Chapter 99: The Martial Ancestor's Legacy! Open the Heavens and Earth!

Chapter 99: The Martial Ancestor's Legacy! Open the Heavens and Earth!

"Teacher, how are the realms of cultivators divided? By combat power?"

Su Changqing, trying to calm his excitement, asked.

"Combat power is just one aspect."

Wu Jiuling smiled and said, "Cultivators seek the Dao, practice the Law, and train their bodies."

"Cultivation is about transforming the physical body, breaking through limits, and transcending the heavens!"

"And the first and most important stage of cultivation is the Divine Body Foundation Realm!"

Wu Jiuling pointed to the towering purple pagoda in front of them and said, "Why does this pagoda, which stands over a hundred zhang tall, remain unshaken by the wind?"

"Because its foundation is wide and stable. If its base were a thousand zhang wide, the pagoda could stand tens of thousands of zhang tall and still remain steadfast."

Pausing, he looked at Su Changqing and said, "The Divine Body Realm is about laying a solid and broad foundation for future cultivation."

"The stronger the foundation, the farther and more steadily you can advance in the future."

Hearing this, Su Changqing asked curiously, "Teacher, are the Divine Body foundations different for everyone?"

"If they were all the same, why would there be various legacies?"

Wu Jiuling smiled and explained, "There are numerous Dao traditions, each with countless methods of laying a foundation."

"Scholars open their literary veins, Daoists cultivate their dantians, Buddhists nurture their spiritual soil, and so on. The methods are diverse."

"But the ultimate goal of all these foundation-building methods is to expand the space within the body, making it larger, wider, and more stable, to create a divine body!"

"Only then can you build a pagoda that reaches the heavens!"

Su Changqing listened with rapt attention and eagerly asked, "So, how does your legacy lay the foundation?"

"Open a literary vein? Cultivate a dantian? Or nurture a spiritual soil?"

Wu Jiuling laughed proudly, "The literary vein is too narrow, the dantian too small, and the spiritual soil too fragile!"

"My legacy! It opens the heavens and earth!"

Why did Su Nan insist on Wu Jiuling laying the foundation for Su Changqing?

Because the Martial Ancestor's foundation method is the strongest in the world!

Su Changqing's mouth dropped open as he stared at Wu Jiuling in disbelief.

Is he just boasting?

The Divine Body Realm involves opening up internal space and refining the body.

The larger, wider, and more stable the internal space, the better the foundation.

Other traditions open veins, dantians, or spiritual soil, but his teacher said he would open the heavens and earth within the human body?

The difference is not just large; it's like the difference between heaven and earth!

"Teacher,"

Su Changqing hesitated, "How can the human body open the heavens and earth?"

He had studied the Heavenly Medical Scroll and had some understanding of the concept of the human body as a microcosm of the universe.

But the scroll only described governing the body according to the principles of the universe, never mentioning opening the heavens and earth within the body.

"Opening the heavens and earth within the human body requires a special Dao map."

Wu Jiuling smiled and pointed to the purple pagoda in front of them, "Go inside. The things inside will clarify your doubts. Whether you can cultivate it or not depends on your insight."

With his doubts, Su Changqing slowly walked into the purple legacy pagoda.

"How long do you think it will take him to understand?"

As Su Changqing entered the legacy pagoda, Su Nan's towering figure appeared beside Wu Jiuling.

"I don't know."

Wu Jiuling slowly shook his head and stared at the purple pagoda, "Whether he can cultivate the 'Heaven and Earth Divine Body' depends on how vast a universe he can comprehend."

"The Heaven and Earth Divine Body has three levels."

"Thousand-zhang small world, ten-thousand-zhang great world, and the primordial world."

"The larger the universe he can envision within himself, the more perfect the legacy."

Curious, Su Nan asked, "What level did you comprehend when you first understood it?"

"Me?"

Wu Jiuling replied calmly, "I have limited talent and only comprehended the thousand-zhang small world."

Su Nan's face remained unchanged, but his heart trembled slightly.

Just comprehending the most basic foundation of the Martial Ancestor's method allowed him to challenge imperial weapons.

How powerful would the ten-thousand-zhang great world and the primordial world be?

Su Nan gazed at the towering purple tower before him, murmuring softly,

"Changqing, how far you go in the future is up to you."

...

Inside the purple tower.

Su Changqing stepped forward, entering a vast, pitch-black space. At the center, a radiant Dao diagram floated, emitting a gentle glow.

"Is this the thing?"

With a mix of curiosity, Su Changqing approached the Dao diagram and focused his gaze.

The Dao diagram was ancient and natural, with a simple yet profound design. Only two ancient characters were inscribed on it:

Heaven, Earth!

"Visualize Heaven and Earth, huh?"

Su Changqing seemed to grasp something, sitting cross-legged and immersing himself in the Dao diagram before him.

At first, the characters were just simple letters, but gradually, the 'Heaven' seemed to rise dramatically, and the 'Earth' expanded immensely!

The Dao diagram emitted a brilliant light, and a unique Dao essence permeated the air, pulling Su Changqing into the picture.

He looked up at the sky, which he could almost touch, and down at the ground, only a few dozen feet away, a flash of insight crossing his eyes.

"This is my... Heaven and Earth."

Suddenly, Su Changqing frowned, muttering to himself,

"No, Heaven and Earth shouldn't be so small. Even the human body's Heaven and Earth should be boundless and vast!"

In this immersive experience, Su Changqing realized that the human body's Heaven and Earth was a real concept.

But if it existed, it couldn't be so small! According to the Medical Dao Scroll, the human body corresponds to the universe, and the universe is vast, so the human body should be vast as well!

At that moment, Su Changqing hadn't yet figured out the method of Foundation Establishment, but his understanding of the 'truths' not recorded in the Medical Dao Scroll soared.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Heaven and Earth around Su Changqing began to expand wildly.

The sky that he could almost touch gradually rose higher, and the ground, which was only a few dozen feet away, stretched out to a thousand feet.

At this point, the Heaven and Earth had transformed into a small world.

"Not enough!"

Su Changqing's eyes shone brightly as he looked up at the sky and down at the ground, "There are no sun, moon, stars, mountains, or rivers. How can this be a world?"

Infinite insights flooded his mind, and his eyes grew increasingly bright.

As Su Changqing's understanding deepened, the paused Heaven and Earth began to expand again.

A thousand feet, ten thousand feet, thirty thousand feet!

Finally, the world stretched endlessly, with the sky towering ninety-nine thousand nine hundred feet high!

The sun and moon hung high, the stars sparkled, and mountains and rivers spread in all directions!

At this point, a perfect great world had been formed!

This state of the Heaven and Earth world far surpassed the achievements of Wu Jiuling.

Even now, the enlightenment in Su Changqing's eyes hadn't dimmed.

The continuous emergence of Dao essence within this 'Heaven and Earth' made him feel increasingly familiar.

"The creator of this legacy must have studied the Medical Dao Scroll!"

Su Changqing was certain.

This method of Foundation Establishment was identical to what was recorded in the Medical Dao Scroll.

Even the division of Heaven and Earth was strikingly similar.

"Since that's the case... this Heaven and Earth can be even greater!"

Su Changqing's bright eyes swept the surroundings, and he murmured softly,

"The initial Heaven and Earth have already taken shape, but only an unformed Heaven and Earth have infinite possibilities."

"Chaos is like an egg."

Boom!

As Su Changqing's understanding deepened, the world before him suddenly collapsed.

The sky and earth overturned, and the edges of the world crumbled, releasing wisps of chaotic energy.

In an instant, the Heaven and Earth disappeared, replaced by an endless world of chaos!

At the same time,

The Dao diagram in the purple tower, inscribed with the characters 'Heaven' and 'Earth,' underwent a significant change.

The 'Heaven' and 'Earth' characters slowly dissipated, and a massive, ancient ax filled with boundless power appeared in their place!

Next to the ax, three Dao runes were inscribed.

The Heaven-Cleaving Ax!

(End of Chapter)

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