Chen Mo noticed someone approaching, so he withdrew his hands.
"Uncle Zhou!"
Clapping his hands while smiling brightly, Zhou Liang spoke, "I honestly didn't expect that when I saw Second Young Master defeat Ma San this afternoon, I felt Second Young Master was not far from the second stage, the Muscle Refining Realm. I didn't expect you to make the breakthrough right at this moment. Second Young Master is truly a martial arts prodigy delayed by business."
Ahem.
Chen Mo chuckled sheepishly, "Uncle Zhou, please stop making fun of me. Come inside and sit down quickly."
Chen Yin Fu treated Zhou Liang like a sworn brother, so Chen Mo naturally treated Zhou Liang like an elder of his own and wouldn't lose his manners. After inviting Zhou Liang to take a seat, he called Qiulan over to brew tea for hospitality.
After some pleasantries, Zhou Liang finally couldn't help asking the doubt in his heart, "Second Young Master actually dared to practice martial arts techniques with opposing Yin and Yang properties simultaneously, and it even produced an exceptional augmenting effect. This is something this old man didn't expect. What was Second Young Master thinking back then?"
If he hadn't seen with his own eyes that Chen Mo skillfully handled two martial arts techniques, Zhou Liang certainly would have scolded Chen Mo. But now he couldn't bring himself to criticize him; instead, he was filled with curiosity.
Naturally, Chen Mo wouldn't mention that he had a golden finger, so he found an excuse: "When I borrowed the Mysterious Yin Hand from Uncle Zhou back then, I originally just wanted to browse it to broaden my knowledge. But after reading the mental formula of the Mysterious Yin Hand, I acutely sensed that... the Mysterious Yin Hand might alleviate the side effects of the Fuyang Saber Technique, and could even complement each other. So I started trying it step by step... Unexpectedly, it gave me a pleasant surprise."
After finishing, Chen Mo saw that Zhou Liang was still looking at him with an incredulous expression, so he added a sentence: "Perhaps I don't understand martial arts theory and wasn't excessively bound by martial arts dogmas, making me a bit bolder. It was just a blind cat running into a dead mouse that achieved this effect."
Zhou Liang believed this explanation and sighed deeply, "So that's how it is. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers; it must be that Second Young Master is bold yet meticulous. Otherwise, you would have missed this fortuitous opportunity. It's just that this old man has practiced martial arts for many years and instead was delayed and bound by various theories. However, martial arts theories were summarized by countless senior masters after all, and generally speaking, they won't be wrong. It's nothing more than leaving behind some loopholes; from now on, such matters... Second Young Master still needs to be cautious."
Chen Mo nodded in acknowledgment, "Uncle Zhou's reminder is well taken; I will be cautious in the future."
Responding like this on the surface, Chen Mo wasn't thinking that way at all in his heart.
He had a golden finger, which allowed him to see through the keys and flaws of all kinds of martial arts techniques, so his cultivation was simply much faster than other people's.
The reason why he displayed this hand this time was mainly to make his father recognize his martial arts cultivation and grant him resources from the manor. Now that he had achieved the expected effect, Chen Mo had no intention of revealing whatever martial arts techniques he cultivated in the future.
"Did Uncle Zhou have any business coming to see me?"
Faced with Chen Mo's inquiry, Zhou Liang then remembered the purpose of his visit and said, "Just now your father found me, hoping that I could help you out more on the path of martial arts. So I brought some mental insights and notes from my early years of martial arts practice for you to take a look at."
With that, Zhou Liang handed two booklets to Chen Mo, "The insights and experiences of my initial breakthrough in martial arts cultivation are recorded above. Second Young Master can take them and peruse them."
Chen Mo knew the weight of this sentiment and even more so the preciousness of these notes, so he received them with both hands, "Thank you, Uncle Zhou. I'll keep them to look over first, and if I encounter any places I don't understand, I'll seek Uncle Zhou's guidance again."
Seeing that Chen Mo's attitude was so modest, Zhou Liang felt very gratified, "Second Young Master is progressing by leaps and bounds, yet you are neither arrogant nor impetuous and are remarkably open-minded; it truly gives people peace of mind."
Chen Mo asked, "That's right, has Uncle Zhou ever encountered demonic ghosts and evil spirits?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang's attitude instantly turned serious, "Never. Why is Second Young Master asking about this?"
Chen Mo spoke truthfully, "I want to understand whether ordinary martial arts can subdue demonic ghosts and evil spirits."
Zhou Liang pondered for a long time and shook his head, "Although I have never clashed with ghosts, I also know quite a bit of the inside story. Ordinary martial arts have... no obvious restraining effect on demonic ghosts and evil spirits."
Chen Mo was greatly surprised, "Doesn't that mean even if someone practices martial arts, if they encounter a ghost... they are dead without a doubt?"
Zhou Liang said solemnly, "That's not necessarily the case. The more powerful the martial artist, the more formidable their vital blood. Ordinary demonic ghosts and evil spirits won't actively provoke them. If they do provoke them, there's simply nothing that can be done."
"What on earth are demonic ghosts and evil spirits?"
"Ah, speaking of which, I am ashamed. I don't know either. If Young Master wants to explore the answer to this, you can go to the Lei Family Martial Arts School and ask."
"The Lei Family Martial Arts School?"
"Mm, it is rumored that the Lei Family Martial Arts School has a secret martial arts tradition that subdues evil spirits. I'll write a letter of recommendation for you; you can take it and find Lei Guan Zhu of the martial arts school. Perhaps you can learn some information. As for whether you can learn this secret martial arts tradition, it depends on Second Young Master's fortune."
"Sorry for the trouble, Uncle Zhou."
"In other words, the only thing that has a restraining effect on ghosts is the strength of one's vital blood?"
After sending Zhou Liang away, Chen Mo pondered alone in the living room.
Ordinary demonic ghosts and evil spirits wouldn't provoke martial artists with strong vital blood.
If they did provoke them, it meant the ghosts weren't afraid of you, and you could only wait for death?
Encountering a ghost... and just waiting for death?
This obviously wasn't what Chen Mo wanted, nor did it violate Chen Mo's original intention of practicing martial arts.
If practicing martial arts couldn't deal with evil spirits, then what was the point of practicing a damn martial art? It would be better to just lie flat and enjoy oneself... and then when meeting a ghost, tilt one's head, stick out one's tongue, kick one's legs, and wait for death.
"This won't do..."
After all, Chen Mo had been possessed by evil before.
There was a question that had always plagued Chen Mo: at that time, Chen Mo, Ma Tie, Qiulan, and Xie Dong were all at the front gate of the Li Manor. Why was he the only one who got possessed?
"If I don't find a way to subdue ghosts, I'll lack a sense of security entirely."
Chen Mo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and opened Zhou Liang's notes.
Among them, it mentioned the training experiences and insights of the Fuyang Saber Technique.
Chen Mo pondered that Zhou Liang was a formidable expert at the Five Passes: Blood Infusion Realm after all, and the saber technique experience he left behind was extremely precious. So he picked up the broadsaber and began practicing according to the experience.
Comparing them, he only then realized that his Fuyang Saber Technique had numerous details that were not quite in place. After adjusting them one by one, he truly discovered that the saber technique became much more familiar. Very soon he mastered the second form, Autumn Frost Reflection, and even the vital blood within his body became somewhat more formidable.
Early the next morning.
Chen Mo got up early and practiced the Mysterious Yin Hand and the Fuyang Saber Technique for a while. After consolidating his vital blood realm in the Muscle Refining Realm, he went to check on The Woman and Chen San. He instructed Ma Tie to keep a close eye on the two of them, and then hastily went out with Qiulan.
Qiulan drove the carriage out and couldn't help asking, "Young Master, where are we going?"
Chen Mo said, "To the Lei Family Martial Arts School. Do you know the Lei Family Martial Arts School?"
Qiulan said, "I know the Lei Family Martial Arts School. Eldest Young Master Lei and Eldest Young Master were actually acquaintances, often arranging to go to Spring Breeze Tower to drink alcohol. Eldest Young Master suffered misfortune and his illness flared up at Spring Breeze Tower that day, and then two days later, Eldest Young Master Lei also met with disaster at Spring Breeze Tower."
Hearing the key information, Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, "What disaster happened?"
Qiulan frowned and said, "I don't know the specifics; the Lei Family sealed off the news. But within two days, more than thirty people in the Lei Family died overnight. The once-thriving Lei Family Martial Arts School has declined ever since. Nowadays, it's even difficult just to make a living."
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