I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 132 Hurry up and take your clothes off, there's no time to explain.

Vital energy allowed martial arts on Earth to stand alongside science, becoming a prominent field of study.

For this reason, this magical energy, which can be directly interfered with by human will, is highly praised by countless martial artists and regarded as the foundation of martial arts.

For martial artists, vital energy is like oil to industry or currency to the economy.

But Ye Qingzhou had never heard anyone mention that the vital energy actually had an owner!

Having reached the stage of perfect skin refinement, Ye Qingzhou finally learned the secret that the vital energy had an owner when he channeled his martial will into the stored vital energy in his dantian.

"The vital energy... it actually belongs to someone?"

"Do any other martial artists know about this?"

With a thought in mind, Ye Qingzhou asked Yingyue, "When you were refining your Yuan Qi, did you experience any special sensations?"

"No."

Yingyue pressed her pretty face against Ye Qingzhou's neck, her delicate nose twitching slightly as she inhaled the innate Jia wood energy emanating from him. She asked疑惑地问道, "Why do you ask that, my lord?"

"It's nothing."

On the surface, Ye Qingzhou remained calm, but deep inside, a storm was brewing: 'Even Yingyue didn't know this secret, so it seems even more impossible for the martial artists of Dongji Kingdom to have discovered it…'

The impact of this incident on Ye Qingzhou was undoubtedly enormous.

He finally understood that the vitality of the vital energy itself was not naturally present, but rather "processed" by some powerful being.

Just like the difference between computer software and computer programs, the Yuan Qi used by martial artists on Earth is equivalent to a convenient and fast "computer software".

But the "computer software" called Vitality is a product designed and manufactured by someone else.

This means that martial arts techniques developed by martial artists based on vital energy, and even actions such as integrating their spirit and will into vital energy, will ultimately become someone else's possession.

"Are martial artists just easy targets? Or perhaps, are they just power-levelers?"

Ye Qingzhou didn't know how to describe it for a moment. The only thing he was sure of was that this was definitely not a good thing.

He didn't want to bow and scrape before the powerful and wealthy, so he devoted himself to practicing martial arts.

Now, even if you practice martial arts, you still have to work like a slave for others and carry heavy burdens. Wouldn't all your martial arts training have been for nothing?

Then Ye Qingzhou frowned again: "Wait, how come I can tell that the energy is wrong?"

After silently pondering it for a moment, Ye Qingzhou quickly realized: "It's the realm of divine mastery!"

The so-called "mastery" is essentially the unity and resonance of a martial artist's essence, energy, and spirit, followed by transcending one's own limits with an extremely sublimated mind, thus making the technique almost supernatural.

At this level, any martial art will undergo a transformation, entering the realm of gods and reaching the pinnacle.

"Divine speed, divine strength, divine power, divine skill, divine emptiness, divine might—my spiritual realm has already undergone six transformations. Now, I have even completed the skin refinement, isolating myself from the outside world, condensing my true body, and my life level has also been sublimated. Therefore, only when the mind and life undergo transformation and sublimation at the same time can one perceive that the bottom layer of primordial energy has actually been specially 'compiled'."

Ye Qingzhou's spiritual realm and life level have been greatly improved, which has enabled him to see through the deep core of the primordial energy and discover several special martial wills hidden therein.

These martial wills are currently dormant, but once awakened, even if the vital energy absorbed and refined by human martial artists, it will return to its true master.

Consequently, the martial arts skills and mental fortitude honed by human martial artists will become resources for the master of vital energy.

If such a "reverse flow of vital energy" were to actually occur, it would likely bring catastrophic consequences to the Eastern Pole Kingdom and even the entire human martial arts community of Blue Star.

Ye Qingzhou immediately thought of how Kang Jinlong had possessed Bai Jiaofengqi. Bai Jiaofengqi had swallowed Kang Jinlong's dragon essence, thinking he could steal Kang Jinlong's cultivation and divine position, but in the end, he lost his life instead.

"Indeed, the gifts of fate always come with a price tag. And what others give can be taken back at any time."

"It seems that we can no longer absorb vital energy directly."

Ye Qingzhou used to be eager to acquire rare and precious items rich in vital energy, but now that he knows the truth, he naturally avoids them like the plague.

"Not only that, but I must also replace all the existing vital energy in my body as soon as possible, otherwise my cultivation and even my life will be wasted on someone else."

After weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qingzhou immediately sat still and activated the twenty-four gods in his spiritual world and the life network woven from divine metal within his body once again.

Vital energy cannot be absorbed directly; it must be transformed externally, relying on the power of heaven and earth to filter out the "harmful" parts.

At this moment, the primordial energy was absorbed and exhaled by the trees and vegetation of Jade Cloud Mountain. After undergoing layers of transformation and purification, it finally became incomparably pure innate Jia wood energy, which gathered on Ye Qingzhou's body.

Although each tree, and even each blade of grass, can provide very little of the innate wood energy.

But Yuxia Mountain is vast, spanning over seventy miles, with countless plants and trees, all connected by Ye Qingzhou to form a unified ecosystem.

Therefore, the innate wood energy that gathered was so abundant that he couldn't digest it all by himself, but Yingyue, who was beside him, benefited a lot from it.

She was now hugging Ye Qingzhou's bald head, rubbing against it affectionately, saying, "My lord, I want more."

Breathing in the innate Jia wood energy, Yingyue felt that her serpentine body was about to show signs of transformation, and the transformation from a serpent to a dragon seemed to be right before her eyes.

But then, an accident occurred.

"Um?"

Ye Qingzhou watched as his skin began to lignify, and the cells on his skin actually grew cell walls, a feature typically found only in plants.

"What's going on?"

"Don't worry, my lord. You just might turn into a tree spirit. It's nothing serious."

"???"

Ye Qingzhou was speechless. He was about to turn from a human into a tree, and his head would be covered in green every day. And this was called "no big deal"?

"If I could, I would like to be a human being."

"What's so great about being human? My lord, if your body were to turn to wood, with the immortal body of the Supreme Emperor, you might one day grow into a towering Jianmu tree. At that time, your Jia wood body would be indestructible, and the body of the Supreme Emperor would be immortal, living as long as heaven and earth. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Yingyue looked unconvinced. In her opinion, the human physique was far too fragile, and the talent was poor; there was nothing worth clinging to.

"I still want to be a human being."

Ye Qingzhou emphasized his words, his attitude extremely firm.

Seeing this, Yingyue had no choice but to offer a solution: "Isolated yin cannot produce, and solitary yang cannot grow. The wood-like phenomenon in your body is caused by an imbalance of yin and yang in your innate wood energy. You only need to transform a portion of your innate Jia wood energy into innate Yi wood energy through a reverse refining method to achieve yin-yang balance."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhou immediately did as instructed. When he was practicing the "Refining True Gold in Fire" method, he had tried to transform divine gold into the yang attribute of innate Geng metal energy and the yin attribute of innate Xin metal energy.

Now it was just the same old trick, so Ye Qingzhou was very skilled at it. He quickly transformed half of the innate Jia wood energy in his body into innate Yi wood energy using the reverse refining method.

Once the balance was achieved, the phenomenon of wood turning disappeared. The two energies of Jia wood and Yi wood merged and became one, forming a dynamic balance and maintaining a stable energy form that could be extracted and utilized by Ye Qingzhou at any time.

Thus, it was seven days later when Ye Qingzhou broke through his cultivation barrier and left Lingyun Cave.

Ye Qingzhou had just plugged his phone in to charge after it had long since run out of battery when he received a call from Xu Yuebing: "Where have you been again? You haven't been seen for seven days!"

Although Xu Yuebing sounded very angry, Ye Qingzhou could still tell that she cared about him.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a warmth in his heart, smiled, and said, "There's no signal where I went. What, you missed me that much after seven days?"

"Who...who misses you! I miss you my foot!"

Xu Yuebing angrily scolded Ye Qingzhou again, criticizing him for not saying goodbye before leaving and for disappearing all the time, which was really outrageous.

However, she couldn't help but ask in the end, "Sister Lan said you were in seclusion, training to advance to the professional level. Did you succeed?"

"I guess you could call it a success."

Ye Qingzhou let out a long sigh.

"What constitutes success? How do you feel right now?"

"I feel terrible."

Ye Qingzhou sighed again, after all, the fact that the vital energy was poisonous was really not something to be happy about.

He then reminded Xu Yuebing: "From today onwards, you must focus on mastering the Heart Sword Secret Technique, and you must be able to reach the level of mastery in at least one of the Six Forms of Military Competition. Otherwise, do not advance to the professional level."

"what?"

Xu Yuebing was completely confused and couldn't understand Ye Qingzhou's words at all.

Ye Qingzhou emphasized solemnly, "Just do as I say, I won't hurt you."

"Alright then, I'll do as you say."

Although she didn't know the reason, she still chose to believe Ye Qingzhou.

The reason Ye Qingzhou made her do this was because only when both the mind and life undergo a transformation can one perceive the "residual poison" within the vital energy, and only then can one talk about how to remove the poison.

Otherwise, the higher one's cultivation level, the deeper one will sink. Ye Qingzhou even understood why Zhang Xinwu could cultivate to such a high level, while Qi Shengtian could not.

Qi Shengtian was among the earliest martial artists, reaping the benefits of the era, but he also paid a heavy price. Now, if he wants to turn back, it's probably too late to undo the damage.

Currently, Xu Yuebing has also obtained the secret teachings of the Heart Sword, so the transformation of her spiritual realm is not a problem, but she lacks the means to sublimate the essence of her life.

"It seems I should teach her the Dragon Breath Technique."

Ye Qingzhou has already begun to cultivate Xu Yuebing as a future fighting force, and apart from Yun Shanshan, whose wallet has already been drained, the rest of the students in Zhouzhou's tutoring class are all quite talented, so Ye Qingzhou has categorized them all as potential recruits.

Who knows, it might come in handy someday?

Thinking this, Ye Qingzhou said to Xu Yuebing, "Come to my house tonight."

"Huh? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? I have something I want to give you."

"But...but I'm not ready yet. Isn't this too fast?"

"Don't rush it. Aren't you already 17? You'll be 18 next year. If you wait any longer, it will be too late."

Ye Qingzhou urged, in his opinion, the path of martial arts is a race against time, and what time is it now, Xu Yuebing is still so hesitant, it's really outrageous.

…………

At dusk, the landscape unfolds before the emperor.

Xu Yuebing nervously rang Ye Qingzhou's doorbell. She had dressed up carefully today, wearing a black pleated skirt that revealed her fair and tender calves below the knees.

She wore a loose, snow-white shirt on her upper body, exuding a youthful vibe.

Yingyue opened the door. She seemed to see through Xu Yuebing's little scheme at a glance, and a playful smile appeared on her lips: "Please come in, your husband is already waiting for you on the second floor."

It's that woman again!

Xu Yuebing was a little angry, mainly because she felt that Yingyue was not a good woman.

Of course, it cannot be said that Xu Yuebing's idea is wrong.

After all, Yingyue isn't even human, let alone a good person.

Once on the second floor, Xu Yuebing knocked on Ye Qingzhou's door.

"Come in."

As soon as Xu Yuebing stepped inside, Ye Qingzhou said, "Remove your armor."

"ah???"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take off your clothes!"

"But……"

"Hurry up, there's no time to explain."

Xu Yuebing blushed, but in the end she gently unbuttoned her clothes, took them off, and revealed a large expanse of crystal-clear skin.

Having forged herself into a body of ice and jade, her skin was flawless and white. Moonlight shone through the window, making her appear ethereal and otherworldly, like a celestial maiden descended to earth.

Her stunning beauty seemed capable of captivating all beings with just a glance or a smile.

Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but take a few more glances, clearly very curious about the effects of the Ice Skin Jade Bone technique, but now was not the time to study it, so he said again, "Alright, turn your back to me."

Xu Yuebing pursed her lips and turned away shyly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuebing, who looked rather thin, had a surprisingly good figure, not much worse than Zhu Jinfeng.

Ye Qingzhou immediately gathered his thoughts, calmed his mind, and then, with his fingers forming a sword, instantly pressed five key acupoints on her back: Feishu, Shenshu, Ganshu, Xinshu, and Pishu, alternately channeling innate Jia wood qi and innate Yi wood qi.

"Hmm~"

Xu Yuebing suddenly felt as if countless plants and trees were taking root and sprouting inside her body. The sour, itchy, and painful sensation made her let out a soft moan.

"It will hurt a little at first, but bear with it, you'll get used to it later."

Ye Qingzhou began to input the innate wood energy that he had refined, attempting to use it as a guide to mobilize the flow of the five elements within Xu Yuebing's body and improve her physical attributes.

Two hours later, Ye Qingzhou exhaled and held his breath: "That's it. The first course of treatment is over. From now on, you'll need to do a true qi infusion once a week. By the way, you can put your clothes back on now."

"what?"

Xu Yuebing finally snapped out of her tingling sensation and looked at Ye Qingzhou blankly: "Is that all? I thought you were going to..."

"What else did you think I was going to do?"

"It's nothing!"

Xu Yuebing glared at Ye Qingzhou's shiny bald head, feeling both embarrassed and angry, and muttered under her breath, "What a blockhead."

"Huh? How did you know my brain almost turned to wood?"

Ye Qingzhou was very puzzled, and even suspected that Xu Yuebing's Heart Sword had developed a supernatural ability similar to mind reading.

…………

The next day, at Linjiang No.1 Middle School.

As soon as Ye Qingzhou stepped into the classroom of Class 7, his head, which looked like a braised egg, immediately attracted the attention of the students.

Huang Liwen was utterly dumbfounded: "Holy crap, Lao Ye, are you planning to become a monk?"

"No, ask again and I'll slap your face."

Zhu Jinfeng, however, being more knowledgeable and experienced, couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Ye Qingzhou, have you mastered the art of perfect skin-making?"

Practice skin-strengthening and breath-holding until the true body is free of leakage!

The complete loss of body hair is a sign of a truly flawless body, and it is the most perfect version of a flawless body, not the low-end version of "flawed body" like that of Shali Xin.

"Um."

Ye Qingzhou felt there was nothing to hide, so he nodded.

Upon receiving the answer, Zhu Jinfeng couldn't help but sigh, "It hasn't been that long, and you're already at the professional level. It seems I also need to work hard and strive for promotion as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid you'll leave me further and further behind."

"I advise you not to rush to advance to the professional level. At least, don't rush to advance before your fire skills have reached the level of divine mastery."

"Hmm? Why is that?"

Zhu Jinfeng was very puzzled.

Ye Qingzhou sighed: "This is just my suggestion. Whether you listen to it or not is up to you."

Zhu Jinfeng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded to Ye Qingzhou: "You have the bigger fist, I'll listen to you."

Although she was proud, she wasn't someone who couldn't listen to advice, especially since it was Ye Qingzhou who said it. No matter how much she doubted it, she wouldn't ignore it.

After all, she was a self-aware person. Her talent and cultivation were far inferior to Ye Qingzhou's. What made her question a martial arts prodigy?

After school in the afternoon, at the swordsmanship club of the fighting center.

Ye Qingzhou's bald head once again drew everyone's attention, with Leon's reaction being the most exaggerated: "Master Ye, where's your hair?"

"It was sacrificed."

"what?"

Leon was stunned by what he heard.

Ye Qingzhou looked at him seriously: "This is a sacrifice I have to make for the sake of martial arts. Look, I even shaved off my eyebrows. Only in this way can I temper my heart that yearns for martial arts."

"What does shaving your head have to do with practicing martial arts?"

"It's a big deal. You don't even dare to shave your head, yet you dare to say you're devoted to martial arts? Only by shaving your head to show your determination, like me, can you hone your sword intent."

Is that so?

Leon expressed his doubts.

Ye Qingzhou remained calm: "That's right. I've gone bald, so I've become stronger. If you don't believe me, feel it for yourself."

After speaking, Ye Qingzhou released his locked blood and qi, unleashing a powerful life force pressure.

If someone from the Bloodline Society were to test Ye Qingzhou on-site with instruments, they would find that his life energy level had exceeded one hundred, several times that of an ordinary professional martial artist.

"I see!"

Leon was very excited upon hearing this and immediately ran out of the sword club.

On the way, he ran into Lu Yifan: "Leon, where are you going? Club activities are about to start."

"I'm going to the barbershop next to school to get a supermodel's haircut before I come back to training!"

(End of this chapter)