Two Great Innate Abilities

The True Martial Sect's year-end competition has come to Perfection conclusion.

The performance of the many young disciples greatly pleased Luo Wentian and the others. With these rewards, these disciples would surely become even stronger next year. If they continued to cultivate diligently year after year, it wouldn't be long before they were able to truly support the True Martial Sect.

The fact that Luo Wentian and his two companions had taken on disciples was a good start.

He Yan, Sun Chuanhai, and the others all had their own ideas. Now that they were all at the Gang Essence Realm and their cultivation was improving by leaps and bounds, they were fully qualified to take on disciples. They decided that they would observe more in the future and find a suitable successor.

After the competition, the fellow disciples were able to gather together again, a rare occasion.

Daoist Longshan also emerged from seclusion.

The master and disciple enjoyed themselves immensely, chatting about the changes of the past year. Upon learning that he had gained several new grand-disciples, Daoist Longshan was overjoyed and even presented them with a gift.

The atmosphere at the end of the year is lively.

But at this time of family reunion, everyone couldn't help but sigh and think:

"I wonder how Fifth Brother (the fifth senior brother) is doing now?"

Leizhou.

Deep in the Yanshan Mountains.

In an unnamed valley, heavy snow weighed down the branches, icicles hung down, and a few lively little animals quietly moved about, adding a touch of life to the winter landscape.

The few small wooden houses nestled here resemble a few pine cones scattered across the snow.

Jiang Baishan and Lin Ruhua lived in seclusion here.

This was a place the two had discovered during one of their training expeditions. It was a scenic spot, rarely visited by people. Although there were some Mutant Beast, they were not a problem for the two. After descending from True Martial Mountain, they took care of some matters and quietly arrived here.

Although the place was desolate, the two were deeply in love and comforted each other. They spent their days studying martial arts and enjoying the beautiful scenery. Although they did not interact with others, they lived a fulfilling life.

"In the new year, I hope we can be together forever!" Lin Ruhua looked directly into Jiang Baishan's eyes and made a wish.

A fireplace, warm wine, roasted meat... the warm firelight illuminated the two of them.

Jiang Baishan's eyes were also filled with happiness.

We will always be together!

As he said this, his thoughts couldn't help but drift to True Martial Mountain. In previous years, he, his master, and his fellow disciples would gather together in joyful harmony at this time, but this year was a rare exception.

He showed no emotion on his face, but Lin Ruhua knew him well enough to know what Jiang Baishan was thinking with just a subtle change in his eyes.

She paused, then said softly:

"Bai Shan, I went out a few days ago while you were in seclusion."

Jiang Baishan immediately became anxious:

"Ruhua, what are you doing going out? Do you know the Demon Sect is looking for us? If they discover our whereabouts, they will definitely not let this go!"

Lin Ruhua simply shook her head gently:

Don't worry, I'm being careful. I have some good news for you.

She smiled faintly, though a hint of shock lingered in her eyes.

"Some time ago, the Blade Demon went up to True Martial Mountain, wanting to challenge the Heavenly Sword Real Person, but he was defeated by the Heavenly Sword Real Person. This is the Blade Demon, who is ranked third on the Celestial Person Ranking. I didn't expect that the old senior Heavenly Sword Master would be so powerful."

Seeing Jiang Baishan's stunned expression, she smiled and recounted the many details of the challenges the Blade Demon had faced since its birth, which greatly excited Jiang Baishan.

Lin Ruhua smiled and said:

"With the Venerable Tianjian presiding over True Martial Mountain, the Demon Sect might not be able to do anything to the True Martial Sect. Can you rest assured now?"

Jiang Baishan was deeply moved. He embraced Lin Ruhua and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you, Ruhua."

The two nestled together, their shadows gradually merging in the firelight.

Suddenly.

Lin Ruhua's shy whisper rang out:

"Bai Shan, there's one more piece of news I need to tell you."

Jiang Baishan was taken aback, and then was stunned by Lin Ruhua's next words:

"I... I think I'm pregnant."

Jiang Baishan stood there stunned, then his pupils suddenly dilated, and he was overjoyed. Before long, the valley was filled with Jiang Baishan's excited laughter.

The two lived in seclusion here.

The arrival of a new life is undoubtedly a symbol of hope and joy.

Ning Qi had no idea that his fifth senior brother was about to become a father.

After the New Year's reunion, he returned to the Dao-Seeking Courtyard once again.

Nowadays, everyone in the True Martial Sect is very busy, with each elder performing their respective duties.

Internally, all efforts are focused on development, and many things need to be perfected step by step. Externally, there are threats from the Demon Sect and the Southern Frontier. True Martial disciples can only go down the mountain for training if they meet the standards set by Luo Wentian, so as to avoid encountering unnecessary dangers.

Ning Qi couldn't offer much help with these mundane matters; the only thing he could do was continuously improve his own strength and become the last resort.

After the year-end.

He would resonate with the bloodline within the White Ape every few days.

Although the image would always shatter when the silver giant ape looked back, preventing him from seeing what happened next, Ning Qi's gains were equally significant. After several attempts, he gradually grasped some of the principles behind the Golden Eye of Truth.

As long as we continue along these lines of deduction, it will be only a matter of time before we can turn the Golden Eye of Illusion into a secret technique that we can cultivate ourselves, and that day will not be far off.

This day.

Zhuang Chen excitedly stepped into the Dao-Seeking Courtyard:

"Ninth Senior Brother, I have successfully mastered the resonance technique you taught me!"

Zhuang Chen possesses exceptional aptitude for Sword Dao, especially after his sword bones were broken and rebuilt. However, he lags behind White Ape in the cultivation of other secret techniques. He acquired the secret technique two or three days later than White Ape, but it took him more than ten days to successfully master it.

Ning Qi smiled slightly, somewhat expectant.

After seeing that scene deep within the White Ape's bloodline, he kept wondering if Zhuang Chen's Innate Sword Bone also contained the same scene.

Now, Zhuang Chen has finally succeeded.

"Come here, Little Ten." He beckoned, White Ape immediately showed a look of great sympathy. These days he had been experiencing both pain and pleasure. Although each resonance could significantly improve the development of his bloodline, the sour and pleasant feeling was not pleasant at all.

Now, seeing Zhuang Chen about to follow in his footsteps, he couldn't help but grin.

Zhuang Chen thought the White Ape was just playing around with him, and chuckled as he made a face back.

Zhuang Chen was actually a few years older Ning Qi Ning Qi, but not as tall. He was round and chubby, with a round face. After Ning Qi improved the Dream Taotie Secret Technique for him, he no longer had such side effects. The reason he was still fat was because he was greedy.

"Ninth Senior Brother, how do you need me to cooperate this time?" Zhuang Chen asked expectantly.

Ning Qi laughed:

"Same as before, but this time you need to keep the Resonance Technique running continuously without interruption, unless you faint. If all goes well, I will later teach you a secret technique that is even more powerful than the Innate Sword Body."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chen's eyes lit up, completely oblivious to the White Ape's sly smile.

Zhuang Chen pounded his chest with a thunderous sound, and said with a grin:

"Come on, senior brother, I'm ready!"

Ning Qi chuckled lightly, then solemnly said:

"Close your eyes and regulate your breathing, activate the secret technique!"

Zhuang Chen also became serious and began to resonate with the Innate Sword Bone within his body. He couldn't help but let out a low roar, and sword sounds rang out from within his body, just like a divine sword being drawn from its sheath. This was quite similar to the White Ape's inability to manifest its true form as the ape king earlier.

Ning Qi was slightly surprised.

Then he manipulated the vast power of heaven and earth to gather it together. He was more relaxed than before because his Sword Dao had already reached an extremely high level.

It was as if thousands of divine swords were resonating together all around.

Zhuang Chen's face twisted instantly. The White Ape gloated. He had thought it would be easy, but when the internal and external forces resonated together, the world changed completely. Zhuang Chen couldn't help but let out a low roar. He was dumbfounded. He felt as if millions of Ants were gently tearing at his flesh all over his body. The tingling sensation was even more terrifying than the pain of his sword bones breaking and then growing back.

However, Ning Qi wasn't worried, as Zhuang Chen's mental fortitude was much stronger than before.

He restrained his Divine Intent and, along with the gentle Gang Qi, probed towards the sword bone within Zhuang Chen's body.

Buzz!

After a strange buzzing sound, Ning Qi was jolted awake and found himself in a void.

Various Sword Intent floated in this void, more powerful than any Sword Intent Ning Qi had ever seen. Even his own Sword Intent seemed insignificant in comparison. Unfortunately, these Sword Intent were very blurry, as if separated by layers of spacetime veils, making it impossible to carefully sense their mysteries.

Ning Qi only knew that it was powerful, but he couldn't figure out exactly where that power lay, which he found incredibly regrettable. Otherwise, if he could have absorbed all of this Sword Intent, he couldn't imagine what level his Sword Dao could have reached.

At the same time, he gradually realized:

"Could this be... the Sword Intent of those who possess Innate Sword Bone?"

The thought had just crossed my mind.

This void space has already undergone inexplicable changes.

One after another, Sword Intent rose and fell, and then a similar scene appeared: the cries of infants rang out. Ning Qi saw that as the infants were formed in the womb, some kind of magical power in the world that he could not understand entered the infants' bodies.

"Is this the truth behind the formation of Innate Sword Bone? I originally thought that Innate Sword Bone, like the bloodline of Heavenly Beast, might have come from some extremely powerful Sword Dao ancestor in ancient times, but now it seems that this is not the case. This is simply something that is born from Tiansheng!"

"Based on this, it is highly likely that innate sword bones and innate spear bones also exist; it's just that I haven't known about them yet."

A ripple of emotion stirred within Ning Qi.

He guessed that the power surging into the baby's body must be some kind of power related to the Origin the Sword Dao, something he couldn't understand for the time being.

Keep watching.

He was startled.

In some blurry images, it was seen that some newborn babies were actually absorbing the power of heaven and earth!

"Born into the world and able to control the power of heaven and earth? Isn't this a true ' Celestial Person '?! It turns out that not only do Heavenly Beast exist, blessed by heaven, but similar beings also exist among the Human Race. Those with Innate Sword Bone are one such example, and perhaps all Human Race with special physiques are like this."

Ning Qi's pupils dilated slightly.

He discovered an incredible secret.

Then I couldn't help but think:

"But why isn't Xiao Shi like that at all? If he Tiansheng with the ability to absorb the power of heaven and earth, he wouldn't only have this much strength."

Ning Qi was somewhat puzzled.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, his thinking reaching its peak, a wealth of information flowing through his mind. Suddenly, a terrible guess arose in his heart:

"Could it be... that something has happened in the world, causing the Innate Sword Bone that were born later to no longer have the ability to absorb the power of heaven and earth, leaving only the amplification of the Sword Dao?"

This explanation is the most reasonable.

Ning Qi recalled the immense terror that both he and the Blade Demon had sensed, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The truth is getting closer.

The disappearance of the Heavenly Beast, the changes in the Innate Sword Bone, and the great terror from heaven and earth—there must be some connection between these three things.

What exactly happened?

Ning Qi continued reading.

The void space fell silent again, and he was not forcibly "repelled" as he had been when resonating with the White Ape bloodline. This was unexpected, perhaps because the two originated from different sources. However, this was a good thing. After the void space fell silent, a special fluctuation gradually spread out.

Ning Qi pondered this carefully, and a sense of surprise gradually welled up in his heart.

This unusual fluctuation does indeed contain the innate talent of the Innate Sword Bone.

"Innate Divine Sword Qi? This is the powerful ability contained within the Innate Sword Bone. It should be on the same level as the Tiansheng Golden Eyes of Illusion, but it will still take some effort to transform it into a secret technique that I can control."

However, Ning Qi was still confident that this wouldn't be too difficult for him, since there was practically a ready-made template.

He simply needed to transform someone's innate talent into a secret technique that could be learned later in life. This would be extremely difficult for others, but Ning Qi could do it.

Just as I was beginning to understand...

The void space trembled, and Ning Qi ended his resonance state.

It wasn't that his Divine Intent couldn't hold on, but rather that Zhuang Chen had fallen into a coma.

Ning Qi chuckled.

After checking Zhuang Chen's body and finding nothing wrong, they were relieved. For Zhuang Chen, this was also a good thing, as each resonance could improve his control over the Innate Sword Bone within his body.

Moreover, once Ning Qi has researched the secret technique of the Innate Divine Sword Qi, he might be able to awaken his innate sword bone ability ahead of time, which would be even more advantageous than for the White Ape, since the White Ape had already mastered the Golden Eye of Illusion.

After settling Zhuang Chen in with the White Ape, Ning Qi pondered his two innate abilities: the Golden Eyes of Illusion and the Innate Divine Sword Qi.

He made up his mind.

After converting both of his talents into secret techniques under his control, he descended the mountain to pursue the enemy.

After all, the Demon Sect and the Southern Frontier have too deep a foundation. He doesn't know if they possess any methods that surpass the Celestial Person Realm. Naturally, the stronger he is, the safer he is. Otherwise, it would be bad if he ended up in trouble.

Time passed slowly.

Another half month has passed.

Ning Qi's research on his two innate abilities is progressing very well, especially the innate divine Sword Qi. Because his Divine Intent can withstand it, he has surpassed others and succeeded first.

Today, the secret technique of the Golden Eye of Illusion has also been successfully created.

Ning Qi's goal has finally been achieved.