Chapter 57: Getting Married (Celebrating Pipa Yinli Jiaoshuren's Alliance Master! )
Chapter 57: Getting Married (Celebrating Pipa Yinli Jiaoshuren's Alliance Master! )
Another month passed.
On this day,
Fang Xi looked at the calligraphy he had copied, finding each stroke imbued with both spirit and form, perfectly rounded and flawless, as if about to emit a brilliant glow.
"Spirit merging with power. . . accomplished!"
At this moment, Fang Xi felt the circulation of his True Power within his body flow perfectly, even beneath his skin, with an urge to burst forth. . . yet it remained only an urge.
"It's said that the True Vigor of a Martial God can be externally manifested; perhaps it's true. . ."
Spirit merging with power signifies the pinnacle of True Power circulation!
As for a Grandmaster, it's the transformation of True Power into True Vigor!
After achieving this step, Fang Xi was already a four-step Martial Master, reaching the peak of this realm.
Next, he would embark on the path of Heaven and Man merging into one, in anticipation of advancing to Grandmaster!
"What a pity. . . Yuan He Mountain still has some experience with four-step Martial Masters, but as for breaking through to Grandmaster. . . Linghu Shan also lacks the relevant secret methods. . . otherwise, he wouldn't have been trapped for twenty years!"
After finishing his calligraphy, Fang Xi felt pleased and went to the training grounds.
At this moment, the training grounds still held only Sun Hongdie.
Over the past month, a few disciples had come sporadically to apprentice, but quickly ran off. . .
"Master. . . when will I be able to grasp my blood-qi and enter the Blood-Qi Transformation realm?"
Sun Hongdie's gaze was filled with resentment upon seeing Fang Xi arrive.
Every time, Master would say she was innately gifted, and entering the Blood-Qi Transformation realm would be but an instant, but now. . . several months had passed, and she still hadn't even started.
"Soon, very soon."
Fang Xi smiled faintly, "No need to rush. . ."
In truth, Sun Hongdie's martial arts aptitude was even worse than he'd anticipated.
Moreover, this apprentice was distracted by numerous household chores every day, unable to calm her heart to practice martial arts. It would be a ghost's chance for her to achieve anything!
All his previous praises were merely to humor a child.
Watching Sun Hongdie's face puff up like a steamed bun in anger, Fang Xi laughed rather ungraciously.
'Alas, only now do I feel like a youth again. . . '
Thinking of his eighteenth birthday, which had quietly passed not long ago, Fang Xi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
After arriving in the Da Liang world, he had been busy cultivating and breaking through, so he hadn't even had time to celebrate such an important day.
Perhaps it was a case of 'once you've seen the vast ocean, other waters are but streams'.
'I wonder how the war at Green Bamboo Mountain is progressing? Has the Situ Clan fallen? '
Another thought flashed through his mind, but Fang Xi had not the slightest interest in the Situ Clan's fate.
It was undoubtedly a time of great chaos, and the mere means of a second-level Body Cultivation were far from safe.
He should just lie low during this dangerous period, at least wait a year or two, and then go back to gauge the situation. . .
What made Fang Xi somewhat melancholic was that after consuming that bottle of Wood Origin Pills, his magical power's progress had virtually stagnated.
After all, the spiritual energy in the Da Liang world was extremely sparse.
To make progress, he would have to switch to absorbing spiritual energy from within spirit stones during cultivation.
But this approach was truly too extravagant. After all, spirit stones were mostly emergency items used by cultivators during breakthroughs or to restore magical power in combat.
Thus, Fang Xi restrained his impulse, circulating his cultivation technique once each day before moving on to other matters.
'The Evergreen Chant, at its fourth-layer peak, is just mediocre. . . '
'The current key is still to break through and become a True Vigor Martial God! '
'Furthermore, monster meat spoils easily, but their hides and bones don't. . . If I gather more, transporting them to the South Barrens Cultivation World in the future would definitely be a huge fortune! '
After all, the State of Yue was a cultivation country already thoroughly developed, with a dense population, sparse primeval forests, and naturally, even fewer monsters.
Sometimes, if a monster suddenly appeared, it might very well be surrounded and killed by cultivators from all directions!
As monsters became scarcer, the price of monster resources steadily rose.
This was an opportunity to earn spirit stones!
'The Monster Hunting Guild, and Yuan He Mountain. . . That old man Linghu Shan definitely has good stuff on hand! '
Fang Xi immediately made up his mind to visit Elder Brother Linghu more often in the future, to chat and 'borrow' some resources.
...
"Master, those two beggars are here again!"
Half an hour later, Sun Hongdie, who had been called home for dinner, saw the small string of copper coins placed at the entrance, immediately picked them up, and scurried back to hand them to Fang Xi.
She was referring to Qingsang and Ah Dai.
Ever since ten days ago, those two little fellows had occasionally appeared near the martial arts hall, dropping off a few things before leaving.
"It seems they're doing quite well."
Fang Xi sat on his grand armchair, took a sip of tea from his Zisha teapot, and instructed Sun Hongdie, "Call them in!"
Sun Hongdie bounced out.
Not long after, the two little beggars walked in.
Though their clothes were still tattered, their complexions had improved significantly. Upon seeing Fang Xi, they immediately knelt and kowtowed, "Qingsang (Ah Dai) greets the Hall Master!"
"You two still know how to repay kindness. Not bad. . ."
Fang Xi was rather pleased. To obtain food and money so quickly meant they must have learned that move, 'Moon-Stealing Style'.
This move, when suddenly unleashed, even when performed by a child, might not be parried by a Blood-Qi Transformation martial artist. It was certainly enough to deal with ordinary people.
He hadn't expected that casually saving two children and teaching them a little something would reveal such decent talent.
"Now. . . take off your shirts! " Fang Xi instructed.
Qingsang froze for a moment, then he and Ah Dai stripped off their tattered shirts.
Their bodies were covered in filth, festering sores, and scars. . .
Ignoring the rest, his gaze settled on their arms, shoulders, and palms.
One could see that Qingsang's shoulder had a large injury, likely caused by the strenuous practice of the 'Moon-Stealing Style'.
Ah Dai's shoulder, however, showed no injury at all, but he caught Fang Xi's attention.
"Not bad, not bad. . ."
Looking at Ah Dai, "Not only did you master the Moon-Stealing Style, you even incorporated some of your own flair, not rigidly practicing it like this simpleton next to you. . ."
Ah Dai's expression was muddled; he didn't seem to understand what was said.
Qingsang, however, had his mouth half-open, somewhat incredulous.
But he quickly recalled that he had learned 'martial arts,' practicing like his life depended on it every day, yet his first attempt hadn't even succeeded. If Ah Dai hadn't stepped in at that time, he might have been beaten to death by that enraged old beggar!
Now it seemed Ah Dai's talent was even greater than his?
Fang Xi, on the other hand, had some ideas.
He indeed needed to cultivate a few people as test subjects, to practice his Primal Chaos True Art.
After all, this cultivation method was merely his initial creation; there might indeed be some issues within it.
Finding and correcting flaws in the cultivation method might also help him become a Grandmaster!
"Very well. From today onward, you two are apprentices of the 'Youjian Martial Arts Hall'. The things you brought before will serve as your tuition. Starting today, come practice martial arts for two hours daily. . . Perhaps one day, you'll become true experts."
Fang Xi chuckled, his figure suddenly appearing in the center of the training grounds.
Sun Hongdie was startled. She had been watching Fang Xi the entire time and hadn't noticed how he'd moved.
'I never thought Master was actually an expert? '
Her eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
Fang Xi, however, ignored her and began to demonstrate the Primal Chaos Fist Art.
This was the introductory chapter of his 'Primal Chaos True Art,' adapted by him to accelerate the condensation of blood-qi and then break through to True Force!
"My Primal Chaos Fist Art has a chant—Body like a bow, legs like a pine, fist like the wind, intent like the void!"
Fang Xi demonstrated the fist and foot techniques, move by move: "If you want to practice martial arts, you must put in hard work! Don't look at my youth; this level of cultivation, I've already practiced for over twenty years!"
Thus admonished the young man who had just celebrated his eighteenth birthday.
Bang!
As he spoke, Fang Xi had already arrived before the wooden stake and punched it.
Wham!
The wooden stake shattered instantly, transforming into a shower of wood splinters flying everywhere.
"Whoa! Ptui, ptui, ptui. . ."
Sun Hongdie was about to say something when she found her mouth full of wood splinters and dust, and couldn't help but ungracefully spit them out.
Qingsang and Ah Dai, on the other hand, both had sparkling eyes.
"Alright, I've demonstrated the four major stances of the Primal Chaos Fist Art once. Now, let me see you learn them."
Fang Xi sat back on his grand armchair and said in a deep voice.
"Please guide us, Master!"
Qingsang immediately stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and then sharply pulled into a stance.
"This person. . ."
Sun Hongdie was astonished. Although she could see many omissions and errors in Qingsang's moves, he at least stumbled through the entire set.
Back then. . . she had to have Master break down and teach her each movement, one by one. How many days did it take her to learn the entire set of stances? Was it ten days? Or half a month?
After Qingsang stepped down, Fang Xi said a few words to Ah Dai. The seemingly muddle-headed Ah Dai then came into the training ground and took up his fist stance.
This time, Sun Hongdie no longer wanted to speak.
Because although Ah Dai appeared dull, he meticulously performed the entire set of fist techniques, to the point where even she couldn't find a single error!
"A genius. . . a true martial arts genius!"
Sun Hongdie murmured to herself.
Immediately, she cast a resentful gaze at Fang Xi.
Clearly, Fang Xi's earlier set of deceptive words had finally been exposed. . .
"Very good, Ah Dai, your four major stances are well-executed. Qingsang, from now on, you'll learn your fist techniques from Ah Dai, and continue practicing strength with your Senior Sister Sun Hongdie by hitting the wooden stake!"
Fang Xi, however, wasn't particularly surprised.
No matter how good Ah Dai's talent was, it was only comparable to Linghu Yang. Perhaps Linghu Shan would be overjoyed to see it, but to Fang Xi, it was nothing special. . .
Even if he possessed a spiritual root, or even an Earth-grade or Heaven-grade spiritual root, what then?
In any case, he wouldn't teach him cultivation, nor would he take him to the South Barrens Cultivation World.
So. . . it's all the same; they're merely lab rats for cultivation.
"Master. . ."
Sun Hongdie's eyes were red, her voice thick with a sob, "Tell me the truth. . . am I truly untalented?"
She had practiced for so long; even an ordinary person should have grasped their blood-qi by now.
"Uh. . ."
Fang Xi thought for a moment, then said, "Your mom called you home for dinner. . ."
She had just been called home for dinner earlier, and now a long time had passed.
"Master, don't avoid the question! " Sun Hongdie said, puffing out her cheeks.
"Alas, foolish apprentice. . . " Fang Xi sighed, his gaze filled with pity, and finally spoke the truth, "How about. . . you just go home and get married?"
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