pjbooks Chapter 38 White Ape Turns Over Python
Chapter 38 White Ape Turns Over Python
In the evening, Ding Yi was walking down the street, still pondering the progress of skin smoothing, when he heard a shout from the side.
"Brother Ding! It's been a few days. Where have you been busy?"
Upon hearing the sound, Ding Yi turned around and saw that it was Miao Buzhen, who was just about to enter the house.
"Oh, I found a job as a helper, just to make ends meet."
Ding Yi said with a smile.
Ding Yi did not intend to publicize his martial arts training.
Until he has sufficient means to protect himself, Ding Yi still intends to keep a low profile.
Backstabbing, being betrayed by family, brothers killing each other—as someone who transmigrated from Earth, Ding Yi had heard these stories so many times he was sick of them.
If this is the case on Earth, how much more so in this land ravaged by calamities?
"Well, it's good to have a job. See you tomorrow."
Miao Buzhen glanced at Ding Yi, then smiled and cupped his hands in greeting before pushing open the door and walking into the courtyard.
"I just feel like there's something off about this seedling."
Ding Yi muttered something under his breath, but quickly put the question out of his mind. Anyway, he and the man didn't have much interaction. He had only gone to the restaurant with the man to get information.
Shrugging, Ding Yi pushed open the courtyard gate and walked into the courtyard. He had more important things to do tonight.
Back inside, Ding Yi took a quick cold shower, then lit an oil lamp and sat down at the table.
He picked up the wolf-hair brush he had prepared beforehand, dipped it in ink, and began to draw something on a sheet of A4 paper.
These past few days, every night when Ding Yi comes home, he draws little figures practicing boxing on paper.
Although the drawing is somewhat abstract, if Bai Wangyun were here, he would definitely be able to tell upon closer inspection that Ding Yi drew the White Fist stance that he taught!
Indeed, Ding Yi has spent some more silver these days to buy brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and is preparing to draw the entire White Fist set.
The reason is simple: although he felt he had made some progress after practicing this half-baked boxing technique for a few days, he didn't know when he would be able to replenish his qi and blood and break through the skin-grinding barrier with this rudimentary boxing technique.
Therefore, the only way to increase speed and effectiveness is to spend your life on it.
Tonight, Ding Yi drew the final movement on the paper and described in detail the power transmission route and force exertion method of the White Fist in the blank space, striving to minimize the lifespan required for strengthening.
Finally, Ding Yi wrote "High compatibility increases the probability of skin smoothing" on a piece of paper, then combined the papers into a small booklet and quietly stared at it.
A few breaths later, a line of text arrived as expected.
[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 4 months and 18 days. Enhance now?]
Ding Yi was overjoyed when he saw the text before him. He thought to himself that the detailed description and annotation of the boxing technique had indeed saved him a lot of lifespan.
If we use the old method of reinforcing with coarse cloth and text, the lifespan consumed will definitely be much more than this.
"Hey, could it be that I really am a genius?!"
Ding Yi grinned and then chose "yes".
The next moment, the booklet on the table was enveloped in a beam of light, and after a short while, it transformed into a thread-bound book.
White Ape Fist Overturning Python
[Derived from the Bai-style Ape Fist created by Bai Wangyun of Qingzhou in Daliang, it was later improved and incorporated the Great Python Turning Body Force, merging into the Ape Rampage Force. The moves are wide and powerful, yet refined within their roughness, making it a rare and valuable martial art for the mortal realm.]
"White Ape Fist of the Python"?
Ding Yi looked at the words in front of him, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
"The Ape-Python Strength sounds really awesome."
Ding Yi muttered to himself as he blew on his hands, then rubbed them vigorously before opening the book in front of him.
Upon opening the book to the first page, one is greeted by an image of a white ape.
The white ape had crimson eyes and a huge body, yet it sat cross-legged on a giant rock like a human, with a python as thick as a bowl coiled around its body.
Such a bizarre scene instilled fear in anyone who looked at it, as if they were facing a truly ferocious ape!
As Ding Yi looked at this page, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "What a ferocious ape!"
At the same time, Ding Yi suddenly remembered the sword technique he had learned. The first page also had this kind of visualization diagram. He wondered if all martial arts in this world had this thing, or if only enhanced martial arts had this kind of visualization diagram.
However, there are no conditions to verify these at the moment, so we can only wait for the opportunity to do so later.
Ding Yi didn't dare to look at the visualization diagram on the first page for too long, and then continued to flip through the pages.
A dozen minutes later, Ding Yi closed the book with a strange expression, muttering to himself:
"The first few moves were quite similar to what I drew, but the later ones got more and more outrageous. I've never seen them before. Could it be that Bai Wangyun is keeping some secret?"
However, Ding Yi thought again that these people from the outer courtyard were all nominal disciples with no potential, just serving as ATMs. Even if he were Bai Wangyun, he would not teach Bai Quan everything he knew.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi looked at the boxing manual again, then got up and started practicing the moves in the book.
Under the light, Ding Yi closed his eyes, visualized the image of a white ape playing with a python in his mind, lowered his arms slightly, and then performed the first move of the White Ape Turning Python Fist.
Immediately afterwards, Ding Yi swayed his body, bent his legs and pulled his arms back, and launched the second move.
"Snap, snap, snap!!"
Ding Yi's movements became faster and faster from the second move onwards, and his clothes were whipped around in the air by the fierce movements, making a snapping sound.
In the end, Ding Yi's movements became faster and faster, his skin turned slightly red, and white steam even rose from the top of his head, which was obviously a phenomenon caused by the accelerated flow of qi and blood to a certain extent.
This white fist technique was originally intended to be used after a medicinal bath, while the effects of the medicine were still present, to enhance and accelerate the flow of qi and blood in the body.
The faster the blood and qi flow, the better the medicine can be absorbed, and the greater the stimulation to the skin, making it easier to exfoliate.
However, Ding Yi did not expect that the enhanced White Ape Fist would be so effective. Before he had even finished one round, he could already feel the abundant blood and qi in his body, and his face was flushed and hot, just like he had taken a blue pill.
Obviously, this exaggerated effect improved Ding Yi's skin smoothing progress a little, and the stratum corneum on the skin became thicker.
Skin smoothing, simply put, is the process of stimulating skin growth, removing old skin, and giving birth to new skin.
However, this new skin is formed by medicinal baths and the impact of qi and blood, making it more resilient and stronger, just like cowhide, hence it is also called the Cowhide Realm.
As a transmigrator from Earth, this was the first time Ding Yi had encountered such a strange martial art. He touched the hardened skin on his arm and an excited expression appeared on his face.
"This enhanced manual is indeed far superior to White Fist, and the visualization diagram is even more wondrous. Just by visualizing it during practice, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, the entire book is unforgettable, as if one has seen it a thousand times."
Ding Yi recalled the image of the white ape that had appeared in his mind while he was practicing his boxing earlier, and felt a sense of emotion.
This immersive feeling had also occurred when he practiced swordsmanship in Xiaotan Village. However, back then, the first aspect of the swordsmanship enhancement was an ancient tree. Every time Ding Yi practiced swordsmanship, the Evergreen True Qi within his body would circulate on its own, giving him a feeling of endless vitality.
Ding Yi hadn't paid much attention to it at first, but now it seems that the significance of this visualization diagram is extraordinary. Ding Yi guessed that this might be because he added the "fit" attribute when he was strengthening it.
Regardless, Ding Yi felt that skin resurfacing was promising and that it would be successful in less than a year, or even less than six months.
"Although I have good talent, I still need to work hard."
Thinking of this, Ding Yi dared not slack off. He took a deep breath and then continued practicing the White Ape Fist in the room.