The Condor Heroes: The Quanzhen Sect has produced a vengeful master!

"Master! Who exactly is following me? What's going on?"

Having held back his question at Tianlong Temple, Wang Jiuling was finally able to ask it at Shaolin Temple.

Master Yideng looked towards the direction outside Shaolin Temple, his tone even more solemn:

"The person who taught you the Innate Skill!"

Wang Jiuling followed Master Yideng's gaze in surprise, but found nothing.

Master Chongyang?

He's been following me the whole time?

At this moment, Wang Jiuling suddenly remembered when he and Zhu Ziliu left Lijia Village more than a month ago.

Zhu Ziliu felt someone watching him, but he couldn't find anything.

Master Yideng sighed, his gaze deep and unfathomable. "Please do not be impatient, benefactor, let this old monk explain in detail."

"In the Quanzhen School, this old monk discovered your innate true energy."

"I initially thought you had only accidentally acquired some kind of inheritance, but later I discovered that your Innate Skill was actually quite complete, and your Innate True Qi was incredibly pure!"

"This old monk realizes that the only one capable of transmitting such complete power is my old friend, the True Man Chongyang!"

At this point, Master Yideng stood up, his face full of confusion.

"But...Master Chongyang, he shouldn't still be alive! But it can't be anyone else but him..."

Wang Jiuling fell silent for a moment, then raised a question:

"Master! How can you be so certain that Patriarch Chongyang could not possibly still be alive?"

To everyone's surprise, Master Yideng shook his head immediately. "Absolutely impossible! I can vouch for it!"

A look of reminiscence flashed in Master Yideng's eyes.

"Before Master Chongyang passed away, he came to Dali and passed on the Innate Skill to this old monk, simply so that there would be someone in the world to deal with Ouyang Feng!"

"Even I, this old monk, dare not learn the whole thing. I only dare to use a portion of the Innate Skill in combination with the One-Finger Divine Skill to restrain Ouyang Feng!"

Master Yideng turned to look at Wang Jiuling.

"Did this person not warn you of the dangers involved in passing on the Innate Skill to you?"

Wang Jiuling shook his head.

"Nature has already revealed the problem: the loss of this fundamental source!"

Master Yideng shook his head with a wry smile. "Benefactor! You probably have no idea of ​​the implications."

"Learning the Innate Skill is not as simple as just practicing!"

"The essence of the Innate Skill is an extension of Taoist internal alchemy. You cultivate the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit, yet your fundamental source is depleted, but you don't know why."

"The loss isn't just to your body, but also to your mind!"

Seeing Wang Jiuling deep in thought, Master Yideng slowed down his speech.

"Practicing the Innate Skill is not just about practicing; you also need to study it. You must study Taoist classics every day, using the theory of internal alchemy as your support."

"The Innate Skill is too extreme. The Internal Alchemy emphasizes nourishing the three treasures of essence, qi and spirit, but the Innate Skill is about refining the three treasures and returning to the innate state after the acquired state."

Although it originates from internal alchemy, it is at the other extreme!

"If you don't even study the theory of internal alchemy, yet you take a step to the extreme, wouldn't you be destroying yourself?"

"Even now, I dare not attempt it lightly. In your short few years, no matter how talented you are, how much of the true meaning can you possibly grasp?"

At this point, Wang Jiuling had already begun to have some doubts.

Although the Quanzhen School studies Taoist classics, not everyone is proficient in them. For example, Zhen Zhibing focuses more on this aspect, while Zhao Zhijing is proficient in multiple martial arts.

Wang Jiuling also valued martial arts.

When Wang Chongyang taught him, he had the theory of Innate Skill and the method of cultivating Innate Skill.

The only thing Wang Chongyang never mentioned was internal alchemy.

Would Wang Chongyang really harm him? What would he be after?

Seeing Wang Jiuling's puzzled and doubtful expression, Master Yideng's words enlightened him.

"Why is your Uncle-Master Ma Yu the sect leader, while your Uncle-Master Qiu isn't?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiuling immediately came to his senses.

Yes, although Master Chongyang practiced martial arts throughout his life, he valued Taoist principles even more. Therefore, among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, he preferred Ma Yu, who was proficient in Taoist principles, to Qiu Chuji, who was skilled in martial arts.

This is the best proof.

"While martial arts talent is important for cultivating the Innate Skill, Daoist talent is fundamental."

Master Yideng's words seemed to weigh a ton, striking Wang Jiuling's heart.

"If you continue to practice like this without cultivating your mind, even if you go through great lengths and rely on external things to replenish your physical essence, sooner or later you will become mentally unstable and lose your senses."

Wang Jiuling kept pondering.

He was almost certain that the Innate Skill was based on Taoist internal alchemy, and that Master Yideng's words were not a lie.

However, Wang Chongyang never mentioned this issue to him.

Even when one absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, it primarily replenishes "energy," while the aspect of "spirit" seems to be deliberately erased.

Teach him only the form, not the meaning.

At this moment, Wang Jiuling felt his mouth was a little dry. After taking a deep breath, he spoke:

"Could it be that Patriarch Chongyang could have mastered the Innate Skill and transcended the mortal realm?"

Master Yideng looked intently at Wang Jiuling.

"I can now confirm that your cultivation of internal alchemy is almost entirely superficial!"

Instead of answering, he asked a question.

"Young benefactor, since internal alchemy emphasizes nourishing the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit, what is its ultimate goal?"

Wang Jiuling recalled for a moment. "Naturally, it's reaching the pinnacle, the legendary ascension to heaven in broad daylight?"

Master Yideng smiled. "But now you're doing the opposite, forcibly refining them? Relying on burning your essence, energy, and spirit to achieve physical strength?"

"This is the Innate Skill, powerful, but too extreme..."

"In the end, you may master martial arts, but what about everything else?"

"Even if it was Master Chongyang, he did reach the end, but in the end his essence, energy and spirit were exhausted. Not only could he not live as long as he did with internal alchemy, but his lifespan was also shortened."

"In addition, he suffered many hidden injuries in his early years fighting against the Jin dynasty."

"That's why I say he shouldn't still be alive. If that person really was Chongyang Zhenren, why wouldn't he tell us these things?"

After Master Yideng finished speaking, his face was full of apprehension. "Back then in Zhongnan Mountain, I sensed that person watching you and me..."

"Just one glance from him made this old monk feel as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast..."

"Is this also the part that puzzles me the most?"

"It's impossible for Master Chongyang to be alive, and that gaze doesn't resemble his; moreover, it carries malice..."

"But only he could pass on such a complete innate skill to you!"

"At the time, I was truly unsure, so I dared not speak plainly. I could only hint that you should go to Dali as soon as possible, but I never imagined that you wouldn't understand my implied meaning!"

"Ugh!"

Master Yideng looked around and sighed:

"When you come to Dali to find me, I thought I could finally explain things to you. But just as I was about to speak, I felt that familiar gaze!"

"That gaze... it was filled with deep malice!"

"It's hard to imagine that someone with my martial arts skills would feel fear for a moment!"

Even if the immortal Chongyang were alive, he probably couldn't do this!

In my desperation, I had no choice but to put on an act for him!

"The reason I insisted on coming to Shaolin with you is because if something unexpected happened at Tianlong Temple, I wouldn't be confident I could handle it."

"Shaolin Temple is full of hidden talents and profound knowledge, far beyond our imagination. I bet he wouldn't dare to enter Shaolin easily."

"We made the right bet. We haven't seen that gaze since we entered Shaolin..."

Hearing this, Wang Jiuling felt a chill run down his spine!

How could this happen?

Was he really the Patriarch Chongyang?

Moreover, just how terrifying was that person's martial arts? That a mere glance was enough to make a master like Master Yideng so wary.

What exactly is his purpose? If he attacks me, I probably have no chance of winning.

The thought of a knife hanging over his head sent chills down Wang Jiuling's spine.