After officially taking Hong as his disciple.
The Xingyi Sect in the Swallowed Star World had officially been founded.
Although the Xingyi Sect still didn't even have a proper training ground...
During the few days he spent guiding Hong,
Teng Qingshan was always at Nanshan Park.
Hong was a little curious about why a sect that could produce an eighteen-year-old Grandmaster had fallen into such decline, but he didn't ask.
He had very little time to spend in China. There wasn't even enough time to absorb the essence of martial arts.
Besides, Hong wasn't especially curious.
If Teng Qingshan was willing to share these secrets, he would tell him when the time came. If he didn't, there was surely a reason.
Time flew by.
More than a month had passed since Hong left.
It was now October 15, 2014.
During this time, apart from training at high intensity, Teng Qingshan had been steadily reclaiming his old spear and flying-dagger skills.
At the pavilion halfway up South Mountain,
Teng Qingshan stood quietly, holding his spear in a steady grip.
This was precisely the "Great Spear Stance," also known as "holding the great spear," as it was passed down in the Xingyi Sect.
Although Teng Qingshan had reached an extremely high level of spear mastery in his previous life,
the differences between the two worlds
meant that many profound insights into the martial arts realm were impossible to put into practice here.
So Teng Qingshan could only start training with the spear from scratch.
Fortunately, his foundation was incredibly solid, and his progress with the spear was remarkably fast.
After all, he possessed the consciousness and martial arts realm of a Supreme Powerhouse.
Even starting over, he could advance at an astonishing pace.
It was early autumn.
A touch of withered yellow had already settled over the mountains.
When the mountain breeze blew,
many fallen leaves fluttered down.
As the weightless leaves landed on his spear, Teng Qingshan, who had once again reached the realm of Unity of Man and Spear, sensed them with incredible clarity.
Each leaf felt like a boulder.
Whoosh!
Suddenly,
the spear in Teng Qingshan's hands moved!
Whish! Whish! Whish!
He thrust out his spear again and again, as fast as lightning.
The mountain breeze swept down hundreds of fallen leaves.
Yet under Teng Qingshan's lightning-fast thrusts, every last leaf was pierced by his spear!
When the final leaf was skewered on the spearhead,
Teng Qingshan finally opened his eyes and smiled. "After a month of secluded cultivation, I've not only regained Unity of Man and Spear early; I've finally reached the Grandmaster level in Listening Jin, too."
Spear Grandmasters were all exceptionally perceptive.
What he had just done
was merely a basic exercise.
"After more than a month of high-intensity training, I've also reached the maximum height for this body. I didn't expect it to be about the same as in my previous life—one meter ninety." Teng Qingshan lowered his spear and stood upright. "My punching strength has also passed 900 kilograms, exceeding the Quasi-Martial Artist standard."
Over the past month,
his physical strength had increased tremendously at first, as the Telekinesis leaking from the sphere in his mind had nourished and strengthened his body.
But later, the Telekinesis passively escaping from the sphere gradually became insufficient to keep pace with the improvement in his physique. Naturally, his punching strength began to increase more slowly as well.
However, since Teng Qingshan was still nearing the end of his body's growth period, his progress remained rapid even after slowing down.
Teng Qingshan estimated that this rapid growth could continue until he was nineteen.
The human body's prime growth period usually lasted three to four years. This body had begun developing at fifteen, so nineteen was just about right.
"According to the information Little Cauldron provided, once my punching strength reaches 900 kilograms, my speed reaches 25 meters per second, and my neural response meets the standard, I can try using the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method to absorb Cosmic Energy and refine it into Source Energy."
Teng Qingshan slowly resumed his spear forms, practicing each technique from his memories in turn and gradually adapting them for use in this world.
Afterward, he compiled all these techniques into the Samsara Spear Canon.
The first form was the Primordial Unity Spear Art, derived from Horizontal Fist, a spear technique specializing in defense.
The second form was the Shadow-Following Spear Art, derived from Crushing Fist. Once unleashed, its attacks flowed without end, making it the ideal technique for dealing with groups.
The third form was the Poison Dragon Drill Spear Art, derived from Drilling Fist. It carried powerful spiraling force and was designed to break through an enemy's defenses.
The fourth form was the Crimson Tiger Roar Spear Art, derived from Cannon Fist. It was the spear technique with the greatest raw power!
The fifth form was the Mountain-Splitting Spear Art, derived from Splitting Fist. It was the most imposing technique for a head-on fight!
These five spear forms embodied most of Teng Qingshan's spear mastery from his previous life.
And thanks to the underlying rules of the Swallowed Star World, he could use them after only a slight adaptation.
On a small patch of open ground outside the pavilion,
Teng Qingshan brandished his spear, sometimes moving like a swimming dragon, sometimes like a fierce tiger, sometimes like lightning, and sometimes like a storm.
The spear, which Teng Qingshan had also named "Samsara," seemed to have come alive in his hands.
These five spear forms had also been the foundation of Teng Qingshan's understanding of the five elemental forces of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth in his previous life.
Of course, the Swallowed Star World didn't have the concept of the forces of heaven and earth, nor did it have realms like Void Realm or Void Piercing.
But it did have the far more powerful and limitless Origin Laws!
The visions that Little Cauldron had been transmitting from time to time over the past few days had given Teng Qingshan an ever-greater understanding of the laws of the Swallowed Star World.
He had learned that this world contained the five Origin Laws of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
It also had the even more powerful Space Law!
And there were even more mysterious laws of Time, Wind, Light, and Lightning!
"What a wondrous world!"
As Teng Qingshan practiced his spear forms, he recalled the information in his mind.
Compared with the boundless might of the Origin Laws,
the forces of heaven and earth and the various "Daos" of the Nine Provinces Continent were simply too weak...
Of course,
the underlying rules of different worlds were different, so they couldn't be compared directly.
But there was no doubt about it.
In the Swallowed Star World, Teng Qingshan could cultivate to a far higher level.
In his previous life, in the Nine Provinces World, Teng Qingshan had become a Supreme Powerhouse in less than forty years. His cultivation had reached its limit, and he couldn't advance even a fraction further.
But here...
"Planetary Level, Stellar Level, Universe Level, Domain Lord, World Lord. Above those are the Immortals, whose lifespans are unlimited. Immortals can be divided into Military Lord Immortals, Marquis Immortals, and King Immortals. Above them are the even more powerful Venerables, and then the Universe Masters, who can reverse time and space to resurrect the dead!"
Teng Qingshan's eyes filled with shock. "And even above the inconceivable realm of Universe Master are the Universe Supreme Beings! What kind of world is this...?"
The information transmitted from Little Cauldron had grown more abundant over the past few days. After organizing it, Teng Qingshan had also learned about the cultivation system of this world.
Comparing it with the Nine Provinces World left him deeply shaken.
His determination to grow stronger became even more intense.
Whish! Whish! Whish!
The spear, infused with every ounce of Teng Qingshan's will, thrust out again and again.
Under the forceful compression of his power, the air around the spearhead compressed and erupted in a series of sharp booms.
But with Teng Qingshan's superb mastery of the spear, the booms were quiet. And since he was halfway up a mountain where few people ventured, he didn't have to worry about being discovered.
"Judging from the fiery red color of the Telekinesis sphere in my mind, both my body and Telekinesis should have a Fire affinity. The best path for me in the future is to comprehend the Fire Domain and the Fire Origin Law. That way, I can make twice the progress with half the effort, comprehend the Law of Fire as quickly as possible, and reach the Immortal Realm. From there, I can use it as a stepping stone to comprehend the even more profound and powerful Space Law."
He stopped practicing and planned out his future cultivation path.
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