g LaoTaiGong, and Xiao Jianying with a smile.Suddenly, Li Suijun’s gaze shifted to the foot of the mountain, his eyes flashing with sharp insight. Soon after, all other elderly people followed his lin...Chapter 356: Changing His Words

Xiao Yu practiced ancient martial arts, which were some techniques and the Five Animal Frolics learned by Zhong Kui before his physical body died when he was wandering in the江湖 (literally "rivers and lakes," meaning "the outside world" or "among people").

The method of practicing ancient martial arts is relatively mild, whereas internal kung fu is very domineering. Because all the training methods for ancient martial arts have nourishing effects on meridians, while internal kung fu was created based on incomplete secret manuals and therefore lacks such nourishing techniques.

Therefore, most people practicing internal kung fu will suffer from hidden injuries to their meridians. Only some masters of traditional Chinese medicine can detect any injury in their meridians and remedy it with medicines. However, how many practitioners of internal kung fu know traditional Chinese medicine Furthermore, even those who do know the medical knowledge, how many can sense when they have hidden injuries

Xiao Yu focused his mind to eliminate distractions and held a golden needle, gently inserting it into Tian Chong's heart. The needle reached the atrophied part of his heart artery. After Xiao Yu inserted the needle, he let go lightly.

"Buzz..."

The moment Xiao Yu released his hand, the golden needle inserted into Tian Chong’s chest started to tremble and emit a low hum.

"Xiao Yu, what's going on here" Song Hushan asked curiously as he watched this scene unfold.

"His body is filled with vigorous blood and qi. When it flows through the golden needle, it causes the needle to tremble. With such abundant flow of blood and qi passing through his frail heart arteries, something must happen for sure!"

Xiao Yu explained to Song Hushan as he watched the trembling golden needle.

Xiao Yu secretly activated the righteous energy formula, gathering a thread of righteous energy on his hand. He gently pinched and twirled the vibrating needle with his fingers.

As Xiao Yu continued to twirl the needle, threads of righteous energy seeped into Tian Chong's heart artery along with the twirling motion. This righteous energy acted like a protective layer applied onto the injured atrophied heart arteries, temporarily relieving them from further pressure from the abundant blood and qi.

If one observed closely, they would notice that Xiao Yu’s method of twirling the needle followed a pattern: three turns, then a slight pause before continuing. This was to stimulate his damaged heart artery's potential without over-stimulating it.

After about twenty minutes, Xiao Yu stopped twirling and removed the golden needle, instructing Tian Chong, "Uncle Tian, take the prescribed medicine when you go back home. Take them for one week first, then come for another acupuncture session after three days!"

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and continued, "Before you are fully recovered, you cannot continue practicing the inner martial arts! Once you recover, I'll prescribe some tonic herbs. The inner martial arts are too domineering; there are many latent injuries in your meridians. If not treated properly, as you age and your vital energy declines, these hidden injuries will flare up. This is why those who practice inner martial arts rarely live long lives!"

"Good, good, thank you Xiao Yu! You and Big Brother saved my old Tian twice!" Tan Chong said repeatedly upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, his expression instantly darkening when he mentioned Zhao Lingyun.

"Wind…" Song Hushan and the others sighed heavily at the sight of Tan Chong. Zhao Lingyun's death was a shared pain for everyone.

Suddenly, Ye Fei looked at Xiao Yu in surprise and said, "Xiao Yu, you mentioned that inner martial arts are domineering and can cause latent injuries to meridians. Can you check us We all practice inner martial arts too; can we see if there are any hidden injuries on our meridians"

"Oh!"

Xiao Yu was surprised, thinking to himself that they indeed practiced inner martial arts, but he wondered how far they had progressed. From their appearance, it seemed they were at the dark force level at most. Xiao Yu sat down next to a dining table and said, "Uncle Ye, let me take your pulse."

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Song Hushan and the others all walked over; Ye Fei sat across from Xiao Yu and extended his hand.

Xiao Yu gently placed his fingers on Ye Fei’s wrist. After about a minute, he removed his hand and said, "Uncle Ye, there are quite a few latent injuries in your meridians. I'll prescribe some tonics to nourish them later; you’ll need to take them for at least a year. Then we can see the results and decide whether to continue."

As soon as Ye Fei stood up from across Xiao Yu, Zhuang Hao sat down in his place and extended his hand. Xiao Yu placed his fingers on Zhuang Hao’s wrist, squinting his eyes and carefully taking his pulse.

Zhuang Hao's condition was similar to Ye Fei's—both had multiple hidden injuries in their meridians. At present, these could be treated with medicine, but as they aged and their meridians deteriorated, treatment would become more challenging.

It was precisely due to such latent injuries that martial arts masters, after taking on disciples, would teach them everything because when they grew old, younger enemies they had made might come looking for revenge. At that point, even if these masters were still stronger than ordinary people, facing a dark force level opponent would be very strenuous for them; worse yet, their meridians’ hidden injuries could lead to sudden death.

Those who practiced ancient martial arts and Taoist health cultivation techniques or those from the School of Secret Arts had methods that nourished their meridians but lacked the formidable combat power of inner martial arts.

However, very few practitioners of inner martial arts lived long lives. Even if some did, they would focus on nurturing their spirit and essence in daily life. In contrast, those who practiced ancient martial arts not only tended to live long lives but also became more powerful as they aged.

The ancient martial arts may have been lost, but the internal family health cultivation techniques require years of accumulation. Even after decades of practice, there might not be any noticeable effects, so few people practice these days.

After ZHUANG Hao stood up, SONG Huashan sat down and stretched his hand on the table, smiling at Xiao Yu: "Little brother..."

"No, no, Uncle Song, let's change that! You are my father's younger brother, so calling you 'little brother' messes up our generation!"

When SONG Huashan called him little brother, Xiao Yu quickly interrupted and said. Xiao Yu was very traditional and respectful of hierarchy rules, so he did not feel uncomfortable when the Yue family members addressed him that way because it reflected his true status among them; thus, there was no need to pretend. Therefore, upon hearing SONG Huashan call him 'little brother', Xiao Yu immediately stopped him.

"Alright, alright... Hey, Xiao Yu, if I had known about the hidden injuries in your meridians earlier, I would have sent you for treatment sooner!" said SONG Huashan with a sigh as he looked at Xiao Yu.

“Hehe, Uncle Song, I never thought that you were so powerful!” replied Xiao Yu with a light laugh when looking back at SONG Huashan.

Xiao Yu felt very relaxed talking to them; they could be considered his relatives. His father had already passed away for twenty years, and these people could have ignored him and his family entirely without any repercussions, but they did not do so.

If they were purely interested in personal gain, even if Xiao Yu sought them out, they might refuse to acknowledge the relationship. Thus, there was a sense of closeness towards them in Xiao Yu's heart.

Especially since they still cared about his mother after twenty years since his father’s death, this made Xiao Yu feel warm inside.

"Haha, Xiao Yu, your strength must be quite good too!" SONG Huashan laughed loudly in response to Xiao Yu's words and looked at him with a playful smile.

“My strength is just average; I cultivate differently from you guys. I practice the Five Animals Play for health,” replied Xiao Yu with a shake of his head.

Xiao Yu was correct. His main cultivation focus was on the authentic version of the Five Animals Play, which is indeed a health-preserving technique. However, due to receiving Zhong Kui’s legacy, Xiao Yu's strength did not remain weak.

But he had only been practicing for a short time; without using magic techniques, Xiao Yu would likely struggle against opponents like YE Fei and the others.

"Oh!"

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, they nodded understandingly. They were aware of the health-preserving technique; however, they hadn't expected that Xiao Yu practiced it. It did make sense though, since Xiao Yu was a doctor and studying the health-preserving technique was fitting for him.

Song Hushan stretched out his hand and placed it on the table. When Xiao Yu's hand lightly landed on his wrist, he felt an unexpected force that caused his hand to be pushed back.

Xiao Yu frowned upon being pushed back. Although he hadn't applied much strength, there was a few catties of pressure when he pressed down. However, Song Hushan's wrist forcefully repelled it without any difficulty. This made Xiao Yu's expression change drastically. He hadn't encountered this issue while taking the pulses of Ye Fei and Zhuang Hao, although their pulses were strong, they didn't emit such force.

Xiao Yu tried again, pressing harder on Song Hushan's wrist this time. Although Song Hushan’s wrist continued to exert considerable pressure, Xiao Yu managed to hold it back.

"At the peak of Dark Force"

Placing his hand on Song Hushan's wrist and feeling the force coming from it, Xiao Yu suddenly exclaimed in surprise while looking at Song Hushan across the table.

"What Have you broken through, Tiger Mountain" Ye Fei and others asked excitedly when they heard Xiao Yu’s exclamation.

“Haha, yes. I broke through a few days ago but wanted to give all of you a surprise during the next competition. Unexpectedly, it was seen right away by... Young Yu! Hahaha..."

Hearing Xiao Yu's words and seeing Ye Fei’s excited face, Song Hushan burst out laughing as he spoke. When recalling that moment when Ye Fei and others were at Dark Force level while he was still in the Bright Force stage, they had mercilessly beaten him under the guise of a competition. This time, after breaking through himself, he planned to return the favor but Xiao Yu had immediately discovered it just by taking his pulse.

Xiao Yu quietly took Song Hushan's pulse for some time before letting go of his wrist and furrowing his brow in deep thought.

“Young Yu, is there a problem Is everything alright” Seeing Xiao Yu’s expression, Song Hushan felt worried and asked anxiously.

"Hm What" Raising his head, Xiao Yu responded with confusion.

"Young Yu, do I have serious issues with my meridians" Song Hushan continued to ask. Not only him but even Ye Fei and others noticed something amiss about Xiao Yu’s behavior, so they also listened attentively for Xiao Yu's response!

(To be Continued)ou Yang Ye's life just for the sake of learning this needle technique.Actually, if Hou Yang Ye hadn't become Xiao Yu's disciple, it was entirely possible to learn them. But before receiving permission...