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The rough mountain road made it hard to walk on. Martial Saint followed the crowd, walking alongside Long Shankong.

"The powerful skills passed down in the Qiao family must be extraordinary. How else could they have produced so many exceptional masters?"

"It’s strange to think that when Qiao Jin broke into the imperial palace and tried to assassinate Emperor Yonghe, he was hailed as an unparalleled master in the mortal world, standing alongside Martial Saint, Founding Emperor Yan, and Earth Sword Immortal. They were even called the ‘Four Martial Arts Prodigies’ by onlookers."

"But what about now? After Qiao Jin’s death, there was Qiao Pian. After Qiao Pian’s death, there was Qiao Xin."

"If Qiao Jin was one of the Four Prodigies, then are Qiao Pian and Qiao Xin the fifth and sixth prodigies?"

At this point, everyone felt that this was unbelievable, extremely so!

These rare masters in the mortal world somehow kept popping up like weeds by the roadside, one after another?

And all of them just popping up from between the cracks in the stones?

"Since the Martial Saint cleansed the martial arts world, breaking the power of the aristocratic families, there are hardly any decent martial arts families left in the Jiu Province."

Long Shankong, who was leading the way, listened quietly beside them without arguing.

The Long family he belonged to couldn’t be considered an aristocratic family, only lasting for two generations.

"Now, in the Jiu Province, there are only three families that can be called major martial arts families."

"The long-lived Qiao family, the short-lived Xue family, and the martial arts family of the Martial Saint."

"Although the martial arts family of the Martial Saint is strong, they are not a true bloodline family, but rather a group of disciples of the Martial Saint."

"Let’s not talk about the Xue family. As for this Qiao family, they are naturally the strongest and most mysterious."

"This Qiao family is so mysterious and powerful. They are even more superior than the martial arts family built by the Martial Saint through forty years of hard work."

"I wonder how amazing Hero Island overseas is as a place for martial arts?"

Martial Saint walked among the crowd without arguing.

In his heart, he thought, "In the eyes of the world, is the Qiao family already a martial arts clan that can be compared to the Wu family?"

Rather than comparing the Wu family to the Qiao family, it seems more like someone has always been intentionally or unintentionally comparing Martial Saint to a Qiao family member, taunting Martial Saint in a sneaky way.

Although Martial Saint is not petty, hearing these words too often also gets annoying.

Martial Saint has a notorious reputation, while the Qiao family member is illustrious, as if representing the two extremes of martial arts.

Among all the martial artists in Jiu Province, aside from the Wuji Association under Martial Saint’s command, most of them have direct or indirect grievances with Martial Saint.

Now that a Qiao family member is rising, they are frequently compared by people.

"Let me see… how capable is this Qiao family member?" Martial Saint’s eyelids drooped.

"In the past in Nan Province, a man named Qiao Zhong was considered the weakest among his many elders in the Qiao family. It turns out, that may have been true."

As they walked, the mountain path ahead suddenly became clear, as if the flowers and trees were greeting them. They came across a peach blossom forest.

In the depths of the peach blossom forest, they could faintly see a mountain villa. A sign at the entrance of the villa read "Peach Blossom Villa".

"We’ve arrived at the villa," said Long Shankong, stopping to look at the peach blossom forest.

Martial Saint looked up and saw hundreds of people gathered in the deep mountains among the peach blossom forest. It was surprisingly lively.

Among these outsiders who had come from Southwest Province like Martial Saint, there were hundreds of people.

Inside Peach Blossom Villa, there were three hundred elderly soldiers, who were now in the peach blossom forest waiting for Qiao Mu’s martial arts demonstration.

Some of the elderly soldiers with white hair seemed to notice Martial Saint and the others looking at them, and glanced back.

"It’s the three hundred veterans from the Western Conquering Army…" Martial Saint said with a neutral expression, then looked away, the fleeting ripples in his heart disappearing.

Strictly speaking, these three hundred old soldiers can actually be considered leftovers from his previous troops.

The Martial Saint did not expect to see his old companions from the past in the Peach Blossom Villa.

However, he had no intention of revealing himself and instead remained hidden among the crowd.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd, with many people looking towards the depths of the peach blossom forest.

"It’s Mr. Qiao."

"Master Qiao has arrived."

"Qiao Xin Master Qiao is not new to martial arts. It seems like they have already begun?"

Looking up.

On a small hill in the peach blossom forest, Qiao Mu was casually sitting on the ground, beside a tree.

On the hillside, there were dozens of old soldiers with white hair, and also some well-dressed martial artists.

They looked at each other, communicating only with their eyes, silent but occasionally showing admiration and respect.

It was a silent gaze, with no words exchanged, only the sound of wind passing through the trees and the rustling of leaves.

"Don’t tell me…this is about martial arts?"

"It looks more like preaching to me, could this be some kind of secret teaching?"

The crowd couldn’t understand, but they were greatly impressed, feeling that this Qiao family member was playing a new and exclusive game.

Other martial artists who were new to the mountain village couldn’t figure it out, only the Martial Saint unconsciously took a few steps forward, furrowing his brow.

"Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique" is derived from the original "Spiritual Technique" of Li Changge, similar to the "Martial Saint Spiritual Technique", and involves using the spiritual refining intuition of martial artists in a mysterious way.

Although the Martial Saint had not heard of the "Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique", as the creator of the "Martial Saint Spiritual Technique", he could likely guess what Qiao Mu and the others were doing.

"Can martial artists use spiritual refining intuition like this? Is there any other way?"

This even amazed the Martial Saint.

While the Martial Saint can create his own martial arts styles and techniques, such as the Flesh Changing Skill or the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique, they are mainly practical and combat-oriented.

Even the Wuji Association trains spies like Butcher Zheng and uses carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

Only high-ranking members like Zhong Province Moon Xuan Envoy Li Gongde, who practice the path of immortality, can use the Message Jade Talisman to communicate.

As Qiao Mu pondered, he saw the martial artists in the peach blossom forest and spoke:

"Sorry for the long wait."

The Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique is a mysterious method that uses spiritual refining intuition to transmit information.

The key to successfully transmitting sound is a martial artist’s sharp intuition.

Either they were martial artists who had reached the 3rd rank of Spirit Refining, or they were martial artists who had mastered a secret technique before reaching the 3rd rank.

The martial artists who came to Peach Blossom Villa this time were not all at the 3rd rank, so Qiao Mu naturally changed the subject.

Due to the reputation accumulated by Qiao Xin and the entire Qiao family, these visiting martial artists naturally remained quiet and didn’t have much to say.

Some Spirit Refining martial artists who had previously doubted the rumors couldn’t help but tense up instinctively when Qiao Mu started speaking.

The intuition of Spirit Refining martial artists allowed them to sense danger, and upon seeing Qiao Mu, they immediately realized the insurmountable gap between them and dared not act rashly.

"Today, I would like to ask you all a question," Qiao Mu said slowly.

"In your hearts, what is martial arts? Why do you practice martial arts?"

The crowd fell into a thoughtful silence.

As a legendary figure in the martial arts world, Qiao Xin’s question naturally warranted a deep consideration of its significance.

"Stop fighting with martial skills." Someone under the hill spoke.

Speaking was a strong and sturdy man like a tower, his voice loud:

"Stop fighting with martial skills, use martial skills to stop fighting."

"As long as your martial arts skills are high enough, you can persuade others and avoid conflicts."

This strong man was quite burly, obviously his idea of persuasion was related to his sturdy physique.

"No, no. The so-called martial skills are not just about fighting, it should be a spirit of martial valor." A middle-aged man with the appearance of a scholar and extraordinary bearing spoke.

While speaking, the middle-aged scholar kept glancing in Qiao Mu’s direction.

It was obvious that he was deliberately trying to impress and win the favor of this contemporary martial arts legend.

He said, "In my opinion, martial skills are more of a mental cultivation."

"A small warrior is one who can control themselves, be grateful and kind, and be patient with others; a great warrior is one who can turn battles into peace, protect people in need, and bring order to chaos."

The people listened to these words with deep thoughts, surprised to find that among these rough individuals, there was one who spoke so wisely.

The middle-aged scholar noticed the change in the gazes of the people and felt a sense of pride.

He glanced at Qiao Mu, but noticed that he showed no obvious emotion on his face, as if his attention was elsewhere.

Suddenly, Qiao Mu spoke, "Swordsman under the peach tree over there with a distinctive beard, I see you furrowing your brow without speaking. Do you have your own thoughts to share?"

The swordsman with the distinctive beard was the current Martial Saint.

He lifted his head slightly, met Qiao Mu’s gaze, and replied calmly:

"I am just a simple man, not good with grand speeches."

"To me, martial arts is about training your fists. Making them strong and formidable is true martial skill!"

Qiao Mu nodded slightly and spoke:

"Today at the mountain villa martial arts gathering, everyone has their own martial arts. We don’t need to insist on being the same."

"In my opinion, practicing martial arts should focus on training fists, developing one’s strength, mastering skills to defeat enemies, not just talking about grand and empty theories. What use is that kind of martial arts?"

"But martial arts is not limited to that."

"I am not trying to turn martial arts into some abstract philosophy."

"To me, martial arts is a dual training of the body and the spirit."

"Without the latter, it’s only practicing martial arts, not martial ways; without the former, it’s just empty theory."

"Start with martial skills, then find your true self, refine your martial arts will, that’s what I call ‘martial arts’."

"Balancing strength and inner power, uniting body and mind, I call it ‘true martial arts’."

This is Qiao Mu’s reflection after he walked out of the Long Life Lock dream.

If he only focused on practicing martial arts, with simple thoughts like "practicing martial arts, becoming faster and stronger", it would not be enough to help him exit the Long Life Dream.

Time after time of long and boring Long Life Dreams forced Qiao Mu to make a choice.

He chose a difficult path, and now, looking back, it was the result of mutual choices.

"The beginning of martial arts is to train strength, to the point where your qi and blood are strong, muscles are full, and then the qi comes naturally."

"After reaching the 4th rank of martial arts, it is the limit of qi and blood, internal strength. To break through to a superb rank, one must focus on strength, energy, skills, and divine techniques."

The Martial Saint nodded slightly.

These four aspects of strength, energy, skills, and divine techniques are actually just general directions.

To be specific and clear, there is only one path, the Spiritual Refining Method.

The method of combining Qi and spirit cultivation actually originated from the Spiritual Refining Method.

The Spiritual Refining Method has a history of hundreds or even thousands of years, considered quite advanced.

While the Qi cultivation method is only a recent development in the past hundred years.

Advancing from superb rank to spiritual refining, then transforming internal strength, this is a path taken by many superb martial artists.

As for the other methods of training power and skills, they are even more elusive…

The Martial Saint pondered this in his heart, but then heard Qiao Mu speak:

"I have already talked about the path of training power to superb rank a few days ago. It is based on the Human Path Sutra, using qi and blood as the foundation, accumulating step by step like building a mountain from soil and rocks."

"Today, however, let’s discuss the path of Qi power and spiritual refining to superb rank."

The Martial Saint was slightly stunned, furrowing his brow slightly.

Listening to what Qiao Mu said, could it be that the mysterious Qiao family has already mastered three excellent martial arts techniques?

But Qiao Mu continued:

"As we all know, in the Jiu Province martial arts today, there are 6 levels of strength training at the bottom, and 3 levels of spiritual refining at the top. This is the system of the 9 ranks of martial artists established by the founding emperor of Great Yan, who built the country on martial arts."

"However, although a martial artist at the top 3rd rank of spiritual refining is strong, they are still somewhat weaker than a martial artist at the lower ranks in strength training, making it difficult to compete with inhuman opponents. They can only rely on sharp intuition to avoid powerful magic like the ‘Etching Bone Li Fire Talisman,’ which makes them seem quite weak."

Everyone felt embarrassed.

Only this martial arts legend would dare call a martial artist at the top 3rd rank of spiritual refining weak.

It is important to know that a spiritual refining martial artist does not necessarily have more strength and speed than a martial artist at the 4th rank of internal strength. Instead, they rely on sharp intuition to gain an advantage in combat.

Comparing only among martial artists, a spiritual refining martial artist is naturally stronger in actual combat than a strength training martial artist – this is a proven fact.

But was Qiao Mu comparing this to a cultivator?