16: martial arts genius

Lin Xue'er handed baby Eldest Son to Da Shuang, who was standing to the side, and went into the room to retrieve a Secret Manual and a long sword.

"This is the martial arts Cultivation Technique I practice: 'Innate Sword Qi'. It is a top-tier martial arts Cultivation Technique that can be cultivated up to the Innate Perfection, allowing one to derive a Spiritual Root and make a Breakthrough to the Late Qi Refining Stage."

"This Secret Manual includes the Mind-Cultivation Technique, sword techniques, Medicinal Pills suitable for each stage, combat skills..."

Martial arts Cultivation Techniques are not very valuable; even the top-tier ones can be easily obtained by a cultivation Family like the Lin Family.

Liu Xuan flipped through the Secret Manual. The Mind-Cultivation Technique was quite profound, requiring one to comprehend physical sensations while practicing martial arts, as the Mind-Cultivation Technique is the most crucial aspect for Realm Breakthroughs.

The sword technique is a method for tempering the body; if practiced well, every muscle in the body can be exercised thoroughly, making it an extremely important link.

Liu Xuan was not interested in the Medicinal Pills, so he quickly flipped to the combat skills section.

The combat skills section of the Secret Manual only analyzed the advantages of cultivating Innate Sword Qi and how to play to one's strengths and avoid weaknesses when dealing with various enemies.

The final part contained a note: 'The most important thing in life-and-death combat is on-the-spot reaction; skills are just experience, not absolute truth!'

For Liu Xuan, only the sword technique was useful; he could make up for the other aspects with the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

"You can study the other aspects slowly when you have time later. Let me demonstrate the sword technique for you first."

Lin Xue'er did not think Liu Xuan would Cultivate martial arts for a long time, so she only planned to teach him the sword technique.

Once Liu Xuan practiced it a few times and felt the pain and difficulty, he would slowly give it up on his own.

With the long sword in hand, Lin Xue'er's entire aura changed; from a cute, well-behaved girl, she instantly transformed into a heroic young swordswoman.

As the sword light danced, Lin Xue'er became one with the sword, her body fluttering around the courtyard like a butterfly.

Finally, the long sword slashed out a translucent Sword Qi that flew high into the sky, accompanied by a piercing sound of breaking through the air.

Lin Xue'er was at the Peak of Internal Qi cultivation and was also a squad leader in the outer Sect patrol team, so her combat power was stronger than an average third-level Qi Refining Cultivator.

It was Liu Xuan's first time seeing this side of Lin Xue'er, and he felt somewhat shocked.

Lin Xue'er had only given birth a few days ago, but her body seemed to have recovered almost completely; the physical fitness of a martial arts practitioner is indeed incomparable to that of ordinary people.

"Husband, did you see clearly? Do you want me to slow down and demonstrate it again?"

Lin Xue'er had been too busy showing off her strength in front of Liu Xuan and had forgotten she was supposed to be teaching him. After sheathing the sword, she said with some embarrassment.

"No need!"

Liu Xuan pondered for a moment, took the long sword from Lin Xue'er's hand, and began to practice it step by step.

Chopping, stabbing, lifting, flicking... Although Liu Xuan's speed was slow and his movements were not very standardized, the overall execution was decent.

After finishing the set of Innate Sword Qi sword techniques, Lin Xue'er was dumbfounded!

Having a photographic memory was one thing, but many movements in this sword technique exceeded the physical limits of ordinary people; even imitating them was difficult.

The fact that Liu Xuan could perform the entire set properly showed that he truly had a talent for martial arts and could reach the Perfection of the Muscle and Bone Realm very quickly.

"How was it?"

"Your husband has remarkable bone structure; I am a one-in-a-million martial arts Genius!"

Having a photographic memory was a special ability Liu Xuan gained after his Transmigration, though he was not very clear about the specific reason.

As for the remarkable bone structure, he had cultivated the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method, and his physical fitness had already surpassed that of a Martial Artist at the Perfection of the Muscle and Bone Realm, so these sword moves were naturally not difficult for him.

"Husband, do not be complacent," Lin Xue'er warned Liu Xuan with a serious little face: "The most important thing in martial arts Cultivation Techniques is the Mind-Cultivation Technique. Understanding the Mind-Cultivation Technique requires feeling the pain during sword practice. It is not necessarily a good thing that you find sword practice too easy. When you make a Breakthrough to the Internal Qi stage..."

At this point, Lin Xue'er stopped. She suddenly remembered that Liu Xuan practiced martial arts just for fun, and whether he made a Breakthrough or not was not important at all.

Liu Xuan indeed did not care about the Mind-Cultivation Technique; he was just asking Lin Xue'er for advice on sword techniques and combat skills.

Practicing martial arts was just a cover for Liu Xuan's Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method, and he was taking the opportunity to improve his own combat experience.

As for the martial arts Mind-Cultivation Technique, it would be easy to explain later. Anyway, this stuff is mysterious; you just need to say you have comprehended it. As for what exactly you comprehended...

It can only be understood, not explained!

...

After accompanying Lin Xue'er for a while to practice sword techniques, Liu Xuan headed toward the Talisman Hall.

Talisman trading market.

Located not far from the entrance of the Talisman Hall, it was a straight street with various shops related to Talismans on both sides.

Shops selling various Talismans, shops selling various Talisman papers, Talisman brushes, Talisman ink, special Materials for Talisman Drawing... and so on, everything was available.

The Talisman trading market was a place that the Talisman Hall opened to the public, and all Disciples of the Red Pine Sect could enter and leave at will to purchase Talismans.

Liu Xuan had previously considered renting a shop here to make it easier to launder the Talismans he drew.

After learning about it, he gave up; the shops here were all assets of the Talisman Hall's upper management and were simply not for rent.

Moreover, all transactions here were supervised by the Sect, making it completely unsuitable for laundering.

If he wanted to launder the large number of Talismans in his hands, the best location would be Red Pine City across the river.

That was a cultivation city the Sect opened to the outside world; the composition of people in the city was extremely complex, making it easy to fish in troubled waters.

Loose Cultivators, local cultivation Family forces, Sect Disciples, Cultivators from other places, Robber Cultivators who specialized in murder and arson...

Chaos meant danger. Liu Xuan had a bright future and did not plan to go to the city to mix with those people just for this little profit for the time being.

The Immortal Dao values life; Liu Xuan was not a low-level Cultivator who had no resources to Cultivate without taking risks. Everything should be based on survival; staying alive is victory.

Walking into a Talisman shop, Liu Xuan was immediately respectfully invited into the inner room by the clerk in charge of reception.

"Talisman Master Liu, please wait a moment, I will go inform the shopkeeper right away."

Liu Xuan often came to this Talisman Hall; he both sold Talismans and bought Materials for Talisman Drawing, and he was an acquaintance of both the clerk and the shopkeeper.

Before long, an old man walked in with a smile, "Little Liu is here, the same old rules?"

The shopkeeper was a seventy or eighty-year-old man with white hair that was meticulously groomed, and he was full of energy.

The old man's name was Lin Ye, a fifth-level Qi Refining Cultivator, and he was also a non-graded Talisman apprentice like Liu Xuan.

Old Man Lin was also a member of the Lin Family, and this shop was also an industry of the Lin Family. Because of Liu Xuan's identity, he and this Old Man Lin had become friends across generations through their interactions.

"No!" Liu Xuan took out a stack of one hundred non-graded Talismans and placed them on the table, saying: "The sale of one hundred non-graded Talismans remains the same, but this time I want to buy Materials for one hundred non-graded Talismans, and in addition, I also need Materials for ten first-grade Low Grade Talismans."

"Materials for first-grade Low Grade Talismans?"

Old Man Lin's eyes flashed, "Are you finally planning to focus on learning first-grade Talismans?"

Liu Xuan would bring one hundred non-graded Talismans to sell every half month on average. Old Man Lin had long advised him that with such good talent, he should not spend too much thought on non-graded Talismans and that focusing on practicing first-grade Talismans was the right thing to do.