Zhou Leng got up, prepared breakfast and lunch, and after eating, took the lunchbox to Xiaoru Village.
Zhou Leng entered the Mysterious Forest and saw Huang lying under the Frost Giant Tree from a distance.
Beside Huang, two pages of Divine Text Golden Pages stood under the tree.
Zhou Leng walked over and picked up the two pages.
A subtle expression appeared on Zhou Leng's face.
The first page was entirely Divine Text.
The second page was mostly comprehensible Chinese, with only the last line having ten words in Divine Text.
Zhou Leng looked up at Huang.
Huang grinned, lifting its two legs onto Zhou Leng's leg, then pressed its waist and back down, stretched its body, and circled around Zhou Leng.
"Did you dig this out too?" Zhou Leng asked.
Huang nodded vigorously.
"Huang, you're amazing!" Zhou Leng said, taking out the duck breast prepared for Huang.
Huang buried its head and started eating.
"Junior Zhou Leng greets Elder Tree." Zhou Leng politely saluted, then sat on the ground, leaning against the Frost Giant Tree, and read the contents of the second page.
Zhou Leng finished reading it once, pondered for a moment, and read it a second time.
This Golden Page recorded foundational Martial Arts content, including some Martial Arts knowledge not found on Blue Star.
The text enumerated many categories of Martial Arts cultivation, including Pure Body Cultivator, Pure Qi Cultivator, a combination of Qi Cultivation and Body Cultivation, as well as other methods like bloodline and source energy.
Martial Arts on Blue Star follows a multi-path combining Qi and body.
The text explained that there is no absolute strength or weakness in cultivation methods, only whether they are more suitable for the current environment.
The text initially spoke in general terms, then focused on detailing the two core cultivation methods of Inner and Outer Cultivation.
Inner Cultivation is divided into Qi Cultivation and Mental Cultivation.
Qi Cultivation is Inner Power, while Mental Cultivation is a type of scroll that condenses the aura of the Dao, either forming naturally or drawn by expert hands, imprinting mighty power.
"Divine Map..."
Zhou Leng opened the Demonized Watch.
The storage space of the Demonized Watch was vast, having downloaded a Martial Arts knowledge library, allowing offline browsing even without the internet.
After a simple search, Zhou Leng understood the general information.
The Ten Realms also have something called a Divine Map, but related information is scarce.
It is known only as a highly advanced cultivation method that Blue Star people have not yet fully comprehended and are researching.
Only a select few Grandmasters or Martial Saints have the qualification to comprehend a Divine Map.
Currently, all existing Divine Maps are fragmented; ordinary people practicing them recklessly will undoubtedly fall into madness.
Unfortunately, the Golden Page did not elaborate on the specific training method for the Divine Map.
Besides Inner Cultivation, there is also Outer Cultivation.
Outer Cultivation is divided into combat techniques and training methods.
Various Martial Arts moves, punches, palm strikes, and kicks belong to combat techniques, with the core aim being attack and defense.
Training methods are not for attack or defense but for strengthening the body so that it better utilizes Inner Power, moves, and all power.
Different cultivation paths require different training methods.
The training methods for Qi Cultivation and Body Cultivation are vastly different.
Blue Star's civilization belongs to the most solid orthodox Martial Cultivator, cultivating Qi, body, and mind together, requiring more complex training methods.
Blue Star has explored a barely complete training method system.
However, current training methods demand high physical requirements, and any carelessness can harm the body, so the state mandates that training methods can only be practiced during the Body Refining Stage.
Yet if one has the guidance of an Innate Master around them, they can secretly use training methods from a young age, strengthening their body faster than peers.
Zhou Leng guessed that Zhang Xinglie's eventual ranking of 11 in the Martial Arts exam may partly be because those before him had Innate guidance from a young age, practicing training methods.
Even though Blue Star's training method is relatively complete, there are various problems.
Training methods need to be paired with specific Inner Power to be effective.
Most Inner Power can only pair with generic training methods, which doesn't lead to significant improvements.
At the end of the Golden Page, a powerful training method was introduced, strengthening Qi internally and the body externally, named "Ten Reversed Beast Fist."
"Ten Reversed Beast Fist" learns from the power of Insect Beasts but does not fully adhere to it, combining with the human body, and simultaneously refines both body and Qi, being the most suitable training method for Blue Star Martial Arts.
Just a simple introduction made Zhou Leng intensely interested.
"Ten Reversed Beast Fist" consists of ten layers of training methods, and the end of this Golden Book provides a translated first-layer training method in Chinese, called "Erect Elephant Form."
Zhou Leng carefully read it.
The "Establishing Image Chapter" takes the form of a standing elephant, divided into twelve forms.
Each time one practices the "Establishing Image Chapter," the body undergoes a tempering, with strength increasing incrementally.
Zhou Leng held the Golden Page, meticulously contemplating the "Establishing Image Chapter," yet could not comprehend it fully.
"This training method is hard to learn with just words; theoretically, it should have accompanying imagery..."
Zhou Leng stared at the ten Divine Texts at the bottom of the Golden Page,
The first word of this row of Divine Texts happened to be the first word of the first page.
Zhou Leng compared them one by one, realizing the ten Divine Texts on the second page were the first ten words of the first page.
Zhou Leng looked at the last word, which should be part of the "Erect Elephant Form" content.
Divine Text needs to be learned one word at a time; the memory of the first Divine Text is already very clear, so it cannot be abandoned halfway.
The Divine Text rotates, unable to be written directly, so Zhou Leng can only use Heart Cultivation to mentally reproduce the first word.
This time, the Divine Text was clearer than before, with only a few blurred parts.
Zhou Leng seized the moment, continually memorizing and learning, soon falling asleep in a daze.
Upon waking, Zhou Leng felt refreshed, and when he closed his eyes, the cubic Divine Text rotated clearly in his mind, though still agitating the brain matter, it seemed less uncomfortable.
"It seems I've completely memorized it."
Zhou Leng looked at the last Divine Text that might be the Establishing Image Chapter, memorizing every stroke and line, then memorizing the six characters on the six faces, and finally the process of the characters revolving.
After half an hour, Zhou Leng barely managed to remember the blurred characters, and an image flashed in his mind.
A faceless man dressed in a black training suit stood with legs slightly bent, upper body leaning forward, head raised, back arched, and arms positioned one above the other, resembling a three-legged elephant raising its trunk.
At the same time, within the faceless person's body, a blue True Qi path appeared.
This picture looked ordinary, yet it seemed like a towering mountain standing ahead.
The person seemed to have transformed into a giant elephant deity, mighty and standing amidst the starry sky.
The first form of the Establishing Image Chapter.
Zhou Leng focused all his effort on memorizing, but soon his brain was overworked, extremely fatigued, and he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Upon waking up, Zhou Leng began studying the Divine Text for the Establishing Image Chapter again, and the first form of the Establishing Image once more appeared before him, which he concentrated on memorizing.
Fortunately, the image was far easier to remember than the Divine Text.
Zhou Leng studied until he was tired enough to sleep, and after three full rounds of sleep, he finally memorized the first form of the Establishing Image completely.
After a slight warm-up, Zhou Leng stood in front of the Frost Giant Tree, posing in the first form of the Establishing Image.
This posture was simple for any martial artist.
Zhou Leng repeatedly adjusted and finally confirmed the optimal position before beginning to channel True Qi.
After one cycle of True Qi, Zhou Leng felt as if his legs were ten times heavier.
After two cycles, his waist and back seemed ten times heavier.
Three cycles, and both arms were ten times heavier.
After four cycles, Zhou Leng's whole body was sore, but he gritted his teeth, unmoving.
At the fifth cycle, sweat the size of soybeans appeared on Zhou Leng's forehead.
At the sixth cycle, Zhou Leng felt ants all over his body, lightly gnawing.
Seventh cycle... eighth cycle...
Huang stood to the side, tilted his head to watch, and mimicked Zhou Leng, assuming the exact same posture.
No effort at all.
Huang looked on with curiosity at Zhou Leng's slightly trembling body and sweat-soaked clothes.
True Qi reached the eighteenth cycle when Zhou Leng's vision blacked out, realizing he had reached his limit.
Zhou Leng gathered Qi into his Dantian, slowly stood up, sat down on the ground supporting his waist, chest heaving greatly, and breathed heavily.
Zhou Leng stared expressionlessly ahead, eyes vacant.
The entire cultivation process felt like being thrown into a juicer, completely drained physically.
The Establishing Image Chapter was well-named, truly like a giant elephant standing upon oneself.
Slowly, Zhou Leng recovered.
Growling noise...
His stomach was hungry again.
"Huang, bring the backpack over."
"Woof." Huang bit the backpack and dragged it in front of Zhou Leng.
Zhou Leng lifted an arm, letting out a light hiss.
An intense tearing sensation traveled through his entire arm, as if it was perpetually cramping.
Zhou Leng trembled as he slowly retrieved a bottle, poured out a marching pill, took the pill, and drank some water.
Gradually channeling Qi, he quickly digested the marching pill.
Before long, his stomach growled again.
Zhou Leng took two more pills in succession, and the hunger finally disappeared.
"A single marching pill costs 300 yuan, cultivating once, 900. It'd be better to buy a solar heater and heat meals here."
Zhou Leng slowly stood up, enduring the soreness all over his body, and started stretching to relieve the pain.
After finishing the stretching, Zhou Leng realized he couldn't practice External Skills today, so he took out the Demonized Watch, projected a large screen, and perused the Divine Text section in the Martial Arts knowledge base.
Zhou Leng read slowly and only then realized that humans have been researching Divine Texts extensively.
"Each six-faced cube Divine Text is made up of six different 'face characters'."
"Each face character can be oriented in four directions: up, down, left, and right, with each orientation representing a different meaning."
"The six face characters can be arranged on different faces of the cube, with varying positions representing different grammar."
"The cube's rotation is categorized into counterclockwise rotation, clockwise rotation, upward rotation, downward rotation, and also normal rotation, vertical rotation, and oblique rotation..."
Zhou Leng continued reading, initially thinking that such a complex text for a beginner would leave him completely lost and overwhelmed, but as he studied, he found it easy to understand.
This was because the Divine Texts in his mind flickered continuously, seeming to corroborate each other, deepening his understanding of the Divine Texts.
The Divine Texts appeared to have some strange form of magic.
An odd thought popped into Zhou Leng's mind, that he should consider Divine Texts as an existence between material and life.
Divine Texts seemed more like flora rather than stones.
Zhou Leng continued browsing the materials.
To this day, the Ten Realms has not found a "complete and functional" Divine Text, only inferring these contents through various records, stone carvings, murals, and other ancient artifacts.
The Divine Texts on various relics are all planar and static.
However, there are rumors that some demigods secretly study rare complete Divine Texts that they have collected.
Zhou Leng looked at the two Golden Pages, which had complete characters on them.
Zhou Leng moved his body slightly, the tearing sensation persisted, so he simply crawled into his sleeping bag to rest.
Upon waking, Zhou Leng checked the time and realized he had been here for two days.
He slung the backpack on his back, took Huang, and slowly walked out.
The subtle tearing sensation persisted but had become bearable.
Zhou Leng hadn't expected the effect of the Erect Elephant Form to be so potent, realizing that for future cultivation of the Ten Reversed Beast Fist, he needed to incorporate Meat Herbal Cuisine; otherwise, the body wouldn't recover quickly and could accumulate damage.
"Meat Herbal Cuisine, one meal a thousand..."
The supply of scraps is unstable, requiring a trip to the Martial Arts Mall.