Ye An returned to his quarters and spread out the two Martial Arts manuals he had just acquired.
"Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art: Qi Condensation Chapter" traced a path for circulating True Essence that differed somewhat from those of the Black Tortoise and White Tiger arts.
Black Tortoise Heaviness was deep and enduring, like water and earth.
White Tiger Sharpness was keen as metal and explosive as thunder.
The Azure Dragon art, by contrast, was nimble and swift, like wind and wood.
Each of the three internal Martial Techniques had its own strengths and distinguishing features.
For one person to cultivate three internal arts with different attributes at once carried an enormous risk of throwing their True Qi into chaos.
But when Ye An tried circulating all three arts together, he found that they not only failed to clash but even seemed to answer one another.
Ye An did not know whether this was because he possessed [Sage of Martial Dao] or because the Four Symbols Martial Arts were simply like this.
He began cultivating the Azure Dragon Hall's Martial Arts.
He had already grasped the circulation path of the Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art. As he circulated his True Essence, it felt awkward at first, but soon began to flow smoothly.
[Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art: Qi Condensation Chapter (First Layer): 1/800]
Ye An could not speak for anything else, but he was certain that no one could begin mastering Martial Arts or break through bottlenecks faster than he could.
That was the improvement his supreme comprehension had brought him.
That was [Sage of Martial Dao]!
Ye An then opened "Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist: Preliminary Chapter" and began working through its moves, pairing them with the True Qi of the Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art.
He found that the Azure Dragon