Chapter 75

Chapter 76: True Martial Arts and False Martial Arts? (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Master, I understand!"

Xu Yan's face was filled with enlightenment. "As long as they are enemies, we must crush their bones and scatter their ashes, destroy their souls, and never show mercy!"

"If the enemy has a background and is supported by a powerful figure, then after destroying them, we must erase all traces and clear our connection to the matter."

"As long as no one knows, it has nothing to do with us!"

This is the experience of venturing into the martial arts world.

Although Master is unfathomable, it's clearly impossible for him to protect us everywhere. True power comes from relying on one's own strength to resolve all enemies and troubles.

Li Xuan nodded silently, pleased that his eldest disciple could understand the deeper meaning of his words.

"Master, I understand too!"

Meng Chong's face also showed a look of realization.

He felt he had some enlightenment as well. Combining his own experience in the martial world, he knew how to deal with these enemies.

If he couldn't handle it, he would find someone to take the blame.

As long as he could crush the enemy's bones and scatter their ashes, destroy their souls, it would be enough.

When he sought revenge initially, he targeted Wu Huang, and it was clean and swift, all of them were executed!

Li Xuan was relieved that his second disciple also understood!

Both disciples were exceptionally talented, and as a master, he was very pleased!

"Master, Xue Wuxin said that the Inner Domain's martial arts are divided into nine ranks, with the first rank being the Qi Refinement Master, who cultivates internal qi. Above the Master is the Grandmaster. Why is it different?"

Xu Yan asked about his confusion.

The martial arts passed down by Master involve skin refinement, bone refinement, and organ refinement, which belong to the basic realm of martial arts, not even considered an entry-level. The entry-level of martial arts is the Blood Qi Realm.

Above the Blood Qi Realm is the Innate Realm.

The Inner Domain's Master Realm is similar to the Innate Realm, both capable of riding the air, but they cultivate martial internal qi rather than innate true qi.

"Master, why can't we cultivate martial artists here in the borderlands, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished?"

According to Xue Wuxin, in the borderlands, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished, and the spiritual energy is violent. The living beings in the borderlands, being in a world without spiritual energy, cannot perceive its existence.

They cannot rely on spiritual energy to cultivate martial arts.

The spiritual energy in the world, having lost its vitality, has become violent and cannot be absorbed into the body.

This is quite different from the martial arts passed down by Master.

Meng Chong nodded, his face full of curiosity.

Li Xuan sat in his chair, his gaze deep, and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked, "Disciple, you fought Xue Wuxin, how do you think his strength is?"

"A bit strong, I almost couldn't match him. Of course, it's because of my lack of experience, but he was also injured."

Xu Yan thought for a moment, evaluating Xue Wuxin's strength, and added, "If I were at the peak of the Blood Qi Realm and Xue Wuxin were uninjured and at his peak, I am confident I wouldn't lose to him, and might even defeat him."

Li Xuan smiled and said, "You are only at the entry-level of martial arts, the Blood Qi Realm, while he is a Master."

Xu Yan was taken aback. Yes, Xue Wuxin is a Master Realm martial artist, a strong figure in the Inner Domain, while he is just at the entry-level, the Blood Qi Realm.

A martial artist at the entry-level can actually fight a Master, who is the true martial artist, is clear!

In that instant, Xu Yan understood!

What are the ninth, eighth, fifth, third, and first ranks? They don't sound profound enough.

What he cultivates is skin refinement, bone refinement, and organ refinement, with bones resonating and blood qi like a gale, which sounds more powerful than the first or third rank.

"Master, I understand, they cultivate false martial arts!"

Xu Yan exclaimed in realization.

"Indeed!"

Meng Chong also understood, his face showing realization. "So, it's false martial arts. That means, so-called Masters are actually false Innate Realm, much weaker than the true Innate Realm. No wonder he couldn't kill me in one strike!"

Now everything made sense.

Xue Wuxin doesn't cultivate true martial arts, his strength is too weak, so he couldn't kill him in one strike.

Li Xuan smiled but said nothing. This was all his disciples' own realization, he didn't say it was false martial arts!

Of course, the martial arts he created are definitely not fake or false. The stronger one is the true martial arts!

From the current situation, his created martial arts are stronger.

As for the future, whether it will lead to a dispute between true and false martial arts, that's not Li Xuan's concern.

"The Blood Qi Realm should correspond to the first, second, and third ranks, but the Blood Qi Realm is stronger in strength than the top three ranks of the Inner Domain."

"Xu Yan has a Jade Bone foundation, his strength far exceeds ordinary Blood Qi Realm martial artists, so he can fight against a Master in the Inner Domain. If he had a Golden Bone foundation, he could also fight a Master in the Inner Domain."

"If he had a Bronze Bone or Iron Bone foundation, he couldn't fight a Master, but he would still be stronger than the top three ranks in the Inner Domain."

Li Xuan evaluated the strength gap between the two in his mind.

In the Inner Domain, a Qi Refinement Master is much stronger than a first-rank martial artist.

"Qi Refinement Masters cultivate martial internal qi, just a different name. It can also be called true qi. The true qi they cultivate is weaker in power, purity, and quality compared to the Innate Realm."

"Although I am only at the entry-level of the Innate Realm, in terms of strength, I am not inferior to a Grandmaster in the Inner Domain."

Li Xuan compared and evaluated the two martial arts systems in his mind.

The Blood Qi Realm corresponds to the top three ranks in the Inner Domain, and Blood Qi Realm martial artists are stronger than the top three ranks in the Inner Domain.

The Innate Realm corresponds to the Qi Refinement Master in the Inner Domain, both cultivating true qi, but the innate true qi of the Innate Realm is stronger than the internal qi of the Inner Domain Master, making the Innate Realm naturally stronger.

"With an Iron Bone foundation, a martial artist in the Innate Realm would have a smaller gap with an Inner Domain Master, roughly 30% to 50% stronger."

"With a Bronze Bone, Golden Bone, or Jade Bone foundation, they would be much stronger."

Of course, Inner Domain Masters also vary in strength.

Overall, Innate Realm martial artists are a notch stronger.

The stronger the foundation of an Innate Realm martial artist, the greater the strength gap.

"Grandmasters in the Inner Domain are already at the peak. Is there anything stronger beyond Grandmasters?"

Xue Wuxin is a Master Realm martial artist and a strong figure in the Inner Domain's demonic sect, so he should be very familiar with the Inner Domain's martial arts.

"Regardless of whether there are stronger martial artists beyond Grandmasters, for now, they pose no threat to me. Xu Yan is not far from reaching the peak of the Blood Qi Realm."

"Once Xu Yan breaks through to the Innate Realm, my strength will be even greater."

"The realms beyond the Innate Realm should also be created. I'll set the realms and pass on the cultivation methods above the Innate Realm once Xu Yan breaks through."

Li Xuan pondered, the Inner Domain's martial arts world posed little threat to him.

After Meng Chong entered the martial arts world, the feedback from his golden finger would also enhance his strength.

"Master, in the borderlands, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished, making it impossible to cultivate martial artists. What should we do?"

Since the differences in martial arts have been answered, the problem of not being able to cultivate martial artists in the borderlands is now before them.

Do they have to go to the Inner Domain to cultivate?

Although he wants to venture into the Inner Domain, it's not the right time yet. His parents and family are too weak to suppress the borderlands.

"You are already a martial artist!"

Li Xuan smiled.

Xu Yan was taken aback, slapping his head. "Right, I am already a martial artist. But why did Xue Wuxin say that in the borderlands, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished, making it impossible to cultivate martial artists?"

He has already entered the martial arts world, belonging to the Blood Qi Realm. Future cultivation involves the absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to break through to the Innate Realm.

"Master, according to Xue Wuxin, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished, making it impossible to absorb spiritual energy into the body. Does that mean I can't break through to the Innate Realm in the borderlands?"

Xu Yan looked worried.

"That's Xue Wuxin's view, based on their cultivation method. You don't cultivate Inner Domain martial arts."

Li Xuan found Xu Yan's worry amusing.

"What if there's no spiritual energy of heaven and earth? You can use yourself as a bridge to connect with heaven and earth. Why do you need the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to assist you?"

Xu Yan was taken aback, a flash of insight in his mind, his eyes brightening. "I understand, that's it!"

Heavenly Bridge!

Why does breaking through to the Innate Realm require the Heavenly Bridge? It's about using oneself as a bridge to connect with heaven and earth, absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth!

This is the true martial arts.

There's no need to rely on external spiritual energy to cultivate!

Therefore, the Inner Domain martial artists must be cultivating false martial arts!

"Good, you understand!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Looking towards the endless mountains, what kind of world is the Inner Domain?

It should be easier to find talented disciples in the Inner Domain, right?

Li Xuan thought.

Xue Wuxin fled to the borderlands, and it won't be long before the Inner Domain discovers his trail, and someone might come to the borderlands to hunt him down.

Although the borderlands are special, Xue Wuxin fled here because he could cultivate by consuming essence blood. For other martial artists, once they come to the borderlands and consume too much, their recovery will be very slow.

For other martial artists, they won't rashly come to hunt him down.

However, Li Xuan believes that someone will eventually come to hunt him down.

Thus, he said, "Xue Wuxin came from the Inner Domain, and other martial artists will also come here."

Xu Yan and Meng Chong were taken aback.

"I will enter the martial arts world within a month!"

Meng Chong clenched his fist, determined.

He doesn't want to experience the frustration of almost being killed by Xue Wuxin again!

Meng Chong went to cultivate.

He has already broken through the Bronze Bone bottleneck and can refine Golden Bone. After Golden Bone, there's still the Vajra Crystal Bone.

Xu Yan looked at his Master, his gaze firm. "Master, I want to learn sword techniques!"

The Dragon Subduing Palm is powerful, but he feels it's not enough!

Xue Wuxin's sword technique is very powerful, posing a significant threat at the beginning of their battle.

If he knew sword techniques, would he have been at a disadvantage?

Li Xuan was not surprised. From the first time he met Xu Yan, he saw a sword hanging at his waist.

Even after cultivating martial arts and the Dragon Subduing Palm, he still often carried a sword at his waist.

This shows that he likes swords!

And from the Qi Emperor's treasure vault, he found a precious sword, which he didn't bring on the hurried trip to the capital.

Li Xuan had already made preparations.

For his two disciples, how they should cultivate and what martial techniques and cultivation methods to teach them, Li Xuan had already planned.

Xu Yan will cultivate both palm and sword techniques, becoming a master of both!

Meng Chong will cultivate both sword and fist techniques, becoming a master of both!

As for other martial techniques and cultivation methods, it's up to the disciples to understand through their cultivation.

He can give them a framework, and they can fill it with anything.

When the disciples venture into the Inner Domain, they can absorb the essence of the Inner Domain's martial arts and fill this framework, making it their own.

Moreover, with the Inner Domain's martial arts cultivation methods, he has a reference, making it easier to create subsequent cultivation methods, rather than having no direction.

But one thing must be taken seriously: the cultivation methods he creates must be stronger than the Inner Domain's martial arts!

Only then can he solidify the fact that his teachings are the true martial arts!

"If my martial arts spread, hmm!"

Li Xuan suddenly felt alarmed. If they spread, they will inevitably replace the existing Inner Domain martial arts.

This will trigger a dispute!

"Can't rush it, need to be cautious. At least, the disciples must become strong first."

Li Xuan felt the need to be cautious.

Rashly triggering a true and false dispute would create a storm too big for him to handle with his current strength.

Moreover, his goal is to create cultivation methods, recruit talented disciples, and become powerful and invincible.

He can't get entangled in disputes and hinder his growth.

"Start from the borderlands!"

Li Xuan had a plan.

Start promoting his martial arts in the borderlands. Once the borderlands' strength improves, the people of the borderlands will venture into the Inner Domain, slowly spreading his martial arts.

Even if it triggers a true and false dispute, he can stay behind the scenes and watch the storm.

Naturally, the martial artists of the borderlands will defend their own martial arts.

Of course, this is just a rough idea. Whether to implement it, how to implement it, and whether it can be implemented are all unknowns.

The most pressing matter now is to strengthen himself and make his disciples strong as soon as possible.

Only when the disciples become strong and successfully cultivate the created methods will he have a richer harvest.

Seeing Xu Yan's expectant face, Li Xuan nodded. "Alright, today you should reflect on the gains from your battle with Xue Wuxin. Come to me tomorrow."

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan nodded excitedly.

"Master, I need to return to Donghe County!"

The precious sword is at his home in Donghe County, not with him.

"Alright!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Xu Yan hurriedly left.

Looking at Meng Chong who was in intense cultivation, Li Xuan said to Shi Er, who had just returned and didn't know what had happened, "Just prepare Meng Chong's meal."

"Yes, Master!"

Shi Er said respectfully.

Li Xuan got up from his chair, holding Xue Wuxin's long sword in one hand and the bag left behind by Xue Wuxin in the other, and entered the room.

He deliberately left the bag behind.

After entering the room, he placed the long sword aside. This sword is not an ordinary steel weapon but a precious sword capable of carrying true qi.

Opening the bag, he found a small booklet, a blood-colored booklet, clearly not a righteous cultivation method.

"Xue Wuxin's cultivation method!"

Li Xuan was delighted, indeed a gain.

He took out the booklet.

In the bag, there were also two luminous white crystals. Li Xuan took them out and sensed the spiritual energy within.

"These should be the Inner Domain's spirit stones or spirit crystals!"

In the Inner Domain, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth exists and is gentle, it's natural for there to be spirit stones or spirit crystals containing spiritual energy.

However, these are clearly very rare. Xue Wuxin, a Master Realm martial artist, only had two spirit crystals.

He relied on essence blood for healing, not spirit crystals, so it's not that he used them up for healing.

Ultimately, spirit crystals are rare, and even as a Master, he didn't have many.

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