I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them? - Chapter 79

Chapter 75 True Martial Arts and False Martial Arts? (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

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“Master, I understand!”

Xu Yan said with a look of enlightenment, “If they’re enemies, we should crush their bones into dust and obliterate their souls, showing no mercy!”

“And if they have a powerful background or a strong backer, then after eliminating them, erase all traces and disassociate ourselves from the incident.

“As long as no one knows, it’s unrelated to us!”

These were the experiences of navigating the Martial Dao Realm.

Although the master was unfathomably powerful, clearly, he couldn’t protect his disciple everywhere. A true powerhouse must rely on his own strength to solve all enemies and troubles.

Li Xuan silently nodded. His senior disciple always understood the “hidden message” in his words, which was very good.

“Master, I understand too!”

Meng Chong also had a look of sudden realization.

He felt he also gained some insight by combining his own experiences in the jianghu. He now knew how to deal with these enemies.

If he couldn’t handle it himself, find someone else to take the blame.

As long as one could crush the enemy’s bones into dust and obliterate their soul, that’s enough.

Like when he took revenge, it was The Emperor of Wu he sought. It was done swiftly—everyone was executed!

Li Xuan was gratified; his second disciple also had an epiphany!

Both disciples were individuals with exceptional talents; as a master, he felt very content!

“Master, Xue Wuxin mentioned that Inner Realm Martial Arts are divided into nine grades, with the Grandmaster above Ninth Grade cultivating martial Inner Qi, and even above the Grandmaster is the Great Grandmaster. Why are they different?”

Xu Yan expressed the doubt in his heart.

The Martial Arts taught by the master consisted of Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, and Viscera Refinement, which were just the foundational realms of Martial Arts, not even considered the entry-level, with the entry-level being the Qi-Blood Realm.

Above the Qi-Blood Realm was the Innate Realm.

The Grandmaster Realm of Inner Realm Martial Arts was similar to the Innate Realm, as one could also fly by controlling the qi, but it didn’t involve cultivating Innate True Qi, rather, it was martial Inner Qi.

“Master, we are in the Wasteland, where the Heavenly Earth Lingji has dissipated, making it impossible to cultivate Martial Artists. What’s that all about?”

According to Xue Wuxin, in the Wasteland, the Heavenly Earth Lingji has dissipated, the Spiritual Energy is violent, and beings in the wilderness, due to being in a world without Lingji, cannot sense the existence of Spiritual Energy.

It’s also impossible to cultivate Martial Arts using Spiritual Energy.

The Spiritual Energy in the world has become violent due to the loss of the Spirit Mechanism and cannot be guided into the body.

All these aspects differed significantly from the Martial Arts taught by the master.

Meng Chong nodded from the side, his face also filled with curiosity.

Li Xuan sat on a chair, his gaze deep, not answering directly, but instead asked, “Disciple, when you fought with Xue Wuxin, how did you find his strength?”

“He’s quite formidable. I barely managed to match him, chiefly due to my lack of experience. Of course, he was wounded, too.”

After pondering for a moment and assessing Xue Wuxin’s strength, Xu Yan added, “If I were at the peak of the Qi-Blood Realm and Xue Wuxin wasn’t injured, at his prime, I am confident I wouldn’t lose to him, perhaps even defeat him.”

Li Xuan smiled and said, “You are merely at the beginner’s stage of Martial Arts, in the Qi-Blood Realm, and he is already a Grandmaster.”

Xu Yan was startled, “Yes, Xue Wuxin is at the Grandmaster level, a contender among the strong in the Inner Domain, while I am just at the threshold of Martial Arts, in the Qi-Blood Realm.”

A mere Martial Arts beginner facing a Grandmaster, who the true Martial Artist was, became self-evident!

In that instant, Xu Yan had an epiphany!

These ranks, Ninth Grade, Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, Third Grade, First Grade—they didn’t sound profound at all.

What I cultivate, though, is Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, Viscera Refinement; with thunderous tendons and bones and firm Qi-blood, it truly sounds more powerful than First and Third Grades.

“Master, I get it now, what they practice is pseudo Martial Arts!”

Xu Yan exclaimed as if having a great realization.

“So that’s it!”

Meng Chong also understood, saying with a look of realization, “So it’s pseudo Martial Arts. That means, the so-called Grandmasters are actually pseudo Innates, and their strength is far inferior to the real Innate Realm. No wonder he couldn’t kill me in one strike!”

Now everything became clear.

Xue Wuxin wasn’t practicing true Martial Arts, hence his inferior strength, which is why he couldn’t finish him with a single move.

Li Xuan smiled without saying a word. This was all the disciple’s own realization; he hadn’t said anything about pseudo Martial Arts!

Of course, the Martial Arts he created, was definitely not just a sham or a pretense; whoever was stronger, that was the true Martial Arts!

For the time being, the Martial Arts he had created seemed superior.

As for future disputes over the authenticity of Martial Arts, that was not a concern for Li Xuan.

“The Qi-Blood Realm should actually correspond to First Grade, Second Grade, and Third Grade, yet the Qi-Blood Realm is stronger than the upper Third Grade Martial Artists of the Inner Domain.

“Xu Yan, after all, has the jade-bone foundation, and his strength is much stronger than any ordinary Qi-Blood Realm cultivator, which is why he can fight beyond his realm against Grandmasters of the Inner Domain. If it were the gold-bone foundation, one might also be able to fight a Grandmaster of the Inner Domain.

“As for those with copper-bone or iron-bone foundations in the Qi-Blood Realm, they could not fight against a Grandmaster. However, they are still stronger than the upper Third Grade in the Inner Domain.”

Li Xuan internally evaluated, drawing a rough comparison of the strengths of the two.

In the Inner Domain, a Grandmaster who cultivates Inner Qi is undoubtedly far stronger than a First Grade Martial Artist.

“Grandmasters cultivating martial Inner Qi is just called differently, it could also be referred to as True Qi. It’s just that the method of cultivation is different; the True Qi they cultivate, in terms of power, purity, and quality, does not compare to the Innate Realm.

“Even though I am only at the beginner’s stage of the Innate Realm, I am as strong as a Great Grandmaster of the Inner Domain.”

Li Xuan internally compared and assessed the two Martial Arts systems.

The Qi-Blood Realm corresponds to the upper three grades of the Inner Domain, but a Qi-Blood Realm cultivator is stronger than the upper three grades of Martial Artists in the Inner Domain.