Qingyun City, the residence of the Zhang family.
"What a cruel heart, it has shattered all the meridians of Hai'er's body. Damn it! Damn it!" A middle-aged man wearing a luxurious brocade coat angrily slapped the wooden table into pieces with an unforgivable palm, his eyes full of murderous intent.
"Dad, you must make the decision for Big Brother!" Zhang Hao knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Bastard, if it weren't for your arrogance and troublemaking in the martial arts hall, how could your elder brother have suffered such a calamity?" The middle-aged man kicked Zhang Hao four or five meters away, his beard flying like a raging lion.
He is the head of the Zhang family in Qingyun City, Zhang Shaoxiong!
Zhang Hai is the most outstanding genius among the younger generation of the Zhang family, and the family has also devoted themselves to cultivating him. At the age of fifteen, he reached the eighth level of physical training, and his future is limitless.
But now, the genius who was hoped for by his family has become a waste, how can Zhang Shaoxiong stay calm?
In the family, his brothers have been keeping an eye on the position of the head of the family for years, and it is likely that they will use this matter to make trouble and pose a threat to his status.
According to the rules of the Martial Palace, one can go to the Library to select three second level martial arts for practicing the five levels of body cultivation, corresponding to internal skills, body methods, and martial arts.
If you reach the seventh level of physical cultivation, you can enter the library and choose a third grade martial arts. If you reach the eighth and ninth level of physical cultivation, you can choose another one.
Yi Jin Forging Bone Skill is a second level internal skill selected by Luo Xiu in the library last time. However, this internal skill is most suitable for the fourth to sixth level of body refining, which is the stage of refining tendons and bones.
He has now reached the seventh level of physical cultivation, and continuing to cultivate this internal skill has greatly reduced its effectiveness.
Therefore, after the battle with Zhang Hai, Luo Xiu went directly to the Library.
This time, he was not obstructed or harassed in any way.
"Oh? In just two months, you have already refined your body seven times?" The Qingshan Elder, who was guarding the library, looked surprised.
Even some good martial arts geniuses find it difficult to achieve this step in a year and a half.
"Yes Elder, I just passed the assessment," Luo Xiu said, releasing his own breath.
"Well, it's indeed the seventh level of physical cultivation. You can go to the second level to select three martial arts, but only one can be selected: internal skill, body method, and martial arts. You can choose which one you want." After confirming his cultivation, Elder Qingshan nodded and said.
Luo Xiu thanked him and walked into the library.
"I didn't expect that our Qingyun City Martial Palace has produced a good genius. I don't know where he can go?" The elder in the green shirt looked at Luo Xiu's back, pondering.
The Library has three levels, with the first level having the highest number of martial arts secrets, both at the first and a few at the second level.
The second layer contains third grade martial arts, while the third layer includes fourth grade martial arts. However, the third layer is never open to the public and is a forbidden area of the Library.
Climbing onto the second floor of the library, Luo Xiu was surprised to find that there were only three rows of bookshelves here, and there were only dozens of martial arts secrets combined.
Compared to that, the first and second level martial arts included in the first layer add up to hundreds!
"It seems that third grade martial arts are much more precious," Luo Xiu thought to himself.
"Splitting the Mountain and Breaking the Mountain Palm, Qingfeng Sword Technique, Jifeng Sword Technique, Liuyue Sword Technique, Qiankun Stick Technique..."
Three rows of bookshelves, corresponding to internal skills, martial arts, and body methods.
Behind Luo Xiu, carrying the Qingfeng Sword, when he was young, he longed to become a warrior, wielding his sword to roam the world and be carefree in the world.
At the age of ten, he entered the Martial Arts Hall to study martial arts and had always dreamed of one day becoming a swordsman.
However, the lowest level of martial arts in the field of swordsmanship is also the third grade. Unless it costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to purchase, one must reach the seventh level of physical cultivation in order to qualify for cultivation.
If it had been before, Luo Xiu wouldn't have dared to think that breaking through to the fifth level of body cultivation in this life would have been the limit.
But the emergence of the Life and Death Pearl changed all of this.
"The 'Gale Sword Technique' uses a wide opening and closing move to oppress opponents with a fierce attack."
"The Dragon Sword technique, combined with body movements to achieve victory, focuses on moves."
"..."
On the bookshelves in the row of martial arts, there were only a few types of swordsmanship, but Luo Xiu was still fascinated by them. Although his improved Dragon and Tiger Fist, with its ultimate power far surpassing ordinary third grade martial arts, he still longed to become a swordsman deep down.
Not just swordsmen, but also become skilled swordsmen and reach the pinnacle of martial arts!
"Should I choose a swordsmanship or an internal skill?"
After a long time, Luo Xiu frowned. Rationally, he understood that what he needed most was not swordsmanship, but internal skills.
Because internal skill is the most fundamental foundation, having a good internal skill, as long as the cultivation reaches the eighth level of body cultivation, there will be another opportunity to enter the library to choose martial arts, and then choose swordsmanship.
In the end, Luo Xiu could only endure the pain and give up, putting the several swordsmanship martial arts books in his hand back on the bookshelf, feeling reluctant to part.
As for body methods, for the current Luo Xiu, many of the top three level body methods are not as good as the improved Dacheng every step.
With a determined choice in his heart, Luo Xiu walked to the row of bookshelves for his internal skills.
Similarly, martial arts at the third level can also be classified into high and low levels, including ordinary, moderate, superior, and top-notch.
The higher the level of martial arts at the same level, the more difficult it is to cultivate. Just like the Dragon and Tiger Fist and Inch Step that Luo Xiu previously practiced, they are among the top in second level martial arts and body methods. Many martial arts students in various martial arts schools have tried to cultivate them, but only a very small number of people can truly practice them.
As for those who can cultivate it to the realm of great success, Luo Xiu has never heard of anyone else besides himself who has achieved it.
Therefore, although top-notch martial arts are good, if one's own aptitude and understanding are average, it is better to cultivate ordinary martial arts.
After screening, Luo Xiu selected one of the more than ten third grade internal skills, called Pure Yang Skill.
Pure Yang Skill is a top-notch internal skill of the third grade, even the improved Yijin Forging Bone Skill by Luo Xiu is still 108000 miles behind it.
However, on the first page of Pure Yang Gong, there is an introduction. It is difficult to practice this internal skill because it involves complex meridians, acupoints, and orifices. In the more than 800 years since the establishment of the Qingyun City Martial Palace, only three people have mastered this internal skill.
However, once it can be practiced, it is said that the cultivation effect of Pure Yang Skill can be compared to the average fourth level internal skill.
The advantage of Pure Yang Gong lies in the faster speed of condensing and refining internal qi, and the more refined, condensed, and plump internal qi cultivated.
"After merging the Life and Death Beads, his physique changed. As the assessment elder said, 'I refine my body seven times, but my internal qi is comparable to refining my body nine times. If I practice this pure yang skill again, then in terms of internal qi, I can sweep the refining realm!'"
So after seeing this pure yang skill, Luo Xiu decided to practice it without saying a word.
After a moment, Luo Xiu walked down from the second floor and arrived at the door of the library.
"Pure Yang Skill? Are you sure you want to practice this internal skill?" The elder in green frowned.
"Yes," Luo Xiu nodded.
"Little one, I see your talent is good, but you need to be aware that the difficulty of cultivating this internal skill is extremely high. Since the establishment of the martial arts palace, only three people have mastered it. If you cannot master it, you will waste the opportunity to choose a third grade martial arts."
Elder Qingshan shook his head and said, "If you listen to my advice, you can go back and exchange for another internal skill. With your talent, you can break through to the eighth level of physical cultivation in a year and a half. It shouldn't be a problem."
"Thank you for your advice, Elder. However, I still plan to practice this internal skill. If I want to practice it, I will naturally practice the best," Luo Xiu said firmly.
"Oh?" Elder Qingshan looked at him in surprise, especially when he saw the firm and confident gaze in Luo Xiu's eyes. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Since you insist, you can give it a try."
Although that's the case, Elder Qingshan doesn't believe that Luo Xiu can achieve it, because the three people who have practiced Pure Yang Gong for eight hundred years can be said to be top-notch geniuses.
Carrying the Pure Yang Skill, Luo Xiu returned to his residence.
Sitting cross legged on the bed, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, I naturally imagined my own life trajectory in my mind.
In this way, he can clearly grasp every subtle meridian and acupoint of himself, as if observing fire.
"Pure Yang Gong!"
According to the meridian route recorded in the secret script, Luo Xiu began to practice.
After less than half a column of incense, he opened his eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Only three people have been trained for eight hundred years? But that's all!"
He laughed heartily and was full of energy, practicing techniques that others found difficult to learn. However, after a brief moment, he was able to directly master them.
Of course, all of this can be attributed to his ability to visualize the life meridian diagram, his insight into the meridians and acupoints within his body, and his clear grasp of every subtle change.
According to the records of Pure Yang Gong, it takes as slow as six months to practice this technique, and at the fastest, it takes more than a month.
Luo Xiu does not believe that he is a legendary cultivation genius, everything can be attributed to the magical life and death pearl that blends with his soul.
Over the past three months, he has been able to clearly feel the constant improvement of his physique through the two extremes of life and death, as if undergoing some kind of deep transformation and sublimation.
During cultivation, the subtle connection between him and the Life and Death Beads will become stronger and stronger.
Half a day later, Luo Xiu completed the preliminary cultivation of Pure Yang Gong, and his internal energy became more refined, pure, and vigorous than before he had practiced this technique.
If before this, his internal energy could be compared to the ordinary Nine Elements of Refining Body, then now it can be compared to the Nine Elements of Refining Body, which is average!
But his own cultivation has just reached the seventh level of body cultivation, and there is still greater potential to be tapped.
"The Dragon and Tiger Fist and Inch Step Body Method in the realm of Dacheng are comparable to those who cultivate top-notch martial arts. Coupled with the means of life veins, anyone below the Qi Sea realm can fight in one go!"
Open the package beside you, which contains a first-order spirit gathering array device, a bottle of nourishing qi pill, and eighteen lower grade elemental qi stones.
Last time I broke through the seventh level of body cultivation, I used two Qi nourishing pills, and there are still three left.
Luo Xiu estimated that, including the special means to absorb life essence, these things should not be a problem for him to cultivate to the eighth level of body refining.
Since the day of the assessment when he shocked the whole audience with his seventh level physical training, and then defeated Zhang Hai on the martial arts competition platform, Luo Xiu could feel that the students in the junior and intermediate classes in the martial arts hall no longer had the same mockery and disdain as before in their eyes when they met him, but were replaced by awe and fear.
Luo Xiu is very clear that this is the world of martial arts practitioners. Only strong strength can be awe inspiring, and when you are weak, others will only bully you recklessly.
Tie the Qingfeng Sword behind him with a black cloth, and Luo Xiu prepares his equipment to go to the deep mountains and great lakes outside Qingyun City for training.
In Shuiwu Mountain, there are only occasional first level monster beasts, most of which are wild beasts, so generally only hunters with weaker abilities will go there.
Nowadays, Luo Xiu's strength has greatly improved, and Shuiwu Mountain can no longer meet his needs.