155: Martial Master

The saying 'techniques cannot be cultivated concurrently' is indeed true, but it implies two hidden words: 'techniques cannot be *easily* cultivated concurrently'!

Although Bai Sanren was not clear about the specific cultivation above the Connecting Veins Stage, according to him, a Lian Xue martial artist who breaks through to the Connecting Veins Stage using a cultivation method with an Entering Vigor visualization diagram can be called a One-Jing Martial Master!

Connecting Veins, Connecting Veins, the Connecting Veins Stage Cultivates the twelve Meridians, eight extraordinary Meridians, and one hundred and eight pulse gates of the human body. A Martial Artist's cultivation is the process of excavating the body's treasures, and humans have three treasures: essence, qi, and spirit; these are the treasures!

But the treasures of the human body are immensely abundant. They are as glorious as the sun and moon, as vast as the stars; how could a thin cultivation method fully explore their mysteries!

Therefore, a Tongmai Stage Martial Master still needs to find an Entering Vigor cultivation method that complements the Strength generated by their first cultivation method and Cultivate again. If they succeed again, and the two complementary Strengths疊加 do not conflict, they can be called a Second-Level Martial Master. The same process, and then, a Three-Strength Martial Master!

One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!

After becoming a Three-Strength Martial Master, with the Ren and Du Meridians open, the dragon and tiger converging within the body, and the Meridians flowing smoothly, Strength can completely cover the body's surface. If one can perfectly integrate the three Strengths, they become a Grandmaster!

Although these words sound simple, how difficult they are to put into practice!

Take cultivation methods for example: for ordinary Martial Artists, most Cultivate common-grade methods that lack the fundamental Entering Vigor diagram. A cultivation method with a complete fundamental diagram that can be cultivated to the Connecting Veins Stage is incredibly precious, which bars most people from the threshold.

But even if one Cultivates a method with an Entering Vigor fundamental diagram, what good is it if they cannot comprehend the true meaning of the diagram? If they cannot thoroughly grasp the fundamental diagram and imprint the artistic conception of the cultivation method in their mind, they will remain just a Lian Xue martial artist even if they Cultivate until they die!

And above the Connecting Veins Stage, in a small place like An Yan City, where are there so many cultivation methods with Entering Vigor fundamental diagrams? Even if a Tongmai Martial Master obtains an Entering Vigor cultivation method, they wouldn't dare to Cultivate it casually.

Because once one enters the Entering Vigor, becoming a One-Jing Martial Master, Strength is generated within the body. The Strength produced by different cultivation methods will have unique attributes specific to that method. If one is lucky and they are complementary, that's fine. But if luck is bad and the Strengths clash... at best, cultivation regresses and Strength greatly diminishes; at worst, one suffers Qi Deviation and becomes a cripple!

Han Yi knows that Bai Sanren's friend, Elder Huang Ze, is an example of this situation. When he was young, his Strength was stuck at the One-Jing Martial Master level, unable to advance. In a moment of impulse, he took a risk and cultivated an Entering Vigor cultivation method he obtained from an enemy. Because of this, he suffered severe injuries, his cultivation plummeted, his Meridians were severed, his Strength continuously declined throughout his life, and his temperament also changed greatly...

Han Yi also remembered that the value floating above Huang Ze was '101~120'. Although he was a Tongmai Stage Martial Master, he was considered among the weakest in the Connecting Veins Stage...

Therefore, being able to select three cultivation methods from the vast, countless methods that complement each other, do not conflict, but rather enhance each other, and can even lead to breaking through to the Grandmaster realm, is a secret that every force guards with their lives. Only true inheritors are qualified to access it!

Because this path is a successful experience explored through blood and life by countless predecessors who advanced one after another, experimenting and colliding!

These are not insider details that ordinary people would know. Only someone like Bai Sanren, who was an Inner Sect Disciple in his youth, had a Master in the Connecting Veins Stage guiding him, and after leaving the Sect, possessed Peak Late Blood Refinement Stage Strength and extensive connections, would vaguely know such secrets.

And through rumor and exaggeration, 'things said are often not true', 'techniques cannot be easily cultivated concurrently' became 'techniques cannot be cultivated concurrently'. Of course, for ordinary people, being able to break through to the Connecting Veins Stage and become a Martial Master with one Entering Vigor cultivation method is already a joyous occasion, like having smoke rise from their ancestral grave.

Not to mention, even a One-Jing Martial Master is enough to dominate and become a king in An Yan City, so this statement is not necessarily wrong; 'techniques cannot be cultivated concurrently' has simply been passed down this way.

Precisely because of this, Han Yi was not in a hurry to earn contribution points. After all, he was on duty at the Black Market and had plenty of free time. If he had taken on more tasks within the Sect, he would have probably already earned enough contribution points to exchange for a Fire Origin Pill.

Because once he started with the Huoyuan Skill, the subsequent choices of cultivation methods and cultivation essentials would all be in the hands of others, meaning Han Yi might be tied to the Crimson Flame Sect.

It wasn't that Han Yi felt the Crimson Flame Sect couldn't accommodate him or that he was overly ambitious; it was simply that he truly disliked the feeling of having leverage held over him by others!

This made him extremely insecure!

He hadn't been idle during his cultivation breaks; he had visited the Sect's Library Pavilion several times.

That place was considered to have the most books in all of An Yan City. Apart from the martial arts Secret Manuals on the second and third floors that required a fee, most other books were free to read, which was considered the greatest benefit for Inner Sect Disciples of the Crimson Flame Sect.

From there, Han Yi found many things he needed.

Therefore, although he was unsure what cultivation method complemented the Huoyuan Skill, it definitely wasn't the Yang Yuan Skill or the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill.

So, Han Yi is currently cultivating the Yang Yuan Skill as his primary cultivation method. He has been deliberating these days whether to switch his primary cultivation method. But once he makes the Huoyuan Skill his primary cultivation method, the Yang Yuan Skill and Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill he is currently cultivating would have to be abandoned... and the stacking properties they produced would naturally disappear...

While in the Library Pavilion, he also read many martial arts cultivation method introductions, similar to dictionaries, all of which mentioned the Yang Yuan Skill. The descriptions were generally similar.

The origin of this cultivation method is untraceable, its founder is unknown, and it has a long history, spanning thousands of years. Furthermore, this cultivation method is balanced and peaceful to Cultivate, with no risk of Qi Deviation, and it does not conflict with other cultivation methods. It is most suitable for newly initiated Disciples to Cultivate, making it convenient to assess whether a Disciple is qualified before they switch to other cultivation methods!

But the more this was the case, the more Han Yi felt that this cultivation method was not simple. Just thinking about it, this cultivation method has been passed down for a thousand years, and its true essence might have long been lost, with only superficial elements remaining today.

But even so, it can still have such an effect, not conflicting with any other cultivation method... So, if the Yang Yuan Skill were complete, who knows what grade of profound cultivation method it would be!

Furthermore, even though the Yang Yuan Skill has been lost, on Han Yi's panel, its grade still cannot be displayed, only marked as 'incomplete'...

Not to mention, Han Yi had cultivated the Yang Yuan Skill for so long, originally thinking that this cultivation method, like the common-grade Jade Bone Skill, would reach its limit upon cultivating to the Lianxue Stage.

Who knew...