This situation has happened countless times in the Washing Yan Ancient Sect. Many geniuses initially had such thoughts, practicing with "Moon Vortex Sun" to rush through the early stages. Only when "Moon Vortex Sun" could no longer boost their foundation would they practice other life-sustaining methods.
However, many geniuses, once they became engrossed, could never escape the influence of "Moon Vortex Sun" because its method of circulating blood energy through the body was unique.
Precisely because of this, the Washing Yan Ancient Sect later discouraged disciples from practicing this method, especially those with good potential. The sect had an order: absolutely no practicing!
"I have my own plans," Li Qiye chuckled, saying no more. Of course, he couldn't reveal the true secret. If someone knowledgeable knew he possessed an unblemished "Moon Vortex Sun," the consequences would be unimaginable!
Nan Huairen knew Li Qiye wasn't ignorant or arrogant, but he couldn't understand where Li Qiye's confidence came from!
"I heard Second Senior Brother is coming these days." Nan Huairen's main purpose for visiting today was to bring Li Qiye this news.
Li Qiye nodded, asking no further questions. In reality, he had never cared about the Second Senior Brother Nan Huairen mentioned, the disciple of Sect Master Zhou Yonghuang.
After seeing Nan Huairen off, Li Qiye immersed himself in cultivation again. Diligence can make up for clumsiness, and the early bird catches the worm. Even though he already possessed peerless techniques like "Moon Vortex Sun" and "Kun Peng Six Transformations," he still couldn't afford to be lazy!
The Territory Expansion Realm also had three stages, from low to high: one, building the foundation technique; two, absorbing essence and energy; three, expanding the territory!
Once the Palace Knocking Realm was perfected, it meant that both the foundation technique for the Life Wheel and the foundation technique for the Fate Palace were set in stone. The Dao foundation of the Life Wheel and Fate Palace had been forged.
At this point, one could continue to choose other cultivation methods, whether they were fate techniques, life-sustaining methods, secret techniques for combat, or body techniques.
Future cultivation methods were built upon the foundation techniques, which is why the first stage was called "building the foundation technique."
Li Qiye was currently practicing the Mystic Gate Saber Technique. He wasn't in a hurry to practice other cultivation methods; what he needed now was to temper his physique, to strengthen his body.
For a cultivator, a strong Life Wheel and Fate Palace were far from enough; a strong physique was also essential.
The Life Wheel and Fate Palace were innate and unchangeable, but physique could be altered and strengthened through cultivation.
Innate physiques also varied in quality, from the worst, known as the Mortal Physique, to the best, known as the Immortal Physique. From worst to best, they were: Mortal Physique, Acquired Physique, Innate Physique, Emperor Physique, Sage Physique, and Immortal Physique!
Mortal Physique, Acquired Physique, Innate Physique, Emperor Physique, and Sage Physique could all be innate. However, the Immortal Physique could not be innate. It was the ultimate limit of all physiques, so no one had ever been known to be born with an Immortal Physique!
In terms of physique, the Innate Physique served as a watershed. Once someone was born with an Innate Physique, it meant they had the potential to cultivate into an Emperor Physique, a Sage Physique, or even an Immortal Physique.
Regarding physique, an Innate Physique, through cultivation and advancement, could successively cultivate into an Emperor Physique, a Sage Physique, or even an Immortal Physique!
However, an Acquired Physique could not. For example, Xu Hui's Golden Sculpture Physique belonged to the Acquired Physique. It was a raptor-series physique within the Acquired Physique category, and it could be considered a very good physique among Acquired Physiques.
With his Golden Sculpture Physique, Xu Hui could cultivate it into a Heavenly Sculpture Physique or even a Divine Sculpture Physique through powerful body techniques. While the ultimate state of his physique might not be weaker than an Emperor Physique, this Acquired Physique could never be cultivated into the ultimate state of physique—the Immortal Physique!
For instance, cultivating the Golden Sculpture Physique into a Heavenly Sculpture Physique was called strengthening, while an Innate Physique cultivating into an Emperor Physique was called advancement!
Innate Physiques, such as the Innate Physique and Sage Physique, had various limitations. For example, the Golden Bull Physique within the Innate Physique could, through cultivation, advance into the Overlord Physique of the Emperor Physique! However, it could not cultivate into other physiques, not even those of the same level.
The physique one was born with was the physique one had to cultivate into. This could not be changed by cultivation methods or body elixirs.
However, the creation of heaven and earth was truly miraculous! Whether it was the Golden Sculpture Physique or the Golden Bull Physique, even with extremely heaven-defying cultivation, they could not break free from the scope of their own physique.
Yet, there was one physique that could—the one that countless people disdained: the Mortal Physique.
The Mortal Physique could be cultivated into a Heavenly Sculpture Physique, or a Golden Bull Physique, and even, it was said, the legendary Immortal Physique! The Mortal Physique, before cultivation, was not restricted in any way! Therefore, when cultivating physique, the Mortal Physique had no restrictions on the choice of body techniques.
For example, if an Acquired Physique leaned towards a fire element, one had to cultivate fire-element body techniques. If one chose to cultivate water-element body techniques, it would cause fatal flaws in your physique.
The Mortal Physique had no such requirements; anyone could choose any body technique before starting!
Of course, it was not easy for a Mortal Physique to cultivate into an Acquired Physique or an Innate Physique. First, one needed extremely powerful body techniques. Second, one needed persistent effort, ten times harder than others! Third, one needed a large amount of body elixirs; the more body elixirs, the better, and the higher the grade, the better!
Cultivating a Mortal Physique into an Innate Physique was an extremely difficult task, requiring countless efforts!
For someone like Li Qiye, who had a Mortal Physique, Mortal Fate, and Mortal Meridians, no one would be willing to invest effort in him. Such potential would be a waste, whether it was teaching body techniques or tempering the body with elixirs.
Li Qiye also knew that it was incredibly arduous for a Mortal Physique to cultivate into other physiques, but Li Qiye's Dao heart remained unshaken. He possessed the Body Scripture, one of the Nine Great Heavenly Books, coveted even by Immortal Emperors throughout the ages!
Moreover, Li Qiye's Dao heart was as firm as iron. If others could succeed, he could too. Many descendants of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect's Immortal Emperor Mingren claimed he was born with an Immortal Physique, with many saying Immortal Emperor Mingren's Daytime Sky Physique was innate.
Li Qiye knew, of course, that this was complete nonsense! He had personally nurtured Immortal Emperor Mingren, so he was perfectly aware of this matter. Immortal Emperor Mingren, who possessed the Daytime Sky Physique, was neither an Innate Physique nor a Sage or Emperor Physique; he was a Mortal Physique!
This fact would likely be difficult for the Washing Yan Ancient Sect to accept, but it was the truth. Immortal Emperor Mingren had a Mortal Physique in his youth. Li Qiye, who had transformed into the Shadow Crow, possessed the Body Scripture, one of the Nine Great Heavenly Books. He taught Immortal Emperor Mingren the character "Yang" from the scripture, and eventually, Immortal Emperor Mingren cultivated the Daytime Sky Physique, one of the Twelve Immortal Physiques.
Today, the Body Scripture also unfolded in Li Qiye's mind. All the profound meanings of the Body Scripture emerged. Throughout the ages, no one had grasped more mysteries of the Body Scripture than he had! The mysteries within the Body Scripture had allowed him to create countless legends!
Furthermore, from the primordial era to the present, he had studied the Body Scripture. Especially by the time of the Black Dragon King, he had studied the Body Scripture to an incredibly profound level. Only when his state began to deteriorate did he have the Black Dragon King erase all the mysteries of the Body Scripture from his mind!
The original Body Scripture contained only six characters. These six characters were born in chaos. After countless years of Li Qiye's comprehension, he finally unlocked all the mysteries of this scripture.
The six characters of the Body Scripture are: Yin Yang, Gang Rou, Qing Hun! Although the Body Scripture has only six characters, they evolve the ultimate profound meanings of all living beings' physiques!
In distant eras, there was the concept of the Twelve Immortal Physiques. In reality, throughout the ages, few people knew that the concept of the Twelve Immortal Physiques originated from the Body Scripture!
If the six characters of the Body Scripture are cultivated to their ultimate state, each character will produce two Immortal Physiques! Of course, any individual can only cultivate one of the two different Immortal Physiques.
For example, Immortal Emperor Mingren, Li Qiye taught him the character "Yang" back then. The ultimate of the "Yang" character has two Immortal Physiques: one is the Daytime Sky Physique, and the other is the Solar Physique! Immortal Emperor Mingren cultivated the Daytime Sky Physique, one of the Twelve Immortal Physiques, the ultimate Yang profound meaning—the Daytime Sky Physique!
Through generations of deduction and countless years of comprehension, Li Qiye understood that the Body Scripture could cultivate any physique, but ultimately, the most powerful were the Twelve Immortal Physiques.
Years ago, Li Qiye taught Immortal Emperor Mingren the character "Yang." This time, however, Li Qiye chose not to cultivate the "Yang" character, but the "Hun" character!
Moreover, Li Qiye has locked onto his target. He will cultivate the "Hun" character, and achieve ultimate "Hun"! Within the "Hun" character, he will cultivate the Prison Suppressing Divine Physique, one of the Twelve Immortal Physiques!
Li Qiye knew that cultivating the Prison Suppressing Divine Physique to Grand Perfection would be a very long process. None of the Twelve Immortal Physiques could be cultivated overnight; it would take at least several hundred, or even thousands or tens of thousands of years.
However, Li Qiye's Dao heart was like iron. Even though he was born with a Mortal Physique, he was still confident that as long as he persevered, he would one day cultivate the Prison Suppressing Divine Physique!
The profound meanings of the Body Scripture appeared in Li Qiye's mind. Li Qiye controlled the profound meanings of the "Hun" character, and the profound meanings of the runes flowed into Li Qiye's Fate Palace like a river.
At this moment, Li Qiye's True Fate was expelling and inhaling blood energy, and it also inhaled the profound meanings of the "Hun" character. With the tempering of the True Fate, the mysteries of the "Hun" character were integrated into the blood energy.
At this moment, Li Qiye's entire body trembled. In an instant, it seemed as if everything slowed down, as if everything's speed had decreased!
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