The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1431 - 735: No Easy Task (Part 2)

"As the saying goes, practicing Martial Arts without first building a solid foundation ultimately renders everything meaningless."

"Then, mother, can you teach me our family’s Blue Lotus Art?" Qing Shui had been a part of the Qing Clan for eight years, and it was no secret to him that the Qing Clan possessed secret Martial Arts Skills.

"Very well, the Blue Lotus Art is the most powerful Martial Arts Skill passed down by the Qing Dynasty lineage. Besides enhancing one’s physical body, the Blue Lotus Art includes aggressive and defensive techniques. You must understand, most Martial Arts practiced by cultivators can only be used for enhancing one’s physical body; many Martial Arts do not incorporate aggressive techniques, and even fewer incorporate defensive ones. In contrast, the Blue Lotus Art is of a higher level!"

"Wow... isn’t the Blue Lotus Art unparalleled compared to other cultivation techniques?" Qing Shui asked in awe.

Qing Yi sighed, "A long time ago, our Qing Clan ancestors cultivated the Blue Lotus Art to the Ninth Stage of Lotus Performance. He became a peerless expert of that time, but after countless generations of effort, our Qing Family has degenerated to the point where we can only survive in this small mountain village."

"Mother, what does the Ninth Stage of Lotus Performance mean?"

"Once the Blue Lotus Art is understood and mastered at each stage, it results in the manifestation of protective lotuses. These protective lotuses can then be used for offense or defense. The mentioned ancestor nearly cultivated the Blue Lotus Art to its peak, resulting in the appearance of nine protective lotuses!"

"Mother, what is your cultivation stage then? How many lotuses can you currently manifest?" Qing Shui asked.

Qing Yi lowered her head and said with embarrassment, "Only two at the moment..."

"Hmm, what about grandpa then?" Qing Shui continued to ask.

"Your grandfather has reached the third stage of Lotus Performance. He has reached the peak of the Postnatal Era and is currently the strongest in our Qing Clan."

"Then, into how many stages can the Blue Lotus Art be divided? What is the highest stage one can cultivate to?"

"Our Blue Lotus Art consists of 10 stages in all. During the ’Samurai’ and ’Military General’ stages, it is completely impossible to manifest a lotus. It is only when one reaches the stage of a 7th-grade Military Commander that one can manifest a lotus. The second lotus is the 8th-grade Military Commander. Finally, the third lotus is the 10th-grade Military Commander! (Postnatal Peak)

"Then how did the ancestor grow to the stage of manifesting nine lotuses?"

Seeing Qing Shui blink in confusion, Qing Yi sighed softly... although Qing Shui was very intelligent, she couldn’t tell him right now.

"The later cultivation methods of the Blue Lotus Art were lost long ago. Currently, we only possess methods for the Postnatal Realm. As for the stages after the Innate Realm, we don’t know how to proceed further. That’s why your grandfather is stuck at the peak of the Postnatal Era, unable to break into the Innate Realm."

"Mother will now guide you with the initial form of the Blue Lotus Art." Qing Yi stood up, motioning for Qing Shui to follow her.

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In the basement.

Qing Yi educated Qing Shui about the various meridians and energy channels within the human body. Qing Shui had already acquired this information from ancient enhancement technique, so he easily followed Qing Yi’s teachings. After listening to Qing Yi share her knowledge, Qing Shui also gained insights into the ancient enhancement technique.

hours later.

Once Qing Yi left, Qing Shui gradually entered a state of contemplation.

In meditation, this is typical practice in cultivation. It is especially so when cultivating higher levels of Martial Arts. If one cannot even calm their own heart, then it’s impossible to walk the path of becoming an expert.

Watching how easily Qing Shui entered a meditative state, Qing Yi couldn’t help but be astonished. His talent was truly incredible!

Following the verbal formula of the Blue Lotus Art, Qing Shui began cultivating, gradually entering a state similar to when he was practicing the ancient enhancement technique, entering a world of fantasy as if his soul had projected out of his body.

Eventually, Qing Shui could feel a thin strand of Qi emerging from his Dantian, flowing along his energy channels and circulating around his body. This current was extremely fragile as if it could break at any moment.

Gradually, after circulating the entire day, the Qi flowed back to his Dantian.

Qing Shui finally condensed his Qi! With great joy, he opened his eyes, filled with an expression of exhilaration.

"I think, if I tell mother about this success, she’ll be quite surprised." He grinned wide. Qing Shui had never felt so good in his life! It was like a dying person in the desert suddenly seeing a massive source of water appear before them. This sense of fulfillment was a feeling of resonance with one’s body and soul.

Qing Shui slowly walked out of the basement.

"Dearest mother." Qing Shui called out happily.

Qing Yi was pleasantly surprised. Qing Shui had only briefly meditated. She hadn’t yet recovered from the thrill of seeing Qing Shui easily entering a meditative state, and now Qing Shui seemed to have completed his training.

"Mother, I’ve condensed Qi! But it’s very thin, like a strand of hair."

These words left Qing Yi utterly stunned. Her elegant, jade-like face turned red and her lips began to quiver.

"Qing Shui, quickly, give me your hand!" Qing Yi said eagerly.

Qing Shui obediently extended both his hands to Qing Yi. She extended her graceful, snow-white, jade-like hand and took Qing Shui’s hands in hers.

"Qing Shui, quickly circulate your Qi according to the formula of the Blue Lotus Art."

After some time, Qing Yi emotionally embraced Qing Shui and kissed him twice on the cheek.

"Shui’er, you’re truly a genius... an authentic genius." Qing Shui’s voice was filled with excitement. Of course, Qing Yi would only lose her composure in front of her son.

Seeing Qing Yi so happy, Qing Shui’s heart was also filled with warmth. He knew that although Qing Yi normally appeared happy, always wearing a smile, she was just putting on a brave front for his sake. But this time, Qing Shui knew that Qing Yi was genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart.

"Mother will first prepare some delicious food for my little genius." Qing Yi gently patted Qing Shui’s head and said.

After Qing Yi left, Qing Shui shook his head helplessly. His actual age was not much younger than Qing Yi. However, with his current small stature, he had to speak in a manner akin to a child. He also felt the praise he received from adults was a kind of annoying sweet talk.

With a mother like this, even if the sky fell, Qing Shui wouldn’t draw attention, and now the only hope he had was for this woman he called mother to be happy.

Perhaps due to her recent good mood, but her appetite was much better compared to the past. The same went for Qing Shui, although he didn’t realize that the real reason for this was because of his rigorous training and the fact that he could finally relax and feel happy.

"Mother, let me go out and stretch my legs now. Tomorrow, I will be practicing cultivation with our clan members."

Qing Shui said with a twinkle in his beautiful eyes, smiling at her, now more confident than before. He didn’t believe he was weaker than the other third-generation Martial Arts Students.

Qing Shui would only show this kind of smile with a hint of childishness in front of Qing Yi.

Whenever Qing Yi saw the beautiful eyes of Qing Shui, her memories would uncontrollably be triggered, and she couldn’t help but become distracted, though she quickly regained her composure.

Qing Shui walked out of the Qing Palace, returning to the secret cave he discovered while exploring the mountains. This cave had been his place for practicing the ancient enhancement technique over the past few days.

The cave was small, with only one room. When Qing Shui first discovered this cave, he was filled with excitement, hoping to find some mysterious treasure or top-level Martial Arts manuals inside. Contrary to his expectations, he found neither. After cleaning the cave, he only discovered an oval-shaped jade pendant, the size of a thumb. The pendant was slightly worn, and initially, he didn’t want to keep it. However, upon closer inspection, he found a Yin Yang Symbol engraved on the pendant! So he decided to keep it. The pendant gave a warm feeling when touched.

It reminded him of the Yin Yang Symbol in his Consciousness Sea, so he decided to wear the pendant around his neck, hiding it under his clothes.

After discovering it, he would come to this cave daily, leaving after practicing the ancient enhancement technique. Today was no exception, despite the countless frustrations while trying to comprehend the first layer of the ancient enhancement technique, he would still return to this cave and cultivate daily. The thought of giving up never occurred to him.

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