Dharma Is Not Lightly Passed Down

"A flash drive..." At this moment, Song Shuhang felt almost identical to the people in the group when they learned he used an induction cooker and a hotpot to refine pills.

Medicine Master removed the flash drive, then tossed the small black sword toward Song Shuhang. "Come, catch the flying sword first. Tomorrow I'll give you Master Profound Principle's address, and you can casually courier the flying sword back to him in the next few days."

Song Shuhang said, "...Courier it back?"

"Of course, or did you expect me to deliver it back?" Medicine Master asked in return.

Song Shuhang cried out, "No, I mean—isn't a flying sword supposed to swoosh and fly back on its own?"

"Haha, how could that be possible, it can't fly back. A flying sword requires energy when it flies over! When it flew over to deliver the message, Master Profound Principle naturally could supply energy for the flying sword. But when the flying sword needs to return, Master Profound Principle and we are separated by thousands of miles, and he doesn't have the ability to transmit his cultivation power across such a great distance. Moreover... this flying sword is Master Profound Principle's exclusive flying sword, and aside from himself, outsiders cannot use it. So, I am also unable to infuse it with energy," Medicine Master explained.

"Why is it that conservation of energy suddenly manages to be obeyed at a time like this?" This sarcastic remark stuck in Shuhang's throat and he simply had to spit it out. "Also, this black flying sword is already a honed sharp weapon, right? Honed sharp weapons can't be sent by courier, can they? And even if it could be mailed, wouldn't it be quite troublesome if such a precious item got lost in the mail?"

Medicine Master smiled smugly. "Rest assured, I've mailed flying swords several dozen times already, and there's definitely no problem. Master Profound Principle's flying sword has a concealing array attached to it, and aside from the Master's consent, other people cannot see it. Therefore, right now this flying sword can only be seen and sensed by the Master himself, along with you and me who have obtained the Master's permission. In the eyes of ordinary people, the flying sword is invisible and nonexistent. On top of that, the flying sword's blade is extremely light, so you can easily use a large package to cover it up. Furthermore, you don't need to be afraid of it getting lost in the mail; the flying sword carries its owner's spiritual mark, and if it really were lost, it could be tracked down at any time. In short, set your mind a hundred percent at ease."

"No matter how you put it, I still feel it's very strange to mail a flying sword back using a courier." Song Shuhang held the flying sword in his hand, feeling a lump stuck in his heart.

"Don't worry about those details so much. Alright, the seal on the flash drive has been unlocked. Next, the Vajra Foundation Fist and the True Self Meditation Scripture." Medicine Master tossed that jade-shaped flash drive to Shuhang again.

Just to be safe, Master Profound Principle had set a seal on the flash drive, and one had to use the correct method to unlock it. If one forced it open, it would destroy both the flash drive and the seal together.

After Song Shuhang caught it, he saw it really did have a USB interface—it genuinely was a flash drive!

"Ahem, before you study the cultivation techniques, I must remind you of something. Unlike external items like medicinal pills and magical treasures, the Dharma is not lightly passed down!" Medicine Master cautioned.

Because Song Shuhang was a rookie who knew nothing at all about cultivators, there were certain taboos Medicine Master had to explain clearly to him beforehand.

"Cultivation techniques obtained through transmission from others or sects—before obtaining consent, you must absolutely not casually pass them on to anyone else! This point is a taboo among cultivators! For instance, if you want to pass these two cultivation techniques on to others, you must obtain consent from the cultivation technique's owner, Master Profound Principle, and pay a certain price to him before you can do so. And the person to whom you transmit the techniques must also abide by this taboo regulation, and must never privately spread the techniques outward. Just like how I need to obtain Master Profound Principle's consent before I can pass these two cultivation techniques on to you."

"If someone discovers that you are privately transmitting cultivation techniques, then whether it's the Nine Provinces No. 1 Group or the entire cultivator world, no one will ever be willing to pass down their own cultivation techniques to you again," Medicine Master specifically warned.

Cultivation techniques were the foundation of a sect and of cultivators. No one would hope to see their own or their sect's cultivation techniques spread everywhere, so privately passing on techniques was an absolute taboo.

Of course, as for cultivation techniques you created yourself, you could transmit them however you liked—that was your freedom.

Song Shuhang nodded to show he understood. Techniques that others had painstakingly created or acquired were private property, and being willing to pass them on to you was already giving you face. If you were then to casually pass on techniques belonging to someone else to others, what on earth would that be?

Taking the flash drive, Song Shuhang couldn't help feeling excited inside.

Taking a deep breath, he turned on the computer, first cut off his internet connection, and then ran a full antivirus scan on his computer once.

He didn't have much installed on his computer, so a virus scan took little more than a minute.

Only after that did he cautiously plug the flash drive into the computer.

Medicine Master stood quietly behind Song Shuhang and nodded with satisfaction. Even when experiencing emotional excitement, Song Shuhang still hadn't lost his calm. Maintaining this temperament would be very helpful for his future path as a cultivator.

Song Shuhang clicked open the flash drive, inside which were two folders.

Vajra Foundation Fist

True Self Meditation Scripture

Clicking open the Vajra Foundation Fist file once more, one could see inside it were a total of eighteen images, each image being a photograph of a scroll painting.

With a flick of his finger, he opened the first image.

Although the name Vajra Foundation Fist was a bit ordinary, it didn't matter; as long as it was formidable, that was enough. Besides, ordinary martial arts would surely be like the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, where every single move and style had a very awesome name—like Seeing Dragons in the Fields or Divine Dragon Wagging Its Tail, right?

He was filled with both anticipation and excitement.

Then he saw the name of the movement.

'Foundation Fist Form One'

The font was in traditional characters.

It was over.

There was no badass follow-up like Vajra Subduing Demons or anything; it was just a simple, plain Foundation Fist Form One.

Song Shuhang opened the second image: Foundation Fist Form Two.

Refusing to give up, he opened the third image: Foundation Fist Form Three.

"..." Alright, Song Shuhang knew the rest didn't need to be looked at anymore.

Next came 'Foundation Fist Form Four' all the way to 'Basic Fist Technique XVIII'.

Medicine Master watched Song Shuhang rapidly click through image after image, and asked in puzzlement, "What are you doing?"

"I'm looking at the names of the moves," Song Shuhang replied. "I just didn't expect the move names to be so simple?"

"As long as they're practical, that's fine. Things like move names are just there to let people label and divide the sequence between moves," Medicine Master replied very calmly.

True enough, practicality mattered. Song Shuhang nodded, but why was there always a faint sense of loss in his heart?

Just imagine, when he later made an appointment to duel someone at the Forbidden Summit.

His opponent let out a clear whistle, soared into the air, drew his long sword, and assumed an elegant posture: "Heavenly Flying Immortal!"

Then he himself let out a cold snort, strode heroically forward to meet them, and threw out a right punch: "Foundation Fist Form Three!"

He would lose a huge chunk of momentum right from the start.

"Alright, don't obsess over move names. This stuff isn't actually useful for anything. If you really care, you can just change the names yourself later," Medicine Master said unconcernedly. "Come, let me first explain the first few realms of a cultivator to you, and the significance of foundation establishment."

Song Shuhang hurried to sit up straight, concentrated all his focus, and listened attentively.

"On the path of truth cultivation, there are three thousand Great Paths and countless sects, and every single sect has its own cultivation method. But whether it is Daoist cultivation, Buddhist cultivation, ghost cultivation, or demonic cultivation, the first step into becoming a cultivator is largely similar—tempering the body to strengthen it and condensing the power of Blood Qi within the body. This step is foundation establishment."

"The first step of foundation establishment is externally cultivating foundation fist techniques, leg techniques, sword techniques... and so on, to temper the body and strengthen it, bringing the body into a state where Blood Qi is full and overflowing. Afterward, internally cultivating meditation methods, collecting that overflowing Blood Qi, and condensing it within the heart aperture. Normally, without consuming medicinal pills, through bitter cultivation, it takes about a hundred days for the heart aperture to be filled with Blood Qi, and as water flows, a canal is formed—opening the aperture. Once the heart aperture opens, the Blood Qi accumulated previously transforms into a trace of Blood Qi power, which is foundation establishment, also known as Aperture Opening."

"Once the heart aperture opens, one can be considered to have truly stepped into the ranks of cultivators, transcending mortals, which is the First-Grade Mortal Transcendence Realm."