Chapter 53: The Wonders of Hundreds of Martial Arts
Of course, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang couldn't see Yang Chong's mental activities, so they continued to talk to themselves. This time it was Wei Zhuang's turn: "Yin Qiao Meridian, Yang Qiao Meridian: Qiao means light and agile, and is related to speed and moves."

"The last two meridians are the Yin Wei meridian and the Yang Wei meridian: Wei means to maintain. The Yin Wei meridian maintains all the yin meridians; the Yang Wei meridian maintains all the yang meridians." Gai Nie mentioned the last two meridians.

"So that's how it is." Yang Chong understood. If that was all, then he knew that this was not what he wanted to hear.

“There are countless changes in martial arts among the various schools of thought, but no matter how they change, all the changes are within these eight extraordinary meridians.” This time Wei Zhuang saw what Yang Chong was thinking, so he continued to teach Yang Chong the orthodox martial arts heritage knowledge.

"Could it be that different martial arts focus on different directions?" Yang Chong's heart moved, and he couldn't help but think of a possibility. There are many top masters in this world, some are good at internal strength, some are good at tricks, some are good at internal strength, and some are good at external skills. I'm afraid it should be in the direction of the meridians that the martial arts focuses on. Just like the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" skill focuses on the Three Yang San Jiao Meridians of the Hand. Because of the growth and development of the owner of this meridian, the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" skill has the effect of rejuvenation.

“Yes, among the eight extraordinary meridians, the Ren and Du meridians are the main ones, let’s not talk about them for now. The other six meridians are Chong, Dai, Yin Yang Qiao, Yin Yang Wei. The Dai meridian is responsible for the circulation of Qi, and those with profound internal skills are all those who focus on cultivating the Dai meridian. Among the hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism and Mohism are the most proficient, and the martial arts of the two schools are also martial arts that have developed the Dai meridian to the limit.” Gai Nie explained.

"It's indeed different!" Yang Chong said suddenly. This world is different from what he imagined, and so is the martial arts. Perhaps this is why there are so many young masters in this world, but many of them have serious biases in their studies.

“The Chong Meridian is the meridian of Qi and blood. Those who practice external skills focus on this meridian. The strongest Chong Meridian martial arts are found in the military school.” Wei Zhuang said.

“The Yin Qiao Meridian and the Yang Qiao Meridian are responsible for speed, and are divided into Yin and Yang, which means a person's speed should be determined by this. The Yang Qiao Meridian controls the speed of the limbs, and the Yin Qiao Meridian controls the sensitivity of the spirit. Anyone who wants to achieve something in martial arts moves and body techniques must focus on these two meridians.” By analogy, Yang Chong had already thought of the functions of the Yin and Yang Qiao Meridians from the explanations of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang.

"Yes, swordsmen like us, or assassins of Luowang, or thieves and assassins who follow a single lineage, mostly focus on this lineage. Among the Yin-Yang Qiao Meridian, the strongest is..." When Wei Zhuang said this, a look of pride appeared on his face. The answer was self-evident.

"A strategist." Knowing Wei Zhuang's character, Yang Chong didn't mind cooperating with Wei Zhuang. After all, what Wei Zhuang said was useful to him.

"Yes, it's us, the master of diplomacy." Wei Zhuang nodded, very satisfied with Yang Chong's cooperation. There were really not many people who could keep up with his way of speaking and rhythm.

“The final Yin-Yang Wei Meridian focuses on Yin-Yang. It seems that the strongest Yin-Yang Wei Meridian skills should be from the Taoist Tianren Sect and the Yin-Yang School.” Yang Chong said.

After all, he is a disciple of a famous family. If Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang had not said these things now, Yang Chong really would not have thought of them. He just vaguely felt that the eight extraordinary meridians guided by the Nine Yin True Qi were the Yin Wei Meridians, and they were also slightly connected to the Yang Wei Meridians. As for the specific things, he understood them.

At this time, after being enlightened by the two people, Yang Chong has already understood that the Nine Yin Scriptures also focuses on the Yin and Wei meridians, and the Nine Yin is not pure Yin.

"That's right." Gai Nie said.

"Is there any method to cultivate the eight meridians?" Yang Chong asked.

In his previous life, Yang Chong always heard about opening up the eight extraordinary meridians and the Ren and Du meridians, and he thought it meant that all eight meridians were opened. Looking back today, that understanding might be fine, but it was not deep enough.

"No, no one can cultivate all eight meridians at the same time. A person who can cultivate one meridian and achieve success is already a genius. Those who can cultivate two meridians and achieve success are rare, but those who can cultivate three meridians and achieve success are rare in ten years. Those who cultivate four meridians and achieve success have the qualifications to conquer the world. As for those who cultivate five meridians and above, no one can do it except for a few legendary people." Wei Zhuang said. "And it doesn't mean that the more extraordinary meridians you cultivate, the stronger you will be. Cultivating together will only distract your energy, and you may not be as strong as those who cultivate one meridian. Moreover, no matter how many meridians you cultivate, you still have to connect and open the Ren and Du meridians in the end." Gai Nie added
"Then what are the Ren and Du meridians?" Yang Chong asked.

“The Ren and Du meridians are the most mysterious of the eight meridians and cannot be seen normally. Only by cultivating one of the six meridians to the extreme can one naturally connect the Ren and Du meridians, and then open up the Ren and Du meridians to feed back to the other five meridians. With this level, one can become the head of a family. If one can reach the state of perfection of all eight meridians, he can be called the master of a hundred schools. But even if he is a master of a hundred schools, he still specializes in the one he chose at the beginning.” Gai Nie explained.

"This world is truly wonderful." Yang Chong was shocked. He now had an intuitive understanding of the martial arts of this world, and his goals also became clearer.

Only at this time did Yang Chong truly understand the martial arts of this world. Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang should have mainly cultivated the Yin-Yang Qiao Meridian. Of course, there should be a third one, and they cultivated all three meridians at the same time, which is what they called the ten years of invisibility.

People like Bai Feng and Mo Ya should focus on the Yang Qiao Meridian and body speed, but because the Yin Qiao Meridian is not well cultivated, Bai Feng's speed is obviously faster than Wei Zhuang, but he cannot avoid the shark-tooth sword in Wei Zhuang's hand. Mo Ya should have cultivated the Yang Qiao Meridian to the extreme at this time, touching the Ren Meridian of the Ren and Du Meridians, which has the Yin Meridian Sea. So while he is good at speed, he is also proficient in illusion, and integrates illusion into his body movements, which makes him even more weird and, of course, stronger.

“Therefore, the main meridian you cultivate can basically determine the path a person will take in his life, so you must be extremely careful.” Gai Nie reminded.

He could see that Yang Chong had accumulated a large amount of true energy because of the strange technique and was about to open up the eight extraordinary meridians. He was worried that Yang Chong would make a mistake, so he took the initiative to remind him. In case the main meridians he practiced were not consistent with the technique he practiced, he would only get half the result with twice the effort.

This was not because Gai Nie loved helping others at this moment, but purely because he saw his own kind and hoped to meet another legend in the future.

After all, Gai Nie is still a young man just starting out, not the swordsman who will enter middle age and pursue the "chivalrous way" in the future.

"Thank you." Yang Chong said, and this time his thanks were sincere.

Hei Bai Xuan Jian looked at the three young men who were talking, but he couldn't get a word in for a while. He was a self-taught man, and although his martial arts skills were better than those of Zong Heng and the other two at the moment, when it comes to his understanding of martial arts, he was not as good as Zong Heng and the other two who were from Guiguzi's school.

However, Hei Bai Xuan Jian, who was willing to sacrifice everything for revenge, was also a person who valued kindness. After seeing the blood-stained shoulder of Yang Chong, he gestured to the Black Widow who had returned but was seriously injured, and then said to Yang Chong: "You can let the Black Widow sew up the wound on your shoulder."

The Black Widow's ruthless silk can not only be used as a weapon to kill people. As a former embroiderer, she is also good at surgical skills such as suturing wounds.

"That would be troublesome." Yang Chong, who did not think that Hei Bai Xuan Jian would do anything bad to him at this time, agreed.

The sword strike by General Bi was so powerful that it pierced into the bone. If she was not an expert in treating external injuries, Yang Chong would not have dared to let her treat him. However, Black Widow was a killer and a former embroiderer. With the approval of Black and White Xuan Jian, she should be able to do it.

(End of this chapter)