Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

"The second matter, have you found any clues about ’Heavenly Father’?" Wang Sheng was somewhat puzzled.

"Sort of, you had asked me to start from the history of Qi Blood Martial Arts, so I did some investigation. This time I came specifically to tell you about it, to see if you can discern anything." Zhu Xiao took out a piece of information.

Yuelai Inn enjoyed having paper documents along with explanations, which presumably was a policy set by Zhu Xiao herself, as she also had this habit.

Wang Sheng picked up the paper and began to read, while Zhu Xiao quietly watched nearby.

The information was comprehensive, basically outlining the entire development history of Qi-Blood Martial Arts that could be investigated.

[Qi-Blood Martial Arts originated from the barbaric era of ancient humanity. At that time, humans had already learned to use tools and had established a foothold in the world, but they were still weak in comparison to the powerful barbaric beasts and spirit plants.

It was not until a serendipitous discovery, when someone consumed a spiritual medicine that enhanced Blood Qi and successfully cultivated Qi Blood Power… After a long period of summary and research, Qi Blood Martial Arts were born, and humans formally stepped to the forefront.

Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters successively emerged, suppressing various regions for the Human Race, and seized the dominant position in the world…

Later, a Great Grandmaster, frustrated by his inability to break through to the next realm, sought a method to advance… It is said that this Great Grandmaster lived to be 278 and ultimately discovered the way, resulting in the birth of the first dynasty and, at the same time, the first Master of Destiny.

Over countless years, dynasties have risen and fallen, and the Qi Fortune Grandmaster System has continued to this day…

And the first person to become Master of Destiny, due to the long passage of time, his name has long been lost in the river of history. Later generations called him ’Qi’, meaning the opener of all things, in memory of his contributions.]

This part of the information could be considered an outline, but there was also a lot of detailed information, which Wang Sheng also reviewed one by one.

The history of Qi Blood Martial Arts was very clearly explained in the document.

The initial origins of Qi Blood Martial Arts in the barbaric era have been forgotten.

According to the detailed information, no one knows who first accidentally stumbled upon Qi Blood Martial Arts—not from a lack of desire to remember, but because the inception of Qi Blood Martial Arts was not the achievement of a single individual.

During that period, many people obtained the cultivation method of Qi Blood Martial Arts, so in the end, no one is clear on who was the first.

However, the person who researched and discovered the Qi Fortune Grandmaster Realm was remembered by everyone and was called ’Qi’.

This document seemed to have no issues, but Wang Sheng still spotted something amiss.

"I can somewhat understand spirit plants, but what are barbaric beasts? Demon beasts? The document doesn’t explain."

Barbaric beasts were a new concept to Wang Sheng.

Of course, the concept itself of barbaric beasts wasn’t hard to understand, but Wang Sheng wanted to know their relation to the Spirit Clan and the Demon Clan.

He continued, "Do you know about the Spirit Clan, Zhu Xiao?"

After spending so much time together, the two had become accustomed to calling each other by their names.

"I know, a very mysterious race, somewhat similar to the Demon Clan, but like humans, they mostly rely on their own cultivation. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"So, are these barbaric beasts part of the Spirit Clan or the Demon Clan?"

This question took Zhu Xiao aback; she had never considered it, as the records she investigated did not address this issue.

However, with Wang Sheng’s prompting, Zhu Xiao recalled the content of books she had seen before.

In the end, she was somewhat uncertain as she replied, "They should be the Spirit Clan, because in the records, it seems that barbaric beasts also cultivated themselves."

Wang Sheng nodded and continued, "Then, when did demon beasts appear?"

Demon beasts, regardless of whether it was from the information provided by the White Lotus Spirit King, it was clear that there was an intricate relationship between the Demon Clan and the Spirit Clan, even potentially being from the same origins.

But even the White Lotus Spirit King was unclear about how the very first Demon Beasts were born.

By the time the Demon Clan had spread, it was too late for the Spirit Clan and the Human Race to manage the situation.

The calamity of the Demon Clan could no longer be stopped.

In the end, both the Spirit Clan and the Demon Clan suffered greatly.

The Spirit Clan came from the ancient times of barbaric beasts and spirit plants, but the records of the Demon Clan were like rootless origins, seeming to appear out of nowhere.

Even Zhu Xiao, the helmsman of one of the world’s top powers, was unclear about this.

"Indeed, where did the Demon Clan come from?"

Zhu Xiao had never pondered such a question, but once he delved into it, there indeed were many issues.

Spirit beasts were born naturally, but what about Demon Beasts?

Seeing Zhu Xiao like this, Wang Sheng mentioned a rumor he had heard quite some time ago.

"Zhu Xiao, have you ever heard a rumor that the birth of Demon Beasts is related to the Master of Destiny?"

Wang Sheng had heard this rumor a long time ago, and although he had not pursued it deeply at the time, he had always kept it in mind.

"Demon Beasts related to the Master of Destiny? I have never heard of it. Is it a folk tale?"

"You could say that, but it’s not just that. Have you heard of a Grandmaster called Serpent Demon?"

"I know of him, Serpent Demon is a very famous Grandmaster. I once had a conflict with him before I became a Great Grandmaster, but alas, later the man just vanished."

"I killed him. He told me that there was a secret manual that could overturn the world. Although I didn’t listen, I acquired a secret manual from Serpent Demon written with methods to cultivate Demon Beasts, and one of the essential items was humans!"

When Wang Sheng got his first Medicine King, he had a conflict with Serpent Demon, and after killing him, he obtained Serpent Demon’s secret manual.

The contents of the secret manual were about how to cultivate Demon Beasts.

At the time, Wang Sheng felt that it violated nature, and so he directly destroyed the manual but remembered some of its content.

"This is no secret; Demon Beasts themselves rely on consuming humans to enhance their strength," Zhu Xiao didn’t find it to be anything surprising.

"Yes, if it were just that of course it wouldn’t be anything, but the opening content of the secret manual said that Demon Beasts took advantage of the birth oversight of a Master of Destiny. Combined with the rumor and the content of the secret manual, this matter is of great investigatory value."

The secret manual was not entirely reliable, but combined with the information Zhu Xiao obtained from his investigation, it could confirm some things.

The most crucial point was—

"So this is why you are interested in the chronological dividing line between barbaric beasts, the Spirit Clan, and the Demon Clan?"

Zhu Xiao also understood.

If it was possible to determine the time of the Demon Clan’s birth, then the reason for the Demon Clan’s birth could largely be confirmed.

"Although it can’t be one hundred percent certain, but if nothing unexpected happened, the birth of the Demon Clan might be ’Qi’ becoming a Master of Destiny."

Zhu Xiao knew a lot of information, so some things could basically be inferred.

"With this in mind, is there a possibility that ’Heavenly Father’ was also born at that time? According to Qiao Nian’s statement, ’Heavenly Father’ is harvesting, so could the method for Demon Beasts to become stronger also be a form of harvesting?"

Wang Sheng voiced his own speculation.

(Drank a bit of horse piss, reached my limit, feel like I’m dying, that’s it for today.....)