120: Chapter 120 A certain country's military: "We must obtain his training methods."

Section 1: The Secret Meeting of the Alec Military

In a subterranean conference room at the Alec Pentagon, a pale blue holographic projection looped a slow-motion video of Chen Wu punching through a five-centimeter steel plate. Over a dozen high-ranking military officials watched with solemn expressions. Documents on the table were labeled "Top Secret: Traditional Martial Arts Combat Power Project," and a report titled "Evaluation of Chen Wu's Training Methods" had its core conclusion circled in red: "His 'Xingji Fist' and 'Basic Breathing Technique' can push human physical limits beyond existing boundaries. If applied to soldier training, individual combat power could increase by 300%. Close-quarters combat, endurance, and environmental adaptability would far exceed current special forces standards—the complete training methods must be obtained before any other nation."

"2,100 kilograms of punching force, 3,000 megapascals of pressure," Lieutenant General David, the Army Chief of Staff, pointed at the hole in the steel plate on the projection, his fingers turning white from the force of his grip. "Our 'Super Soldier Program' invested 50 billion dollars into genetic modification and mechanical exoskeletons, yet it only allowed soldiers to reach 800 kilograms of force. This Chinese Martial Artist achieved this through 'traditional training' alone—this isn't mysticism; it's a 'human energy development technology' we haven't discovered!" He pushed a satellite photo to the center of the table, showing the global Martial Artist support circle surrounding the Yijin Pavilion. "Intelligence shows his training methods are hidden within the 'Tomb Guardian Legacy' and the Muscle Tendon Change Classic. Now that he is entering the Yijin Pavilion to obtain the full volume, this is our only chance."

Intelligence Director Wilson stood up abruptly and pulled up an agent profile. "We have already dispatched 'Shadow Squad,' a five-member team of elites modified with 'Qi Energy.' They have 'Qi Energy Absorption Chips' implanted in their bodies, capable of replicating any Qi Energy trajectories they contact." His finger slid across the profile. "Captain Kane once infiltrated an Overseas branch of the Xuanshui Pavilion and obtained the basic charts for Mystic Water Energy. Their mission this time is to disguise themselves as global Martial Artists, infiltrate the perimeter of the Yijin Pavilion, and either replicate Chen Wu's training methods or kidnap his technical specialist, Lin Mo—according to our intelligence, Lin Mo holds backups of all training data."

At the end of the conference table, Dr. Irene, the scientist in charge of the "Super Soldier Program," suddenly frowned. "I oppose using such crude methods as kidnapping." She pushed up her glasses as the projection switched to Chen Wu's biosensor data. "His training methods require 'Qi Energy Resonance' and 'Martial Virtue Guidance.' Forcing a replication will only cause a soldier's Qi Energy to go haywire, just like our previous twelve experiments that ended in failure." Her voice carried a note of concern. "Furthermore, the whole world is watching Chen Wu. If we are exposed, it will trigger a diplomatic crisis."

"A crisis?" Lieutenant General David sneered, cutting her off. "What is a minor crisis compared to the chance for 'combat power dominance'?" He slapped the table, his tone brook no argument. "Shadow Squad departs tomorrow. They must obtain the training methods before Chen Wu enters the core of the Yijin Pavilion—this mission was personally approved by the President; there is no turning back." The lights in the conference room dimmed as the footage of Chen Wu’s punch overlapped with training videos of Alec special forces, creating a jarring contrast that seemed to foreshadow an impending conflict.

Section 2: Shadow Squad's Infiltration

Before dawn the next day, five figures wearing Global Martial Arts Support Team uniforms moved slowly along the Leyline Qi Energy light paths outside the Yijin Pavilion. Miniature "Qi Energy Shielders" were pinned to their cuffs to interfere with the Perception Talismans of Chen Wu's team. Captain Kane also had a "Qi Energy Replication Chip" hidden in his collar, its red indicator light blinking, ready to record any Qi Energy trajectories it encountered. This was the Alec military's latest technological development, capable of replicating Qi flow paths within 0.1 seconds and transmitting them back to The Pentagon via satellite.

"Target is 1,000 meters away, currently calibrating equipment at the entrance to the second level of Yijin Pavilion," Kane's voice came through the encrypted communicator, his gaze locked onto Lin Mo’s tactical tablet. "That kid's tablet has the training data backups. As long as I get within 50 meters, my chip can read the data." Beside him, a team member named Miller raised a "Qi Camouflage Device," which displayed pale gold Qi Energy fluctuations identical to those of the global Martial Artists. "Don't worry, the Qi camouflage is seamless; they won't realize we're military."

The five men advanced through the shadows along the light path, avoiding the patrol routes of Zhao Lie and Love. Kane's footsteps were light, each step landing in a "blind spot" of the Leyline Qi Energy—a "stealth technique" he had gleaned from Mystic Water Energy to minimize Qi fluctuations. When they closed within 500 meters, Kane suddenly stopped. The Flower Girl's inheritance grass was blooming nearby, its eight-colored petals trembling slightly toward them, dew rolling on the leaves and reflecting the faint electronic waves from their "Qi Energy Shielders."

"Something's wrong, that grass is watching us!" team member Taylor warned in a low voice. Just as he was about to raise an "Electromagnetic Interference Gun" to destroy the inheritance grass, Kane grabbed his hand. "Don't be impulsive. The global Martial Artists are livestreaming; acting now will expose us." He adjusted their route, moving toward the logistics tent of the Yijin Pavilion. "We'll go to the logistics tent first to find the training manuals. There's bound to be a hard copy of the Basic Breathing Technique there, then we'll find an opportunity to approach Lin Mo."

Inside the logistics tent, Grandpa Wang was flipping through the "Traditional Martial Arts Training Records" left by his grandfather. The pages recorded the training methods of Chen Wu's Great-grandfather, and next to them were photos of Chen Wu practicing as a child. Kane quietly slipped into the tent and pointed the "Qi Energy Replication Chip" at the pages. The chip's red indicator light suddenly flared, beginning to rapidly record the Qi trajectories from the "Traditional Martial Arts Training Records." At that moment, the Flower Girl's voice came from outside the tent: "Grandpa Wang, the inheritance grass says there's 'strange Qi Energy' in the tent. Do you want to check it out?"

Kane's heart jumped into his throat. He quickly hid the chip in his collar and pretended to browse a manual for the Basic Breathing Technique on the table. "I'm with the Global Martial Arts Support Team, here to help organize the training materials." Grandpa Wang's tobacco pipe suddenly tapped against the table, the sparks from the bowl illuminating Kane's cuff. "The support team uniforms should have 'Martial Arts Support' embroidered on the cuff. Why doesn't yours?" The old man's gaze fell on Kane's collar as pale gold Yijin Energy surged from the pipe bowl, lightly sweeping over the chip's location. Kane's body went rigid as the chip's red light instantly died, frozen by the Yijin Energy.

"We're compromised!" Kane suddenly pulled a "Qi Anesthesia Gun" from his waist and fired at Grandpa Wang. Just as the pale blue anesthetic Qi left the gun, the Flower Girl's inheritance grass unfurled, its eight-colored petals forming a Qi Energy barrier that reflected the anesthetic Qi right back into the arm of the team member Miller. Miller's body went limp instantly, and his Qi Camouflage Device dropped to the ground, revealing the Alec military insignia inside.

"Military?" Grandpa Wang's voice was cold as his pipe tapped out a rapid rhythm on the floor. "You aren't here to support; you're here to steal the training methods!" Hearing the commotion outside, Zhao Lie charged in with Mystic Water Energy surging in his iron arms, catching Kane and the others trying to flee. "Trying to run? Not that easy!" Zhao Lie’s iron arms swept out, slamming Taylor and another team member against the tent poles. The Qi Energy Shielders fell from their cuffs, and the Perception Talismans' detection range was instantly restored. The figures of Chen Wu and Li Xuantong also appeared at the tent entrance.

Section 3: Chen Wu's Countermeasure: The Qi Replication Trap

Seeing their identities exposed, Kane suddenly pulled a "Qi Energy Bomb" from his vest and threw it toward the tent's exterior. The pale black bomb exploded on the ground, creating an electromagnetic interference wave. Lin Mo's tactical tablet instantly went black, and the global livestream flickered briefly. "Now! Grab Lin Mo!" Kane charged toward Lin Mo, the Qi Energy Replication Chip in his collar lighting up again. This time, his goal was no longer data, but to kidnap Lin Mo directly and use him to blackmail Chen Wu into handing over the training methods.

Lin Mo reacted quickly, immediately pressing an "Emergency Defense Button" on his tablet. A pale gold "Qi Energy Shield" popped out from the tablet, blocking Kane's path. "You think I wasn't prepared?" Lin Mo's voice held a cold sneer. Although his tablet screen was black, he could still control the shield via "Qi Commands." "The Technical Department predicted someone would try to steal the data. There's a 'Qi Energy Trap' in my tablet; as soon as your chip gets close, it will be implanted with false training data!"

As soon as Kane's chip touched the shield, it emitted a buzzing electrical sound, and the red indicator light turned a flashing yellow. Dr. Irene's scream came through his communicator: "The chip has been implanted with false data! Those are the 'Qi Energy Overload Trajectories' from our failed experiments! Don't use them!" Kane's face went deathly pale. Just as he thought about giving up, Chen Wu's Xingji Fist had already condensed behind him.

"Xingji Lock!" Pale gold Yijin Energy, brownish Xingyi Energy, and black Baji Energy intertwined in Chen Wu's palm, blasting toward Kane's Qi Energy core. Kane tried to dodge but found his body entangled by the eight-colored Qi Energy of the inheritance grass, with dew freezing at his joints, rendering him unable to move. The moment the fist energy struck, the "Qi Energy Modification Device" inside Kane's body suddenly exploded, and pale blue Qi Energy burst out around him. This was a side effect of the Alecian military's forced modification of Qi Energy, a weakness Chen Wu had long discovered through the Perception Talisman.

"Your Qi Energy modification defies the essence of traditional martial arts," Chen Wu's knee pressed against Kane's chest as the Qi Energy from the Perception Talisman invaded through the contact point, reading his surface memories. "Using technology to forcibly enhance Qi Energy will only cause the body to collapse, just like the device inside you; it can only last three more months at most." Kane's lips trembled, trying to say something, but he could only cough up pale blue blood—his Qi Energy Modification Device was completely destroyed, the Qi Energy at his Dantian began to go into disarray, and his entire body slumped to the ground.

Seeing their captain captured, the other two team members tried to activate the "self-destruct sequence," but were instantly frozen by Zhao Lie's Baji Energy. "Don't think about suicide," Zhao Lie's fist pressed against their chests, the black hard energy making them unable to move. "Your military treats you as pawns, but we can help you remove the side effects of the Qi Energy modification—provided you tell us who sent you." The team members looked at each other, expressions of struggle on their faces; they knew the Alecian military wouldn't care if they lived or died, and Chen Wu's words might be their only way out.

The global live stream returned to normal, and the bullet comments from 550 billion viewers instantly exploded. A highlighted message from "Watcher of Huangtu Slope" Old Zhao's ID popped up: "I knew something was wrong just now, so they were military agents! How despicable!" Nurse Emily in London sent news from the hospital: "We can use 'Traditional Martial Arts Recovery Therapy' to help these team members remove the side effects; we can't let them become sacrifices for the military!" Lin Mo from the Technical Department pulled up the error data from Kane's chip: "These are the records of the Alecian military's previous Qi Energy berserk experiments. They knew the modification was risky long ago but still forced the team members to use it. How cruel!"

Section 4: Alecian Military Pressure and International Opposition

When the news of Kane's capture reached The Pentagon, Major General David was watching the real-time footage of the Shadow Squad. When he saw Kane's Qi Energy Modification Device explode and the chip implanted with error data, he suddenly smashed the coffee cup on his desk in a rage: "Useless! Five elites couldn't even handle this small matter!" He immediately dialed the President's phone, his tone urgent, "We need to put pressure on China immediately and demand they hand over Chen Wu's training methods, or else we cancel the next round of trade negotiations!"

Two hours later, the Alecian Embassy in China suddenly held a press conference. The spokesperson claimed that "Chen Wu's team is illegally detaining Alecian citizens and violating human rights," demanding the "immediate release of the Shadow Squad members and the disclosure of the Xingji Fist training methods, otherwise all necessary measures, including economic sanctions, will be taken." The footage of the press conference spread through global media, with a few Western media outlets following suit and hyping it up, claiming "China is using traditional martial arts technology to threaten global security," attempting to pressure Chen Wu's team.

Just as the Alecian military was exerting pressure, a wave of opposition from the international community suddenly erupted. The Russian Ministry of Defense was the first to issue a statement: "The Alecian military's infiltration is an infringement on another country's sovereignty. traditional martial arts training methods are China's cultural heritage, and no country has the right to plunder them." EU countries like France and Germany jointly called for "resolving differences through peaceful means and opposing the politicization of cultural heritage." Even Japan, a traditional ally of the Alec, stated its "support for Chen Wu's team in protecting the traditional martial arts Legacy and opposition to the military's plundering behavior." All of this stemmed from the live witness of 550 billion viewers worldwide; the Alecian lies crumbled before the facts.

UNESCO even called an emergency meeting and passed a resolution to "Protect Traditional Martial Arts Legacy from Military Plunder," stating that "Chen Wu's training methods are an important part of human intangible cultural heritage and should be applied to health and education, not military purposes," and demanding that the Alec "immediately stop pressuring Chen Wu's team and withdraw the Shadow Squad's mission orders." At the meeting, an Egyptian ancient martial arts expert held up a video of Chen Wu punching through a steel plate and said excitedly: "traditional martial arts is the wealth of all mankind, not a weapon for some country's military! To want to use it for war is a betrayal of human civilization!"

In front of the Yijin Pavilion, Chen Wu responded to the Alecian military's pressure through the global live stream: "My training methods are a culture passed down by the Tomb Guardian for centuries, meant for strengthening the body and protecting peace, not as a weapon for slaughter." He pointed to the Shadow Squad members beside him, "Your soldiers' bodies are on the verge of collapse because of forced Qi Energy modification. I can help them recover, but on the condition that you publicly apologize and promise never to use traditional martial arts for military purposes." Kane, lying on a stretcher, suddenly shed tears upon hearing this and said to the camera: "Don't believe the military anymore. Qi Energy modification is a scam. The true power of traditional martial arts is what Mr. Chen said—'protection,' not 'destruction.'"

Section 5: Sharing of Training Methods and the Bankruptcy of the Military Plan

The Alecian military's pressure completely collapsed amidst international opposition. The President personally ordered the withdrawal of the Shadow Squad, Major General David was dismissed for "mission failure and causing a diplomatic crisis," and Dr. Irene brought her research team to the Yijin Pavilion, hoping to cooperate with Chen Wu's team to apply traditional martial arts training methods to "soldier health management" rather than combat enhancement. "We went in the wrong direction before," Dr. Irene bowed to Chen Wu. "Now I understand that the value of traditional martial arts is not on the battlefield, but in making soldiers healthier and more responsible—that is the true 'combat power.'"

Chen Wu accepted Dr. Irene's request for cooperation but set three conditions: "First, all research must be used for health and prohibited from military application; second, the research results must be shared globally, and any country can obtain basic training methods for free; third, help the soldiers who previously underwent Qi Energy modification to recover their health." Dr. Irene agreed without hesitation: "This is exactly what I want to do. traditional martial arts shouldn't be hidden or plundered; it should belong to everyone who needs it."

Subsequently, Chen Wu's team, in conjunction with the Special Incident Response Department, launched the "Traditional Martial Arts Health Initiative," releasing training methods for the "Basic Breathing Technique" and "Xingji Fist Basic Stances" for free on the Global Martial Arts System, accompanied by detailed "Scientific Training Guides." There was a "Health Version" for ordinary people to help improve their Physique; a "Protection Version" for soldiers to enhance endurance and fatigue resistance; and a "Recovery Version" for patients to assist in treating chronic diseases. In just one week, 2000 million people worldwide downloaded the training guides. Even the ordinary citizens of the Alec joined in, making The Pentagon's "Super Soldier Program" completely meaningless because the most basic training methods were already available to everyone.

The Flower Girl's "Traditional Martial Arts Seed Program" also saw new development. Dr. Irene's team used scientific instruments to analyze the Qi Energy sensing ability of the inheritance grass, developing a "Qi Energy Health Monitor" that could judge a practitioner's Qi Energy progress and physical condition through the growth state of the inheritance grass. "This is the perfect combination of tradition and modernity," the girl said to the camera, holding the monitor. "In the future, everyone can see their health changes and feel the power of traditional martial arts through the inheritance grass."

On the Leyline Qi Energy light path in front of the Yijin Pavilion, Chen Wu's team prepared to enter the second-floor core again. Kane and the other Shadow Squad members had begun receiving "Traditional Martial Arts Recovery Therapy" with the help of Nurse Emily; their Qi Energy disorder symptoms gradually eased, and smiles returned to their faces. Dr. Irene's team set up a "Traditional Martial Arts Health Research Station" beside the light path to provide free training guidance for global Martial Artists. The previous conflict had turned into an opportunity for traditional martial arts to enter the global health field, like a bright flower blooming in the dark.

The final image of the global live stream stayed on the moment Chen Wu pushed open the second-floor core door of the Yijin Pavilion. Pale gold Leyline Qi Energy gushed from inside the door, intertwining with the Qi Energy support circle of global Martial Artists to form a giant "Peace" totem. A row of neat text scrolled across the bullet comments: "The plunder plan has finally failed, traditional martial arts health benefits the world; seeking the true meaning in Yijin Pavilion, never changing the original intention of protection!" This message was lit up by 550 billion viewers simultaneously, like a river of light crossing borders, illuminating the core of the Yijin Pavilion and the future of traditional martial arts as it transformed from "cultural heritage" into "global health wealth."

Chen Wu knew that the ultimate Legacy of the Muscle Tendon Change Classic was waiting for him inside the Yijin Pavilion, but he no longer had any concerns—because he knew that the true power of traditional martial arts was not the fist energy that punched through steel plates, nor the strength that broke through limits, but the health that benefited every ordinary person and the peace that every country could respect. This was the true Legacy of the Tomb Guardian, the ultimate meaning of humanity breaking through its limits.