"Yes, Master." Teng Qing Shan also didn't say much, bowed and retreated.

  Zhuge Yuanhong watched as Tan Qing left, then smiled faintly and picked up the book again, lying down on the chair.

  ……

  As he walked on the path, Teng Qing Shan's heart was somewhat excited: "According to Master's words, if internal energy can leave the body and still be controlled, that means 'spirit' has already broken through the Mud Pellet Palace obstruction. One foot has stepped into the Pre-Heavenly realm! My Dark Flying Knife, isn't it just like this? Could it be that I've already had one foot in the Pre-Heavenly realm?"

  I thought it would be difficult, but now I find that it has almost become second nature without realizing it.

  In fact, Teng Qing Shan was able to reach the 'Grandmaster' level in his past life. Although it can be said that a Grandmaster from a past life could only be compared to a post-heavenly expert of the Nine States.

  But in terms of actual combat power, a Tai Chi master might be able to kill off a large number of top martial artists. This is because although a Tai Chi master may only have the strength of 10,000 jin (a unit of force), that is bodily strength which can last for a long time. Moreover, a Tai Chi master can completely internalize their breath and control their body's muscles to an extremely precise degree.

  Too high on the border!

  If it weren't for the lack of spiritual energy in the previous life, the achievements of the masters of the previous generation would be even higher.

  The "spirit" of Jing Qi Shen, Teng Qing Shan's realm is already high, and Nei Jia Quan is also good for nourishing life, so it is very beneficial for cultivating the "spirit". Teng Qing Shan's "spirit" is naturally very strong.

  "But why is my inner energy only acquired through practice and not innate?" Teng Qing Shan wondered in his heart, "Never mind, no rush. On September 21st, I will formally become an apprentice, and by then, I will be able to see the detailed description of the method to enter the Innate Realm on the secret manual." Teng Qing Shan was very clear about this.

  The Dark Flying Knife Ultimate Skill represents that I have already set one foot into the Innate Realm!

  "Wait until my spirit and energy are harmonized, transforming into the pre-heavenly true yuan. At that time, my pre-heavenly true yuan will combine with my physical strength...” Teng Qing Shan secretly anticipated, “Moreover, my internal energy can no longer strengthen my body. I wonder… whether that pre-heavenly true yuan can once again strengthen my body!”

  After eating the Black Fire Spirit Root, Teng Qing Shan's body could continue to be enhanced.

  But this rise will eventually come to an end one day.

  Innate True Yuan is apparently higher than the 'Inner Strength' level and may have an extraordinary effect.

  *******

  When Deng Qing Shan returned to his residence, he had just washed up and changed his clothes when he was pulled out by Deng Qing Hu, Zhuge Yun, Xiao Yu, and Zhuge Qing to have a good meal. These few people ate and chatted at the edge of the Moon Pavilion, spending a full one and a half hours, until the sky completely darkened, before walking back to the Yuan Zong Temple amidst laughter.

  "Brother Qing Shan, on the 21st, we'll be sworn brothers!" Zhuge Yun said with a smile, "Mm, I'm calling out to you in advance, Fourth Brother!"

  "Junior brother." Teng Qing Shan also smiled and replied.

  "Fourth Master." The young woman also chimed in with a smile.

  In the Guiyuan Sect, it is customary to address fellow disciples by age because most people enter the sect before they are ten years old. It is rare for someone older to join the sect. Even if an older disciple is exceptionally accepted, such exceptional disciples usually possess some innate talent or abilities.

  "It's getting late, Xiao Yun, you two should head back and get some rest." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile.

  The green girl nodded and said: "Mm-hmm, Little Rain, come to my place tomorrow morning, we'll practice sword together."

  "Good." Qing Yu also happily nodded.

  The two groups of people parted ways, and Teng Qing Shan, Teng Qing Hu, and Qing Yu returned to their residence. At this moment, the sky had already darkened, with a crescent moon hanging high in the air.

  "Brother, the other day, there was only me here. You and Qinghu's older brother had both gone out, it was so quiet." Qingyu smiled, "Now that things are done, you won't be going out again, will you?"

  "It won't be soon." Teng Qing Shan said as he walked towards his residence, "Qing Yu, brother-in-law, you two come with me."

  Qing Yu and Teng Qinghuo were somewhat perplexed, but they still followed him. Teng Qing Shan's residence was in a two-story building behind the mansion. Upon entering Teng Qing Shan's room, they found a large canvas sack containing all the things Teng Qing Shan had brought from Huoyan Mountain.

  Easy does it!

  "Little Rain, look." Teng Qing Shan took out a soft golden vest from among them.

  "What is this?" Qing Yu stared with wide eyes.

  "Qing Yu, this is the treasure that Qing Shan seized from the leader of the horse thieves among thousands of them. It's called Golden Silkworm Brocade Vest! Once worn, ordinary masters can't pierce through it! Moreover, it's very light and agile, unlike the heavy armor on our Black Armor Army."

  "Wow!" Qing Yu happily accepted, "Ah, so soft! Cool and comfortable to touch! And it's not heavy at all."

  It's not heavy, close to one catty (about 0.6 kg).

  Compared to some heavy armor, it's way too light. And some cold iron and mysterious iron armors are stiff when worn on the body, how can they compare to the comfort of this golden silkworm back armor?

  "Brother, aren't you going to wear it?" Qing Yu asked repeatedly. "I know that warriors wearing heavy inner armor will have their strength affected."

  "Brother, no need." Teng Qing Shan shook his head and smiled.

  What does it matter, with his current astonishing strength of 210,000 jin, to wear tens of thousands of jin of heavy armor? Teng Qing Shan wearing tens of thousands of jin of inner armor is just like those who can lift two thousand jin wearing a few taels of light green shirt.

  "Brother." Teng Qing Shan also took out the Thousand Year Cold Iron Strong Bow from within, "When you were in the clan, you also practiced archery. This Thousand Year Cold Iron Strong Bow can withstand several tens of thousands of jin of force, enough for your use. When you're tired of practicing spear, you can practice archery too! Having an extra skill has its benefits and no drawbacks."

  "Haha, I won't be polite with you anymore."

  Hong Qinghu took over the thousand-year-old cold iron strong bow, this kind of weapon is extremely expensive. Just that bow body with so much 'thousand-year-old cold iron' was intimidating.

  "Brother, here are 60,000 taels of silver, take it!" Teng Qing Shan handed over a stack of silver bills. "As the captain of a hundred men, you'll need to spend money on finding a wife, inviting people to drink and eat, buying arms and more. Take it!" In the past, Teng Qing Shan had seized tens of thousands of taels of silver from bandits.

  Of course, this little bit of money is nothing to Qing Shan now.

  "Sixty thousand taels!" Hong Qinghu looked at Hong Qingshan, "Qingshan, what about you?"

  "I do!" Teng Qing Shan looked at his sister, "Xiao Yu, there are 50,000 taels of silver here! You take it and use it whenever you want!" Teng Qing Shan was well aware that within the Return to Origin Sect, many disciples would secretly compare themselves with one another. If they were poor and had no silver, they would also be looked down upon in secret.

  People are very realistic.

  "Mmm." Qing Yu was excited, these days she had been with Qing girl together, going out boating and shopping etc., all were paid by the other party, she felt embarrassed.

  "Brother, don't you need it?" Qing Yu looked at Teng Qing Shan.

  "Brother has a lot of them." Teng Qing Shan pinched Qing Yu's small face and said with a smile.

  Actually, from that 'ghost fox' Sima Qing got a surprising wealth, Teng Qing Shan didn't think of showing off. Whether it's the hundred officials or the returned Yuanzong disciples, having tens of thousands of taels of silver is not considered excessive. So many silver notes, Teng Qing Shan just prepared to use them. In the future, they can also be used for the clan.

  As for myself?

  The demand for gold and silver in Tengqingshan is still very low.

  "Alright, you two go rest now, there's still morning training tomorrow." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "Yes, brother." Qing Yu happily replied.

  After the two left, Teng Qing Shan turned around and took out a large number of flying knives, then jumped from the window to the backyard.

  *******

  In the backyard.

  The night wind blew, and Teng Qing Shan first placed more than a dozen flying knives to one side. At the same time, he picked up some stones, took a deep breath, and instantly entered a state of concentration. With a casual flick of his wrist, he threw out a small stone!

  "Whoosh!"

  The stone flew at a moderate speed and burst open with a loud "crack" halfway through.

  "Hmm! I can control the internal energy explosion from a distance, and in a gloomy state, my 'god' can indeed control the internal energy. That... can I control the internal energy to circle around like Master?" Teng Qing Shan threw out another small stone while trying his best to control the stone's trajectory!

  But just as Teng Qing Shan's 'god' had sensed the inner energy and was about to control the turn—

  Pomelo!

  The pebble shattered!

  "No, my god, one control, the inner energy will destroy the balance and explode." Teng Qing shook his head, the inner energy was like a porcupine, full of thorns, and any touch would trigger a very intense reaction.

  The stone is small in volume and contains little internal energy.

  It should be easy to control. If even a small stone can't control the turn, let alone use a flying knife.

  Whoosh! Boom!

  Whoosh! Boom!

  ……

  Time and time again, these sounds even caught the attention of his sister Qing Yu and cousin, but were dismissed by Teng Qing Shan. Teng Qing Shan continued to immerse himself in research on how to make 'God' more skillfully control internal energy to achieve the effect of making stones turn corners!

  Gradually, Teng Qing Shan discovered that 'divine' was not about controlling inner energy at the last turn.

  Instead, when the internal energy is just infused into the stone, the "spirit" should be connected with the internal energy. During the flight process, the spirit strives to merge with the "internal energy", you have me in you, and I have you in me. Of course, the stone flying out is just a blink of an eye, it's extremely difficult to let one's own "spirit" and "internal energy" merge to some extent within a short period of time.

  ……

  Trial after trial, summing up the reasons for failure, and continuously improving.

  "Whoosh!" Another pebble shoots out.

  When it reached the front of the distant artificial hill, it suddenly turned a corner, crossed an arc, and crashed onto a protruding stone on the artificial hill. With a loud bang, it shattered into pieces.

  "Success!"

  Teng Qing Shan's face broke into a smile.

  "A single slash, the flying knife exploded, although there was a sudden surname, but the shattered flying knife, its power naturally decreased. But this flying knife turned, its power didn't decrease at all." Teng Qing Shan's heart was delighted, "Now, the harmony between my divine and internal energy is much better! Of course, Master's method of letting the innate true yuan revolve around the body twice before flying back into the body is too difficult."

  There was progress, and Teng Qing Shan was delighted.

  With just this flying knife ultimate skill, Teng Qing Shan already had the confidence to kill weak innate masters like 'Sima Qing'.

  "Hmph, generally speaking, those with innate strength want to infuse flying knives with internal energy... With ordinary flying knife materials, infusing too much internal energy would likely cause them to explode!" Teng Qing Shan was well aware of this point. The amount of internal energy a weapon could withstand was limited, which was also why divine weapons were so precious.

  Teng Qing Shan was different from Flying Knife.

  His power is not infused into the flying knife itself, but some internal energy enters inside, while physical strength acts on the outside of the flying knife.

  It's like throwing a stone, even with 100,000 jin of force, the stone will only explode when it hits an object. However, if the 'inner energy' that can burst out with 100,000 jin of force is poured into the stone, the stone may internally explode and turn to dust before it even flies out.

  "This is one of the great advantages of physical strength!" thought Teng Qing Shan.

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