New Secret Realm, Rumors of the Dual Heaven-Earth Method
Yan Wujin's shout made Zhou Yunyi wish he could dig a hole at the bottom of the pool and disappear right then and there.
Qin Wangchuan, however, did not investigate further.
He glanced at everyone in the courtyard, found an empty stone bench, and sat down leisurely, a stark contrast to the wounded lying or sitting around him.
"You all saw those last two sword strikes clearly, right?" Qin Wangchuan spoke, his voice calm, yet instantly drawing everyone's attention.
He was referring, of course, to the scene where the Heavenly Sword Final Tribulation fell together with the Ten Directions Profound Sword, severing the Heavenly City.
No one understood why this was being brought up suddenly.
Qin Wangchuan tapped his fingertip lightly on the stone table and continued, "After seeing those two sword strikes, I have an idea."
"What do you think of combining a sword forged from Spiritual Qi with a physical sword formed from Divine Ability...?"
The courtyard fell silent for a moment. Everyone looked at each other, most of them puzzled, unable to immediately understand what he meant.
"Simply put..." he rarely explained, "It's a fusion of the Heavenly Sword and the Ten Directions Profound Sword."
"What?!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Wujin's voice was filled with incredulous rage. "You slashed through the Pseudo-Immortal Body with those two swords! That thing comes at a high price! And you still want to get stronger?! Are you trying to kill me?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingchuan looked over, thinking to himself, "Is this Pseudo-Immortal Body yours? What a pity."
It's truly a pity, considering how long I've kept it.
"You mean the two sword strikes unleashed by those two Dharma Body, right?" Zhao Lingyun interrupted Yan Wujin's roar. As the last survivor, he saw things more clearly and pondered for a moment before saying:
"The Heavenly Sword is essentially a highly condensed creation of Spiritual Qi, formless yet tangible. Your Ten Directions Profound Sword, though riddled with cracks, is a manifestation of rules, almost a physical weapon. Their attributes are vastly different..."
Li Xuan's eyes lit up, and he picked up the thread. "So, you want to combine the two?"
"It's not a combination," Qin Wangchuan corrected, his eyes focused. "It's a fusion. It's about making the physical sword the bone, Spirit Energy Sword the edge."
"A physical sword is encased within Spiritual Power sword, the two becoming one seamless whole."
"Hiss--" Li Xuan took a breath and fell into deep thought.
"It sounds... likely feasible."
"But the difficulty lies in how to ensure that the outer Spirit Energy Sword is not torn apart or repelled by the Principle and sharpness of the inner physical sword itself? If we can solve the problems of conflicting Spiritual Power and compatible attributes, we might really be able to create a new kind of 'law'."
Li Xuan pondered, finding the idea increasingly intriguing.
Listening to this, Chu Wujiu stroked his chin, his thoughts wandering. "So, according to that logic... could my Heaven-Opening War Halberd phantom also be encased in a layer of Spiritual Power to amplify its power?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xuance glanced at him with a look as if he were an idiot:
"You Heaven-Opening War Halberd in a layer of Spiritual Power? You're pretty awesome."
His tone was flat, but the sarcasm was palpable.
Yun Zexuan shook his head helplessly and added, "The Heaven-Opening War Halberd is a true projection of a Heaven-Opening. Its intent can sever cause and effect, cleave through Divine Sense, and its sharpness is unparalleled. Ordinary Spiritual Power has to avoid it, let alone attach itself to it to form a stable structure."
Chu Wujiu touched his nose after being rebuked, but his train of thought didn't stop, and he continued to use his imagination:
"The Heaven-Opening War Halberd won't work... what about the Heaven and Earth Law?"
"The weapon condensed by the Heaven and Earth Law is formed from Spiritual Qi, so its hardness is somewhat lacking. If only..."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Qin Wangchuan, who had proposed the idea, and said matter-of-factly, "You think of a way."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wangchuan actually nodded. "Actually, when I used the Heavenly Ruins Tribulation Finger to pierce through Li Qingluan's Heaven and Earth Law, I was thinking that the weapon itself was essentially just a ball of Spiritual Power, too fragile."
"If we could Paper Soldier as bones, the strength of the weapons might be improved."
"Paper Soldier?"
Everyone in the courtyard looked puzzled, and even Zhou Yunyi, who had been trying to keep a low profile, couldn't help but prick up his ears.
"Paper Soldier are simple to make and easy to carry; their size and shape can be customized to the maker's liking," Qin Wangchuan said slowly. "But the advantages don't stop there."
His gaze swept over the crowd, lingering for a moment on Chu Wujiu, who possessed the Heaven and Earth Law:
"Ordinary Heaven and Earth Law cannot hold onto external divine weapons for long because Heaven and Earth Law themselves are highly pure aggregates of Spiritual Power."
"Furthermore, Law Treasure and divine weapons also contain Spirit Pattern and power. The two sources of Spiritual Power are different, and their attributes may not be compatible. Forcing them to be used will not only be useless, but may also interfere with each other, causing the power of the Heaven and Earth Law to decrease."
"If you hold something without Spiritual Power, it's even more useless."
"But Paper Soldier are different."
As Qin Wangchuan raised his hand, a Talisman Paper flew out from his robes, folding into a delicate Small Sword as it shimmered with spiritual light.
"The Paper Soldier itself is made of ordinary material, and its core is more like 'bone'. When the Heaven and Earth Law hold it in their hands, they use their own Spiritual Power to generate 'flesh' on the Paper Soldier, manifesting a weapon most suitable for themselves."
"In this way, the Heaven and Earth Law are an extension of the cultivator's abilities, while Paper Soldier are an extension of the Heaven and Earth Law. When the three are combined, they can become even stronger."
After speaking, he looked at everyone and said, "If the weapons of the Heaven and Earth Law have Paper Soldier as their internal framework, they will probably not be so easily destroyed when they encounter the Heavenly Ruins Tribulation Finger again."
This was the ingenious idea behind the Paper Figurine wielding a weapon.
If Paper Figurine can be weapons, why can't the Heaven and Earth Law?
Yan Wujin listened from the side, nodding occasionally.
Only after Qin Wangchuan finished speaking did he suddenly wave his hand and shout, "Too complicated! I don't understand!"
Zhao Lingyun, annoyed, kicked the Resurrection Pool from a distance, splashing up a few small waves. "Don't you understand why you're nodding!"
Go play with your bird!
Having said that, he turned to Qin Wangchuan, his expression now very serious, his eyes gleaming with a light of research and exploration:
"Paper Soldier... using ordinary objects as a medium to carry the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation... this idea might actually work!"
"I'll go look into it! Let me know if you find anything."
As Zhao Lingyun was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned back to look at everyone:
"By the way, while you were all unconscious these past few days, I explored the surrounding area and discovered a Secret Realm nearby."
"Rumor has it that there's fortuitous opportunity hidden within, perhaps one that can help one condense the Dual Heaven-Earth Method. Shall we go take a look?"
"Dual Heaven-Earth Method, are you kidding me?"
"You'd be better off believing that Yan Wujin can beat a bird."
"Hey Yun, you want to fight?!"
Seeing that the topic was about to veer off course again, Zhao Lingyun quickly raised his hand to quell the misunderstanding and explained, "Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, the Secret Realm itself is definitely real."
"Since everyone is rebuilding their Dao Body, their auras have been unstable these past few days, and they need to stretch their muscles and bones to adapt. Sitting still is boring. Let's go explore and see what's really going on, consider it a way to relax and gain experience, what do you say?"
The group began registering as they talked, while Qin Wangchuan lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.
But Wang Xuance's mind was not on the Secret Realm.
His pair of purple eyes quietly opened, silently observing Qin Wangchuan, and at this moment he was finally certain:
This person shares his ideas and observes the situation calmly, not out of arrogance, but out of absolute confidence—he is truly unafraid of being surpassed.
Another epoch-making revolution is on the horizon.