Chapter 4: Nine Stars Heavenly Movement Technique

  Returning from his father's place, Ye Chen went back to his own residence. The room was very simply furnished, with only a wooden bed and cabinet, nothing else.

  A subtle connection seemed to have formed between the flying knife and him, as if they were exchanging some kind of information. This made Ye Chen feel a little frightened - could it be that this flying knife was actually a living thing with its own consciousness? Although he was somewhat startled, Ye Chen quickly calmed down. No matter what happened, his situation couldn't possibly get any worse than it already was, so what did he have to fear?

  Ye Chen sat down cross-legged on the bed and quickly entered a meditative state, attempting to make contact with the flying dagger using his consciousness.

  A stream of red light revolved around the flying knife, suspended in the air above Ye Chen's sea of consciousness, like a sun with boundless radiance.

  Time flew by quickly, one hour, two hours, three hours, Fei Dao's reaction became more and more intense.

  "Boom!"

  A torrent of energy burst forth from the flying knife, and in the face of this powerful energy, Ye Chen's own Xuan Qi was like a small stream compared to a mighty river.

  This energy surged along Ye Chen's shattered meridians, although a lot of it dissipated, but still an astonishing amount remained.

  His heart seemed to have been hit hard, Ye Chen let out a mouthful of blood and supported himself on the edge of the bed, panting heavily.

  "What a terrifying energy!" Ye Chen thought in horror, even if his strength was at its peak three years ago, the Xuan Qi he condensed could not match this energy. The purity of this energy far surpasses that of Xuan Qi.

  It might be some kind of rare and unusual aura!

  After being washed by this strange and mysterious aura, Ye Chen felt that his body had undergone some changes. His entire body shed layer after layer of skin, just like certain animals shedding their shells, revealing crystal clear and translucent skin underneath, and his whole body was radiating a newfound vitality.

  Although the broken meridians have not recovered yet, Ye Chen can feel that there seems to be a power inside his body that can make people reborn.

  In a daze, Ye Chen felt himself transported to another space. He floated above the surface of the sea, surrounded by endless waters that stretched out as far as the eye could see. Ye Chen heard a voice calling out to him from afar, but he couldn't quite make out what it was saying.

  A stream of pure and mysterious aura rose from below, drifting away with the wind. He was shocked to discover that this vast ocean was actually formed by the condensation of such strange and mysterious auras.

  How much purer must be the vital energy in order for it to condense from a gaseous state into a liquid one!

  And it's still a vast ocean!

  So much spiritual energy, even if hundreds of millions or tens of billions of cultivators use it for tens of thousands of years, it won't be exhausted!

  The sound grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely.

  "Where is this place, it's like a dream, yet it doesn't feel like a dream." Ye Chen's mind stirred, could it be that this strange place was connected to the flying dagger in his mind? The sensation throughout his body was so clear, this absolutely wasn't a dream!

  He thought of a possibility, could it be that this vast ocean is the world inside the flying knife?

  Ye Chen was filled with curiosity about the flying dagger in his mind, it is said that this flying dagger was passed down from Ye Chen's ancestors of previous life, after Ye Chen got this flying dagger, he then crossed over to this world.

  In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, Ye Chen felt the energy inside the flying knife constantly overflowing, flowing through his entire body unimpeded. The originally severed meridians, under the nourishment of this strange and mysterious aura, gradually showed signs of healing.

  Ye Chen felt his thoughts drifting in the sky, as if he was asleep, yet awake at the same time.

  After who knows how long, Ye Chen seemed to hear some noise outside the small hut and suddenly got up.

  "Just now, was I dreaming?" Ye Chen thought to himself, discovering a cold sweat on his back. He suddenly felt something was off. Before, when he woke up from his sleep, his body would feel like it had fallen apart, the pain was unbearable. But now, that painful feeling had vanished without a trace. After circulating his Qi, Ye Chen was shocked to discover that all of his meridians were filled with that strange and mysterious Qi.

  Meridians!

  "My meridians have actually all recovered!" Ye Chen couldn't help but be moved, when he woke up from his sleep, he found that the originally shattered and disordered meridians had miraculously healed, a surge of primordial energy was flowing inside the meridians, rushing towards the dantian.

  Ye Chen's heart could no longer be calm, filled with an intense excitement. Three years! In the three years when his meridians were all severed, he had tasted the bitterness of life, but today, he finally got rid of the gloom that had shrouded him for three years!

  In these three years, Ye Chen had already cultivated a strong and calm temperament. Although he was excited, he didn't lose his composure and carefully checked his own body.

  Every part of the body, hands and feet, torso, internal organs, is like reborn, a pure yang energy flowing through the body.

  Ye Chen thought of a phrase, which was "Pure Yang Realm"!

  When a person is born, their yang energy is strong and pure as jade, without any impurities. However, as they grow older and come into contact with more filthy things, their body becomes less suitable for martial arts practice. It's said that only by cultivating the mysterious energy to its peak at the 10th level can one use the refined and purified energy to purify the body, returning it to its original pure yang state at birth, allowing their martial arts skills to advance rapidly and their lifespan to be greatly extended.

  There are also some large families that use rare dan medicine to help infants refine their bodies at birth, which can also maintain the pure yang boundary without changing.

  Reaching the state of pure yang does not mean that the mysterious energy is particularly strong, but absorbing the mysterious energy is much easier than ordinary people, and the cultivation speed is also several times or even dozens of times faster than ordinary people. This is also why those big families can produce many geniuses.

  Ye Chen didn't expect that he had unintentionally reached the state of pure yang. He took a glance at the flying knife in his mind, recalling the vague voice from earlier. This flying knife was truly mysterious, and he wondered when he would be able to learn its origins.

  After waking up, Xuan Qi had already made some progress.

  Ye Chen circulated the unusual Xuan Qi inside his body, discovering that its circulation speed was much faster than before. Even during his peak at 6th stage, he couldn't compare to this.

  Every time the thought urges the flying knife, a large amount of mysterious energy will emerge from the flying knife. Thinking of that vast and boundless sea of mysterious energy, Ye Chen's heart moved, could it be that this flying knife has a sea of mysterious energy that can provide him with endless mysterious energy?

  Ye Chen frantically absorbed the Xuanqi surging out of the flying knives, and the Xuanqi inside his body grew more and more robust.

  Soon, he felt the barrier of promotion, at this time he only had a first-class strength, but the peak barrier of the first class was thin as paper in front of this strong mysterious energy, and it shattered quickly.

  Promoted!

  Second-order!

  Ye Chen hadn't felt the joy of advancing in rank for a long time, and even when he was promoted to sixth rank in the past, it wasn't as exciting as being promoted to second rank now.

  Heaven will not disappoint those who have a sincere heart!

  This sentence is indeed correct, Ye Chen clenched his fists, the pain in his heart dissipated, and turned into an incredibly strong self-confidence. From today on, he finally stopped being a useless person!

  After advancing two stages, Ye Chen began to solidify his Xuan Qi in preparation for breaking through to an even higher level.

  At this moment, something similar to a mnemonic appeared in Ye Chen's mind.

  Its name is called Jiuxing Tiān Chén Jué, a method of refining Qi, with nine chapters: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, thunder and lightning. The content is complex and dazzling, making people sigh in amazement. Ye Chen discovered that the content of this Jiuxing Tiān Chén Jué was as if it had been carved into his mind, with each word extremely clear.

  The Nine Stars Tianchen Formula, after experiencing nine deaths and nine lives, can one grasp the Heavenly Way.

  I don't know what kind of state it is to grasp the Heavenly Way, and what does "nine deaths and nine lives" mean? Do I have to die nine times and be reborn nine times in order to cultivate the Nine Stars Heaven's End Technique to its highest level? When a person dies like a lamp going out, how can they come back to life again?

  Ye Chen discovered something puzzling. Among the nine Qi refining methods, one of them, "Lei Yi", described a technique called "Lei Di Jue". The outline of this method was surprisingly similar to the internal Lei Ming Nei Jin that had been passed down within his family, yet it was also vastly different. This "Lei Di Jue" was clearly more complete and profound than the Lei Ming Nei Jin.

  The Thunderous Inner Power has three layers, and the final layer's incantation is with Father Ye Zhan Tian. Practicing to the highest level can reach the peak of the tenth stage. And this Thunder Emperor Incantation, a total of six layers, practicing to the highest level, can actually control the five thunders, shattering the sky and sea. Ye Chen cannot imagine what kind of state that is.

  After a comparison, it was discovered that the internal power of Leiming was nothing more than a fragment of the Lei Emperor's manual, not even one-tenth of the Lei Emperor's manual.

  What's the connection between this flying dagger and Yejia Manor?

  Each system of gongfa is divided into nine levels, and Leiming Neijin is a high-level gongfa in the Lei system, ranking third. Among the various factions in Donglin County, it's already considered a relatively advanced martial art. So what level is this Lei Emperor's manual?

  These things, even if he racked his brains, couldn't be understood, so Ye Chen simply stopped thinking about it. After cultivating Lei Meng's inner strength for many years, he already had some foundation in the thunder system. Since there was a more profound martial art than Lei Meng's inner strength, Ye Chen naturally wanted to try practicing it.

  Ye Chen was immersed in the wonderful Taoist magic of Lei Di's first heavy seal, although the profundity of Lei Di's seal, Ye Chen could only glimpse one or two, but also made Ye Chen feel sweet and enjoyable.

  A night without words, and before I knew it, dawn had already broken.

  The morning mist enveloped, Ye Chen's wooden house was located in the backyard of Yejiabao, where there were few people coming, it was quite quiet, surrounded by lush trees, small bridges and flowing water, although it looked a bit dilapidated due to lack of maintenance, it contained vigorous vitality.

  Ye Chen came out of the wooden house, took a deep breath of the fresh morning air. From this morning on, he felt that the whole world had changed. The floral scent in the air was so intoxicating, his heart had never been so peaceful before.

  After studying the Lei Emperor's Secret for a whole night, Ye Chen discovered that many things inside the Thunderous Inner Power were wrong. After correcting those mistakes, his cultivation speed could be increased by several times. After reading the Nine Stars Tianchen Secret's mnemonic chant, Ye Chen's understanding of martial arts rose to another level.

  Flying knives inside constantly have mysterious energy overflowing, Ye Chen's mysterious energy is getting stronger and stronger, soon touching the barrier of advancing to the third stage. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from the dantian, the barrier of advancing in stages was shattered under the impact of the mysterious energy.

  Third gear!

  Ordinary people would take one to two years to recover from first stage to third stage, even if they were fast. Ye Chen recovered overnight and restored his Xuan Qi to such an extent in just one night, the speed was astonishing!

  Ye Chen thought, should he tell his father the oral formula of Lei Di's secret? With Lei Di's secret, his father's strength would likely make rapid progress and break through the eighth stage to reach the ninth stage, which wouldn't be a problem. Adding the old master, two ninth-stage experts, the family's strength would be greatly different, and Yejia Fortress could get out of its current predicament.

  The three layers of mind method behind the Thunder Emperor's Secret are too shocking and unconventional, so it's better to give the first three layers of mind method to Father first. However, I need to think of a way to explain the origin of the Thunder Emperor's Secret.

  In these three years, Father has been collecting a large amount of Qi Gathering Pills to help Ye Chen recover his meridians, exhausting the entire Ye Manor's strength, which is far from what it used to be. However, Father has never complained even half a sentence, and all the uncles have also taken great care of Ye Chen. This kindness cannot be repaid with just one Lei Emperor's Decree.

  Moreover, a cold glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. Whoever had inflicted that pain on him initially would have to pay it back double!

  Ye Chen practiced breathing and calming down his fluctuating emotions, reaching a state of pure yang. After that, Ye Chen felt that his senses were much sharper than before, and his brain was more agile. He absolutely didn't have this kind of insight in the past.

  After sitting for several hours, he reviewed the family's martial arts techniques he had learned before, including Bursting Thunder and Violent Thunder Fist.

  The Thunder-style technique is the most lethal among all techniques. The "Thunderous Blow" can condense the Thunder-style's Xuan Qi into one's palm, and when clashing palms with an opponent, it can penetrate the opponent's body with a power that explodes several times stronger than oneself. The key to the "Furious Thunder Fist" lies in its speed, striking swiftly and ferociously, as if life or death hangs in the balance.

  These two martial skills, Ye Chen had already mastered them when he was at the 6th stage peak in the past. Now that he's using them again, although it feels a bit rusty, he quickly gets familiar with them once more.

  Finally able to resume practicing martial arts again, Ye Chen's heart had an indescribable excitement.