Chapter 352 - 228 All is Ready【5700】

As a child, I knew not of the moon, calling it a white jade disc.

And mistook it for a mirror in the Jade Terrace, flying in the blue cloud's end.

A fairy hangs her feet down, as the cassia trees form dense circles round.

The white rabbit pounds the elixir to completion, I ask to whom will it be handed 'round.

...

Early in the morning, Li Nuo inscribed on a new painting, Li Bai's "Observing the Moon."

The painting depicted a bright moon, within which stood palaces, cassia forests abounded, palace maids dancing in veil, and the white rabbit pounding medicinal herbs.

Having survived last night's madness, he could no longer look directly at words like 'moon,' 'white rabbit,' and 'pounding herbs,' Anning truly was a little temptress, her enthusiasm, as opposed to his wife's aloofness, were at polar opposites.

The painting was lifelike, as if the lady in the moon was truly waving her sleeves in dance.

It's said that in ancient times, those powers who entered the Dao through painting possessed the extraordinary ability to bring their paintings to life.

Of course, Li Nuo could never reach that realm in this lifetime.

His painting and calligraphy skills, like his musical abilities, were not of the growing kind, and could not be enhanced by his own practice.

Phoenix stood by Li Nuo, admiring the painting, her beautiful eyes showing continuous amazement, she murmured, "Young Master's painting skills have reached the Transformation Realm, not even the Painting Saint Gu Youzhi could do better..."

Li Nuo set down his brush and smiled, "Do you like it? If you like it, I'll give it to you."

The business at Jade Sound Pavilion had gotten on track and no longer required her to worry over it.

Under the warm invitations from Yiren, Anning, and his wife, Phoenix had moved into the Li Family yesterday, sharing a yard with Yiren.

For someone unrelated by blood, this was actually a bit strange.

However, she's not only likable in personality but also talented in many arts, winning the affection of the two mistresses of Li Mansion, even Yiren, who almost became the mistress of Li Mansion, treated her as close as a sister.

Yiren was even closer to Phoenix than she was to the Jiaren.

At least, Li Nuo had never seen Yiren holding hands with his wife, yet she eagerly taught Phoenix the Martial Path.

The "Moon Palace Map," which he had painted on a whim, was given to Phoenix, then Housekeeper Wu walked in from outside, holding a big chest, and said, "Young Master, all the books you asked for have been bought..."

Li Nuo ordered him to place the chest on the ground and took out the dozens of books inside.

These were all Martial Path Classics, but they were not about specific moves, rather Internal Cultivation Methods.

The Martial Path is divided into internal and external cultivation.

Internal cultivation refers to mental methods, like the Yuqing Heart Technique, Shangqing Heart Method, and so on.

These mental methods determine the nature of True Qi and its circulation routes within the body. The more top-tier the mental method, the faster the growth rate of True Qi, combined with top-tier talent, a day of cultivation could be worth several days for others.

External cultivation is mainly about moves, such as Shangqing Swordsmanship, Yuqing Palm Technique, Five Mountains Swordsmanship, some Blade Technique, Spear Technique, and so on.

On the journey of the Martial Path, both internal and external cultivation are equally important.

Practicing only internal cultivation without external techniques will greatly reduce combat power. It's fine when one's cultivation overwhelms another, but if facing someone of similar cultivation, defeat can come in an instant.

Practicing only external techniques without internal cultivation is worse; without True Qi for support, one can't breach others' defenses, and the most exquisite techniques are merely a tickling motion.

These books were all about Internal Cultivation Methods.

Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang.

Li Nuo didn't believe that so many insights from grandmasters, once blended and upgraded by the Law Code, couldn't decode a Yuqing Heart Technique?

His determination stemmed from Anning.

Last night, the two of them had their wedding chamber visit, although it wasn't complete.

Let's say it was a half visit.

In other people's homes, there are jealous squabbles, and no one gives way.

Both Jiaren and Anning were too accommodating.

His wife didn't mind that he and Anning would visit the wedding chamber first, and Anning felt that she was a latecomer and owed too much to his wife, wishing to wait until he and his wife had their visit first.

Because of this, last night, Li Nuo could not dive deep into the sea; he only witnessed the twin moons in the sky, and the jade rabbit pounding the elixir.

Even if he were to wait until his wife becomes a Grandmaster before consummating their marriage, that was still an unknown length of time away.

In order to achieve a happier life sooner, he decided to tackle the problem at its root.

Instead of waiting for his wife to make a breakthrough, it would be better to help her improve her mental method.

Creating a new Cultivation Technique was already difficult, very few martial artists could create their own internal Cultivation Method at the Grandmaster level.

Only at the Sixth Realm, able to comprehend the Power of Heaven and Earth and being sufficiently familiar with the human meridians, could one have the basics for creating a new mental method.

But this wasn't absolute.

In the history of the Martial Path, there were individuals with outstanding comprehension and dazzling talent who, at the Fifth Realm, could create superior mental methods.

The Internal Cultivation Methods bought by Housekeeper Wu were the most common ones available on the market.

Top-tier mental methods from various factions would definitely not be leaked, but these books were enough for Li Nuo to get started.

In essence, mental methods are all about the routes of meridian circulation.

The more profound the mental method, the more meridians it requires – usually one main meridian paired with several branch meridians. Once a mental method is determined and the meridians are unblocked, one can no longer switch to another cultivation.

To create a new internal mental method, one must be familiar with the meridians and acupoints of the human body.

In this area, Li Nuo was still a novice.

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But someone was familiar.

No one knew this better than the Imperial Physician.

Rather than figuring it out on his own, it was better to find someone who already knew.

The Imperial Hospital was under the jurisdiction of Taichang Si, which, along with the Ministry of Rites, could be considered as brother departments of the imperial government.

Taichang Si primarily handled specific sacrificial rites and ceremonies, whereas the Ministry of Rites was responsible for establishing and interpreting the rites.

In a sense, Taichang Si was an executive department of the Ministry of Rites, except officials from the Ministry of Rites only had the power to transfer, not to govern, the departments under Taichang Si.

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