The stages of martial arts cultivation are divided into nine realms: Microcosm, Body Refining, Embodiment, Heavy Mountain, Vast Sea, Sun and Moon, Star River, Infinite Expanse, and Boundless Heaven.
In the current martial world, no one has been heard of reaching the Infinite Expanse Realm.
Of course, reclusive experts are excluded; after all, no one knows how powerful those old monsters truly are!
At present, Ye Xuezhang is at the fifth level of the Star River Realm, which already makes him a top-tier expert in this world.
Moreover, his cultivation technique is a peerless skill, unparalleled in ancient and modern times. Among his peers, he is virtually invincible!
The Ghost Valley Breathing Technique is profound and unfathomable, far surpassing any other mental cultivation methods in this world.
Mastering this technique not only makes one immune to all poisons, enhances internal energy rapidly, and restores one's natural state, but it also provides the ability to conceal one's aura.
With such a divine skill, Ye Xuezhang essentially possesses a treasure of immeasurable value.
If this were revealed in the martial world, it would incite countless covetous intentions and lead to a bloodbath as people fought to obtain such a technique!
The aura-concealing feature of the Ghost Valley Breathing Technique is absolutely critical.
Regardless of the opponent's realm, they cannot discern his true strength!
With this unique ability, Ye Xuezhang can entirely hide his presence.
But the Ghost Valley Breathing Technique is not his only powerful skill; his other techniques are equally formidable!
The Ghost Valley Sword Technique consists of nineteen moves.
Each move is said to shake the heavens and earth, terrifying even gods and spirits!
It is divided into nine vertical sword moves, nine horizontal sword moves, and one combined move.
Even Mastering a single move would be enough to dominate an entire region.
The Nine Vertical Sword Moves are: Life-Stealing Slash, Flatten the Four Seas,
Horizontal Sweep Without Pause, Seamless Maneuver, Heaven and Earth Shift,
Plucking Sword to Sing, Reverse Sword Embrace, Singular Continuity, Hundred-Step Flying Sword.
The Nine Horizontal Sword Moves are: Sword Falling from the Sky, Left Pull, Right Strike, Ten Thousand Swords' World, Embrace the Moon in Arms, Draw Sword and Ask the Heavens, Star Shower, Soaring Dragon into the Earth, Traverse the Four Directions, Traverse the Eight Directions.
The ultimate move is Vertical and Horizontal Domination.
Whether it's the vertical, horizontal, or combined moves, all can manipulate the forces of heaven and earth to suppress opponents.
By harnessing the power of nature against foes, the Ghost Valley Sword Technique seems less like mortal martial arts and more akin to immortal cultivation techniques.
A realm-defining skill: Dimming All Colors!
In the martial world, there is an extremely unique means of confronting opponents: the Domain.
Different domains have varying effects—some disrupt the enemy, others increase gravity in a specific area, and some offer other miraculous effects.
For instance, Ye Xuezhang once saw a domain skill called Fading Colors of Heaven and Earth in an anime in his past life.
Dimming All Colors is very similar to Fading Colors of Heaven and Earth, yet far surpasses it!
While Fading Colors of Heaven and Earth can freeze all matter and imprison the space-time of a given area, Dimming All Colors adds a life-draining effect on top of that!
Roaming Freely Across the World: Supreme Lightness Skill!
"Riding the righteous energies of heaven and earth and the interplay of six breaths, one soars like the wind, unrestrained and carefree."
When fully Mastered, this lightness skill allows one to manipulate the six breaths of the world, achieving boundless travel.
Although the system permits Ye Xuezhang to expose three individuals, he has remained cautious and hidden himself over the years.
During his check-ins, he has been discovered several times by martial scoundrels, but he eliminated them all.
Currently, everyone believes Ye Xuezhang is merely a wealthy Young Master skilled in basic martial arts.
After some contemplation, Ye Xuezhang calmed his mind, regulated his emotions, and began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Guiding it through his meridians, he completed a cycle and stored the energy in his dantian.
In the study, a mystical scene unfolded.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth transformed into streams of pale blue light, converging around Ye Xuezhang and flowing steadily into his body.
The nourishment of the energy strengthened his meridians, and his internal power surged.
By evening, Ye Xuezhang opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air, then stood up.
"Young Master, people from the Zhao Tian Sect have arrived."
At that moment, Chen Bo's voice echoed from outside the study.
Even though Ye Xuezhang tried to avoid involving himself in the martial world, living in a world of martial arts naturally meant he couldn't entirely evade dealings with martial figures.
In fact, not only did he have to interact with them, but he also had close ties with them.
The reason was simple: doing business in this martial world required the backing of a sect.
Without such backing, survival was impossible!
Those martial ruffians would slaughter your entire family and seize all your assets overnight if they saw you were unprotected.
Without a sect's backing, traveling outside would mean facing bandits and robbers who wouldn't hesitate to rob and kill.
Behind the Ye family stood a renowned sect in Taihua State: the Zhao Tian Sect!
Thanks to the sect's protection, no petty martial ruffians dared to raid the Ye household over the years. Even bandits and robbers gave them some leeway upon seeing the sect's banner.
Of course, the Ye family paid a hefty tribute every year—30,000 taels of silver annually!
Recently, however, the Zhao Tian Sect was no longer satisfied with this amount and demanded an increase to 50,000 taels per year!
This sum was the Ye family's entire annual income!
If it all went to the Zhao Tian Sect, the Ye family would be left destitute!
Ye Xuezhang furrowed his brow. Zhao Tian Sect?
Hmph!
This sect's appetite is getting bigger and bigger!
Are they trying to squeeze the Ye family dry?
If we give you all our income, how are we supposed to survive?
Ye Xuezhang initially planned to endure until three years later, when he would no longer have any concerns.
By then, why fear a mere Zhao Tian Sect?
But now the Ye family could no longer afford to pay and had to refuse their demands.
Fortunately, the Zhao Tian Sect is considered a righteous sect. Even if they lost their tribute, they wouldn't dare to act directly against the Ye family.
At most, they might secretly send martial scoundrels or thieves to intimidate the Ye family.
As for those people, no matter how many came, Ye Xuezhang could kill them all without anyone noticing!
With this thought, he let out a cold snort. "Understood. I'll be there shortly."
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