Chapter 23: First Encounter with Martial Arts, Transformation of the Heart! (Seeking Recommendations)

  Li Huan had no idea what happened after he went offline. After going offline, Li Huan found that it was already evening now, and the sky outside was pitch black. Then Li Huan sat up from bed immediately, and began to check his physical condition for the first time, which is what Li Huan cares about most.

  A moment after Li Huan opened his eyes, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. As he had guessed, playing games could indeed accelerate his cultivation. Now, the internal energy in Li Huan's body had grown much stronger, and his speed was many times faster than others who practiced meditation.

  Now Li Huan felt his own physical condition, and he thought that his current strength could easily shatter six bricks. He estimated that the power of a single punch with all his might was over 300 catties. Li Huan felt that even if there was an ox standing in front of him, he could knock it down with one punch.

  Li Huan is currently unable to utilize the internal energy within his body, so these powers are merely physical strength. If he were to learn some methods of harnessing internal energy, his own power would absolutely increase exponentially. Without hesitation, Li Huan's thoughts stirred, and the iron box from the Purple Heart Jade Pendant suddenly appeared before his eyes. He carefully took out the "Gui Gu Qi Shu" and prepared to study its techniques.

  He bypassed the four major ultimate arts of Zhen, Yi, Shu, and Qi, and Li Huan is now heading straight for the art of magic. This records the ultimate arts of the Gui Gu Valley School for thousands of years, which is what Li Huan wants to learn at this stage, as for the others, let's talk about it later.

  The formation learning is no longer suitable for the development of the times, so Li Huan will absolutely not go to learn it. The above-mentioned descriptions are all about ancient deployment and array, but in modern warfare, planes and artillery are directly used, those things have long been outdated, so Li Huan won't go to learn those things.

  Li Huan has no intention of learning it at this stage, after all, he learned from his grandfather that using this stuff will shorten his lifespan. Of course, who can predict the future, maybe one day Li Huan will want to learn this thing, and even if he does, it won't necessarily shorten his lifespan, as long as he doesn't use it frequently, it's still suspicious, not to mention that it can be used to avoid disasters, maybe someday it can be used to save lives.

  Li Huan learned from his grandfather that if he hadn't studied this thing, he would have fallen long ago and wouldn't have been able to survive for so long. Although most people didn't dare to provoke his grandfather, there were always disputes in the Jianghu world, as the saying goes "people in Jianghu are not free". His grandfather was no exception, and it was inevitable that there would be super masters who were more powerful than him, so if he hadn't mastered Zhou Tian Yi Shu, he would have been finished long ago.

  This is also very useful, and many things make Li Huan's eyes widen with wonder, such as the art of disguise, medicine, and other extraordinary skills. The Ghost Valley Sect's art of disguise is renowned throughout the Jianghu, and many members of the sect have aliases that are known far and wide. Some members of the sect even work as assassins, and have made a name for themselves in this field. As for the medical skills of the Ghost Valley Sect, they are said to be second only to the legendary "Huangdi Neijing".

  The "Huangdi Neijing" is said to have been created by the Yellow Emperor himself, and it is considered the first medical book in history. Of course, this doesn't mean that the "Huangdi Neijing" surpasses the medical skills of the Guigu Men in every aspect, but rather each has its own strengths. The "Huangdi Neijing" mainly focuses on the harmony of yin and yang, and it has a thorough understanding of the five elements of the human body, while the Guigu Men excels in some extraordinary techniques, such as acupuncture and massage. If we compare the "Huangdi Neijing" to the "Jiuyang Shen Gong", then the medical skills of the Guigu Men can be compared to the "Jiuyin Zhen Jing". One focuses on internal power, while the other focuses on techniques. Therefore, in a certain sense, both are equally matched. It's just that because the "Huangdi Neijing" was written by the Yellow Emperor himself and is much older, people tend to rank it as number one.

  In the Jianghu, the popularity of Huangdi Neijing is even lower than that of Guiguzi's medical skills. This is mainly because the Xuan Yuan Huangdi sect emphasizes transcending worldly affairs and cultivating oneself in seclusion, so they rarely appear in public and are a hidden force, basically not participating in Jianghu struggles. On the other hand, the Gui Gu sect emphasizes entering the world to cultivate oneself, having more contact with people in Jianghu, so their popularity is actually higher.

  The last book to learn, Li Huan also plans to wait until later when he has time to study it. The Ghost Valley Sect's skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting are absolutely unparalleled throughout the ages. Basically, every single Ghost Valley Sect disciple who goes out into the world is a giant in the literary world. Moreover, this thing has an extremely important role in cultivating one's character and nature. It must be known that a martial artist's mental state is also very important. If not, it's very possible to become possessed by the devil, becoming possessed by the devil is absolutely a nightmare for a martial artist. In lighter cases, their skills will decline, in severe cases, they will lose all their skills, and may even die because of this.

  Soon after, Li Huan found the "Tao Xue Pian" and began to study it slowly. However, Li Huan's martial arts foundation was very poor, so he had to make up for his lack of knowledge first. He understood that one cannot rush through learning, and that patience is necessary to achieve true understanding.

  Unbeknownst to Li Huan, he became engrossed in it, and time flew by quickly. Before he knew it, the night had passed, and when he came back to his senses, he found that it was already early morning of the second day. The sun had risen above the horizon. Li Huan let out a deep breath, then stood up. He discovered that despite not having slept for the whole night, his physical condition was surprisingly good, even better than when he used to sleep well in the past. It didn't take guessing to know that this was definitely the effect of the Purple Heart Jade Pendant.

  One night's time, Li Huan only read about 5% of it. After all, he didn't understand anything at the beginning and had to start from scratch, so his progress was naturally very slow. However, Li Huan still gained a lot that night and also knew that his current physical cultivation level was basically at the peak of not entering the flow, because as long as internal energy appeared in the body, it would be classified as not entering the flow. Only after successfully opening up one meridian would he advance to become a third-rate master.

  Li Huan now has a hint of internal force in his body, and since he hasn't opened up the meridians in his body, he should be at an unranked level. However, Li Huan vaguely feels that his actual situation is better than this, because from the introduction above, Li Huan thinks that although his internal force ranking should be unranked, his physical condition can already compare to a third-rate expert.

  Of course, when it comes to a real fight, it's not necessarily the case. The current Li Huan can be said to have only one body of cultivation, but lacks too much combat experience. So, against a third-rate early-stage master (each level is divided into: primary, intermediate, advanced, and great perfection), he can barely defend himself. Wanting to win would be extremely difficult.

  But Li Huan is confident that after his own training, he will definitely quickly surpass them. After all, with the heavenly gift of "Wuji", Li Huan can improve his combat ability through continuous training in the future.

  However, apart from having some basic knowledge, Li Huan found that those moves he couldn't learn now, mainly because his internal energy was too little, and there was no way to support the consumption of the moves. To know that all the moves and techniques collected by the Ghost Valley Sect were extremely exquisite and powerful, so they all needed strong internal energy as support. Therefore, Li Huan also knew that at this stage, the most important thing was to work hard to improve his own internal energy, and when his internal energy became stronger, he could learn more moves.

  "Although the 'Gui Gu Xian Shu' is very profound, it's obviously not suitable for me now. Its level is too high, and its starting point is also too high for me. Many basic things are not introduced on it. It would be better if there was a foundational martial arts book." Li Huan muttered to himself after closing the 'Gui Gu Xian Shu'.

  Now Li Huan is like a primary school student reading junior high and senior high school books, the level is too high, many things can't be understood, so although Li Huan has gained a lot, it's obvious that relying on this book to fully understand martial arts knowledge won't work.

  Li Huan raised his head and took a look at his old hut, and suddenly burst out with strong confidence. "In the past, I may have been very ordinary, perhaps not eye-catching at all, but from now on, I, Li Huan, will never be ordinary again! Now I already have the potential and conditions to compete for the top of the world, so my future life absolutely cannot be ordinary anymore, because this is not what I want. I, Li Huan, will look down on the world!" At that moment, the aura of dominance on Li Huan's body was revealed once again.

  Since having the Purple Heart Jade Pendant, or rather since Li Huan understood the function of the Purple Heart Jade Pendant, he had begun to undergo a huge transformation. The original Li Huan was unwilling to be ordinary, but the cruel reality of life left his heart with scars all over.

  But now that Li Huan has the help of the Purple Heart Jade Pendant, all of this will no longer exist. Li Huan's personality is also becoming more and more overbearing in a subtle transformation, and the overbearing aura on his body is also beginning to emerge continuously. It can be said that the current Li Huan is like a giant dragon coiled at the bottom of the abyss, waiting for an opportunity to burst out and soar into the sky.

  From now on, Li Huan's life will no longer be mediocre. The mediocrity of the past is gone and will never return. This is in line with a saying: "Thirty years on the west side of the river, thirty years on the east side of the river." Don't underestimate young people who are struggling! Those who once humiliated Li Huan will eventually regret it because of this.

  The overbearing aura on his body was withdrawn, and Li Huan's body returned to normal once again. He no longer had the sharpness he had just now, and his appearance hadn't changed at all. It was just that Li Huan's heart was no longer ordinary.