Guidance Technique

Chapter 44: Guidance Technique

"Bang!"

An explosion echoed through the living room.

Li Yi stood in his punch stance, throwing a punch.

The punch force condensed, making one's heart palpitate.

"Sister Lin, did you see clearly? This is the boxing I learned. Unfortunately, I didn't learn it completely, only the stance. I'll have to explore and deduce the rest on my own," Li Yi said seriously as he retracted his fist.

Lin Yue watched Li Yi's punch and pondered for a long time, as if analyzing the mysteries of the punch in her mind. However, she quickly realized that Li Yi's boxing, while seemingly simple, contained profound insights into the human body. It was a highly valuable cultivation system that encompassed many aspects.

Once learned, it could be immediately mastered and become one's foundation.

"Li Yi, your boxing is very basic, but precisely because it's basic, it's exceptionally precious. As long as you continue to learn, you can derive a martial art unique to yourself based on the stance you just used. Now I understand why Yang Yilong was reluctant to let you go."

Lin Yue's expression turned solemn. "You probably don't know this, but Yang Yilong previously learned a Guidance Technique that can guide human energy. You see, we cultivators constantly absorb cosmic energy to evolve. However, this absorbed energy doesn't disappear; it's stored in our cells."

"There are sixty trillion cells in the human body, and cultivators have even more, at least eighty trillion. This is because cultivators have higher bone and muscle density. The Guidance Technique is used to guide the cosmic energy contained within these eighty trillion cells and gather it in one place."

"If he learns your boxing and combines it with that Guidance Technique, then with Yang Yilong's talent, it's highly likely he could integrate both and evolve into a terrifying high-level martial art."

Li Yi was immediately surprised. "Guidance Technique? Is there such a thing?"

But he quickly remembered Yang Yilong's right arm, where human energy gathered, shining brilliantly, forming an invisible, sharp sword.

He figured that was an application of the Guidance Technique.

However, he soon calmed down and smiled. "Sister Lin, while your concerns are not unfounded, Yang Yilong cannot learn my boxing."

"Oh, why? If you demonstrated your previous movements in his underground training facility to Yang Yilong, then the probability of him learning it is very high. I've been there; his underground facility is equipped with many hidden high-definition cameras. If he records you boxing and analyzes it with a supercomputer, he can definitely restore your boxing. Although I dislike him now, I have to admit his talent."

Lin Yue shook her head slightly, feeling that Li Yi underestimated Yang Yilong's capabilities.

Li Yi said, "No, Sister Lin, you're mistaken. I've already considered the methods you mentioned, but I didn't teach Yang Yilong the complete boxing. I held something back; I taught him nine parts true and one part false."

"The greater the punch force of this false boxing, the greater the physical damage. If he truly combines the Guidance Technique with it, the consequences might be even more severe."

"What? You taught him fake boxing?"

Lin Yue was first shocked, then burst into laughter. "Haha, this is hilarious! Yang Yilong, who's been smart his whole life, gets tricked by you. How did you manage to fool him? Come on, tell me."

"It's very simple. The stance is just a posture for throwing a punch; it's the most basic thing and cannot be changed. But if you learn it and master it, it's a different story."

After speaking, Li Yi sat down on the sofa and reclined lazily.

"Watch this."

Then, he raised his hand and threw a punch.

It looked casual, but the same punch force erupted, accompanied by a bang.

However, this bang was not as condensed as before; it sounded somewhat hollow.

"This is the wrong way to exert force; it can easily damage the body. Sister Lin, look at my back." Li Yi stood up, feeling a pull in his back, and pointed.

His back wound, along with the bandage, had been slightly torn by the force.

"I see. I understand now. Yang Yilong didn't see you box before, so even if you demonstrated the wrong boxing technique to him, he would have taken it seriously. No wonder he couldn't tell." Lin Yue's eyes lit up, and she understood what had happened.

"If he had really come to you to negotiate and buy my boxing technique, I might have sold it to him, considering I worked for him before. But to drag me into the basement and try to force a sale? I won't tolerate that. If someone respects me one inch, I'll respect them ten inches. If he plays mind games, don't blame me for being petty."

Li Yi then changed the subject and looked at Lin Yue. "If you want to learn, Sister Lin, I can teach you, as long as you promise not to teach it to anyone else."

Lin Yue was his guide in cultivation; she had been kind to him and helped him through his most difficult times. Without Sister Lin, Li Yi would still be an ordinary person. Therefore, he wanted to repay her kindness.

"You want to teach me this boxing technique?" Lin Yue's eyes widened, and her heart pounded.

Oh no.

Why am I so excited?

Lin Yue forced herself to calm down, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she smiled. "If I really learned it, I wouldn't be able to repay you in this lifetime. Don't test me with this."

"It's okay. You teach me meditation cultivation, and I'll teach you boxing. We'll improve together. This is a good thing, so don't talk about repaying or not." Li Yi said very seriously.

Seeing this, Lin Yue also pondered. "Even so, what do you take Sister Lin for? If I take such a huge advantage for free, I won't be able to sleep at night. Besides, no one should receive favors without earning them. How about this: leave the matter of your transaction with Yang Yilong to me. I'll help you get that Guidance Technique from Yang Yilong. If I succeed, then you can consider teaching me the boxing. How about it?"

"Can that work? I just tricked him not long ago." Li Yi sounded a bit doubtful.

Lin Yue rolled her eyes. "He doesn't know you held something back when teaching him boxing, and his Guidance Technique isn't unique; he learned it too. Your boxing technique is far superior to the Guidance Technique. Even if you only taught him ninety percent, it would still benefit Yang Yilong immensely. Seeing you suffer such a loss, I can't stand it. Besides, if you don't fight back when others bully you, they'll only push you around more. So, no matter what, you must resist immediately and never let anyone think you're easy to bully."

"If it succeeds, then you won't be at a loss. A boxing technique exchanged for a Guidance Technique. Even if it fails, it can at least prove to him that your boxing technique is legitimate and prevent him from being suspicious, saving you trouble later. Sister Lin is cleaning up your mess for you."

Li Yi nodded. "Alright, I'll do as Sister Lin says. If it succeeds, let's see if we can combine these two techniques and deduce an even more powerful boxing technique."

"You're really generous, treating techniques so lightly. Do you know how expensive techniques are on the market?" Lin Yue winked with a smile.

Li Yi shrugged, indicating he didn't care.

His stinginess was selective. He was always generous to those who genuinely helped him, but he wouldn't be a fool for those with ulterior motives.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. We'll discuss it when I get the Guidance Technique back. I came to find you for another reason: I want to understand why your cultivation speed is so fast," Lin Yue said. "This time, you entered the Spirit Medium realm not just because you accidentally entered Ghost Street and had a fortuitous encounter. There's another reason. I've said before that I suspect the place where you cultivate is unusual."

"The location of your home might have active cosmic energy, making it more suitable for cultivation. So, I want to explore it and see if it's as I suspected."

"If that's the case, I'll immediately buy the house downstairs or next door to yours, and we'll be neighbors, cultivating together."

Holding this thought, Lin Yue immediately sat down wherever she was and began to try and enter a meditative state with her eyes closed.

"Right, Sister Lin, after I entered the Spirit Medium realm, I felt the speed of my body's evolution slow down significantly. Is this normal?" Li Yi suddenly remembered something and asked a question about cultivation.

"Of course, it's normal. You're in the Spirit Medium realm now. You consume Cosmic Energy just by existing every day, and the stronger you are, the more Cosmic Energy you consume daily. It's like a baby needing milk or a child needing to eat; the more powerful an individual is, the greater their consumption. Do you think energy conservation is fake?"

Lin Yue opened her eyes and rolled them. "When the speed at which you absorb Cosmic Energy can no longer keep up with your consumption, that's when you'll reach your limit. This is why the higher your cultivation efficiency, the greater your future achievements. Honestly, I don't recommend long-term cultivation for those with efficiency below fifty percent; just opening up the Spirit Medium realm is enough, there's no need to climb any higher."

"Of course, there are ways to change this situation, such as changing your cultivation environment to make the surrounding Cosmic Energy purer and more abundant. For example, using a Cultivation Pod, hiring a Guide, or entering the energy field of a Mysterious Artifact. The Golden Academy has a Mysterious Artifact that can increase the concentration of Cosmic Energy within a certain range. The experts in our country have all gone there."

"'Shallow waters cannot raise a true dragon,' this principle has remained unchanged since ancient times. In reality, our world's Cosmic Energy is abundant, but it's been polluted. It would be great if we could find the source of the pollution and resolve it in the future. Then, everyone in the world would cultivate, billions of cultivators gathered together; just the thought is terrifying."

"Alright, Li Yi, I need to meditate. If you have any more questions about cultivation, ask me later. From the moment I entered this room, I felt something was off, but I couldn't quite place it. Once I'm in meditation, my intuition will strengthen, and I'll be able to perceive my surroundings even without my eyes. Perhaps then I can figure out what's wrong."

With that, Lin Yue closed her eyes again.

This time, Li Yi didn't disturb her. Instead, he felt a sense of unease in his heart.

Because Li Yi felt that there was nothing wrong with his home.

The problem lay with that incomplete Mysterious Artifact.

It was just that Lin Yue hadn't thought of the Mysterious Artifact yet, especially since no information about it had leaked at all.

"Forget it, let nature take its course. Rather than worrying about this, I should be more concerned about whether that Old Crow will suddenly show up one day. After all, people like Old Crow are the real potential enemies," Li Yi thought to himself, no longer dwelling on these matters.