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Chapter 60: The Third Sword, Inviting the Divine Essence
Chapter 60: The Third Sword, Inviting the Divine Essence
Two days later.
Ji Jingqiu sat in meditation at the heart of the training ground.
A clear and melodious sword cry reverberated within the room.
Vibrating...
With it, Ji Jingqiu's body seemed to resonate, emitting a series of string-like sounds, like a bowstring at full moon, each one piercing the ears.
At this moment, the internal energy within Ji Jingqiu's body soaked his meridians, producing the sound of plucking a bowstring.
In this instant, Ji Jingqiu's meridians were tempered, and even his original landscape underwent a transformation. His tendons seemed like the roots of an iron tree, deeply anchoring his flesh and blood, and the internal force within his body surged endlessly, capable of tearing apart tigers and leopards.
This metamorphosis lasted for a long time.
Until the sound within Ji Jingqiu's body gradually faded and subsided.
He opened his eyes, knowing that he had successfully opened the Second Limit.
The proof was in his coiled rib muscles.
He carefully sensed the changes within his body, and his face lit up with joy.
After his meridians were tempered, he could unleash greater strength, and his body's flexibility had also taken a small leap forward.
If he were to encounter the scar-faced man again, he wouldn't need to stall for time. With his strength, speed, and the Divine Tiger Combat Technique, he could find an opportunity to instantly kill his opponent within a short time.
Ji Jingqiu entered meditation once more and circulated the Eternal Blade Technique.
Sure enough, the second sword was also slanted, embedded in the ground.
Ji Jingqiu looked at the third sword and began contemplating what to engrave on this one.
...
Not far away.
After witnessing his junior's smooth breakthrough to the Second Limit, Yang Yao's expression turned sympathetic:
"Master, you should urge Uncle Luo. If he delays any longer, I'm afraid Junior Brother will break through the Third Limit before him."
"Uncle Luo rarely takes on a disciple. What bad intentions could he have? He just wants to make up for his previous loss to you, right? But now..." Yang Yao sighed.
Glancing at Yang Yao's troubled expression, Yang Yan channeled his strength into his fingertip and sharply tapped his junior's forehead.
"I've already contacted the temple. It's highly likely that Jingqiu will break through the Five Limits within half a year. I hope that after he does, the temple will grant me a strand of divine intent." Yang Yan narrowed his eyes.
Yang Yao was surprised, "You mean inviting the divine essence? The Guardian God Temple of the Dragon Tiger Temple?"
Yang Yan nodded.
Yang Yao's eyes lit up, almost forgetting the privileges that came with breaking through the Five Celestial Human Limits. He then expressed his regret:
"It's a pity that Junior Brother hasn't cultivated the Tiger Devouring Sword Diagram. Otherwise, the benefits would be even greater."
Inviting the divine essence was a privilege exclusive to those who had broken through the Five Celestial Human Limits.
By inviting a strand of divine intent from a deity into one's body to nourish the five viscera, a martial artist could accelerate the ignition of their heart flame and enhance their visualization charts, leading to extraordinary effects.
For example, their Tiger Devouring Sword Diagram, when nourished by divine intent, would manifest a more intelligent tiger, an effect comparable to the final touch on a dragon's eyes! Even though Junior Brother had already ignited his heart flame and hadn't cultivated the corresponding visualization chart, he still gained numerous benefits, such as the early comprehension of the mysteries of the divine nature.
Yang Yan shook his head, "We don't know the outcome yet. The temple might not agree."
Yang Yao remained unconcerned, "As long as Junior Brother can break through the Five Limits, there will be plenty of options. We can discuss it after he goes to the Central Region.
By then, with some luck, he might catch the attention of a deity and be chosen as a divine selection, skyrocketing his progress.
These days, every large temple is like a mega-corporation."
"Divine selection... You're quite the dreamer," Yang Yan chuckled. "Inviting divine intent has its intricacies. The higher the deity's rank, the stronger the divine intent. Aside from the Four Divine Lords, the Guardian God is already the most powerful tier."
After Ji Jingqiu finished his breakthrough, Yang Yan beckoned him over and instructed him on another matter.
Upon hearing this, Ji Jingqiu finally understood the weight of Secretary Zhang's words from the previous day about meeting "in a few days."
"A Martial Master has emerged in Zone 3, and there are plans to establish a new martial arts temple. So, Taian City will consolidate the local martial arts pavilions and select five promising martial artists for focused cultivation."
"Since it's limited to body forging, I recommended you, and Secretary Zhang has included you in the confirmed list."
The Federation is divided into 24 time zones, plus the most central Core Region.
Zone 3's habitable planets are quite remote, especially Dong Sanhuang Planet, a true border planet with no distinctive products. Its only notable feature is the "Famous Residence."
Ji Jingqiu had once come across a post online that claimed the entire Dong San Qu was under the control of the Ji family.
Upon hearing this, Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Only five spots? Then, won't there be other martial arts students from different schools who feel discontent and challenge me?"
Yang Yan gave him a peculiar look, "You're already at the Second Limit, and as far as I know, among the body-forging martial artists in Taian City, there's only one at the Third Limit. Who would dare challenge you?"
Yang Yao interjected, "But our junior brother's physique seems special; his First Limit strength is comparable to the Second Limit."
Yang Yan's eyes flashed as he recalled this.
Seeing Ji Jingqiu's astonishment at the "Second" ranking, Yang Yao smiled and said, "Dong Sanhuang Planet is too small for you. Strive to break through the Five Limits as soon as possible, and you can obtain a spot to the Central Region without assessment. That's where you belong, and you won't lack opponents there."
Yang Yan suddenly asked, "What do you think of the task from the other day?"
"It went quite smoothly."
"Since it's like that, why not take on more tasks from the Municipal Security Agency in the future? Real combat is the best way to hone your skills."
"Okay," Ji Jingqiu didn't refuse; instead, he felt eager to try.
He had some speculations that needed verification.
For instance, was the "Buddhist Affinity" mentioned by the Guardian Deity subjective or objective?
Over the past two days, he had already entered his Inner World to check.
The Guardian Deity hadn't awakened yet, but its condition had improved somewhat.
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According to the Bodhi Tree's meaning, by guiding the deceased through the Sea of Suffering, it can increase its own weight.
In the terminology of the Federation's Divine System, this is known as "Divine Status."
His Inner World was becoming increasingly divine and anomalous.
A Bodhi Treasure Tree with innate divine powers, indescribably wondrous.
A fat tiger that knew how to sharpen blades.
Now, there was also a Guardian Deity guiding the deceased.
After Yang Shi finished his instructions and left, Ji Jingqiu watched Yang Shi's increasingly hunched figure and fell silent for a moment before asking, "Senior Brother, is Yang Shi's body really that bad?"
At the mention of this question, Yang Yao also fell silent for a while before saying, "Eighth Brother is still trying. It's hard to say with modern medical technology, but maybe there will be a miracle..."
In reality, Yang Yao was also aware that the master's burning life potential was unlikely to be replenished unless he could...
"Firm Foundation," Yang Yao suddenly said, "As long as the master can break through Firm Foundation, everything will be fine."
Ji Jingqiu silently recited in his heart: Immune to water and fire, life cannot end, longevity greatly increased...
But spiritual cultivation was a personal matter; they couldn't help Yang Shi.
"Don't overthink it," Yang Yao gently patted Ji Jingqiu's shoulder and said seriously, "What the master wants to see the most right now is you breaking through the Five Limits and even reversing your innate nature! Focus on your cultivation!"
Ji Jingqiu took a deep breath and nodded.
...
In the following days, Ji Jingqiu continued his nightly meditation. Every once in a while, he would visit the Supreme Buddha's Divine Kingdom, and the nineteenth leaf gradually grew larger.
During the day, in addition to his regular training with the senior brother, he also started taking on tasks.
The Municipal Security Agency had many tasks related to the lower levels.
According to the senior brother's suggestion, as long as Ji Jingqiu wasn't a True Seed warrior who had forged his body, with his current strength, he could basically dominate.
In the lower levels, forging one's body was enough to start a gang and become a boss.
After a while, Ji Jingqiu's reputation gradually spread among the gangs in the lower levels.
His task completion rate was extremely high, and he personally took down several ruthless characters at the True Seed level.
The most brutal consequence during this period was that even with timely dodging, his shoulder was still pierced by a blade, and he had to recuperate at the martial arts academy for two days.
One day, as dusk settled in.
Ji Jingqiu was walking home when he received a phone call.
"Hello? Is this Brother Ji?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm Little Wang from outside our martial arts academy. Brother Ji, the situation is like this..."
"It's like this, our grandfather was playing mahjong here and lost money, but now he doesn't have the money to pay back. They've detained him... Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything! I'm here!
They said they're a small business, playing with real strength, and they wanted to ask you, what about this ten thousand yuan...?"
Ji Jingqiu: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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