92: Chapter 92 Yuanling Guidance

Tang Long continued, "Xiao Hu's talent is far superior to yours, and in some aspects, even I envy him. As long as he has sufficient resources, his Breathing Method should be able to advance another level. If I teach him a few more things, defeating you won't be difficult. Go back and think it over carefully; don't come here and disturb my reading when you have nothing better to do."

After saying this, Tang Long walked into the library.

Just a few minutes later, Qin Bing followed him in, sat down opposite him, and pushed a rather ancient-looking book toward him.

"What was that Guidance Technique from just now? Can you teach it to me?"

Tang Long shook his head directly, "That one is too overbearing. Your body is weak; you can't withstand it."

"I..." Qin Bing gritted his teeth, "Then take a look at this first. What can I trade it for?"

Tang Long picked up the book and read a few pages; his eyes couldn't help but light up.

This Yuan Spirit Induction technique actually integrated the Breathing Method and Guidance Technique into one!

Breathing was guidance, constantly refined, so the spiritual energy would become increasingly pure, naturally becoming stronger, more flexible, and versatile.

[You have learned Yuan Spirit Induction {Incomplete} LV1! Spiritual energy plasticity and power increased by {1-13}%. Current proficiency: 0/1000]

Under Qin Bing's extremely expectant gaze, Tang Long finished reading it quickly, closed the book, but shook his head.

"Buddy, the technique is a good one, but it's a pity you've practiced it in the wrong direction."

"The core of this Yuan Spirit Induction is flexibility, yet you blindly pursue sharpness. Furthermore, your foundation is still shallow, and your body isn't strong enough, so you end up hurting yourself before you even hurt anyone else."

"You should have felt it yourself, right? Although your spiritual energy blade is very sharp, if you continue to use it, your hands will soon be ruined."

"Also, this technique is incomplete, not to mention that progress is difficult. At most, it can only raise your Qi Flow to the seventh stage; it has no future."

"Most importantly, this technique can only be cultivated using yuan spirit stones. It's simply... let me ask you one thing: how much does a yuan spirit stone cost now? Can you afford to cultivate it?"

Tang Long's words could be said to have hit every point in Qin Bing's heart, and they were all difficulties he was urgently trying to solve.

The dense bandages on his hands were injuries sustained from using Yuan Spirit Induction.

An incomplete technique certainly couldn't support him in reaching higher levels.

Furthermore, regarding resources, the market price of a yuan spirit stone is twenty times that of a fire spirit stone, close to two hundred thousand. Although the spiritual energy contained in one yuan spirit stone is much stronger than a common spirit stone, it is simply too expensive.

Otherwise, how could he be so short of money to this extent?

"Then what should I do?"

"Immediately practice another Breathing Method, and wait until your realm is higher before turning back to master it."

Qin Bing sighed, "I also know the drawbacks of this technique, but it is, after all, my family's heirloom. Besides, I will be graduating soon. Within two months, not only do I have to push for the fourth stage, but I also have to rely on it to make money. Where would I find the extra time and resources to switch techniques?"

Tang Long shook his head, "Let me think about it carefully. Come to my place after school at noon, and we'll discuss it further."

Qin Bing was helpless; he could only ask for his address before getting up to leave.

Tang Long remained calm on the surface, but he was secretly overjoyed, knowing that he had found a treasure.

Yuan Spirit Induction had extremely harsh requirements for spiritual energy, but precisely because it used the purest yuan spirit, it was even more flexible and versatile.

Qin Bing's body couldn't withstand the damage from the spiritual energy blade, but he could.

The blade Qin Bing could condense had a maximum length of only three inches.

But if he practiced to the third level of Qin Bing's technique, as long as there was a need, he could easily condense it to be longer.

If he practiced to the fourth level, he could even be like an Upper Realm martial artist and truly release the blade.

This was equivalent to... mastering an Upper Realm skill ahead of time.

It's just a pity that such a good technique is actually incomplete.

If he developed steadily to the seventh stage, he could also condense a spiritual energy blade, and its significance wouldn't be that great anymore.

If it were only used as a transition and required too many resources, practicing it wouldn't be as good as finding another Breathing Method like Barbarian Blood or Aurora; at least those would provide tangible attributes.

Tang Long looked up a lot of information, wanting to find a technique similar to one that integrated breathing and guidance, but the results were almost zero.

Even if there were occasional records in books, they were only mentioned in passing.

Carrying huge doubts, he decided to ask Elder Zheng for advice.

After hearing the question, Elder Zheng's expression was somewhat surprised.

"Kid, you were speaking so reasonably to Qin Bing just now; it seems you know quite a lot, so how come you don't even know this basic common knowledge?"

Tang Long was also startled; he didn't expect this old man to have been listening so quietly and to have heard everything he said clearly.

"I really don't know; please enlighten me, Elder."

Elder Zheng sighed, "Nowadays, young people as eager to learn as you are indeed rare. This isn't really a secret, so it doesn't matter if I tell you."

"Before the ancient times, breathing and guidance were originally one; they are now called the Wuque Method. It's just that a massive war occurred in ancient times, which caused a break in generations, resulting in the loss of most of the Wuque Methods."

"Therefore, when later martial artists reshaped the martial arts cultivation system, they separated these two parts to make it easier for cultivators to master."

"But as the realm gets higher, the martial artist's entire cultivation results must inevitably form a unity, and the Breathing Method and Guidance Technique must naturally become integrated once again."

"The timing of this unification varies from person to person; naturally, the earlier the better, and at the latest, it cannot be later than the peak of Open Origin, otherwise it will be impossible to step into the Spirit Map."

Tang Long immediately asked, "If the Wuque Method is lost, then where did this Yuan Spirit Induction come from?"

"Good question." Elder Zheng stroked his white beard, "All of this must be credited to the Heavenly Abandoned Divine Kingdom."

"In the three thousand years since entering the heavenly change era, every once in a while, it will open in the form of a heavenly change. If you are lucky enough to find the Trial Gate, you have a chance to obtain the Wuque inheritance."

"No one knows how many ancient Wuque Methods the Heavenly Abandoned Divine Kingdom has collected, but in these three thousand years, the number of Wuque inheritances obtained is actually not small. However, these inheritances are basically held by powerful clans and have not been widely circulated."

Tang Long asked again, "Why is that?"

"Why?" Elder Zheng laughed, "You just saw the Qin family's Yuan Spirit Induction; do you think this kind of Wuque Method has any significance for popularization?"

Tang Long suddenly realized and nodded slightly.

"Although the Wuque Method is powerful, it is generally extremely difficult to cultivate; this is just one reason."

"The trials of the Heavenly Abandoned Divine Kingdom are incomparably cruel, with a mortality rate of over half for those participating. But even more fail halfway through because they cannot withstand it, sustain heavy injuries, have their Qi reservoirs destroyed, or encounter various accidents, and the final success rate of inheritance is only about one in a thousand."

"Even if you successfully obtain the inheritance, it may not necessarily be complete."

"A truly complete Wuque Method is said to be able to be cultivated all the way to the supreme realm. But the Wuque Methods currently in existence are actually just in name only; most can only be cultivated up to the Spirit Map."

"Once the path ahead is cut off, every step of the subsequent cultivation becomes very dangerous, and one can only explore it on their own; many geniuses have lost their lives because of this."

Elder Zheng sighed and shook his head repeatedly as he spoke.

Tang Long thought for a moment and asked again, "Is there really no hope at all in exploring it on one's own? Has no one ever succeeded?"

"Of course there is. This Yuan Spirit Induction of the Qin family only has content up to the seventh stage of Qi Manipulation, but their ancestors once produced a Huagai Realm realm powerhouse. He was famous and once served as the Prime Minister of the Yuanwu Kingdom."

"But the Qin descendants couldn't replicate this kind of contingency; even those who could successfully cultivate Yuan Spirit Induction were few and far between. Each generation is worse than the last, leading to what it is today."

"And there is that legendary Sixth Imperial Uncle of our Dongyu, who also explored and supplemented a Wuque Method on his own, and also stepped into the Huagai Realm realm. But..."

Elder Zheng shook his head again when he reached this point; his regret was evident in his expression.

Tang Long thought for a moment and asked again, "Elder Zheng, are you cultivating a Wuque Method? Have you reached the Huagai Realm realm?"

"Is this something you can ask? School is about to end, get lost!"

Elder Zheng's face sank, and his spiritual might erupted, pressing down so hard that Tang Long couldn't even stand, so he quickly turned and ran.

Seeing Tang Long scramble out of the library, Elder Zheng twitched his old face.

"Where did this silly kid come from? He really doesn't know how to chat."

"The Huagai Realm is known as the Heavenly Realm; except for the missing Ye Baiqiao, only the Grand Priest in all of South Song has set foot in this level."

"Of all the people you could compare me to, why did you have to compare me with those monsters?"

"However, this kid's comprehension is indeed quite remarkable. If his spirituality weren't so low, he might very well have great achievements in the future."

"What a pity."