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Chapter 26: What a Monstrous Disciple!
Chapter 26: What a Monstrous Disciple! (To Be Continued)
"Gudong!"
Feeling the terrifying qi and blood emanating from his master, Xu Yan's heart trembled. The excitement and agitation he felt upon entering the martial arts path instantly faded, replaced by calmness.
"I am too weak. In front of my master, I am but an insignificant ant. I still have a long way to go."
At this moment, Xu Yan felt insignificant. Having just embarked on his journey, what qualifications did he have to be excited or proud?
"My master must have seen my arrogance and chose to reveal his true power to humble me, showing me what true strength is!
"I must remain humble and modest, and diligently cultivate!"
Xu Yan retracted his qi and blood, approaching his master respectfully.
"Master, your disciple has entered the martial path!"
Li Xuan stood with one hand behind his back, a slight tremble in his body betraying his excitement. However, his expression remained calm, maintaining the demeanor of a strict teacher.
"Mm."
Li Xuan nodded, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes as he looked at his foolish disciple.
"Did you see that? This is the power at the initial stage of entry. Let me show you the qi and blood at the stage of perfection."
Li Xuan spoke calmly.
"Master, I will remain humble and diligently cultivate!" Xu Yan said, his face flushed with shame.
Li Xuan retracted his qi and blood, gazing at his disciple with satisfaction. "I gave you a year, and you have entered the path ahead of time. I am pleased."
He strode to the chair under the tree and sat down, while Xu Yan hurriedly prepared tea for his master, attending to him respectfully.
"The martial path is endless," Li Xuan said, his tone solemn. "You have only just begun. There is still a long way to go. Now, tell me, is your heart resolute on the martial path?"
"Master, my heart is resolute!" Xu Yan replied without hesitation, his voice echoing with determination as he knelt before his master.
His heart raced with excitement. "Master is going to formally accept me as his disciple and impart the supreme martial arts to me!"
"Good, very good. From today onwards, you are truly my disciple," Li Xuan said, his face filled with contentment.
Then, in a seemingly casual tone, he asked, "Disciple, your cultivation journey has been difficult. Think carefully and tell me, when did you refine your skin, refine your bones, and refine your viscera?"
Li Xuan was truly curious about how this monstrous disciple had managed to cultivate the made-up cultivation method he had taught him.
With his entry into the martial path, Xu Yan's golden finger had manifested, causing him to directly achieve perfection in the cultivation method. Naturally, he also understood the processes and techniques of refining the skin, bones, and viscera.
These processes and techniques were clearly something Xu Yan had comprehended on his own.
While they were not entirely unrelated to Li Xuan's fabricated method, they were ultimately a product of Xu Yan's own insights and realizations. The cultivation method he had devised was merely a starting point, and the actual cultivation techniques were what Xu Yan had discovered through his own practice.
There was a clear distinction between the two.
The made-up cultivation method could be likened to a set of theoretical concepts, while Xu Yan had taken those concepts and transformed them into a practical cultivation technique.
Only by understanding how Xu Yan had bridged the gap between the theoretical and the practical could Li Xuan continue to devise subsequent cultivation techniques and martial arts realms.
Li Xuan felt that there was a certain level of theory required even in making up cultivation methods, even if they were fantastical theories. There needed to be a logical progression and clear distinctions between the different realms.
It wouldn't do to have one realm be about martial arts and the next about cultivation towards immortality.
That would undoubtedly lead to a failed cultivation method.
Li Xuan felt that these insights were likely being conveyed to him through the golden finger.
"Yes, Master!" Xu Yan's heart raced with excitement at his master's words. His master was about to guide him, helping him fully comprehend the process of cultivation and the mysteries of the martial path.
And so, he began to recount his cultivation journey, explaining how he had interpreted his master's words and grasped their deeper meanings.
"Master's cultivation technique is truly extraordinary. I am dull-witted and spent a long time before I could understand it. If not for Master's technique, I fear I wouldn't have been able to refine golden bones!"
Xu Yan exclaimed in awe.
Li Xuan was dumbfounded. "I just made up that technique, and he managed to understand it? He's too freakishly talented. I guess I'll just make up more techniques and let this foolish disciple decipher them!"
"I was content with refining my golden bones, but thanks to Master's guidance, I persevered and refined jade bones!"
Xu Yan recalled how proud he had been when he refined his golden bones, intending to report his achievement to his master, believing he could rival ancient geniuses.
"If not for Master's subtle hint, encouraging me to refine jade bones, I wouldn't be as strong as I am now." Xu Yan's face turned ashamed as he thought of this.
Li Xuan continued to be bewildered. "When did I guide this foolish disciple to refine jade bones?"
Maintaining a calm expression, Li Xuan asked, "Disciple, how did you know that I was guiding you?"
Xu Yan replied shamefully, "When I refined my golden bones, I wanted to report the good news to Master. But when Master saw me coming, he put down the golden sword and played with the jade scepter... I knew then that Master was hinting at something, encouraging me to strive for greater heights and have the determination to refine jade bones.
"I almost didn't understand Master's subtle hint, and I feel ashamed about it!"
Li Xuan's gaze towards his disciple changed slightly. Initially, he had simply liked the jade scepter more and felt it was more valuable than the golden sword.
He never expected such a coincidence that led his disciple to misunderstand his actions.
And not only that, his disciple had filled in the blanks, resulting in the refinement of jade bones.
Just thinking about it made Li Xuan's scalp tingle. His disciple's brain wasn't just working; it was working overtime!
"Hmm! The fact that you understood my subtle hint shows that your comprehension is passable. It must not have been easy to persevere and refine jade bones. You must have endured quite a bit."
Li Xuan said with a satisfied smile.
"I was able to refine jade bones thanks to Master's guidance. If not for Master's suggestion to go to the Evil Sha Forest to hunt the Fire Mane Wolf, I wouldn't have been able to do it," Xu Yan said, his face filled with reverence and admiration for his master.
Li Xuan's scalp tingled a little. He now understood that whether it was the tiger or the Fire Mane Wolf his disciple mentioned, Xu Yan had killed them himself.
It wasn't a collaborative effort with the guardians or hunters.
That fierce tiger clearly possessed incredible strength, yet Xu Yan had hunted it down. What about this Fire Mane Wolf?
"Tell me about the process of hunting the Fire Mane Wolf."
Li Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm, as if he were about to point out his disciple's shortcomings in hunting the Fire Mane Wolf.
"Yes, Master!"
Xu Yan respectfully recounted his battle with the Fire Mane Wolf, how he had hunted and killed it, devoured its blood, and boiled its meat to create a powerful supplement to aid his cultivation, thus quickly completing the refinement of his organs and stepping into the martial path.
"Hmm." Li Xuan's face was calm, but his mind was astonished. The Fire Mane Wolf was so ferocious? It was no ordinary beast.
What was even more terrifying was that Xu Yan had fought and killed the Fire Mane Wolf with his bare hands and used the opportunity to refine jade bones! From Xu Yan's narration, Li Xuan could sense how dangerous that battle had been. One wrong move, and Xu Yan would have become the wolf's prey.
"This foolish disciple is also heaven-defying. To actually understand the method of refining jade bones so well and to fight and kill the Fire Mane Wolf!"
Li Xuan marveled inwardly. This foolish disciple was truly freakishly talented.
(End of Chapter)
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