Chapter 164: Five Virtues Five Elements Technique
“Five Virtues Five Elements Technique!” Seeing Xie Bo’s state, three Investigative Bureau Officials exclaimed.
As his cultivation continuously ascended, Xie Bo’s temples gradually bulged, his eyes shone with increasing brilliance, and his entire body’s muscles became clearly defined. He was injecting the Five Virtues Five Elements Qi stored in his Dantian into his Five Viscera!
While ordinary True Qi also had the effect of strengthening the Five Viscera, it was far inferior to the Five Virtues Five Elements Qi cultivated by the Xie Clan!
The Five Elements are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; the Five Virtues are benevolence, propriety, trustworthiness, righteousness, and wisdom; the Five Viscera are the liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, and spleen!
Wood governs benevolence, and the liver belongs to wood; the Qi of wood and benevolence enters the liver. Fire governs propriety, and the heart belongs to fire; the Qi of fire and propriety enters the heart. Earth governs trustworthiness, and the spleen belongs to earth; the Qi of earth and trustworthiness enters the spleen. Metal governs righteousness, and the lungs belong to metal; the Qi of metal and righteousness enters the lungs. Water governs wisdom, and the kidneys belong to water; the Qi of water and wisdom enters the kidneys.
The Five Virtues Five Elements Qi is originally generated by the Five Viscera. Cultivators normally accumulate it in their Sea of Qi, and when necessary, return it to the Five Viscera, making their internal organs several times stronger for a period. Naturally, their Essence, Qi, and Spirit, reactions, endurance, and so on, will all increase exponentially!
“Lu Yun is in trouble now…” As Xiahou Ba’s most doted-upon granddaughter, Xiahou Yanran naturally possessed vision far beyond ordinary people. She could see that the Five Virtues Five Elements Qi within Xie Bo had been accumulated for an unknown length of time, and now it was all being injected into his Five Viscera simultaneously. The increase in strength was surely more than several times! She suspected that below the Grandmaster realm, he truly had no equal…
Seeing that Xie Bo was finally willing to use his signature skills, Xie Tian’s expression improved considerably. Among the Eight Great Families, the Xie Clan’s cultivation methods progressed the slowest but were the most unique. They could accumulate the Five Virtues Five Elements Qi they cultivated in their Sea of Qi over time, and then inject it into their Five Viscera during combat to strengthen themselves. The longer the accumulation time, the stronger they became!
Therefore, Xie Bo was ordered by the clan to Bide one’s time. This was not only because the Direct Lineage did not want the Collateral Lineage to steal the spotlight but also due to the unique nature of their cultivation method. The longer they cultivated, the less they fought, and the higher their own Power would be. Xie Clan disciples like Xie Tian, who were impetuous and prone to fighting others everywhere, might not be much lower in Realm than Xie Bo, but if they truly fought, ten of them tied together would not be a match for Xie Bo.
“Three years of silence, a stunning success!” The leading Investigative Bureau Official suddenly sighed. In his opinion, there was no suspense left in the Victory or Defeat.
“Young Master Lu, please don’t get injured…” The Young Ladies could no longer be excited and looked at Lu Yun with worried faces.
A young lady quietly mumbled, “Young Master Lu is too straightforward. Why didn’t he sneak attack that guy earlier and instead waited for him to finish enhancing his cultivation method.”
“This is called integrity, do you understand integrity!” A Young Lady next to her immediately reprimanded her companion who didn’t understand the Reason. “Victory or Defeat is common for the Military Strategist, but integrity can never be lost!”
“Hmph, hmph…” Xie Tian sneered upon hearing this and said fiercely, “What kind of damn integrity! I’ll have him shattered to pieces later!”
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In the arena, Xie Bo, having finished enhancing his cultivation method, looked at Lu Yun, who had not attacked him at all, and sighed, “You are too arrogant. If you had attacked earlier and not let me inject all the Five Virtues Five Elements Qi into my Five Viscera, perhaps you would have had a slight Winning Probability.”
“This isn’t a fight to the death,” Lu Yun said with a slight smile. “Of course, we need to wait until you show your strongest abilities before we can fight to our heart’s content.” Then, he sighed regretfully, “Unfortunately, your Five Virtues Five Elements Qi doesn’t seem to be complete.”
“That’s right,” Xie Bo nodded. He had a good impression of Lu Yun and felt deeply guilty thinking that he had to resort to poisoning him to obtain the complete cultivation method. Xie Bo answered Lu Yun’s questions without reservation: “Only Direct Lineage disciples of my clan can learn the cultivation method for Fire Virtue Qi. The Five Virtues and Five Elements are indispensable. No matter how well I cultivate the other Four Virtues and Four Elements, I cannot achieve the completeness of the Five Virtues and their continuous cycle…”
“Why are you spouting so much nonsense!” Hearing Xie Bo’s words, Xie Tian was extremely displeased and yelled at him, “Hurry up and beat this brat!”
Lu Yun acted as if he had just noticed Xie Tian, looked over, and seeing his teeth bared, smiled slightly, “Eldest Young Master Xie, do you want to be searching for your teeth on the ground again?”
“You…” Xie Tian feared Lu Yun as much as he hated him. Seeing Lu Yun’s harmless smile, he involuntarily shivered, and then suddenly realized, roaring at Xie Bo, “What are you still hesitating for? If you want the complete cultivation method, beat him to death!”
“No wonder someone like you would take orders from him,” Lu Yun said, as if suddenly understanding, and looked at Xie Tian with a hint of shared misfortune. “I also come from a Collateral Lineage, and I understand your difficulties.”
“You have already stood out and no longer need to endure that kind of condemnation, but I still need to go through these insincere actions to allow my entire family to escape their Collateral Lineage status…” Xie Bo took a deep breath, suppressing the guilt in his heart, and slowly raised his hands, saying, “I’m sorry, Brother Lu!”
“If defeating me can allow you to achieve your long-cherished wish, then Brother Xie, please unleash your attack!” Lu Yun nodded, his smile more genial than the autumn sunshine.
“I’ll take my leave!” Xie Bo gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and his body shot towards Lu Yun like an arrow from a bow, several times faster than before!
Lu Yun quickly channeled the Heaven and Earth Righteous Law, stood with his feet apart in a balanced stance, cupped his hands in front of him, and slapped the Righteous Qi from his chest, directly meeting Xie Bo’s punch!
Stumble, stumble, stumble, Lu Yun retreated several steps, his body wobbled for a moment before he stabilized. Xie Bo, like a shadow, followed closely with another incredibly powerful palm strike, carrying a fierce wind, aimed at his face.
“Geng Jin Yi De Palm!” The Investigative Bureau Officials exclaimed. Among the Five Elements, metal is the sharpest; among the Five Virtues, righteousness is unquestionable. The Geng Jin Yi De Palm is the most potent killing move of the Five Virtues Five Elements Technique, capable of Shave Gold and Break Jade, and is invincible!
Amidst the Young Ladies’ exclamations, Lu Yun dared not receive the Geng Jin Yi De Palm head-on again. He could only activate the One Step from the Heaven and Earth Righteous Law, relying on the Movement Technique imbued with the Great Principles of the Great Dao, to evade his opponent’s attack!
One is Tai Chi, as Confucius said: ‘My Way is unified by one principle.’ Tai Chi’s circulation permeates the entirety of Confucian cultivation, and it is not exclusive to Taoism. The Lu Clan’s Heaven and Earth Righteous Law upholds the spirit of the Confucian Dao, with Tai Chi at its core. Even their Kung Fu for Refining Essence into Qi follows Yin and Yang circulation and the Unity of Heaven and Man!
Activating the One Step movement technique, Lu Yun sank into the Realm of Unity of Heaven and Man. At this moment, heaven and earth became the Tai Chi diagram, and he was the center of the Tai Chi. The Tai Chi’s Yin and Yang were in chaos. Although it appeared slow and stagnant, it could withstand any fast move!
In the blink of an eye, Xie Bo had launched dozens of palm strikes, all of which Lu Yun narrowly dodged and blocked. The onlookers only saw Lu Yun move and remain still, with motion within stillness and stillness within motion. His Body suddenly turned into countless Phantoms, then those countless Phantoms merged back into one. No matter how Xie Bo attacked, he couldn’t even touch the hem of his robe.
Seeing this, Xie Bo gritted his teeth and changed his palm strikes to Fists. His Fists rained down like a deluge, engulfing Lu Yun.
“Gui Shui Zhi De Fist!” an Investigative Bureau Official cried out, his face paling. Among the Five Elements, water is the most yielding, yet it penetrates everywhere and contains all. Among the Five Virtues, wisdom encompasses all things. Gui Shui Zhi De Fist is the most difficult killing move to evade within the Five Virtues Five Elements Technique. No matter how fast or strange your Movement Technique is, you cannot avoid the deluge of water that is thrown at you!
Indeed, with Xie Bo’s change in strategy, Lu Yun was immediately in grave danger, like a small boat in a raging storm, on the verge of capsizing at any moment. The Young Masters and Young Ladies watching saw Lu Yun fail to dodge the opponent’s attacks several times, forcing him to brace himself and take them head-on. Everyone knew that facing an enemy whose stamina, Reaction, and all other aspects were several times stronger than his, such a prolonged resistance could only lead to death…
“Young Master Lu…” the Young Ladies looked at Lu Yun with pained hearts, silently praying, ‘Please don’t get hurt, and especially don’t be disfigured…’
