302: Chapter 302 Xu Ruyu impressed the four men, who all...

Ning Caihe gripped his longsword, which was still humming faintly and had a damaged tip, the arrogance and persistence in his heart cracking for the first time.

The ultimate sword Dao he had pursued his entire life seemed so... powerless in the face of the other party's seemingly casual finger?

This was fundamentally not a gap in cultivation Realm!

This was a total crushing in terms of power level and application methods!

"You... how on earth did you do that?"

Leng Ningshuang's voice was dry as she finally asked the question on everyone's mind.

Xu Ruyu did not answer directly, but instead asked in return: "Do you still remember what my cultivation was three months ago when we first met at the Black Water Pool?"

The three were stunned as memories flooded their minds.

At that time, Xu Ruyu's aura was weak, and he couldn't even be considered to have started Qi Induction into the body; he was just a Mortal who had just undergone Transmigration and knew nothing about cultivation.

"Back then, I wasn't even at the Qi Refinement Stage," Xu Ruyu said slowly, his gaze sweeping over the four of them, "and yet today, I am still at the 'Qi Refinement Stage'."

He paused, his voice suddenly rising with an unquestionable power: "Yet it is this very 'Qi Refinement Stage' that caused the spirit testing stone to shatter within the Taihu Clan, assisted the Illusory Moon Well in its Breakthrough, slew a Golden Core and injured a Nascent Soul mark while crossing levels inside the War Soul Tower, completed the hundred ancient saint tablets, seized control of the Taihu Forbidden Array, ascended to the top of the Heavenly Ladder, received recognition from the Taihu Sacred Tripod, and even, under the witness of Ancestor Tianhu, penetrated the Heart of Dao-Seeking!"

With every event he mentioned, the hearts of the four beat violently, and the shock in their eyes deepened by another layer.

They had heard these rumors to varying degrees, but hearing them spoken by Xu Ruyu himself, combined with the incredible battle they had just witnessed, the impact was incomparable!

"What do you think I relied on? Was it lucky encounters? Magic Treasures? Or some hidden peerless cultivation?" Xu Ruyu shook his head, his gaze burning, "None of those!

What I relied on is exactly what you just experienced for yourselves—a type of power that is vastly different from traditional spiritual energy, yet ubiquitous and inexhaustible!"

He raised his hand, and above his palm, a wisp of invisible, intangible energy that caused the surrounding air to warp and ripple flowed.

"This power is what I call 'source energy'.

It exists in the air we breathe, in the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight, and in the movement and structure of all things themselves!

Traditional Cultivators are like drawing water from a river channel; when the water dries up, the supply is exhausted.

But my Dao is like directly controlling the clouds, rain, rivers, seas, and even the underground currents!

As long as the heavens and earth do not perish, the energy will never be exhausted!"

His voice was full of passion and persuasion: "What I used just now was merely the most rudimentary application of this power!

Transforming it into kinetic impact, air barriers, thermal bursts, and force field deflection!

And if you can Cultivate the Qi Induction and Micro-Movement Art that I created, you will be able to initially sense and guide this 'source energy'!

It will not immediately replace your existing cultivation, but will undergo Fusion with it, enhancing the activity of your True Qi, recovery speed, adaptability to the environment, and even the power and versatility of your Spells!"

Xu Ruyu pointed at Leng Ningshuang: "Senior Sister Leng, if your ice-type Spells could more efficiently extract, transfer, or convert the thermal energy in the air into kinetic impact, would their power not more than double? Would your casting speed not be more than just a little faster?"

He pointed at Zhao Yan: "Senior Brother Zhao, if your flame fist techniques could increase the release efficiency of chemical bond energy (combustion) and transmit the explosive impact more centrally, your 'Blazing Mountain-Crushing' might truly be able to crush mountains!"

He pointed at Ning Caihe: "Senior Brother Ning, if your sword could be imbued with high-frequency vibration or electromagnetic acceleration, what level of penetration and speed would it reach?"

Finally, he looked at Qingyan: "Qingyan, if your movement techniques and blade light could be optimized with aerodynamics, becoming silent and swift as a ghost, what would that be like?"

As the four listened to Xu Ruyu's description and combined it with the experience of being crushed in battle just moments ago, the resistance, doubt, and stubbornness in their eyes began to rapidly disintegrate, replaced by a gradually intensifying desire and curiosity!

They had lost, lost completely.

But it was precisely because they had lost that they could truly calm their hearts, start to face Xu Ruyu's words squarely, and face that power which they could not understand but was undeniably real!

"Sect Master... you... the Qi Induction and Micro-Movement Art you mentioned, can it really... allow us to master this power too?"

Zhao Yan swallowed, his voice trembling slightly, his eyes burning with a thirst for power.

"Not immediately mastered completely, but you can definitely get started and feel the benefits," Xu Ruyu affirmed, "Moreover, Cultivating this technique has a very low reliance on resources, which is perfect for our current situation.

As long as you are willing to put in the effort, your strength will see a leap forward in a short period!"

Leng Ningshuang pressed her lips together tightly, her ice-blue eyes staring fixedly at the wisp of warped air in Xu Ruyu's palm, her heart in turmoil.

Her pride made her unwilling to bow her head easily, but her reason and pursuit of power made it impossible for her to ignore this obvious prospect.

In the end, she slowly unclenched her tightly gripped fists, her voice still cold, but with less resistance: "...Where is the Cultivation Technique?"

Ning Caihe silently sheathed his sword, and for the first time, he bowed respectfully to Xu Ruyu with cupped hands; though he did not speak, his attitude had already changed.

Qingyan's eyes lit up, and she ran to Xu Ruyu's side, tugging at his sleeve: "Sect Master brother! I want to learn! I want to learn right now!"

Watching the change in the four's attitudes, Xu Ruyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, in this world, sometimes fists are more useful than reason.

Can't persuade them?

Then beat them until they are convinced!

Now, the seeds have been sown.

Next, it is time to carefully water them, wait for them to take root and sprout, and eventually lead the entire forest to flourish.

He flipped his wrist, and four Jade Slips that had been prepared long ago, recording the 'Qi Induction and Micro-Movement Art: Upper Volume (Induction Chapter)', appeared in his palm.

"The Cultivation Technique is here. You four, are you willing to swear an oath with me to dedicate yourselves to practicing this technique from today on, and use this as an opportunity to lead our Hehuan Sect onto an unprecedented path of self-strengthening?"

The four looked at each other, and in their exchange of glances, there was no more hesitation.

Leng Ningshuang stepped forward first, took a Jade Slip, and said in a deep voice: "I, Leng Ningshuang, am willing to take this oath!"

Zhao Yan, Ning Caihe, and Qingyan followed, each taking a Jade Slip and making a solemn promise.

A satisfied smile appeared on Xu Ruyu's face.

The transformation of the Hehuan Sect had finally taken its first solid step.