The Nine Realms of Martial Arts, The Path of Universal Enmity!

"Heh heh heh."

"You little brat were pretty slippery!"

"I'd already planned not to take any more disciples."

"But for A-Qiao's sake, I'll force myself to accept you."

"Our sect has no name or surname. We're free and undisciplined, and there aren't any sect rules binding us."

"From now on, do whatever you want. But there's one thing: if you stir up trouble, just don't drag this old man out as your backer."

"Even if you're beaten to death outside, I won't avenge you."

"If you suffer humiliation outside, don't expect me to stand up for you either."

"If that's the case, are you still willing to acknowledge me as your master?"

Chen Liujia stroked his gray-white beard and spoke with a chuckle.

"This disciple is willing!"

Jiang Wangzu said it with ironclad certainty.

If you won't make a move, does that mean Senior Sister A-Qiao can't make a move either?

Besides, Jiang Wangzu had never expected Chen Liujia to stand up for him.

He only hoped the old man could pass on even higher-level cultivation methods to him.

That was what he urgently needed!

"Good."

"Since that's the case, you are now a true disciple under my sect."

"In this life of mine, I've had countless nominal disciples. I'm too lazy to remember them, and even lazier to manage them."

"I have had six true disciples. You are Old Six!"

"A-Qiao is Old Five!"

"Old One founded an evil cult and bewitched people's hearts, so I killed him."

"Old Two was outrageously rebellious and wanted to murder his master, so I killed him."

"Old Three strayed from the classics and rebelled against the Dao, falling in love with his master's wife, so I killed him."

"Old Four suffered qi deviation and fell onto the demonic path, so I killed him."

"Now, the only true disciples left at my knees are you and A-Qiao."

Chen Liujia spoke with a trace of sighing emotion.

Jiang Wangzu: "???"

Why does it feel like being your disciple is so dangerous?

Is it still not too late for me to regret this?

"Master, you really are a man of true temperament."

Jiang Wangzu offered up a tiny bit of flattery.

"Killing them pained me greatly too."

"So much so that for the next twenty-some years, I never took another true disciple, until I met A-Qiao."

"I hope the two of you won't follow in the footsteps of your four senior brothers!"

"Since you have already acknowledged me as your master, I must explain the path of martial cultivation to you in detail."

As Chen Liujia walked toward the pavilion, he said, "The path of martial cultivation has nine realms in total!"

"The first realm is Standing Posture, the beginning of the foundation. The sinews and bones first open, the lower body becomes stable, and the foundation is forged; only then can one step into the next realm."

"The second realm is Strength Training. Sinews and bones cry out together, power is issued from the spine, the fascia grows thick, the bones become dense, and one punch can shatter brick and stone!"

"The third realm is the Skin Refining Realm. The skin and membrane become like leather, difficult for blades and swords to wound, and one can even forge copper skin and iron bones, strong without and firm within, untouched by water and fire!"

"The fourth realm is Blood Qi. Blood Qi is like mercury, surging without cease, vigorous as a furnace of heaven and earth; cold and heat cannot invade, demons and evils find it hard to harm, and one gains a lifespan of one hundred and twenty years!"

"The fifth realm is force, divided into Bright Force, Dark Force, Transformation Force, Elixir Force, and Gang Force. Cultivated to the extreme, the bone marrow becomes like frost, the blood is exchanged and one is reborn. With a single thought, force can be released outward; flying flowers and plucked leaves can all injure people!"

"The sixth realm is Xiantian. The acquired reverses back into the innate, embryonic breathing forms on its own, the mortal body sheds and transforms, a Dao body is condensed and forged, true qi can be released outward, myriad arts cannot invade, and one gains a lifespan of three hundred years!"

"Above Xiantian, there are still the three realms of Mystic Profound, Heavenly Human, and Martial God. The profundities within are far beyond what ordinary people can understand."

"But as far as I know, the pinnacle of martial arts in the present age is only Mystic Profound. Though it is suspected that someone has stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm, that should be impossible to verify."

"As for the peak of martial cultivation, the realm of Martial God, that is merely a legend!"

"..."

Chen Liujia slowly and clearly laid out the major realms of martial cultivation, and Jiang Wangzu listened in rapt fascination.

He had never imagined martial cultivation actually had so many layers of realms.

Without an old master to guide him, he was afraid he might not even be able to find a cultivation method.

Taking this master had been worth it!

"After hearing your master say so much, A-Zu, do you have anything you want to say?"

Chen Liujia asked.

"Master, may I ask what realm you are in now?"

Jiang Wangzu asked, somewhat curious.

He knew Han Qiao was an expert at the fifth realm of martial cultivation, the Force level.

She could block bullets with her fleshly body.

Terrifying beyond compare.

Then Chen Liujia, as Han Qiao's master, just how powerful must he be?

"Only the Xiantian Realm."

Chen Liujia said it without the slightest concern.

Jiang Wangzu, however, revealed an expression that said, as expected.

Although the Little Medical Immortal had guessed Chen Liujia might be a Xiantian Grandmaster, it had never been confirmed.

Now that Chen Liujia had said it himself, he was without a doubt a Xiantian Grandmaster!

My master is a Xiantian Grandmaster!

"Master, now that Junior Brother A-Zu has already cultivated to perfected Strength Training, shouldn't you give him some guidance for the martial path ahead?"

A-Qiao said.

When Jiang Wangzu heard this, he secretly gave her a thumbs-up.

What Han Qiao had said was exactly what he had wanted to ask.

"Since you have taken me as your master, I will point out two roads for you."

"One road is like A-Qiao's. I will tailor-make a wondrous art for you that points straight to the Xiantian Realm, but whether you can step into the realm of a Xiantian Grandmaster in the future will still depend on your fortune."

"As for the second road, that is to carve out a road that belongs to you."

"I will teach you cultivation methods, but I cannot guarantee the continuity between these methods. You will have to improve them constantly according to your own needs, and in the end form your own school of thought, taking the road to becoming a martial grandmaster."

"Though this road is difficult to walk, it makes it easier to become a martial grandmaster!"

"Which one do you want to choose?"

Chen Liujia asked.

"Master, I want to choose the second road."

"But I also want to raise the stakes on this second road."

"I want to cultivate the strongest methods in every realm, keep accumulating foundations, and let a deep store burst forth in time, so that in the future I can become a Xiantian martial artist, or even a Mystic Martial Artist!"

Jiang Wangzu said in a deep voice.

He had the Attribute Panel. Even the hardest-to-practice method could be mastered quickly.

And his Attribute Panel could also deduce and strengthen things. Even if Chen Liujia did not have the strongest methods on hand, as long as there were enough of them, he could synthesize the strongest method!

"The strongest methods of the major realms are all in the hands of the various sects and schools. How could I collect them?"

Chen Liujia said, somewhat lacking in confidence.

"There's no need to collect the strongest methods. As long as I can comprehend more methods of the same type, I can create my own strongest method!"

"Please believe me, Master. I really can do it."

"I can feel that my Black Tiger Fist has many flaws, and also a great deal of room for improvement, but my theoretical knowledge is too shallow right now. I have no way to improve it at all."

"If I could have a dozen or twenty Tiger Form Fist manuals at the Strength Training level as references, I would definitely be able to comprehend an even more powerful Strength Training method!"

"I wonder if Master has..."

Jiang Wangzu glanced at Chen Liujia, rubbing his fists and wiping his palms, ready at any moment to throw himself into a great undertaking.

This boy's comprehension is astonishing, and his ambition is great too.

Is he going to walk the road I walked back then?

This is a road where all under heaven become your enemies!

Even I failed. Can he really do it?

Ah, let him try. At worst, another true disciple dies, that's all.

Chen Liujia thought it over in his heart.

So many of his true disciples had died that he was almost numb to it.