The Turmoil Sparked by Video 050

The sturdy young man spent quite some time explaining before the old man finally understood what a forum was. So it was a place online where martial arts enthusiasts gathered to exchange ideas! But to upload such an impressive video of internal force being unleashed—didn’t the master behind this display of power have any objections? The old man couldn’t help but feel that the “Little Martial Arts Expert” posting videos in the forum was, in truth, a mischievous youngster much like his own grandson. The fellow had no filter, spilling secret training footage that was supposed to be kept strictly within the sect. If the family found out, he’d surely be in for a thorough scolding.

“Well, perhaps it’s for the best!” the old man declared. “It’s rare to find such a scatterbrain! If everyone keeps hoarding their secrets, these advanced martial arts skills will simply fade into oblivion.” He studied the video on his phone for a long time, then asked his grandson to help him download it to his own device. Despite his age, he was still quite handy with apps like WeChat.

“Later, send this video to your father and your uncles too! They’re all so obsessed with expanding the family business, it’s as if they’ve fallen into a pit of money, forgetting the martial arts passed down from our ancestors.” The old man admonished his grandson, then placed a hand on the young man’s wrist. A flash of red appeared on his face as he channeled force into his palm, sending a sharp pain up the young man's arm and making him quickly snatch his hand back.

“Grandpa!” the young man cried out in astonishment. “You can still unleash internal force at your age?”

“Of course! After all these years, I’ve managed to preserve a bit of energy. But I can only do it once—there’s no reserve left. Teaching you, my good grandson, is no problem though.” The old man patted his grandson’s head affectionately. “Stay here tonight, don’t bother going back to the city. Starting tomorrow, I’ll teach you a few more tricks. I can’t let our ancestral skills disappear after I’m gone.” His eyes were full of warmth as he spoke.

As for the young man called Xiao Jun, once he confirmed with his grandfather that the forum video was genuine, he immediately rushed to add Chen Jue’s forum account as a friend. “Master! Please, be kind and accept my request!” Little did he know, Chen Jue’s friend requests had already been overwhelmed by the enthusiastic forum members. With all messages showing 99+, how could he possibly notice Xiao Jun’s request?

Scenes just like this were playing out across the country and even within martial arts circles overseas. The video of the forceful internal energy had sparked admiration, reverence, skepticism, and even disdain—there were all sorts of opinions. Most people believed the video was fake, but those with real martial arts experience, and especially those who had witnessed internal force being unleashed underwater, could discern the true significance behind the footage.

But in this era of information overload, online content is a mixture of truth and fiction. People claim to capture aliens and UFOs every day; a video of martial arts force isn’t even trending on social media—give it a few days, and people will forget it altogether.

Back to Chen Jue: after finishing his video chat with Li Xiangning, he washed up and went straight to bed. Two days of underwater training, immersing himself in the mysteries of internal force, had drained both his body and mind, leaving even him a little weary. He slept soundly until eight the next morning, waking up invigorated. His 100% health index was proof enough that he could live to ninety-nine without falling ill.

That morning, instead of heading to the reservoir for his usual practice, he made himself breakfast at home and began researching Daoist martial arts online, intending to expand his repertoire and raise his mastery to a higher level. After all, his current styles—Boat Fist and the Eight Immortals Post—only allowed him to channel internal force into his hands and feet.

The forum expert had said that above internal force, there was a higher level known as transformative force. This so-called transformative force is actually an advanced combination of internal and external power, achieved by thoroughly training internal force throughout the body, so that every inch of skin can unleash energy, leaving no blind spots or weaknesses. At this level, as the forum master described, a mosquito landing on your forehead could be killed just by the contraction of your skin pores. This is the profound realm in martial arts known as “not even a feather can alight, nor a fly land.”

Unfortunately, Boat Fist and the Eight Immortals Post were limited in scope. After mastering the latter just yesterday, Chen Jue realized it was time to learn a new style and stance. Preferably, it should be an authentic Daoist technique, so he could benefit from the “Pure Yang Lü Ancestor, Comprehending the Full Dao” state bonus and double his progress.

When it came to Daoist arts, Chen Jue immediately thought of Wudang, which is as renowned as Shaolin and still maintains a living tradition through the Complete Reality School. Naturally, Wudang martial arts became his first choice. However, the sheer number of Wudang styles was overwhelming—just a simple search yielded a dizzying array of options.

In the end, he had no choice but to start with the most widely known: Taiji Fist. He’d seen on the forums that Taiji Fist was called the mother of all internal martial arts, boasting many branches—Sun, Chen, Yang, and more. Chen Jue spent over an hour just sorting through materials before finally deciding to begin with the original Wudang Thirteen Forms of Taiji.

This was said to be the earliest structure of Taiji Fist, created by the founder Zhang Sanfeng, with all later variations—thirty-three forms, one hundred and eight forms—evolving from this core set. Determined to learn from the source, Chen Jue chose the Thirteen Forms, and their corresponding stance practice, the Thirteen Taiji Stances.

Included within were the widely known Wuji Stance, Taiji (Primordial) Stance, Two Forms Stance, Three Body Stance, and others. Lacking the energy to study each in depth, Chen Jue simply found a Wudang Daoist’s instructional video and began practicing at home.

Sure enough, with the “Pure Yang Lü Ancestor, Comprehending the Full Dao” buff, Chen Jue’s learning speed soared. Within minutes, his attribute panel showed two new skills: “Taiji Fist Lv0 (1/100)” and “Thirteen Taiji Stances Lv0 (1/100),” and his proficiency began to rise at a visible rate, ticking up point by point as he practiced.

In just over an hour, both skills broke through to Lv1, signifying true initiation—far faster than his previous mastery of Shaolin’s Child Training Skill. It was as if he were playing with cheats enabled!

To handle the energy drain from leveling up two skills at once, Chen Jue even gulped down a Shaolin Strength Pill with some yellow wine. There was no time to brew a tonic, so this quick remedy had to suffice. Thankfully, the two level-one skills didn’t cause much disturbance; watching his constitution, strength, and agility each tick up by 0.01, Chen Jue finally relaxed.

But these gains were secondary. The most important thing was that during his Taiji Fist and stance practice, Chen Jue could clearly feel a warm current flowing throughout his body. This proved that authentic Wudang arts could indeed cultivate internal force throughout every fiber of one’s being. With this realization, Chen Jue found himself looking forward to what lay ahead.