I became a martial arts saint while playing games.

coming!

Gu Yan's spirits lifted.

He hadn't read the manual or heard the incantation, but this technique just appeared out of nowhere in his martial arts panel.

Just now, Shi Xiaofeng used his body to practice his skills, which was equivalent to circulating the internal energy of "Shifting the Universe" through his meridians. The internal energy was activated by his hands and feet when he made moves, which was also equivalent to letting Gu Yan experience the technical principles of "Shifting the Universe" through his body.

For a normal person, simply circulating internal energy at such a rapid speed and using the power of others to make a move would be extremely difficult to remember the sensations in the meridians, let alone gain any understanding through experiential practice.

In this situation, even if one can glean even a slight understanding of the principles of martial arts from what one just felt, that would already make one a genius with exceptional talent.

But Gu Yan is different.

He has cheat codes.

There's no such thing as a good or bad memory when it comes to a player's martial arts panel. Once the inner power of shifting the universe has been fully activated in the meridians and the techniques have been practiced again, it will have passed the "acquire martial arts inner power" check on the panel.

Once it's on the panel, there's not much more to say.

Potential System, activate!

[Shifting Heaven and Earth (First Level) Realm Advancement: Initial Understanding]

[Shifting Heaven and Earth (First Level) Realm Advancement: Slight Success]

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[Shifting Heaven and Earth (First Level) Realm Advancement: Integration and Mastery]

It took over three thousand points of potential energy to barely reach the state of mastery, commonly known as "perfection," which was more than the combined energy consumption of the previous Demon-Suppressing Nourishing Essence Technique and the Thirteen Swords of Subduing Demons reaching the state of returning to simplicity. This shows just how much potential energy is consumed in cultivating the Xuanji Pavilion's supreme martial art.

And this is only the first layer.

This is normal, though. After all, no matter how advanced the Thirteen Swords of Subduing Demons are, they are still only martial arts for the Solidifying Yuan Realm. Shifting Heaven and Earth, on the other hand, is a superior martial art, but one can only cultivate the first level at most during the Solidifying Yuan Realm.

Because from the second level onwards, one needs to use the methods of releasing and manipulating internal energy. Releasing internal energy requires reaching the Qi Control Realm, so no matter how talented a martial artist is in the first realm, they simply cannot cultivate it.

Gu Yan looked at his new martial arts skill, which had soared to perfection in one go, and was satisfied. He then stopped pouring more potential into it.

The first level of mastery is sufficient for now; the remaining potential will be used later.

Having mastered his divine skill, Gu Yan closed the martial arts panel, stepped forward, pointed his sword at the ground, and smiled, "Now I'd like to learn from the two demon kings' superior skills."

Seeing his contemptuous attitude, the man with the golden mane felt slighted and became furious.

He felt that the reason he had just suffered a loss was entirely because the other party had the help of that beggar, and that the beggar had used some kind of strange and magical magic that he couldn't figure out at all.

But this brat, relying on his master's power, dared to show such contempt for the two Qi-controlling demon kings despite only being at the Solidifying Yuan Realm. As the masters of their cave, how could they have ever suffered such humiliation?

Moreover, Gu Yan said he would "learn from your skill" but he stood still, with a nonchalant attitude, waiting for the two of them to take the initiative.

It's well known that martial arts emphasize seizing the initiative; those who passively take hits are naturally at a disadvantage. Gu Yan's act of fighting two demon kings, both of whom were at a higher level than him, was utterly unheard of.

Golden Mane was furious and charged forward with his spear. Seeing his brother step forward, Silver Mane immediately responded and the two attacked together.

Shi Xiaofeng stood about ten feet behind Gu Yan, intending to provide assistance from a distance as before. However, upon observing Gu Yan's stance, he noticed that although the other man appeared to be standing casually, he was already prepared to defend himself against attacks while holding his sword. His posture subtly resembled the principle of the "Shifting Heaven and Earth" technique.

Shi Xiaofeng was startled.

Has he learned to manipulate the universe?

But such an absurd thought only flashed through his mind briefly before he dismissed it, even finding the thought that had spontaneously arisen amusing.

"Are you kidding me? How could that be? Shifting the Universe is the signature technique of their Xuanji Pavilion. Not only is its power unparalleled in the world, but its difficulty in learning it is also considered a peerless skill."

He had merely entered his own body with internal energy and used this young man's body to guide and circulate it. The other party had never even seen the incantation of the technique, so how could he possibly comprehend it so easily?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

If he can learn to shift the universe by doing it once, then I, Shi Xiaofeng, can drink a jar of wine while standing upside down... no, two jars!

Although he thought so, Shi Xiaofeng was also curious about Gu Yan's posture, so he held back and did not make a move for the time being, wanting to see how Gu Yan would deal with it.

If things turn bad, it will be perfectly timely for me to step in and help.

Gu Yan stood still, intending to make a move later. In fact, it wasn't that he was being arrogant, but rather that he wanted to test the new technique of shifting the universe that he had just learned.

The essence of shifting the universe is the skill of parrying and counterattacking. As the saying goes, it is to use stillness to control movement, to see through the enemy's attack, to use their force to parry, to create an opening and then counterattack, which is its signature winning method.

Therefore, once this method of shifting the universe is put into practice, the user often appears calm and composed. Whether standing still or leisurely walking forward, the user can easily counter and deflect the opponent's attacks, naturally creating a strong sense of pressure and displaying the nonchalant demeanor of a master.

In layman's terms, it boils down to two words: showing off.

This is also one of the reasons why this skill is so popular among players.

After all, being strong is a matter of one version, but being cool is a matter of a lifetime. Who can resist a divine skill that's both powerful and stylish?

At that moment, the fanged awl in Jin Zong's hand thrust forward, but Gu Yan had already seen the attack clearly. He lightly flicked his longsword upwards, deflecting the awl with a clang, leaving Jin Zong wide open.

Gu Yan flicked his wrist and slashed horizontally with his sword. Jin Zong was shocked and hurriedly withdrew his hand, releasing the fang-like spikes, and retreated, but it was still a step too late. The longsword pierced through his thick-skinned chest, and blood gushed out.

At this moment, Silvermane's spiked club also slammed down with great force. But Gu Yan didn't even look at his attack. As if he had anticipated it, he slightly tilted his upper body, and the club missed, hitting the ground heavily. The impact shattered the stone slabs, sending fragments flying, as if the entire street was about to sink.

Jin Zong was forced to retreat in a single move, losing his weapon and suffering a long gash on his chest. He was both shocked and furious. He roared and retreated into the air, his right palm striking out with great force.

He had already retreated more than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) away, so his arm was definitely too long to reach him. However, he had already entered the Qi Control stage, and although he had only just passed the threshold of the realm, his internal energy could already leave his body and be released.

At this moment, he unleashed a palm strike from mid-air, the invisible force of which was extremely fierce, enough to shatter stone tablets even from a distance.

Normally, a Qi Control Realm cultivator can use palm strikes from a distance, leaving a Solid Foundation Realm martial artist with no choice but to dodge. Since the opponent's palm strike is invisible and their cultivation level is higher, even the most exquisite techniques of a Solid Foundation Realm martial artist are extremely difficult to resist and neutralize. They can only dodge, and even with Solid Foundation Realm cultivation, avoiding it is very difficult.

But Gu Yan remained rooted to the spot, neither dodging nor avoiding.

He casually drew his sword, slightly raising it, his inner energy surging, and actually met the invisible palm force head-on.

The Golden-Maned Demon King almost burst out laughing when he saw this.

You mere Guyuan martial artist dare to meet my palm strike with your sword?

Why do you think the Solidifying Yuan Realm is called the Solidifying Yuan Realm? No matter how exquisite your moves are or how superb your swordsmanship is, what makes you think you can withstand a single palm strike from me?

Upon contact, the longsword would surely break, and Gu Yan himself would be severely injured by the aftershocks; there was absolutely no other possibility.

The Golden-Maned Demon King felt this way with complete confidence.

However, when Gu Yan met the palm strike with his sword, he merely flicked the tip of his sword, causing it to spin. The powerful palm strike of the pig demon was instantly redirected by the sword wind, crashing down on the silver-maned demon king beside him like a tidal wave.

Having missed his first strike with the silver-maned mace, Gu Yan was about to unleash his second attack in pursuit of Gu Yan when his brother suddenly struck him from afar. Caught completely off guard, Gu Yan was sent flying by the force of the blow, coughing up blood.

Silver-Maned Demon King: "???"

Golden-Maned Demon King: "???"

Shi Xiaofeng: "???"

The Silver-Maned Demon King was bewildered because he didn't know why his older brother had hit him.

The Golden Mane Demon King was dumbfounded, because he didn't know how he had hit his subordinate.

Shi Xiaofeng was completely dumbfounded... Shi Xiaofeng was probably the most dumbfounded person among everyone present.

His eyes widened, and his mouth slowly opened almost uncontrollably—

Holy crap!

This...this is truly a world-shaking feat!

That kid's really good at it!