192: Being able to eat is the best talent

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator that Liu Xuan killed previously was no ordinary person; his sword path was extraordinary, belonging to the elite among Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, and he was even a Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Golden Core True Person, Li Xuanxuan.

The brothers Gong Wang and Gong Cai were able to carry such valuable items with them primarily because they were not ordinary either.

The two were brothers, and they had practiced a combined attack technique; their coordination was tacit, making them the equivalent of an ordinary Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"What a pity!"

Liu Xuan looked at Gong Cai's corpse on the ground, a look of disappointment appearing on his face.

If he could refine both brothers into Puppets, it would be equivalent to possessing half a Late Stage Foundation Establishment subordinate, making things much more convenient in the future.

However, having a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment subordinate was not bad either. Once Gong Wang recovered, he could help inquire about various secret information of the Peach Blossom Sect, expand the Merchant Alliance's business to the Bone Fiend Sect, and purchase Advanced Medicinal Pill and spiritual items through him...

Liu Xuan had many Spirit Stones on hand, but his cultivation level could not be exposed for the time being, so even with Spirit Stones, it was difficult to spend them.

With the Puppet Gong Wang, many things could be entrusted to him to handle in secret.

Not only that, Gong Wang was an Elder of the Bone Fiend Sect and a high-level member of the Black Wind organization. As a living Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, if used well, his value would be even higher than the resources obtained from the Storage Pouch today.

'Puppet Gu is a good thing!'

'If I possessed enough Foundation Establishment Puppets...'

When this thought arose in Liu Xuan's mind, the Puppet Gu Mother Gu in his Divine Soul transmitted a thought: 'No!'

The number and Rank of the Puppet Gu sub-gu were limited by the Mother Gu, which meant they were limited by the strength of Liu Xuan's own Divine Soul.

He could control at most three Puppets that were higher than his own Realm but not exceeding one major Realm. If there were too many low-Realm Puppets, they would occupy the slots for high-Realm Puppets.

In other words, Liu Xuan could currently control at most three Puppets between Foundation Establishment and Early Golden Core Stage. If there were too many Qi Refining Puppets like Xu Bin, the slots would be reduced, and he could only control two or one.

'Fine!'

Liu Xuan had just thought about it casually and was not too disappointed; if the Puppet Gu could infinitely refine others into Puppets, that would be too Heaven-Defying.

This thing was quite evil. Even if he could infinitely create Puppets, he would not dare to do so now, as it could easily attract real big shots.

"Stay here and recover with peace of mind, and wait for my orders!"

After instructing Gong Wang, Liu Xuan's body turned into earthy yellow smoke and merged into the wall.

The light in the room disappeared, and it became pitch black again, with only the barely audible sound of breathing remaining.

This underground space was located three hundred meters below the ground, sufficient to isolate the investigation of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. It was very safe and perfectly suitable for Gong Wang to recover.

...

One month later.

White Crane Lake.

A square platform floated on the broad lake surface. The platform was one hundred meters long and wide, with several small buildings constructed on it. Looking from afar, it resembled a small city.

Martial Arts Arena!

This aquatic Martial Arts Arena was built by the Merchant Alliance under Liu Xuan's orders, primarily intended for the children to practice martial arts and spar in their daily lives.

Various tools, venues, and weapons needed for martial arts practice were prepared on it...

Formations were also inscribed to restore damage caused by sparring and to test the specific strength of Martial Artists.

On the central ring of the Martial Arts Arena, two figures were moving rapidly at this moment, occasionally interspersed with dull collision sounds.

The two were moving at high speed; in the eyes of ordinary people, they could not be seen clearly, and only blurry shadows could be seen.

"Bang!"

After an explosive sound, the two figures retreated simultaneously, their forms becoming clear.

"The Young Alliance Master has supreme talent; this subordinate admires you!"

The man speaking was dressed as a Merchant Alliance guard, but his black martial Dao robe was embroidered with an exquisite Black Crystal Bee, and the material was clearly not ordinary fabric.

He was indeed not an ordinary guard, but the captain of the Merchant Alliance guard team, an Early Innate Martial Artist, Zhang Hua.

"Brother Zhang is too polite. If you were to use the Innate Qi within your body, I would not be your match yet!"

Eldest Son cupped his hands politely. His figure was sturdy, but his voice still carried a childish tone, and his demeanor was very gentle.

In less than a short year, he was already approaching the Perfection of the Muscle and Bone Realm and was about to break through to the Inner Qi Realm.

Zhang Hua looked at the gentle-faced strong man opposite him, his heart feeling very bitter. Sometimes he truly doubted that this was not a child under fourteen years old, but an old veteran of the Jianghu.

As an Innate Martial Artist who had painstakingly practiced martial arts for decades, he had almost failed to defeat his opponent without using Innate Qi.

Once Liu Daoyuan broke through to the Inner Qi Realm and generated Inner Qi within his Meridians, he suspected that he would truly lose to a teenager!

Liu Daoyuan's martial arts talent was not just physical; his combat Comprehension Ability was also the best Zhang Hua had ever seen in his life.

Every time he sparred with him, he could clearly feel the other's progress, and the pressure became greater and greater.

In less than a year, everyone in the Merchant Alliance martial guard team had been conquered by Eldest Son's exaggerated martial arts talent. Everyone respected him from the bottom of their hearts, not because of his identity as Liu Xuan's son.

"Brother Zhang, I still have some doubts about that leg technique you just used. Shall we continue practicing?"

Eldest Son raised his leg and gestured a few times, looking at Zhang Hua sincerely.

"This..."

Zhang Hua showed a bitter expression. This Young Alliance Master was nicknamed a martial arts fanatic. Every time they sparred, he did not know fatigue and would forget the time unconsciously, and they, the sparring partners, would suffer.

"Eldest Son, come up for a moment!"

Just as he was about to nod in agreement, Liu Xuan's voice came from the small building beside the ring, and he was immediately relieved.

"Oh!"

The small building was not high, only five or six meters. Eldest Son bent his knees and exerted force, leaping up and landing lightly on the small building's terrace.

"Father!"

"Aunt Zhang!"

He bowed to Liu Xuan and Zhang Kexin, who was beside him, respectively.

Liu Xuan looked at his Eldest Son with satisfaction, a bottle of Medicinal Pill appearing in his hand, "This is a special qi and blood pill I refined; it can help you break through to the Inner Qi Realm as soon as possible."

Eldest Son's eyes lit up, and he took the Medicinal Pill, happily saying, "Thank you, Father!"

Apart from eating and practicing martial arts, he had no other hobbies; for him, Medicinal Pill that could improve cultivation were the best things.

"Remember, this special qi and blood pill must only be consumed by yourself; you must not give it to other Martial Artists to eat."

"The medicinal effect of this pill is relatively fierce; ordinary Martial Artists can hardly digest it, and if they eat it, it will instead damage their bodies."

Liu Xuan warned him sternly.

He called it a qi and blood pill, but in reality, it was a simplified version of the blood transformation demon pill, refined by himself, only with most of the Demonic Qi removed, yet the medicinal effect remained violent.

It was only because Eldest Son had extraordinary talent and was practicing the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art that he could barely digest it.

Like the two girls Lingxiu and Lingyun, even if they broke through the Muscle and Bone Realm, they would not be able to digest it; they would have to at least break through to the Inner Qi Realm before they could consume it.

The Green Wood Body Sculpting Art was derived from the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method; being able to eat is the best talent!

A few days ago, Liu Xuan had experimented; although Eldest Son could not directly swallow Beast Pill like him, he could digest the simplified version of the demon pill after the Demonic Qi had been removed.

"I understand!"

Eldest Son nodded in agreement, not delving into the specific reasons for it.