NFBE Chapter 334
Chapter 334
The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk on. The Martial Saint followed the crowd and continued walking with Long Shankong.
"The Qiao family's inherited magic skills must be extraordinary, otherwise how could so many peerless masters be born?"
"It's strange to say that Qiao Jin, who broke into the palace and assassinated Emperor Yonghe, was called the peerless master in the world. He was on par with the Martial Saint, Yan Taizu, Jian Zexian and others. At that time, he was called the 'Four Masters of Martial Arts' by the gossipers."
"What's the result now? After Qiao Jin died, there was Qiao Xi. After Qiao Xi died, there was Qiao Xin."
"If Qiao Jin is the fourth master, then Qiao Xi and Qiao Xin are the fifth and sixth masters?"
When it came to this, everyone suddenly felt outrageous, extremely outrageous!
Such a rare peerless master in the world would actually be like the weeds on the roadside, cut one crop after another?
And all of them popped out from the cracks in the rocks?
"The Changshou Qiao family is the most mysterious and powerful martial arts family in the world, right?" someone exclaimed.
"In fact, since the Martial Saint slaughtered the martial arts world and broke the gates of the aristocratic families, there are almost no decent martial arts families in the whole Jiuzhou."
Long Shankong, who was leading the way in front, listened silently beside him and did not refute.
The Long family he belongs to cannot be called an aristocratic family, only two generations.
"Nowadays, there are only three families in Jiuzhou that can be called martial arts clans."
"The Qiao family is a long-lived family, the Xue family is a short-lived family, and the Wu family of the Martial Saint."
"Although the Wu family of the Martial Saint is strong, it is not a real blood family. It just has a group of adopted sons and daughters of the Martial Saint."
"The Xue family... let's not talk about it. As for the Qiao family, it is naturally the most powerful and the most mysterious."
"The Qiao family is too mysterious and too powerful. How much higher is it than the Wu family that the Martial Saint has worked hard to build for forty years?"
"I really don't know what kind of martial arts holy land is the overseas Knight Island?"
The Martial Saint walked in the crowd and did not refute.
He thought to himself: "In the eyes of the world, is the Qiao family already a martial arts clan that can be compared with the Wu family?"
Rather than comparing the Wu family with the Qiao family, it is better to say that there have been people who have intentionally or unintentionally compared the Martial Saint with the Qiao family and made sarcastic remarks about the Martial Saint.
Although the Martial Saint was not so petty, he was tired of hearing these words too much.
The Martial Saint was notorious, and the Qiao family was glorious and bright, as if they were the two poles of the martial arts.
In the entire Jiuzhou, except for the Wu Jihui under the command of the Martial Saint, most of the other martial artists had direct or indirect hatred with the Martial Saint.
Now that the Qiao family has risen, they are frequently compared by the world.
"Let me see... how strong are the Qiao family?" The Martial Saint lowered his eyelids:
"In the past, Qiao Zhong from Nanzhou said that there were countless elders in the Qiao family, and he was just the weakest one. Now it seems that he is not false."
At this point, the mountain road ahead was dark and bright, and the vision suddenly opened up, and suddenly a peach blossom forest was encountered.
In the depths of the peach blossom forest, a villa could be vaguely seen. The plaque at the entrance of the villa read "Taoyuan Villa".
"We have arrived at the villa." Long Shankong stopped and looked at the peach blossom forest.
The Martial Saint looked up and saw that there were already hundreds of people gathered in the peach blossom forest in the deep mountains. It was a rare bustle.
Among them, there were hundreds of Jianghu people from Southwest Province who came from the outside world like the Martial Saint.
And in Taoyuan Villa, there were still three hundred white-haired soldiers, who were now waiting for Qiao Mu to talk about martial arts in the peach blossom forest.
Several gray-haired old soldiers seemed to have noticed the gaze of the Martial Saint and others, and looked sideways.
"It's the three hundred old soldiers of the Western Expedition Army..." The Martial Saint looked away expressionlessly, and the fleeting ripples in his heart disappeared.
Strictly speaking, these three hundred old soldiers can actually be regarded as the remnants of his old troops.
The Martial Saint did not expect to see his old comrades again in Taoyuan Villa.
But of course he had no idea of recognizing them, and continued to hide in the crowd.
At this time, the crowd was in a commotion, and many people looked into the depths of the peach forest.
"It's Mr. Qiao."
"Master Qiao has arrived."
"This is not the first time that Master Qiao Xin Qiao has discussed martial arts. It looks like they have already started?"
Looking up.
On a small hill in the peach forest, Qiao Mu was sitting casually on the ground, on the grass next to a tree.
On the hill, there were dozens of gray-haired old soldiers, and some martial artists dressed in tight clothes.
They looked at each other, only communicating with their eyes, but in silence. Sometimes someone clapped their hands in admiration, with admiration in their eyes.
This was a silent stare, with no language communication at all, only the sound of the wind passing through the forest, and the sound of branches swaying and rustling.
"Don't tell me...this is a discussion of martial arts?"
"It looks like preaching to me. Could this be some kind of secret religion?"
Everyone didn't understand, but was shocked. They just felt that the Qiao family was playing something very new and excluded them.
The other martial artists who had just arrived at the villa could not understand, only the martial saint took a few steps forward unconsciously, frowning subconsciously.
Like the "Martial Spiritual Xi Jue", the "Spiritual Xi Jue" originated from Li Changge's original "Spiritual Xi Jue", which is a strange secret method that uses the martial artist's spiritual intuition.
Although the martial saint had never heard of the "Spiritual Xi Jue", as the creator of the "Martial Spiritual Xi Jue", he could probably guess what Qiao Mu and others were doing.
"Is this how the martial artist's spiritual intuition is used? Can it be used in this way?"
This time, even the martial saint felt strange.
Although Wu Shengren is also a top martial artist who can establish a sect, the martial arts he created, whether "Flesh and Flesh Changes" or "Wu Sheng Sheng Rhino Art", are all practical martial arts and born for fighting.
Even for Wu Jihui, the method of communication is to train spies like Zheng Butcher, and then use flying pigeons to deliver messages.
At most, the internal high-level members, such as Zhongzhou Yuexuan Envoy Li Gongde, who are on the path of immortal cultivation, can use the Immortal Communication Jade Talisman to send messages.
While thinking, he saw Qiao Mu looking at the martial arts heroes in front of the peach forest and said:
"Everyone, please wait."
Lingxi sound transmission is a strange secret method that uses the intuition of divine refining to transmit information.
The prerequisite for successful sound transmission is naturally that the martial artist has keen intuition.
Either he is a third-level god-refining warrior, or he is a martial artist who has practiced the secret technique of Lingxi Jue before the third-level.
But this time, not all the warriors who came to Taoyuan Villa were of the third grade, so Qiao Mu naturally changed his words.
With the reputation that Qiao Xin and even the entire Qiao family had accumulated so far, these outsider martial arts people naturally didn't say much and quickly became quiet.
Some of the god-refining warriors who had doubts about the rumors before felt their whole bodies tense up subconsciously the moment Qiao Mu opened his mouth.
The intuition of the god-refining martial artist could detect danger, and when they met Qiao Mu, they had already realized the huge gap between the two sides, and naturally they did not dare to make mistakes.
"Today, I want to ask you a question first." Qiao Mu said slowly:
"In your minds, what is martial arts? Why is martial arts? Why practice martial arts?"
Everyone was silent and thinking for a while.
As a martial arts myth about cutting waves and diverting floods with one sword, Qiao Xin's question is naturally worthy of their in-depth consideration of its significance.
"Stop fighting with force." Someone said from the bottom of the hillside.
The speaker was a man as big as an iron tower and as strong as an ox, armed with a sword. His voice was high-spirited:
"To stop an enemy, use force to stop an enemy."
"As long as your martial arts skills are high enough, you can persuade others and avoid fighting."
This strong man is quite strong, and obviously his so-called persuasion is not unrelated to his body.
"No, no. The so-called martial arts is not just about fighting and killing, it should be a martial spirit." A middle-aged man who looked like a scribe and had an extraordinary bearing spoke.
While the middle-aged scribe was speaking, he kept glancing in Qiao Mu's direction from the corner of his eye.
It was obvious that he was deliberately expressing himself in an attempt to win the favor of this contemporary martial arts legend.
He said: "In my opinion, the so-called martial arts is a kind of cultivation of mind."
"Those who are small in martial arts can restrain themselves and serve the public, know how to repay kindness, and can be tolerant towards others; those who are powerful in martial arts can turn conflicts into jade and silk, can protect the people from water and fire, and can calm the world in troubled times."
These words made everyone think deeply. They didn't expect that among these big bosses, there would be a cultured person who could talk so many truths.
The middle-aged scribe saw the change in everyone's gaze from the corner of his eye and felt slightly proud.
He glanced at Qiao Mu again, but saw that there was no obvious expression on his face, and his attention seemed not to be on him.
Qiao Mu suddenly said: "The sharp-bearded swordsman under the peach blossom tree over there, I see that you are frowning all the time but not speaking. But if you have any opinions of your own, why not speak up?"
Qiuxuke is the current martial saint.
He raised his head slightly, looked into Qiao Mu's eyes, and said calmly:
"I'm just a rough guy, I don't know how to talk about high-sounding principles."
"In my opinion, practicing martial arts means practicing fists. Making fists big and hard is martial arts!"
Qiao Mu nodded slightly and said:
"Today we are talking about martial arts in the villa. Everyone has their own martial arts. There is no need to force the same."
"In my opinion, practicing martial arts certainly requires practicing fists. If martial arts cannot strengthen oneself and defeat the enemy, what kind of martial arts can a theorist who can only talk about big and empty words call martial arts?"
"But Wu is more than that."
"I don't want martial arts to rise to a mysterious and mysterious philosophy."
"But in my opinion, martial arts is a dual exercise of physical body and spiritual will."
"Without the latter, you are just practicing martial arts instead of martial arts; without the former, you are just an empty theorist."
"Practice martial arts first, then find your own heart and condense your own martial arts will. This is the 'martial arts' I practice."
"Strength and strength are balanced, and body and mind are integrated. I call it 'true martial arts'."
This was Qiao Mu's thinking after he came out of the Immortal Lock dreamland.
If he only cares about practicing martial arts, the simple idea of "practice martial arts and become faster and stronger" will not be enough to support him out of the dream of immortality.
Qiao Mu was forced to make a choice after long and boring dreams of immortality.
And he chose a difficult path, and reaching this point is the result of mutual choice.
"The beginning of martial arts is to practice strength. After practicing until the qi and blood are strong and the muscles are full, the qi will be generated by itself."
"After the fourth level of martial arts, there is the limit of qi, blood, and internal strength. If you want to go higher and break through to the super level, you have to reach the fourth level of strength, strength, and skill."
Wu Shengren nodded slightly.
These four divine ways of force and strength are actually just general directions.
As for a specific and clear path, there is actually only one way to refine God.
The method of Qi cultivation, which combines Qi with Shen, is actually derived from the method of refining God.
The method of refining gods has hundreds of thousands of years of history and can be considered relatively complete.
However, the Zhenqi cultivation method only existed in the past hundred years.
A super-level warrior can refine his spirit in one step and change his energy in two steps. This is the path taken by many super-level warriors.
As for the rest of the ways to practice strength and skills, they are even more elusive...
The Martial Saint was thinking about this, but heard Qiao Mu speak:
"I have already talked about this way of training strength a few days ago. It is the method of "Human Dao Jing". It takes qi and blood as the root, accumulates step by step, and accumulates soil and stones to form Mount Xumi."
"Today, let's talk about this way of training qi and spirit."
The Martial Saint was slightly startled and frowned slightly.
From what Qiao Mu said, could it be that this mysterious Qiao family has mastered three ways of super-quality?
But Qiao Mu continued:
"As we all know, in the current Jiuzhou martial arts, the lower six grades train strength, and the upper three grades refine spirit. This is the nine-grade martial arts system set by the founding emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty who established the country with martial arts."
"However, although the upper three grades refine spirit martial arts are not weak, they are limited in strength compared to martial arts, and it is difficult to compete with extraordinary people. They can only avoid immortal arts such as "Erosion Bone Fire Talisman" through keen intuition. They are too weak."
Everyone was ashamed.
Only this martial arts legend dared to say that the third-grade soul-refining warrior was weak.
It should be noted that the soul-refining warrior was not superior to the fourth-grade internal strength warrior in terms of strength and speed, but he was able to gain an advantage in the fight between the two sides with his keen intuition.
If we only compare the warriors, the soul-refining warrior is naturally stronger than the internal strength warrior in actual combat, which is a fact.
But Qiao Mu's comparison object was the immortal cultivator?
It is common knowledge that a martial artist cannot beat an immortal cultivator. Except for the Qiao family, few warriors would fight to the death with an immortal cultivator.
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"The weakness of the soul-refining warriors is not because they have taken the wrong path." Qiao Mu said deeply:
"The upper three-grade warriors have powerful soul-refining skills, but the corresponding soul-refining martial arts are only a few sporadic soul-refining witnessing techniques."
"The vast majority of soul-refining warriors in this world only rely on their own intuition when fighting. They cannot truly transform the spiritual will of soul-refining warriors into actual combat capabilities."
"This is not the weakness of soul-refining warriors, but the insufficiency of martial arts!"
"Therefore, there is the "Divine Transformation Art" of my Qiao family."
"Qi and spirit are combined, and after the spirit and qi are integrated, it is true strength."
Speaking of this, Qiao Mu stretched out his fingers and pointed them into a sword.
He secretly used the "Qi Sword Finger" in the Broken Void Finger, and saw a sharp white sword light burst out from his fingertips, three feet long, condensed and not dispersed.
After the Qi Jin was transformed from internal Jin into real Jin, it has become a tangible thing, and the control ability and the range of the air-fired Jin have been greatly improved.
This broken virtual finger was originally like the six-pulse divine sword, bursting out from the fingertips, and it was a high-level finger skill of acupuncture in the air.
But in his hands now, he rubbed out a three-foot-long white light sword with his bare hands, which was condensed and sharp.
Qiao Mu waved the Qi sword in his hand, and the three-foot sword light slashed down, whistling for nearly a hundred meters, and hit the lake in the distance.
The lake water beside the peach blossom forest was split into two in the middle with this air-slash, and the lake water rolled back and rolled down.
People could even see the exposed riverbed soil from the middle section of the lake water.
"A sword splits the lake? Mr. Qiao Xin is worthy of his reputation!"
"How can this be a sword? He didn't even use a sword, he just pointed out of thin air?!"
"That's the lake a hundred meters away. The rumors are true."
This move shocked everyone and made them exclaim in admiration.
Rather than saying that Qiao Mu is a person at the top of the martial arts, it is better to say that he has refreshed the upper limit of the martial arts of these martial artists.
The martial arts saint was in the crowd and also took in this scene.
"Jiuzhou, has such a martial artist finally appeared?"
He lowered his eyelids and said nothing.
Many years ago, he had seen the power of the immortal sect leader's cultivation in the God-Transforming Stage. Qiao Mu's move certainly surprised him, but it was not enough to shock him.
"It seems that Qiao Xin is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is indeed quite knowledgeable in the way of super-quality internal strength, but---"
At this moment.
Qiao Mu waved his hand to an old man with gray hair and came to the hillside.
The Martial Saint's eyes fixed.
The old man walking up the hillside looked shriveled and skinny, with gray hair covering his head like a thin layer of snow.
The left half of his face was normal skin with deep wrinkles and age spots, while the right half was covered with hideous scars, as if it had been devoured by fire. Only an empty hole was left of his right eye, and more than half of his ear was burned off, leaving only a fragmentary outline.
Such an appearance would simply make ordinary people dare not look directly at him.
The Martial Saint stared at the intact half of the old man's face.
The Martial Saint recognized this man.
It was Li Changshi, the younger brother of Li Changge in the army, and also one of his generals.
The two sides had met briefly outside the Qinfu City in Zhongzhou.
Now, after seeing each other again after several months, Li Changshi's wrinkles on his face have even decreased, and he looks ten years younger.
Compared to his youthful appearance, the biggest change in Li Changshi is that he is much more energetic, as if some unknown change has occurred. Instead of the old man's usual aging, he is as passionate as fire.
"My name is Li Changshi, and my martial arts cultivation is the first level of spiritual cultivation." Li Changshi smiled faintly:
"As you can see, my qi and blood have long been declining, and there is not much internal strength left, but..."
He exhaled lightly and slapped his skinny palm forward.
I saw a stream of aqua blue energy coming out of my palm, hitting a boulder dozens of meters away in the air.
With a banging sound, the boulder was left with a clear palm print where it was hit by Qi Jin. The boulder suddenly cracked in all directions along the palm print, and the middle point where it was hit was directly penetrated.
Li Changshi said calmly: "Three days of hard training will lead to the first level of super-grade true strength."
After speaking, he paused and changed his words:
"No, it should be regarded as...a first-grade real strength!"
Yipin Zhenjin?
Shouldn't this be a super product?
Wu Shengren was startled at first and lost his mind for a moment.
In this super-grade martial arts, the first step is to refine the spirit, and the second step is to change the inner energy and condense the true Qi of martial arts.
This is a path explored by rare super-grade warriors in the past hundred years.
But if he heard correctly, the Qiao family's "Divine Transformation Technique" not only revealed a clear way of infuriating Qi...
Moreover, the threshold for condensing true energy has been lowered. Even the first-grade martial artist Li Changshi's spiritual cultivation can successfully condensate it?
"As you can see." Qiao Mu added:
"The martial arts of my Qiao family is the true martial arts of cultivating both life and life."
"Refining the first level of god can cultivate the first level of true strength."
"The transition from the third level to the first level of the Divine Refining Realm is just a gradual improvement in one's state of mind and cultivation, and there is no essential breakthrough."
"Although I haven't tried it, second-level or even third-level warriors may be able to try my Qiao family's divine transformation technique. Of course, it will be more difficult."
The words fell to the ground.
Just like a big stone thrown into the lake, it instantly stirs up thousands of waves.
The warriors were shocked at first.
The Qiao family in front of me was very popular. He first said that the martial arts for refining the gods was insufficient and that the martial arts was lacking, but later he actually gave a perfect way for refining the gods.
Many warriors in the peach blossom forest looked at the cracked boulder dozens of meters away in a daze.
Those who have developed real strength that is both tangible and qualitative, can penetrate boulders with their palm power from a distance of tens of meters... This kind of thing is something that even the previous super-grade warriors of God Refining could not do.
The Divine Refining Super Grade who has not taken the second step is just an extremely keen intuition.
If according to Qiao Mu...
If you can achieve true strength by refining the first level of god, if there is a chance for the second or third level...
Doesn't that mean that the third-grade martial artist who has practiced the "Divine Transformation Technique" has already surpassed the previous super-grade God Refiners in the field of "exuding energy and hurting people from a distance"?
"This is pioneering martial arts!"
"If this is true, wouldn't it mean that Hero Qiao Xin has single-handedly pushed Kyushu Martial Arts forward a big step?"
"The Qiao family is truly worthy of its reputation." Jianghu guests praised:
"This is a master figure."
Grandmaster?
The so-called master is not a martial arts realm, but an honorific title used to address those martial arts masters who established their sects.
Wu Shengren, who had been silent, shook his head slightly.
"He is not a grandmaster who founded a sect."
The so-called founding of a sect is nothing more than establishing a sect such as Shaolin Temple, Wudang Sect, Shenhuo Sect, becoming the founder, and leaving a unique skill to suppress the sect.
The martial arts saint swept through the Jiuzhou martial arts world. He broke through the gates of Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, and Kongtong, and smashed the plaques.
Are the leaders of major sects, or the so-called "first generation founders" or "grand masters" who founded sects, so awesome?
He has killed a lot of people.
What kind of storms and waves has the Martial Saint never seen?
But the tree in front of him was different.
"This person is not the founder of a sect." Wu Shengren said deeply:
"But the one who pioneered Kyushu Martial Arts and led the entire Kyushu Martial Arts forward...the Grandmaster of Martial Arts!"
Martial arts master!
The martial art of refining the spirit has a history of hundreds and thousands of years, which can be traced back to the founder of Wudang, Zhang Zhenren, and the founder of Changshengquan, Changsheng Zhenren.
The way of true energy has a history of hundreds of years. It has been gradually explored by super martial artists in the past hundred years, and it is not yet perfect.
It's said to be a hundred years... But before the immortal cultivators came to the world to take part in politics, there were only ten top-notch warriors in an era.
Not counting the contemporary period after the emergence of the Taotie Devouring Heaven Skill, over the past hundred years, it is estimated that there are only a dozen or twenty people in the entire Kyushu who have mastered martial arts zhenqi.
And what this Qiao Mu did was simply to complete the martial arts of refining the gods with his own efforts!
Such a figure may have been recorded in the history of Kyushu martial arts and become a figure like Patriarch Bodhidharma in the eyes of future generations.
"Don't worry, I haven't talked about the main event yet." While everyone's emotions were ups and downs, Qiao Mu was quite calm.
"Only first-class martial artists like Li Changshi have mastered this method of "Divine Transformation"."
"Whether the second and third grades can be cultivated is still unknown."
"So." Qiao Mu looked at the many warriors in the peach blossom forest with a smile:
"Whether you can cultivate the third-grade true strength, the second-grade true strength... depends on your ability."
After reading this, Qiao Mu looked a little serious. He was sitting under the peach blossom tree and recited "The Secret of Divine Transformation":
"The five hearts are directed toward the sky, the mind is guarding the Dantian, and the energy and spirit are in harmony..."
"From inner strength to true strength is not just a more concise, qualitative breakthrough..."
"Internal strength is like a soldier, and spirit is like a general."
"How to use 'gods' to command soldiers, how to combine Qi with gods, this is the secret of "Shenbian Jue"..."
Qiao Mu eloquently explained the essence of "The Secret of Divine Transformation".
As a Chitose martial artist with a high level of martial arts qualifications, the qualification requirements for what he has studied are naturally at the level of an ordinary martial artist.
Therefore, this "Divine Transformation Technique" is not obscure and difficult to understand, and the requirements for martial arts are not high.
The martial artists in the peach blossom forest gradually listened, and unconsciously fell into a trance, immersed in the essence of the spirit-refining martial arts spoken by Qiao Mu.
"It sounds quite reasonable. Is it really feasible?"
"Such a magical skill, Grandmaster Qiao is actually willing to tell me to wait for nothing?"
"Grandmaster? How can a grandmaster who founded a sect have such a magnanimous attitude that he ignores the opinions of his sect?"
"Even the original Martial Saints released the secret knowledge of various sects to the outside world, but only the first half. If you want the second half, you will probably have to contact Wujihui, work for Wujihui, or even directly join in..."
Many of these new Jianghu guests actually had some doubts in their hearts when they came this time, and just wanted to bask in the light of the martial arts myth.
With a martial arts myth like Qiao Xin, casually talking about some martial arts theories would be of great benefit to them.
If you are lucky and can get Qiao Mu to teach you the Qiao family's ancestral magical skills, that would be great.
But these are actually just random guesses. No one thought that the Qiao family's ancestral martial arts would really be taught to outsiders.
"This kind of magnanimity is really disappointing. If I were Mr. Qiao, I would definitely hold this secret method tightly in my hands and pass it on to my children and descendants at most."
"It is indeed extraordinary." Long Shankong also sighed.
He had already learned the "Lingxi Sound Transmission Technique" from the Qiao family, but he was still inexplicably surprised at this moment:
"I don't know how many generations of the Qiao family have spent so much time and effort to develop these techniques that are leading in Kyushu martial arts. Now that they are taught like this, it makes us feel ashamed."
The way everyone looked at Qiao Mu had changed. Regardless of their level of martial arts, they all had an indescribable respect for this man.
"As I said before, don't rush, don't rush to brag." Qiao Mu waved his hand:
"In this world, those who are truly selfless are called saints."
"Do you think I look like a moral saint?"
Everyone was silent, just looking at Qiao Mu.
Hearing this, are you going to make some requests next?
That's right, such generosity actually made them feel frightened and well-deserved.
Among the crowd, Wu Shengren watched this scene silently. His eyes were not only looking at Qiao Mu, but also taking in the reactions of everyone around him.
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PS: That’s 4*4k here, and I’ve finished making up for the four days of leave.
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