I have added this story to my Patreon. You can support me and read the 40 latest and advanced chapters there. It also fed and motivate me to write more chapters!
Free Members will get 10 Chapters Ahead of the schedule on Patreon!!!
Link: Patreon.com/AVRKingsTL
—------------------—
Facing Le Zhengyang's iron-clad resolve, Feng Zaixing couldn't help but feel a surge of passion, wanting to offer some form of repayment.
After a brief thought, he rubbed his storage ring and took out a pristine, ancient coin, saying with a smile, "Old Ancestor has the ambition to emulate the ancients; why not take a look at this relic from our predecessors?"
"Relic?"
Le Zhengyang's eyes moved, his gaze falling, and he immediately sensed a hint of familiarity from the ancient coin.
He widened his eyes, his excited voice tinged with caution and uncertainty, "This... this was left by the Angel Douluo from the Spirit Hall era?"
Feng Zaixing smiled brightly and nodded, "It's highly likely. This is a special space spirit tool, and its craftsmanship is completely different from this era."
As he spoke, he put down the ancient coin, and a ball of green light flew out from it, hovering before Le Zhengyang.
Upon closer inspection, the true form of the green light ball was a small woven rattan bag. The delicate rattan was a vibrant green, exuding an extremely rich life force. Inside lay a golden little beast, resembling a gorilla, curled up and sleeping soundly.
Le Zhengyang examined the patterns of the rattan bag and soon recalled a legendary treasure mentioned in his Family records, saying with surprise and uncertainty, "This... is this the Everlasting Life Vine? It's identical to the description in the ancient books of the clan, just a bit thinner."
The strength of the life force emanating from the delicate rattan was something he had never encountered in his life.
"It's not the Everlasting Life Vine, but it's related to it. It's the root of the Everlasting Life Vine," Feng Zaixing shook his head and said.
"Root?" Le Zhengyang blinked, then his face lit up with joy.
According to ancient records, the Everlasting Life Vine grew deep within the Lake of Life. Vicious Beasts could restore their Life Origin by consuming it after Undergoing Tribulation, and a human eating an inch could gain a hundred years of longevity.
And this root was used by the Everlasting Vine to absorb, filter, and store life energy, thus containing an equally immense amount of life energy!
"The value of this treasure is at least half a Divine Artifact. I wonder how many people it could benefit."
Le Zhengyang muttered with fervent eyes, looking at Feng Zaixing, "Zaixing, you brought it out, could it be..."
"It's better for you, Old Ancestor, as a quasi-god, to live for more years and kill more Evil Soul Masters."
Feng Zaixing smiled faintly, pointing to the sleeping little beast in the bag, and continued, "If my guess is correct, this item should have been Acquired by a High Priest from Spirit Hall during an expedition to the Lake of Life. For it to help Old Ancestor today, it can be considered a Legacy from our predecessors."
"However..." Feng Zaixing drew out his words, pointing to the little beast in the bag, "It has survived until now because the Everlasting Life Vine's root has the ability to store life, but it is now very weak."
"It is an exotic species from beyond the heavens with extremely high racial talent. I ask Old Ancestor to allocate resources to help it recover."
"No problem, no problem. It looks like a good gorilla, and its Aura is somewhat similar to Bear Lord," Le Zhengyang commented in an expert manner.
Feng Zaixing smiled faintly without speaking, thinking that in terms of Bloodline, this little fellow's race was the Origin.
The Behemoth race, capable of devouring Dragons, was far stronger than the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear... A few days later, Mu Ye arrived.
After a few days of adjustment, Feng Zaixing entered the altar to receive the sacred baptism, beginning his monotonous yet exhilarating Cultivation.
In the early morning, he Cultivated the Body Sect's eye technique, absorbing the first ray of purple light from the rising sun and integrating it into his eyes.
Le Zhengyang initially noticed this, but seeing Mu Ye winking and gesturing with the "Secrets of the Body," he understood.
Shrek Tang Sect had refused to return someone else's unique technique, and today, having the Purple Demon Eye stolen back was a clear manifestation of heavenly justice and retribution.
After the morning lessons, the two great masters suppressed their Cultivation and sparred, teaching him step by step, from physical coordination and control, to the application of sacred power, and the integration of combat techniques.
From nine in the morning to five in the afternoon, during the peak of the sun, he released his Spirit and received the baptism of sacred power. A flowing orb of light rose from the altar, and the young man sat cross-legged within it, drawing in the Qi of heaven and earth.
From five to eight, he Cultivated the Body Sect's Acquired Secret Manual to accumulate his foundation, forging it, and gradually coming into contact with the Innate Secret Manual.
From eight to ten, he read various books, Cultivating both sword and bow as well as fist and foot techniques, comprehending the essence of kingship and hegemony.
From ten to eleven, he engaged in actual combat.
From eleven to five the next day, he meditated and refined his Cultivation.
On the fifteenth of each month, when the moon was at its zenith, Le Zhengyang used the Angelic Holy Flame condensed from his Innate spirit power to refine a prison. Feng Zaixing remained alone within it, releasing his Spirit to protect his body.
When the purified Radiant Angel was retracted into his body, a searing flame suddenly struck him, surging into his meridians and flesh.
Feng Zaixing sat like an old monk in meditation, gritting his teeth, sweating, holding on tightly without relaxing, carefully guiding the holy flame through his body.
The Angel was a Spirit, and the Body Martial Soul was also a Spirit; they should advance together.
However, the objective pain did not change due to his strong will. After a short while each time, the desperate young man would collapse with a crash, and Mu Ye, rushing forward, would place him into a prepared medicinal bath tub to repair his blood-stained, tendon-snapped, and bone-fractured body.
Under this intentionally created death-like situation, Mu Ye was pleasantly surprised to discover that:
Feng Zaixing's physical attributes were improving at an unprecedented speed, from the refinement of his spirit power and mental force to the strength of his Spirit, all entering the fast lane.
Five months passed quickly.
Feng Zaixing suddenly spoke during a confrontation of Auras with Mu Ye, "Teacher, our 'Secrets of the Body' has been kept by Shrek for ten thousand years; it's no longer an exclusive Secret Manual."
Mu Ye abruptly withdrew his Aura, his brows tightly furrowed, saying, "What are you trying to say?"
The loss of the "Secrets of the Body" for ten thousand years was his greatest pain.
"Since its uniqueness is gone, why not completely open it up?"
Feng Zaixing pulled out a copy of the "Secrets of the Body" and said, "Summarize some of the Qi and Blood Cultivation methods and combat techniques from the 'Secrets of the Body,' cast aside sectarian biases, and make them public to the entire world."
"At the same time, announce to the outside world that we welcome Qi and Blood Cultivators to our sect for exchange and mutual learning. This way, our sect will have done a great favor, and we can win the hearts of many Spirit Masters."
Mu Ye listened to these words, his brows furrowed even deeper, and said with difficulty, "Breaking with tradition, Zaixing, your words make things too difficult for me..."
"There's no other way. The Body Sect's reputation is far inferior to the four major powers. Without a good reputation, how can we revive? How can we attract new people?"
Feng Zaixing sighed softly, "Shrek was invincible for twenty thousand years, and the Tang Sect's mythical stories are everywhere; the Spirit Transfer Pagoda is embedded in every aspect of Spirit Master life, and the War God Hall has federal support. What about us? What unique label do we have?"
"After much thought, our sect's advantage lies in Qi and Blood Cultivation, but the Body Martial Soul is, after all, a niche. Moreover, our Legacy is unstable. I think our sect has reached a point where we must change."
"While Shrek and Tang's reputations are low, we should bestow favor upon all powerful Qi and Blood Spirit Masters in the world, earning the good name of the Ancestor of Qi and Blood, and making all Qi and Blood Spirit Masters in the world regard our sect as the orthodox!"
Mu Ye's expression was conflicted, and he said with a bitter face, "Is... is there no other way?"
The Secret Manual they had just recovered was to be given away before it even warmed up in their hands; he truly felt uncomfortable.
Feng Zaixing shook his head, clasped his fists before his chest, and continued to persuade him:
"Hasn't our sect already researched a method in the past ten thousand years to enable all Spirit Geniuses with abundant Qi and Blood to complete a secondary Awakening? This is also our unique advantage."
"We can establish an Outer Sect, recruit powerful Qi and Blood Spirit Masters who do not possess the Body Martial Soul, create benchmarks, and promote them widely."
"As long as we spread the reputation that we possess the means to enable secondary Awakening for Qi and Blood Spirit Geniuses, the world's Geniuses will flock to us just as they adored Shrek, perhaps even more fervently."
After a brief thought, Feng Zaixing painted a grand blueprint for Mu Ye:
"Teacher, think about it. At that time, the Inner Sect will have Body Martial Soul elites, and the Outer Sect will have a large number of top Geniuses whose Spirits have undergone secondary evolution. How can our sect not flourish? Who in the world would dare to belittle us?"
"Who doesn't want their Spirit to evolve? Who doesn't want to become a peak expert with abundant Qi and Blood?"
"We have been terribly harmed by Shrek. If we don't seek change, your Disciple fears that after ten thousand years, there will be no Body Sect left on Douluo Star!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ye couldn't help but swallow, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
Then, he painfully closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice,
"Then, then let's do it this way. Starting today, the Body Sect will establish an Outer Sect, and existing members will become Inner Sect core members... Those bastards from Shrek, we will definitely settle this score with them later!"
"Teacher, rest assured, with our joint efforts, we will certainly make those scoundrels pay the price!"
Feng Zaixing said confidently, having already conceived a plan for the second war during this period.
After urging all members in the [Six Stars Association] group, who were also the Inner and Outer Sect Disciples of the Body Sect, to diligently Cultivate, Feng Zaixing withdrew his gaze and looked at Le Zhengyang in the distance.
"Old Ancestor, the task of summarizing the Qi and Blood Cultivation methods and combat techniques will be handled by us; we'll leave the promotion to you."
"A small matter."
Le Zhengyang readily agreed, a smile spreading across his old eyes. Feng Zaixing was bold, ruthless, and knew how to repay kindness; the more he looked, the more he liked him.
Six months later.
spirit tool television stations in major cities simultaneously broadcasted the Body Sect's earth-shattering news: the public release of the "Secrets of the Body"!