"It hurts so much..."

"The damn bastard, how dare he try to kill me! Who bears such deep grudge against me?..."

In Luo Fu Kingdom, Jin Zhou Province, Le Du District, Wu County's city, in a room belonging to the Qin Family,

A handsome young boy who lay on the bed slowly opened his eyes, looked around, found himself in his own room, immediately eased his mind, slightly moved his arm, and instantly felt piercing pain spreading across his whole body, causing him to grimace.

Upon examining his body using a secret method, he surprisingly found multiple fractures in his bones, and his meridians and Dantian also suffered serious injuries. Without warning, he inhaled sharply against the cold air, and fury, like a raging fire, ignited in his eyes.

"Who on earth wants me dead?"

The boy was named Qin Sheng, sixteen years old, a member of the Qin family, one of the three great martial arts families in Wu County, and also the son of the incumbent patriarch of the Qin family. At fourteen, he joined the Fengyun Sect and became the youngest, most successful, and most talented figure in the history of Wu County!

Unexpectedly, on his way home two days ago, he was attacked by a group of masked men not far from Wu County due to him looking at the situation of the 'foreign treasure birth'. Had it not been for the timely passing of an elder from a neighbouring county, who frightened away the attackers, he might not be lying on the bed at home, but in a coffin as a corpse.

"Which power do these people belong to?"

Qin Sheng wondered. Suddenly, the door of the room creaked open, and a middle-aged man in a dark green robe, with a jade belt tied around his waist, a purple jade crown on his head, a robust face, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes, who exuded an air of authority, walked in. This man was evidently someone who held a high position and gave orders.

This middle-aged man was Qin Sheng's father, Qin Shibi, the current patriarch of the Qin family.

"How are you feeling?" Looking at Qin Sheng who was a little pale on the bed, Qin Shibi's eyes were filled with concern.

Qin Sheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "Bone fractures are manageable, with a month or so of recuperation I should be fine, if there are pills to aid in my recovery, I could heal faster. But if there aren't any miraculous pills to mend my damaged meridians and Dantian... I'm afraid I won't be able to cultivate anymore."

"What?!"

Boom! It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck, directly shattering Qin Shibi's heart. His complexion underwent several changes, and instantly drained of color.

"The Dantian is the foundation of a martial artist. If the Dantian is damaged, one becomes a martial arts wastrel, unable to cultivate. The Qin family was established on martial arts; if one is not a martial artist, they would hard-pressed to undertake major responsibilities and they might not even be valued by their family. You can imagine how serious it is for the Dantian to be damaged!

Fortunately, the damaged Dantian isn't completely destroyed and there's a chance of recovery. There are unique divine medicines in this world that can repair the Dantian. Qin Shibing took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the panic in his heart, and asked with a deep voice: 'Who's responsible?'

Qin Sheng shook his head again: 'At the time, they all wore masks. I clearly didn't see their faces.'

Qin Shibing’s brows furrowed. 'What about their martial arts techniques?'

Qin Sheng gave a bitter smile. 'They were very unfamiliar, I've never seen them before.'

Upon hearing this, Qin Shibing's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face became slightly gloomy. He seemed to be pondering something. After a while, he said in a deep voice: 'Although this divine medicine that can restore the Dantian is rare, it's not non-existent. Even if it takes selling all our possessions, I will get it for you! Rest and recover well.' After that, he took out a bottle of 'Bone Continuation Pill' from his bosom and placed it on the bedside table before swiftly leaving the room.

'Who wants to kill me?'

Qin Sheng lay on the bed, his mind racing as he analyzed the possible enemies. But not long after, his expression suddenly changed as if he thought of something. His right arm darted into his chest. When he pulled it out again, he was holding a shiny jade slip.

This jade slip was emitted from the place where the 'strange treasure' appeared. It happened to fall at his feet, and only now did he have the time to take it out.

'Since this jade slip emerged from where the 'strange treasure' did, it's bound to contain something extraordinary. I wonder what it could be…'

With anticipation in his heart, Qin Sheng affixed the jade slip to his forehead. His spiritual power concentrated and immediately probed into the interior of the jade slip.

The moment his spiritual power touched the jade slip, it 'crackled' and immediately exploded. A large amount of blood-colored light burst out from it, like a blood-soaked dragon. It circled above Qin Sheng's head, then powerfully drilled into Qin Sheng's forehead!

BOOM!

It sounded as if a spring thunder had exploded within his mind. His spiritual sea turned up layer upon layer of dark gray waves. A blood-colored radiance fiercely drilled in, lighting up the entire dark gray spiritual sea. After circling a few times, a roar like that of a dragon and elephant resounded, and the blood-colored light fiercely shattered, turning into countless blood-colored text, suspending in the spiritual sea.

'I, Li Guanzhi, have lived in this world for a millennium, have encountered countless strong opponents, but without a single victory. I've always been defeated and had to flee. I originally intended to improve my cultivation and take revenge, but every time I fought, I was defeated because my cultivation technique was not as good as my strong opponents. I was extremely annoyed in my heart...'"

The text is straightforward, mainly telling the story of a grandmaster named Li Guanzhi, who, amidst his life's tragic events, made a resolution and created a transgressive cultivation method named 'Dragon-Elephant Heaven Breaking Technique'. In the end, he avenged his great foes.

But before he could finish reading, Qin Sheng suddenly opened his eyes.

"This person could actually create a cultivation method! Remarkable, indeed remarkable! To my knowledge, in the current cultivation world, there are quite a few who have created martial techniques, but hardly anyone who has created a cultivation method. Most cultivation methods are continuously improved based on previous ones. I've never heard of a sect's cultivation method being completely invented by someone. Truly amazing, this person is definitely one with great perseverance!"

Inside, Qin Sheng was astounded. He deeply admired this grandmaster. It took him a while to suppress his inner shock before resuming his examination of the blood-red text in his Sea of Knowledge.

'Dragon-Elephant Heaven Breaking Technique'

"Mental energy attunes to gods, gods commune with the source, the source connects to the senses, the senses nurture the spirit..."

Quickly, Qin Sheng opened his eyes again, his countenance shocked and speechless.

The requirement of the 'Dragon-Elephant Heaven Breaking Technique' is to open 363 acupuncture points according to the number of acupuncture points on the body of an ancient divine beast - the Dragon-Elephant. Thus, forming 363 Dantian-like entities within one's body!

That is to say, once this cultivation method is mastered, one would have 363 additional Dantians out of thin air!

A martial artist with one Dantian is already formidable, but what about 364 Dantians?

It's not just about being invincible against peers, even fighting against higher level opponents would be a breeze!

Qin Sheng's emotions were in uproar, his eyes wide with disbelief. The idea of turning other acupuncture points into Dantian-like entities is unheard of and unimaginable even in one's wildest dreams.

After what seemed like ages, Qin Sheng managed to calm himself. Once again, he examined the text intently. Half an hour later, he finally understood how this cultivation method was structured.

The 'Dragon-Elephant Heaven Breaking Technique' is divided into two parts. The first part involves connecting qi to the points, producing a foundation from the primordial Dragon-Elephant within the points, thereby continuously enhancing one's own strength. The second part is to transform one's spirit into the soul of an ancient Dragon-Elephant, turning the Dan sea into a blood prison, and finally forging your body into a universal blood prison world with vast power.

Furthermore, not only does the 'Dragon-Elephant Heaven Breaking Technique' cultivate one's internal energy to be thick and robust, it also allows one's physical body to be as strong as fine steel. If practiced deeply, one can even become invincible and reborn from a drop of blood, acquiring immense self-healing abilities for the body!

"This 'Dragon Elephant Sky Breaking Technique' is truly an extraordinary martial arts method against the heavens!

Most importantly, when initially cultivating the 'Dragon Elephant Sky Breaking Technique', it does not use the dantian as the base, nor does it circulate the vital energy in the Eight Extraordinary Meridians like other martial arts methods. Instead, it opens up the hidden meridians in the body, with the vital energy fully circulating within these hidden pathways. Even if Qin Sheng's current dantian and Eight Extraordinary Meridians are damaged, he can still cultivate!

Qin Sheng was extremely shocked, his heart filled with joy, but soon, his brows furrowed again.

This martial arts method may be powerful, but it has one significant defect. Normal martial arts methods cultivate life, with lifespan expected to increase as the cultivation levels improve. However, this method only cultivates strength, only enabling constant increases in power, but it cannot extend one's lifespan. Therefore, according to the jade slip's records, if one wants to fully master this method, they must also cultivate other techniques to extend their lifespan.

But the time it takes to cultivate one martial arts method is already lengthy. If one cultivates another technique, wouldn't the speed of the cultivation level be even slower?

The corner of Qin Sheng’s mouth twitched, feeling a pang of testicular pain, "There really is no such thing as 'perfect' in this world. However, as my dantian and Eight Extraordinary Meridians are damaged now, I can't cultivate normal martial arts methods until they are healed. So... it seems I can only temporarily practice this 'Dragon Elephant Sky Breaking Technique'. I wonder if this method is as formidable as the introduction suggests!"