I'm Just Making Up The Exercises, My Disciple, Have You Really Mastered Them?

Chapter 2: Making Up Martial Arts on the Spot

"Disciple Xu Yan, greetings to Master!"

Xu Yan was extremely excited and immediately knelt down, respectfully kowtowing.

"Mm, get up."

Li Xuan silently reached out and closed the box containing the ceremony for accepting disciples. He had a serious expression, pretending to be a strict master.

He didn't originally intend to deceive anyone, but Xu Yan had given him too much.

He accepted the disciple, but as for cultivating martial arts?

None!

But it didn't matter, he could just make something up.

Li Xuan believed that in his past life, he was also a failed online writer, so making up a set of martial arts shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that Xu Yan's mind wasn't very sharp, he probably wouldn't be able to tell if the martial arts were real or fake.

As for not being able to make progress in cultivation?

That must be a problem with aptitude, not the martial arts.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan stood up excitedly, eagerly looking at Li Xuan.

"Master, when will you teach me the martial arts?"

Looking at Xu Yan's hopeful gaze, Li Xuan stood with one hand behind his back, pretending to be profound, and slowly said, "I will temporarily accept you as my disciple. However, if within a year, you cannot make any progress in cultivation, it means that we do not have the fate of master and disciple. We should not continue to bother each other. Do you understand?"

Xu Yan's heart trembled, he took a deep breath, and solemnly said, "I understand!"

"Master, please rest assured. If within a year, the disciple cannot make any progress, it is because of the disciple's lack of aptitude. It is not the master's fault. The disciple will definitely give up and not disturb the master's cultivation!"

Li Xuan's face was filled with relief. His disciple had such determination, which was really great.

Forget about a year, it would be impossible for Xu Yan to make any progress even in ten or a hundred years.

Before teaching Xu Yan the made-up martial arts, Li Xuan needed to understand the outside world's information and the situation of Martial Dao in this world.

Since Xu Yan mistakenly believed that he was a hidden expert who had retired from the world and was unaware of the outside situation, it was only natural for Li Xuan to directly inquire.

The less Li Xuan knew about the outside world, the more Xu Yan believed that he was a reclusive old monster with boundless cultivation and eternal youth.

Naturally, Li Xuan had no reservations.

After some understanding, Li Xuan had a general idea of the outside world.

The small village was located within East River County of the Qi Kingdom, which had been established for over a hundred years and was currently at its peak.

There were three countries in the world today: Qi Kingdom, Wu Country, and the Northern Barbarian Court.

From Xu Yan's words, it seemed that the Martial Dao in this world was not very advanced. There was no power to move mountains or control the air. The strongest could only leap several zhang and lift a thousand jin.

As for Xu Yan, he had been obsessed with some martial arts novels since he was young and aspired to find an expert and cultivate an extremely powerful martial art.

Therefore, he had gained some notoriety in East River County, but not a good reputation. People said that Young Master Xu's mind wasn't working well, actually believing in the legends from martial arts novels and seeking a reclusive expert to learn from!

After understanding the outside information, Li Xuan felt a bit regretful. This world wasn't a world of powerful martial arts? There was no incredibly strong Martial Dao?

Of course, it could also be that Xu Yan hadn't been exposed to it.

Regardless of which situation it was, it wasn't something Li Xuan could explore at this stage. After understanding the world's martial strength, he had a rough idea of how to fabricate a cultivation method to fool Xu Yan.

It would be impossible for him to successfully cultivate, so he could just fool him for now. If he couldn't make any progress, it would be because of Xu Yan's lack of aptitude, not because his martial arts were ineffective.

Thinking about this, Li Xuan spoke up, "The key to passing on the method of cultivation is the word 'enlightenment'. Whether you can enter the door or not depends on your aptitude and talent."

"I will give you one year. If you cannot enter the door within a year, then it is not meant to be."

While Xu Yan was excited, he also felt a bit nervous, afraid that he would not be able to enter the door of cultivation. Taking a deep breath, he respectfully said, "Please teach me the technique, Master. If I cannot enter the door, it is because of my own lack of virtue!"

Li Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and said in a slow tone, "On the path of Martial Dao, there is no end, but the beginning of cultivation involves Skin Refining, Bone Refining, Internal Organ Refining..."

Xu Yan's eyes were filled with excitement as he listened quietly, afraid of missing a single word.

As Li Xuan recalled the setting of cultivation realms he had made up when writing online novels in his previous life, he refined it further and organized a more complete outline of cultivation.

"At the beginning of Martial Dao, it starts with sensing the qi and blood. Only by sensing the qi and blood can one enter the stage of Skin Refining. If one cannot even sense the qi and blood, then it is all empty talk..."

"As the name suggests, Skin Refining is about tempering the skin. Once Skin Refining is perfected, it becomes incredibly tough. Ordinary people's swords and knives can hardly harm it, leaving only a shallow white mark when cut..."

Since he was making things up, he naturally exaggerated the power of Martial Dao. After Skin Refining is perfected, ordinary people's swords and knives can hardly harm it. Isn't that amazing?

Seeing Xu Yan's excited expression, he knew that he had already fooled him.

"This is the true Martial Dao! Just Skin Refining alone makes ordinary people's swords and knives ineffective. How much stronger will it be with Bone Refining and Internal Organ Refining?"

"I, Xu Yan, have finally found a hidden expert and learned the true Martial Dao. Once I enter the door, let's see who dares to mock me!"

Xu Yan's eyes were filled with fanaticism and his heart was filled with excitement.

"Master, is Skin Refining considered entering the door?"

Xu Yan asked excitedly.

"Well..."

Li Xuan instinctively wanted to nod and tell Xu Yan that Skin Refining is indeed entering the door.

But then he thought, wouldn't that seem too simple?

Since it was all made up anyway, he might as well continue to deceive him.

So he said seriously, "Of course not. Skin Refining, Bone Refining, Internal Organ Refining are just the foundation of Martial Dao. They can't even be considered entering the door!"

Xu Yan was shocked, "Skin Refining is already invulnerable to swords and knives. Bone Refining and Internal Organ Refining must be even more powerful. And this is not considered entering the door of Martial Dao? What kind of power will there be after entering the door?"

In that instant, Xu Yan was filled with longing and yearning for entering the door of Martial Dao.

"Master, what does it mean to truly enter the door of Martial Dao?"

"Martial Dao entry, when your Internal Organ Refining is complete, when your qi and blood circulate throughout your body, when your physical body undergoes a small transformation, when your tendons and bones thunder, and your qi and blood are like a raging river, then it can be considered entering the door."

"Master, what comes after entering the door? What about achieving small success and great success? How strong will one's power be?"

"Martial Dao is divided into realms. After entering the door, when your qi and blood soar to the sky, burning like fire, dispelling evil spirits, and boiling rivers and seas, that is considered great success..."

Li Xuan continued to make up on the spot.

The more Xu Yan listened, the more excited he became. He was about to ask more questions when Li Xuan waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Alright, you haven't even entered the door yet. Don't ask too much. Avoid being too ambitious. Cultivation requires patience. Being restless and impatient is not conducive to practice!"

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly and respectfully replied.

"Hmm!"

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue, but he hadn't finished making up the rest of the cultivation process.

The cultivation stages of Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Internal Organ Refining that he made up were enough to fool Xu Yan. Not to mention a year, it would be absolutely impossible for him to truly cultivate to the level of Skin Refining in ten or eight years.

Let's continue making things up.

(End of this chapter)