A player on Mount Hua starts by obtaining the Prism color entry.

After quickly flipping through the manual, Lu Ming understood why the Hunyuan Qi Gong required the Huashan Heart Sutra to be perfected before it could be practiced.

Any martial arts manual can be divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. Level D is the simplest martial arts manual. In Lu Ming's eyes, it's usually represented by gold, purple, blue, and white, similar to the colors in the dictionary entries.

Some top-tier martial arts techniques are unique, and their corresponding prismatic attributes are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Although the Huashan Heart Sutra is given to novice disciples as a basic cultivation method, it is not an ordinary cultivation method that can be easily imitated; in terms of grade, it is only grade C.

In numerical terms, you need 1000 points of internal energy to be qualified to cultivate.

Ordinary people's internal energy fluctuates between 0 and 100. Each level of the D-grade internal energy technique increases internal energy by about 50, while each level of the C-grade technique increases it by 100.

Therefore, it can be seen that the tenth level of the Huashan Heart Sutra can increase the maximum internal energy by 1000, which just meets the cultivation requirements of the Hunyuan Qi Gong of quality B.

Lu Ming possesses the ability to learn without a teacher, allowing him to bypass pre-existing limitations and learn techniques directly. He can even overcome innate limitations in certain mental cultivation methods that require dispersing internal energy.

After handing the manual to Linghu Chong, Lu Ming began to sit cross-legged and meditate, circulating his internal energy along the acupoints and meridians as described in the manual.

Linghu Chong frowned slightly. "You think you can remember it just by flipping through it a few times? What are you pretending to be so important about?"

When he opened the manual, the dense text, illustrations, and meridian annotations made him ache from looking at it.

Wouldn't it take several days of study to even get the basics?

[Learn the mental cultivation method—Hun Yuan Yi Qi Gong.]

[Primordial Qi Gong: Accelerates internal energy recovery according to the number of levels, nourishes the meridians, and heals internal injuries.]

As expected of an advanced cultivation technique!

The faster one's internal energy recovers, the longer the duration of the attack will be. Authentic Xuanmen internal energy cultivation methods are particularly beneficial for healing, and nourishing the meridians can also improve subsequent martial arts training, increasing endurance and reducing the risk of injury.

Each sect's martial arts techniques have unique attributes, and the Huashan Sect follows a balanced and moderate approach.

The advantage is that you won't go astray, but the disadvantage is that your potential is limited.

Yue Buqun raised an eyebrow, sensing Lu Ming's internal energy fluctuations. He even plucked a few hairs from his beard, his eyes filled with disbelief: "You've already entered the beginner level?"

Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan both turned their heads, knowing that Lu Ming was exceptionally talented. Otherwise, Yue Buqun wouldn't have brought him back from hundreds of miles away.

Lu Ming stopped circulating his internal energy, not wanting to display it too much, as showing off one's sharpness was not a good thing.

He smiled and nodded, then stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "I have successfully completed the training and have fulfilled my mission. Thank you, Master, for imparting the mental techniques. I will practice diligently and live up to your and my mistress's high expectations."

"Alright, alright, you may go now. I'll teach you swordsmanship after this matter is over and we return to the mountain."

"This disciple takes his leave."

Linghu Chong was left standing alone, bewildered in the wind. He had just been mocking Lu Ming for being ignorant and arrogant.

They were proven wrong in the blink of an eye. Is internal energy cultivation really that easy?

Back inside, Lu Ming let out a breath, sat cross-legged, and checked the panel. He combined duplicate entries into higher-level ones, and merged the remaining ones that were insufficient.

Player: Lu Ming

Age: 16 years old

Cultivation level: Innate

Sword control: 100, Fist and palm techniques: 80

Internal Skills: Huashan Heart Sutra (Level 10), Hunyuan Qi Gong (Level 1)

Martial Arts: Huashan Thirteen Styles Swordplay (Level 10), Hunyuan Palm (Level 10)

Lightness Skill: Huashan Body Technique (Level 10)

Entry: Plunder (Prism), Self-taught (Gold), Learn by analogy (Gold), Storage bag (Prism), Medical master (Gold), Alchemy master (Gold), Overlord against the cauldron (Gold)

Swift as lightning (Gold), Swordsmanship prodigy (Purple), Fist and palm prodigy (Purple), Abundant stamina (Purple), Jianghu experience (Purple), Basic knowledge of poisons (Blue)

I stayed home to develop my skills, practicing swordsmanship with my senior brothers every day to refresh my character stats. Even after three months, I didn't get many; some duplicates could be combined into a higher-level one from ten.

What makes him most gratified is his medical skills and alchemy. Now he can refine medicines that even grandmasters can use; all he lacks are the materials.

Some precious elixirs, such as Black Jade Rejuvenating Ointment, Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Elixir, can be refined, and as long as there is still a breath left, they can be saved.

The Wudang Lesser Rejuvenation Pill and Shaolin Greater Rejuvenation Pill enhance internal energy. The Youth-Preserving Pill drives women wild, the Marrow Cleansing Pill improves constitution, and the Bear Soul Pill strengthens bones and muscles, among others.

Even the Great Rejuvenation Pill from Shaolin Temple forcibly increases one's power by sacrificing potential. The one he refined, however, had no side effects; the only difference was that it would reduce the number of years of power gained.

The only thing lacking now is the materials. It's hard to find things like Tian Shan snow lotus, century-old He Shou Wu, century-old wild ginseng, and saffron, not to mention the need to mix in some poisons, such as ice silkworm, daphne, and snow wormwood.

This is also why Lu Ming couldn't wait to go down the mountain; although Mount Hua was good, there wasn't much progress to be made there.

If you manage to get the "Manor" attribute and have your own homestead, you can actually produce valuable medicinal herbs, poisons, ores, and wood every now and then.

Now we can only buy these medicinal herbs from major towns and cities, and even if they are available, they are extremely expensive.

The "Overlord Lifts the Cauldron" technique increases strength, literally meaning one person can lift a large cauldron. It doesn't use internal energy; it's pure brute force that overcomes all techniques.

Moving like thunder increases speed, making even light footwork travel much faster, allowing one to traverse mountains and valleys in the blink of an eye.

Having plenty of energy means I can go for days and nights without sleep without any problem; I wonder if it has any effect on my kidneys.

Jianghu experience is rather general, such as whether someone is following you, whether someone has drugged you, and the rules and regulations of certain places. This knowledge was gleaned from Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, who had extensive experience traveling all over the country.

"It's still not enough. Fortunately, there aren't many powerful masters in Sichuan, otherwise it would be quite difficult to travel the world."

Lu Ming shook his head slightly to collect his thoughts, tidied up his things, leaving only two sets of clothes and a longsword.

Begin cultivating your inner strength by sitting cross-legged in meditation. Reaching perfection as soon as possible will provide you with greater security.

Knock knock knock.

"Is Junior Brother asleep? I made a bowl of noodles, would you like some?"

"Come in, senior sister."

Yue Lingshan pushed open the door with a beaming smile. Seeing her junior brother meditating, she was already used to it. She placed the noodles on the table, rested her chin on her hand, and a doting smile appeared on her fair and pretty face.

"Junior brother, you are really diligent. If senior brother were half as hardworking as you, Father would have already passed on the Zixia Divine Skill to him."

After spending three months together, and with Yue Buqun intentionally having her take care of Lu Ming, their relationship quickly warmed up.

There's a saying that goes: Childhood sweethearts are no match for a lover who falls from the sky!

Lu Ming took her slender hand in his and kissed the back of it: "This time I'm going down the mountain, I'm going to make a name for myself, and when I come back I'll ask my master for your hand in marriage!"

It was only during this period that I became engrossed in practicing martial arts; otherwise, I would have had to manually shift gears several times to improve my skills.

He's already a master of martial arts, yet he's still driving a manual transmission car; he'd be laughed at to death.

"Oh dear, you're so naughty! Who wants to marry you!"

Yue Lingshan smiled sweetly, her words tinged with coquettishness, but the image of Linghu Chong in her heart was fading, replaced by Lu Ming's face.

It's better to keep the good stuff in the family; Lu Ming's talent is enough to attract attention. If he can perform exceptionally well this time, the marriage proposal might actually succeed.

If we add some external stimulus, such as another sect requesting a marriage alliance, then it would be even easier to marry Yue Lingshan!

Only the honest man can take the fall, while the cunning villain can win the heart of the beauty!