Chapter 2: On-the-Spot Fabrication of Cultivation Techniques

"Disciple Xu Yan, pays respects to Master!"

Xu Yan, overwhelmed with excitement, fell to his knees with a thud and bowed respectfully.

"Hmm, get up!"

Li Xuan silently extended his hand, closed the box containing the discipleship gift, and put on a serious expression, assuming the demeanor of a strict master.

He didn't want to deceive anyone, but Xu Yan had given him too much.

He had accepted the disciple, but as for cultivation techniques?

None!

But it didn't matter; he could just make them up.

Li Xuan thought to himself that in his previous life, he was a struggling web novel author, and fabricating a set of cultivation techniques shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing how Xu Yan seemed not very bright, he likely wouldn't be able to tell the difference between real and fake techniques.

As for not being able to enter the cultivation path?

That would definitely be due to his own lack of talent, not the techniques.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan stood up excitedly, looking at Li Xuan with eager eyes.

"Master, when will you teach me the cultivation techniques?"

Seeing Xu Yan's expectant gaze, Li Xuan placed one hand behind his back, feigning profundity, and slowly said, "I will take you as my disciple for now, but if you fail to enter the cultivation path within a year, it means we have no master-disciple destiny. You must not bother me again, understood?"

Xu Yan felt a chill and took a deep breath, solemnly replying, "Understood!"

"Master, rest assured. If I fail to enter the path within a year, it will be due to my lack of talent, not your fault. I will definitely give up the idea and not disturb your cultivation!"

Li Xuan wore a look of satisfaction; it was truly excellent that his disciple had such awareness.

Not to mention a year, even ten or a hundred years would be impossible to enter the path.

Before fabricating the cultivation techniques to teach Xu Yan, Li Xuan needed to first understand the information about the outside world and the martial arts situation in this world.

Since Xu Yan mistakenly believed he was a reclusive master who had withdrawn from the world, it was reasonable that he was unaware of the outside situation. Therefore, Li Xuan asked straightforwardly.

The less Li Xuan knew about the outside world, the more Xu Yan believed that his master was a reclusive old monster with boundless cultivation and eternal youth.

Naturally, he would speak without reservation.

After some inquiries, Li Xuan had a general understanding of the outside world.

The small village was located within the Donghe Prefecture of the State of Qi, which had been established for over a hundred years and was currently at its peak.

The current world was divided into three countries: the State of Qi, the State of Wu, and the Northern Barbarian Court.

From Xu Yan, Li Xuan learned that the martial arts in this world seemed not very advanced, lacking the ability to move mountains and seas or fly through the air. The strongest could only leap over walls, jump several dozen feet, and lift a thousand catties.

Xu Yan, since childhood, had been fascinated by some legends and was determined to find a master to learn an incredibly powerful divine technique.

Therefore, he was somewhat well-known in Donghe Prefecture, but not for a good reason. People said that the Xu family's young master was not very bright, believing in legends and seeking reclusive masters to learn from!

Understanding the outside world, Li Xuan felt a bit disappointed. This world wasn't a high-level martial world? There were no incredibly powerful martial arts?

Of course, perhaps it was just that Xu Yan hadn't encountered them?

Regardless of the situation, it wasn't something Li Xuan could explore at this stage. After understanding the martial power of the outside world, he had a general idea of how to fabricate cultivation techniques to deceive Xu Yan.

Cultivation was impossible to succeed, so he would just deceive him for now. If he couldn't enter the path, it would be due to Xu Yan's lack of talent, not the techniques.

Thinking this, Li Xuan said, "The cultivation method I will teach you emphasizes the word 'enlightenment.' Whether you can enter the path depends on your talent and aptitude."

"I will give you one year. If you can't enter the path within a year, it means we have no destiny."

Xu Yan felt both excited and anxious, fearing he couldn't enter the path. He took a deep breath and respectfully said, "Please, Master, teach me the techniques. If I can't enter the path, it's due to my lack of virtue!"

Li Xuan placed both hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and said in a slow, solemn tone, "The path of martial arts is endless, but the beginning of cultivation involves refining the skin, bones, and organs..."

Xu Yan's eyes were filled with excitement as he listened intently, afraid to miss a single word.

Li Xuan recalled the cultivation realms he had fabricated in his previous life's web novels, refined them, and organized a relatively complete cultivation outline.

"The beginning of martial arts starts with sensing qi and blood. Only by sensing qi and blood can you enter the stage of refining the skin. If you can't even sense qi and blood, everything is just talk..."

"Refining the skin, as the name suggests, involves strengthening the skin. Once the skin is fully refined, it becomes incredibly tough, and ordinary people's blades and swords can hardly harm it, leaving only a shallow white mark..."

Since he was fabricating, he naturally exaggerated the power of martial arts. Once the skin was fully refined, ordinary people's blades and swords couldn't harm him. How powerful was that?

Seeing Xu Yan's excited expression, he knew he had already deceived him.

"This is true martial arts! Just refining the skin makes ordinary people's blades and swords ineffective. How much more powerful would refining the bones and organs be?"

"I, Xu Yan, have finally found a reclusive master and learned true martial arts. Once I enter the path, I'll see who dares to mock me!"

Xu Yan's eyes were filled with fervor, and his heart was extremely excited.

"Master, does refining the skin mean entering the path?"

Xu Yan asked excitedly.

"This..."

Li Xuan instinctively wanted to nod and tell Xu Yan that refining the skin meant entering the path.

But then he thought, wouldn't that seem too simple?

Since he was deceiving, he might as well exaggerate further.

So he said solemnly, "Of course not. Refining the skin, bones, and organs are just the basics of martial arts and don't even count as entering the path!"

Xu Yan was shocked: "Refining the skin already makes one immune to blades and swords. Refining the bones and organs must be even more powerful. This isn't even entering the path? It's just the basics? What would be the power after entering the path?"

At that moment, Xu Yan was filled with longing and desire to enter the path of martial arts.

"Master, how does one enter the path of martial arts?"

"Entering the path of martial arts, once you have fully refined your organs, and your qi and blood circulate throughout your body, completing a small transformation, with your tendons and bones resonating and your qi and blood like a storm, you will have entered the path."

"Master, what about the small and great accomplishments after entering the path? How powerful would they be?"

"Martial arts are divided into realms. After entering the path, when your qi and blood surge a hundred feet into the sky, burning like fire, repelling evil, and boiling the sea, that is the great accomplishment..."

Li Xuan continued to fabricate on the spot.

Xu Yan became more and more excited, ready to ask more questions, but Li Xuan waved his hand to stop him. "Enough, you haven't even entered the path yet. Don't ask too many questions. Be cautious and don't be overly ambitious. Cultivation requires patience,