Chapter 543: Willow as a Screen, Sword Practice by the Lake
"To contend against the Enlightenment Realm, you're dreaming too big!" Saintess Qian Ling smiled gently, "Even if you are unparalleled across the ages, having entered the second realm of Sword Intent, Sword Azure Flower, before reaching Observing Heaven, at best you could only have a brief contest with the Breaking Realm Enlightenment Realm in this current environment."
This current environment...
Even if the Enlightenment Realm breaks the realm, it cannot fully utilize the power of the Enlightenment Realm.
Even if he possesses Sword Azure Flower, at most he can only contend.
However, when the day truly comes that the Enlightenment Realm can break the realm, the rules of Heavenly Tao will undoubtedly have been rewritten, and the Enlightenment Realm will have unlocked the locks of Heavenly Tao, allowing it to unleash its true power.
Therefore!
In this particular Heavenly Tao environment, contending with the Enlightenment Realm is essentially a false proposition.
"So, no matter how my Sword Dao forces its way forward, it ultimately can't truly contend with the Enlightenment Realm," Lin Xiaosu said, "Isn't it?"
"The barriers of cultivation are more difficult to break through than any other barrier in the world, especially the difference between the Observing Realm and Enlightenment Realm, which no one can surpass," Saintess Qian Ling said, lifting her tea cup, with a sigh.
"But I can ultimately make my path move forward even a small step!" Lin Xiaosu said.
"Yes!"
"When the road is broken, you realize even advancing half an inch is delightful!" Lin Xiaosu said, "I'll try!"
"At night! Daytime is not suitable," Saintess Qian Ling advised.
"Alright!" Lin Xiaosu nodded gently, as this place was Tashan Lake, with numerous tourists around the lakeside, practicing sword techniques here at this time would be too astonishing.
Anyway, Saintess Qian Ling had already mentioned the method, I could practice at night by just finding a quiet spot without people.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to him, "You said there were two methods, Sword Dao is just one?"
Saintess Qian Ling smiled gently, "You're surprising, at first you seemed truly indifferent about your road ending, but now, you're in a hurry?"
"Of course, mainly thinking that in the future when you're climbing and struggling alone on this road, without anyone to accompany you, it won't sit well with me, so I want to follow you a bit more..."
Saintess Qian Ling chuckled, "How many girls have you deceived with that mouth of yours? Fine, I fell for your trick! But you'll be disappointed, because the second path has almost no chance of success."
"Tell me..."
"The second path is Body Cultivation..."
Body Cultivation corresponds to Magic Cultivation.
Magic Cultivation, cultivates True Yuan, cultivates realms.
Body Cultivation, cultivates the flesh.
A sufficiently formidable fleshly body has precedents of becoming a sacred body, reaching the level of fleshly sanctification, immune to worldly laws, and even without True Qi, one can dominate an era with a powerful fleshly body.
However, the difficulty of Body Cultivation is akin to ascending to heaven.
It requires Body Cultivation techniques and the tempering of various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, not to mention the availability of those treasures in this world, they might not be found at all, and the essential Body Cultivation techniques are lacking.
"I feel like you've mentioned before that the Flesh Star Body Refining Method is very effective! My constitution has improved greatly since then," Lin Xiaosu said.
Saintess Qian Ling replied, "That's not the same concept. You succeeded in Flesh Star Body Refining because Flesh Star itself is a part of you and can be easily integrated; it's impossible to merge other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. This is similar to modern gene theory, where integrating various biological genes into the human body can strengthen it, as everyone knows. But have you seen anyone pour an array of strange genes into the body like cooking pig fodder? Because there is rejection among genes and rejection among Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."
Lin Xiaosu was moved...
Again, with gene theory!
That deadly shackle, once more...
"If... if the issue of rejection could be solved?"
Saintess Qian Ling said, "Body Refining Techniques are actually working to solve this rejection issue. For instance, the Demon Clan's Heaven-devouring Demon Technique is one of the most outstanding techniques, capable of converting anything into energy, thus serving as nutrients for the flesh, but gains come with losses, especially with techniques; the stronger the technique, the greater the side effects. The Heaven-devouring Demon Technique became forbidden because the converted energy cannot be purified, containing too many elements that affect one's psyche, similar to modern gene theory..."
At this point, Saintess Qian Ling herself felt deep emotion.
She was originally an Ancient Great Power.
Though she hadn't seen the Body Refining Methods of the Ancient Era, she knew some basic theories.
Back then, people were accustomed to concluding the pros and cons of techniques with "violating natural harmony, surely incurring divine retribution."
Since seizing the knowledge of modern genes from Catherine, she formed her own theory internally, where many concepts incomprehensible in ancient times found explanations in this era.
The side effects of Body Refining Methods are actually the same as modern society's gene rejection response.
And Lin Xiaosu's mind was surging.
Are Body Refining Methods truly impractical?
Why do I feel that they are precisely most feasible?
He possesses Secret Realm Space.
The Secret Realm Space contains spatial turbulence. He has tried many times, and whenever the spatial turbulence shattered the Primordial Crystal of a Fierce Beast, the energy contained within that crystal would enter his body via a mysterious channel.
True Qi is unrelated to constitution.
The aspect related to constitution is the "Creation Gate"!
He found the concept of the Creation Gate in ancient texts from Miaojiang.
He and Yixiang completed experiments, opened Yixiang's Creation Gate, and similarly witnessed his own Creation Gate.
The primary function of the Creation Gate is to purify foreign genes.
Transform various inconceivable genes into pure energy, thereby strengthening the fleshly body.
He does not practice the Heaven-devouring Demon Technique.
But isn't this Creation Gate just like the Heaven-devouring Demon Technique?
What he needs to do is simple.
Use Secret Realm turbulence to shatter Primordial Crystals, then channel the energy to the Creation Gate, purify it through the Creation Gate, and channel it into his entire circulatory system...
Do as you want to do!
Doesn't he still have four crimson scaled fish in his body?
With a shift in his consciousness, one of the crimson scaled fish was sent into the chaotic flow of space.
Splosh!
The crimson scale, along with the Primordial Crystal, was completely shattered.
His Primordial Spirit focused entirely on capturing this energy, which actually had no clear direction, merely an overflow, naturally sent into the Blood Tower.
However, what Lin Xiaosu wanted was not for it to enter the Blood Tower, but to enter the Creation Gate.
A passage needed to be created between the Creation Gate and the Secret Realm Space.
For the next half day.
Lin Xiaosu lay on a recliner on the platform, seemingly asleep.
Saintess Qian Ling did not know that at this moment, he was completing a great project.
The sun set in the west!
A strange passage was thus established.
The Secret Realm Space was connected to the Creation Gate.
The crimson scale energy that hadn't completely overflowed rushed through this passage into the Creation Gate, where it was transformed into pure energy, flowing into all the meridians of the body.
Lin Xiaosu felt a strange sensation, as if all the blood vessels in his body had become alive, filled with vitality, and strength was increasing little by little...
Feeling the strengthening of his body firsthand, Lin Xiaosu's heart was filled with ecstatic joy, a sentiment beyond words.
Could the broken path truly be extended through this method?
Having lost the path to Observing Heaven, is it forcing me to achieve the sanctity of the flesh?
His eyes slowly opened, finding the night had already fallen heavily.
The lakeside of Tashan Lake had become quiet.
A few flickering lights cast shadows, causing the lake water to undulate steadily...
"What did you do last night? Didn't sleep all night? Slept for ten hours straight!" Saintess Qian Ling's voice drifted over.
"Ah... this..." Lin Xiaosu said: "Now is sword practice time! I'm leaving."
"Where are you going? Isn't this place the best for practicing sword? It has water!" Saintess Qian Ling said.
Lin Xiaosu glanced around, the night was deep, but this area was still bustling. His Li Ren Tears, the most beautiful Sword Dao, created Misty Rain Jiangnan upon appearance, quite conspicuous at night. If people see it, capture it, by tomorrow it might spread across all major platforms.
"I understand your meaning! I'll pull a curtain for you!" Saintess Qian Ling smiled gently and waved her hand...
Suddenly, beside the little wooden house, a willow tree grew in the darkness, its branches began to cover all the space densely.
Lin Xiaosu's eyes widened: "Your cultivation has improved!"
Saintess Qian Ling waved her hand, causing the tree to grow wildly, he'd seen it many times.
But that was in battle, and it was a struggle for her to perform.
Yet tonight, with a casual wave of her hand, a tree directly formed into a forest!
Compared to the past, it's a significant improvement.
Saintess Qian Ling smiled sweetly: "With your nine Heavenly Star Tears, I have entered Observing Heaven."
Lin Xiaosu stared at her: "On the battlefield, you've always surpassed the Blood Trace King, yet you hadn't entered Observing Heaven. When you mentioned the Ancient Era's Observing Heaven, it actually referred to you at this moment!"
Saintess Qian Ling laughed: "Therefore, when you truly master Sword Intent, you may test its depth on me."
At this moment, she was Observing Heaven.
She represented the Ancient Era's Heavenly Pride Level Observing Heaven.
When Lin Xiaosu's Sword Intent forms, he could test its depth on her.
Upon hearing these words, Lin Xiaosu wanted to tell her, as a woman, do not let a man test depth on you; modern society has twisted many terms.
However, he didn't say much, with a move of his hand, and beneath the willow forest hut, Li Ren Tears activated!
Beneath Li Ren Tears, the waters of Tashan Lake rose quietly in the deep night, transforming into a mist.
Within the mist, every water molecule could turn into a sword.
Saintess Qian Ling's eyes sparkled brightly: "Carefully capturing the connections between these water molecules, this is Sword Intent!"
Lin Xiaosu walked leisurely onto the platform, each time he swung the sword in his hand, it was like the fan in the palm of a gentleman from Jiangnan, one fan, two fans...
Li Ren Tears finally unlocked itself for the first time in his consciousness.
His understanding of Sword Dao deepened slowly.
Saintess Qian Ling watched quietly.
Her eyes remained bright as stars.
She had seen this Misty Rain Jiangnan many times, always finding it impressive.
This time, it was the most impressive.
Because at this moment, the Jiangnan Spring Rain Painting had dynamic movement.
The wind was blowing, rain was flying, some discord melted away quietly, revealing the most perfect mood, and once the mood reached true perfection, his Sword Intent would stabilize.
She had never seen anyone with such enlightenment.
She had never seen anyone whose Sword Intent grew marked by a day or two.
Yet here, it wasn't a day or two? It's directly a minute or two...