The 13th Boundary Division

  The opening of the聚贤居 was very popular, although there were few people who came to enjoy the hospitality, others also eagerly entered the store to consume, and for a time, the whole Qinghe County was talking about the聚贤居. Ximen Qing believed that as the reputation of the聚贤居 spread, more people would come to the聚贤居 in the future. Qinghe County had a major road connecting Dongping Prefecture all the way to Beijing Prefecture and Daming Prefecture, so there were many traveling knights passing through Qinghe County. With a good place like the聚贤居, those who valued reputation as their life would naturally go there.

  The Zhuxian residence was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Ximen Qing had also begun to cultivate the "Seven Stars Mixed Yuan Gong".

  Neigong cultivation is to absorb the pure and true energy between heaven and earth, transform it into post-heavenly pre-heavenly energy. Then use this pre-heavenly energy to transform the human body, strengthen the flesh. And store the pre-heavenly energy in the dantian, then when using it, attach it to the moves, making the moves, body methods and so on possess super strong power!

  In his past life, Ximen Qing's physical quality was super good, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to become a martial arts king. But now that he saw Zhang Tian Shi's physical quality, Ximen Qing only then realized that his past self was actually nothing! The tempering of internal skill cultivation had already strengthened Zhang Tian Shi's body to be like steel, of course, this was fake. Ximen Qing tried it out and punched his fist onto Zhang Tian Shi's body, not only did it not harm Zhang Tian Shi in the slightest, but it also made his own hand hurt severely. This even more firmly established Ximen Qing's idea to learn internal skills well.

  At this time, in the backyard of Ximen's mansion, Ximen Qing was practicing with Zhang Tian Shi. Zhang Tian Shi slowly explained to Ximen Qing the details of the Seven Stars Mixed Yuan Gong, word by word and sentence by sentence, allowing Ximen Qing to fully absorb and comprehend.

  "Qing'er, normally when people cultivate, they first convert their postnatal energy into prenatal energy and then store the prenatal energy in the dantian. But because of the prenatal mother energy within you, you've skipped the process of converting postnatal energy. Now all you need to do is use this thread of prenatal mother energy as a guide and absorb the prenatal energy from heaven and earth! The dantian is where prenatal energy is stored, which is an unshakeable fact in the minds of many martial artists. However, our Seven Stars Mixed Yuan Technique involves storing prenatal energy within the dead holes. Although each dead hole is small and can't store much prenatal energy, the total amount from seven dead holes is substantial. If you can fill all seven major dead holes with prenatal energy, your cultivation will not only reach the peak of a great master but also contain three times more prenatal energy than other masters!"

  Ximen Qing's face was full of surprise, and he immediately asked: "Master, it's so powerful, why use only seven fatal points? Isn't there thirty-six fatal points in the human body?"

  Zhang Tian Shi chuckled and said, "Although there are many fatal points, only seven can withstand the storage of pre-heavenly energy. Pre-heavenly energy is just a breath, but it's extremely sharp. Ordinary fatal points not only cannot withstand pre-heavenly energy, but will also be pierced through, resulting in consequences worse than damaging the dantian."

  Ximen Qing nodded slightly, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. If the thirty-six dead holes could all store true energy, how powerful would the inner strength be? It was simply unimaginable!

  Then Ximen Qing asked others, "Master, is there any level in cultivation? Just now I heard you mention the realm of the founder, what realm are you in now?"

  Hehe, I guessed you'd ask that. In our great Song Dynasty, there are few who understand internal strength training because the secret manuals are hard to find and are usually collected by certain forces, so ordinary people have never even heard of them. Moreover, cultivating internal strength is very difficult, if not guided by a master, it's extremely likely to go astray, which is why those with internal power are very rare. These people are mostly disciples or descendants of ancient forces, just like our Dragon and Tiger Mountain lineage is an ancient force. Due to the rarity of martial artists, some forces wanted to unite and discuss holding a conference to define the boundaries for martial artists' realms. The purpose, naturally, was to establish their own force's position in order to more easily recruit those talented martial artists. Without a commonly recognized boundary, it would be impossible to determine which force is number one, so that's why the first Boundary Definition Conference was held back then. According to the division at that conference, the realms of martial artists were divided into five layers: the first layer is Martial Artist, the second layer is Martial Master, the third layer is Great Martial Master, also known as Junior Sect Master, the fourth layer is Sect Master, and the fifth layer is Great Sect Master. Each layer is further divided into Lower, Middle, Upper, and Pinnacle four small realms. As your master, I have just entered the Great Sect Master realm, hehe...

  "Awesome!" Ximen Qing was shocked in his heart, and looked at Zhang Tian Shi with great admiration. A Grand Master, just by hearing it, he knew that he was an amazing person, when could he reach the level of a Grand Master?

  "Master, you're indeed formidable. By the way, Master, who's the most powerful person in the Song Dynasty now? What's the most powerful force?" Ximen Qing was full of curiosity, and he couldn't wait to ask all the questions in his mind.

  "Today's society, the most powerful force belongs to a mysterious place. They claim to be the orthodox way of heaven and earth, declaring that they take the responsibility of heaven and earth as their own. In the past, Zhao Kuangyin could wear the yellow robe and ascend to the throne only because of their assistance. Not only Zhao Kuangyin, but also Li Shimin, the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was able to ascend to the throne with their help. From this, you should be able to guess how powerful their influence is! I cannot tell you now, wait until you grow up and you will naturally know. If I tell you now, it will only make your heart more confused earlier."

  Ximen Qing was taken aback for a moment and nodded his head.

  I want to establish a brand new society, not only to go against the Great Song Dynasty, but also to add a mysterious place. If the Great Song Dynasty is a fierce tiger, then that mysterious place is a green dragon. It can help people become emperor at will, and it's hard to imagine how powerful they are! Ximen Qing wants to start a rebellion, which will definitely provoke their resentment. However, Ximen Qing is not afraid at all! Without a challenge, the battle won't be exciting!

  "Master, don't worry, I understand! By the way, Master. With my qualifications, how many years will it take to reach the state of a Grandmaster? Is five years enough?"

  Let's just forget about becoming a grandmaster for now, let's focus on becoming a master first. Our Ximen Qing still has some self-awareness. It's just that this self-awareness is quite shameless.

  Zhang Tian Shi's awkward expression flashed by, and he immediately sighed: "Five years? Hehe, it's far from enough. When I was 50 years old, I had just reached the realm of Zong Shi. As you can imagine, this cultivation path is like climbing a sky-high peak, not something that can be accomplished overnight. Five years' time is enough for you to reach the pinnacle of Wu Shi, and if you have fate on your side, you might even enter the realm of Da Wu Shi!"

  "How disappointing!" Ximen Qing felt a great sense of disappointment in his heart.

  Zhang Tian Shi was speechless. His own disciple was too extreme. Reaching the peak of martial arts in just five years, this talent was enough to make others jealous, and it's likely that others would be willing to trade their lives for it. But this kid still thought it was inferior, what an extreme case indeed!

  "Alright, Qing'er, your talent is far superior to mine. Reaching the peak of martial arts in just five years is something that others can only envy. Be content with that!"

  Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "That's true. By the way, Master, you're over 200 years old, yet you still look so young, like in your fifties or sixties. Does it mean that achieving great mastery can extend one's lifespan?"

  All along, Ximen Qing has been shocked by Zhang Tian Shi's age. The average person's lifespan is about a hundred years old, and living over a hundred years old is considered longevity. Now it's turned out that there's someone who is over two hundred years old, which is simply astonishing!

  He nodded and said, "That's right. When internal strength training reaches the level of a great master, one can use internal energy to refine the body. The reason people die is because some functions of the flesh are not healthy and stop moving. Internal energy can help the flesh produce energy, so naturally, lifespan will be very long. In those years, Huang Di, Chi You, Qing Di, etc., were all at the peak of great masters, their lifespans exceeded five hundred years or more. Hehehe, the way of cultivation is profound, Qinger, you'll understand later!"

  Ximen Qing took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. Who doesn't want to live longer, who doesn't want to be an immortal?

  Ximen Qing hastily said: "Master, let's get started!"

  Zhang Tian Shi burst out laughing and said: "Good!"

  "The first cultivation of the Seven Stars Mixed Yuan Gong has a fatal weakness, which is the Baihui acupoint on top of the head. Now I will tell you how to absorb and store the pre-heavenly energy into the body, transforming it into true energy for use as internal power..."

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  Cultivation is difficult, even if Ximen Qing has a mature mind, he can't take shortcuts. Following Zhang Tian Shi's teachings, Ximen Qing began his cultivation. After one day, Ximen Qing finally learned how to absorb a tiny thread of pre-heavenly energy into his body. This tiny thread of pre-heavenly energy was extremely fine, smaller than the thread of pre-heavenly mother energy in Ximen Qing's body, and even smaller than one-tenth of it. Moreover, this thread of pre-heavenly energy did not enter through the Baihui acupoint, but was first stored in the Dan Tian, waiting for Ximen Qing to use medicinal needles to pierce the dead holes later, before he could absorb it into his body.

  In short, for the first formal cultivation, Ximen Qing had just taken the first step. As for the effect of today's cultivation, although Ximen Qing was not too disappointed, he still felt a little regretful in his heart. He thought that he was a small genius and could absorb more of the pre-heavenly aura, but unexpectedly it was only this much.

  Of course, this is Ximen Qing's own idea. In Zhang Tian Shi's heart, he was shocked at this time. One day can be incorporated into the pre-heavenly energy, this talent is much more terrifying than him! Don't underestimate that little bit of pre-heavenly energy, just that little bit is enough to make some people practice for many years and still can't incorporate it into their body!

  Although he knew that Ximen Qing's innate talent was excellent, he didn't think it would be so amazing! At this time, he had doubts. Five years later, would Ximen Qing only be the peak of a martial artist?

  "Indeed, he is a man blessed with good fortune! Amazing, truly amazing! This innate talent surpasses even those disciples of great powers. Haha, the future will be exciting. In these chaotic times, some people will emerge to maintain order, while others will come forth to reestablish the heavenly way. From now on, Ximen Qing's days won't be peaceful. Hehe, but it will be exceptionally thrilling. Four-tenths of good fortune, tsk, tsk, not bad at all. Turning adversity into prosperity, transforming calamity into auspiciousness... Haha, haha, haha..." Although he knew that Ximen Qing would face many difficulties, Zhang Tian Shi couldn't help but laugh heartily as he thought about Ximen Qing's good fortune.