Chapter 29: Everyone in the Li Family is a Cheater

The martial arts in the tower were complex. Although they were categorized, perhaps because the Taiyin Pulse was too obscure, Li Hao searched for several hours and didn't find any relevant records in any cultivation method.

On the contrary, he recorded two more other middle and lower-grade body-refining techniques, and his body received a small increase again.

In the evening, Li Muxiu returned through the air, his expression somewhat weary.

Seeing Li Hao holding the 'Dragon River Divine Pulse' cultivation method, Li Muxiu shook his head and smiled, saying: "Why, you want to open pulses now? Have you stepped into the Zhou Tian Realm? Don't aim too high."

"Just stepped in." Li Hao said.

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Li Muxiu was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "You've entered the Hundred Flood Dragon Body?"

"Yes."

Li Hao nodded. Was Great Success considered Entry? "Come, demonstrate it for me."

Li Muxiu didn't talk much nonsense and directly let Li Hao demonstrate. He would know the specifics at a glance.

Li Hao didn't hide his clumsiness and demonstrated it generously.

Although the time he had been in contact wasn't long, the old man gave him a feeling of being extremely open and honest. If the old man wanted to harm him, he wouldn't be able to defend against it anyway.

Not to mention, it was just the Great Success of the Hundred Flood Dragon Body; it shouldn't be considered a big deal, right?

As his fists danced and strength surged, in an instant, a momentum like a flood dragon leaving the sea emanated from Li Hao.

Li Muxiu's gaze froze, and then his expression suddenly went blank.

"..."

Li Muxiu looked at Li Hao in astonishment. If it were just the Entry of the Hundred Flood Dragon Body, it wouldn't be anything; at most, he would be a relatively outstanding genius, and the Li family never lacked geniuses. Any stone thrown would hit either a servant or a genius.

But Entry, Small Success, Great Success—this was the Great Success level of the Hundred Flood Dragon Body! Entry in one day, Great Success in one day?!

Good fellow, this kind of body-refining talent, even compared to Little Nine's cultivation talent, was not inferior in the slightest, right? Li Muxiu couldn't help but size up Li Hao. Did this child really have such good body-refining talent? But it was a pity; why was it only body-refining talent that was so outstanding! Thinking of this, Li Muxiu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Although he didn't like chasing fame and wealth, being able to cultivate was an absolute good thing for anyone.

Li Hao finished the demonstration, saw the old man dazed and lost in thought, opened his innocent eyes, and took the opportunity to ask: "Old man, I saw the words 'Ghost Pulse' in another Primordial cultivation method. What kind of pulse is this Ghost Pulse?"

"You flipped through that secret manual too? You didn't cultivate it, did you?"

Li Muxiu came back to his senses, his brows immediately furrowed, and his expression became serious.

He stared at Li Hao's small face, saw the child's innocent appearance, and immediately realized he had thought too much. If this guy, at such a young age, really wanted to divide his attention to cultivate, how would he have time to practice the Hundred Flood Dragon Body to Great Success today? Without waiting for Li Hao to answer, he continued solemnly: "You have very good body-refining talent, which is a good thing, but don't waste it! How many geniuses, because they were young and vigorous, relying on their own cleverness, learned this and that, and in the end, knew a little bit of everything, which could be called all-around, but guess what happened? They were slapped to death by their defeated peers of the same age."

"People only need to practice one move; if that move is strong enough and enough to kill the enemy, they can run rampant!"

Li Muxiu said: "Look at those who are called Sword Saints, Blade Saints, and those Spear Gods and Arrow Kings. They are all famous figures. Do they not understand comprehensive development? But they all just specialize in their own fields and constantly improve! A person's lifespan is limited. Throughout one's life, one might not even be able to walk to the end of one path, let alone walk two paths. That is self-destruction!"

Speaking of this, he said to Li Hao:

"Families like ours are good because we have enough foundation, and the growth process is relatively comfortable. But those wandering knights without a background face all kinds of complex situations from childhood, the hardships of life, etc., and are forced to learn whatever they can, learning whatever can help them survive!"

"But we are different; we can choose!"

"They dabble in poisons, medicine, boxing, swords, etc., but so what? When they meet someone in the same realm, they will have a big advantage. But how much time do you spend learning these? If it's ten years, and someone else spends ten years learning one thing, their realm cannot be the same as yours. By then, being one or two levels higher in realm is enough to easily suppress and kill you!"

"Therefore, only when you cultivate to a bottleneck and have no hope in this life can you consider horizontal development. Otherwise, before that, there is no need."

He spoke earnestly, and Li Hao could also understand the old man's thoughts.

Comprehensive development is indeed powerful, but time does not allow it.

It's just that this is for ordinary martial artists.

And himself, he had the panel to cheat.

However, without abundant skill points, Li Hao could only specialize in Sword Dao and the physical body, and even now, he focused mainly on the physical body, with realm being the priority.

After seriously warning Li Hao, Li Muxiu sighed and returned to his casual manner, saying: "The Ghost Pulse you mentioned is in the Primordial body-refining technique. This is also the reason why this incomplete cultivation method could be placed on the sixth floor. It's just that to learn how to open the Ghost Pulse, you need to cultivate step by step to the Third Layer. The time this consumes is too much. This cultivation method is even more difficult. Those with higher comprehension might take five or eight years, and those with poor comprehension might find it difficult even in twenty or thirty years!"

"Therefore, although the Ghost Pulse is precious, it can only be abandoned."

"Oh?"

Li Hao revealed an expression of wanting to hear the details, hugging his calves and sitting cross-legged.

"The Ghost Pulse is also called the Taiyin Pulse. Besides normal pulse opening, it is rumored that there are a total of one hundred and eight pulses in the human body!"

Li Muxiu said: "The strongest Dragon River Divine Pulse of our Li family can open fifty-four pulses, and the imperial family's 'Eastern Emperor Sutra' can open sixty-two pulses, which is already the strongest pulse-opening cultivation method." "But wanting to reach one hundred and eight pulses is still too far away. Therefore, whether there are specifically one hundred and eight pulses has always been a rumor."

"However, outside of these one hundred and eight pulses, there are two other large pulses, namely the Taiyin Pulse and the Taiyang Pulse!"

"If these two types of large pulses are opened, the cultivation method will carry some special power, making attacks more fierce and domineering. At the same time, the two large pulses can accommodate more strength to circulate through the Zhou Tian!"

He looked at Li Hao and said: "If you can achieve one hundred Zhou Tian circulations per pulse, in the Taiyin Pulse, you can achieve one thousand Zhou Tian circulations per pulse, which is a ten-fold gap! You can accumulate one hundred Zhou Tian circulations of strength in the Taiyin Pulse!"

"And one thousand Zhou Tian circulations per pulse is not just an accumulation of quantity, but a qualitative change in explosive power. Specifically, it can be reflected in combat. Therefore, people who can open these two special large pulses are geniuses among geniuses, and they are all the best among top-tier geniuses, rare to encounter in a hundred years!"

Li Hao suddenly realized; he didn't expect that besides the Taiyin Pulse, there was also a Taiyang Pulse.

Two special large pulses were equivalent to an extra increase of twenty pulses.

One had to know that the imperial family's strongest cultivation method was only sixty-four pulses. If one could open both special large pulses at the same time, it was equivalent to an increase of one-third!

By then, even if one cultivated the Dragon River Divine Pulse in the family, one could explode with power surpassing the imperial family!

"Opening these two special large pulses is extremely difficult; it requires opportunity, talent, and comprehension. External force is difficult to help." Li Muxiu looked at Li Hao and said: "In the second generation of our Li family, only three people opened one special large pulse, and only your Ninth Uncle possessed both large pulses, with peerless talent."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Hao was somewhat dumbfounded.

Hearing him say so much, he thought it was extremely rare, but it turned out that among the nine sons of the second generation of the Li family, three actually possessed it? And that Ninth Uncle possessed both? "Little Nine was born with the Taiyang Pulse, and the Taiyin Pulse was opened and realized by himself later. Even I, the old man, only had one special large pulse back then, about the same as your father."

Li Muxiu shook his head and said.

Li Hao was speechless; this Ninth Uncle was the real cheater, right?

"Alright, you should still cultivate steadily."

Li Muxiu said to Li Hao: "Your talent is excellent, but you are born with blocked meridians, which is more difficult than other body refiners. If you are unlucky, the Zhou Tian Realm might be your limit. So don't be half-hearted. Practice the Thousand Flood Dragon Saint Body well. If you cultivate to the Fourth Layer, you have hope of breaking through to the Ji Hun Realm."

"By then, you can be considered a martial artist who can stand on your own, at least you won't be killed by others easily."

Li Hao nodded.

Seeing Li Hao so obedient, Li Muxiu felt quite gratified and said: "When you have time, go look at the Dragon River Divine Pulse yourself. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me. Back then, your father and the others were all self-taught. Although there were people teaching, how should I say it? Your grandfather had a bad temper and didn't teach personally; he invited military instructors. Often, before the people teaching could react, your father and the others had already learned it. Little Nine could even draw inferences about other cases from one instance. Heh..."

Seeming to recall that period of time, a few smiles appeared on the old man's face.

Li Hao was somewhat helpless.

There were too many monsters in the Li family, so much so that even he, a cheater, appeared slightly plain and unremarkable.

Of course, he hadn't fully searched for skill points yet, otherwise he could go further.

But, living life, besides cultivation, there was always life, otherwise what was the meaning of living a second life?...

In the following days, besides following the old man to fish in the morning, Li Hao spent his afternoons in the tower browsing Qi circulation cultivation methods and pulse-opening secret manuals.

Half a month passed, and all three top-tier secret manuals were recorded into the panel as he wished.

Li Hao felt that his comprehension should be considered quite good. After all, one had to reach the surface level to record them, and he did one book every five days, which could be considered not too shameful for the Li family.

He heard that ordinary legitimate Li family disciples took about half a month to master the surface level of supreme secret manuals.

However, with the mentality of having lived two lives, Li Hao wasn't proud; it could only be considered normal performance.

It was just that these three cultivation methods didn't belong to body-refining techniques, so his Third Stage insight into the physical body path didn't affect them after recording the cultivation methods.

On the contrary, a new Dao attribute appeared on the panel.

【Imperial Dao: Not yet entered】

Li Hao guessed that these three secret manuals belonged to the cultivation methods of normal martial artists, and this Imperial Dao most likely corresponded to the normal cultivation Dao.

It was just that the name was slightly strange.

But Li Hao didn't think too much; as long as he could add points, it was fine.

Thus, he felt the scarcity of skill points again.

"Besides fishing and chess, it's time to consider trying painting, and cooking..."

These were all types of arts recorded in the game, and without exception, they could all increase skill points.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 30 =====