6: Changchun Kung Fu

Chapter 6 "Evergreen Skill"

""Evergreen Skill"?"

Zheng Yi asked in surprise: "Cultivation Technique?"

It is no wonder Zheng Yi was so surprised; the name was simply too classic.

Whether it was the Evergreen Skill, Longevity Classic, or Evergreen Scripture, as long as it had anything to do with the two words 'Longevity', it was definitely a Cultivation Technique!

"Cultivation Technique?"

Yang Shaoyong was also stunned for a moment before chuckling: "What kind of joke is the Noble One making? Such Cultivation Techniques only exist in legends. This subordinate has lived for over forty years and has never seen one."

Zheng Yi became interested: "Then does Master Yang know if there are Immortals in this world? Or rather, Qi Refiners? Cultivators?"

"This…" Yang Shaoyong paused for a moment and said: "There probably aren't any… I only remember that when Great Yu conquered South Yue thirty years ago, there was once a group of people who could drive poisonous insects to attack, but weren't they still wiped out by our Great Yu army?"

"There are also places like Shuzhou and Yunzhou where I have heard of Immortals haunting about, but unfortunately, no one has ever seen them."

"None, huh…"

Zheng Yi muttered to himself, but he still kept this matter in mind.

Cultivating Immortality…

As someone undergoing Transmigration, who wouldn't want to?

"Noble One, stop thinking about those illusory things. This subordinate will teach you the "Evergreen Skill" right now."

Yang Shaoyong said: "In practicing martial arts, remember not to be overly ambitious; you must climb upwards step by step."

"Especially the "Five Spirits Body Tempering Technique" and the "Evergreen Skill"; they both lean towards health-preserving Cultivation Techniques and require accumulation over many years."

"Otherwise… practicing martial arts without practicing internal cultivation leaves you with nothing in your old age!"

"What is the difference between the "Evergreen Skill" and the "Five Spirits Body Tempering Technique"?"

"Of course there is a difference." Yang Shaoyong said: "The "Five Spirits Body Tempering Technique" is just an ordinary Body Refining Cultivation Technique, whereas the "Evergreen Skill" is the most famous health-preserving Cultivation Technique of our Taiyi Sect."

"Cultivating the "Evergreen Skill" can condense Internal Energy, nourish Qi and blood, and repair hidden injuries, making one's ears and eyes sharp and one's spirit refreshed."

"Most importantly, the "Evergreen Skill" is also a health-preserving Cultivation Technique. The higher one's cultivation Realm, the longer one's lifespan."

"The Old Ancestor of our Taiyi Sect relied on the "Evergreen Skill" to live to two hundred and twenty-one years old!"

"My Grandmaster, the current sect master of the Taiyi Sect, is already at the advanced age of one hundred and fifty-six!"

"There are as many as several thousand people up and down our Taiyi Sect who Cultivate the "Evergreen Skill", and they are all long-lived people."

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Then how long does it take to get started with cultivating this "Evergreen Skill"?"

"Those with ordinary Aptitude can perceive internal Qi within three months. Those with excellent Aptitude take about a month."

"Then how long did it take you back then?"

"This subordinate took three days."

"Hiss… What does this count as?"

"The standard for an Inner Sect Disciple, I suppose." Yang Shaoyong was also somewhat proud: "Among our Taiyi Sect, there are only thirty-some people who could perceive Internal Energy in three days."

Zheng Yi's heart stirred, and he suddenly asked: "Where does Master Yang's current cultivation skill rank in the Martial Forest? Are there specific rankings or anything like that? What about the division of Realms…"

"Martial Forest ranking?"

Yang Shaoyong thought for a moment and said: "There are indeed quite a few meddlesome people in the Martial Forest who rank martial arts experts based on Cultivation Techniques, combat power, and fame."

"However, our Taiyi Sect is the state religion of Great Yu, and all Disciples of our Taiyi Sect are considered half-official personnel, so we do not enter the Martial Forest rankings."

"As for the division of Martial Forest Realms, it is roughly divided into Third-Rank Experts, Second-Rank Experts, First-Rank Experts, the Grandmaster Realm, and the strongest Innate Experts!"

Under Yang Shaoyong's explanation, Zheng Yi quickly understood the so-called Martial Artist Realms.

Those who can single-handedly fight ten fully armed soldiers can be called Third-Rank Experts!

Do not underestimate Third-Rank Experts; those who can be called "Experts" have all reached a Realm that requires over a decade of bitter cultivation.

Those who spend more than a decade tempering their strength day in and day out, bitterly cultivating Cultivation Techniques, and excelling in combat have already surpassed ninety-nine percent of the people in the Martial Forest.

After all, the Martial Forest is vast.

A large portion of people merely practice a few sloppy skills or are audacious enough to venture into the Martial Forest.

These people are merely cannon fodder in the Martial Forest!

Those who can single-handedly fight a hundred fully armed soldiers can be called Second-Rank Experts!

Those who can single-handedly fight a thousand fully armed soldiers can be called First-Rank Experts!

As for Martial Artists in the Grandmaster Realm, they are all Ancestral Masters of a sect or heads of a clan, being the strongest individuals of a certain faction.

Such Martial Artists cannot be judged by ordinary logic; killing people happens in the blink of an eye.

Taking the head of a general amidst thousands of troops refers precisely to a Martial Artist in the Grandmaster Realm!

As for Innate Experts…

When speaking of this, Yang Shaoyong's eyes were filled with adoration and reverence.

Innate Experts have their internal Qi transform from Acquired to Innate within their bodies, allowing them to recover their physical strength between breaths.

They can condense Qi into threads, control swords to kill enemies, and even possess secret mental control techniques to manipulate minds invisibly, which is terrifying.

Furthermore, the number of such Martial Artists is the fewest, with only a handful across the entire Great Yu!

Zheng Yi fully agreed with Yang Shaoyong's statement.

People who can gain fame in the Martial Forest are one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.

Much like…

In his past life on the internet, a Go player named "Zhanying" ranked last among all professional Go players.

But when facing amateur players, even if she gave a five-stone handicap, she could still utterly thrash her opponents.

One can imagine what her true strength is like.

This world is the same.

The so-called Third-Rank Experts are also those who fought their way out from countless Martial Forest figures!

"Innate Experts…"

Zheng Yi also felt some yearning; if he were to become an Innate Expert, how could a mere imperial palace trap him?

"The Noble One need not be overly ambitious; condense Internal Energy first before talking about anything else."

Yang Shaoyong smiled and said: "Half a month from now, this subordinate will be heading out on official business to another place, and by then someone else will replace this subordinate to teach the Noble One."

Zheng Yi's heart stirred, Yang Shaoyong is leaving?

It seems this is also one of Emperor Zhengyong's methods to control him.

Staying with outsiders for too long, sooner or later they would discover his identity.

After all, for someone who can stay in the imperial palace and have eunuchs follow at any time, the range of guesses is only a few.

"Thank you, Master Yang."

After teaching the "Evergreen Skill" internal Mind-Cultivation Technique, Yang Shaoyong also pointed out many practice tips and precautions.

Zheng Yi sat cross-legged in meditation for more than half an hour without any movement.

And Yang Shaoyong had already left long ago.

In the following half month, Yang Shaoyong continuously taught him the "Evergreen Skill".

Unfortunately, perhaps due to his bone Aptitude, he still hadn't perceived Internal Energy, which inevitably made him somewhat discouraged.

However, he did not give up, but instead kept practicing attentively according to Yang Shaoyong's teachings.

Besides this, under Wang Zhongyi's arrangement every day, he also engaged in Dual Cultivation with Bi He.

The "Evergreen Skill" showed no movement, whereas the "White Lotus Reincarnation Divine Skill" grew continuously instead.

Now the "White Lotus Reincarnation Divine Skill" was approaching the peak of the first layer and was about to make a Breakthrough!

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