6: Chapter 6 Cultivation, Techniques, and Realms

Evening.

After coaxing Little Dragon Girl to sleep, Su Xuan opened the brocade box sent by Li Mochou.

"A handkerchief? What do I, a dignified sunny boy, need this for? Wait, there's something embroidered on it..."

Damn! Isn't this that famous scene from the day he was born in the tomb—the 'Five People Watching the Bird'?!

Li! Mo! Chou! I'm not done with you!

Su Xuan's small face turned red with anger.

"Xuaner, what are you doing? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Oh, oh, I'm going to sleep now."

Su Xuan tucked the handkerchief away and crawled back into the blankets. Mu Tingxue held Su Xuan, and Su Xuan held Little Dragon Girl as the three of them fell into a deep sleep.

Hmph, if he hadn't been weaned yet, how could he have endured such humiliation?

That fellow Li Mochou, seeing that Mother gave all her favoritism to him...

...felt jealous and 'opposed' him at every turn. He wondered why Li Mochou was being so nice, even sending him a gift...

Three years in the east, three years in the west, do not look down on a poor youth!

Li Mochou, just you wait!

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The next day, inside the largest secret chamber in the Ancient Tomb.

"Xuaner, today Master will pass down to you the most profound martial arts Secret Manual of our Ancient Tomb Sect, the 'Jade Maiden Heart Sutra'. Listen carefully!"

"A speck of spiritual light pierces the Three Realms, the dust has a path leading to Luotian."

"The Jade Maiden points out the path to the profound, guiding those with destiny back to the immortal Ranks."

"Spiritual light appears as Chaos first opens, study the true secrets within carefully."

"The Law performs in the Great Thousand worlds, preserving the true intent; inheriting the sect's style to guide those with destiny."

"..."

Su Xuan sat cross-legged on a Prayer Mat, memorizing the key points of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra with focus.

To his surprise, as these mantras entered his mind...

...they actually turned into points of light, gradually filling the Meridians throughout his body before slowly entering his Dantian.

After one cycle, the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra was firmly etched in his mind, as familiar as if he had recited it ten thousand times.

Su Xuan's palms flipped subconsciously.

The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra actually began to slowly merge with the Profound Art on its own.

Following that, a faint, almost imperceptible Internal Energy gradually surged around Su Xuan's body.

It was very weak, but with Lin Chaoying's cultivation as a Great Grandmaster, she noticed it immediately.

Lin Chaoying stared at this scene, dumbfounded.

How is this possible?!

Xuaner is actually this fast...

She had only just finished reciting the mantra...

She knew Su Xuan's bone structure and Comprehension Ability were good, but she hadn't expected them to be this good!

This is just too fast!

Su Xuan didn't notice the change in Lin Chaoying's expression; he was currently focused entirely on the Fusion of his Cultivation Techniques.

Half an hour later.

Su Xuan opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Feeling the slight increase of Internal Energy within his body, he was very excited.

The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra had also reached the Beginner stage.

However, he felt that the Internal Energy gained from cultivating was a bit slower than that gained from drinking wine.

The speed of increasing Internal Energy by drinking wine was about twice as fast as cultivating.

It seems he should drink more wine in the future! Fortunately, he had managed to trick the wine gourd back.

"Xuaner, how do you feel?" Lin Chaoying's concerned voice came.

Su Xuan stood up and threw himself into Lin Chaoying's arms. "Disciple is fine, I've memorized all the mantras!"

Lin Chaoying held Su Xuan with one hand while quietly checking his condition with the other.

Sure enough, there was already Internal Energy in Xuaner's body, and it was even more mellow than what he had just shown.

In fact, this Internal Energy wasn't much worse than those Unranked fellows in the Jianghu.

If he continued to Cultivate like this, Xuaner might just be able to reach that Realm in the future.

Xuaner is truly a heaven-sent genius!

"Master, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, Xuaner is wonderful!" Lin Chaoying placed Su Xuan on the ground. "Xuaner, do you know how the martial arts Realms are divided in the Jianghu?"

"I know. Isn't it just the three Acquired stages, Innate, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, and that ethereal Heavenly Human Realm?"

"Correct." Lin Chaoying nodded slowly. "The Jianghu is full of diverse people. Reaching the First-Class Realm makes one almost a backbone of the Jianghu."

"Those in the Innate Realm can be called experts and are respected by the world."

"In the Grandmaster Realm, one can establish a sect and leave behind a Legacy."

"However, in the Jianghu, most of those Sect Heads are only in the Innate Realm; very few have reached the Grandmaster level."

"Why?" Su Xuan looked up and asked. "Didn't Master say that only a Grandmaster can establish a sect? Why are they Sect Heads in the Innate Realm?"

Hearing this, Lin Chaoying shook her head with a smile and extended a finger to poke Su Xuan's forehead.

"You little brat, do you really think the Grandmaster Realm is that easy to reach?"

"The gap between a Grandmaster and an Innate expert is like a heavenly chasm. There's a saying in the Jianghu: 'All who are not Grandmasters are but ants.'"

"If everyone were a Grandmaster, wouldn't everything be in Chaos?"

"Besides, their Cultivation Techniques cannot support them in stepping into the Grandmaster Realm."

Su Xuan: "Cultivation Techniques have Ranks too?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would there be so many desperate outlaws in the Jianghu killing each other for a single technique?"

"Cultivation Techniques are divided into four Ranks: Low-Level, Intermediate, Advanced, and Sect-Guarding Techniques."

"Even if a Low-Grade Technique is cultivated to its limit, one can only reach the First-Class level."

"If an Intermediate Technique is cultivated to its limit, one can reach the Innate level."

"An Advanced Technique cultivated to its limit allows one to reach the Grandmaster level. But in the entire Jianghu, there are very few Advanced Techniques, so for them to want to reach Grandmaster is nothing but a pipe dream."

Su Xuan nodded slightly. "Then, can a Sect-Guarding Technique be cultivated to the Great Grandmaster level?"

"Xuaner is so smart!" Lin Chaoying smiled and rubbed Su Xuan's head.

"Indeed. The 'Jade Maiden Heart Sutra' I just passed to you is a Sect-Guarding Technique."

No wonder Li Mochou was so obsessed with the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra in the TV dramas of his past life; it turns out the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra is so powerful.

"Then if I Cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to the Peak Mastery, can I break through to Great Grandmaster?" Su Xuan asked, half-understanding.

"Not necessarily. Even if your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying and you quickly reach the Peak Mastery of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, you still won't be able to break through to Great Grandmaster if your Internal Energy hasn't kept up."

"The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra at the Peak Mastery level only gives you such a fast cultivation speed and a path to reach the Great Grandmaster Realm; it doesn't give you the Internal Energy of a Great Grandmaster."

As she spoke, Lin Chaoying tapped Su Xuan's small head. "Alright, little brat, you don't need to know so much right now. You'll naturally find out later."

"Remember! You must not aim too high too soon. The most important thing in martial arts is not to be impatient. Your current goal is to build a good foundation, understood?"

"Oh, I understand!" Su Xuan nodded.

Lin Chaoying picked Su Xuan up. "Alright, that's enough for today! You're still too young and shouldn't practice for long. How about Master takes you to your mother for some milk?"

"Okay~"

On the way to get milk, Su Xuan pulled up the System panel.

[Name: Su Xuan]

[Age: One year old]

[Cultivation: Unranked]

(Unranked → Third-Class → Second-Class → First-Class → Innate → Grandmaster → Great Grandmaster → Heavenly Human → ?)

[Cultivation Technique: Profound Art (Merged with Jade Maiden Heart Sutra)]

(Low-Grade Technique → Intermediate Technique → Advanced Technique → Sect-Guarding Technique → ?)

[Martial Skill: None]

[system space: purple gold jade gourd]

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