Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

The elder who arrived was named Wu Qi, a veteran Body Refinement Realm martial artist.

It is said that in a few years, she will go to live with Park Bong to retire.

Baopu Peak is the only one of the nine peaks that is entirely populated by elders.

It is said that there are also elders of the same generation as Yun Lingzi who are cultivating in seclusion in the mountains.

Yun Lingzi and the other three looked young, but that was because martial artists are naturally physically strong.

With the four of them having mastered the art of Qi cultivation, the primordial energy of heaven and earth transformed their bodies.

In fact, the youngest of the four is already seventy years old.

Therefore, countless ancient monsters are hidden on Baopu Peak.

Correspondingly, being able to "retire" in Baopufeng's place indicates that one's strength is by no means ordinary.

Therefore, Lu Cheng also held Wu Qi in high esteem.

"I'm sorry to trouble Elder Wu to make this trip. I've longed to visit the sect's treasury for a long time. Now that I have the access, I can't contain myself and just want to come and see it as soon as possible."

Wu Qi's smile remained unchanged:

"Normal, normal. Back in the day, I was even more anxious than you. For us martial artists, cultivation techniques and martial arts skills are all incredibly tempting."

Extend your right hand and make a circular motion with your fingers:

"Now that you've become Uncle Han's disciple, Junior Brother, you're qualified to learn the 'Purple Qi Spirit Guiding Technique.' Would you like to go to the Purple Yin Tower to take a look?"

Lu Cheng shook his head:

"The Lesser Longevity Technique is already quite good, and I don't plan to change my cultivation method. My main goal this time is to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion."

In addition to the rewards for winning the sparring match, Lu Cheng can choose four Earth-rank martial arts techniques.

"No problem, come with me." Wu Qi nodded, took out his token, and said to the disciples:

"You all go and keep watch, and prepare another guest room. Your Uncle Lu shouldn't be coming down the mountain today."

Lu Cheng did not stop him, and smiled:

"Then thank you very much, my fellow disciples."

The Martial Arts Pavilion has eight floors and contains a vast collection of martial arts techniques, which would definitely take more than an hour or two to see them all.

It's not easy to come all this way, so we have to pick out the best ones.

It's already afternoon, so I'll have to stay up late.

The group exchanged glances and beamed with joy:

"Uncle Lu, you're too kind. We'll definitely prepare the best accommodations for you!"

Lu Cheng had no suspicions and was deeply grateful for the convenience brought about by the change in his identity.

No wonder power has always been the most alluring thing throughout history.

……

The buildings on Tianzhu Peak are more secure than the Zanggong Building on Juyun Peak.

This can be seen from the very beginning.

Wu Qi stood at the front and placed a sign on the lamp niche, and a semi-transparent white light curtain suddenly appeared.

However, unlike at Juyun Peak, one cannot directly activate the formation to pass through.

Wu Qi continued to place his hand on the lamp niche, channeling his energy to draw upon the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) and rush towards it.

With a series of "click" sounds, a portal appeared on the light screen, large enough for two people to pass side by side.

"Junior Brother Lu, the formation on Tianzhu Peak is much stronger than that on other peaks; normally it would only hinder passage."

"However, if it is subjected to an impact exceeding the peak of Qi Refining, the formation will launch a counterattack equivalent to the peak of Body Refining."

"If you are impacted by someone at the Body Refinement Realm, the power of the formation will directly rise to the Qi Refining Realm. Remember this!"

Lu Cheng looked up at the transparent light membrane above his head and felt a chill run down his spine.

This thing can unleash the power of a Qi Refining martial artist?

It truly is something capable of seizing the very essence of heaven and earth.

Lu Cheng couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Perhaps I can look into it when I have time in the future?

As Lu Cheng followed Wu Qi through the light membrane, without Wu Qi making any move, the doorway behind him suddenly returned to normal, and the entire light membrane became transparent.

Upon entering the pavilion, the entire first floor was extremely spacious, without any bookshelves.

There was only one desk on one side of the door, with dozens of thick books on it.

Besides that, there's the innermost staircase leading up the north side of the building.

Wu Qi led Lu Cheng to the table and pointed to the books on it, saying:

"The martial arts techniques in the pavilion are divided into six categories. The second and third floors are long and short weapons, the fourth floor is fist and palm grappling, the fifth floor is movement techniques, the sixth floor is defense and protection, the seventh floor is hidden weapons, traps and miscellaneous techniques, and the top eighth floor is secret techniques and killing moves."

"Junior Brother Lu has a secret technique that can instantly boost your strength, right? In our Dongyang Sect, these are the kinds of techniques available in the eighth level, including stealth and invisibility techniques. Although there aren't many, we have them all."

"Each type of martial arts technique is further divided into three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human. This table contains the catalog."

"Junior brothers can freely learn human-rank martial arts techniques, while earth-rank and heaven-rank martial arts techniques are protected by separate arrays and can only be selected according to their authorized number."

"According to your junior brother's authority, you can choose four Earth-rank martial arts techniques, three of which are of low quality and one of which is of any grade."

The one without grade restrictions is a reward for sparring.

Lu Cheng nodded and walked happily to the table.

The books on the table were simple, neat, and uniform in style.

It has a light blue cover, a thread-bound spine, and a large title on the cover indicating the categories.

From left to right and from top to bottom, the items are: the eighteen kinds of weapons such as "knife", "spear", "sword", and "halberd", as well as fist and foot martial arts techniques such as "fist", "palm", "leg", "grappling", and "pressure point", "hidden weapons", "secret techniques", and so on.

The catalog of swords and knives is the thickest among weapons, while the catalog of fists and palms is the most numerous among fist and foot weapons.

The number of other categories decreased with each subsequent category.

The final section, "Secret Techniques," is only a mere dozen pages long.

Lu Cheng picked it up and flipped through it; some of the secret techniques were quite interesting.

The "Breath Concealment Technique" can be mastered to the point that one can conceal one's vital energy and aura as if one were an ordinary person.

This reminded Lu Cheng of the "True Explanation of the Void", but the latter could make people feel like grass, trees, soil and stones, which was much better than the "Breath-Converging Technique".

There is another technique that is exactly the opposite of "Concealing Breath Technique," called "False Power," which allows practitioners to "elevate" their martial arts to a higher level.

Of course, it's just a fake aura.

There are also explosive secret techniques similar to those in "Burning Blood".

After flipping through the pages, Lu Cheng's gaze fell upon a secret technique called "Wind and Thunder Flash".

After reading the introduction, Lu Cheng was extremely excited and immediately made up his mind.

We must master this secret technique!

While the "Wind and Thunder Flash" technique is described as a secret skill, it actually incorporates elements of weapon crafting and formation techniques.

First, one must create a set of Wind and Thunder Wings that can integrate with oneself.

Afterwards, he continuously used his Qi and blood, along with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, to nurture and refine it, allowing it to completely merge with his own Qi.

Depending on the materials used in its creation and the user's skill level, different speeds can be achieved.

According to the description, if it is the highest grade Wind and Thunder Wings, when activated by the Qi and Blood Power in the Body Refinement Realm, it can travel one mile in one breath!

Upon reaching the Qi Refining Realm, the speed can increase by up to three times!

Wouldn't that be supersonic?

The only drawback is that the losses are too great.

First, the cost of using the Wind and Thunder Wings is too high.

Each pair of Wind and Thunder Wings can only be used for one thousand breaths.

Secondly, there is the depletion of qi and blood. A normal martial artist who has reached the peak of body refinement will be exhausted after activating the Wind and Thunder Wings at most for twenty breaths.

But that's enough; a speed of one breath per mile, truly "gone in the blink of an eye."

It's more than enough for both escaping for your life and chasing someone.

"Senior Brother Wu, I'll exchange the martial arts skill I won in the sparring for this secret technique, 'Wind and Thunder Flash'."

Lu Cheng pointed to the book and said to Wu Qi.

Wu Qi glanced at the secret technique, then at Lu Cheng, and pondered for a moment:

"Junior Brother Lu, this 'Wind and Thunder Flash' is classified as a high-grade Earth-rank technique. You can exchange it, but even crafting a pair of the lowest-grade Wind and Thunder Wings would cost ten thousand taels of silver. In my opinion, it would be better to choose this 'Thunder Sound Escape' technique."

Lu Cheng shook his head. He had seen the secret technique Wu Qi mentioned before, and it was quite similar to those "blood escape techniques," which left the body extremely depleted after use.

Lu Cheng already possessed the Blood Burning Technique, and he simply didn't have any extra blood and energy left to use the Thunder Sound Escape Technique.

Moreover, the Thunder Sound Escape technique is inferior to the Wind and Thunder Flash technique in both speed and distance.

Wu Qi only offered a suggestion, and seeing that Lu Cheng wouldn't change it, he simply nodded:

"In that case, we'll do as you say. Shall we choose the other three as well?"

Lu Cheng nodded:

"Let's choose both."

After saying that, he picked up a martial arts catalog with the word "defense" written on it.