CHAPTER 652: CHAPTER 406 EXTRA! EXTRA! ’HEAVENLY LIST’ UPDATED! YAN CHUAN PROVING DAO!_2

"I dare not."

Li Jianhua hurriedly expressed his humility to Yan Chuan, explaining, "I have long admired Grandmaster Yan and therefore paid more attention to these two. Seeing their decent qualifications, I often offered guidance, but did not take them under my wing. These two are related to Grandmaster Yan and Master Chen, so I dare not act superior, only offering advice as peers."

This newly anointed member of the Ten Elders, what an upright Li Jianhua, indeed frank and open.

Careful, humble, and respectful, all these traits were evident at this moment.

It’s hard to blame him for being timid, given that Yan Chuan’s prestige today is immense. Previously, being one of the Twelve Strong in the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion was impressive enough, even among the top figures in Guangling. But it was nothing like the imposing aura of someone now revered as an Innate Grandmaster.

Although there’s no knowledge of Yan Chuan committing any evil acts, considering his status and position, Li Jianhua dared not be careless.

"No need to be so nervous."

Yan Chuan waved his hand.

He still preferred Li Jianhua’s initially unruly, spirited demeanor when they first met at the Guangling City Martial Arts Competition—

"Seek nothing within the encircled flower, deftly strike the unseen chain."

"Floral Fist is transformation, neither mere flower nor simply substance, though flowery, yet not floral."

Yan Chuan still remembered ’Floral Fist’, one of the Eighteen Widespread Boxing Techniques of Guangling Academy. Through ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, his mastery of ’Floral Fist’ surpassed anyone in the academy. Even if Li Jianhua had become one of the Ten Elders through ’Floral Fist’, he was still not as accomplished as Yan Chuan.

"It’s been a while since I’ve seen Floral Fist. Elder Li, would you demonstrate a set to entertain us?"

Yan Chuan looked at Li Jianhua.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianhua was overjoyed. Publicly performing the technique wasn’t to mock him, but most likely, given Yan Chuan’s trait, he intended to offer guidance.

"Please instruct me, Grandmaster!"

Li Jianhua, who had once been annoyed by Yan Chuan’s pointers, now eagerly desired Yan Chuan’s guidance.

Without any hesitation, he immediately assumed his stance and began to perform—

"With emptiness comes joy, with force comes anger, with excess comes sorrow, with a doorway comes pleasure."

"That’s the flavor."

Yan Chuan watched ’Floral Fist’, and for a moment, it felt as if he was transported back to when he first encountered Li Jianhua and the Floral Fist at the Guangling City Martial Arts Competition. Seeing it now, Li Jianhua’s mastery of Floral Fist had advanced, yet Yan Chuan felt a sense of time travel.

"Hidden Flower in Leaf!"

"This is ’Floral Fist·Opening Hand’, focused on expansive, far-reaching techniques. The moves rise and fall light and agile, curve and twist, flexible and changeable, including hooking, hanging, intercepting, barring, chopping, pointing, lifting, and picking. The paths of force are varied, relaxed yet not stiff, swift yet not chaotic."

"Attack within defense, defend within attack, combining long and short, changes unpredictable."

"Leader Li, ’Floral Fist’ is more exquisite now!"

Yan Chuan’s voice was bright. Li Jianhua was once the leader of the ’Floral Fist Club’, now among the Ten Elders. Yan Chuan, who was once just a humble leader, is now an Innate Grandmaster. Referring to him again as ’Leader Li’, Yan Chuan was reminiscing.

Atop the Star-picking Tower.

Li Jianhua performed ’Floral Fist’.

Yan Chuan explained ’Floral Fist’.

The crowd looked on with envy, yet dared not interrupt.

Yan Chuan imparted his experience upon Li Jianhua, putting him in a state of absolute focus, while earnestly lecturing on ’Floral Fist’, sincerely guiding and advancing Li Jianhua.

Not just Li Jianhua.

Those present, whether the new Five Elders or the old, were considered old acquaintances. Since "Mutual Teaching and Learning" was in play and they had the fortune of reuniting, Yan Chuan was generous. Starting from Li Jianhua’s ’Floral Fist’ and moving on to the Eighteen Widespread Boxing Techniques of Guangling Academy, he left no one out, and further, he talked about ’Xingyi Boxing’, which is the true foundation of Guangling Academy today. From the Ten Elders to the Ten Cities, each delved into it, everyone practiced it.

Yan Chuan talking about Xingyi, there was no greater authority.

Third-level "Mutual Teaching and Learning".

100% comprehension efficiency.

The audience was enthralled, deeply immersed.

Yan Chuan’s martial arts lecture spanned both depth and simplicity, from profound discussions with Innate Grandmasters like Jiang Bianliu, Huang Wuniang, and Chen Ze, to teaching rugged soldiers in the Tan Valley Army.

The Ten Elders and Ten Cities of Guangling Academy, though inferior to Innate Grandmasters, were far better than the thirty thousand crude figures of the Tan Valley Army.

Yan Chuan’s martial arts lecture was without discrimination.

Not only the Ten Elders and Ten Cities atop the Star-picking Tower, from ’Floral Fist’ he expanded to the ’Eighteen Widespread Boxing Techniques’, then to ’Xingyi Boxing’, expanding, integrating, from the surface to the essence. His voice was gentle and rich, yet subtly carried the Eighth Realm ’Ghost Prison Yin Wind Roar’. The sound of the martial lecture effortlessly spread throughout the entire Guangling Academy—

"To perform ’Xingyi Boxing’, progress and retreat must be agile and swift, like a flood dragon riding the waves; when punching, the fist must be clenched tight to increase power; when palming, the center of the hand must be taut to enhance qi power; the Three-section and Four Ends must align, the heart must be hollow yet fierce, without fierceness, there’s no renown."

"Qi must move up and down, with the three fields connecting back and forth, allowing essence energy to suffuse the limbs; the heart must govern, the eyes must lead, the hands and feet must be the vanguard, do not be greedy, do not be humble, do not regret, neither advance nor retreat; courage must be great, heart must be meticulous, face must be kind, heart must be fierce. In stillness like a scholar, in motion like a thunderclap. Judge the opponent’s situation: when they are hard, I’m soft; when they are soft, I’m hard, combining Yin and Yang."

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Thousands of students from Guangling Academy were scattered across its various courtyards, some practicing martial arts, others reading, some in romantic pursuits, some yelling loudly, and many more in intense discussion about the newly attested Dao of Yan Chuan and the slaying of the innate by Chen Ze.

Guangling Academy.

Full of life and vitality.

But then, a gust of Yin wind rose unexpectedly, carrying familiar yet unfamiliar voices explaining ’Xingyi Boxing’.

Not only was there wind.

There was also a voice.

"Quick!"

"Look up!"

Cheng Wenlong and Cheng Ah Bi, upon hearing the news of Yan Chuan proving his Dao, were in a rush to leave the academy and head to the Martial Arts Hall at home, when they suddenly halted mid-step. In the Yin wind and martial lecture, they looked up to see clouds and dust swirling and gathering, forming a human shape in mid-air, practicing ’Xingyi Boxing’ along with the martial lecture.

Call the Wind and Summon the Rain!

Flying Sand and Stone!

This ability, boundless.

As they watched and listened further, Cheng Wenlong and Cheng Ah Bi exchanged a glance and simultaneously realized: "Senior disciple brother?!"

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"Elder Gu, preliminary statistics show that within the academy, four people have broken limits, sixty-two new Qi-Blood extremes have arisen, and over eight hundred have explicitly reported significant improvements after attending the lecture!"

He Junjie brought the statistics to Gu Shengyan, having reviewed them beforehand, not believing them at first, but after repeatedly confirming with others, he had no choice but to believe: "Grandmaster Yan’s martial lecture, rise to the top!"

"I heard that when Grandmaster Yan was explaining the ’Twelve Forms’, the black chicken in the cafeteria and the native dogs raised by the disciples were all doing boxing!"

Truly, rise to the top!

He Junjie found it absurd.

Whether it was the breakthrough data of the academy students or the ’rise to the top’, it was all absurd.

He then thought of how under Yan Chuan’s guidance, Li Jianhua surprisingly broke through the second rank to ascend to the fourth rank, making it even more dreamlike.

Yet—

He Junjie clenched his fist: "My advancement wasn’t as significant as Li Jianhua’s, but I also ascended to the second rank."

Feeling the surging Qi-Blood within, it was undeniable.

Yan Chuan’s martial lecture.

All ascended.

"Innate Grandmaster!"

Gu Shengyan, holding the statistics and feeling the brand-new cultivation of her Sixth Grade, Sixth Layer, was momentarily speechless. Earlier in the year, at the Jian Province Competition, it was due to attending Yan Chuan’s martial lecture that she broke into the Limit-breaking Fourth Grade, Postnatal Fourth Layer. After the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, with the court’s resources coming into place, the abundance of resources allowed her to rapidly break through to Limit-breaking Fifth Grade, Postnatal Fifth Layer within half a year.

Having just stabilized her realm, who would have thought that merely listening to Yan Chuan’s martial lecture once more would lead to another breakthrough—

"Limit-breaking Sixth Grade."

"Postnatal Sixth Layer."

Gu Shengyan felt it was all a dream.

She then glanced at the ’Breaking Vow Blade Technique’ scroll at hand. Just flipping through the first page of the saber manual, a flood of killing intent poured out, terrifying to the point of shock. Despite her newly advanced Sixth Grade, Sixth Layer, Gu Shengyan couldn’t withstand it for long, quickly feeling mentally exhausted. It was truly horrifying.

"All moves are aggressive, precise, fierce, and powerful."

"Chen Ze mentioned, is this the Absolute Skill Yan Chuan tailored for me?"

Extreme Skill?

In the Great Yan, at least third-grade martial arts can be called Extreme Skills. Did Yan Chuan create an absolute blade skill for her?

Gu Shengyan caressed the blade manual, unaware yet of the significance of receiving a tailored Absolute Skill from Yan Chuan, but it didn’t stop her from being enamored with the "Breaking Vow Blade Technique."

"If I master such a blade skill, the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, chopping through seventh-grade, eighth-grade would be no problem!"

Gu Shengyan looked at the "Breaking Vow Blade Technique", then touched the leather flask at her waist, filled with exhilaration and endless emotion.

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