The Central Plains attached great importance to practicing qi, and the Western Regions attached great importance to practicing physique.
There was no difference between them because of the different environments.
The Western Region was bitterly cold, and the stronger one's body was, the better one could adapt to the environment.
Although internal strength had the effect of keeping out the cold, experts were even more impervious to cold and heat.
However, defending against the cold twenty-four hours a day, unless one was an expert or had an excellent cultivation technique that could achieve a balance of entry and exit, ordinary people really could not afford it.
On the other hand, the environment in the Central Plains was good, so they did not rely so much on the physical body. Instead, they focused on the cultivation of internal energy.
After reading the manual, Gu Heng put it away and looked at One Lamp and the others.
"Yideng greets Young Master Gu. This is the Duan family's martial arts.”As he spoke, One Lamp handed over a few martial arts manuals.
"Master Yi Deng, you don't have to be so polite." Gu Heng waved his hand." We'll talk about the rest after I'm done reading.”
After saying that, he took the secret manual and started reading it.
One Solar Finger, Duan Family Heart Technique, Five Net Light Smoke Palm…
Gu Heng found it funny. He never thought that Lady Duan would actually pass down the Five Gauze Light Smoke Palm.
This set of palm techniques was not very interesting. Just like the Spirit-Charging Sword Technique that Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan had created, it was more memorable than actual combat.
However, the Duan Clan's martial arts also gave him a pleasant surprise. There was actually a sword Qi technique, the Shaoshang Sword Technique, in the secret manual.
Gu Heng knew very well that this was a branch of the Six Pulses Divine Sword.
He didn't mind either. Having a stream of sword qi was equivalent to obtaining the entire martial arts technique.
He hadn't read all the martial arts manuals in the Daoist Canon and the world for nothing. His current knowledge of martial arts (limited to metal-type weapons) was definitely at the peak.
After reading the secret manual, he began to deduce.
The strength system martial arts and the Heaven and Earth Great Shift could unlock one's potential. They were integrated into many martial arts, making his physical body even stronger.
In just a short while, many of his cultivation methods had increased by a lot.
For example, the purity of the internal energy condensed by the Diamond Body had broken through a hundred times, reaching 110 times.
His physical strength had also increased accordingly, from 10,000 Jin to 11,000 Jin.
This power was only after the cultivation body was perfected. If he nourished his body with internal strength in the later stages, his power could continue to grow.
It was the same for lifespan.
The purity of the inner strength of the Arhat Art Body, Glass Art Body, and other arts had also increased tenfold.
Among them, the one that benefited the most was the Dragon Subduing Technique. After the technique was perfected, his inner force condensation reached 160 points.
The growth of the various cultivation techniques seemed to be the same, but in fact, the proportions were completely different. The low-grade cultivation technique increased by 10%, but the other cultivation techniques did not increase by 10%.
Actually, this was normal.
There was a limit to a world's martial arts foundation.
Although there were many martial arts in the world, the principles were interlinked. Even if he collected more martial arts, the principles would overlap with the previous martial arts, and it would not be of much use.
Apart from that, he also used the Three Meridians and Seven Chakras technique to create the only cultivation technique of the Western Regions: Dragon Elephant Body.
The power of this martial art was similar to the newly cultivated Dragon Subduing Martial Art, and it was also a middle-grade martial art.
After sorting out the various cultivation methods, Gu Heng looked at everyone with satisfaction and began to reward them according to their merits.
"Jueyuan, you traveled to the Western Regions and helped me obtain many divine arts. You have made great contributions. I will give you two Recover Pills and the Great Sun Qi Refining Technique. The pill can increase your normal qi by 600 years. Qi Refinement can be cultivated by swallowing the sun's energy. It can increase the speed at which you accumulate internal energy.”
As he spoke, he took out a porcelain bottle and a thin booklet.
When the others heard this, they were incomparably shocked.
Six hundred years of internal strength, was that something a human could achieve? It was simply sensational.
Moreover, there were two of them.
Everyone's breathing quickened, and their eyes were filled with eagerness.
"Thank you for your reward, Young Master." Jue Yuan received it respectfully and then returned.
Gu Heng continued," I've already improved my martial arts just now. Come to me tomorrow and bring the three new martial arts back to Shaolin. Also, bring a hundred people out of the temple. I have something important to do."”
"Yes."
Gu Heng looked at Yi Deng, Fang Yuebai, and Jin Lun and said,""Many secret manuals came from you, so I won't let you suffer. Tomorrow, I'll give you a middle-grade cultivation technique. In addition, you will be rewarded with a Small Reversion Pill."
"Thank you, Young Master." The three of them stepped forward to receive the pills with excited expressions.
The effects of the Small Rejuvenation Pill had long been consumed by people. It was no longer a secret, and the three of them had long heard of it.
A hundred years of internal strength was enough to save them a lot of effort.
After the reward, just as he was about to dismiss everyone, he heard Fang Yuebai say,""Dare I ask, Young Master, do you have the heart to bring peace to the world?”
"Tell me more." Gu Heng smiled.
Fang Yuebai cupped his hands and said,""The Song Clan is tyrannical and values literature over martial arts. They lost the Northern Lands. The Jin Kingdom is cruel and massacred our people. Since you have the strength to suppress the world, why don't you unify the north and south and restore the Han Dynasty?”
Gu Heng nodded." I originally had this intention, but I haven't implemented it yet." It was easy to subdue the world, but it was difficult to unify the world. It was even more difficult to govern the world. How many people does your Ming Cult have now? If I need someone with a pure heart and good reading, how many people can I provide?”
Fang Yuebai was pleasantly surprised.
Even though Fang La had died, the descendants of the Fang family had not forgotten their ancestors 'ambitions.
Hearing Gu Heng's words, Fang Yuebai felt that the opportunity to realize his ambition was right in front of him.
"Young Master, my Ming Cult has more than thirty thousand disciples. If we want someone who is pure and literate, we can roughly select five thousand disciples.”
"Five thousand? Not bad." " Yes." Gu Heng nodded and looked at One Lamp." Can the Duan Clan of the Southern Sky provide some personnel?"”
"Since Young Master has spoken, Lady Duan naturally won't refuse." However, our Duan Clan is located in the southwest, and we don't have many people who can read and write. I'm afraid we can only gather two thousand people.”
"That's not bad." Gu Heng nodded.”
He looked at Jue Yuan, who replied directly,"Young Master, the Shaolin Temple has been closed for a long time. There are only five hundred monks. However, if the Zen Sect was included, it would be enough to mobilize ten thousand literate monks.”
Gu Heng was shocked, but in the blink of an eye, he felt that it was only natural.
Buddhism was located in the Central Plains, where culture flourished. There were many believers and monks, so naturally, there were many people who could read and write.
Now, it seemed like this was a good thing.
However, if this continued, it would not be a good thing.
Monks, Quanzhen, and nuns were not allowed to marry. Once they became monks, they would have no children. If these sects flourished, it would be a disaster.
Gu Heng's mind raced, and he couldn't help but think of the Righteous Sect (marriage was prohibited) and the Confucian Sect.
He thought to himself, Looks like I have to support Righteous One, Confucianism, and the sects of the pugilistic world in the future. I can't let the sects that ban marriage flourish too much.”
"Very good. Tomorrow, bring 500 martial monks here. When the time comes, I'll train them again and they'll be able to take charge.”Gu Heng said without changing his expression.
"Yes," Jue Yuan replied.
After counting the number of people, Gu Heng started to estimate the number of people Quan Zhen Sect could send.
Quan Zhen Sect was the number one sect in the world and ruled the Northern Lands.
Other than the 3,000 disciples of Mount Zhongnan, the other Quanzhen Daoist sects could definitely send as many people as the Zen Sect.
In this way, it would not be difficult to gather 30,000 people.
If these 30,000 soldiers were experts capable of fighting 1,000 enemies at once, they would definitely be able to defend the Northlands.
"However, when the time comes, we can't let others cultivate talents. Otherwise, it would be hard to guarantee their loyalty.”Gu Heng thought to himself. After a moment of silence, he dismissed the crowd and told them to prepare after they finished imparting their cultivation tomorrow.
Of course, due to the large number of people, it was naturally impossible for thousands of people to come at once. Instead, they came in batches.
This way, it would be convenient for Gu Heng to nurture these people and make them his loyal followers.
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