I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 173 Ancient Bloodline, Even Martial Arts Requires a Powerful Father

Xingcheng Martial Arts Association, President's Office.

"President, something has happened."

Sun Lichao rushed to Zhao Zhiyi to report, "I just received a distress call from Li Jian'en, but when I tried to call back, I couldn't get through."

Upon hearing that the matter involved the Li family of Liancheng, Zhao Zhiyi's expression immediately turned serious: "What happened?"

"I heard... I heard that Ye Qingzhou wanted to kill Li Yaoping, and Li Jian'en hoped that our Martial Arts Association would personally step in to mediate and stop this atrocity."

Zhao Zhiyi initially thought the problem lay with the complexly guarded cave dwelling of the Li family. However, after hearing Sun Lichao's explanation, he was utterly disgusted and couldn't help but curse, "Was Li Jian'en kicked in the head by a Kui Niu? How could he utter such shameless words?"

It's no wonder Zhao Zhiyi was angry. After all, Li Yaoping was a martial arts master who had reached the first level of the Ascension Realm for many years. Although his strength was not particularly outstanding among the master level, he was still considered a master.

The Li family's martial arts focus on mountain formations and are best suited for defense. Therefore, when facing professional-level martial artists, their level advantage is most obvious, making them the most difficult master-level martial artists to defeat.

The tortoise shell is hard enough that even if Li Yaoping stands still and lets others hit him, it would be difficult for someone of lower cultivation level to break through his defense.

Surely a dignified martial arts master like Li Yaoping wouldn't be beaten to death by Ye Qingzhou, a young martial arts novice who had only just entered the professional level a few months ago, in Longhua Mountain, a place rich in auspicious energy.

impossible!

That's absolutely impossible!

Zhao Zhiyi then frowned and looked at Sun Lichao: "Why is the Li family of Liancheng at odds with Ye Qingzhou again?"

Sun Lichao explained, "I specifically asked about it when I came. Just today, Ye Qingzhou had a collaborative project with the Geographical Association. It seems that Ye Qingzhou bought a dragon vein that Dr. Qiu Xiangyuan had surveyed, and the two of them went into the mountains early this morning."

"As for the Li family of Liancheng, Li Yaoping's grandson was deliberately crippled by Ye Qingzhou during the sword fighting competition. The Li family will definitely not let this matter go."

Sun Lichao had been paying attention to Ye Qingzhou during the sword fighting competition and had even taken on the case of Zhan Lie of the Xin Sha Liu assassinating Ye Qingzhou but being killed in return. So he still remembers it vividly.

"Honestly, none of them give me a moment's peace!"

Zhao Zhiyi now understood perfectly well that the Li family of Liancheng was clearly taking the opportunity to retaliate and wanted to ambush Ye Qingzhou at Longhua Mountain.

Sun Lichao asked, "Then, President, should we hurry over and rescue them?"

"Who should we save?"

"Ye Qingzhou."

Sun Lichao had a completely matter-of-fact expression on his face.

Although it was Li Jian'en who asked for help, Sun Lichao did not think that Ye Qingzhou could kill Li Yaoping. Instead, he believed that the Li family of Liancheng was deliberately turning the tables and crying wolf.

After all, this kind of thing has happened before.

They are clearly the perpetrators, yet they deliberately portray themselves as victims, using various connections and methods to ultimately escape justice.

Martial arts families have often used this method to bully powerless and vulnerable common martial arts practitioners.

Zhao Zhiyi already disliked Ye Qingzhou's arrogance, so he spoke indifferently, intending to delay: "Save them? Let them fight like dogs. Neither of them is easy to deal with. We'll clean up their mess after they've had their fill."

"But what if Ye Qingzhou..."

"Don't worry, this kid has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, he won't die so easily. Besides, he's so young and already so reckless, it's about time he learned his lesson."

Zhao Zhiyi even began to plot maliciously. He was now hoping that Ye Qingzhou would be killed by Li Yaoping, so that he could take advantage of the situation to seize control of the Li family and manipulate the entire Li clan of Liancheng to work for him.

"Yes."

Sun Lichao couldn't figure out Zhao Zhiyi's thoughts, but he was a shrewd and resourceful person. After leaving the Martial Arts Association headquarters, he immediately called Xu Yinchuan to inform him of Ye Qingzhou's whereabouts and asked the Xu family of Linjiang to find a way to get reinforcements.

At this moment, Xu Yuebing, who was visiting relatives in Shanghai, learned from her father that Ye Qingzhou might be in danger, and immediately dialed Ye Qingzhou's number.

She tried calling several times but couldn't get through, which almost made Xu Yuebing cry.

But she didn't give up, and it wasn't until half an hour later that she finally got through.

From the phone chat, Ye Qingzhou's intermittent voice came through: "Feed?"

"Ye Qingzhou!"

"what?"

"Get out of here immediately! Someone is plotting against you!"

"Buzz...buzz...my signal isn't very good...wait a minute..."

After a while, Ye Qingzhou used his swift movement technique to traverse several miles, finding a location with full signal near Xingcheng before calling Xu Yuebing back: "Who did you say was trying to harm me?"

"Li Yaoping! He's ambushed you at Longhua Mountain. You'd better get out of here right now. My father is trying to find a way to get you reinforcements. In short, you should hide first."

"That's unnecessary..."

"Even at a time like this, you're still being stubborn! Do you even know he's a martial arts master?"

"I know, but you probably don't know that he's already a dead martial arts master."

"..."

A short while later, Xu Yinchuan noticed his daughter's unusual expression and came over to comfort her, saying, "You've contacted Ye Qingzhou, haven't you? Tell him not to worry. I've already asked Liu Yiming to go and help. He'll be here soon."

"No."

Xu Yuebing didn't know whether to be happy or sad at this moment.

Although Ye Qingzhou escaped danger, Li Yaoping's death made her realize that the distance between her and Ye Qingzhou seemed to be widening.

The thought that she might drift further and further away from Ye Qingzhou filled Xu Yuebing with resentment. She gritted her teeth and said to Xu Yinchuan, "Father, I want to focus on my cultivation in the days to come."

"Well... okay..."

Seeing his daughter's ambition, Xu Yinchuan was happy but also a little worried: "Don't push yourself too hard. Just do your best. In my eyes, you are already very outstanding."

"How does it compare to Ye Qingzhou?"

"Why are you comparing yourself to him for no reason? If his medical report hadn't been completely normal, I would have even suspected that he might have some kind of special ancient bloodline."

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After finishing his phone call with Xu Yuebing, Ye Qingzhou bought two high-end boxed meals and returned to Longhua Mountain, the area where the dragon vein is located.

At this time, Qiu Xiangyuan had already re-determined the location of the dragon vein's lair. Because the dragon vein is a flowing "living energy", the lair will change from time to time. Every time he explores, he has to "find the dragon and locate the lair".

Ye Qingzhou descended from the sky with a boxed lunch, landing next to Qiu Xiangyuan: "Dr. Qiu, you must be hungry. Have something to eat first."

Qiu Xiangyuan glanced at the beautifully packaged lunchbox in Ye Qingzhou's hand, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Qiweiju's Braised Iron Feather Chicken? Ye Qianlong is so generous!"

"Haha, even the emperor doesn't starve his soldiers. I asked Dr. Qiu for help, how could I let you work on an empty stomach? Come, let's eat first."

Ye Qingzhou was indeed unusually generous this time. The braised iron-feather chicken rice in his hand was made with top-notch ingredients. Not only were all the best adult iron-feather chickens used, but each one was priced at over 20,000 yuan.

Even the rice is the Lingmi Longya Rice produced in the Dongting Lake area, which often costs tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram. Not only does it taste excellent, leaving a lingering fragrance and a long aftertaste, but it also nourishes the flesh and blood, and is very effective for martial artists to temper their bodies.

Boxed meals made with rare and exotic ingredients are naturally not cheap.

Each serving is priced at 99,998 yuan. Even Qiu Xiangyuan himself wouldn't dare to spend the money to eat it a few times on a regular basis.

Ye Qingzhou sat on the ground without any formalities, and the two of them happily ate their boxed lunches. If outsiders saw them, they might think they were civil engineers who had come to the deep mountains to build a signal tower.

The boxed lunch, costing nearly 100,000 yuan, was indeed exceptionally delicious. The meat of the adult Iron Feather Chicken was clearly superior to the Iron Feather Chicken that Ye Qingzhou ate at school, and it also contained more vital energy.

After finishing his meal, Ye Qingzhou silently circulated his internal energy to regulate his breathing, transforming all the vital energy he had just consumed into innate Yi Wood Qi, thus strengthening his own vitality and life force.

"Ye Qianlong, the location of the dragon's lair has been determined; it's right here. If you wish to harness the dragon's energy, this is the best place."

Is there some explanation behind this?

"Of course there are."

Qiu Xiangyuan patiently explained, "The energy between heaven and earth is constantly flowing and circulating, like a river, hence the existence of dragon veins in mountains and rivers. But how vast is the power of heaven and earth? Even a martial arts master would find it difficult to withstand it with a human body. Forcibly taking it would result in death or maiming. Therefore, the martial arts world calls this energy 'evil energy' because it is harmful to the body."

He then pointed to a small pit, no more than three feet in radius, and said to Ye Qingzhou, "Only in this auspicious location of a dragon's lair can the evil energy be transformed into harmless energy for the human body."

"I see. So only martial artists who have reached the Grandmaster level can attempt to control this Earthly Fiend Power? Otherwise, they can only rely on the auspicious location of the Dragon's Lair to turn danger into safety."

Ye Qingzhou suddenly realized the difference between a master and a grandmaster.

Although master-level martial artists can control the universe, they are ultimately only temporarily mobilizing the power of the universe to empower themselves, unlike Earthly Fiend Masters who can even refine a portion of the power of the universe into their own bodies.

Such an improvement is not a small matter, and the difficulty involved is self-evident.

Ye Qingzhou then recalled Niu Taijie's Tiger Fiend Golden Saber. The power of this move was still unforgettable for Ye Qingzhou. Without a doubt, Niu Taijie was a martial arts prodigy who could ignore realm levels and control the earthly fiend energy.

"Dr. Qiu, is there no one who can make an exception? For example, a martial artist whose cultivation level is not even at the professional level, but who has already been able to refine evil energy into his body and control evil energy."

"How is that possible? Unless..."

Then, Qiu Xiangyuan's expression also turned serious: "Unless this person is born with an activated ancient bloodline and obtains a suitable cultivation technique."

"Ancient bloodline?"

The only information Ye Qingzhou currently knew about related to bloodlines was the bloodline modification experiment, so he was very curious: "Could you tell me about it?"

"Is Ye Qianlong aware of the bloodline modification experiment?"

"Know."

"During the great chaos in the Kingdom of Dianwu 150 years ago, about a dozen people awakened a special bloodline within them in a critical moment, which ultimately became the key to defeating the mythical creatures. After this incident, Europe and the Western Kingdom began to study bloodlines, and that's how the ancient bloodline was discovered."

"So, does that mean our Eastern Pole Kingdom must have also discovered people with ancient bloodlines?"

"Yes, quite a few. In fact, the founders of the earliest martial arts families were basically awakened individuals with ancient bloodlines, who were born with life potential that ordinary people envy."

Through his conversation with Qiu Xiangyuan, Ye Qingzhou finally learned about this secret of the martial arts family, which made him sigh that even martial arts cultivation depends on one's father's connections, and that this world is really too unfair.

Then Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but speculate: "It seems that Niu Taijie is the lucky one who awakened the ancient bloodline, and his bloodline must be extremely powerful, otherwise he couldn't have ignored his cultivation level and refined the evil energy into his body. According to Qiu Xiangyuan's description, evil energy is simply not the kind of energy that ordinary martial artists can withstand. Without the Grandmaster realm, forcibly absorbing evil energy is pure suicide."

Fortunately, although Ye Qingzhou did not have a special bloodline, he possessed a divine skill such as the "Nine Dragons Emperor Diagram," which could transform the Earthly Fiend Qi into the Innate Earth Qi and the Innate Earth Qi.

Soon, Ye Qingzhou sat down in the auspicious spot of the dragon's lair and indeed felt the surging and vast dragon vein energy from the ground, which quickly became gentle and mild as it reached the surrounding area.

This unique energy can improve physical health, prolong life, and enhance hearing and vision.

Is it difficult for any talented person with a healthy body, a long life, and a clear mind to achieve success?

However, in Ye Qingzhou's view, exchanging a dragon vein for power and wealth was completely like buying the box and returning the pearl.

Refining the dragon vein and harnessing its power for oneself is the truly wise course of action.

Ye Qingzhou remained seated and began to absorb and refine the power of the dragon vein.

At this moment, he seemed to be sitting in the heart of a giant dragon. The flowing earthly energy, like bright red dragon blood, continuously passed through the dragon's lair, continuously channeling the energy of the earth's veins into Ye Qingzhou's body. He then transformed it into the Yin and Yang energies of the earth attribute through the breathing techniques recorded in the "Nine Dragons Emperor Diagram".

Earth of the Earth element belongs to Yang and is the soil of dikes and city walls. It can repel water and stop disasters, shelter from wind and rain, and is indestructible. However, it cannot grow all things or support living beings.

Earth (己土) belongs to Yin, representing the soil of fields and gardens, capable of nurturing all things. It is subject to punishment, clash, destruction, and harm, which is the theory of cultivation and digging. It signifies rising and recording, as all things rise up from their folds, forming shapes that can be recorded.

The two innate earth elements merged and merged into one, transforming into Ye Qingzhou's body.

As the innate five elements returned to their proper places, Ye Qingzhou's internal organs also underwent incredible changes.

Previously, Ye Qingzhou lacked the element of earth in his Five Elements, and the transformation of his internal energy could not circulate in an orderly manner to establish a complete cycle, thus exhibiting a somewhat independent and self-reliant nature.

The advancement of a professional martial artist requires the perfect circulation of true qi within the body.

The first to third stages of the professional training are called the Small Heavenly Circuit, which requires the true qi to be circulated in the dantian, flowing continuously and smoothly. With just a thought, one can drive the martial arts true qi in the dantian to circulate throughout the limbs and bones, opening up the eight extraordinary meridians.

The fourth to sixth stages of the professional cultivation path involve the Middle Circulation of Qi, requiring true qi to cover the entire body, making it impervious to needles or water, with the true qi automatically protecting the body and effectively resisting various external attacks. If one can further refine the protective true qi into a special true qi armor, then the defensive capabilities will be further enhanced, forming an indestructible tortoise shell.

The transition from the seventh to the eighth stage of a martial arts practice is called the Great Circulation. At this level, the martial arts true energy no longer only acts within and on the surface of the martial artist's body, but must be able to leave the body.

At this level, the martial artist's divine sense resonates with heaven and earth, and their true energy merges with nature, thus constructing a bridge between heaven and earth, breaking through the barrier between life and death, achieving a second sublimation of life, and ultimately stepping into the realm of ascension to heaven.

"The vital energy is poisonous, so to avoid unforeseen disasters in the future, I cannot take the normal professional-level advancement route. The only foolproof solution is to convert all the vital energy in my body into the innate five elements."

"However, for the five elements to establish a complete cycle, all five elements must be present; none can be missing. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to finally gather the last missing piece."

With a slight thought, Ye Qingzhou felt the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth within his body converge and flow into his five internal organs.

The filth process begins!

The innate Geng metal energy and the innate Xin metal energy refined Ye Qingzhou's lungs into a golden lung, which governs the dispersing and purifying of qi, purifying the body, and can exhale qi to form flying swords that can injure enemies from a hundred paces away.

The innate wood energy of Jia and the innate wood energy of Yi transformed Ye Qingzhou's liver into a wood liver, which governs growth, smooth flow, and drainage, making Ye Qingzhou immune to all poisons and ensuring his vitality.

The innate Qi of Kui Water and the innate Qi of Ren Water transformed Ye Qingzhou's kidneys into a water kidney, which is responsible for storing essence and nourishing, and descending with coldness. It has the characteristic of closing and storing, and can regulate and balance all substances and energies in Ye Qingzhou's body, keeping it in a relatively optimal state.

The innate Bing Fire Qi and the innate Ding Fire Qi refined Ye Qingzhou's heart into a fiery heart, primarily for propulsion and combat. Fire is associated with upward movement, and after this transformation, Ye Qingzhou's heart has become a powerful energy furnace, capable of releasing enormous energy through the combustion of the five elements.

Finally, the innate Earth Qi and the innate Earth Qi refined Ye Qingzhou's spleen into an Earth spleen, capable of generating, bearing, and receiving, serving as the source of all things. This powerful Earth spleen endowed Ye Qingzhou with the characteristic of being virtuous and capable of absorbing and transforming the opponent's attacks, turning them into nutrients for his own growth.

"The Five Elements Refining Secret Technique recorded in 'Fish and Dragon Transformation' is indeed remarkably effective!"

Ye Qingzhou was clearly very satisfied with the results of this transformation. He then silently circulated the five elements within his five internal organs, using the cycle of metal generating water, water generating wood, wood generating fire, fire generating earth, and finally earth generating metal, thus successfully solidifying the five elements' circulation and gradually becoming proficient in it.

In this way, he will no longer be restricted in circulating the innate five elements in his body in the future. He can transform any kind of innate five elements into the innate five elements he needs through the formula of mutual generation of the five elements.

"Once the five elements converge, I will be one step closer to a truly perfect life."

Ye Qingzhou was overjoyed, but before he could be happy for long, a majestic voice filled with anger came from above.

"Ye Qingzhou! Where is Master Li?"

(End of this chapter)