Lecture

In Jining City, Feng Xue sat on a high platform. On the platform was a square table with a bronze bell on it. In front of the platform were rows of tables and chairs, where martial Renowned Master and government officials sat. Beyond that was a temporary fence, and outside the fence were ordinary people and martial arts practitioners of lower seniority who were listening in.

Seeing that there were enough onlookers, Feng Xue flicked her fingers.

Although the bronze bell is small, its sound is extremely distant, yet carries a chilling, eerie quality that can be quite unsettling.

Almost the instant the bell rang, the noise in the crowd ceased instantly.

This single move was enough to pique the interest of those who had initially looked down on Feng Xue because of her age, and they immediately heard the young man speak:

"In the past few days, we have discussed the characteristics and commonalities of the four types of demonic paths: evil, poison, demonic, and venomous. Today, we will talk about their essence, which is the so-called demonic energy."

Recently, Feng Xue has been analyzing the characteristics of demonic energy and Demonic Cult Demonic Person. At first, these martial arts practitioners didn't think much of it, considering it just another well-known cliché. If Feng Xue didn't actually have a technique to suppress demonic energy, no one would even bother to listen to it.

But as they analyzed the situation more closely, these martial arts practitioners gradually noticed that the seemingly ubiquitous details concealed all sorts of profound mysteries, and many things that seemed like common sense became completely different when they delved into the "why."

Even today, some martial arts Renowned Master who have spent decades in Yanzhou and whose skills have reached Transcendence Realm will carefully absorb the details in Feng Xue's words, and some will even take notes on the spot.

Feng Xue was quite satisfied with this situation. After a brief pause, he continued:

"As we all know, demonic energy is the core reason why the Demonic Cult Demonic Person are so troublesome. It has extremely strong corrosive properties. If our True Qi is clear water, then demonic energy is ink. In the battle between the two, the clear water will inevitably be contaminated by the ink. The Body Protection True Qi cultivated by the Grandmaster realm is like ice, which can block the contamination of ink, but it still cannot completely prevent this situation."

For those working hard in Yanzhou, this is undoubtedly common sense, but none of them refuted it because in the past few days, anyone who said "everyone knows this" was basically proven wrong.

Feng Xue paused for a moment, and seeing that no one was there to play along, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He wondered if he should find a shill later, but for now, he could only talk to himself:

"Many people know that I have developed a cultivation technique that can protect against the corrosive effects of demonic energy, but I am also well aware that many people have doubts about it..."

These words caused a stir among the previously quiet crowd, and even those who were seated showed slight changes in their expressions.

Ultimately, this is a very difficult situation. Although the Chu Kingdom is the only remaining force in the world still resisting, the current situation is still at a stalemate, and it has not yet reached the point where we must take a desperate gamble.

Faced with the cultivation technique presented by Feng Xue, a person from Qingzhou, everyone had to be cautious, because no one knew whether this technique, which claimed to "avoid the corruption of demonic energy," might actually be a different kind of demonic cultivation method.

"Mr. Iron Clothes, this is not an overreaction on our part. You should know..." A middle-aged man who looked to be over fifty years old spoke up from below the stage. Judging from his attire, he should be a high-ranking member of the Demon Eradication Department.

However, before he could finish speaking, Feng Xue interrupted him:

"I truly understand it, which is why I'm explaining it here. Since you don't believe in my techniques, I'll tell you my thought process for researching and creating these techniques, so you can research and create them yourselves."

Creating martial arts techniques is something beyond the knowledge of many people, because for many martial arts practitioners, these techniques are things left behind by their predecessors. If they want more advanced techniques, they have to find the ruins of their predecessors, have a fortuitous encounter, or find a senior master in their sect who knows more advanced techniques.

As for creating things themselves... it's not that they lack creativity, but rather that they have never received any education in this area.

Knowing what but not why is the state of most martial arts practitioners. Especially in the current environment of fighting against demonic Demonic Person, all sects are dedicated to quickly cultivating their disciples to the Grandmaster level. As for which meridian can endow Internal Force with what attributes, or what kind of cycle the Breathing Technique process represents, such knowledge that is irrelevant to Combat Power is basically no longer studied.

However, Feng Xue didn't care what these people thought; he simply continued explaining:

"As I said before, demonic energy is like ink, and True Qi is like water. The concept behind my creation of this technique is to transform pure water into oil that will not mix with ink. In this way, Internal Force and demonic energy will not merge. Even without Immaculate True Astral Energy, there is no need to worry about Internal Force being contaminated by demonic energy."

The principle sounds simple, and many older people even had some inspiration immediately, but they soon realized that turning this inspiration into reality was not easy.

Because they have no way of coming into contact with demonic energy.

Being unable to come into contact with demonic energy or sense its properties makes it especially difficult to develop Internal Force that doesn't mix with it.

And...

Just as everyone was deep in thought, an elderly man sitting in the front row suddenly raised his hand. His right little finger was somewhat deformed, looking like a snake's tail. It had no obvious joints, yet it could bend and stretch at will.

"Please speak, Mr. Mo." Upon seeing the old man, Feng Xue immediately recognized his identity. He came from the True Martial Temple and had come to Yanzhou forty years ago. He had a very grand name— Mo Wentian.

Mr. Mo remained remarkably calm. He lowered his right hand and spoke with a slightly questioning tone:

"Mr. Iron Clothes's thinking is indeed insightful, but it can only guarantee that one will not be infected by means of observing qi, the clash of qi, or the clash of weapons. However, if one is directly damaged by demonic qi, even if one's Internal Force is not contaminated, one's physical body will still be deformed."

As he spoke, he raised his right little finger and sighed:

"Back then, I was injured by a demonic Demonic Person of the Demonic Cult due to a moment of carelessness..."

"That's right, that's the second step I wanted to mention." Feng Xue thought to herself, "Finally, someone to keep the joke going." She immediately followed up:

"Although demonic energy is a form of energy, we might as well think of it as a vine that takes root in the flesh and blood of other living beings to absorb their essence, or attaches itself to inanimate objects to attack any living beings it comes into contact with."

"In other words, if our flesh and blood become unable to take root, we will become like ordinary weapons. Even if demonic energy touches us, it can only attach itself to our bodies, but it cannot change us."

"My creation, the <Xuanjun Secret Scripture>, consists of seven parts: internal energy cultivation, mental techniques, Medical Arts, external martial arts training, fist and foot techniques, weapons, and body techniques. Among them, external martial arts training is based on this principle."

"As long as one cultivates Internal Force that cannot merge with demonic energy, one can use the method of external training to cultivate Internal Force into the muscles, bones, skin, and membranes, making it impossible for one's flesh and blood to merge with demonic energy. In this way, demonic energy cannot 'take root' and cannot draw nourishment from our flesh and blood, so it cannot parasitize us or cause mutations."

As for why Old Li doesn't doubt that the protagonist can always take out secret manuals... don't forget that Wu can bring his own system from his hometown. There was Blondie with Battle Qi before, but in a world without related abilities, using it requires consuming [knowledge].

But this world itself has the rules of martial arts, and Feng Xue also has Weird Tale about martial arts (Old Li thought she borrowed them), so naturally she can monetize martial arts.