Chapter 5: Practicing the Heart Method

Huashan Luoyan Valley, the base camp for the Huashan Sect's outer sect disciples to learn. New outer sect disciples entering the Huashan Sect are also arranged here to be taught together with those "old students."

Responsible for Su Fan and this period of disciples are three inner sect disciples and five outer sect disciples with more than ten years of experience, all of whom are above the second-rate level.

"Eh! You kid can read? And you even recognize all the meridian and acupoint diagrams?"

Standing beside Su Fan is the outer sect's eldest disciple of the 18th period. Although he failed to enter the inner sect, he has practiced for more than ten years, and now his Huashan Heart Method has reached the fifth layer. Not to mention the same period, even the outer sect disciples who exceeded him by one period may not be able to exceed him.

He is a representative of late bloomers. Letting him be responsible for teaching the new period of outer sect disciples is also a reward from the Huashan Sect elders to him. Once he does well, it is very likely that he will be accepted into the inner sect.

"Yes, Senior Brother Wu."

Su Fan nods seriously, and then under the former's test, he answered everything correctly. This time, the face of this Senior Brother Wu finally changed.

The other people in charge also leaned over one after another upon hearing this.

Hearing Wu Yue's words, they were all shocked.

"Alright, since you can read and recognize all the meridian and acupoint diagrams, then starting tomorrow, I will teach you the Huashan Ten Brocades."

New disciples entering the sect must first learn to read and write. This is the most basic. If you don't know how to read and want to learn martial arts, especially internal energy, that's a joke.

At the same time, besides reading and writing, there is also nourishing the body. After all, the disciples entering the outer sect have some children of farmers, and their childhood was not good.

The Ten Brocades, combined with the Huashan medicinal bath, is the best health-preserving stage. Although Su Fan prepared a lot in advance, the health-preserving stage, he still couldn't avoid it.

Su Fan doesn't mind this, on the contrary, he is very happy to learn.

The Ten Brocades are similar to the Five-Animal Exercises, both are exercise methods to exercise the body, but the Ten Brocades exercise the limbs more, making the limbs more flexible, which is worse than the Five-Animal Exercises, which comprehensively improve physical fitness.

This is also Su Fan's feeling after ten days of formal learning.

In ten days, with the help of the cheat, he has already entered the door, and even if he was afraid of causing shock, he could have achieved Small Completion. Other children, most of them can only barely practice the first two movements, but he has already finished a set of twelve movements of the Ten Brocades.

This also made Senior Brother Wu, who was responsible for teaching Su Fan, very shocked and also very happy, because teaching such a genius is also good for him.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Su Fan honestly followed along for a month.

This day, Wu Yue found Su Fan.

"Junior Brother Su,"

"Senior Brother Wu, I wonder what matter Senior Brother has for me?"

Su Fan stepped forward to salute, looking at the former with a puzzled look.

"Heh! Junior Brother Su, you have entered the sect for a month, the Ten Brocades are very proficient, and as for your physical fitness, to be honest, among the hundreds of disciples I have met since joining the sect, among the newcomers, you are absolutely at the forefront."

Speaking of this, Wu Yue even gave a thumbs up.

"Generally speaking, new disciples need to learn to read and exercise their bodies. This process takes a year, but these are not needed for you, Junior Brother."

"It seems you were well prepared before coming to the sect."

"Hehe!" Su Fan smiled honestly upon hearing this.

"Since that's the case, I won't waste your time, Senior Brother. Next, I will teach you the Huashan basic sword technique and the Huashan basic heart method."

Speaking of this, Wu Yue's expression became extremely serious.

"Junior Brother, our Huashan basic heart method is the heart method practiced by all outer sect disciples, so it is very important. You should know that although you have entered the sect, there is still a crisis of being expelled from the sect. If you cannot break through the first layer of the heart method within five years, you can only leave the sect."

"In addition, if you want to enter the inner sect, this heart method is also very important. Junior Brother, remember, in the outer sect competition, the first time, everyone is nothing, and it is very difficult for inner sect elders to accept disciples. The only thing that can attract them is your breakthrough in the heart method."

"Junior Brother, you are very lucky, because the time you practice is almost a year more than others. I hope you can grasp this year well."

Wu Yue said a lot in a scattered way.

However, judging from the tone, Su Fan estimates that this person will also be a Qi Sect disciple in the future after entering the inner sect.

"Senior Brother, don't worry, I will definitely practice the Huashan Heart Method hard."

Su Fan said with a firm face, but his heart didn't think so.

Sword-Qi Conflict, in Su Fan's view, is a complete joke. Su Fan doesn't believe that the Huashan Sect's Sword and Qi Sects were split because of a *Sunflower Manual*.

Whether practicing sword techniques or practicing internal energy, they are all strengthening one's own strength. How could those high-level officials not see it? If they really couldn't see it, they would be idiots.

Sword Sect, Qi Sect, it's nothing more than a concept.

The Sword Sect might be stronger in the early stage because they focus on practicing sword techniques, while the Qi Sect focuses on practicing internal energy, so they are definitely not as good in the early stage.

As for the later stage, it is not necessarily stronger than the Sword Sect. After all, with the same internal energy, the Sword Sect is definitely more dominant.

However, the Qi Sect might break through to first-rate faster, after all, they have always focused on practicing internal energy. At the same time, the possibility of the Qi Sect breaking through is faster.

There are indeed more first-rate elders in the inner sect of the Qi Sect.

Of course, Su Fan doesn't know these for now, but regarding the concepts of the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect, he is indeed more inclined to the Qi Sect, but he won't be like Old Yue, thinking that the Sword Sect is no good.

In the later Huashan Sect, there were clearly no people left, and they were still holding on to this concept. You must know that Qi Sect disciples are often more powerful as they get older.

And the Sword Sect is different. At twenty or thirty, they can reach second-rate martial arts, and even if they are talented, before forty, it is not impossible for their strength to be comparable to first-rate.

Internal energy does not represent strength. Some Sword Sect disciples, their internal energy did not reach the first-rate realm of the small heavenly circuit, but relying on the Sword Sect's sword techniques, they could also rival first-rate martial artists in the martial arts world. This is not impossible.

In *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*, if Old Yue wasn't so rigid, the disciples under his sect would have more second-rate strength. With the foundation of Huashan, they wouldn't have been bullied so miserably.

So in Su Fan's eyes, whether it is internal energy or sword moves, he wants them all. Grabbing both hands is the most important thing, and what is most suitable for himself is the most important.

"Junior Brother, just understand that."

"Come, I will teach you the Huashan Heart Method..."

Seeing this, Wu Yue nods with satisfaction. He only mentions it to here, and he cannot make the decision for him.

Immediately after, he began to explain the Huashan Heart Method to Su Fan carefully. This is very important.

"Junior Brother, the Huashan Heart Method is the most basic heart method of our Huashan Sect, but don't underestimate it. The Huashan Heart Method has ten layers in total. If you practice to perfection, you can become a peerless expert."

"The internal heart methods that our sect can practice to the peerless realm are only a few. They are top-tier heart methods in the martial arts world. Moreover, the Huashan Heart Method is a Daoist heart method, which is neutral and peaceful, and not easy to go into demonic deviation. Besides practicing slowly, there are no shortcomings, which is most suitable for us newcomers."

After explaining the insights of the first layer of the Huashan Heart Method to Su Fan, Wu Yue specifically added a sentence.

"Junior Brother, next, I will pass a wisp of internal energy, and then help you run the first layer of the heart method's practice route. Once you have the feeling of Qi, you can move it according to this route."

Hearing Wu Yue's warning in his ear, Su Fan also hurriedly calmed his mind and tried his best to remember the movement route of that heat. ===== CHAPTER 6 =====

After finishing, Wu Yue placed his palm on Su Fan's abdomen. Before long, Su Fan felt a sudden wave of heat in his abdomen. This heat flowed slowly, making Su Fan very curious.

"Calm your mind and remember the circulation route of the internal energy."

Wu Yue's warning reached his ears, and Su Fan hurriedly calmed his mind, striving to memorize the circulation route of that heat.