Martial Dao Golden Core! The True Cultivation Method of the Free and Unfettered Art

Zhang Hankuang saw Hu Lianfeng whispering into Ye Wudao's ear, curled his lip, and said nothing.

Hu Lianfeng was not wrong; the Free and Unfettered Art was the legacy technique of the Carefree Sect, and it was his freedom to teach it to whomever he pleased.

If he learned the Free and Unfettered Art, he would inevitably be dragged into the grudges of the Carefree Sect, so it was better for him not to learn it.

Ye Wudao listened carefully as Hu Lianfeng recited the Free and Unfettered Art.

After Hu Lianfeng finished, he looked at Ye Wudao and said softly, "Have you memorized it?"

Ye Wudao nodded and said, "I have!"

The Free and Unfettered Art had already been recorded in the system panel.

However, when he saw the proficiency level of the Free and Unfettered Art, he was stunned.

Free and Unfettered Art (Not Yet Initiated) (0/10).

An initial proficiency of 10?

It was a hundred times lower than the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art, which meant that this Free and Unfettered Art could at most only be cultivated to the Houtian Realm.

He looked at Hu Lianfeng and asked, "Master, are you sure this Free and Unfettered Art can be cultivated beyond the Grandmaster level?"

Hu Lianfeng was taken aback and countered, "Do you think there is something wrong with it?"

"In any case, this is what my master passed down to me."

"As for whether it can be cultivated beyond the Grandmaster level, I truly do not know!"

"Ever since the resurgence of the martial dao, no one in the Carefree Sect has reached the Xiantian Realm. Later, many people switched to the Northern Dark Divine Art, and gradually, these people split off from the Carefree Sect to form the Northern Dark Sect."

Ye Wudao pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "I feel that this technique reaching the Houtian Realm is its limit."

Hu Lianfeng frowned slightly and muttered, "Could it be that this Free and Unfettered Art has truly been abridged?"

"So, the reason the Carefree Sect hasn't had a Xiantian Realm expert for so many years is because of the technique?"

Watching Hu Lianfeng mutter to himself, Ye Wudao began to stimulate the technique.

"Free and Unfettered Art, look at how the Northern Dark Divine Art has reached perfection. You two share the same origin, so you must work hard!"

<strong>[Your technique, Free and Unfettered Art, has been stimulated by you. It is striving for excellence and has begun automatic cultivation. Technique proficiency +160/minute, Realm experience +16/minute.]</strong>

He had only stimulated it once, yet the Free and Unfettered Art had already begun to cultivate automatically.

However, when he saw the cultivation efficiency of the Free and Unfettered Art, he instantly realized something was wrong.

He had only stimulated it once; logically, it should have been 10 points of proficiency per minute. How did it suddenly reach 160 points per minute?

<strong>[Congratulations to the host. By cultivating the successor technique to the Northern Dark Divine Art, the Free and Unfettered Art, the Free and Unfettered Art has inherited all the talents of the Northern Dark Divine Art!]</strong>

<strong>[Congratulations to the host. The Free and Unfettered Art has reached perfection. Because the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Ten Thousand Fusion Art have merged, the Free and Unfettered Art has been integrated into the Ten Thousand Fusion Art.]</strong>

<strong>[Your Free and Unfettered Art and Ten Thousand Fusion Art have successfully merged. Please name the new technique!]</strong>

Immediately following this, a series of system prompts appeared on the system panel.

Seeing this string of system notifications, Ye Wudao's mind went blank.

He hadn't even cultivated it yet, so how did the Free and Unfettered Art reach perfection?

The Northern Dark Divine Art and the Free and Unfettered Art merged automatically?

So, were these two techniques originally one?

He pursed his lips and thought in his mind, "The new technique shall still be called the Ten Thousand Fusion Art!"

<strong>[Naming successful. The system has recorded the new technique, Ten Thousand Fusion Art.]</strong>

<strong>[The host has created a new technique. Reward: 100,000 proficiency points for the Ten Thousand Fusion Art!]</strong>

<strong>[Your Ten Thousand Fusion Art has reached the initiation stage. It is in a pleasant mood and is striving for excellence. Technique proficiency +1600/minute, Realm experience +160/minute!]</strong>

Upon seeing the new system prompt, Ye Wudao was stunned.

The initial proficiency of the new technique was 100,000!

This meant that the Ten Thousand Fusion Art, after merging with the Free and Unfettered Art, had successfully broken through to a new level.

He closed his eyes and began to comprehend the essence of the Ten Thousand Fusion Art.

He discovered that the new Ten Thousand Fusion Art was essentially based on the Free and Unfettered Art.

The Free and Unfettered Art was indeed a technique for levels above Grandmaster, but to cultivate it, one had to first bring the Northern Dark Divine Art to perfection.

Otherwise, the situation seen in the Carefree Sect would occur, where everyone's cultivation was stuck at the Houtian Realm, unable to progress further.

The Free and Unfettered Art was effectively the prerequisite technique for the Northern Dark Divine Art, designed to help Grandmasters break through to the level beyond.

If one cultivated the Free and Unfettered Art in isolation, they would only ever reach the Houtian Realm.

At the same time, he found a new term within the new Ten Thousand Fusion Art—"Martial Dao Golden Core"!

Above the Grandmaster level was "True Qi Liquefaction," and after "True Qi Liquefaction" came "Condensing Liquid into a Core"!

Seeing this new term, he couldn't help but shout, "Second Master! It's the Martial Dao Golden Core!"

Hu Lianfeng, who had been lost in the past, was jolted back to reality by Ye Wudao's shout.

He looked at Ye Wudao and shouted excitedly, "What did you say? Martial Golden Core? The Free and Unfettered Art can be cultivated to the Martial Golden Core Realm?"

"Does the legendary Martial Golden Core really exist?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Tianlong and Zhang Hankuang also stared fixedly at Ye Wudao.

Feeling their burning gazes, Ye Wudao shook his head and said, "No! The Free and Unfettered Art alone can only be cultivated to the peak beyond the Grandmaster Realm; I temporarily call this realm the 'Liquid Condensation Realm'."

"The Free and Unfettered Art can be cultivated to the peak of the Liquid Condensation Realm, but my technique is a new one fused from the Free and Unfettered Art, the Infinite Art, and the Sea-Gathering Art, which is why I can reach the Martial Golden Core Realm."

Hearing this, Hu Lianfeng frowned and said, "That's not right! Wasn't your previous technique a fusion of the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art?"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. He looked at Ye Wudao in disbelief and asked in a deep voice, "So, the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Free and Unfettered Art are actually the same technique?"

Ye Wudao nodded and said, "That's right! The Northern Dark Divine Art is actually the prerequisite technique for the Free and Unfettered Art."

"Once the Northern Dark Divine Art is cultivated to perfection, one can advance to the minor success stage of the Grandmaster Realm."

"At the minor success stage of the Grandmaster Realm, cultivating the Free and Unfettered Art allows one to transcend the Grandmaster Realm."

Hearing this, Hu Lianfeng suddenly realized the truth and whispered, "No wonder no one in the Carefree Sect has reached the Xiantian Realm for so many years; so that was the reason!"

Zhang Hankuang heard this, looked at Hu Lianfeng, and laughed, "Speaking of which, couldn't those people in your Carefree Sect just cultivate the Northern Dark Divine Art first?"

Hu Lianfeng rolled his eyes and said softly, "Do you have any idea how difficult the Northern Dark Divine Art is to cultivate?"

"I've spent more than half my life cultivating it, and I've only reached the minor success stage."

"My master told me that cultivating the Northern Dark Divine Art to the great success stage is exceptionally difficult."

"In the hundred-plus years since the martial arts revival, the total number of people in the Carefree Sect and the Northern Dark Sect who have managed to cultivate the Northern Dark Divine Art to the great success stage doesn't even exceed the fingers on one hand."

"As for those who have reached the perfection stage, there isn't a single one!"

At this point, Qin Tianlong interjected, "Old Hu is right about that. The Northern Dark Divine Art may seem like it can only reach the minor success stage of the Grandmaster Realm, but its cultivation difficulty is actually incredibly high."

"Otherwise, the Northern Dark Divine Art wouldn't be known as the most trash-tier technique among Grandmaster-level cultivation methods."

"Looking at it this way, the Free and Unfettered Art is currently the only technique in the Blue Star martial arts world that can be cultivated beyond the Grandmaster Realm, so it's only natural that it's a bit difficult."

"It's possible that back in the day, the Carefree Sect split the Free and Unfettered Art into two parts to prevent the inheritance from being lost."

"The first half is the Northern Dark Divine Art, and the second half is the Free and Unfettered Art."

"But I have to say, the person who split the technique was truly brilliant."

"To split one technique into two and still make both of them cultivatable—this Carefree Sect ancestor who split the technique was truly remarkable."

After saying this, he looked at Ye Wudao and said softly, "However, according to what Wudao said, the Free and Unfettered Art is actually incomplete; it was still abridged."

"The Free and Unfettered Art can only reach beyond the Grandmaster Realm, while the new technique Wudao fused can already reach the Martial Golden Core Realm."

"It must be that the people of the Carefree Sect back then knew the technique had been abridged and, fearing the inheritance would be completely severed, split the Free and Unfettered Art into two parts."

Ye Wudao nodded; Qin Tianlong's theory was plausible.

At this moment, Zhang Hankuang leaned toward Hu Lianfeng with a grin and said, "Old Hu, pass this Free and Unfettered Art on to me!"

Hu Lianfeng rolled his eyes and laughed, "Haha! I don't know who it was back then, when I was teaching the Northern Dark Divine Art, who called it trash that could only reach the minor success stage of the Grandmaster Realm!"

Zhang Hankuang quickly said, "I just didn't recognize a true master when I saw one!"

Hu Lianfeng shrugged and said softly, "Even if I wanted to teach you, you wouldn't dare to learn it!"

Zhang Hankuang frowned, "Why?"

Hu Lianfeng explained, "The Northern Dark Divine Art cannot be cultivated alongside other techniques, unless you are like Wudao and can cultivate the Primordial Art."

"Or, you dissipate your cultivation and start over with the Northern Dark Divine Art."

"Choose one of the two!"

Hearing this, the corners of Zhang Hankuang's mouth twitched slightly: "Forget it, I'll just stick to cultivating my Infinite Art!"

Qin Tianlong, standing to the side, shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not just the Northern Dark Divine Art that cannot be cultivated with other techniques."

"Most techniques in the martial arts world cannot be mixed with others."

"To cultivate the Free and Unfettered Art, one must first cultivate the Northern Dark Divine Art, which is not worth the cost for those of us at the Xiantian Realm."

"We can only hope to find the subsequent parts of our own techniques later; otherwise, we'll be stuck at the Grandmaster Realm for the rest of our lives."

After saying this, he looked at Zhang Hankuang and laughed, "Little Zhang, since you can't cultivate it yourself, you could have a son and let him follow Old Hu to learn the Free and Unfettered Art!"

"Who knows, your son might have great martial talent and even revitalize the Carefree Sect!"

Hearing this, Zhang Hankuang shrugged and said, "Forget it! I don't even have a wife, where am I supposed to get a son?"