Yang Qi thought for a moment before asking, "Senior, are there many strong men in the fetal breathing realm in the martial arts world today?"
“Brother Yang, you don’t have to call me senior. My cultivation level is similar to yours, so you can just call me Xueyun.” The old man smiled and continued, “In today’s Chinese martial arts world, there are no more than ten masters in the fetal breathing realm. I haven’t even seen a few of them. They are said to be practicing in seclusion to pursue a higher realm. The situation in the cultivation world is similar to ours, except that their foundation-building masters rarely show up. I have only seen foundation-building masters from Zhang Tianshi’s lineage when I was young.”
“So many?” Yang Qi’s expression changed slightly when he heard that. In the martial arts world and the cultivation world, there are actually no less than twenty people who have reached the martial arts master level. This is just China. If it is the entire earth, there will probably be even more.
Originally, Yang Qi thought that with the current level of heaven and earth energy, it would be difficult to reach the level of Huajin, let alone step into the level of martial artist. He only relied on the power of jade to practice, and with the inheritance of Emperor Haoyang, he was able to step into the level of martial artist so quickly. Otherwise, if he relied on absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to practice, he would not be able to step into the level of Huajin without twenty or thirty years.
"Brother Xueyun, according to my perception, with the current level of heaven and earth vitality, it is impossible to enter the fetal breathing state so easily, right?" Yang Qi frowned slightly and expressed his doubts.
"Indeed, with the current level of heaven and earth vitality, it is difficult to enter the fetal breathing stage, let alone the transformation stage." Xueyun nodded, "The practice of internal martial arts relies on the cultivation of internal strength. Why did ancient martial arts decline over hundreds of years and internal martial arts rise? It's because the heaven and earth vitality has become thin. The practice of ancient martial arts relies on the heaven and earth vitality in the heaven and earth. As the heaven and earth vitality becomes thin, the practice of ancient martial arts will naturally decline gradually."
Hearing Xueyun's words, Yang Qi could not help but nod his head. The practice of internal martial arts emphasizes refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness. The so-called refining essence into qi is actually to transform the energy obtained from food into internal strength through the practice of internal martial arts. And martial arts practice is to guide the vitality of heaven and earth into the body.
“But whether it’s internal martial arts, ancient martial arts, or even cultivation, when it comes to the level of transformation, the difference is not that big. They all require rich heaven and earth energy.” Xueyun looked at Yang Qi and continued, “I think Brother Yang should have felt that the richness of heaven and earth energy varies in different places.”
Yang Qi nodded slightly. He knew this of course. The villa where he lived now had richer heaven and earth vitality than other places. This was also the reason why he chose to practice next to the lotus pond.
"Any force that has given birth to the fetal breathing state must have occupied a blessed land." Xueyun smiled slightly.
Blessed land
Yang Qi was stunned, and then he understood that these forces with strong people in the fetal breathing realm occupied the place with the most concentrated vitality of heaven and earth. Practicing in such a place would naturally have a faster effect than practicing in ordinary places. Perhaps he could not say that he was completely sure of entering the fetal breathing realm, but as long as enough transformation warriors were born, there would be a chance to enter the fetal breathing realm.
You should know that the lifespan of a martial artist is longer than that of an ordinary person. As long as there are no major problems, I believe that before a strong person in the fetal breathing realm dies, a new one in the fetal breathing realm will be born in the force and the legacy will continue to be passed down.
The reason why the Blood Cloud Tower has been able to be passed down for hundreds of years and even made a great name in the Chinese martial arts world is because the ancestors of the Blood Cloud Tower occupied a blessed land, and in each generation, strong men in the Fetal Breathing Realm were born. Even when the Blood Cloud Tower was at its most powerful, there were as many as two or three strong men in the Fetal Breathing Realm at a time.
The strong men in the fetal breathing realm are almost the foundation of the inheritance of major forces. Yang Qi even suspects that those sects and families that inherited the ancient times had people in the fetal breathing realm in the past. Otherwise, they would have been annihilated in the long river of history.
Yang Qi wisely did not ask about the location of the blessed land of Blood Cloud Tower. He estimated that the blessed land of Blood Cloud Tower was the headquarters of Blood Cloud Tower. Although Blood Cloud treated him very well, it was absolutely impossible for Blood Cloud to tell him when it came to Blood Cloud Tower.
"It is truly admirable that Brother Yang can enter the fetal breathing state in this mortal world." Xueyun said with emotion.
Almost all those who are now in the fetal breathing state were born in a blessed land. Although their cultivation is the same, in terms of talent alone, Yang Qi is definitely far ahead of them.
This is also the reason why Xueyun is so friendly towards Yang Qi. A strong man with outstanding talent, strength that is not inferior to his, and unlimited potential is definitely someone that no one wants to offend.
“Although I haven’t encountered any blessed land, the place where I usually practice has rich vitality of heaven and earth.” Yang Qi smiled slightly.
Xueyun was not surprised at all when he heard this. It was not that there were no places with rich heaven and earth energy in the city, but the city itself was too prosperous, and martial arts practice began at a young age. The big sects and families were worried that their descendants would be attracted by the prosperous city and affect their practice. Moreover, it was too difficult to occupy a piece of blessed land in a big city. For these reasons, the big sects and families placed their headquarters in the deep mountains and old forests.
"Brother Yang, are you interested in sparring with me?" Xueyun suddenly said.
Hearing Xueyun's words, Yang Qi was stunned, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.
Although he knew from Skull Blood Cloud's words that there were many strong people in the Fetal Breathing Realm in China, it was not so easy to fight with them, because Yang Qi didn't even know which direction they were, let alone see them.
The practice of martial arts is definitely not something that can be achieved through blindly practicing hard. In order for Emperor Haoyang to reach the level of Martial Emperor, he must have experienced countless battles in his life. It was these battles that allowed him to rise step by step.
The resources on Earth are not as good as those on Tianwu Continent. If one continues to practice hard behind closed doors, one's future achievements will only be lower.
"Just what I want." Yang Qi smiled slightly.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
The next moment, two figures quickly retreated, and two powerful auras spread out in the garden of the manor.
"Master Yun, who do you think will win between the old ancestor and Yang Qi?" Master Ying felt the two powerful auras in the manor and couldn't help but look at Master Yun beside him.
"Of course it's the ancestor." Hall Master Yun said proudly, "The ancestor has been in the fetal breathing state for decades. He has been practicing at the headquarters all these years. I'm afraid his strength has improved. Although Yang Qi is also in the fetal breathing state, no matter in terms of combat experience or cultivation, I'm afraid he is not as good as the ancestor."
The Shadow Hall Master was startled, and then nodded. You know, as a strong man in the fetal breathing state of the Blood Cloud Building, the place with the most abundant heaven and earth energy in the headquarters is allocated to the three hall masters and the building owner to live in. Moreover, the ancestor had already entered the fetal breathing state for so many years, and his strength must have improved. No matter from which aspect, Yang Qi seemed to be at a disadvantage.
"That being said, I still feel a little uneasy." Shadow Hall Master looked towards the garden and muttered to himself. (To be continued)