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Chapter 537 has no tricks, it's all about attribute points.
"Here, hold out your hand."

After composing himself, Yue Buqun began to speak.

As the saying goes, after thirty years of cultivating his inner strength, and with his greatest obsession now gone, Yue Buqun knew one thing: he had entered a new world and had even overcome the greatest tribulation he might have encountered in his life.

Therefore, he is not in a hurry about his own affairs.

With him around, given the miraculous power of the Zixia Divine Skill, the safety of the Huashan Sect can be guaranteed for at least another fifty years.

So, the remaining and most important task is to train these apprentices.

This allowed the gradually declining Huashan Sect to gradually become more vibrant.

In the past, he valued Linghu Chong the most, but now, Yue Buqun felt that Li Zhongren was the one who could truly be entrusted with the mantle of the Huashan Sect.

A person's talent goes without saying, but more importantly, this person knows how to be grateful, is thoughtful enough, and has a long-term vision.

What good deeds did I, Yue Buqun, do in my past life to be able to first take in a sword genius like Linghu Chong, and then encounter such a gifted child?
Therefore, he planned to examine Li Zhongren in detail and then decide how to teach him.

"Yes, master."

Li Zhongren stretched out his arm, seemingly without any particular excitement.

After all, he knew his own capabilities.

Simply put, his physique is like a battery, and a battery with excellent digestive capabilities.

Any rare and precious herbs or good things, once ingested, will be quickly absorbed and refined to strengthen one's body. This is the reason why his physical condition improved rapidly during his time on Mount Hua, after he had plenty of food and medicinal cuisine.

There are no tricks, it's all about attribute points.

Of course, the reason for such an exaggerated effect is because he was really miserable at the beginning. It's similar to when you're at a low level, you can level up by four, five, six, seven or eight levels with just one experience pill.

As the level increases, the speed of this enhancement will inevitably decrease.

Even so, it's enough for him to have sufficient self-protection capabilities in this world.

As Li Zhongren pondered, he felt a warm sensation travel along his pulse, into his arm, and then along a specific path, circulating throughout his body. Finally, it circled a few times in his lower abdomen before slowly dissipating and fading away.
be quiet
In the study, only Li Zhongren's curious gaze and Yue Buqun's furrowed brows suggested he was deep in thought.

A moment later, he infused another stream of true qi into the vessel.

The true qi once again lingered within Li Zhongren's body. Then, Yue Buqun keenly sensed that his little disciple's meridians were slowly devouring and absorbing his own Zixia true qi.

However, because his True Qi was of a very high grade, and because the Purple Cloud True Qi was under his control, it was solid and restrained, so the absorption was not obvious. Therefore, the first time he only felt a little strange and did not realize the problem.

This time, he was finally certain.

His own little apprentice.

It is a rare and unique physique.

"Primordial Body!"

Actually, no one knows what this physique should be called. However, the Huashan Sect calls it the Hunyuan Body because they have a Hunyuan Gong technique.

The reason is simple: Hunyuan Gong is practically tailor-made for Hunyuan Body.

As everyone knows, of the nine skills of Mount Hua, Zixia is the best, and only the sect leader is qualified to learn this skill.

But in fact, Hunyuan Gong is no less powerful than Zixia Divine Skill in any aspect.

This includes training time.

As for himself, with his talent for cultivating the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, if it weren't for the obsession caused by the sword qi dispute, he would definitely have been able to cultivate to the highest level within thirty years, and then ensure that Mount Hua would not decline for fifty years.

However, if one were to cultivate the Hunyuan Gong, it would take at least sixty years to reach a level comparable to the fourth level of the Zixia Divine Skill, and reaching perfection would be virtually impossible.

The reason is quite simple: this Hunyuan Gong was created by Zhou Botong, the junior uncle of the Quanzhen Sect, to which Hao Datong, the founder of the Huashan Sect, belonged, based on the Tantric "Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong". The characteristic of that skill is that it takes 1,300 years to cultivate to the top level.
Even if one cultivates to the top level and becomes invincible, who in the world can actually achieve that?
Therefore, Hunyuan Gong has always been a useless skill in the Huashan Sect.

Until one generation of inheritors at Mount Hua, there was someone who possessed this unique physique, making it twice as effective as half as half when cultivating the Hunyuan Gong!
In just ten years, he cultivated to a level comparable to the fifth level of the Zixia Divine Skill, which truly strengthened the Huashan Sect.

That is, from that time onwards, Hunyuan Gong became one of the Nine Skills of Mount Hua.

However, all the sect leaders knew that if none of their disciples possessed the Hunyuan Body, this skill could not be easily passed on, as it would be too time-consuming.

"The Primordial Body."

Yue Buqun took a deep breath, recalling the contents recorded in the Huashan Secret Records.

That senior, the previous generation of Hunyuan Body, summarized all his experiences to guide those who came after him.

Then, Yue Buqun suddenly realized that even that senior could only absorb the internal energy of others through his meridians and turn it into his own after he had mastered the Hunyuan Gong. It was somewhat similar to the Star Absorbing Technique of the Demonic Sect, but fundamentally different.

The essence of the Star Absorbing Technique is to store the internal energy of others within one's own body, reducing the time required to cultivate internal energy. However, the cost is the repulsion between different types of internal energy. This is why Ren Woxing disappeared and Dongfang Bubai became the leader of the Demonic Cult.

This happened just two years ago.

The Hunyuan Gong, on the other hand, absorbs the true qi of others' attacks through its meridians, using it as nourishment to strengthen one's own physical body without any side effects. In terms of its underlying principles, it is far inferior.

At the same time, Hunyuan Gong does not have the ability to forcibly absorb the skills of others; it only devours the true qi that others unleash.

But regardless of the type, those are signs that only appear after one has cultivated the Hunyuan Gong, and his little disciple hasn't even cultivated the Hunyuan Gong yet.
In other words, this means that in terms of the talent of the Hunyuan Body, his little apprentice surpasses that of the Huashan Sect's sage.

"May God bless Mount Hua! May God bless Mount Hua!!"

Yue Buqun roared inwardly, as if venting the anger, helplessness, and pressure he had felt over the years.
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"Hun Yuan Gong"

As night deepened, Li Zhongren lay in bed, his mind replaying everything Yue Buqun had said during the day.

For example, his physique, talent, and the relationship between them and the Hunyuan Gong of Mount Hua.

It can only be described as a beautiful mistake, yet it turned out to be a lucky one.

This is especially true after reading the secret manual of Hunyuan Gong.

Hunyuan Gong is actually derived from the Longxiang Boruo Gong of Tantric Buddhism. It discards the dross and takes the essence, reinterpreting the Tantric theory of three channels and seven chakras with Taoist concepts.

And thus, a unique kung fu was created.

To put it more bluntly.

Traditional kung fu involves breathing exercises to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through the lungs, then calling upon the 'spirit,' or the power of the soul, to refine it into true qi, which is stored in the dantian. This qi is then nourished through the great circulation of qi through the meridians, nourishing the physical body, and finally feeding back to the 'spirit.'

Hunyuan Gong, on the other hand, completes this process through the pores of the whole body, and instead of along the meridians, it goes through the blood vessels.

It draws spiritual energy through the pores, gathers it in the blood vessels through the capillaries, and then circulates throughout the body with the blood, nourishing the body, including the internal organs and brain. Finally, it draws special energy from the flesh and blood through the spirit hidden in the brain, transfers it to the meridians, and finally gathers it in the dantian.

This is why Hunyuan Gong doesn't lead to qi deviation; everything happens naturally and effortlessly.

Of course, neither of them is inherently superior or inferior.

After all, there are three thousand great paths, but they all lead to the same destination.

Ultimately, it's just a difference in how energy is used.

However, Hunyuan Gong also has its own unique characteristics.

That is to cultivate both inner and outer qualities.

True cultivation of both inner and outer qualities. Let me illustrate with an example.

For traditional martial artists, although True Qi can strengthen the physical body, this strengthening is limited. The main strengthening is placed on the meridians. The physical body is just a vessel to carry True Qi. With True Qi, the physical body can unleash superhuman strength, speed, and defense.

But ultimately, it is through true qi that all of this is accomplished.

The Hunyuan Gong is different. Even if his true qi is exhausted, his flesh and blood body will still be as hard as steel, and his strength will not decline in the slightest.

In a sense, it is similar to the martial arts of later generations, the way of qi and blood.

Thinking about it this way, the two are actually quite similar.

Or rather, the so-called "national martial arts" are the remainder after stripping away the internal energy part of Hunyuan Gong, and are more like a martial art developed by a later generation based on fragments of Hunyuan Gong.

However, compared to Hunyuan Gong, it lacks a certain level of concept.

After all, Hunyuan Gong's methods of utilizing the unique energy within flesh and blood far surpass those of traditional Chinese martial arts.

To put it bluntly, the use of qi and blood in traditional Chinese martial arts is like using an AK-47 as a baseball bat. You can still kill someone with a metal weapon, but without the coordination of meridians, you lose the true way to use this weapon. This thing can actually fire bullets.
Far away.

In short, Hunyuan Gong is incredibly powerful.

Then, his physique became even more amazing.

With his physique, which is similar to that of a mythical creature like the Pixiu or Taotie, as long as there is a sufficient supply of rare and precious materials, his kung fu skills will be elevated to a very high level in a short period of time.

He didn't know exactly how high it was.

But judging from the look in Yue Buqun's eyes as he left, he knew that his master was probably about to become ruthless.
Ning Zhongze was currently in an underground secret chamber on the main peak of Mount Hua with Yue Buqun.

This is the most secret location of the Huashan Sect. To get here, you need to descend from the cliff and enter from the mountainside.

Because this place holds the most precious heritage and resources of the Huashan School.

Furthermore, opening this place requires two keys, one for yourself and one for your senior brother.

According to the traditional rules of the Huashan Sect, the two keys were originally held by the sect leader and the elder who passed on the skills, one for each of them.

However, after the sword energy battle, the key could only be held by the couple.

Their purpose in coming here was simple: to retrieve the last remaining secret medicine of the Huashan Sect.

This is the secret medicine passed down from the Quanzhen Sect, the Quanzhen Pill!

In fact, this thing is similar to the Great Rejuvenating Pill of Shaolin.

It is a secret medicine that enhances one's martial arts skills. Each person can only take one pill in their lifetime. After taking it, the body will enter a special state, under which the cultivation of martial arts will be improved at an unprecedented speed.

The Huashan Sect only has this one.

The recipe still exists, but the medicinal materials for making it are too difficult to find. Therefore, after each batch of pills is refined, the next batch is left to chance.

Even Yue Buqun himself had never eaten it.

It's not that he was particularly noble or virtuous.

However, this thing requires a specific time to take it.

Unlike the Great Rejuvenating Pill of Shaolin, it can be taken by anyone, regardless of age.

This stuff can only be eaten by children, meaning the oldest person cannot be over thirteen or fourteen years old.

He was not originally qualified to take over the position of sect leader, so naturally he was not qualified to take the title. However, when he married his junior sister at the age of seventeen and took over the position of sect leader of the Huashan Sect, he was already past that age.

So the pill remained locked up here.

He once intended to give this secret medicine to Linghu Chong, but given Linghu Chong's carefree nature, it would have been a waste for him to take it.

So the matter was dropped.

Today, at this moment, after discussing Li Zhongren, the couple finally decided to give him this pill. Combined with Hunyuan Gong and Hunyuan Body, it might allow the child to grow up in a very short time.

It wasn't for any other reason than to prevent him from dying young.

The Hunyuan Gong cultivates both internal and external aspects, and when mastered to a high level, one becomes immune to all poisons.

If someone wants to run away, there are few people in this world who can stop them.

The heavy iron gate was pushed open forcefully by Yue Buqun.

Inside was a long, secret passage.

Dark and deep.

If you don't understand the internal mechanisms, even if you forcefully break through the iron gate to enter, you will only be killed by the mechanisms.

We carefully passed through the tunnel, and there was another door.

Ning Zhongze took out his key and opened the door.

What comes into view is a spacious underground chamber, chilled to the bone. An ordinary person would probably freeze into an ice pop in a short while here.

Looking into the secret room, there is a bookshelf on the left, which contains backups of martial arts techniques collected by the Huashan Sect over the generations.

On the right side are gold and silver treasures.

In the very center, there is a stone bed made of jade.

The air was chilling; the chill in the entire room emanated from this stone bed.

It is obvious that this was made from some kind of rare and precious material.

Yue Buqun walked up to him and gently knocked.

One part of the stone bed collapsed, and then a small box slowly rose up.

Inside was the Quanzhen Pill.

All medicines have a shelf life, and this is especially true for the Quanzhen Pill. Therefore, only rare and precious herbs from extremely cold regions can maintain the efficacy of the Quanzhen Pill for a long time.

"Junior sister."

After a moment's thought, Yue Buqun spoke.

“My master once said that this stone bed is a treasure of the Ancient Tomb Sect of the previous dynasty. Relying on it, one can instinctively circulate one’s cultivation techniques at all times. Previously, it was used to protect the Quanzhen Pill. Now that the Quanzhen Pill is gone, it would be a waste to leave this item here.”

“Unfortunately, this item is too heavy. It took many people working together to get it here. It’s too heavy for you and me to carry out by ourselves. So my idea is to let Zhongren hide it here to cultivate until he has achieved success, and then we can leave. What do you think?”

"Ah."

Ning Zhongze nodded.

"This place is safe. Even if the Songshan Sect were to harm Zhongren from here, it would be difficult for him!"

(End of this chapter)