"What is it!"
Boss Xiong roared, yanking up the broadsword beside his feet and abruptly turning toward the figure that had appeared out of nowhere.
At one glance, his scalp went numb!
That scorching, fire-like qi was terrifying just to behold.
"It's Xu Junhe's idiot son!"
One of the bandits cried out in alarm.
The others all turned pale with terror. There were rumors that Xu Junhe's idiot son had been traveling everywhere in search of a Reclusive Master, hoping to learn the true martial way.
Could he have actually succeeded?
"Attack!"
Boss Xiong let out an angry roar. With a leap, he charged toward Xu Yan.
"Kill him! He's only one man!"
There were over a hundred bandits. Even the weakest among them was a second-rate martial artist of the pugilistic world, while Boss Xiong was nearly a supreme expert.
There were more than twenty first-rate experts among them.
Sabers, spears, hidden weapons, and all manner of attacks came raining down on Xu Yan.
"Come on!"
Xu Yan was thrilled. With a boom, ten zhang of Vital Energy burst forth, and he charged straight in.
The ten-zhang Vital Energy swept across the battlefield. Every punch and kick Xu Yan threw carried tremendous might, and the bandits were instantly crushed, suffering heavy casualties.
Boss Xiong was directly blown apart by a single punch.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, frightening the remaining bandits.
"Run!"
What kind of supreme expert was this? He was far too terrifying! They could not even get close before being blasted to death.
The surviving bandits were scared out of their wits and fled in all directions!
"Trying to leave? Not so easy!"
Xu Yan gave a cold snort and charged straight after them.
"My master said I have to keep a low profile. If I kill them all, no one will know I did it, and I won't be exposed. That counts as keeping a low profile too!"
The battle was utterly one-sided. It was a complete and crushing sweep. Every single bandit in the stronghold was killed, without one escaping.
After searching Black Wind Mountain, he did not find the goods his family had lost.
Nor did he find any bandits hiding away.
At that moment, standing atop the mountain and looking at the severed limbs scattered everywhere, Xu Yan frowned deeply.
"My strength really is formidable, but I only know how to use it crudely. I'm like someone who only knows brute force. If I encountered an opponent of equal strength, I definitely wouldn't be a match for him.
"I don't know any martial techniques. I only know how to rely on brute force.
"When I return this time, I must ask Master for guidance!"
Thinking this, Xu Yan hurried down the mountain under the dark and windy night, returning to Donghe Commandery City.
After Xu Yan left, Li Xuan carefully went over the cultivation theory and framework for the Innate Realm that he had fabricated. Only after confirming that nothing was missing and that it could connect with the Qi and Blood Realm did he finally let out a sigh of relief.
All he needed now was to find an opportunity to pass the cultivation method of the Innate Realm on to Xu Yan.
Cultivation was such a grueling task, so of course it should be left to the disciple. He could simply enjoy the fruits of the labor.
All he needed to do was make up the realm, the cultivation framework, the basic theory, and a rough cultivation method.
Whether it worked or not would all depend on his disciple Xu Yan.
"It's about time I left this place. Ever since I transmigrated, I've been hiding in this little village the whole time. That's a bit too miserable."
Li Xuan sighed with emotion.
He packed up his belongings.
As soon as Xu Yan returned, he would begin moving.
With nothing else to do, Li Xuan wandered around the little village. He had to admit that the village had beautiful scenery and was extremely suitable for a reclusive life.
After making a round, he returned to his residence.
"Without my disciple here to wait on me, I have to cook for myself. I'm a little unused to it!"
Li Xuan sighed.
People were like this. Once they grew accustomed to being waited on, they always felt uncomfortable when no one was there to serve them.
"Your disciple violently crushed a stronghold of bandits. You have achieved mastery in the method of violently slaying enemies!"
A voice rang out in his mind, and he instantly mastered the method of violently and brutally killing enemies.
Li Xuan froze.
He only felt as though he had gone through countless battles of violently and brutally slaying enemies, directly achieving mastery in the art of violent killing.
"What did that idiot disciple of mine do? He crushed an entire stronghold of bandits?"
Li Xuan was astonished.
Was this idiot disciple really that bold?
And the outside world's martial strength was actually this low?
Xu Yan had only just entered the Qi and Blood Realm, yet he had single-handedly crushed an entire stronghold of bandits?
These bandits were far too weak.
"Too violent, too crude. This is basically relying entirely on brute force to kill enemies!"
After receiving the feedback, Li Xuan had achieved mastery in violent killing.
It truly relied entirely on brute force, charging recklessly forward without the slightest trace of martial technique.
At that moment, Li Xuan realized that he had only been busy blindly fabricating cultivation methods. He had not fabricated any martial techniques at all!
With nothing but brute force, how could one be considered a proper martial artist?
"No, I have to fabricate some cultivation methods and martial techniques for combat, ones that can bring out the full extent of his strength."
"That idiot disciple of mine relied on brute force to crush those bandits this time, so he should have realized this too. When he returns, he'll definitely ask me for guidance on martial techniques.
"I have to prepare in advance."
Li Xuan immediately grew troubled.
How was he supposed to fabricate martial techniques?
He did not know any himself!
Besides, he had no real martial techniques to use as reference.
Fabricating cultivation methods was relatively easier. After all, they were only for cultivation, not for fighting other people.
"This is giving me a headache!"
Li Xuan wore a deeply troubled expression.
"Let me think... Should I teach my disciple the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms? The Six Meridian Divine Sword? Buddha's Palm? Arhat Fist? ...How the hell am I supposed to fabricate those?
"I don't even know any boxing or kicking techniques!"
At that moment, Li Xuan was beginning to feel a headache coming on.
"Wait! I was thinking about this wrong. All of this depends on the disciple's own comprehension. Why should I obsess over specific moves? The martial way I fabricated, the Vital Energy and qi, the Innate True Qi, and so on—all combat is nothing more than using Vital Energy and true qi.
"I only need to pass the martial technique incantations and some rough theory on to my disciple.
"Let him comprehend them himself!"
A flash of inspiration streaked through Li Xuan's mind, and he instantly realized how he should pass martial techniques and cultivation methods on to Xu Yan.
"The starting point can't be too high. Since it's the martial way, I'll teach him some palm techniques and the like. But I can fabricate them at a higher level, allowing them to continuously improve as his strength rises.
"He'll need movement techniques too, right?
"And sword techniques should be included, right? No, what sword technique should I teach him? I'll teach him the way of the sword!
"Whether it succeeds or not will depend on whether my disciple is capable enough."
Li Xuan now had a general idea.
He knew roughly how he would fabricate and teach Xu Yan martial techniques and similar methods.
"My Vital Energy has reached great completion, and my strength is a hundred times that of anyone in the same realm. When the time comes, I can wave my hands around a little, and the power I reveal should be enough to shock my disciple.
"Then I'll come up with some excuse to fool him. It shouldn't be a problem."
Thinking this, Li Xuan arrived outside the village.
Boom!
A hundred zhang of Vital Energy shot into the sky, its might terrifying.
He waved both hands, striking out palm after palm. The hundred-zhang Vital Energy surged like a flood, coiling and swirling as his palms flew. Though it had no pattern and seemed to rely entirely on brute force,
the movements of his palms even appeared somewhat disorderly.
However, the flood formed from the hundred-zhang Vital Energy was terrifying in its momentum, and its power was equally astonishing.
With nothing but this terrifying Vital Energy, he could stand unmatched against ten thousand soldiers!
"The palm technique is a little too disorderly. It looks completely unstructured, without the slightest hint of skill, like I'm just flailing wildly.
"That won't do. Even if I'm fooling my disciple, it still needs to have some structure."
Li Xuan frowned in thought. Then he struck out palm after palm again, doing his best to make his movements orderly, at least ensuring they no longer looked so chaotic.
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