Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

The foundation has been completely destroyed.

However, this Five Desires Demonic Scripture goes against the grain.

First, let the five desires burn your body, using extreme desires to scorch your meridians and flesh, and then use extreme mental strength to forcibly suppress and restrain them.

With each release and retraction, the body is tempered and the soul is elevated, resulting in a progress speed far exceeding that of orthodox martial arts.

Jin San Niang only managed to cultivate the superficial aspects of indulging her desires, failing to cultivate the core of restraining her true nature.

Therefore, he was consumed by his desires and lost control of his demonic mind.

He became erratic and incoherent; he was strong, but his mental state was somewhat unstable.

However, when this technique is mastered, it can condense the true energy of lust, combining physical crushing with mental erosion, making it a superior method with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

This is also the means he currently lacks the most.

He had reached a bottleneck in his internal energy, swordsmanship, and spearmanship, but he lacked the techniques for active mental attacks and physical training. He could only injure people with his own body, so he could not be considered without any weaknesses.

This magical tome can just fill the gaps in my knowledge.

At the end of the scroll is a line of fresh, small characters in vermilion ink, written in delicate handwriting; it may have been annotated by Jin San Niang herself.

[Desire burns through the veins, opening all the meridians, but it's too dangerous. Fearing it will dry up one's very essence, one dares not venture into it lightly. What a pity!]

It's conceivable that she had been trapped in a bottleneck in her meridians for a long time, unable to solidify her internal energy and control her demonic intent. After countless deductions, she figured out this method to break the deadlock, yet dared not try it.

Hesitant and indecisive.

Even on his deathbed, he had only mastered a haphazard and incompetent art.

Using the true energy of desire to burn through the barriers of the meridians, one can break through the shackles by pushing the limits of the physical body.

Success results in a dramatic increase in one's cultivation level; failure results in the complete destruction of one's meridians and the loss of all one's cultivation.

Jin Sanniang was afraid of death and cherished her life and appearance, so she never dared to try.

Li Xin, on the other hand, had no scruples whatsoever.

He has a healing talent; as long as he doesn't die on the spot, he can recover.

If you feel the recovery isn't fast enough, there's also the "Life" character that grants you unlimited vitality.

Even if the body explodes into an empty sack, with all the internal organs shattered and the meridians rotten, it can be repaired immediately.

The backlash that Jin San Niang feared was nothing to him.

Therefore, he can practice this demonic scripture.

As for the righteous path and the demonic path, for him, as long as he can control them, make them his own, and improve his cultivation level and lifespan, then that is the good path.

I wasn't too fixated on that.

Li Xin's face was full of joy. He put away the scroll and looked up at the people in the courtyard.

Cheng Feiyan, leaning on her broken sword, was still panting. Wang Jingya leaned against the wall, holding her head and trying to catch her breath. Lin Si and Sun Qi helped each other to their feet.

They were all covered in cold sweat and exhausted, but none of them were mentally broken.

They all survived the hallucination shock.

Although his complexion wasn't very good at the moment, his aura was even more powerful.

This battle will undoubtedly be of great benefit to them.

Go back and continue your training; you'll then experience a period of rapid progress.

For example, Wang Jingya and Cheng Feiyan may also break through to the Transformation Realm, at which point they will be able to stand on their own.

No longer needing to take action in every battle and have to cover for the enemy from behind.

They were afraid that they might encounter an extraordinary expert and get themselves killed.

“Hongxiu, come here and send someone to clean up the traces. Put the bomb away in storage. Don’t leave it in Li Garden. Find a place to hide it.”

Oh, and those guns too, put them away.

In Li Garden, everyone will have to start practicing shooting from now on. This kind of weapon will become the mainstream, so it won't hurt to practice more.

Li Xin had also captured some firearms, and even some cannons.

They were all hidden in some secluded warehouses by Zhuang Hongxiu and her men.

However, Li Yuan and his ilk were either from the underworld or came from impoverished backgrounds.

Besides them, there were only some children.

Firearms are something that, once you pick them up and know how to use them and shoot accurately, it takes more than a day or two to master.

Without years of practice and without a large supply of ammunition.

Holding a musket in your hand is almost like holding a fire poker.

A wooden stick is more practical.

This is somewhat frustrating.

Therefore, it's time to put it on the agenda to urge the guards we've trained to practice shooting.

While not all of them could become sharpshooters, they were at least comparable to ordinary soldiers.

If a fight breaks out, we won't be at too much of a disadvantage.

Even a single platoon of riflemen going out on ordinary days has a significantly different deterrent effect.

"Yes."

Zhuang Hongxiu clicked her tongue in amazement and immediately waved her hand. A group of people filed in behind her to clean the courtyard and cellar.

Li Xin tucked the silk into his robes, eager to return and carefully study this demonic book.

He had just turned around.

Upon seeing Wang Jingya, Cheng Feiyan, and the others, they all looked dejected.

Clearly, the previous battle had dealt them a significant blow.

“Senior Sister Jingya, Senior Sister Feiyan, you don’t need to be too demanding of yourselves. Just think about it: these protectors and elders of the Red Lotus Sect are all notorious and ruthless figures. The fact that you were able to hold your own against them for a while without getting hurt is already very good.”

"Brother Xin, don't try to comfort us. If it weren't for you protecting us these past few days, we would probably be dead already."

Wang Jingya is outspoken.

Say whatever comes to mind.

"Kung Fu is forged through fighting. The closer you are to life or death, the more you fight against a master and improve rapidly."

Li Xin said earnestly.

"Don't underestimate yourselves, and don't compare yourselves to me. That way you'll be happier."

"Pooh……"

The two senior female students spat in unison.

One was elegant and poised, the other had lively and expressive eyes; the smiles on their faces clearly showed they were in much better spirits.

"Don't overthink it. Get a good night's sleep tonight, and you'll definitely be much stronger when you wake up tomorrow. Just wait in the garden for now; we're going on a long trip in the next couple of days."

"Where?"

"I have just heard some news that the Anssa people will send an advance force to the capital, about a thousand men."

This group was carrying a large number of guns and other weapons, and crucially, they also had holy light bombs.

"This thing is terrifying; we must never let them enter the capital."

Li Xin's tone was calm.

However, the underlying meaning of his words was murderous.

A hint of coldness flashed between his brows.

"Alright, go ahead and fight. These foreign devils are bullying us and have wolves in sheep's clothing. I've disliked them for a long time."

"Kill them until the world turns upside down."

The two were greatly encouraged.

Cheng Feiyan, however, was perceptive and asked in bewilderment:

"Huh? When our junior brother questioned them earlier, they didn't say anything. How did they know such a secret?"

"I have my own secret methods to find out."

Li Xin sheathed his sword with composure and spoke in a light tone.

His smug expression left Wang Jingya and Cheng Feiyan both bewildered and completely convinced.

Whether the talent 【Smell Secrets】is powerful depends on how it is used.

Li Xin laughed heartily, turned around, and returned to Li Garden.

He felt that every talent and secret skill he possessed was extremely useful. When combined, they became even more unpredictable and possessed an endless array of hidden abilities.

If those foreign devils, the Empress Dowager, and the old monks in the palace viewed themselves with worldly eyes, they would really make a big joke of themselves.

……

After dealing with various trivial matters, Li Xin picked up the tea that Hongxiu had just brewed, took a leisurely sip, and then took out the Five Desires Demon Book to read it carefully.

After reading it, he did not rush to practice. Instead, he closed his eyes and concentrated, verifying and integrating the demonic manual's techniques with his own martial arts and Taoist arts one by one.

An hour later, he opened his eyes and took out the silver bottle he carried with him.

There were still more than forty taels of dragon vein true energy left in the bottle. He divided thirty taels and sank them all into his dantian.

The dragon's energy did not circulate through the seven major meridians, but flowed directly into the Huiyin acupoint, the starting point of the Chong meridian.

The Chong meridian governs all the meridians and is the most difficult of the eight extraordinary meridians to connect.

Mastering this meridian is equivalent to integrating the entire body, from top to bottom and inside to outside, into a unified whole.

Countless times he had been nourished by dragon qi and impacted by true qi. Only one thin layer of barrier remained, which he could not break through.

Now that we have the Five Desires Demonic Codex for reference, we can find a new way to break the deadlock.

Close your eyes and focus your mind.

First, find the deepest, most insurmountable obstacle hidden in your heart.

[Lust]

There is an old saying that "food and sex are human nature." These two most basic desires are human nature.

It wasn't really a matter of restraint or lack thereof.

As long as you don't indulge.

People don't care at all.

However, this desire must be transformed into a flame, burning through the mind and body.

It's like tearing a huge hole in a long dike.

A massive flood surges down, sure to destroy everything.

Li Xin first used "lust" instead of "appetite" because he was worried that his appetite was too strong and he would not be able to control it for a while.

Therefore, set aside your thoughts for now and cultivate your desires.

Even if demonic intent burns the meridians and melts the veins, destroying the physical body.

It probably won't be so ferocious as to be uncontrollable.

"boom……"

Flowers bloom in vibrant colors before my eyes.

In my mind, countless sounds of beautiful women surged forth like a tide.

An indescribably powerful flame rose from his dantian and seeped into his soul.

Li Xin groaned, and images of women of all shapes and sizes, in various indescribable poses, rushed into his mind.

Li Xin almost couldn't resist the urge to call Zhuang Hongxiu in.

He could only forcefully control his mind, forcibly gather his true energy, and use his thoughts to gather this wave and channel it into his Chong meridian.