Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

Li Changqing has an easygoing and adaptable nature.

He sat in his room, his mind blank for over an hour, before he began to think.

Li Changqing was confident in helping people cleanse their meridians and marrow, but he had never done it before.

Before helping someone, you should always have a clear idea in mind.

The innate qualities of a martial artist can be changed.

If the person performing the procedure is skilled enough, and with the aid of medication, impurities in the body can be cleansed.

The limitations of a martial artist's physical constitution can be simply summarized as two things: blocked meridians and insufficient physical constitution.

Insufficient physical constitution can be divided into congenital and acquired factors.

But regardless of the type, both can be nourished by internal energy and medicine.

Murong Yao clearly does not fall into this category.

Firstly, her natural constitution wasn't that bad, just not particularly good. Secondly, she had the backing of the Marquis of Sanyang's mansion, and she had been taking medicinal baths since childhood.

Murong Yao's physical constitution had already been nurtured to a very high level.

What still limits Murong Yao is that her meridians are blocked.

Li Changqing can help her clear her meridians, and even widen them...

In this way, the obstacle preventing Murong Yao from making further progress no longer exists.

Of course, this does not mean that Murong Yao can enter the Free and Unfettered Realm.

Once a martial artist reaches the mid-stage of the Profound Realm, they have essentially reached their limit. No matter how talented they are, without sufficient comprehension, they cannot break through to the Free and Unfettered Realm.

That's why Li Changqing said at the time that he could only give Murong Yao one chance to break through to the Free and Unfettered Realm.

As for whether she can break through?

That depends on her own circumstances and whether she has the right opportunity and understanding.

With a clear understanding of the situation, Li Changqing stopped worrying about it.

He opened the door to his room, ready to tour his temporary lodgings.

The brothel of ten thousand flowers!

Although this wasn't Li Changqing's first time visiting a brothel, he had been taken there once before by his brothers from the Cao Gang when he was in Shanhai County.

It's just for broadening my horizons, nothing more.

But how can the brothels of Shanhai County be compared with Wanhualou?

The difference in decoration alone is enormous, not to mention the performance stage and all sorts of refreshing things.

Li Changqing, with the mindset of a tourist, took a good look around.

Just as he finished browsing and was about to leave, he discovered that the entrance to the Wan Hua Lou was guarded by soldiers.

"Young master, please remain inside for now!"

The soldiers treated them with great respect.

Although it's unclear which of the five people in the building is the true grandson of the emperor?

But there's always one possibility.

If they are not polite at this time, the probability of them offending the future grandson of the emperor is 1 in 5.

Let alone one-fifth, even if it were one in fifty thousand, they would absolutely allow themselves to take that risk.

What are the consequences of offending a prince?

No one knew this better than these imperial guards of Kyoto.

"Are we being restricted in our freedom? I heard that the longest we've been here is over four months? We can't possibly..."

Li Changqing spoke in a gentle tone, as if he were chatting with someone.

"Young master, please be patient. His Highness the Prince of Qin will arrive the day after tomorrow. At that time, we will naturally find out who the true grandson of the emperor is."

This is not a secret.

The four imperial grandsons living in the Wanhua Tower all knew this.

Li Changqing had just arrived and was obviously unaware of this news.

Now Li Changqing was even more certain that he was probably the thirteenth prince. Otherwise, why would His Highness the Prince of Qin have to verify his identity so soon after his arrival?

He wasn't the only one who thought that way.

The other four imperial grandsons living in the Wanhua Tower shared the same idea.

Just as Li Changqing was talking to the guards, four young figures on the second and third floors looked down at him.

The five of them all looked somewhat alike.

One of them even bore a striking resemblance to Li Changqing, with seven or eight points of similarity.

If you didn't know their relationship, you might mistake them for twins if they walked down the street together.

Li Changqing turned his head and saw the four people.

They were the same age, fifteen or sixteen, and looked almost identical...

Especially the one who looked like his twin, Li Changqing sensed the aura of a mid-stage innate cultivator from that person.

For his age, the boy's aptitude is remarkably high. This is especially true if he hadn't used medicinal baths or received any other assistance.

This person may even attempt to reach the Free and Unfettered Realm in the future.

Li Changqing understood why these people were still allowed to stay.

Even if they aren't blood relatives, keeping them around and nurturing them is a good option.

The fact that they've survived until now at least proves that, according to the investigation by the Prince of Qin's residence, their backgrounds are clean.

It wasn't a pawn deliberately sent by someone with ulterior motives.

"Greetings, everyone!"

As a polite and exemplary young man, Li Changqing felt he should take the initiative to greet everyone.

Their relationship was neither like that of brothers nor like that of friends...

Aside from greeting him, Li Changqing really didn't know what else to say.

Those other people were obviously the same.

They also didn't know how to communicate with Li Changqing.

Finally, the three of them turned around and went back to their respective rooms.

Only the young master who looked like Li Changqing's twin brother jumped down from the third floor and landed gracefully in front of Li Changqing.

He carefully examined Li Changqing from head to toe, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"I am Bai Wushuang from the Wenjian Sect. Of course, I could also be called Li Wushuang."

Upon hearing the other person's self-introduction, Li Changqing could hardly believe his ears.

"Documentgate?"

I never imagined that there was such a sect in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although it's not a top-tier sect, isn't the name of this sect a bit too casual?

"That's right. You may not have heard of it, but it's quite famous in Liangzhou."

Wenjian Sect is a second-rate sect in Liangzhou.

Bai Wushuang was a disciple of an elder in their sect, and her status was not low.

Li Changqing was stunned for a moment before realizing that he might have misheard.

There's nothing I can do; his name just doesn't sound good.

"The Canal Gang, Li Changqing."

Li Changqing didn't say anything more.

"Judging by your bearing and appearance, I think you and I are the most likely to be imperial grandsons. What do you think, brother?"

Li Changqing's attitude was much colder in the face of Bai Wushuang's enthusiasm.

He nodded slightly, signaling the other person to continue.

"This is an incredible opportunity for both of us brothers. I'd like to make a deal with you, brother. What do you think?"

"What kind of agreement is it?"

With the fox's tail peeking out a little, Li Changqing wasn't in a hurry and gestured for the other party to continue.

"Every prince or grandson of the emperor has a double. Although being a double is dangerous, it also grants access to unimaginable cultivation resources. I see that you, brother, are also a martial artist; you surely wouldn't want to miss such an opportunity, would you?"

"At that time, regardless of who is the true grandson of the emperor, the other must be completely loyal to him. What do you think, brother?"

Now Li Changqing understood.

The other party clearly saw him as a rare commodity.

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