Xiang Yang carefully mulled over the secret method and martial arts of the Five Realms Divine Arrow that Luo Zizhen had revealed. The light in his eyes grew ever brighter, and he was deeply astonished. This mere fragment of the Falling Star Arrow Technique was even more profound and obscure than he had imagined.
Setting aside the usual vital points of qi cultivation—the formulas and mental methods for converting true qi into arrow qi, and blending arrow qi with the Geng Metal Qi of heaven and earth—the thing that inspired Xiang Yang most was the concept of the Falling Star Arrow Body proposed within it.
According to this ancient art, humans were the spirits of all things, the essence of heaven and earth, harboring limitless potential.
Martial arts were the means to gradually develop that potential. Different paths naturally produced different results.
The Falling Star Arrow Technique focused on developing humanity's talent in the Dao of the arrow. Through long years of cultivation, one could fill one's body with a force known as the will of the arrow.
This force sounded exceedingly mystical, described vaguely and broadly, as though possessing it would let one slay gods that stood in one's way and slaughter Buddhas that blocked one's path.
Ordinary Xiantian Experts would likely find it difficult to penetrate its essence, seeing only clouds and mist, finding it unfathomably profound.
Yet Xiang Yang possessed a lofty realm, far-reaching vision, the bearing of a grandmaster, and peak comprehension for this age. He quickly grasped its true nature.
The flesh was the foundation, true qi the branches, and the primordial spirit the fruit, together forming a kind of acquired talent in the Dao of the arrow.
Using the body as the bow, the spirit as the string, and qi as the arrow, one