Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 936 - 21: The Sign of Righteous Skill’s Revival
The whole Spirit Phoenix Island is in a frenzy.
The Ancient Method Practitioners haven't celebrated like this in many years.
For how many years, how many years! These True Law Practitioners have not defeated an opponent in external combats!
Though this time, including the Holy Emperor Venerable, no one knows exactly what True Law Immortal Path has triumphed over, but ultimately, they have won! Defeated a secret enemy!
The shame of being defeated by Modern Cultivators two thousand years ago and the resentment of being bullied by the Dragon Clan and Sea Demons for two thousand years seem to have vanished at this moment. Everyone is celebrating the victory of the True Law Immortal Path.
They hang lanterns and streamers, they celebrate together.
Moreover, many High Order Cultivators, having been exposed to some strong Mental Realms during the battle, have gained new insights into their own Cultivation. Thoughts of various Divine Skills emerge in their minds. Just like the elders of Luochen Sword Palace, who due to the enlightenment of new Divine Skills, release auspicious energy.
True Law seems to be showing signs of revival!
—Of course, they don't know that this is the result of the Holy Emperor Venerable Law.
The Holy Emperor Venerable's Ten Thousand Gods Divine Country is based on the regional Human Dao System of Spirit Phoenix Island. Everyone here is connected to the Divine Country of the Holy Emperor Venerable. During the battle between Wang Qi and the Holy Emperor Venerable, fragments of the intentions of their moves occasionally entered the minds of these Ancient Method Practitioners. The Holy Emperor Venerable ultimately expelled Wang Qi's Unity of My Method force, sharing his immortal essence, benefiting those who grasped a thread of true essence immensely.
These foreign fragments, when combined with their original Cultivation, become "new insights".
This is the true essence of the sign of True Law's revival.
Those who don't know the truth celebrate this prosperity, everyone talks about the combat far beyond their imagination. They excitedly discuss, exchange, and eagerly seek insights from others on the understanding of that battle.
"That move, the Emperor in the Divine Country evolved mountains to block secret enemies, surely transforms 'Heavenly Barrier' intentions, taking from the original mountain gate location of Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao - Kunlun Mountain Range..."
"Kunlun Mountain Range is the dragon vein's origin, earthly spiritual elegance. To incorporate the Kunlun Mountain's grandeur into the Divine Tao, Emperor is undoubtedly invincible!"
"By the way, isn't the Emperor an Immortal Dao cultivator? Why does he walk the Divine Tao path?"
"Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao originally entails dual cultivation of the Divine Tao. The Emperor is a Banished Immortal, is there anything he cannot accomplish?"
"Turns out dual cultivation of Immortal and Divine is this powerful! If only I could seek Divine Tao Secret Method..."
However, within sword cultivation sects like Luochen Sword Palace and Sword Suspension Tower, the focus of discussion is somewhat different. They focus more on that mysterious "enemy".
"That mysterious enemy's technique of transforming Sword Qi into Sword Pill is quite ingenious..."
"Eh eh eh, that sword isn't just 'ingenious', more importantly, it's 'strong'! It's damn strong!"
"Sword Intent unrivaled, Sword Qi unmatched. If I could wield this sword, I'd accept losing ten years of life span."
In the core area of Luochen Sword Palace, Great Elder Mei Sicheng gently nods, making a very clear judgment. "That sword emphasizes Sword Intent, the intention precedes the force...clearly it's the Taiyi Sword, an outstanding sword from a Master of the Innate Taiyi Dao."
Those who can slightly touch the Forty-Nine Paths inheritance are strong practitioners of the Divine Separation Stage upward. Before being demoted in cultivation, Great Elder Mei Sicheng of Luochen Sword Palace was also at the Divinity Separation Stage Perfection, nearly stepping into the Body Integration Realm as an unparalleled expert. He also spent effort pondering the relationship between the Forty-Nine Paths and his sect's Cultivation.
Third Elder Ru Tianqi and Second Elder Zhao Xiangshen also slightly understood this aspect.
Ru Tianqi frowned, "Then what about that secret enemy's second sword? Yin Yang Differentiation, Innate Taiji? What cultivation technique can simultaneously possess Taiyi and Taiji?"
The more innate Great Daos a cultivation technique relates to, the higher the quality. Regular Shenzhou sects' cultivation techniques typically relate to no Great Dao. Ancient Immortal teachings did pass down some techniques relating to three or four Great Daos, but those techniques are lost; Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao and Luofu Xuanqing Palace are rare remnants. In the Middle Ages, Shenzhou also independently derived some techniques relating to one or two Daos. But now, none should relate to both Taiji and Taiyi.
"Could it be Luofu Xuanqing Palace?"
Ru Tianqi considered this terrifying possibility.
Zhao Xiangshen simply laughed, "This has nothing to do with us. No matter how powerful that mysterious enemy is, the Emperor will take care of it. We just need to do well with our own matters."
With this statement, the Great Elder and even the discussions agreed. Their topic returned to the mysterious enemy's second sword. That sword truly accomplished the essence of "ingenious", suiting Luochen Sword Palace's interests. However, they cannot hope to glimpse any mysteries from that sword.
Not even the Holy Emperor Venerable can closely observe the derivations from Wang Qi's sword. Though Wang Qi borrowed the "form" of Innate Taiji, its core was not one of the Forty-Nine Paths but the Modern Cultivation Method, Wanfa Sect Sword technique, calculator Divine Skills, and Divine Plague Curse Technique.
This is fundamentally incompatible with their foundation.
After a lengthy discussion without reaching any conclusions, Mei Sicheng felt uninterested, switched topics, and sighed, "From the Holy Emperor Venerable's Divine Country Law, I've gleaned some insights. Fellow juniors, let's refine our sect's protective array."
Ru Tianqi was somewhat puzzled, "Refine the array? That's... unnecessary, isn't it? If an enemy truly arrives here, it means the Holy Emperor can no longer suppress them. Whether it's the Dragon Clan or the Heterodox, they could easily annihilate Spirit Phoenix Island..."
Zhao Xiangshen sighed, tugged at his junior brother, and glanced toward the Phoenix Tomb in the Forbidden City.
Ru Tianqi suddenly understood, "Senior Brother Mei, you mean to..."
Some words said on Spirit Phoenix Island could lead to mortal danger!
"It's not about wanting to. But there are some things I don't want to happen again..." Mei Sicheng sighed deeply, "Let's try, though we shouldn't expect too much..."
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Like the three great elders, people outside were also engaging in lively discussions.
Song Zhongqiao gathered with a few familiar sect members, holding long swords, discussing fervently while gesturing energetically, busy and excited. Each of them had grasped snippets of Wang Qi and Zhen Chan's sword moves. Their cultivation level was lower, and their perspective limited, unable to fathom the mysteries of the "Forty-Nine Paths," leaving them to ponder the sword moves.
At that moment, Song Zhongqiao saw an acquaintance leading a young girl over. The little girl seemed very interested in the brightly lit surroundings, reaching out adorably. The cold-faced youth watched her quietly, a hint of a smile on his lips.
Perhaps it was the few glasses of spiritual wine he had earlier, or the excitement from his breakthrough, Song Zhongqiao suddenly felt his blood boiling as he shouted loudly, "Xia Li! Come here! Let's compare swords!"
Wang Qi turned his head at the sound, eyes flashing with fierce light, slightly tempted. At that moment, the little girl timidly tugged at his hand. "Xia Li" immediately lowered his eyes, seeming to lose all fighting spirit.
"Hey? Are you scared?" Song Zhongqiao laughed, "I just gleaned a sliver of Sword Intent from that Outer Demon's swordsmanship, and my Martial Arts True Intent has already reached a refined level! Come! Let's compete!"
"Xia Li" seemed uninterested, wanting to lead "Xia Mi" away. Song Zhongqiao wanted to mock further, but Lian Xinjie's angry shout, full of righteousness, interrupted, "Song Zhongqiao! What are you trying to achieve?"
"Ha, facing the protégé of you traitors is just the same." Song Zhongqiao laughed, "I just realized that the Sword Intent you proudly boast of is nothing compared to the world's true experts. Observing the Outer Demon's Sword Dao, I've honed my Sword Heart, definitely not inferior to you all..."
Lian Xinjie wanted to retort about honing something useless, did you know the "true expert" you speak of is actually this guy here, using the Sword Technique realized from others' Sword Intent against its original owner you...
Grumbling too much, Lian Xinjie didn't know where to start rebutting.
Initially, he truly didn't understand what Wang Qi was doing. But after hearing others' accounts, especially his junior sister's description of the "Divine Country," he couldn't remain unaware of what had occurred?
Wang Qi actually clashed with the Holy Emperor Venerable!
Yet Wang Qi seized the opportunity to leave slowly, while Song Zhongqiao wanted to chase after him, only to be stopped by Lian Xinjie's drawn sword.
——For heaven's sake! Can you stop provoking that ominous star? This is the supreme expert who can spar with the Holy Emperor Venerable! He could crush you with just one finger!
——That Hu Xuanjia! Approaching the Divine Separation Stage Hu Xuanjia couldn't even let out a fart in his presence!
Two disciples of Luochen Sword Palace fought at disagreement. Yet Xia Li didn't even turn his head, seemingly uninterested in the combat behind him.
Wang Qi and Mi held hands tightly. Nobody could tell what kind of communication they were engaged in.
Mi quickly trembled the muscles in her palm, signaling in secret code, "Why not spar with him? Don't you want to probe his situation?"
Wang Qi confidently chuckled softly, using the same palm muscle tremble to respond via secret code, "Just now, I've already grasped all his info."
"?" Mi expressed confusion.
"Last time during the sword duel, I planted the Divine Plague Curse Technique within him. It's benign, updating itself along with his Circulation without copying. This Divine Plague Curse Technique acts like a backdoor; I can simply observe him from afar and comprehend his entire situation."
"How is it?" Mi inquired.
"As expected, apart from the Divine Plague Curse I instilled in him last time, there's also fresh Operator residue. However, such residue isn't thickly present."
Originally, Wang Qi had previously injected the Divine Plague Curse into the entire Divine Country, only for it to be eradicated by the Holy Emperor Venerable, with all Heart Demon Curse Power thoroughly purged. Yet Wang Qi felt the Holy Emperor Venerable's method was insufficient for deleting the Heart Demon Great Curse from his Divine Country without leaving a trace.
Therefore, he specifically came to investigate.
