Pokémon: My Online Friend Is Cynthia

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: A Hidden Inheritance

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Riley sighed and explained the situation to Julian.

"Back then, because of war, my ancestors, as descendants of the Aura Guardian, went out to help end the conflict. As a result, part of our training methods were lost."

"To make up for the gaps, each generation of my family continued studying the mysteries of Aura and innovating"

"Because their goal was to increase our Aura and make it stronger, the methods passed down in my family gradually lost some of its original purity."

"But it is still deep enough to let me barely maintain the reputation passed down by my ancestors and use Aura to help people."

Julian nodded.

"Since this is a secret method your family studied over many generations, would you be willing to exchange some knowledge with me?"

"Of course, I’ll also share the ancient Aura techniques I obtained in return."

Riley hurriedly waved his hand.

"I came here because I wanted to teach you. I didn’t expect to unexpectedly obtain techniques from you as well."

"That makes me the fortunate one."

Julian blinked.

A family that could reliably inherit Aura, selflessly handing over secret techniques painstakingly developed across generations to a stranger.

That really did sound like something Riley would do.

Although his Aura had lost some of its purity and carried traces of Fighting energy and psychic power, Riley was still a true guardian.

Riley took out a scroll and solemnly handed it to Julian.

Julian also took out a notebook and handed it to Riley with both hands.

Julian explained, "The training method was directly placed into my mind, so I don’t have the original. This is only the copy I wrote down."

Riley waved his hand.

"That’s fine. As long as the contents are accurate."

Julian nodded.

"I checked it carefully several times. There isn’t a single mistake."

Riley smiled.

"Then let’s each read through them first. If there’s anything we don’t understand, we can ask each other afterwards."

Julian looked at the scroll Riley had given him, which recorded the evolution of his family’s advanced Aura methods, and read it with fascination.

Riley was the same. The pure Aura method created by Aaron and recorded by Julian drew him in completely.

The training method developed by Riley’s family was very complex.

If Julian had not happened to be someone who possessed qi, psychic power, and Aura at the same time, he might not have been able to understand it.

By contrast, method Julian had was not especially long.

Riley finished reading it quickly and let out a long sigh.

"Simple to understand, difficult to practise."

Riley had not expected it to be so straightforward.

He placed a hand over his heart and tried practising it on the spot.

He thought back on the years he had spent travelling across Sinnoh, helping people solve problems and assisting those in need.

The Aura in his body surged, gradually becoming purer.

The two Lucario looked at Riley, their eyes full of surprise.

Just what had been written in that notebook to cause such a huge change in Riley?

There was no shortcut to the pure Aura method.

By contrast, Riley’s scroll was filled with methods for faster progress.

There were even techniques that used qi and psychic power as references to stimulate the development of Aura.

For the sake of passing down Aura, Riley’s family really had gone to great lengths.

No wonder every generation of Riley’s family could produce at least one Aura user.

Riley’s attempt soon ended, and he unconsciously smiled.

"Julian, is there anything you don’t understand?"

Julian smiled.

"I can just about understand most of it. But could you explain this secret technique that uses qi to stimulate pressure points?"

Riley raised an eyebrow.

"I didn’t expect you to be interested in that."

"That originally came from an ancestor of mine who saved an accomplished martial artist from a dangerous ghost pokémon."

"To show his gratitude, the martial artist passed on a secret technique he had created to my ancestor. It was originally meant to activate the body and increase strength"

"But my ancestor had an idea and used it to awaken Aura in later generations. He successfully helped one of his three sons awaken Aura and become an Aura user."

"The other two ancestors continued researching it. In total, they found eight points in the human body that could unlock human limits."

"Later, one of our ancestors attempted to use them. Even with Aura protecting him, he still suffered serious injuries and almost died."

"This secret technique is dangerous, so I can only teach you the first four points. They still damage the body, but the damage can be recovered from."

Eight pressure points. Using all of them would kill you.

That sounded strangely familiar.

"Riley, what is this pressure-point technique called?"

Riley smiled slightly.

"My ancestor named it the Eight Gates. The meaning is that these eight pressure points are like eight sealed locks in the human body. Once the gates are opened, their power can be drawn out."

It was not only the Eight Gates.

As a family with over a thousand years of inheritance, even though Riley had only brought a scroll related to Aura training, the parts inside that covered qi and psychic power still benefited Julian greatly.

Julian was rather curious.

"Riley, has anyone in your family ever combined them all together?"

Riley’s expression became a little strange.

"There actually was one. Because qi represents life energy, psychic power represents spiritual power, and Aura represents natural power..."

"And because Aura itself is also a fusion of life and spirit, that ancestor proposed the idea of training all three powers together and unifying them."

Julian blinked.

No way

Riley’s family really was full of hidden treasures waiting to be dug up.

"Unifying the three powers is indeed powerful, but the difficulty of training it is extremely high. For the gifted, even achieving success in one of those powers is difficult."

"Even for geniuses who have the ability, their talent in all three powers will not be equal. It’s usually better to focus on the strongest one and develop it properly."

"Julian, your talent in Aura is not bad. You may as well focus on developing Aura."

Julian: "..."

Actually, if they were talking about talent, Julian’s best talent was qi.

After all, he had Kubfu’s Dantian.

Julian released his Aura, and Riley immediately sensed the surging qi in Julian’s Dantian, as well as the psychic power in his mind.

Riley’s eyes widened.

"No wonder you’re interested in unifying the three powers. You’re actually a genius with talent in all three!"

And compared to Aura, Julian’s qi was as vast as the sea.

Combined with his physical condition, the corner of Riley’s mouth twitched.

"Why do I feel like the strongest fighter in Veilstone Gym isn’t one of your Pokémon, but you, the Trainer?"

Julian shook his head.

"I’m not the strongest fighter here."

He could not block Gallade’s blades.

And then there was Goodra. He could not suppress that immense draconic strength either.

As for the others he did not mention...

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