Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 13 - 012 Postnatal Cultivation Method

Xiao Family Village, home of Xiao Tianxiong.

"Ye'er!" Xiao Tianxiong's face was radiant with a flush of pride, as Xiao Ye had distinguished himself at the martial arts competition for marriage proposals, bringing great honor to Xiao Family Village.

Especially the last scene, where Shi Zhan and Wu Shi fought hard to have Xiao Ye as their grandson-in-law, delighted Xiao Tianxiong to no end.

His Xiao Family Village had finally produced a true genius.

"I want to ask you, how did you suddenly enter the Postnatal Realm?" Xiao Tianxiong curiously asked.

Xiao Ye's eyes flickered, he had anticipated this question from Xiao Tianxiong. After all, falling unconscious for three months and waking up in the Postnatal Realm was quite alarming.

"Village chief, grandfather, I had a dream during these three months in which I continued cultivating non-stop. When I woke up, I had entered the Postnatal Realm." Xiao Ye had prepared this explanation on his way back.

This explanation was the safest, as no one could verify what happened in his dreams. He couldn't possibly reveal the existence of the Time Tower.

"Cultivating in your dreams?" Xiao Tianxiong was taken aback, finding the idea rather incredible.

He pondered for a long while before slowly saying, "The True Spirit Continent is vast and boundless, indeed anything is possible. I won't ask further."

"However, I must apologize to you for giving the Jiao Snake Blood to Xiao Teng," Xiao Tianxiong sincerely apologized.

Xiao Ye felt relieved that Xiao Tianxiong did not pursue the matter further.

"Village chief, grandfather, you don't need to apologize. If the Jiao Snake Blood hadn't been given to Xiao Teng, by the time I woke up, its energy would have been depleted. Besides, didn't I enter the Postnatal Realm without it?"

Xiao Tianxiong laughed heartily, his slight worries finally dissipated. The young man before him was not only exceptionally talented but also possessed a broad-mindedness far beyond his peers, which made him increasingly pleased.

"Now that you've entered the Postnatal Realm, come, I'll take you to the village's Hidden Technique Tower. From now on, the tower will be open for you to access at will." Xiao Tianxiong rose and walked out.

Xiao Ye was delighted. He had been looking forward to the cultivation techniques of the Postnatal Realm. And with his current cultivation level, the basic combat technique Fierce Tiger Fist seemed rather inadequate. After all, no matter how strong one's cultivation is, without matching combat techniques, it's hard to unleash the strongest power.

The Hidden Technique Tower was actually just an ordinary house, guarded by villagers all night to prevent theft.

"Village chief!" The guarding villagers quickly greeted Xiao Tianxiong upon seeing him.

"Mhm." Xiao Tianxiong nodded faintly, then entered with Xiao Ye.

Inside the Hidden Technique Tower, there were two rows of bookshelves, each filled with booklets.

Xiao Tianxiong walked up to one shelf, picked out five booklets, and laid them on the table: "These five are the cultivation techniques of the Postnatal Realm, each capable of advancing someone to the Innate Realm."

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Xiao Ye hurriedly picked up a booklet to read.

Water Droplet Technique could use the five meridians within the body to bolster True Qi, making it continuous like droplets of water.

Mang Niu Power could use the six meridians within the body to bolster True Qi, giving it a powerful explosive force.

...

Mixed Element Technique could use the nine meridians within the body to greatly bolster True Qi, making it extremely condensed.

After browsing through five Postnatal cultivation techniques, Xiao Ye became puzzled.

"Why does each technique utilize a different number of meridians?" Xiao Ye asked.

Among the five Postnatal cultivation techniques, Mixed Element Technique used the most meridians, reaching up to nine.

Xiao Tianxiong smiled, "The Postnatal Realm involves circulating True Qi through the meridians to amplify it. The more meridians used, the more robust the True Qi."

Xiao Ye suddenly understood, "Village chief, grandfather, are you saying that the Mixed Element Technique is the strongest?"

"Yes, but it's also the most difficult to cultivate."

"The Postnatal Realm has nine layers and it's a process of continually refining True Qi, undergoing nine transformative phases, before one has the chance to enter the Innate Realm."

"Before each transformation, you must fill the utilized meridians with True Qi. While the Mixed Element Technique is powerful, filling up nine meridians isn't easy," Xiao Tianxiong explained.

Xiao Ye listened and gained a clear understanding.

The meridians within a martial artist's body in the Postnatal Realm are like river channels, and True Qi is the water in these channels. More channels require more water to fill, but also store more, a fact well understood by Xiao Ye.

"Ye'er, nearly all the martial artists in our village have tried cultivating the Mixed Element Technique, but due to its difficulty, they gave up and switched to other techniques.

"So, I advise you to cultivate the Mang Niu Power. With your aptitude, you should progress quickly," Xiao Tianxiong suggested.

Hearing the village chief's words, Xiao Ye picked up the Mixed Element Technique, firmly saying, "Village chief, grandfather, I choose this one."

Xiao Tianxiong frowned, it seemed the boy wouldn't be dissuaded without hitting a wall.

"Recklessness! You're only going to waste time and take a longer detour," Xiao Tianxiong shouted.

The experience accumulated by generations in Xiao Family Village indicated this, and understandably, Xiao Tianxiong couldn't bear to see Xiao Ye make the same mistakes.

"Village chief, grandfather, let me try. If it doesn't work, I'll switch to another technique," Xiao Ye replied with a smile.

Seeing Xiao Ye's determination, Xiao Tianxiong sighed bitterly, "Alright, if it feels too difficult, you must switch to another technique!"

"Agreed!" Xiao Ye grinned.

With the Time Tower, even if the Mixed Element Technique was difficult, he was confident.

Just as Xiao Ye was about to step forward to search, Xiao Tianxiong stretched out his hand to stop him: "Ye'er, I just remembered, since you have chosen the Mixed Element Technique, there's a Combat Technique that suits you best."

Speaking, Xiao Tianxiong took out an old, yellowed booklet from one of the shelves and handed it to Xiao Ye.

"This First-Grade Battle Technique has been sitting idle in the Hidden Technique Tower for a long time," lamented Xiao Tianxiong.

Xiao Ye curiously received the booklet, only to see three flamboyant characters on the cover: First-Grade Battle Technique, Great Collapse Palm!

He flipped it open and saw a line of small print on the first page: Only Martial Artists with more than Eight Veins of Postnatal Cultivation Techniques can train in this Combat Technique.

Eight Veins!

Xiao Ye gasped, the Postnatal Cultivation Technique that utilizes more than eight meridians.

This Combat Technique actually has such a requirement! Among the Postnatal Cultivation Methods held by Xiao Family Village, only the Mixed Element Technique met this requirement, no wonder Xiao Tianxiong said it suits him best.

"I hope this dust-covered Combat Technique can flourish in your hands," Xiao Tianxiong solemnly stated.

Xiao Ye nodded, tightly clutching the booklet; he could feel the expectations from the other party. Now, he was the hope of Xiao Family Village.

Holding the Cultivation Technique and Combat Technique, Xiao Ye returned home, and Xiao Yang came up to inquire about Xiao Ye's strength.

Xiao Ye recited the explanation he gave to the village chief, then ran to his room and closed the door.

"Cultivation in dreams?" Xiao Yang was dumbfounded, stunned by Xiao Ye's words.

In his room, Xiao Ye opened the book on Mixed Element Technique, which detailed how to bolster True Qi using nine meridians.

After memorizing the content, Xiao Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, his consciousness shifted, and the tower-shaped seal on his chest emitted a faint light, then darkness enveloped his sight.

When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived on the First Level inside the Time Tower.

"Begin Cultivation!" Xiao Ye was full of determination.

He controlled the True Qi in his body, cautiously guiding it towards the first meridian as recorded in the Mixed Element Technique.

Hiss!

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a soft sound came from within Xiao Ye's body, the first meridian was penetrated, and True Qi flowed within it.

"Breaking through meridians is not too difficult," thought Xiao Ye, then he controlled the True Qi to surge towards the second meridian.

Hiss!

Soon, the second meridian was cleared.

Hiss!

The third meridian was cleared.

Hiss!

The fourth meridian was cleared.

...

Xiao Ye pushed on vigorously, controlling the True Qi to clear all nine meridians, an immense sense of exhilaration emerged.

"My amount of True Qi is so little," Xiao Ye suddenly furrowed his brow.

The True Qi was divided among the nine meridians, originally quite robust, now it was as thin as a strand of hair.

"It seems the village chief was right; the difficulty of the Mixed Element Technique is indeed substantial," Xiao Ye muttered to himself, the challenge of filling these nine meridians to meet the condition for the first transformation was evidently difficult.

"But the more difficult it is, the stronger the power when cultivated!" Eyes filled with anticipation, Xiao Ye then closed his eyes and immersed himself in cultivation.

Sigh—

Xiao Ye formed the hand seals recorded in the Mixed Element Technique, his True Qi began circulating through the nine meridians, growing stronger with each completed cycle.

The True Qi within Xiao Ye was visibly increasing at an observable pace.

...

In Xiao Family Village, at Xiao Ba's home.

Slap!

Xiao Ba had a gloomy expression; he smashed the table beside him with a slap.

"I, Xiao Ba, have worked so hard to cultivate Teng'er, but in the end, he's still no match for that waste's son!"

Xiao Ba's eyes flickered, "This won't do! If this continues, both my son and I will be thoroughly suppressed, and controlling Xiao Family Village in the future would be difficult!"

Xiao Ye's talent was terrifying; even without Jiao Snake Blood, he was ahead of Xiao Teng in entering the Postnatal Realm. If such a genius continued to grow, surpassing him would be effortless, by then, where would his chance to control Xiao Family Village be?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ba became even more restless, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "Blood Wolf Gang, this time it's all on you."

Having said this, he stood up and left the house, heading toward a mountain outside the town, shaped like a bull's horn.

Anyone from Green Sun Town seeing this mountain would feel a chill, as this Bull Horn Mountain, strikingly, was the headquarters of the Blood Wolf Gang.

Four hours later, Xiao Ba walked down from the mountain.

"Though it cost me some price, Second Master Liu has finally agreed to cooperate with me, Xiao Ye, you're as good as dead!" Xiao Ba sneered, "Xiao Family Village belongs only to me, Xiao Ba!"