1 Chapter 1 Life and Death Beads

In each state, county, and city of Tianwu Kingdom, there is a martial arts hall established. As long as one is ten years old and has the qualifications to practice martial arts, they can become students of the martial arts hall and practice martial arts. 

These martial halls were created by the sect that controlled a certain county, with the aim of selecting outstanding talents for the sect and enriching the fresh blood of the younger generation.

Yunlong County, Qingyun City Martial Palace.

"Hiss..."

Awakening from his slumber, Luo Xiu took a deep breath of air conditioning and felt the piercing pain emanating from his body.

Immediately after, Luo Xiu seemed to have thought of something terrible. He quickly reached out to touch his chest, opened his collar, and exclaimed in surprise, "Is the pearl missing?"

This scream triggered the injury of his fractured rib in the chest, causing him to grimace in pain.

Luo Xiu frowned and recalled what had happened before he fell into a coma.

He remembers that Liu Yuxin, whom he had always been secretly in love with, was entangled by the notorious playboy Zhang Hao among the students of the Martial Palace. At that time, his mind was also hot and he rushed forward.

As a result, it goes without saying that Luo Xiu was severely repaired by Zhang Hao and the people around him, seemingly to show his strength in front of Liu Yuxin. He hit him hard and knocked him out on the spot.

Before falling into a coma, Zhang Hao stomped on his chest with a powerful and heavy kick, causing his ribs to break on the spot. The bead, which was tightly held in his arms, was also crushed and embedded in flesh and blood. Then, the bead slipped into his body with a thud.

Luo Xiu came from an ordinary commoner's family, with both parents being ordinary people without martial arts training qualifications. There is also an older sister in the family, and his daily livelihood relies on his father, Luo Songlin, entering the mountains to collect herbs.

That pearl was picked up by Luo Xiu's father when he was very young. It was black and white, crystal clear, and very beautiful. Whether it was summer or winter, the skin and the pearl would have a faint warmth when in contact, so it was his favorite toy when he was young. Even as he grew up, he kept it close to his chest.

But at this moment, this bead is missing!

"Did you really get into my body?"

Just as Luo Xiu was lost in thought, his head suddenly swelled violently, as if his skull was about to explode.

"Boom!"

As if it were a violent tremor of the soul, then the darkness fell before Luo Xiu's eyes. He felt like he was appearing in a dark and hollow world.

"What is this place?"

Originating from fear of the unknown, this phenomenon that goes beyond one's own cognitive scope makes Luo Xiu extremely nervous.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the dark space, which was a pearl scattered with black and white brilliance, crystal clear, mysterious and mysterious.

Luo Xiu recognized at a glance that this bead was his favorite toy from childhood to adulthood.

Immediately after, without waiting for any reaction from Luo Xiu, Zhu Zi suddenly flew towards him and collided with his body, merging with him.

At the same time, a massive amount of information emerged in his mind.

I don't know how long it had been, but Luo Xiu, who had fainted in the room, opened his eyes. He could clearly feel a slight throbbing in his soul, and he also sensed that the bead was inside him, as if it had merged with his soul.

"The precious life and death pearl, the eight wastelands in the universe, the myriad realms of the heavens, and the billions of living beings... What kind of chaos are these?"

The additional memories in his mind almost drove Luo Xiu crazy, but they were also full of mystery, giving him some kind of enlightenment.

After a long time, he gradually calmed down and sat cross legged on the bed. With a movement of his mind, he thought of another self in his mind. However, this self in his mind was connected by veins emitting faint white light, covering every part of his body.

And these white light veins, based on the enlightenment he gained from the precious life and death pearl, are called life veins. The life veins are connected to each other, forming a life vein diagram.

By observing his own life cycle diagram, Luo Xiu discovered that there were multiple life cycles in his body that were much dimmer than those in other areas.

And these dim veins of life are the injuries he suffered when he was beaten by Zhang Hao and others.

These injuries are very serious. At least for Luo Xiu, who is practicing twice, if there is no good healing pill, it will take at least more than a month to recover, and he will also leave behind hidden wounds in his body, affecting his future martial arts practice.

"As long as the internal qi is used to repair the dim areas in the life cycle diagram, the injury can be restored?" The information that emerged in Luo Xiu's mind made him somewhat incredulous, completely beyond his understanding.

"Whether it's useful or not, give it a try first."

With this in mind, Luo Xiu sat cross legged on the bed and began to practice the technique. His cultivation was to cultivate the body twice, and the internal energy was stored in the skin and flesh. With the operation of the technique, the internal energy began to circulate in the meridians of the body.

He felt immersed in a mysterious and mysterious situation, where his internal energy transformed into a strong vitality, and the serious injuries throughout his body quickly began to recover.

In Luo Xiu's contemplation, the many dim places in his life network gradually became clear and bright.

"Is this the mystery of the hidden essence of the precious life and death pearl? By directly repairing the veins of life, the injuries on the body can be automatically healed? This is also amazing, isn't it..."

Luo Xiu was deeply shocked by the changes that had happened to him. The mysterious life and death pearl merged with him, seemingly giving him a special ability to transcend the secular world!

If the human body is injured, the veins of life will be damaged. When the injury is repaired, the veins of life will also be repaired, and vice versa!

With a leap, Luo Xiu got off the bed, and the broken rib in his chest had healed without any pain.

He moved his body for a while, and surprisingly, all his injuries have truly returned to their original state.

"Although my internal energy has been depleted, I am already a dual cultivation of refining my body, and can only accumulate a small amount of internal energy in my skin and flesh, which will quickly recover." Luo Xiu checked his body.

This time he sat cross legged on the ground, intending to first use the technique to restore the depleted internal energy.

During the process of practicing martial arts, it is natural to imagine one's own life meridian diagram in the mind, and the path of internal qi running through the meridians is clearly visible.

There are nine levels of martial arts, from first level to ninth level, divided into martial arts and techniques.

The higher the level of cultivation, the more meridians and acupoints are involved in the internal qi movement, and the better the cultivation effect. If the level of cultivation is lower, it is the opposite.

Luo Xiu only came from an ordinary commoner's background and practiced the lowest level of first-class martial arts, involving only a few meridians and acupoints in his body. He entered the martial arts hall at the age of ten and has been practicing for three years, but has only reached the second level of body cultivation.

It can be seen how poor the cultivation effect of first-class martial arts techniques is, and as far as he knows, some peers with superior family backgrounds have reached the height of five or even six levels of body cultivation when practicing high-level martial arts techniques!

In Luo Xiu's understanding, he only knew the first three realms of martial arts cultivation, namely the refining body realm, the Qi sea realm, and the innate realm. Each realm was further divided into nine levels, implying that martial arts cultivation is like climbing the nine levels of heaven, with each step becoming more difficult.

The cultivation realm is a martial artist, and only those who reach the Qi Sea realm are true martial artists, while the innate realm is called a martial artist!

Martial disciples like him in the dual realm of refining their bodies belong to the bottom part of the students in the martial arts hall. In the eyes of those disciples from aristocratic families, they are useless and lowly!

Suddenly, Luo Xiu's attention was drawn to the life cycle diagram he had envisioned in his mind. An idea seemed like an instinctive trend, making him feel that perhaps the path of internal qi movement could be improved and optimized.

The cultivation level of the dual cultivation of refining the body was very low, so Luo Xiu quickly regained the lost internal energy. However, the thoughts that arose in his heart could not be dispelled.

All his attention was immediately drawn to the life meridian diagram he had envisioned in his mind. With a movement of his mind, the movement of Qi within the cultivation method changed the course of the meridians in the life meridian diagram according to his ideas.

Unconsciously, it was originally only a first grade internal skill involving a few meridians and acupoints, with more and more meridians passing through, far exceeding the scope of first grade techniques.

"Puff!"

Suddenly, the life diagram in his mind collapsed, and Luo Xiu woke up from that mysterious and mysterious state.

"The route was wrong earlier, that's why the life cycle diagram collapsed," Luo Xiu muttered to himself in contemplation.

Meridians and acupoints are crucial for martial arts cultivation, especially when practicing internal skills. If there is a slight mistake, it can cause damage to the meridians, and in severe cases, the meridians may break and become useless. It is even normal for one to become demonic and die directly.

The martial arts techniques that have been passed down to the world have been confirmed to be correct and without any problems. No one dares to change the operation route of the techniques rashly, otherwise it is easy to make a big mistake, and it is too late to regret it.

Luo Xiu was also well aware of this, so he did not personally experience and try it out. Instead, he imagined the life meridian diagram in his mind, and with the insight of the life meridian, he knew every meridian and acupoint in the human body as well as tried to improve the luck route of the martial arts.

Although the life cycle diagram collapsed due to a mistake in the end, the original first level internal skill has also been improved by him, becoming more complex than the route recorded in the first level internal skill he has been practicing, and the effect of cultivation is bound to be much better.

With a slight frown on his brow, Luo Xiu touched his chin and muttered to himself, "The starting point of the first level internal skill itself is poor, so even if I improve it, it will be limited. I don't know how effective I am currently practicing this skill."

At this moment, Luo Xiu firmly believed in the enlightenment he had gained from the Life and Death Pearl, and immediately began to operate the improved martial arts.

The vitality of heaven and earth seeps into the body through the limbs and pores, and under the operation of martial arts, it condenses into internal energy, which is refined and stored in the skin and flesh.

Refining the body nine times, the first three times refining the skin and flesh, containing a small amount of internal energy. The fourth to sixth times refining the muscles and bones, seven times refining the internal organs, eight times refining the blood, and nine times refining the bone marrow.

After a long time, Luo Xiu opened his eyes and felt refreshed all over. He could feel the internal energy in his flesh between clenching his fists, which was a bit stronger than before.

But in the past, the same cultivation time would not have such a significant effect.

"The improvement of the martial arts has been successful!" Luo Xiu was both surprised and delighted.

Not only that, Luo Xiu also found that the internal energy he was cultivating now contained a majestic and abundant vitality, while hiding the aura of death and destruction.

"The two extremes of life and death?" Inspired by the precious life and death pearl that merged with himself, Luo Xiu knew that his fate in life began to change