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Chapter 230: Chapter 121: Acquiring Another Divine Technique, Advancing to the Iron Bone Realm (10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)_5

Maybe they wouldn’t demand his life out of respect for his father-in-law, but he couldn’t continue to bask in the limelight as he does now.

Thus, he wholeheartedly supported Chen Jie taking two Bone Strengthening Pills.

Peng Shizhong saw that Zhou Chu seemed quite happy, which further affirmed the latter’s character. Turning to Peng Fu, he said, “Ah Fu.”

“Master.”

“Take Sixth Brother to the secret library, allow him to choose… two secret manuals.”

Peng Shizhong was still compensating Zhou Chu, and upon hearing this, Zhou Chu immediately bowed with his fists and said, “Thank you, father-in-law.”

“Jiu Si, I can choose two manuals, haha, did you only choose one back then? Father-in-law favors me, you mustn’t be petty.”

Chen Jie heard this and knew Zhou Chu was joking. Was this a matter of one or two secret manuals?

Having more secret manuals isn’t necessarily better. Honestly speaking, most of the secret manuals in Peng Shizhong’s arsenal were not very impressive. They were mostly below the Energy Transformation Level and only a few reached that level, yet they were incomplete.

They might attract those below the level of Energy Transformation, but at the level of Energy Transformation, they were almost useless.

Of course, someone like Chen Jie could sort through ordinary cultivation techniques to find those related to the Spring Word Technique of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique.

However, Zhou Chu was very happy. He didn’t have any proper Martial Arts techniques; the family’s secret techniques of the Shunfeng Escort Agency, Mountain Chasing Whip and Cross Saber, were only passed down to males, not to outsiders or females. As an outsider and son-in-law, he had no chance of learning these techniques.

Now, he finally had the opportunity to learn a decent Martial Art.

Zhou Chu was very happy and left with Uncle Fu.

Today was truly a bountiful harvest for him.

At this moment, Peng Shizhong looked at Chen Jie and said, “Do you know why I kept you here?”

Chen Jie replied, “Son does not know, but it must be an important matter.”

Peng Shizhong nodded with a smile and asked, “Jiu Si, do you know what your father-in-law’s Jianghu greeting is?”

“Jianghu greeting? Isn’t it Thirteen Grand Protectors Fisherman?”

Chen Jie asked, and Peng Shizhong said with a smile, “The rankings of the Thirteen Grand Protectors are mostly based on professions. Fisherman was your father-in-law’s former occupation, but before he became famous, he had a different Jianghu nickname.”

Chen Jie looked at Peng Shizhong, who said, “[Stone Breaking Hand]!”

“Stone Breaking Hand?”

Chen Jie looked at Peng Shizhong, who said, “Yes, Stone Breaking Hand, named after your father-in-law’s unique Martial Art!”

“Father-in-law wants to tell me that this unique technique he learned is the Stone Breaking Hand?”

“That’s correct. My master, the previous Gang Leader of the Fishing Guild, had two unique techniques, one internal and one external.”

“One internal and one external?”

Chen Jie muttered, while Peng Shizhong said, “Yes, one internal and one external. You know that after Dark Force comes Energy Transformation, and the hallmark of Energy Transformation is the flexible use of Inner Strength.”

“Inner Strength can be acquired in two ways, one internal and one external. The so-called internal approach is starting from the Skin Refining Realm and focusing on cultivating Inner Strength, supplemented by training external skills, from the inside to the outside, to enter Energy Transformation.”

Upon hearing this explanation, Chen Jie thought to himself that this was the method he had always been using.

Chen Jie had practiced many Martial Arts, such as Water Manipulation Palm and the Wandering Soul from the Thirteen Tribulations, all consisting of external skills. His foundation was the Yang Chun Skill, which he had always used to cultivate his grandfather’s practice, which should be considered from the inside to the outside.

“And the other way is from the outside to the inside, using external skills to cultivate Inner Strength, and once the external skills reached Great Success, one could also enter Energy Transformation.”

Chen Jie asked, “Is there a difference in the superiority between these two methods?”

“There is no superiority. Whether it’s from inside to outside or from outside to inside, both methods have world-renowned techniques.”

Chen Jie said, “I know about the method from inside to outside, but I seem not to have heard about the method from outside to inside.”

Chen Jie expressed his doubt, and Peng Shizhong said, “You have definitely heard of it.”

“Very famous?”

“Extremely famous, or rather, world-renowned.”

“What Martial Art is it?”

Chen Jie asked, and Peng Shizhong slowly pronounced several words: “Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms!”

Hmm!!

Chen Jie’s eyes widened in surprise; he never expected that the world-renowned Martial Art would be the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms, a technique that transforms moves into Inner Strength. Hero Qiao and Guild Leader Hong, those heroic figures, had reached the pinnacle of the world by relying on this set of palm techniques.

Had they practiced any amazing Inner Strength techniques? No, absolutely not, because the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms itself incorporated Inner Strength, only coming from the outside to the inside.

The Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms was also known as the foremost external skill of extreme rigidity and masculinity!

Understanding this concept, Chen Jie gained a deeper understanding of Martial Arts, realizing the complexity behind it.

This was the benefit of having a father-in-law; he could directly tell you much of the Martial Arts knowledge. Otherwise, you’d have to explore it by yourself, and there’s no telling when you’d figure it all out.

Peng Shizhong continued, “And my master, the old Gang Leader, once had two notable secret manuals. Actually, it was one, Stone Breaking Hand. However, later he obtained Mystic Ice Power as well!”

“Unfortunately, the old man never cultivated it, and later he bestowed these two secret manuals to me and Nan Batian.”

“Originally, Nan Batian wanted to learn Stone Breaking Hand, and I agreed. However, he later chose to study Mystic Ice Power instead.”

“So, Stone Breaking Hand was passed to me, and through this technique, I made the illustrious name of [Stone Breaking Hand], and was even ranked among the Thirteen Grand Protectors.”

Chen Jie listened attentively to Peng Shizhong’s narration.

And Peng Shizhong, looking at Chen Jie, said, “Chen Jie, now the life and death of the entire White Tiger Hall depend on you, so I’ve decided to pass on the ‘Stone Breaking Hand’ to you.”