Chapter 12: The Heart Method of Quanzhen

  When Ye Wen used the ring to summon the secret book again, the situation had changed greatly from a month ago.

  During the last summoning, Ye Wen's weak internal energy went through great difficulties and only a small part was absorbed by the ring. This resulted in the ring absorbing only a very small portion of his total internal energy, so the judgment result was not high-end, and he was given only one basic internal skill manual.

  If the ring were to evaluate its user based on the energy it receives, then Ye Wen would undoubtedly be at the lowest level in his eyes.

  In the eyes of the ring, this guy who can provide energy for himself will also dominate some basic skills from here to lay a solid foundation for his own martial arts path before seeking other things.

  At this point, Ye Wen also had a general understanding in his heart, especially when he thought of the first time he inadvertently summoned the secret recipe, just a sword move that didn't need any internal power to use.

  The Three Immortal Swords of the Life-Taking Chain are powerful, but after all, they are just one sword move, not even a set, and can only be used as a variation or sudden killing move when facing an enemy, and cannot be relied upon entirely.

  It doesn't have any requirements for the user either, basically anyone who is physically healthy and can wield a sword can use it. Of course, different people will bring out different powers, but this seems to be outside the scope of consideration for the ring.

  Therefore, the Three Immortals Sword was given to Ye Wen by Zhī Huán as something not even worth basic internal energy, because at that time Ye Wen unintentionally sent energy into Zhī Huán, and in Zhī Huán's view, he didn't even qualify to cultivate basic internal energy. Giving him a sword move that could effectively harm the enemy was already very generous.

  And this time, Ye Wen not only practiced a set of basic internal skills, but also had a solid foundation. Also because of the relationship with Tai Chi, his internal skill progress was much faster than that of ordinary people.

  Even because of speculation about the operation of the ring, they deliberately developed their own meridian from the index finger to the dantian to ensure that the transmission of internal force is unobstructed and there is no loss.

  So when he infused all his power into the summoning this time, he finally summoned a pretty good martial arts manual.

  "Is it really true?"

  Looking at the externally simple thread-bound book in his hand, as well as the four powerful characters on it, Ye Wen felt happy and finally confirmed that some of the functions and requirements of this ring were indeed not much different from his own judgment.

  "The more internal energy you put in, the better the secret recipe you get!" He lowered his head and rubbed it slightly, as if he could smell the fragrance of the Heart Method Secret Recipe. Ye Wen smiled wryly: "But from the perspective of the ring, after a month of bitter cultivation, I'm still only at the entry-level?"

  According to the Ring's judgment standard, even if Ye Wen had infused all his cultivation into it, his level would still be that of a beginner apprentice.

  However, compared to the beginner disciples of Xue Wu, Ye Wen's level this time is slightly improved. Because according to the secret book given by the ring, Ye Wen can confirm that he has reached the standard of a beginner disciple of Quan Zhen Sect.

  "After all, it's a major sect! At least it's much better than getting something like the Hengshan Heart Method..."

  According to Ye Wen's understanding, Quanzhen School is also a well-known large sect, especially the health preservation and internal skills of this school are quite unique.

  The most crucial thing is that the Quanzhen School's mental method is famous for being moderate and even, although progress may be slow, it can make the practitioner's foundation extremely solid, laying a firm foundation for future development.

  Just like what Guo Jing from The Legend of the Condor Hero said, although many extraordinary skills and methods can make one's internal strength improve rapidly in a short period of time, these skills will all have their own problems when practiced to an advanced level.

  On the contrary, although the true heart method progresses slowly, it can avoid such situations and even lead to a situation where thick accumulation leads to thin emission, and there will be no obvious bottleneck even in the later stages of cultivation.

  In addition, the Zhēn Xīn Fǎ (True Heart Method) is a neutral and balanced method that can almost serve as the foundation for any advanced internal skill. It doesn't have any special properties, so even if you obtain Nine Yin or Nine Yang in the future, you don't need to worry about attribute conflicts preventing your cultivation.

  "If it's just a book about the Hengshan Heart Method, that would be depressing..." He thought that what made the Hengshan School famous was its swordsmanship, and the Hengshan Sword was renowned for being unpredictable and changeable, basically belonging to the skill-based stream. As for internal skills and heart methods, there's really nothing special about them.

  In short, this time's summoning can be said to have made Ye Wen extremely satisfied. More importantly, he can now cultivate the Quanzhen Heart Method and guarantee that he won't need to worry about his internal skill heart method for a very long time in the future.

  "If you follow the standard of She Diao, you don't have to worry about Quan Zhen Xin Fa being inferior until you reach the level of a second-rate master..."

  Although it's unclear what the top-notch experts in this world are capable of, with the current situation, he might be able to sweep through the entire Book Mountain with just his Quanzhen Heart Method... provided that he cultivates the Quanzhen Heart Method to a very high degree.

  Perhaps the only thing that makes him unhappy is that this heart method takes a lot of time to cultivate, and it's hard to see the effect in a short time. However, thinking about it, even if it's the Nine Yang Divine Skill, Zhang Wuji also spent many years cultivating it bitterly, and finally relied on a series of strange encounters to reach perfection, so he doesn't feel depressed anymore.

  Yè Wén opened up the Quánzhēn Xīnfǎ and began a new round of cultivation.

  This time is different, however. He only treated the basic internal skill as a foundation, and although he practiced diligently, he had long since made up his mind to eliminate it.

  But now this set of true inner skill, if it can't get a better inner skill, I'm afraid for a long time he will have to rely on this inner skill.

  He didn't think that he could cultivate the Quanzhen Heart Method to perfection in just one or two years, and thus summon even better internal skill manuals. In fact, most of the manuals that were better than the Quanzhen Heart Method were already quite famous among the Jianghu's inner circles. To Ye Wen, these divine skills required a high level of strength (i.e., the total amount of internal energy input), and if he didn't have enough time to cultivate or encounter some kind of extraordinary event, it was unlikely that he would be able to see even the shadow of these manuals in a short period of time.

  Of course, he will not give up the opportunity to summon once a month either.

  Although he had already determined the inner skill of mind method, but he still hoped that this ring would bring him other martial arts! After all, he only had one set of Quanzhen heart method, one move to take life linked three immortal sword, except for a set of Shu mountain swordsmanship that he could no longer remember clearly, and coincidentally this set of Shu mountain swordsmanship had been discarded by him, he simply didn't have any external skills that he could use to fight the enemy. He couldn't possibly use that set of Tai Chi fist and Taekwondo or whatever to fight people to the death, right?

  "If I could get some suitable swordsmanship skills, that would be best..."

  Apart from this, if he were to obtain any more internal skill techniques, he would probably just end up discarding them. Of course, he wouldn't go so far as to burn or throw them away; keeping them in hand without using them himself, he would eventually find someone who could use them.

  After all, everyone's qualifications are different, and practicing the kung fu that suits their own qualifications can also help improve their martial arts skills. Thinking about it, no matter what kind of disciples they receive in the future, they will have suitable kung fu to lay the foundation for them, which is a very cool thing!

  "Hmm... I should probably consider giving it to that cheap disciple sister of mine... Never mind, she's just started cultivating her basic internal energy, let's wait until her foundation is solid and she gets a suitable technique first!"

  At present, he is not prepared to share the newly acquired Quanzhen Heart Method with Ning Ruxue, after all, in Ye Wen's heart, Ning Ruxue is still not a completely trustworthy partner.

  After crossing over, on the first night after waking up, Ning Ruxue's words before leaving had a deep impression on him, and to some extent, he was even more wary of this junior sister.

  Although in a way, if I really lost the position of leader to her, it would be a kind of relief for me, but I don't know if the person in my head agrees with this result...

  Poor Ye Wen didn't know that the slightly natural Ye Dazhangmen had already reincarnated when he agreed to revive the Shushan Sect, and he still thought there was a dead ghost in his head holding a guillotine to monitor his work!

  Apart from this reason, there is another reason that makes Ye Wen feel uncomfortable - "If I were to be stepped on by a half-grown kid, it would really be too embarrassing!"

  In order not to humiliate the title of a traverser, Ye Wen made up his mind and absolutely could not be defeated by this little girl. If he was stepped on by her, even if he practiced the most powerful divine art and became a super master in the future, he would probably still not be able to hold his head high for the rest of his life!

  While indulging in wild fancies, I studied the introductory part of the Quanzhen Heart Method.

  This mind method is after all the inner gongfu of the top-level sect Quanzhen Sect. Except for Wang Chongyang who cultivated Xiantian Qi, everyone else in the Quanzhen Sect uses this mind method as their inner gongfu. The depth and subtlety are far beyond that of basic inner gongfu. Ye Wen doesn't dare to practice it recklessly and hopes to understand it first before starting to cultivate.

  Fortunately, the ring's service was very thoughtful, and in addition to providing a complete set of mental methods, it also provided some explanations at certain key points, allowing Ye Wen, this guy who lacked guidance from a famous teacher, not to be completely confused and unsure of how to start practicing, thus avoiding the tragic event of entering the treasure mountain only to return empty-handed.

  Compared to Ye Wen, Ning Ruxue in the other room was much simpler. Since she got the basic internal skill, she roughly read it and knew how to cultivate herself. Ning Ruxue had already started meditating and cultivating, while Ye Wen was still carefully studying the mind method outline, she had already begun to slowly open up her untrained meridians.

  But from her face, which didn't look strained and even had a hint of a smile, it could be seen that Ning Ruxue's cultivation was going very smoothly. This was also because her kung fu was originally more profound than Ye Wen's. Even with the same cultivation method, the internal energy in Ning Ruxue's body was much stronger than Ye Wen's.

  At that time, Ye Wen had not yet started practicing the Quanzhen Heart Method, Ning Ruxue had already completed the basic internal work of the introductory part, and had gone through all the meridians and acupoints that needed to be opened up, basically sorting out her own body's meridians.

  Looking at the internal skill manual in her hand, Ning Ruxue was very satisfied with the effect of this basic internal skill. Thinking that this was a technique improved by Ye Wen based on the ordinary Qigong method, she couldn't help but praise: "Unexpectedly, Brother Ye has such ability!"