Chapter 59: Carp flow

Carp Current Intent is a martial cultivation method that imitates carp.

Carp are one of the sacred objects of Dao Orthodoxy, known as the king of all fish.

Therefore, it's perfectly normal for Mount Luofu, as one of the Daoist Grotto-Heavens, to have a cultivation method that imitates carp.

"Those who attain the Dao can soar into the clouds above and swim in the rivers and seas below. This is evidenced by Xiao Shi soaring with a Phoenix, and Qin Gao riding a red carp into the deep abyss."

This passage speaks of enlightened masters riding red carp to roam the deep abyss.

Daoists believe that ascending to immortality requires riding a carp, because carp possess spiritual essence, can communicate with Heavenly Gods, and can reach "two extremes" and "two realms," allowing people to ascend to heaven on carp without being hindered by heaven and earth.

In reality, there are indeed carp that can achieve this. It is said that there was a great Carp demon beast who dominated a long river, proclaimed himself a God, possessed vast Divine Abilities and boundless magic power. He could, with a mere Spell, freeze an eight-hundred-li wide, immeasurably long river overnight.

However, Carp Current Intent, as an eighth-rank martial cultivation method, certainly cannot reach that level.

The core idea of this cultivation method is to imitate the carp's upstream struggle against the current, emphasizing underwater stealth, enduring stamina, and being slippery and adept at evading currents.

It also draws inspiration from the carp leaping over the Dragon Gate, excelling at slowly accumulating power through endurance and evasion, then bursting forth in one wave, unleashing all its strength, like a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate.

As a martial cultivation method, the most important thing is consumption. Carp Current Intent requires cultivators to consume at least one wisp of water Qi daily, digesting it within their Physical Body and converting it into internal Qi.

There are several ways to consume water Qi. One is to eat fish, a large quantity of fish, extracting it from their Physical Bodies. Fish are born in water and naturally contain trace amounts of water Qi, which can be digested in the stomach.

This method is the most cumbersome but also the simplest; one only needs to buy fish.

The second method is drinking water, but not ordinary water. It must be spring water from a source, where water Qi naturally generates at the headwaters of a river. Drinking this water and refining it can yield the original water Qi.

This method requires venturing deep into the mountains to find water sources, which is much more troublesome than the previous one.

The third method is to consume Heaven And Earth Treasures containing water Qi, such as water-attributed Spirit Beasts, demon beasts, or treasures like Water Spirit Orbs.

This method is not considered, though its effect is the best, its speed the fastest, and it has no side effects, its biggest side effect is the immense financial burden it incurs.

Li Qi touched the two hundred cash remaining in his pocket.

Save it. It's not even enough to buy a piece of pork, let alone a water-attributed Spirit Beast.

And this isn't a one-time thing; it's daily!

Every day!

Martial Cultivate, first and foremost, requires perseverance, and second, resources. The poor can go play; you are not worthy of practicing martial arts.

However, fortunately, this is deep within the Shiwan Mountains.

Water sources, rarely seen in the outside world, are abundant here.

"So, in this place, with its dense network of waterways, as long as we find a mountain water source every day, the amount of water Qi should not be a problem," Shen Shuibi said.

"Then, I'll give you the complete cultivation method," she said, beginning to demonstrate it to Li Qi.

Martial Cultivate has no Spells, only practice methods (or 'eating methods') and combat methods. Combat methods require gradual honing, but practice methods can begin immediately.

Li Qi, in addition to the second Cultivate of the Shaman Dao Invoker method, also began immediately.

According to Shui Bi, dual Cultivate is actually very common; however, the primary and secondary must be clearly distinguished, and there are certain taboos, otherwise, it is easy for the various Qi in the body to become chaotic and for the small heaven and earth within the human body to lose balance.

Moreover, Cultivating one School is already very energy-consuming; generally, dual Cultivate is used to compensate for shortcomings, and not many people have the energy to delve into two Dao Orthodoxys.

The Dao is such that one Dao Orthodoxy is enough to occupy a person's entire life.

But for Li Qi, his cultivation had not yet reached that level, so there was no need to worry at all.

PhD students can say it's difficult to change majors because their specialization is extremely high, and they wouldn't understand a different major at all.

But for elementary School students, what's wrong with dual Cultivating Chinese, math, and English?

Time quickly passed, and Li Qi's Physical Body quickly recovered with the help of Great Forest Wood Qi, taking only two days.

During this time, he slowed his pace.

He only walked for half a day each day, searching for water sources as he went.

When he found one, he would stop, soak in the water and drink until his stomach was full, then, according to the practice method, begin practicing Carp Current Intent.

Every punch and kick was for the purpose of promoting the better absorption of water Qi into the small heaven and earth of the human body, then digesting it, or rather, refining it into internal Qi.

Perhaps due to his Wave-Breaking Force foundation, Li Qi's Cultivation of Carp Current Intent was unusually fast.

This made him sigh with emotion.

Because according to Shui Bi's words.

An eighth-rank martial cultivation method, used as a table leg prop at Mount Luofu, would be enough to cause bloodshed and抢夺 among some Jianghu Schools outside, and could establish the foundation of a Jianghu School.

Then, fragmented pieces of this cultivation method became Wave-Breaking Force, which could allow a Boat Towmen' gang to establish itself, making two to three hundred people cherish it as a treasure and live by it.

If he had coveted such a thing before, corresponding interest groups and Jianghu masters would definitely have appeared, easily killing him and taking it away.

Because an innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure.

But now, Shui Bi, adorable and wagging her ears, nonchalantly taught him this thing.

All in all, it was only half a month.

Reality is truly magical.

Knowing that this situation was hard-won, Li Qi cherished this moment even more.

He diligently Cultivated two methods every day, accumulating different Qi.

Every morning, he would rise early to offer sacrifices to the Eastern Azure Dragon, obtaining Great Forest Wood Qi.

Then he would take out the peach talisman carved with the Household God's statue, offer sacrifices to the Household God, completing a day's Invoker Cultivation.

Afterward, he would travel in the morning, searching for water sources as he went, and at the water source, Cultivate Carp Current Intent.

Honestly, Cultivating Carp Current Intent was much harder than offering sacrifices.

Sacrifices required mental effort, learning etiquette, regulations, and templates, meticulously memorizing all procedures, taboos, and requirements.

These things were complex and chaotic, and even a slight mistake could lead to all efforts being in vain, or even being rejected by a Heavenly God, forcing one to abandon that Heavenly God thereafter.

This is where Shaman Dao is difficult.

But martial Dao is the opposite.

Made a mistake? No problem, just start over.

Did it right? Don't get complacent, you still have to start over.

It's just repetition, starting over, starting over, starting over.

Again and again, again and again.

Until all the foreign Qi in the body is completely transformed into internal Qi, only then can a day be considered complete. A day requires at least three hours of practice, making Li Qi so tired he can't move while soaking in the water, only then is it done.

But this is just finishing the practice.

One still has to learn the combat methods.

That is, the Dao of combat techniques, what is called "martial arts."

In this process of traveling for half a day and practicing for half a day, time passed day by day.