I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 221 - 136: Your Uncle Will Always Be Your Uncle_2

Chapter 221: Chapter 136: Your Uncle Will Always Be Your Uncle_2

"But the other party wouldn’t target you or even destroy our village without reason, so there must be some unspeakable secret."

Gu Shanhai said powerfully.

"Then, Uncle, do you have a way to find out? After all, you are considered the best in the world." Huang Yanshan didn’t hold anything back from Gu Shanhai at this time.

"In this realm, perhaps, but I am no match for those above, who are Martial Arts True Immortals. With a mere gesture, they can destroy worlds, and they have severed the path of Martial Arts. Nowadays, the available martial arts manuals are not as powerful as theirs, and my ’Purple Profound Thunder Skill’ is merely my own creation, not that of a True Immortal," Gu Shanhai admitted he was no match.

"However, it’s not without a solution. I once read a phrase, ’The superior ones train their heart, the mediocre ones train their techniques, and the fools train their moves.’ Perhaps this could be of help to you."

Originally, these words were said by Huang Yanshan himself, so to Gu Shanhai, they might be meaningless. But when they fell on Huang Yanshan’s ears, they could well be a sudden, enlightening blow.

"Too empty, too vast, too broad, it’s meaningless," Huang Yanshan responded, shaking his head.

"???" Gu Shanhai was somewhat taken aback. Weren’t these your own words? Why are you throwing them back at me now?

Oh, it was Huang Yanshan ten years later who said them, so it’s fine.

"It’s just something for you to consider. You managed to grasp the basics of the Purple Thunder Power within a day, which shows your extraordinary talent, perhaps even surpassing mine," Gu Shanhai spoke truthfully. Putting aside mental ability, in terms of talent, he truly couldn’t hold a candle to Huang Yanshan.

Even the Heavenly Pride Deer, Little White, might not have talents as high as Huang Yanshan.

"Is that... really?" Huang Yanshan hadn’t expected he was that gifted.

"A superior student grasps it in three days, an average one in three months, and a poor one gets the door but can’t enter. What do you think?" Gu Shanhai said irritably.

He had thought that no matter how exaggerated Huang Yanshan’s abilities were, it would still take three days, but he had managed it while slacking off at work, which was utterly preposterous.

You must understand, his technique wasn’t any normal cultivation technique.

"What if I had practiced martial arts instead of taking up scholarship? Could I have avoided..." Huang Yanshan suddenly fell into despondency.

"You wish. If you had practiced martial arts back then, firstly, without my ’Purple Profound Thunder Skill,’ the strongest you could be was a mere grandmaster in the martial world, achieving only so much. Secondly, the tumultuous martial world forces one into situations beyond their control. At that time, even without the imperial court’s intervention, the grudges and feuds within the martial world could have exterminated your entire family," Gu Shanhai snickered and then explained to him.

Life is not full of what-ifs. He himself wished the "First Epoch" had never happened.

Regarding Gu Shanhai’s words, Huang Yanshan agreed. He didn’t understand much about the affairs of the martial world. For him, both the imperial court and the martial world were just two lines that never intersected.

"Speaking of which, Uncle, up to what level have you cultivated your ’Purple Profound Thunder Skill’?" Huang Yanshan changed the subject, not wanting to dwell on such a heavy topic.

"You mean this?" Gu Shanhai replied, "I have been practicing the ’Heavenly Gang Child Skill,’ and it is now complete."

"???" Huang Yanshan looked baffled, as if being toyed with. You don’t practice this powerful manual and instead work on something like the ’Heavenly Gang Child Skill’—the name itself felt strangely familiar.

"So, the ’Heavenly Gang Child Skill’ is a continuation of the ’Purple Profound Thunder Skill’?" Huang Yanshan felt that the two didn’t match at all.

"No, it’s mainly because you are not in a Child Body, and can’t practice the ’Heavenly Gang Child Skill,’ so you can only practice the ’Purple Profound Thunder Skill,’ which I practiced before," Gu Shanhai clarified, showing no inclination to be seen as crazy.

As for the ’Heavenly Gang Child Skill’ it was his latest developed Martial Arts Technique, based on the Golden Bell Shield, Iron Shirt and Child Skill, mixed with various local Martial Arts and his Knight Body Forging Technique to form a new enhancement technique suitable only for him. For others, the effectiveness would diminish from 30% to 90% depending on their body constitution, as his body structure was different from that of an ordinary person.

"Of course, I can pass it on to you, but if you mess up, I’m not responsible for saving you," Gu Shanhai said, looking at Huang Yanshan’s hesitant expression, adding another line.

Huang Yanshan wasn’t really coveting Gu Shanhai’s "Heavenly Gang Child Skill"; he just wanted to point out that this cultivation technique seemed to reveal some things about Gu Shanhai, like why he could cultivate...

"Forget it, forget it, at my age, I definitely can’t cultivate. But uncle, you’re at this age and still not married. Didn’t anyone urge you back then?"

"No, they’re all gone. Who would bother me about these things?" Gu Shanhai declared righteously, "Besides, I’m the best in the world, who would dare mess with me about these things."

Huang Yanshan was speechless at his boast. He wanted to retort, but realizing Gu Shanhai was his senior, he eventually chose to keep quiet, as those words were indeed hard to say.

"You’re right, uncle!" What else could he do, Huang Yanshan thought, finding it really hard to object.

"I’m the best in the world, I definitely won’t deceive you," Gu Shanhai stated, implying that the young man had some discernment, even if his title of the best was built on marketing. With such a reputation, he didn’t need to worry about trivialities.

At this moment, Huang Yanshan realized one thing: the only reason Gu Shanhai hadn’t been beaten to death was purely that he was too strong; otherwise, he wouldn’t be standing here chatting.

"Purple Thunder Power has already been activated. Next, we’ll generate the strength of a hundred beasts from the body, and then you can progress to the realm driven by electric currents. It’s just that using Purple Thunder Seven Strikes feels a bit awkward. Uncle, do you have any clues?" Huang Yanshan changed the subject and asked.

"Purple Thunder Seven Strikes, huh? What did you use to practice?" Gu Shanhai countered with a question.

"Sword," the other replied, patting the longsword at his waist.

It’s quite normal for scholars to carry swords. The so-called scholars are certainly not weak; in the Martial World, many scholars concurrently practice martial arts.

"But this thing was originally a blade technique. Using a sword to execute it will of course feel awkward," Gu Shanhai had originally crafted it as a blade technique. Turning it into a sword techique would be a waste.

"Eh, why didn’t the book mention that?"

"I forgot to write it," Gu Shanhai admitted he was just focused on setting it up, so missing a few details was normal.

"So, uncle, did you forget anything else in there?" Huang Yanshan increasingly felt like Gu Shanhai was... a bit of a scam?

He hadn’t felt this way yesterday since they had just met. But the more he interacted with him, the more he realized that if this uncle wasn’t a big deal, he would have been pummeled long ago.

"Nothing else...maybe. The initial manuals are somewhat useful. Once you’ve mastered the electric current propulsion, you can use your willpower to rapidly grind the cells in your body to generate electric power. Then you can throw away the manual," Gu Shanhai considered that both Purple Thunder Seven Strikes and Lightning Strike True Body inherently involved electric power. Even without the manuals, he could develop similar things.

"Not important?"

"Not important!"

Huang Yanshan didn’t ask why as he had just begun learning. It wasn’t beneficial to aim too high too soon.

"Better rest up quickly; tomorrow you have to resign your official post, and you’ll be quite busy afterward." Gu Shanhai glanced at the sky; it was getting late. He could handle it, but given Huang Yanshan’s lack of martial arts abilities and his age, staying up late might be hard on him.

Huang Yanshan had no objections; he felt what Gu Shanhai said made sense. After a long day, he knew his limits quite well at his age.

After everyone had left, Gu Shanhai also turned to his book to continue reading. He already had some understanding of elixirs; what he needed next was to plant some medicinal herbs to start working.

However, ordinary herbs didn’t interest him; he needed at least exotic flowers, rare herbs, or heavenly treasures.