Of course.
Strictly speaking,
all Martial Arts reach a level where a Master starts to break free from the conventional bindings of their techniques, but they never truly take that final step.
Only the Heavenly Blade, a Martial Arts that surpasses the Great Grandmaster level, is truly beyond the mundane world.
It can be said
that such Martial Arts cannot be described with common text, but is more often passed down through the Dao Rhythm.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Gu Qingfeng.
"Thank you, Father, for granting me this technique!"
"Alright, let’s dispense with the formalities. I have already imparted the Martial Arts to both of you, how much you can grasp depends on your individual fortunes."
Gu Qingfeng waved his hand, signaling for the two to leave.
One received the Heavenly Blade inheritance, and the other the Sun and Moon Fist Scripture; both Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu left with joy in their hearts.
...
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has been training troops in secret, significantly increasing his power!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has inherited from a mysterious Master, strengthening his abilities!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has received guidance from a Great Grandmaster, improving his Cultivation!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has slain a Blood Soul-level Evil Spirit!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has slain a Demon Soul-level Evil Spirit!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Sheng’an’ cultivated his body with Innate True Qi, passively breaking through to the late stage of Refining Skin!"
"Reward Points *5!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Shengxing’ cultivated his body with Innate True Qi, passively breaking through to the late stage of Refining Skin!"
"Reward Points *5!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has broken through to the mid-level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"
"Reward Points *150!"
"Reward Marrow Cleansing Pill *200!"
"Reward Refining Organ Pill *100!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Xuan’ has gained some understanding of the Heavenly Blade True Intent, slightly increasing his strength!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Xiu’ has gained some understanding from the Master’s notes, slightly increasing his strength!"
"Your offspring..."
...
"Yang’er has made a breakthrough!"
Gu Qingfeng’s eyebrows slightly raised.
Since he had passed on the secret techniques to Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu, another year had gone by, and Gu Yang had also advanced from the initial stage to the mid-level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm.
Gu Qingfeng was naturally pleased with Gu Yang’s breakthrough.
Over this past year,
Gu Qingfeng had been constantly monitoring the changes on the information panel and receiving continuous reports from the Hidden Guards.
Thus,
Gu Qingfeng was equally aware of the changes in Qingyun State.
Over the past five to six years,
Gu Yang had been fully developing Qingyun State, and several years of rest and recuperation had significantly restored the state’s vitality.
At the same time,
the three words ’Guangyang Prince’ had genuinely seeped into the hearts of the people.
Not only within Qingyun State, but throughout the other Eight States, many had heard of Guangyang Prince’s virtuous reputation and thus came to Qingyun State to pledge their allegiance.
Therefore,
over these past years,
Gu Yang’s power had been steadily increasing.
The greater the power,
the more resources were under control.
Coupled with Gu Yang’s decent talent, it was only natural for him to advance to the mid-level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm now.
However, seeing Gu Yang slay the Evil Spirits caused Gu Qingfeng’s expression to change slightly, which quickly returned to normal.
A Blood Soul-level Evil Spirit was equivalent to a Marrow Cleansing Realm Martial Artist, and a Demon Soul-level Evil Spirit was equivalent to a Refining Organ Realm Martial Artist.
Such level Evil Spirits, if unleashed a few years ago when Qingyun State was still engulfed in chaos, would naturally pose a significant threat.
After all, like Evil Spirits, the more beings a creature slaughters, the stronger it becomes.
But now things were different.
Qingyun State was stable internally.
Such Evil Spirits could hardly stir up any turmoil.
It’s worth mentioning that
the current Hidden Guard was no longer the less than a hundred men as before, but Gu Qingfeng had expanded them to over three thousand in one go.
The reason being
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that the original three thousand Hidden Guards, with the full support of the Gu Family Manor, were now all capable of undertaking important tasks.
The weakest among these men had broken through to the Bone Refining Realm, and some of the stronger ones had directly advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Realm.
Therefore,
Gu Qingfeng had completely dispersed this batch of men, not only throughout Qingyun State but also hiding numerous Hidden Guards across the Nine States, continuously supplying him with information.
Thus,
even without leaving his home, Gu Qingfeng had the situation of the entire world within his grasp.
At this moment,
another report came in from the Hidden Guard.
Gu Qingfeng glanced at the letter in his hand, memorizing its contents with a single look, and then the letter turned to dust and scattered.
"Central State’s situation should also soon become clear; the candidate supported by the Divine Sword Sect is not bad at all, managing to gain such an advantage. If nothing unexpected happens, Central State is likely to fall into the hands of that Sword King!"
Sword King,
the nobleman supported by the Divine Sword Sect.
Now, many heroes compete in Central State, but with the Sword King’s own power suppressing every force, he seemed poised to control the region.
Once Central State falls into the hands of the Sword King, it would mean he effectively controlled two states, leaving no chance for other nobles to resist.
Besides,
with Central State’s battle,
all sides have exerted their full strength.
Defeat in Central State,
in reality, means being cut off from supreme authority.
Therefore,
whoever takes control of Central State has won half the battle. By consolidating forces to defeat the remaining states, one can become the lord of all under heaven.
Simultaneously,
Gu Qingfeng could ascertain
that once the Sword King seized Central State, his next target would be Qingyun State.
The reason was simple.
Over the past years, each state was in turmoil, with many nobles wasting large numbers of troops in Central State, while only Gu Yang’s Qingyun State had been recuperating and quietly accumulating power.
If Gu Qingfeng were the Sword King, he wouldn’t allow Qingyun State to continue developing.
Otherwise,
it’s possible that at any moment, the state could be plucked by Gu Yang like a ripe peach.