24 Chapter 24 Experience_1

"The White Crane Fist Manual can only be practiced by disciples of the White Crane School."

Fang Lingjue took back the USB drive.

Although many covertly pilfer the knowledge, as a disciple of the White Crane School, he can't blatantly pass it on to Li Pin just because he admires him.

He rummaged a bit in the drawer and quickly produced a small booklet: "This contains the Holding Elixir experiences that I've accumulated over the years. I hope it will help you with your Holding Elixir endeavors."

"Thanks."

Li Pin didn't refuse this one.

The mutual exchange of favors, he could accept.

What he couldn't accept was the lifelong master-disciple relationship.

Perhaps many people don't take this relationship so seriously. In the pursuit of Martial Arts, even killing one's master or parricide seems trivial.

But he couldn't bring himself to do that.

"You, ah."

Fang Lingjue shook his head, "If you could be a little more tactful, your future road would be much easier."

"I understand."

Li Pin said, "The world constantly teaches us to be tactful and unscrupulously shrewd. Everyone is carving and polishing themselves to adapt to the world order, yet gradually forgetting that the essence of the world was never that complicated."

His demeanor was calm, "Great virtue has no corners, great accomplishments require no completion, great music has little sound, great images have no forms."

Fang Lingjue didn't argue with Li Pin.

All he could say was...

Youth is really something.

"Even though your talent is incredible, progressing through Holding Elixir is not easy. The process is exceptionally dangerous. Any slight mistake could threaten your life. And you are reluctant to…"

"Man follows the ways of the Earth, the Earth follows the Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, the Dao follows nature. My own martial arts are derived from the strengths of various traditions, with more reading and observation, I believe I could find my way."

Li Pin said, "What suits me, is the best."

Fang Lingjue wanted to retort.

He felt Li Pin was oversimplifying Holding Elixir.

But considering Li Pin's talent...

It really is infuriating to communicate with such a genius.

After a while, he reminded Li Pin again, "Holding Elixir is no joking matter. No matter how talented you are, don't act rashly. Even if you don't have a master teaching you hand by hand, you should at least have a complete Holding Elixir lineage. The ancients were able to establish the Elixir Path based on the experience accumulated from countless explorations and sacrifices."

Li Pin nodded.

He agreed with this view.

Therefore, he planned to spend the next five months meditating on the Holding Elixir Realm.

At this time, Fang Lingjue was choosing his words carefully: "The Martial Arts circle of Zanglong City is neither big nor small. Some top-ranked manuals and training methods are copyrighted, and valuable items, like Tiger Leopard Pills and blood ginseng, cannot be traded openly."

Then, he added: "Those with connections and status naturally have their channels. But many people who have money but lack the status and connections also want to get these things. Where there's demand, there's a market. Over time, a sort of openly operating market has emerged in each city."

"Black market?"

"Hey, don't call it such an ugly name. It's better off called a 'private underground trade market.'"

Fang Lingjue chuckled: "If you want to get your hands on a complete Holding Elixir cultivation technique without joining a school, your best bet might be this private market. Items like the Holding Elixir cultivation technique aren't all that rare."

He wrote down an address: "Every Friday night, Luo Family Courtyard on Fangzheng Street."

Li Pin remembered that place.

Next to Luo Family Courtyard was a large flower market.

Back in the days, a roommate of his dorm room bought succulents there for cultivation.

"This private market is quite chaotic, with a wide range of items for sale, including plenty of counterfeits. It's a place where people who are willing to take a chance meet up with those willing to provide the gamble, but its advantage is that it's shielded by some prominent figures. Local authorities do not investigate. Sometimes, when we want to buy things that aren't widely circulated, or sell some inconvenient items, it's a good choice."

Fang Lingjue smiled as he said this.

"Prominent figures, who are these prominent figures?"

Li Pin asked.

"Who else could be a prominent figure in Zanglong City?"

Fang Lingjue responded.

Li Pin understood.

Star Refiner.

"So, as long as you don't draw too much attention, the basic safety is guaranteed,"

Fang Lingjue said.

Li Pin nodded.

Fang Lingjue once again instructed Li Pin on some precautions.

Only at the very end did he say, "Since you refuse to even apprentice under a master, it seems like you don't plan to follow the way of politics and military service through the Martial Arts Association either. I had planned to recommend you to the council of the Zanglong City Martial Arts Association once you mastered the Transformed Energy."

"Maybe, but I might not stay in Zanglong City for too long."

Li Pin said.

Fang Lingjue stared wide-eyed, "You...!"

But thinking of his achievement in cultivating Elixir Energy by himself...

Such a genius, as long as he can stay alive, won't stop at the Holding Elixir Realm. Astral Energy, or even the Refining God Martial Saint realm, will be his ultimate pursuit.

Not to mention the Martial Saints who can Refine Gods, the number of known Grandmasters of Astral Energy in Zanglong City can be counted on two hands.

His future...

Certainly, it won't be restricted to such a small place like Zanglong City.

Understanding this, Fang Lingjue smiled bitterly, "I think, I should open a branch in Jiangzhou City, with you as a live signboard, I won't need to worry about setting my foot in Jiangzhou City."

"Sure, didn't we sign a contract? I will support you once the time comes."

Li Pin replied with a smile.

Fang Lingjue was only trying to test the waters, but when he heard this he became slightly serious, "You agreed? Then shall I start looking location?"

"Mm."

Li Pin nodded with a smile.

Fang Lingjue immediately got energized.

...

In the apartment's quiet room.

Li Pin closed the Holding Elixir Method experience book given by Fang Lingjue.

"Holding Qi to form Elixir."

The most important thing about this realm is to control the Qi and Blood within the body, making it a rounded whole and not diffusing easily.

Once this step is completed, as long as you don't engage in intense exercises or combat, the Qi and Blood will continuously circulate, nourishing the cultivator's body, enhancing physical fitness and Qi and Blood, thereby allowing the body's strength to quickly exceed 30.

There are limits to human beings.

Just like the runners on Lanstar, it's easy to improve from twelve-second hundred-meter dash to eleven seconds, but achieving ten seconds from eleven seconds would increase the difficulty exponentially. To date, no one has successfully improved to nine seconds in a hundred-meter run.

The same applies to enhance Qi and Blood.

By strengthening themselves with strength, martial artists can easily break through 20, and quickly rise to 25, 26, 27, etc. But afterward, progressing to 28, 29 can only be achieved with time.

While trying to achieve a Qi and Blood level of 30, 31 at the cultivation stage, the difficulty is comparable to achieving a nine-second hundred-meter run.

But once you are successful in Holding Qi to form Elixir, and the body completes a cycle of evolution, the pattern of Qi and Blood circulation changes, and the enhancement of Qi and Blood enters a rapid improvement stage.

In just three to five months, Qi and Blood can be enhanced to 32, 33, 34. However, after reaching 34, 35, it will slow down again. From there, only by transforming strength into Astral Energy, and strengthening the internal organs, can one continue to climb to 37, 38, or even 39.

"I've got a clear picture of Holding Qi to form Elixir and only practical experience is left. But Astral Energy..."

Li Pin had a look of longing in his eyes.

On Lanstar, Grandmasters of Elixir Energy were rarely seen, but there were occasional sightings. But as for the Grandmasters of Astral Energy, they have completely disappeared and became legends.

He had been practicing martial arts for more than a decade, but he had never seen a real Astral Energy practitioner.

That's also why he sighed more than once that this world is the golden age of martial arts.

"After reading Pavilion Master Fang's notes on Holding Elixir, I have a clearer understanding of Holding Qi to form Elixir. I just need to continue pondering about the Elixir Energy; boil my Qi and Blood time and time again, make them signle and unified, and then smoothly transform it into Elixir Energy. After many attempts, I should naturally be able to form Elixir with Qi... I estimate it will take..."

Li Pin calculated for a moment.

Soon, he came up with an accurate number.

"Come out, my attribute value panel."

[Holding Elixir: 0/514]