Chapter 397: Chapter 396 New Discoveries
Japan, Kanagawa.
Inside a Toyota Alphard, Sun Xingyu sat with two Japanese ninjas as the vehicle smoothly traveled on the road leading to a suburban villa.
Ten minutes later, the car entered the entrance of a manor built in the style of ancient Chinese architecture, nestled against the mountainside.
Since entering the area, Sun Xingyu had noticed many hidden sentries around; there was a guardhouse at the manor’s entrance, where an elderly man who looked quite old was reading a magazine.
As the car passed by the guardhouse, the old man’s deep gaze shifted away from the magazine for a moment to glance inside the vehicle, causing Sun Xingyu to suddenly feel a chilling sense of dread.
It was as if he was being stared at by a demon from the abyss.
A hint of regret suddenly arose in his heart.
He didn’t know whether the choice he had made this time was correct.
But obviously, he no longer had a way back.
The Yanagawa Clan had paid a huge price for him, sacrificing numerous ninjas; although his strength was not bad, and his talent was acceptable, Sun Xingyu knew his place and realized he didn’t qualify for the Yanagawa Clan to pay such a high price for him.
What exactly was their purpose in wanting him to betray the Sun Family and join the Liu Chuan family in Japan?
As Sun Xingyu was pondering this matter, the car stopped in the courtyard in front of a two-story wooden building.
The car door was opened by someone; the man named Yanagawa Yoshi, who had brought him back from Europe and America, was the first to jump out, then stood respectfully by the car, slightly bowing as he said to Sun Xingyu, "Mr. Sun, the Clan Leader is already waiting inside for you, please go in and see him."
Sun Xingyu, seeing this man whose strength was even greater than his own showing such a respectful demeanor, felt an increasing heaviness in his heart.
He adjusted his mentality, got out of the car, tidied up his clothes, and walked briskly towards the wooden building ahead.
Upon entering the wooden building, there were no lights on, and the lighting was dim.
Though he saw no one, Sun Xingyu felt that he was being watched the moment he stepped into the wooden building.
If this was where he was meant to be, he had no retreat, so he faced the situation calmly.
As he went deeper and his eyes adjusted to the dim environment, Sun Xingyu finally saw a white-haired elder sitting cross-legged in a dark corner.
As a martial artist, Sun Xingyu had a strong perception, but he found that there was no sign of life on this person, more like a corpse.
"You’ve finally arrived!"
Just as Sun Xingyu was inwardly surprised, the elder suddenly spoke up. Slowly lifting his head, a pair of lifeless eyes landed on Sun Xingyu.
This was a white-haired, wrinkled old man. He still had flesh and blood, and a faint trace of life, but his breathing was so slow that Sun Xingyu had not noticed it at first.
"Junior Sun Xingyu, I have seen the Clan Leader," said Sun Xingyu, feeling uncomfortable under that lifeless stare, with an inexplicable pressure making him lower his head and speak respectfully.
The old man’s eyes were without light, yet he scrutinized Sun Xingyu, and after a moment, his shriveled face showed a pleased smile, and he nodded slowly, "Very good, not bad. From now on, you will live on this mountain, keep me company for a while, I will teach you many things."
Sun Xingyu’s heart tightened, forcefully suppressing the inexplicable fear inside, he looked up at the old man and asked, "Does it mean that I will completely lose my freedom?"
"Not at all, it’s just for a while. Once you’ve learned what I have to teach you, you will regain your freedom, and it will be a much broader freedom at that," the elder’s deep voice entered Sun Xingyu’s ears, as if carrying some kind of magic, making Sun Xingyu believe without doubt.
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Binhai, within the Military Department’s sub-base.
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang had already been in closed-door training here for a week.
After learning of Yang Fei’s identity as a Taoist inheritor, Qin Yanyang also felt a sense of crisis. She proactively addressed it by bringing Yang Fei to a secret base of the Military Department for cultivation.
To Yang Fei’s surprise, he found that there was a large supply of resources here, with many elixirs that could aid cultivation being provided in abundance, greatly benefiting their training.
For the first time, Yang Fei truly realized what ’the power of a nation’ meant.
While top-tier experts may be hard to mass-produce, martial artists at the Energy Transformation Level could still be cultivated in batches to some extent with the powerful support of the nation.
After several days of seclusion, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were undisturbed by the outside world, and the strength of both grew rapidly. Yang Fei faintly perceived that his power had recovered to its peak state before the injury.
As for Qin Yanyang, though she had not been in the Innate Realm for long, like Yang Fei, the cultivation techniques she practiced were secret Taoist teachings, and the cultivation techniques of the two complemented each other, making their dual cultivation remarkably effective.
While her total True Yuan might not exceed the older generation of Innate experts like her grandfather, its quality had improved significantly. Combined with her own combat talent, her current combat ability did not falter compared to those older Innate experts, and might even be slightly superior.
Several more days passed, and one afternoon during their cultivation, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang suddenly found that when operating their True Yuan, it no longer circulated through their bodies via the Circulation route. Instead, somewhat out of control, it all started to gather at three acupoints near Yang Fei’s feet—the Yongquan, Taibai, and Pusen—continuously impacting these acupoints.
Upon noticing this, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang simultaneously opened their eyes and looked at each other.
According to martial arts cultivation, the opening of Martial Meridians required the clearance of the Circulation acupoints through which True Qi flows in the body.
These acupoints are connected by meridians, forming a pathway for the circulation of True Qi in the body. The cycle, repeated over and over, refines Martial Meridians, strengthening the body and allowing it to absorb more True Qi and grow stronger.
Considering Yang Fei’s realm, he had long passed the process of enriching the three acupoints at the bottom of the feet with True Qi.
Why was there now a feeling of starting over again?
Though puzzled, both of them continued to cultivate in silence, with a great deal of understanding.
They definitely needed to figure out why this was happening.
Gradually, after the three acupoints on Yang Fei’s feet were nourished by a large amount of True Qi, his feet felt hot and slightly tingly.
Before long, the quantity of True Yuan remaining in those places kept increasing, spreading from the three acupoints outward, penetrating into the blood, flesh, and bones of the feet.
This phenomenon greatly surprised both Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang.
True Qi was only supposed to circulate within the vascular meridians. How could it suddenly leave the acupoints and nourish the bones and flesh?
The two opened their eyes again and saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.
"What’s happening?" Qin Yanyang inquired.
Yang Fei shook his head, "I don’t know, I’ve never encountered something like this before."
Qin Yanyang furrowed her brows in thought, and after a while, a glint of insight flashed in her eyes, "I’ve read a Taoist text that mentioned a method of cultivation. Your situation seems somewhat similar to Body Refining, also known as Body Refining and Foundation Building Technique."
"Body Refining and Foundation Building?" Yang Fei’s eyes flashed with understanding.
"Cultivation seeks Unity of Heaven and Man. Cultivators open meridians within the body to draw Heaven and Earth Power inside, known as Qi Cultivation. Once the Qi is formed, they proceed to Body Refining and Foundation Building to strengthen the body and prolong life," Qin Yanyang explained.
Though her realm was not as advanced as Yang Fei’s, she had read extensively since childhood, and her knowledge far surpassed his.
Yang Fei nodded repeatedly, "Talking too much is useless. Let’s continue trying according to this situation and see what the final result will be."
Qin Yanyang, decisive as ever, nodded, "Alright, let’s give it a try."