"...The Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body is known as the number one body forging method in the Martial Arts Circle.
Unfortunately, internal strife within the Holy Fist Sect later led to its split into three separate sects: the Overlord Fist Sect, the Steel Bone Sect, and the Heavenly Extreme Sect.
A great heritage was thus shattered.
It would be extremely difficult to gather all of them together again now."
Master Liudao Yuan casually spoke of these martial arts secrets, while Lu Yuan silently committed the names of the three sects to memory.
Even if he didn’t necessarily plan to learn this technique, it would be wise to remember the names of these sects. If he encountered them in the future, who knew if an opportunity might arise?
"You will train with me in the main hall from now on. Later on, bring your family over too. Liu Si will arrange everything."
Master Liudao Yuan began to arrange Lu Yuan’s future.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan immediately shook his head. "I’m afraid that won’t work. My family still doesn’t know I practice martial arts... hmm, or that I’ve reached this level. I need to go back. I can’t get used to living here."
He really couldn’t get used to it. Although life at Linghe Pavilion was good, with fine food and lodging, Lu Yuan still preferred a life with more worldly hustle and bustle. Coming for a few days as a tourist was fine, but settling down here was out of the question.
Lu Yuan also hadn’t mentioned that he only had a month of summer vacation left and needed to return to school.
However, Master Liudao Yuan didn’t force him on this point, saying thoughtfully, "It’s fine if you don’t want to stay here. I will have Jiu arrange everything for you in Burnt Rock. In the future, if you need anything, just find him. But you must visit at least once a month..."
Lu Yuan asked subconsciously but immediately realized Master Liudao Yuan was most likely referring to Qin Feng.
After this matter was settled, Master Liudao Yuan continued, "Old... Lin Zhiquin, that man, although foolish, did lay a solid foundation for you. He should have taught you everything he was supposed to, right? Next, I’ll have Second Brother and Fourth Brother teach you the remaining Crane Sect techniques. Once you’ve learned them all and we’ve held the apprenticeship ceremony, you can leave if you wish..."
"There’s an apprenticeship ceremony too?"
Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised.
"If I were merely accepting an ordinary disciple, it wouldn’t be such a grand affair. But I, the Heavenly Water Crane Immortal, am taking you as my sole true disciple in my entire lifetime! Naturally, it must be widely announced and celebrated with great fanfare..." Master Liudao Yuan seemed to recall something and said with a cold smile, "This apprenticeship ceremony marks the beginning of my, Liu Daoyuan’s, and my Crane Sect’s powerful return, the start of stirring the wind and clouds, the dawn of our reign over the martial arts world!"
After a few more exchanges, it was unclear whether Master Liudao Yuan needed to urinate from drinking too much soda or was simply tired.
He waved Lu Yuan away.
Liu Si, who had brought him over earlier, reappeared as if from nowhere and led him to a new residence—
An entire courtyard. It had a total of six rooms on three sides, with a spacious open area at the entrance suitable for martial arts training.
Lu Yuan had anticipated that his treatment would improve after passing the assessment, but he hadn’t expected such a massive upgrade. He was upgraded directly from a standard large-bed room to a top-tier presidential suite.
"Young Sect Master, if you need anything, just call for us. There will be someone on duty at the courtyard gate twenty-four hours a day."
As Liu Si spoke to Lu Yuan, his head was bowed so low it almost touched his knees.
Lu Yuan nodded. Just as Liu Si was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and called him back.
"Did Teacher mention when the apprenticeship ceremony will be?"
Liu Si respectfully replied, "The Master said that the decision is yours, Young Sect Master. It would be best if you could inform us sooner rather than later, so we subordinates can make the arrangements in advance."
"Alright, I understand."
「Twenty minutes later」
Lu Yuan put down his phone, a thoughtful expression on his face. He had just finished a chat with his sister, Lu Jing, primarily to confirm the specific date for their return to Burnt Rock. Lu Jing mentioned she would probably return towards the end of this month.
Then let’s hold the apprenticeship ceremony in the middle of the month. The ten or so days in between will be just enough to complete my understanding of the Heaven Water Crane Sect’s martial arts system.
Lu Yuan pulled up his character panel information.
On the [Fighter] panel, the listed Advanced Professional Skills were Level 3 Spirit Crane Body, Level 2 Crane-shaped Fist, and Level 1 Crane Strength.
Further up, there was only one professional Sure-kill Skill: [Crane Shadow Floating in the Air].
According to Master Liudao Yuan, to enter the True Intention realm, one first had to master all three True Skills of the Crane Sect. Then, by unifying the three True Skills, one could comprehend True Intention.
This means the three True Skills are prerequisites for True Intention. If the prerequisite skill levels are met, subsequent derivative skills can be unlocked using skill points. At that point, my process of comprehending the Crane Sect’s True Intention might become very easy... Of course, this assumes the levels of the three True Skills are sufficiently high.
Lu Yuan scanned the panel and saw that the small text ’(Cannot upgrade for now)’ next to [Crane Shadow Floating in the Air] hadn’t disappeared. This proved that the related prerequisite skills for [Crane Shadow Floating in the Air] hadn’t yet met the required standard.
Level 3 is a watershed. Once Crane-shaped Fist reaches Level 3, I can probably use skill points to upgrade [Crane Shadow Floating in the Air], Lu Yuan guessed.
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Currently, Lu Yuan’s four-dimensional attributes were 15, 16, 17, and 15. His body training was ongoing, so he didn’t consider increasing his Agility or Physique. This left him to choose between adding to Strength or Intelligence.
After some thought, he decided to add the 1 attribute point to Intelligence and the 1 skill point to [Special Burst]. This way, he could address both aspects.
With 1 attribute point added to Intelligence, it instantly rose from 15 to 16.
Lu Yuan had steeled himself, ready to grit his teeth and endure the drilling headache that usually accompanied such increases. However, unexpectedly, this upgrade process was exceptionally smooth.
It felt as if a spring eye had formed in his mind, from which a gentle stream of Qingquan continuously flowed, bringing waves of cool and refreshing sensation to his entire head.