Heir to the martial arts world, starting with not crying at the Grim Reaper

In the darkness of night, Aji said softly, "Unlike the 'Cloud-Dispelling Palm,' which no one has mastered but is widely known, the 'Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi' only became popular later, all because a city lord named Zhao in Yushan Prefecture mastered it."

It is said that after mastering this technique, he could freely release sword-like energy from his fingers and toes. When he pushed his power to its limit, the sword-like energy shooting out from his body layered upon layer, like a swarm of locusts, which was quite frightening.

"The manual 'Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi' had been circulating in the martial arts world before, and there were several versions of it. However, because of its strange name, it had never been very popular. But after Lord Zhao mastered it, he ignited the fire completely."

"The Formless Sword Qi that Breaks the Body from the Innate" suddenly appeared like mushrooms after rain. There were already several versions, and even more were copied later. I even suspect that some people made up these versions randomly, just thinking about making money.

Back then, in the martial arts world, people fought tooth and nail for a single manual, "The Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi," because everyone wanted to become the next Lord Zhao.

"You should know that Lord Zhao was just a spoiled brat before. It was very difficult for him to inherit his father's business and rule a city. He could fall from power at any time. But after mastering this ultimate skill, not only did he not fall from power, but even experts in the True Person Realm dared not provoke him. Some people even boasted that he was about to ascend to the level of Sword God on his own with this ultimate skill."

It is well known that the path of swordsmanship and martial arts has always been the most brutally competitive place in the martial arts world. Because there are countless sword cultivators and numerous unique sword techniques, swordsmen are very fond of competing for the top spot, so countless swordsmen die every year.

It can be said that the path to becoming a Sword God is paved with the corpses of countless fellow practitioners, and in all these years, only one person can be called a god, which shows how much people value the "Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi".

"For a time, Lord Zhao seemed poised to become a new legend in the martial arts world, until a duel with a vast disparity in strength ensued."

"A showdown?"

Gu Jiu poured him a glass of water. Aji took a sip and continued, "This Lord Zhao is extremely eccentric by nature and has offended many people. However, thanks to this unique skill, no one has dared to cause him any trouble. Even experts at the True Person Realm are very polite to him."

Until one year, a true warrior wanted to kill him.

He had once violated the wife and daughter of this martial artist, who was old and could only wait to die. But the thought of his blood feud kept him awake at night.

Others wouldn't dare mess with him, but since he was practically half-buried anyway, he decided to give it a try.

So the elderly Jianzhen decided to burn his own life essence and fight the city lord to the death. He knew he was no match for the other; even if the elderly Jianzhen risked his life and burned his life essence, he would only have the strength of two elderly Jianzhens, and still be Jianzhen.

All he wanted was to disgust the other person before he died, to get some of the excrement and urine he carried in his sheepskin bag onto them—that would make his death worthwhile!

"That evening, the city lord Zhao was still swaying around, looking invincible, when the True Martial Artist, with thirteen iron tubes of essence blood inserted into his body, suddenly rushed out, wanting to fight the city lord Zhao to the death."

Lord Zhao ordered his guards to deal with the situation, but the old man, who was also a master martial artist, was no match for the guards. The guards couldn't stop his desperate attack that burned his life essence.

Seeing this, Lord Zhao scolded the old man while unleashing the "Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi"!

Numerous sword energies surged forth with astonishing force, obscuring the sun and seemingly capable of devouring all living beings. If an ordinary martial artist were to witness such a sight, they would have been terrified. However, the elderly Jianzhen fought desperately, gushing blood from his essence iron tube as he charged forward like a blind bull.

Strangely, people discovered that the seemingly indestructible sword energy, upon striking the elderly martial artist, failed to stop him. The elderly martial artist charged forward, his body exploding with excrement and urine, and slashed Zhao, the city lord, between the legs!

"And so, Lord Zhao's martial arts legend was shattered. It turned out that the sword energy was only good for show and not useful. Along with it, the manual "Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Energy" also collapsed. The price of this manual plummeted to the bottom. Occasionally, it would rebound because some experts felt that although the sword energy was good for show and not useful, it was intimidating and could sometimes have an unexpected effect when used to scare people."

But later it was discovered that even that seemingly useless sword aura was rarely mastered. Those who could occasionally produce a mere illusion were all highly skilled experts; it was barely enough to fool people, making it utterly useless.

After listening to the story, Gu Jiu felt that it was a story that was both different from and similar to "Paiyun Palm". "Paiyun Palm" was something that no one had ever mastered, so it was just hyped up. This one, however, had someone who had mastered it, but it didn't have much power. As long as the "lie" wasn't exposed, it could be hyped up even more.

In the end, they all turned out to be "fake tips".

But for Gu Jiu, this was a true divine skill manual.

They can't master it because they haven't found the right method; they don't have my unparalleled talent.

Aji glanced at the "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" beside him, then at Gu Jiu, whose eyes were burning with desire, and instantly understood his meaning, saying, "Brother Bu, you don't actually want to practice the 'Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi,' do you?"

"Why not practice? It's always good to have more skills," Gu Jiu replied.

Aji originally wanted to say that you could never master such a secret technique, but when he thought of the other person trying to eat people in the water, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

If he can master the "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" technique, what if he can?

Of course, it's more likely that it's impossible to master.

He tended to believe that Gu Jiu's "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" was learned by sheer luck, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. After all, some people are so lucky that they might even step into gold in human excrement.

However, as a young master, he still maintained a humble attitude, saying, "If you want to find the 'Innate Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi,' you should probably go to Yushan Prefecture."

Why?

"Back then, this secret manual was widely circulated, and there were many versions, but only Lord Zhao of the city mastered it. So, all the holders of the manual at the time wanted to determine which version was genuine, and they all couldn't help but go to Lord Zhao of the city to verify it. Therefore, even after the myth was shattered, the area probably had the most secret manuals left behind."

Upon hearing this answer, Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Alright, after we take down Elder Feng Yun in the next couple of days, we'll head to Yushan Prefecture."

According to Aji, they had to run away after killing the elders of the Ziyang Sect.

But for Gu Jiu, this wasn't running away; it was practically the road to happiness.

On the road to collecting all the world's most powerful martial arts manuals!

At that moment, he suddenly remembered something and took out the wooden box that he had treasured.

"Come and see, what is this?"

Upon seeing the blood-red pill that looked like it had a beard in the box, Aji picked it up, sniffed it, and touched it. He said with slight surprise, "Yinshan Ginseng Blood Pill, a good thing, a powerful medicine for breaking through the Qi and Blood barrier."

Gu Jiu asked doubtfully, "Since I've already seen the real thing, is it useless now?"

Aji shook his head and said, "Strengthening qi and blood is useful at any time, but this kind of pill is relatively rare. Using it to break through the qi and blood barrier is the most worthwhile investment."

Gu Jiu said, "Does that mean if I eat it, it will also strengthen my qi and blood?"

Aji nodded and said, "It's not just about strengthening your qi and blood, it's about strengthening them extremely, exceptionally. For example, some aphrodisiac pills only last for half an hour, but the Divine Dragonfly Aphrodisiac Pill can last for three days and three nights, understand?"

Gu Jiu perked up immediately upon hearing this and said, "So it's this kind of good stuff! My blood and energy haven't been feeling well lately, it's worth taking some to replenish them!"

"You almost killed me in the water, and you call that poor blood circulation?"

For a moment, Aji was speechless.