Chapter 39

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Xu Yan stopped his training, his face filled with an excited smile.

“Pairing the Light Crane Movement Technique with the Descending Dragon Palm, my combat power has greatly increased. With my current strength, even if 1 were in the midst of a hundred thousand troops, I could move about freely, cutting down commanders in the army with ease!”

Xu Yan muttered to himself, a sudden feeling of pride emerged in his heart.

He sneered mentally, “Rejected our marriage engagement, huh? Thought that my mind is useless, and that I am a disgrace? 1 warned you, your Jiang family will sooner or later be out of my league, and now you are indeed out of my league.”

“So what if he is the great general of East River? Even if it’s the old emperor of Qi Country, 1 won’t even take notice of them now.”

Xu Yan was a young man full of vigor and virility. Having had his marriage engagement annulled and being ridiculed, how could he not harbor some resentment?

Right now, with his initiation into martial arts, his strength greatly increased, he viewed the martial force of Qi Country as nothing more than a chicken or a dog.

Youthful pride naturally emerged.

His current mindset was one of pity towards those who mocked him. They were like frogs in a well, ignorant of the vast world, and their ridicule no longer reached his ears.

They were no longer people from his world.

“Disciple, you were able to comprehend the movement technique in such a short time and even thought of using it in combination with the Descending Dragon Palm. Good job!”

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind him.

Xu Yan suddenly shivered and hurriedly turned around, only to see his Master leisurely standing behind him.

“Master, when did you arrive?”

“I came when you were practicing the movement technique and the Descending Dragon Palm.”

Xu Yan was greatly shocked, “I didn’t notice at all. Master usually looks just like an ordinary person. Only when he reveals a bit of his power, do 1 realize how insignificant I am!”

“When will 1 be able to be like Master, appearing just like an ordinary person.”

“This must be what Master meant by returning to simplicity and following nature in martial arts!”

The more he thought about it, the more unfathomable his Master seemed.

“Disciple, with your current strength, in the mortal army of one hundred thousand, not to mention freely moving about, even slaughtering them ail would just take a bit longer!”

Li Xuan continued seriously, “But remember, Disciple, Martial Arts is not about killing. If you succumb to the habit of killing, you will enter the path of the devil and will eventually be reduced to ashes.”

He was worried that his disciple, a young man prone to pride and possessing great power, will become unstoppable in Qi Country, and consequently become arrogant and fearful of nothing.

This was not a good thing.

However, Li Xuan was not too worried that Xu Yan would go astray. This disciple’s heart was still pretty good; he knew his limits.

Furthermore, his determination for Martial Arts was firm.

With him as his master for guidance, he won’t lose himself due to the relatively weak external martial strength, no matter the circumstances.

Moreover, the martial strength of this world was not necessarily as low as Qi Country’s.

The Fire Mane Wolf was a perfect example.

“Yes, Master, 1 will keep this in mind!”

Xu Yan answered respectfully.

“Mmm, you cannot kill indiscriminately, but you cannot be weak either. Kill when necessary, discern between good and evil, don’t bully the weak, as long as you know your limits.”

Li Xuan spoke in a gentle tone.

He didn’t want his disciple’s mentality to inflate and cause a massacre.

Of course, he also didn’t want his disciple to be soft-hearted, hesitating to kill when he should.

Those who deserve death, naturally have to die. You cannot hesitate!

“I understand, Master!”

Xu Yan bowed in response.

“Good. Keep practicing diligently and strive to reach the small achievement level of Qi-Blood Realm as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will teach you the cultivation method for the next realm.”

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Yan was immediately excited.

“Master, rest assured, 1 will strive to break through to the small achievement level of the Qi-Blood Realm within half a month!”

“Alright, half a month later, 1 will teach you the method of the Innate Realm.”

After injecting his disciple with a dose of “chicken blood,” Li Xuan was very satisfied.

Half a month later, he could teach Xu Yan the method of the Innate Realm, allowing Xu Yan to begin comprehending it and understand the method of the Innate Realm.

In the next half month, Xu Yan dedicated himself entirely to strenuous training, even interrupting the continuing learning and cultivation of the Light Crane Movement Technique and the Descending Dragon Palm.

Hard work indeed pays off.

After half a month, Xu Yan’s vigor and energy reached the height of thirty feet, advancing to the small success stage of the Blood and Qi Realm.

On this day, Li Xuan sat on a chair, gazing at the gloomy sky, as if it was about to snow.

“It’s time to leave,” he thought.

Li Xuan sighed regretfully, deciding it was time to leave this remote little village.

Since traversing into this world, he had not taken a step outside of this small village, completely uninformed about the outside world.

All he knew was that he is in Qi Country, located within the territory of Donghe County.

At this moment, a golden light emerged.

“Your disciple has reached the small success stage of the Blood and Qi Realm, while you’ve achieved completion in the same realm, which makes you a hundred times stronger than the others,” said the golden light.

The Blood and Qi Realm is complete!

Li Xuan felt his vigor and energy explode in an instant.

In a mere thought, his life energy shot up three hundred feet into the sky!

“Good job, foolish disciple. Within half a month, you’ve managed to reach the small success stage of the Blood and Qi Realm. It’s time I teach you the laws of the Innate Realm.

“What if he comprehends the laws of the Innate Realm before breaking through it? Would that allow me to be directly promoted to the Innate Realm?” Li Xuan pondered.

The feedback from the Golden Finger is based on the cultivation results of the disciple.

If one has not reached a certain realm but has comprehended the laws of cultivation, can they also receive a response?

Now, imparting the laws of the Innate Realm to Xu Yan could verify this.

“Master, I’ve made a breakthrough!” Xu Yan obediently returned, bowing to his master.

“Mhm.”

Li Xuan nodded, still sitting in his chair, slightly lifting his eyes, and said, “I’m going to teach you the way of the Innate Realm, but don’t be too ambitious and impatient. Cultivation requires stepping forward one at a time.

“You must be down to earth and strengthen your foundation. If the foundation is not solid and you blindly pursue a breakthrough, you will eventually ruin your future in martial arts.”

To avoid his disciple neglecting the cultivation of the Blood and Qi Realm due to acquiring the laws of the Innate Realm, becoming overambitious, seeking a breakthrough into the Innate Realm without fully mastering the Blood and Qi Realm, Li Xuan was solemnly admonishing him.

“Yes, Master. 1 will definitely stay grounded and carefully cultivate the foundation of the Blood and Qi Realm,” Xu Yan responded respectfully.

“Mhm, I believe you understand this.”

Li Xuan nodded, stood up, placed a hand behind his back, slightly raised his head and stared at the distant horizon.

For some reason, Li Xuan felt that this posture was particular fitting. It gave off the aura of a strict teacher or a lofty person.

“Above the Blood and Qi Realm is the Innate Realm. What is the Innate Realm? It is the shedding of mortality and returning to the truth, stripping away all worldly impurities to reach the Innate Realm.

“Upon entering the Innate Realm, in some sense, you have already transcended the mundane world…”

Li Xuan spoke, narrating the introduction concerning the Innate Realm that he had prepared beforehand.

Xu Yan listened carefully, his heart pounding with excitement.

Once in the Innate Realm, you’ve already transcended the mundane world to some extent, no longer an ordinary person.

This is merely the second state in martial arts.

It’s hard to imagine how powerful the future states will be.

“To break through to the Innate Realm, your Blood and Qi must be complete, your body bridge and the heaven and Earth must be interconnected in order to lead Nature’s spiritual energy into your body, create the Dantian Qi Sea, and transform the Blood and Qi into the Innate True Qi.

“Transform all the Blood and Qi into Innate True Qi, and you will enter the Innate Realm.

“The cultivation of the Innate Realm involves guiding and processing nature’s spiritual energy, solidifying it into Innate True Qi…”

Li Xuan presented the techniques for cultivating the Innate Realm one by one to Xu Yan.

Explaining what the Heaven-Earth Bridge and Dantian Qi Sea are, among other things..