Chapter 94

Chapter 95: Divine Thunder Crossing the Void, the Method of Nurturing a Blade (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Xu Yan had another enlightenment, integrating the techniques of shape-shifting and the Light Swallowing Body Technique, and he comprehended a new body technique.

Meng Chong was gazing into the distance when suddenly a figure appeared beside him!

It was Xu Yan.

"Senior Brother, what kind of body technique is this?"

Meng Chong was utterly shocked.

It was too fast, silent, and left no trace.

Xu Yan smiled and said, "Junior Brother, I call this body technique 'Heavenly Thunder Flash.' Just like a flash of thunder, it leaves no trace and cannot be captured."

"Heavenly Thunder Flash?!"

Meng Chong murmured.

"Yes, Heavenly Thunder Flash!"

Xu Yan's figure didn't move, and in an instant, he disappeared without a trace.

Even though they were so close, Meng Chong didn't sense any signs of Xu Yan using Heavenly Thunder Flash.

It seemed as if he vanished in a single thought.

"This body technique is too powerful!"

Meng Chong sighed in amazement.

His senior brother's enlightenment was truly terrifying!

Xu Yan's figure reappeared, and he said, "Junior Brother, how about I teach you Heavenly Thunder Flash?"

Meng Chong pondered for a moment and shook his head. "Senior Brother, I cultivate the physical martial path. Although Heavenly Thunder Flash is swift, I don't think it suits me."

He scratched his bald head and smiled. "I prefer a powerful and fierce body technique. Even if I cultivate Heavenly Thunder Flash, I won't be able to do it as well as you."

Xu Yan thought about it and agreed. Master said that everyone's enlightenment is different, and only what suits you is the best.

"Junior Brother, you can also take it as a reference and comprehend your own body technique."

"Alright!"

Meng Chong nodded.

Xu Yan stood on the震 (Zhen) trigram and said, "Junior Brother, if you want a powerful, swift, and fierce body technique, you should deeply comprehend the thunder."

Meng Chong found this reasonable.

...

Li Xuan habitually took out the ancient leather book and read it daily, hoping for a sudden enlightenment.

Just like Xu Yan, he often had sudden realizations.

A golden light suddenly appeared.

He was immediately delighted. The golden finger had given feedback. Was it Meng Chong breaking through to the Great Completion of the Blood Qi Realm, or Xu Yan breaking through to the Lesser Completion of the Innate Realm?

"Your disciple Xu Yan comprehended the body technique Heavenly Thunder Flash from the trigrams you created. You have achieved the Great Completion of Heavenly Thunder Flash!"

Xu Yan had comprehended a new body technique!

Heavenly Thunder Flash!

In an instant, he had mastered the Heavenly Thunder Flash body technique and achieved the Great Completion.

It was as if he had known this technique from birth.

"What a powerful body technique!"

Li Xuan was amazed. With this body technique alone, he could easily escape if he couldn't win a fight.

His figure suddenly disappeared from the chair.

Shi Er, who was diligently cultivating nearby, didn't notice anything.

Outside Yunshan County.

Li Xuan's figure appeared, looking down at his two disciples who were discussing their insights into the trigrams. Xu Yan was guiding Meng Chong on how to comprehend his own body technique.

Meng Chong seemed to have some enlightenment.

He instantly returned to the chair, and Shi Er didn't notice his absence at all.

"My second disciple is about to comprehend something. I wonder what powerful body technique he will come up with!"

Li Xuan was excitedly looking forward to it.

"Xu Yan is truly a great senior brother, a pioneer of my martial path. In the future, I can have him teach the other disciples to improve their enlightenment."

Li Xuan sighed in his heart. In terms of enlightenment and imagination, Xu Yan was undoubtedly the strongest.

Three days later.

Outside Yunshan County, a figure glowing with a golden light, extremely powerful, flashed through the forest with a thunderous golden light, disappearing in an instant.

Meng Chong hadn't broken through to the Innate Realm, so even though he had comprehended a body technique, he couldn't fly like Xu Yan and disappear without a trace.

However, his speed when flying was also astonishing.

He was like a bolt of lightning, sweeping across the ground, extremely powerful and fierce.

Truly fast and fierce!

"I have comprehended it!"

In Meng Chong's mind, the path of the body technique appeared.

Once he broke through to the Innate Realm, he could truly move like a bolt of lightning, crossing the sky in an instant.

In terms of speed, it was slightly inferior to Heavenly Thunder Flash, but this body technique perfectly matched his style, being fierce and powerful!

Boom!

Meng Chong's figure paused and returned to the original spot.

"Senior Brother, I have thought of a name for the body technique. It will be called 'Raging Thunder Across the Sky,' like a bolt of thunder crossing the sky!"

Raging Thunder Across the Sky!

"Our realm is still low, and our comprehension of the trigrams is also limited. We cannot advance further. Next, we need to focus on cultivation and improve our realm!"

Xu Yan nodded and said.

"I need to break through to the Innate Realm as soon as possible."

Meng Chong nodded solemnly.

Only by breaking through to the Innate Realm could he use such a powerful body technique!

He was full of anticipation.

...

Li Xuan was reading the ancient leather book when a golden light appeared.

He was overjoyed. This must be Meng Chong's enlightenment of a body technique.

"Your disciple Meng Chong comprehended the body technique Raging Thunder Across the Sky from the trigrams you created. You have achieved the Great Completion of Raging Thunder Across the Sky!"

Raging Thunder Across the Sky!

"This body technique truly suits Meng Chong. He is a bald, fierce man, like a Vajra Arhat. This body technique has a powerful aura that matches him well!"

Li Xuan sighed in his heart.

Raging Thunder Across the Sky, as its name suggests, is extremely swift, like a bolt of thunder crossing the sky, disappearing in an instant.

"Heavenly Thunder Flash + Raging Thunder Across the Sky, you have obtained Divine Thunder Crossing the Void!"

Suddenly, the golden light appeared again.

Li Xuan was overjoyed.

"I finally have a unique martial path of my own!"

It wasn't easy!

Divine Thunder Crossing the Void is an incredibly powerful martial technique.

It is like a divine thunder that can cross the void, traverse the void, and travel through space.

In an instant, it can cross the void.

Of course, this is only possible at a very high realm.

With Li Xuan's current strength, he was far from being able to cross the void and traverse space.

However, when used, it was even faster than Xu Yan's Heavenly Thunder Flash and more powerful than Meng Chong's Raging Thunder Across the Sky, with the might of divine thunder.

"Good disciples! My invincibility depends on you!"

Li Xuan was extremely excited.

In a good mood, he raised his hand, and a true qi transformed into a small bolt of lightning, which he sent into Shi Er's body to speed up his organ refinement.

As for whether it would cause over-cultivation, it wasn't a problem. Shi Er's talent was only so much, and there was no issue with affecting his foundation.

Shi Er immediately felt his organs surrounded by a thin layer of lightning, causing pain, but his organ refinement speed increased.

He was overjoyed!

"I am almost done with organ refinement. I will strive to enter the martial path within a month!"

The Blood Qi Realm seemed not far away!

Li Xuan instantly disappeared from the chair, moving like divine thunder, and appeared in front of Xu Yan and Meng Chong.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong were startled. When did Master come?

For a moment, they felt a majestic divine aura!

"With your realms, your comprehension of the trigrams is also limited. Don't be too obsessed; follow your heart. When your realm improves, your horizons will broaden, and you will naturally have new insights."

Li Xuan glanced around and saw that the trigram diagram had been erased.

He knew that Xu Yan and Meng Chong's comprehension of the trigrams had come to an end.

So he spoke in a strict teacher's tone.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan and Meng Chong respectfully replied.

"Master, when I sparred with Hu Shan, I found that my sword technique seemed to use brute force and couldn't fully demonstrate my strength. So I want to learn swordsmanship!"

Meng Chong respectfully said.

Li Xuan was already prepared for this and intended to teach Meng Chong the sword technique he had created at an appropriate time.

So he asked, "What do you think is the essence of swordsmanship?"

Meng Chong was taken aback and couldn't help but ponder.

"Master teaches the essence, not the technique. What he teaches me is the essence of swordsmanship... What is the essence of swordsmanship?"

He drew the large cleaver he carried and said, "Master, the essence of swordsmanship is to kill enemies, to be fierce, to be brutal?"

Li Xuan, with his hands behind his back, in a strict teacher's manner, said, "Disciple, what you said is the ferocity of the sword, not the essence of swordsmanship.

"The essence of swordsmanship is not limited to being fierce or brutal.

"A sword can split the heavens and earth, cut through the universe, and be invincible.

"Standing in the world, dominating the world, even facing countless enemies, one must advance fearlessly!"

Meng Chong's heart was filled with excitement, and his face turned slightly red.

"Split the heavens and earth, cut through the universe, be invincible?"

He murmured, the more he repeated it, the more he felt its power and dominance. This was the true strength of swordsmanship.

"Please teach me, Master!"

Meng Chong said excitedly.

"The essence can only be comprehended. I will open this door for you, but whether you can comprehend it and step through it is up to you."

Li Xuan looked at him deeply.

Meng Chong took a deep breath and respectfully said, "Disciple understands and will not disappoint Master!"

"Good, very good!"

Li Xuan nodded.

"To step into the essence of swordsmanship, there is a foundation. Just like swordsmanship, only those with a clear sword heart can truly enter the path of swordsmanship.

"To step into the essence of swordsmanship, one must awaken the sword soul!"

Li Xuan said solemnly at the end.

Awaken the sword soul?!

Meng Chong was stunned. He thought that to step into the essence of swordsmanship, one needed a clear sword heart, but it turned out to be awakening the sword soul?

Xu Yan was also stunned.

Li Xuan saw their expressions and knew that his disciples thought the essence of swordsmanship required a clear sword heart, similar to a clear sword heart.

He chuckled in his heart: "The techniques I created are not so easy to guess."

"Master, what is the sword soul?"

Meng Chong was confused.

If entering the path of swordsmanship required a clear sword heart, he could try to emulate his senior brother and perhaps achieve it.

But awakening the sword soul was completely beyond his understanding.

What is the sword soul?

"The sword soul, simply put, is giving the sword a soul."

Li Xuan said in a deep voice, "It is a realm where the sword in your hand is like an extension of your body, sharp but not harmful to yourself.

"All swords in the world sing for me, and all serve me...

"It is similar to a clear sword heart."

Meng Chong fell into deep thought. It sounded too mystical. He looked at the sword in his hand, a fine sword, but it didn't feel like an extension of his body.

Li Xuan continued, "Awakening the sword soul is the foundation of the essence of swordsmanship. Whether it's a large sword, a small sword, a long sword, or a short sword, you can use them freely and dominate the world."

Meng Chong was stunned. He liked the large cleaver, which was powerful and fierce, but how could a short sword display such dominance?

This was the difference between sword techniques and the essence of swordsmanship.

In his mind, he imagined the dominance of cutting through the sky, splitting the heavens and earth, and shattering the universe.

His heart was filled with excitement and admiration.

"I must awaken the sword soul and step into the essence of swordsmanship!"

His breathing quickened, "Master, how can I awaken the sword soul?"

"Awakening the sword soul, besides self-enlightenment and the mystical search for your own sword soul, there is another method."

Li Xuan had already created a method to awaken the sword soul.

Whether it would succeed and whether it could be achieved was entirely up to Meng Chong.

"Master, what method?"

Meng Chong asked in surprise.

Compared to the mystical and uncertain enlightenment, having a method was easier to grasp.

"The method is to nurture the sword!"

Li Xuan said solemnly.

Meng Chong was stunned, "Nurture the sword? How?"

In the martial world, there was the concept of nurturing a sword, but it was just about maintaining the sword. Master's concept of nurturing a sword was clearly different!

"Nurture the sword with your body, your heart, your will, and yourself..."

Li Xuan's expression was solemn as he said, "The sword never leaves your side. Nurture it with your body, your heart, and your will. The sword is me, and I am the sword.

"Nurture your blood and qi in the sword, nurture your emotions in the sword, nurture your insights in the sword...

"When the time comes, when you feel a connection, when the sword and you resonate, when your heart and the sword are one, when your soul and the sword are one...

"That is the moment you draw the sword, and the sword soul awakens!"

Meng Chong was deeply moved. Nurturing the sword was so mystical?

"The sword and you resonate, your heart and the sword are one, my heart is the sword's heart, my soul is the sword's soul..."

Meng Chong murmured.

The more he repeated it, the more he was moved, feeling the power and mystery of the essence of swordsmanship.

Just awakening the sword soul was so mystical and unpredictable.

The more he repeated it, the more his heart was stirred, and his blood seemed to boil.

"Master, I will nurture the sword and awaken the sword soul!"

He said with determination.

"Then start nurturing the sword from today."

Li Xuan nodded.

"Yes, Master!"

Meng Chong took a deep breath, sheathed the large cleaver, and hung it close to his waist, holding the hilt with one hand.

But how to nurture the sword?

He was a bit lost and looked at Master.

"First, nurture the sword with your blood and qi. Nourish the sword with your blood and qi, nurture it with your body, heart, and will... This is all up to you. Nourishing with blood and qi is easy, but the heart and will are entirely up to you."

Li Xuan instructed.

"Master, I understand!"

Meng Chong took a deep breath.

He channeled his blood and qi into the sword, carefully nurturing it and feeling its changes, seeking how to nurture it with his heart.

Li Xuan added, "Don't forget to cultivate. Nurturing the sword should not interfere with your cultivation. True nurturing of the sword means not neglecting your cultivation.

"Otherwise, even if the sword is nurtured, you will be wasted.

"The nurtured sword will only be temporary."

He must prevent Meng Chong from getting obsessed with nurturing the sword and neglecting his cultivation, which would be putting the cart before the horse.

Nurturing the sword and awakening the sword soul are secondary; cultivation is the main path.

"Nurturing the sword is a long journey, all in the heart. If you don't achieve the Blood Qi Realm, nurture it until the Innate Realm. Persistence will always bear fruit. If you neglect cultivation, it will all be in vain."

Li Xuan's voice was like a bell, making Meng Chong feel a chill.

He suddenly came to his senses, cold sweat on his forehead.

"Thank you, Master, for waking me up. Otherwise, I would have been obsessed and neglected my own cultivation."

He respectfully said, "Thank you, Master, for your guidance. I understand and will not neglect my cultivation!"

"Good, focus on cultivation and improving your strength and realm. That is the most important."

Li Xuan nodded.

After speaking, his figure instantly disappeared.

Even Xu Yan, who was also at the Innate Realm, couldn't detect any trace.

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