Chapter 10 Stunning Discovery

  Lü Yang had once heard that the Tiān Bǔ Jué passed down in the Lü family's martial arts hall was not a complete and authentic version, but rather an incomplete and fragmented piece.

  The "Bu Tian Jue" is such a precious and unparalleled profound technique, it's really too valuable to be completely passed on to outsiders. However, passing on a part of it to enhance the power of one's own subordinates can be very beneficial.

  The method adopted by the Lü family was to compromise, mobilizing many high-level martial arts masters to compile and revise the original Tiān Què (Heavenly Key), turning it into a martial art that could be taught to outsiders. Although its power was greatly reduced and its solid foundation and nourishing effects were not as good as the original version, there was no longer any worry about the leakage of the mysterious skills. Outsiders would never again be able to deduce the complete Tiān Què through this incomplete and fragmented text. In this way, the direct descendants of the Lü family maintained their advantage in terms of martial arts skills.

  Moreover, the direct descendants of the Lü family, elite geniuses, have many precious treasures and spiritual elixirs to aid in their cultivation. With the help of these external objects, they can easily reach a realm that ordinary people can only achieve through years of arduous practice, and their future accomplishments will far surpass those of ordinary people.

  Lyu Yang successfully laid the foundation, directly skipping over the first and second stages of the acquired realm, reaching the third stage of the acquired realm where one can practice bone refinement. He is now on par with those direct descendants and elite geniuses.

  He couldn't help but think of the mysterious small cauldron that had transformed him, and the purple energy inside it. It was clear that the strange things happening to him were closely related to them.

  "Never mind, don't think about it too much. What's most important now is to first make your body stronger and more robust. Other things can be considered later."

  Lü Yang was puzzled for a while and couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

  He let out a light cry and kicked his legs open, using both hands to grasp the beam and suspend his body.

  This is purely relying on the two palms coming together, the force of the clapping supporting the body, with a body weight of over 100 kilograms, all relying on the two arms.

  He took a deep breath and his arms pulled his body up and down.

  It was like this for about half an hour, when Lv Yang suddenly discovered another strange thing.

  "It's strange, I've been practicing for so long, but I don't feel tired at all?"

  Lü Yang felt that his physical strength was endless, his breathing was even, and he didn't feel tired at all from exercising his muscles and bones. It seemed as if the many times he had used his arms to lift his body up and down were as effortless as eating and drinking, without consuming any energy.

  Lü Yang's heart was clear, his arm strength and physical strength were not as strong as he had imagined. With this kind of ups and downs, pulling and lifting, it was still a bit strenuous, but every time he felt strained, a warm current would surge from the depths of his body, flowing throughout his entire being, and soon he would be full of energy again, his spirit full and completely restored to its original state.

  This continuous consumption of physical strength and constant recovery makes oneself seem to have infinite power, persisting all the way without any feeling of fatigue.

  It's not that it doesn't consume physical strength, but rather after consuming it, the warmth flowing out from deep within the body immediately replenishes it, giving people the illusion of boundless energy.

  "That warm current is flowing out from the lower abdomen, the dantian position, yes, that's where the small tripod was located, when it drilled into my body, it took root right there!"

  Lü Yang suddenly understood and realized that it was the effect of that mysterious small tripod again, and he couldn't help but feel secretly shocked in his heart.

  "Let's practice for another hour and see."

  Lü Yang started to exhaust himself without restraint, trying every means to torment himself. He wanted to see how far his physical strength would last after being rooted in the air sea by that small cauldron, and how strong his recovery ability would be.

  The result was astonishing, Lü Yang discovered that the mysterious warm current would always appear in time, replenishing his physical strength before he felt tired, until the sun rose on the second day, and no limit was found.

  Moreover, a whole day of practicing internal strength not only didn't make him feel hungry and lacking in energy, but instead made him feel increasingly full and satisfied.

  "This isn't just a transformation, I've become an immortal? After struggling for a whole day without eating or drinking, I won't even feel hungry?" Lü Yang was shocked and tongue-tied, but in his heart, he became increasingly excited. "In that case, I can devote more time and energy to practicing martial arts, my progress will far surpass that of ordinary people!"

  In the following days, Lü Yang worked hard and found that his conjecture was correct.

  That mysterious small tripod, I don't know what kind of spiritual treasure it is, actually has the effect of infinite replenishment. From the beginning, Lü Yang hid in his room and practiced bitterly, to later at night, sneaking out to the wilderness, lifting huge rocks, climbing cliffs, and sprinting through dense forests, using all sorts of methods to temper his strength and exercise his muscles. As a result, he found that his physical strength and energy seemed to have really become boundless.

  Even eating, drinking and sleeping were no longer necessary. Lü Yang couldn't help but suspect that his physique had not only been transformed into a perfect, postnatal rebirth, but had reached an even higher, more profound realm, comparable to some innate, extraordinary physiques.

  However, this phenomenon seems to have nothing to do with physical strength, but rather is created by the mysterious small tripod's continuous replenishment. One's own physical and mental energy remains the same, consuming what needs to be consumed, but can be replenished at any time and place.

  Lü Yang was really at his wit's end and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, so he had to temporarily put it aside and ignore it.

  He has more important things to do, that is to practice his skills, practicing day and night without rest.

  While exerting his strength and exercising his muscles, Lü Yang also bitterly practiced the moves he had secretly learned, from grappling and scattered hands to martial arts routines and finishing blows, growing rapidly.

  Years of hard work and accumulated foundation finally burst out, unstoppable, Lv Yang's martial arts cultivation was simply a thousand miles a day, rapid progress.

  "It's great, if I continue to practice like this, I'll soon be able to break through to the middle level of martial arts, or even the upper level, and escape the fate of being a slave! Whether it's escaping or making meritorious achievements to rise in status, there's now a way for me to leave my life as a slave behind."

  Lü Yang's entire person's essence, energy and spirit were all transformed, and he even more strongly wanted to change his own destiny.

  Another day, Lü Yang arrived at the medicine garden, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat, secretly thinking "this is bad".

  The main gate of the Medicine Garden was wide open, and the manager of the Medicine Garden, dressed in brocade clothes, stood inside with four Xuan Tie guards who wore golden knives at their waists to inspect the harvest. In front of him were a group of stewards who managed the back mountain medicine garden.

  "No good! I actually forgot the annual inspection day!"

  It wasn't until then that Lü Yang remembered that the past few days had been the annual inspection day, and according to the rules, as the pharmacy manager, he should have been waiting in front of the sentry post at dawn, reporting for duty and handing over the warehouse accounts and manager's records.

  For the Medicine Garden, this is an extremely important step. For the Medicine Garden attendants, it's also a summary of their annual tasks. However, Lü Yang has recently been infatuated with practicing his skills and has actually forgotten about his task.

  All these years, he has been diligent and conscientious, never forgetting his duties. But the unthinkable happened.

  Is it really that people die for wealth and birds perish for food, or perhaps, profit bewilders wisdom?

  For a moment, Lü Yang himself felt somewhat unbelievable, and many bad words flashed through his mind.

  "Lyusong, you rascal, where have you gone to die! The annual inspection, and you actually dare not to be present, it's as if you've eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!" Seeing Lyusong rushing over at this late hour, the already livid-faced Medicine Garden Manager suddenly burst into great anger. "Take him down for me."

  "Yes!" The guards all took action and subdued Lü Yang.

  "It's not good, people who practice martial arts and cultivate their bodies have a subtle difference in spirit and temperament that is different from ordinary people. People with keen eyesight can see it at a glance. Can these guards see that I have martial arts skills on me? Can't make any sudden movements, one careless reaction could give away my secret."

  Lü Yang was shocked and wanted to resist, but suddenly remembered something extremely important, so he had no choice but to let them hold down his hands and feet.

  He knew that if the secret was leaked, he would rather suffer the humiliation of being stripped naked and flogged in public than reveal his clandestine martial arts training.

  "Officer Lü Yang, you have been derelict in your duties and should be publicly flogged ten times to serve as a warning to others." The manager of the Imperial Medicine Garden looked at Lü Yang being restrained by the guards and said in a deep voice, "Take him away and bring him to the Punishment Hall."