Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Going all the way inside along the Liushui Sect's sect buildings, the terrain continues to rise, as if going up a mountain.

But it is more like a high slope than a mountain.

Its height is only about ten feet at most, and there are many pines and cypresses planted on it, providing dense shade and making it particularly cool.

While walking, Ning Yan keenly sensed that there were some hidden traps in various places, but the threat did not seem to be too great, and at most they could kill ordinary people.

I guess Liushui Sect didn't intend to stop the real masters with just these traps.

After going around the high slope, there is a slightly steep mountain wall. What is particularly eye-catching is that in the middle of the mountain wall, there is an irregular cave entrance that can accommodate four people entering side by side. This is probably the forbidden cave that Ji Dinghuang mentioned.

There is a suspended iron cable trestle in front of the mountain wall, leading directly into the cave entrance.

Walking on the pier that swayed and rustled in the wind, Ji Dinghuang introduced it on the spot:
“This forbidden grotto should be considered the origin of our Liushui Sect. It was here that our founder attained enlightenment and the teachings were improved upon by successive generations, which led to the current prestige of our Liushui Sect.

It’s a pity that after the founder, many elders and geniuses in our sect went deep into the cave to gain insights, but they were unable to comprehend other magical techniques.

To be honest, I don’t think that the many geniuses over the years are less talented than the ancestors of that time. A big reason why they failed to comprehend the Dharma is that the mural may only comprehend the Dharma that the ancestors comprehended.

However, the method comprehended by the ancestors has been perfected through generations and is now much stronger. There is no need to comprehend it again.

So if you can't comprehend anything later, don't force it. This is normal. Don't be like those geniuses in my sect's history who were too paranoid and became obsessed. In that case, I would have harmed you."

Hearing Ji Dinghuang's instructions, Ning Yan nodded slightly.

He looked around and asked curiously:

"Earlier, Sect Master Ji said that this cave is a forbidden area for the sect, but I don't think its defense is that strong. Even without the help of this trestle bridge, if there is a warrior with excellent body skills, he can easily climb in from the bottom of the cliff?"

"You don't know that."

Ji Dinghuang smiled slightly and said:
"Although the murals in this grotto are difficult to comprehend and seem rather useless, they are of great symbolic significance to our Liushui Sect, just like the Buddha's sacred armor of the Buddha Sect. Therefore, we must protect them well."

"From the outside, this cave is indeed completely undefended, and there are no man-made obstacles, because the real defense is inside the cave."

Ji Dinghuang took Ning Yan into the cave.

As soon as I entered the cave, it suddenly became dark in front of me, and then bright again.

Not far away there was a cold and dim blue light.

The blue light was constantly moving, as if there was life, but it was made up of countless blue fireflies.

Ji Dinghuang pointed at the firefly and said:
"These fireflies are the only line of defense in the cave, and it is also difficult for outsiders to cross it."

"Back then, our ancestor accidentally entered this place and found the remains of a powerful person inside. The fireflies landed on the body and used it as a nest. The body was then gradually digested by the fireflies. Since then, only those who carry the token of that powerful person can avoid being attacked by these fireflies."

As he spoke, Ji Dinghuang took out a dark red metal token from his body.

The token was engraved with intricate patterns, and it was unknown what material it was made of. It was divided into two parts, upper and lower, with an obvious joint in the middle.

As soon as the token was taken out, the group of corpse fireflies that had gathered in front, almost covering the entire mountain road, suddenly separated to both sides as if they had received some kind of command, revealing a passage that was only wide enough for one person to enter.

Ji Dinghuang removed the upper part and handed it to Ning Yan, saying:
"Go in quickly. Half a token can only last for three days at most. The aura contained in it will dissipate, so you must pay attention to the time. If anything goes wrong in the meantime, I will go in to find you when the deadline approaches."

Ning Yan took half of the token and walked inside. Looking at the buzzing corpse fireflies flying around him, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

He didn't know the origin of this corpse firefly. It was probably deliberately cultivated by the strong man before his death. But no matter what its origin was, its danger was obvious. If he didn't have this token in his hand, even with his current strength, he would not have time to escape and would be eaten up on the spot.

Even Ning Yan had some doubts, thinking that even Guan Ruoyu might not be able to get in here.

Therefore, he became very curious about the identity of the powerful man back then.

To achieve this, the strong man must have entered the third realm.

Being a person of the third realm, he died quietly in such a place, and no one knew what happened to him.

While his thoughts were racing, he had already passed through a road surrounded by corpses and fireflies.

When he went inside, the corpse fireflies gathered together and buzzed, covering the entire road.

After walking more than ten feet along the narrow stone path, the view in front of us suddenly opens up.

It was a square stone chamber. Even though a long time had passed, it could be seen that the stone chamber was artificially opened up.

On the ceiling of the stone chamber, there are several huge glowing crystals inlaid.

Through the cold light cast by the crystal, one can immediately see a huge mural painted on the surrounding stone walls.

The mural spanned three stone walls and must have been carved on the wall with some iron tool. The marks were very deep and the lines were extremely sharp.

But the content of the murals seems quite chaotic, like the cursive script in calligraphy, or the simple freehand painting.

The crude and frenzied brushstrokes vaguely outline a scene of fishermen fighting giant beasts on the sea on a rainy night with thunder and lightning.

To be honest, this picture alone was made up in his mind, because the other party's drawing was so sloppy. If it weren't for his extraordinary eyesight, he might not have been able to understand what was being drawn at all.

But what is in the painting is not actually important. What is important is what the other person has hidden in the painting.

Although there is such a thing as visualization diagrams in martial arts, the inscriptions on the objects of visualization are often very cautious, and there will never be a situation where it is difficult to distinguish. Because if such a painting is used for visualization, it will only make people crazy and die.

So just as Ji Dinghuang said, there is a strange method hidden in this mural.

But not one, but nine.

The fisherman's posture is the law, the waves that are rolled up are the law, the harpoon he uses is the law, and the giant beast he tortures is also the law!
This is completely a Tibetan Dharma diagram engraved with nine magic spells!

According to Ning Yan's perception, there are also different levels. There are three that can be clearly seen through the entering force, another four belong to silk force or transforming force, and the last two should be the third level above the transforming force.

What made him feel very frustrated was that he could only clearly see the three methods of entering the power at the moment. As for the four in the middle, he only had a vague impression, and the last two were a complete mess.

Ning Yan understood why this happened. After all, although he had now reached the peak of the entry level, his understanding of strength was still stagnant at the violent level.

He needs more time to comprehend it, and also needs to practice the corresponding techniques to feel the power of strength.

For anyone else, it might take months or even years to fully digest it.

However, these were not a big deal for Ning Yan. He could go back to the Wanfa Pavilion and buy some entry-level techniques to read through. He would then be able to lay a solid foundation and prepare for the advancement of silk energy.

Even though he hasn't fully understood the concept of strength yet, he can still comprehend the three complete methods of entering the strength from this diagram.

The first is a boxing technique called "Layering Fist", which is like a continuous wave of waves, gathering waves to strike, and can mobilize a large amount of strength in the body to exert a boxing force far beyond one's own realm, and in the process of performing it, it becomes stronger and stronger, with one wave higher than another, and one wave stronger than another. It is undoubtedly a rare and powerful boxing technique. The second is a body technique called "Chasing Waves", which is to walk on the waves and move with the waves. This can make the warrior's speed extremely fast, far beyond the many body techniques he has practiced before.

The third is a mental method called "Surging Waves Heart Sutra", which refers to the mystery of the waves to move one's own vitality and strength, and can achieve a faster speed of practice.

These three methods of entering the realm of strength involve three aspects. Boxing and body techniques belong to the category of martial arts, and the last one, "Surging Waves Heart Sutra", should be the one that was comprehended by the founder of the Liushui Sect.

This shows that Ji Dinghuang’s previous guess must have been wrong.

If nothing unexpected happens, their founder of the sect is extremely talented, and no one has emerged to surpass him in the sect's continuation to this day. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why, over the years, no one has been able to comprehend new techniques from this.

However, the "Surging Waves Heart Sutra" of Liushui Sect only increases the speed of cultivation by five times, which is obviously not as good as the "Six Bloods Swallowing Heaven Art" he realized on his own.

However, "Six Bloods Swallowing Heaven Technique" is a bit outdated now. After all, it is a method targeting vital energy. Now I need to browse more methods and deduce a method that is more suitable for me. "Surging Waves Heart Sutra" can barely serve as a reference. I am afraid I have to go to the Wanfa Pavilion to search for more.

Putting aside his thoughts for the moment, Ning Yan focused his attention on the other two martial arts.

Since there is still some lack of information, it is difficult to deduce the perfect version of the mental method.

But with his amazing wisdom, he could easily improve these two martial arts and deduce more powerful versions.

After about three breaths, Ning Yan selected the two most suitable versions from the twenty-seven versions in his mind.

These two versions have greatly improved the original disadvantages and greatly enhanced the power.

Ning Yan was inspired and engraved these two powerful martial arts on the stone wall.

Although he has not yet fully understood the subsequent methods, the huge gains he has gained from this stone wall alone make the trip worthwhile.

Considering that Liushui Sect hasn't been able to learn anything from it over the years, they are truly guarding a treasure without knowing it.

Now that he was in high spirits, he wrote down the martial arts he had deduced here, which could be considered as a way of giving back.

However, considering that ordinary warriors might not have his physical fitness, he hesitated for a moment and then added a very considerate sentence:
[Those with weak constitutions must think twice before practicing! ]

Looking at the warning on the wall, he threw the stone away with satisfaction, then glanced at the strokes in the room, engraving all the details in his mind to comprehend them another day, and then he did not stop and rushed out.

Seeing that Ning Yan came out of the cave in less than half a day, Ji Dinghuang thought that he had not figured out anything, so he had to come out early. He did not ask any more questions at the moment, and even changed the subject very kindly.

Ning Yan smiled and reminded that there was a gift he left in the cave, and he must send someone to pick it up later.

Ji Dinghuang nodded perfunctorily and didn't take it seriously.

Anyway, this stone wall has been there for so many years. Even if you have figured out some details related to the "Surging Waves Heart Sutra", they have already practiced it a long time ago and it is meaningless.

The two chatted and quickly left the pier.

About two hours later.

Several figures suddenly appeared from under the cliff.

They climbed up the rocks quickly while keeping watch on the surroundings, and quickly gathered inside the entrance of the cave.

Looking at the blue fireflies in the distance, Shen Tuyuan, the leader of the Liver Eaters Society, couldn't help but sneer:
"Although Liushui Sect is powerful, it is, after all, a sect in a small county, and its vision is narrow."

"They thought they could rely on the Corpse Fireflies to stop all intruders from the outside world, but they never imagined that in the Endless Hell Abyss, there existed a special creature that could attract Corpse Fireflies, the Star Snail."

As he spoke, he casually threw out a large piece of crystal clear powder, which turned out to be extremely tiny snail worms.

Seeing those snail worms, the corpse fireflies that had gathered in a group in front immediately rushed towards the snail worms with a buzzing sound.

Seeing this, Shen Tu Yuan felt a little distressed and said to everyone on the field:

"It is extremely difficult to preserve these star-patterned snails during long-distance transportation. I have been trying for several years to collect a batch of them. According to the speed at which the fireflies devour them, they will only take a cup of tea at most. During this time, use the inkless clay to copy all the murals inside for me."

Everyone responded with a roar.

Soon the group entered along the narrow mountain path.

When they first saw the murals on the wall and the martial arts contents engraved nearby, they couldn't help but be slightly startled.

Meng Kun looked at the familiar words and immediately a strange look appeared in his eyes.

As time was limited, everyone dared not delay at all and used a special seal-less mud to completely print out the murals and texts. Finally, they finished everything before the corpse firefly finished eating the star snail.

When we return to the headquarters, we will piece the ink away and restore it to murals and text.

Everyone's expressions were a little ugly, because even Meng Kun was keenly aware that the murals had lost their original charm. It was just a crude painting and there was no way one could try to understand anything from it.

Then everyone's eyes fell on the two martial arts again.

They could tell at a glance that they were definitely two extremely powerful martial arts, but the reminders attached to the martial arts made them hesitate.

Shen Tu Yuan immediately said to everyone on the field:

"This martial art has never been revealed to the outside world, which means that no one in Liushui Sect has ever mastered it. It is obviously extremely difficult to practice."

"Everyone, please stop practicing for now. Let me report this to the higher-ups and let them investigate it before making any further comments."

Everyone responded by saying yes.

Wait until the crowd disperses and then return to your own courtyard.

Shentu Yuan was meditating in the quiet room as usual, but he always felt uneasy.

Those two powerful martial arts kept appearing in his mind, tempting him to practice.

"The weak are entering the realm of strength..."

"The weak are entering the realm of strength..."

"I, Shen Tu Yuan, have reached the peak of my strength. I can't be considered weak, right?"

Once I thought of this, the desire to practice cultivation could no longer be suppressed.

Shentu Yuan began to practice his skills like a possessed man.

Half a minute later, his chest suddenly exploded and a scream came out of his mouth.

That night, short screams continued to be heard from various courtyards. (End of this chapter)