Chapter 17: Lingyun Wood

Mr. Su was actually performing martial arts in front of them!

Xiao Tianque and Zi Jin exchanged glances, their curiosity piqued as they watched intently.

They saw Su Yi's movements smooth and flowing, every gesture exuding a unique and profound charm.

In a trance, Zi Jin seemed to see a celestial crane soaring in the sky, dancing and frolicking in the sea of clouds, free and unrestrained.

Suddenly, the scene changed, and a towering blue pine stood upright, majestic as the backbone of eternity, supporting the heavens, earth, mountains, and rivers, vast and immeasurable!

Zi Jin couldn't help but be captivated, her mind shaken. What kind of martial arts technique was this?

"Hmm?"

At the same time, Xiao Tianque's pupils contracted slightly.

In his perception, as Su Yi's aura circulated, strands of spiritual energy in the vicinity of the mulberry grove flowed towards him as if converging into one.

"What kind of boxing technique is this? It can actually draw in spiritual energy into the body," Xiao Tianque's heart trembled.

With his cultivation at the Triple Nurturing Furnace Realm, he was already a renowned martial arts master in the Da Zhou Region, highly respected and admired by all.

But this was the first time he had witnessed such a remarkable technique!

"It embodies the spirit of pine and crane, the essence of freedom and transcendence. With every breath, it can draw in spiritual energy to temper the body. Could this be a 'Elemental Realm Secret Art'?" Xiao Tianque's gaze drifted.

He remembered some secrets and rumors. It was said that when one's cultivation broke through to the Fourth Level of Martial Dao, and they embarked on the path to the Elemental Realm, they could master unimaginable "Elemental Arts" secret techniques!

Those powers were capable of splitting mountains and diverting rivers with a single move, summoning thunder with a breath, and flying through the air as if they were immortals.

Such individuals were often referred to as "Land Immortals."

The secret techniques controlled by those in the Elemental Realm were known as "Elemental Arts"!

It was a wondrous inheritance that could astonish the world, a method to seize opportunities from the heavens!

As a martial arts master, Xiao Tianque had the privilege of witnessing the demeanor of a Land Immortal.

Therefore, he was absolutely certain that Elemental Realm Secret Arts truly existed!

Until Su Yi stopped his movements, Xiao Tianque suddenly snapped out of his trance, and his gaze towards Su Yi subtly changed.

"Mr. Su, what kind of technique are you cultivating? It... it made me have illusions in my mind," Zi Jin exclaimed, not thinking too much about it, only feeling that the technique was incredible.

"Just a basic foundation-building technique," Su Yi casually replied.

Although the Songhe Body Tempering Art could be considered the number one foundation-building technique in the Great Wilderness Nine Provinces, it was still just a foundation-building technique, only used to temper the cultivation of the Martial Dao Fourth Realm.

"A foundation-building technique..." Zi Jin was taken aback and somewhat confused. Was every foundation-building technique so extraordinary?

Su Yi didn't explain further and looked at Xiao Tianque, saying, "There are two ways to eliminate the injuries within your body. One way is for me to create another prescription for you, and within ten days, the injuries will be completely resolved."

"But if you choose this method, you will never be able to break through your current martial realm for the rest of your life."

Xiao Tianque's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, Mr. Su, what is the second method?"

Su Yi casually replied, "The second method is simple: tell me the cultivation technique you have learned."

"Ah?" Zi Jin exclaimed, caught off guard.

The technique her grandfather, Xiao Tianque, had learned was called the "Golden Ripple Art," a secret technique passed down within the Lanling Xiao clan. Even within the Lanling Xiao clan, only direct descendants were qualified to practice it!

How could it be easily revealed?

Xiao Tianque also hesitated visibly.

Revealing the secret technique would involve the core of the clan, a matter that even as a martial arts master, he had to consider carefully.

However, he gritted his teeth and said, "I choose the second method."

Zi Jin was clearly anxious, but Xiao Tianque shook his head, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.

Su Yi nodded and said, "A smart choice."

Immediately, Xiao Tianque recounted the details of the "Golden Ripple Art" to Su Yi.

Zi Jin listened on the side and realized that her grandfather had not concealed anything. Her heart trembled.

This was the ancestral supreme skill of their clan!

And it was being revealed just like that?

If the clan were to find out, her grandfather would face severe criticism and pressure!

They might even resort to using all their power to silence this Mr. Su!

While Zi Jin's thoughts raced, Su Yi had already spoken.

"As expected, as I anticipated, this technique has significant flaws. You were able to cultivate it to the third level of the Furnace Nurturing Realm, but I'm afraid you must have experienced numerous life-threatening dangers before that."

"Flaws?" Zi Jin widened her bright eyes, her face filled with disbelief.

This was the renowned breathing technique of their Lanling Xiao clan, passed down through generations for thousands of years. It was recognized as a top-tier breathing technique in the world!

How could it possibly have flaws?

Xiao Tianque seemed to recall something, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and his face changed as he said, "Mr. Su is right. In my cultivation journey, I have encountered three life-threatening dangers. One occurred when I broke through from the Qi Gathering Realm to the Furnace Nurturing Realm, and the other two happened within the Furnace Nurturing Realm."