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

Before leaving the palace, Li Chengqing received the two small golden statues.

Each of the small golden figures is inscribed with a divine skill.

One of them records the story of shrinking the earth to an inch.

This is a kind of lightness skill, but it is different from ordinary martial arts.

When Li Changqing was researching lightness skills, he had also thought about this.

But it flies over the grass, leaving no trace in the snow, soaring through the air, crossing the river on a single reed...

These light-footed skills are all traceable, and Li Changqing can also find a way to do them.

But things like shrinking the distance to an inch, or being close yet worlds apart.

Strictly speaking, it has transcended the realm of martial arts and reached the level of Tao.

Even with Li Changqing's extraordinary comprehension, he still couldn't figure it out and eventually had to give up.

It wasn't until Li Changqing witnessed Lu Chuan displaying the skills of the Great Free and Unfettered Sword Immortal.

Li Changqing then realized that he had gone down a dead end.

He had never seen it before, so naturally he didn't think about it in that way.

Only after seeing it did he realize that sword intent could have a physical form.

This means that when martial arts are cultivated to an extremely high level, it is no longer just about martial arts skills.

Rather, it is an existence that is close to the Tao.

Martial arts are also a way!

Since it is all the same principle, shrinking the earth to an inch is not impossible.

Now, after reading the inscription on the little golden statue, Li Changqing finally understood that there were three levels to the art of shrinking the earth to an inch.

The first level is called "One Step, a Thousand Miles".

This is, of course, an exaggeration.

However, once the cultivation is successful, as long as one is within the range of the martial artist's domain, one can take a single step to reach any place one wants to go.

Take Li Changqing as an example.

If he retains the power of the Great Freedom Realm, he can probably consider the area around his body, about ten feet, as his domain.

Once he successfully cultivates, he can leap ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) in a single step.

Regardless of height or distance...

The second level, Shrinking the Earth into an Inch, allows one to shrink the martial arts realm into a single path.

What was originally a distance of ten zhang could become a hundred zhang, or even several hundred zhang.

Heart to heart.

If that person is Li Changqing's opponent, assuming he has only cultivated to the first realm.

Li Changqing can still catch him.

Once that person cultivates to the second realm, they achieve the ability to shrink the distance to an inch.

Even Li Changqing probably couldn't catch up.

Not to mention the third level, which is as close as a stone's throw away yet as far as the horizon.

"The divine skills of this world are indeed more amazing than I imagined."

After reading the inscription on the little golden statue, Li Changqing took out another one.

"A mere glimpse!"

This is a hidden weapon technique; once mastered, it ensures that the blade never misses its mark, similar to Li Xunhuan's flying dagger.

Moreover, this type of hidden weapon also possesses three levels of mastery.

Both of these divine skills are of superior quality or above.

They are just too simplistic.

Unlike a complete divine skill, it does not possess a complete cultivation system.

The internal energy cultivation method and palm techniques of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms...

The Golden Light Sword Technique also includes leg techniques, lightness skills, sword intent, and internal energy...

That is a complete cultivation system.

Even this incomplete technique deeply shocked Li Changqing.

No wonder the Heavenly Divine Skill is called the number one divine skill in the world!

Li Changqing also practiced the Cloud Dragon Body Refining Technique and knew its extraordinary nature.

However, compared to the Heavenly Divine Skill, the Cloud Dragon Body Refining Technique seems to be quite inferior.

Shrinking the earth into an inch and illuminating an inch.

When twelve divine skills of this caliber are put together, a complete mental cultivation method will emerge.

That is the true divine skill that reaches the heavens.

Li Changqing couldn't wait to collect them all.

Upon returning to the Qin Prince's residence, Li Changqing began researching the techniques of shrinking the earth to an inch and using a inch of light.

He simply couldn't find a way to get started.

Now that he has found it, everything from beginner to mastery is going smoothly.

Based on his understanding of these two divine skills, Li Changqing turned back to study his Seeking Immortality Record.

What Li Changqing originally thought was a perfect road now seems to be less than perfect.

Li Changqing decided to make another change.

Moreover, he had to engage in real combat again for each level of cultivation.

"Reinventing the wheel without proper guidance inevitably leads to a weak foundation. From the very beginning, one must understand the meaning of martial arts."

Li Changqing went into seclusion for more than two months.

From the time he entered the Great Zhou Armory until he studied the two small golden statues.

Almost half a year has passed.

A lot has happened in the past six months.

The princess and the children of the Prince of Qin's residence, who were originally going to the Nangong family, will return to their residence in half a month.

Li Changqing's elder brother underwent arduous spiritual practice.

Not only did he successfully break through to the Grandmaster level, but he also went a step further and broke through to the Great Grandmaster level.

Once a prodigy like him, who creates his own martial arts, breaks through a bottleneck, his advancement speed is like having a cheat code.

Grandmaster will not be the pinnacle for Li Changsheng.

According to Li Changsheng, he should be able to advance to the Free and Unfettered realm in less than a year.

When that time comes, he will be able to help Li Changqing.

Li Changqing didn't let Li Changsheng wait any longer for a breakthrough, as a mere step to the Free and Unfettered Realm wouldn't be of much help to him. On the contrary, Li Changsheng himself was of immense help to Li Changqing.

Two months ago, he wrote to Li Changsheng, urging him to make sure he arrived at the headquarters of the Canal Gang.

On the Beggars' Sect's side, the matter at the headquarters is progressing very smoothly.

The courtyard has been built, and the backyard is a large mansion with five courtyards, registered under Yang Potian's name.

The front yard was a dilapidated courtyard that was bought and registered under Bai Futong's name.

Originally, Li Changqing wanted to help the two improve their strength.

With his previous successful experience, Li Changqing was three or four parts confident.

There's no way around it; the carefree are different from the grandmasters.

If you haven't grasped the Dao and can't find your own path, even if you improve your strength, it's useless.

Fortunately, neither Yang Potian nor Bai Futong are stubborn or inflexible, so they still have a 30-40% chance.

However, Li Changqing remained in seclusion, and this matter was delayed.

This six-month period was just enough time for the Beggars' Sect to complete its reorganization.

Following Li Changqing's instructions, they established bases in county towns, prefectural cities, and state capitals throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty and even the world.

They established strongholds for the Beggars' Sect separately.

Apart from the Beggars' Sect, there is no other sect in the world capable of accomplishing such a task.

Then, with the Nine-Bag Elder and the Eight-Bag Elder as the core, 108 branch sects were established respectively.

Each branch has reserved dozens of spots for core disciples.

Although begging is the main business of the Beggars' Sect, it is definitely not enough to keep such a large sect running.

Therefore, they still need to start new ventures.

To unite the Canal Gang and the Beggar Gang.

Li Changqing already had a business plan in mind, but it hadn't been officially put into operation yet.

Just establishing bases, communication methods, and logistics channels...

Within six months, they were already struggling to make ends meet.

As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Li Changqing only needed a few words to keep the hundreds of thousands of disciples busy for half a year.

In addition, there is another message.

That was the future princess consort of the Prince of Qinghe. After being unhappy for half a year, she finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She wanted to demand an explanation from the Prince of Qinghe.

At first, it was her maternal grandfather, and later her father.

Now it's her turn to visit for the first time.

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