What is the essence of the Martial Dao?
Zhou Yuanjue posed this question, and everyone present fell silent.
The essence of the Martial Dao? Was it the training of the body? Or the restructuring and rebuilding of body tissues? Or perhaps the tempering of the spirit? How could one be sure that the methods they used would truly make them stronger?
"Everyone, since ancient times, the various schools have remained separate, their core Cultivation Techniques kept secret and never shared. Each school stubbornly guards its own lineage, but how many of you here today truly understand the principles behind your own school's secret arts?"
"By what mechanism do esoteric elixirs affect the body? Are there more suitable herbs that could be substituted to enhance their effects? Are your stances truly correct, or is there still room for improvement? How exactly are the unique physiological changes induced by these secret arts actually produced?"
