Chapter 381: Surpassing the Breaking of the Void, Becoming One with the Heavens and Earth

Chapter 381: Surpassing the Breaking of the Void, Becoming One with the Heavens and Earth

Jiang Buping was thrilled beyond measure. There existed such a profound and powerful martial art in this world, far surpassing his imagination and everything he knew about martial arts. It was like comparing heaven and earth.

The power of the Extreme Soul Martial Art even went beyond his understanding of martial arts.

Opportunity!

His big opportunity had arrived.

Finally, he saw a chance to rise, and one day, he would be able to quell the unyielding resentment in his heart!

"Master, I will diligently cultivate and never disappoint your expectations!" Jiang Buping bowed respectfully.

"The path of martial arts is long and boundless, with no end in sight. Work hard on your cultivation. I will teach you the methods of the Extreme Soul Martial Art. Once you succeed in merging the Unyielding Qi into your soul and cultivate an Unyielding Soul, you will be restored," Li Xuan said as he began to impart the Extreme Soul Martial Art to Jiang Buping.

Jiang Buping listened respectfully, afraid to miss even the tiniest detail, especially the method to resolve the Unyielding Qi.

"Have you memorized it?" Li Xuan asked after explaining the martial art.

"Disciple has memorized it!" Jiang Buping replied respectfully.

"Good!" Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction. However, he still went over the key points again to ensure that Jiang Buping fully understood.

"Thank you, Master, for imparting your teachings!" Jiang Buping expressed his gratitude with a respectful bow.

"Take your time to comprehend it, and strive to achieve success in your cultivation soon," Li Xuan nodded.

"Yes, Master!" Jiang Buping took a deep breath, his eyes filled with determination. He was about to go into seclusion to comprehend the Extreme Soul Martial Art.

However, the Unyielding Qi constantly affected him, making it difficult to concentrate his consciousness. This meant that the difficulty of comprehending the martial art had increased significantly.

Nevertheless, he already had a solution—to stimulate his consciousness with pain and force himself to focus, just like he did during his previous battle with the True Mountain King.

"Fifth Junior Brother, your soul is affected by the Unyielding Qi, making it hard to concentrate. I have a pill that can help you focus your mind," Su Lingxiu said with a smile.

"Really? Thank you, Senior Sister!" Jiang Buping was overjoyed.

"This pill is specially refined by me for you. After taking it, it will constantly stimulate your soul, lift your spirits, and nourish your soul. One pill can maintain your mental state for six hours," Su Lingxiu said as she handed a bottle of pills to Jiang Buping.

This pill was a product of her research into the Unyielding Qi, especially Jiang Buping's condition.

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Jiang Buping was delighted.

"If you need more pills, just let me know, and I'll refine them for you," Su Lingxiu smiled.

"Yes, Senior Sister!" Jiang Buping was deeply grateful.

"Fifth Junior Brother, I specialize in artifact refinement. Here are a few divine artifacts that can assist you. This is an array plate that can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth..." Fang Hao also took out several artifacts and explained their functions.

"Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother!" Jiang Buping was stunned. The items his senior brothers and sisters casually gave him were all treasures beyond his imagination, each with its unique wonders.

Even in the Tai Kun Realm, one of the top realms in the Divine Realm, there had never been such mysterious treasures.

Xu Yan smiled and said, "As for your senior brother, I cultivate pure martial arts, so I don't have any artifacts to give you. However, if you have any questions about martial arts, I can offer you some advice."

Meng Chong rubbed his bald head and said with a chuckle, "I cultivate the physical martial arts. If you want to know how to utilize your physical body, come to me."

Jiang Buping's heart was stirred. Each of his senior brothers and sisters was extraordinary. With such a powerful and mystical sect, who could stop him from rising?

After Li Xuan finished imparting the Extreme Soul Martial art to Jiang Buping, the five disciples interacted and bonded while Li Xuan quietly turned his attention to the Daoist Canon of the Small Heaven Eye.

Small Heaven Eye:

Completeness of the Art: Medium

Difficulty of Comprehension: High

Difficulty of Cultivation: High

This was a simplified version of the Heaven Eye, and the foundation for cultivating the Heaven Eye. Li Xuan had spent a lot of effort to create this art.

"The Small Heaven Eye is already very powerful. However, comprehending and cultivating it is no easy task. As for whether there are any heavenly treasures that can aid in its cultivation, that's for the disciples to explore," Li Xuan thought to himself.

Next, he would impart the Small Heaven Eye to Xu Yan and the other three.

As for Jiang Buping, he cultivated the Extreme Soul Martial Art, and the Small Heaven Eye was not suitable for him. However, the Extreme Soul Martial Art also had its unique abilities.

Moreover, since the Extreme Soul Martial Art focused on the soul, it naturally possessed certain abilities to see through illusions.

After Jiang Buping achieved success in his cultivation, Li Xuan would create and impart some unique abilities suitable for the Extreme Soul Martial Art.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong were also about to venture out and roam the world, such as visiting the Wan Lei Zong and Tian Wu Men's Heaven's Cave, or even leaving the Qing Hua Realm.

The Divine Realm was vast, and each of the thirty-six realms was unique. Traveling the world and exchanging martial arts experiences would help them enhance their strength and gain deeper insights into martial arts.

Therefore, it was time to impart the martial arts beyond the Breaking of the Void, as well as the second and third layers of the Great Sun Star Unconquerable Body, to Xu Yan and Meng Chong.

Jiang Buping, filled with excitement, went into seclusion to comprehend the Extreme Soul Martial Art.

"Do you know how I was able to tell at a glance that your fifth junior brother was born with a divine soul?" Li Xuan looked at his four disciples and asked with a smile.

"Master, do you have some kind of divine ability that allows you to see through everything?" Xu Yan's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly.

Li Xuan nodded.

"Master, Master, what divine ability is it?" Su Lingxiu was thrilled. She ran over to Li Xuan and started massaging his shoulders. "Master, please teach it to your disciple!"

Li Xuan laughed and tapped Su Lingxiu's hand, which was massaging his shoulder, with the jade scepter in his hand. "Alright, today I will impart this divine ability to all of you."

Xu Yan and the others were thrilled. If they could cultivate this divine ability successfully, wouldn't they be able to see through any disguise or identify any special person with just a glance?

"The divine ability I will impart to you is an eye technique. It's called the Heaven Eye. However, with your current cultivation level, it is impossible to cultivate the Heaven Eye.

"Therefore, I will teach you the foundation for cultivating the Heaven Eye, which is the Small Heaven Eye."

Li Xuan explained the wonders and power of the Heaven Eye, exaggerating its might, and the four disciples listened with excited expressions, their faces flushed with anticipation.

"Although the Small Heaven Eye is just the foundation of the Heaven Eye, it is still profound and mysterious. Once cultivated successfully, it will allow you to see through illusions, break through hallucinations, kill enemies, and track them with ease..."

Li Xuan then carefully explained the Small Heaven Eye that he had created and imparted it to the four disciples.

After the disciples had memorized the art, he added, "How to cultivate, how to comprehend, and whether to use external objects are for you to explore on your own.

"The Small Heaven Eye, when comprehended differently, will result in some variations even when cultivated successfully. Not everyone will cultivate it in the same way."

Li Xuan had become quite adept at making things up. To avoid discrepancies in the cultivation results of his disciples due to their different understandings, he proactively addressed this potential issue.

"Yes, Master!" Xu Yan and the others replied excitedly.

After imparting the Small Heaven Eye, it was time to teach them the subsequent martial arts.

Li Xuan twirled the jade scepter in his hand, his eyes deep and solemn. "The Breaking of the Void is about breaking free from the constraints of space and achieving freedom from the heavens and earth. Since you have already enlightened yourself to the method of Breaking the Void, I believe you understand that it is a foundation for transcending the heavens and earth."

Xu Yan nodded, his expression respectful. "Disciple understands."

Li Xuan stood up, his hand casually slung behind his back as he tilted his head slightly to gaze at the sky. A mysterious aura seemed to emanate from him, instantly elevating his already lofty image.

"The heavens and earth are vast and boundless to the weak, and they may spend their entire lives without ever truly exploring all of it," he began. "But to those who aspire to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, there comes a point where it feels like a cage. Countless martial arts geniuses have desired to break free from this cage and reach the peak, yet so many of them spend their lives trapped within the confines of the heavens and earth..."

His voice trailed off, and Xu Yan's heart stirred as he imagined the countless martial arts geniuses trapped within the heavens, their spirits heavy with disappointment, and perhaps even their hearts changing as a result.

"The Sky Cave is a hole in the fabric of the heavens and earth, and enemies from beyond can invade," Li Xuan continued. "But the martial artists of this realm are unable to break free and leave. I'm sure many strong cultivators feel helpless and resentful about this."

Xu Yan's heart echoed with the sadness of those cultivators that his master spoke of, and in that moment, he deeply felt the weight of their longing for freedom.

"The realm beyond Breaking of the Void is the Heaven and Earth realm!" Li Xuan's expression turned solemn. "To become one with the heavens and earth, to transcend the external heavens and earth with your own body, and to create a new heaven and earth of martial arts. To make the heavens and earth submit to your will and become one with your own will!"

Heaven and Earth realm! Xu Yan's spirit soared at these words, and his face lit up with excitement. In that instant, he recalled all the martial arts realms below Breaking of the Void—from Refining Skin, Refining Bones, and Refining Organs, to Qi and Blood realm, Innate realm... all the way up to Breaking of the Void. Each realm was a step on the path of martial arts cultivation.

In the end, they were all just laying the foundation for the Heaven and Earth realm!

"So that's how it is!" Xu Yan exclaimed. "Just like the Divine Will realm, where my will becomes the will of heaven, and my heart becomes the heart of heaven. Isn't this the foundation for making the will of martial arts become the will of heaven and earth? And in the Divine Origin realm, when will and true origin merge and transform, it's as if the qi and power of heaven and earth accommodate the will of the martial artist, and only then do the heavens and earth truly belong to the individual..."

The more Xu Yan thought about it, the more he understood, and he began to piece together the true meanings of each martial arts realm, forming a framework for the martial artist's own heaven and earth.

Li Xuan looked at Xu Yan with a nod of approval. Indeed, as the pioneer of this martial arts path, Xu Yan had quickly grasped the essence. It seemed that understanding the martial arts of the Heaven and Earth realm wouldn't be too difficult for him.

"Master, are all the realms below Breaking of the Void just foundations, meant to lay the groundwork for creating our own heaven and earth?" Xu Yan asked excitedly after his enlightenment.

Li Xuan's face was filled with satisfaction. "Disciple, you've finally understood!"

But in his heart, he couldn't help but marvel. "What a genius! He's already filled in the gaps and connected the dots, creating a cycle out of these realms?"

Xu Yan beamed at his master's affirmation, his excitement growing.

"The Heaven and Earth realm uses the laws of martial arts as its foundation to create the martial artist's own heaven and earth, becoming one with the heavens and earth," Li Xuan explained further. "However, achieving the Heaven and Earth realm doesn't mean you've truly transcended the heavens and earth. It's about becoming one with the heavens and earth, equaling the external heavens and earth with your own, and using your heaven and earth to shake this greater heaven and earth, truly possessing the might of the heavens and earth."

"Cultivating the Heaven and Earth realm is extremely difficult," Li Xuan continued. "It requires incorporating your own martial arts laws, consciousness, divine soul, and more into the heavens and earth. The understanding of each cultivator is unique, and so the Heaven and Earth realm will vary from person to person."

Li Xuan went on to elaborate on the theories of the Heaven and Earth realm.

After explaining the theories, giving Xu Yan a direct understanding of this realm, Li Xuan began to impart the cultivation methods of the Heaven and Earth realm.

Just as Li Xuan had said, this realm was incredibly challenging to cultivate and break through, but once achieved, it would bring about a tremendous enhancement, bringing true transcendence of the heavens and earth within reach.

The martial arts of the Heaven and Earth realm were even more intricate and challenging to comprehend than those of Breaking of the Void, and the cultivation method was much lengthier.

"Although the martial arts of the Heaven and Earth realm are a bit more complex and cover more ground, with Xu Yan's talent, he should be able to figure it out," Li Xuan thought to himself. "Once he successfully comprehends this realm, the realms beyond will become easier to attain. You could say that the Heaven and Earth realm is a massive leap, as it is the point where one begins to touch upon the level of the Dao."

As Li Xuan silently mused, the Golden Book of the Great Path provided the following information about the Heaven and Earth realm:

Heaven and Earth Realm:

Completeness of the Art: Medium

Difficulty of Realm Progression: Medium-Low

Difficulty of Comprehension: High

Difficulty of Cultivation: High+

Li Xuan racked his brains, striving to create a Heaven and Earth realm that was both powerful and relatively easy to cultivate. However, he found it challenging to lower the cultivation difficulty.

In the end, he had to settle for this configuration, but he believed that with Xu Yan's talent, he would be able to comprehend and successfully cultivate this realm.

Fortunately, Xu Yan was about to venture into the Divine Realm, where he would explore its wonders and gain insights that would aid him in understanding the Heaven and Earth realm. This journey would help him grasp the concept of becoming one with the heavens and earth.

Li Xuan began imparting the martial arts of the Heaven and Earth realm, and Xu Yan listened intently, his expression solemn. This realm was of utmost importance, and he recognized that it was no ordinary achievement.

Taking this step meant truly embarking on the path to the pinnacle of martial arts and making a crucial stride towards transcending the heavens and earth.

On this occasion, Li Xuan broke with convention and explained the martial arts of the Heaven and Earth realm three times, and Xu Yan, for his part, asked several insightful questions about the cultivation method.

Li Xuan patiently answered each one.

Finally, when Xu Yan had thoroughly memorized and grasped the basic concepts of the Heaven and Earth realm's martial arts, the transmission was complete.

Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, and Fang Hao, who had been listening quietly, were left in awe. The concepts were incredibly profound, powerful, and challenging to comprehend.

Indeed, the further one progressed in martial arts, the more difficult it became to understand and break through to new realms.

Su Lingxiu committed the cultivation method to memory, as the path of a martial arts physician was similar to that of a pure martial artist, and the process of realm elevation was the same.

Fang Hao, deep in thought, considered the path of his Eccentric Martial Arts. He had already determined the direction he needed to take; he just had to continue cultivating diligently.

However, the road ahead was still shrouded in mystery.

"The Heavenly Mystical Patterns are challenging to refine, and the difficulty is immense," Fang Hao thought to himself. But his spirits soon lifted as he considered the benefits. "Once I succeed in refining them, when I deploy the Heavenly Eccentric Door, it will be like a miniature heaven and earth. Those who enter my Eccentric Door will be at my mercy, their lives and deaths controlled by me."

(End of Chapter)

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