Chapter 29

As Ding Qi assumed the posture of the finger-sealing technique, he quickly entered a state of cultivation under the impact of the waterfall.

At the beginning, the force of the waterfall made Ding Qi feel a wave of pain. However, as the innate technique truly began to circulate within his body, he was surprised to find that, under the dual effect of the peculiar finger posture and the innate technique, his body and internal organs and muscles were pulsating in a strange way, dissipating the fatigue caused by the waterfall's impact.

The pain originally caused by the waterfall's impact was completely eliminated by this strange pulsation.

Not only that, but he also felt an unusual sense of comfort.

"The cultivation posture recorded on this silk ribbon truly has its unique wonders," Ding Qi thought, feeling the strange pulsation within his body.

Other martial artists using this method for cultivation would only continuously add fatigue and damage to their bodies. He had never heard of anyone using the 'Deep Water' method experiencing his situation.

All of this was due to the peculiar nature of the innate technique and the cultivation posture.

"I wonder how long I can maintain this state of cultivation."

Since Ding Qi started cultivating under the waterfall, half an hour had already passed. Due to the strange pulsation continuously driving away fatigue, he not only felt no fatigue but was becoming increasingly energetic. According to the criteria for stopping cultivation that Ding Qi knew, there was no need to stop at all.

Ding Qi also felt that with each wave of pulsation from his body, the true qi within him was rapidly increasing.

"Since my body hasn't felt any fatigue yet, I might as well continue cultivating."

In the end, Ding Qi decided to persist in his cultivation until his body felt tired.

What he didn't expect was that, except for a lunch break, he continued to cultivate without feeling any fatigue.

The special cultivation method's ability to eliminate fatigue meant that the waterfall's impact had no negative effects on his body. During this time, he remained quite energetic, so he didn't need to stop cultivating.

However, by the afternoon, Ding Qi suddenly realized that he had to stop today's cultivation.

Because his cultivation effect had reached a saturated state, further cultivation would not increase his power for the day.

Ding Qi had long been aware of the saturation issue with the 'Deep Water and Fiery Heat' method.

This was a problem that only a few people with exceptional talent and particularly strong bones and muscles could encounter. He never thought he would be so fortunate to experience it.

The 'Deep Water and Fiery Heat' method could relatively quickly increase one's power, and it was widely spread in the martial world. However, it was not without its drawbacks.

Using this method to cultivate, continuously stimulating the body, if the accumulated time was too long, the body would develop resistance, and power would no longer increase. One would need to wait until the next day to perform the same cultivation, which was known as the saturation of cultivation effects in the martial world.

For ordinary cultivators, this was not an issue because their bodies could not withstand such long periods of cultivation, and their cultivation time would never reach the saturation point.

In the martial world, only a few people with particularly strong bones and muscles could endure this special cultivation method for a long time, thus encountering this problem.

Now, Ding Qi found that he had become one of these few.

This result left him unsure whether to be happy or frustrated, and he could only look up to the sky in silence.

Ding Qi also understood that the reason for this situation was not due to his having an exceptionally strong constitution, but rather because of the peculiar nature of the innate technique cultivation method.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have encountered the issue of cultivation saturation.

Ding Qi was very clear that once he reached the saturation point, whether using the 'Deep Water' method or ordinary sitting meditation, there would be no further effect on the same day.

He estimated that from the start of his cultivation to reaching saturation, it took three and a half hours.

Ding Qi usually practiced sitting meditation for more than five hours, except for eating, sleeping, and necessary activities, almost all his time was spent in cultivation. Compared to his usual routine, today's three and a half hours of cultivation was significantly shorter.

After realizing that his cultivation for the day had reached saturation, Ding Qi began to estimate the growth of his true qi.

Feeling the circulation of true qi within his body, after a moment, a smile appeared on Ding Qi's face, and he muttered to himself, "Although the cultivation time was only three and a half hours, the growth of true qi in my body is nearly three times higher than a full day of ordinary cultivation."

Ding Qi was quite satisfied with the cultivation effect of the 'Deep Water and Fiery Heat' method.

Looking at the sky, it was already late.

After climbing the mountain today, he had spent a lot of time adapting to the impact of the waterfall. After such a long period of cultivation, it was already time for him to go down the mountain as usual.

Just as he was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly thought of something and frowned.

"Only needing to cultivate for three and a half hours a day, this will leave a lot of free time. It's just right for..."

Thinking of something, Ding Qi's eyes lit up. He then picked up the basket on the ground and walked down the mountain.

Soon, Ding Qi returned to the herb garden, took out an old book from the head of his bed, which was the Iron Sand Palm manual he had bought from Liangcheng.

Before obtaining the silk ribbon, he had planned to cultivate the Iron Sand Palm technique recorded in this book. However, after obtaining the more effective innate technique, he naturally abandoned this idea and put the book away, never looking at it again.

Now, he took the book out again.

Looking at the book thoughtfully, Ding Qi smiled. The ideas he had on the mountain were related to the content of this book.

Holding the book, Ding Qi did not flip through the first part, which recorded the internal cultivation techniques, as he used to. Instead, he focused on the latter part of the manual.

This Iron Sand Palm manual, in addition to recording the corresponding internal cultivation techniques, also included a set of palm techniques and various methods for training flexibility and coordination.

What he wanted to read now was the part about the palm techniques.

Flipping through the introduction of the palm techniques, Ding Qi was quite engrossed: "In the past, I needed to devote all my time to cultivating the innate technique, and there was no time to practice martial arts techniques. Now, I finally have some free time to try practicing these techniques."

After buying this Iron Sand Palm manual, Ding Qi had been eager to practice the various martial arts techniques recorded in it. However, he had no free time before. Now, with the 'Deep Water' method, he had some free time and remembered this.

Most of the martial arts techniques in the manual were not specifically designed to accompany the Iron Sand Palm technique. The majority were various palm techniques that did not require any specific internal cultivation. Ding Qi could practice these.

Looking at the Iron Sand Palm manual in his hand, Ding Qi couldn't help but think of the innate technique he was currently cultivating.

"The innate technique recorded on the silk ribbon is a highly advanced internal cultivation technique. The only downside is that it does not record any martial arts techniques," Ding Qi thought with some regret.

After finishing the part about the palm techniques, he began to read the methods for training flexibility and coordination that were included in the book.

These methods for training flexibility and coordination, although not directly related to martial arts techniques, took up a significant portion of the book, nearly half of it.

The book recorded many ingenious and even bizarre methods for training various bodily functions and coordination.

"Since I will have free time in the future, in addition to practicing these palm techniques, I should also train the methods for improving bodily functions recorded in the book. Although these are not martial arts techniques, the higher the flexibility and coordination of a martial artist, the easier it is to practice martial arts techniques."

Looking at the book in his hand, Ding Qi quickly decided on his future cultivation plan.