Hunting God Era

Chapter 29 Techniques
Li Ye was also aware of the second and third realms; teachers at school and online were discussing them.

The second realm, the Breakthrough Realm, involves condensing one's Qi and blood to break through the profound barrier. The third realm, the Origin Realm, requires fixing the three elements to achieve divine connection.

Even the martial arts instructors explaining these realms spoke with a sense of longing, let alone Li Ye, who was then diligently cultivating his qi and blood, dreaming of breaking through the Dragon Gate.

A martial arts teacher is just a beginner; discussing these things is like a few high school students talking about how to get a postdoctoral degree—it's completely unrealistic.

"All shortcuts will be paid back when it comes to breaking through the barrier. Only by practicing martial arts step by step can you break through the profound barrier."

Xu Yanwu didn't say much to Li Ye, but simply said, "When your qi and blood are strong enough and you can eat more food, it's best to condense your martial arts twelve times at once. It will be beneficial to you. Next, I'll teach you the moves."

After he finished speaking, he picked up a controller and pressed it. Suddenly, twelve cylindrical iron stakes, ranging from low to high, rose up side by side on the right side of the courtyard.

The gaps between the iron stakes were very narrow, and it didn't look like a person could pass through normally. The height between the stakes also didn't seem like it was possible to jump up normally.

Xu Yanwu said, "First, practice your movement techniques. Your goal today is to circle around the pillar as much as possible without any obstacles. Your body should not touch the pillar. Once you have mastered it, you will have succeeded."

Li Ye smirked, stepped forward, and gestured to confirm that the gap was only wide enough for him to glide across horizontally, and he had to be right next to the iron stake. Furthermore, there were many obstacles rising below, requiring a large, sweeping movement to get over them.

He looked at Xu Yanwu, but it was pointless; his master was like a man with a blank expression.

Li Ye gritted his teeth and charged straight ahead, passing through the first row of iron stakes sideways.

He didn't get completely stuck on the iron stakes; he had practiced obstacle courses at school and had some experience in that area. However, it was unavoidable that he would scrape against the iron stakes.

"Think about how you feel when you practice, and apply that feeling. Tuck your chest and abdomen in a bit more, and don't step so stiffly; make your steps lighter and more agile."

As Xu Yanwu watched Li Ye walk through, he also began to make targeted adjustments.

"It's about making you agile, not about making you jump. You can't jump over obstacles like that. You need to maintain your balance and control your legs."

"Qi and blood, qi and blood! Controlling your qi and blood isn't about brute force. You're at the Dragon Gate Realm, not an ordinary person. Why are you using ordinary methods!"

"Slide a little smoother. It's okay to fall. It's just a bump, right? Don't be afraid. How can you understand the feeling of falling if you don't fall? Remember that feeling so that when you fall again, you can glide close to the ground and then get up!"

"Don't get bogged down in the form of the movements. You may not have seen a dragon, but you've seen a snake, right? Just swim! Be more flexible, and I'll even fix you if you break a muscle. Backbend!"

"I'm not telling you to twist, I'm telling you to be more agile. Okay, take a ten-minute break, and I'll tell you the key points."

Throughout the morning, Xu Yanwu kept correcting Li Ye's movements, making Li Ye adjust by going around the pillars and crossing obstacles, inevitably causing him to fall and crash headfirst into the iron stake.

But progress was also rapid. Li Ye was indeed a genius in this area. At first, he was a little awkward, but after practicing a few times, he became proficient and gradually became more standard.

Around noon, a group of people would arrive with food boxes, placing dishes on the stone table, with even more portions than in the morning.

Xu Yanwu said, "Eat it all, even if you're stuffed."

Li Ye was the one with the least objection.

This is how you train your appetite. Li Ye can then legitimately become a competitive eater, especially when it comes to these high-quality ingredients. He would feel bad if he ate even a little less.

However, he was still careful about his method. To avoid going too far, he basically controlled his food intake to be the same as he ate in the morning, and then he finished it off little by little, seemingly with difficulty.

After lunch, Li Ye performed his exercises again and then continued circling the pillar.

It wasn't until 5 p.m. that Xu Yanwu notified Li Ye to stop practicing.

"go in."

He went into the house first and gestured for Li Ye to follow.

This was Li Ye's first time visiting the house inside the courtyard. From outside the courtyard, all he could see were glass sliding doors and a luxuriously decorated reception room. Only after passing the reception room could he see the living room.

Xu Yanwu led Li Ye around the living room to a bathroom, where a large bathtub was already filled with steaming green liquid.

"You have to immerse yourself completely, soaking every single strand of your hair."

After saying this, Xu Yanwu walked out.

This plum tree is ripe for medicinal baths.

He quickly stripped off his clothes, glanced at the bruises on his body, shook his head and smiled, and crawled inside.

After all that, the body still has to suffer.

As soon as he entered the medicinal bath, Li Ye let out a comfortable breath. The water was warm, but it had a refreshing feel to it. His exposed skin also felt cool and refreshing. The bruises and injuries caused by his continuous cultivation were relieved a lot at this moment.

It's more advanced than the medicinal baths you get at a martial arts school.

Immediately afterward, Li Ye had a second idea.
Is this drinkable?
Medicinal baths, which are essentially 'soup' made by soaking medicinal herbs in hot water, should theoretically fall within the sphere of his authority.

But after only passing through Li Ye's mind once, he dismissed the idea.

He wouldn't go that far.
After soaking for half an hour, Li Ye got up and felt refreshed all over. Looking up at his arm, he saw that the bruises from the fall during the day had completely disappeared. "Amazing!"

Li Ye sighed, stepped out of the bathroom, and went to the courtyard.

At this moment, the food was rearranged on the stone table.

The portion sizes weren't as large as at lunchtime; there were only ten dishes this time.

"Eat a good breakfast, a full lunch, and a light dinner. But this light dinner should be of high quality."

Xu Yanwu sat on the stone stool and said to Li Ye, "Eat these."

Seeing that there was only one set of bowl and chopsticks on the stone table, Li Ye asked, "Master, won't you order anything?"

"These are for you. As an ordinary person, I can't get this level of ingredients anymore."

Xu Yanwu said expressionlessly, "Alright, eat it. Come back tomorrow, and I'll teach you lightness skill."

"Master, I haven't finished learning yet."

"As long as the method is right, I don't have much time. If you don't understand something, you can ask Pan Zhengyang."

"Is it something important? I'm not in a rush. If it really comes down to it, I can skip my martial arts course in my senior year of high school and focus on mastering it. I've heard that martial arts students have a lot of freedom," Li Ye said.

"No."

Xu Yan paused for a moment, then looked directly at Li Ye and said, "I'm just about to die."

Li Ye paused in his eating, "Huh?"

"Yes, I'm dying. I have chronic injuries from my early years that can't be cured. I'm lucky to have survived this long."

Xu Yanwu said calmly, "Before I died, I found a successor, which is not bad."

Li Ye was silent for a moment, then picked up some food and started eating again. "Can I ask what's wrong?"

His expression was also calm, neither sad nor melancholy.

Xu Yanwu nodded, then suddenly asked, "Do you know anything about aristocratic families?"

"I just met them. I heard they're very famous in Ningjiang. They're the kind of family I'm thinking of—a family that operates behind the scenes and controls people's lives?" Li Ye said while eating.

"They're not as powerful as they were in ancient times, but they are still a martial arts family that has accumulated experience and passed down their skills, so they still have influence."

Xu Yanwu said, "Thirty years ago, I was too soft-hearted, which gave the other party an opportunity to take revenge, dissipating my vital energy and turning me into a cripple."

"Did you get your revenge?" Li Ye asked.

"It vanished into thin air, but that no longer matters."

Xu Yanwu sighed, “When I encounter trouble, my first reaction is to reconcile with others. I only think that it is not easy to practice martial arts for so many years, and it is the right way to save my martial arts cultivation to deal with demons. But just because I think this way does not mean that others will think this way. Pan Zhengyang is better than me in this respect. You should learn from him, not from me.”

Upon hearing this, Li Ye had a sudden thought, "How does Director Pan usually do things?"

Xu Yanwu smiled: "I used to kill people, now I kill their whole families."

"No one is investigating?"

"As long as your stance is righteous. Besides, the person is dead, what can you investigate?"

"What level of expertise does Director Pan possess?" Li Ye asked again.

"Three Realms".

"I understand," Li Ye said thoughtfully. "I won't follow your example."

"It's the best."

Xu Yanwu said, "Let's eat."

Soon, Li Ye finished his dinner, said goodbye to Xu Yanwu, and rode away on his electric scooter.

He didn't go home immediately, but put down his electric scooter when he was almost home and made a phone call.

"Mom, I won't be going home tonight. There's something going on at the bureau where I work part-time. I'll be there to learn from them. The bureau has arranged accommodation for me tonight."

After talking to his mother, he hailed a taxi and went straight to his rented apartment.

There are still ten tons of rice left to process; it's time to use them up.

Regarding Qi and blood, he now has a new approach.
(End of this chapter)