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Chapter 230 - 113: The Chen Kingdom Royal Family’s Absolute Skill! (Third Release, Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

Chapter 230: Chapter 113: The Chen Kingdom Royal Family’s Absolute Skill! (Third Release, Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

Absentminded, seeing without seeing, hearing without hearing, eating without tasting.

Humans all have nine acupoints, of which seven are clear, while the anterior and posterior yin are turbid.

The second layer is for Acupoint Cultivation and the five organs.

Martial Artists in the third layer have gradually begun to exhibit non-human characteristics.

Not to mention those at even higher realms.

Take Xue Daoyong, for instance, the old man could shoot an arrow through a target ten miles away. Without sufficient eyesight, one can’t even see the target; a martial artist in the Triple Realm moves so quickly that they are hard to catch with the naked eye, and without adequate perception, such a martial artist would struggle to exert their strength.

These are the issues that cultivation in the second layer seeks to resolve.

Tempering both eyes, nostrils, ears, and the mouth, will link Qi and spirit.

That’s why martial artists develop abilities that surpass those of regular people.

With incredibly keen eyesight, they can distinguish various odors, block out poisonous gases, their ears can even hear noises and conversations several miles away, and they can consume various exotic beasts and medicinal materials, transforming them into Primordial Qi.

The Elixir Pills consumed by martial artists in the third layer could be deadly poison to ordinary people.

Ordinary people cannot process such potent medicine, but for martial artists, it’s perfect.

This is also why only those in the Triple Realm can become generals leading thousands of soldiers.

Their eyes can see far into the distance, their noses can detect poison gas and the scent of water, their perception isn’t affected by extreme weather, their viscera are strong enough that even eating tree bark can ensure their combat capability, thus maintaining the morale of the troops.

And in this phase of cultivation, the core focuses are the nine acupoints and the internal organs.

These two areas are extremely fragile and require Inner Qi to slowly temper them while linking with the spirit.

In the eyes of the royal experts, Li Guanyi is akin to needing to perform high-precision operations with a powerful Inner Qi inside him that could erupt at any moment. If that power were to flare up while tempering his eyes, Li Guanyi might go blind on the spot; and if it were while tempering the viscera, his organs would rupture and kill him.

Thus, they say his future prospects in the Martial Path are ruined.

"But..."

Chen Qingyan handed him another book and said indifferently, "Read."

Li Guanyi grimaced and could only continue reading honestly.

This time it was a Magic Skill from the Western Regions, some Seven Chakra cultivation method.

It differed from the style of Central Earth, but the underlying foundation was the same, linking Qi and spirit. The Buddhist Sect of the Western Regions practiced this method, unlike the martial artists of the Central Plains, who cultivated the seven orifices and internal organs to develop kidneys capable of resolving stronger medicinal powers and stomachs capable of digesting large amounts of food.

It’s all for the endurance needed for prolonged combat, for eyesight and perception sharp enough to split flying arrows with a single sword - all to forge oneself into a weapon of slaughter upon the battlefield, whereas Buddhist Sect members at this stage would develop Divine Abilities.

Such as the Heavenly Vision and the Heavenly Ear Technique.

Martial Artists don’t have such fancy names for it, simply saying seeing far and hearing wide.

Seeing the enemy sooner means getting to the knife faster.

Hearing your opponent’s movements earlier means not being caught off-guard by attacks.

Chen Qingyan nodded slightly. Seeing that she seemed intent on giving him a third book, Li Guanyi quickly interjected, "Your Highness, it’s getting late. As an external official not on duty, I need to leave the palace before sunset."

Chen Qingyan paused and said undisturbed, "No need for such formalities."

"Come with me."

Li Guanyi rose and followed Chen Qingyan. She led him to the Scripture Collection Pavilion and, pointing at it, said, "You may enter and read the scrolls to find a way to harmonize the conflicting Qi Mechanisms in your body."

Li Guanyi said, "Elder Chen has ordered me to follow the seniors in cultivation."

Chen Qingyan stood with her hands behind her back and said indifferently, "I can’t teach you."

"Just go in and look for yourself."

Just then, Li Guanyi heard Chen Qingyan’s voice in his ear:

"Pay attention to the bookshelves."

Pay attention to the bookshelves?

Li Guanyi pondered the meaning of her words, but Chen Qingyan had already started walking away without looking back.

On Li Guanyi’s shoulder, the Mystic Turtle Dharma Form had manifested itself. This usually lazy creature, which only showed up for personal benefit, now stared intently with its eyes the size of mung beans at the Scripture Collection Pavilion ahead, scratching at Li Guanyi’s shoulder as if eager to swim there immediately.

Without a doubt, the Book Collection Pavilion of one of the world’s major kingdoms.

There must be treasures!

Chen Qingyan walked back to her quarters and sat down in silence, flipping through the scrolls. She lowered her gaze for a long time before finally looking up at the distant sky. After a while, she closed her eyes, and amid the haze, the sounds of battle seemed to surround her again.

Flames roared into life, and it seemed as though the palace would crumble under their ravaging wrath.

Everywhere were the sounds of battle, the clash of weapons. The dreams of the past turned into mere illusions. Chen Qingyan, looking down towards the direction where the young man was reading, said softly:

"The day I opened the palace gates for you, today I cannot indulge in old affections anymore, eh."

"Little fellow."

If she showed even the slightest kindness now, the Emperor would notice.

Moreover...

As Li Guanyi was contemplating her words and about to enter the Scripture Collection Pavilion to search, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking ice. He turned to see the ice in the pond shattering as Chen Chengbi broke free from it and leaped out.

The elder seemed unhurt and said, "You were like this even ten years ago."

"Great-niece, are you truly unwilling to lend a hand and step out of this Book Collection Pavilion?!"

Chen Chengbi was clearly distraught, mourning the loss of the once unrivaled genius of his family.

Born to wealth and elegance, with peerless talent and unparalleled beauty.

Everything about her had seemed so inevitable, her biggest mistake in life was perhaps her travels across the world.