In the quiet study, Ning Xuan took out the Divine Eagle Overturning Heaven Skill again.
He read it closely.
The more he read, the more he felt there was something to it.
The technique's practice had three core secret arts and two taboos:
The three core secret arts were:
First, Eagle Spreads Its Wings.
This was a series of methods encompassing breathing, directing qi, and movement. Its core principle was: "When dual cultivating with a woman who practices the Lingyan Small Group Skill, wait until her qi and blood swirl like a little swallow wheeling through the air, then strike swiftly with the momentum of a divine eagle, surging into her spiraling currents as if swooping to seize or peck at prey, thereby bringing the two together."
But this dual cultivation required a man and woman of comparable strength.
If one was too powerful and the other too weak, then the stronger one could only wait quietly for the weaker one to act, not take the initiative. The results of their dual cultivation would also be greatly diminished.
Second, Heaven-Covering Harmony.
This could only be performed after the qi and blood of both parties had merged. The man practicing the Divine Eagle Overturning Heaven Skill had to use a technique called "Eagle Seizes Swallow," while the woman practicing the Lingyan Small Group Skill had to respond with the short, intermittent art of "Swallow's Cry."
During this process, the qi and blood of both parties would roil like boiling water over a blazing fire. If they could sustain this for the time it took two incense sticks to burn, they would either stop there or proceed to the next stage—the final secret art.
Third, Above the Clouds of the Ninth Heaven.
No one knew how high the sky reached, yet everyone