You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

For the next period of time, Lu Zuo stayed in Kunning Palace, studying Sanskrit during the day and working tirelessly at night.

On the fifth day, after he was able to understand the martial arts techniques recorded on the jade doll that could cure poison, he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, Lu Zuo's character panel looks like this.

Name: Lu Zuo.

Age: 21.

Identity: Imposter emperor, puppet.

Status: Poisoned.

Constitution: +7.

Lifespan: +21.

Internal Force: +9.

Zen Enlightenment: +57.

Cultivation level: Acquired.

Talent 1: Tyrannical and incompetent ruler.

Talent 2: Travel incognito.

Talent 3: Rebellion.

Space: 10 cubic meters.

"turn out to be……"

"Is the martial arts technique on this jade doll the Nine Yang Returning to Origin Great Art?"

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Lu Zuo looked at the jade doll in the sunlight, murmuring to himself.

"The Yang meridians circulate nine times, like the sun patrolling the sky, burning away the Yin turbidity and restoring my original source."

"Qi rises from the dantian, spreads throughout the body, all streams return to their source, the Great Sun Tathagata..."

This method of practice focuses on cultivating the nine Yang meridians in the human body.

It is also one of the twelve primary meridians: the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, and the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian.

And the Du meridian, Yangwei meridian, and Yangqiao meridian among the eight extraordinary meridians.

Once mastered, it possesses effects such as detoxification, exorcism, healing, restraint of charm, and a significant increase in speed.

Most importantly, the Nine Yang True Qi will circulate continuously within the nine Yang meridians of the body, constantly evolving and transforming towards a more refined state.

If combined with other martial arts techniques from the jade doll, it can eventually transform into innate true qi!

Even before returning to the capital, he had learned from Li Chengan that martial arts training consisted of six steps.

The first step, the day after tomorrow.

The acquired method involves tempering the physical body and refining the qi and blood. In the flow of qi and blood, one combines one's own breathing, thinking, and spiritual interaction to condense a trace of true qi.

The second step is innate.

The most important aspect of this stage of practice is reversing the divination symbols of the human body.

The Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven, with Qian above and Kun below, represent the state of water and fire in harmony.

The Later Heaven Bagua, with Li above Kan below, represents the state of water and fire not yet in harmony.

Since the beginning of life, the human body has had the kidneys, representing water (Kan), located below, and the heart, representing fire (Li), located above, which corresponds to the Later Heaven Bagua.

To return to one's innate nature after birth, one must extract the yang essence (one yang line) from the kidneys and fill the fire position (one yin line).

Thus, the Li trigram will transform into the pure Yang Qian trigram, and the Kan trigram will transform into the pure Yin Kun trigram.

The human body will transform from an acquired body into an innate body.

Breathing, thinking, and composing will transform into vital energy, spirit, and essence.

One's own true energy will also become primordial and true, the innate essence, which is what people often call innate true energy.

The third step is to unify the three elements.

The Three Elements are primordial energy, primordial spirit, and primordial essence, which respectively represent the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Tao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things.

The Three Elements Return to One is the process of reversal, which allows practitioners to reverse the chaotic state of Taiji One.

Upon completing this stage of cultivation, a purer form of energy will be generated within the body, known as True Essence.

Not only will their strength increase significantly, but their lifespan will also be extended by a hundred years, and they will remain youthful and unchanged in appearance.

The fourth step is to open up the inner world; the fifth step is to achieve unity between heaven and man; and the sixth step is to shatter the void.

However, Li Cheng'an only gave general names for the last three steps of cultivation and did not tell Lu Zuo how to cultivate them.

The six steps of cultivation are not a factor that determines the strength of a cultivator.

Acquired martial artists can defeat innate martial artists as long as their internal strength is strong enough, their moves are exquisite enough, and their experience is rich enough.

The same principle applies to those who have returned to the origin level.

But the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to challenge higher levels.

……

His biggest advantage as a fake emperor was that he didn't have to worry about state affairs and had plenty of time to cultivate himself.

Any government affairs can be issued directly by Li Chengan with his seal.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zuo immediately sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and began to cultivate the first meridian, the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, according to the Nine Yang Return to Origin Great Method.

The starting point of this method is the Shaoze acupoint at the tip of the little finger. It travels up the arm, passing through the Yanggu and Yanglao acupoints, then through the Xiaohai and Naoshu acupoints, and finally through the Tinggong acupoint, naturally returning to the lower dantian to complete a small cycle.

As time slowly passed, Lu Zuo gradually entered a state of absolute silence.

In this state, he forgot about time, forgot about space, and even forgot about his own existence.

Within my heart, there is only a serene and tranquil stillness, devoid of any ripples...

.......

At this moment, at Shi Wenqing's residence.

In the main hall, Shi Wenqing, dressed in brocade robes, sat upright among the guests, holding a white jade teacup in his hand, his face showing a slight worry.

"Father-in-law, ever since I took over the Five Cities Military Command, I have aroused the jealousy of the Shen family and many ministers in the court."

"Aren't we being a bit too hasty?"

Below, Li Cheng'an sat in a sandalwood chair and chuckled, "With the emperor in your hands, what do you have to worry about?"

"He's my biggest worry!"

Shi Wenqing's face showed even more worry: "Back in Jiangling, he only took ten days to develop the demeanor of an emperor."

"While this is undoubtedly due to your father-in-law's excellent upbringing, it precisely demonstrates that this child is quite extraordinary..."

"Hehehe..." Li Cheng'an shook his head and chuckled, "I didn't expect that Lord Shi, who seems so rough, would be so meticulous?"

"To be honest, I felt the same way as you at first, and I was worried that this piece would get out of control."

"Especially after he left the palace once on the second day after returning to the capital, I became even more wary of him..."

"However."

"This boy was only infatuated with the Empress's beauty, which is why he didn't go with Kong Fan, but hurriedly returned to the palace to be intimate with Shen Wuhua."

"For the next few days, I indulged in the gentle embrace of Kunning Palace until this morning when I was exhausted and returned to Yangxin Hall to rest."

"This shows that although he is somewhat intelligent and quick-witted, he is lecherous and dissolute, and will never amount to anything!"

Hearing this, Shi Wenqing felt slightly relieved, but after thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Father-in-law, what is this person's aptitude for martial arts?"

"The Imperial Armory is filled with countless treasures; if we let him..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Chengan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it."

"I have ordered my trusted men to guard the Royal Armory and forbid anyone from approaching it."

"Moreover, his talent is mediocre and unremarkable, and he has missed the best age to learn martial arts."

"Let alone not having access to the military archives, even if you gave him the entire Imperial Path Ultimate Scripture, this kid wouldn't amount to anything."

"He'll never achieve anything in his life..."

After a pause, Li Cheng'an continued, "Instead of worrying about losing control of your pawns, you should instead devise a plan to weaken the Shen family's power in the court."

"The Empress has been receiving a lot of favor these past few days."

"That boy may not amount to much, but if the Empress were to bewitch him, and with the support of the Shen family of Wuxing..."

"This will be a significant threat to us."