Magical Skills in Past Life

Chapter 3 Magical Skills in Past Life

Ka!

La la la!

A loud crash followed as the tree trunk snapped in half, its lush canopy crashing heavily onto the grass.

Alphonse was taken aback. Legend has it that elves cherish plants and would not easily harm a single blade of grass or tree, but half-elves seem to have no such concerns.

As you can see, the break in the tree is quite irregular, as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer and torn apart.

This is also because Mia uses a wooden sword. Its power is not bad. If an ordinary person were to be hit head-on, they would be seriously injured even if they did not die.

But if this is all the level he's at, he's far inferior to even the ordinary disciples in his previous life's sect.

However, compared to my current state of being powerless, I am much stronger.

Mia noticed the changes in Alphonse's expression, but assumed he was simply shocked and frightened by the power of the battle aura.

He said coldly, "You should understand now that you have no chance of winning. You spend your days indulging in pleasure, and you've probably even forgotten the swordsmanship the Baron taught you!"

Alphonse thought back carefully and realized that his deceased cheap father had taught his predecessor swordsmanship, which was nothing more than basic techniques like slashing, chopping, and thrusting. Learning that was of little use and there was no need to recall too much.

In terms of swordsmanship, the swordsmanship of this other world is nowhere near as profound and sophisticated as that of the martial arts world in the Central Plains.

In my past life, various schools and sects that used swords had already mastered swordsmanship to an extreme degree; which school didn't have its own unique skills?

The saying goes, "If you understand one thing, you understand everything." Although Alphonse did not use a sword in his previous life, he had seen countless sword techniques and skills in battle. Moreover, the skills he was good at were closely related to the way of the sword. His insight and knowledge were far beyond those of ordinary martial artists, so he would never look up to ordinary sword techniques.

Perhaps some fools will think, how can you be so sure that swordsmanship in another world is inferior to that in the Central Plains?

You have a memory, you idiot!

Alphonse was a grandmaster who had reached the pinnacle in his previous life. Although his strength had not recovered to its former glory, his eyesight was still sharp. His predecessor had seen the old baron's swordsmanship before, so how could Alphonse not see the many flaws in it?

A memory surfaced in my mind.

It seems that the cheap old man really did teach his predecessor how to sense battle qi.

Unlike internal energy cultivation, it doesn't require a specific posture. The most common posture is the five-center-of-heaven posture, where one sits cross-legged.

To sense battle aura, simply adopt the most natural posture, concentrate your mind, adjust your breathing, and try to imagine the feeling of airflow gently brushing against your skin.

The key is breathing techniques.

Mia continued, "So, you don't need to hold onto any illusions anymore. Just admit defeat during the duel. Although it will damage the reputation of the Tartarus family, it's better than you getting injured or crippled. The lady only has you as her son. The Baron's passing has already made her ill. She doesn't want anything to happen to you, and I don't want to see her sad anymore."

Alphonse understood, of course, that no one believed he could win this duel for honor, given his past actions.

However, the body is still the same body, but the inner soul has changed, so there is still a chance.

"Can first-tier battle qi maintain that status code you were indefinitely?"

Mia shook her head. "A first-tier swordsman doesn't possess much battle qi; it's limited and only shows its power when it erupts."

Hearing her say that, Alphonse felt more confident and certain.

"Do you still want to try and see if you can defeat Keberi?" Mia's expression grew even colder, seemingly annoyed that Alphonse wouldn't listen to her advice.

"Don't overestimate yourself. The chance of a human comprehending battle qi is one in a thousand, and becoming a magician is even more difficult. It's possible that only one in ten thousand might be able to do so. Unfortunately, you have neither the talent to cultivate battle qi nor the talent to become a magic apprentice. Even if you had the talent to comprehend battle qi, there's not enough time. It takes at least several months for an ordinary person to sense battle qi."

"How long did it take you?" Alphonse asked curiously.

"Half a month," Mia replied coldly.

He truly is a genius!

Alphonse inwardly admired her. It was clear that Mia had no intention of showing off, but the most deadly form of showing off was the subtle kind, which just showed that her talent far surpassed that of ordinary people.

However, according to the breathing method in my memory, sensing battle qi seems to be a matter of luck; without talent, there is no way to cultivate it.

Rather than relying on breathing techniques, it's better to rely on the divine skills and extraordinary techniques from past lives.

Internal strength can be cultivated by everyone; the difference lies only in the quality of one's aptitude, and aptitude is not something that cannot be changed.

If we had to make a comparison, we could say that the cultivation method of battle qi is quite similar to the external martial arts in the martial arts world of my previous life. It's just a mystery why it's possible to cultivate battle qi in this world.

The most urgent task is to cultivate a wisp of true qi.

With true qi, you'll have access to many more techniques.

Alphonse was too lazy to listen to Mia's lecture anymore. "I need some quiet time to think things through."

After saying that, he walked back to the castle on his own.

He instructed the maid not to disturb them except to bring them food.

Alphonse returned to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, placed his hands on his knees with palms facing up, closed his eyes, and adopted the posture of looking down at his nose and then his heart, assuming the posture of "five hearts facing the sky".

Internal energy cultivation techniques utilize internal breathing to clear excess metabolic waste from the blood and meridians, storing true energy in the dantian to achieve a transformative effect.

In his previous life, he rose from humble beginnings. Although he encountered many fortuitous events and received the guidance and protection of a master, he also changed several internal energy cultivation methods. After going through countless hardships, he finally found the secret manuals and treasures left behind by the madman of his generation, Yan Kuangtu, who "fought alone in the world", and obtained several divine skills.

Although Yan Kuangtu has been gone for many years, during his lifetime he was firmly known as the number one master in the world, and was also called the number one extraordinary person in the martial arts world and the number one eccentric person in the Jianghu. The martial arts techniques he left behind were far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The internal energy cultivation method within it is the "Innate Formless Divine Skill".

In my previous life, I spent a lot of effort to cultivate this divine skill and refine all my true energy.

The starting point is different now; one can directly begin with the "Innate Formless Divine Skill" to lay a solid foundation.

Although this body's aptitude is not as good as its previous life, it has the "Innate Formless Divine Skill" at its disposal, as well as various peerless martial arts.

If all goes well, future achievements should be even greater than in the previous life.

If it weren't for Keberi possessing first-tier battle qi, Alphonse was absolutely confident that he could easily kill him based solely on his martial arts experience from his previous life.

The "Innate Formless Divine Skill" is divided into nine levels. First, cultivate Yang Qi, then Yin Qi. After reaching the third level, Yin and Yang can merge, and the dragon and tiger can work together to impact the Ren and Du meridians.

These Ren and Du meridians are also known as the bridge between heaven and earth, the gateway between life and death. Once they are connected, martial artists can communicate with heaven and earth, cleanse themselves with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and their power will naturally advance by leaps and bounds.

If the Ren and Du meridians are blocked, the subsequent Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and Five Qi Returning to the Origin will be impossible to achieve.

Countless martial artists have been trapped by these two meridians, and their path in martial arts has come to an end.

In his previous life, he had only cultivated to the eighth level of the "Innate Formless Divine Skill," yet his martial arts skills were already unparalleled in the world.

At this juncture, being able to rebuild one's martial arts skills based on the "Innate Formless Divine Skill" is an incredibly wonderful thing.

Alphonse held his breath and focused his mind, silently visualizing and sensing using the internal energy circulation method of the "Innate Formless Divine Skill".

Gradually, they fell into a state of complete absorption, forgetting themselves and the world around them.

I don't know how much time passed, but I felt a gentle warmth rising in my dantian. I immediately guided it with my mind, starting from the dantian, passing through the heart acupoint, and slowly moving horizontally from the heart meridian to below the armpit, and then into the meridians of my arm.

This body is far too weak, with blocked meridians and numerous obstructions. The nascent true energy can only flow slowly, barely expanding the meridians.

Diary of a Fallen Hero: I don't know why, but someone grabbed me again and said, "How come internal energy cultivation techniques are still useful in a different world? How can you be so sure that people in other worlds also have meridians?"

This one

I suggest that anyone with this idea take a look at traditional Chinese medicine books. The twelve regular meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians are not purely fictional; everyone should have them. I believe that all of you handsome, tall, and mighty readers will not get hung up on this issue. After all, those who get stuck on this are a minority.

(End of this chapter)