Stealing a Home, Introduction to Advanced Cultivation Methods

Chapter 86 Stealing a Base, Introduction to Advanced Cultivation Techniques (4k)

That evening, Li Xijun arrived at the entrance of a large Chinese-style pavilion.

Upon entering, you are greeted by a rich and heavy aroma: the deep, lingering fragrance of aged wood, the slightly astringent scent of stale ink, and a faint, almost imperceptible medicinal smell, all floating in the air.

Li Xijun felt a sudden surge of energy, feeling refreshed and comfortable.

"I wonder which mythical world's spirit wood this building is made of?"

"Living in this environment year after year is beneficial for nurturing the soul and enhancing mental strength."

Li Xijun walked in and looked at the antique-style furnishings of the pavilion hall, feeling a sense of emotion.

Sure enough, the higher the martial artist's level, the more they tend to use the resources produced in the mythical world for their daily lives.

On the contrary, the number of technological items that were previously available is decreasing.

"You're here?"

A vibrant and enthusiastic young girl's voice came from one side of the hall. Jiang Qiyue, dressed in simple home clothes, walked out. She had just taken a shower and her face was flushed with a fresh and natural beauty. When she saw Li Xijun, she did not show any shyness. Instead, she came over generously and led him into the corridor.

"Your aunt is waiting for you in the martial arts room. Come with me."

After passing through a garden filled with exotic flowers and plants from various mythical worlds, the two arrived at a simply decorated martial arts hall with ebony floors that gleamed with an oily sheen.

There's absolutely no high-tech feel to this place, unlike a private martial arts studio.

However, Li Xijun was able to confirm the special properties of this spirit wood by stepping on it, as it was harder and more energy-absorbing than the flooring material of the previous private martial arts room.

"Li Xijun, you've arrived."

Teacher Lisa, now dressed in a pure white training uniform, stood in the center of the martial arts hall.

Upon seeing Li Xijun arrive, she smiled brightly, appearing to be in a very good mood.

"Judging from your achievement of clearing the fifth level today, I think you've vaguely sensed the existence of the next realm after the 'Mind, Body, and Vessel' are combined, right?"

"Yes, after I died in the virtual space, I felt like I was about to grasp something."

Li Xijun shared her previous feelings.

Lisa nodded slightly, her gaze towards him becoming increasingly satisfied.

Jiang Qiyue, who had already obediently sat down at the edge of the martial arts hall, intending to witness the opponent's swordsmanship later, widened her beautiful eyes, finding it outrageous.

We're all the same age, so how come I haven't even grasped the unity of mind, body, and body yet, while this person has already reached the realm of "entering the subtle"!

"Was what Nianyi said during our chat true? Li Xijun's greatest strength is actually his talent in martial arts!" In response, Lisa waved her hand, causing a heavy longsword made entirely of cold iron to fly out from the weapon rack next to the martial arts hall and float in front of Li Xijun.

"Your current strength is not suited to using ordinary standard swords. Weapons forged from the cold iron material produced in this mythical world are most suitable for practice."

"Use it to attack me with all your might."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xijun charged forward without hesitation, his sword flashing through the air with perfect momentum, power, and angle.

This sent a chill down Jiang Qiyue's spine. She felt that if she were to face Li Xijun's sudden attack, even if she managed to block it, she would be easily killed in the next few moves.

The opponent's swordsmanship was like a rushing river, surging endlessly, making it hard to breathe.

Lisa, who was also holding a long sword and standing in the center, did not move at all. She simply parried with her sword, easily absorbing the attack and all of Li Xijun's subsequent attacks, which were filled with silver light and flowed like a river of swords.

Throughout the entire process, she didn't move her feet or body at all.

On the contrary, Li Xijun was always shaken by the impact of each blocked strike, causing his blood and qi to surge and his moves to be disrupted. He could only regain control by expending more mental energy.

Jiang Qiyue watched from the sidelines, feeling extremely uncomfortable, as if she were seeing things through a fog.

Li Xijun, however, was trying his best to feel the changes in the force within his longsword as each strike was blocked by the opponent.

Feel how easily the opponent neutralized your force, and how, in a subtle and pervasive manner, in that extreme instant, they redirected the force back into your longsword.

The "body and weapon" trinity requires the martial artist to infuse their spirit and energy into the sword, maintaining control over every strike and ensuring optimal mobilization of physical strength in each movement.

"Then the next step, the subtlety, requires the martial artist to use their mind and spirit to further sense the body when drawing a sword or wielding a knife, to feel every minute detail of the body, and to control and grasp the force when the sword or knife is wielded."

Seeing that Li Xijun was getting into the swing of things, Lisa gave him some pointers at the most opportune moment.

"In the state of oneness between man and knife, the mind reflects man, allowing every minute part of you to be perceived and mobilized, so that when the body makes a cut, it reaches a truly perfect state."

"At this point, your swordsmanship will shift from a free-flowing, unrestrained style to a more focused, controlled one."

"This will be your first step in simplifying the complex process of 'Returning to the Flow of a Thousand Blades'!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lisa, who had been on the defensive, suddenly struck with her sword.

The blade flashed, an extremely dazzling blade flash, carrying a terrifying killing intent as it roared out!

He cleaved the rolling river of blades before him, which had evolved to its extreme through the concept of "complexity," in two with a single stroke. It was as if the long sword in Li Xijun's hand and he himself were severed by the blade.

The entire martial arts hall fell silent, returning to its former emptiness after the dazzling display of exploding silver light and blooming white lotuses.

Only Li Xijun, standing on the black wooden floor, remained motionless, as if she had lost her soul, as if she was still immersed in the pain of the opponent's recent slash.

Jiang Qiyue looked at her aunt with some concern.

Lisa looked at Li Xijun with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

She had learned a great deal about the young man's martial arts talent from the sisters Su Nianyi and Su Nianying long ago.

At this moment, she was also very much looking forward to verifying whether the other party would, as the two sisters said, be able to solidify their understanding after making progress and experiencing it once.

Will her final, subtle cut be able to provide a crucial boost at this critical moment?

Not long after, Li Xijun suddenly made a move. He suddenly raised his long sword, and the sword light that was previously complex, scattered, like a thousand rivers or a blooming white lotus, became concentrated, focused, and pure!

The meaning conveyed by that single slash was almost identical to the "subtle realm" that Lisa had previously demonstrated.

Your "Ten Thousand Blades Return to the Flow" skill level has increased from 100% Proficiency to 10% Master.

[Your "Ten Thousand Blades Return to the Flow" skill level has increased from Master 30% to Master 33%.]

A familiar message notification appeared in front of my eyes.

Feeling elated after finally breaking through the thin membrane he had sensed in the Nine-Layered Demon Tower, Li Xijun, basking in the warmth of this state of "pure heart" reflecting every minute detail of himself, unleashed several consecutive strikes until he felt the immense physical strain of striking in this state, at which point he finally stopped, satisfied.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qiyue was dumbfounded. Lisa almost lost control of her expression when she saw the subsequent series of slashes, each with the same force, state, and meaning, and without the slightest difference.

The higher one's martial arts level, the more one can perceive the terror within.

This kind of "fixed" martial arts talent is simply unheard of and utterly outrageous!

"hope Jun, Nian Ying is about to break through to the Golden Core stage in martial arts, and she won't be available for a while."

The mature female vice principal's smile grew even brighter.

"It just so happens that I am one of the few people in the Clear Spring Radiance Palace who has mastered the [Ten Thousand Blades Return to Flow] technique."

"From now on, I'll take care of your swordsmanship training, so as not to trouble Xiaoying."

"Then I'll have to trouble the vice principal."

Li Xijun was naturally willing to receive guidance on martial arts and swordsmanship from such a powerful expert.

"It's alright. You can practice your swordsmanship here from now on. You don't need to call me Vice Principal. Just treat me like Xiaoying and call me Teacher Lisa."

Jiang Qiyue, sitting to the side, felt that something was amiss.

The following day, Li Xijun, who was officially starting her first day of classes as a freshman, used the campus map on her phone to find her freshman class.

"Chief Li."

"chief."

"Hello, Chief."

The students who were also on their way to class yesterday all nodded and greeted Li Xijun the moment they saw her.

This gave Li Xijun the feeling of being back at the Killing Martial Arts School, and he habitually nodded slightly in response.

His established aura and demeanor made many of the initially nervous freshmen feel at ease when they called him "Chief".

In martial arts universities, each year usually has a senior master who leads the class.

Originally, such status was determined over a period of time through martial arts training, skill exchanges, and subsequent actual combat.

However, after yesterday's first freshman competition...

It's unclear who first referred to Li Xijun in this way on the university forum, but soon all the freshmen accepted this term.

This peculiar phenomenon also surprised many second- and third-year students, who began discussing the situation of this year's freshmen.

Not long after, Li Xijun arrived at the classroom marked Class One.

Of course, although it's called a classroom, the decorations are more like those of an ancient sage's lecture hall.

There were about 100 students in the class, scattered on the floor.

However, when they saw Li Xijun enter the class, the students who were sitting down stood up obediently and called out "Chief".

This caused the instructor, who had just entered the classroom, to look at Li Xijun with surprise.

"Your freshmen have already chosen their class leader so quickly?"

Standing in front of the classroom, the male teacher, who looked young and had a scholarly air about him, looked Li Xijun up and down, then seemed to remember something and suddenly realized something.

"Too..

...Li Xijun, what you said makes sense.

Recalling the other student's perfect score of 10.0 in Qi and Blood, the male instructor became much more enthusiastic while standing on the podium, and began to speak:

"In our school, there are a total of 6 courses in the first semester of freshman year. You can get 1 point for each course you complete."

"My name is Mo Cheng, and I am the teacher in charge of teaching you how to absorb spiritual energy at the beginning of the Transcendent Realm."

These words caused a stir among the students below, including Li Xijun.

They had cultivated diligently for so many years and entered the Qingquan Chunhui Palace at a young age, all for the purpose of absorbing spiritual energy, undergoing a transformation, and becoming martial artists with extraordinary lives.

"As everyone knows, there are many techniques for absorbing spiritual energy."

"However, cultivation techniques are also extremely dependent on suitability."

"Apart from the lucky ones who awaken their martial arts spirituality and can directly follow the paths of the seven martial saints to cultivate smoothly."

"Most martial artists can only start practicing from the initial version of the [Five Hearts Converging to the Origin] cultivation method. After mastering the [Five Hearts Converging to the Origin], each person can go to the library for free and choose an advanced cultivation method that suits them as well as possible to improve their cultivation efficiency."

"However, ultimately, ordinary martial artists still need to constantly experiment and learn other similar techniques to perfect a high-level cultivation method that suits them."

"Especially at the final stage of the Transcendent Realm, when the inner and outer aspects are unified, and one's own life evolves, achieving what is known online as the 'Dao Body' or 'Spiritual Body,' you will clearly feel that other people's cultivation methods are never quite suitable for you."

After Teacher Mo Cheng finished speaking, some people below were overjoyed at the awakening of their martial arts spirituality, while others looked much more solemn.

"Of course, that's a story for another time."

"Right now, you've only just come into contact with spiritual power, and haven't even completed the first step of the Transcendent Realm [External Body], so there's no need to rush."

"Moreover, this has been common in the past hundred years. The cultivation methods they created were very ordinary and their efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy was not high. However, they still managed to break through to the Transcendent Realm by relying on resources. Afterwards, their cultivation of the artistic conception was smooth, and they directly broke through to the Outer Realm."

"As long as you get enough points, there are several such examples every year at Qingquan Chunhui Hall, which receives the most resources among all universities in the country."

When Mo Cheng said this, he was clearly looking at Li Xijun.

Seeing that Li Xijun remained calm and only nodded slightly, he felt even more that this genius student had a good state of mind. He didn't say anything more, but directly began to explain the original version of the advanced cultivation method called "Five Hearts Converging to the Origin" in conjunction with various human acupoint pictures on the big screen.

Li Xijun, with her strong mental fortitude, quickly learned this initial version of the technique after hearing it.

And they prepared to try practicing the technique for the first time, following the postures of this method.

He closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, Mo Cheng on the podium continued explaining the key points: "The first step in absorbing external spiritual energy in advanced cultivation techniques is to enter an extremely quiet meditative state and sense the spiritual energy between heaven and earth."

"This first step places high demands on your mental state, which is crucial for high school meditation."

You must enter a state of relaxation and tranquility.

Many students, upon hearing about the level of meditation classes, regretted not paying attention to this aspect in high school and feared they would have to spend time making up for it.

Some students whose families had long emphasized this aspect were secretly delighted, knowing that they would learn it much faster.

But the next moment, they all noticed at the same time that Teacher Mo Cheng, who was explaining the [Five Hearts Converging to the Origin] technique, suddenly shut his mouth and stared intently at a spot in the classroom.