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Join the ServerQing Yuan and Qing Liang looked at Lin Yang with expressions of utter amazement.
Although neither of them possessed the martial knowledge to truly understand how difficult it was to modify an internal cultivation method, they had always believed that such a feat was something only their grandmaster, Zhang Sanfeng, could accomplish.
Yet their little junior brother had dared to attempt it only a short time after entering Wudang.
They couldn’t help agreeing with Yu Daiyan.
Their junior brother’s courage was simply far too great.
Even so…
No matter what they thought, they couldn’t stand by and watch Yu Daiyan enforce the sect’s disciplinary rules.
If those punishments were truly carried out…
Lin Yang wouldn’t be able to get out of bed for months.
The two brothers hurriedly stepped in front of Yu Daiyan’s reclining chair.
“Master, please calm your anger!”
“Please, Master!”
“Junior Brother didn’t do it out of malice.”
“Why don’t you hear him out first?”
“What if… this cultivation method really isn’t harmful?”
Even as they spoke, however, neither of them truly believed their own words.
Yu Daiyan glared at them.
“So now even the two of you refuse to obey your master’s words?”
“We wouldn’t dare!”
The two immediately straightened up and stepped back before looking helplessly toward Lin Yang.
Lin Yang sighed inwardly before speaking.
“Master…”
“I truly shouldn’t have modified our sect’s internal cultivation method without permission.”
“But… why don’t you hear it first?”
“If there’s truly something wrong with it, I’ll stop cultivating it immediately and willingly accept whatever punishment you see fit.”
“But if it turns out there’s nothing wrong with it…”
“…wouldn’t punishing me now be unjust?”
“Good!”
“Good!”
“Very good!”
Yu Daiyan laughed in anger.
“So you’re still refusing to admit your mistake.”
“Fine.”
“Tell me about this so-called improved cultivation method of yours.”
“I want to see exactly what kind of internal cultivation method a mere child like you claims to have created.”
Now that Yu Daiyan had agreed, Lin Yang wasted no time.
He immediately began reciting the cultivation method he had developed from studying the effects of the Qi-Gathering Pill.
In reality, his cultivation method had already undergone three separate revisions.
The first version was the original technique inspired by the Qi-Gathering Pill.
The second version expanded its effects to roughly seventy percent of the body’s meridians and acupoints, reaching the limit his body could safely endure at the time.
The final version encompassed every meridian and every acupoint throughout his body.
However…
That final version had only become possible after the Top Scholar System rewarded him with Meridian Toughness +1.
Without that enhancement, even he couldn’t have cultivated it successfully.
The latter two versions were also incomparably more complicated.
The breathing patterns…
The rhythm of inhalation and exhalation…
The circulation of intent…
Everything had become extraordinarily intricate.
Lin Yang wasn’t confident that Yu Daiyan would be able to judge such a complex technique accurately.
If his master failed to cultivate it and mistakenly concluded that the technique was flawed…
He might force Lin Yang to abandon it altogether.
That would create even greater trouble.
So Lin Yang chose to explain only the earliest version.
As Lin Yang carefully recited the breathing patterns…
The constantly shifting rhythms of inhalation and exhalation…
And the movements of one’s mental focus…
Yu Daiyan’s brows gradually drew together.
Before becoming crippled, he had been a genuine Postnatal Realm expert.
His understanding of martial arts far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.
The more he listened…
The more he felt that this cultivation method…
Actually seemed feasible.
Little by little, the anger within him subsided.
He glanced at his youngest disciple, who stood there obediently waiting.
Then…
He silently adjusted his own breathing.
Following Lin Yang’s instructions, he guided his intent.
His first attempt only reached a third of the sequence before his breathing faltered, forcing him to stop.
After calming the surging qi and blood within his body, Yu Daiyan rested briefly before trying again.
The second attempt…
The third…
Each time, he progressed a little farther.
By the seventh…
Then the eighth attempt…
He finally completed the entire breathing cycle.
The instant he did…
He felt the internal energy inside his body begin to fluctuate in response.
Its quantity…
Was increasing.
Only by an incredibly tiny amount…
So slight that most people would never notice it.
Yet it was undeniably growing.
A tidal wave of shock exploded inside Yu Daiyan’s heart.
His breathing immediately became unstable.
Qi and blood surged violently through his body, causing his face to flush crimson.
Yet he paid no attention to his own condition.
Instead, he carefully reflected on the effects of the breathing technique he had just completed.
There were no flaws.
None whatsoever.
On the contrary…
Once successfully executed, the breathing method increased the efficiency of cultivating internal energy by several times.
Yu Daiyan slowly raised his head.
He stared at Lin Yang in utter disbelief.
“Where…”
“…did you obtain this cultivation method?”
“Who taught it to you?”
His voice had never sounded so severe.
He simply couldn’t believe that a child like Lin Yang had truly created such a technique.
Countless possibilities flashed through his mind.
Had Lin Yang stumbled upon some incredible opportunity before entering Wudang?
Had someone secretly passed this technique to him?
Or…
Could this child somehow be an infiltrator sent by Wudang’s enemies?
“Master…”
“This cultivation method truly was improved by your disciple.”
“No one taught it to me.”
Seeing Yu Daiyan’s reaction, Lin Yang finally relaxed.
His master clearly hadn’t found anything wrong with the technique.
Which was only natural.
After all…
The Top Scholar System had already verified it.
How could there possibly be a flaw?
“Lin San!”
Yu Daiyan no longer addressed him by his Daoist name.
Instead, he called him by the name he had before joining Wudang.
It was obvious that suspicion had already taken root in his heart.
“You think I’m some ignorant child?”
“At your age…”
“How could you possibly create an internal cultivation method like this?”
Feeling wronged, Lin Yang could only explain once more.
“Master…”
“It really was created by me.”
“I started with Wudang’s Fundamental Internal Cultivation Method.”
“Then I combined it with the effects I observed after taking the Qi-Gathering Pills.”
“My goal was simply…”
“…to make Wudang’s cultivation method refine internal energy as efficiently as the Qi-Gathering Pill.”
“The Qi-Gathering Pill?”
Yu Daiyan froze.
It had been a very long time since he had taken one himself.
Ever since becoming crippled, every Qi-Gathering Pill allocated to him by Wudang had been passed on to Lin Yang and the others.
After all…
As a cripple, cultivating more internal energy served little purpose.
The pills were far better used to strengthen his disciples’ foundations.
Now, hearing Lin Yang’s explanation…
Yu Daiyan carefully recalled the sensation of taking a Qi-Gathering Pill in the past.
Then he compared it to the feeling produced by the breathing technique he had just practiced.
The similarities…
Were astonishing.
Could it be…
His youngest disciple hadn’t lied at all?
Had this child truly combined Wudang’s Fundamental Internal Cultivation Method with the principles of the Qi-Gathering Pill…
And created an even more powerful cultivation method for refining qi and blood?
The thought caused Yu Daiyan’s breathing to quicken.
“Which one of you still has a Qi-Gathering Pill?”
“Bring me one immediately!”
His voice became unusually urgent.
At this moment…
He desperately wanted to compare the effects of the breathing technique with those of an actual Qi-Gathering Pill.
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