Long Wind Heart Method

As evening fell.

Li Qingzhu carried a thick blue volume in her hands as she slowly approached Meng Qingshan. The book exuded the scent of fresh ink, clearing the mind and refreshing the spirit.

She gently handed the volume to Meng Qingshan. Four large characters stood prominently on its cover—Long Wind Heart Method.

Meng Qingshan received it as though it were a priceless treasure and eagerly flipped it open. A system prompt immediately appeared before him:

[You have browsed the martial arts manual Long Wind Heart Method. Would you like to learn it?]

[Yes/No]

Meng Qingshan feared that learning an inner cultivation method might produce some golden, flashing phenomenon like in a game, so he did not dare choose to learn it rashly.

Only when he turned to the final page did he notice in surprise that several words at the bottom were still fresh with ink, clearly written not long ago.

He looked up at Li Qingzhu and asked doubtfully, "Cousin, this handwriting... did you write all of this?"

Li Qingzhu nodded slightly and said softly, "Mm. Back when Father explained the heart method to you, I was afraid you wouldn't remember it, so I wrote everything down beside him."

Hearing this, Meng Qingshan saw the meticulous notes lining the pages and felt a warmth surge through his heart.

"Rest assured, Cousin. From today onward, I will cultivate diligently. One day, I'll certainly do everything in my power to restore the Changfeng Escort Agency's former glory."

Li Qingzhu gazed at Meng Qingshan's face and gently shook her head. "I didn't give you this manual because I wanted you to become a martial arts master. I once consulted Mister Mo, and he said that if you could achieve even Lesser Accomplishment in inner cultivation, it would benefit your injuries. Now, I ask for nothing else. I only hope that you remain healthy and safe."

With that, the young woman took advantage of the last rays of the setting sun to slowly leave the room, her figure gradually vanishing into the twilight.

Meng Qingshan could not help but sigh, a trace of helplessness in it.

Although he had fused with the original owner's memories, he was no longer the Meng Qingshan of the past.

Meng Qingshan knew that he was destined not to remain in the tiny corner of Jade Mountain City for long.

After all, who played a game, ignored the main storyline events, and stayed in the beginner village forever for no reason?

Only after a while did Meng Qingshan come back to his senses. He opened the Long Wind Heart Method in his hands, and its information panel appeared before him once more.

Item: Long Wind Heart Method

Grade: Common (Green)

Restriction: None

Description: This inner cultivation method was passed down by Li Changfeng, founder of the Changfeng Escort Agency. Li Changfeng spent many years escorting shipments and deeply understood the principle of "leave room for others today, and you may meet again tomorrow." Thus, this inner cultivation method emphasized "always holding something in reserve." Once cultivated to Great Accomplishment, it allowed one to advance and retreat freely, combining offense and defense.

Effect: An inner cultivation manual annotated by Li Qingzhu. The cultivation required to practice this martial art is reduced by 20%.

Note: Should you encounter a bottleneck on the path of cultivation, try consulting this book. Perhaps you may find an unexpected gain!

"Twenty percent less cultivation!!!"

Seeing the astonishing effect displayed by this inner cultivation manual, Meng Qingshan beamed with joy. He secretly thought, Is this the advantage of choosing to be born into a fallen martial arts family?

Without hesitation, Meng Qingshan tapped "Yes" on the translucent blue screen, adding this martial art to the illustrated book.

The phenomenon he had feared did not appear. Instead, only a prompt surfaced before his eyes:

[You have added Long Wind Heart Method. Its cultivation progress can be viewed in the Martial Arts Illustrated Book.]

After successfully adding the inner cultivation method, Meng Qingshan slowly closed his eyes and entered a state of Internal Vision through the system.

At that moment, all sounds fell silent, as if the entire world had frozen in utter stillness. Time itself seemed to have stopped flowing.

Within his body, Meridians and extraordinary acupoints gradually emerged, like a night sky devoid of stars—mysterious and profound.

As a yang-attributed inner cultivation method, the meridian through which the True Qi of the Long Wind Heart Method circulated was the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian.

The Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian was one of the Hand Taiyang meridians. It was paired internally and externally with the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, connecting above with the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian at the little finger and below with the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian.

Lingshu: Meridians recorded: "The Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian begins at Shaoze of the little finger, follows the outer side of the arm to the shoulder, enters Empty Basin, connects to the heart, travels along the esophagus, descends through the diaphragm to the stomach, and belongs to the small intestine. Its branch travels from Empty Basin along the neck and up the cheek, reaching the outer corner of the eye before turning back into Tinggong."

With a slight movement of his mind, a strange Qi Sensation quietly arose from his abdomen. It passed from Huiyin through Mingmen, rose to Dazhui via Yuzhen, then flowed into the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian.

This experience was completely different from the virtual sensations of a game. It felt exceptionally real and profound.

This wisp of Qi Sensation seemed to possess a spirit of its own. As soon as it formed, it gathered into a cluster and wandered leisurely through the meridians in his body like an old horse that knew the way.

Starting at Shaoze, it passed through Houxi and Yanggu, then rose to Qugu and entered Tinggong. Each place it passed brought a thread of soothing warmth, like spring sunlight gently falling upon grass sprouting tender shoots.

Meng Qingshan quietly experienced this wondrous change, allowing this wisp of True Qi to flow freely through his Meridians. His state of mind gradually became calm and peaceful as well.

At this moment, Meng Qingshan had yet to realize that for ordinary people, the most difficult part of cultivating inner cultivation was finding the Qi Sensation at the very beginning.