271: Chapter 268 Genius Madman?

Speaking of this gentleman, he was indeed an extremely pure martial arts enthusiast.

Compared to those well-known masters of the late Qing Dynasty, he was much more low-key.

Of course, this also had to do with everyone's circumstances. Those famous masters of the late Qing were running around for the sake of the country, while he was more focused on his own small family; there is no saying who was right or wrong in that.

He was more like a Daoist priest, or a monk.

He even had a Dharma name, Zhiyuan.

He was a true seeker who always kept the mindset of an apprentice engraved in his bones.

He started as a dock porter, and he was simply forced into learning martial arts because he couldn't stand the sight of the Gangs running rampant on the docks, extorting and bullying people.

And once he started learning, he was gone for good.

He was like an ascetic monk, having successively visited Wanfu Nunnery, Xilai Nunnery, Feiwa Nunnery, the Shaolin Temple in Fujian, Wudang Mountain in Hubei, and Datong Temple in Shanxi.

His talent was also astonishing; he learned martial arts to the point where he had ideological disagreements with the leader of a certain fist style faction at Datong Temple.

After returning to his hometown, he lived a life of opening a martial arts school, taking in Disciples, and selling medicine.

One could only say that although he was a hot-blooded youth, he ended up living the life of a Daoist priest or monk.

"Wait! Is mastery of traumatology a prerequisite skill for a Grandmaster? The subsequent tasks for the Path of the Grandmaster wouldn't give me a task to master traumatology, would they?"

Recalling the resume of Master Liu, Li Changsheng paused, because this gentleman was also a master of traumatology.

Incredible, medicine and martial arts really are inseparable!

Of course, after he died, he was indeed famous in Guangdong Province, to the point of being a household name back in the day.

There was a saying: "Literature comes from Zhong Jingwen, martial arts come from Liu Yamei."

The reason for such a reputation, besides these, was that he had learned a great deal.

He could be said to have covered many martial arts of the Xia Kingdom, such as boxing, Wudang Fist, Xingyi Fist, and Baguazhang—the three great internal schools were all complete.

He was also proficient in parts of Shaolin Fist, and furthermore, he was proficient in many leg techniques. Apart from some leg techniques from the northern regions, he also knew quite a few Shaolin leg techniques.

He was also proficient in the methods of knives, swords, and staves; for health preservation, he knew some Daoist health techniques, and he also knew bone-setting and acupoint sealing, as well as Tuntuxu, merging internal and external.

However, it was precisely because he learned too much that few of his descendants or Disciples had the same attainments as him; they often only learned a part, or even just the superficialities of the Tuntuxu.

"Mixed, it is indeed mixed. I can't refine this martial art; that is also its flaw."

Li Changsheng frowned. This Tuntuxu was equivalent to a general outline of martial arts; it had a bit of every fist type and leg technique, but at the same time, it lacked depth in all of them.

As the saying goes, one knows a little bit about everything, but is not proficient in anything.

And this was also the helplessness of Master Liu. When he compiled this martial art back then, he couldn't make it too cumbersome, so he could only choose some representative elements.

And this became its failure; after all, his descendants were not like him, possessing such rich experience.

"If I want to reach the level of Master Liu back then with the Tuntuxu, I probably have to follow his path, learning the real Xingyi, Baguazhang, Wudang, and Shaolin fist and leg techniques. Otherwise, the essence of this fist technique cannot be achieved."

Li Changsheng shook his head with regret. Although he felt a little disappointed, it was not without gains; at least he would have a general direction for learning Taiji, Shaolin, and Wudang kung fu in the future.

And once the core kung fu of Taiji, Shaolin, and Wudang is learned, then performing Tuntuxu will bring another level of insight.

After thinking about it, Li Changsheng could only temporarily set this martial art aside.

His eyes turned to the progress of the Path of the Grandmaster, which currently showed [3/4].

"Only one left. Tonight, I'll find Zhang Zhao to spar and complete the stage mission of the Path of the Grandmaster."

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng felt a little expectant.

The Southern Fist Great Master mission was a branch mission, and the reward was already stunning. Although he couldn't use it now, he would be able to use it in the future.

And as the main line, the reward for the Path of the Grandmaster definitely wouldn't be bad.

Checking the time, Li Changsheng decided to go to the dining area to eat.

The dining time here was not fixed; after all, there were all kinds of people here, with different training volumes and different meal frequencies.

However, because Li Changsheng had previously accepted a health check from a nutritionist, they had directly produced a meal schedule and a first-week meal plan suitable for him.

This was a bit like a personal nutritionist in some high-end gyms, but it was more professional here; they even analyzed his gut microbiome.

It is said that everyone's gut microbiome is different, and the difference in gut microbiome also affects human obesity, immune System, and digestion.

In short, they analyzed him, judged and analyzed him through his gut microbiome, and then created the best weekly diet plan suitable for him.

According to the nutritionist's description, although the total amount of human gut microbiome does not change much in many cases, it will appear certain changes every period of time, so they formulate the most suitable nutritional food for his body every week.

To this, Li Changsheng could only give a thumbs up and call it professional.

"Fine, I'll just follow their instructions. They wouldn't harm me now, and I've heard from others that the nutritionists here are indeed professional."

"Some fat people lost ten jin in a month according to their nutritional recipes, and some thin people gained 7 jin of muscle in a month with exercise."

So they really didn't intend to cheat people in this regard. Thinking about it carefully, it was normal; after all, even if they were test subjects, they had to maintain the most perfect state, right?

Just as he was about to call Lux, who was in the distance, to go to the dining area, he saw someone not far away who attracted his attention.

Of course, this was not a beautiful woman, but a disheveled middle-aged man.

The reason he caught Li Changsheng's attention was because everyone else was wearing various martial arts uniforms or Tang suits, but this person was wearing a Daoist robe.

And this person seemed to be mentally unstable, muttering to himself, looking crazy.

"Sigh, Master Li, don't go near him, he... his brain has some problems."

Seeing Li Changsheng moving towards that side, Chen Youcai next to him quickly pulled him back.

"My brain is fine! Old Chen, don't spread rumors!"

The middle-aged Daoist priest sitting on the ground had sharp ears and immediately started cursing.

"Little brother, you're new here, right? I'll tell you a big secret, come over a little."

"Sigh, come over a little more!"

"A little closer!"

Seeing this, Li Changsheng looked at the other party's hands without many calluses, then looked at the other party's bloodshot eyes, and after thinking about it, he didn't mind and walked a little closer.

"Let me tell you, this is a place of great misfortune. Look, the moisture here is heavy, and even with air circulation, there is still a feeling of stuffiness."

"This is the Ze Shui Kun Hexagram!"

"Not only that, when I first arrived, I discovered that the landscape trend outside is also unusual. It has gathered the Water-Thunder Tun Hexagram, Kan is the Water Hexagram, Water-Mountain Jian Hexagram, and Ze Shui Kun Hexagram. The four great ominous hexagrams—Kan, Tun, Jian, and Kun—have all been gathered!"

"A place of great misfortune! This is a place of great misfortune, a dead zone, this is a dead zone!"

"Little brother, if you still have a chance, find a way to leave here, run, run as far as you can!"

The mentally unstable Daoist priest said somewhat hysterically, his eyes full of bloodshot, his expression looking mad.

It really looked like he was mentally unstable.

"Master Li, I said this person's brain is not good. Not long after he arrived, he said this place is a place of great misfortune. A few days later, he said that everyone who leaves here has a deathly appearance and must be dead."

"Don't you think this is nonsense?"

Chen Youcai pulled Li Changsheng aside and explained helplessly.

Hearing this, Li Changsheng remained silent, and after a while, he asked in a low voice: "Who exactly is this person? He doesn't look like he knows kung fu, does he?"

"Him... He doesn't know any kung fu routines. He's into Daoist Internal Alchemy and the Qimen Dunjia Feng Shui arts. The company hired him purely to study Daoist Internal Alchemy and its influence on the human body."

"However, it doesn't seem to have any effect. This guy is a mental patient. His name is Zhou Sheng, and I don't know which sect he's from."

"In any case, he's a charlatan, muttering nonsense all day. He should have severe persecution mania. He's currently a regular in the company's medical room."

Chen Youcai shook his head and laughed softly.