"The Innate Secret Method?" When these words solemnly left Chu Sanhe's mouth, Chen Yi, standing beside Xie Xiaoqing, seemed to fall into a trance. A complex and inexplicable light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
This name was so familiar to him that a chilling sensation crept up from the depths of his destiny. In the original story, the later decline and fall of the Body Sect were directly and fatally related to the loss of this "Innate Secret Method."
The future Sect master, before his death, he had entrusted the sect's greatest secret scripture to Dai Yuhao, who appeared honest and loyal, hoping it would return to the Body Sect and continue its legacy. Yet, after Dai Yuhao successfully completed his second soul awakening and absorbed boundless wisdom and experience with the aid of the "Innate Secret Method," who could have expected that he would never return the inheritance to the sect? This betrayal led directly to an irreparable flaw in the Body Sect's succession, preventing their top powers from ever appearing again.
In the Age of the Dragon King's Legend, the once continent-shaking powerhouses dwindled to just a few big cats and kittens, no longer even a second-rate force, and the Sect Master at that time even aspired to be a personal chef for the gods—a humiliation carved deep into the bones of the Body Sect!
As a devoted fan of Body Martial Souls, Chen Yi felt unspeakable resentment and sorrow whenever he recalled this.
"Fortunately..." Chen Yi's eyes grew sharp and resolute as he swept his gaze over the elders gathered like a rainbow:
"This time, thanks to my presence, the Body Sect has risen far earlier than in the original timeline, and the 'Innate Secret Method' has also appeared at this time."
"With me here, the sect will never repeat past mistakes. The glory and foundation that belong to the Body Sect are firmly in my hands and will be passed down through every generation!"
Chu Sanhe, oblivious to Chen Yi's inner turmoil, continued to explain his thoughts with burning eyes:
"Since it's called the 'Innate Secret Method,' it must encompass everything, yet the system must be clear. I am prepared to systematically divide all the body battle skills I know into ten core branches according to their characteristics and uses."
Chu Sanhe's voice was calm and solemn, every word ringing clearly in everyone's ears:
"That is: Qi and Blood Amplification, Spiritual Battle Skills, Body Protection Skills, Body Technique Skills, Sonic Battle Skills, and then Fist, Palm, Leg, Claw, Finger—ten skills in total!"
"In the past 800 years, our Body Sect ancestors have produced many talents, researching, creating, and accumulating a vast number of battle skills in these ten areas. Many fields have similar ideas and effects, and some even overlap."
His voice carried the weight of history:
"What I want to do today is not just accumulation, but to weed out the inferior, preserve the essence, and integrate it all!"
"I will refine this massive body of knowledge into the ten most essential, core, and powerful secret arts that best fit our Body Martial Souls, jointly constructing the grand structure known as the 'Innate Secret Method'!"
Everyone listened, as if watching the sect's classics, embodying the wisdom and strength of sages from past dynasties, gradually unfold before their eyes.
At this moment, the Grand Elder also spoke slowly, his voice peaceful yet carrying the light of wisdom:
"Moreover, with the sect's rapid development in recent years, especially thanks to certain... special opportunities... our inheritance has grown ever deeper."
He looked meaningfully at Chen Yi before continuing:
"We now have a clearer and more feasible idea of the ultimate secret method that once existed only in the imagination and speculation of past sages—a method tied to the sect's greatest future achievement."
"The ultimate secret method?" Chen Yi took a deep breath at these words, his heart pounding.
He naturally recalled the many discussions he had heard between his father and the elders, mentioning a grand idea that only the ancestors of the Body Sect could speculate about.
Those ancestors firmly believed: The human body is the primate of all things and may be the most mysterious and potentially precious existence in the world. If one could lay a sufficiently solid foundation and continuously stimulate physical potential through special methods, it would be possible to bypass or even forcibly break through the shackles that limit countless geniuses at the hundredth rank and, by one's own power, attain enlightenment and a true divine body!
This gate was indeed created later and shone during the Age of the Dragon King's Legend. At that time, the main force, Ah Ruheng, possessed terrifying combat power at around level 97, comparable to the ultimate Douluos, and his physical strength rivaled that of four-man armor.
This ultimate secret method was the legendary Indestructible Golden Body!
The physical forging techniques born on Douluo Continent depended solely on one's own wisdom and accumulation, making this region's only method worthy of being called an "ultimate secret law." Its value was not much less than that of the gods themselves.
The Grand Elder's eyes swept over all the core elders present. In a solemn tone, he declared:
"This time, besides jointly creating the 'Innate Secret Method,' our top priority is to pool our strength and efforts to deduce and forge this ultimate secret method for our Body Sect!"
Everyone's breathing quickened, and their eyes burned with fervor. Whether it was systematically organizing the "Innate Secret Method" or creating the "Indestructible Golden Body," either alone would make the sect's great cause shine for all eternity!
To participate in this event was both a tremendous honor and a great responsibility.
At this moment, Ghost Douluo, standing at the edge, seemed about to speak but hesitated, showing a trace of uncertainty on his face before falling silent. Yet, hidden beneath his black robe, his hand unconsciously clenched slightly.
After all, though he was nominally a veteran of the Spirit Hall and had returned to the Body Sect—he couldn't help but worry about being so deeply involved in the sect's core succession and establishment, as it would determine the sect's future rise or fall.
Chu Sanhe looked at Ghost Douluo gently and shook his head, his voice filled with unquestionable trust and acceptance:
"Ghost, my junior brother."
Ghost Douluo's body trembled slightly as he looked up at the Sect Master. Chu Sanhe's gaze swept over everyone present, and his voice clearly rang in every ear:
"Once you enter this gate, you are family. If you have chosen to return to the sect, shed your black robe, and stand here, then the sect will trust you completely. Your wisdom and experience are precious assets to the sect and indispensable to this great cause."
These words, like warm water, instantly washed away the last traces of alienation and hesitation from Ghost Douluo's heart. His body beneath the black robe trembled slightly, and he took a deep breath as if laying down a heavy burden. His previously hunched back straightened a bit, and his hoarse voice carried a faint excitement and determination:
"Thank you... Sect Master. I understand."
He said no more, but his gaze already spoke volumes.
"Good!" Chu Sanhe exclaimed. "Then let us begin!"
As soon as he spoke, Chen Yi, Xie Xiaoqing, and the other twelve core powerhouses of the Body Sect spontaneously formed a mysterious circle in the center of the hall, their positions neither too close nor too far, their breaths faintly connected as if forming a single entity.
Seeing everyone was ready, the Grand Elder nodded slightly, and his spirit moved. His spiritual power spread out like invisible tentacles, instantly penetrating the void to connect with the deepest part of the Archive Pavilion.
Soon, beams of light burst forth from space like summoned stars—books, scrolls, jade slips, and even special crystals containing the ancient aura of soul power.
They gathered from all directions and hovered neatly in the center of the circle, slowly rotating and emitting multicolored, gentle light—a veritable nebula of knowledge!
Within them were the accumulated cultivation experiences, failed lessons, successful battle skills, and imaginative speculations left behind by the ancestors over 800 years—in the fields of qi and blood, spirit, body protection, body technique, sound, fist, palm, leg, claw, finger!
And today, these twelve top Soul Masters standing at the peak of the Body Sect would refine the essence of this vast legacy of wisdom, integrate hundreds of schools, and jointly create the sect's greatest method.
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