Chapter 208 The event that changed the fate of the Nan Family
The members of the Nan Family were flabbergasted. If Nan Wudi hadn’t mentioned it, they truly would have had no idea.
"Grandfather, does that mean... does that mean our Nan Family’s Nantian Martial Arts Technique is actually flawed?" Nan Shangshu asked in shock.
"Indeed, it is so!" Nan Wudi slowly nodded. "The Nantian Martial Arts Technique of our Nan Family can only take a person to the Qi Refining Realm. To go further is basically impossible. This is also why, for such a long time, our Nan Family has scarcely produced any experts at the Integration Realm!"
"But Grandfather, you are at the Integration Realm!" Nan Shangshu said.
"Heh..." Nan Wudi let out a bitter laugh. "Do you know the price I paid to reach the Integration Realm?"
Everyone shook their head as Nan Wudi looked at Nan Shangshu and said, "Just like the pain you just experienced, I have to endure it three hundred and sixty times every day!"
"Ah?" Nan Shangshu was stunned and asked wide-eyed, "Grandfather, how... how can that be?"
"I have researched the Nantian Martial Arts Technique and found a method to enter the Integration Realm. However, this method comes at the cost of separating the meridians." Nan Wudi said gravely, "My strength, when it reaches this point, gets separated again, thereby preventing my meridians from being too heavily damaged."
"Nevertheless, the power of the Nantian Martial Arts Technique constantly accumulates within the body. The damage isn’t gone, it’s constantly building up. Each circulation of this power causes that damage to burst forth, resulting in such severe pain."
Having said this, Nan Wudi sighed and continued, "In fact, the pain isn’t the most crucial aspect. The key is that cultivating in this way depletes a person’s lifespan."
"What?" Everyone’s faces changed, and Nan Shangshu asked anxiously. "Grandfather, you..."