The So-Called Ultimate Art

The So-Called Ultimate Art

Blue-Wave Martial Academy.

"Brother Shen, what brings you here today?"

"After personally trying it, what did Brother Wang think of the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique?" Shen Congyun asked with a smile.

"So Brother Shen came for this matter!"

"What else?" Shen Congyun smiled faintly and continued, "Did Brother Wang think I came to invest in disciples from your martial academy? Myriad Splendor Tower has always preferred quality over quantity in its investments. Everything depends on fate—if we encounter someone and take a liking to them, we invest."

Wang Jin nodded. "True enough. How could ordinary so-called prodigies possibly catch Brother Shen's or Myriad Splendor Tower's eye?"

Shen Congyun merely smiled without confirming or denying it.

Myriad Splendor Tower did indeed invest in and befriend true martial arts geniuses.

The reason Myriad Splendor Tower had grown so large was its keen eye for hidden gems. Before one prodigy after another had taken flight, it placed its bets and made its investments.

Only by offering charcoal in the snow could one gain true friendship.

With such connections spread throughout the land and across every force, how could Myriad Splendor Tower fail to grow?

That had also been the reason he had befriended Wang Jin in the first place.

As they spoke, the two continued toward the martial academy's rear courtyard.

Wang Jin said, "The Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique Brother Shen mentioned truly is miraculous. As expected of an orthodox Daoist method for strengthening the interior. I can feel my bodily functions recovering considerably now, and there may even be a chance for me to advance further."

Shen Congyun glanced sideways at Wang Jin, remotely sensing the rhythm of his breathing and the cadence of his heartbeat.

"Brother Wang, have you cultivated the incomplete pages I gave you?"

Wang Jin nodded, a sharp gleam appearing in his eyes. "I have. I officially entered the gate several days ago! Now, I feel that my bodily functions have recovered greatly, as though I have become five to ten years younger."

"Brother Wang's talent truly is exceptional," Shen Congyun praised.

"Exceptional, my ass!" Wang Jin shook his head. "If not for that box of secret medicine Brother Shen gave me, I would never have been able to sense the so-called essence qi between heaven and earth, much less enter the gate."

Shen Congyun smiled and shook his head. "Even ordinary people who use that box of secret medicine would still be unable to sense the essence of the sun. Brother Wang was born spiritually perceptive; that alone is extraordinary."

"To successfully enter the gate after using the secret medicine for merely two months further proves Brother Wang's exceptional nature. No wonder Brother Wang was able to reach the peak of the seventh rank of martial arts in such a tiny county town."

By the end, Shen Congyun sounded rather emotional.

Yet Wang Jin revealed a puzzled expression. "I have heard Brother Shen mention spiritual perception several times before, saying that I was born spiritually perceptive. But what exactly is spiritual perception?"

Hearing this, Shen Congyun smiled. "Brother Wang does not know that in ancient times, during the age of immortals and gods, only those born spiritually perceptive could cultivate the immortal path. Once the immortal path was accomplished, one could stand shoulder to shoulder with gods, free and unfettered, attaining great freedom and great ease."

"The Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique is an ultimate art derived from the immortal path methods of ancient times. Only those born spiritually perceptive can rely on my secret medicine to sense the Great Sun's essence qi and cultivate this Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique."

At that moment, Wang Jin's face filled with shock.

"Brother Shen, did you just say that the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique is an ultimate martial art? An ultimate art ranked above superior martial arts?"

A smile appeared on Shen Congyun's face. "Naturally. The Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique is precisely an ultimate art ranked above superior martial arts. Moreover, among ultimate arts, the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique was originally an exceedingly profound and exquisite one."

"What price would Brother Shen require before you are willing to teach me this Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique?" Wang Jin asked, desire immediately blazing in his eyes.

As a man devoted to martial arts, who would not yearn for powerful martial arts techniques?

Especially since the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique was an ultimate art that strengthened the five viscera and six bowels from within. It would be of enormous help to him, strengthening his internal organs, restoring his bodily functions, and extending his lifespan.

That way, he would have a chance to advance further and enter the ranks of the sixth grade of martial arts.

"Easy enough!" Shen Congyun continued with a smile. "You and I address each other as brothers, and I think highly of Brother Wang's talent. Naturally, I am willing to invest in Brother Wang. Therefore, if Brother Wang wishes to learn this Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique, it will naturally not be difficult."

"However."

Wang Jin immediately picked up the thread. "However what?"

Shen Congyun continued, "I only hope Brother Wang is mentally prepared. This Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique is incomplete. I do not possess a complete copy capable of cultivating it to the perfected level."

"To what level can it be cultivated?" Wang Jin hurriedly asked. This technique concerned whether he could restore his bodily functions and pursue the path to the sixth grade of martial arts, so naturally he cared immensely about this point.

Shen Congyun said, "I only possess the method for cultivating the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to major accomplishment, lacking the most crucial method for perfection. However, even the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique at major accomplishment is comparable to a superior martial art. Thus, if Brother Wang can cultivate the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to major accomplishment, with thunderous resonance in the five viscera and inner breath like a gang force, he will reach the realm of major internal strengthening and can step into the ranks of the fourth grade of martial arts."

Hearing this, Wang Jin immediately let out a great sigh of relief inwardly, and a smile appeared on his face.

"This is enough! Even if it is an incomplete method, it is still comparable to a superior martial art. It can be cultivated to major internal strengthening, with thunderous resonance in the five viscera and inner breath like a gang force. Is that not enough? A martial arts expert of the fifth grade at major internal strengthening is no more than that."

Shen Congyun sighed softly, his expression filled with deep regret. "Though that is true, the most central and most exquisite part of the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique lies in the realm of perfection."

"Draw the Great Sun's fire at noon into the body, turning the body into a blazing furnace and refining a golden elixir within."

"Once the golden elixir is formed, it embodies the legendary saying: swallow a golden elixir into the belly, and my fate is mine, not Heaven's."

"Only then can it be called a true ultimate art. At the very least, one can gain over a hundred years of lifespan, and one's inner breath will undergo a qualitative transformation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jin's eyes lit up. Such a powerful Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique simply shattered his understanding.

Then his gaze dimmed slightly.

Because the most essential part of this technique was missing. Even Shen Congyun, the deputy tower master of Myriad Splendor Tower here, could not find the missing core method. What right did he have to find it?

At this moment, Shen Congyun walked shoulder to shoulder with Wang Jin, and he was also extremely satisfied with him.

Wang Jin was one born spiritually perceptive, whom he had discovered by chance. Thus, he had tested him. Today, after confirming that Wang Jin had entered the gate of the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique, he had completely made up his mind to invest in and support Wang Jin.

The reason Myriad Splendor Tower could establish branches across every prefecture and county of Great Xia's nine provinces was the unfathomable breadth and depth of its connections.

Whenever they discovered talent worth investing in, they would often offer support while that person was still weak, or help them overcome their difficulties when they were in trouble.

As the saying went, many added flowers to brocade, but few offered charcoal in the snow.

With such investments, once the geniuses they supported grew, the returns would be immense.

A favor from a strong person was worth ten thousand gold and hard to obtain.

And Wang Jin was the genius Shen Congyun had set his sights on.

A genius remained a genius even if he was already old.

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