Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 638: The Solitary Path
Outside Jinan Prefecture, at the foot of Qinglong Mountain.

In the basement of the Eastern Branch, in a highly confidential filing room, Li Jun was looking through all the research results on the sect's martial arts order within the Eastern Branch.

The room is filled with huge bookshelves that reach the ceiling, filled with paper documents that are rarely seen outside.

Although the technology of Mo Xu no longer requires such a thing, for some reason, all the contents about the sect's martial arts sequence are recorded on paper.

The vast amount of documents and extremely complicated terminology made Li Jun feel overwhelmed, and his frown never relaxed during these three days.

As for the gains, it can't be said that I have gained anything. At most, I have roughly figured out the research direction of the East Institute.

If a sect wants to advance from four to three in its martial arts rank, the minimum requirement is to complete a martial arts tempering technique.

This is consistent with what Shen Li said before. The difficulty of such a promotion is relatively much lower, but at the same time the shortcomings are also very obvious.

Those who hone their martial arts skills have a short life.

Those with hardened and forged bodies have soft hands.

Those who temper their internal strength are weak.

Those who practice body tempering method have short-sightedness.

If one is ambitious and wants to fully hone all four types of martial arts, one will easily fall into the dilemma of biting off more than one can chew, and will never be able to enter the third level in his entire life.

Only a very small number of extremely talented and extraordinary people could have the chance to be promoted to the top three leaders of a sect by tempering multiple martial arts.

There has never been a similar precedent in the East Court's case for a case like Li Jun's.

This is not difficult to understand. The Mohist research is to find universal laws through a large number of case analyses. Very individual monsters are not within the scope of research at all.

Of course, the most important point is that even if there has been such a person in the sect's martial arts order, they dare not use him for research.

If you dare to offend someone, your entire family may be destroyed if you are not careful.

Therefore, Li Jun gained very little in the past few days. He even felt that he did not gain as much as he did when he fought with Huang Shilie.

"Knowledge gained from books is always shallow, and the real thing is to fight for your life. Who the hell relies on reading to become a martial artist?"

Li Jun laughed at himself and threw the file in his hand back onto the shelf.

At this moment, the door of the secret room behind Li Jun opened silently.

Of course, Li Jun could sense this unusual movement, but he had already gotten used to it. He still stared blankly at the wall of books and scrolls in front of him, his eyes full of unwillingness.

During this period, at fixed times, someone from the East Court would come to clean the secret room for him.

It is estimated that Elder Han Yang also believes that Li Jun will gain a lot from this, so he works hard day and night and forgets to eat and sleep, so he specially arranges everything about eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

Li Jun also thought it would be like this before he came in, but now he has gained nothing except some fresh stubble on his chin.

"Brother Jun, it's me."

A familiar voice sounded outside the door.

Zhao Qingxia deliberately waited for a moment before stepping in.

Li Jun came back to his senses and turned around to see that Zhao Qingxia had changed into the East Courtyard uniform, a fitted black shorts with a pattern of an ink fountain and crossed saw blades on the chest. He had thick eyebrows and a capable temperament.

"It's time to eat."

Zhao Qingxia held a large bowl as big as a human head in his hand, and the tightly packed rice was covered with steaming dishes.

Li Jun raised his hand and rubbed his brows. Now thinking back, he realized that he had not had a good meal in the past few days. Only then did he feel hungry and sleepy.

The food that Zhao Qingxia brought looked simple, but the dishes were carefully selected and all had the familiar Sichuan flavors.

Li Jun was holding the bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and was about to start eating when he suddenly froze for no reason.

After becoming a Wuxu, his need for food did not seem to increase too much due to the improvement of his physique. Although it was much greater than that of ordinary people, it was far from reaching an inhuman level.

Even after a great battle, apart from mental fatigue, there was no strong need to eat, as if something invisible had replenished the body's consumption.

Is this the reason why those who follow the order do not live long?

After reading the documents for a long time, Li Jun subconsciously recalled a research topic he had seen before.

While he was stunned, a strange-looking black armor slid out from behind Zhao Qingxia and transformed into a table. A resentful voice came from somewhere.

"Sir, please sit on me and eat."

Li Jun's expression suddenly became very interesting and awkward as his train of thought was interrupted.

Perhaps worried that he might misunderstand, Zhao Qingxia, who was standing beside him, explained: "Brother Jun, don't be surprised. She has a gentle personality and doesn't like fighting and killing. So after leaving the Minggui Realm, she chose to use the function of the ink armor she inhabited as an auxiliary life. We didn't deliberately change her settings to be like this."

Zhao Qingxia joked, "She was the one who served you, Jun, food and drink these past few days. Now she must be feeling despised."

"Don't blame me, sir. It's because I'm ugly that I can't meet your standards."

This Mo Xu really encounters all kinds of strange things.

No wonder the Horse King once boasted to me that he once had physical contact with a machine tool.
Looking at the crossed legs under the table, Li Jun suddenly imagined a woman with her hands folded in front of her and eyes full of sorrow. He suddenly felt a chill all over his body and shook his head quickly.

"No need, girl. I'm not disgusted with you. I just don't have that habit."

Li Jun held the big bowl of rice and sat down on a stack of valuable paper documents.

"Okay Xiu'er, go back and rest first, you are not needed here anymore."

Zhao Qingxia gave instructions to the figure in black armor, who just sighed and reluctantly slid out of the secret room.

When he reached the door, he even turned around and glanced at Li Jun.

The eyes of the mechanic were filled with sorrow and resentment of the falling flowers and the flowing water.

After the door was closed, Li Jun said unhappily, "I say, are all the people from Mo Xu so playful?"

"I don't, I treat them as brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts."

Zhao Qingxia laughed and said, "Of course, there are also animals like Lao Ma who don't care about food or drink and will kill anyone."

"Speaking of Lord Ma, how is he now?"

Li Jun buried his head in rice, chewing a mouth full of food, and asked vaguely.

He stayed underground for several days and still didn't know what the Horse King's current condition was.

"Don't worry, the old horse is very good. Although his armor has been corroded, his core is not damaged at all."

Zhao Qingxia sat next to Li Jun: "I guess he should be having fun in the Minggui Realm in the East Courtyard right now, enjoying himself."

"That's good. How long will it take to complete the repair?"

"It should take about a month. This is because the East Hospital has specially assigned ten research groups to be responsible for the maintenance and update of Master Ma. If it were just me, I don't know how long it would take."

As Zhao Qingxia was talking, he suddenly laughed out loud.

He was thinking of the time when he was in Chongqing Prefecture, when he hid alone in the mountains and tried to repair the Horse King that was smashed by Yu Canghai with an iron hammer.

"It seems like you're having a good time here."

"Well, the teacher is very nice to me."

Zhao Qingxia smiled and said, "Mo Qijing is not bad, but he doesn't behave like a senior brother. He always steals my Tiangong points. I still owe a lot of debts to him, and I have to work in other research groups every now and then."

"Where's Crow Duoduo?"

"Duoduo is doing well. She has been promoted to Mo Xu Eight and is now in charge of a promising project in the Non-Attack Institute under the East Institute."

Zhao Qingxia nodded and said, "She also knew that you, Jun, had arrived at the East Courtyard, but she is currently at a critical juncture in her research and cannot spare time. She sent me a message specifically asking me to apologize to you, Jun, in person."

"As long as she lives well, I'll feel relieved if you take care of her. It will also be considered as doing justice to that old man Wu Yahua."

"Brother Jun."

"Ok?"

Li Jun ate all the food in the bowl and put it at his feet, then turned his head to look over.

Zhao Qingxia looked embarrassed, hesitant to speak. "What a shame to be so embarrassed, just say what you want to say." Li Jun scolded with a smile.

"Although I don't know what the teacher said to you, I want to say that you don't have to care about me."

Zhao Qingxia said seriously: "I always remember why I entered the East Courtyard. If they want to..."

"Don't worry, Master Han is an honest man, and he sincerely wants to take you as his successor."

Li Jun interrupted the other party and said in a relaxed tone: "Besides, do you think Dongyuan dares to threaten me now?"

Zhao Qingxia was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "That's true, I think too much."

"Why do you suddenly think of saying this?"

"I saw that the master was in high spirits these days. He was smiling at everyone he met and had an incredibly good temper. Even when a research group blew up several valuable devices due to improper operation, he did not pursue the matter too much, so."

"So you think he's taking advantage of me?"

Li Jun smiled and said, "Unless Zhang Xiji breaks into your East Courtyard personally one day, it's hard to say who is taking advantage of whom."

"Brother Jun, did you agree to protect the East Courtyard?"

Zhao Qingxia was naturally very smart as Han Yang took his fancy to him and accepted him as his last disciple. Needless to say, he immediately understood what Li Jun meant.

"Old Han is a pretty good guy. He has taken care of you and Duoduo for so long, so of course I will help him if I can."

Li Jun said, "And to repair the old horse's armor, I'm afraid it will cost a lot, right? I'm penniless now, and Chen Qisheng and the others are also poor people. They can't afford to pay, so naturally I have to do something for the master."

"Then can you stay in the East Courtyard legitimately?"

Zhao Qingxia looked excited and said, "Why don't we take this opportunity to stop and take a good rest?"

"I can't rest." Li Jun shook his head.

Zhao Qingxia was puzzled: "Hasn't Mr. Su's revenge been almost completed? Why can't he stop?"

"It's not that I don't want to stop, it's that someone won't let me stop."

Li Jun said calmly, "Even Old Han said that I am a one-man army, which proves that in the eyes of many people, I am a factor that can break the balance. They are fighting so hard that they are not willing to watch me stand by and watch the fire. And even if the old grudges are cleared, I still have new grudges to settle."

Zhao Qingxia's expression froze. He could hear the hidden meaning behind Li Jun's words.

"I know."

Zhao Qingxia gnashed his teeth and said, "Those bastards from Honghu, Longhu Mountain, and Donghuang Palace just can't bear to see this empire have a few days of peace."

"These are not your concerns."

Li Jun changed the subject and asked, "By the way, how is your research on bionic martial arts going?"

In the past in Chengdu Prefecture, when the two met for the first time, Zhao Qingxia fought with Li Jun using bionic martial arts.

Li Jun still remembers clearly how Zhao Qingxia played the game while playing music.

“I haven’t tinkered with it in a while.”

Zhao Qingxia pretended to be casual and said, "It's just a temporary solution. I will continue to study it when I have the chance in the future."

Li Jun raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

"People still need to be well clothed and well fed before they have the energy to pursue unrealistic dreams."

Zhao Qingxia raised his hand and pointed at the piles of documents in the room, saying, "I am now mainly responsible for various studies on Wuxu in the East Courtyard. Many of the things you see, Jun Ge, are summarized by me based on the work of my predecessors. They are not bad, right?"

"It's good."

Li Jun certainly knew why Zhao Qingxia wanted to study the Duxing Wuxu.

But some things don't need to be said too clearly, it's enough to just know it in your heart.

"Since everything here was made by you, I have some questions for you."

"How can there be something I don't understand?"

Zhao Qingxia wondered, "I remember that all the details should be clearly written in these document reports."

With a sudden and huge pressure looming in his heart, Zhao Qingxia stood still, but his words changed decisively.

"In fact, I have long felt that some areas have not been thoroughly studied, but my ability is limited, and I have never been able to find out where the problem lies. Brother Jun, you are worthy of being the only lone third in the empire. You actually helped me find the problem in such a short time. Amazing!"

Li Jun sneered, his eyes fixed on the words appearing on his eyelids.

[Sequence]: Wu Xu III - Dethroning the King

[Martial Arts]: Sharp Strength, Collapse, Hidden Spirit, Taotie (Fourth Grade Great Perfection), Mingguizhizhi (Fourth Grade Great Perfection)
【Animal Movement】: Thunder in all directions
【Physical Training】: Wanli Pass Mountain
[Internal Strength]: Conceal the truth, defeat the enemy

[270 mastery points remaining]

The seven martial arts skills are combined in one person, which is unprecedented in history.

If we use Zhao Qingxia's research results for comparative explanation, the Wu San sect, which has only practiced one martial art besides body building, should not be able to withstand a punch from Li Jun.

The body's ability to withstand blows is much stronger after being forged, at least one more kick is needed.

Li Jun pondered for a moment and quickly reviewed the specific situations in which he took action several times after his promotion.

He had previously invested a considerable amount of mastery points in the martial art of [Breaking Momentum], and indeed there had been a significant improvement in the coverage of his strength and the intensity of his impact, but there had been no substantial transformation.

Although this is the subsequent path for Wu Xu to become stronger given by his instinct after his promotion, Li Jun still wants to confirm it again.

"What is the next stage of Wuxu Wuque?"

"Refining!"

Zhao Qingxia said without hesitation, and the answer he gave was exactly the same as the answer Li Jun got from instinct.

"In the research of the East Court, the sequence of Wuxu is not complicated. On the contrary, it is simple to the point of being almost crude in general direction. It is just one path to the end!"

When it comes to the areas in which he is good at, Zhao Qingxia's eyes sparkle with brilliance.

"Although the direction is simple and clear, the process is very difficult. In the martial arts order of the sects, many heroes have failed on the road of 'refining martial arts'. Especially those heroes who have been promoted by tempering multiple martial arts, they may not be able to refine a martial art to perfection in their entire lives."

"This not only involves a martial artist's physique and talent, the biggest difficulty lies in the 'lifespan'. It is difficult for a martial artist to complete their 'martial arts training', not to mention the constant interference of many factors such as aging and injuries."

Zhao Qingxia paused, and after a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "This feeling is like the so-called 'will of heaven' that exists in the dark, as the Dao Order and the Yin-Yang Order often say. It deliberately creates a natural conflict between the long time required for 'tempering martial arts' and the life limit of human beings, preventing people from advancing to the second level of the sect's martial arts order."

Zhao Qingxia thought that the biggest difficulty for Wu Xu in breaking through three and advancing to two was not a problem in Li Jun's eyes.

Since the direction of "refining martial arts" is correct, that is enough. All I have to do is kill a few more people who are looking for death.

However, in a flash, Li Jun suddenly felt irritated, the source of which came from the deepest part of his body.

It seemed as if Gene was reminding Li Jun that the "contradiction" that Zhao Qingxia mentioned should not exist, or that one of the two sides of the "contradiction" was wrong.

"According to you, there has never been a second rank in the martial arts sequence of the sect?"

Zhao Qingxia shook his head. "Perhaps there was, but there is no relevant record in the East Courtyard. Even in the history of the Ming Empire, I have not found any relevant words."

Li Jun's irritability grew stronger and stronger, and he asked, "Before the world was divided into two parts?"

"No. In the past, when there were hundreds of martial arts schools and it was at its peak, the strongest people were only the top three masters. There were only differences in the progress of 'refining martial arts', but the ranks were the same."

Zhao Qingxia sighed, "If there really was a martial arts master of the second rank back then, 'The world is divided into martial arts' should have become 'Martial arts conquers the world'. Unfortunately, this is just a hypothesis. If one cannot reach the ultimate in 'refining martial arts', he will naturally not be able to continue to advance, so the martial arts master of the sect can only be a legend."

"In your research, at what stage will 'refining martial arts' be considered complete?"

"You should ask this to yourself, Jun. After all, you are the one walking at the forefront of this road. If even you don't know, I'm afraid no one in the martial arts world can find the answer."

Zhao Qingxia spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know either.

"However, I have speculated in this direction. If a martial arts master from a sect successfully advances to the second rank, he should become a tyrannical monarch who rules over a rank. All martial arts are born and die because of him. The people in the martial arts kowtow to him and have no courage to disobey him, no will to cause chaos, and no intention to resist him."

"As for your solitary path, Jun, perhaps it is indestructible, unstoppable, and invulnerable to evil. In a small space, a person can rival an entire country."

Zhao Qingxia said word by word: "In short, it is invincible!"

(End of this chapter)