After helping Xie Yilin heal, it was already late at night and I had consumed a lot of my energy. However, I also gained some valuable knowledge because I discovered that Xie Yilin's physique is actually the legendary "Hunyuan Body".
According to my master, this type of physique means that as long as the body remains intact, one is born with exceptional martial arts talent. This is because their internal energy is self-contained and completely sealed off. When practicing, they are like a freak of nature - achieving heights that others may take ten years to reach in just one year.
Of course, this type of physique also has its downside: even if her strength is strong, it's difficult for her to fully utilize it due to her Hunyuan Body locking away her internal energy. As a result, she has an extremely low attack power - almost no different from an ordinary person. However, since she has abundant internal energy reserves within her body, she possesses great defensive capabilities; in other words - she's naturally built like a tank!
Obviously there are times when this kind of physique can be very powerful too; for example when Xie Yilin goes into berserk mode where she instantly transforms from being a meat shield into a killing machine. But in order for her to go berserk mode though requires going through an awkward process called "breaking the body."
What does breaking the body mean?
As the name suggests - it refers to ending one's virginity by any means necessary (it doesn't necessarily have to involve sex). Some people might wonder why breaking through such thin membrane would make such difference but let me tell you: firstly why do women even have them? It's still quite puzzling till today! Secondly why can other parts of our bodies heal themselves after injury while this particular membrane cannot? The reason behind all these questions lies in the fact that this layer of membrane is actually connected to a woman's Purple Palace space and it serves as the gateway for her innate energy.
This means that breaking through this layer of membrane isn't just about tearing apart a thin piece of skin; in reality, it opens up the gateway to one's Purple Palace space - connecting them with the outside world. From then on, they are no longer pure but instead have mixed with various external impurities - becoming an ordinary physique.
This is the biggest difference between virgins and non-virgins.
Xie Yilin, as a mixed-element body, can make rapid progress with the correct guidance and dedicated practice. However, she is unable to exert her full strength. If she wants to do so, she must break her body. Although this will give her great power, it will also cause her to lose her mixed-element physique permanently. In other words, once she breaks through and unleashes all of her energy at once, the consequence will be that she loses the ability to rapidly advance in cultivation and becomes an ordinary practitioner or even just an average person.
This was a very unexpected discovery and quite surprising.
Due to Xie Yilin's peculiar physique, most of the Qi I infused into her body was wasted without any effect. Therefore when I finished healing her injuries I was exhausted and sweating profusely while gasping for breath; however Xie Yilin looked radiant with vitality.
"Liu YiHeng you're amazing! Do you know how powerful I feel right now?" Xie Yilin turned around and said to me.
"Of course! I gave you one-third of my Qi after all - how could you not feel good?" Helplessly shaking my head while wiping sweat from my forehead, I explained Xie Yilin's special physique characteristics to her.
"Really? Am I really a mixed-element body? Does that mean that someday I could become a martial arts master?" Excitedly discovering new possibilities like exploring uncharted territory , Xie Yilin couldn't help but ask me these questions.
I smiled wryly before explaining in detail about the unique properties of mixed-element bodies. Finally telling her: "Now that you have laid down your foundation in Qi cultivation if you want pursue further training then later on we can find a famous teacher who can teach you well enough so that even if becoming a master isn't possible at least reaching intermediate level should be achievable."
"Why wait until later? I can start now! You can be my teacher and teach me!" Xie Yilin said.
This made me hesitate, quickly shaking my head: "No, no joking around. I dare not take on a disciple - I'm still just an amateur myself."
"Then how about you don't become my master but instead pass on your Ling Tai Secret Art to me?" She looked at me and asked.
"This is even more impossible. If my master found out he would definitely punish me severely. How about this? There's no need to rush things; after we finish up here, come with me back home and meet my master. See if he's willing to accept you as his student." We discussed the matter together.
"That works too then! It's settled!" Excitedly agreeing with the plan, Xie Yilin acted like a little girl which left me feeling helpless.
Okay, since there's nothing else to do, I'll go first," I said to her.
"Haha, go ahead and leave. Don't expect me to seduce you again. If you want to stay, hmph! Now that I know my own physical condition, I won't mess around anymore. Whoever tries to harm me will not only be castrated but also have their whole family killed!" Xie Yilin said fiercely.
"You can't avoid breaking your body forever. Won't you become a nun?" I stuck out my tongue at her.
"I'll take it one day at a time and become stronger. Hmph! These past few days, seeing you two little brats acting so arrogantly has been annoying me for a while now. Just wait and see; I will definitely surpass you." Xie Yilin boasted.
"Alright then, when you become a hero in the future don't forget about protecting me too. Goodbye," I waved goodbye to her and left her room.
Back in our room, Jietou was sitting cross-legged on the bed practicing his cultivation technique.
Seeing him like this made me sigh deeply; my temperament was really poor compared to his dedication towards cultivation alone. Not just that - he seemed destined to surpass me sooner or later as well!
Oh well...I was exhausted from all of this thinking anyway so without much thought put into it,I lay down ready for sleep.
"Tired?" Jietou's voice came over gently as soon as I laid down on the bed.
"Yeah...exhausted,"I sighed heavily in response
"Well of course it's tiring doing those things.You should know that beautiful women are often deadly traps,and even love nests are bloodthirsty hells.How many heroes have died because of women throughout history? So let me advise you: restrain yourself more.We're still young with bodies not yet fully developed. Indulging in women now is greatly detrimental to our physical and mental growth." Jietou earnestly advised me.
How far away, just die there. What are you thinking? Do you really think I did that with her?" I rolled my eyes and shouted.
"Otherwise? Is there anything else that can make you so tired?" JIETOU sneered.
"My thoughts are evil, too lazy to explain to you. There is a saying that goes: walk your own path and let others talk. Anyway, I am upright and not afraid of shadows." I muttered, not wanting to say more, and went straight into dreamland by closing my eyes.