Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 486 - 299: Finally Become a Grandmaster_2

But.

Just as Chen Mu’s mind was about to fully merge with the space between heaven and earth, accompanied by a soft sigh, the scattered thoughts rapidly converged, and the dispersed Yuan Gang returned to his body through the Mysterious Pass.

Only in the initial breakthrough at the Heaven and Earth Pass would the mind be pulled out of the body due to the attraction of heaven and earth. This process was both perilous and an opportunity, for the mingling of the mind with heaven and earth revealed the true essence of nature itself, a direct insight into the ultimate pursuit of Martial Arts unmatched by anything else.

The Illustrated Chart is insufficient, and so is the Primordial Chart.

Unfortunately, the process was fleeting. If it lasted too long, he would be completely lost between heaven and earth and would crystallize within the mountain. Given the strength of his Martial Will and Yuan Gang, he could only maintain this moment of enlightenment.

Once the mind returned to the body, there would be a complete unification of spirit and flesh, preventing any loss into the realm of heaven and earth, but also precluding any further chances to perceive heaven and earth in such an intimate and merged state.

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This state was indeed the third step of Artistic Conception!

At the moment of breaking through the Mysterious Pass, he could briefly experience the heights of the third step, but reaching this realm was only possible after advancing to the Blood Exchange, a feat no one in the Marrow Cleansing Realm had yet achieved.

In fact, the vast majority of people would not dare to perceive heaven and earth after breaking through the Heaven and Earth Pass as Chen Mu did. Most would quickly return their minds to their bodies in fear of being lost and crystallizing on the spot.

Only Chen Mu.

After breaking through the Heaven and Earth Pass, still had the strength, with a focused will and unscattered Yuan Gang, to not rush back to his body, using his mind’s integration with heaven and earth to further perceive the profound mysteries of the Qiankun.

When Chen Mu realized his strength was waning, he chose not to take more risks and decided to return, only regretting that he could not perceive for a longer time. He felt that brief moment of enlightenment surpassed much of his usual contemplation of heaven and earth.

Probably, on the system panel, the experience gained in just this short time was at least several thousands!

If he could maintain it a bit longer, even just perceiving for three to five days, then his Qiankun Artistic Conception might not only easily reach the Domain realm but could also accumulate enough experience to advance to the third step.

Unfortunately, that was as far as his remaining strength could take him.

If his Qiankun Artistic Conception were at the second step’s limit, or had he already discerned the Domain, his breakthrough through the Mysterious Pass would be three times easier, and he would have had more remaining strength. However, Chen Mu did not regret anything, as this did not affect the Solidifying of his Martial Body, at most costing him some experience.

Gaining less experience in exchange for advancing swiftly to the Grandmaster Realm was worth it, for upon reaching this level, the number of people in the world who could pose a threat to him would drastically reduce, giving him a true basis to traverse the world confidently.

"Huh."

Chen Mu’s mind returned to his body, achieving once again a complete unification of spirit and flesh.

Meanwhile, the changes brought by the breakthrough at the Mysterious Pass occurred quietly. The power of heaven and earth, pulled from all directions, surged towards him and infused his body through the opened Mysterious Pass at the top of his skull!

If the circulation of Inner Breath in the Five Viscera Realm was like a thin line of heaven and earth’s power, and the Six Viscera Realm barely a stream, then the power of heaven and earth flooding into his body at this moment was like a mighty river! Continue your adventure with novelbuddy

Skin, flesh, tendons, bones...

Every part of his corporeal body endured the washing of heaven and earth’s power, penetrating deep, reaching the marrow!

The excruciating pain, indescribable in words, transmitted from his limbs and bones, felt as if every single part of his body was being nibbled by ants, yet even such painful sensations no longer affected Chen Mu’s state of mind.

"The path of Martial Art Body Tempering outlined by predecessors and ancestors is indeed irreplaceable. From Skin Toughening to Body Refinement, Tendon Changing to Bone Tempering, enduring Viscera refinement to then lead the power of heaven and earth for Marrow Cleansing and Body Infusion, each step is indispensable."

Chen Mu felt the changes in his body and murmured to himself.

Body infusion driven by the power of heaven and earth through the Mysterious Pass would cause injury or even collapse under its onslaught if any part of skin, flesh, tendons, or bones were not trained sufficiently. Only if these four foundational realms were perfected could they endure the washing of heaven and earth’s power.

The Five Viscera and Six Viscera were the same, being more fragile. If they were not tempered in advance and directly exposed to such violent surges of heaven and earth’s power, they would likely shatter instantaneously, dead beyond death.

Only when both the physical foundations and the viscera were tempered could they withstand the infusion of heaven and earth’s power, developing from the superficial to the deep, eventually reaching the marrow, completing this step of Marrow Cleansing.

"It’s no wonder the Qiankun Martial Arts are the most difficult path. Many Martial Canons do not spell it out explicitly, only mentioning that in the past thousand years, just nine people have broken through to become Grandmaster... In my view, perhaps there are also some who have not failed to break through the Mysterious Pass but died at this step due to the inability to withstand the infusion by the power of heaven and earth, unable to endure the Solidifying of the Qiankun Martial Body."

Qiankun Martial Body!

Being the most powerful Martial Body of the current era, encompassing the Eight Phases, once the Mysterious Pass was breached, it naturally guided the overwhelming power of all eight aspects between heaven and earth, encompassing wind, thunder, mountains, lakes, water, and fire. This tumultuous surge was of course several times more terrifying compared to the common "Wind-Water Martial Body" or "Thunder-Fire Martial Body"!