Su Hang turned his body, tilting his head at a forty-five-degree angle to gaze at the sky, looking profound and unfathomable, "This was passed down to me by a great master, the strongest physical technique in the world. It can unlock your potential and continuously strengthen your physique. Not only will it give you a good figure, but if you practice every day, you might even grow taller."
"Really?" Su Xi's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Has your brother ever lied to you?" Su Hang turned around and nodded seriously, "Remember every move of the gymnastics I just taught you. Without my permission, you must not pass it on to anyone."
"Understood."
Seeing how serious Su Hang was, Su Xi quickly nodded in agreement. The gymnastics were truly painful, and the moves were so ingrained that she couldn't forget them even if she tried.
"Come over!"
Su Hang beckoned to Su Xi, leading her to a grassy area in the woods. He had her sit cross-legged and said, "I will now teach you two techniques: the 'Qi Induction Technique' and the 'Qi Refinement Technique.' After practicing the gymnastics every day, sit in meditation for half an hour to cultivate these two techniques."
"It sounds really powerful. Is it internal energy cultivation?" Su Xi became excited again.
Seeing her excitement, Su Hang didn't want to say much more. He sat cross-legged behind her, explained the essentials of the Qi Induction Technique and the Qi Refinement Technique, and then placed his hands on Su Xi's back, releasing his internal energy to guide the flow of energy within her body, planning the route for the cultivation.
Steam rose!
It took about an hour, and Su Hang retracted his hands, his face pale, almost collapsing from exhaustion. Guiding the flow of energy within someone else's body was no easy task and consumed a great deal of his internal energy.
Fortunately, he successfully opened the energy route, though it was as narrow as a hair, it was still open. At this stage, Su Xi couldn't generate internal energy through physical training like a martial arts expert, but she could absorb the power of heaven and earth and convert it into internal energy, thus strengthening her body. This gave her a significant advantage over other martial artists.
"Phew!" Su Xi exhaled deeply, her face full of excitement, "Brother, I feel the internal energy!"
She could clearly feel Su Hang's internal energy moving within her body; it was definitely the legendary internal energy.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Turning around, she saw Su Hang's pale face and immediately became worried.
"Nothing, just a bit over-exerted. I'll be fine after a rest," Su Hang waved his hand, "Remember the route the internal energy took. Practice it well on your own. If you have any questions, call me."
"Okay!" Su Xi nodded, "I can feel a lot of floating things in the air. Are those the powers of heaven and earth you mentioned?"
Su Hang nodded slightly, "Remember everything I told you. Don't pass it on to anyone. Also, unless absolutely necessary, don't use martial arts in front of ordinary people."
This little girl had an outgoing personality, and Su Hang was genuinely afraid that she would show off her martial arts skills everywhere, which would surely cause trouble. Therefore, he only taught her techniques to strengthen her body, not combat skills. He gave her a few talismans he had drawn and taught her how to use them, so she would have some self-defense capabilities in case of special situations.
It was still early, so the siblings decided to meditate in the woods. Su Xi needed to review the energy route, and Su Hang needed to recover from his over-exertion.
Outside the woods, two people were hiding.
"Senior Sister, did you hear that? He mentioned the power of heaven and earth, which is a level only martial arts masters can reach, right? And if I'm not mistaken, Su Xi is just an ordinary girl, yet she can cultivate internal energy without reaching the martial arts realm?"
The two were Huang Qimeng and Shen Tong, who had been watching for a long time. Seeing the two enter a meditative state, Huang Qimeng couldn't help but speak, lowering her voice to avoid disturbing the people in the woods.
Shen Tong pondered for a moment, also feeling surprised. Even martial apprentices only trained their physical bodies, and only after breaking through human limits could they generate internal energy. There had never been a case where someone could cultivate internal energy and sense the power of heaven and earth without reaching the martial apprentice realm.
"I remember Master once said that in ancient times, there was a class of strong people called Qi Cultivators. They used the power of heaven and earth to lay the foundation, and from the beginning, they used the power of heaven and earth to strengthen their physical bodies. Their meridians, dantian, and physical bodies were several times stronger than later martial artists, making them extremely powerful. Later, as the power of heaven and earth became scarce, the Qi Cultivators lost their foundation and gradually declined. After that, martial artists emerged."
"Martial artists can be considered the descendants of Qi Cultivators. Due to the scarcity of the power of heaven and earth, relying on Qi cultivation to lay the foundation, although powerful, was too slow. Many Qi Cultivators didn't achieve much even in their old age. So, someone developed the later martial path, focusing on physical training and breaking through limits to lay the foundation. This way, they didn't need to rely on the power of heaven and earth during the foundation stage, but at the same level, they were much weaker than the early martial path Qi Cultivators."
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"Senior Sister, you know so much!" Huang Qimeng couldn't help but praise, "As you said, could Su Hang be a Qi Cultivator?"
"Maybe!"
Shen Tong looked into the woods, not committing to an answer, "The world has changed, and the later martial path has been prevalent for a long time. The early martial path has long been out of the historical stage, and those techniques were lost in the vast ocean of history. Who knows if any have survived? However, there is one strange thing, have you noticed?"
"You mean his realm?" Huang Qimeng looked at Shen Tong, having already noticed it from the beginning.
Shen Tong nodded slightly, "Yesterday, I could still sense his realm, which was just at the beginning of the martial arts realm. But now, I can no longer sense his realm. It seems he has become much stronger overnight, giving me the same feeling as that Cold Feng from yesterday—sharp and threatening."
"Even you can't see through him?"
Huang Qimeng frowned. She thought only she couldn't see through him, but now even Shen Tong couldn't. Shen Tong was much stronger than her, so if Shen Tong couldn't see through him, it meant Su Hang's realm had surpassed Shen Tong and reached a very deep level.
Just one night!
If he hadn't deliberately hidden his strength yesterday, there was only one explanation: he had made a significant breakthrough in one night, from the beginning of the martial arts realm, suddenly surging and surpassing Shen Tong.
Is that possible?
The two sisters seemed to think of something and suddenly looked at each other, their eyes filled with a hint of fear.
"Senior Sister, could he have slaughtered the little pig?" Huang Qimeng exclaimed in shock.
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