Chapter 23

The martial arts levels are classified according to "gray, white, green, blue, cyan, yellow, orange, red, purple, gold," known as the "ten colors and thirty grades." Red-level martial arts are absolutely world-renowned, and if unleashed in the martial world, they would surely cause a storm of blood and rain. Even the core martial arts of the ten major sects are roughly at this level. One could say that having a red-level martial art is enough to make a name for oneself in the martial world.

A storm of blood and rain.

When I used to read martial arts novels, I heard this term quite often, which always made me feel excited and tense. Now it's my turn to possess such a term, how amazing is that? Just thinking about it makes me excited, my stomach tightens, and it makes me want to pee.

As for the higher-level purple martial arts, they are few and far between. These are basically the exclusive techniques of the top ten martial arts experts. Each purple-level martial art is known by only one or two people, making them absolutely precious and legendary.

As for gold-level martial arts, they are more like mythical existences. The only gold-level technique that people still know of today is the sword technique "One Sword Shines Cold Over Nine Provinces" by Li Muchan, the owner of the One Sword Manor.

Just one move was enough to secure his position as the number one in the world, a position he has held for two hundred years without anyone daring to challenge him.

As for gold-level martial arts, they are more like mythical existences.

After carefully observing and confirming that he had not overlooked anything, the young Taoist Qingxuan made his decision and began to gradually accept these gifts from another world.

Qingxuan, who unexpectedly received the new player gift from the "Lanhuan Lingmiao Pavilion" system, was incredibly excited.

Unable to contain his excitement, Qingxuan eagerly selected the "red-level martial art" for automatic selection.

When he placed his consciousness on the option, a dialog box indeed popped up:

"Do you want to start selecting a red-level martial art?"

After selecting "yes," the female system voice sounded again: "The default internal energy trait is 'Taoist martial art.' Now starting random selection, in progress..."

Qingxuan's heart immediately became tense again.

In this world, based on the attributes and origins of martial arts, the fastest advancing are the demonic sect techniques, followed by Buddhist techniques, then various secular techniques, and finally, Taoist techniques, which advance the slowest.

Demonic sect techniques advance rapidly, surpassing all other sects before the practitioner reaches thirty years old. Among the young generation of experts, the most are from the demonic sect. However, due to their one-sided pursuit of speed, practitioners often suffer from heart demons, frequently going astray and meeting tragic ends. Those who can cultivate demonic techniques to a high level are very few.

The demonic sect acts on a whim, and to more safely improve their martial arts, they often resort to extreme methods. Their means are ruthless, and many of their actions are shocking... Thus, they cause great harm to the martial world and are despised and suppressed by other sects.

Buddhist techniques are the most righteous and powerful. Few Buddhist practitioners choose to live in seclusion; most must enter the world to cultivate, to eliminate evil and protect the righteous, and to spread Buddhism. Therefore, Buddhist techniques are powerful and righteous, demonstrating the boundless power of Buddhism and the light of the Buddha. Buddhist techniques advance quite quickly, but unlike demonic techniques, they are supported by deep Buddhist studies, which can resolve the negative energy within the techniques. Thus, with deep Buddhist cultivation, one can achieve higher levels of martial arts. If one's Buddhist cultivation is insufficient and they forcibly cultivate advanced martial arts, they will also suffer from going astray. Therefore, in the early stages, Buddhist techniques are only slightly behind demonic techniques, but in the later stages, they require continuous cultivation of Buddhism and deepening of Buddhist studies, causing their progress to gradually slow down, making them a type of martial art that starts fast and slows down later.

Secular techniques are diverse, including the Confucian righteous energy, the Legalist imperial might, and many other martial arts techniques. Some techniques advance as quickly as demonic techniques, and some are as powerful as Buddhist techniques... However, due to their diversity, they cannot be categorized individually, so they are ranked third.

Taoist techniques advance the slowest but are the most balanced and harmonious. They are slow, but the advantage is that there is no risk of going astray. Moreover, Taoist techniques are slow in the early stages but have strong momentum later on, making them a prime example of accumulating strength and then bursting forth.

If a group of young experts around thirty years old were to compete, the winner would likely be a disciple of the demonic sect. If they were to compete again around fifty years old, the winner would most likely be a disciple of the Buddhist sect or a secular family. By the time they are around seventy years old, the Taoist disciples would stand out among the crowd, even looking down on others.

Of course, this is not absolute, as each sect has its unique methods. In the case of slow progress, they use these special techniques to enhance and accelerate their martial arts, which also leads to frequent competition in the martial world. To outsiders, it seems chaotic, but for martial artists, it is a source of endless enjoyment.

Since the birth of martial arts, it has been a path of competition. How can there be a concept of peace and harmony?

This random selection of a Taoist martial art is an excellent opportunity for Qingxuan. Regardless of the result, it will be a significant leap in his strength.

Although he kept telling himself comforting words, at this moment, Qingxuan's mind was heavily focused on the outcome.

Taoist martial art, red-level technique... Although he didn't know what level Jin Yong's martial arts would be in this world, it would be best to get something like "先天功" (Xiantian Gong) or "北冥神功" (Beiming Shen Gong) as an internal energy technique.

Heavenly deities, holy spirits, various gods, protagonist aura... Whatever, show your power.

Qingxuan, who was almost in a state of obsession, did not pray for long. He heard a light "ding," and the system selection ended.

"Congratulations, you have obtained a mid-grade red-level martial art—[Xiao Wu Xiang Gong]."

Oh my.

Amazing—

Lord, spirit, god, the Three Pure Ones, Namo Amitabha!

"[Xiao Wu Xiang Gong]!? Hahaha..."

A burst of laughter startled countless birds. They flew around chaotically, shedding feathers and droppings.

He never expected it to be this technique. The young Taoist Qingxuan was so excited that he shed tears, feeling that his protagonist aura had truly burst forth.