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#255 - Innate Path

In the days that followed, Liang Yue began to focus his attention on cultivation.

In the past, he felt that his cultivation was quite good, and even when facing a massive army, he could calmly slaughter them with a little time.

Those martial artists and Jianghu experts couldn't even last a single round against him!

But now, after being educated by that old eunuch, he suddenly realized that he was still far from enough, far from enough!

In terms of pure martial arts, he might not even be as good as Cheng Kun or the Xuanming Elders. Before, he was just bullying people with his superhuman physique~

Since obtaining the "Zixia Divine Art", Liang Yue had firmly believed that as long as he followed the methods in the manual and gradually improved the quality of his inner Qi,

He could successfully use high-quality heaven and earth energy to nourish himself, thereby allowing him to advance to the Xiantian realm.

Now it seemed that he had been a bit naive.

Xiantian True Qi could indeed help him better understand the world, but it was only an aid. The real gap between man and heaven ultimately depended on his own comprehension and the transparency and sublimation of his spiritual level.

Just like Jian Mang, this seemingly incredible existence.

As long as the swordsman and the sword achieved a connection of mind and spirit, a link of consciousness, a layer of magical energy blade could be applied to the sword.

Even if holding the most ordinary piece of iron, it could unleash indestructible power!

According to this line of thinking, if the cultivator himself was used as a vessel to connect his spirit and will with the heavens and earth, it would inevitably trigger his own qualitative change and sublimation!

In fact, both Jian Mang and martial arts internal force are essentially a type of energy.

The difference between the two lies in the fact that the former is a wonderful energy attached by heaven and earth, while the latter is a power transformed and nurtured by the human body.

Xiantian and Houtian, natural and artificial~

The connection of spiritual power, will, or rather, intent, is the difference between the two in Liang Yue's eyes!

"So, the path to advancing to Xiantian has always been in my hands."

"The 'Nameless Sword Manual', or the 'Zixia Divine Art'…"

"The former indirectly connects the cultivator's spiritual will with the heavens and earth through the sword, thus forming Jian Mang, while the latter seems to be step-by-step, but also uses a special kind of heaven and earth power.

A touch of purple dawn before sunrise~"

"Two lines of thought, different paths leading to the same goal. The 'Nameless Sword Manual' has a shorter path, and it seems easier to glimpse the mysteries of nature and Xiantian, while the 'Zixia Divine Art' takes the traditional path of internal cultivation."

"Which of these two… should I choose~"

"Only children make choices, I want them all?"

"Or, never choose the path that seems simple, easy, and comfortable."

"The swordsman, pioneering new paths, advancing bravely, the Taoist, encompassing all things, seemingly without any characteristics, but can take anything and use it."

"Sigh~ It doesn't seem like there's anything to choose, right? Sword heroes and sword immortals are very handsome, but after all, they still need to be based on internal cultivation techniques. Using techniques to exchange for the Dao is a bit unwise."

…

After figuring out the path he wanted to take, Liang Yue's heart suddenly felt a lot lighter, his mind at peace, and his thoughts clear.

The originally somewhat restless sea of ​​mind also became缓和calm and gentle.

Moreover, after having the ability to integrate his will into the sword and catalyze Jian Mang, Liang Yue found that the fusion of his spiritual power and internal force was not too difficult.

And after some experimentation, he found that the Zixia True Qi after transformation was indeed easier to accept spiritual power than the original reddish inner force that was quietly in the dantian.

The factors involved may be related to the purity, concentration, and even control ability of the true Qi.

To a certain extent, the higher the density and purity of a substance, the higher the degree of fusion with spiritual power and the warrior's will.

Therefore, the Yitian Sword, made of black iron sword and refined gold, can have such magical abilities.

And over time, it has even given birth to a trace of vague self-will.

So, in theory, the better the quality of the sword, the more it can be relied upon by the cultivator and become a medium for communicating with heaven and earth.

In other words, a purer body and a strong enough spiritual will are also easier to establish a connection with heaven and earth.

Because compared to ordinary cultivators, the purer the body, the more it can attract the energy of heaven and earth in nature to descend on itself.

Liang Yue can take full advantage of this at this time!

…

In the early morning, as the last trace of purple glow in the sky slowly dissipated, the dawn began to break through the distant mist, slowly rising from the horizon.

Liang Yue also began to slowly collect his power at this time, re-incorporating the purple clouds surrounding him into his body.

Above his head, a lotus flower that was similar and vague also dissipated.

"Hu~"

After a long breath, calming his mind, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Not bad! After trying to integrate spiritual power into internal force, not only has the efficiency of transforming Zixia True Qi become faster, but even when absorbing the purple Qi in the sky.

The speed has also increased exponentially! This change is really magical!"

"Why didn't I discover it earlier? I had to rely on that little old man to give me some pointers…"

"But according to this growth rate, it may not even take ten and a half months for the internal force in the dantian to be completely transformed into Zixia True Qi, right?"

"At that time, coupled with the purple glow in the sky, it may be possible to catalyze Xiantian True Qi in the Houtian stage!"

After pondering for a moment, Liang Yue then flipped his sleeve and took out the Yitian Sword from the storage space.

The Yitian Sword at this time is still the same Yitian Sword, but the three secret manuals hidden inside it, "Nine Yin Manual", "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms", and "Dog Beating Staff Technique", have been taken out.

In order not to damage the quality of this precious sword that had already given birth to a trace of will, Liang Yue had also specially asked the system to take action, directly using telekinesis to take away the secret manuals.

In order to save space inside the sword, these three secret manuals were all written on soft and tough silk fabrics with dense, small characters.

Various patterns and meridian operation charts were also all present.

However, after obtaining these secret manuals, Liang Yue only picked out the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" and "Soul Shifting大法Great Art" from the Nine Yin Manual and practiced them.

The others, such as the "Acupuncture Point Chapter", "Acupuncture Point Releasing Chapter", "Healing Chapter", "Tendons and Bones Forging Chapter", and even the "General Outline", he just glanced at them.

After reading them and understanding the ideas in them, he temporarily put them aside.

This one-year experience in the Yitian and Dragon Slaying World seems not short, but if it is really used in practice, it is actually a bit tight.

Liang Yue now has the help of the Earth Spirit Milk, and his internal force has already reached the peak of the Houtian realm. What he lacks is only to follow the "Zixia Divine Art" step by step to catalyze a qualitative change.

This requires time to hone, and has nothing to do with the exercises.

"I now understand a little bit of what Wang Chongyang was thinking at the beginning. He clearly obtained the 'Nine Yin Manual', but he turned a blind eye to this martial art and only tasted it briefly."

"Presumably, after martial arts reached his level, he had already broken through the secrets between Xiantian and Houtian. No matter what means were superfluous, no matter how much he practiced, he was still invincible in the world.

There was no opponent around him who could talk about scriptures and discuss the future with him."

"Presumably, he must have regretted not being with Lin Chaoying at that time, right?"

"Furthermore, the existence of the 'Xiantian Skill' seems to be even more miraculous than the 'Nine Yin Manual'. The former was passed on to Chunyang, while the latter originated from Huang Shang.

Although both of them are Taoist predecessors, the Pure Yang真人Real Person is still better."