Chapter 317 Qigong Grandmaster
This was an ordinary-looking old man, with dry and wrinkled skin. He was so old that his hunched body made people feel that a gust of wind could blow him away.
And from Ryan's perspective as a professional doctor, there was something strange about this old man. The black spots on his face proved that he must be very old, so old that an ordinary person would have been lying in a coffin long ago, but his breathing was very steady and long...
Obviously, this is not an ordinary person.
However, the Thunder Crow "Pika" on Ryan's shoulder issued a warning that this was an incredibly powerful transcendent.
The old man seemed to have noticed the unusualness of the Thunder Crow and glanced sideways.
…
The eunuch led Ryan and Ymir to the treasury, then turned and left.
The lighting in the corridor was dim, making the shadows of the three people appear very long.
Ymir seemed to know this old man.
She bowed slightly, performed a junior's greeting, and greeted, "Grandpa."
Hearing this name, Ryan's eyelids twitched.
This old man is really an antique. Ymir calls him "Grandpa", so if we count their generations, then he is probably from the same generation as Master Kavo?
Moreover, he seems to be a member of the Spurgreen royal family?
The old man also saw Ymir's extraordinary realm at a glance, and a gratified smile appeared on his old face, which was as white as a book cover: "Our little Ymir from the Spurgeon family has also advanced to the 'Legendary Realm'... Congratulations."
After a pause, he continued, "It seems that it is a good thing not to stay in this smoky and chaotic imperial capital."
“…”
Hearing this, Ymir's expression became slightly complicated.
After all, Omar was the empire that their Spurgeon family had run for a thousand years. Now that it was on the verge of collapse, she naturally could not be happy.
She first introduced Ryan next to her: "Grandpa, this is Mr. Ryan, the Lord of Black Dragon City. He saved my life and helped me out of trouble several times. My extraordinary cultivation was able to break through the 'Legend', and it was because of him..."
The eldest princess who was aloof in front of outsiders appeared very well-behaved in front of the old man, like a little girl who confided all her secrets to him.
Ymir's words praised Ren very highly, and anyone could hear the tenderness in her tone.
The tone was like someone introducing his or her loved one to an elder.
Then, she introduced him to Ryan: "This is Grandpa Andrew..."
After hearing the introduction, Ryan also performed the chest-protecting salute of a junior meeting an elder, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Senior, hello."
The old man looked at Ymir's expression, then looked at Ryan, a gleam of brilliance flashed across his cloudy eyes, and he nodded and said, "Well... not bad, not bad..."
Ryan thought the two "not bad" were compliments on his handsome appearance.
Unexpectedly, the old man continued, "Your 'qi' is rare among qigong masters. You have such a solid foundation at the third level of transcendence, and you may have the opportunity to reach the highest level of transcendence in the future."
"Thank you for your praise, senior."
Ryan said politely.
What surprised him was that the other party could see through his background at a glance?
It's not surprising that a top-level extraordinary person can judge his own extraordinary rank. But how can he tell that his fighting spirit is very strong?
However, the old man didn't seem to want to say more.
At this moment, Ryan suddenly thought of something and his expression changed slightly.
[System, search for people with the keywords 'Andrew', 'Andrew Spurgeon', age greater than 80...]
Then, as soon as the command was issued, the system immediately checked all the materials he had read.
This time, he instantly locked onto a person.
He is indeed a person of great importance.
Seventy years ago, Andrew Spruglen, the number one fighter in Oma and the great master of Qigong [Heavenly Palm], was...
The most famous "martial arts fanatic" in the Omar royal family throughout the past thousand years.
This person's experience is also legendary.
He was originally the first heir to the throne, but he gave up his inheritance without hesitation and chose to travel around the world and practice martial arts.
The founder of the Qigong school "Jiechuanliu", it is said that he is a top master who can stop the flow of rivers with a single palm.
Ryan looked at the text introduction on the system and his eyelids twitched slightly.
As expected, the long life span of qigong masters is not exaggerated. This "grandmaster" is indeed from the same generation as Master Kavo. He has lived for at least a hundred years...
However, the book "Omar Notables" that recorded his story only recorded things that happened decades ago, and then suddenly disappeared.
Because he was from the Omar royal family, he was naturally not interested in opening a large-scale school to recruit disciples. He accepted a few secret disciples, but there was not much movement.
Everyone thought something bad had happened.
It turned out that there was no accident, but they were here to guard the imperial capital's treasury.
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He was the number one fighter in Oma seventy years ago, how powerful must he be now?
Although Ryan was surrounded by many top-level extraordinary people, the one in front of him was a known "ceiling-level" figure in the Qigong master lineage. This naturally made him, a young Qigong master, curious. He asked directly: "Senior, are you the Qigong Grandmaster [Heavenly Palm] from seventy years ago?"
Hearing this, the old man said calmly: "I didn't expect that someone would still remember me even though I haven't shown my face for decades."
His tone was neither sad nor happy, and he had a kind of indifference that seemed to have seen through everything in the world. The false reputation of the past was all passing clouds.
Ryan stood in awe and said, "Senior, your name is well-known."
The old man didn't say much, just smiled and shook his head.
He skipped the topic and said directly: "The eunuch has already told me the purpose of your visit. Doppler intends to give you a gift. This is the Imperial Capital Treasury. If you see anything you like, just let me know when you have picked it out."
As he spoke, he took out a token and opened the iron door in front of him.
Then, Ryan was almost blinded by the luster of the treasures in the treasury.
…
After all, Omar is a great empire with a thousand-year history, and the royal treasury is so rich that even a time traveler like Ryan is dumbfounded.
The nobles are at the top of the pyramid of this world, and they control 99% of the high-end resources in this world.
The Spugreen royal family is at the top of this pyramid.
In the treasury, gold, silver and other vulgar things are of no value at all.
The only use of that kind of thing here is to build this treasure house, floor tiles, walls, columns, shelves...
This is an underground palace made of pure gold.
Under the lights, it is dazzling and makes people feel that the whole world is golden.
The old man led Ryan and Ymir into the treasury, and introduced them as they walked: "The outer treasury is full of vulgar things, probably you don't like them. I will take you to the inner treasury, where there are all kinds of extraordinary treasures, magic potions, skills, magic weapons, rare treasures... and some strange things excavated from ancient ruins. If there is anything you like, tell me. It's best not to touch it casually, there are some very troublesome magical restrictions and mechanisms..."
"Um."
Ymir looked normal. She had been to the Imperial Capital's Treasury several times and seemed to be accustomed to everything here.
Ryan was curious about what he saw. There were many new and interesting things here.
Not just treasures from this era, but from various ancient civilizations.
This treasure house is definitely a dizzying place for ordinary people. Any item on the market is a rare treasure.
However, for him, who is now the lord of Black Dragon City, it is just a novelty.
There are indeed many things in Neiku that can be called "priceless treasures".
For example, a complete extraordinary sequence!
Almost all the magic potion formulas and exclusive skills in the world can be found in the palace treasury. It is rare to see a single copy of the rare quality formulas of silver and gold in the auction houses on the market.
And here, there are thousands of complete sequences, categorized into different categories.
Even the exclusive inheritance of the "Seventy-two Legends" that can advance to legend has several complete sequences.
The "Ice Swordsman Sequence" of the Spurgreen Royal Family...
The current "Ten Legends" [Yan Mo] Hemos Zakaria advanced to the "Magic Fire Mage Sequence"...
Sid Legend [Night Ghost] Rothko's "Sequence of Bloodthirsty Assassins"...
There are countless incomplete sequence formulas.
Ryan had sharp eyes and saw the only unique recipe in his "Combat Doctor" sequence, the first-level golden recipe [Corpse Stitcher].
Baron Morin, who found the wreckage of the airship, exchanged his title for this formula.
This is the foundation of the Omar Millennium Empire.
With these formulas and exclusive skills, plus the resources of the royal family, it is possible to continuously cultivate strong people and ensure the absolute dominance of the empire.
Not only extraordinary potions, but also various mature mechanical city design drawings, various famous and holy weapons...
…
After walking around for a while, the old man asked Ymir, "Ymir, have you chosen what you want?"
"Grandpa, I can do anything."
Hearing this, Ymir said that she didn't have any needs. Then, she looked at Ryan and asked, "Ryan, what do you think?"
"this……"
The decision fell on him. Ryan frowned slightly, seeming to be having trouble making a decision.
I have to say that the old emperor, as his brother-in-law, is a pretty good guy.
According to the old man, the "gift" is something they can choose from the treasury.
This means that even if it is the complete sequence of the legendary potion formula, the holy artifact, or the blueprint that he had seen before... he can choose one of them and take it away.
This is a great gift for anyone.
But for Ryan now, the attraction of external things is not so great.
He himself is the Lord of Black Dragon City, and he has no shortage of magic potions, cultivation resources, or extraordinary equipment.
His teacher is Ilubek, one of the three "Grand Masters of Magic Potion" in the world, who has mastered countless magic potion formulas; and the Coleman clan has also inherited many complete high-level formulas. Therefore, Black Dragon City is not short of magic potion formulas.
As for the blueprints of the mechanical city, with Tust here, these things in the Omar treasury have reference value but no strategic value.
The collections of treasures in the royal treasury are countless, probably in the hundreds of millions.
If Ryan were to choose by himself, he might not be able to find the right one even after shopping for days and nights.
He didn't have the time or energy to choose.
At this time, Ymir seemed to see that Ryan was a little embarrassed, and smiled slightly and said: "Ryan, this is a gift from my brother. If you want anything, just ask directly. Don't be polite."
There is no need to be polite to your own family.
What I want?
Suddenly, Ryan thought of something.
He asked directly: "Excuse me, senior, is there any treasure in the treasure house that can help me break through and comprehend the 'fist intention' and break through to the fourth level of transcendence?"
"Unfortunately, no."
The old man looked at him and replied, "There is no shortcut to the extraordinary 'artistic realm'. It is your own thing, and no one else can help you. Only with enough life experience and battles, and experiencing that kind of 'great enlightenment', can you condense your own 'art'. Even if there are shortcuts, they are crooked ways, and in the end, the gains will outweigh the losses."
“…”
Hearing this, Ryan was not too disappointed.
This was the unanimous opinion he had heard from countless bigwigs.
At this time, I thought, isn’t the person in front of me the ultimate figure of a qigong master?
He asked directly: "Then...can I ask the senior for some Qigong master's practice experience?"
The old man listened, still keeping his calm demeanor, and just asked: "There are treasures in the treasury that are enough to change the fate of many people. Think carefully, if I answer your question, you will lose the opportunity to choose the treasure."
Because if it were anyone, even a noble prince, wouldn’t they be jealous when seeing those legendary potion sequences?
That is the treasure that Oma has accumulated over thousands of years with all its national strength, and it cannot be bought with money.
Isn’t it more useful than some spiritual practice experience?
Of course, the old man asked this question because he didn't know how "rich" Ryan was.
In other words, the current intelligence from the outside world does not have any accurate concept of the wealth of Black Dragon City.
Ryan naturally agreed: "Yes, I have decided. Senior, I would like you to give me some advice on the secret method of Qigong practice..."
He felt that the more seriously the old man took it, the better.
What can be considered as a "gift" must be more than just a few words.
At least you can learn some real things.
A strange color also appeared in the old man's eyes, as if he saw the shadow of his younger self. (It turned out that he was overthinking)
"Well, since you've decided, I'll give you a 'gift'."
He didn't say much, and continued: "Although I don't have a shortcut to help you understand the 'fist spirit', I do have some unique Qigong secrets that I can tell you. If you can master them, you can master the true essence of the Qigong master lineage..."
"Please teach me, senior!"
When Ryan heard the old man's domineering words, he immediately perked up.
The real essence?
This is said in a very arrogant tone.
If someone dared to say this in normal days, there would definitely be a lot of debate. What you learned is the "real" essence, and what others learn is fake?
However, since these words came from the mouth of the great Qigong master Jiechuanliu, one cannot help but be convinced.
The old man continued, "However, there are some things I have to tell you in advance. I have practiced Qigong for more than a hundred years, and I have only achieved a little understanding. But the few secrets I have mastered have a high learning threshold. I am only responsible for telling you, but I cannot guarantee that you will be able to learn it. At least...none of my disciples were able to achieve great success in their practice when they died."
"I'd like to hear more about it!"
After hearing this, Ryan's mind immediately became active.
The higher the threshold, the more powerful it is. He was also very curious about what secrets this old man would teach him.
But when he heard that the learning threshold was high, Ryan's expression became a little strange again.
I don’t know what this high… refers to.
If it is the mysterious aspect of "understanding", then perhaps there is no way.
But if it’s some other skill that requires practice…
The system is not considered a "talent"?
The old man didn't say any more and said directly: "Since you have heard of my name, you should have heard of my ability to cut off water with Qi. In the eyes of others, Qi is just Qi, but in my eyes, 'Qi' is a part of the body. It can be shaped into any shape and can penetrate and hurt the enemy. This secret method of mine is called [Condensing Qi into Gang]!"
After hearing this, Ryan finally realized that there really are geniuses in this world.
That kind of enchanting genius.
This old man has delved into "Qigong" to an incredible depth.
