Buzz!
Buzz buzz!
Xie An clearly felt an unprecedentedly powerful internal force being generated from his blood and Qi, flowing throughout his body, limbs, and bones, scorching his muscles and bones, and releasing outwards from his skin, forming a layer of scorching insulation.
The powerful force flowed torrentially within his body, with nowhere to release, scorching his skin and bones, causing extreme pain.
For a moment, Xie An felt that the muscles and bones of his entire body were about to be torn apart by this powerful internal force.
It hurt so much!
He knew that this was an inevitable situation when breaking through the ninth level of internal force, and he had prepared for it early on. It was just that the thickness of the ninth level of internal force exceeded Xie An's expectations.
It was too vigorous!
The process seemed simple, but it was not easy to do.
Fortunately, Xie An had an extraordinary willpower and persevered through gritted teeth.
After withstanding three bursts of internal force flood peaks, the Water Droplet Internal Force Method began to take effect, gradually mastering the violent internal force in his body and guiding the internal force to flow in an orderly manner.
The pain disappeared with it.
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After repeatedly running the internal force many times without any problems, Xie An was sure that he had mastered the operating method of the ninth level of internal force.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw the Huai River marsh outside the boat, with rippling water, and also saw the misty drizzle falling on his body.
Just like the ten thousand water droplet internal forces scattered within his body.
Opening his inner vision, he could clearly see droplets of internal force flowing with his blood, covering every corner of his body. As long as Xie An mobilized the internal force method, these scattered water droplet internal forces would immediately condense together and turn into a ball of internal force fire, erupting with surging power.
"This Water Droplet Internal Force Method is truly magical. It has some of the effects of the Cold and Hot Qi of the Bright Jade Skill. It is indeed an internal force method that leads directly to the Martial Dao Grandmaster."
Xie An was amazed in his heart.
He had been practicing the internal force method for so long, and now he had finally mastered it.
Although the process was very slow and difficult, the effect was amazing.
At this moment, an oiled paper umbrella was held over Xie An's head, and raindrops made a "drip drip" sound on the umbrella.
Xie An suddenly woke up and looked up to see a beautiful woman wearing a water-blue Luo skirt standing beside him, holding an oiled paper umbrella to shield him from the rain.
The woman opened her mouth gracefully, "Congratulations."
Xie An slowly stood up and smiled, "I still have to thank the Eldest Princess for the internal force method. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to get to where I am now."
These were Xie An's heartfelt words.
He knew very well that he did not have any outstanding talent in martial arts. Being able to cultivate to the ninth level martial master, in addition to his own efforts and the momentum blessing of the Longevity Exercise, the more important thing was this mysterious and unparalleled Water Droplet Internal Force Method, which not only eliminated the drawbacks of forced growth but also greatly strengthened Xie An's foundation.
Su Yuqing said with a smile, "Acquaintance is fate, no need to thank me. Moreover, the martial arts of the Great Qian are originally for cultivating talents. The Water Droplet Internal Force Method is not like other quick internal force methods. It does not pay too much attention to martial arts talent, but focuses on people's patience and slow work. It is just right for you."
Although Su Yuqing said so, Xie An still politely cupped his hands to thank her.
Entering the boat canopy, Xie An circulated his internal force and steamed his soaked clothes dry.
White Fox picked up the grass carp again to gnaw on it, while Su Yuqing sat opposite the table, with a stove burning beside her, started boiling water for tea, and asked very carefully.
"After stepping into the ninth level of internal force, what are your feelings?"
Xie An did not hide anything and told the truth, "I feel that the Qi and blood of my whole body have reached their peak, as if I can burn all the essence and blood of my whole body into internal force. The internal force has also reached the peak of vigor."
Having reached the ninth level martial master, Xie An felt that he could have a good exchange of martial arts experience with Su Yuqing, the Martial Dao Grandmaster.
Su Yuqing said, "The ninth level of internal force is the peak of internal force. Internal force comes from human blood. Turning all the essence and blood in the human body into internal force is the peak of a martial master. This is... the extreme of power."
Xie An carefully savored Su Yuqing's words.
The essence of internal force is actually a kind of power.
It is not the heat of the Longevity Exercise.
The two are very different.
After understanding the meaning, Xie An seemed to have an epiphany, "So, if a ninth-level martial master wants to go further, he must open the human body's secret vault?"
Just then, the kettle boiled, and the boiling water hit the kettle lid, making a clanging sound.
Su Yuqing pinched the handle of the kettle with a sweat towel, picked it up, and began to brew tea, "That's right. Martial masters rely on internal force. If they want to go further, they can only open the human body's secret vault."
After feeling the power of the ninth level of internal force, Xie An developed a strong interest in the higher human body secret vault, "How to open the human body secret vault?"
Su Yuqing poured most of the first brew of tea from the teapot very skillfully, and then continued to add hot water, "Opening the human body secret vault requires courage and willpower. Then use the ultimate power of internal force to open the human body's secret vault..."
Under Su Yuqing's detailed explanation, Xie An finally learned the mysteries of the human body secret vault.
The human body secret vault is divided into nine levels from low to high: Yongquan, Huangting, Jiangong, Niwan, Yuqiong, Blood Pool, Secret Aperture, Hidden Palace, and Chakra.
Each time a secret vault is opened, it will stimulate the deep-seated potential of the human body and produce various magical effects. It can cause people to undergo various incredible transformations.
And the martial skills of Martial Dao Grandmasters cannot be learned by ordinary martial masters.
Once you enter the Grandmaster realm, it is a transformation of essence.
The upper limit of lifespan is directly increased by one time. There are also other magical powers. For example, you can move the internal organs in your body.
Some Martial Dao Grandmasters' hearts are clearly on the left, but if they find that the enemy's attack is about to pierce their left chest, they can instantly transfer their heart to the right or other places.
Including the bones of the human body, they can be moved and transformed.
It's unbelievable.
And Su Yuqing is a Grandmaster who has opened the fourth-grade secret vault, the Blood Pool Realm.
Xie An fell into a long silence after hearing this information.
He knew very well how precious this information was.
If he hadn't met Su Yuqing, I'm afraid few people in the entire Nanzhou would know these secrets.
How important it is to meet a noble person, a close friend... in this life.
However, Xie An discovered a very surprising secret: Why does it feel like the Martial Dao Grandmaster and the many descriptions of the Longevity Exercise have similarities?
Seventh-grade secret vault Jiangong... isn't that the Jiangong where I practice the Longevity Exercise?
Could it be that the Longevity Exercise and the Grandmaster's human body secret vault... have some origin?
Whoosh~
Su Yuqing poured a cup of tea for Xie An, as if she had seen Xie An's doubts, and said gently, "Do you think that the Grandmaster's secret vault and the many concepts and sayings of the Longevity Exercise have similarities?"
Xie An took the teacup, "Yes. Do the two have any connection?"
Su Yuqing nodded, "Whether it is the Longevity Exercise or the Grandmaster, what they are studying is the structure of the human body, and they are both trying to open up the potential of the human body. The two have similarities."
Xie An felt that a huge secret was placed in front of him, and immediately said, "Please give me some advice, Eldest Princess."
Su Yuqing smiled, "I can't talk about giving advice. You are now a master in the Longevity Exercise, at most it is an exchange of ideas."
Xie An felt that this Eldest Princess was really humble and low-key.
Su Yuqing took a sip of tea and said, "Your Bright Jade Skill has reached nineteen knots and can rejuvenate. This is a very magical skill. But do you know why Martial Dao Grandmasters do not pay much attention to this Longevity Exercise?"
Xie An thought for a while and said his analysis, "On the one hand, Martial Dao Grandmasters have a long enough lifespan. Even like the Eldest Princess, who is clearly almost sixty, still looks like a twenty-year-old girl. On the other hand, the Bright Jade Skill cannot break the upper limit of lifespan."
Su Yuqing smiled when she heard Xie An compare her to a twenty-year-old girl, "Actually, there is another reason. It's just that people below the Grandmaster level don't know much about it. As long as you cultivate to the third-grade Secret Aperture, you can also rejuvenate. Therefore, Martial Dao Grandmasters only want to pursue a higher realm."
Xie An listened in stunned silence.
A third-grade Grandmaster can rejuvenate by relying on the secret vault means of the Secret Aperture.
No wonder... Su Yuqing didn't show any special excitement when she saw Xie An rejuvenate. Nor did she have any idea of cultivating this kind of skill.
So... Su Yuqing is confident that she can break through to become a third-grade Grandmaster in this life.
Martial Dao Grandmasters are truly remarkable!
In front of Martial Dao Grandmasters, the Bright Jade Skill can indeed only be regarded as a small trick.
Su Yuqing said, "However, it is not easy to cultivate to become a third-grade Grandmaster. There are nine major secret vaults, one major secret vault is one level, and it is very difficult to open each secret vault. The higher you go, the greater the difficulty. I have been stuck in the fourth-grade Blood Pool for many years and have not been able to open the third-grade Secret Aperture. There are only a handful of third-grade Grandmasters in the entire Great Qian."
Gulu!
Xie An took a sip of tea and humbly asked, "After opening the secret vault, what kind of things will we get?"
Martial masters rely on internal strength, so they absolutely suppress martial artists who rely on brute force.
Grandmasters above martial masters, after opening the secret vault... what will be released?
Xie An was very curious.
Su Yuqing took a sip of tea and whispered, "The person who created the martial arts system was amazing. It was based on the True Dragon."
"Based on the True Dragon?"
"That's right. The ancestor who created martial arts believed that humans are the sons of dragons. The ancients said that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, so the ancestor believed that there are nine innate secret vaults in the human body. Each secret vault is a dragon energy. Each time a secret vault is opened, a dragon energy can be obtained. Dragon energy gives people different methods."
Dragon energy?
Xie An felt that this statement was somewhat beautified and not the truth. "Is there really dragon energy in reality?"
Su Yuqing shook her head: "Of course, that's just the ancestor's saying, for the sake of convenient publicity and creating gimmicks. In fact, dragon energy is the nine acquired yuanqi in the human body. Different yuanqi correspond to different techniques and methods. Martial masters cultivate internal strength, while grandmasters obtain acquired yuanqi by opening the secret vault. What they cultivate is the energy of life."
Xie An finally understood.
This yuanqi is similar to the zhenqi of his previous life.
Qi...
Xie An immediately thought of a question, "What is the difference between this acquired yuanqi and the cold and hot qi cultivated by the health cultivation technique?"
Su Yuqing shook her head, "I have not cultivated the health cultivation technique, so I cannot make an accurate judgment. However, my teacher did say... that the qi cultivated by the health cultivation technique is different from the nine yuanqi obtained by opening the grandmaster's secret vault."
"Can you explain in detail?"
"My master said that if the health cultivation technique is cultivated to the extreme, the qi produced... will be higher than the qi obtained by martial arts grandmasters opening the human body's secret vault. It's just a pity that no one in my Great Qian has ever cultivated the health cultivation technique to the extreme state. In this regard, your master Bai Yujing is the real expert."
Xie An became more and more excited, "What do you mean by this?"
Su Yuqing said, "My master said that when he fought with Bai Yujing, he found that Bai Yujing had never practiced martial arts. However, his use of qi was very pure. He suppressed my master everywhere, which eventually led to my master's defeat."
Hiss!
Xie An gasped and his heart rate suddenly accelerated.
Bai Yujing... never practiced martial arts. Then he defeated the only martial arts grandmaster in Great Qian?
What a joke!
This is too incredible.
Could it be that Bai Yujing has been practicing the health cultivation technique all his life?
If this is the case, doesn't it mean that I only need to cultivate the health cultivation technique to the extreme to defeat the Martial Saint?
How is that possible...
Xie An pinched his thigh hard to keep himself awake.
He's getting carried away...
Health cultivation technique to the extreme, push down the Martial Saint?
Su Yuqing said softly: "Unfortunately, my master didn't say much about the details of the fight with Bai Yujing. Maybe my master felt that this matter was very embarrassing. He was strong all his life. Before meeting Bai Yujing, he had a bit of an arrogant attitude. He even called himself lonely and seeking defeat. After all, he had never been defeated in his life. As a result, after being defeated by Bai Yujing, my master was always brooding about this matter and went into seclusion many times. He tried to fight Bai Yujing again to regain the Martial Saint's prestige."
Xie An held his forehead...
Although he hadn't met Su Yuqing's master, Xie An felt that this old man... was a bit cute.
But thinking about it, Xie An also felt that the Martial Saint was indeed unlucky.
He practiced martial arts all his life, but was defeated by a woman who had never practiced martial arts.
Any man would probably find it difficult to accept.
It is said that martial arts, no moves win over having moves.
But Lord Wei has created a wonderful life of no martial arts winning over martial arts.
Ye Nantian, this Azure Dragon Martial Saint, obviously didn't have a good time.
Hearing this story, Xie An wanted to go to the capital to see Grandpa Ye and Bai Yujing even more...
Xie An rubbed his hands, "What kind of person is Bai Yujing?"
Su Yuqing smiled and said: "This person is obsessed with longevity and is not very interested in other things. He often goes into seclusion for ten years at a time. I have only met him a few times. I don't know much about him. However, my master has more contact with her."
"Why is this?"
"Because every time my master researches a new martial art, he runs to Bai Yujing's seclusion place and shouts loudly that he wants to compete with Bai Yujing. However, my master is always turned away."
"..."
Xie An felt that Ye Nantian and Bai Yujing were destined to fight each other in this life.
They are interesting people.
Xie An wanted to meet them even more.
After chatting for a while, Su Yuqing said: "You will see them when you enter the capital in the future. By the way, your token is actually very precious and has a lot of weight. The Taoist academies in each state and prefecture will recognize this token. There are thirty-six states in Great Qian, and thirty-six prefectures in each state. Basically, each prefecture has a Taoist academy. Holding the token, you can go to the Taoist academies to ask for resources and learn information. No one dares to be disrespectful to you."
Xie An didn't expect this small token to have such a big effect.
It turns out that Qingwu County is too small.
Its usefulness needs to be reflected in higher places.
"Thank you, Princess, for telling me so much important information."
Su Yuqing smiled faintly: "You don't have to call me Princess all the time. We have been together for eight years, and we are already close friends. Just call me by my name."
Xie An naturally didn't take it seriously, and said that he was used to calling her Princess.
Su Yuqing didn't force it, "It's up to you. Although you have stepped into the ninth level martial master, you still need to practice the Water Drop Internal Strength Technique diligently. When you have practiced it to perfection, you will feel the existence of Yongquan. At that time, I can tell you the details of opening the Yongquan secret vault."
"Thank you, Princess."
...
Xie An and Su Yuqing continued to drift on the Huai River for two days.
During these two days, Xie An not only enjoyed a peaceful life, but also practiced his skills. He adapted to the methods and power of the ninth level internal strength.
With the improvement of his realm, Xie An's courage also became greater and greater.
Before, when he heard the words "martial arts grandmaster", he instinctively felt a bit weak. He felt that they were an existence that could not be resisted.
But now, Xie An increasingly felt that martial arts grandmasters were not an unattainable existence.
If he planned well, he could even kill a ninth-grade grandmaster in a head-on confrontation.
On this day, the rain stopped.
The sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the sky was clear for thousands of miles.
After nightfall, Xie An and Su Yuqing sneaked into the Xie Mansion.
"Master, Miss, you are finally back. Master Huang has been waiting for you." Yuhe was very happy to see the two of them return.
After Xie An exchanged greetings, he quickly asked: "Has that woman woken up?"
Yuhe glanced in the direction of the central courtyard, "Yes, she's awake. Master Huang is watching her."
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something to Su Yuqing, Su Yuqing told Xie An to go, and then Su Yuqing went directly to the backyard.
Xie An knew that Su Yuqing completely trusted him.
Even such an important matter was left to Xie An to do.
In addition, Su Yuqing also knew that Xie An had other things to ask Chenxi, so she simply didn't interfere and let Xie An play freely.
Xie An thought about Su Yuqing's kindness and went to the central courtyard by himself.
In the room, Chenxi was sitting cross-legged on a long chair, while Master Huang was sitting not far away drinking tea. The two of them stared at each other with wide eyes and didn't say anything. The atmosphere was very awkward.
It was not until Xie An entered the door that the awkward atmosphere was broken.
"Chief Xie, you're finally here." Master Huang, who was sitting on pins and needles, immediately stood up, wishing he could leave this awkward place immediately, "After my exercise treatment, this person's injuries have recovered by about 30%. However, I have bound her secret vault, so she cannot threaten you. If there is nothing else, I will go to the east wing."
Xie An knew that Master Huang was eager to leave and didn't force him. He cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Master Huang."
Master Huang glared at Chenxi fiercely, then turned and left.
Xie An closed the door, walked up to Chenxi, and went straight to the point, "Now that your injuries have recovered, it's time to fulfill your original promise."
Chenxi sized up Xie An.
She didn't expect Xie An to really heal her.
She was just taking a gamble at the beginning.
On the one hand, she was desperate at the beginning, and on the other hand, she was betting that Xie An would care about exploring the source of the immortal treasure and the land of immortality.
Sure enough, Chenxi felt that she had bet right.
It's just that she underestimated Xie An...
But Chenxi didn't know that she had taken a pill that would surely kill her.
Chenxi said: "Xie An, you are very trustworthy. I am also a trustworthy person."
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief, but showed a very fierce expression, "You have also seen Master Huang's methods. If you dare to deceive me, you will not have a good end. Tell me, where did the Qibao Linglong Box come from?"
