All Martial Arts Originate from Kunlun

Kunlun Sect's Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques.

The name alone oozed prestige.

Gu Yu would be lying if he said he wasn't tempted, but he was cautious—joining a sect rashly was too risky.

Before he could think it through, his girlfriend Jiang Xiaozhai nodded directly. "I agree to join the Kunlun Sect. I can pick any of the Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques?"

"Naturally, no tricks! From now on, Disciple Jiang is a registered disciple of Kunlun. Choose any one of the sect's Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques."

Zhou Yi said, "Our Kunlun Sect has a long and storied history. The Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques include Hard Qigong, Hand and Foot Techniques, Saber and Sword Techniques, and Sound Killing and Eye Strike Techniques—everything you could need. Disciple Jiang, have you decided which direction to take?"

Before joining, they were fellow cultivators. After joining, they automatically dropped a generation. As the sole inheritor of the Kunlun Sect on Blue Star, Zhou Yi held all final interpretive authority.

Jiang Xiaozhai raised an eyebrow, clearly displeased, but recalling Chi Xiaozi's strength, she suppressed the urge to strike with Thunder Strike.

"Elder Chi, I want to learn lightness skills."

Zhou Yi's technique for dodging lightning was utterly graceful—floating like he rode the wind. She figured Kunlun's lightness skills must be top-tier.

"Among the Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques, there are two lightness skills: one is Carefree Steps, the other is Eight Steps to Catch Cicadas."

Zhou Yi explained the difference: one for burst, one for sustained combat; one for short distances, one for long pursuits.

Gu Yu, standing nearby, frowned. "Master, shouldn't Kunlun's Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques at least include something like Lingbo Weibu or Quanzhen Golden Goose Skill? Carefree Steps and Eight Steps to Catch Cicadas sound like basic martial arts."

"Lingbo Weibu?"

Zhou Yi smiled faintly, his form shifting. His speed was like Flickering Light and Passing Shadow, and he split into three.

One figure stood still, one afterimage appeared beside Jiang Xiaozhai, and another beside Gu Yu.

All three spoke at once: "This is the burst speed of Eight Steps to Catch Cicadas, combined with the unpredictability of Carefree Steps. Not inferior to Lingbo Weibu, is it?"

The three voices overlapped, sending chills down their spines.

Gu Yu quickly said, "Please, Elder, withdraw your divine power. I'm willing to join the Kunlun Sect as well."

"Good. You're now a registered Kunlun disciple. By order of entry, you're her junior. What skill do you want to learn?"

Gu Yu thought for a moment. "First, I want to know—what exactly is happening to my body?"

Zhou Yi looked at them both with admiration. A man and a woman—one cautious, one bold—perfectly complementary.

Moreover, their talents were extraordinary. Not only did they possess Spiritual Roots, but their grades were extremely high.

Such prodigies would surely shine during Blue Star's Spiritual Energy Revival. Building a good relationship early was wise.

"The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy Revival has been ongoing for three years, but the spiritual energy is still thin. Ordinary people will only gradually grow healthier, feeling the air is cleaner—rarely getting sick over these three years."

Zhou Yi explained unhurriedly. "However, among seven billion people, there are always exceptions. Those with Spiritual Roots are closer to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy than normal people. They absorb it spontaneously, strengthening their bodies."

"Those with low-grade Spiritual Roots stop at being physically strong. Those with high-grade Spiritual Roots, like you two, awaken their Spiritual Root talents."

"For example, Disciple Gu has a high-grade Fire Spiritual Root. After the revival, you awakened Fire Control."

Gu Yu understood. It matched his guesses, but he'd never heard of Spiritual Roots before.

"So I have a Fire Spiritual Root, and Xiaozhai has a Thunder Spiritual Root."

"Everything in the world stems from Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. The Thunder Spiritual Root is a mutation born from Yang Metal and Yang Water."

Gu Yu bowed. "Thank you for the guidance, Elder."

Zhou Yi coughed. "You should call me Senior Uncle, but don't worry too much about rank. In the sect, cultivators' ages vary greatly; strength and contribution matter most. Once your power rises, you might even outrank me one day."

Gu Yu and Jiang Xiaozhai nodded, satisfied, gaining a bit of approval.

They'd traveled the world without meeting a worthy opponent. Suddenly being demoted a generation stung.

They were young—believers in meritocracy.

An older generation would have preached seniority.

"I want to learn hand techniques." Gu Yu thought for a moment. "Elder, which absolute technique was that claw technique you used?"

"Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique. At mastery, it can split metal and crush stone!"

Zhou Yi casually clawed at a nearby rock, leaving five three-inch-deep holes.

Gu Yu gasped. "Nine Yin White Bone Claw?"

Even Jiang Xiaozhai looked stunned. A casual claw piercing Greenstone—and the effect was too similar to the legendary White Bone Claw.

"Those are two techniques: Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique and Cave Gold Finger, practiced together."

Gu Yu was amazed. "Eagle Claw and Cave Gold Finger—ordinary, mundane skills—combined into a supreme art. Elder, I'll learn the Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique."

"Good. I'll teach you both the formulas first, then guide you into the basics."

"No martial arts manuals?"

"Sect secrets are passed down orally. Do you think you'll drop a manual when you die?"

Zhou Yi said, "Let me demonstrate Carefree Steps for you two. This footwork contains Daoist Yu Steps, meant to anticipate the enemy and shift unpredictably..."

Lightness skills and claw techniques were arts—easier to cultivate than methods.

Of course, 'easy' meant entry-level. Mastering them, let alone perfecting them, was no simpler than cultivating methods.

Carefree Steps involves force techniques that coordinate not just the legs and feet, but also the arms and waist in mutual synergy, along with the Daoist Yu Steps method.

To truly master it to perfection, like Zhou Yi's level, requires profound insight into Daoist scriptures.

Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique, on the other hand, is simple and brutal—training the sinews, bones, and meridians of the hands with a unique method of applying force.

Practice it day after day, and eventually perfection will come.

Zhou Yi explained the cultivation methods of both martial arts in detail, along with various taboos, and then answered their questions.

As an Innate Grandmaster with perfected martial arts, every answer he gave drew on extensive references, cutting straight to the core of a technique.

Carefree Steps lies in clever shifts and changes; Eagle Claw Technique in the momentum of the pounce and kill.

Gu Yu and Jiang Xiaozhai were both quick learners. In just half a day, while Eagle Claw Technique showed no immediate results, Carefree Steps was already taking shape.

By noon, all their doubts had been resolved.

Zhou Yi said, "Alright, you two head down the mountain. If you have more questions in the future, come find me again."

Seeing his girlfriend repeatedly signaling him, Gu Yu brazenly asked, "Elder Chi Xiao, if we want to learn other ultimate techniques, what do we need to do?"

Zhou Yi was overjoyed inside—this was exactly what he'd been waiting for—but his face remained inscrutable.

"All Martial Arts Originate from Kunlun. The Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques may seem simple, but they actually contain the innate Great Dao. If you cultivate them all to perfection, the path to immortality is within reach!"

Half a product's value lies in its actual worth, the other half in its packaging.

Besides, Zhou Yi wasn't lying. With Gu Yu and Jiang Xiaozhai's talent, once their bodies were flawless, they would naturally comprehend the method of absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, reaching Qi Induction into Body.

That was the importance of talent. Those without spiritual roots or with low-grade roots needed both body and spirit to reach perfection before they could actively draw in and refine spiritual energy.

For Gu Yu and Jiang Xiaozhai, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy actively gravitated toward them. As long as their body refinement was complete, they could achieve Qi Induction into Body without training their spirit.

"Thirty-Six Absolute Techniques... the path to immortality..."

Gu Yu had yearned for the immortal path since childhood. Hearing this, his heart stirred. His innate sixth sense told him that Chi Xiaozi wasn't lying.

"Please instruct me, Elder. I will give my all!"