Primordial Qi

In Lingmu City, on a martial arts arena in the southeast corner, masters were fighting each other, and the fight was fierce. There were also battles between cultivators, but they were only at the Qi Cultivation Realm. If the cultivation level was high, it would be easy to destroy the martial arts arena.

The unarmed Gu Chenyu seemed a little restrained standing on the arena. Facing Li Tianxuan who was holding a long stick, Gu Chenyu showed despair. It was okay that Li Tianxuan's cultivation was much higher than his, but why did he hold a weapon?

"The first step in human cultivation is qi, the second is strength, and the third is soul. Mortals can only cultivate qi and strength. Qi is the essence, and strength is the internal force. Later, they merge into one and become true qi."

Li Tianxuan waved the stick and demonstrated a set of stick techniques, then said: "I heard that you were able to keep up with the progress of the cultivators in terms of physical strength when you were in the Chuyun Sect, which shows that you are born with strong essence and internal strength. You study hard and temper your body with spiritual power, so naturally you are not comparable to ordinary people. Lack of practical experience is indeed your shortcoming. Originally, I wanted to let you go back first under the pretext of something, and then put on a black robe, hold an iron stick in the middle of the road to block you, beat you up, and stimulate your bloodiness, so that you can break through yourself at the critical moment. But this method is too brutal, so it is better to teach you how to break through your limits in the martial arts arena."

Gu Chenyu's face darkened when he heard this. This old guy is really feminine. If it weren't for his greed for candied haws, this guy would have treated himself as a child. Otherwise, he would definitely not have escaped this beating.

"Don't be so shameless. This was the idea given to me by the old man a year ago. He asked me to beat you day and night to make you into a piece of fine iron. I saw that you were still a child, so I didn't do such a cruel thing. I am still very humane."

Li Tianxuan attacked with a stick and hit him directly in the face. Gu Chenyu narrowly avoided it.

"Old White, I'm not done with you!"

Gu Chenyu cursed in his heart. Li Tianxuan really couldn't think of such a mean way. He trained day and night, but he got beaten every day. Damn, Bai was really cruel.

"Hold your breath, concentrate and fight seriously." Li Tianxuan said sternly.

"Yes, senior, you have to be careful."

Gu Chenyu shouted loudly, his true energy wrapped around his fist, and his punch was full of power. Li Tianxuan dodged it easily with just a turn, and hit Gu Chenyu on the back.

"If you had used a gun, you would have been dead by now." Li Tianxuan said expressionlessly, waving the stick in his hand dizzily, and he had no idea where he was hitting Gu Chenyu.

"You need to be quick, or you'll just get poked like a sieve. You've already been hit eleven times."

Li Tianxuan said this, but his hands did not slow down at all. With just one stab, he almost knocked out Gu Chenyu's lunch.

"Senior, if you have the ability, don't use the stick." Gu Chenyu was unable to hold out and was ready to provoke him into close combat with him.

"If you were facing an enemy, he would not drop his weapon to fight you, but this time it's a competition, so I will drop my weapon and compete with you in fist and kick skills."

Li Tianxuan slapped over, and when it reached his face, it turned into a claw, only to take Gu Chenyu's eyes.

"Damn it, you're gouging my eyes out the first time. Why are you always using dirty tricks?"

The two men fought fiercely, each move was deadly, and their speed was so fast that even the warriors in the Qi Cultivation Realm could not see their figures. When the true Qi collided with each other, the air waves rolled all around, and several hard stone pillars on the arena were cracked.

Gu Chenyu was beaten back more than ten steps before stopping, while Li Tianxuan only took one step back.

“Good boy, your true energy is so strong. If you are given a few more years, you will surpass me sooner or later.” Li Tianxuan praised.

Many people were watching the competition on the arena, and they were all full of praise. Some disciples who were going to the sect's secret realm felt relieved when they saw that the martial artist in the state of transformation had such combat power.

The two continued to fight, using fists, kicks, and palms, and even butted heads together, fighting like they were enemies meeting each other with jealous eyes.

"Good, good work."

There were people cheering in the audience. The fight was indeed exciting. Even the competition among the martial artists in the Qi-nourishing Realm was not as exciting as this one. One was competing in spiritual power, and the other in physical skills. Naturally, this kind of physical fight was more entertaining.

"It's not enough, it's still not enough. It seems that it will be more effective if I hide in the dark until you beat me up." Li Tianxuan sighed.

"Then senior, please be careful."

Gu Chen Yu gathered all his internal energy, causing even the surroundings to vibrate. He threw a punch, and a rock in the distance shattered into pieces.

"Not bad, but unfortunately, it's not enough."

Gu Chenyu turned around and used the same boxing skills that Li Tianxuan had just used against him. These were similar to the body-tempering techniques he practiced every day, except that they focused more on combat.

Under Li Tianxuan's deliberate control, Gu Chenyu's body movements became better and better, and he also knew how to show his true energy. He could punch in the air to cause explosive damage, and even got so close to him several times that he was almost hit.

"Senior, you can stop when the incense stick time is up." Gu Chenyu reminded.

"I said I would buy you a candied haws, but I didn't say you would stop. Boy, you've fallen into my trap." Li Tianxuan said in a mean way.

Gu Chenyu widened his eyes. He really didn't expect that this old guy would actually set a trap for him. It was full of tricks.

"Take it, young man. You can't be less eager to fight than an old man like me." Li Tianxuan couldn't help laughing when he saw Gu Chenyu's frustrated look, "When you leave the sect, you will know how sinister the people outside are. I can only say that I am just a little bit clever."

"Well, old man, I see you have wanted to beat me up for a long time." Gu Chenyu suspected that this guy was not just testing his own strength, but also had some personal grudge.

"You can say that." Li Tianxuan shrugged.

After being beaten up by Li Tianxuan for an hour, he had secretly learned most of Li Tianxuan's moves. Now, with a bruised face and nose, he was walking on the street holding a broom with a few scattered strings of candied haws on it.

The so-called buying a broom of candied haws is nothing more than taking all the ones that others are selling, and taking away all the ones that others are putting candied haws on.

“You have a good understanding, kid. If you could cultivate your spiritual power, you would have reached the Venerable Realm in your early twenties. What a pity, what a pity.” Li Tianxuan ate candied haws with a look of regret.

Gu Chenyu sighed inwardly. He had no natural or special abilities, nor any special physique, nor any golden finger cheats. He was lucky to meet Li Tianxuan who taught him the mortal skills. How could he think about those illusory things?

After returning to his residence, Gu Chenyu digested the day's combat experience and practiced until night before he opened his eyes. With the healing medicine prepared by the old man Bai, his injuries healed quickly and the bruises on his face had long disappeared.

"Cough cough cough."

Bai Yansha coughed in the yard, and Gu Chenyu asked, "Senior Bai, are you feeling better?"

Originally, the first thing he wanted to do when he returned to the medicine garden was to pull out the old white man's beard, but he seemed to be sick recently and couldn't stop coughing.

"Yu boy, it's okay, it's okay. I'm old and this is how it is. It will be fine after a while." Bai Yansha said while trying hard to hold back a cough.

"Senior, when the sect's secret realm is opened, I will find some life-extending elixirs for you. You must take good care of yourself."

Gu Chenyu said loudly that Old Man Bai was not a warrior, and how long a mortal body could live depended entirely on fate. He did not want this senior who had been kind to him to die so early.

"It's okay, go to bed early. You work hard every day, so you should rest well. I'm a master of alchemy. You can cure this minor illness by yourself. Just do your job with peace of mind."

Gu Chenyu clasped his fists and left. Tomorrow, the people from the Protectorate would arrive, and he would also need to go out with Li Tianxuan to greet them.

In Bai Yansha's room, Li Tianxuan was using his inner energy to treat him, but he still couldn't help coughing, and there was blood in his handkerchief.

"The child is a good child, but he is too kind-hearted. He is not suitable for the world of cultivators. A life of fighting, killing, conspiracy and intrigue is not suitable for him." Bai Yansha said weakly. He has been relying on Li Tianxuan to prolong his life over the years. He needs conditioning once every six months. Now, his condition is getting worse.

Li Tianxuan was silent. He was not very worried about Gu Chenyu. Instead, he was worried about old man Bai, whose body was too fragile.

“Why don’t you go to the sect and beg for mercy. With your achievements, we won’t watch you die.” Li Tianxuan said.

"As for the merits, they are long gone. That little bit of kindness is not enough."

Both of them were silent for a long time. Li Tianxuan circulated his inner energy to regulate his body, said take care and left.

"People always change. Past favors are worthless now." Bai Yansha said, and then lay down and fell asleep.