Chapter 192: Yellow Granny Technique, Nurturing the Sacred Embryo, Five Viscera Gods in the Five Vis

Chapter 192: Yellow Granny Technique, Nurturing the Sacred Embryo, Five Viscera Gods in the Five Viscera Temple, and the Cheating Abilities of the [True Martial God] (4K)



"Yellow Granny Technique..."

Xue Jing's eyes widened in surprise. He never expected that the additional reward from Zi Go would be this martial arts manual.

Master Li Qi had once mentioned to him that when it came to 'viscera nurturing,' the Yellow Granny Technique of the Taoist school was unparalleled and considered the best internal martial art in the world.

The Hidden Dragon Style, on the other hand, followed an external path, with mediocre viscera training. It could only indirectly nurture the viscera by practicing the Shake Armor Technique, which trained the flesh, tendons, bones, and blood simultaneously.

Because of this, Master Li Qi had always regretted not obtaining the Yellow Granny Manual in his younger days.

Xue Jing never imagined that the manual his master longed for would now land so easily in his hands.

Xue Jing's eyes flickered as he flipped through the pages of the book, scanning the content. It was filled with intricate diagrams of various force routes, accompanied by human illustrations, and some esoteric Taoist chants.

Without delving deeper, he closed the book and placed it on the table beside him, intending to show it to Master Li Qi later to verify its authenticity.

"So, this is the [GOD-1062·Ice Blade Shoes]?" Xue Jing asked, reaching into the box and picking up the seemingly ordinary white ice blade shoes.

The moment his hands touched them, the panel immediately prompted:

[Detecting Divine Substance. Absorbing Divinity...]



"Yes," Ning Yuantai nodded.

Seeing Xue Jing's curious examination, Ning Yuantai hesitated before speaking, "Xue Ge, feel free to examine it, but please don't put it on."

"Divine relics always have side effects, without exception... The side effects of GOD-1062 are quite severe. Once worn, it will fuse with the wearer, and the only way to remove it is by amputation."

"For some unknown reason, after amputation, the limb cannot be healed through any medical means, not even by top-tier doctors capable of 'super surgery.' It's as if... a part of the soul has been severed along with the limb."

"The only way for anyone who has worn GOD-1062 to regain their limbs is by using a prosthetic implant."

Xue Jing nodded, "I understand."

He had already read about the ice blade shoes in the archives and wasn't about to tempt fate.

After a moment's thought, Xue Jing asked, "Yuantai, may I ask who the high-ranking person is that gave me the Yellow Granny Manual?"

The reward for capturing the Skinner had been a divine relic due to his own request, and the Yellow Granny Manual was an additional gift.

Why include this gift? Was it because he had killed a pure-blood dragon species, and they wanted to recruit him because they saw his potential? Xue Jing had a hunch that there was more to it than that.

The Yellow Granny Technique was too fitting a gift. It didn't seem like an impulsive decision to recruit a talented individual but rather a thoughtful choice made by an elder for their younger generation.

Recalling how his homeroom teacher had called him to be an examiner for the martial arts exam and Wu Youqing's mention of someone above protecting him, Xue Jing suspected that these two incidents might be connected...

"I don't know the specifics either," Ning Yuantai said quietly.

"When my superior informed me, he only referred to the person as 'a high-ranking individual'... I asked him about it, but even my superior didn't know the details. The information he received from above was also just 'a high-ranking individual.'"

Xue Jing shook his head, "Mysterious, aren't they?"

Since he couldn't make sense of it for the time being, Xue Jing decided not to dwell on it.

After all, he was the one benefiting from this, not the other way around.

As for the price that fate would eventually demand for these gifts, that could wait for another day.

Xue Jing and Ning Yuantai chatted for a while longer.

Ning Yuantai came from a powerful background, one of the Thirteen Great Houses, although not a direct descendant. Still, he was privy to many insider secrets unknown to the common folk.

Xue Jing learned a great deal from him about the inner workings of the Sixth Agency and the identities of the Thirteen Great Houses, expanding his knowledge.

More than an hour later, Ning Yuantai politely took his leave, saying he would return in three days to retrieve the [GOD-1062].

After he left, Xue Jing glanced at the panel.

[Divinity Absorption Complete]



[Divinity Held: 1663]



Xue Jing set down the ice blade shoes and nodded in satisfaction.

"A little over five hundred points, not bad."

His eyes moved to the divinity skill column and rested on [Dragon Horn].

[Dragon Horn Lv4 (Divinity Required for Upgrade: 1663/800)]



After some thought, he clicked to upgrade.

[Dragon Horn Lv5 (Divinity Required for Upgrade: 863/1200)]



With the acquisition of the super-human skill [True Martial God], his body had undergone fundamental changes, and the intensity of cultivation he could endure was now far beyond what it used to be.

Level 4 Dragon Horn could only add up to fifteen times the gravity, but his True Martial God body could withstand it with ease, and he still had energy to spare. He didn't feel that exhausted, worn-out feeling after extreme training.

It could be used to accelerate growth, and no matter how much divinity was spent, it would be worth it.

Xue Jing stood up, and a lightning dragon horn appeared on his head amidst crackling sounds, silver-white dragon lightning wrapping around his body like feathered bands.

Compared to Level 4, the dragon lightning bands were now thicker and brighter.

With a thought, he activated the gravity enhancement.

"Pili Pili—"

The silver-white thunder bands became even thicker and brighter.

Fifteen times, sixteen times, seventeen times...

Only at twenty times did Xue Jing feel that this was the limit of [Dragon Horn Lv5].

And his own limit for endurance training with gravity enhancement was probably around seventeen times.

"Lv5 will do for now." Xue Jing clenched his palm and dispersed the dragon horn on his head.

At this moment, the door to the room opened, and Catwalked out sleepily, yawning and showing her cute little tiger teeth as she gracefully padded towards the dining table.

She furrowed her brows and asked, "Hmm? Where's my lunch?"

She looked at the empty dining table, a question mark appearing above her head.

Xue Jing stroked his chin. "Hmm... Would you be interested in instant noodles?"

...

Xue Jing cooked a pot of instant noodles with his Level 7 culinary skills. Although Cat was initially displeased, vowing to get back at the person with the same surname, Ning, who had eaten her lunch, the smooth and bouncy perfection of the seven-star instant noodles soon conquered her taste buds. She left after exclaiming, "How can you even make instant noodles taste so good!"

Xue Jing then took the book, "Yellow Granny Technique," and left the house. He hailed a taxi and made his way to the Dragon-Hidden Dojo.

Upon arriving, he took the elevator and walked straight to the meditation room, pushing the door open.

Master Li Qi was half-reclined in his wheelchair, eyes closed in meditation. When he saw Xue Jing enter, he asked, "What is it, Xiao Jing?"

"Master," Xue Jing greeted respectfully before walking forward and handing the ancient bound book to Master Li Qi.

"What's this?" Master Li Qi asked in confusion as he reached out to take the book, opening it.

His pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the title, "Yellow Granny Technique."

"Yellow Granny Technique!? Where did you get this!?"

"A few days ago, at the Patriarch's birthday banquet, I helped an official organization with something..." Xue Jing recounted the incident of capturing the Skinner and explained the cause and effect.

"This book, 'Yellow Granny Technique,' was given to me as a reward by a high-ranking individual from that official organization."

Master Li Qi listened quietly and then silently stroked the ancient book, his cloudy eyes losing focus as he seemed to be lost in thought.

After a long while, he sighed softly, his expression complex and unreadable.

"I never expected that besides saving that girl Chan'er, you would have such an encounter."

A thoughtful look appeared on Master Li Qi's aged face.

"'Yellow Granny Technique' is not something that can be easily obtained. It's a secret manual of the Zi Yang lineage of the Taoist school. It's not something that any high-ranking individual can just give away..."

"Forget it, there's no use thinking about it."

Master Li Qi opened the book and started reading.

He read quickly, turning a page every few seconds. After about ten minutes, he finished reading.

Xue Jing asked, "Master, what do you think?"

"Is it real?"

Master Li Qi thought for a moment and nodded.

"It should be real. At least, I can't find any flaws in it."

"All the details correspond exactly to the 'Yellow Granny Technique' in my memory, without any discrepancies."

Xue Jing's eyes lit up. "So, I can practice it?"

Master Li Qi smiled. "Of course."

"This is a unique visceral nurturing technique in the world. In my knowledge, there shouldn't be any visceral nurturing technique better than the 'Yellow Granny Technique.'"

He paused and continued, "However, the only problem is that Taoist techniques are vastly different from common martial arts. They usually require a high level of Taoist cultivation. The 'Yellow Granny Technique' is no exception."

"In other words, you have to read Taoist scriptures... countless Taoist scriptures."

"Otherwise, many things that are profound and abstruse and cannot be expressed clearly and concisely will not be comprehensible. One needs to reach a certain level of Taoist cultivation to naturally comprehend them."

"Just like Laozi couldn't explain 'Tao' specifically and could only refer to it vaguely as 'Tao.' Language can sometimes be very inadequate."

Xue Jing nodded. "It's normal for advanced techniques to have various requirements. Since it's necessary, I'll go and fulfill them."

Li Qi smiled with relief. "Very good."

"However, the study of Taoism has a naturally calming and effortless nature to it, which can be quite detrimental to martial artists who need a strong will to advance. You must be cautious and not let it influence you."

"Hmm, there's no need to worry too much. You've cultivated the Hidden Dragon Style to this level, accumulating a body of dragon qi and momentum, yet your temperament remains unchanged, and your foundation is as stable as ever. I've never seen anyone like you in my life, so I don't think you'll be easily influenced."

Xue Jing humbly said, "Master, you flatter me... This technique should be useful to you as well, right?"

Li Qi nodded. "Yes, the Yellow Granny Technique is excellent for cultivating the body and temperament. Perhaps I really do have a chance to mend my damaged foundation and spirit."

"Little Jing, you truly are my lucky star."

He sighed.

Xue Jing smiled. "That would be wonderful."

...

In the cultivation room, Xue Jing sat cross-legged, flipping through the Yellow Granny Technique in his hand.

Master Li Qi had already made a copy for himself and kept it in the study room, so the one Xue Jing held was the original.

"Cultivating Taoist techniques requires a foundation in Taoist studies to understand some of the profound and abstruse information that cannot be easily expressed in words."

Xue Jing's eyes narrowed in thought.

"...However, that's only the requirement for ordinary people."

He opened the panel and glanced at the [True Martial God] in the Superhuman Skills column.

"If it's superhuman, how can it be the same as an ordinary person?"

"Alright, Panel, let's see your limits!"

Xue Jing's gaze fell on the Yellow Granny Technique, and he began to read intently from the first page.

'Yellow Granny' referred to the 'Spleen.'

According to ancient medical theory and Taoist doctrine, the spleen had the function of coordinating the balance of the internal organs, able to mediate between the 'Metal Father' (lungs) and the 'Wood Mother' (liver), nurturing the 'Red Child' (kidneys) and the 'Fire Daughter' (heart).

The Yellow Granny Technique was based on this theory, using the spleen as a starting point to affect the entire body, regulating all the internal organs, and ultimately benefiting the entire physical body from the inside out.

"The Yellow Granny acts as a matchmaker, uniting the Fire Daughter and the Red Child."

As Xue Jing read, his eyes lit up with growing interest, and he kept flipping through the pages, absorbing the theoretical knowledge of the Yellow Granny Technique.

... He didn't feel any barriers to understanding at all.

Whatever he read was instantly absorbed, and the profound implications and practical applications were not obscure at all, as he comprehended them fully.

In fact, it didn't feel like he was the one understanding the knowledge; instead, the knowledge seemed to actively drill itself into his consciousness.

Unknowingly, Xue Jing's understanding of the Yellow Granny Technique deepened, and his body began to unconsciously circulate his energy.

The profound and indescribable energy circulation caused a strange transformation within him.

His spleen began to pulsate slowly and strongly, as if it had come to life.

Following the spleen's rhythm, the rest of his internal organs gradually started moving in harmony.

Xue Jing's eyes shone brighter.

In his ears, he faintly heard the roars of dragons and tigers.

"The dragons roar again, the tigers roar anew, where the dragon and tiger meet, the Yellow Granny appears. The Fire Daughter hides her charms in the fire, gazing back at the Red Child in the water. When the Red Child and Fire Daughter meet the Yellow Granny, the son and daughter are in harmony."

Xue Jing slowly came back to his senses as he closed the book, on which were written a few lines of the technique's mantra.

At that moment, his internal organs seemed to have taken on a life of their own, slowly moving like embryos, almost as if they had gained sentience.

"The ultimate goal of the Yellow Granny Technique is to turn the five viscera into 'gods,' bringing them to life and transforming them into the Five Viscera Gods."

"To achieve this, one must build the 'Five Viscera Temple' to enshrine their cultivation."

"Before the five viscera can truly become the Yellow Granny, the Metal Father, the Wood Mother, the Red Child, and the Fire Daughter, they are still just embryos."

"Therefore, the Yellow Granny Technique has another name—Nurturing the Sacred Embryo!"

Xue Jing's eyes sparkled as he contemplated the changes brought about by cultivating the Yellow Granny Technique.

"The five viscera correspond to the five aspects of the physical body: skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood, as well as the five senses: shape, sound, scent, taste, and touch. When the five viscera become powerful, they benefit the entire body, strengthening everything about oneself!"

"From the inside out, although this technique is an internal cultivation method, the enhancement it brings to one's combat strength is by no means inferior to external martial arts!"

He opened the panel and looked at the [True Martial God] skill, feeling amazed.

"As expected of the [True Martial God], a superhuman skill is indeed superhuman. There's no need for any Taoist foundation; since the Yellow Granny Technique is a martial art, as long as it falls within the scope of 'martial arts,' it will be encompassed by the [True Martial God], and there are no obstacles to understanding it."

"Now, this is what you call cheating!"

...

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end