I studied abroad in modern times

In the study, Zheng Fa opened the cover of "Spiritual Crane Body", and his ears seemed to still echo with the last words of Master Xu that he could not express any emotion:

"Don't learn from me."

In fact, even if he hadn't heard Master Xu's story, Zheng Fa felt that he would not waste half his life for this "Spiritual Crane Body".

Because he wanted to enter the immortal gate, he already had another better choice: the talisman master.

For Master Xu, "Spiritual Crane Body" was his only chance to transcend the mundane world, so it was naturally difficult for him to give up.

But according to the Seventh Young Master, becoming a talisman master also had the opportunity to enter the immortal gate.

The bigger reason why Zheng Fa didn't value "Spiritual Crane Body" as much as Master Xu was actually the way his wife did it - he showed a little bit of talent as a talisman master, and even analyzed two of the simplest Yuan Fu, and the wife gave him "Spiritual Crane Body". This indirectly showed that in the wife's heart, this "Spiritual Crane Body" that entered the Tao through martial arts was far inferior to Zheng Fa's talent as a talisman master, and even inferior to the simplest two Yuan Fu.

There was another thought that made Zheng Fa even more suspicious of the so-called martial arts:

If you can enter the immortal gate by practicing "Spirit Crane Body", why did the Seventh Young Master study the talisman diagram?

There must be some problems that Master Xu didn't know.

But these thoughts did not hinder Zheng Fa's interest in "Spirit Crane Body", a martial art that was legendary in the martial arts world.

On the side, the Seventh Young Master leaned over and followed Zheng Fa to read the "Spirit Crane Body" secret book.

After taking a look, the Seventh Young Master frowned: "This person talks a lot of nonsense."

Zheng Fa nodded. He hadn't seen the power of martial arts yet, but he understood the author's narcissism.

This set of "Spirit Crane Body" has a total of four books. Zheng Fa thought they were all about martial arts, but the first and thickest one was actually the author's own preface!

This person was nagging and wrote every detail of his life in the preface.

He said that he was originally a martial artist, but later he entered the immortal sect, but he still loved martial arts, so he created this set of "Spirit Crane Body", hoping that later generations would carry it forward.

Most of the content was about bragging about how powerful his martial arts were, how highly valued he was in the immortal sect, and how exquisite the skills he created were...

"He didn't create such a skill just because he wanted people to listen to his bragging, did he?" The Seventh Young Master said, touching his chin.

Zheng Fa actually felt that this view of listening to bragging to get martial arts was a little reasonable...

He flipped through the next few books, and surprisingly, the martial arts recorded in the second book was the "Pine Crane Posture" that Zheng Fa had already entered, so this was the reason why the lady asked him to learn "Spirit Crane Body"?

Because he showed a certain talent in Pine Crane Posture?

He skipped the second book and looked at the third and fourth books.

The fourth book was a martial art, the Spirit Crane Piercing Cloud Hand. It was very powerful according to the book, but it was not the core of the "Spirit Crane Body" skill.

Only the third book, with "Spirit Crane Heart Sutra" written on the cover, is the essence of this technique.

But Zheng Fa frowned unconsciously when he opened the third book, and the Seventh Young Master beside him was also confused, muttering: "What is this painting about?"

On the page, there is a human head and body, but there are two wings on the shoulder blades, and a pair of crane feet on the lower body. The unidentified creature covered with feathers poses in some incomprehensible postures, without any explanation or annotation.

Zheng Fa looked at it for a long time, but he really couldn't get the point. He was not discouraged. It was normal for him to not understand the martial arts that Master Xu had not been able to comprehend for twenty years.

...

In the lady's small building, the Seventh Young Master lifted the curtain and strode in.

"Hey? Look who's here?" The lady had a mocking smile on her face: "A rare guest!"

The seventh young master blushed: "Isn't it my duty to visit you, mother?"

"Is it my duty? Who has been avoiding me these years?"

"Isn't it..."

"Okay, you never come to my house for no reason, just tell me if you have anything to say."

"I want to learn "Spirit Crane Body" these days, but I can't understand it at all. Do you know the secret?"

"You want to learn?" The lady raised her eyebrows and looked at her son: "Didn't I give "Spirit Crane Body" to Zheng Fa?"

"I'm the young master, I want to see and learn, can he stop me?" The seventh young master looked domineering.

"Really?"

"I was thinking that Zheng Fa, a fool, would never learn it. If there is a secret, I will learn it and make him angry to death!" The seventh young master coughed and said.

"Is that so..." The lady nodded, as if she was convinced by him.

"Mother? Where's the secret?"

"Secret?" Madam patted her forehead and said, "I seem to have heard someone say that the person who created this technique once said that if you want to practice "Spirit Crane Body", the secret is all in the first volume."

"Really?"

"Can mother lie to you?"

"Mother, I have something to do, so I'll leave first!" The seventh young master turned and ran away. Madam looked at his back as he left, smiling.

...

"Zheng Fa! My mother said that if you want to practice "Spirit Crane Body", you have to read the first volume of the secret book!"

The seventh young master rushed in and said impatiently.

"Young master, did you ask Madam?" Zheng Fa was a little surprised.

"Just chatting, chatting about this." The seventh young master waved his hand: "Take out the first volume quickly, let's study it carefully."

Zheng Fa glanced at the seventh young master and took out the first volume of "Spirit Crane Body".

Gao Yuan stood far away, consciously not looking at this "Spirit Crane Body", but his eyes were still curiously looking over here.

Zheng Fa and the Seventh Young Master flipped through the first volume carefully and both frowned.

This is just an ordinary autobiography. Because the author was born a warrior and probably didn't go to school, the plot is vulgar and boring.

"Is there any secret code?"

Seventh Young Master guessed.

Zheng Fa shook his head: "It's not impossible, but we have to know the rules of secret codes."

Seventh Young Master didn't give up after hearing this. He pulled Zheng Fa to read the book over and over again, trying to find some rules.

After a long time, Seventh Young Master threw the book hard, and angrily launched a personal attack on the author of "Spirit Crane Body":

"What a broken book! It's not even as good as the nine-rate storybook!"

"Young Master, I'm going to vomit after reading it!"

"Is this person too idle! He climbed Qianshan to watch Qianyu and learned the unique skills. If he has this time, why doesn't he go to school and learn how to write a book!"

Zheng Fa shook his head and put the book on the table flat, but he had to admit in his heart that this book really didn't show any tricks of cultivation.

Gao Yuan, who was standing by, saw the two people's somewhat depressed expressions, and a smile unconsciously hung on the corners of his mouth.

The Seventh Young Master saw his expression and asked: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." Gao Yuan shook his head.

"Do you think that I, the young master, and Zheng Fa, who is more talented than you, can't understand, and make you feel happy?"

Gao Yuan blushed and said honestly in a low voice: "I haven't been practicing martial arts well recently. Now it seems that everyone seems to be about the same..."

Zheng Fa understands Gao Yuan quite well. Gao Yuan is the kind of person who likes to compare with others, is easily influenced by others, and is particularly prone to anxiety.

He is even confident that Gao Yuan should not have any bad intentions towards him, let alone say that he is jealous.

But according to Zheng Fa's observation, when a person does not do well in the exam, no one's comfort is as effective as his good brother's failed test paper...

"Almost?" The Seventh Young Master glanced at Gao Yuan: "Have you mastered the Songhe Posture?"

"Almost."

"You didn't practice the Songhe Posture, and he didn't practice the "Spiritual Crane Body", which is equivalent to one failing to pass the Tongsheng exam and the other failing to pass the Zhuangyuan exam." The Seventh Young Master had a sincere and heartbreaking doubt on his face: "Do you feel the same as him...?"

The smile slowly disappeared from Gao Yuan's face, and then appeared on the Seventh Young Master's dog face.