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Chapter 136: Everlasting Life
Chapter 136: Everlasting Life
Huo Ran opened his eyes.
Chen Mu looked at his palm.
In his palm, a strand of lightning twisted like a thousand snakes, constantly bursting forth with rays of light and emitting a sizzling sound. It was no longer the faint lightning he had previously forced out with great effort, but rather, it was as if he had captured a genuine bolt of lightning in his palm, existing as if it were tangible!
Crackle!
Chen Mu clenched his five fingers, and the lightning crackled as he extinguished it with a squeeze.
"Intent Realm is about gradually comprehending the heavens and earth, drawing closer to them, and merging with their power. It's about using one's own comprehension to draw upon the might of the heavens and earth."
"No wonder the second step of the Intent Realm is a qualitative change."
"The first step of the Intent Realm merely allows one to glimpse the essence of the heavens and earth. It's forced out with one's own power, and it consumes one's spirit and vitality."
"But the second step of the Intent Realm is no longer about gathering power with one's own strength. Instead, it's about truly touching upon a strand of heavenly might, borrowed from the heavens and earth. It's an inexhaustible source of power."
Chen Mu exhaled slowly and sighed.
He had heard that at the Five Viscera Realm, the strong cultivators return to the origin of the five viscera, transforming their qi and blood into Essence Energy, forming a perfect internal cycle. Compared to Bone Forging Realm warriors, the biggest advantage is endurance.
A Bone Forging Realm cultivator can easily crush ordinary Sinew Transformation Realm warriors, but if they are besieged by a group of elite Sinew Transformation warriors in armor, along with a large number of soldiers surrounding them, they could be worn down to death.
After all, being armored and unarmored are two different concepts. Take the Protectorate Army outside the city, for example; with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, even though they are only at the Muscle Cultivation Realm, they are almost fully armed to the teeth. Bone Forging Realm cultivators are not invulnerable to all attacks, and if they stand still and are stabbed by a Muscle Cultivation Realm soldier, they will still get injured.
Not everyone has a body as sturdy as Chen Mu's.
Therefore, if one were to be surrounded by the Protectorate Army, even without the intervention of a Bone Forging Realm commander, the siege of the elite soldiers and officers below would make it difficult for a Bone Forging Realm cultivator to break free.
However, the Five Viscera Realm is different. With the return to the origin of the five viscera and the practice of internal breath, unless there is a special military formation to seal off the heavens and earth, the Essence Energy of the Five Viscera Realm cultivator will continuously draw from the heavens and earth and be transformed through the five viscera, almost never running out.
This is one of the reasons why it's difficult to defeat a Five Viscera Realm cultivator.
After all, as long as one is not deeply trapped in a siege by multiple opponents of the same level, they can always flee until the end of time. Their internal cycle is self-contained, and even if they don't eat or drink for a month, it won't affect them much. If they cultivate to the Hex Viscera Realm, it becomes even more enduring, almost possessing the ability to fast for extended periods without hindrance.
To rival a Five Viscera Realm cultivator, strength alone is insufficient. One needs a power source that is almost comparable, nearly everlasting, otherwise, even if one cultivates to the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound and Unblemished Jade Bone, perfecting one's physical body, and even if one's strength can directly clash with a Five Viscera Realm cultivator, if the opponent continuously engages in a battle of attrition, they will eventually be defeated due to the depletion of their qi and blood.
However, comprehending the second step of the Intent Realm is entirely different.
This is also a power source that is almost everlasting, drawing might directly from the heavens and earth. It's similar in concept to the internal and external cycles of the Five Viscera Realm, but its might is several times stronger than the first step.
"Now that I've taken this second step in the Thunder Vibration Diagram, Bone Forging Realm cultivators are no longer a threat. I wonder how I would fare against a Five Viscera Realm cultivator."
Chen Mu slowly stood up and looked out the window, hands behind his back.
The path to victory lies in the subtleties. When two novice martial artists clash, it often comes down to courage in the face of adversity. Courage can sometimes outweigh strength and technique.
Chen Mu's advantage lies in his physique, with a body almost as sturdy as a Bone Forging Realm cultivator. He could be said to surpass even a typical Bone Forging Realm cultivator. Advancing to the Five Viscera Realm doesn't significantly enhance one's physical body, and in this aspect, Chen Mu might still hold an advantage.
As for the second step of the Intent Realm, there is no clear conclusion as to whether it is stronger or weaker than the Essence Energy of a Five Viscera Realm cultivator.
As for technique,
he probably wouldn't surpass a Five Viscera Realm cultivator in that regard.
After all, those who have cultivated to the Five Viscera Realm are either like the ancestors of the He and Yu families, who have been immersed in cultivation for countless years, with far more experience in combat than Chen Mu, or they are the proud geniuses of various sects, possessing all sorts of legacies.
Unlike Chen Mu, who can only rely on himself to practice, gradually comprehending, and slowly figuring out techniques that suit him.
"Hmm, that's right."
Chen Mu suddenly remembered something and returned to the table, looking at the Thunder Vibration Diagram once more.
As he had expected, after reaching the second step of the Intent Realm, there wasn't much more to comprehend from the diagram. Chen Mu even felt that if he were to copy the diagram, the Intent Realm he depicted might be even deeper.
The diagram's level could no longer keep up with the height of the second step of the Intent Realm.
However,
Chen Mu was slightly surprised that even though the diagram was almost like a piece of scrap paper to him now, as he forcefully tried to comprehend it, the system panel could still gain experience from it! But the efficiency of experience gain had decreased significantly. In the past, he could accumulate enough experience in three months, but now it would take five or six months, which wasn't too long, but Chen Mu roughly estimated and couldn't help but shake his head.
Stepping into the first level of the Intent Realm only required one deduction attempt.
However, to take the second step, he exhausted two attempts.
Undoubtedly, to truly comprehend the third step, the required number of attempts would undoubtedly be higher, perhaps four or five, or even seven or eight. If he were to forcefully continue practicing the third step of the Thunder Vibration Diagram, his efficiency would be far too low.
In comparison, it might be faster for him to start practicing the Water Conduit Diagram from scratch, all the way to the third step, using the high-grade 'Water Conduit Diagram' copied by the Painting Saint's disciple from the Yu Family, rather than forcefully practicing the Thunder Vibration Diagram.
"If I could get my hands on the 'Sketch Eight Trigrams Diagram' or the legendary 'Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram', I could find a place to hide for ten years and practice the Heaven Earth Intent to the third step or even higher, becoming invincible before emerging into the world."
Chen Mu shook his head with a hint of regret.
This was naturally just his wild imagination. After all, not only the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram, but even the rumored Sketch Eight Trigrams Diagram, which was said to be fragmented, would likely attract the attention of major sects like the Seven Mysteries and Sky Sword if any copy were to appear.
Although the Sky Sword Sect and Blood Veil Tower didn't practice the Heaven Earth Eight Aspects Diagram, the Sketch Eight Trigrams Diagram represented a kind of comprehension of the essence of heaven and earth, and it was a rare treasure in the world. They could still use it for reference and even enlightenment.
"It's about time I take a look at the Yu Family's Intentional Image Chart."
Chen Mu took a deep breath.
As for the Bone Forging Pills, it was about time to give the remaining ones to Xu Hongyu.
After he had achieved minor success in Bone Forging, he didn't immediately give the remaining pills to Xu Hongyu. The main reason was that she wasn't ready to try Bone Forging yet and was still comprehending the Intent Realm, adjusting her Qi and blood. As for Chen Mu achieving minor success in Bone Forging within a short month, it was quite astonishing, but Xu Hongyu was no stranger to surprises. She had even managed to keep his mastery of two Intent Realms a secret from everyone, including Yu Zuyi.
As a sect that specialized in assassination, the Blood Veil Tower naturally had impressive intelligence channels. If the news of Chen Mu's mastery of two Intent Realms were to spread to more people, the situation from the previous night might have taken a significant turn.
Xu Hongyu's thoughts and actions on his behalf had indirectly influenced the current changes.
(End of Chapter)
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