Chapter 5: Initial Cultivation of Divine Power

  Yang Feng took a deep breath after replaying all the scenes in his mind. He couldn't believe that he was being hunted down by the Yang family, only to be saved by the ancestors of the Yang family in the end. The twists and turns of life were indeed wonderful, but this didn't affect Yang Feng's determination to become stronger. His survival wasn't thanks to the Yang family, it was all because of fate. Those Yang family members who had once harmed him would definitely have to pay the price!

  Yang Feng still didn't have much energy, so he could only lie by the edge of the water pool. However, his brain was rapidly turning over, organizing all the martial arts moves he knew from simple to profound, and then determining the steps for him to cultivate these martial arts.

  Neigong naturally requires the simultaneous cultivation of Jiu Yang Shen Gong and Jiu Yin Zhen Jing. Although Yang Guo had speculated that these two techniques could be cultivated together, and that their combined power would certainly surpass that of either technique alone, he had never personally attempted it. Therefore, when Yang Feng set out to cultivate both divine techniques simultaneously, he had to be especially cautious.

  The Nine Yin Manual was written by Huang Zongxi in the Northern Song Dynasty. Huang Zongxi was originally a civil official, but after proofreading the Taoist Canon, he gained insight into the principles of martial arts. Later, Huang Zongxi was sent to eliminate the Ming Cult, but the government troops were unable to defeat them, and Huang Zongxi refused to give up. He single-handedly killed many members of the Ming Cult, which led to a group of people seeking revenge against him. Huang Zongxi was outnumbered and escaped, but his family was slaughtered. To avenge his deep hatred, Huang Zongxi went into hiding for over 40 years, thinking deeply about how to defeat his enemies' martial arts skills. More than 40 years later, he re-emerged in the world, but by then, all of his enemies had died, and even the young girl from back then had grown old. Huang Zongxi felt a sense of regret for his past obsession with hatred and wrote down all that he had learned in his life into the Nine Yin Manual, passing it on to future generations.

  The Jiuyang Shen Gong is said to have been created by Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of Chinese Buddhism. When this skill is mastered, a purple mist can be emitted from the body, which can spread freely inside and outside the body, making it invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire, poison gas, and physical attacks, resulting in an indestructible diamond-like body.

  Jiuyin Zhenjing mainly attacks, while Jiuyang Shengong mainly defends. Jiuyin Zhenjing contains countless mysterious moves with great power, but when Jiuyang Shengong is cultivated, it cannot be harmed by any martial arts in the world. It was based on these reasons that Yang Feng decided to cultivate both divine skills at the same time.

  However, Yang Feng, being a illegitimate son of the Yang family, did not have the qualifications to practice the family's martial arts. Even the Unrestrained Traveling Palm Technique was something he had learned in secret, but he could only mimic the movements and couldn't unleash the true power of the technique. Moreover, internal energy cultivation required starting from a young age, and Yang Feng was already sixteen years old without any foundation in internal energy, making it even more difficult for him to cultivate.

  Yang Feng searched for a long time in the Nine Yin Scriptures and the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and finally decided to cultivate the "Easy Tendon and Bone Tempering Chapter" in the Nine Yin Scriptures first. He would cultivate his body well, and as long as he cultivated this chapter, he would have a foundation for his future cultivation. Moreover, this chapter was from outside to inside, and it was relatively easier to cultivate.

  Although he had chosen the direction of his cultivation, Yang Feng still couldn't cultivate because he didn't have any energy left in him. How could he cultivate external skills like this? He could only wait until he recovered his strength before doing so.

  Yang Feng lay quietly by the water's edge until nearly noon, when he finally regained some strength. He flipped over and slowly crawled towards the shore, not stopping even after reaching land, but instead continuing to crawl towards a nearby fruit tree. Underneath the tree were several fruits that had fallen due to ripeness, although some were rotten, they could still save Yang Feng's life!

  After using up his last bit of strength to crawl under the fruit tree, Yang Feng leaned against the trunk and picked up two fruits with great difficulty. He held one in each hand, no longer caring about the rotten parts, and stuffed them directly into his mouth, then started chewing.

  As he ate the fruit in his hand, Yang Feng's eyes gradually became blurry, and tears flowed out uncontrollably. No matter how strong-willed he was, he was still just a sixteen-year-old boy after all. The slightly sour taste of the fruit reminded him of the hardships he had endured over the years. He fiercely wiped away his tears with his sleeve, clenched his fists tightly, and vowed in his heart to become the strongest person, so that he would never be bullied by anyone again!

  After eating a few more fruits, Yang Feng closed his eyes to rest and recover his strength. By the time it was almost dusk, Yang Feng was finally able to stand up, so he began searching for a place to stay in this small valley. The total area of the valley wasn't very large, with about half of it taken up by the pool of water, leaving only a few fruit trees and nothing else. Therefore, Yang Feng's search was relatively easy, but what made him somewhat disappointed was that he didn't find any place to stay like a cave. The surrounding cliffs were steep and there was no room for shelter.

  Yang Feng saw that there was no cave, so he had to take matters into his own hands. There were many branches in the small valley, so Yang Feng collected them and built a hut. He then covered the hut with dry reeds from the valley and also lined the inside of the hut with reeds, thus creating a simple little nest.

  Yang Feng sat beside his own little nest, first thinking about where he was now. When being chased to death, he had traveled south from Zhongnan Mountain, just wanting to return to the small Miao village where he was born, and back to his mother's side. From his memory, this place seemed to be a mountainous area in central China, but the specific location wasn't very clear. However, if he walked west after leaving the valley, he should be able to return to the small mountain village where he was born.

  Yang Feng now has nothing to rely on, the only thing he can rely on is himself. So after resting for a while, Yang Feng started practicing again. He wants to master his powerful strength as soon as possible, so that he can protect himself and no longer let himself get hurt.

  Yang Feng started practicing the Nine Yin Manual's Muscle/Tendon Changing and Marrow Washing chapter, which is an external to internal cultivation method that focuses on tempering one's body, constantly hammering away at it until the channels and bones are strengthened, laying a solid foundation for future internal power training.

  Yang Feng, who had never practiced before, suffered a lot when he was practicing this move, but he persisted. He found the thickest tree in the small valley and started punching and kicking it, not only that, he also used his shoulders to collide with it, his back to collide with it, and his chest to collide with it, until he had no strength left before stopping.

  At this time, Yang Feng's fists, legs and feet were all bloody, his entire body was a mass of purple and black bruises, the intense pain made Yang Feng's forehead sweat profusely, panting heavily, but after recovering his strength, Yang Feng began to abuse the tree again.

  Yang Feng trained his body day and night, resting on the ground when he was exhausted, eating a few fruits when he was hungry, and then continuing to torture that tree. Days passed like this, and after a month, Yang Feng made great progress. This month of physical training had made his body more robust, and his originally weak physique had become slightly plumper. Although the muscles on his body were not very obvious, they could already be seen to some extent.

  What's more, Yang Feng is now still abusing that tree every day, and his whole body is covered in bruises, but he hasn't seen any blood flowing from it again. This progress has made Yang Feng even more frantic, and he seizes every opportunity to abuse the tree, as if it were his arch-nemesis. He wants to vent all his grievances on that tree!

  Yang Feng continued to train his body non-stop, and during rest, he organized the martial arts in his mind, familiarizing himself with them repeatedly. In his mind, he continuously demonstrated them, but Yang Feng didn't rush to cultivate because the Nine Yin True Classics' Easy Tendon and Bone Tempering chapter hadn't been cultivated yet, making it impossible to cultivate other martial arts.

  Yang Feng's mind was still very firm, although the temptation of those martial arts in his brain was very great, but Yang Feng had been enduring and not practicing because he knew that without a good foundation, it was impossible to obtain the most powerful power. Even if one could gain extremely powerful strength in a short period of time, if the foundation was poor, then he would only stop there and would not achieve greater accomplishments.

  Yang Feng's goal was not to be temporarily strong, but to stand above others forever, with no one able to surpass him. So even if the temptation was great, he persisted in training his body and would not cultivate other martial arts until he had fully mastered this Easy Tendon and Bone Strengthening chapter!

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