Golden Cauldron Neizhuang, Liu Chu's Killing Intent!

"I never imagined I would have misjudged you so badly. In just a few short months, you have broken through to the eighth-grade Tendon Refining Realm, and your combat prowess is truly formidable..."

Yang Wenhuai looked at Liu Chu before him, his face filled with emotion.

"This disciple only managed to break through to Tendon Refining by sheer luck."

Liu Chu said modestly.

Yang Wenhuai shook his head: "Excessive modesty will only lead others to look down on you. If it were luck once, then it cannot be explained by luck a second or third time."

He looked at him with a probing gaze: "Have you reached the perfection stage in your Combat Technique?"

To defeat a Tendon Refining opponent in one move and hold his own against a Bone Refining expert—only a perfected Combat Technique could explain that.

Liu Chu did not humble himself this time and said: "Actually, my Combat Technique reached perfection some time ago, and now, my Duanmen Saber Technique has also reached perfection!"

"Even the Duanmen Saber Technique has reached perfection?!"

Yang Wenhuai's eyes widened, his heart surging with stormy waves. A single perfected combat technique was already enough to shock and move him.

Yet Liu Chu had actually cultivated his saber technique to perfection as well—he had two perfected martial arts under his belt!!

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared!"

Yang Wenhuai couldn't help but sigh, while a faint sense of excitement stirred within him: "It seems I have found a treasure this time. The hope of restoring my sect has greatly increased!"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Yang Wenhuai coughed and then spoke: "I assume you must have guessed a few things from the conversation between Gu Hualong and me."

"That's right. I once studied under the same master as that man. We were both disciples of the Jinding Sect, which was wiped out eighteen years ago!"

Yang Wenhuai's face showed a look of reminiscence, and a flash of hatred crossed his eyes: "Back then, the Jinding Sect was destroyed by the Lingjian Sect. I was protected by my master and others, and I escaped with our sect's supreme manual, the Jinding Technique."

"Since then, I have lived under an assumed name, hiding here in Zhaojiang City and opening a martial arts school, hoping to break through to the Neizhuang Realm or cultivate a disciple who could master the Jinding Technique and reach the middle-three-grade Neizhuang Realm!"

Yang Wenhuai's tone was filled with melancholy: "In the blink of an eye, eighteen years have passed. It is a pity that I have never been able to break through to the middle-three-grade Neizhuang Realm."

"But fortunately, heaven has not been unkind to me; it has allowed me to meet you!"

Yang Wenhuai looked at Liu Chu, his eyes flickering with anticipation.

"Jinding Technique? A Neizhuang manual?!"

Liu Chu's face showed shock.

He had not expected the master of the school to have such a past.

A Neizhuang manual was truly tempting!

The lower-three grades were known as the External Refining Realm, while the middle-three grades were known as the Neizhuang Realm.

The Yanglian Technique that Liu Chu was currently practicing, along with his saber techniques and combat techniques, were all at the level of External Refining.

He had yet to obtain a single Neizhuang manual!

"Indeed. The Jinding Technique is the signature manual of the Jinding Sect. It stands out even among many other Neizhuang manuals. The Jinding True Qi cultivated by this technique possesses immense defensive power while also carrying the sharp intent of metal."

"The Jinding True Qi can be used to cultivate the Jinding Body, making one's body as sturdy as a bronze tripod, impervious to blades and spears. It can also be used to imbue weapons like sabers and swords, making their saber qi and sword qi even sharper!"

"Back then, it was because of this manual that the Jinding Sect was targeted by the Lingjian Sect, leading to our destruction..."

Yang Wenhuai sighed: "At the time, the Jinding Sect was already in decline, and this manual offered significant benefits to the sword techniques practiced by the Lingjian Sect, so they naturally seized the opportunity to strike."

"The Jinding Technique is actually this powerful, capable of increasing the might of saber and sword qi..."

Liu Chu's eyes flickered; he had developed a great interest in this manual.

Currently, he had already mastered three saber techniques and had brought one of them to perfection. If he could bring all three to perfection, he would likely be unrivaled among the lower-three grades in terms of saber skill!

And when he eventually broke through to the middle-three-grade Neizhuang Realm, with three saber techniques laying the foundation, his first choice would naturally remain the saber!

This Jinding Technique could enhance the power of his saber techniques, which would be of great benefit to him!

Furthermore, this was a Neizhuang manual.

Neizhuang manuals were exceptionally precious and were mostly held by middle-three-grade experts. With Liu Chu's current strength, he had few ways to obtain one!

Seeing Liu Chu's moved expression, Yang Wenhuai smiled: "No need to be impatient. Once you break through to the Bone Refining Realm, your master will pass the manual on to you."

Hearing this, Liu Chu nodded.

His current cultivation was only at the Tendon Refining level; even if he had a Neizhuang manual, he would be unable to practice it.

However, he was still somewhat worried and suddenly pondered: "Master, what about that Gu Hualong..."

"Hmph, that Gu Hualong is nothing but a traitor to the Jinding Sect. He and I were on decent terms in the past, but he defected from the Jinding Sect before the battle. It allowed him to escape disaster, but I never expected him to track me down here..."

Yang Wenhuai first showed anger, but his tone immediately carried a hint of worry.

"Why doesn't Master just kill him?"

A flash of killing intent appeared in Liu Chu's eyes as he spoke.

Yang Wenhuai looked surprised and gave Liu Chu a strange look, as if he hadn't expected someone so young to have such heavy killing intent.

However, he didn't mind; after all, being decisive in killing was indeed a great advantage in the martial arts world and a necessary trait for standing firm in the jianghu.

"It is easier said than done. He is a Bone Refining expert, and I don't have much confidence that I could kill him!"

Yang Wenhuai shook his head, a trace of reminiscence appearing in his eyes once more as he sighed, "Besides, he is my junior brother after all..."

Seeing this, Liu Chu said no more.

Recalling the purpose of his visit, he asked Yang Wenhuai for advice, "My Yanglian Technique has reached perfection. If I continue to practice other Yanglian Techniques, can I strengthen my blood energy?"

"Hm? You have actually cultivated the Yanglian Technique to perfection?!"

Yang Wenhuai once again revealed a look of astonishment, "For others, cultivating a single technique to perfection is already a sign of extraordinary comprehension. You have actually perfected three; such comprehension..."

Yang Wenhuai looked Liu Chu up and down, unable to help but exclaim repeatedly, "It is truly the greatest comprehension I have ever seen. It seems you have a significant chance of breaking through to the Middle Three Realms!"

He gave an evaluation that he considered to be very high.

After all, he had once been among the top ten in terms of talent within the Jinding Sect, yet after practicing for most of his life, he still had not managed to step into the Middle Three Realms.

Liu Chu's natural aptitude was poor, but his transcendent comprehension might compensate for his foundation, allowing him to step into the realm of the Middle Three Realms!

Just as he had cultivated three techniques to perfection, his foundation was profound!

"The Yanglian Technique, as a fundamental method, is harder to cultivate than martial arts. Being able to cultivate one Yanglian Technique to perfection is already as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns."

Yang Wenhuai said with a sigh, "Continuing to practice new Yanglian Techniques is not impossible, but eight strands of blood energy is already the limit of the human body."

"To break that limit, the blood energy required would be more than tenfold, and purchasing medicinal meals or Treasure Fish would be a massive expense!"

"Moreover, even with such a massive expense, the results are not impressive. For instance, you would only gain one strand of blood energy by cultivating a second Yanglian Technique to great success, and reaching perfection would only add one more."

"In other words, it takes perfecting a second Yanglian Technique to gain just two strands of blood energy; it is no longer as easy to increase blood energy as it was when cultivating the first one."

Yang Wenhuai paused and advised, "You might as well focus on practicing martial arts. In any case, with the Yanglian Technique perfected and eight strands of blood energy, it is enough to compensate for the slow cultivation speed caused by your natural aptitude. Breaking through to the Bone Refining Realm should be just around the corner!"

"Master's words make sense. I am currently just inquiring about it and have no plans to practice them yet."

Liu Chu, however, had already made up his mind.

After finishing his inquiries about the Yanglian Technique, Liu Chu took his leave.

Yang Wenhuai wanted to talk with Liu Chu longer, but since he still needed to treat Lin Bei, he did not press him to stay, only cautioning, "Be careful these days. It is best to stay at the martial arts hall to prevent Gu Hualong from resorting to underhanded schemes again!"

Liu Chu naturally thanked him respectfully.

But he still turned and stepped out of the martial arts hall.

And as he walked out of the hall, a flash of killing intent flickered in his eyes!