Chapter 44: Cultivating the Immortal Path Refines the Spirit, Practicing Martial Arts Refines the Body! (Part 1)

  In a state of excitement, Lin Yan stood still for a moment downstairs before directly taking Lin Zhongzhi to the seventh floor.

  Waiting outside 705, Lin Yan personally went forward, lightly knocking on the door. Almost simultaneously, the iron door of the room was opened from the inside, revealing Xu Yu's slightly surprised face.

  He waited for a moment until he saw Lin Zhongzhi standing outside the door. The doubt in his eyes was completely dispelled, but he still felt slightly startled. Although he had expected the Lin family to come forward in the next two days, he hadn't thought it would be so soon.

  "Haha, Mr. Xu, old Lin Yan, this is Zhong, the son of a dog, and I also want to thank you for saving me last time." Seeing the flash of surprise on Xu Yu's face, followed by a calm expression, Lin Yan was overjoyed again, thinking that the other party indeed did not dislike the Lin family, and his wish might really come true one day.

  "Mr. Lin was being polite, and it was also unexpected that day, just call me Xu Yu." Xu Yu smiled suddenly, only then responding after hearing the other party's thanks for not the first time.

  In an instant, Lin Yan's joy became even more pronounced. The other party said this, which truly made the two of them overjoyed beyond expectation. After all, even a single title can distinguish between intimacy and distance. However, Lin Yan still shook his head repeatedly, "I dare not, this time I came to invite Mr. to dinner, last time it was actually my elder son's invitation, but didn't expect such an unpleasant thing to happen."

  After hearing this, Xu Yu nodded slightly and agreed to come down, after all, he also wanted to learn more about the things that were puzzling him from the other party.

  Seeing Xu Yu nod, the two of them were overjoyed and directly stretched out their hands to invite Xu Yu downstairs. When they arrived at the Mercedes-Benz in front of the building, the driver was already waiting there. Lin Zhongzhi sat in the front row, while Lin Yan accompanied Xu Yu to sit in the back row. Then, the Mercedes-Benz quickly drove towards the outskirts of the city.

  Along the way, Lin Yan, an old man who has lived for over 80 years, deliberately lowered his posture and occasionally interjected with words of encouragement from Lin Zhong, making their conversation pleasant and enjoyable.

  It was also when the atmosphere among everyone gradually relaxed that Xu Yu spoke again after hearing a sentence from Lin's father and son, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Mr. Lin, I have some things that make me very curious, I don't know if Mr. Lin can give me some guidance."

  "Huh?" Upon hearing this, Lin Yan was taken aback at first, then hastily waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, don't mention it. Mr. Xu, please ask away, as long as I know, I'll definitely tell you everything."

  Even Lin Zhongyi in front suddenly straightened up, and the two naturally knew that this was the real opportunity to bring La An and Xu Yu closer together.

  Seeing the other's cautious appearance, Xu Yu was speechless again, but also said without hiding, "Last time, Leng Sun and Lin Xiansheng, looking at their skills, they really don't seem like ordinary people. I'm afraid that even if those who are proficient in Taekwondo or Jeet Kune Do in the mortal world, they are far inferior to you. I just have some doubts, how did you do it?"

  Whether it was Lin Yan or Lin Zhongzhi, they had always been in a state of uncertainty, wondering what kind of questions the other party would ask, and they had made many guesses about this. If they couldn't answer, even if they mobilized the entire Lin family's power, they would try their best to find an answer. But the result was that they really didn't expect the other party's question to be so... simple.

  Lin Yan was silent for a moment before smiling and saying, "Mr. Xu may not know, but it's not strange either. This world doesn't just have immortal cultivation, there is also martial arts cultivation. Immortal cultivation cultivates the spirit, while martial arts cultivate the body. Our Lin family has made some achievements in this aspect as well."

  He didn't find it strange that Xu Yu would ask this, considering the other person's age, perhaps in recent years, they had accidentally obtained a heavenly affinity and were unclear about martial arts, which was completely normal.

  "Oh?" As soon as he heard this, Xu Yu's expression changed and his eyebrows furrowed. He naturally knew that even in the mundane world of today, there were still many legends about immortals and gods circulating, but he never thought that they would actually be true.

  The Way of Immortals cultivates the spirit, The Way of Martial Arts cultivates the body!

  "As for the Immortal Path, I'm afraid I know very little about it. However, when it comes to martial arts, I can explain some things to Mr. Xu." Seeing Xu Yu's expression change, Lin Yan smiled again, and as long as his opponent was willing to listen, he wouldn't be stingy with his words.

  "Martial arts, the first realm is to cultivate one's body, such as the worldly popular Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do and other schools that only cultivate the external body, or like our Lin family's martial arts lineage, cultivating both internal and external..."

  As Benz moved forward steadily, Lin Yan also carefully explained everything. Of course, what he had come into contact with were only the Refining Body and Lively periods. As for whether there were even more terrifying levels above these two realms, that was certain, but Lin Yan knew nothing about it.

  In his lecture, Lin Yan also highlighted the terror of the Lingdong period and the characteristic of prolonging life.

  This explanation also made Xu Yu's heart move, and he realized that the bottleneck he had encountered last time was only the first step in his martial arts cultivation.

  However, as the other party explained, Xu Yu suddenly realized that his fusion ability should only be applied to external body repair, after all, until now, there was no sign of internal energy in his body.

  Just then, Lin Yan, who was observing the situation, suddenly burst out laughing and said, "If Mr. Xu is extremely interested in martial arts, why don't we return to my humble abode now? I can show you various aspects of martial arts. To be honest, what determines a martial artist's strength is not just their cultivation, but also their techniques. However, talking about techniques is empty if it's just idle chatter."

  He was indeed knowledgeable and articulate, only wanting to let Xu Yu have his fun, to bring the two sides closer together, and in his heart, to show off his martial skills, which was really just a matter of raising his hand. But these words, however, caused Xu Yu's mind to stir once again.

  Exhibition?

  If he were to demonstrate it, wouldn't he be able to easily steal the martial arts skills possessed by the Lin family if he wanted to integrate them? Last time, Lin Dongjie's display of martial arts had left him quite moved, but at that time, he was too busy slapping himself in the face to savor the moment.

  With a strange thought in mind, Xu Yu nodded directly and provoked Lin Yan and his son again. Overjoyed, he hastily ordered the driver to turn around.

  The car soon headed towards the Lin family villa.

  And in this process, Lin Yan opened his mouth again and said, "When it comes to martial arts, they are actually divided into many types. The most common ones are acquired martial arts. Even the military boxing and Jeet Kune Do in the secular world can be considered as acquired martial arts. However, the difference between them and innate martial arts is indeed huge..."

  Another detailed explanation, after explaining some basic common sense about martial arts, Lin Yan said, "In fact, among the innate martial arts that can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, there are also levels, Tian Di Xuan Huang, Tian Xuan, Di Huang! The Di Huang level innate martial art can also mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but after mastering its essence, at least the strength of the Lingdong period is required to exert its power. Moreover, the scale of the heavenly spiritual energy that it can control is also within a certain range, and only with the improvement of the cultivator's strength can it gradually increase. The Tian Xuan level innate martial art is the legendary divine mark. Even if it is a beginner in the Xiū Shēn period, as long as one understands its essence, they can mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It's not unusual to challenge strong Lingdong period cultivators."

  "In legend, the era when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth permeated, every day a mysterious martial art was the treasure that various major martial forces competed to pursue. However, in modern society, with the development of technology, the destruction of the land beneath our feet has become increasingly severe. Therefore, the various spiritual energies stored between heaven and earth are also rapidly disappearing. Or rather, spiritual energy is the essence of life on earth, and when its birth rate cannot keep up with the rate of consumption, it becomes increasingly scarce. The heavenly mysterious martial art, although powerful in effect, does not have enough spiritual energy to support it, and in modern society, it fundamentally cannot be performed, unless it reaches a specific location, where it can exert its function, and is considered to have become completely useless."

  "Our Lin family's martial skills are just the golden-level congenital martial skills of the earth-grade... "

  In his repeated explanations, Lin Yan suddenly let out a deep sigh.

  Although he didn't know what he was sighing about, Xǔ Yú's heart suddenly felt a sense of realization. No wonder his fusion ability could only extract spiritual energy from food - wasn't food just the essence of various animals and plants?

  What about the acquired martial arts? The snake shape in Xingyiquan belongs to the acquired, but what Lin Dongjie displayed last time was a pre-acquired martial art of the Earth Yellow level, which has already mobilized part of the power of heaven and earth. No wonder there is such a huge difference between the two.

  It was also in contemplation that Lin Zhong suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, we've arrived."

  As soon as Xu Yu looked up, he saw a large independent courtyard, which was also vast in size, with various buildings hidden among them. They had finally arrived, and Xu Yu wondered if he should sneak a peek at the Lin family's innate martial skills during Lin Yan's demonstration. As soon as this thought occurred to him, Xu Yu's heart began to beat rapidly.

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