Chapter 236: Primordial Divine Bone, A New Era

Chapter 236: Primordial Divine Bone, A New Era

Li Xuan was startled as the Great Dao Golden Book opened on its own. Meng Chong had just broken through and was still consolidating his foundation, so he wouldn't be advancing to the Unbreakable Golden Body anytime soon.

Su Lingxiu had also only broken through recently.

The feedback from the Great Dao Golden Book must be from Xu Yan. Had he broken through, or had he defeated another Heavenly Man warrior?

"Your disciple, Xie Tianheng, whom you guided in the path of the sword, has successfully cultivated the sword techniques you created. He has entered the realm of Sword Heart Clarity, enhancing your Heart Sword Domain."

Surprisingly, the feedback from the Great Dao Golden Book was not about Xu Yan but about Xie Tianheng!

He had achieved Sword Heart Clarity!

Li Xuan was stunned. Xie Tianheng had become the second person to attain Sword Heart Clarity in the sword techniques he had fabricated.

Although he had received guidance from Li Xuan and gained his insight, it still spoke volumes about Xie Tianheng's extraordinary talent in swordsmanship.

His talent even surpassed that of Xie Lingfeng.

Of course, Xie Tianheng's long accumulation of experience also played a part. After all, Xie Lingfeng was younger and had not cultivated swordsmanship for as long as his father.

"No wonder he was able to comprehend Sword Intent. What an impressive talent!" Li Xuan exclaimed.

The comprehension of Sword Intent filled a missing link in the sword techniques Li Xuan had created, making them more accessible and reducing the talent requirement for cultivation.

"Now that he has achieved Sword Heart Clarity and comprehended Sword Intent, it won't be long before he understands Sword Will," Li Xuan mused, curious about what kind of Sword Will Xie Tianheng would manifest.

"Xie Tianheng should be arriving at Canglan Island soon, right?" Li Xuan looked forward to his arrival.

Since Xie Tianheng had broken through, Xie Lingfeng wouldn't be far behind.

Li Xuan was about to inscribe the pattern from the second page of the Grand Desolation Tome into the Great Dao Golden Book, intending to create an even more advanced array using the laws of the world as a foundation.

Suddenly, the Great Dao Golden Book shone with golden light once more.

"Has Xie Lingfeng broken through as well?" Li Xuan's first thought was that Xie Lingfeng had achieved Sword Heart Clarity.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has condensed the intent of the world into his own, comprehending the true intent of martial arts and breaking through to the Divine Will realm. Your Divine Will has increased a hundredfold."

Li Xuan was taken aback.

Xu Yan had broken through to the Divine Will realm, and the feedback from the Great Dao Golden Book indicated a hundredfold increase in his Divine Will.

In that instant, Li Xuan felt as if his Divine Will had undergone a transformation. With a single thought, the range of his Divine Will expanded a hundredfold!

The enhancement of his Divine Will also meant that he could now connect with his Godly Avatar's consciousness from a much greater distance.

Previously, he could only do so within a twenty-li radius, but now it had increased to a hundred li!

Although it wasn't as dramatic as a hundredfold increase, the improvement was still astonishing.

The strengthening of his Divine Will signified a significant boost in his strength. A single thought could now exert pressure on the soul of weaker Heavenly Man warriors.

His Sword Will, Blade Will, and other wills also intensified with the enhancement of his Divine Will.

Li Xuan was thrilled, for the hundredfold increase in Divine Will also meant that he would have more time to utilize the Great Dao Golden Book, allowing him to perfect various cultivation techniques more effectively.

For example, the Grand Desolation Martial Arts still lacked certain martial techniques and secret arts.

Currently, Grand Desolation warriors primarily relied on techniques and secret arts from the Inner Realm Martial Arts.

Now, he could create some unique martial techniques and secret arts for the Grand Desolation path.

The cultivation techniques practiced by his three disciples, Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Su Lingxiu, were too profound and abstruse for ordinary warriors to cultivate. They required exceptionally high talent.

It was time to create more accessible and widespread cultivation techniques.

The Great Dao Golden Book shone with golden light once more.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has broken through to the Divine Will realm and transformed into a Divine Bone. You have obtained the Primordial Divine Bone."

As expected, Xu Yan had accumulated enough to transform himself as he broke through.

Divine Bone!

As the Great Dao Golden Book conveyed this information, Li Xuan's heart trembled. This Primordial Divine Bone was extraordinary, surpassing even the Spirit Bone, and seemed to possess a hint of divinity.

"With his current strength as a Divine Bone and Spirit Body, Xu Yan has no equal below the Refining God Heavenly Man realm," Li Xuan thought.

With Xu Yan's newfound power, he could even provoke a Refining God Heavenly Man and get away unscathed.

"The Lingyu Martial Arts are flourishing, and Su Lingxiu, being of Lingyu bloodline, possesses a special physique. It seems that the pride of Lingyu must have this unique physique," Li Xuan mused.

And those with such exceptional physiques could not be underestimated.

Of course, within the same realm, Xu Yan would still overwhelmingly dominate.

However, if the gap between their realms exceeded a major level, whether Xu Yan could easily crush his opponent would be uncertain.

Powerful Refining God Heavenly Men were undoubtedly the pride of their respective sects, possessing unique physiques and strength far beyond that of ordinary Refining God Heavenly Men.

Therefore, Xu Yan's current strength was not yet sufficient.

Only by breaking through to the Godly Origin realm could he truly become invincible against any Refining God Heavenly Man.

"Now that he's in the Divine Will realm, he should be close to comprehending the techniques of the Divine Might realm," Li Xuan speculated excitedly.

The Divine Might realm was one that Li Xuan had fabricated, and it was incredibly powerful.

Once one achieved Divine Might, they could easily overpower Refining God Heavenly Men.

However, the Divine Might realm was profound, and what kind of divine might one would manifest upon breaking through was uncertain.

With Xu Yan's breakthrough, Li Xuan calculated that it wouldn't be long before Xu Yan returned.

"I should start preparing the martial arts cultivation techniques for after the Divine Might realm," Li Xuan thought to himself.

While Divine Might was strong, it was not the pinnacle of martial arts. The cultivation techniques for the subsequent realms needed to be devised as well.

However, there was no rush, as the realms beyond Divine Might required careful consideration.

Li Xuan inscribed the laws of the world from the second page of the Grand Desolation Tome into the Great Dao Golden Book, attempting to create an even more advanced array. But it was no easy task.

"It's time to create a Grand Desolation Martial Arts manual," Li Xuan decided.

He intended to devise martial techniques, secret arts, and other cultivation techniques unique to the Grand Desolation path.

With his strength at the Godly Origin realm and the assistance of the Great Dao Golden Book, creating martial techniques and cultivation methods below the Comprehension level wouldn't be too difficult.

As for techniques and secret arts above the Comprehension level, there was no immediate rush since the current cultivation levels of Grand Desolation warriors only reached the Innate realm.

Moreover, the techniques and secret arts he created were not limited to those below the Comprehension level.

Li Xuan spent several days creating the preliminary Grand Desolation Martial Arts manual, which encompassed movement techniques, stepping techniques, qi and blood cultivation, qi and blood secret arts, true qi cultivation, true qi secret arts, and true yuan cultivation and secret arts.

It was quite comprehensive, comprising dozens of martial techniques and secret arts.

Li Xuan handed this Grand Desolation Martial Arts manual to Peng Yuan, asking them to study and comprehend it. With this manual as a foundation, these Martial Arts Scholars could then research and develop cultivation techniques unique to the Grand Desolation path instead of being constrained by the framework of the Inner Realm Martial Arts.

Peng Yuan and the others were thrilled and immediately immersed themselves in studying and researching the manual day and night.

This Grand Desolation Martial Arts manual was not overly complex, and with their decent talents and dedication to the study of martial arts, Peng Yuan and his colleagues would undoubtedly be able to comprehend it.

After completing this task, Li Xuan's thoughts turned to finding his fourth disciple.

"It seems I'll have to go to the Lingyu Realm to find a disciple," Li Xuan sighed.

He took out the Grand Desolation Tome and began to delve into the laws of the world inscribed on the third page.

On the Spirit Platform, the Great Dao Golden Book opened, and golden light surged forth.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has slain a Heavenly Man warrior, enhancing your Sword Will."

Li Xuan was taken aback. It hadn't been long since Xu Yan's breakthrough, and now he had killed a Heavenly Man?

Had he attracted the pursuit of others? Had he offended some major power in Lingyu?

In the days following Xu Yan's first kill, he went on to slay three more Heavenly Men. Li Xuan surmised that Xu Yan had likely offended some force in Lingyu.

"I hope he hasn't provoked a Refining God Heavenly Man," Li Xuan muttered to himself.

And so, on this day, the Purple Cloud Country collapsed.

The Purple Cloud Emperor went missing.

The powerful members of the Purple Cloud Country's royalty announced that the country would be merged into the Grand Desolation, thus completely replacing the Inner Realm.

A new era had truly arrived in the Inner Realm.

Xie Tianheng arrived at Canglan Island, but after achieving Sword Heart Clarity, he was unable to immediately comprehend Sword Intent.

"Xie Tianheng, pays his respects to Senior!"

Xie Tianheng was neither arrogant nor proud, at least not in front of Li Xuan.

"Not bad. To achieve Sword Heart Clarity in such a short time shows your exceptional talent in the Sword Dao."

Li Xuan nodded.

"I thank you, Senior, for your guidance in the Sword Dao. Without your teachings, I would never have had the chance to attain Sword Heart Clarity. Only by entering the gate of the Sword Dao did I realize its profound mysteries.

"From now on, I, Xie Tianheng, am your disciple in the path of the Sword Dao!"

Xie Tianheng bowed respectfully.

He had devoted his life to the study and love of the Sword Dao, and after comprehending the Sword Dao's momentum, he believed himself to be the number one Sword Dao practitioner in all of history.

Now that Xie Tianheng wanted to become his disciple in the Sword Dao, Li Xuan did not object.

He would be merely a Sword Dao apprentice, not a formal disciple, as Xie Tianheng's Sword Momentum had filled a gap in Li Xuan's Sword Dao lineage, making him a reasonable addition.

"But you've encountered a bottleneck in comprehending Sword Intent?" Li Xuan asked.

"Yes, please guide me, Senior!" Xie Tianheng replied eagerly.

"Sword Intent can be your own heart's intent, the intent of your sword momentum, or the intent of your sword techniques. It is a profound concept that can only be self-realized. I will give you some pointers.

"Since you have comprehended Sword Momentum, you can use that as a foundation to understand Sword Intent.

"You can also use one of your proficient sword techniques as a basis for comprehending Sword Intent..."

Li Xuan was well-prepared and began to guide Xie Tianheng.

"Thank you, Senior!"

After bowing respectfully, Xie Tianheng left to return to Sword Sovereign Cliff to meditate on Sword Intent.

"I wonder what kind of Sword Intent Xie Tianheng will be able to comprehend? Will I receive feedback from every practitioner of my Sword Dao who comprehends Sword Intent?" Li Xuan couldn't help but look forward to it.

Sword Intent was not easily comprehended; it required considerable talent. Most practitioners of his fabricated Sword Dao who comprehended Sword Intent would likely provide him with feedback.

In this way, the number of Sword Intents he mastered would increase over time.

After thinking about the Sword Dao, Li Xuan turned his thoughts to the Blade Dao, glancing at Meng Chong and shaking his head. As for the Blade Dao, he would leave it to fate.

Meng Chong had not comprehended any further Blade Intent. For him, continually improving and perfecting his Blade Dao, taking it to the extreme, was his unique talent.

"Since there is Sword Intent and Blade Intent, there should naturally also be Fist Intent and Battle Intent. These are types of Martial Dao Insights unique to the Grand Desolation Martial Dao.

"Only those who can enter such Insights are truly the proud geniuses of the Grand Desolation Martial Dao.

"I should also improve the Insights. This is a standard feature for geniuses, and Fist Intent and Battle Intent should also have a direction for comprehension.

"Just like the Sword Dao, one can start with Sword Momentum and then comprehend Sword Intent.

"Insights also have varying strengths. The Sword Intent comprehended by Xie Tianheng will inevitably be inferior to Xu Yan's.

"Xu Yan and Meng Chong are the true pinnacles when it comes to Insights."

Li Xuan had more ideas about improving the Grand Desolation Martial Dao.

"It's not easy to comprehend Insights in the Dan Medic Martial Dao, but the Dan Medic Martial Cultivators' longevity, coupled with the sharp awareness required for pill concoction, can be similar to Insights.

"Sulingxiu is the pioneer of the Dan Medic Martial Dao, and she should also cultivate some unique abilities of Dan Medic Martial Cultivators."

Li Xuan thought about the Dan Medic Martial Dao.

Dan Medic Martial Cultivators were not known for their combat prowess, so they lacked in terms of Insights.

However, the longevity and sharp awareness required for pill concoction among Dan Medic Martial Cultivators could make up for this deficiency.

While studying the third page of the Grand Desolation Tome and slowly creating an even more advanced array, Li Xuan also took the time to research the Grand Desolation Martial Dao, particularly the theories related to Insights.

After the Inner Realm was officially replaced by the Grand Desolation, the Grand Desolation Martial Dao flourished.

Li Xuan could see that the number of his Thousand Martial God Shadows was constantly increasing, and the martial techniques they mastered were also evolving.

"When the number of practitioners of the Martial Dao you created reaches ten thousand, you will obtain the Ten Thousand Martial God Shadows!"

The number of Grand Desolation Martial Cultivators had reached ten thousand.

Li Xuan was curious. "If the number of God Shadows continues to increase, will they undergo a transformation?"

"It's been some time since Xu Yan last killed a Heavenly Man warrior. He should be returning soon, right?"

Li Xuan thought of his senior disciple, Xu Yan, again.

It had been a while since the Great Dao Golden Book had recorded any feedback from Xu Yan's killing of Heavenly Men.

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In the Cloudsoaring Pavilion, Yun Miaomiao, clad in plain white clothes, leaned against the window, her gaze fixed on the horizon in the direction of Canglan Island.

"That rascal Xu Yan has entered Lingyu, I wonder how he's doing. I hope he hasn't been captured and turned into someone's slave," the Cloudsoaring Grand Master said with a smile.

"Master!" Yun Miaomiao shot her a glare.

"My dear disciple, when the time comes for the Yu Jade Token, you can enter Lingyu and take Xu Yan away. Then you can keep him as your little slave and be with him all the time," the Cloudsoaring Grand Master suggested with a mischievous smile.

"Master, you must not have such thoughts. Otherwise, you will suffer a terrible fate. Xu Yan is no ordinary man. Even in Lingyu, he is an unmatched genius," Yun Miaomiao said solemnly.

"Alright, alright, I get it," the Cloudsoaring Grand Master said, rolling her eyes.

"The Inner Realm has become history, and now we have the Grand Desolation," she sighed, unable to hide her emotions as she witnessed the rapid changes that had taken place in such a short time.

"I have a feeling that there will be a confrontation between the Grand Desolation and Lingyu," the Cloudsoaring Grand Master said gravely.

"That has nothing to do with us. My disciple holds the Grand Vague Jade Token and will become a disciple of the Grand Vague Sect. They will not be involved in such disputes," Yun Miaomiao said. "I wonder if the Sect Founder is still alive."

"She should be," the Cloudsoaring Grand Master replied uncertainly.

"According to the lineage of our sect, the Sect Founder was badly injured by the Demon Lord in the past and was saved by the Founder. She left behind the Jade Token, and when the gate to Lingyu opens, the holder of the token can enter and become a disciple of the Grand Vague Sect.

"The cultivation techniques you and I practice were passed down by the Sect Founder."

The Cloudsoaring Grand Master reminisced about the sect's secret history.

(End of Chapter)

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