Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 532 - 515: Completion of Cultivation

The three of them, like the others, gazed at the Star Monument, sensing it carefully.

At this moment, the three had roughly grasped the origin and flow of the Star Monument, gaining a clearer understanding of its power.

One hour, two hours...

In the third hour, the Star Monument’s light flashed briefly, then subsided.

Various cultivators looked around but couldn’t find the source of the anomaly.

The Martial Shadow Wall of Zhang Xinglie’s Mountain Slaying Battle Body trembled slightly, and a stream of strange spiritual water entered his Mountain of Will.

The complete Divine Text Technique "Void Extreme God Manifestation" flowed into his mind.

This cultivation technique carried a strange power like a seed planted in his body, ensuring his Martial Arts Will could grow as he cultivated methodically.

Unfortunately, these divine texts did not belong to him and seemed merely like a pattern imprinted in his mind, remaining incomprehensible to him.

After all, it was a divine legacy, and he had a natural intuition towards the cultivation technique, enabling him to cultivate it better than anyone else.

At the sixth hour, the Star Monument flashed again.

Once again, everyone searched, to no avail.

Mountain and River Origin, having long mastered the Mountain River Guardian Technique, formally grasped the power of "Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams," resonating with the Star Monument.

The Mountain River Guardian Technique, as named by humans, essentially referred to any cultivation technique that integrated Martial Arts Will into an attack.

Both elementary and high-level civilizations possessed the Mountain River Guardian Technique, varying in power by different branches of these techniques.

This Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams belonged to the Mountain River Guardian Technique but was more powerful than the one on Blue Star.

Zhou Leng, a disciple of Elder Tree, accustomed to learning divine text before martial arts, didn’t start direct training but first imprinted the divine text of the Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams in his mind.

This method, slow at first but faster later, becomes more terrifying in the later stages of progress.

The next day, the Star Monument shone for the third time.

Everyone sighed silently; still, they couldn’t find who activated the Star Monument.

Zhou Leng sat at the tent entrance, eyes slightly narrowed, focused entirely on the Star Monument.

His body operated the Star Gazing Technique, maintaining True Qi Perpetual Motion, remaining unchanged.

In the world of will in his mind, at the summit of the Mountain of Will, a golden cross star prominently appeared.

Within the cross star, divine text was slowly transforming, the very script of the Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams.

The Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams technique had begun to take shape.

By this point, Zhou Leng had mastered the Heart and Mind Shadow, No Return Battle Technique, and Mountain River Guardian Technique, the three great combat techniques.

The golden cross star on the Mountain of Will formed a close bond with all the cross stars on the Star Monument, with unprecedented insights flowing into his heart.

After a long time, Zhou Leng blinked once.

His cultivation in the Mountains and Rivers of Myriad Streams completed, he revisited the astral divine text atop, unraveling more content.

Finally, he understood why divine text needed various ornate variations.

Divine text primarily records information describable in concrete terms.

Yet some information, like certain insights, remains vague and difficult to describe specifically in divine text.

Therefore, without affecting the original intent of the divine text, various variations and textual decorations are included, harboring other divine powers.

Both rationality and divinity intertwined.

Zhou Leng stepped out of the tent, slowly practicing his punches.

Initially, he couldn’t find the precise technique, but he wasn’t in a hurry.

Facing difficulties, he recalled the explanations of Mountain and River Origin and Song Juesi on the Mountain River Guardian Technique, then continued cultivating.

The Mountain River Guardian Technique involved integrating Martial Arts Will into an attack.

However, not just any Martial Arts Will could be integrated.

Only by evoking the most fundamental existence deep within one’s heart could Martial Arts Will be driven.

Most Martial Artists, prompted by the most basic, initial determination and goals in life, activate their Martial Arts Will, hence it’s called Martial Arts Original Heart.

Soon, Zhou Leng rediscovered his original intent for practicing martial arts.

To drive out the Sea Sirens.

Below the Innate realm, this Martial Arts Original Heart suffices.

But now, being a Great Innate, capable of progressing further, this original heart seemed slightly inadequate, causing his mind to waver, making it hard to invoke Martial Arts Will.

While practicing his punches, Zhou Leng recalled the experiences over the recent years, searching for a Martial Arts Original Heart more suited to himself.

He pondered repeatedly, bit by bit.

Ultimately, Zhou Leng recalled the most astonishing scene related to martial arts in the past two years.

In the first Celestial Tier Trial, he received two rewards.

One was the Divine Communication Order, and the other, the Sea Suppression Fragment Map, a massive stone tablet carved with water waves, ever-present in his Will World.

During the trials in the Giant World, by chance, he activated the power of the Sea Suppression Fragment Map, witnessing the cosmic ocean and world-ending tsunami.

That cosmic tsunami treated stars like mere grains.

Yet this power was closely linked to his original intent of slaying Sea Sirens.

Zhou Leng couldn’t help but smile; he had found a new Martial Arts Original Heart.

To command the path of the stars and control the cosmic ocean.

As for the Sea Sirens, they could be easily destroyed with a flick of a finger.

Rumble...

The surface of the Star Monument blazed with golden light, its divine text glowing brightly, flowing continuously.

Everyone was momentarily stunned, scanning around but discovering nothing.

Zhou Leng continued practicing the seemingly ordinary Celestial Tide Palm.

The Will World was quietly transforming.

The previously giant stone-like Sea Suppression Fragment Map began to slowly undulate with wave engravings.

It was activated for the second time.

On the Mountain of Will, the golden cross star shone brightly, and the Divine Text within flickered more frequently.

Before long, Zhou Leng’s Celestial Tide Palm began to slow down.

Each palm was heavier than the last.

Initially, there was still a faint sound of wind, but later, due to the added Martial Arts Will Power, it affected the surrounding air, greatly reducing resistance and drawing air into the Palm Power.

The sound of breaking through the air was almost imperceptible and only occurred after the Palm Power erupted.

Power precedes sound.

From this point on, opponents could no longer sense the Palm Power in advance.

Zhou Leng finished a set of Celestial Tide Palm and slowly withdrew his palms.

The Mountain of Will just now required gradual progress, because Spiritual Will differed from the body, and a slight lack of depth could affect the mind.

Zhang Xinglie and Mountain and River Origin were standing to the side.

"Did it work?"

"It worked."

Zhang Xinglie laughed, "I created the complete Divine Text of ’Void Extreme God Manifest’ with software, and I’ve sent it to you. Take a look."

"Oh?"

The ’Void Extreme God Manifest’ on the stele was incomplete, so its source could only be that Martial Shadow Wall.

Zhou Leng opened his phone and read the full text of ’Void Extreme God Manifest,’ but had to stop after reading only a tenth.

"It’s not possible; the Spiritual Power contained inside is too strong. I need to rest for a while."

Zhou Leng sat down cross-legged on the spot and quietly cultivated Mountain River and Thousand Streams to restore Spiritual Power.

Half an hour later, his spirit was restored.

Zhou Leng stood up and said, "’Void Extreme God Manifest’ probably has several realms; we shouldn’t aim too high. Let’s first cultivate Mountain River and Thousand Streams well. The complete version of Mountain River and Thousand Streams is quite different; I’ll translate it anew."

With the previous experience and having successfully mastered this combat technique, the new translation was quickly completed and handed to the two of them.

After the three read it, they cultivated together.

After cultivation, the three exchanged insights.

After the conversation, Mountain and River Origin sighed, "Zhou Leng understands the meaning of the characters, Zhang Xinglie grasps the divine intention. Combining your two contents, we’ve finally glimpsed a corner of the Divine Spirit Technique."

Zhang Xinglie said, "Barring unforeseen circumstances, we’ve completed this trial. After consolidating for three or four days, we can proceed to the second trial. As for the others..."

The two looked at Zhou Leng, their senior brother.

Zhou Leng pondered for a moment, then said, "Ultimately, we human Martial Artists have to face a bigger world, and it’s necessary to expand our inheritance. However, we mustn’t pass it on recklessly, causing unexpected incidents. Let’s incorporate these techniques uniformly into the Ancient River Sect, what do you say?"

Zhou Leng looked at Zhang Xinglie.

In theory, Zhang Xinglie was the heir of the Mountain Slaying Battle Body and the imitation of the Star Burial Stele, so his consent was crucial.

Zhang Xinglie naturally understood and said, "I’m bound to the Ancient River Sect; its prosperity is my prosperity, its loss my loss. Everything I’ve learned should belong to the Ancient River Sect. Whether the Mountain Slaying Battle Body or the star stele, it’s no exception."

"Good."

The three of them first gathered all the human Martial Artists and then asked the Demon Spirit Masters to use the Demon Spirit Technique to shield the external world.

Zhou Leng took the center stage, flanked by Zhang Xinglie and Mountain and River Origin on the left and right.

The crowd looked at the three of them with a mix of confusion and anticipation, suspecting that the previous flashing of the star stele was related to the three.

There were over a hundred human Martial Artists entering the star stele trial.

But now only eighty-two remained, with the others having perished earlier.

Zhou Leng looked at the crowd and said, "There are some things we don’t need to say explicitly that you can guess. However, we are also constrained by unknown forces and cannot speak carelessly."

"We are all humans, and we all have to fight against demons. We don’t want to be selfish either."

"Therefore, we represent the Ancient River Sect in recruiting disciples. Those who enter can receive inheritance, which will aid in passing the trial." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"As for anything else, we won’t say more. Believe it if you will, it doesn’t matter if you don’t."

"But let me warn you first, you may have heard about the traitors of the Ancient River Sect being executed by heavenly fire."

"If you have any ulterior motives and do not stand on the side of humanity and the Ancient River Sect, and instead side with demons and the Demon Worship Sect, I advise you to cherish your life and not join."

"Of course, original disciples of the Ancient River Sect can learn directly."

A Southeast Asian martial artist complained, "You mean we have to join your sect to learn? We’re all humans, why not teach us directly? Are you Dragon Country people all so selfish?"

Zhou Leng stared at the martial artist and said, "I don’t have the time or energy to distinguish between enemy and ally here, nor am I interested in internal strife in such a dangerous environment. If you want to bicker, do it elsewhere. You can leave now. If you dare to say one more word, die."

"I..." The person stood frozen, unable to decide whether to stay or go, not daring to utter another word.

Mountain and River Origin was most annoyed by such blatantly problematic martial artists. He rushed over, grabbed the seemingly formidable Great Innate Martial Artist as if lifting a chick, and hurled him violently.

The Great Innate was flung over a hundred meters away.

The remaining human martial artists looked at Zhou Leng, Zhang Xinglie, and Mountain and River Origin, each with their own thoughts.

These renowned Great Innates, regardless of the circumstances, more or less harbored some resistance in their hearts.

These three, clearly the youngest trial takers, possessed strength not inferior to anyone and even vaguely surpassed most Great Innates.

The previous battles were the best evidence.

Without the three of them, the casualties among the human martial artists would have been heavier.

Several ancient river sect martial artists stepped forward and stood behind the three.

Although they weren’t clear who among the three was the senior brother, those able to directly accept disciples surely held an unusual status.