Xu Lu's Second-Rank Secret Art

"Min Jing Hua's lover?"
Xu Lu pondered, "He is a rebel; anyone related to him, the Heavenly Palace should investigate, right? If his lover knew something, would the Heavenly Palace not find out?"
He recalled that back then, Xu Lu himself was questioned by Heavenly Official He Qing just for having contact with a Cultivator.
This person related to Min Jing Hua should also not have escaped scrutiny.
"That's true."
Tao Liu Liu stroked his chin and said, "If we can't find anything from his lover, where should we start investigating?"
"Da Shao, I think if you can obtain the investigation files from the Heavenly Palace or the government, there might be more clues."
Xu Lu said.
"You're right, I'll go find a way now!"
Tao Liu Liu clapped his hands and hurried away.
Watching Tao Liu Liu's retreating figure disappear around the corner, Xu Lu pondered for a moment, then returned to the alchemy room.
Min Jing Hua being a Scholar Cultivator only surprised Xu Lu slightly.
As for other matters, Xu Lu himself did not have a deep friendship with Scholar, so he was not overly saddened by the news of his death.
"Scholar is also dead. Counting it, more than half of the people from the previous Dao discussion gathering have died. Cultivator is truly a dangerous profession."
Xu Lu muttered to himself, understanding even more that if he could use Fu Yuan He to join the Heavenly Palace, that would be the safest option.
Otherwise, he feared he would not live to the day he sought Yu Jing Mountain.
"I still need to find a way to participate in Fu Yuan He's research. Without my help, he alone wouldn't succeed until who knows when."
Xu Lu secretly thought, pulling out the blueprints he had bought at the Ghost Market auction earlier.
He first needed to clarify what stage Fu Yuan He's research had reached.
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"Spiritual energy of heaven and earth is a special kind of energy; it represents all the laws of nature. Through spiritual energy resonance, it is indeed possible to simulate the characteristics of electromagnetic waves."
Xu Lu studied Fu Yuan He's blueprints while comparing them with his scientific knowledge from his previous life stored in his system panel.
He indeed discovered many similarities between the two worlds.
"Using a secret treasure to stimulate spiritual energy, thereby generating oscillations similar to electromagnetic waves, and then using another secret treasure to receive these oscillations and decode them in reverse, one can complete communication. Realizing voice calls is somewhat unrealistic, but transmitting simple information is still feasible."
Xu Lu continuously calculated, and gradually a realization dawned upon him, "Could this be considered an otherworldly telegraph?"
If he could not make a telephone, making a telegraph first was not bad.
Xu Lu put down his pen with satisfaction. Next, was how to guide Fu Yuan He to create this secret treasure.
"As long as I guide Fu Yuan He to create it, I should be able to join the Heavenly Palace, right?"
Xu Lu thought, temporarily setting these matters aside.
"My spiritual energy reserves have reached the level of a Second-Rank Cultivator, but I have not yet mastered a Second-Rank secret art, so I can only be considered a pseudo-Second-Rank Cultivator."
Xu Lu turned his thoughts to himself, secretly thinking, "Earlier, Fu Yuan He mentioned the cycloid curve and the brachistochrone, which gave me an idea. I can create my own Second-Rank secret art."
The advantage of being a rogue cultivator was that Xu Lu's thinking was not restricted by anything. He did whatever he wanted, completely unaware of the significance of creating his own secret art...
"Based on one's own strength, utilizing the principle of the brachistochrone, one can calculate the fastest path from one point to another. Applied to movement techniques, I only need to set a few points within a certain range, then calculate the fastest paths between these points. This way, I can exert my speed to its limit. To achieve this, a huge amount of calculation is required, which is practically impossible in actual combat. Changing my thinking, if these points are fixed, then within a certain range, I can move along fixed paths. Is this not my own Ling Bo Wei Bu?"
Xu Lu grew more and more excited. He drew crisscrossing lines like a chessboard on paper, then quickly performed calculations.
"This Ling Bo Wei Bu cannot be considered a secret art; even ordinary people can cultivate it. It is purely a movement technique."
After the initial excitement, Xu Lu also thought of a problem, "Since it's called Ling Bo Wei Bu, how can there be no ripples? If I condense a ball of water vapor under my feet, wouldn't I be able to walk on air?"
Xu Lu had water-attribute spiritual energy in his body. The spiritual energy he absorbed using the Ninth-Generation Da Yuan Xian secret treasure was water-attribute.
Resonating with the water-attribute spiritual energy of heaven and earth, creating water from nothing, was a basic operation of water-attribute spiritual energy.
He mobilized the spiritual energy in his body, condensing a ball of water vapor under his feet.
"Too flimsy; it cannot support my body."
Xu Lu felt the force coming from under his feet, continuously adjusting the circulation of spiritual energy.
In the alchemy room, rumbling sounds continuously echoed.
Very quickly, Xu Lu stumbled and fell, but he did not give up, continuously experimenting.
After countless failures, finally, Xu Lu took a step forward. The moment his foot landed, a ball of water vapor, like mist, condensed under his foot.
"Plop!"
Water splashed like blooming lotus flowers, and Xu Lu's foot was actually lifted.
He took another step, and another ball of water vapor appeared.
Step by step, creating lotuses, Xu Lu walked seven steps in mid-air before returning to the ground.
"Success!"
Xu Lu excitedly pumped his fist.
"This is my true Ling Bo Wei Bu! The fastest speed, and it can walk on air. From now on, I have another life-saving skill!"
Xu Lu secretly thought, "First, engrave the spiritual energy circulation route into my consciousness. This Ling Bo Wei Bu will be my first Second-Rank secret art!"
With this thought in mind, Xu Lu immediately began to engrave the Ling Bo Wei Bu's spiritual energy circulation route into his conscious starry sky.
His spiritual power was extremely strong, and his spiritual energy cultivation base was also a genuine Second-Rank. Engraving the core of a Second-Rank secret art was not too difficult for him.
With continuous success, another star quickly appeared in Xu Lu's conscious starry sky.
This star was a circle larger than the previous ones, appearing unusually prominent in the night sky.
No sooner had Xu Lu finished engraving the core of the Ling Bo Wei Bu secret art than a knock sounded at the door.
Opening the door, he unexpectedly saw Si Tu Yan Qing.
"Xu Lu, has Tao Liu Liu found you?"
Si Tu Yan Qing, uncharacteristically, did not call him brother, and said seriously, "Did he invite you to go with him to search for the Scholar Cultivator's treasure?"
"Yes."
Xu Lu showed no expression, locked the alchemy room door, and walked forward with Si Tu Yan Qing, "I actually have no interest in any treasure; it's just that Tao Da Shao's earnest invitation was hard to refuse."
"He can be reckless, but you cannot."
Si Tu Yan Qing said sternly, "The Shang Yuan Flower Gathering is about to begin. People from outside Jiang Du City are unprecedentedly numerous, and many rebels with ulterior motives are hidden among them. The government and the Heavenly Palace are currently very short-staffed, and maintaining order in both the black and white paths is a bit stretched. That Scholar Cultivator's treasure is a trap; whoever touches it dies. Tao Liu Liu has expert bodyguards beside him, but you do not. If something truly happens, he might survive, but you might not! You absolutely must not be reckless with him!"