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Chapter 92: The Secret to Breaking Through Innate Abilities, Rune Legacy!
After reading Li Weitian's experiences, Lu Qing fell silent once more.
He retracted his earlier thoughts, feeling that this man's luck was not just bad, but extraordinarily so.
If only he had lived a little longer or arrived here sooner.
Then he would have had enough time to contemplate the runes in this place.
Perhaps he would have gained deeper insights and broken through to a level beyond the innate.
But alas, there are no what-ifs in life.
Fate can be cruel, and Li Weitian only discovered the Jade Transformation Cave as his life was coming to an end.
In the end, he could only gamble with his life.
And he lost that gamble.
To have hope in the face of despair, only to be plunged back into despair—that was Li Weitian's experience.
Yet, he did not succumb to madness; he calmly recorded his final words, leaving behind a warning for those who would come after him.
Such composure could only be expected from a consummate martial artist who had reached the pinnacle of the innate realm.
Even in the face of death, he remained unflappable.
[...] 97%, 98%, 99%, 100% [...]
[Simulation of the cultivation technique is complete. Proceed with learning?]
As Lu Qing remained silent, a prompt appeared in his field of vision.
Perhaps due to the esoteric nature of the cultivation technique left by Li Weitian, this simulation took significantly longer than usual.
Lu Qing glanced at the prompt and silently chose 'yes.'
In the next moment, countless insights and information about the cultivation technique flooded his mind once more.
Lu Qing closed his eyes, and it was a long while before he emerged from his trance.
"So that's how it is—only innate-level techniques?" Lu Qing murmured, his eyes shining with understanding.
Indeed, the techniques Li Weitian had left on the jade slip were all of the innate level, the pinnacle of his martial arts mastery.
As for lower-level techniques of the post-innate realm, there was not a single one.
Li Weitian was a proud man.
In his opinion, anyone worthy of accessing his legacy on the jade slip would, at the very least, have cultivated their spirit soul and entered the innate realm.
Such a martial artist would have no need for rudimentary post-innate techniques.
He would not demean his legacy by including such low-level techniques in his jade slip.
But Li Weitian could never have anticipated someone like Lu Qing, an anomaly who could access the information on the legacy jade slip even without the power of a spirit soul.
"The key to breaking through from the post-innate to the innate realm lies in cultivating one's spirit soul, using it to sense the heaven and earth's primal energies, breaking through the bottleneck, and drawing the energies into the body?" Lu Qing asked himself as he grasped the crucial insight from the technique.
However, this realization was of little use to him at the moment.
Only a robust body could house a robust soul.
One needed an exceptionally robust physical foundation to cultivate a powerful spirit soul.
To cultivate one's spirit soul, the body must first reach an extremely robust state, only then would it be possible.
In the context of martial arts cultivation, one would have to attain perfection in the post-innate realm, maximizing the potential of one's qi and blood, tendons and bones, and internal organs. Only then, through the use of secret methods to repeatedly temper one's spirit, would it be possible to break through the limits and comprehend the power of the spirit soul.
Lu Qing was still far from that level; he had only achieved minor success in the Qi and Blood realm. The pinnacle of the post-innate realm was still a distant goal.
Therefore, even though he had obtained Li Weitian's innate-level technique, he was not yet qualified to cultivate it.
He would have to follow the traditional path, cultivating step by step until he reached the pinnacle of the post-innate realm, before he could attempt these innate techniques.
Nevertheless, Lu Qing's gains were significant.
At the very least, with these innate techniques, he would no longer lack cultivation methods in his future endeavors.
The Nurturing Body Fist taught by his master was already sufficient for him to cultivate up to the Internal Organs realm.
Chapter: The Legacy of the Jade Cave
After reading about Li Weitian's experiences, Lu Qing once again fell into silence.
He retracted his earlier thoughts, feeling that this man's luck hadn't just been bad—it had been extraordinarily unfortunate.
If only he had lived a little longer or arrived sooner.
Then he would have had ample time to contemplate the runes in this place.
Perhaps he would have gained deeper insights and broken through to a level beyond the innate realm.
But alas, life offers no second chances.
Fate can be cruel, and Li Weitian had only discovered the secrets of the Jade Transformation Cave as his life was coming to an end.
In the end, he took a desperate gamble with his life, and he lost.
To find hope in the face of despair, only to be plunged back into it—that was Li Weitian's tragic experience.
Yet, he did not succumb to madness. Calmly, he recorded his final thoughts, leaving behind a warning for those who would come after him.
Such composure could only be expected from a consummate martial artist who had reached the pinnacle of the innate realm.
Even in the face of death, he remained unflappable.
[...] 97%, 98%, 99%, 100% [...]
As Lu Qing remained silent, a prompt appeared in his field of vision.
Perhaps due to the esoteric nature of the cultivation technique left by Li Weitian, this simulation took significantly longer than usual.
Lu Qing glanced at the prompt and, without hesitation, chose 'yes.'
In the next moment, countless insights and information about the cultivation technique flooded his mind once more.
Lu Qing closed his eyes, and it was a long while before he emerged from his trance.
"So, it's all about innate-level techniques?" Lu Qing murmured, his eyes shining with understanding.
Indeed, the techniques Li Weitian had left on the jade slip were all of the innate level, the pinnacle of his martial arts mastery.
As for lower-level techniques of the post-innate realm, there was not a single one.
Li Weitian was a proud man.
In his opinion, anyone worthy of accessing his legacy on the jade slip would, at the very least, have cultivated their spirit soul and entered the innate realm.
Such a martial artist would have no need for rudimentary post-innate techniques.
He would not demean his legacy by including such basic techniques in his jade slip.
But Li Weitian could never have anticipated someone like Lu Qing, an anomaly who could access this legacy without the power of a spirit soul.
"The key to breaking through from the post-innate to the innate realm lies in cultivating one's spirit soul," Lu Qing mused to himself as he grasped the crucial insight. "Using it to sense the primal energies of heaven and earth, breaking through bottlenecks, and drawing those energies into the body."
However, this realization was of little use to him at the moment.
A robust body was the foundation for a robust soul.
One needed an exceptionally strong physical foundation to cultivate a powerful spirit soul.
In the context of martial arts cultivation, one would have to attain perfection in the post-innate realm, maximizing the potential of one's qi and blood, tendons and bones, and internal organs. Only then would it be possible, through the use of secret methods to repeatedly temper one's spirit, to break through the limits and comprehend the power of the spirit soul.
Lu Qing was still far from that level; he had only achieved minor success in the Qi and Blood realm. The pinnacle of the post-innate realm remained a distant goal.
Therefore, even though he had obtained Li Weitian's innate-level technique, he was not yet qualified to cultivate it.
He would have to follow the traditional path, cultivating step by step until he reached the pinnacle of the post-innate realm before attempting these advanced techniques.
Nevertheless, Lu Qing's gains were significant.
At the very least, with these innate techniques, he would no longer lack cultivation methods in his future endeavors.
The Nurturing Body Fist taught by his master was already sufficient for him to cultivate up to the Internal Organs realm.
With newfound excitement, Lu Qing brought Li Weitian's remains out of the valley and buried them properly. Only then did he return to the cave.
Back in the cave, Lu Qing did not immediately go for the spiritual essence of the earth veins. Instead, he turned his attention to the mysterious patterns etched into the jade walls.
In his legacy jade slip, Li Weitian had spoken highly of these patterns, referring to them as runes. He had claimed to have gained profound insights from them, glimpsing secrets beyond the innate realm.
According to Li Weitian's dying words, if he had had more time to study these runes, he would have undoubtedly broken through the limits of the innate realm and reached an even higher plane of existence.
This intrigued Lu Qing, and he wanted to see if his unique ability could unravel the mysteries of these runes.
Activating his ability, Lu Qing focused his mind and stared intently at the intricate patterns.
Time passed, and just when Lu Qing thought that even his ability might not be able to decipher the runes' secrets, a brilliant golden light began to emanate from them.
[Rune Array: Mysterious runes inscribed by those adept in the ways of spiritual energy, containing the power to direct and refine earth energy, gathering the essence of the earth veins.]
[The path of runes is a divine art, created by observing the patterns of the heavens and earth, imbued with the innate ability to communicate with all things.]
[Rune arrays are ever-changing, and different combinations of runes can produce unimaginable powers.]
[A legacy has been discovered. Proceed with the simulation download?]
Lu Qing was stunned.
Then, a surge of elation washed over him.
The first few messages that appeared before him, explaining the nature of runes, were somewhat expected, given Li Weitian's previous descriptions.
However, the final message took him completely by surprise.
He had not anticipated that these mysterious runes contained a legacy, not just a cultivation technique.
Indeed, it was a legacy, and his ability had specifically used that term to describe it, indicating its completeness and value.
Without hesitation, Lu Qing chose to proceed with the simulation download.
With utmost concentration, he focused on the runes before him.
[Simulation download initiated. Current progress: 1%, 2%...]
The progress bar in his vision moved slowly, but Lu Qing was patient.
The slower the download, the more precious the legacy contained within the runes seemed to be.
When the progress bar reached 10%, it stopped moving. Lu Qing pondered for a moment, then shifted his gaze to a different section of the wall, studying the runes there.
Soon enough, the progress bar began to move again.
Lu Qing repeated this process, moving to a new section of runes each time the progress bar stalled.
After scanning every visible rune in the cave, he finally witnessed the progress bar reach its conclusion.
[...] 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%
[Simulation download complete. Proceed with learning?]
Filled with anticipation, Lu Qing chose to begin learning.
(End of Chapter)
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