Chapter 2: Mysterious Kung Fu

  Since obtaining the mysterious technique in his mind, Xiao Ling Tianyu has been very entangled. He is worried about the origin of this technique, as his father had once said that some evil techniques can make people quickly advance, but they will lose their nature and go crazy, becoming someone else. However, over the past few days, every day when Xiao Ling Tianyu practices and meditates, the technique appears in his mind, even when he sleeps, the text still emerges in his mind. But whenever he tries to observe it, he uncontrollably wants to learn it, and he feels a sense of familiarity and closeness to this technique.

  Finally, one evening, Ling Tianyu couldn't hold back his curiosity. He thought to himself: "If I find out that this is an evil cultivation method, then I won't cultivate it anymore." So he began to sit in meditation and cultivate according to the method written down. Ling Tianyu felt a warm energy flowing through his entire body, making him feel very comfortable. His true energy continuously gathered within his body, then dispersed, and finally condensed into a ball that rotated and compressed repeatedly. Every time the ball of true energy rotated once, it would be compressed smaller by one circle. The true energy continued to compress and shrink until it was about the size of a soybean. "Boom!" A loud noise erupted as the true energy exploded. It scattered throughout Ling Tianyu's body, and he let out a comfortable sigh. To his surprise, Ling Tianyu discovered that he could see the changes within his own body. His true energy filled his entire body, circulating endlessly, and amidst this vast amount of true energy, there were also threads of crimson-colored true energy.

  Suddenly, Ling Tianyu thought to himself, "Could it be that I have developed spiritual awareness?" His father had once told him that when one cultivates the Dao of Heaven and Earth, they will produce spiritual awareness, which can observe one's internal situation. At first, people who are newly born with spiritual awareness can only observe situations within a thirty-meter radius around them. Little Ling Tianyu hastily released his own spiritual awareness and was delighted to discover that he could actually observe situations up to a hundred meters away, which was equivalent to the abilities of a peak-stage Heaven and Earth cultivator. This cultivation method had brought so many benefits to Little Ling Tianyu, and yet he didn't feel that it was an evil cultivation method. Instead, this cultivation method made Ling Tianyu feel a sense of righteousness and a majestic aura, like that of a king. In his heart, Little Ling Tianyu was secretly delighted, thinking that this wasn't an evil cultivation method after all.

  The next day, Little Ling Tianyu opened his sleepy eyes, breathed in the fresh air, and felt a refreshing spirit. After doing some simple washing, he ran to practice his family's traditional martial art, the Tianyan Jue. During his training, Ling Tianyu found that his cultivation speed seemed to have increased by a thread compared to before, and the difficulties he had encountered before were now easily resolved. What was going on? Was it because of the mysterious technique he had cultivated?

  Then Xiao Ling Tianyu ran to practice the fist method in the cultivation technique, and Xiao Ling Tianyu kept punching according to the routine in the fist method. One round after another, without stopping, while punching and comprehending the Tianyan Technique, his true energy inside was growing rapidly. No matter what kind of problem he encountered, Xiao Ling Tianyu could solve it quickly. The fist method didn't stop, and his Tianyan Technique slowly broke through to the fourth layer's threshold without any hesitation, directly breaking through. His cultivation reached the middle stage of the third grade, and the Tianyan Technique was divided into sixteen layers, with each three layers being a stage. However, Xiao Ling Tianyu's movements still didn't stop, and the increase in his true energy inside also didn't stop. His understanding of the Tianyan Technique deepened as well. The fifth layer "Spray" of the Tianyan Technique broke through, followed by the sixth layer "Collision". Finally, he stopped when he reached the sixth layer. At this moment, Xiao Ling Tianyu's sweat had already soaked through his entire body's clothes, and he was so tired that he collapsed onto the ground. In his mind, he thought, "This cultivation is too easy, I've already reached the realm of a second-grade master..." If someone knew what he was thinking at this moment, they would definitely be furious to death. A three-year-old who became a second-grade master? Who had ever heard of that before?

  Little Ling Tianyu suddenly jumped up, feeling waves of hunger and dizziness. He ran back to the house. A small figure slipped into the room. "Mother, mother, I'm so hungry, I want to eat." At this time, Mrs. Ling was embroidering, saw her child, and felt a surge of maternal love, gently saying: "Silly child, won't you go ask the kitchen to make something?" Little Ling Tianyu replied: "No, I only want to eat what mother makes." Mrs. Ling got up and helped Little Ling Tianyu make three dishes and one soup. Little Ling Tianyu ate with relish, while Mrs. Ling sat beside him, quietly watching, her eyes full of warmth. Mrs. Ling smiled lightly and said: "You child, eat slowly, no one is competing with you." Little Ling Tianyu didn't respond, just wolfed down his food, until he had eaten six bowls of rice before feeling satisfied.

  Mrs. Ling asked, "Child, how did you get so hungry? Cultivation emphasizes gradual progress, don't be too impatient." Little Ling Tianyu replied cleverly, "Yes, I know, Mother, I'm going to practice now." Mrs. Ling smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, go ahead, don't overexert yourself, you're still young, there's no need to work so hard." Then Ling Tianyu nodded in agreement and ran out.

  At noon, under the scorching sun, in the Ling family's martial arts training ground, a small figure was sitting on the ground, motionless, seemingly unaffected by the intense sunlight. The owner of this small figure was none other than Ling Tianyu.

  At this moment, young Ling Tianyu was experiencing his new breakthrough realm. Having reached the level of a second-rate master, he could now release his true energy externally, which would shock and injure his enemies.

  Ling Tianyu tried to slowly gather his true energy in his fist and then punched a tree trunk with a diameter of one meter. A loud crash was heard as the tree trunk developed a hole the size of a bowl.

  Young Ling Tianyu exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, releasing true energy externally is so powerful! I have threads of crimson true energy within me; I wonder what will happen if I release it?" As soon as he finished thinking this, he raised his fists and gathered the crimson true energy on them. With a loud crash, the one-meter diameter tree trunk was broken by young Ling Tianyu, who was only three years old.

  Anyone witnessing this scene would be shocked, including young Ling Tianyu himself, who jumped in fright. He muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be right; such power already belongs to a first-rate master! Could it be because I cultivated the mysterious technique?"

  Young Ling Tianyu wanted to tell his father about the mysterious technique and ask him what was happening.

  Ling's family, the master of the house. "Father, Father!" Ling Feng saw his son rush in, and the seriousness on his face was swept away. He asked warmly: "Son, what's wrong?"

  "I..." Little Ling Tianyu looked up at him, only saying the word "I" before stopping. Ling Feng curiously asked, "What's wrong?" "I..." Little Ling Tianyu still didn't say anything. In fact, Little Ling Tianyu wanted to tell Ling Feng about the mysterious cultivation method, but just as he was about to speak, it seemed like a strange power was suppressing him, not letting him talk. Little Ling Tianyu thought, "Forget it, I won't say it then." Then he turned back to Ling Feng and said, "Nothing, Father, I just wanted to tell you that I've made a breakthrough!" Ling Feng furrowed his brow and said, "You only broke through three months ago, and now you're saying you've broken through again? Although it's rare for someone to break through a small boundary in three months, it's not unheard of. Why are you so proud?" "It's not that, Father," Little Ling Tianyu explained, "I'm already a second-rate expert! Don't believe me? Look!" Little Ling Tianyu raised his hand and released his true energy. "What?! Unbelievable! You've become a second-rate expert at just three and a half years old? This is unprecedented! But you mustn't be proud, you have to know that this world isn't lacking in geniuses, but what it lacks are geniuses who can grow up. Don't reveal your true strength in front of others. After dinner, come with me to meet someone." Little Ling Tianyu curiously asked, "Father, who is it?" Ling Feng smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

  After dinner, Ling Feng took Ling Tianyu to the back mountain of the Ling family. Although Ling Tianyu was curious, he didn't ask any questions and just quietly followed his father.

  At this time, they arrived at the entrance of a cave. Ling Feng said loudly and respectfully: "Grandfather, I brought Tianyu here." "Come in." A hoarse voice came out. Ling Feng took Ling Tianyu into the cave. Inside the cave, an old man sat cross-legged, with white hair and a face full of age marks. However, he did not appear to be weak in vitality, and his bright and spirited eyes showed that this old man was very good. Ling Feng respectfully shouted: "Grandfather, this is Tianyu." Little Ling Tianyu was clever and said cleverly: "Nice to meet you, Grandfather Zeng." The old man laughed and said: "You are Tianyu? I heard that you have already reached the level of a second-rate master, now use your strongest attack on me and try it out."

  Little Ling Tianyu hesitated and looked at his father. Ling Feng said, "Go ahead, Tianyu, attack with confidence, your grandfather is a Golden Dan period expert." After hearing this, Little Ling Tianyu was secretly shocked and nodded, attacking the old man. "Plop" The punch landed, but the old man easily caught it with one finger. Little Ling Tianyu was stunned, feeling like the old man was an vast ocean, while he himself was just a small stone that couldn't stir up any waves. The old man laughed loudly: "Indeed, you're a second-rate expert! It seems my Ling family is not far from its most glorious time!" Little Ling Tianyu humbly said: "Grandfather, you're the one who's truly great, I'm still weak and small, Grandfather's strength is what makes me feel the greatness of a true expert."

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