Chapter 116

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Outside Yunshan County, Xu Yan and Xie Lingfeng, Meng Chong and Hu Shan were sparring, while Li Xuan sat on a chair, looking at the cultivation techniques written by Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

“Martial arts from the Inner Domain are powerful too. Grandmasters should not be underestimated.”

Li Xuan felt a sigh of appreciation as he looked at the cultivation techniques.

In his eyes, both Xue Wuxin, and Xie Lingfeng with Hu Shan seemed weak.

They paled in comparison to Xu Yan.

However, Xu Yan, after all, had a Jade Bone foundation and, when he broke through to the Innate Realm, he transformed into a Dragon Ascending Rivers and Mountains Spirit Bone and also comprehended Sword Intent.

He had enlightened himself with the true might of the Descending Dragon Palm.

His strength was naturally unparalleled compared to an Inner Realm Grandmaster like Xie Lingfeng.

But to think that the martial arts of the Inner Domain were weak would be biased.

Of course, now, without a doubt, the martial arts he created and the martial arts system he founded were stronger than those of the Inner Domain.

But this does not mean that the martial arts of the Inner Domain are weak or without value.

“Someone like Shi’er with a Copper Bone foundation may not necessarily be able to defeat Xie Lingfeng after breaking through to the Innate Realm.”

Xu Yan silently made an assessment.

Having a reference to the cultivation technique and knowing Xie Lingfeng’s specific strength, he could easily make an evaluation.

“The talent of Xie Lingfeng is indeed very high, and among the young generation in the Inner Domain, he is also at the top. It’s not surprising that Shi’er is inferior, but he would not lose to Hu Shan and might even be superior.”

Li Xuan contemplated the gap between the two in his mind.

Overall, the martial arts he created were stronger and had more potential, especially in terms of the fundamental martial arts foundation, far exceeding those of the Inner Domain.

It also sounded more profound.

No wonder Xie Lingfeng himself believed that what he practiced was a pseudo-martial art.

“After this comparison, my martial arts win completely. I wonder if Great Grandmasters are indeed the peak in the Inner Domain?”

Li Xuan looked at the cultivation technique in his hand.

Great Grandmasters were already at the pinnacle.

Of course, it was possible that Xie Lingfeng and others had not yet come into contact with, techniques above the level of a Great Grandmaster.

“I feel that Great Grandmasters are not the ultimate peak, and it’s likely that Xie Lingfeng and the others simply have not encountered the secrets beyond the level of Great Grandmasters.”

Li Xuan took out an ancient leather book.

Although he could not understand it, Li Xuan was certain that this ancient leather book was extraordinary and that it covered a very high level.

With his current power, he was not yet able to understand it.

Every time he looked at the ancient leather book, it seemed as though he had a different understanding, and the symbols he saw seemed to change.

The only conclusion was that his cultivation realm was too low to see through its secrets.

“The ancient leather book came from the treasure vault of the Wu Country Royal Palace, a relic of the past, indicating that the Wasteland once had powerful beings.”

The inability to cultivate in the Wasteland stemmed from the extinction of the Heavenly Earth Lingji, but when the Lingji had disappeared was now impossible to trace.

Even Xie Lingfeng and others did not know.

“Located within the same world, why are the Lingji active in the Inner Domain but extinct in the Wasteland? Could it be that Lingji is shrinking and over time, areas of the Inner Domain close to the Wasteland will also experience the extinction of Lingji?”

Li Xuan’s face showed his perplexity.

To cultivate martial arts in the Inner Domain, the existence of Lingji was necessary, only with Lingji one could sense Spiritual Energy, which was mild enough to refine into the body.

“What exactly is the Heavenly Earth Lingji?”

Li Xuan had never left the Wasteland and although he could sense the existence of Spiritual Energy after breaking through to the Innate Realm, he had never sensed what Heavenly Earth Lingji was.

“My martial arts can be cultivated regardless of the existence of Lingji, showing that Lingji is not essential to cultivation.”

Li Xuan continued to flip through the ancient leather book.

When Xu Yan and the others returned from their sparring, Xie Lingfeng and others once again sought martial arts guidance from Li Xuan.

They wanted to seize this rare opportunity to receive advice from an expert.

Li Xuan had already finished reviewing their cultivation techniques and, with his Innate Realm power, it was not difficult for him to give guidance.

The focus of his guidance was on refining True Qi.

Without the ability to refine into True Qi, all would be in vain.

“Do you know of Taicang?”

Li Xuan looked at Xie Lingfeng and asked.

Xie Lingfeng was taken aback, “Taicang?”

He shook his head: “I have never heard of it.”

Li Xuan nodded quietly, understanding that Xie Lingfeng had also not heard of Taicang, and the ancient book had not appeared in circulation.

With the Jade Ruyi spinning in his hand, Xie Lingfeng bowed and said, “Then I won’t disturb your peace any longer.”

Li Xuan nodded.

Xu Yan was entertaining Xie Lingfeng and his companion, naturally inquiring about the Inner Domain, to which Xie Lingfeng and his companion began to introduce the Inner Domain and the cultivation of martial arts there.

Li Xuan listened quietly.

As Xie Lingfeng explained, he learned more about the cultivation of martial arts in the Inner Domain.

“In the Inner Domain, martial arts cultivation starts from the Ninth Grade which can be assisted with pills and medicinal soups… If one can afford to buy Spiritual Medicine, the effects of cultivation will be much better.

“According to Xie Lingfeng, one should not take these medicinal soups and pills too frequently; after each dose, at least a seven-day interval is necessary to completely refine the residual effects.

“Otherwise, it piles up in the body, which is detrimental to martial arts cultivation.

“Spiritual Medicines don’t have these drawbacks as they contain pure Spiritual Medicine power, are easy to refine, and leave no residue, but Spiritual Medicines are rare and usually beyond the means of ordinary martial artists.”

Li Xuan found that the Inner Domain did not have pills, they had pharmacists, but they did not know how to refine pills.

Spiritual Medicines were simply boiled and consumed directly, with different types of medicines exhibiting different medicinal properties, and there were no methods to combine and refine them into pills.