Chaotic Magnetic Field

After a day and night of comprehending the Dao, Li Jiusheng felt as though he had fallen into a chaotic, disorderly world filled with sinister intent.

In this world, chaos was the central theme.

The more he comprehended it, the more he felt that this cultivation art had definitely not been created by any normal person. He had reason to suspect that some patriarch had fallen into absolute chaos in his later years, his consciousness unclear and primordial spirit muddled, and had somehow created this art in a daze.

Human World was an assassin organization that spanned many regions. They rarely clashed directly with the major powers, instead lurking beneath the world's shadows and waiting for opportunities. This time, their direct conflict with Shangqing Palace had cost them a large number of mid-level core members. On the Old Land, that was already considered an enormous loss, so they had sent over three patriarch-level secret manuals in the hopes of reconciling.

Yet those three manuals also concealed their own little schemes.

Just like this one.

It had no name, no origin—only a chaotic, disorderly cultivation art without thought.

If a normal person cultivated it, following conventional patterns to comprehend its core and reach its central idea, their mind would absolutely be disturbed, their primordial spirit corrupted, and they would descend into madness, ultimately becoming just like its original creator.

This was a trap Human World had laid.

"But it is useless against me!" Li Jiusheng's heart was as hard as iron. His comprehension was exceptionally high. He continued to delve into it and comprehend it, seeking connections amid the chaos. Not only was he not corrupted, but he gradually sorted through the logic behind that disorder.

If you were chaotic, then he would be even more chaotic than you.

"I can merge this chaotic, sinister, cold, terrifying aura into my domain and turn it into a Chaotic Magnetic Field. When fighting an enemy, once the field spreads out, it can instantly disrupt their consciousness and primordial spirit, throwing them into confusion and causing them to lose their sense of self. Even if it only lasts for a single second, that is enough to determine victory or defeat between experts." Li Jiusheng immediately saw the use of this cultivation art. For him, the more chaotic it was, the better.

He slowly opened his domain and gradually transplanted the chaotic cultivation art into it. At first, it did not cover much area, reaching only around three meters from his body.

Very soon, a Chaotic Magnetic Field appeared around him.

This field was filled with all manner of delirium, sinister murmurs, ravings, and voices that bewitched the heart. Little Fox merely glanced at it and immediately felt dizzy and disoriented. Her mind nearly lost itself, as though she were about to fall into an eternal hell. Terrified, she rushed out the door at once and stood outside, staring at Li Jiusheng in panic and worry.

"What kind of cultivation art is this? It is too terrifying. I feel like I have entered the Avici Hell. Li Jiusheng has not been dragged into it, has he?" Little Fox paced back and forth anxiously.

Fortunately, not long afterward, the field that had frightened Little Fox so badly disappeared. Li Jiusheng opened his eyes, slowly rose to his feet, and asked in surprise, "Why are you standing at the door?"

Little Fox told Li Jiusheng what had just happened.

Li Jiusheng suddenly understood. "There is no need to be afraid. That was the Chaotic Magnetic Field I just comprehended. It is a patriarch-level cultivation art."

"What sort of lunatic could create a cultivation art like this?" Little Fox complained.

"I also want to know what his mental state was like at the time." Li Jiusheng laughed. If not for his astonishing comprehension, which had allowed him to understand this cultivation art and merge it into his own domain, the initial chaos alone would have been enough to destroy the mind of any Venerable. Even patriarchs would have been unable to comprehend it.

"Do not worry. I have already made an initial grasp of the cultivation art. Nothing will happen." Li Jiusheng comforted Little Fox, pulling her into his arms to soothe her. She had indeed been badly frightened just now.

"That is good. You scared me to death, sob, sob, sob." Little Fox buried her head in Li Jiusheng's chest and wiped away a few tears.

"Alright, alright. Let us go outside and practice boxing." Seeing the rising sun break through the dawn and the distant mountains gleam with dazzling golden light, Li Jiusheng brought Little Fox to the entrance of the Scripture Repository Pavilion and began practicing boxing.

The Scripture Repository Pavilion remained as it always had.

Although Li Jiusheng had exposed his cultivation when he made his move, and both the disciples and elders of Shangqing Palace knew how formidable he was, not a single person came to disturb him.

On one hand, Li Qingshan had issued an order.

On the other hand, everyone knew that Li Jiusheng disliked noise. He had always been this way over the years, and no one came to ingratiate themselves with him.

Occasionally, disciples came to the Scripture Repository Pavilion to borrow scriptures. When they saw Li Jiusheng, they would respectfully salute him from afar and gaze at him with admiration before going about their own business.

Li Jiusheng was quite satisfied with this. The bustle belonged to the outside world, while tranquility belonged to him.

In the time that followed, he resumed the carefree life he had lived in the past.

He read scriptures as usual and practiced cultivation as usual.

With Little Fox by his side every day, he continuously refined his cultivation arts toward perfection.

He continued cultivating the Chaotic Magnetic Field. From its initial range of three meters, it slowly expanded and gradually rose to encompass his entire domain. This was a gradual process of improvement.

Li Jiusheng was only a Great Grandmaster, after all. He could not spread the Chaotic Magnetic Field throughout his entire domain in a single stroke.

But he was in no hurry.

During the rest of his time, he also cultivated the other two patriarch-level arts.

Great Dream Spring and Autumn and the Four Images Sword Intent Art.

Great Dream Spring and Autumn was a high-level cultivation method that used dreams to comprehend the Dao and practice the sword, ultimately attaining greater realms.

After Li Jiusheng began cultivating it, he made an initial grasp of it with astonishing speed.

After all, having experienced the Chaotic Magnetic Field, cultivating such normal arts no longer posed any difficulty for him.

After comprehending Great Dream Spring and Autumn, Li Jiusheng used his primordial spirit to cultivate the method.

Every day, his primordial spirit passed through dreams, experiencing spring, summer, autumn, and winter; encountering all sorts of events and living different lives. Through those repeated experiences, his primordial spirit continued to grow stronger. For him, this would be the best cultivation method.

In the past, Daoist cultivators secluded themselves deep within mountains and forests, ignoring the affairs of the mortal world. Once they had grown powerful, how were they to temper their primordial spirits?

Enter the world!

Only by walking through the mortal world, stumbling through several decades and tempering the heart through all kinds of experiences, could one return to the realm beyond the world.

Only then could one temper the heart amid the mortal world.

Now, Li Jiusheng sat quietly in the tea room while his primordial spirit tempered its heart in the mortal world every day. His cultivation advanced at an astonishing pace.

While his primordial spirit tempered its heart in the mortal world, his physical body did not rest either.

Li Jiusheng cultivated the Four Images Sword Intent Art with his Innate Sword Body.

He had comprehended the Innate Sword Body from the very beginning. Later, whether he cultivated the Grass and Wood Sword Technique or the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, Li Jiusheng found them exceptionally easy to pick up and swift to master.

Now that it was the Four Images Sword Intent Art, it was even more so.

This cultivation art drew upon the Four Sacred Beasts, gathering the essence of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise and tempering it into one's swordsmanship. With a single sword strike, the Four Sacred Beasts would manifest, surging forth with unstoppable might.

Li Jiusheng was no stranger to the Four Sacred Beasts.

He picked up this cultivation art extremely quickly. On the first day of cultivation, he condensed the Azure Dragon Sword Intent. Over the following days, he gradually completed the Sword Intents of the other three Sacred Beasts.

Shangqing Palace had produced a patriarch and no longer remained sealed off. It received and sent off visitors, becoming incomparably lively.

Before the Scripture Repository Pavilion, Li Jiusheng rested contentedly in seclusion, accompanied by green lamps and yellowed scrolls, unconcerned with the mortal world. Day after day, he cultivated, and his strength steadily approached perfection. His mid-stage Great Grandmaster realm wore away at the barrier like water dripping through stone, reaching the late stage.

He was only one step away from becoming a Venerable.