"Your Majesty, I am Zhu Yijun, the third son in the family. I have been ordered by our father to arrange all the miscellaneous matters for Your Majesty's trip south."
When Wang Hao arrived at the palace gate, he saw a familiar face – the Three Sovereigns, Zhu Yijun.
After not seeing him for several years, this old acquaintance had changed quite a bit. He appeared much more composed, and most importantly, his cultivation had actually reached the Peak Grandmaster Realm.
Although the weak aura suggested the use of a large amount of drugs, such rapid progress was still quite remarkable.
What's even more remarkable is that this person cultivates Innate Qi, rather than the true qi system.
"Your cultivation level is somewhat promising, but your aura is unstable. Every medicine has its side effects. While pills can accelerate your cultivation progress, they will also leave behind toxic residue. If you cannot refine away this toxic residue, your future will be limited to this point."
After observing the noticeable changes in Zhu Yijun, Wang Hao offered a suggestion.
He had a good impression of the Three Sovereigns, after all, the man had helped him a lot in the past. He not only obtained the stubborn iron and the Heaven Sword Dragon-Slaying Saber to forge the Shameless Greatsword, but also sent someone to warn him when the Confucian School surrounded and attacked him.
He had always kept these two acts of kindness in his heart, and now that he saw the hidden danger in the other party's body, he naturally wanted to give him some pointers.
"Your Majesty's reminder is that I have recently been practicing a secret technique to remove the poison from my body. It will be completely removed in six months at most."
Zhu Yijun was secretly pleased, realizing that his cheap cousin had a good impression of him; otherwise, he wouldn't have kindly offered this reminder.
This is a great start!
When he was summoned by his father, he was repeatedly instructed to cultivate a good relationship with his older cousin, which shows how highly the father regarded him.
With this reminder in mind, he certainly dared not underestimate this suddenly appearing, cheap older cousin.
"You're practicing the Dragon Divine Art of our Old Zhu Household, aren't you? It just so happens that I've also practiced it, and even had a senior refine it. Let's have a good exchange once we're on the ship."
After taking another look at Zhu Yijun in front of him, Wang Hao could roughly tell what kind of cultivation technique the other party was practicing. It was the Dragon Divine Art.
Of course, although he had practiced the Dragon Divine Art, he had only briefly studied it and integrated it into his own Body Refinement, without any refinement.
However, he possesses the precursor to the Dragon Divine Art Skill, which was created by Zhu Yuanzhang by combining fragments of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms Dragon Divine Art, the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, and the Nine Yang Divine Art Skill.
He currently possesses the original Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms and Nine Yang Divine Art. Although he lacks the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, he has the Taiji Fist Manual given to him by Dongfang Bai, which has a similar effect to the Heaven and Earth Great Shift.
Using this as a basis, it shouldn't be a problem to give Zhu Yijun some pointers.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yijun could no longer contain her joy and quickly thanked him, feeling even more in agreement with this unexpectedly appearing cousin.
The ten old eunuchs following behind were deeply impressed; this prince was indeed a generous person!
This kind of master is the easiest to serve, and you can also reap considerable benefits from it.
"We're all brothers, no need for thanks. Come on, let's get in the carriage!"
With a gentle smile, Wang Hao led Zhu Ruoxue by the hand to a luxurious carriage that had been prepared at the palace gate. However, the carriage stopped shortly after they left the palace.
What happened?
Seeing the carriage stop, the Three Sovereigns Zhu Yijun, who was sitting inside, frowned, looking somewhat displeased.
After all, he was the one who arranged all the itinerary and details for his cousin's trip south, and being forced to stop before even leaving Beijing is not a good sign.
"Your Highness, Princess Shaoyang is blocking our way."
The guard driving the carriage, with a pained expression, whispered his report to Zhu Yijun inside the carriage.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yijun's expression changed, and she also looked somewhat bitter.
Because Princess Shaoyang was his twin sister, but this twin sister was extremely strong-willed and exceptionally intelligent, and he was always the one who was bullied without being able to retaliate from childhood to adulthood.
Seeing this woman appear now, I instinctively trembled a little.
Wang Hao, inside the carriage, also noticed Zhu Yijun's unusual behavior, but ignored it, trusting that the Three Sovereigns would handle the matter well.
Compared to these trivial matters, it's more important to nourish Zhu Ruoxue's body with Innate Qi.
This girl's physical foundation is severely damaged; it's difficult to fully recover with medicine alone. It would be best to combine it with Innate Qi to achieve the best results.
Even with this two-pronged approach, he could only restore the girl to 90% of her former state; the remaining Issei loss was beyond the reach of any external force.
But it doesn't matter. As long as this girl Awakening her Bloodline Power, she can restore that last Issei loss to its perfect state.
On the other side, Zhu Yijun apologized to Wang Hao and got out of the carriage. After a short while, she said something to Princess Shaoyang, and the two of them returned to the carriage together.
"Huh?"
Before Princess Shaoyang could speak, Wang Hao seemed to sense something and opened his eyes to look over.
"Brother, it's a bit embarrassing for you to stare at your sister like that!"
A blush appeared on her pretty face as Princess Shaoyang playfully scolded her.
Even Zhu Yijun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but have a strange expression.
"Bring me paper and ink!"
Wang Hao ignored Princess Shaoyang's words and instead gave an order to someone outside.
Soon, an old eunuch guarding both sides used his lightness skill to run to the nearest four treasures shop and retrieve a set of paper and ink.
Using the technique of Divine Sense Object Control, he fused ink with rice paper to print a method for cultivating Divine Sense. He then held it up to Princess Shaoyang with his Innate Qi and said indifferently, "You have the talent to Spirit Refinement sense. If you cultivate Acquired Divine Sense within a month, you may be qualified to inherit my Impermanence Sword Dao!"
After saying that, Wang Hao ignored Princess Shaoyang and continued to focus on using his Innate Qi to nourish Zhu Ruoxue's body.
Princess Shaoyang is indeed very talented in this area. Simply put, she is Innate strong in the spirit among the three elements of essence, energy, and Long Ling. This is the same principle as Dingzhen and the little lama Longling, who are Innate strong in the seven souls. It can also be considered a special constitution.
If used correctly, one can activate their Divine Sense for cultivation ahead of time.
His Impermanence Swordsmanship requires an extremely high level of Divine Sense perception, and this girl is indeed quite suitable to inherit it.
Anyway, he was planning to find someone in the Old Zhu Household to carry on the Impermanence Sword Dao. Since this girl was Zhu Yijun's older sister and had enough qualifications, he naturally had to give her a chance.
Of course, it's just an opportunity!
That month-long period is a test. If one passes, one will inherit the Impermanence Sword Dao; if one fails, there's no need to worry about it further.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Princess Shaoyang was taken aback at first, then overjoyed, and quickly and carefully put away the manuscript.
She came here hoping to get some benefits from this cheap cousin, but she didn't expect to receive such a big reward before she even had a chance to speak. It went much more smoothly than she had anticipated.
She wasn't Xiao Bai in martial arts; she was aware of the existence of Divine Sense power, which was exclusive to experts at the Innate Realm. She never expected that she would have the talent to cultivate such a mysterious power. This trip was truly worthwhile.
"Brother, is there a distinction between acquired and Acquired Innate Divine Sense?"
After a moment of silence, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but ask.
The ten old eunuchs guarding outside also perked up their ears, after all, they had also begun to Spirit Refinement sense, and they naturally wanted to hear more about such secrets.
"There's nothing wrong with telling you all this!"
After thinking for a moment, Wang Hao began to exaggerate, or rather, explain, "In the overseas martial arts world, cultivators are classified into six categories based on their basic attributes. The most common of these are essence, qi, and spirit, while the other three are the three souls, seven spirits, and true spirit."
The latter three are too far removed from your lives, so there's no point in discussing them further. I'll focus on the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit now. You've all probably heard of the three dantian, right?
"Yes, Your Highness has heard of them. They are the Yintang acupoint in the Upper Dantian, the Middle Dantian, and the Guanyuan acupoint in the Lower Dantian."
Nodding slightly, Zhu Yijun revealed the three major dantians that he knew of.
However, Wang Hao nodded and then shook his head.
You're both right and wrong!
Seeing that the two were captivated, Wang Hao explained in a deep voice, "There are three circulatory systems in the human body. The first is the meridians and acupoints that you see most often. The second is the circulatory system of the heart and blood vessels. The third is the spinal cord in the brain and spine, as well as the nerve network that is distributed throughout the body."
Each of these three major cyclical systems has an important hub that stores the fundamental power of essence, energy, and spirit.
The term "dantian" refers to a small space within the human body. The Lower Dantian is indeed the Guanyuan acupoint, also known as the Qihai, which is specifically used to store Innate Qi, the true Qi that flows through the meridians and acupoints.
The Middle Dantian does not refer to the trembling acupoint, but rather to our heart. The trembling acupoint is merely a bridge connecting the meridian system and the blood vessel system.
The Upper Dantian resides within our brain marrow and is a virtual space integrated with it, controlling bodily movements through the spinal cord and the neural network that permeates the entire body.
This is why some people become paralyzed and unable to move after spinal cord injury, and the Yintang acupoint is just a connecting bridge between the meridian system and the nerve and brain system.
In Taoist School philosophy Refining Essence into Qi and Refining Qi into Spirit are achieved through this bridge of transformation.
The Upper Dantian is also known as the Spirit Sea, which is specifically used to store Divine Sense. However, the Spirit Sea is closed at birth, unlike the heart which is fully open or the dantian which is semi-open.
The Divine Sense cultivated before the opening of the Spirit Sea are called Acquired Divine Sense. Only by opening the Spirit Sea and merging with one's own divine origin can they be transformed into Innate Divine Sense, which are also true Divine Sense.
However, don't waste too much effort on this. To open your Spirit Sea, you need at least the cultivation level of the Celestial Person Realm, which you are still far from achieving!
In closing, Wang Hao solemnly gave the two of them a piece of advice.
Although his intention was to deceive people, his words were true.
In particular, the theory of divine Sea God thought came from the Primordial Great World. Although his Primordial World past life only lived in a small town of the Jiuli Tribe, the Jiuli Tribe had fought a war with the Yellow Emperor Tribe for so many years.
They all had some understanding of the Body Refinement of the Yellow Emperor Tribe, especially its basic theories, and he had naturally heard about them as well.
Among the Human Clan, apart from the Innate Human Race whose Spirit Sea is in Innate- existing state, the divine Acquired Human Race are in a closed state and need to be opened Acquired cultivation.
The humans the Smiling, Proud Wanderer at this low-level martial arts world are naturally considered to be the Acquired Human Race, and at the lowest level. Their Divine Sense is naturally in a completely closed state from Innate, and needs to be slowly cultivated to open it.
However, in the Primordial Great World, Qi Refinement of the Yellow Emperor Tribe could generally open their Spirit Sea when they began cultivating, that is, when they reached the first or second level of the Mortal Realm.
The martial arts world of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer at the World is too low-level, and it doesn't even have the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Wang Hao estimated that even if he broke through to the so-called Celestial Person Realm, it would be difficult to open the Spirit Sea.
But it doesn't matter, since the purpose of saying all this is just to fool people anyway.