"Daoist Cushion."
"Treasure Rock."
"Derivation Skill."
"All can change fate!"
In his mind, the 'Purple Mist Palace' hovered as Yan Chuan opened his personal panel—
[Yan Chuan]
[Experience: 0]
[Spiritual: 0]
[Martial Arts: Horse Stance, Twelve Bridge Hands, Tiger Form Boxing, Crane Form Boxing, Thousand Pounds Fall, Gongzi Fuhu Fist, Ten Forms Boxing]
...
When Yan Chuan was six, Cheng Fengxiao brought him back to the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall. Two decades passed in a flash as he started with the most basic 'Copper Bridge Iron Horse' of 'Cheng Family Boxing,' 'Bridge' being the 'Twelve Bridge Hands' and 'Horse' being the 'Horse Stance.' He began practicing these foundational skills and gradually advanced to training 'Tiger Form Boxing,' 'Crane Form Boxing,' 'Thousand Pounds Fall,' 'Gongzi Fuhu Fist,' and 'Ten Forms Boxing,' solidifying his foundation and sharpening his fire control. At his current pace, in three to five more years, he would master the true teaching of 'Iron Wire Fist' from 'Cheng Family Boxing.'
At that time.
Yan Chuan would be just thirty.
In the eyes of Cai Liang and others, it seemed Cheng Fengxiao was reluctant to share his family's absolute skill, 'Iron Wire Fist,' with outsiders. But Yan Chuan knew that in the old days, masters emphasized laying a solid foundation, never rushing.
Step by step, solid and diligent.
Cheng Fengxiao was a standard Old School Martial Artist who was not skilled in words, only practiced, not spoken, yet he truly regarded Yan Chuan as a successor and taught him wholeheartedly.
Even though Yan Chuan was slow-witted, Cheng Fengxiao remained dedicated.
Repaying kindness with kindness.
This was the fundamental reason Yan Chuan stayed loyal to his master and the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall.
Of course.
Despite this understanding, Yan Chuan was still eager to gain recognition from his master early and hoped to learn the 'Iron Wire Fist' true teachings soon.
It was the most profound martial arts he could access and learn.
But now.
Things were different.
...
["Derivation Skill" (Level One), You can establish research tasks, gain inspiration, develop martial arts, and earn 'Experience' and 'Spiritual' upon task completion. Currently, you can create up to 2 tasks.]
(To advance to the next level, it requires consuming 10,000 Experience.)
...
"Set up a task."
Yan Chuan couldn't wait and attempted to set up his first research task—
[Task One]
[Research Project Name: Yijinjing (Difficulty: Geng ★★★)][Task difficulty is divided into ten ranks: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, each rank is divided into five-star levels;]
[Inspiration: 0][100 Inspirations can lead to one Enlightenment]
[Complete the task to earn 'Experience +150,000,' 'Spiritual +150,000.'][Settling tasks can reward corresponding 'Experience' and 'Spiritual' based on task completion. Abandoning the task consumes 5,000 Experience.]
...
"Geng-level three-stars difficulty?"
"Yijinjing is merely ranked at the fourth level of difficulty?"
Yan Chuan was stunned; he didn't think the difficulty was high but felt it didn't match the status of Yijinjing. According to this ranking, there are six degrees stronger than Yijinjing under the 'Derivation Skill' assessment."
Yan Chuan was both surprised and delighted.
This was good!
The higher the upper limit, the better.
Originally, he thought his current lifetime would reach the combat level of 'Heavenly Dragon Eight Parts' or even 'Swordsmen.' But now it seemed he might achieve levels of 'Great Tang,' 'Feng Yun,' or even 'Martial God,' 'Eternal Venerate,' 'Yang God'?!
Returning to the present, Yijinjing's 'Geng-level' difficulty wasn't trivial.
'Derivation Skill' could develop martial arts based on concepts, and Yan Chuan, having practiced martial arts for twenty years, struggled due to his dim-witted qualifications and couldn't advance. Thus, the first thing that came to his mind was the legendary 'Yijinjing,' known for 'Bone Strengthening' and 'Change Qualification.'
But at this difficulty, he feared he couldn't develop it quickly.
"Developing martial arts—"
"Relies on knowledge."
"Relies on inspiration."
Knowledge requires learning.
Inspiration is elusive.
But 'Derivation Skill' could accumulate every instance and bit of inspiration for Yan Chuan, eventually leading to one Enlightenment after another. Through accumulated inspiration and periods of Enlightenment, he would successfully develop new martial arts.
And inspiration.
And Enlightenment.
Were intimately linked to Yan Chuan's 'foundation,' his 'accumulated knowledge' in martial arts.
"'Derivation Skill,' even the best cook can't make a meal without ingredients."
"I must acquire more knowledge and accumulate martial arts proficiency for 'Derivation Skill' to use 'Inspiration,' 'Enlightenment' to organize my thoughts and create new martial arts."
Ideas, concepts.
Foundation, knowledge.
Furthermore, inspiration, Enlightenment.
In this manner, a new martial art was born.
[Task One: Yijinjing]!
"Let's first see how easy it is to obtain inspiration."
Yan Chuan didn't hurry to create the second research task. He got up and walked to the Martial Arts Training Ground.
...
The Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall experienced ups and downs.
Over twenty years ago, when Cheng Fengxiao received the hall from his grandfather, it had already fallen into decline. After more than ten years of Cheng Fengxiao's efforts, it returned to its peak, with nearly a hundred disciples at its height, even after Cheng Fengxiao carefully selected only the best.
Unfortunately, as the Great Yan Court vigorously advanced 'Martial Arts Academies,' the hall fell into decay again, unable to recover.
Now, including Yan Chuan, only four disciples remained, and even Cheng Fengxiao's son and daughter left to join Guangling Academy.
The times had changed!
Yan Chuan, living a second life, saw the best path for the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall as resembling the 'tutoring classes' and 'enhancement classes' from his previous life, tagging along behind the court and Martial Arts Academies to pick up some benefits.
But Cheng Fengxiao was proud and ambitious, which conflicted with his aspirations. Yan Chuan didn't need to probe to know Cheng Fengxiao wouldn't accept it.
At this rate, the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall would eventually vanish like other halls.
However, things were different now.
...