I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

"Of course!"

Xu Yan nodded respectfully.

"I cultivate Pure Martial Arts, my second junior brother cultivates Physical Body Martial Arts, my third junior sister cultivates Alchemical Medical Martial Arts, my fourth junior brother cultivates Qimen Martial Art, and my fifth junior brother cultivates Extreme Soul Martial Arts.

"Red Cat, this pet, cultivates Great Demon Martial Arts, all taught by my master.

"Each type of Martial Arts is distinct, and these Martial Arts of ours are known as Great Wilderness Martial Arts. Of course, this name was not coined by my master but merely recognized by him.

"My master's realm had already approached Dao; every action, seemingly ordinary, yet contains profound Dao principles.

"If you can comprehend even a bit, it will be a tremendous opportunity for you!"

Old Man Xiao felt a tingling in his scalp, Xu Yan's master was so formidable, each disciple cultivated a different type of Martial Arts, each one profoundly powerful, truly monstrous.

His heart began to waver, yet he quickly steadied his thoughts, "Impossible, how could there be such powerhouses in this world? Even the one from the Imperishable Temple couldn't achieve this.

"But indeed, the Martial Arts of Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and the others are profoundly mystical, such that I have neither heard of nor seen before."

Old Man Xiao couldn't help but ask again, "How do you cultivate your Sword Dao?"

The Sword Dao of Xu Yan was truly mysterious and beyond his understanding of Martial Arts.

"Of course, it was taught by my master."

Xu Yan, with a reminiscent look, said, "My Sword Dao and the Subduing Dragon Palm were both taught by my master. To me, the Sword Dao practitioners in the Taicang Domain haven't even entered the threshold of Sword Dao!"

"How so?"

Old Man Xiao felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, he considered himself a practitioner of Sword Dao, although not solely devoted to it, one of his supreme Martial Arts techniques included Sword Dao.

"Do you know what Sword Heart Clarity is? Do you understand the Heart Sword Realm? Do you grasp the essence of Sword Intent?"

Xu Yan looked proudly.

Although Old Man Xiao was currently stronger than him, in terms of Sword Dao, he was inferior.

Next, Xu Yan explained what Sword Heart Clarity entailed, leaving Old Man Xiao baffled and feeling the profound mysteries.

"How can one achieve Sword Heart Clarity?"

He eventually couldn't help but ask.

Xu Yan pondered for a moment, then spoke, "To realize Sword Heart Clarity, the primary requirement is to cultivate your state of mind, as long as you can reach a state where 'no women occupy your heart,' you will be able to grasp the Sword Heart Clarity."

For he had initially tempered his state of mind with this very concept.

"No women in the heart?"

Old Man Xiao was stunned.

"Are you sure?"

Looking at Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao, Old Man Xiao expressed his skepticism about Xu Yan's statement.

This young fellow, could he be fooling him?

Xu Yan looked earnest and said, "Indeed!"

His gaze fixed on Old Man Xiao, he solemnly added, "My master said, 'When no women occupy the heart, cultivation is like divine'; this state is profound. It means both no women in the heart and not exactly no women in the heart—a state of mind you wouldn't understand!"

Old Man Xiao listened and was thoroughly perplexed, murmuring to himself, "I really don't understand."

He couldn't help but ask, "With such a strong Sword Dao, have you then achieved 'no women in the heart'?"

Xu Yan nodded affirmatively, "Of course! I have long since freed myself of any women in my heart, having thoroughly penetrated this state of mind!"

Old Man Xiao glanced again at Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao, two stunning beauties, and couldn't help but retort, "This you call having no women in the heart?"

Xu Yan glanced at him disdainfully, "You lack insight, you are destined not to enter the threshold of Sword Dao!"

"I lack insight?"

Old Man Xiao scratched his beard, huffily said, "Then you explain, with no women in your heart, what's this all about?"

Xu Yan sighed, "You truly are foolish, 'no women in the heart' doesn't mean no women by your side!"

Old Man Xiao was dumbstruck, could it really be interpreted that way?

"The state of mind, ah, you simply won't understand the profound subtlety of it. However, that you've cultivated to this strength is also commendable!"

Xu Yan shook his head in sympathy.

Old Man Xiao was completely flustered!

...

"The disciples are coming back."

Li Xuan smiled, his disciples were coming back, and they were all about to break through their realms.

This meant that he could teach them Martial Arts Techniques above the Establishing Dao Realm.

"Breaking through above the Establishing Dao Realm gives one real confidence."

Li Xuan looked up at the Firmament, his gaze piercing through the Domain, landing on the Chaotic Imperishable Land beyond.

"The powerful ones from the Imperishable Temple indeed possess great strength, but once I ascend above the Establishing Dao Realm, I should be able to surpass them."

According to his assessment, once above the Establishing Dao Realm, his strength would certainly surpass that of Taicang.

Although Taicang had perished, the Taicang Domain still existed, indicating that the opponent, even if stronger than Taicang, only had limited additional strength, or perhaps Taicang had used some method to severely wound the opponent.

"A Realm Master, indeed intriguing,"

Li Xuan sat leisurely in the chair, waiting for his disciples to return, including the old man Xiao, a Realm Master-Level figure.

With his current strength, suppressing a Realm Master was a breeze.

"There's no need for the Taoist Ancestor Halo, let's try the Heavenly Dao Seal instead, and let you experience what the Heavenly Dao is!"

Li Xuan muttered to himself.

Cai Ling'er was serving at his side.

"Master, I have returned!"

Xu Yan said respectfully and joyfully.

"Greetings, Master!"

Meng Chong and Jiang Buping followed Xu Yan to greet their master.

"Hmm."

Li Xuan nodded, his smile gentle.

Besides Xie Tianheng and his son Xie Lingfeng, all the other old acquaintances had arrived.

This included Xin Mengrou, who was relatively unfamiliar.

Wu Tianan was indeed remarkable, possessing extraordinary fortune, but Li Xuan did not say anything as this unusual fortune was related to Wu Tianan's guide in Martial Arts.

"Greetings, senior!"

Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao greeted him excitedly.

"Greetings, senior!"

Wu Tianan and Xin Mengrou also respectfully greeted him.

"Big Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother... Fifth Junior Brother!"

Su Lingxiu rushed over.

"Third Junior Sister!"

Immediately after, Fang Hao also hurried over.

The siblings gathered, filled with joy.

Zi Yun also hurried over, clinging excitedly to Meng Chong.

The courtyard was brimming with the joy of a long-awaited reunion, while at this moment, Old Man Xiao stared at Li Xuan, his eyebrows gradually knitting together, his expression filled with doubt and astonishment.

This person looked plain and ordinary, like a common man, exuding no aura of a strong cultivator, sitting there leisurely with a stunningly beautiful Sea Spirit Tribe woman attending to him.

Because of this, Old Man Xiao was even more astonished.

The master of Xu Yan and others couldn't possibly be a normal person; he must be powerful, likely not weaker than himself.

And with his strength, he couldn't see through him, implying that this man's strength might very well be stronger than his!

What shocked Old Man Xiao even more was that he did not know this person!

There was not a single strong cultivator in the Taicang Domain whom he did not recognize, whom he had not seen before!

Yet, this man was so unfamiliar!

If the man came from outside this Domain, how could he have entered the Taicang Domain so silently?

Moreover, why had the Taicang Domain shown no signs whatsoever?

All these signs were extraordinary!

He couldn't see through him, not one bit!

Taking a deep breath, Old Man Xiao's expression became grave as he stepped forward, revealing his aura.

Xu Yan and the others immediately looked over, startled by the commotion in the courtyard.

"I am Xiaoyao. May I ask who you are..."

Old Man Xiao spoke with a solemn expression.

Li Xuan, with a smile still on his face, twirled the Jade Ruyi in his hand, "Young man, do not be rash. Peace and calm, with neither alarm nor anger, undisturbed by externalities, that is the cultivation a Martial Artist should have..."

His tone was calm, with a hint of teaching a child.

Old Man Xiao's face darkened instantly, his aura becoming even stronger.
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"I, Old Man Xiao, am no longer a young man, and for you to treat me this way..."

Before he could finish, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

It gently patted his shoulder twice.

"Little friend, be calm and not impetuous. Although you have made yourself look like an old man, it doesn't mean you are old. In my eyes, this Domain is but a newborn infant, let alone you?"

Old Man Xiao's mind was in turmoil!

How had that hand come, he hadn't noticed at all, and what was more terrifying was that his accumulated aura dissipated the moment the palm touched his shoulder.

Furthermore, a vast, unfathomable, and indescribable Splendid Heavenly Might gently landed on him, almost as if on his Divine Soul.

It gently landed, but for him, it felt like the ant faced the Splendid Heavenly Might!