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Without castrating himself, he could not cultivate the "Evil-Repelling True Qi," so Chu Luren decided to try it first, without cultivating the "Evil-Repelling True Qi," and directly use the "Chaotic True Qi" to simulate it.

If it succeeds, then there's no need to do anything else—Chu Luren never intended to use the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique as his main internal skill!

Chu Luren sat cross-legged and tentatively began practicing his skills...

The nature of the Chaos True Qi gradually changed, and even Chu Luren's meridians were driving this change—the processing effect of True Qi that originally required self-castration could now be simulated by Chu Luren!

There's a chance!

However, just as Chu Luren was about to succeed, he suddenly felt a surge of heat in his lower body, rushing straight to his head...

Those with weaker willpower would probably have already opened their browser by now!

Chu Luren had much higher willpower, but he couldn't withstand the fact that the more he practiced his internal energy, the more obvious the effect became, and it continued.

Although Chu Luren is a master who can quickly cure "beep" drugs, he feels almost like he's been drugged, but... he can't possibly have to cast a spell and enter a sage mode before using the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" in the future, can he?

This limitation is far too great!

After getting up and trying out a few moves, Chu Luren found that this was not working at all. He was distracted and unable to concentrate, which meant he could not activate his "heart" and "momentum". Moreover, his groin was also not very convenient. Any big movement would be very restrictive... his groin was restricted!

Chu Luren sat cross-legged again and tried to direct his internal energy to avoid passing through that area and any meridians or acupoints that might stimulate it when he circulated his internal energy...

That won't work either!

Does this mean you can skip the process altogether? If the path of practice is so easily changed, then what's the point of having any practice methods at all?

Think of Duan Yanqing; after becoming disabled, he tried to avoid using his legs when practicing martial arts...

Huh? Duan Yanqing?

Chu Luren suddenly remembered that he still had a cultivation technique that he hadn't used yet.

Chapter 380 Skillful Practices to Ward Off Evil

Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Exercise Technique!

It is a fusion of Duan Yanqing's method of circulating energy around his legs, the method of circulating energy after the Five Poisons Sect practiced the Iron Centipede Hook to deal with the missing hand, and the Soul Chasing Staff Technique that Duan Yanqing used to transform a staff into fingers.

Its effect is that it allows you to bypass some meridians and acupoints during practice—it has no other effect, and the effect of the practice will inevitably be weakened!

Therefore, Chu Luren had always subconsciously overlooked this martial art, believing that only physically disabled people needed this skill to assist them.

But just as I thought of Duan Yanqing, I naturally thought of this kung fu...

Is it feasible to use the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Exercise Method" to bypass the meridians and acupoints that would be stimulated in that area?

Thinking it over, Chu Luren equipped himself with the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Cultivation Technique" and then began to circulate his energy again...

Chu Luren opened his eyes, then got up, drew his sword, and swung it around the room. In an instant, it was as if silver flowers were bursting out, and the sword in his hand left afterimages. The room was filled with flowing sword energy, which crisscrossed and made it impossible to grasp its pattern.

It's okay!

There was absolutely no reaction in my groin area, and I felt completely relaxed!

Chu Luren's eyes lit up with joy...

However, just to be on the safe side, Chu Luren drank half a cup of tea to check if there were any problems with his body before leaving the room.

This time, Chu Luren used "Chaotic True Qi" to simulate "Evil-Repelling True Qi" and then tested his movement technique "Soaring Step". For a moment, there were many afterimages in the courtyard, and he was four or five times faster than usual!

In the original work, after Lin Pingzhi practiced the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique", his speed and agility improved dramatically. However, Chu Luren already had a solid foundation, so it was impossible for him to improve several times or even dozens of times. Being four or five times faster would already be considered a "leap forward".

In addition, Chu Luren discovered after a brief test that the improvement of "four or five points" was slightly less in terms of straight-line speed, but mainly manifested in instantaneous acceleration, as well as emergency stops and turns!

In the parlance of nine-year compulsory education, after channeling the "evil-repelling true energy," the Chu Lu people's "acceleration" has an extremely high absolute value, capable of instantly reaching maximum speed and then instantly stopping or changing direction...

Even though it's the same movement technique, using "Evil-Repelling True Qi" not only makes it faster, but also looks extremely sinister.

Because it doesn't speed up uniformly all over, but rather the parts that shouldn't be fast become extremely fast!

Then Chu Luren used the "Five Mountains True Explanation" sword technique to test his speed, and it was three or four points faster, but...

After Chu Luren stopped, he frowned slightly—the speed was fast, but when circulating his true energy, it felt somewhat awkward, and... it seemed too eerie.

Although the "True Explanation of the Five Sacred Mountains" is all-encompassing, it is characterized by its strangeness, ingenuity, mystery, and wonder. However, after the "True Qi of Exorcising Evil" is used, it becomes entirely about the word "weirdness"!

This evil-repelling true energy is too bizarre and sinister. When simulating the evil-repelling true energy to use "Five Sacred Mountains True Explanation", the artistic conception is inevitably affected.

At the same time, after trying it out, Chu Luren also discovered that not only was it faster, but the "Evil-Repelling True Qi" could also unleash unpredictable power, whether it was sword energy or palm force. Even when it unleashed the "Little Dragon Turtle Force", the dragon turtle looked sneaky and wiggling, clearly not a proper dragon turtle!

Chu Luren secretly weighed the situation. From the perspective of fighting an enemy, this speed of attack and movement could indeed help him defeat enemies he couldn't normally defeat.

However, from the perspective of cultivation, using "Evil-Repelling True Qi" to cultivate other techniques may cause other harms.

Over time, one might develop a skeptical understanding of "mind" and "momentum"—after all, given the unique nature of "Evil-Repelling True Qi," sword techniques should be modified to adapt to its unpredictable characteristics, which would be the most efficient approach.

This change will inevitably alter the underlying dynamics...

It's no wonder that Lin Yuantu's "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" is extremely crafted—it has neither sword intent nor sword momentum, but is simply designed to adapt to the speed of the "Evil-Repelling True Qi" and bring out the strange characteristics of the sword energy.

Compared to the impact on attack speed, Chu Luren felt that increasing movement speed was much more important. On the one hand, the effect was stronger, and on the other hand, the coordination with other martial arts was better!

Although the "Evil-Repelling True Qi" is inherently strange and unpredictable, it doesn't have a significant impact on movement techniques.

As for why there was such a difference, Chu Luren had a vague idea.

When Chu Luren used the "Evil-Repelling True Qi" in his attack, he felt a slight discord. This feeling was very much like a flaw in the technique itself, or a defect caused by it!

Ordinary people, even Lin Yuantu, might not have noticed this before, since not everyone has the martial arts accumulation of Chu Luren.

This is inevitable when you think about it!

After all, both the Lin family's "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" and the Sun Moon Sect's "Sunflower Manual" are compilations of fragments from the original "Sunflower Manual"...

In the original work, Lin Pingzhi and Dongfang Bubai were both known for their incredibly fast movements and attacks, but their focuses were different.

In the original work, Lin Pingzhi's victory over the strong when seeking revenge relied entirely on his fast and unpredictable movements. Before Yu Canghai could react, he struck at his vital acupoints. As for swordsmanship... it was merely a supplement to his movements.

In the battle at Blackwood Cliff in the original work, not only was Dongfang Bubai's movement so fast that it was difficult for the naked eye to catch, but what was emphasized more was the speed of his attacks. Linghu Chong saw a thousand flaws, but because the moves were too fast, the opportunity had already passed in an instant, and there was no way to break through. In fact, when Linghu Chong swung his sword at Dongfang Bubai, Dongfang Bubai had time to prick him with a needle first, and then use the needle to block the sword!

Of course, regardless of the nature of the techniques, whether the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is truly more complete than the Sunflower Manual, Dongfang Bubai's speed is definitely far superior to Lin Pingzhi's, after all, his internal strength and the mastery of the techniques are undeniable.

However, judging from the emphasis of the writing... perhaps the Sun Moon Cult's "Sunflower Manual" has a more complete description of the speed of attack?

Chu Luren hesitated for a moment, but immediately shook his head – seeing Dongfang Bubai's words, it was better to turn around and run away; he couldn't be reckless!

Afterwards, until dinner time, Chu Luren continued to study the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique," but the focus of his research had shifted to how to enable Lin Pingzhi to learn it without injury.

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During dinner, Chu Luren pretended to be profound and instructed Lin Pingzhi, "Come to my room after dinner."

"Brother Chu, you... Hmm!" Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed.

Yue Lingshan pouted, but was also a little worried: "Are you sure you're okay? There, there... you won't get hurt? No, I have to go and check!" The first half of her sentence was entirely mumbled, but some of it was still heard.

Murong Jiu, Mu Wanqing, and A Zi: ? ? ?

"Sister Yue, where is the 'there' you're talking about?" Azi and the others all acted as if they were completely naive, and Yue Lingshan actually believed them.

"Pah! Girls shouldn't mention that!" Yue Lingshan scolded softly.

Murong Jiu, Mu Wanqing, and A Zi: !!!

Chapter 381 Speculation on Severing Meridians

Murong Jiu was also puzzled. What kind of martial art could cause injury to "a place that girls shouldn't mention"?

However, seeing how secretive they were, Murong Jiu felt a bit disgusted and didn't really want to pay them any attention...

Mu Wanqing hurriedly stood up and said, "Injured? How could this be... so dangerous? I need to go see her too!"

"Senior sister! Don't talk nonsense! Although there is a slight risk when circulating your internal energy, Brother Chu must already have a solution!" Lin Pingzhi has really "stood up" lately, and even scolded Yue Lingshan a couple of times.

There was some urgency involved, and if Yue Lingshan continued, the matter of "self-castration" might be exposed. Lin Pingzhi wouldn't be a problem since he hadn't practiced it anyway, but it would embarrass Lin Yuantu.

Hearing Lin Pingzhi say this, Mu Wanqing blushed and said, "Then be careful. Don't practice if it's too dangerous." She didn't insist on following along.

So after the meal, only Lin Pingzhi went into Chu Luren's room...

As soon as Chu Luren came in, he threw a few pages of paper at him.

"Huh? Brother Chu, this internal energy..." Lin Pingzhi glanced at it briefly, seemingly a little puzzled.

"It's very different from the 'Evil-Repelling Sword Technique,' isn't it? That's right! This is a martial art that can imitate other true qi. If you can truly master it, you can easily master any internal martial art in the world... But you definitely can't master it, so this is the 'Evil-Repelling Limited Edition' that I modified for you!" Chu Luren was telling the absolute truth.

To master the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" without injury, one needs to overcome two major hurdles: one is the abnormality during practice, and the other is the abnormality during energy circulation.

The second part can be bypassed by using the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Technique," although the power will be weakened, it is still acceptable.

However, the first part is not acceptable. Only when the true qi goes where it should go can one cultivate the evil-repelling true qi. What is needed is "absence" rather than "not going". If this is skipped directly, then it is similar to a woman's practice, which is just a second-rate technique.

Chu Luren directly simulated it using Chaos True Qi, but as for the "Chaos Skill," even if Chu Luren were willing to teach it, it would require a martial arts prodigy, a naturally gifted person with exceptional comprehension, and a perfectly compatible state of mind to possibly master it.

After all, the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect have many limitations on aptitude, and the "Chaos Skill" is based on the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Lin Pingzhi's aptitude is not bad, but... let alone "Chaos Skill", he has little hope of even mastering the original "Xiao Wuxiang Skill"!

So Chu Luren spent an afternoon writing a "Minor Chaos Skill: Evil-Repelling Limited Edition", which is essentially similar to the previous "Minor Chaos Skill", but it is much easier to get started than before. At the same time, the price is that this "pseudo-Minor Chaos True Qi" can only imitate "Evil-Repelling True Qi".

Just like memorizing a set of answers, it's naturally much simpler than fully mastering the knowledge.

After all, cultivating the Evil-Repelling True Qi is not difficult in itself; it's just that the prerequisites are quite high.

Once Chu Luren has fully mastered the basics, it wouldn't be difficult for him to write a limited edition. However, if it were any other martial art, this limited edition wouldn't be very practical, since imitations would only achieve about 80-90% of the effect.

Furthermore, if the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" weren't inherently difficult, this limited edition wouldn't be so simple...

Chu Luren explained the principle to Lin Pingzhi and instructed him: "This martial art contains the essence of the 'Innate Skill,' so before you achieve a minor level of mastery, you must not lose your innate energy. It is best not to break your body easily before you have entered the inner sanctum."

As Chu Luren spoke, he looked towards the window and then asked, "You and your senior sister... hadn't done that before, right?"

"No, no!" Lin Pingzhi shook his head quickly upon hearing this.

A soft spitting sound came from the window, followed by the sound of footsteps fading into the distance—two footsteps, in fact!

It was clearly Yue Lingshan and Mu Wanqing who, still worried, came over to eavesdrop, only to be humiliated and driven away by Chu Luren.

"In addition, it will also have an impact when practicing internal energy. You must use this method to avoid these meridians and acupoints..." Chu Luren also taught Lin Pingzhi the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Exercise Method".

In fact, in terms of cultivation difficulty, both the Evil-Repelling Limited Edition and the Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency are not easy, and are even more difficult than directly cultivating the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.

By using these two practices to obtain 80-90% of the effect of the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique," considering everything, it's essentially a martial art that's not quite peerless but above average—Chu Luren has been exposed to enough martial arts, so he can now shamelessly categorize them himself.