“With my current strength, wanting to kill that little demon is probably not easy.”

The ancestor of the Yun family had a contemplative expression on his face.

After all, he had just reincarnated into an infant’s body, possessing only a powerful soul and divination abilities, without any combat strength.

“.But it doesn’t matter.”

The ancestor of the Yun family was not in a hurry. After all, Lü Yang could not possibly discover him. He could completely develop slowly and recover to the peak of Qi Refining within ten years.

“However, that kid is slippery and currently controls this secret realm of refining methods. Once he realizes he’s in danger, he can exit the secret realm at any time. Even if I recover to the peak of Qi Refining, to kill him, I must plan carefully and find a way to lure him into the trap, making it impossible for him to escape.”

The ancestor of the Yun family pondered while continuing his divination.

“The three steps of martial arts are to master the five elements within the body, open the nine orifices of the heavens, and break through the mysterious gate of creation. A consummate martial artist can rival the late stage of Qi Refining. What a wonderful method.”

The ancestor of the Yun family showed an expression of amazement.

He had established his foundation twice and lived for more than six hundred years, having seen countless demons, including those who had cultivated into Saint’s Theft, but few were like Lü Yang.

“Without entering Foundation Establishment, one cannot know destiny. Divination and deduction abilities are far from meeting the standards of creating a method. Even if one barely creates something, it’s like a mud hut, shattering upon touch. Those who achieve great success can rival the mid-stage of Qi Refining, which is already considered impressive. Reaching the late stage of Qi Refining is already deemed perfect.”

“That demon actually has such talent?”

The ancestor of the Yun family was amazed, and his apprehension deepened. He had already made up his mind not to let Lü Yang break through to Foundation Establishment, to avoid adding strength to the demonic path.

But how to do it?

“Saint’s Theft steal the fate of the world, depleting virtue. Those who achieve great success will inevitably encounter calamities. In this way, my reincarnation this time may be his calamity.”

The ancestor of the Yun family comprehended the heavenly secrets and gained insight in his heart:

“However, I have the ‘Heavenly Instrument’ to protect me. He cannot divine my existence, but I can easily grasp his whereabouts. This should be my great advantage.”

“In that case, I can try to create a ‘calamity’ for him. This ‘calamity’ should not be too easy to resolve, nor too difficult. It should let him see hope of resolution, so he will personally take action. Use this ‘calamity’ to lure him into the trap and fall into my snare.”

As the saying goes, even a lion uses all its strength to hunt a rabbit.

The ancestor of the Yun family had already reincarnated once, so he did not hold the airs of Foundation Establishment and would not underestimate Lü Yang. His planning was extremely meticulous.

“Then, what should the ‘calamity’ be?”

The ancestor of the Yun family pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly, having made a plan: “For this child, the most worrisome thing is the error in the cultivation of Saint’s Theft.”

“In that case, I will help him!”

“He created the three steps of martial arts, so I will create the fourth step for him. However, this step will no longer be limited to the framework of the system he created.”

Thinking of this, the ancestor of the Yun family immediately began to manipulate cause and effect.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

In ten years, heroes rose across the world, and the development of martial arts reached an extreme.

The three steps of martial arts became widely known and were learned by people all over the world.

And in this era of martial valor, one night in the capital city, thunder suddenly roared, dragons and snakes rose from the land, heavy rain poured down, and then the entire city’s people saw a pillar of vast energy shooting straight into the sky, breaking through the rain clouds, reversing the celestial phenomena. In less than an hour, the clouds cleared, and the sun shone brightly!

The next day, a piece of news spread across the world.

The master of the Haoran Academy, who held a volume of the heavenly book, ‘Saintly Scholar’ Wang Boyuan, comprehended the Dao overnight, saw through the mysteries, and actually walked out the fourth step of martial arts!

The first step of martial arts is to master the five elements within the body.

Heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys—the five organs are complete, and one is a martial artist.

The second step of martial arts is to open the nine orifices of the heavens.

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, tendons, bones, flesh, blood, and mind—when all nine orifices are open, one can be called a martial master.

The third step of martial arts is to break through the mysterious gate of creation.

Three feet above the head is the divine. Using the five organs to transform the body’s essence, and the nine orifices to draw the power of heaven and earth, combining internal and external, breaking through the mysterious gate above the head, one can see the ‘divine’.

People all thought that martial arts ended here, and one would be a grandmaster with no path forward.

However, with the breakthrough of ‘Saintly Scholar’ Wang Boyuan, martial artists across the world were inspired.

Wang Boyuan, with a heart of righteousness, did not keep his insights to himself.

“The fourth step of martial arts is called ‘Investigating the Changes Between Heaven and Man’!”

“To achieve this method, one must break free from the shackles of martial arts, no longer confined to martial arts itself, but walk out their own path, thereby achieving the transformation between heaven and man!”

Saintly Scholar comprehended this point, no longer confined to martial arts, but created the “Fortune Observation Technique”, which can know destiny, observe fortune, and even change the heavenly mechanism, all because of his dedication to the country, wanting to use the fortune observation technique to extend the national fortune of the Great Zhou, establish an unbreakable kingdom, and open an era of peace for all generations.

With the breakthrough of Saintly Scholar, cause and effect changed, and the world underwent drastic changes.

The second to break through was the current practitioner of the Celestial Master Mansion on Mount Longhu, ‘Barefoot Daoist’ Chang Qingjing, who had an epiphany and broke through during a medical consultation.

The third was ‘God Monk of Deliverance’ Xuan Ku of the Hanging Temple, who had an epiphany and broke through during a morning lesson.

The fourth… fifth… sixth…

In just ten years, seven martial arts celestial beings emerged in the world, proving the feasibility of this path and completely breaking the framework of martial arts initially set by Lü Yang!

“Mm?”

In the extreme west of the secret realm of refining methods, amidst dense forests, within the Blood-Washing Tianhe Sword Formation Diagram surrounded by countless talismans, Lü Yang suddenly opened his eyes.

All he saw was dark clouds covering the sky, with no sight of the blue sky and bright sun.

The next second, a halo of light shone behind Lü Yang’s head, the Taiwei Talisman operated, and the many changes over the past ten years immediately entered his mind, all grasped by him.

“The fourth step of martial arts, Investigating the Changes Between Heaven and Man—so fast!”

At this moment, Lü Yang was both delighted and suspicious. He was pleased that martial arts had changed so much in such a short time, but also doubtful.

How could it be so fast?

However, the divined causes and effects were seamless, with no flaws to be found.

“The martial arts I created, reaching the third step, can rival the late stage of Qi Refining. Now, people in the secret realm have walked out the fourth step. Roughly estimated, these so-called martial arts celestial beings probably have considerable strength, perhaps even rivaling the peak of Qi Refining. But in this way, it’s no longer martial arts!”

Thinking of this, Lü Yang’s expression gradually became serious.

The divined events had no problems.

The changes in cause and effect also had no issues.

Everything was reasonable, with only one problem: martial arts were out of control, and the Saint’s Theft were about to fail. Only if he personally took action could it be corrected.

“This is not right!”

Lü Yang’s heart instantly sounded an alarm. He naturally could not see the ancestor of the Yun family’s layout and planning, nor could he sense the ancestor’s manipulation of cause and effect.

He only knew one thing:

“No one should think of making me leave this place!”

Here, he had countless talismans to use, and formations to protect him. Even if ten peak Qi Refining experts came, he would not fear, firmly sitting in the fisherman’s seat.

But once he left this place, it would be another matter.

Moreover, he was now the one controlling the game, detached from worldly affairs. If he chose to enter the world and become widely known, it would be equivalent to stepping into the chessboard as a piece.

One careless move could lead to total defeat.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately calmed down. Although the emergence of martial arts celestial beings could disrupt his Saint’s Theft, it would also take some time.

“Let me first send a clone to explore the path.”

With a thought, Lü Yang summoned the Myriad Spirits Banner into his hand. Then, a strand of white qi appeared at his fingertip, surprisingly a pure ‘Innate One Qi’.

This was something he had refined from himself in his second life.

Once, this ‘Innate True Qi’ had extraordinary effects, even helping him break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining in his third life. Unfortunately, in the subsequent lives, it gradually became useless.

“Now is the perfect time to make use of this waste.”

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