Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

Looking at her childish appearance, Su Xin smiled helplessly, reached out and patted her head, patiently explaining, "Don't rush, after you've mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill, I'll find you a new manual. I carefully examined your Nine Yang Divine Skill yesterday and discovered that this technique is divided into two stages: the energy accumulation stage and the circulation stage."

He paused, then continued, "During the energy accumulation phase, your internal energy is like a reservoir. Although you can accumulate a deep amount of internal energy, it diminishes with each use. If you expend too much energy in intense battles, you won't be able to replenish it quickly after it's depleted. This could not only damage your foundation but also lead to exhaustion and death. This phase can also be called the foundation building phase. The more abundant your internal energy accumulation now, the more solid your foundation will be later, and the more benefits you will reap. Therefore, during this period, it's best not to practice external martial arts. Focus on honing your internal energy. It's not too late to start practicing external martial arts when your internal energy can be continuously replenished and enter a cyclical phase."

Upon hearing this, Yin Li's anxious expression vanished instantly, replaced by a hint of frustration. Her lips drooped slightly as she muttered softly, "So much longer..."

She was lively and impatient, eager to learn new martial arts as soon as possible. But when she heard Su Xin's words and knew that he was doing it for her own good, she could only obediently nod and suppress her expectations.

Seeing her pitiful look, Su Xin's heart softened a little, and he gently comforted her, "Be good, cultivate diligently. Once you have mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill, I will find you the most suitable external martial art, which I guarantee will be even more powerful than you imagine."

Yin Li's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly: "You keep your word! I will definitely cultivate diligently and master the Nine Yang Divine Skill as soon as possible!" After saying that, he turned around and ran back to the courtyard, sat down cross-legged again, and looked even more focused than before. He was clearly determined to achieve his goal as soon as possible and obtain the new martial arts manual.

Su Xin watched her retreating figure, shook his head helplessly, then composed himself, his gaze becoming firm once more.

With the Nine Yang Divine Skill as his blessing, Yin Li's future is promising. He, too, cannot fall behind. Right now, the most important thing is to wait for Su Ying to cultivate the five poisonous spiders and start cultivating the Five Poisons Primordial Chaos as soon as possible, so that he can push the Thousand Spider Poison Hand to a new level.

Su Xin watched Yin Li's focused cultivation figure and chuckled softly.

Although we told her to wait until she had mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill before learning external martial arts, we could start preparing in advance.

He was planning to make his move once Yin Li had a solid foundation.

His thoughts drifted back to the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Su Xin frowned slightly, remembering the key threshold for mastering this divine skill.

He vaguely remembered that in the original story, Zhang Wuji was able to break through the final barrier of the Nine Yang Divine Skill entirely thanks to the Cloth Bag Monk's Qiankun Yiqi Bag.

The bag had a unique texture that could bind internal energy. Zhang Wuji was trapped inside the bag, and the internal energy in his body and the binding force of the bag interacted with each other, forming a natural cultivation secret realm. This forced his internal energy to be continuously compressed and fused, becoming more and more refined.

Later, Cheng Kun launched a surprise attack on Bright Peak. He and Zhang Wuji, who was inside the bag, clashed fiercely. Under the collision of their powerful internal forces, the Qiankun Yiqi Bag, which was already on the verge of breaking due to the strain of its internal energy, finally could not withstand it and exploded.

The moment the bag exploded, the immense impact force forced Zhang Wuji to break through hundreds of acupoints and dozens of key points throughout his body, completing the final and most crucial step of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and fully entering the realm of mastery.

"Simply put, it requires external pressure to forcefully stimulate the body's potential. Otherwise, relying solely on one's own cultivation, it would probably take a long time to break through to the Great Perfection, and one might even be stuck at the threshold, unable to make any progress." Su Xin muttered to himself, gradually forming an idea in his mind.

Since he could learn from Zhang Wuji's experience, he naturally didn't mind "borrowing" this method.

In this way, Yin Li's breakthrough speed in the Nine Yang Divine Skill can be greatly accelerated, and he can avoid many detours.

"It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to get my hands on this Qiankun Qi Bag in the future."

However, he was not in a hurry. Yin Li was still in the stage of accumulating power in the Nine Yang Divine Skill. His primary task was to accumulate enough internal strength and lay a solid foundation.

As for the Qiankun Qi Bag, it's not too late to plan it after Yin Li has accumulated enough internal energy.

Meanwhile, in a small ravine far from the Kunlun Secret Realm, Yang Xiao sat cross-legged on a boulder, his body surrounded by a faint internal force. Although his face was still pale, his breathing was already steady.

After a period of recuperation, his condition has finally stabilized.

His right hand was empty, his sleeve fluttering in the wind. When he thought of the hand that Abbess Miejue had cut off, a look of humiliation and ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

The Finger Flicking Skill was mostly destroyed due to the loss of a palm strike. The finger force that he used to be able to control and unleash with great power is now difficult to use. Only his lightness skill remains intact. In fact, because his injury has just healed, his body is even more agile than before.

After his injuries stabilized, Yang Xiao's first thought was to find Wei Yixiao.

The Ming Cult is now leaderless, with the Five Wanderers fighting amongst themselves, and it's in complete chaos. He himself is seriously injured and unable to take charge. After much thought, he realizes that among all the members of the Ming Cult, only Wei Yixiao has enough prestige to temporarily stabilize the situation and help him manage the Ming Cult.

Having made up his mind, Yang Xiao used his top-notch lightness skill to search for Wei Yixiao's whereabouts. However, he searched for several days and searched the surrounding area where he had fought with Miejue before finally finding Wei Yixiao's body under a rock wall covered with deep snow.

Looking at the already cold and stiff corpse on the ground, Yang Xiao's pupils shrank, and his face was full of disbelief.

Wei Yixiao's lightness skill is unparalleled, and his cold and poisonous skills are also quite domineering. Even if he couldn't defeat Su Xin, he wouldn't have ended up dying.

That seemingly young kid actually killed Wei Yixiao?

He slowly walked forward, squatted down and examined it carefully. He saw that Wei Yixiao's palm was as black as ink, and even the bones had an eerie black color. It was clear that he had died from a deadly poison.

Yang Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood: Su Xin must have used poison, and the extremely cold weather in this area perfectly matched the cold poison in Wei Yixiao's body. The combination of the two made it impossible for Wei Yixiao to avoid death.

"It's most likely that kid set a trap, and Wei Yixiao fell for it because he was careless." Yang Xiao clenched his fists, his heart filled with frustration and helplessness.

He never expected that after he was seriously injured, Wei Yixiao would also suffer a terrible misfortune, making the Ming Cult's situation even worse.

He stood up, gazing at the vast mountains and fields, his heart filled with confusion: What should he do now?

With the Ming Cult leaderless, the Five Wanderers are vying for power and profit, and even Wei Yixiao is dead. Is the Ming Cult really going to be destroyed?