I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them? - Chapter 97

Chapter 83 Xie Lingfeng: The Martial Arts I Cultivate Are Actually False?_2

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Xu Yan sheathed his sword, standing tall and proud.

Hu Shan’s lips quivered, his face pale as a sheet, his eyes wide with disbelief.

This was his own original creation!

How could the other party have learned it on the spot and employed it better than he ever did, stronger too?

What kind of monster was this? With such a fiendish talent, who among the world’s swordsmen could be his match?

Who could draw a sword against him?

Only if, by possessing a higher realm and crushing him with absolute power.

Otherwise, among those of the same realm, he was invincible!

No!

He could even fight across different realms of power!

At this moment, he had no choice but to believe that what Xu Yan had said was true; he had learned the swordsmanship on the spot and picked it at will for his use.

Xie Lingfeng felt utterly disheartened.

This battle had dealt him such a blow that he even began to doubt his life.

Doubts about his natural talent for the sword had begun to manifest!

It took him a long while to calm his emotions slightly, sheathed his sword, took a deep breath, and conceded with a cupped fist salute, “Brother Xu, it is I who has lost!”

Although, in fact, he had not lost yet.

However, Xie Lingfeng knew that he couldn’t achieve victory.

His swordsmanship was thoroughly understood by his opponent; he was merely maintaining an undefeated position by virtue of his higher realm.

“You haven’t lost, after all, I haven’t beaten you yet!”

After thinking for a moment, Xu Yan spoke the truth.

Xie Lingfeng was strong, a master of the sword, lacking only a clear and enlightened heart of the sword.

Even though Xu Yan could see through the weaknesses in Xie Lingfeng’s swordplay, he wasn’t confident that he would be able to seize those fleeting opportunities with his current strength.

Moreover, given Xie Lingfeng’s extraordinary ability to adapt, even if Xu Yan could strike at a weak point, it wouldn’t necessarily mean he could defeat him.

However, if the fight were to continue, Xu Yan felt that he would be victorious.

But seeing the other already so demoralized, he thought it best to leave some room for grace.

Xie Lingfeng gave a bitter smile. His swordsmanship had been seen through; there was no chance of victory, only defeat awaited him. It was just a matter of time.

Xu Yan was merely consoling him.

After a long silence, Xie Lingfeng spoke, “I’ve been studying the sword since I was a child, entering the path at six, and after twenty years, I became the youngest Grandmaster Martial Artist at Sword Venerate Cliff in a millennium.

“I used to be confident that in the Inner Realm, among my peers, there was no one who could prevail over me. It was only after today’s battle with Brother Xu that I realized there are higher skies beyond my own.

“However, I have many questions in my heart, and I wonder if Brother Xu would be willing to enlighten me.”

Xu Yan pondered for a moment. Xie Lingfeng’s attitude was acceptable; he wasn’t overbearing. Besides, Xu Yan also wanted to know more about the Inner Realm to prepare for his future journey there.

So, Xu Yan nodded and said, “I can!”

Xie Lingfeng stared intently at Xu Yan and asked, “Brother Xu, are you from the Wasteland?”

Xu Yan smiled and said, “I know what you want to ask. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you—I am indeed the person from the Wasteland you speak of.

“You must be wondering how I could become a Martial Artist, right?

“In the Wasteland, without the Heavenly Earth Lingji, it’s impossible to cultivate into a Martial Artist, isn’t that so?”

Xie Lingfeng nodded, “Exactly!”

He was truly shocked. There existed Martial Artists in the Wasteland, and their strength was formidable.

“The true Martial Arts isn’t confined by the Tian Di you’re in. Even without the Spirit Mechanism, by making oneself a bridge, you can still connect with Tian Di and become a Martial Artist…” Xu Yan said with a solemn expression.

“The true Martial Arts?”

Xie Lingfeng frowned. What was the true Martial Arts?

Could it be that what he had been practicing was a false path?

This absurd thought surfaced in his mind.

“Yes, the true Martial Arts, whereas what you practice in the Inner Realm is, in fact, a pseudo-Martial Arts,” Xu Yan affirmed with a nod.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible, gibberish!”

Hu Shan roared as he jumped up.

What nonsense!

The Martial Arts practiced in the Inner Realm is false, and those of the Wasteland are true?

Such a statement contradicts everything known!

“I know it’s hard for you to accept, but that’s the truth!”

Xu Yan was unsurprised by the reaction.

Who would accept it after half a lifetime of cultivation, suddenly being told what you practiced was fake?

Xie Lingfeng’s expression became serious as he said in a deep voice, “Brother Xu, why would you say such a thing? How could my martial arts be a sham? There are merely differences between the two, it doesn’t make one real and the other fake, does it?”

If the martial arts he cultivated were a sham, wouldn’t the legacy of Sword Venerate Cliff also be sham martial arts?

All the martial arts of the Inner Realm are sham martial arts?

He couldn’t accept such a result. If the word got out, how many martial artists would fly into a rage, how many lineages and powers would be seething with a murderous aura? This would be shaking the very foundation of the Inner Realm Martial Arts.

“Come on, let’s discuss this Martial Arts, discuss it clearly, and you will understand why it is a sham martial arts!”

Xu Yan was invigorated, with a face full of excitement.

Discuss Martial Arts!

Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan’s spirits lifted—discuss Martial Arts!

“Good!”

Xie Lingfeng sat down cross-legged.

“Should you start, or should I?”

Xu Yan’s face was still filled with excitement.

Finally, someone could discuss Martial Arts with him. He wanted to tell Xie Lingfeng and the others what true Martial Arts really were.

“I’ll begin.”

Xie Lingfeng spoke.

“Alright, please do!”

Xu Yan nodded.

“Martial Arts begin from the Ninth Grade… First Grade represents the powerhouses of Martial Arts. Breaking through the constraints of First Grade, drawing nature’s spiritual energy into the body, and condensing Martial Arts’ Inner Qi makes one a Cultivation Technique Grandmaster, and this identifies one as a powerhouse among Martial Arts. Above the Cultivation Technique Grandmasters there are the Great Cultivation Technique Grandmasters…”

“Great Cultivation Technique Grandmasters have Martial Arts’ Inner Qi flowing like rivers, like blood coursing through the entire body…”

Xie Lingfeng started from the basics of Martial Arts, the Ninth Grade realm, and went all the way to the realm of the Great Cultivation Technique Grandmasters.

That was the Martial Arts of the Inner Realm.

Xu Yan listened with rapt attention. Xie Lingfeng’s explanation was more detailed and complete than Xue Wuxin’s. It gave him a true understanding of Inner Realm Martial Arts.

Inner Realm Martial Arts were not entirely worthless.

However, Xu Yan’s belief that Inner Realm Martial Arts were sham Martial Arts did not waver.

On the contrary, it became even more firm.

Li Xuan, who had been observing quietly, couldn’t help but sigh after hearing Xie Lingfeng’s exposition, “Inner Realm Martial Arts are strong, but they still fall short of the Martial Arts I created. If my Martial Arts could be widely practiced, once the word spreads, I’m afraid the Inner Realm Martial Arts will be massively impacted.”

Every martial artist yearns for strength.

Everyone wants to cultivate more powerful Cultivation Techniques, and his newly founded Martial Arts were stronger than the Martial Arts of the Inner Realm. Once it spread, Inner Realm Martial Arts would gradually be abandoned.

And those Martial Arts forces with ancient legacies would certainly not take this lying down. And since the Martial Arts of the Inner Realm had been passed down for a long time and had countless believers, it would surely trigger a fierce debate on the true and false Martial Arts.

Of course, all this was based on the premise that he would spread his Martial Arts and that it would gain some scale and attract attention.

There would be no danger for Xu Yan in this trip. Xie Lingfeng and the others didn’t put on airs because they came from the Inner Realm, so Li Xuan didn’t continue to stay.

The final result of the discussion on Martial Arts, he could predict.

“Brother Xu, it’s your turn!”

After finishing his explanation, Xie Lingfeng looked solemnly at Xu Yan.

“Alright!”

Xu Yan nodded and began, “To cultivate Martial Arts, one must first have a solid foundation, and that foundation starts with Skin Refinement… Those who transform their bones into golden bones are considered prodigies of ancient times. Once someone has golden bones, even if they die and are buried for ten thousand years, their bones remain shiny and are even more durable than steel…”

“Wait a moment!”

Xie Lingfeng interrupted.

At this moment, his head was buzzing. The foundation of Martial Arts is Skin Refinement? Achieving grand mastery in Skin Refinement makes it hard for regular swords and sabers to injure you?

Following that is Bone Refinement, and it even divides into Iron Bone, Bronze Bone, and Gold Bone?

Having refined Gold Bone, even if they die and are buried underground for ten thousand years, their bones remain shiny and are even more durable than steel?

It sounded so mysterious and unrealistic.

He felt as if his brain was not only buzzing but also in a state of burning, as if it was on fire.

“You’re saying, Gold Bone buried underground will still be shiny after ten thousand years?”

This is the foundational realm of Martial Arts?

“Yes!”

Xu Yan nodded and said, “A solid foundation is the essence of Martial Arts, and above Golden Bones are Jade Bones, flawless Jade Bones that remain unchanged for eternity!”

Xie Lingfeng scratched his head, feeling as if his brain was burning, and his mind suffered a tremendous shock.

Is Martial Arts like this?

So mysterious?

Could it be that what I’ve been practicing is indeed sham Martial Arts?

“Brother Xie, are you alright?”

Xu Yan looked at Xie Lingfeng, who had messed up his hair and whose face was a mix of pale and flushed, seemingly in a quite abnormal state.

“Learning that what he’s been practicing is sham Martial Arts, the blow is too deep. Ah, perhaps I shouldn’t have been so blunt with him.”

Xu Yan sighed in his heart.