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In the estate of Yunshan County, Li Xuan sighed. Xu Yan had already begun to kill Grandmasters. He didn't know what had happened exactly. How long had he been in the Inner Domain? Either killing Masters or Grandmasters.

Meanwhile, Meng Chong was being chased by a Grandmaster.

He felt somewhat worried, but since Meng Chong hadn't been caught after such a long time, there shouldn't be too much danger.

"Xu Yan has reached the Grandmaster level of the Pre-Natal Realm, comprehending the profoundness of True Qi. He should be close to comprehending the cultivation method of the Enlightened Realm."

Li Xuan pondered.

Li Xuan had already roughly compiled the cultivation techniques beyond the Enlightened Realm. The theoretical framework had been established, just needing some refinement.

"If Xu Yan comprehends the method of the Enlightened Realm, I can pass on the cultivation method of the next realm to him, allowing him to become familiar with it in advance. Perhaps he will comprehend it just after breaking through the Enlightened Realm, or even before?"

Li Xuan held great expectations for Xu Yan.

Su Lingxiu had already entered the realm of martial arts. She was perfecting the manual of alchemy and beginning to comprehend the art of alchemy without tools.

The Red Cat's size was getting bigger and bigger.

The thick gold chain around its neck had been replaced with a thicker, longer one.

Most of the time, it either lay at the entrance of the estate or tried to please Su Lingxiu to get the elixirs she bestowed upon it.

Its huge size made it look even more imposing.

Although Shi Er had already reached the initial stage of the Qi and Blood Realm, in terms of strength, he could no longer suppress the Red Cat, nor could he whip it.

Fortunately, after some indoctrination over time, the Red Cat seemed to genuinely believe that it had been whipped for its own good.

Li Xuan continued to read ancient books. As he read more, he gradually developed some ideas, but whether they were as speculated remained to be seen.

Only after becoming powerful would he have the ability to verify.

One day, Li Xuan walked outside the estate with his hands behind his back, leisurely. He decided to take a walk in the border wilderness to see if he could find the next suitable disciple.

Although the fourth martial arts system had not been perfected yet, it was just an idea, and its feasibility seemed low, the compilation wasn't strong enough.

But that didn't prevent him from selecting a disciple for now.

He could temporarily refrain from taking them as a disciple. When the fourth martial arts system was developed, it wouldn't be too late to take them as a disciple.

With his idea in mind, Li Xuan began to act.

He left the estate directly. With a leisurely pace, every step covered dozens of yards. His first stop was Donghe County. He also planned to visit Xu Yan's parents there.

As Xu Yan's master, he should also meet his parents.

The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Xu Junhe, were very excited and hastily paid their respects. This was a martial arts master, a revered figure in the border wilderness, the Martial Ancestor of the Border Wilderness now. He was the belief of the martial artists of the Border Wilderness!

As the Xu family, a revered martial family in the Border Wilderness, they held a high position. Every day, martial artists came to the Xu family, hoping to receive some guidance.

After a conversation, Li Xuan sighed. Xu Junhe was quite a character. No wonder he could marry the daughter of the former county magistrate and become the richest man.

Moreover, Xu Junhe's talent wasn't bad either, slightly better than Shi Er's. He had now reached the initial stage of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Mrs. Xu's martial arts realm was slightly inferior, but still decent. However, she didn't have the ambition to pursue martial arts strength. It was evident that she only cared about her precious son, Xu Yan.

No wonder Xu Yan could find masters everywhere to train in martial arts and could squander money freely. It was all because of Mrs. Xu's indulgence.

After giving some guidance to Xu Junhe and the others in martial arts, Li Xuan left calmly.

After wandering around, he arrived in the capital city of Qi.

However, he didn't reveal his true identity. He just wandered around the capital city of Qi as an ordinary person. He stayed for less than a day before leaving Qi.

He then went to Wu Country, took a stroll around, and then headed to the savage wilderness of the Border Wilderness, one of the three countries in the Border Wilderness, the Northern Barbarians.

Unlike Qi and Wu, the Northern Barbarians consisted of multiple tribes. The ruler of the Northern Barbarians was elected based on martial prowess. After each ruler's death, each tribe would vie for the position.

Whoever had the strongest martial prowess could become the ruler.

They revered martial prowess even more, fierce and belligerent. As the current ruler was growing old and near death, all the major tribes, including the ruler's own, were vying for the position of ruler.

The ultimate victor would represent their tribe in the contest for the position of ruler.

Due to being located in the savage grasslands, far from Qi and Wu, and in the transition between old and new rulers, the Northern Barbarians were unaware of the changes in Qi and Wu.

Martial arts hadn't reached here yet.

According to the Northern Barbarians' customs, once the new ruler was established, they would launch a southern invasion against Qi and Wu to plunder resources and showcase the might of the Northern Barbarian ruler.

After staying in the Northern Barbarians for two days, Li Xuan could almost predict that when the new ruler of the Northern Barbarians was established and they launched a southern invasion against Qi and Wu, they would encounter resistance from a group of martial artists.

Shaking his head with some regret, he realized that he hadn't found a suitable disciple in the Border Wilderness.

He began to return to Yunshan County.

"In the Border Wilderness, it's rare enough to recruit Xu Yan and Meng Chong. Su Lingxiu comes from the Inner Domain, so it's impossible to find suitable disciples in the Border Wilderness."

"A small place like the Border Wilderness, how could there be so many geniuses?"

Li Xuan smiled bitterly and gave up the idea of recruiting another disciple in the Border Wilderness.

"The new disciple can wait; after all, the new martial arts haven't been compiled yet."

Li Xuan returned to Yunshan County. As soon as he sat down, a golden light appeared.

"Your disciple Xu Yan has slain the Grandmaster pursuing Meng Chong, and your Mountain and River Sword Intent has been enhanced."

Sure enough!

After receiving the news, Xu Yan went to kill the Grandmaster pursuing Meng Chong.

"Xu Yan is still fierce!"

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh. As soon as he entered the Inner Domain, he directly entered high-stakes situations, even killing Grandmasters.

He had just broken through to the Pre-Natal Realm, and now he had killed another Grandmaster.

"Your disciple Xu Yan has slain the Grandmaster pursuing Meng Chong, and your Mountain and River Sword Intent has been enhanced."

The golden light appeared again.

Li Xuan: ...

So, there's not just one Grandmaster chasing Meng Chong?

Are there so many Grandmasters in the Inner Domain?

Encountering them so casually?

Xu Yan has already killed three of them!

"Your disciple Xu Yan, even killed a Grandmaster, and you gained the Extinction Sword Intent!"

The feedback from the golden finger continued.

Extinction Sword Intent!

Li Xuan was overjoyed. Finally, he had a Sword Intent beyond his disciples'.

Extinction Sword Intent, annihilating everything, incredibly powerful!

"Warriors should explore the martial world. Let my disciples go out and explore. Our invincible path relies on them."

Li Xuan felt delighted.

Su Lingxiu's Qi and Blood surged in her hands, condensing into a pill fire as she practiced alchemy.

She had been practicing the art of alchemy without tools for several days and had already found the knack.

"The art of alchemy should improve again, right?"

Li Xuan was full of anticipation.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong had reunited, but he didn't know what they would do next.

Idle, Li Xuan used a bamboo staff to guide the Red Cat, pointing out its acupoints once again, especially instructing it to open the acupoint on its head first.

The Red Cat still seemed to understand but not fully.

"I wonder if the technique of the Great Demon will succeed and what feedback I'll receive?"

Li Xuan was curious.

After all, the technique of the Great Demon belonged to the realm of Great Demons. He was human; what feedback could he receive? Could he practice the way of the Great Demon?

"I'm thinking too much. Whether the Red Cat can practice it is still unknown."

Su Lingxiu's expression was solemn, beads of sweat appearing on her forehead. With her white hands, she condensed her Qi and Blood into the shape of a pill furnace, while another stream of Qi and Blood condensed into a pill fire, enveloping the pill furnace made of Qi and Blood.

At a certain moment, her hand trembled, and the Qi and Blood dissipated. Several pills fell into her palm.

Alchemy without tools had finally succeeded!

As soon as Li Xuan sat down, a golden light appeared.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has comprehended the art of alchemy you compiled without tools, and you gained the Void Alchemy Technique (Primary)."

Li Xuan was overjoyed. The Void Alchemy Technique, he had already completely mastered it in an instant, as if he had been born knowing it.

This was a truly powerful alchemy technique.

Even if it was only primary.

"When Su Lingxiu becomes proficient in alchemy without tools, I'll pass on the Void Alchemy Technique to her. With this as her foundation, she can further comprehend stronger alchemy techniques."

Li Xuan felt delighted.

After Su Lingxiu successfully practiced alchemy without tools, although it consumed a lot, the speed of alchemy and the grade of pills were much better than using a pill furnace.

However, it was destined that she couldn't produce a large quantity.

To produce in large quantities, she had to use a pill furnace.

Next, while continuing to practice alchemy, Su Lingxiu also continued to comprehend the martial arts based on the manual of alchemy.

She wasn't far from the initial stage of the Qi and Blood Realm, especially with the assistance of pills.

"It's another beautiful day."

Li Xuan brewed a pot of tea, savoring it with delight. These days, he had developed a liking for tea.

It seemed that drinking tea had a more refined taste.

"Your disciple Meng Chong has slain a Grandmaster warrior, and your Annihilation Sword Technique experience has been enhanced."

Li Xuan sighed. Was this the beginning of revenge?

"Your disciple Xu Yan has slain a Grandmaster, and your Extinction Sword Intent has been enhanced."

Xu Yan had killed another Grandmaster.

"These Grandmasters are too weak. Are they really as easy to kill as cabbage?"

Li Xuan was speechless.

Whether it was Xie Lingfeng, Hu Shan, or Su Lingxiu, they all said that Grandmasters in the Inner Domain were truly top-notch experts, and forces with Grandmasters were considered first-rate powers.

But is this really the case?

"They are too weak, with limited vision, that's why they think so. In fact, Grandmasters aren't that strong; there should be quite a few first-rate forces in the Inner Domain. So the number of Grandmasters is still considerable."

After Li Xuan realized this, he felt relieved. There was no shortage of Grandmasters in the Inner Domain for Xu Yan to kill.

For a while, Xu Yan wouldn't be able to kill them all!

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has comprehended the embryonic form of the Dan Medicine Martial Canon, and you gained the Dan Medicine Martial Canon."

The golden light appeared.

Li Xuan was truly excited this time.

The Dan Medicine Martial Canon was a complete system of Dan Medicine Martial Arts, including alchemy, medicine, combat techniques, and more. Su Lingxiu had already gained insights into techniques like Acupuncture and the Art of Needles, all based on the Dan Medicine Manual.

Li Xuan found a way to accelerate the feedback from the golden finger. Now that he had obtained the Dan Medicine Martial Canon, although only at the primary level, he could pass it on to Su Lingxiu.

This way, Su Lingxiu could fully master the Dan Medicine Martial Canon ahead of time and further comprehend higher levels of the Dan Medicine Martial Canon.

And so on...

The more Li Xuan thought about it, the happier he became. Unlike martial arts techniques, where each realm's techniques were comprehended by Xu Yan and then mastered, the feedback he received from the golden finger was only for that particular realm. It didn't accelerate the comprehension of the next realm.

But the Dan Medicine Martial Canon was different from alchemy techniques. Su Lingxiu had already gained insights into its embryonic form, and now that Li Xuan had received the complete version, he could pass it on to Su Lingxiu. This could shorten Su Lingxiu's time to perfect the Dan Medicine Martial Canon and accelerate her comprehension of higher-level techniques.

"Master, when will Master Brother and the others come back?"

Su Lingxiu walked over, sighed as she massaged Li Xuan's shoulders.

Su Lingxiu had already refined all the medicinal herbs collected by Kou Ruo Zhi into pills. However, since they were not spirit herbs, the effect of the pills was not very strong. Moreover, the grade of these pills was too low, making it easy for Su Lingxiu to refine them with almost no chance of failure.

Without spirit herbs, she couldn't refine true pills. The pills in the Dan Medicine Manual couldn't be refined either.

"They should be back soon, right?"

Li Xuan patted her small hand, stood up, and said, "You have already entered the door. Since there are no more herbs to refine, then practice martial arts more and comprehend the Bagua.

"Your Master Brother and Second Brother have both comprehended the Bagua and gained a lot from it. I hope you can gain some insights too."

"Yes, Master!"

Su Lingxiu's eyes lit up. Master Brother and Second Brother's footwork was very powerful, all comprehended from the Bagua.

The Bagua encompassed the profound principles of heaven and earth. If she could comprehend even a little, it would be of great benefit.

Arriving at the woods outside the manor where Xu Yan and Meng Chong had initially comprehended the Bagua, Li Xuan stepped forward, and the Bagua patterns appeared on the ground in an instant.

"The Bagua consists of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui, which are the eight trigrams..."

Li Xuan explained the Bagua to Su Lingxiu. After finishing the explanation, he said, "You should comprehend it well. When your Master Brother comes back, you can ask him for advice."

Leaving Su Lingxiu to comprehend the Bagua, Li Xuan returned to the manor with leisurely steps.

Su Lingxiu began to reduce her alchemy practice, occasionally practicing alchemy without tools. She devoted more time to comprehending the Bagua and practicing martial arts.

Li Xuan watched Zhou Ying, who was diligently cultivating. With the assistance of pills, she had successfully switched to martial arts and was now in the process of refining her organs, about to complete the Refinement of Organs stage.

Zhou Ying practiced very diligently, perhaps because of the responsibility she bore. All along, she had been protecting and taking care of the young Su Lingxiu.

In her eyes, Su Lingxiu was like her daughter.

A faint sword intent enveloped Zhou Ying as Li Xuan raised his hand, making her refine her organs more quickly and enter the realm of martial arts.

A few days later, Zhou Ying's bones thundered, and she entered the realm of martial arts.

However, the golden finger did not give any feedback.

"Now that my strength has increased, she has only just entered the realm of martial arts, which is not enough to give me feedback. To receive feedback, I'm afraid we need a sufficient number of people in the realm of martial arts."

Li Xuan pondered. There were quite a few practitioners in the Border Wasteland, but there were probably not even fifty in the realm of martial arts.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has achieved the Pre-Natal Realm Minor Completion, and you have achieved the Dan Medicine Martial Canon (Pre-Natal Realm)."

Su Lingxiu had achieved the Pre-Natal Realm Minor Completion.

(End of this chapter)