The Tianyun Wu Fu was founded only eighty years ago, while the Seventh Xuan Wu Fu has a six-hundred-year inheritance history as a third-rate sect established by the Seventh Xuan Valley. There are many inherited martial arts to choose from in the Wu Fu!

  Practicing the Tianyun Wu Fus inherited Gong Fa, reaching the sixth stage of body refinement is a distant hope. However, practicing the Qixuan Wu Fus inherited Gong Fa, as long as one has four-star heavenly talent, breaking through the condensed pulse stage isnt a difficult task!

  As for Lin Ming, he didnt have a decent martial art to practice, relying solely on a book called "Martial Arts for Beginners". Every day, he would punch trees and use a deboning knife to dissect bones. This was Lin Mings path to martial arts!

  In these years, he relied on these methods he explored himself and his diligence to step into the first threshold of practicing the body!

  Inheritance is really too important for him!

  Lin Ming was extremely excited in his heart, and he eagerly absorbed and organized the knowledge of this inherited martial art. Soon, the "Chaotic Astral Fist Scripture" brought him another surprise!

  "The Chaotic Cauldron Scripture" is a top-level physical cultivation technique in the Divine Realm. Although its top-level, after all, its just a physical cultivation technique, so its not extremely precious in the Divine Realm. What excited Lin Ming was that he finally found out what this so-called Divine Realm actually was.

  The Divine Realm is a world of a higher level, where the world has been passed down for millions and millions of years. Whether its physical training, martial arts, the use of various weapons, skills, and formations, everything has developed to the extreme. That is the world of great martial artists, their abilities are fundamentally beyond what Lin Ming can imagine at this stage!

  In this way, the value of "Hunyuan Lianquan Jing" is immeasurable! And that magic cube stored more soul fragments, when ones own strength is sufficient, it should be possible to merge more!

  Lin Mings heart was extremely excited at this thought.

  Lin Ming is now afraid of losing this cultivation method halfway, after all, the soul fragment he merged with was only a small piece to begin with. If he loses the cultivation method, it would be a pity. Fortunately, he has been merging continuously, and the "Hunyuan Lianfa" remains intact, from practicing strength, practicing flesh, practicing internal organs, to transforming tendons, tempering bones, and condensing pulse, all are present.

  This was enough to shock Lin Ming, because in the Tian Yuan Continent, ordinary body-refining techniques only targeted one stage, such as the "Easy Tendon Scripture" that specialized in tendon transformation, the "Bone Forging Golden Body Technique" that specialized in bone forging, and the "Nine Meridian Divine Technique" that specialized in meridian condensation. The "Hunyuan Lianyun Scripture", on the other hand, was a single technique that could take him from practicing strength to meridian condensation. And after this, something even more shocking happened to Lin Ming.

  In the Tianyuan continent where Lin Ming is located, the Condensation stage marks the end of the Body Tempering stage, after which one enters the Qi Accumulation stage. The Qi Accumulation stage is divided into the Postnatal realm and the Prenatal realm. The Condensation stage is a critical juncture, and many people get stuck at the Bone Forging stage, unable to progress further in their lifetime.

  The state of Jing Mai is the limit of the human body, which is common sense. However, in "Hunyuan Gongfa Jing", there is another state after Jing Mai - Quan Sui!

  On the basis of Tempering Marrow, there are actually eight gates of escape, with the eight trigrams corresponding to the positions of the nine-star heavenly bodies, opening up the eight gates within the body, and the Nine-Star Palace, one can break through the limits of physical strength and impact even higher realms!

  Whether its refining the marrow or Eight Gates Escaping Technique, neither affects a martial artists entry into the Post-Heaven and Pre-Heaven realms. This is equivalent to having several more levels than others, and the benefits are self-evident!

  Lin Ming was already shocked speechless by this point; just the "Chaotic Astral Fist" alone was a treasure of the world!

  Lin Ming was eager to start cultivating, but before he did, he first checked the Rubiks Cube in his chest pocket. However, as soon as he looked, he froze - the cube had disappeared!

  Lin Ming broke out in a cold sweat, stretched out his hand to touch, but felt a strange sensation on his chest. He lifted up his clothes and found that the skin under the left breast pocket had an extra strange symbol, which was one of the mysterious inscriptions on the magic cube.

  Has the magic cube entered his body? Lin Ming recalled that when the holy woman summoned the magic cube, it seemed to be summoned from the flesh of her palm, which wasnt strange. However, he himself didnt seem to have any idea how to re-summon the magic cube.

  Having tried, Lin Ming was somewhat disappointed. There were thousands of millions of soul fragments in the magic cube, and he had only chosen the smallest and dimmest one to get such a precious thing. If he could merge more souls, it would be an unimaginable treasure.

  Lin Ming suddenly laughed at himself, thinking that he was blinded by his own ignorance. A weak and ownerless spiritual soul almost swallowed his consciousness, not to mention the stronger spiritual soul fragments that could directly kill him in an instant. What a joke.

  It seems that whether its the secrets of the Rubiks Cube or those mysterious soul fragments, theyll have to wait until Ive cultivated myself to a higher level before studying them. For now, being anxious and hesitant is no good, so Id better focus on cultivating the "Chaotic Fist Scripture" as soon as possible.

  Then, Lin Ming calmed down and began to comprehend this ancient divine realm inheritance technique.

  The essence of "Hunyuan Gongfa" is to cultivate a divine weapon that is unbreakable and possesses astonishing power.

  Not only that, "Hunyuan Qigong" also emphasizes the use of force techniques. Just the first set of exercises is already very different from traditional qigong methods.

  Ordinary gong methods power training, reaching a thousand jin of strength is considered small achievement. One punch can shatter an iron-wood stake. In the Bajiquan manual, not only must one train in strength, but also practice controlling that strength. When trained to great achievement, one can use their palm to strike the stake into fine threads, or even cotton!

  Seeing this, Lin Mings heart was filled with longing. Without a doubt, cultivating the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor Sutra would make him much stronger than ordinary Body Tempering experts!

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  Three days later——

  At the foot of Mount Tai, the bright moon hung high in the sky, the vast expanse like a curtain. Lin Ming stood with his eyes closed on the grassy ground, breathing at a special frequency, and he stood there for an unknown amount of time, his entire body as still as a sculpture under the moonlight.

  He was practicing, a unique true yuan operation method recorded in the "Hunyuan Fist Scripture" - "Hunyuan True Yuan Secret", this set of techniques has a total of seven layers, which can better utilize true yuan to temper and forge muscles and bones. After the technique is fully mastered, both strength and tenacity will be greatly enhanced, far surpassing others in the same realm!

  Under the caress of the night wind, countless blades of grass swayed like waves, layer upon layer. Lin Mings breathing seemed to be synchronized with this undulation, as if he had completely merged with his surroundings, becoming one with them.

  The moon passes over the treetops, a drop of cold dew quietly condenses on the edge of the leaves at the top of Lin Mings head, and with a slight shake of the leaves, the heavy dewdrop falls silently.

  Lin Ming, who had been motionless, suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his right hand, and a dewdrop landed precisely on the tip of his finger. It then rolled down along his finger to his palm, where Lin Ming clenched his fist, grasping the dewdrop in his hand. His shoulder shook, and with a sudden burst of energy, he punched out with his leg and waist.

  "Bang!"

  With a dull thud, the iron-wood tree in front of Lin Ming suddenly had its bark flying everywhere, and out of thin air, a fist-sized hole appeared, almost half a foot deep!

  Lin Ming took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and relaxed his hand. The dewdrop continued to roll down, landing on the grass leaf with a faint "plop" sound, shattering into pieces.

  Seeing this scene, Lin Mings face revealed a hint of a smile.

  "The Chaotic Fist Scripture" requires mastery of power to the realm of perfection, where a single punch can shatter dew drops without scattering them. Although Im still far from meeting the requirements of "The Chaotic Fist Scripture", its also considered somewhat of an achievement.

  And that punch just now, on the iron-hard Ironwood, can leave a small half-inch deep fist mark. If it were three days ago, having half an inch would be good enough. This is all thanks to the "Chaos True Origin Formula".

  For the past three days, Lin Ming had been practicing the Chaotic True Primordial Art without rest, and he finally managed to grasp the threshold, but it was still far from achieving the first minor completion.

  In fact, Lin Mings cultivation was so smooth because he had borrowed the light of that senior great ability. The many experiences and insights in that seniors memory were very beneficial to Lin Mings cultivation, and even the operation of his techniques had already penetrated deep into that seniors soul. All Lin Ming needed to do was use his own body to remember them.

  Due to his frantic cultivation, Lin Mings consumption of medicinal materials was also extremely fast. He had already used up three pieces of Blood Spirit Grass and at this rate, he would use them all up in less than half a month.

  Although the method has been found, the problem of medicinal materials has not been solved yet...

  Two more days passed, and Lin Mings strength grew stronger. Now, he could easily defeat a first-level Bone Forging Beast in the Great Ming Pavilion without even breaking a sweat. Even second-level magical beasts could be taken down with just four or five swift cuts, still leaving him feeling effortless.

  ……

  One morning, Lin Xiaodong came to Daming Xuan and found Lin Ming. The two had a pre-arranged transmission symbol between them. Lin Ming only told Lin Xiaodong that he was working at Daming Xuan but didnt tell him the reason.

  "Annual Martial Arts Trading Convention?" Lin Ming was slightly taken aback. This martial arts trading convention was exactly the place that Lin Xiaodong had proposed to go to.

  "Yes, all sorts of martial arts masters and noble families will be there. The things sold inside are not the rarest, only even rarer!"

  Lin Ming shrugged and said, "How can we afford that kind of thing? I only have less than twenty taels of gold left on me."

  "It cant be bought, just take a look and gain some experience. Besides, were about to enter the Wu Fu, we should have a decent weapon in hand. We cant afford top-grade treasures, but I can still afford mid-to-high-end fine weapons."

  Lin Xiaodong has already said so much, Lin Ming also doesnt want to spoil the mood, going out to gain some experience is good too.

  The two walked together, with Lin Xiaodong talking non-stop all the way. He shared various gossip and news about the trading fair, which was located near the Seventh Martial House in the suburbs of the city, an area that wasnt very prosperous. As they passed through the bustling streets, they took a shortcut through a small alley when Lin Ming suddenly stopped in his tracks, placing one hand on Lin Xiaodongs shoulder.

  "Whats wrong, Ming Ge?" Lin Xiaodong was perplexed.

  "Someone is blocking our way," Lin Ming said, his hand touching the waist, pulling out the Bone Dissolving Dagger he had been using at Daming Hall. These days, Lin Ming had been cultivating the Chaotic True Primordial Scripture, and his perception had become many times sharper.

  He almost immediately guessed who the visitor was. Two days ago, when he was driven out by his landlord, he hit a pointed-eared monkey guy. Now, this guys master had come to his door, and Lin Ming was well prepared for this moment.

  Note: The Eight Gates of the Trigrams originated from Chinas traditional culture and are not exclusive to comics.