Chapter 88

"Xianggong, there are so many treasures here..." Mu Wanqing rushed in, but was immediately struck with amazement at the sight of the vast library cave. Here, it was far more impressive than the outside.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled slightly and stepped forward to embrace Mu Wanqing, saying, "Wanye, are you shocked?"

Mu Wanqing nodded silently and said, "It's really hard to imagine that someone could dig such a large cave in the cliff... I'm so surprised, I even forgot the book I was holding."

Bai Xiaosheng took the book from her hand, his face showing surprise, "Wu Luo Qingyan Zhang!" He didn't expect to find this martial arts technique here. But thinking about it, it made sense. Although this palm technique is not the ultimate, it is still considered top-notch.

After a quick flip through, Bai Xiaosheng found many annotations in the book. At the end, the key points of the palm technique were clearly written. If practiced according to the instructions, one could definitely achieve the highest level of mastery. He let go of Mu Wanqing and walked outside, where he saw many wooden boxes already opened. He took out the martial arts manuals and flipped through them one by one.

The martial arts outside were not bad, but they were not the ultimate techniques. They were all collected by the Xianyao Sect from various schools. The simpler ones were self-explanatory, while the more complex ones had detailed annotations, including cultivation methods, emphasis techniques, and key points. In a sense, these manuals were written in plain language, and even a scholar who knew nothing about martial arts could become a powerful fighter by reading them.

"The notes are from the same person, who must be that 'teacher.' I never thought he would be so well-read, thoroughly understanding and comprehending everything. That's truly remarkable."

Bai Xiaosheng was very impressed. This was somewhat similar to his own path. Or rather, with the system he had, he was destined to follow this path, as there were so many martial arts techniques in different worlds that he would be doing himself a disservice not to learn them. Even now, he had been quite restrained, not visiting the secret places of Canghe Manor and the Wang family, but only focusing on the few martial arts techniques he had obtained. Even so, he found it challenging to master them, let alone the person who truly understood the martial arts of a hundred schools, which was unimaginable.

Putting down the manual, Bai Xiaosheng quietly walked to the platform outside, his gaze burning with intensity as he looked down at the valley below.

This place was a vast treasure trove. It could be said that all the martial arts manuals in the world were concentrated here. Any martial artist who saw this would never want to leave, and Bai Xiaosheng was no exception.

He had already decided to stay here for a while to study the martial arts.

But what about food and drink?

The spring water inside should be drinkable, but what about food?

Bai Xiaosheng carefully examined the platform and finally noticed that there were many holes dug into the cliff below the platform, clearly made by someone. The holes were not large but were enough for hands and feet to stand on. In other words, he could climb down by following the holes.

He told Mu Wanqing, who looked at him with some concern, and then slowly descended along the holes. Soon, he saw the ground. About forty to fifty meters from the ground, the holes disappeared, but a vine extended downward. He was delighted and even more amazed by the person's ability. He immediately grabbed the vine and slid down.

When his feet touched the ground, he turned his head to look around. This was a hidden valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only a small path leading out. Upon closer inspection, the path seemed to be passable only by walking upright, meaning the valley was essentially completely enclosed.

On the eastern side of the valley, there was a spring, seemingly connected to the spring above, with almost the same temperature. Next to the spring, there were two wooden houses, built very intricately. Perhaps due to long-term abandonment, dust rose when the doors were opened. Bai Xiaosheng fanned the dust away and carefully examined the wooden houses. The layout was similar to the cave above, but the most curious thing was a painting on the wall.

This painting was not an ancient ink painting but a modern charcoal drawing. As soon as Bai Xiaosheng saw it, he knew that Xiao Feng's teacher must also be a穿越者 (time traveler) like himself.

Walking to the wall with the painting, Bai Xiaosheng carefully examined it. He recognized it as a painting of Laozi riding a cow, representing Daoism. However, unlike most people, Bai Xiaosheng immediately noticed the position of Laozi's hand. He was holding a fly whisk and pointing one finger at the cow's horn, which in turn pointed to the scroll.

"This guy must have left something behind." Bai Xiaosheng was overjoyed and immediately took down the painting to examine the scroll. Soon, he found a box inside the scroll, which was brownish-red with numbers carved on it. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a simple Rubik's cube, with the numbers representing different colors.

He laughed and immediately started solving the cube. Soon, the cube was solved, and a mechanism popped out. Bai Xiaosheng pressed it, and the box lid opened, revealing a thin piece of silk.

"Greetings, future reader!" The first five large characters immediately caught Bai Xiaosheng's full attention. He read the letter carefully, his expression a mix of amazement and admiration.

The letter detailed the person's background. He was a modern person, but unlike Bai Xiaosheng, he had directly traveled through time, arriving at the age of twenty-five after two years of working in society. Fortunately, he met Xianyaozi and, with his modern knowledge, became Xianyaozi's first disciple.

However, he was already quite old, and although Xianyaozi's martial arts were profound, achieving great success was extremely difficult. Xianyaozi had mentioned this from the beginning. But the person was a martial arts enthusiast and was not willing to accept this, so he studied very diligently.

Perhaps Xianyaozi saw potential in this disciple, or perhaps he liked his knowledge. After much pleading, Xianyaozi not only taught him martial arts but also the Northern Mystic Power, which only the sect leader could practice. With this power, he easily became a master, but the absorbed internal energy prevented him from breaking through the "Yi" barrier, and he could only reach the realm of spirit cultivation, not the innate realm.

He was very frustrated. Even though he had learned all of Xianyaozi's martial arts, he was still not satisfied. He was not an ancient person and had a more flexible mind. After realizing he could not break through, he decided to create his own martial arts. He specifically asked Xianyaozi about the reasons for his inability to break through, and the main reason was the Northern Mystic Power.

Indeed, the Northern Mystic Power was extremely powerful and had no side effects for those below the innate realm. However, to break through the innate realm, the Northern Mystic Power had a significant drawback: the absorbed internal energy.

Internal energy is a manifestation of a person's essence and spirit. The Northern Mystic Power could initially neutralize it to prevent it from harming the body. However, to break through the innate realm, one's essence and spirit must be complete and unified. Having someone else's essence and spirit in one's body was problematic.

Therefore, he could not break through the innate realm.

However, the Northern Mystic Power was not entirely bad. If one did not absorb others' internal energy, it was extremely powerful and could help one break through the innate realm. However, when Xianyaozi passed on the power to him, he thought he was too old and did not mention this. When he saw the disciple's dedication to martial arts and his desire for higher realms, Xianyaozi told him the news, which was like a bolt of lightning.

Fortunately, there were ways to compensate for this, such as the Lesser Wu Xiang Power and the Supreme Pure Yang Power.

The Lesser Wu Xiang Power cultivated formless internal energy that could mimic any internal energy, essentially the most fundamental energy. This power could refine the Northern Mystic Energy, making it more condensed and pure. The Supreme Pure Yang Power, on the other hand, used yang energy to supplement yang. A person's essence is yang, and the absorbed internal energy contained yang. Practicing this power with the Northern Mystic Energy could completely absorb and neutralize the foreign spirit in the absorbed internal energy.

With these two techniques, a person with good potential could enter the innate realm.

This news made him ecstatic, and he eagerly practiced these two techniques. However, as time passed, he still could not break through the innate barrier. He was confused and almost driven mad, especially since Xianyaozi had left after taking on three new disciples.

He frantically searched for Xianyaozi for over a decade but found no trace, leading him to almost give up completely. One day, he came to Shaoshi Mountain and thought of the Shaolin Temple's treasure, the Yi Jin Jing, which restored his confidence.

Like many time travelers, he stole the Yi Jin Jing from the Shaolin Temple and recorded all the Shaolin techniques. Through his research, he finally discovered the reason for his inability to break through: his potential.

Potential is an old topic. People with good potential naturally learn martial arts faster. His potential was not bad, but it was not outstanding, especially since modern junk food had filled his body with toxins.

With such a body, how could he break through the innate realm?

This discovery was a significant blow, but fortunately, he had the Yi Jin Jing, which provided a way to expel toxins and enter the innate realm.

However, he could not practice the Yi Jin Jing because he could not achieve the state of "no self, no form," just like Bai Xiaosheng, who had studied it for a long time without finding a solution. Fortunately, he was still knowledgeable and, after reading many manuals, finally understood some principles of the Yi Jin Jing. Based on these principles, he incorporated the essence of other martial arts and created the Gui Yuan Gong.

The essence of the Gui Yuan Gong came from the Northern Mystic Power and the Yi Jin Jing. The principle was to start by dispersing one's internal energy. Using the Northern Mystic Scattering Technique, the internal energy would flow slowly through the meridians, and with the Yi Jin Jing technique, the dispersed energy would be intercepted to exercise the organs and expel toxins. Then, using the Northern Mystic Absorption Technique, he would absorb internal energy from three points on the body, forming a flowing protective aura that would circulate.

In this way, although his internal energy was dispersed, it also carried away the toxins in his body, refining and strengthening it, making it as strong as if he had learned the Indestructible Body or the Golden Bell Cover.

With the help of this technique, he finally successfully entered the innate realm, becoming a figure like Xianyaozi. At that time, he was in high spirits and traveled the land, satisfied. At Yanmen Pass, he saw Xiao Yuanshan being attacked and wanted to save him, but Xiao Yuanshan jumped off the cliff, leaving him somewhat helpless. However, on a whim, he took Xiao Feng away.

Later, he went to the Shaolin Temple and secretly took Xuzhu, taking both as disciples and teaching them martial arts.

To teach the two and to further his own martial arts, he buried himself in martial arts manuals again. Using the principles of the Yi Jin Jing, the Indestructible Body, and the Golden Bell Cover, he incorporated the essence of Daoist techniques and created the Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian.

This technique was similar to his Gui Yuan Gong but focused on refining internal energy and dispersing loose internal energy, affecting the body. In simple terms, it was created for the people of this world, similar to the Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian of the Nine Yin Manual.

With this technique, the two made rapid progress, and their internal energy became extremely condensed and resilient, making him very happy.

He then became fond of the process of creation, specifically crafting techniques for the two and seeking the mysteries of martial arts in the process. After several years, he suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. He couldn't describe the feeling, but he knew his time was near.

He was not willing to accept this and tried to break through again to extend his life. Unfortunately, he failed and left behind his unfulfilled martial arts will, passing it on to Xiao Feng and Xuzhu, hoping they would inherit his legacy and explore the ultimate realm of martial arts.

This letter was left intentionally, and he was very conflicted when he wrote it. He hoped someone would inherit his martial arts path, but the thought of another time traveler made him somewhat jealous.

However, for the sake of martial arts, he truly left his will here, just like he passed it on to Xiao Feng and Xuzhu, hoping that the new time traveler would inherit his path and pave a clear and broad path to the ultimate realm of martial arts.