Chapter 413: Tremendous Advancement, New Traits!

Chapter 413: Tremendous Advancement, New Traits!

February 14th, 2025

Dong Ling City.

As the sky turned a shade of crab shell blue, this ancient city, thousands of years old, still slumbered in the thin mist. In the eastern sky, golden clouds began to form.

Jiang Ning transformed into a stream of dark blue light, hovering above this ancient city.

At this moment, he resembled a nocturnal deity, with a dark blue mist surrounding him.

From his observation, the silhouettes below displayed various behaviors.

Some had weak auras, like tiny flickering candles—ordinary commoners.

Others were like burning torches, emitting light and heat—the patrolling soldiers and those guarding the city walls.

Some were like raging bonfires, radiating intense heat—the military leaders.

There were also those whose presence was like a furnace, and even from a great distance, he could sense their existence.

Jiang Ning gazed intently at the direction of the furnace-like figure, then withdrew his gaze.

According to his knowledge, that was the direction where Zhao Yulong was located.

At this moment, he had a sudden realization.

In his observation, the different states were related to the strength of the life forms.

The stronger the life form, the more awe-inspiring it felt to him.

Like that furnace, Jiang Ning felt that in his current state, it was highly unlikely he could approach it.

The next moment,

He hovered above the ancient city, sensing the air gradually filling with a scorching aura.

He felt as if he were immersed in an immense ocean, slowly coming to a boil.

He glanced at the distant eastern sky.

The morning light gradually brightened, and the clouds in the eastern sky were gilded.

As the sun was about to rise, he suddenly transformed into a meteor with a trailing tail, shooting towards the east of the city.

Below,

Bai Luoyu looked out the window and saw the Yin Shen, transformed into a dark blue meteor, heading towards the direction of Jiang Ning's residence.

"Could it be Brother Jiang?!"

He stared at the direction where the Yin Shen had disappeared, his pupils constricting slightly, and his breath momentarily halting.

After a few moments of contemplation,

"Impossible!"

He shook his head slowly.

"Brother Jiang has reached the Fourth Rank in martial arts, a divine talent!"

"How could he have condensed his Yin Shen?"

"He has never shown any signs of cultivating the ancient Dao of Immortals, and given his current situation, how could he have obtained the method to condense the Yin Shen?"

With these thoughts in mind, he shook his head again.

Meanwhile,

As the spiritual body returned to his body, Jiang Ning instantly felt a sense of fusion, like water and milk blending.

Nourished by his physical body, the spiritual body felt as if it were bathing in a hot spring.

At this moment, with his eyes closed, he could clearly perceive the dark blue spiritual body within his mind.

Is this the spiritual platform? In his introspection, he suddenly saw a dark and profound space, surrounded by emptiness, with no boundaries.

Within this space, he observed the dark blue spiritual body.

At this moment,

The spiritual body was solid, with distinct limbs and slightly blurred facial features.

Around the spiritual body, ripples appeared, and dark blue mist rose, only to be drawn back into the body after a few inches, as if pulled by an invisible force.

"That's... me!"

As he gazed at the spiritual body, this thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

The next moment,

He slowly opened his eyes.

Outside the window, the morning light was bright, and golden rays streamed through the window lattice, falling upon him.

【Technique】: Script Recognition (10th Breaking Limit 233/2000): Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Quick Thinking, Outstanding Insight, Heavenly Eye (First Breakthrough), Superior Sixth Sense, Understanding and Action as One, Mind Like a Clear Mirror, Born Divine.

【Born Divine】: A one-in-a-million existence, born extraordinary, with an innate Yin Shen, possessing divine qualities, able to receive incense offerings, and bear the authority of heaven and earth.

Reading the description on the panel, Jiang Ning's expression was one of astonishment.

Born Divine? So, it was this trait that allowed me to condense the Yin Shen without any special method.

He suddenly understood.

He also realized that the dark blue spiritual body he had seen earlier was the so-called Yin Shen.

Then,

After seeing the experience points required for the next Breaking Limit of the Script Recognition technique, he couldn't help but be amazed.

The next Breaking Limit required 20,000 experience points.

It had doubled.

Just a glance was enough to discourage Jiang Ning.

20,000 experience points.

If he were to read ordinary books, he wondered how many books he would need to read and how long it would take to accumulate those 20,000 experience points.

Not to mention the Yuan Neng points required for Breaking Limit, which would undoubtedly increase proportionally.

Following the previous pattern, 20,000 Yuan Neng points would be necessary.

He shook his head, not bothering to think about this issue.

Then, he closed his eyes again.

Wait!

His heart skipped a beat.

He suddenly noticed something different.

Shen Shi (Divine Awareness)! Sensing the difference from the previous psycho-energy field, he recalled his previous understanding.

After condensing the Yin Shen, the psycho-energy undergoes a transformation, becoming Shen Shi (Divine Awareness).

Compared to psycho-energy, Shen Shi is a product of an entirely different level.

Even more solid! It's a qualitative difference, not just a matter of quantity.

At this moment, as his Shen Shi expanded, not only was the area within a ten-li radius enveloped by his Shen Shi, but it also penetrated deep into the ground, reaching a depth of one li.

Is this the effect of Psycho-energy transforming into Shen Shi?!

Feeling all this, he was shocked.

Before, his Psycho-energy field could only cover an area of two li.

But now, it has directly expanded to a ten-li radius.

This is more than just five times the strength!

It's important to note that the covered area has increased by five times.

The intensity has increased by a full twenty-five times, not just five.

When he previously expanded his Psycho-energy field, in open spaces, its penetration power was quite strong.

However, within the county prison, surrounded by solid iron and thick soil on all sides, his Psycho-energy struggled to penetrate and couldn't expand.

But now, it's completely different.

Transformed into Shen Shi, it can penetrate deep into the ground, reaching a depth of one li.

He could clearly see the ant kingdom beneath his feet, with countless ants bustling about.

He witnessed two ant armies clashing, leaving a trail of wreckage.

He even saw a snake still hibernating in an underground cave.

At this moment, with his eyes closed, he sensed a distant bond connecting him to something far away.

"Elder Jiang, food..."

In the darkness, he heard the faint voice of an old woman.

Following that bond, he seemed to see an elderly woman holding three incense sticks, offering them before him.

That was...

He suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He gazed towards the direction of Luoshui County.

The bond he felt earlier originated from Luoshui County.

He looked at his panel again.

【Born Divine】: A one-in-a-million existence, born extraordinary, with an innate Yin Shen, possessing divinity, capable of receiving incense offerings, and bearing the mandate of heaven and earth.

Receiving incense offerings!

That's incense offerings!!!

The thought struck him, and he was amazed.

What kind of existence can receive incense offerings?

Only those who have achieved divinity can do so.

As the saying goes, incense offerings lead to divinity.

Receiving incense offerings is also a way to attain divinity!

His gaze returned to the direction of Luoshui County, his eyes filled with determination.

After a moment of hesitation, his eyes became resolute.

Tonight, I'll project my Yin Shen and take a look at Luoshui County!

He made up his mind.

In a corner of the courtyard, Jiang Ning stood before a nearly abandoned stone lock.

These stone locks had been there even before he purchased the mansion.

Since moving in, he had never used these stone locks.

The reason was simple; the stone locks had become completely useless to him.

But now, he needed these stone locks to test something, to gauge the strength of his Shen Shi.

The next moment, he looked at the lightest stone lock, which had the words "One Hundred Jin" carved on it.

These three characters indicated the weight of the stone lock—one hundred jin.

"One hundred jin, should be no problem!"

His heart stirred.

His Shen Shi enveloped the hundred-jin stone lock before him.

The stone lock rose into the air.

Suddenly, it soared through the air, creating a gust of wind.

After a few tests, the stone lock returned to its original position, settling quietly without a sound.

Next, he tested the two-hundred-jin, three-hundred-jin, and five-hundred-jin stone locks.

Under his Shen Shi, he lifted each of these stone locks, all within his control.

It wasn't until he tried the thousand-jin stone lock, which he managed to lift with some effort, that he realized the limit of his Shen Shi's control.

Boom!

The stone lock hit the ground, causing a slight tremor.

Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

"A thousand jin, that's about the limit of my Shen Shi's control!"

Not a single mistake, not a single error, all within the 169th book, a look!

In that case, I should be able to fly!

The thought excited him.

Flying freely in the sky, soaring without constraints—how many people dream of this?

Then, his figure flickered, and with a gust of wind, he transformed into a shadow and dashed into the mountains.

After venturing several li into the forest, he finally stopped.

With his Shen Shi covering the surrounding area, he detected no human presence, and his heart was at ease.

The next moment, he hovered unsteadily in the air.

It worked!!!

His eyes lit up with joy.

After a brief attempt, he noticed a problem.

His Shen Shi struggled to keep him stable, making it challenging to maintain a perfect balance.

Even after a while of adjusting, his body remained slightly unsteady.

He tried again for a bit longer.

Then, he descended back to the ground.

This won't do!

Jiang Ning shook his head slowly.

Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind.

Riding the sword, conquering demons, and ruling the world!

A light flashed in his eyes, and he thought, I'll give it a try!

He had just effortlessly lifted the five-hundred-jin stone lock and even managed to levitate the thousand-jin stone lock with some effort.

Although his weight had increased significantly due to his progress in Martial Arts and the tempering of his physical body, it was still much heavier than an ordinary person's.

But it couldn't exceed five hundred catties, let alone a thousand.

The next moment, he waved his right hand, and a flash of white light passed by.

Instantly, a long saber with a cold gleam appeared in his hand.

He threw the saber towards the empty space in front of him.

Buzz!

With a trembling hum, the long saber hovered in front of him, its blade slightly quivering as if rejoicing in its newfound freedom.

"This saber is becoming more and more spiritual!" Jiang Ning's lips curled into a slight smile.

As the saber's master, he could sense its spirit at this moment.

"Go!"

With a light command, the saber hovering in front of him transformed into a blade of light, piercing through the air.

In an instant, it traveled a hundred meters away.

Crack!

Crack!

As the blade of light flashed by, two trees with trunks thick enough to embrace began to slowly tilt, emitting distinct cracking sounds.

At this moment, the long saber returned, transforming into a lively school of fish by his side.

Jiang Ning now understood the limit of his Shen Shi's control over the long saber—two li.

Within this range, he could exert maximum strength, equivalent to a thousand catties of force when wielding the saber.

If he went any further, the power would gradually weaken.

At a certain distance, he would completely lose control.

Just then, a loud rumble echoed from ahead—the sound of trees collapsing.

[Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience +1]



[Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience +1]



"This works too?" Jiang Ning's expression was one of astonishment.

He stared at the fallen trees ahead.

The long saber by his side, like a lively fish, once again pierced through the air, transforming into a blade of light.

The blade of light reached the fallen tree.

With a thousand catties of force and the saber's sharpness, it swiftly sliced through the tree, reducing it to countless pieces in an instant.

[Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience +1]



[Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience +1]



[Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience +1]



Moments later, the two fallen trees were chopped into numerous broken pieces of wood.

[This practice of the sabre technique has increased the Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience by a total of 2351 points]



[Technique]: Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique (Nine Breaks, 3437/10000) (Traits: Learning by Analogy, Sword Like Thunder, Wielding Sabre with Divine Skill, Perfect Unity of Sword and Self, Innate Sabre Bones (Second Breakthrough), Slicing Cow with Precision)



After a glance at the panel, he promptly closed it.

At this moment, although increasing the Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique Experience was extremely easy using Shen Shi to control objects, there were other tests to conduct, and he didn't plan to spend time on this.

After all, he wasn't ready to attempt the tenth breakthrough for the Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique just yet.

The tenth breakthrough required ten thousand Yuan Neng points.

The breakthrough of Script Recognition had already drained him, and it would be impossible to accumulate ten thousand Yuan Neng points in a short time.

The next moment, he leaped and landed steadily on the floating blade.

With the saber supporting him, he rose swiftly and soared above the forest.

Looking down at the vast expanse of forest beneath him, his eyes lit up with excitement.

It's possible!

Flying with a sword, a scene he could only dream of in the past, had now become a reality.

Even though he was standing on a saber instead of a sword, his excitement remained unquenchable.

Soon, the sky opened up, and gusts of mountain wind blew in his face, further tangling his unruly hair.

Gazing at the vast forest ahead, he felt a sense of serenity and awe.

After a while, he slowly descended onto a hilltop.

The long saber, like a lively fish, returned to his hand.

After the previous test, he realized that controlling objects to fly wasn't all that practical.

The fastest speed he achieved was only a hundred meters per breath, which was insignificant compared to his current speed when using his body techniques.

At this moment, holding the long saber, he prepared to test another application of Shen Shi in his mind.

This involved infusing the power to control a thousand catties of weight into the long saber.

This would grant an additional thousand catties of force to each of his moves.

In his estimation, if it worked, it would significantly enhance his strength.

Even at his current level, his single-arm strength was just under twenty thousand catties.

The increase in power wasn't as exaggerated when it came to advancing in martial arts.

Therefore, if he could infuse a thousand catties of force into his saber and each of his moves, it would increase the power of his saber strikes by half.

In a closely matched battle, this extra half-strength could tip the scales of victory.

Then, he practiced his sabre technique, and the blade's wind tore through the air.

Numerous intersecting saber marks appeared beneath his feet.

After several breaths, a loud rumble sounded.

A huge boulder shattered, turning into scattered rolling stones.

Sheathing his saber, he stood there, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

It worked!

(End of Chapter)

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