I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives

Chapter 553 - 457: Martial Realm Order

Deep within the Qing Shi Mountain Range, the echo of a tiger’s roar had yet to fade.

Mi Youdao’s eyelids trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes. The sharpness in his gaze had been replaced by extreme reverence and obedience:

"Greetings, master!"

Chen Sheng nodded slightly and inquired about a few things.

Mi Youdao didn’t dare to show any negligence and slowly reported:

"After the Blood Replacement Stage, comes the Aperture Opening Stage. The core of this stage is the condensation of the Primordial Qi seed, manipulating the Primordial Qi throughout the body, gradually clearing the nine natural apertures within. Once the nine apertures are cleared and the Qi circulates naturally, further expansion of the seventy-two foundational apertures throughout the body continues until Circulation is perfect, marking the Great Success of the Aperture Opening Stage."

"A martial artist in the Aperture Opening Stage can attach Qi to their fists and feet, with Gang Qi protecting the body, making them resistant to ordinary blades and swords, becoming a formidable force in a village or forest."

He paused and continued:

"Above the Aperture Opening Stage is the External View Stage, which was my previous realm."

"In the External View Stage, one needs to comprehend their own Martial Arts Will—this will is the foundation of the External View Stage and can be externalized to create an aura of pressure that intimidates cultivators of lower realms."

"After condensing the Will, it acts as a key to open the ancestral aperture between the brows, awakening Spiritual Power."

"Spiritual Power can attack outside the body and control weapons. With further cultivation, one can achieve Heaven and Earth Communication."

"Achieving Great Success in the External View Stage allows one to command thousands of troops, beyond human strength, making them a top expert in the martial world, enough to establish a sect and receive favors from various forces."

"Above the External View Stage is the Internal View Stage, also known as the Grandmaster Stage."

"In this stage, one uses Spiritual Power as a base to construct an ’Internal View World’ in their Sea of Consciousness, fully integrating Martial Arts Will, blood, and Primordial Qi, ultimately realizing the reflection of the Internal View on the External View."

"An Internal View Stage martial artist can mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth with a mere gesture, causing celestial phenomena changes, calling wind and summoning rain, flying through the skies and traveling underground are ordinary methods."

"Such beings are all Grandmaster-level figures, capable of suppressing major forces and even influencing the layout of a state."

"As the Internal View World continues to perfect, the scope and power of its reflection on the External View will grow stronger."

"In my early years, I was fortunate to witness the battlefield after two Internal View Grandmasters clashed. The mountain range for hundreds of miles around was leveled, rivers changed course, vegetation turned to ash, and the land was scarred with deep ravines that seemed bottomless. The divine might was as if gods and demons had descended to earth, and the thought of it still fills me with fear."

Mi Youdao felt lingering fear, clearly having profound reverence for such power.

"Beyond the Internal View Stage lies the Martial Saint Stage, which is said to require the complete fusion of the Internal View World with Martial Arts Will, condensing a ’Martial Arts Dharma Aspect.’

"In this realm, a gesture holds tremendous power, possessing countless supernatural abilities. It’s said they can travel thousands of miles in a flash, and with a single action, all life within a thousand-mile radius can perish."

Though Mi Youdao had stopped at the External View Stage, his years of experience in the state’s martial world had given him a clear and detailed understanding of the subsequent realms.

As he explained in detail, Chen Sheng quickly gained a comprehensive and clear understanding of this world’s cultivation system.

At the same time, within Chen Sheng’s Sea of Consciousness, countless thoughts rapidly flowed, secretly comparing and deducing the system of martial arts in this world with the Immortal Dao system he was familiar with.

"The cultivation system of this world has significant realm leaps."

"The Blood Replacement and Aperture Opening stages use blood and Qi to temper the body and condense Primordial Qi, with fighting power barely equivalent to the Qi Refining of the Immortal Dao, though their methods seem somewhat lacking."

"The External View Stage, comprehending Martial Arts Will and awakening Spiritual Power, possesses combat power roughly equivalent to the Foundation Establishment level of the Immortal Dao. However, the use of Spiritual Power is more attack and pressure-oriented compared to the Divine Sense of Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Martial artists in the Internal View construct Internal View Worlds, reflecting the External View, and mobilizing the Power of Heaven and Earth to cause celestial phenomena, reaching strength close to the Nascent Soul Realm of the Immortal Dao."

"The Martial Saint’s Martial Arts Dharma Aspect corresponds to the Divinity Transformation Realm of the Immortal Dao, but what realms lie beyond the Dharma Aspect?"

Having understood the cultivation system, Chen Sheng no longer paid attention to the respectfully waiting Mi Youdao and turned to walk toward the nearby Tiger Mother.

At that moment, she was lying on the ground, trembling all over, her breath weak.

Chen Sheng extended a tiger-clawed hand, pressing it against Tiger Mother’s forehead. The pure blood and Qi within him surged into Tiger Mother’s body like a tide, nourishing her damaged body.

Moments later, Tiger Mother’s breath gradually stabilized, and she stopped trembling. She slowly opened her eyes, letting out a low whimper towards Chen Sheng, filled with evident affection.

...

Before long, two volumes of Cultivation Technique appeared in Chen Sheng’s hands.

They were Mi Youdao’s core cultivation techniques: "Limitless Refining of Primordial Energy" and "Heavenly Yuan Divine Mountain Diagram."

"Limitless Refining of Primordial Energy" corresponds to the Martial Arts Second Realm, Aperture Opening, and contains detailed instructions for visualizing the Primordial Qi spectrum and the techniques for condensing the Primordial Qi seed.

As well as the path to clearing the nine major apertures and expanding the seventy-two foundational apertures, the technique is neutral and balanced, making it a very solid Aperture Opening Stage cultivation method.

"Heavenly Yuan Divine Mountain Diagram" is an ancient painting depicting a towering Divine Mountain reaching the sky, majestic in its presence, exuding the power to subdue heaven and earth.

This diagram was Mi Youdao’s early fortuitous encounter, and it was through comprehending this diagram that he grasped the ’Martial Arts Will’ and successfully advanced to the External View Stage.

Soon, Chen Sheng’s gaze fell upon the ’Limitless Primordial Energy Spectrum’ within the "Limitless Refining of Primordial Energy."

The Primordial Energy Spectrum recorded the operating laws and condensation methods of Primordial Qi in this world. In his eyes, the obscure words and diagrams gradually peeled away from their surface appearances, transforming into several fragmented runes.

As the runes flowed, they vaguely matched the essence of the Primordial Qi in this world.

"This is the way of Primordial Qi in this world."

Chen Sheng understood in his heart. These runes were the core representation of the Primordial Qi rules of this world, similar to the runes he had comprehended from the Blood Replacement Divine Intent Diagram, although they focused on different aspects.

Next, his gaze fell upon the "Heavenly Yuan Divine Mountain Diagram."

His mental power delving deeply into the diagram, the image of the Divine Mountain within his Sea of Consciousness expanded and disassembled, ultimately transforming into several unique runes.

These runes are thick and steady, carrying the majesty to suppress all things.

Chen Sheng nodded lightly, instantly grasping the essence of this diagram: "These runes align with the ’divine’ path."

At this moment, Chen Sheng had a deeper understanding of the essence of the martial arts system in this realm:

"It is indeed ingenious, the blood realm refines the body, corresponding to the transformation of ’essence’; the aperture opening realm refines primordial Qi, corresponding to the sublimation of ’Qi’; the external reality realm awakens spiritual powers and comprehends will, corresponding to the awakening of ’divine’."

"These three realms are the initial transformation and fusion of essence, Qi, and spirit."

"Upon reaching the internal reality realm, constructing an internal reality world and thoroughly integrating essence, Qi, and spirit within, achieving synchronous sublimation is what makes the leap in realm so significant and the combat power surge."

Having comprehended all this, Chen Sheng ceased further contemplation.

He had now mastered the core framework of this realm’s cultivation system and also understood some of the rule runes. The next step was to gather more cultivation techniques, perfect his understanding of the rules, and derive the techniques to rapidly enhance himself.

He raised his eyes to look at Mi Youdao, his tone indifferent yet undeniably authoritative:

"Set off immediately to collect more cultivation techniques for me."

"No matter the realm or grade of the technique, even if it’s an incomplete scroll, I want it! The more, the better, leave none out."

Mi Youdao, though unaware of Chen Sheng’s intention for collecting so many techniques, dared not question, bowing respectfully:

"Yes, Master! I shall attend to it immediately and will not disappoint what you entrust!"

After speaking, Mi Youdao turned around, his figure flickering as he sped toward the outside of the mountain range.

After Mi Youdao left, Chen Sheng collected his thoughts, leaning on a giant stone, and began to deduce the primordial Qi and spiritual techniques aligning with himself.

Using his own "Devour Elephant Devour Dragon Technique" as the foundation, integrating the primordial Qi runes comprehended from the "Infinite Refining Yuan Technique," combining it with the spiritual cultivation methods of the "Zhou Tian Star God Visualization Method," and supplemented by the runes of the Divine Mountain Diagram.

One after another, cultivation technique prototypes were continuously constructed, deconstructed, and perfected in his sea of consciousness...

...

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

In a hidden valley named "Crimson Wind Valley" within the Henan State Mansion, the smell of blood was intense.

In the center clearing of the valley, several figures in black stood silently, their auras deep as an abyss, seemingly blending with the surrounding bloodiness.

One among them stepped forward slowly, his figure upright like a spear, holding a blood-dripping head in his hand.

The owner’s face was twisted and ferocious, eyes wide open, with a beard stained with blood beneath the chin. Even in death, one could discern the former ferocity from the firm profile and remaining evil Qi.

If anyone from Henan State, or even the Southwest martial world, saw this head, they would be shocked.

The owner of this head was the Leader of the Green Forest of the seventy-two strongholds in the Southwest, known as the "Mad Blade," a great expert of the external reality realm!

The Mad Blade, with his technique "Nine Questions of the Mad Heaven," roamed the Southwest with countless subordinates, infamous yet unexpectedly met such an end, body and head parted.

The man in black, holding the Mad Blade’s head, walked to a giant stone deep in the valley.

Sitting on the giant stone was a man in a dark brocade robe, embroidered with dark gold dragon patterns, exuding a noble and dangerous aura.

The man wore a grim dragon head mask, with two crimson gemstones embedded in the dragon eyes on the mask, involuntarily inducing awe in others.

"Dragon Head, it’s not him!"

The man in black knelt on one knee, gently placing the Mad Blade’s head on the ground before him, his voice low and respectful, without any excess emotion:

"Before his death, through spiritual secret technique interrogation, he hadn’t obtained the ’Tian Yuan Divine Mountain Diagram’."

The Dragon Head man nodded slightly, his gaze under the mask sweeping over the Mad Blade’s head on the ground with indifference, as if merely looking at an insignificant object.

His voice emanated through the mask with a peculiar magnetism:

"No matter, another one eliminated. How many targets remain?"

"Reporting to Dragon Head, there are still three people."

"Namely Sword Master Mo Wenchou of the Zhengyue Sword Sect, Marquis Wang Yue guarding the Pingjiang Mansion, and the retired Martial Artist, Mi Youdao."

"Mo Wenchou, Wang Yue, Mi Youdao..."

The Dragon Head man slowly recited the three names, suddenly speaking:

"The Pingjiang Mansion is not far from here, easily reachable, let the next one be Wang Yue."

"Yes! I will deploy immediately!"

The man in black responded respectfully, slowly standing up, paying homage to the Dragon Head man, then turning around. His figure flickered like a phantom, disappearing into the shadows of the valley.

The remaining black-clad figures also bowed and followed him out.

The valley returned to stillness once more, with only the sound of the howling wind remaining.

The Dragon Head man continued to sit on the giant stone, his gaze beneath the dragon head mask turned towards the direction of Pingjiang Mansion, the crimson gemstones flickering eerily under the dim light.

He murmured to himself, his voice low and hoarse, tinged with an imperceptible longing:

"Tian Yuan Daoist... Martial Realm Order..."