I Have A Martial Dao World

The most challenging "Tathagata Divine Palm: Buddha Shakes Mountains and Rivers" was mastered first, leaving the other two techniques not worth worrying about.

"Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" and "Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield" are commonly known as "dull kung fu."

This martial art is plain and unadorned but easy to learn and hard to master.

It emphasizes that you reap what you sow, and no matter who it is, they must invest a tremendous amount of resources into cultivation, with immense consumption of Inner Breath.

But correspondingly, the effects are also excellent—

Once "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" is fully mastered, one possesses the immense strength of ten dragons and ten elephants, as well as Prajna wisdom.

"Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield" is not inferior either; upon mastery, it not only acts like a large bell protecting the body, granting an unbelievable ability to withstand hits but also allows one to "experience pure insight into enlightenment" by using the imagery of the ancient bell to cleanse the mind of defilements and maintain clarity of the divine soul.

Both techniques are not only powerful but also incorporate body strengthening and mind training, which are indeed qualities a Sect-Protecting Divine Skill should have.

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Lu Yao, along with a group of women, were all Spirit Refinement powerhouses, and after watching once, they memorized the contents of the Secret Manual.

The three sisters chose the simplest "Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield" to practice first. The technique was easy to learn but difficult to master, and it only took them two hours to grasp the basics.

Liao Qe, at the Marrow-Cleansing Realm, followed the technique's requirements during practice and felt completely drained after just one run-through.

She couldn't help but marvel, "The technique is really simple, but it requires circulating through all the muscles, Aperture Points, and even the skin, consuming a tremendous amount of Inner Breath!"

"That's why it's called 'dull kung fu.'" Li Pei also practiced once and said, "Someone once calculated that to master this technique without relying on external aids, it would take two hundred years."

"Tsk tsk~"

"Luckily, we have the husband's Ten-Complete Immortal Pills, we have plenty of Inner Breath, so it definitely won't take that long."

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"Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" and "Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield" are two "dull kung fu" techniques with simple practice routes but immense consumption.

Lu Yao learned them easily, and after practicing each technique once, he had no doubts left.

After swallowing two Ten-Complete Immortal Pills which provided a steady stream of Inner Breath, he also began with "Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield."

Lu Yao firmly believed in the saying "you need to be alive to deal DPS," so he chose a defensive technique for survival first.

However, after practicing the technique several times, it was indeed too simple for someone with the control abilities of a Spirit Refinement powerhouse.

Moreover, since Lu Yao was in the Fetal Breath stage, able to use Inner Vision, it was even less challenging.

Therefore, he decided to "cultivate both techniques simultaneously."

The hardest part about doing this wasn't the technique itself but the fact that normally nobody had so much Inner Breath. But for Lu Yao, that just meant taking a few Elixirs.

Moreover, having mastered "Buddha Shakes Mountains and Rivers" gave him a profound understanding of the role of Spirit Refinement in the Martial Path and made controlling Inner Breath even easier.

In this way, cultivating both techniques simultaneously didn't conflict with each other.

And since both techniques focused primarily on body strengthening and had some overlapping aspects, he simply combined and streamlined them, making the practice even more efficient.

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The family sat together and cultivated all day, able to discuss and reference each other whenever they encountered something they didn't understand.

Lu Yao, cultivating both techniques and consuming a hefty amount of Elixirs, felt the side effects by evening, feeling a fiery heat in his lower abdomen.

Luckily, Li Pei was there to help.

The two returned to their room to rest before 9 pm, making noise until the latter half of the night before stopping.

Worn out, Lu Yao could only cuddle with Li Pei and chat.

The woman in his arms had a comic book-like figure, magnificent without being the slightest bit bulky, with the hint of abs visible beneath the sexy lines of her waistcoat.

As Lu Yao fondled her, they chatted idly, "When is your master planning to advance to the Jin Wulou Realm?"

"She is waiting for the matter of the 'Heavenly Demon Empress Dowager' to conclude before she peacefully makes her breakthrough."

Li Pei lay in her husband's arms, fatigued and listless, and whispered softly,

"All the Great Grandmasters have returned to the capital, and The Empress Dowager has been severely injured in spirit by you. The 'withdrawal of the curtain' is now almost certain. I only hope that from now on, the country may enjoy peace and the people live in safety."

"It will be so," he reassured her.

Lu Yao used the power of Mind Force to soothe her, enabling his sister to fall into a deep sleep to relieve her exhaustion.

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Everyone aspired to master the Divine Skills and practiced arduously every day without rest.

Apart from joint cultivation, Lu Yao also had to practice the Tathagata Palm every day to improve his proficiency.

After many days of dedicated cultivation, the time had come to the first day of November.

The higher one's level in the Martial Dao Realm, the less sleep was needed. Lu Yao and Li Pei, although they had only gone to bed at 2 a.m., were already up at 4 a.m.

As they got up, they saw a paper crane flying in the direction where Yu Yanmei resided.

A moment later, she appeared, sword in hand, her slim waist and long legs paired with a cold demeanor, resembling an elf in the woods.

"Zhang Yunshu has sent a message—there may be major developments at today's court meeting. I'll go have a look. You all stay at home and don't move around randomly," she said.

After speaking, she vanished in a flash.

Lu Yao hurriedly called Liao Ya and Liao Qe to get up. Liao Qe, being a heavy sleeper, was still bewildered and unfocused, but when she heard there might be a chance to witness a 'Golden Body battle,' she instantly became spirited.

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Li Pei flew a DJI drone up to hover 2,000 meters above the Imperial City.

The gloomy sky, together with the occasional flocks of pigeons flying past, made the already small drone even more concealed.

The scars left from the grand banquet three weeks earlier had all been repaired, and there was no visible damage to the Imperial City.

Today was the first of the month, which was also the day of the "grand court meeting," when all officials paid their respects to the emperor.

At the break of dawn, civil and military officials had already gathered at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Upon the dais, Emperor Yong'an sat on the throne, while to the east of the throne was a luxurious sedan hung with bead curtains inside which The Empress Dowager was seated.

After a round of intricate formalities, all the officials took their respective places, eyes to nose and nose to heart, waiting indifferently.

Not until Emperor Yong'an on the throne loudly called out, "Does any minister have a report to present?" did the atmosphere stir.

As soon as his words ended, an elder official with white hair and beard stepped forward and reported, "Your servant, Yan Jingming, humbly requests The Empress Dowager to halt the Summer Palace project."

"Here it comes!"

At that moment, countless officials understood in their hearts—today's grand court meeting would surely be out of the ordinary.

The next second, everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, especially Yan Jingming himself, felt as if a mountain had suddenly pressed down upon them!

People began to feel short of breath and could hardly stand up straight.

Eunuch Li Jinying lifted the bead curtain. The Empress Dowager stood up slowly and said without expression, "Say that again."

Yan Jingming, drenched in sweat and under immense pressure, enunciated each word, "Your servant, Minister of Revenue Yan Jingming, requests a halt to the Summer Palace project!"

The Empress Dowager turned icy, glanced at several figures in the hall, and sneered, "Who do you think you are, Yan Jingming, to dare halt my garden!"

Despite the crushing pressure, Yan Jingming persisted, "It is not I who wants to halt, but it is the silver that will halt; the national treasury can spare not a single penny more."

"Impossible! Just last month we took a loan of three million marks from Jiade Bank, how could it be spent so quickly!"

The Empress Dowager's expression turned ravenous, "Where is my money!?"

Yan Jingming could no longer withstand the pressure and was about to collapse, but suddenly the pressure lifted, and someone appeared beside him.

"Left Minister!"
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The man had a robust physique and piercing eyes, and spoke solemnly, "It's only right for The Empress Dowager to know that the treasury silver has all been appropriated by me for use in the Western Frontier!"