283: Three Martial Arts Techniques

With over eighty adult children, in an ordinary Family, Liu Xuan would have long since become a grandfather!

But the Liu Family was different. Liu Xuan spared no resources in nurturing his offspring, giving even those children without a Spiritual Root the chance to reverse their Foundation through martial arts.

This meant that all his children had a future in Cultivation; as long as they were willing to put in the effort, they had the opportunity to progress.

With the chance to Cultivate, naturally, no one wanted to be obsessed with romance. They did not possess Liu Xuan's Stud Horse Spiritual Body, and affairs between men and women would only hinder the progress of their cultivation.

Dao Hong was the nineteenth child. His mother was Xiao Hong, a former maid of Lin Anqi, and he had no Spiritual Root.

This kid's martial arts talent was also mediocre; he was already in his twenties and had only just achieved a Breakthrough to the Early Stage of the Acquired Realm, placing him among the worst of his peers.

The worse one's Aptitude, the slower the progress, and the fewer resources and special care one received. Over time, he simply gave up on himself.

However, he was Liu Xuan's biological son after all. Even if his Aptitude was the lowest, his status remained extraordinary, incomparable to ordinary Cultivators, and he was surrounded by countless sycophants and flatterers.

Unappreciated within the clan but surrounded by sycophancy outside, the kid inevitably fell into depravity. He married and had children early, seeking no progress on the Dao, only looking to enjoy life.

Liu Xuan had actually heard about the nineteenth child from Lin Anqi and Xiao Hong long ago, but he had too many children to take care of them all.

The nineteenth child's Aptitude was poor to begin with; it would be better to spend that time caring for the children who actually had talent.

He already had over two hundred children, and there would be more in the future. With such a large number, it was inevitable that some would have poor Heart-Nature or Comprehension Ability; this could not be helped, and one could not force it.

The resources rewarded by the System were limited, and as the children grew up, they required more and more. Liu Xuan could only treat them relatively fairly in the Early Stages; later on, it would depend on themselves.

"This is also fine! I can just see if the System's rewards for the second generation will be the same, and whether cultivation can stack."

If the System offered the same rewards for descendants of the second generation, then Liu Xuan would have to encourage his children to reproduce!

By then, his descendants would grow exponentially, making him invincible. However, judging by the System's previous rules, this possibility was not high.

Liu Xuan offered no rewards or punishments for the nineteenth child's marriage and childbearing; he simply acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued as usual.

With so many children of all ages, Liu Xuan didn't have much of a feeling regarding his grandchildren.

...

One month later.

The East Garden. Since the death of Xiao Mingcheng, this place had become the residence for Liu Xuan's sons.

The main hall of the East Garden had become the Clan School's main classroom, a place for the children to study knowledge, Cultivation Techniques, spells, and various arts of cultivation.

When Liu Xuan had time, he would also come to hold lectures, check on the children's cultivation status, or teach various cultivation arts.

The main hall was filled with people; most of Liu Xuan's Concubines and children were present.

In the nearly twenty years since the Liu Clan started at White Crane Lake, a set of internal rules had been formed. Everyone sat in order, and there was no noise.

Family management had always been the responsibility of wives like Lin Xue'er, Lin Anqi, and Lin Yiyi; Liu Xuan rarely gathered everyone together.

Today, Liu Xuan gathered everyone in the Clan School's main hall because he had an important announcement.

Liu Xuan took out two Secret Manuals and announced, "These are the Kun Yuan Body Sculpting Art and Geng Metal Body Sculpting Art. Like the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art you cultivated before, they are also martial arts techniques."

"The Kun Yuan Body Sculpting Art is more solid; later on, you can switch to the Kun Yuan Earth Controlling Method, which specializes in Five Elements Earth Escape techniques."

"The Geng Metal Body Sculpting Art is sharper; later on, you can switch to the Geng Metal Sword Art, which specializes in killing and warfare."

"The three martial arts techniques share the same origin. You can all try them later, and if they suit you, you can switch."

All three martial arts techniques were created by Liu Xuan based on the foundational parts of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method. Since they were just martial arts techniques, switching between them was not difficult.

Liu Xuan handed the techniques to Lin Xue'er and She Xiaorong beside him. "You are both Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators who have achieved the Great Perfection of Xiantian in martial arts. I will leave the teaching of these two techniques to you; if there are any problems, come ask me."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

She Xiaorong immediately sent people to distribute the introductory booklets for the techniques, allowing everyone to have an understanding of the two new techniques.

The Liu Clan was different from other cultivation families. The Family's fundamental techniques were martial arts techniques; regardless of whether they had a Spiritual Root, they had to Cultivate martial arts techniques from a young age.

Previously, there was only the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art, but now there were two additional, different Five Elements techniques, and everyone was very curious.

"The follow-up technique to the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art, the Green Wood Longevity Method, is rumored to be a Tier 3 Golden Core technique. I wonder if this Kun Yuan Earth Controlling Method and Geng Metal Sword Art are also Tier 3?"

"Three different Five Elements Cultivation Techniques! We will have so many more choices in the future!"

"I want to try the Geng Metal Body Sculpting Art; I want to be a Sword Cultivator in the future!"

"What's the point of being a Sword Cultivator? I want to learn the Kun Yuan Body Sculpting Art. When I learn the Earth Escape technique, I will be able to come and go without a trace."

...

Everyone was discussing it heatedly. Even those who were not interested in the two new techniques wanted to see what it was all about.

Of course! Although the techniques were free, everyone could only obtain the most basic parts. They had to achieve entry-level mastery before obtaining the follow-up, or fully switch, or achieve a Breakthrough in their cultivation before obtaining the rest.

Furthermore, they could only Cultivate up to the Great Perfection of Xiantian Realm; the subsequent parts of the Cultivation Techniques had to be obtained personally from Liu Xuan.

It was difficult to keep basic martial arts techniques secret. Like the previous Green Wood Body Sculpting Art, there were already Martial Artists outside who were secretly cultivating it, and some had even achieved a Breakthrough to the Acquired and Innate Realms.

But it was useless; without the follow-up techniques, these people would never be able to achieve a Breakthrough.

Especially for the parts beyond Foundation Establishment, most required the use of Jade Slips recorded with Divine Soul to be taught, making the possibility of them being leaked even lower.

"Those interested in the Kun Yuan Earth Control Art, sign up with me; we will have centralized teaching later." She Xiaorong stood on the left side of the high platform and waved downwards.

"Those interested in the Geng Metal Body Sculpting Art, sign up with me." Lin Xue'er waved downwards from the right side.

The crowd lined up consciously: the Concubines in one line, the children in another, with She Xiaorong and Lin Xue'er's trusted aides responsible for registration and follow-up arrangements respectively.

There were too many people in the Liu Clan! Three hundred Concubines, over two hundred children, plus countless maids—the total population was nearly one thousand.

Excluding the majority of low-level maids who were not qualified to learn, over five hundred people signed up, and just organizing the teaching was extremely troublesome.

Fortunately, Liu Xuan didn't need to worry about these things personally. She Xiaorong, Lin Yiyi, and children like Lingyun, Ling Hui, Lingxiu, Dao Ming, and Dao Shun were all very capable and enough to organize everything in an orderly manner.

After more than twenty years of development, the Liu Clan was not only growing in strength, but also improving in various rules and the ability to handle affairs.

The current Liu Clan was not a burden to Liu Xuan, but had already become a form of assistance.

The days Liu Xuan dreamed of—where he could enjoy himself in peace, only needing to give an order for things to be done, while Family members strived hard on their own, allowing him to lie flat and have his cultivation level rise along with them—were not far off.