Chapter 9

However... What's with the martial god statue in my mind palace? How did it skyrocket to the second realm of literary cultivation, the Heart Refinement stage, in just one night? And it's clearly not that..."

After understanding, Wu Yuanxin was even more puzzled.

A clear image forming in the mind palace is a sign of the second realm of literary cultivation, Heart Refinement, just like the spirit soul image of the first realm of martial cultivation, the Qi Condensation stage.

Wu Yuanxin's mental energy indeed surged, increasing by more than five or six times, comparable to the seventh or eighth level of the first realm of literary cultivation, the Clear Heart stage. It was clearly inferior to Heart Refinement literary cultivators in quality, but he possessed "spiritual awareness" just like them.

More importantly, the image in the mind palace of Heart Refinement literary cultivators is purely formed by mental energy. Wu Yuanxin's spirit soul image was clearly not, as it contained other elements, yet it wasn't something mysterious like a soul.

"Could it be the martial god inheritance?"

Wu Yuanxin pondered, not expecting the martial god inheritance to manifest in his mind, creating a "pseudo Heart Refinement" literary cultivator.

Perhaps, it could be used to intimidate others?!

Literary and martial paths each have only three realms, and Heart Refinement literary cultivators are considered experts, with far fewer numbers and higher status than Qi Condensation martial cultivators!

Mental energy poured out, and the details of the surroundings within dozens of meters appeared in Wu Yuanxin's mind, as clear as an image, quite mysterious and profound.

No wonder mental energy, when powerful enough, is called "spiritual awareness." It is indeed a strange and agile perception, a different kind of seeing and knowing!

"Thinking too much is futile if the realm isn't reached! Anyway, literary cultivation is mainly auxiliary. Without reaching a profound realm, the power will always be insufficient! It's better to practice the *Wuquan* and quickly advance to the martial cultivation realm. The self-protection ability of literary cultivators can't compare to martial cultivators!"

Wu Yuanxin digested the insights and information that would normally take a long time to absorb in just a few dozen breaths and made a decision and a clear choice.

This is the subtlety of literary cultivation, perhaps the most powerful and attractive aspect of it!

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"Hard, soft, light, heavy, grab, entangle, lead, penetrate, break..."

Wu Yuanxin slowly and steadily practiced the *Wuquan* techniques, sensing the subtlety of the *Wuquan*. On the surface, it looked like slow motion, with no power at all!

The *Wuquan* seems simple, with only nine techniques, known as the Nine Martial God Fists.

However, the basic variations of the Nine Martial God Fists are as high as eighty-one, integrating the essence of various basic martial arts. If you add the variations of simulating weapons like swords, spears, axes, and shields with your hands, the secondary variations exceed three thousand. If you add the detailed combinations, the number of things to pay attention to reaches tens of thousands.

Just the terrifying amount of data is enough to overwhelm those with poorer talent. Wu Yuanxin, due to obtaining the true inheritance, had all the variations imprinted in his mind. Otherwise, just remembering and digesting them would take a long time!

"Crackling..."

Wu Yuanxin only practiced the "Nine Martial God Fists," paying attention to the eighty-one standard movements derived from the integration of various basic martial arts.

A continuous, dense sound like popping beans echoed, and grayish-white impurities seeped out from his pores, filling the courtyard with a faint, pungent, and sour smell!

The sixth level of the Body Tempering stage, the Blood Refinement realm, naturally advanced to the seventh level, the Marrow Refinement realm, with a significant increase in strength.

This is the magic and profundity of the *Wuquan*, with extraordinary effects on body tempering.

Of course, the main reasons were Wu Yuanxin's accumulated strength and the mysterious changes in his body.

Generally, each level of the Body Tempering stage increases strength by about three hundred pounds (a rough estimate of the strength of both hands, which also applies to the following text). Reaching the perfect Body Tempering stage means about three thousand pounds of strength, which is the normal situation.

In common knowledge, martial cultivators in the Body Tempering stage with over five thousand pounds of strength are considered geniuses.

Normally, the human body's limit is ten thousand pounds of strength.

The Qi Condensation and Spirit Refinement stages have special strength enhancements, which are not included.

In the Body Tempering stage, pure physical strength exceeding ten thousand pounds, besides being a genius, also requires extraordinary talent, known as "innate divine strength." Otherwise, no matter how high the talent or how strong the potential, it remains within ten thousand pounds.

According to the above understanding, the strength of a typical seventh-level Body Tempering martial cultivator is about two thousand pounds, equivalent to about seventy jin or about seventeen dan, which is a significant dividing line for martial cultivators. In the military, strong bows are measured in dan, with one dan being one hundred and twenty pounds. A ten-dan archer is considered the most elite soldier, capable of piercing through metal and armor!

Now...

Wu Yuanxin, just entering the seventh level of Body Tempering, felt his strength was about eight thousand pounds. This was about four times higher than ordinary martial cultivators and more than twice as strong as his previous self.

Besides the power of the *Martial God Heart Sutra*, the main reason was the mysterious fusion of his past and present selves, becoming one.

With such strength, at just the seventh level of Body Tempering, Wu Yuanxin absolutely belonged to the "innate divine strength" category, and breaking through ten thousand pounds of strength would be no problem!

"Strike, grab, slap, charge, pull..."

Another round of *Wuquan*, still only nine fists and eighty-one variations. Wu Yuanxin again felt a significant increase in strength, and even if he hadn't truly reached ten thousand pounds of strength, it was very close!

Whether in realm or strength, the higher the level, the harder it is to improve.

Wu Yuanxin, in the midst of a qualitative breakthrough, saw his strength grow at an astonishing rate.

"According to the memory of my previous self and the knowledge from my past life, Li Yuanba, known as the monkey demon, used a single four-hundred-pound hammer, equivalent to a thousand pounds. He wielded it as if it were a finger, light as nothing! Li Yuanba's strength should be over thirty thousand pounds... With my two-in-one fusion and the *Martial God Heart Sutra*, my strength is just a fraction of his. Is he even human? Could he really be a monkey spirit?"

Wu Yuanxin, based on the memory of his previous self and the knowledge from his past life, pondered his place in this world, feeling an unbearable excitement and curiosity about the various geniuses of the Sui and Tang dynasties!

Looking forward to the day when he would compete with the geniuses of the Sui and Tang dynasties!

At the very least... at the very least, he wanted to witness it, to make his life worthwhile!

"The Four Fierce, the Four Absolute, and the Thirteen Heroes, the super warriors from my past life's memory, are unknown and undetermined!"

"As the saying goes: When the world is in chaos, demons will rise!"

"According to the memory of my previous self, there are already four demons who have shaken the world! It's said that each of them is a non-human existence, with strength beyond the human realm, surpassing the limitations of realms, and cannot be described as geniuses. They are beyond human control. Even at a young age, even the Three Immortals and Four Demons find it difficult to completely suppress them. What kind of existence are they? Although my previous self only heard rumors and never truly witnessed them, their fame is significant. But where there's smoke, there's fire!"

Thinking of this, Wu Yuanxin was even more eager to leave the Wu family and explore the world, but he quickly composed himself and buried himself in cultivation...

Heroes emerge in times of chaos!

This is a wondrous world!

With his talent, opportunities, and encounters, he could look down on the Wu family. But looking at the world, he might not even rank among the Thirteen Heroes, let alone others. What is there to be proud of or complacent about?

During practice, a vague shadow appeared behind Wu Yuanxin, with a thousand arms, fierce and domineering, looking down on all directions!

This is the spirit soul image, a manifestation of the integration of blood and qi, physical strength, and martial will!

Of course, Wu Yuanxin has not yet truly formed it; it's just a sign of it!

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