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“If you have any questions, feel free to ask me for an explanation,” Xu Yan told them, handing the pamphlets to Peng Yuan and his companions.
“We can understand it, we can.”
Peng Yuan and his fellows excitedly left, huddling together to examine the martial arts method of Dahua.
Ignoring them, Xu Yan retreats to a peak on Canglan Island. Sitting cross-legged, he continued to meditate on the mysteries of the Tongxuan Realm, the Sword Dao of the Wheel of Life and Death, and the Sword Dao of the Mountain and River.
Peng Yuan and the others were astonished as they scrutinized the cultivation techniques in the pamphlets.
“Golden bones? Can you really refine such powerful golden bones that gleam with eternal glow, indestructible even after countless years?”
“This… is jade bones! Flawless and unchanging throughout the ages? This is too magical, too profound, too mysterious!”
Peng Yuan and his group were thoroughly shocked.
Golden bones seemed mysterious enough, let alone the more elusive jade bones.
Is it possible that one’s physical body can be refined to this state?
And this is merely the foundation of the martial arts.
“With thunderous muscles and bones and Qi flowing like the Gang, it s inconceivable, it’s simply inconceivable!”
The group of martial arts scholars exclaimed in exuberance, as if they had opened a new horizons, and beheld a new world.
“1 hate myself for being a grandmaster martial artist. Otherwise, I would definitely cultivate Dahua Martial Arts!” A scholar wailed, beating his chest in agony.
Over time, Peng Yuan and the others repeatedly referred to the booklet, trying to comprehend its content gradually while cross-referencing it with a variety of Inner Realm Martial Arts scriptures.
They even tried performing the cultivation techniques to sense the Qi and blood.
But their martial arts foundations were already set in stone, and as grandmaster martial artists, how could they cultivate this new method?
They sought out Xu Yan’s help a few times to clarify some of the more complex aspects that they couldn’t grasp on their own.
Several days later.
Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan arrived.
“Congratulations, Brother Xu on your breakthrough!”
Xie Lingfeng marveled to himself, within such a short span of time, Xu Yan has achieved a breakthrough to the Tongxuan Realm.
While Xie Lingfeng himself was barely on the verge of grandmaster completion.
However, the gap in their powers was ever-widening.
Despite his improved insights into Sword Dao, he was still yet to achieve a clear understanding of his Sword Heart.
Although he had refines True Qi, he wasn’t an Innate Martial Artist yet and was in an awkward position.
He was neither in the Innate Realm nor remained a Grandmaster Martial Artist!
“Brother Xie, you’ve been condensing True Qi for a while now, do you have any insights on how to switch to cultivating Dahua Martial Arts?” Xu Yan asked thoughtfully.
“It’s difficult!” Xie Lingfeng sighed deeply.
He, too, had been pondering this question, but remained clueless. Even if he could think of certain methods, he would find them impossible to implement.
“It just so happens that Scholars Peng Yuan and others are here, let’s brainstorm and see if there’s a solution,” Xu Yan nodded and suggested.
Xie Lingfeng’s face turned solemn.
He clearly understood that the impact of Dahua Martial Arts on the Inner Domain was immense. Even those who were as powerful as Sword Monarch Cliff and were devoted to cultivating Sword Dao felt a tad shaken and lost.
The anxiety of additional top-ranking forces was therefore all too predictable. If they fail to switch over to Dahua Martial Arts, their heritage and status will be threatened, and all the major forces will come together in rare unity to go against Dahua Martial Arts.
They will endeavour to nip the rising Dahua Martial Arts in the bud.
Xu Yan and Xie Lingfeng joined Peng Yuan and others in their discussions, delving deep into martial arts, sharing their insights, trying to find a way to overcome the hurdles.
Meanwhile, Hu Shan found himself in an awkward position.
He wasn’t able to participate at all.
The Yinlou Pavilion cave remained utterly silent.
Ever since the Pavilion Master of Yinlou and the peak Grandmasters were killed, the remaining members of Yinlou lived in constant terror.
Those who believed their identities in Yinlou were unimown to anyone, hastily destroyed their black robes and everything revealing their identities, and fled to other places.
In a sense, they have quit Yinlou.
However, more members of Yinlou chose to hide here in the pavilion, never going out, planning to regroup Yinlou once the dust settles.
Although the Pavilion Master of Yinlou was dead, and all the peak Grandmasters were gone, there were still Grandmaster strongmen in existence.
Did any of these experts lack ambition?
The chance to control Yinlou was right before their eyes, and who would want to miss it?
Several mature Grandmasters have covertly squared off several times for the title of the Pavilion Master of Yinlou.
Fearing that their whereabouts will be exposed and Xu Yan would come knocking, they avoided any grand confrontation, and kept on with their secluded cultivation in Yinlou.
Since they had to hide for a while to entirely erase the traces of Yinlou, the first one to break through the peak Grandmaster will become the next Pavilion Master of Yinlou.
Of course, the name Yinlou couldn’t be used anymore.
The black robe attire also had to be discarded.
Otherwise, if they encounter Xu Yan or someone from Chang Qing Pavilion outside, it would spell disaster.
The silent cave still stood tall, yet the top floor, where the former Pavilion Master resided, was now occupied by several mature Grandmasters.
All of them are frantically cultivating, striving for an early breakthrough to the peak Grandmaster, and to seize the position of the Pavilion Master of Yinlou.
Suddenly, a sound of the cave door opening echoed in the silent cave, making it especially grating.
The strongmen of Yinlou all shuddered and quickly revealed themselves.
The mature Grandmasters in the top floor all came out to look towards the entrance of Yinlou.
Given that Yinlou is a secret force, it has always been mysterious and low-key, and the location of Yinlou is extremely secretive. Those who knew the whereabouts were all Grandmasters and core members of Yinlou.
All the core members were in hiding in Yinlou and no one was outside.
Could it be, Chang Qing Pavilion found this place?
Thinking this, the hearts of many Yinlou strongmen began to sink..