Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Xiantian Realm Master Training Plan

“Master, what’s wrong?”

The moment Lu Qing laid eyes on his master, he noticed he’d grown significantly younger.

His skin had tightened, and his once-gray hair had darkened considerably.

But his master seemed unsure of his transformation, his face filled with bewilderment.

“I think I’ve made a breakthrough,” the old doctor said, his expression bewildered.

“Breakthrough?” Lu Qing was stunned at first, then overjoyed. “Master, are you saying you’ve reached Internal Viscera Perfection?”

Lu Qing remembered that his master’s previous martial arts realm was the Great Perfection of Internal Viscera, a mere step away from the realm of Internal Viscera Perfection, a martial arts master’s level.

Now that he’d broken through, he’d undoubtedly reached the Acquired Realm Perfection.

However, the old doctor’s expression remained somewhat bewildered. “It seems like Internal Viscera Perfection, but it also seems not.”

“Hmm?” Lu Qing’s expression shifted.

Quietly, he activated his supernatural powers and looked towards his master.

Soon, a strong red glow enveloped his master’s body.

Several messages emerged.

Chen Songqing: A skilled doctor with a kind heart and a respected reputation, a fine veteran physician.

Cultivation: Qi channels relaxed, spirit yet to be born, halfway to the Xiantian realm.

A lifetime of medical practice, countless lives saved, a legacy of merit and profound blessings.

Halfway to the Xiantian realm? Is there such a realm?

Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, then pondered the notes.

Qi channels relaxed, spirit yet to be born?

“Master, how are you feeling now?”

Lu Qing thought for a moment.

“I can vaguely sense I’ve touched upon a new realm, but I don’t know how to open that door,” the old doctor said with some distress.

He naturally knew what realm he was sensing.

It was the Xiantian realm he had longed for, the supreme realm countless martial artists dreamed of.

Yet, with this realm so many dreamed of right before his eyes, he didn’t know how to take that step. This feeling was quite unbearable.

Lu Qing pondered.

He had a glimpse of what his master was currently experiencing.

According to the tradition passed down by Li Weitian, to enter the Xiantian realm, one must first cultivate the power of the soul.

Then, using this power, one must break through the critical acupoints, draw Qi into the body, and refine the first strands of Xiantian Qi before officially ascending to the Xiantian realm.

Master’s Qi acupoints are about to open, but the power of the soul has not yet emerged, so he cannot draw Qi into the body.

“Master, even you don’t know how to break through to the Xiantian realm?” Lu Qing asked.

“I only know that a martial artist who has reached perfection in the Postnatal Realm and wants to break through to the Innate Realm must possess an Innate Law to guide them. Only then can they possibly overcome that barrier and ascend to that profound realm.”

“But I’ve never had the opportunity to see what an Innate Law actually looks like.”

“Besides, such a secret method, involving the secrets of the Innate Realm, would anyone easily reveal it to others?”

“Even within the major sects, or the wealthy families that have produced Innate Realm masters, only the most core and outstanding disciples and heirs are granted access.”

“Your master is merely a traveling doctor. How could I possibly have the privilege of witnessing such a profound method?”

The old doctor’s tone was filled with regret.

He had once believed that he would never have the chance to reach the Innate Realm.

He hadn’t even dreamed of achieving Postnatal Perfection.

After all, he was truly old, his energy and spirit no longer at their peak. Maintaining the Great Perfection of the Inner Consumption Realm was already a challenge, let alone advancing further.

Unexpectedly, he would share in his disciple’s good fortune and be blessed with the divine essence of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid.

This caused his martial arts realm, which had remained stagnant for years, to suddenly leap forward, allowing him to sense the barrier between the acquired and innate realms.

Unfortunately, with the opportunity for advancement right before his eyes, he lacked the key and could not open the door.

Even the old doctor, known for his indifference, couldn’t help but feel regret.

Seeing the regret on his master’s face, Lu Qing smiled slightly.

“Master, there’s no need to be discouraged. While we may not have the heritage of the great sects or wealthy families, a simple innate technique isn’t that difficult to obtain.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

The old doctor was stunned and looked at Lu Qing.

“Didn’t I say before? In that mysterious stone cave, I received some inheritance, and coincidentally, there was a text on the innate technique.”

“Ah Qing, are you telling the truth?” the old doctor said blankly.

“Of course it is. I will write that text down for you.”

Lu Qing stood up and went to the medicine cabinet.

Because he sometimes had to prescribe medicine for others, the old doctor kept pens, ink, paper, and inkstone in the medicine cabinet.

Lu Qing took it out, added water to grind it, spread out the paper, and began to write furiously.

After this period of practice, coupled with the further control of his body strength, Lu Qing’s calligraphy has improved greatly.

Even though he wrote very fast, his handwriting was not messy.

Not long after, he memorized an innate method left by Li Weitian.

“Master, the key to the advancement from the acquired realm to the innate realm is to temper the power of one’s own soul, and then use the power of the soul to break through the qi orifice, sense the vitality of heaven and earth, draw the qi into the body, and refine the first ray of innate true qi in the dantian.”

“The so-called Xiantian method is actually a secret method that can temper the power of the soul. Among the inheritances that this disciple has been fortunately gifted with, there is one such secret method.”

“I had originally thought that Master would surprise you after he reached the inner organ perfection realm, but I didn’t expect that day to arrive so soon.”

“I will present this ‘Essence and Energy Forging Method’ to Master now.”

Lu Qing handed the Xiantian method he had memorized to his master.

The old doctor took it blankly and read slowly.

The more he read, the brighter his eyes became.

Although the old doctor was not good at fighting, that was simply because he disliked harming others and did not practice fighting techniques.

In fact, his martial arts aptitude was also extremely high.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to deduce the inner organ realm practice of Yangshen Quan from a single incomplete and nameless technique and cultivate it to the inner organ perfection realm.

Coupled with his lifelong practice as a doctor, his profound understanding of the human body’s meridians and acupoints gave the old doctor an extremely insightful perspective on health care.

He immediately recognized the profound depths of Lu Qing’s Xiantian Law.

Its descriptions of how to circulate one’s essence and refine the power of the soul were incredibly detailed, something he had never imagined before.

For a moment, the old doctor was captivated.

After finishing, he reread it twice more before finally breathing a sigh of relief.

“It’s truly an Xiantian Law! It’s truly incredible and unbelievable. I never imagined such a subtle connection between the body’s essence and the soul.”

“Master, how is this Xiantian Law? Has it been helpful to you?” Lu Qing asked.

“It’s more than helpful; it’s truly enlightening. I always thought I’d achieved some success in medicine, but today, after witnessing this innate secret technique, I’ve finally realized the vast and profound mysteries of the human body. My previous understanding of medical principles was merely the shallow, shallow insights of a frog in a well.”

The old doctor sighed heartily, simultaneously overjoyed.

From this innate technique, he gained not only a method for tempering the spirit and soul, but also a profound understanding of the relationship between the human essence and the spirit and soul.

This was a tremendous boon to his medical skills.

In fact, the latter made him even happier than the former.

As a physician, the old doctor’s passion for medicine was deep within him.

Any improvement in his skills brought him joy.

“Master, with the help of this innate technique, how long will it take you to reach the innate realm?” Lu Qing continued.

“That’s hard to say. I’ve just been thinking about it. According to the secret methods in this Xiantian Law, if I want to successfully cultivate my own spiritual power, it should take at most a year, or at most half a year.”

“Will it take that long?” Lu Qing was surprised.

“You kid, you really don’t know the pain of cultivation.”

“Go ask any martial arts master who has reached the Perfect Internal Viscera Realm. If they could guarantee they could cultivate their own spiritual power and enter the Xiantian Realm within a year or two, they would be crazy.”

“Do you know how many masters in this world who have reached the Perfect Internal Viscera Realm have never been able to touch that Xiantian barrier in their entire lives?”

“I am old, after all. If it weren’t for those few drops of earth vein spirit fluid you gave me, even if I touched that barrier and obtained the Xiantian Law, I wouldn’t be able to cultivate spiritual power for at least three to five years.”

“You still think it’s too slow?”

The old doctor was helpless.

His disciple’s martial arts talent was too great. He had no difficulty in cultivation and it was smooth sailing.

As a result, he didn’t have a firsthand understanding of the difficulties of the martial arts path.

His martial arts journey had been too smooth, and he wasn’t sure if that was a good thing for him.

“I’m just being stupid,” Lu Qing said sheepishly.

He’d been thinking that if only his supernatural powers had revealed that his master was now a half-step Xiantian

, he’d quickly forged his spiritual power and ascend to the Xiantian realm.

He’d then have a Xiantian-level supporter, a dream he’d dreamt of.

But he’d been overthinking it.

“You…”

The old doctor didn’t know what to say, so he could only shake his head.

“Master, after you officially ascend to the Xiantian realm, I’ll give you a set of techniques as a way to congratulate you on your breakthrough,” Lu Qing said.

“Ah Qing, what inheritance have you received to possess so many Xiantian techniques, and to remember them so vividly?”

Even the old doctor couldn’t resist his curiosity and inquired.

He was also surprised by Lu Qing’s earlier recitation of the Xiantian techniques.

After spending so much time together, he knew Lu Qing had an exceptional memory, possessing a near-photographic memory.

However, the “Essence and Soul-Forging Method” was incredibly profound, each word a gem. A single misreading could have serious consequences.

Lu Qing had written it down with such confidence, clearly believing it was flawless.

Now, he was saying he would give him another innate technique in the future.

How had Lu Qing, having only been in the mountains for so long, been able to memorize so many innate techniques?

“The inheritance I received in that cave wasn’t recorded on paper or bamboo slips,”

Lu Qing had already prepared an explanation for his master’s confusion.

“Rather, a mysterious and powerful being, through the method of soul engraving, directly imprinted the inheritance into my mind. It’s impossible to forget, so Master, don’t worry.”

“Soul engraving? Such a miraculous method exists in the world?”

The old doctor was amazed upon hearing this.

But then he realized that the person who could produce such a rare and precious liquid as the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid must possess magical powers beyond the comprehension of a mere post-natal realm cultivator like him.

“So, Master, focus on your cultivation for the next few days. Don’t worry about the subsequent techniques,” Lu Qing said.

“Then is there anything wrong with you passing on the skills to me?” the old doctor asked with some concern.

He knew that many major sects attached great importance to inheritance.

The inheritance that Lu Qing had obtained was probably passed down from some mysterious sect.

Passing on the skills privately was a serious crime in any sect.

“Don’t worry, Master. The senior who passed on the skills to me has passed away many years ago. He never said in his will that the skills must not be passed on to others. Everything is up to me,” Lu Qing comforted.

Li Weitian had been dead for seven or eight hundred years, and even his remains had turned into a skeleton.

It was already a great thing that the skills had been passed down to someone, so why should he be picky?

The old doctor was relieved.

His face was full of joy: “I never thought that an old man like me would be able to benefit from my disciple and have a chance to glimpse the innate realm that countless martial arts masters dream of. Things in this world are really unpredictable!”

Looking at Lu Qing, the old doctor was filled with emotion.

He could never have imagined that the disciple he had accepted on a whim

would bring him such a great opportunity.

Not only had his life span increased by several decades, but he was even now on the verge of reaching the Xiantian realm.

The old doctor even wondered if he was dreaming.

Seeing his master happy, Lu Qing was also delighted.

Once his master achieved a breakthrough, he would have a Xiantian Realm supporter.

Even if his master wasn’t skilled in combat, the Xiantian Realm was still the Xiantian Realm. Even the weakest Xiantian Realm masters were no match for those at the Houtian Realm.

He would then pass on a more powerful technique to his master, proving him a formidable force even within the Xiantian Realm.

After all, that technique was the one left behind by Li Weitian. It was a technique passed

down by a master of the Xiantian Realm, a master of unparalleled skill who had achieved perfection and dominated the martial arts of an entire era.

Any Xiantian Realm master who mastered it would surely ascend to the upper echelons of the Xiantian Realm.

With such a powerful master, wouldn’t he be able to dominate Cang County?

The likes of the Black Wolf Gang would be nothing more than mere ragtag creatures.

Even the Wei Clan wouldn’t dare to provoke a Xiantian Realm master.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt a surge of excitement.

“Is this considered a unique kind of training?” Lu Qing suddenly pondered with a touch of wicked amusement.

It’s just that others only raise little babies, small animals, etc.

But he raised his own master into a powerful Xiantian realm master.

The difference is really quite big.

(End of this chapter)