Chapter 93

“Confucianism and Taoism? Great Confucian scholars, righteous spirit?”

“Oh, Uncle, you know about Confucianism and Taoism.”

“Yes, I used to visit several great Confucian scholars with my father and brothers. It was through these interactions that I was able to truly comprehend this throwing knife technique. I wonder if Lingyu is interested in it.”

Zhang Weihua was taken aback at first, but it wasn’t entirely unexpected. Li Xunhuan was similar to Shen Lang in that he was very generous in passing on his skills, so he had quite a few disciples.

However, not many people can truly learn it; Ye Kai is generally considered to be the closest.

Ye Kai certainly has one, but he’s still living outside the Great Wall. He was originally a disciple of Li Xunhuan in the Great Wall, and he’s not young. He’s about the same age as Fu Hongxue, around fifteen or sixteen.

“I’m not interested. That’s not my path. Besides, I know the secret of Little Li’s Flying Dagger, but I can’t use the real Little Li’s Flying Dagger.”

Li Xunhuan looked at Zhang Weihao in surprise, never expecting him to refuse.

Zhang Weihua naturally noticed Lin Shiyin and Li Xunhuan’s surprise and explained directly: “The first level of the art of magic is knife technique, which is the so-called skill and technique. There are special finger techniques and methods of exerting force. This level is just a skill. Many people can learn it, but even if they learn it, they are only good at throwing hidden weapons. It is not considered powerful.”

The second level is swordsmanship, or sword intent. Only when you reach this level can you be considered to have truly entered the inner sanctum, and you can achieve locked-on attacks and mental attacks, with the possibility of hitting the target every time and defeating the enemy with a single strike.

Li Manqing should be at this level, and will only reach this level.

The third level is the Way of the Blade, the true Li Xunhuan’s Flying Dagger, a manifestation of your spirit and will, a selfless benevolence. Therefore, the person on the Weapon Ranking is you, not Li Manqing. He doesn’t understand this kind of benevolence, and neither do I, nor do I want to. We are not of the same path.”

Li Xunhuan finally understood completely, and at the same time, he also tested Zhang Weihao’s personality and general level of cultivation.

The title of “Number One Young Master of the Martial World” is not undeserved; he has truly grasped his own path.

In other words, the minimum requirement is a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm. Only a true Grandmaster of the Innate Realm can comprehend the Dao. As for entering the Dao and mastering one’s own martial arts, Li Xunhuan had only heard Shen Lang and others mention this level. Only legendary figures like the Happy King and Fairy Yunmeng had such a level of attainment.

Shen Lang and his companions’ quest for immortality was actually a search for their own path; it would be more accurate to call it a journey of seeking the Dao. Once they found it, they would become true innate grandmasters.

In his previous life, Zhang Weihao was already at the Innate Grandmaster level. He had also studied some unique skills and divine techniques in the martial arts world with Tang Zichen and the others, who were also at the Innate Grandmaster level. Among them was Little Li Flying Dagger.

Although they are different worlds, the principles are the same. The so-called innate state, in terms of realm, is actually the four realms of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao.

However, the martial arts here are too singular and severely unbalanced. They mainly focus on cultivating the spirit and will, and true qi. Body refinement and spirit refinement are not involved at all. Therefore, the innate nature of this world is somewhat similar to that of most ordinary ninjas in Naruto. They are typically high in attack but low in defense. If they cannot use their true qi and their unique moves are broken, they are basically useless.

At the same time, mindset is very important. Once there are flaws or problems in one’s mindset, one’s overall level and strength will be greatly affected, and one will be unable to exert one’s true strength at all.

Zhang Weihao is different. He is a true tank, a hexagonal warrior with high attack, high defense, high speed and high skill. He is a true innate master in every aspect. So, even though they are also innate masters, he can defeat all innate masters by himself. Only innate grandmasters who have mastered a certain amount of the power of the laws of heaven and earth will have some trouble. For the time being, they cannot crush him, but can only contend with him.

Of course, it is indeed very difficult to cultivate a true innate physique, as it requires a very strong constitution. Moreover, there is no such cultivation system here at all; the only one that comes close is the Shaolin Kung Fu.

There are six steps in total: bone training, organ training, Yi Jing (Book of Changes), marrow cleansing, blood exchange, and acupoint training. Chinese martial arts have a complete system and techniques, but these cannot be seen in the worlds of Jin Yong and Gu Long. The Shaolin here can only go up to the marrow cleansing stage at most, and the Marrow Cleansing Classic was lost a long time ago. The Yi Jin Jing is the highest level of martial arts.

Of course, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill and similar Iron-Chewing Techniques also involve this kind of cultivation. After all, geniuses are not lacking in any world; they are all invented by people, but they are not systematic.

The reason is that most of the sects and families here are very protective of their skills and knowledge, fearing that their unique skills and knowledge will be leaked. It is difficult to learn from each other’s strengths and weaknesses, integrate them, and form a complete system and inheritance (national martial arts is a training system for strengthening the country and the race that was jointly developed by all the masters and gangs at that time, setting aside sectarian differences).

Li Xunhuan was unaware of these things and could not see through Zhang Weihao’s true strength, but he sensed how terrifying and dangerous this nephew was. Mainly because, in addition to his good family background and outstanding abilities, he was also exceptionally intelligent, much more so than Li Xunhuan.

“Is this kind of martial art bad?”

“No, being friends with you is great, you’re trustworthy, and it’s a very advantageous and worthwhile thing. But becoming your family or someone close to you would be terrible. I’d either be taken advantage of by you or morally blackmailed by you, as if I owed you something. But do we really have such a deep relationship? And what gives you the right to make decisions for me, to tell me what to do and what not to do?”

Lin Shiyin nodded repeatedly as she listened. She had to admit that Zhang Weihao’s words really struck a chord with her; Li Xunhuan truly was that kind of person.

He is absolutely loyal to his friends, truly valuing brotherhood and loyalty. He is willing to suffer losses himself rather than let his friends suffer. Being friends with him is definitely a worthwhile, lucky, and happy thing.

However, every advantage has its disadvantages. Once you become this guy’s relative or close friend, you might get ripped off by him.

After all, you are noble, you are remarkable, you are a saint and a gentleman, but your relatives and those around you are not. How many people can meet the standards of a saint?

Moreover, they often sell you off without even a word, forcibly arranging it for you with the excuse of “I’m doing this for your own good”.

They also like to use moral blackmail, using benevolence and morality to coerce you and make strict demands on you, which is truly miserable.

After all, not everyone can become Li Xunhuan, so the original’s biological son, Li Manqing, was directly educated into a hypocrite, and the third-generation grandson, Li Zheng, was an even more despicable and vile villain.

Li Huai was able to inherit Little Li Flying Dagger simply because he wasn’t raised by Li Manqing at all; he grew up wildly, wandering around and relying on the kindness of others.