Chapter 142: Each Has What The Other Wants
“That’s…” Lu Yun swallowed, asking with difficulty: “What thing?”
“It’s you!” Lu Xian suddenly leaned forward, pressing both hands on Lu Yun’s shoulders, with saliva glistening at the corner of his mouth—he was actually drooling—and said excitedly: “You are the only person in this world who cultivates Innate Vital Energy. Your meridians, your flesh and blood, your skin and fur are all very different from us who cultivate Houtian True Qi! We store True Qi in the Sea of Qi Lower Dantian, but your Vital Energy is collected in the Ancupoint Upper Dantian. We must convert Essence and Blood into True Qi, but you can directly absorb Heaven and Earth Vital Energy!”
“Your body hides the Great Principles of the Great Dao. As long as I thoroughly study and understand you, I will definitely master the secret of Vital Energy and cross the chasm between Xiantian and Houtian!” Lu Xian’s excited old face was flushed red, spittle flying.
Lu Yun was startled by Lu Xian’s appearance, his face even splattered with Lu Xian’s saliva. Lu Yun wanted to break free from Lu Xian’s hands, but no matter how hard he tried, his body remained completely still. He could only helplessly request: “Let me go first, and we can talk properly…”
“No, agree first, then I’ll let go!” Lu Xian shook his head vigorously and said loudly: “Say it quickly, you agree!”
Inside the courtyard, the young attendant was dozing off and was startled by Lu Xian’s voice, shaking his head sympathetically.
“What’s the difference if I agree or not?” Lu Yun caught a hint and asked calmly.
“Of course there’s a difference. If you don’t cooperate, all your Vital Energy is stored in the Ancupoint, so how can I explore it?!” Lu Xian had a ‘what a stupid question’ look on his face and said: “The Ancupoint is also called Heavenly Heart. I call it the ‘Mysterious Female Gate’! The true location of the Ancupoint is rare in the world. It is below Heaven and above Earth. West of the sun, east of the moon. In the center is the Ancupoint, in front is the Mysterious Pass, behind is the Valley Spirit, in the middle is the True Nature, inside hides the True Breath. Although connected to the breath of mouth and nose, ordinary people’s breath goes through the throat, entering and exiting via mouth and nose, unable to enter the Ancupoint to return to the root!”
“Uh…” Although Lu Xian spoke in riddles, Lu Yun still understood a bit, and his expression became even more calm as he said: “You mean, if I don’t cooperate, you won’t even know where my Ancupoint is?”
“You could say that…” Lu Xian said helplessly: “Even if you tell me the location of the Ancupoint, I can’t sense it. It must be experienced and enlightened on one’s own to find that profound gate of all wonders in the body.”
“Of course,” Lu Xian looked at Lu Yun with a struggling expression and said: “If I could see《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》, I could definitely find it.”
After circling around for half a day, he finally got to the main point… Hearing this, Lu Yun not only wasn’t panicked or angry, but felt very pleased.
Lu Xian was a Heavenly Rank Grandmaster, the Vice Sect Master of the Lu Clan, his elder, and held his handle. No matter how many tricks Lu Yun used, he couldn’t change the disparity in their situations. If Lu Xian had been shameless and demanded the《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》 right away, Lu Yun could at most use it as an exchange to get some guarantees and benefits, which wouldn’t even be reliable.
Now, after hemming and hawing for so long, Lu Xian finally mentioned the《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》. Given their statuses and situations, this Vice Sect Master Grandmaster was quite conscientious. He knew forcing an elite disciple of his clan to hand over a treasure manual was very disgraceful.
Of course, Lu Xian’s sense of shame was based on his ignorance of outside affairs. If Lu Xian knew about the Xiahou Clan’s encounter in Jiangnan, he would at least guess that the one who assassinated Xiahou Lei was likely Lu Yun.
In that case, the handle he held would be much bigger than just knowing Lu Yun possessed the《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》, and his attitude probably wouldn’t be like this now.
Lu Yun was about to use his ignorance to properly negotiate conditions with Lu Xian. Before entering this room, he had already resolved himself that without handing over the《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》, he absolutely couldn’t leave this courtyard.
“《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》 no longer exists in this world.” Lu Yun said with open eyes, lying: “My father ordered me to memorize it all in my mind, then destroyed it.”
“That makes sense. This thing is a clan-destroying disaster for those below Grandmaster.” Lu Xian filled in the blanks himself: “Lu Xin doing that was only to be expected.” Then he looked at Lu Yun eagerly and said: “Can you recite it to me?”
“It’s not impossible, but you have to let me go first.” Lu Yun said leisurely: “This really isn’t the way to ask for help.”
“Hey…” Lu Xian awkwardly released his hands, sat up straight, and said: “Don’t worry, I won’t take your help for nothing.” Then he glanced at Lu Yun, sighed lightly, and said: “Actually, you need my help too.”
“Yes.” Lu Yun nodded sincerely: “I’ve been cultivating this method since childhood, fumbling around blindly, messing up my body’s cultivation terribly. Without a senior’s guidance, I’m doomed to die sooner or later.”
“Right.” Hearing this, Lu Xian gained more confidence and said: “No need to wait for the future—yesterday without me, you would have been dead for sure.”
“If you hadn’t used crooked methods to lead me astray, how would I have gone into Qi Deviation?” Lu Yun knew it was his own prior issue, but this was bargaining time—who could be that honest?
“…” Lu Xian indeed felt too embarrassed to claim credit. He looked seriously at Lu Yun and said: “There’s a big problem with cultivating this method of yours. For some reason, your body’s Vital Energy keeps growing stronger, but your meridians’ growth has stagnated. This not only prevents you from exerting full strength, but also greatly damages your meridians. It’s like a pony pulling a big cart—it will eventually tire you to death!”
“If you don’t stop cultivating and can’t find a solution, your meridians could burst at any time, killing you!” Lu Xian warned Lu Yun with a serious expression: “And… even if you stop cultivating, the accumulated hidden injuries from these years will keep you from living past thirty!”
Lu Xian thought Lu Yun would panic, but Lu Yun just calculated briefly and said softly: “Time is barely enough.”
“Uh…” Lu Xian couldn’t help but get annoyed: “Kid, I’m not scaring you with exaggerations! What kind of person am I, Lu Xian? I won’t use such despicable methods to haggle with you!”
“…” Lu Yun’s mouth twitched slightly. So Lu Xian knew full well, he was just too face-conscious.
A face-conscious one meeting a shameless one—the result was predictable…
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“Alright.” Lu Yun finally sighed, no longer stubborn. Although he had been prepared to die when he insisted on continuing to cultivate《Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》 back then, who wouldn’t want a way out instead of being a short-lived ghost? Moreover, his enemy was so powerful—what if he couldn’t take revenge in ten years? “Do you have a solution?”
“Without fully understanding your method and condition, I can only treat symptoms, not the root.” Lu Xian replied: “With me combing your meridians, you don’t need to worry about your body exploding. However, until I think of a way, you’d best not use this method anymore, because each use damages your meridians.”
“Then what about next year’s Grand Competition, and right now, someone has already challenged me.” Lu Yun asked knowingly.
“You can cultivate Heaven and Earth Righteous Law!” Lu Xian looked at Lu Yun and said: “Since you’re one of the Lu Clan’s four selected candidates, you should have received the full set of methods, right?”
“Yes.” Lu Yun nodded frankly: “I’ve also cultivated Heaven and Earth Righteous Law for a few years, now barely reaching Earth Rank level.”
“Earth Rank in a few years?” Lu Xian was greatly shocked. The Lu Clan’s methods emphasized steady and solid progress, no shortcuts. Thus, among the various clans, Lu Clan disciples progressed slowest in martial arts. Even a genius like him took a full sixteen years to open the Ren and Du Meridians at twenty-two, becoming an Earth Rank Grandmaster.
“This might be related to Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill.” Lu Yun said softly.
