The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 476 Is there any hope for Wuyazi?
A sliver of light, a sliver of darkness, intertwined and cast shadows, separating the three people in the cave into different spaces of reality and illusion.
Xu Xingchen's gaze swept over Wu Yazi's body, and he said slowly, "The reason you can still move now is entirely due to your strong internal energy; without internal energy..."

Wu Yazi sighed helplessly, "You're right. Ever since I was ambushed by my wicked disciple and knocked off the cliff, ninety percent of my bones and tendons have been broken. I've been barely clinging to life for so many years, and I can only barely move my body with my internal energy. It's impossible for me to fully recover in this lifetime."

I've been resentful for so long, and only recently have I realized that I need to find a successor to pass on my inner strength.

Duan Yu is excellent. He has a noble status, handsome appearance, and has mastered the supreme martial art of my Free and Unfettered Sect. He is the most suitable person to inherit my mantle.

At this point, he glanced at the anxious Duan Yu, then turned back to Xu Xingchen: "So, please don't interfere with what happens next!"

Duan Yu said anxiously, "Master, I don't need your internal energy, I just want you to live."

Wu Yazi reached out his hand, telling Duan Yu to calm down, and continued to look at Xu Xingchen, waiting for his answer.

Xu Xingchen pondered for a moment and then asked, "Senior Wuyazi, if you don't pass on your internal energy to Brother Duan, how much longer can you live?"

Wu Yazi said, "Our Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts are based on nature and conform to the way of heaven; if one is free from illness and disaster, one can live to the end of one's life."

Even though I am now physically disabled, my inner strength still gives me great vitality.

If they continue to eke out a living as before, they might live for another twenty or thirty years.

However, I am already tired of this life of never seeing the light of day.

"To be unable to be carefree, to be without freedom, is worse than death."

Xu Xingchen nodded and said, "It's good that you still have a lifespan left; Senior Wuyazi, may I examine your body?"

Wu Yazi seemed to have guessed Xu Xingchen's thoughts and said with a faint smile, "I have been immersed in all kinds of miscellaneous studies throughout my life, and I also have a good understanding of medical skills."

Unfortunately, despite searching through every medical book in the world and devoting so many years to this cause, I still haven't found a way to cure myself.

Seeing that Xu Xingchen's gaze remained firm, he said helplessly, "Fine, do you think I'm afraid of your underhanded schemes with this crippled body of mine?"

Come up here and check it out for yourself.

Be careful not to let my Northern Darkness Divine Art drain your internal energy.

“In that case, I won’t stand on ceremony.” Xu Xingchen nodded in agreement, took two steps forward, and came to Wu Yazi’s side.

He reached out and gently placed his palm on Wu Yazi's shoulder. His Yin-Yang internal energy, like a slippery fish, gently and softly entered the other's body.

As soon as the internal energy entered Wu Yazi's meridians, it was as if he had fallen into an incredibly vast vortex.

That vortex connected all the meridians and acupoints throughout Wuyazi's body.

They are interconnected, intersecting, influencing, and working together to generate an incredibly powerful rotating and devouring force.

That swirling, vortex-like internal force formed its own entity, firmly locking Wu Yazi's life force within his body, preventing it from dissipating in the slightest.

Any external force that tries to interfere will be mercilessly swallowed, merged, and transformed into its power by this massive vortex force.

However, Xu Xingchen's Yin-Yang internal energy is also self-contained and possesses an extraordinary resistance to external forces.

Even after entering Wuyazi's body, it remained connected to his own power.

It's like casting a fishing line into a turbulent whirlpool to fish.
Although the power of the vortex was immense, it could not sever that thin, long fishing line.

For the first time in his life, Wu Yazi encountered internal energy that was unaffected by his Beiming Divine Art, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

To facilitate Xu Xingchen's investigation, he kept his inner strength in check, preventing it from unleashing its full power.

In Wu Yazi's view, although the internal energy that Xu Xingchen probed into his body was not affected by his Beiming Divine Art, it was only because he had consciously relaxed and suppressed the Beiming Divine Art that it did not exert its astonishing power.

If he intended to activate the Northern Darkness Divine Art, his internal energy would surely surge forth like a raging torrent, unleashing its full power to forcibly devour and transform the internal energy that Xu Xingchen had probed into his body.
There will be no exceptions.

This shows his absolute confidence in his own martial arts skills!
Of course, if Xu Xingchen's internal energy did not actively probe into his body, he was not confident that he could forcibly extract it from Xu Xingchen's body.

After all, Xu Xingchen's Yin-Yang internal energy felt equally mysterious and unpredictable to him, and should not be underestimated.

As Xu Xingchen's internal energy continued to circulate and probe within Wu Yazi's body, Wu Yazi increasingly felt the profound and subtle nature of Xu Xingchen's internal energy.

He thought to himself, "No wonder this kid is unwilling to join my Xiaoyao Sect and inherit my mantle. It turns out that his lineage is no weaker than that of my Xiaoyao Sect."

But how did this young man cultivate such formidable internal energy, comparable to that of the original self?

During Xu Xingchen's examination of Wu Yazi's body, some of the secrets of his internal energy were undoubtedly exposed to Wu Yazi.

Wu Yazi was exceptionally intelligent and wise; otherwise, his master, Xiaoyaozi, would not have appointed him as the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Throughout his life, he was knowledgeable and erudite, possessing a prodigious memory and mastery of martial arts from all schools and sects. He and Li Qiushui even co-created the unparalleled Lingbo Weibu, a unique light-footwork technique. Therefore, as Xu Xingchen spent more and more time probing his body, Wu Yazi gradually glimpsed more and more of the mysteries within Xu Xingchen's internal energy, and his astonishment grew ever stronger.

"This kid's internal strength comes from the Taoist Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory. It seems simple, but in reality, it contains a myriad of changes and can form all sorts of different powers."

If this internal energy were used to unleash the martial arts of all schools and sects, it would likely surpass the disciples of those schools by a great deal.

I originally thought that only the three great divine skills of my Free and Unfettered Sect could accomplish such a thing, or perhaps the "Star Shifting Divine Skill" of the Murong family, which could "use their own methods against them." I never imagined that I had underestimated the heroes of the world.

Xu Xingchen manipulated his internal energy, resisting the immense power of Wu Yazi's naturally erupting Northern Darkness Divine Art while carefully probing the condition within his body.

The more she investigated, the more tense Xu Xingchen's brows furrowed.

Wu Yazi's physical condition was much worse than he had imagined.

Not only were his bones and tendons broken in many places all over his body, but even his meridians were broken in many places.

Her whole state was like that of a porcelain doll that had been shattered into pieces and was being forcibly pieced back together.

If it were any other martial artist, they wouldn't be able to withstand such an incredibly terrifying injury, even if they had ten lives.

However, Wuya Zi, relying on the wondrous and profound nature of the Beiming Divine Art, managed to pull his body, which had been shattered into countless pieces, back together and firmly locked in the life force within him, preventing it from being lost in the slightest.

It was in this near-death state that Wu Yazi endured for decades, and the pain, despair, resentment, and regret he experienced during that time were unimaginable to outsiders.

It's no wonder that Wuya Zi couldn't care less about his wife and daughter. For him, every day of survival exhausted all his energy, leaving him with no time or energy to care about anything else.

Based on Xu Xingchen's deduction.

Wu Yazi may have been conscious for a considerable amount of time each day, but he spent most of that time battling the injuries in his body.

The rest of the time, he would exchange information about the martial arts world with his disciple, Su Xinghe.

He simply doesn't have the energy to take on more disciples or instruct them in martial arts.

Having endured until now, Wu Yazi has completely given up hope of recovering his health.

So he thought of finding a disciple he liked, passing on his inner strength to the disciple, and at the same time leaving the disciple the opportunity to take revenge.

This was truly a last resort!

The more Xu Xingchen examined Wu Yazi's injuries, the more amazed he became.

Even if a person practicing martial arts has no other injuries, if their meridians are broken, they will definitely be unable to continue circulating internal energy and cultivating internal skills.

However, Wu Yazi's Beiming Divine Skill allowed his internal energy to continue flowing through those broken meridians and continuously transmitting through the nearby muscles in a miraculous way, thus maintaining a smooth and cyclical state.

This is also what Wuyazi has relied on to survive until now.

Xu Xingchen, having withdrawn his internal energy, frowned deeply.

Before examining Wu Yazi's injuries, he was still somewhat confident that he could heal Wu Yazi.

But after some investigation, he also felt that the situation was extremely difficult and that there was little hope.

Suddenly, he felt that Wu Yazi's decision to pass on his inner strength to Duan Yu might not be such a bad thing after all!
“No, I can’t think like that.” Xu Xingchen shook his head inwardly: “The more severe Wuya Zi’s injuries are, the more energy I should spend treating them; this is not only about healing his injuries, but also a completely new exploration of martial arts cultivation, the potential of life, and the mysteries of the body.”

"It is both a crisis and an opportunity."

"If this succeeds, my understanding of martial arts cultivation will reach an unprecedented level."

Thinking of this, Xu Xingchen looked up at Wuyazi and asked in a deep voice, "Senior Wuyazi, I have heard that your Xiaoyao Sect has a divine skill called the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Skill; it is said that after mastering this skill, the cultivator's body can return to childhood and redevelop. Is there such a thing?"

Wu Yazi exclaimed in surprise, "Master Xu, you really know a lot about my Xiaoyao Sect! You even know that my junior sister cultivates the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Technique!"

"Indeed, that technique can reverse aging and make people grow up again, but I don't know that technique."

"Besides, even if I knew that technique, it wouldn't help my injuries at all."

"You have already examined my physical condition, so you should know that the reason I can maintain this state is entirely due to the miraculous power of the Northern Darkness Divine Art."

"The day I dispel the Northern Darkness Divine Art will be the day I perish, and there will be no time to switch to other cultivation methods."

Xu Xingchen looked up, staring blankly at the cave ceiling, pondering for a long time.

She said softly, "How about we give it a try?"

(End of this chapter)