prynovel Chapter 18 Spiritual Root
Chapter 18 Spiritual Root
After the hustle and bustle of the night, Wu's Martial Arts School enjoyed a rare moment of tranquility.
Chen Qiyuan slept well that night, but due to his strong biological clock, he still woke up before dawn.
He went into the courtyard and first practiced stance training for half an hour, then practiced the "Hundred Refinements Saber Technique" several times.
Although he practiced his skills every day, his proficiency hardly increased, but he still maintained this habit.
His past life experiences taught him a lesson: nothing in this world is absolutely reliable, not even one's closest relatives.
The only person a person can truly rely on is themselves.
The system he has is also an external thing; who knows if it might suddenly disappear one day?
Therefore, even if the effects of hard training are extremely weak, he will continue.
……
After Chen Qiyuan finished his morning exercise, there was a knock on the door. "Young Master, may I come in?"
"They're here."
He went to open the door and saw a middle-aged man standing outside, with a group of people standing behind him.
He asked curiously, "Uncle Li, what are you doing?"
Uncle Li is the head steward of the Wu Family Martial Arts School, mainly serving Master Wu and his personal disciples.
Butler Li said with a warm smile, "Third Master sent me. Please have a seat, young master, and have breakfast first."
Two maids placed two food boxes on the table and took out several plates of hot food, including meat and vegetables, which was quite plentiful.
"If you don't know what the young master's tastes, just have the kitchen prepare something simple. In the future, if the young master wants to eat anything, just tell Old Tang."
A man who looked like a cook came out, bowed to Chen Qiyuan, and said, "Greetings, young master."
Next, Butler Li introduced another person, "This is Old Zhu, the tailor. He'll take your measurements later and have a few new outfits made for you..."
"This is Old Fang from Zhengyuantang. If you need anything, just tell him and put it in the account..."
"And this is..."
Butler Li introduced everyone present, all of whom were owners of various shops in the surrounding area. They all wore humble, ingratiating smiles in his presence.
Is this the treatment given to the master's personally taught disciples?
For the first time, Chen Qiyuan realized the status of martial artists in this world. He advanced to the Transformation Realm and became Wu Tianhuan's disciple, thus becoming a person of high status.
……
After having breakfast and seeing everyone off, Chen Qiyuan changed into a brand new black outfit. Although it wasn't custom-made, it fit him quite well.
The clothes, shoes, socks, and even the hairbands were all brand new, made of high-quality materials.
This outfit alone must have cost at least ten taels of silver.
"Junior brother, may I come in?"
At that moment, Wen Zhenzhen's voice came from outside the courtyard.
He went out to greet her and said, "Please come in."
Wen Zhenzhen pushed open the door and entered. Today she was wearing a light yellow dress with jingling pendants around her waist. It was the first time he had seen her dressed like this. It was a bit different from her usual image, but it suited her very well.
She's like a lady from a respectable family.
Upon seeing Chen Qiyuan's current appearance, her eyes lit up slightly, and she asked, "Junior Brother, did you sleep well last night?"
"Slept very well."
"That's good. Xiaoyu." Wen Zhenzhen called to the maid behind her and said, "I see that Junior Brother doesn't have a suitable weapon, so let's use this one for now."
The maid was holding a long sword, and just by looking at the exquisite scabbard, you could tell that this sword was definitely not an ordinary one.
Chen Qiyuan hurriedly said, "This is too valuable, I really can't accept it."
"This knife is too heavy; it's not comfortable for me to use. It'll just gather dust somewhere. Besides, you saved my life, so what's wrong with giving you a knife?"
"Then I, junior brother, will accept your offer without hesitation."
Chen Qiyuan took the knife; it was rather heavy, much heavier than an ordinary knife. He drew it with a clang; the blade was entirely black, gleaming coldly in the sunlight.
He exclaimed, "A fine knife."
Wen Zhenzhen was pleased to see that he liked it. However, she still needed to check on her injured fellow disciples, so she left quickly without lingering.
……
Next, Chen Qiyuan arrived at Pang Guoyong's courtyard and knocked on the door.
Pang Guoyong was sitting at the stone table, seemingly waiting for him. After he came in, Pang Guoyong tilted his head back and downed a glass of wine. "You're here, junior brother."
The words "junior brother" were emphasized.
Chen Qiyuan bowed and said, "I have concealed something from you before, please forgive me, senior brother."
Pang Guoyong poured himself another glass of wine and said, "Never mind, if it weren't for your heroic efforts last night, I'm afraid—in fact, I should be thanking you."
"I wouldn't dare."
Chen Qiyuan felt he was increasingly unable to understand this Senior Brother Pang.
I initially thought this person was a traitor, but in last night's battle, he not only won but also killed a member of the Guo family who had reached the Transformation Realm. So he couldn't possibly be a traitor.
So what caused his unusual behavior?
Chen Qiyuan couldn't quite understand it.
Pang Guoyong, unaware of his thoughts, got down to business, "Master asked me to teach you the true techniques of our sect. Sit down properly."
"Yes."
Chen Qiyuan sat down on the stone bench in front of him with a solemn expression.
"Our sect's true teachings are called 'Mountain Moving Skill,' and they are not written down but passed down orally. I'll recite a line, and you repeat it after me..."
So, for the next day, Chen Qiyuan spent all his time memorizing the mantra of this mental cultivation method.
His memory wasn't particularly good, mainly because the mental cultivation method was difficult and hard to understand. Without understanding it, he could only memorize it by rote, which made it even less efficient.
By the end of the day, he was dizzy and lightheaded from memorizing.
Finally, as it was getting dark, Pang Guoyong became somewhat impatient. "With your memory like this, how did you train your martial arts?"
Chen Qiyuan didn't take the risky topic, but instead asked another question, "Senior brother, is it impossible to break through to the Marrow Refining Realm using the 'Primordial Qi Stance'?"
"Blood exchange" is the common term; the academic name for this level is actually "Marrow Refining Realm".
"It's possible, but extremely difficult."
Pang Guoyong shook his head and said, "I've lived for almost thirty years, and I've only ever seen one person succeed."
Who is it?
Pang Guoyong drank another glass of wine. "Senior Brother."
"So it was him."
Chen Qiyuan was very excited. His "Hun Yuan Zhuang" was only a little over 400 points away from reaching the perfect proficiency level. As long as a similar crisis occurred again, it wouldn't be difficult to accumulate enough points to reach the maximum.
He felt that Guo Yongchang would definitely not give up so easily.
Pang Guoyong glanced at him and said, "With your talent, you can indeed do it. But this path is too difficult. Why go to such lengths? As long as you master the 'Mountain Moving Technique,' and with the help of elixirs and spiritual objects, you can achieve mastery of body refinement and reach the Marrow Refining Realm in at most five years."
Upon hearing the word "spiritual object," Chen Qiyuan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Senior brother, what was the spiritual root that Guo Yongchang mentioned last night?"
Pang Guoyong laughed and said, "I thought you would keep it to yourself. This is the biggest secret of our sect, but since you've already heard it, there's no harm in telling you."
Chen Qiyuan immediately adopted a look of being all ears.
Pang Guoyong's expression turned solemn as he said, "The so-called spiritual root is the root of heaven and earth. It's a kind of spiritual entity naturally generated by heaven and earth..."