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

Chapter 27: Martial Dao Entry, called Lifeblood Realm

"The Firemane Wolf is indeed quite powerful for you. If you choose to give up, I won't blame you. I am pleased that you have remained steadfast and broken through the barrier to temper your jade bones," Li Xuan expressed his approval to his disciple.

"But remember, disciple, while it is commendable to face difficulties head-on, Martial Dao cultivators are not brutes or mindless individuals. Brutes only know how to be reckless, and that won't last in the long run," Li Xuan carefully advised.

He must give his disciple a reminder not to do anything too dangerous! Otherwise, if this foolish disciple were to imagine his words and fearlessly engage in dangerous activities, only to lose his life, Li Xuan would be devastated.

Whether or not he can become invincible depends on this foolish disciple!

He must not die prematurely!

With Xu Yan's tendency to imagine things and his extraordinary self-awareness, words need not be explicitly stated. Space must be left for him to comprehend.

Xu Yan respectfully said, "Master's teachings are engraved in my heart!"

Li Xuan's mind raced as he continued, "We cultivators emphasize comprehension and discerning between good and bad. When it's time to retreat, we retreat; when it's time to advance, we advance. We must have a flexible mind and keen insight into crises...

"We must be adept at using wisdom and seizing opportunities... Those who only care about immediate gains or losses are brutes, while those without courage and determination are mediocre.

"In short, don't be rigid, understand?"

Xu Yan respectfully said, "Master, I understand!"

He sighed inwardly, "Master's words hold deep meaning, too profound. This is the path of Martial Dao. I have only comprehended a part of it, to be flexible in facing enemies and to be courageous and decisive. These are just the superficial meanings.

"My Martial Dao realm is still too low.

"I have too little experience, but I will remember Master's words to be flexible and not rigid!"

Li Xuan glanced at his disciple and wondered if this foolish disciple had engaged in self-imagination and truly understood his meaning.

He probably understood, right?

After all, this kid is quick-witted and not rigid like others.

What should he do next?

Continue teaching Xu Yan the cultivation method?

But he hasn't figured it out yet!

Since Xu Yan was able to successfully cultivate and he himself could receive feedback, he couldn't just randomly make things up. It had to be logical and sound powerful when heard.

He hadn't thought about the Martial Dao realm yet.

As for the current entry-level Martial Dao, let's call it the Lifeblood Realm.

Anyway, it was something he made up, so the name of the realm could be arbitrary.

What should be the next step in cultivation?

What realm should it be?

Li Xuan needed to spend some time pondering. It had to be distinct and sound logical, with solid theoretical foundations.

Fortunately, he had been a web novel writer in his previous life, so making up cultivation settings didn't pose a challenge to him.

It would just take some time.

So, Li Xuan said, "Since you just broke through, take some time to stabilize."

"Yes, Master!"

"Martial Dao knows no limits. Remember, entry-level is just the beginning of the Martial Dao path," Li Xuan, with the appearance of a strict teacher, continued, "Martial Dao entry is called the Lifeblood Realm. Right now, you have only just entered the Lifeblood Realm. When you cultivate to the blood state I displayed earlier, that will be the completion of the Lifeblood Realm."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan felt greatly encouraged.

"So, Martial Dao entry is called the Lifeblood Realm!

"And I have only just entered the Lifeblood Realm. The blood power displayed by Master earlier was so terrifying, yet such terrifying strength is only the completion of the Lifeblood Realm."

Li Xuan thought about his own strength, which was a hundred times greater than someone at the same realm. Even if Xu Yan were to cultivate to the completion of the blood state, he would still be far inferior to him.

However, the lifeblood surging to a hundred zhang, has already reached the pinnacle of the Lifeblood Realm.

Then he said again, "Of course, my strength is ultimately too high. Even if you have reached the pinnacle of the Lifeblood Realm, you still cannot reach my level. A hundred zhang of lifeblood, blazing like flames, able to repel evil and change, that is the pinnacle."

Xu Yan respectfully said, "Disciple understands!"

A hundred zhang of lifeblood is the completion of the Lifeblood Realm!

Killing enemies from a hundred zhang away!

What tremendous power this is.

In terms of the strength of the martial artists in the Qi Kingdom, Xu Yan is confident that he can sweep through the entire martial world. Even those legendary top experts would not be a match for him with just one punch.

He feels that with his current strength, he is probably enough to disregard the Qi Kingdom's emperor.

However, he still needs to be low-key. Who knows if there are Martial Dao experts like his master hiding somewhere?

So, Xu Yan asked, "Master, how is the strength in the Martial Dao world? In the Qi Kingdom where I am, the martial arts strength is too low. Even if they are top experts, I feel like I could kill them with just one breath!"

Li Xuan was surprised in his heart. Is the martial strength in the Qi Kingdom really that low?

Kill top martial artists with just one breath?

However, judging from the strength of the Firemane Wolf in the Evil Demon Forest, the martial strength in this world should not be so low.

As for whether there is a Martial Dao world in this world, Li Xuan naturally does not know. Looking at Xu Yan's expectant gaze, he said, "Once your strength improves, you will naturally come into contact with it. Don't aim too high. With such weak strength, going to places with strong experts will only make you cannon fodder."

Xu Yan pondered for a moment and nodded, "Master is right!"

Then he curiously asked, "Master, what realm are you in?"

Li Xuan smiled mysteriously, looked up at the sky, and said softly, "Realm? That is something too distant..."

Xu Yan was taken aback. The realm is something too distant?

"Master said that the Martial Dao has no limits. Could it be that Master means he has already surpassed all existing realms?"

With this thought, Xu Yan was shocked.

Indeed, he thought, his master is truly extraordinary, a hidden expert who has long transcended the Martial Dao world.

"Master, I understand!"

Xu Yan said solemnly.

Li Xuan was a little confused. What did this foolish disciple understand again?

Standing up, hands behind his back, walking with a leisurely pace, he walked towards the house and said, "Disciple, consolidate your strength."

"Yes, Master!"

Li Xuan returned to the house, calming his excited heart, and began to ponder how to create a fictitious martial art technique.

"The entry point of the Martial Dao is the Lifeblood Realm, and the cultivation in the Lifeblood Realm is the cultivation of lifeblood. The stronger the lifeblood, the stronger the physical body and the strength. So, what is the reasonable way to cultivate after the Lifeblood Realm?"

"Even if it's made up, there should be a framework, a theory for the disciple to comprehend."

"I've got it!"

"Above the Lifeblood Realm is the Innate Realm, where lifeblood condenses into Innate True Qi."

"Innate cultivators can control their qi and soar through the sky, traveling a hundred li in an instant..."

"How can one cultivate into the Innate Realm?"

After some contemplation, Li Xuan determined the realm after the Lifeblood Realm, the Innate Realm!

But how to break through to the Innate Realm?

Li Xuan thought of refining the Qi Refining blood into True Qi, and first, he needed to open the Qi Sea in the dantian...

"Opening the Qi Sea in the dantian, refining True Qi, transforming acquired into innate... How to open the Qi Sea in the dantian?"

"Forget it, just come up with a theory and let the disciple comprehend it. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"The Conception Vessel, the Governing Vessel... Opening up the Conception and Governing Vessels... It's not mysterious enough. Let's call it the Bridge of Heaven and Earth."

"That's right, let's call it the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, opening the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, laying the foundation to control the great power of heaven and earth..."

(End of this chapter)