Liu Yuan Mastered the Body Secret Technique in One Month? Long Aotian: If Junior Brother Is Human, I'll Eat!

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Liu Yuan knew nothing of the Heavenly Soul Emperor's attempt to recruit him.

The moment he obtained the Body Secret Technique, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to studying this miraculous cultivation method.

Only after formally beginning to cultivate the secret technique Du Busi had given him did Liu Yuan truly realize the extraordinary significance the Body Sect held for wielders of Body Martial Souls.

He discovered that the Body Sect's cultivation method was fundamentally different from every method circulating in the outside world.

Most external meditation techniques focused on sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, then converting it into one's own Soul Power through the meridians.

The Body Secret Technique, however, took a different path. It focused on using specific circulation routes to deeply stimulate the physical body and the origin of one's Martial Soul, thereby triggering an eruption of the body's latent potential.

"So a Body Martial Soul can be cultivated like this..." Liu Yuan sat cross-legged in the quiet chamber of Tingtao Pavilion, sensing the surging heat within his body.

After cultivating according to this method, Liu Yuan felt his rate of improvement was astonishingly fast.

This method of stimulating one's origin not only caused his Soul Power Level to rise steadily, but even the spiritual power contained within his Double Pupils became increasingly condensed and abundant.

This tangible feeling of growing stronger completely immersed Liu Yuan in cultivation. He even became addicted to it.

He did not even leave the quiet chamber, merely sending a voice transmission to instruct the subordinate disciples that he was officially entering seclusion and would not emerge until he had reached the beginner stage of the Body Secret Technique.

After that, he threw himself entirely into cultivation.

The day after Liu Yuan entered seclusion, the envoy sent by the Heavenly Soul Emperor arrived at the Body Sect's mountain gate with an imperial edict and lavish rewards.

For anyone else, receiving an imperial envoy would naturally have been a matter of utmost importance.

But Du Busi had been secretly keeping watch over Liu Yuan's every move.

He knew that his young disciple had entered a profound state of deep cultivation and was at the crucial point of breaking into the beginner stage.

Naturally, he had to make his stance clear at a time like this.

"I appreciate the Emperor's kindness, but my disciple is in seclusion. Even if the sky falls, he cannot be disturbed."

Thus, Du Busi did not allow anyone to disturb Liu Yuan.

Instead, he displayed the dominance and protectiveness of a sect master. He personally accepted the imperial edict and rewards on Liu Yuan's behalf, then sent the envoy away.

Time passed quickly amid monotonous yet fulfilling cultivation, and a month went by in the blink of an eye.

That day, after handling the sect's affairs, Du Busi arrived at Long Aotian's residence with his hands clasped behind his back, intending to check on his chief disciple's cultivation progress.

When Long Aotian saw his master arrive, he stopped what he was doing and respectfully bowed.

After this period of arduous cultivation, his aura had become increasingly restrained, while the bronze glow beneath his skin had grown several degrees deeper.

"Aotian, not bad. Judging by your aura, you've improved again?" Du Busi examined him approvingly.

"Master, this disciple broke through two days ago. I have now reached Level 44," Long Aotian replied without arrogance or impatience.

Upon hearing this, Du Busi stroked his beard in great satisfaction.

A fifteen-year-old at Level 44—such progress was unmatched even across the entire continent.

He nodded and sighed. "At this rate, it won't be long before you can officially attempt the Second Awakening of your Martial Soul. When that happens, your strength will undergo another tremendous breakthrough."

After chatting for a while, the conversation between master and disciple naturally turned to their neighbor, Liu Yuan.

Long Aotian glanced at the still tightly shut doors of the neighboring Tingtao Pavilion and said with some concern, "Master... Junior Brother has been in seclusion for over a month now, and there has been no movement at all. Should we go check on him?"

Du Busi merely chuckled and waved his hand dismissively. "One month is still too short."

"Aotian, do not forget that although you are exceptionally gifted, when you first learned the Body Secret Technique, it still took you a full five months to barely reach the beginner stage. Liu Yuan has only been cultivating for one month. What's there to worry about?"

Long Aotian gave a wry smile and shook his head. "Master, it isn't that I doubt Junior Brother's talent."

"I'm mainly worried that something might have gone wrong with his cultivation."

"After all, this secret technique is profound and difficult. He had never encountered it before, and he has simply shut himself inside to figure it out alone. It would be easy for him to run into problems."

"Wasn't I the same back then? I encountered many problems, and I relied entirely on Master to explain them to me."

"But Junior Brother has remained in seclusion the entire time. Master cannot teach him like this!"

"You're quite thoughtful for an elder brother." A trace of gratification flashed through Du Busi's eyes.

He lowered his voice and said, "In truth, I had the same concern before. That kid is rather withdrawn, after all."

"However, I have probed him with my spiritual power more than once. Every time, I found that his blood and vitality were like a dragon's, while his Spirit Sea of Consciousness was as stable as a boulder. There were absolutely no signs of anything going wrong."

"So I let him continue."

Only after hearing Du Busi say this did Long Aotian finally relax.

He smiled. "Since Master has checked on him, then I'm relieved."

"Alright, it is time for me to leave. You must not slack off in your cultivation." Du Busi nodded, preparing to turn and depart.

But in the very next instant, a powerful fluctuation of Soul Power suddenly erupted from the direction of Tingtao Pavilion without warning!

The fluctuation came with a strange buzzing sound, making the surrounding trees rustle. Even the air seemed to become scorching.

Long Aotian and Du Busi both revealed looks of surprise and abruptly turned toward Liu Yuan's residence.

They both understood that such a disturbance meant the person in seclusion had achieved a major breakthrough.

"What's going on?"

"How did he suddenly cause such a huge commotion?"

Du Busi narrowed his eyes as green light flowed within them. In an instant, he released a faint yet powerful strand of spiritual power to investigate.

But moments later, Du Busi's formerly calm expression changed dramatically, and he could not help blurting out, "Holy shit?"

"Master, what happened?" Long Aotian asked anxiously, thinking something had gone wrong.

Du Busi's mouth twitched slightly, his voice full of disbelief. "That kid... he leveled up again. He's now a Level 25 Soul Grandmaster!"

But that was not what shocked Du Busi the most.

He swallowed and pointed toward Liu Yuan's residence, his voice even trembling slightly. "And... if this old man's senses are correct, the circulation within his body has completed a grand cycle."

"That kid... he actually used only one month to cultivate the Body Secret Technique I gave him to the beginner stage?!"

At those words, Long Aotian's smile froze on his face, and he fell into deathly silence.

What the hell? One month, and leveling up twice would already be enough... He even learned the Body Secret Technique to the beginner stage? I spent five months back then! Is Junior Brother even human?