The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 405 Passing on Skills by Duan Yu
After dinner, Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing went to the next room to rest.

In this room.
Xu Xingchen pulled Duan Yu, who was about to go to sleep, and asked, "Brother Duan, how is your practice of the Northern Darkness Divine Art going?"

Duan Yu said dejectedly, "I only looked at it for one night and only remembered the cultivation routes in the first two pictures, but I haven't had time to practice them yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingchen laughed and said, "It's good to remember both pictures; tonight, I'll bestow upon you a great fortune!"

"Fortune?" Duan Yu perked up and looked up at Xu Xingchen: "What fortune? Is it what you were talking about with that leader of the Four Evils during the day?"

Xu Xingchen looked at Duan Yu, who had returned to his worried expression, and said softly, "You don't need to worry about the future. What's done is done, and there's nothing you can change."

Duan Yu stared at Xu Xingchen for a long time, then said with a deep expression, "How can you be so sure?"

"I know many secrets of this world," Xu Xingchen said with a faint smile, then emphasized, "many."

Duan Yu frowned, sighed, and decided he didn't want to talk to this hateful guy anymore. He turned over and lay down on the bed.

But Xu Xingchen pulled him up: "Don't sleep. I said I'd give you a great opportunity, but it's not about that matter. Now, sit cross-legged and visualize the meridian pathways on those two patterns you see."

Duan Yu reluctantly sat up again and sat cross-legged.

"Calm down and be careful!"

Xu Xingchen grabbed his left and right hands, thumbs to thumbs, and mobilized Yue Laosan's internal energy in the Tanzhong acupoint, slowly guiding it out.

It slips into the night with the wind, silently nourishing all things.
Xu Xingchen diverted, diverted, and diverted that powerful internal force again, extracting only a wisp and slowly sending it into Duan Yu's body.

Meridians that have not undergone internal cultivation and tempering are extremely fragile and cannot withstand the impact of strong winds and waves, or the backflow of crashing waves.

If Duan Yu inputs too much internal energy the first time, his meridians will immediately rupture, causing him to suffer a qi deviation and die.

Fortunately, Xu Xingchen's control over his internal energy had reached an extremely refined level.

Duan Yu felt a heat in his thumb, and then a trickle of water flowed down his thumb, wrist, and arm, all the way to his shoulder, and finally into the Tanzhong acupoint in his chest.

Xu Xingchen was able to sense the state of Duan Yu's internal energy flow and stopped the transmission of internal energy in time.

He said, "Alright, now, use your mind and spirit to guide this internal energy to circulate through your meridians once, completely refining it into your own power."

Duan Yu opened his eyes, touched his swollen chest, and said thoughtfully, "Brother Xu, is the internal energy you're currently channeling into my body something you stole from Yue Laosan, the Crocodile God of the South Sea?"

Xu Xingchen nodded and said, "That's right! My own internal energy is already sufficient; as for Yue Laosan's internal energy, it's like a chicken rib to me—tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away; rather than wasting it, I might as well give it to you!"

Duan Yu sighed, "Brother Xu's righteousness is truly unworthy of my praise!"

Seeing this, Xu Xingchen knew that the boy still had some resistance to practicing martial arts, and said impatiently, "Alright, stop being so sentimental! Quickly guide that internal energy and refine it completely."

Duan Yu felt the growing discomfort in his chest and knew that giving up was impossible now. Helpless, he closed his eyes and began to breathe deeply.

Others who want to cultivate the Northern Darkness Divine Art need to first discard the internal energy cultivation methods they have previously practiced.

Duan Yu, however, didn't need to go through all that trouble; he just got straight to the point!
When the faint internal energy in the Tanzhong acupoint circulates through his meridians once, it transforms into his own power and falls into his lower abdomen, Dantian.

A wave of extremely comfortable and pleasant sensation instantly surged through my limbs and bones, permeating my entire body.

Duan Yu couldn't help but groan!
Seeing this, Xu Xingchen channeled his internal energy into him again, slightly more than the last time.

Then, let Duan Yu circulate and refine it again.
in this way
Input a little, refine a little; input a little, refine a little.
After more than ten times, the amount of internal energy in Duan Yu's dantian had become quite considerable.

As Duan Yu's internal energy increased, his meridians were tempered more and more, and the amount of internal energy he could contain and absorb also increased accordingly.

As the night progressed into the latter half of the night...
Xu Xingchen finally transferred 70% of Yue Laosan's internal energy from the Tanzhong acupoint into Duan Yu's body.

Since then
Duan Yu transformed from a weak scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken into a martial arts master with the skills that Yue Laosan had cultivated for decades.

This miraculous transformation, which seizes the power of nature and turns decay into wonder, fully demonstrates just how exquisite and profound the Northern Darkness Divine Skill of the Free and Unfettered Sect truly is.

It's simply unbelievable and incomprehensible.

Xu Xingchen withdrew her finger, got up and sat at a table not far away, quietly watching Duan Yu sitting cross-legged on the bed, his clothes billowing, and nodded in satisfaction.

He then got up, quietly walked out of the room, looked at the Big Dipper in the night sky and the moon that had already set behind the mountains, and calculated that dawn was not far away.

He stopped sleeping, found a rock in the courtyard, sat down, and circulated his Yin-Yang Qi Gong once.

The energy he had previously expended while concentrating on assisting Duan Yu's cultivation was immediately restored, and he was full of energy.

At this point, one can then reflect on the Yin-Yang Qigong, which is the culmination of the essence and profound meanings of numerous divine skills and secret manuals.
I just feel that this name was absolutely perfect!
These past two days, although he was traveling with Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing, and Zhong Ling, his mind was constantly racing.

He continuously extracted some of the essence of the Northern Darkness Divine Art and then integrated it into his own Yin-Yang Qi Gong.

Yin-Yang Qigong contains elements of the Star Absorbing Technique, the profound principles of the Qiankun Great Shift (a martial arts technique) which excels at drawing and shifting others' internal energy, and the essential elements of the Nine Yin Manual and the Nine Yang Divine Skill—two opposing yet complementary martial arts. Therefore, extracting some essential elements from the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and integrating them into one's own Yin-Yang Qigong is not a complicated process.

Of course, what is very simple for him is extremely difficult for others!
The two are worlds apart!

Among the many martial arts manuals that Xu Xingchen had read...
Those who master the Nine Yang Divine Skill can use any martial arts technique in the world, and in a very short time, they can master it and surpass their master!
Those who master the Nine Yin Manual can also become proficient in many Taoist martial arts, possessing unpredictable power.
Practicing either of these two martial arts individually would ultimately lead to achievements no less than those of Kumārajīva, who had mastered the Lesser Formless Divine Skill.

Xu Xingchen's Yin-Yang Qigong, which integrates the strengths of various schools of thought, incorporates all these characteristics.

therefore
It can not only unleash the power of Yin and Yang magnetic elements, but also the power of ice and fire.
He could use even Huang Yaoshi's Orchid Flicking Acupoint Hand and the Dali Duan family's One-Finger Divine Skill with ease.

At the same time, they can also use the Star Absorbing Technique and the Universe Shift Technique.

Now, it also has some of the characteristics of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

His Yin-Yang Qigong can be described as ever-changing and mysterious beyond measure.

The martial arts techniques of this world, and their exploration of the human body, are almost identical to those of the previous world.
No, it's not as in-depth and thorough as the research on the physical body in the last world.

However, its connection with that mysterious power between heaven and earth has become much stronger.

This is entirely due to the benefits brought about by the rules of heaven and earth.

Therefore, as long as Xu Xingchen continues to enhance the spirituality within his inner strength step by step every day, it won't be long before he can condense his cultivation technique into a rare book.

The moon sets behind the mountains, and the stars fade away.

A ray of sunlight shone from the eastern mountain peaks, gradually covering the entire landscape.

Suddenly, the world was filled with a serene and clear light.

Loud, high-pitched crowing echoed through the village, attracting more and more crowing to join in.

Noisy! And loud!

The crowing of roosters broke the tranquility of the village.

Before long, someone got up, pushed open the door, carried farm tools on their shoulder, and walked towards the fields.

The saying "The early bird catches the worm" perfectly describes the villagers of this village!
Duan Yu, who gained profound internal strength overnight, was full of energy and had bright eyes.

Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing, who had just stepped out of the room, looked Duan Yu up and down in astonishment. Although they knew that something must have happened to Duan Yu, they couldn't quite put their finger on it.

Zhong Ling, feeling a deep connection with Duan Yu, asked him a question.

But how could Duan Yu tell the truth to others?!

Having personally experienced the terrifying and bizarre nature of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, Duan Yu was even more reluctant to tell a third person—no, a fourth person (if his fairy sister hadn't passed away)—about this technique, lest they accidentally let it slip and bring about a terrible disaster.

Therefore, when Zhong Ling asked him, he only said that he had slept well last night and was well-rested.

Xu Xingchen once again carried the jade statue, waved goodbye to the people in the village, and embarked on his journey back to Dali.

After walking for more than ten miles, the four of them arrived at the iron suspension bridge at Shanren Ferry once again.

This time, Duan Yu was much calmer when crossing the iron chain bridge; he walked very steadily, without the tension and fear he felt the first time he crossed the bridge.
After crossing the iron chain bridge at Shanren Ferry, and walking another seven or eight li, we arrived at the outside of Wanjie Valley.

Faced with the impending separation, Zhong Ling was extremely reluctant to part, but dared not invite Duan Yu in as a guest.

She had already learned from Duan Yu that she had used a false name when she entered Wanjie Valley last time.

If I accidentally slip up after going in, it will be another mess!

Zhong Ling wasn't worried that her father might kill Duan Yu in a moment of anger; what she feared was that Xu Xingchen would take action and beat her father up, which would be quite an ugly scene.

Therefore, no matter how reluctant Zhong Ling was to part ways with Duan Yu, she had no choice but to do so.

When the three of them had left Wanjie Valley for some distance, Duan Yu suddenly let out a long sigh of relief, a relaxed expression on his face.

Seeing his reaction, Mu Wanqing gave a displeased snort: "Young Master Duan, my Junior Sister Zhong is lively, beautiful, kind and lovely. Other men who see her are irresistibly attracted to her and can't be driven away no matter what. Why is it that when it comes to you, you look so glad that you've separated from her?"

Duan Yu's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly shook his head and said, "No! No! Miss Zhong is a very kind person, how could I dislike her? It's just...it's just..."

Unable to tell the truth, Duan Yu could only look to Xu Xingchen for help.

Xu Xingchen turned around and said with a smile, "Look, isn't this a good thing? If you really like Miss Zhong, then just marry her."

(End of this chapter)