Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 918 - 4: Luochen Sword Palace

Hearing Wang Qi's calm voice, Jia Chenglie felt a bit dizzy.

——What's going on? He seems to still have strength left?

Jia Chenglie was clear that, right now, his martial techniques were still somewhat lacking compared to the Heavenly Script Spells of his True Cultivation lineage. However, his martial cultivation was guided by a high master, so his combat power was not weak. Caught off guard, even Lian Xinjie would suffer a loss. Not to mention, under the guidance of "that elder," he had used a crafty method to condense his Martial Arts True Intent.

Even someone like Lian Xinjie would have to give their all to resist such an offensive. And this... this little Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, how could he possibly have strength to spare?

But in reality? Wang Qi not only had strength to spare, he was completely at ease!

A faint Sword Intent spread from his sword dance, like a bloody aura lingering at everyone's nose, impossible to dispel. The battlefield of two military forces soon transformed into a ruthless Shura Killing Field, where people killed and devoured one another. Jia Chenglie's glorious kingly aura that swept the world disappeared without a trace.

"Is this... Sword Intent?"

Among Jia Chenglie's followers, a few had a bit of insight. They saw that the Martial Arts True Intent Wang Qi was demonstrating in his sword dance.

Before this sword, lay mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Wang Qi let out a low shout, his longsword pointing diagonally at the sky. The wide-open "Falling Snow" was waved, several Sword Lights drifted down like snow, cutting open the palm stance that linked together like a military formation. In the middle of the sword light, a red flash, a pinky finger was flung high in the air.

Then, the severed Fist Force and Hand Energy erupted, transforming into a violent gust sweeping towards all directions.

Lian Xinjie, summoning courage, picked up Mi, then used Sword Qi to protect his junior sister. Jia Chenglie's followers were not as fortunate. Most of them were either not yet Golden Core cultivators or merely at Low Grade Golden Core, and they couldn't dispel the aftermath as leisurely as Lian Xinjie. Several of them were even blown off their feet.

"This 'Unstained Snow Technique' in his hands has become the 'Bloodless Sword Technique'... What terrifying killing intent!"

Amidst the chaos, someone with decent eyesight shouted.

The Sword Intent of Wang Qi contained a powerful mental realm seemingly willing to eliminate the world.

The so-called Boxing Intent in Martial Arts, entering the real from the virtual, it's an alternative path of "Unity of Magic and Self." It isn't like "Divine Separation Sense Transformation" or "Unity of My Method," which gradually integrates thoughts into mana, but rather the reverse, constantly aligning one's mana with one's thoughts, refining mana into the soul.

For Wang Qi, whose rank far exceeds "Divine Separation Sense Transformation," simulating such a pathway's power wasn't difficult.

Wang Qi indeed didn't understand Boxing Intent in Martial Arts. But he could imitate. The Dataized Cultivation Method itself could mimic any logical method in the world. Having achieved "Unity of Magic and Self," he could turn thoughts into tangible auras. For him, simulating another's True Intent was doable.

Among all the Ancient Method Practitioners he had fought in his lifetime, none were as incomprehensible or had cultivation techniques as pure and fierce as the Hu Buxue he encountered in Divine Capital back in the day. The killing intent within that Innate Destiny Killing Dao was what he now emulated.

The wind dispersed, and Jia Chenglie clutched his right hand, glaring at Wang Qi, and his previously well-defined eyes filled with grotesque fury.

Wang Qi's single strike had not only severed his pinky finger. The lethal Sword Intent embedded itself in his wound, destroying other tissues. Without a powerful healer, his finger was sure to be lost.

More gravely, just as his mind reached its zenith, Wang Qi unleashed a Sword Intent of slaughter, several times stronger than his Boxing Intent, shattering his Kingly Boxing Intent and leaving a shadow in his subconscious. His newly formed Martial Arts True Intent regressed instead of advancing, no longer just a step away from breakthrough.

But now, he was no longer the Martial Cultivator willing to risk everything for a bit of Boxing Intent. After the dispersal of Martial Arts True Intent, the prudence and fear in his nature resurfaced. He looked at Wang Qi, his left calf subtly trembling.

The intensity of the killing intent made him almost believe that this fellow was determined for a life-and-death battle! He could really die!

"What's your name?"

"Xia Li." Wang Qi gave his alias.

Now, expecting him alone to seek justice from this "Killing God"... seemed a bit... unreasonable?

"Xia Li, is it? Luochen Sword Palace... Xia Li... I will remember you, scum..." Jia Chenglie seemed to want to utter threats. But upon Wang Qi shaking his longsword, killing intent emanated. Jia Chenglie suddenly gasped, almost choking. Only then did this Golden Core Cultivator from Heavenly Book Tower shout "Let's go," and led his entourage away.

Although Lian Xinjie initially responded improperly, he wasn't foolish after all. He shouted, "My apologies, Brother Jia. My junior brother here, is just someone who crawled out from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, inexperienced, lacks swordsmanship, and has to rely on Sword Intent to intimidate."

These words seemed mocking but discreetly revealed Wang Qi's identity.

Mi, held in Lian Xinjie's arms, stretched both hands towards Wang Qi, softly saying, "Brother, amazing."

Due to the fear of Spiritual Sense surveillance by high order cultivators, at every moment, they maintained their roles.

"Mm." Wang Qi sheathed his sword and dissipated the simulation of killing intent within his mana. In other people's eyes, this was a sign of Wang Qi's complete mastery and control over Martial Arts True Intent, able to wield it freely. He immediately reverted to a natural demeanor, showing Mi a faint smile, and continued to hold her hand as they followed the Lian siblings towards Luochen Sword Palace.

In the void, several wills were silently communicating.

"This boy is a promising talent."

"It's rare for someone in the Golden Core Stage to cultivate Martial Arts True Intent to such a level."

"He has the potential to reach the Divine Separation Stage in the future, very good."

They were all high-level cultivators monitoring this area with their Spiritual Sense. Since this underground city is only so large, the Spiritual Sense of a few high-level cultivators is enough to cover it, leading to an overlapping network of different sects' high-level cultivators, forming a tight monitoring web.

However, among these people, there were also the cautious ones: "Sister? Even in the Golden Core Stage, one would be at least over a hundred years old, how could there be such a young sister?"

"However, there are no signs of Essence Demon Energy on that young girl; instead, she has the introductory cultivation technique of Luochen Sword Palace, and her blood and flesh are entirely normal. She is definitely not a Great Demon Transformation."

"Bringing a young girl over indicates they have no ill intentions."

"She is likely an adopted sister or fostered."

Finally, two voices concluded definitively. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"If Luochen Sword Palace falls, that boy can join our Divine Martial Sect."

"This matter must be reported to the Emperor."

"I really don't understand why Heavenly Book Tower would have such a martial disciple. There must be something suspicious about this. It needs to be reported to the elders."

Along the way, Lian Xinjie was worried.

Although he had already defected from the walls of the Ancient Method Sect, years of emotions cannot be easily severed.

Wang Qi hung his head silently. Actually, regarding Lian Xinjie's concerns, he could still answer them to some extent.

Just when the swords and palms clashed, Wang Qi had used several formless, intangible threads of Mana to probe inside Jia Chenglie, understanding Jia Chenglie's details thoroughly.

He was not truly a martial genius, and his control over his physical body fell far short of a true Martial Cultivator. However, as a cultivator from the Heavenly Book Tower, he had an advantage in the field of "spells."

He actually used some means to leave numerous enhancing spells inside his own body, making himself lighter, healthier, and achieving unity of spirit and flesh, amplifying the sensitivity of his tactile senses. Moreover, he practiced a certain cultivation method that seemed to resemble the techniques of demons, refining Essence Demon Energy. In this type of cultivation, he only drew from the Qi Storage Stage part. Using the Spirit Wisdom of a Core Formation Stage human clan to refine demon energy at the Qi Storage Stage level, it was naturally easy to get started. In this manner, his physical essence was barely at the level of a Martial Cultivator.

His only true mastery was in boxing techniques. Middle Ages Confucianism martial cultivation method, "Spring and Autumn Wind Moon Temple."

Jia Chenglie's original intention was to refine this Boxing Intent so as to cover up Heavenly Book Tower's shortcomings in combat and to explore the mysteries of the Nascent Soul.

However...

"'Spring and Autumn Wind Moon Temple' should be cultivating Vast Righteous Energy," Zhen Chan puzzled, "His fist technique has clearly been altered by others. The move 'Spring and Autumn Hundred Battles' originally had an offensive-defense stance, a strategy to fight war with war, embodying the concept of 'No Righteous War of Spring and Autumn.' How did it turn into an invincible force capable of sweeping the world under his rule?"

If you say that Heavenly Book Tower has someone strong enough to change the Martial Arts True Intent of a traditional Martial Arts Scripture, Zhen Chan was the first to disbelieve it. They were already incredibly surprised by creating a seemingly illusory Martial Arts True Intent master using such a clever method. Arbitrarily altering a Boxing Scripture to suit needs, they could never have such martial arts insight.

"More than this, I'm more concerned with where exactly Jia Chenglie got this Boxing Scripture from? What purpose does the person who gave him the Boxing Scripture have?" Wang Qi remarked, "If one really wanted to train him, wouldn't the original version of the Boxing Scripture suffice? This Boxing Scripture doesn't seem particularly remarkable... right?"

"Indeed. This modification hasn't increased the power of 'Spring and Autumn Wind Moon Temple'; instead, it lost the originally comprehensive martial arts framework, reducing its growth potential. The change actually weakened its power."

"Could it be said it was an experimental piece?" Wang Qi pondered in line with his own thinking. But he soon realized it seemed unrealistic.

This still doesn't make sense. If a senior expert genuinely wanted to grasp the patterns of martial arts by continuously modifying a Boxing Scripture, a large-scale experiment should have been conducted.

"Everywhere in it exudes something fishy."

Wang Qi temporarily buried the doubts in his heart. Shortly, they arrived at a not-too-large palace. The structure of this palace was grand and magnificent; the blue bricks and red tiles, though simple and plain, exuded a natural charm. However, the confined space prevented it from fully unfolding itself, resembling an underdeveloped anomaly.

At the entrance of the palace was a small plaza, paved entirely with pure white marble, elegant and majestic. In the center of the plaza stood a peculiar stone stele twisted in black and white. This Yin-Yang Stele is said to be naturally formed, capable of expressing the wonders of Yin Yang Transformation. It is also an Alien Treasure.

"This is Luochen Sword Palace," Lian Xinjie sighed with a sense of 'returning home.'