Douluo Continent, a world-sharing system, but only one.

Chapter 10 "Martial Arts", Internal and External Body "Body Tempering Method"

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Six months later.

Shrek City, the backyard of Ping An Pharmacy.

The afternoon sun slanted in from above the courtyard wall, bathing the entire area paved with blue bricks in a warm golden hue. The bamboo leaves in the corner of the courtyard rustled in the breeze, casting dappled shadows.

In the spacious backyard, a petite figure stood in the center.

It was Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao's dark green hair was tied into a neat ponytail at the back of her head. She wore a light blue short shirt that was well-tailored and accentuated her slender waist.

She wore a dark-colored short skirt that allowed for easy movement, revealing her slender, naked legs and a pair of comfortable, soft-soled cloth shoes.

Half a year has passed, and although Xiao Xiao is still petite, she no longer has the frail appearance she once had.

Her small body revealed a well-proportioned figure that had been carefully honed, with every inch just right, possessing both the softness of a young girl and the resilience that a Soul Master should have.

At this moment, a small, pitch-black cauldron was slowly rotating above Xiao Xiao's head.

"Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron".

The cauldron, inscribed with intricate runes, trembled continuously. Circles of black ripples spread out from the cauldron, carrying a heavy suppressive force, like an invisible mountain, pressing down on Xiao Xiao!

Xiao Xiao did not back down in the slightest. Her delicate face showed seriousness, and her emerald green eyes reflected the sunlight. Her gaze was focused, and she persevered with gritted teeth.

Drops of sweat slid down her cheeks and skin, dripping onto the blue brick floor and leaving a small, dark stain.

Xiao Xiao remained meticulous and unaffected, assuming a horse stance with her legs firmly planted on the ground, her center of gravity lowered, her knees slightly bent, and her back straight.

With hands opening and closing, palms pushing, the movements are neither too fast nor too slow, each movement clean and crisp, without the slightest unnecessary swaying.

Under immense pressure, Xiao Xiao's breathing was long and steady, each breath perfectly synchronized with her movements, as if they were meshed together by precise gears, fitting together seamlessly.

Jiang Ci'an stood very close.

He sat there with his arms crossed, a faint light gleaming in his golden pupils, watching Xiao Xiao's every move without moving.

Under the "X-ray vision," Xiao Xiao's body was like a map that had been lit up, revealing everything about her.

With each movement, the muscles contracted and relaxed; with each breath, the vital energy of heaven and earth surged into the body. He could clearly see the soul power within Xiao Xiao's body slowly circulating along specific meridian routes.

Those pathways are completely different from the traditional way of meditation. Although they still take the dantian as the core and the Ren and Du meridians as the backbone, they are more dispersed and more intricate, with pathways covering every corner of the limbs and bones.

Wherever the soul power flowed, the muscles trembled slightly, the bones hummed softly, and the fascia slowly stretched, gradually and imperceptibly nourishing Xiao Xiao's body.

And that's only one aspect.

This special way of training and breathing also draws on the vital energy of heaven and earth.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth enters the body with each breath, and then naturally transforms into soul power, flowing through the meridians to nourish the body.

The powerful body also absorbs more spiritual energy from heaven and earth, transforming it into more soul power to enhance cultivation.

The two complement each other, and while tempering Xiao Xiao's body, they are also improving her cultivation level with an exceptionally high efficiency.

This is no longer just physical training, but meditation while training the body, and it's even more efficient!

This is the usable version he finally obtained after experiencing countless failures in the virtual world and causing Tang San to explode and die hundreds and thousands of times over the past six months.

He called it,

——"Martial Arts".

Jiang Ci'an originally intended to call it "Body Cultivation," but later realized that the name was not appropriate.

In his understanding, physical cultivation is more of a cultivation method that focuses on the physical body rather than energy.

However, his "martial arts" are not like that.

"Martial arts" is about cultivating both inner and outer qualities.

Just like Xiao Xiao, who is currently cultivating.

Under the pressure of the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, Xiao Xiao was refining his body with every move. At the same time, relying on the pressure and a special breathing technique, Xiao Xiao was also tempering the soul power in his body, gradually promoting the improvement of his cultivation.

The two can be done in parallel without conflict, and they are very harmonious. Moreover, the efficiency is no less than that of normal meditation!

To be specific, if we set the efficiency of ordinary meditation in improving one's cultivation as 1, then practicing the Xuan Tian Gong can increase this efficiency to around 1.2 to 1.4.

The "martial arts" training we are doing now is 1.5 times more efficient!

At the same time, it can also help improve physical fitness.

Without a doubt, this method, which he named "Body Tempering Method," is a truly integrated method that combines internal and external aspects, complements each other, and can greatly accelerate the speed of cultivation!

And this can be considered the introductory training method of his envisioned "martial arts"!

In order to construct the "Body Tempering Method", Jiang Ci'an spent more time in the virtual world than in reality for a period of time. It wasn't until three months ago that he barely managed to successfully construct the "Body Tempering Method".

At that time, the "Body Tempering Method" had a cultivation efficiency of only 1.1 to 1.2, which was only slightly better than ordinary meditation, and probably not as good as the advanced meditation methods that some major powers had improved over generations.

Fortunately, everything is difficult at the beginning. Once the basic framework is in place, subsequent improvements become much easier.

As Tang San in the virtual world bravely dedicated himself, using his profound Xuan Tian Gong foundation to bomb hundreds and thousands of times, the "Body Tempering Method" was continuously improved, resulting in its current cultivation efficiency of 1.5.

For Jiang Ci'an, this was just the beginning.

The framework of "martial arts" has only just been established and is far from perfect.

Jiang Ci'an has enough patience and ample opportunities for trial and error to gradually fill in the gaps, refine the details, and allow it to grow into the form he desires. And this, however, takes time...

Time passed slowly, and the afternoon sun became increasingly dazzling.

At one point, Xiao Xiao stopped moving.

She exhaled softly, then raised her hand and beckoned. The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron above her head trembled slightly, transforming into a beam of dark light that entered her palm.

The black ripples dissipated, the suppressive force faded, and Xiao Xiao's body visibly relaxed a bit.

She paused for a moment, as if waiting for the surging soul power within her to subside, before turning her head to see Jiang Ci'an smiling at her from the shade.

His gaze was gentle, carrying a familiar sense of reassurance.

Xiao Xiao paused unconsciously, her eyes flickered slightly, and even the weariness in her eyes seemed to dissipate a bit.

Why do I suddenly want to grow up quickly?

Xiao Xiao blinked, unconsciously thinking to herself.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Xiao quickly walked up to Jiang Ci'an, about to say something.

Jiang Ci'an seemed to have been prepared, reaching out to hand over a clean towel in a gentle tone.

"Tired?"

Without feigning strength, Xiao Xiao nodded softly, looking utterly exhausted and pitiful.

While wiping the sweat from her face with a towel, Xiao Xiao naturally sat down next to Jiang Ci'an and leaned against him with a helpless posture.

"I don't want to move anymore..."

Her voice was soft and sweet, but she sounded weak and listless.