Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 292 Tianlong
Li Weidong saw that Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu both wanted to be disciples, so he didn't say much. He nodded to them and waved his hand, sending Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu into the small world. Then he teleported their spiritual wine directly to them. As for whether they drank it now or kept it for a while, Li Weidong didn't care.

Li Weidong has had a lot on his plate lately. Although he's created the real-world underworld subspace, the zombie world is far too small compared to the real world. After all, the real world has swallowed up many other worlds, expanding in size and population. Therefore, relying solely on the zombie world's ghost messengers is simply not enough and simply can't keep up because the real world's population is too dense. Furthermore, because of Li Weidong, countries like the island nation and the Eagle Sauce have been targeted by him, so their physical fitness is much weaker than that of other Tangkou people in the real world. Therefore, the majority of ghosts captured by the ghost messengers are from these two countries. After all, if they encounter any danger, their physical fitness is simply not enough. Therefore, for some time now, the ghosts of the Eagle Sauce and the island nation have occupied the majority of all ghosts in the real world.

Li Weidong has also recently come up with an idea. If there are not enough ghost catchers, then just select some from the ghosts. Select a group of ghosts with high morals and who have not done evil to be ghost catchers, to cooperate with the ghosts and gods in the underworld to manage the reincarnation of ghosts in the real world. Of course, these selected people are all from the Flower-Growing Country. You can't choose people from the Eagle Sauce and the Island Country. If the ghosts of these two countries are allowed to be ghost catchers, who knows how much trouble they will cause!
After dealing with this matter, Li Weidong resumed his life of going back to the office, the shipyard and the courtyard. Although it was a bit dull, that's how life is.

At night, he would return to the small world and play poker with Zhou Xiaolin and the others. As for Yunque, Zhou Xiaolin and the others had already known about him, and they had brought Yunque to the palace. Yunque also brought a follower with him, Ren Tingting.

When Zhou Xiaolin and the others went out to play, Li Weidong and Yun Que were fighting fiercely, and Ren Tingting rushed in, and it ended up being a one-on-two fight.

Just like that, he also accepted Wanjie's girlfriend. The days that followed were quite uneventful. Because he needed to digest the essence of the plundered zombie world, coupled with the feedback from the upgrade of the real world, Li Weidong was not in a hurry to open a new world.

In fact, Li Weidong could sense other worlds when he swallowed up the zombie world. This time, he discovered more than ever before, a total of five small worlds. Because he had not yet digested the zombie world, Li Weidong was not in a hurry to explore the five worlds.

But now it's almost time, Li Weidong began to explore what these five worlds are.

Li Weidong's exploration was also very quick. The first world he found was the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils world, because there, Li Weidong discovered the news of Murong Nan and Qiao Feng Bei. The power system of this world was not as strong as that of the zombie world, and was similar to that of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, both of which were similar martial arts worlds. Li Weidong was not very interested in the various magical skills there, because their current power was too powerful, and it could not be supplied by low-level energy such as internal force.

Although Li Weidong was not interested, he decided to observe the Beiming Divine Art, the Eight Desolations and Six Directions Only I Am Supreme Art, the Little Wuxiang Art, the Six Meridians Divine Sword and other peerless martial arts after he annexed the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Although he did not plan to practice these martial arts, he might be able to learn a lot from them.

If I could deduce the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art through the Northern Ocean Divine Art, wouldn't that be a huge win? It's free to try, and I'm just sitting around doing it anyway.

Furthermore, the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect in the Tianlong Babu sect share a unique characteristic. For example, the Beiming Divine Art can absorb internal energy. Upon mastering the Beiming Divine Art, the internal Qi (zhenqi) within the body forms a vortex within the Dantian, swirling from the outside inward at high speed. Every acupoint in the body generates a vortex of suction, drawing the internal energy of others and transforming it into Beiming Qi. This art possesses both yin and yang qualities: its masculine strength is as scorching as a furnace, while its feminine softness is several times colder than ice, and it is compatible with all martial arts. It is impervious to poison, powerful and domineering, and its attacks are unparalleled, unleashing immense power. Its Qi protects the body, significantly increasing defense, and when attacked, it can repel the enemy.

"Zhuangzi's Happy Journey" states, "To the north of the extreme north lies a dark sea, the Tianchi Lake. Fish live there, and its width stretches for thousands of miles, yet no one knows its depth." It also says, "Furthermore, if the water is not deep, it lacks the strength to support a large boat. If you overturn a cup of water on a depression, a mustard seed becomes a boat; if you place a cup on top, it becomes sticky. The water is shallow, but the boat becomes large." Therefore, the martial arts of our school prioritizes the accumulation of internal strength. Once internal strength is deep, all martial arts in the world can be harnessed, just like the North Sea, which can carry boats large and small, and accommodate fish large and small.

If this characteristic were incorporated into a technique for cultivating spiritual energy, wouldn't it be a cheap version of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art? The only thing that made Li Weidong unsure was whether the Beiming Divine Art could absorb the internal energy of others and convert it into Beiming True Qi. If this method had an effect on spiritual energy, then new techniques could be created. If it had no effect on spiritual energy, then its use would be minimal.

Next is the Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, which is extremely powerful. Its main feature is that it has no form or trace. As long as one possesses this skill and knows the moves of other martial arts, relying on its immense power, one can imitate other people's unique skills and even surpass the originals. It is difficult for those who have not learned this skill to distinguish them.

If the method of simulating internal force with Xiao Wuxiang Gong can be used to simulate spiritual power of various attributes, then the technique deduced by Li Weidong using this feature of Xiao Wuxiang Gong will be suitable for everyone to learn. There will be no attribute restraint or anything like that. After all, since it can simulate spiritual power of various attributes, there will be no attribute contradiction or the like.

The "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" skill is the ultimate martial art of the Tianshan Child-Lao, also known as the "Eternal Youth" skill. Practicing this skill requires a foundation of supreme internal energy. While incredibly powerful, the "Eternal Youth" skill comes with a drawback: every 30 years, the practitioner must revert to youth. After this reversion, their power returns to its original state. To restore their power, they must cultivate it daily, with each day representing a year.

The Child-Fairy of Tianshan began practicing this technique at the age of six. At 36, she regained her youth in 30 days. At 66, she regained her youth in 60 days. At 96, she regained her youth again, requiring another 90 days to regain her full power. While the Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One, is immensely powerful, it suffers from a drawback: each time it returns to youth, all power is lost. After one day of practice, the power returns to that of a seven-year-old. On the second day, it returns to that of an eight-year-old. On the third day, it returns to that of a nine-year-old. Each day adds up to a year. Furthermore, the practitioner must drink fresh blood at noon each day to practice the technique.

(End of this chapter)