Du Cangying was utterly shocked. He never could have imagined that Xu Qing, at a re seventeen years of age, had not only reached the stage of the Second Step of the Martial Dao: Outer Gang, but had also mastered such a formidable Swordsmanship.
At this very mont, Du Cangying knew he had to go all out.
"Heaven-Flipping Staff Technique! Stabilizing Needle!"
BANG!
Du Cangying let out a long roar, unleashing the full extent of his Gang Qi, which was at the Peak of External Gang. Billows of cyan Gang Qi, like mist and vapor, poured entirely into his next attack.
It was strong.
Incredibly strong.
This was, without a doubt, Du Cangying’s ultimate attack, combining all his power and might and concentrating it into a single point. The black staff in his hand descended, radiating a cyan-black glow. It was as if it had transford into a colossal, cyan-black pillar holding up the sky, its presence overwhelmingly majestic.
CRACK!
Xu Qing’s Sword of Destruction t Du Cangying’s Heaven-Flipping Staff Technique head-on. As they collided, a terrifying might erupted.
The tips of the sword and staff crashed together, their Gang Qi clashing. Xu Qing’s Gang Qi was nearly transparent, while Du Cangying’s was cyan.
As they clashed, gusts of wind from their Gang Qi spread out, carving ravines and sword marks into the ground. The powerful explosion of Energy left Jin Hong utterly aghast.
’The Gang Qi Realm! So this is the strength of a Gang Qi Realm expert!!!’
Jin Hong’s eyes widened, his heart racing, unable to calm himself. ’Master is one thing; he reached the Peak of External Gang many years ago. But... but Xu... Junior Brother Xu is only seventeen! How could he have reached such a Realm!’
’A prodigy! He’s truly a prodigy!!!’
"Break!"
BOOM!
With a sharp cry, Xu Qing’s expression hardened. He mobilized all the Gang Qi in his body, transforming it into Sword Qi and shattering Du Cangying’s own Gang Qi, inch by inch.
BANG!
CRACK! CRACK!
Finally, the image of the staff shattered. The cyan Gang Qi detonated in a violent explosion, and Du Cangying coughed up a mouthful of blood as his body was flung backward.
THUD, THUD, THUD...
After landing, Du Cangying staggered back more than a dozen steps to bleed off the montum. Each step he took cracked the earth, leaving a deep footprint.
"Master!" Jin Hong cried out in alarm.
"Don’t co any closer," Du Cangying said, raising a hand to stop Jin Hong.
Just then, the Elders of the Cangying Martial Arts Hall, led by Elder Xiao, heard the commotion and all rushed over, arriving in the main courtyard.
"Hall Master, what happened?"
"What’s going on?"
Elder Xiao and the others asked, their expressions grave.
"It’s nothing."
Du Cangying shook his head, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Elders, please return. There’s no need to worry. Nothing is wrong."
"This..."
"Alright."
"Since the Hall Master has spoken, we old-tirs will be on our way."
The Elders exchanged glances and then departed.
"Jin Hong."
Du Cangying looked at him. "You should leave as well. And you are not to speak of what happened here today to anyone."
"Do you understand?"
"Yes!"
Jin Hong nodded solemnly. He cast a complex, awestruck glance at Xu Qing. He never could have imagined that Junior Brother Xu had reached such heights.
"Go on."
Du Cangying waved his hand.
"Yes."
Jin Hong bowed his head and departed.
"Xu Qing."
Du Cangying turned to him. "Now that it’s just the two of us, master and disciple, I can pass on the Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Fundantal Skill to you."
"However..."
Du Cangying paused for a mont. "I need you to agree to one condition."
"What condition?"
Xu Qing asked.
"For you, the condition is actually quite simple,"
Du Cangying said. "Do you know where I ca from?"
"I do not."
Xu Qing shook his head.
"I was once an Inner Courtyard Disciple of the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall in Moon River Prefecture City. Twenty years ago, my master, Zhou Guo, was ostracized by the others in the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall because he advocated the principle of ’education without discrimination’."
Du Cangying continued his story slowly. "To the others, everything in this world—every creature, every person—is divided into ranks and classes. They believed so people were simply unworthy of practicing Martial Arts and were not qualified to enter the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall."
"However,"
"Master Zhou Guo disagreed. He steadfastly followed his principle of ’education without discrimination,’ accepting anyone as a disciple and teaching them Martial Arts, regardless of their background or origins."
"As a result,"
"my master’s disciples grew in number, and his fa spread throughout Moon River Prefecture City. But this also attracted the jealousy of the others in the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall."
"Then, one day,"
"the others in the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall conspired together. They frad Master Zhou Guo, leading to his death. All of us disciples were driven out, and most were hunted down and killed."
"I managed to escape after enduring imnse hardship and founded the Cangying Martial Arts Hall here in Qingbei Town. I have also upheld my master’s principle of ’education without discrimination.’ As long as soone pays ten silver, they are given the chance to learn Martial Arts."
"So..."
Du Cangying looked at Xu Qing, his voice heavy. "I need you, on the day your Martial Arts reach Great Success, to go to Moon River Prefecture City and avenge my master, Zhou Guo."
"At the sa ti,"
"you will prove to everyone that my master Zhou Guo’s philosophy was not wrong."
"The Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall."
Xu Qing mused.
"With my level of Talent, I might only ever reach the Inner Gang stage in my lifeti. In fact, because of the injuries I sustained twenty years ago, I may never even reach the Inner Gang stage at all."
Du Cangying continued, "But you are different. Your Talent is exceptional; it would be no exaggeration to call you a prodigy. You will surely be able to reach the ’limit of the Second Step of the Martial Dao: Immortal.’ You might even break through the ’First Realm: Mortal World,’ comprehend your own ntal Realm, and step into the ’Second Realm: Extraordinary’."
"Alright."
Xu Qing nodded in agreent. "As long as I am strong enough, I will certainly make a trip to Moon River Prefecture City."
"Good, good, good."
A smile of relief finally spread across Du Cangying’s old face.
"Co with ."
And so,
Du Cangying put away his staff, wiped the blood from his lips, and walked toward the mansion with his hands clasped behind his back. "I’ll show you the Fundantal Skill of our Cangying Martial Arts Hall."
"You must understand,"
"our Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Fundantal Skill was passed down from the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall. In Moon River Prefecture City, the Golden Roc Martial Arts Hall is renowned, and its technique is considered a Flawless Root thod. If cultivated to its highest level, one can reach the stage of the Immortal."
"Furthermore..."
"I’ll show you our Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Flesh Field. You must understand that the Flesh Field is the foundation for any Martial Artist. Without one, a Martial Artist cannot grow strong."
"Yes."
Xu Qing put away his Level 10 Iron Sword and followed behind Du Cangying, walking step by step into the mansion.
Afterward,
Du Cangying led Xu Qing to the depths of the Main Mansion, entering a secret room. Within this secret room, there was a passage leading to an underground chamber.
"Keep up."
Du Cangying said.
"Yes."
Xu Qing took a deep breath and hurried after him into the underground chamber. There, he saw a square golden slab, ten centiters to a side, inlaid in a massive black stone monunt.
"This is our Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Fundantal Skill. It is called the Dapeng Root thod, and it is a Flawless Root thod. Unfortunately, this is only one half of it."
Du Cangying pointed to the golden slab inlaid in the black stone monunt.
"The Dapeng Root thod."
Xu Qing paused for a mont, then walked forward to stand before the black monunt. It was as tall as a man, and he studied it intently.
Sure enough,
the golden slab was covered in tiny, intricate script and profound diagrams, resembling the mythical, golden-winged Dapeng of legend.
It was truly profound.
"This way."
Du Cangying continued to lead.
"Mm."
Xu Qing nodded and followed.
"This is..."
Xu Qing drew a sharp breath. A massive Flesh Field had appeared before his eyes. It was oval-shaped and nearly ten ters in diater.
Upon closer inspection,
the Flesh Field looked like an enormous mass of living tissue. This massive organism was divided into three distinct zones.
Among them,
in the outermost zone, stalks of Tai Sui were growing. These Tai Sui were the Level 1 Spiritual Food: Tai Sui Spirit at that Xu Qing had previously purchased.
In the inner zone, one lingzhi mushroom after another grew. These were naturally the Level 2 Spiritual Food: Flesh Lingzhi that Xu Qing had bought before.
Finally,
in the very core of the Flesh Field—the smallest zone, only a ter in diater—grew stalks of blood-red ginseng that resembled tiny infants.
This was the Level 3 Spiritual Food: Blood and Flesh Spirit Ginseng that the Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Flesh Field grew and cultivated.
"This is our Cangying Martial Arts Hall’s Flesh Field,"
Du Cangying said.
"Master,"
Xu Qing asked, "how exactly is this Flesh Field cultivated? How does it grow?"
"Well..."
Du Cangying considered for a mont. "To be honest, I’m not entirely sure. I bought this Flesh Field for the Cangying Martial Arts Hall at a great cost from the Inner City Auction in Qingbei Town. It started as just a fist-sized ball of flesh. Once buried underground, it began to slowly expand and grow."
"Twenty years have passed, and the Flesh Field has grown to its current size, its diater now reaching ten ters."
"However,"
"there’s a rumor in the Inner City that at Field Seeds are created by refining the Mysterious Heart of a slain ’Deceit.’ They say it absorbs the Spirituality and Energy of the heavens and earth to grow and cultivate Spiritual Food."
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