Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

Bai Yue'er scratched her cheek, a rare embarrassed smile appearing on her face: "I... had no choice."

"As you know, all the sword techniques, movement methods, and sword skills I've practiced over the years have been tailor-made for me by you."

“But Zhuqing, she really doesn’t have any talent in swordsmanship. Even if I force her to learn, she won’t learn much.”

She sighed, her expression turning serious: "And what I can teach her isn't much different from what's in the illusion."

“But now that we’ve taken her as our apprentice, we can’t just let her learn only those superficial things, so…”

"So you've come here to rip me off?"

Su Baichen chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Sigh, I'm really impressed by you."

Even so, he did not refuse.

With a slight thought, the system space quietly opened.

The next moment, piles of books appeared out of thin air, filling a small open space on the summit.

These martial arts manuals are diverse, covering techniques, movement methods, internal energy... Although not powerful, they are all top-notch masterpieces among ordinary martial arts, which are very beneficial for laying a foundation and tempering the body.

"Find it yourself."

Su Baichen stood with his hands in his sleeves and said, "Once we find a suitable room, we'll tidy it up."

"Classify and archive them, don't make a mess of it."

"Understood!" Bai Yue'er's eyes lit up, and she rushed to the pile of "books" and began to search through them.

Watching her busy figure among the books, Su Baichen added, "Also, Ye Ruoxi and Ye Xinyao should come and pick out a few books as well."

"Also, if Ah Yin is interested, she can take a look."

Bai Yue'er paused, then turned to look at him.

"The main beneficiaries were the two Ye sisters; the other members of the Ye family didn't get anything."

Su Baichen said slowly, "It's just a few martial arts manuals, nothing special."

"It's worth it to win people's hearts and make the Ye family more devoted to us."

Bai Yue'er suddenly understood and nodded emphatically: "Disciple understands!"

The night was darker.

Bai Yue'er, holding the storage ring filled with secret manuals, neither returned to her room nor went to find her newly accepted apprentice.

She arrived at the courtyard where the Ye sisters and Ah Yin lived, with ease.

The lights in the courtyard were still on. When she pushed open the door, she saw three women sitting around the table gossiping. They all stood up when they saw her come in.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Ye Ruoxi asked gently.

Bai Yue'er didn't say much. With a wave of her hand, a mountain of martial arts manuals appeared in front of the three women.

A-Yin curiously approached and casually picked up the top blue-covered thread-bound book.

After flipping through a few pages, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise, "This, this is... a top-tier soul power cultivation method! The circulation path is so ingenious, its efficiency is more than 30% higher than ordinary cultivation methods!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinyao and Ye Ruoxi each picked up a book and began to read.

In Ye Xinyao's hand was a martial arts manual, which recorded a lightness skill called "Qingfeng Step". It was as light as a breeze when moving and turning, and was extremely exquisite.

Ye Ruoxi then flipped to a book of palm techniques. The moves were a perfect blend of strength and gentleness, and the use of internal energy was ingenious, which captivated her.

"My master told me!"

Bai Yue'er clapped her hands, drawing the three people's attention back to the present.

"We need to sort these manuals into categories first. After that, each of you can choose a few suitable ones to take back and practice."

She paused, then smiled and said, "Of course, not only you, but other promising members of the Ye family who are interested in martial arts can also be selected and bestowed upon them."

"As for Sister Ayin, feel free to consult these books if you are interested."

Ah Yin stroked the pages of the book in her hand, her eyes sparkling.

She was originally a soul beast in human form and had her own system for cultivating soul power, but the wisdom of the human race still broadened her horizons.

Ye Ruoxi and Ye Xinyao exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

They knew better than anyone what these secret manuals meant to the Ye family—they were not just a few cultivation techniques, but a leap forward in the family's foundation and the cornerstone for its future rise.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, madam!" The two sisters bowed in unison, their tone sincere.

"Don't be so polite, let's get to work." Bai Yue'er rolled up her sleeves and pointed to the mountain of books.

"I'm going to be busy tonight. Once you're all set up, when you start dancing—remember, don't try to do too much at once, choose what suits you best."

The flickering lights illuminated four busy figures.

Chapter 308 Innate Dao Body! Winning Over the Goddess!

"System, purchase the Innate Dao Body!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained an innate Dao body!]

[Innate Dao Body: Top-tier innate physique, perfectly aligned with the Great Dao.]

Advantages:

First, cultivation speed far exceeds that of ordinary people, with no bottlenecks, and energy purification!

Second, their understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, and the essence of the Dao, is extremely high!

The moment the system notification sounded in his mind, Su Baichen felt his bones and meridians vibrate and hum, and an indescribable sense of clarity burst forth from the depths of his soul.

The innate Dao body was formed.

He closed his eyes, and without needing to look inside, he could "see" the flow of every strand of fighting energy within his body become as clear as a painting.

Those originally violent and unruly energies are now like gentle streams, flowing, purifying, and sublimating themselves along the newly opened, mysterious path that subtly resonates with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Those obscure passages from the "Heavenly Book" that seemed like insurmountable barriers when I tried to understand them before are now as clear as reading the lines on my palm.

The formless and intangible laws of heaven and earth showed him an unprecedented closeness, like a gentle breeze on his face, like a clear spring flowing around his fingers, actively merging into his breath and the circulation of his body.

"This is... the Innate Dao Body." Su Baichen murmured to himself, his voice filled with uncontrollable shock.

With a slight thought, the spatial energy within the Heavenly Profound Pearl was frantically extracted and surged into his body.

The cultivation speed has increased by more than five times!

The concept of bottlenecks seemed to have never existed; the barrier of the mid-stage Five-Star Dou Sheng was easily breached, and the later stage was achieved naturally.

A tremendous force surged and roared through his limbs and bones until it reached that invisible "ceiling" that appeared due to insufficient energy supply, at which point the surge gradually subsided.

"Truly impressive." He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, the aura of which faintly carried ripples of Daoist charm.

"If it weren't for the limited total amount of heaven and earth energy within the Heavenly Profound Pearl, which couldn't be circulated in time, it would probably be no exaggeration to have reached the sixth-star Dou Sheng in one go... This innate Dao Body's thirst for energy is terrifying."

"But where can we find an inexhaustible source of energy in the Dou Qi Continent, or even in this Douluo World?"

Su Baichen frowned slightly.

"Congratulations! Your cultivation has broken through again!"

A gentle voice, tinged with surprise, broke Su Baichen's reverie.

Liu Muxi pushed open the door and entered, wearing a light green dress that made her skin look even whiter than snow.

Her eyes, brimming with the light of life, fell upon Su Baichen, and she instantly sensed the dramatic change in his aura—

Not only does it elevate one's realm, but it also naturally exudes an indescribable, almost "Taoist" charm, becoming one with heaven and earth.

This is a level that cannot be achieved through ordinary breakthroughs.

"Well, just a minor breakthrough."

Su Baichen concealed his aura, looked at the newcomer, a glint in his eyes, and suddenly asked, "Mu Xi, you can be considered one of the oldest beings in this world, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Muxi raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and the faint smile on her lips faded slightly: "Hmm? What, do you think I'm too old?"

The tone was casual, but it contained a certain meaning.

In any world, age is always a topic that women don't want to talk about.

"How dare I!" Su Baichen chuckled and quickly waved his hand.

"As the saying goes, a woman three years older brings good fortune, and a woman thirty years older brings wealth and power... How could I possibly dislike someone as beautiful as you?"

He wasn't just flattering her. As the Goddess of Life, Liu Muxi was in charge of the laws of life. The years had not diminished her beauty; on the contrary, they had cultivated a vibrant and unparalleled temperament that was difficult for any of the goddesses in the divine realm to match.

The cold beauty of the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena and the gentle grace of the Kind God King pale in comparison to her.

"That's more like it." Liu Muxi snorted lightly, her chin slightly raised, her eyes filled with laughter.

She was clearly pleased with his answer, and the slight grudge from before vanished.

"I'm in a good mood. Ask me if you have any questions."

Is there a place in this world that possesses truly 'inexhaustible' energy, which can be drawn upon at will?

Su Baichen suppressed his smile and asked seriously. This was his most pressing need at the moment.

"Endless energy?" Liu Muxi shook her head almost instinctively.

"Of course not. Even if the energy of heaven and earth is as concentrated as that of the core of the divine realm, it still has its source and its limits. How could it be infinite?"

But before she could finish speaking, her gaze met that of Su Baichen, the 'monster'.

Suddenly, a nearly forgotten thought flashed through my mind like lightning.

"Wait a minute..." She lightly tapped her chin with her slender finger, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"For anyone else, this would be impossible, but for you... it seems that such a place really does exist."

"Where?" Su Baichen's spirits lifted, and he stepped forward, unconsciously grasping Liu Muxi's shoulders with both hands, his gaze intense.

"You've been to that place." Liu Muxi was slightly startled by his grip, but didn't break free.

"I've been there?" Su Baichen frowned slightly, quickly recalling.

"Within the chaotic currents!"

Liu Muxi slowly revealed the answer and began to explain: "The chaotic energy flow is essentially energy, and it is an energy torrent of extremely high level that constitutes the origin of the world."