A Thousand Martial Arts, Every Kind of Secret Technique!

"Hero Yu—"

"No."

"Commander."

Holding the iron plaque, Sheng Dayang could barely contain his excitement. He changed his form of address and looked to Chen Jichuan. "This subordinate and my son have only just joined White Jade Capital. What orders does Commander have?"

A change in identity.

A change in mindset.

Sheng Dayang now wanted to learn more about White Jade Capital, to truly become part of White Jade Capital, and so he became proactive.

"Now?"

Chen Jichuan looked at Sheng Dayang and shook his head. "Your strength is too low. You would struggle even against Third Rank or Fourth Rank fighters. Train properly first, lest you throw your life away for nothing."

Sheng Dayang felt warmth rise in his heart.

It seemed he had been wrong about everything before. Commander Yu Jin had never intended to trick him into dying. For a moment, he felt somewhat ashamed.

"Train in martial arts?"

"Training is good. Commander, can I—this subordinate—train in martial arts too?"

The moment Sheng Xiaotian heard the words "train in martial arts," his eyes lit up. Looking at Chen Jichuan, he copied his father and called himself "this subordinate" as well.

His tiny imitation was enough to make anyone laugh.

Chen Jichuan smiled inwardly, but his face remained expressionless. He said mildly, "You are also a member of my Yan Tower. Of course you can train in martial arts."

If it had been ten days ago—

Chen Jichuan truly would not have dared say such words to nine-year-old Sheng Xiaotian.

His Seventy-Two Chen Sect Arts focused mainly on hard techniques. They could only be practiced after one's bones and sinews had fully developed, around the age of fifteen or sixteen. Children whose bones and sinews had not yet opened up could easily ruin their bodies through rash training, and might even grow into grotesque forms they would regret for life.

But ten days ago—

Chen Jichuan had obtained two manuals, Divine Pounce Blade and Ghost-Fall Sword, from Xu Lang, Zheng Biao, and the others from the Flying Eagle Hall of the Li River Gang.

The former recorded the first four levels of its mental method, while the latter recorded the first three.

Chen Jichuan brought them to the Great Yan World and hired many people from nine different age groups, ranging from ten to fifty years old, with ten taels of silver to practice them.

He also transferred death-row prisoners and flower-picking thieves from prefectures and counties throughout Lingnan to test medicines on them.

Several years passed.

Experiments involving hundreds of people across nine age groups gave Chen Jichuan a thorough understanding of every aspect of the two Cultivation Methods—their details, taboos, and more.

He poisoned dozens of death-row prisoners and flower-picking thieves to death, but also worked out many prescriptions to strengthen internal breath and internal qi. Boiled into medicinal paste and rolled between the hands, they became Small Restoration Pills, Breath-Replenishing Pills, and Qi-Enhancing Pills.

Over the following years—

He formally began cultivating them himself. With the aid of Small Restoration Pills and Qi-Enhancing Pills, he quickly trained Divine Pounce Blade to the fourth level and Ghost-Fall Sword to the third.

A blade in his left hand, a sword in his right.

With these two arts alone, he was no weaker than a Fourth Rank expert of the Chen Sect.

Moreover, during his cultivation, he gained an even deeper understanding of the two Cultivation Methods. Teaching them to others posed no problem.

Though Sheng Xiaotian was only nine and could not practice the Chen Sect's supreme arts, he could practice these two Cultivation Methods without issue.

Of course—

Before that, Chen Jichuan first had to teach Sheng Xiaotian much foundational knowledge, such as acupoints, meridians, and the like.

From that day onward—

Chen Jichuan assumed the identity of Yu Jin, commander of the Yan Tower in White Jade Capital, and began teaching martial arts to Sheng Dayang and his son.

Sheng Xiaotian was young and had to start with the very basics.

There was no rushing it.

But Sheng Dayang did not need that.

In his early years, he had acquired the Altered Ability Blood-Burning and disguised himself as a massage physician to earn money and support his family. To fool others, he had memorized many acupoints and meridians.

He could begin cultivating directly.

"White Jade Capital possesses more than a thousand martial arts and countless secret techniques."

"These martial arts, secret techniques, and even spiritual items all require merit to exchange for."

"You have only just entered White Jade Capital and have no merit to your name. For now, you cannot access profound martial arts, divine arts, or secret techniques. You can only obtain several basic techniques for free."

"I will first teach you the Land-Flying Technique, Iron Bull Technique, Iron Arm Technique, and Iron Broom Technique to temper your belly, fists, and kicks. In addition, my Yan Tower has collected the martial arts of every sect and school in Shian Commandery, including the Li River Gang's Divine Pounce Blade and Ghost-Fall Sword. You may choose one to practice. When dealing with the Li River Gang in the future, it will help you know yourself and know your enemy."

Only effort brought reward.

Chen Jichuan had not established White Jade Capital to feed idlers who ate without earning their keep. Even if he possessed over a hundred techniques and could teach them freely at no cost—

Over time, it would inevitably foster a mentality of reaping without sowing in people like Sheng Dayang.

Using merit as the means of exchange—

There was effort.

There was reward.

Only then could it last.

The Land-Flying Technique, Iron Bull Technique, Iron Arm Technique, and Iron Broom Technique were four external techniques Chen Jichuan had carefully selected.

The Land-Flying Technique could be used to pursue or flee, making it indispensable.

The Iron Bull Technique, Iron Arm Technique, and Iron Broom Technique first trained the flesh and skin, then the bones and sinews. Once one achieved modest success, one could fight Third Rank and Fourth Rank experts.

Once he earned merit in the future—

Sheng Dayang could exchange it for strength-increasing techniques such as the Water-Splitting Technique and Overlord Elbow Technique.

With Blood-Burning driving his qi and blood, Sheng Dayang could achieve something in a short time. He could reach the level of Lu Changshou, the Thirteen Guardians, and the Four Vajras in the Great Yan World—the equivalent of Fifth Rank in reality.

A Wusheng Sect Protector—

Or a Li River Gang Incense Master—

Was merely a Fourth Rank fighter. Once he reached Fifth Rank, then against the Li River Gang or Wusheng Sect, he might not be invincible across the land, but he would at least be able to protect himself.

"A blade."

"This subordinate chooses Divine Pounce Blade!"

Sheng Dayang was a rough man. He would not learn the sword; he wanted to learn the blade.

So Chen Jichuan taught him Divine Pounce Blade.

While teaching martial arts to Sheng Dayang and his son—

Chen Jichuan did not slacken in his own training either. He trained diligently and traveled in all directions. He also taught Divine Pounce Blade to Chen Shaohe, and the two brothers cultivated it together.

It had to be said—

Martial arts like Divine Pounce Blade and Ghost-Fall Sword tempered the body far less effectively than the Seventy-Two Chen Sect Arts, but their advantage lay in their gentleness.

Internal breath nourished the body, subtly and imperceptibly, making one stronger with age.

As the saying went: train your fists but not your skill, and by old age it would all come to nothing.

Most of the Seventy-Two Chen Sect Arts were "fists."

But the mental methods within Divine Pounce Blade and Ghost-Fall Sword were "skill."

However—

The internal breath cultivated by these two Cultivation Methods did not arise from nothing.

According to the insights recorded in the manuals by Xu Lang and the others, disciples of the Li River Gang found their appetites greatly increasing after cultivation. Those from wealthy families also brewed medicinal soups to assist their practice. More than that, experts within the gang often consumed Clam Pearls to increase their cultivation.

Chen Jichuan did not have many Clam Pearls.

But he had Small Restoration Pills and Qi-Enhancing Pills. Their current effects might still be inferior to the medicinal soups and meals of the Li River Gang, but with a four-hundredfold difference in time, enough manpower, and enough test subjects, catching up and even surpassing them was only a matter of time.

Besides—

Chen Jichuan also had Origin Force.

While circulating his cultivation, he scattered Origin Force through his meridians. After his weak internal breath devoured it, it rapidly grew stronger. In a short time, he attained profound mastery, catching up to the standards of the Great Yan World and proving no less capable than Xu Lang, whom he had beaten to death.

Internal breath condensed into internal force.

Combined with his body full of Chen Sect arts, it could increase his strength by several degrees.

Unfortunately—

This method of cultivation consumed Origin Force far too quickly.

In the month or so since arriving in Yangshuo County, Chen Jichuan had trained hard in external techniques, and more than half of his Origin Force had already been spent. Only a little over six thousand remained.

Now that he was cultivating internal techniques—

It was draining away even faster.

Furthermore, he still had to find a way to obtain the Cultivation Method beyond the fourth level of Divine Pounce Blade and beyond the third level of Ghost-Fall Sword.

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