The Key to learning Torrential Stampede

"Help me out?", Zhang Baichi questioned, not sure what Yu Hao was getting at.

He was already annoyed; Just when he had made some progress and couldn't wait to continue training, this random stranger turned up and wants to help?

'System, how strong is that guy now?' The last time they met, Zhang Baichi was already confident in being able to take Yu Hao and four others on at the same time and the gap could only have widened.

[Ding! Yu Hao, 15 years old, 9th Layer of the Body Forging Realm.]

'As expected. He's a slightly bigger fish in the Outer Sect, but nothing more.' Zhang Baichi grew even more annoyed.

"Ah, I don't really need help. I think I've figured it out quite well myself.", Zhang Baichi spoke in an indifferent tone.

Yu Hao sneered. "Because you managed to turn once? What a joke."

He crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked at Zhang Baichi with a mocking expression. "It's impressive that you're able to make some progress after 5 days of trying alone, but you're far from 'figuring it out'."

"Oh, so what's your great advice then, Sir 'Reached the Perfection Realm in that Movement Technique'?", Zhang Baichi's tone was sharp.

If this Yu Hao continued talking trash to him, he wouldn't mind beating some sense into him.

Jian Fu, the Elder in charge of the Law Enforcement Division, might have helped him, but Zhang Baichi didn't have a good impression of the regular members like Yu Hao.

From his perspective, they're just a bunch of stronger disciples that use their authority to settle personal grudges.

Moreover, so far, they had nothing to speak for themselves other than their higher cultivation level, which Zhang Baichi had long surpassed by now.

Yu Hao, who was already annoyed that he had to help Zhang Baichi at all, was now thoroughly fed up. 'This arrogant bastard has such an attitude when someone wants to help him?'

"Huh? You think you're some bigshot? I'm here to help and that's your attitude?", Yu Hao snapped.

Zhang Baichi clicked his tongue. "No one asked you for help."

"Ah, seriously." Yu Hao sneered. He couldn't leave since his father ordered him to help. Even if Zhang Baichi didn't want his help, he still had to do his part.

'D*mn old man, always being to overbearing.', Yu Hao cursed in his heart. "You got to the peak of the Body Forging Realm in a short time, right?"

"So what?" Zhang Baichi frowned. His cultivation wasn't a secret and word of him spread after defeating Ji Jian. Many people in the Outer Sect knew about his low cultivation when he challenged Ji Jian, after all.

"It's easy to tell because you have no control over your own strength. Have you ever even fought someone on the same level as yourself?" Yu Hao crossed his arms in front of his chest.

'What's he on about now?' Zhang Baichi thought about it. He really never fought anyone on equal footing. Even Li Yao, his 'Senior Sister' was much weaker compared to him despite her cultivation in the Qi Gathering Realm.

Seeing Zhang Baichi be silent, Yu Hao rolled his eyes. "That's what I thought. Listen: You got too strong too quickly, so you have no control over your own strength."

He got in front of Zhang Baichi and continued speaking. "If you can't even control your own strength, how do you expect a technique like Torrential Stampede, which concentrates all your strength to explode in one moment, to work properly."

Zhang Baichi frowned and was about to speak, but Yu Hao waved him off. "Yes, yes, you managed to do it just now. But you held back, didn't you? If I had to guess, you were barely able to control yourself when using less than half of your strength, right?"

Shock ran through Zhang Baichi's head. How had this Yu Hao seen through him so clearly? He would understand if it was some old master telling him that, but a kid who's weaker than himself?

'This crazy guy… Is he actually a genius as well? Why's he so weak then?' Zhang Baichi stared at Yu Hao for a moment before swallowing his pride. "Fine, you're right. So how do I fix this?"

"There's two ways. One that takes time and one that relies solely on your comprehension. Either fight someone as strong as yourself to learn or do some meditative training.", Yu Hao answered, unbothered.

"They both sound slow." Zhang Baichi frowned. Yu Hao rolled his eyes again. "The former takes time, yes. The latter can be both, fast or slow, depending on the person. My father thinks you're a real genius, and honestly, he's not wrong."

The sudden flattery came as a surprise and Zhang Baichi didn't really know to take it. He brushed it aside and kept to the topic. "So you think that meditation training would be better?"

Yu Hao nodded. "Your comprehension is really fast. You have no control over your own strength, but you can still successfully utilize the Torrential Stampede. It's just that your body can't follow your head. In short, you're doing it totally backwards and that's the problem you're facing."

Zhang Baichi asked, "I've been meditating each evening for a while now, but that never seemed to help. Is there some special way to do it?"

"Not really.", Yu Hao shrugged. "When you meditate, you would usually do so to clear your mind, right? When you meditate next, just focus on getting a good feel for your own body and strength. Flex each muscle separately, do a handstand, whatever helps you understand your own body better."

Zhang Baichi went silent. 'That could actually help… My body and Dantian are stronger than ordinary cultivators. Even with the anatomy knowledge from the Spiritual Jade, I never really placed any importance on that after figuring out that I had a Special Constitution.'

"So, just building an understanding can already help me?", Zhang Baichi finally asked after a few silent moments.

Yu Hao once again nodded. "As I said, you've already got the usage of the Torrential Stampede right, but your body can't keep up because your usage of strength is all over the place."

Zhang Baichi hesitated, but ultimately agreed. "I'll try it out later. Any other tips?"

"Not for now.", Yu Hao shook his head, then looked at Zhang Baichi for a few seconds. "You're the Sect Masters disciple, right?"

Zhang Baichi frowned. "Yeah, I am. Why?"

"Then you should've heard abut the Mystic Realm." Yu Hao said, causing a surprised expression to flash over Zhang Baichi's face. "It's a great place to train, since Demonbeasts have powerful bodies, but no Technique. That way, you can combine both methods to speed the process up even more."

"…You know about the Beastwilds Mystic Realm?", Zhang Baichi probed carefully. 'Wasn't that Mystic Realm a secret?'

Yu Hao didn't mind his suspicions. "Of course. My father's an Elder and I'll enter it as well. I wasn't allowed last year since my cultivation was lacking."

"Your cultivation was lacking? What's the minimum requirement?" Jian Wubai hadn't mentioned anything like that to Zhang Baichi before.

"The 7th Layer should be the minimum. Though I guess most will be above that. Since Ji Jian is dead and you're here now, there's still three people at the 10th Layer in our sect. Including me, there's also 3 at the 9th Layer.", Yu Hao explained.

This caused Zhang Baichi to frown. "There's only that few people in the entire sect that qualify?"

Yu Hao answered, "Of course not. But there's also an age restriction. No one aged 16 or above can enter the Mystic Realm. Ah, that's not a rule of the Mystic Realm, but one made by the various sects."

"Right, Master said that it's used to temper promising disciples.", Zhang Baichi whispered in understanding.

"Jup. As for those aged 16? If they can't reach the Qi Gathering realm by that age, they're not really outstanding, are they?", Yu Hao said.

"Then what about you?", Zhang Baichi blurted out, only for his face to change. He wasn't supposed to know Yu Hao's age!

Yu hao looked at him and huffed. "I'm not that old, you bastard. Moreover, I'm a special case."

Zhang Baichi heaved a sigh of relief in his heart but didn't let it show on his face. He sneered instead. "Special? You mean you're using your father's status as an Elder to still qualify?"

"I'm 15, so I qualify anyways.", Yu Hao burst out, but his voice was laced with a hidden concern. He coughed, then spoke in a low voice. "My talent for cultivation isn't that great, but I'm still better than those ragtag disciples. I'm just more suited for Martial Arts than cultivation."

'This guy has his problems too, huh?', Zhang Baichi thought. "Like, how you're at the Perfection Realm of the Torrential Stampede?"

"Not just the Torrential Stampede. I've masted a few dozen Movement Techniques, Sword Techniques and other Martial Techniques.", Yu Hao harrumphed.

"A few dozen?", Zhang Baichi was shocked. If that was the truth, then this Yu Hao had to be a martial prodigy!