Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

As his cultivation progressed, Su Xin began to build houses within the secret realm.

This place is spring-like all year round and full of spiritual energy, making it perfect for settling Aunt and Ali, and also convenient for him to raise flower spiders.

He possessed internal strength, making his hands and feet swifter and more powerful than ordinary people. In just half a day, a simple wooden house had taken shape.

As dusk settled over the cliff, he stopped and used the rope to descend the mountain back to the foot of the mountain.

When they returned to the cabin, Ali was still meditating and cultivating.

According to Su Ying, this girl didn't get up all day; she was completely obsessed.

Su Xin understood that Ali had a deep obsession with becoming stronger, otherwise she wouldn't have insisted on practicing the dangerous Thousand Spider Poison Hand.

But this is for the best. The martial world is never stable. If a woman doesn't have some strength to protect herself, she will eventually be at the mercy of others.

After dinner, Su Xin looked at Su Ying and got straight to the point.

"Aunt, why don't we just move to the secret realm? It's spring-like there all year round, the environment is peaceful, and it's also suitable for raising spiders for cultivation."

Su Ying looked up at him, waiting for him to continue.

"I'll be leaving soon," Su Xin said frankly. "I need to find the Thousand Poisons chapter of the Thousand Spider Poisons Hand technique, as well as other suitable cultivation methods for me, myself. Those places are extremely dangerous, and I might not be able to return for a while. The Zhu Wu Lian Zhuang group that came last time are definitely not good people. It's okay that I'm here, but if I don't show my face for a long time, they might have bad intentions towards you and your daughter."

Su Ying nodded gently, her heart sinking as she thought of those insidious spiders and the hypocritical faces of Zhu Changling and his group.

Su Xin then took out the peaches of immortality and the blood frog and pushed them in front of her: "Moreover, the secret realm is of great benefit to cultivation and can help Ali lay a solid foundation. These rare and precious materials only grow in the secret realm, so they will be of even greater benefit to you and your daughter."

Now that he had said that, Su Ying understood perfectly well that he was only thinking about the safety of her and her daughter.

Without much hesitation, she simply uttered a single word: "Okay."

A few days later, the three of them finished packing and officially moved into the Kunlun Secret Realm.

With the help of the peaches of immortality to cleanse her marrow and the blood frogs to replenish her qi, coupled with the solid foundation of the Nine Yang Manual, Ali progressed incredibly quickly, successfully entering the first level in just a few days.

With Su Xin's help, the mother and daughter quickly settled down in the secret realm, where they lived a peaceful and tranquil life.

Two or three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

As the medicinal effects of the blood frog and the peach gradually faded and weakened, Su Xin knew that this opportunity had come to an end.

He is not Zhang Wuji; his internal strength has already reached the level of a first-class master.

Blood Frog is not omnipotent; his internal energy has reached its limit.

It's time to leave.

His own cultivation level, thanks to the accumulation of spiritual energy, rare and precious materials, and a vast number of flower spiders in the secret realm, is now vastly different from what it used to be.

The disfigurement has reached level three.

The Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique has broken through to the Three Thousand Spider Realm, entering the ranks of first-class masters, equivalent to Xie Xun before he went blind.

Of course, he was referring to internal strength, not combat power.

After all, he lacked combat experience.

The flower spiders were almost exhausted due to the rapid depletion of their resources over the past two or three months.

We can only nurture them gradually from now on.

At the entrance to the secret cave, a mountain breeze carried the fresh scent of grass and trees. Su Ying took out a yellowed booklet from her bosom and solemnly handed it to Su Xin.

"This is the sequel to the Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique, which records the whereabouts of several rare poisonous spiders, found in Miao territory and the snowy mountains. Remember to proceed step by step, starting with common spiders, and don't be greedy or rush things. These are fragmented memories that I recalled and organized while staying up all night, and I hope they can help you."

Su Xin accepted the paper with both hands, his fingertips touching the creases on the pages, a warmth spreading through his heart.

He knew that this thin book was the culmination of his aunt's tireless efforts over many sleepless nights.

"Thank you, Auntie. I will be careful."

Ali, standing to the side, looked up with her little face, her clear eyes filled with reluctance, and gently tugged at his sleeve with her small hand: "Brother Xin, you must come back soon."

"Don't worry, I'll be back in a year or two at most." Su Xin ruffled her hair, his tone serious. "You must cultivate the Shaoyang Skill diligently. You must not leave the mountain until you have mastered it."

"Yes! I've got it!" Ali nodded vigorously, her little face full of seriousness.

Su Xin said no more, turned around, stepped onto the rope, and nimbly slid down the cliff.

When he reached the bottom of the mountain, the wooden house where he had once lived was long abandoned and covered with cobwebs. He only glanced at it briefly before turning and walking towards the nearest town.

As he traveled, he kept thinking to himself: Where should I go to find a cultivation method first?

The Ming Cult's Great Shift of Heaven and Earth is indeed tempting, but without an acquaintance's introduction, going there rashly will only lead to walking into a trap;

With his current strength as a Three Thousand Spider, it would be too risky for him to venture into the sect alone using the Seven Injury Fist of the Kongtong Sect. Right now, the most important thing is to accumulate practical experience rather than engage in head-on confrontations.

After much deliberation, he decided to first seek out the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.

This esoteric internal energy cultivation method is extremely powerful and fierce, making it the perfect complement to his weak internal strength. Moreover, the method originated from the Western Regions, so it should have been widely circulated.

As evening fell, Su Xin arrived at a small border town and found an inn on the street to sit down.

"Waiter, bring two jugs of good wine and a roast chicken."

He put down his bundle, casually took out a few pieces of silver and placed them on the table, saying, "I'd like to inquire about something."

Seeing his generosity, the waiter quickly put on a smiling face: "Sir, please ask me anything, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Are there any Buddhist temples or monasteries nearby?

"You've come to the right person!" The waiter slapped his thigh. "Thirty miles to the west, there's a Vajra Gate. Although it's not the most popular temple, all the monks there are highly skilled in martial arts, and many people go there to learn from them!"

"The Vajra Sect?" Su Xin's heart stirred. The name sounded familiar, but he couldn't recall its origin for a moment.

He pondered to himself:

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill originated from a Buddhist martial art in the Western Regions. Since the Vajra Sect is a Buddhist sect in the Western Regions, it may contain clues to this skill.

The words "Vajra Gate" kept swirling in his mind, and a strange sense of familiarity grew stronger and stronger.

Su Xin suppressed his doubts, thanked the waiter, and drank and ate meat while silently sorting out his thoughts.

Wait, could it be that Vajra Sect?

Rigid phase?

Ah Da?

Ah Er?

Indian?

I wonder if there's any news about the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.

Su Xin suppressed his doubts, thanked the waiter, and drank and ate meat while silently sorting out his thoughts.

After a hearty meal and drinks, as darkness fell, he decided to head to the Vajra Gate early the next morning to investigate.

The next day, Su Xin set off for the Vajra Gate.

Along the way, he tried to subtly inquire about the whereabouts of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill from martial arts practitioners, but no matter how he asked, he got nothing. There were very few people who had even heard of the name.

Su Xin sighed inwardly.

This is the norm in Jin Yong's world.

The more advanced a martial art is, the easier it is to be lost.

The Six Meridian Divine Sword and the Northern Darkness Divine Skill have long become legends. Even the legendary Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, One Finger Divine Skill, and Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm have gradually become incomplete and withered in later generations, and each generation is worse than the last.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has a fatal flaw: practitioners are extremely prone to qi deviation and demonic possession. After the lineage of the Golden Wheel Monk died out, this peerless internal skill was completely lost and has no complete inheritance.

Ultimately, what's truly powerful is not the martial art itself, but the person who practices it.

With a sudden thought, Su Xin remembered his Thousand Spider Poison Hand.

Because of the system, his cultivation progressed smoothly, and he hardly needed to think about the changes and extensions of the cultivation method itself. Over time, he became somewhat complacent.

Perhaps he shouldn't just rely on the system to mitigate the side effects; he should also calm down, carefully study this poisonous technique, and forge a path that truly belongs to him.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he gently shook his head to suppress it.

Aiming too high will only lead to failure.

He is still in the accumulation stage. Only by seeing more can one broaden one's knowledge. Only by observing widely can one select the essentials. Only after experiencing many complexities can one simplify the complex and forge one's own unique path in martial arts.

Having figured this out, Su Xin stopped thinking about it and quickened his pace, heading towards the Vajra Gate.

As he made inquiries, he had a premonition that this killing spree would be no small feat!