From Prisoner to Si Chen

Jilan put away the Sword of Laughter, launched a fierce attack on the white-haired old man with his bare hands.

He didn't hold anything back and went all out.

In one moment, dozens of punches were fired.

Among them, there are also various tricks such as palm strikes, elbow swings, hand knives, and finger pokes.

Hoo ho ho!

Whistle! !

The terrifying fist wind roared through the air.

Every blow was given by Jilan with all his strength.

Even a long-lived person with a long body and a fourth-level spiral shell would inevitably lose ground in a short period of time under such a violent offensive, or even die on the spot!

But Parra held the white staff in one hand and stretched out the other hand. At a speed that was completely invisible to the naked eye, he blocked all Jilan's attacks with just his flesh palm.

Crack!

Boom! !

Crackling! !

Parra's expression was calm, and he remained unmoved from the beginning to the end despite the overwhelming fists.

After Ji Lan fired the 198th punch, he quickly took a step back, twisted his waist and kicked his legs in one go.

A sudden kick hit the whip leg, like a sharp ax slashing across the old man's neck.

boom--

He kicked out "Shattered Iron" with all his strength!

Parra raised her hand, but stopped him first.

Bang! ! !

There was a loud noise and air waves exploded.

Parra felt the overwhelming impact and explosive power and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

At this moment, Parra's palm was covered with a layer of red crystals, which spread to her wrists, absorbing and eliminating all the terrifying power brought by the kick.

The red crystals on his palm faded, and he pressed his wrist, pressing forward with the heel of his palm, and slapped Jilan's calf bone.

The whole process is so fast that it only takes the blink of an eye.

Snapped!

Ji Lan took two steps back before standing firm.

He raised his head, looked at the teacher's motionless posture, and couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

'The "shattering iron" that I exploded with all my strength failed to make the teacher even take a step back...'

Gillan was shocked.

At the moment, Paracelsus is no longer in his prime, but an old man approaching the end of his life. The wrinkles on his face and the white hair on his head all confirm this.

The most important thing is that Parra is an alchemist, and what he is really good at is alchemy, not physical fighting alone.

But even so, in the face of Gilan's violent attacks, he was always calm and dealt with it easily.

Looking at the figure of the old man, Ji Lan couldn't help but stand in awe.

"Is the kick just now a secret fusion technique that you independently developed based on my Theory of Balance?"

Parra asked curiously, holding her white cane.

Jilan lost her "crazy attitude", nodded and said:

"Yes, teacher."

"What's it called?"

"'Shattered Iron'."

"Hmm..." Parra groaned, then smiled: "It's exactly like the name. The violent explosion is like explosives, erupting through kicks and shattering steel."

"A very powerful secret skill."

he commented.

"Its power will increase with the improvement of physical fitness, and it will explode with lethality far beyond its own. With your current actual combat level, this move is enough to determine the outcome, and you can easily kill a fourth-level Kusei."

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher." Ji Lan said with a humble attitude and lowered his head.

"By the way, the tricks you just used to change your hair color, expand your body shape, and greatly improve your physical fitness should also be fusion secret skills."

Parra asked, thinking of something.

"Could it be...a fusion of the three White Cross secret skills, plus the 'Gerald Bloodletting Sword'?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from the teacher's eyes."

Gillan said.

Hearing this, Parra looked filled with emotion, shook his head and said:

"I didn't expect that the idea you mentioned at that time actually succeeded. It's no wonder that you have such a strong practical ability."

“It’s an amazing groundbreaking.”

With that said, Parra came over and raised her hand to wave.

With a flash of golden light from the "King's Chess" in his palm, tables and chairs appeared on the lawn. Then, he motioned for Gilan to take a seat.

Gillan pulled out the chair and sat down.

"How long can your comprehensively amplified fusion secret skill last at most?"

Parra asked.

Jilan thought for a while and replied:

"About ten minutes or so."

"Ten minutes..."

Parra looked thoughtful and fell into silence.

After a while, he said in a deep voice:

"not enough."

"The time is still too short."

Parra said solemnly.

"Although it can be used as your trump card, your trump card, if you can extend its duration, it can greatly enhance your strength."

"It's best to make it normal."

"Making the 'crazy state' normal?" Ji Lan was startled.

"That's right." Parra put forward his opinion from the perspective of a student: "Since it is a secret skill, there is room for improvement. There is no need to enhance the effect, but to extend the duration. This is among all the amplifying secret skills. There are traces to follow.”

"I suggest that your daily practice, in addition to meditation, is to keep turning it on until your body can't bear it anymore."

"The cycle repeats until complete fatigue."

"Just like ordinary people exercising, this allows your body to break through its limits over and over again, reach higher thresholds, and gradually adapt to the overloaded state."

“Even if the ideal goal of ‘normalization’ is not achieved, its duration can be extended.”

Jilan followed the teacher's ideas and thought about it for a while, and felt that it was very feasible.

So, he nodded and said:

"I'm grateful for your advice, teacher. From today on, I will follow your instructions and continue to activate the 'Crazy Owl State' to try to break through the threshold."

"Yes." Pala smiled with satisfaction.

"By the way, teacher..."

Jilan took this opportunity to tell him in detail about the invitation he received from Ms. Crow today.

After listening to his description, Pala thought for a moment.

"You can accept her commission. The 5th level secret is a necessity for your next promotion, and going abroad can be regarded as an experience..."

"Give her an answer after you go back tonight, but it's better to strive for more time. In the next two days, I will let my men negotiate with other departments to arrange a mission for you to the "Fosaka Kingdom."

Pala said, smiling:

"Jilan, don't forget that you are now the executive foreign minister of the empire."

"The two countries of Bu and Austria are preparing for war. In addition to conscription, construction, production of weapons and equipment and logistical materials, diplomacy is also indispensable."

"Although the Kingdom of Fosaka is only a small neutral country, its geographical location has certain value. If you can win their support, you can not only avoid some unnecessary troubles, but also provide help for the next plan of the head of state."

Jilan listened to the teacher's words, thought for a while, and said:

"You mean... Stuttgart Empire?"

"Yes." Pala nodded, his eyes deep. "The original balance of the three hegemons has been broken. The war between Bu and Austria is about to start, and the attitude of the Stuttgart Empire is becoming more and more important."

"They are located in the west of the empire. If they are hostile, then we will be in the dilemma of fighting on both the east and the west."

"I understand, teacher." Jilan took a deep breath and suddenly felt that he would bear a heavy burden when he went abroad this time.

Pala's eyes softened and comforted him:

"Child, don't have too much pressure."

"It would be best if you can win over the Kingdom of Fosaka. If not, there is no loss. It has no key role in the overall situation of the empire. It is just a chess move."

"Everything is based on your own interests."

"Remember, only by protecting yourself and improving yourself can you have the so-called 'future'."

Hearing what the teacher said, Jilan was stunned.

He was quite touched.

He knew Pala's past very well, and he also understood Pala's loyalty to the head of Caesar and the "remnant king".

This old man has been working hard for that "dream of prosperity" throughout his life.

Even at the cost of giving up the chance to ascend to immortality, he would rather die in the mortal world, leaving room for this dream and preserving the retreat of the Knights.

But at this moment, Pala put Jilan first... The teacher really regarded him as his only successor, not just a tool.

The "future" he mentioned must not only be the future of the empire, but also the future of all mankind, and also the future of Jilan himself.

"Yes, teacher." Jilan said in a deep voice.

"Very good." Pala smiled. "Then let's continue our course."

As he said, he took out three black notebooks. The book cover was made of the fur of an unknown creature, showing an obscure matte texture.

After unfastening the embedded buckle, Pala spread out the three books one by one, placed them in front of Jilan, and spread his hands to indicate.

Jilan looked down and found that the handwriting and drawings on the paper were very new, which might be written by the teacher just recently for him.

"The contents of these three notebooks correspond to the body-building technique, meditation method and secret sword technique. They are the essence of my life over hundreds of years, which has been continuously explored and summarized by combining many schools and theories based on my own experience."

Pala looked at the young man and explained softly.

Jilan picked up a notebook and read it carefully.

This notebook records the content about the body-building technique. Its name is very long, called "Life Star Track·Refining Star Conjunction Reversed Theory".

The opening chapter says:

"... Life belongs to all things, and so does the human body. The celestial bodies have existed for eternity, and they repeat themselves over and over again, explaining the laws of the world with the trajectory of starlight."

"Use the rhythm of life development and the trajectory of the movement of celestial bodies to understand the mystery of the law of truth and gain extraordinary divine power."

"Everything exists, and existence has traces. Everything will dream, and dreams are the reflection of reality."

"If life is combined, existence is a dream, and traces are reflections. The human body is like a meteor, which slides down the sky, but still shines as before."

"..."

Gilan was fascinated by it, but he didn't quite understand it.

"Life Star Track" is not a bodybuilding technique in the conventional sense. It is a unique innovative system that Para Celsus has integrated with his life's accumulation, alchemy as the core, and a large amount of astrology knowledge.

Its threshold is extremely high, but the upper limit is also terrifyingly high. According to the notes, even the author Pala himself has never practiced to the highest theoretical stage...

"Alchemy, as a discipline in the field of the furnace spiral, has limited effect on strengthening the human body, and only has the branch of 'human alchemy'. But I think that is a side path."

Pala spoke at the right time and said in a deep voice.

"Whether it is the 'grafting school' that has emerged in the long river of history, or the contemporary mainstream 'biochemical transformation', and even various theories, they are all developed based on 'human alchemy'."

"But they all cannot escape the category of borrowing external objects, which is a false power."

"If you want to use alchemy to strengthen your body, there is only one way out, that is to combine it with astrology! That is a discipline in the field of the body spiral, which is of the greatest help to the human body!"

"The 'Gerald Bloodletting Sword' created by Captain William is to substitute the human body metabolism and swordsmanship moves into the orbit of the zodiac stars, dig out the mystery of the body itself, and achieve a miraculous effect."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Gilan said solemnly with a serious face.

He is no longer the newbie who knew nothing at the beginning. After studying with Mrs. McCullagh in "Silver Bottle" for more than half a year, he has a deep understanding of mysticism.

Therefore, even if he doesn't understand it, he can see that this "Life Star Track" bodybuilding technique is definitely the top inheritance in the world.

It is a pioneering school!

Gilan was excited and continued to read the notes, and he was very alert and devoted to the study.

A principle is proposed in "Life Star Track".

Everything in the world follows a trajectory from top to bottom. That is, the changes in the astral world (which is a reflection of the God's home, one is in the mortal world and the other is in the dream world) lead to changes in the mortal world.

Just like the relationship between things and shadows, when things move, the shadow follows. This is the law of truth that cannot be violated!

Let me give you a simple example.

It is because of the existence of "Miss Elegy", the April zodiac sign, that music and painting are born in the mortal world. Whether it is human creation or the various behaviors of animals and plants.

When "Miss Elegy" is in high spirits, the creation of the mortal world will also flourish. When her mood is low, the mortal world will fall into an era of exhaustion of inspiration.

The same is true for the other zodiac signs that symbolize various fields.

This is the proof that the laws they control are effective in this era.

Therefore, astrologers can predict good and bad luck and the future by observing the trajectory of stars.

In view of this principle, Pala divides the ascension of the human body into two major stages: "conjunction" and "reversed".

Conjunction is a special term in astrology. Its specific meaning is that two planets overlap and intersect with each other.

This astronomical phenomenon implies that the functions of the two stars are grafted together, adding their own colors and smells to each other, and temporarily combined into one.

In "Life Star Track", it is to comprehend the trajectory of the stars, so that the metabolism and movement of the human body are in line with it, so as to be infected with the power of the stars and become stronger.

Its specific stages are further divided into the initial "opposition" and "square", the middle-term "conjunction", "trinity", "sextile", and the final stage "reversed".

There are six major stages in total.

They symbolize pressure, friction, fusion, harmony, stimulation and enthronement respectively.

Among them, the "reversed" in the final stage seems to be just a theory. Because Paracelsus never touched on this stage.

Reversed is also a special term in astrology.

It means that the stars go against their own trajectory and move in the opposite direction.

However, this is just an illusion seen by humans due to the limitations of their own perception.

It's like a race between a man and a horse.

When we chase a horse, we can see it galloping forward. But once we pass the horse and look back, we will find that everything has changed.

It will move backward relative to the environment.

This is the perception illusion, which causes the "reversal".

In "Life Star Track", the meaning of this final stage is that the strength of one's own body is too high, so that it exceeds the increase that can be brought by the trajectory of the star.

In this way, there is no "conjunction".

Because the human body itself has become the sun, and the trajectory of the star seems to move around itself.

Gillan was stunned by the description of this stage.

'Reverse Tiangang, this is...'

At the same time, for some reason, this paragraph of insight popped up in his mind:

"The sun has never set, it's just that we have reversed ourselves."

When "Life Star Track" enters the final stage, what will it be like?

Gillan doesn't know.

But he is looking forward to it strongly.

Then, he temporarily put down this notebook and picked up the next one.

The second notebook records a meditation method.

Its name is completely different from the Body Building Technique and is surprisingly short. It is called "Dream of Ten Thousand Flowers"...