Chapter 58

"Has the Sword Master ever heard of the 'Three Corpse Severance' technique?"

Zhuang Wudao looked blank. What was 'Three Corpse Severance'? Severing corpses? He really hadn’t heard of it.

"That makes sense. In your world, Sword Master, only those who have reached the Primordial Spirit Realm can truly come into contact with it."

The voice of 'Yun'er' said calmly, "The so-called 'Three Corpse Severance' is a method of cultivation in Daoism. It involves severing good thoughts, evil thoughts, and the self. I won’t elaborate on severing good and evil thoughts, as it’s merely about breaking through human attachments. As for 'severing the self,' it means overcoming oneself. Killing Feng San alone is not enough to greatly improve your fist technique. However, by breaking through this barrier, you can transcend your own limits, and the benefits to your essence and soul are indescribable. When your fist technique is executed, you can also infuse your mental will into it."

Zhuang Wudao listened to Yun'er’s mysterious explanation, half understanding and half not. However, he did gain some insight, which was why he had a vague feeling in Dongchuan Alley that if he could kill Feng San, his cultivation would greatly improve.

Thinking about it now, he felt a chill run down his spine. At that time, if there had been the slightest mistake, it would not have been Feng San who died, but him, Zhuang Wudao.

Especially those hook chains and Mr. Mo’s Fire Butterfly Technique, which still made him shudder when he thought about them.

In the past, when he fought, his style was always to run away at the first sign of trouble. As long as he could escape, he would never engage in a hard fight.

Three days ago, he must have been out of his mind to fight to the death with Feng San and the others, which was not like him at all.

Could this be what Yun'er called a 'natural warrior spirit'? If he encountered similar events in the future, wouldn’t he be risking his life?

Yun'er sensed his thoughts and said, "The so-called natural warrior spirit is unrelated to this. The details will be known to you in the future. As for why you wanted to kill Feng San three days ago, it was because at that time, your divine will was clear, and you had already seen that you had the power to defeat your enemy. If the opponent had been stronger, you would not have had this obsession. There’s no need for you to worry—"

The last few words were said with a hint of disdain and dissatisfaction.

Zhuang Wudao gave an awkward smile, pretending not to hear Yun'er’s sarcasm. His ambition was to achieve the Primordial Spirit Realm as soon as possible and become a superior person, so he valued his life greatly.

Having resolved his doubts, Zhuang Wudao then asked curiously, "Why haven’t I seen you in my dreams these past two days?"

For several consecutive days, he couldn’t enter that dream world. He found himself missing the graceful and refined figure in the seven-colored chaotic world. A day without seeing her felt like three autumns.

"The path of cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation. After more than twenty days of intense cultivation, both your mind and body are fatigued. This fatigue is not obvious but accumulates in your body, becoming a hidden obstacle. These few days of poisoning are actually a good time for you to rest."

Yun'er’s voice was slightly hesitant, and she continued, "That dream world is not without a cost. The mental energy consumed is either yours or mine, the sword spirit."

Zhuang Wudao was silent. He had never known that the sword spirit of Qingyun Sword bore such a cost every time he entered the dream.

He woke up every day feeling refreshed and energetic, having practiced martial arts with Yun'er all night without feeling tired. It was clear who was bearing the cost. He was both worried and guilty.

"I’m fine. Even though I’m not at my peak, Qingyun is still one of the best divine weapons in the world. A few days of rest will be enough to recover. Once you achieve the Golden Core Realm, I can manifest outside, and there will be no need for this."

Yun'er comforted him, "As for you, these few days in your dreams, it seems you have some lingering concerns. It seems you have experienced some tragic events in the past. If these obsessions are not removed, they will eventually become a heart demon."

Heart demon?

Zhuang Wudao’s eyes narrowed, and his lips curled coldly. It already was! This was his lifelong obsession, his heart demon. He feared he would never be able to forget or cut it off.

After a moment of silence, Yun'er knew that Zhuang Wudao did not want to talk more about this matter and changed the subject, "It’s very good that you can use the 'Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Fist' to understand the Dragon Seizing technique! I’m very happy and surprised. That Dragon Seizing Tiger Shaking technique is not inferior to the fourth-grade supreme level mystic arts."

Speaking of his mastery of the mystic arts, Zhuang Wudao smiled happily, feeling a bit proud. The 'Yun'er' in his memory had never praised him like this.

But was the 'Dragon Seizing Tiger Shaking' technique only at the fourth-grade supreme level? He had originally thought it would at least be at the third-grade extraordinary level.

"Sword Master, you should know that the power of pseudo-mystic arts is usually only 60-80% of the power of true mystic arts. The same mystic arts will drop one level in rank. Even with just this pseudo-mystic art, your power already surpasses many people’s innate mystic arts. If you are still disappointed and discouraged, wouldn’t others not even have a reason to live?"

Zhuang Wudao was relieved, "Then what level is Beiting Wan’er’s 'Hundred Cuts Thousand Edges'?"

Still with a young heart, he was competitive and really didn’t want to lose to that woman.

"It’s also supreme!" Yun'er’s voice was calm, "However, in terms of practicality and power, you are superior to her."

Zhuang Wudao was not surprised. Although he hadn’t won, he hadn’t lost either. His ambition grew even more. After the mystic arts took shape, they were hard to change. However, they could be slightly improved without altering the fundamentals.

The 'Dragon Seizing Tiger Shaking' technique was something he had suddenly understood, and it still had many flaws. Once these could be remedied, there would be much room for improvement.

What he needed to do first was to truly integrate the geomagnetic primordial energy into the 'Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Fist,' making the two fuse into one.

This would greatly benefit his improvement of the 'Dragon Seizing Tiger Shaking' technique.

However, Yun'er seemed unconvinced and harshly criticized his confidence, "I have never heard of anyone creating a complete fist technique before reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm. Even if it’s just for combat, not cultivation, it’s still very troublesome. Each realm of cultivation has different combat techniques that need to be constantly improved. Are you sure you’re not going crazy?"

Zhuang Wudao was annoyed and stopped talking to Yun'er. He continued to practice his fist technique in the spirit room, step by step.

Finally, after completing the Sword Cultivation Technique for three cycles, he remembered something. The spatial ring he had taken from Xu Daxian that day. He hadn’t had the chance to examine its contents yet.

When Zhuang Wudao was unconscious, Qin Feng had helped him gather his belongings, placing the ring and the Qingyun Sword together.

Zhuang Wudao found the ring and first took out the few books from it. They were all fist manuals, of low grade and very common, with no value.

Only two of them caught his attention.

One was the 'Three Primordial Talisman Book,' which contained methods for drawing various spirit talismans, more than a dozen in total.

The other was even more interesting to Zhuang Wudao. It was called the 'Tianxuan World Illuminating True Scripture,' with only nine pages. However, it was a cultivation method for spiritual energy, detailing the cultivation methods for each of the six stages of spirit nurturing, with meticulous detail.

Zhuang Wudao’s eyes lit up. This book was truly rare. If he sold it to merchants who dealt with cultivators in the city, he could get more than 500 gold pieces.

External techniques were easy to find, but internal techniques were hard to come by. Spirit nurturing methods were even rarer.

Even if this book could only cultivate up to the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Realm, it was still a valuable cultivation method that wealthy families would pay a fortune for.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t be copied. When he touched the book, he could feel a thread of 'true essence' flowing within it, guiding the user to cultivate spirit nurturing.

The 'true essence' inside was almost depleted, enough to help only three more people reach the Qi Condensation Realm.

The human body diagrams in the book were extremely realistic, almost lifelike. Each word seemed to contain a mysterious power.

It was impossible to forge or copy the book. Even if the text and diagrams were copied, it wouldn’t allow the user to cultivate spiritual energy.

What Zhuang Wudao was most interested in were the dozen or so techniques recorded in the 'Tianxuan World Illuminating True Scripture.' Among them was the Fire Butterfly Technique that Mr. Mo had used.

Once a cultivator reached the Qi Condensation Realm, they could use Daoist techniques. However, for cultivators like him who started with external techniques, their physical bodies were extremely strong, but they found it difficult to master Daoist techniques. Many people could only use them after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Zhuang Wudao was about to enter the Qi Condensation Realm in a few days. Although he wasn’t worried about himself, he wanted to be prepared. Daoist techniques and martial arts were hard to compare, but the former had various divine and mysterious powers that martial arts couldn’t match.

Learning some techniques early wouldn’t hurt. He didn’t want to always rely on one path. Practicing both would avoid any weaknesses.

However, the Lichen Academy had no books on Daoist techniques, and Yun'er never mentioned them. Zhuang Wudao had been curious about the mysteries of Daoist techniques for a long time.

"Sword Master, there’s no need to abandon the fundamental for the trivial. I can teach you Daoist techniques in the future. Although I am a sword spirit, I remember many unique Daoist techniques, such as moving mountains and seas, summoning winds and praying for rain, all of which are possible. However, it’s not the right time now."

Zhuang Wudao was surprised but, remembering that the Lichen Sect did not teach Daoist techniques in any of its academies, he was relieved.

The Lichen Sect must have its reasons. Whether he learned these techniques early or late shouldn’t matter.

Besides the Daoist techniques, the 'Tianxuan World Illuminating True Scripture' had another surprise for him. If he followed the cultivation method in the book, he could open two pseudo-spiritual orifices before reaching the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.

After Zhuang Wudao finished reading the scripture, Yun'er said thoughtfully, "In that case, Sword Master, you can try to cultivate this scripture. One of the spiritual orifices mentioned is unknown even to me. If my guess is correct, this 'Tianxuan World Illuminating True Scripture' must have a significant origin. Unfortunately, it is incomplete and doesn’t even reach the Foundation Establishment Realm."

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