Chapter: 5398

"Ah? Teach martial arts?" Hong Changqing blurted out: "Ye Dashi! The martial heart method my people have cultivated is a secret technique of the Taizhen Sect that has never been transmitted. Our ancestors have established rules, and this method cannot be publicly transmitted or else Heaven will strike it down!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly: "Okay, just show me one to see if Heaven will strike it down."

"This... " Hong Changqing said awkwardly: "Ye Dashi, my people are not seeking excuses in front of you. As a martial artist, you naturally know that the most valuable thing for martial artists is their heart method. Most martial families and schools can't come up with a complete heart method, whereas I am from the Taizhen Sect, and our heart method has never been lost over the years! If I were to transmit this heart method, others would then transmit it to more people, and my Taizhen Sect's advantage would be gone!"

Ye Chen snickered and asked him: "Who told you that your Taizhen Sect's martial heart method is definitely complete?"

Hong Changqing said sincerely: "Ye Dashi, our Taizhen Sect's martial heart method is written on bamboo slips passed down through generations. Those bamboo slips are over 2,000 years old, and the original version has been well-preserved in our sect's cave. Naturally, it's a complete heart method!"

Ye Chen sneered: "According to my knowledge, a truly complete martial heart method can at least allow one to reach the stage of dark enlightenment and be filled with boundless energy. Higher-level martial heart methods can even allow one to transcend the enlightened realm and become a patriarch. You're claiming your sect's heart method is complete after all these years without producing any high-level practitioners? Do you have the courage to say that your heart method is complete?"

Ye Chen was not just joking with Hong Changqing.

According to the records in the "Nine Heavens Scripture", martial arts are actually many people's entrance to cultivating their spiritual energy. Many people don't have the innate ability to control their spiritual energy, so they can only start by practicing martial arts and cultivating their true energy while simultaneously opening up their dantian and meridians. Only after their abilities break through the realm of a sect master do they gain the ability to convert their true energy into spiritual energy.

Moreover, the "Nine Heavens Scripture" also mentions that in ancient China, martial artists were as numerous as grains of sand, with various factions like those depicted in wuxia novels.

Why do wuxia novels always covet high-level techniques? This is similar to how martial artists in the past pursued high-level martial arts heart methods.

The techniques in wuxia novels can make a person become an unparalleled master.

And high-level martial arts heart methods can enable someone to achieve extraordinary results.

If one person practices a single mind method and cannot reach the state of dark enlightenment, it may be because this person lacks ability or innate talent.

But if thousands of years and dozens of generations practice this mind method and no one has reached the state of dark enlightenment, then it would prove that this heart method is fundamentally incomplete, useless, or just a remnant.

Hong Changqing's face turned red when Ye Chen questioned his sect's heart method, which had been passed down for over a thousand years. He stammered: "Impossible... absolutely impossible... these are all heart methods passed down through generations, how could they be incomplete?"

Ye Chen smiled and said: "If there are people who have reached the state of enlightenment, then it proves that someone has indeed reached this height. Why can't people today reach this height? Is it because modern people eat well, wear good clothes, and live long?"

And Hong Changqing remained silent for a while.

Ye Chen said, "You don't have to hesitate. Just write out your True Sect heart method and let me take a look. I'll know if it's complete or not."

Hong Changqing's face turned pale with anxiety, and he explained nervously, "I'm not afraid of revealing the truth to you, Master Ye. It's just that I worry about the consequences of spreading this technique outside our sect... in the future, I might have to face my ancestors without a word to say."

Ye Chen snickered and said, "You're such a old-fashioned guy, always whining about loyalty and whatnot. You're really good at playing the martyr!"

Hong Changqing hastily waved his hands, "Master Ye, please don't misunderstand! I'm truly devoted to you, and my heart is pure and unwavering. My loyalty can be seen in the morning sun and the evening stars!"

Ye Chen sneered and asked him, "Hong Changqing, I'll ask you, in your eyes, which is bigger - me or our sect?"

Hong Changqing hesitated, then reluctantly opened his mouth to speak: "Master Ye, it's not that I'm lying... when I first joined the True Sect, I made two solemn vows to my master. One was to never betray the sect for as long as I live, and the other was to keep the True Sect's secrets from outsiders, no matter how insignificant they were... even our own disciples wouldn't be allowed to learn this technique. And another vow was to find a worthy successor to inherit the mantle of our sect and train them in the art of True Sect, until they can take over the mantle without leaving anything behind. If I fail to do any of these, I'll have no choice but to die with my conscience."

As he spoke, Hong Changqing's face contorted in pain: "But now, I've made another vow solely to you, Master Ye. My heart is entangled and unsure about what to do for the time being."

Ye Chen said coldly, "Old fox, I'm letting you decide which one is bigger. What have you been doing for half a day with me?" JrNovels.com