"Where did this talk of 'whether you can or can't' come from?"
As the atmosphere eased, Xie Liang had completely returned to normal. He said, "Since my art was made public, any sect disciple who meets the requirements may study it. That is only right and proper. What is there to be surprised about?"
Only then did Yu Zhou feel the pain beneath his jaw. He rubbed it twice, then smiled at Yu Ci. "You truly are fortunate. Junior Brother Xie's self-created Xuan Yuan Gen Ben Qi Fa is one of the top three self-created Innate Qi Refining Techniques produced by the sect since the last calamity. Once it was revised and perfected thirty years ago, it was immediately welcomed into the Ancestor Hall, standing alongside the arts of the sages of old.
"It is only because he dislikes Tongde Hall and insisted that this art not be listed in the 'Dharma Registry' that the sect elders indulged his nonsense, leaving it without much fame. Yet it is universally acknowledged as a first-rate Qi Refining Technique. Whether in cleansing the Hidden Consciousness, condensing the Yin Spirit, or the later cultivation of merging and embracing spirit and qi, it opens up entirely new paths. It is especially compatible with several of the sect's finest elixir arts, such as the Taiching Golden Liquid Divine Elixir Art and the Zifu Nine Radiance Flowing Pearl Elixir Art. It is far stronger than the Qi Refining Techniques ordinarily cultivated by outer-chamber disciples. If you can master it, it will bring you many benefits when you achieve the Returned Elixir in the future."
Yu Zhou lavished it with praise, but Xie Liang remained impassive. "My art is nothing remarkable. But I have already said that his foundation is insufficient, so it would be difficult to transmit