After listening to Shi Er's explanation, Li Xuan shook his head nonchalantly and chuckled, saying, "A mere thousand miles, or a few thousand miles, and you call it the Endless Mountains? That's just the narrow perspective of mortals!"

He put on the air of an expert.

Shi Er shuddered as he heard this, his breathing becoming heavier.

"He truly is a peerless expert! In his eyes, we are merely mortals, and the Endless Mountains in our eyes aren't even worth mentioning to an expert like him!"

His heart grew fervent. If he could receive a word or two of guidance from this expert, perhaps he too could transcend the mortal Realm?

"Senior is right. It is only because we ordinary people are weak and unable to cross them that we call them the Endless Mountains!"

Shi Er said in shame.

Li Xuan remained noncommittal.

Suddenly, a golden light flickered into existence.

"Your disciple shocked the Qi Kingdom Capital and shattered the court officials' worldview; your mysterious aura has been enhanced."

The mysterious aura instantly strengthened by more than double.

At that moment, Shi Er trembled, bending his waist even lower, his expression becoming increasingly respectful and fanatical.

A true expert!

At this instant, the person sitting in the chair gave him the feeling of a mysterious, grand, and profound hermit expert who did not seem to belong to this world.

Li Xuan was pleasantly surprised. The mysterious aura could actually be enhanced even further?

Right now, he could feel that after using his mysterious aura, he became even more enigmatic, radiating an even stronger aura of a peerless expert.

His mood instantly brightened.

His disciple, Xu Yan, had already gone to the Qi Kingdom Capital to show off.

He waved his hand to dismiss Shi Er.

"This humble one takes his leave!"

Shi Er bowed and backed away.

"Meng Chong!"

Li Xuan called out.

"Shifu, what are your orders!"

The bald youth, Meng Chong, ran over in a hurry.

Li Xuan picked up a stalk of Nine-Leaf Original Ganoderma and said, "Slice off a bit and go stew some chicken soup!"

He hadn't had chicken soup stewed with Nine-Leaf Original Ganoderma in a long time and was craving it a bit!

"Yes, Shifu!"

Meng Chong took the Nine-Leaf Original Ganoderma and went back to cooking.

Life was truly easy and comfortable with disciples to serve him.

Li Xuan reclined in his chair, narrowing his eyes as he began contemplating what cultivation technique he should impart to Meng Chong.

"Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, Viscera Refinement, Qi and Blood Realm... this system of Cultivation method was made up for Xu Yan to cultivation. Passing it to Meng Chong clearly won't do. Only with a new cultivation technique can I reap great rewards.

"The foundation of the Martial Dao—Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, and Viscera Refinement—is essential, but the method of Cultivation can be different.

"When Xu Yan Cultivated, he only knew crude Jianghu martial arts—third-rate level? Meng Chong has a powerful physique and naturally possesses extraordinary strength, so although he is only a first-rate Jianghu expert, he can go toe-to-toe with top Jianghu experts...

"Since Meng Chong's talent lies in his physique and physical body, I should start from this angle."

Li Xuan decided to leverage Meng Chong's talent to fabricate a new cultivation technique and see if Meng Chong could successfully cultivation it.

If he succeeded in Cultivating it, there would be a clear direction for taking in disciples in the future.

There would also be a clear direction on how to fabricate new cultivation techniques.

"Shifu, time to eat!"

Meng Chong had finished preparing the meal.

"Good!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Meng Chong's culinary skills were actually quite good, perhaps because he left home at a young age to learn martial arts and was used to cooking and serving others.

However, compared to Xu Yan, he was still a bit lacking.

"My disciple, your culinary skills still need some improvement. When your Senior Brother returns, you can learn from him."

Li Xuan said.

"Yes, Shifu!"

Meng Chong rubbed his bald head, looking a bit ashamed.

"Tomorrow, I shall teach you the ways of the Martial Dao. Today, rest and settle your mind."

After the meal, Li Xuan left those words behind and returned to his room to fabricate the cultivation technique.

Meng Chong was filled with anticipation. What kind of Martial Dao technique would his expert Shifu teach him?

In his room, Li Xuan held a brush, writing a draft of the cultivation technique on paper.

"Now, let's make a distinction: Xu Yan cultivations orthodox Martial Dao, while Meng Chong will cultivation the branch of Martial Dao that focuses on the physical body, prioritizing physical cultivation.

"So, it can also be called Physical Martial Path.

"However, Physical Martial Path does not discard the core of the Martial Dao; it merely emphasizes the cultivation of the physical body, with one's entire strength manifested through a powerful physique.

"Therefore, what I want to teach Meng Chong is an attempt to pioneer a new branch within the Martial Dao—Physical Martial Path!"

Meng Chong was naturally bald, with bulging muscles and a burly stature.

His talent was clearly manifested in his physical constitution.

Thus, a flash of inspiration struck Li Xuan's mind, and he decided to try creating a new branch within the Martial Dao.

A Martial Dao branch focusing on physical body cultivation.

If it succeeded, there would be a reference direction for taking in future disciples.

"The foundations of the Martial Dao lie in Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, and Viscera Refinement. Orthodox Martial Dao begins with Skin Refinement, whereas Physical Martial Path combines all three into one, progressing simultaneously;

"Orthodox Martial Dao can condense Jade Bone, while Physical Martial Path condenses Adamantine Glazed Bone, which is no inferior to Jade Bone, yet distinct.

"And as for the starting Cultivation method for Physical Martial Path, should it start with the Golden Bell Shield?"

Li Xuan sank into thought. He was now already a Martial Artist at the Qi and Blood Realm Perfection.

He had already mastered the Martial Dao methods of the Qi and Blood Realm, so having a reference point to fabricate the foundation of Martial Dao and the Qi and Blood Realm Cultivation method made it much better than back when he knew nothing and was making things up entirely out of thin air.

However, how to choose the initial Cultivation of the physical path was a key question.

"Or perhaps Iron Cloth Shirt? Let's go with Golden Bell Shield—Qi and Blood like a bell, flawless across the whole body...

"Let me name it the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield; this corresponds to the Cultivation of the Qi and Blood Realm.

"The Great Sun Golden Bell Shield I fabricate has no such thing as a weak point. If anyone wants to breach its defense, their only choice is to smash through the golden bell's defense with overwhelming power; don't even think about searching for a weak spot.

"This is a flawless golden bell."

Li Xuan pondered back and forth on the Cultivation method for the initial Realm.

The Great Sun Golden Bell Shield!

"Next, it's time to fabricate the Cultivation method for the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield... It's a bit of a headache; combining Skin Refinement, Bone Refinement, and Viscera Refinement into a single Cultivation process is extremely difficult...

"This isn't orthodox Martial Dao to begin with; it emphasizes special talents, so it's normal for the difficulty to be higher. For someone with this talent, it won't be that difficult.

"Mhm, let me do it this way. First, sensing Qi and Blood remains unchanged. Next, Qi and Blood return to the internal organs, flow through the bones, and return to the skin and membrane... forming a cycle.

"Stimulating internal organs, surging Qi and Blood, vibrating bones, impacting skin and membrane... training all three into one from inside out or outside in, condensing the physical golden bell...

"Once the physical golden bell of the foundational Realm is successfully Cultivated, the golden bell will resound, turning Qi and Blood into a flawless golden bell that covers the entire body... This marks entry into the Qi and Blood Realm of Physical Martial Path."

With the Qi and Blood Realm reference method, fabricating it became much smoother for Li Xuan, and he gradually made up the Cultivation method for the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield.

Of course, this cultivation technique was actually somewhat crude and lacked detail. Even with the Qi and Blood Realm cultivation technique as a reference, it was impossible to make it detailed.

Ultimately, it would still rely on Meng Chong to comprehend a tangible, actionable, and concrete cultivation technique from it.

Therefore, when passing the cultivation technique to Meng Chong, Li Xuan would still instruct him to focus on comprehension and intent rather than staying on the surface of the technique.

Form is not important; comprehension and intent are key.

"With Meng Chong's line of thinking, his Comprehension is definitely not bad. He should be able to comprehend it and succeed in Cultivating it, right?"

Li Xuan still had confidence in Meng Chong.

In Meng Chong's eyes, he was a peerless expert. Meng Chong would undoubtedly believe blindly in the cultivation technique he passed down and would surely rack his brains to comprehend it.