Chapter 49: Old Immortal's

"Purple Mansion, I don't want to launch a sudden attack, I want to sneak around, hide my aura, have a figure that is strange and difficult to predict, approach quietly, and launch a sneak attack; can it be done?"

Xiao Yu shouted in her sea of consciousness, but the Purple Mansion had no fluctuations.

"Purple Mansion, oh Purple Mansion, you clearly swallowed part of the essence of the God-Connecting Pill, why are you still so stupid and don't know how to be flexible?"

Xiao Yu was very helpless.

Through the Purple Mansion's reaction to the God-Connecting Pill, she could be sure that it should be a divine ability, or a "special ability" similar to a divine ability.

Regardless of whether it was a divine ability or some "special ability," theoretically, it could be developed and promoted like other divine abilities.

But she didn't know how to develop the Purple Mansion.

It wasn't that she didn't know at all.

After a few minutes of thinking, she thought of a "dead method" to develop the Purple Mansion: use it more, practice it more.

The Purple Mansion was the main body of the Great Father-Destroyer; to use the Purple Mansion more, naturally, she had to worship the foster father more.

She also had to worship a powerful foster father; an ordinary foster father's strength was inferior to hers, and it would be difficult to activate the Purple Mansion with one sword strike.

Even if it were barely activated, it would only be finding flaws in the other party's cultivation method, unable to make the Purple Mansion operate at full power and for a long time like General Guan Huchen Huchen's Heavenly Eyes.

"Now I already have this foster father, Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen; as long as he doesn't die, it's hard to find a suitable reason to find a new foster father."

For a moment, Xiao Yu wanted to throw away all her integrity.

But even Lu Bu, the "servant of three surnames," didn't have three "surnames" at the same time.

"Maybe Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen suffering a disaster is a good thing... No, Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen cannot die! If he dies, the Guan family will never supply cultivation methods and cultivation resources as generously as he does."

"And, the purpose of worshipping many foster fathers is to upgrade the Purple Mansion."

"The purpose of upgrading the Purple Mansion is to flexibly choose the Father-Destroying Method, and then deduce the immortal-level concealment technique or invisibility technique."

"Once Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen croaks, the Purple Mansion will no longer deduce the 'Father-Destroying Method' against him; after all, the person is dead, but the soul is still there, but the dozens of foster fathers before, there was no reaction after death."

"Is there a situation where I can worship foster fathers at will, worship many powerful foster fathers, and others won't question my character..."

Xiao Yu thought for a long time and associated it with Xianyang Palace.

If she entered Xianyang, a little palace maid finding an old eunuch or a big palace maid as a backer, worshipping a few more foster fathers... it didn't seem to work either.

Regardless of character, worshipping a foster father represented standing in line politically.

How could one stand in line and still sway left and right?

Xiao Yu shook her head and extinguished the thought of "maybe I can try it in Xianyang."

"It seems I can only wait until I am completely free, hide my identity, and worship a foster father; now..."

Suddenly, Xiao Yu's heart moved, "Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen has a Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill, which can make innate divine abilities undergo qualitative changes; I don't know if it's effective for the Purple Mansion."

"Foster Father, hasn't Guan Laozu Qingsong come yet?"

During morning exercises the next day, there was a hint of urgency in Xiao Yu's tone.

And the anxiety on her face made General Guan Huchen Huchen feel very comforted.

What a filial daughter!

What a filial daughter!

General Guan Huchen Huchen dared to guarantee that even if it were the Guan family, they wouldn't look at his safety as far more important than the divine pill like her.

"Marquis Lieyang will arrive at Feixian Ferry tomorrow afternoon; at that time, that little bastard Qingsong should show up." He was also anxious in his heart, but patiently comforted her.

Xiao Yu didn't know whether she should be disappointed or relieved.

Qingsong didn't come, the divine pill hadn't been eaten by Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen yet; wait until Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen suffered a disaster and died, and the divine pill would be handed over to her... but if General Guan Huchen Huchen croaked, her cultivation resources and cultivation methods aside, besides General Guan Huchen Huchen himself who was already dead, who else in the Guan family could tolerate the divine pill exchanged by the family's foundation being eaten by a "barbarian"?

Her mood was very complicated.

"Foster Father, Yu'er sees that the Iron Cavalry Camp and the Xisha Garrison knights seem to be practicing breathing techniques." She cheered up and pointed to the morning exercise knights on the other side of the threshing floor.

Unlike the narrowness of Hualong Pass, the location of the Cloud Coming Inn was very spacious. Not only was there a large courtyard that could accommodate more than a hundred carriages, but there was also a vast threshing floor outside the courtyard, which could allow hundreds of knights to practice martial arts at the same time.

If General Guan Huchen Huchen really croaked, she might lose the Guan family's funding and find it difficult to obtain the Guan family's core cultivation method "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" breathing technique, so she might as well get a breathing technique to guarantee the bottom line while General Guan Huchen Huchen was still there.

This group of Western Shu cavalry couldn't practice top-level immortal martial arts, but at least they had complete breathing techniques, and they must be upright and peaceful, without side effects.

"The Luye Guard is the most elite troop of Great Shu, and all soldiers are martial artists."

"Few people have family martial arts like Father; most of them are taught practice methods and breathing techniques by imperial instructors."

"The Xisha Garrison is also a similar model; once selected to join the army, they will be taught the most basic martial arts."

"What kind of cultivation methods do they practice?" Xiao Yu asked.

General Guan Huchen Huchen scanned the knights and said slowly, "The Xisha Garrison mostly practices ordinary martial arts such as 'Iron Armor Skill,' 'Eight Winds Saber,' and 'Meng Family Spear'."

"If they have made meritorious service, they will be rewarded with more advanced martial arts."

"The Iron Cavalry Camp needs to be divided into three situations."

"Being able to enter the Luye Guard is already one in a thousand."

"Promoting from an ordinary Luye Guard to an Iron Cavalry Imperial Guard is another one in ten, or even one in a hundred."

"That is to say, an ordinary Iron Cavalry Imperial Guard is a dragon and phoenix among people who is one in ten thousand when placed outside."

"Since they are dragons and phoenixes among people, their talent is naturally far beyond ordinary people."

"People with high talent also have big hearts."

"Some people are recruited by the monarch to become 'Imperial Guards' who are loyal to the Great Shu royal family forever, and are taught 'Sleeping Dragon Undying Secret'."

"Those with absolute talent have the opportunity to be invited by the Great Qin military and be taught all kinds of immortal martial arts."

"For example, the Great Qin Meng family's 'Xuanwu True Gang,' and the 'Fire Crow Strength' practiced by Marquis Lieyang and his Fire Crow Army."

"The third type is those with average talent, or those who are naturally free and don't want to serve in the military for a lifetime, and can practice 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi'."

Speaking of this, a hint of desolation appeared on General Guan Huchen Huchen's dignified square face, "Father was originally the third type of person, now... wait until tomorrow, when Marquis Lieyang returns, Father will officially swear allegiance to him and become the second type of person."

"Is Father joining the Fire Crow Army for 'Fire Crow Strength'?" Xiao Yu asked.

Guan General Guan Huchen Huchen should have already started practicing "Fire Crow Strength."

Every night when he was refining his internal breath, scorching aura would be emitted, and through the cracks in the camp tent, one could see wisps of fire.

General Guan Huchen Huchen said, " 'Fire Crow Strength' is more powerful than 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' and more suitable for me."

"But the main reason I joined the Fire Crow Army is Marquis Lieyang."

"Marquis Lieyang is searching for people with the Heavenly Eye divine ability, and Father also has the ambition to make contributions in Great Qin."

"Compared with other military marquises, Marquis Lieyang started the latest, becoming a general at thirteen, and is only twenty-one now; although the future is bright, the foundation is relatively shallow, and Father can become a deputy general after going there."

"In the Fire Crow Army, my status will only be below the few old people who followed Marquis Lieyang."

"But if you can enter Xianyang... hehehe!"

General Guan Huchen Huchen laughed proudly.

Xiao Yu accompanied him to laugh for a while, and then asked, "You said 'Fire Crow Strength' is more compatible with you; how do you distinguish the compatibility of cultivation methods?"

General Guan Huchen Huchen said, "Although most top-level cultivation methods have breathing techniques and moves, the focus of different cultivation methods is different."

"Generally speaking, cultivation methods that focus more on Qi Refining have higher value and are relatively rarer."

"'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' focuses more on Divine Will, but I think it's very strong!" Xiao Yu asked suspiciously.

General Guan Huchen Huchen asked, "For immortal martial arts, what is the standard for strength?"

Xiao Yu said, "Is there any grading for cultivation methods in the martial arts world, such as first grade, second grade, third grade?"

General Guan Huchen Huchen said, "There is indeed a distinction between high and low levels of cultivation methods, but first of all, there is no specific first grade, second grade."

"Secondly, the level of a cultivation method is determined by its upper limit, but not everyone can touch the limit."

"For example, 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' has seven realms."

"Father practiced for a lifetime and only reached the fifth realm."

"Even if the highest realm of 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' can 'Proudly Immortal,' what meaning does it have for Father?"

Xiao Yu nodded lightly; practicing martial arts is the same as studying.

Everyone uses the same set of textbooks, which is equivalent to practicing the same secret book; some people can get into Tsinghua and Peking University, while some people exhaust their efforts and even repeat the year several times, but still can't touch the edge of Tsinghua and Peking University.

Not everyone who practices "Sunflower Manual" can become Dongfang Bubai.

If you give "Dugu Nine Swords" to Yue Buqun, he won't be able to practice it at all, and it's better to honestly practice Huashan Sword Technique.

General Guan Huchen Huchen continued, "The one that suits you best is the strongest."

He reached out and pointed to the knights practicing martial arts with weapons, "Look at the Iron Cavalry Camp, some practice sword, some use saber, and the martial arts moves are all different, but they basically use one kind of internal breath, all based on 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi'."

"As long as you practice diligently and are not too dull, you can more or less practice a trace of Divine Will from the moves."

"The breathing technique of 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' can make the Seven Kill Profound Meaning more powerful, but if you use other martial arts moves, it is not as good as 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi'."

"For martial artists who are not suitable for 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills,' it is better to practice 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi' which focuses on Qi Refining, and then slowly develop their own Divine Will moves."

"Father is actually not very compatible with 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills'."

"Father is more suitable for practicing fire-attribute Qi Refining cultivation methods, hoping to find fire-attribute Divine Will True Kung Fu in the future."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "How to judge what attribute cultivation method suits you?"

"You can feel it yourself; even if you practice the breathing technique of 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills,' over time, a trace of fire nature will be born in the evil aura."

"Also, look at Father's Red Smoke Steed and Snake Flame Whip; they were all obtained by Father's strange encounters."

"They are compatible with Father's spiritual machine, so they have a fate with each other." General Guan Huchen Huchen twisted his beard, full of pride.

Xiao Yu first handed over a few sweet horse-farts, and then said, "Foster Father, can you teach me 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi'?"

"Mysterious Soldier True Qi" was definitely worse than "Sleeping Dragon Undying Secret," "Fire Crow Strength," and "Xuanwu True Gang," but placed in the Great Shu military, it was still top-level.

"Why learn 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi'? Didn't Father say, wait until you return to Luodu and see the Guan Laozu, I will choose a more suitable internal cultivation method for you." General Guan Huchen Huchen frowned.

Xiao Yu said helplessly, "You have also seen it, Yu'er's sword technique and heart formula are almost practiced, but I lack the internal breath method."

"'Mysterious Soldier True Qi' is not low in level; first deal with it for a period of time, maybe I can be like Foster Father, and realize my own attributes from internal breath."

General Guan Huchen Huchen opened his mouth, really wanting to lecture her not to be eager for quick success and instant benefit.

But he had been accompanying her to practice sword for the past two days.

Her Fierce Tiger Divine Will goes without saying, and now even the forty-seven sword moves are strict in rules, steady and compact, revealing a master style.

It is almost equivalent to the twenty years of skill of an ordinary Guan family disciple.

How can there be someone who has practiced martial arts for twenty years and hasn't practiced breathing techniques?

"The internal breath method of 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi' is the same as 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills,' requiring specific scenes and using special auxiliary objects."

"That is, 'Mysterious Artifacts'."

"If it weren't for this, why would the 'Luye Guard' become the Imperial Guard of Shu?"

"If the entire internal breath mystery could be described just through text, 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi' would have long spread in the martial arts world, and the monarch wouldn't use it as the foundation of the 'Luye Guard'." General Guan Huchen Huchen said.

"What auxiliary objects does 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi' need?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

General Guan Huchen Huchen pondered, "My Great Shu royal family is surnamed 'Li'; in the Li family ancestral temple, a mysterious iron large spear is enshrined. To awaken the internal breath of 'Mysterious Soldier True Qi,' one needs to be within three zhang of the mysterious iron large spear."

"It is said that the former owner of the mysterious iron large spear, that is, the ancestor of the Li family, was an immortal."

Xiao Yu was helpless in her heart; why did slightly higher-level breathing techniques have password locks?

"Is there any breathing technique that doesn't need a 'Mysterious Artifact' to assist in sensing internal breath?"

"Of course there is, and there are many, but they are all 'Martial Arts Hall Cultivation Methods'." General Guan Huchen Huchen said.

Seeing the disappointment she couldn't hide on her face, General Guan Huchen Huchen thought for a while, waved to the distance, and said, "Song Changqing, you come over."

Song Changqing, who was practicing martial arts wearing a helmet, ran over quickly, bowed and saluted, and asked, "General, what instructions do you have for the end general?"

"You were an apprentice in the 'Changchun Martial Arts Hall' when you were young, right?" General Guan Huchen Huchen asked.

Song Changqing was stunned and nodded, "Studied for three years."

"Did Old Immortal Lao teach you 'Mighty Xiong Xiong Long Gong'?" General Guan Huchen Huchen asked again.

Song Changqing was speechless.

Although there was a face mask covering his face, Xiao Yu still felt his embarrassment and awkwardness.

Eight out of ten, his face was flushed.

"Ask you a question, why don't you speak?" General Guan Huchen Huchen said unhappily.

Song Changqing nodded lightly twice, and explained very urgently, "Most of the time, the end general was doing chores in the Changchun Martial Arts Hall; I only saw Old Immortal Lao once in three years, and I didn't practice 'Mighty Xiong Xiong Long Gong' for long before I was... by Foster Father..."

He stopped, and lowered his head, his tone filled with ten thousand complex emotions, his voice low and depressed, "Less than half a month, I was taken away by Old Man Guan, and I haven't practiced it since."

When he blurted out "Foster Father," Xiao Yu clearly saw the muscles at the corners of General Guan Huchen Huchen's eyes twitching rapidly, and his expression was also a bit trance-like.

But he recovered his cold and wooden expression almost in an instant, "You teach 'Mighty Xiong Xiong Long Gong' to Yu'er." ===== CHAPTER 50 =====

But in an instant, he returned to his cold, wooden expression and said, "You are to pass on the *Great Expansion Sword Art* to Yu'er."