Chapter Twenty-Four: A Hint

  After leaving Linglong Pavilion, Chen Tang did not stay and rushed to Qingxi Wine House.

  Seeing Chen Xiao return just a day later, Old Master Ma couldn't help but feel somewhat relieved. The little guy isn't bad, knows to seize the time to improve his culinary skills...

  "I want to retreat and cultivate in a small black room." Chen Tai proposed his own request.

  Yesterday, Wu Guan's assassination attempt was foiled by Luo Chong's accidental intervention, but Chen Tang didn't feel any relief at all, and the sense of crisis in his heart only intensified.

  In order to protect himself well, he had to resign from his job as a symbol maker and planned to stay in the Qingxi Wine House from now on, practicing cooking skills on one side and martial arts on the other.

  Upon hearing this, Old Man Ma became even more delighted, waving his hand: "Alright, I'll prepare all the ingredients for you. I'm looking forward to the day you advance to a Two-Leaf Spirit Chef."

  Chen Xiao secretly let out a sigh of relief and nodded: "I will work hard."

  Soon, Chen Tang came to the small black house again, looking at the piled-up ingredients around him and muttered: "With these ingredients, I can practice cooking skills, replenish my true yuan and nourish my body. Moreover, it is quiet and safe here, and there is no worry about being disturbed by the outside world. Taking out time in the evening to practice martial arts here is also very good..."

  Without further delay, Chen Xiao began to sort and categorize the ingredients, classifying them according to their different properties and flavors.

  With the experience from last time, Chen Tang did these with ease and didn't take long to categorize all the ingredients in the house.

  Then come to the kitchen counter and start cooking.

  Nowadays, Chen Xiao's culinary skills have reached the level of a top chef. Whether it's knife work, cooking time, or the combination of ingredients and flavors, he has a deeper understanding.

  However, to advance to the second leaf of the Spirit Chef, one must cook dishes that can greatly benefit those in the Innate Boundary. This is still a considerable challenge for Chen Tai.

  Fortunately, with the support of Old Man Ma, Chen didn't have to worry about running out of ingredients at all. Even if he failed, he wasn't afraid, and could completely explore his own culinary path through repeated attempts.

  The kitchen knife flashed like snow as it chopped the ingredients, Chen Tang manipulated the spiritual fire and carefully poured the ingredients into the iron pot for cooking.

  His wrist was steady and agile, his expression focused and concentrated, following a strange rhythm to continuously stir the iron pot and spoon, various ingredients rolling in the scorching hot oil pan, like waves crashing heavily, it's really beautiful.

  Chen Ming obviously felt that this time cooking dishes was much more fluent and easy than before, and the subtle changes of various ingredients in the iron pot were all understood by him.

  "It must be because I've been imagining Fuxi's divine image day and night, this feeling is exactly the same as when I was creating those new talismans!"

  Chen Xiao couldn't help but secretly admire and fully understand the preciousness of the method of visualization.

  Splendid!

  At this moment of daze, the ingredients in the iron pot were completely mushy.

  Chen Xuan hastily focused his mind and didn't dare to think wildly again.

  But even so, Chen Tai still spent the whole afternoon in failure, unable to make progress without anyone's guidance, and relying solely on his own efforts was obviously a very difficult thing.

  All the failed products were filled into the solitary by him, one was to analyze the reasons for the failure, and two came from these ingredients although cooking failed, but still retained a large amount of spiritual power, just to make up for the loss of true yuan in the dantian.

  It wasn't until nightfall that Chen Tang finally stopped what he was doing and began to sit cross-legged in meditation.

  He had spent the whole afternoon practicing his culinary skills, which had taken a great toll on his mental energy. As soon as he sat down, his mind quickly sank into a state of serenity and tranquility.

  Splash!

  Surging true yuan was like a mighty river, flowing ceaselessly through the meridians of his body.

  These true essences were all condensed from the spiritual energy contained in the food that Chen Xiao swallowed in the afternoon, accumulated in his body, like a kind of spiritual elixir, and quickly transformed into pure true essence as soon as Chen Xiao started to operate his Gongfa, rolling into his Dantian.

  An hour later, Chen Xiao woke up from his meditation and felt that his cultivation had improved significantly. He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart. If he continued to cultivate at this rate, he might be able to break through to the First Heaven Nine Layers Realm within a month!

  Upon arriving at the Ninth Heaven, as long as one accumulates enough True Essence, they can open up the Purple Mansion in their Lower Dantian, lay down the foundation for their Dao, and become a true cultivator who has stepped onto the path of immortality. At that time, not only will they be able to fly through the air, but they will also be able to manipulate magical artifacts, and their strength will undergo a tremendous transformation!

  "However, if I want to get through the first trial of Shiyu's predecessor's Trial Mountain Peak, I must also bring my physical cultivation method to the realm of Zifu. Now I have only brought the 'Zhou Tian Xing Lian Ti Zhuan' to the third heavy, and it is still two heavy before I can cultivate to the later heaven perfection, let alone when I can enter the Xiantian realm, not to mention the Zifu realm..."

  Chen Xiao fell silent for a moment, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pouch.

  The Hundred Treasure Box was given to Lin Hong by Luo Chong, and inside were the thirteen basic exercises of the Foundation Body Tempering Technique. The "Fierce Tiger Claw", "Dragon Shape Leg Method", "Demon Subduing Great Hand Seal" and "Golden Peng Body Method" that Chen Tang saw in the Linglong Pavilion were also among them. Adding to this was the "Great Collapse Fist" he had previously spent over a hundred yuan stones to purchase, making a total of fourteen body tempering martial techniques.

  Within a day, he had obtained fourteen Body Refining Martial Skills. Chen Xiao was also excited and couldn't wait to carefully read through them one by one.

  "The Claw of the Crouching Tiger" is a specialized martial art technique that trains finger strength, with swift and powerful moves, extremely strong penetrating force, shattering rocks and wood, and destroying withered and rotten things.

  "Dragon Step Method" is divided into eight steps: trapped dragon treads, touring dragon strides, mad dragon big steps, flying dragon healthy steps, white dragon strange steps, soaring dragon leaps, golden dragon lotus steps. Each step corresponds to the eight most basic footwork methods: advancing, walking, jumping, retreating, withdrawing, lateral movement, turning and curving. Also known as "Heavenly Dragon Eight Steps", it is versatile in both offense and defense, with infinite variations.

  "The Demon-Slaying Great Hand Seal" forms a hand seal, with a thick and condensed force, and can also condense the blood and energy, making both hands bright red like blood, enhancing the power of both palms, and bursting out an astonishing power.

  "Golden Phoenix Body Method" is renowned for its speed, surpassing that of lightning. It's a widely practiced lightness skill that allows one to dodge countless arrows in an instant without suffering any harm when cultivated to the highest level.

  ……

  The more Chen Yu looked at the various martial skills, the more he became undecided, as if each one was what he needed, and there wasn't a single one that he didn't like.

  This feeling is very painful, just like facing a sumptuous feast, and don't know where to start.

  "What's holding you back? I ask you, what do you most want to learn?"

  A sound filled with vicissitudes echoed in the room, and along with the sound, a Qiong Qi with four hooves as black as ink and a single horn on its head suddenly appeared in the room.

  "Can you come out?" Chen Tai was shocked.

  "Who told you I couldn't come out? These are all unimportant, what's important is, what do you want to learn?" Ji Yu lazily shook his head, and with a flash of black light, transformed into an old man with a clear and refined face, elegant and extraordinary.

  Chen Xiao was taken aback and fell into deep thought.

  Ji Yu did not disturb him, practicing what kind of martial arts relates to a person's combat strength and weakness. Some people are good at using swords, some people are good at using knives, the key is whether this martial art suits oneself.

  "After a long time, Chen Xiao suddenly spoke up: 'I want to learn the strongest attacking power and the fastest escaping speed.'"

  Ji Yu was taken aback and smiled wryly: "Do you want to hear my opinion?"

  Chen Xiao nodded, frankly acknowledging his own little thoughts. In his opinion, with the mysterious Ji Yu around, he only needed to propose what he wanted, and the specifics would be left to Xie, which was absolutely correct.

  "You're pretty good."

  Ji Yu rarely praised a sentence, and immediately solemnly said: "Martial arts have no distinction between strong and weak. For those who practice divine magic, attack power is reflected in the magical skills, for those who practice aura, but if we talk about the sharpness of attack power, swordsmanship is the first."

  "Divine Transcendence is a unique technique possessed by those who cultivate the Body of the Gods and Demons. Techniques like the Heavenly Earth Appearance, Mountainous Palm, and Golden Lotus Body are all powerful divine transcendences that possess the power to scorch mountains and boil seas. Generally speaking, Qi Refiners cannot learn this, but it's not absolute. Some strong individuals who possess both Body Refining and Qi Refining techniques can naturally control the Divine Transcendence technique."

  Similarly, the cultivators of Qi also possess terrifying powers with their mastery of magical techniques and spells, paired with magical artifacts as weapons, making them not to be underestimated.

  However, there is one thing that is universal, and that is that no matter what kind of martial art or training method, it cannot be separated from body technique. The application of body technique has the greatest effect in being able to effortlessly escape from a battle situation without falling into danger.

  "Now, you know which martial skill to cultivate, right?"

  "Divine Ability, Swordsmanship, and Body Technique!" Chen Xiao answered without hesitation. After listening to Ji Yu's analysis, the problem that had been troubling him suddenly became clear, as if he had been enlightened, and he instantly understood what he wanted.

  He is now cultivating both body and energy, with the physical aspect focusing on spiritual powers, the energy aspect emphasizing swordsmanship, and the bodily method being for survival.

  "Right, but what's most important for you now is to temper your body's explosive power techniques. This is the foundation of all kung fu."

  As he spoke, Ji Yu walked up to Chen Tang's front, bent down and picked out a "Dà Bēng Quán" from the fourteen jade slips.

  "These kung fu moves are really bad, but this set of moves is more comprehensive, still has a lot of flaws, I'll help you fix it."

  Ji Yu furrowed his brow and commented, "Once you master this fist technique to the point where everything is under your control, you'll be able to grasp the power of every joint in your body."

  Chen Xiao took over the jade scroll and didn't rush to flip through it, but instead pointed at the other jade scrolls on the ground and asked: "What about these techniques? Do I need to learn them?"

  "It's just a chicken rib, no need to fix it." Ji Yu replied very decisively.

  Chen Xiao was a little reluctant to part with these martial arts, as they were all given by Qin Honglian and were the only ones he had possessed so far. It was indeed a pity to throw them away like this.

  What's even more important is that although he had made clear his cultivation direction, he didn't have the corresponding skill manuals. Just thinking about having to spend yuan stones to buy skills like divine transmission, sword skills and body techniques gave him a headache.

  My wallet is empty, it's killing me!

  Wait!

  Isn't there an old monster that has lived for millions of years right next to you? Do you still need to worry about these problems?

  Chen Xiao's eyes lit up and he looked up at Ji Yu.

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