Yang-Faced Military School, Dark-Side Mystique!

Amidst this thunderous sound, the entire mountain peak immediately descended into a flurry of activity and chaos. Sword light, soul shadows, and Blood-Qi Beacon Smoke appeared one after another, shifting and weaving between the foot of the mountain, its waist, and the peak, indicating that cultivators were being relocated.

Soon, at the official residence atop the peak, cultivators gathered in the outer court. They varied in appearance, clothing, and demeanor, but none of them complained. Each of them possessed a flowing Fortune, clearly connected to the Dynastic Fortune and the Dragon Qi of the Central Plains, using this to construct their own path forward.

In the sky, the white-bearded old man sat cross-legged, slowly descending in altitude.

At this moment, a dignified man in armor walked out of the courtyard surrounded by soldiers. He exuded an air of authority and had a commanding presence between his brows, clearly the aura he had cultivated from holding a high position for a long time.

But as he approached, he restrained his imposing manner, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed respectfully to the white-bearded elder, asking in a deep and magnetic voice, "Why did you leave the pass ahead of schedule, Lord Shi? And why did you summon all of you? Do you perhaps have something for them to do?"

He paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before continuing cautiously, "To be honest, I just received news that two masters who slaughtered many heroes at the Heroes Assembly a few months ago are now roaming the Central Plains. They are likely to enter the jurisdiction of this military Governor-General's Residence soon, and we urgently need experts to stop them. We simply don't have enough manpower available, so I beg Lord Shi..."

"Pooh!"

Before the man could finish speaking, the white-bearded old man, addressed as Lord Shi, spat out a mouthful of saliva. As if imbued with life, the saliva leaped into the air and sprayed the man's face with it. The man dared not wipe it away, his eyebrows twitching as he forced himself to endure it.

"Mu Guanfeng, don't try to show off your little schemes in front of the old man!"

Shi Lord Shi revealed his anger. "Then let whoever wants to deal with the left, center, Right Army, and vanguard armies do as they please. Our most important task is still in the north. When I followed Emperor Taizu in his conquest of the world, I was ordered to launch Northern Expedition. When I divided the five armies, I made it very clear that this army was to pacify the Northern Frontier. But now the Northern Frontier is becoming increasingly chaotic. You successive commanders have plenty of grand principles to spout, and I've tolerated that, but..."

As he spoke, he suddenly glared, causing the entire mountain to shake, and an invisible pressure descended from the sky!

"If this matter is delayed, it won't be something that can be made up for by mere thoughts of power and profit, nor will it have the consequences! You are also a Military School strategist with cultivation; haven't you noticed the profound meaning behind those ripples of Human Path? It's a book written by a great sage! The Karma are intertwined, belonging to the Central Plains, yet it's being written on the Grasslands —how dangerous is that! Leaving aside the ownership of the book, the safety of the great sage alone is of paramount importance! Forget it, this old man doesn't have time to argue with you..."

At this point, Lord Shi spun around in mid-air, his body flying backwards into the eastern part of the back mountain. A huge boulder then flew over and blocked the cave entrance.

Swish!

A flash of red light appeared. A red nascent Nascent Soul flew out from the mountain peak. It looked like a child, but its face was that of an old man. It was none other than Lord Shi.

This Nascent Soul was covered with acupoints, just like its physical body, and golden light condensed within them. It seemed as if it might burst out at any moment, and every move it made exuded a powerful pressure that distorted and deformed the space around it!

"Enough with the words, let's see what happens. If you all still acknowledge the old man's past achievements, then come with me!" With that, Lord Shi Nascent Soul the lead, transforming into a golden light and flying swiftly towards the northern Grasslands!

The sword light, soul shadows, Blood-Qi Beacon Smoke covering the mountain did not slacken, following closely behind. From a distance, a dozen or so people, each displaying their Divine Ability, released light and shadow that occupied a large part of the sky, creating a magnificent sight.

"What a reckless act!" The armored man known as Mu Guanfeng shook his head upon seeing this. "Even if you're going, you should have a plan. Such recklessness may not lead to success!"

Beside him, a soft, feminine voice rang out. "Why is the Grand Commander so pessimistic? This matter was started by Lord Shi. Even if something goes wrong, the Emperor will not blame you." The speaker was a scholar with a fair complexion and who looked quite young.

Mu Guanfeng shook his head and sighed, "The matter here is not as simple as it seems on the surface. You can't understand it right now. Never mind, let's go see the Heavenly Gang Envoy first."

"Very well, Huang Yan has been waiting for quite a while now."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Streaks of Divine Ability light flashed through the air, colorful like rainbows, leaving trails of light and shadow.

Led by Lord Shi Nascent Soul, the group had already entered the Grasslands area, and immediately felt that the ripples of Human Path were becoming increasingly intense and dense!

"Good heavens! The ripples of Human Path have become so dense, even more powerful than when the new top scholar caused such a phenomenon. When the results were announced, the old man was in seclusion, but he was also startled by the anomaly caused by the new top scholar, knowing that there was hope for Human Path. Now it seems that there is always someone better. This great sage who is currently writing classics is even more capable than that top scholar. However, with the emergence of these two talented individuals, humanity in the Central Plains Human Path should surely Great Prosperity!"

Lord Shi Nascent Soul was sighing, a ray of light flew in from the southwest. Nascent Soul grabbed it and it landed inside, transforming into a piece of information.

"Oh? My inquiry has already yielded a result so quickly. It seems this Great Sage's identity..."

His words abruptly ceased, but he had deciphered the information within the light. After a few breaths, he spoke with a hint of surprise, "Strange, this book is from a great scholar of classic texts. It's very likely that he is the newly appointed top scholar Qiu Yan. He said he was going to compile a military treatise and went north with the envoy delegation, entering the Great Desert. Could it really be him? If so..."

Before Lord Shi Nascent Soul could finish speaking, another unexpected event occurred on the other side—

"Huh?" Several cultivators who were flying behind suddenly felt puzzled, realizing that a bit of their information had been leaked out when the ripples passed by. However, they quickly guarded their minds and bodies, isolating themselves from the outside world, and regarded it as an oversight.

However, they were unaware that this piece of information was sailing away against the wind and waves, flying against the ripples, and finally merging into a dark cloud of mist, becoming part of a book.

The Essentials of the Military Classics!

This book, which integrates the memories of the Military Pavilion, the Military School system, the Military School landscape, and the Military School insights, suddenly unleashed its Divine Ability brilliance after capturing a fragment of the Heavenly Hound's Nascent Soul.

However, after this Divine Ability power shone, the Heavenly Hound mark was erased by the Dragon Qi and the power of Human Path, leaving only the purest Divine Ability power, which was absorbed by the book and slowly brewed many changes.

Qiu Yan didn't stop him; instead, he took the opportunity to infuse his own insights into the cultivation of the Way of Nature and Life into it!

These insights not only reflect the cultivation of the Fleshly Body, but also include the Soul Dao and emotional changes summarized by the Heart Demon Body through the hidden human heart, as well as the insights gained by the Divine Spirit Body from Subordinate Third Rank, or even close to the Second Grade.

In addition, there are guiding principles that Qiu Yan gleaned from his experience of the Sage Spirit, which can be applied to various aspects of life. Furthermore, there are even memories and techniques from his previous life mixed in.

In this way, the Dark Side of the book gradually emerged.

The Yang-Faced Military School, the Dark-Side Mystique!

Then, this Dark Side began to absorb the extraordinary aura from the path of the Human Path ripples, which is why the group flying with Lord Shi Nascent Soul revealed a little information.

The information gathered, slowly changed, and was recombined according to its internal logic, ultimately feeding back into Qiu Yan's mind.

The next moment, the layers of the path of Nature Cultivation and the path of Life Cultivation flashed through his mind, flowing smoothly like water, becoming increasingly clear.

"Aperture Opening, Soul Condensation, Unity Return, Spiritual Light, and Manifest Law —these are the five known realms of Nature Cultivation. After these, there is the Sixth Realm... the Pure Yang Realm!"

"In contrast, there are the divisions of Life Cultivation realms: Foundation Establishment, Soul Tempering, Core Forging, Purple Mansion, Profound Origin, and the Sixth Realm, the Sage-Supreme Realm!"

The divisions and realms of Nature Cultivation became increasingly clear, and were also incorporated into the book, presenting the Dark Side. It was not transformed into words, but rather condensed within it in a more mysterious way, slowly brewing, and was received by Qiu Yan.

"I see. My Life Cultivation and spirit is at the Third Realm level, but I'm a little unfamiliar with the peak of the Third Realm in both the path of life and spirit. This is a good opportunity to learn about it. Of course, I can also take this opportunity to understand the stages of the Fourth Realm."

Thinking this way, Qiu Yan's thoughts slowly penetrated deeper, and he discovered the key points of the peak of the Third Realm of Nature Cultivation and Life Cultivation in that Dark Side. He absorbed the information from it and combined it with the First Realm, the Second Realm, and the first few stages of the Third Realm. On that Anthologies Section Bookshelf, he summarized the outline of a cultivation classic!

"Peak of the Third Realm, comparable to Fourth Grade deity..."

"At the peak of the Unity Realm of Nature Cultivation, the Seven Souls undergo seven transformations, and the Divine Soul becomes like blood, bearing the Yang energy of the Seven Souls. With each transformation of a Soul, the Divine Soul undergoes a metamorphosis, eventually giving rise to Yang Fire. This fire transforms matter, refining external objects to extend oneself! When the mind and spirit achieve complete understanding, the Seven Souls become one, the Divine Soul undergoes a transformation, Yang Qi is generated internally, the blood color of the Divine Soul fades away, and it shines brightly, thus stepping into the Fourth Realm, Spiritual Light!"

"Life Cultivation involves nurturing the Golden Core, refining the Three Souls, integrating insights, generating the Core Fire, which then taints external objects, creating patterns Ascending Life the Core, and forging the Dao Embryo Substance. At this point, only with sufficient accumulation, great courage, and perseverance can one break through the Dao Embryo Golden Core. After surviving a near-death experience, one can open the Purple Mansion and step into the Fourth Realm of Life Cultivation: Profound Origin!"

"Spiritual Light cultivators and Profound Origin cultivators, each at the Fourth Realm life and death, also have three stages."

"The first step of the Spiritual Light Realm, the radiance of the Divine Soul, involves Fortune and transforming it into Spiritual Light. This is the origin of the name 'Radiant Light Realm,' which can be called Yin Spirit, possessing combat power comparable to Half-Step Third Grade deity."

"The second step of Spiritual Light is to permeate the flesh and blood, gradually causing the body to take on Yin Spirit state. Then, Divine Ability can be projected from the mind through the physical body, making the combat strength comparable to Third Grade deity."

"At the Third Step of Spiritual Light, Divine Light Refinement and can instantly spread throughout the entire body. The Divine Soul travels freely, and flesh and blood are connected to the soul. One can control Law Power, its size determined by the mind, its gathering and dispersing uncertainly, Reality and Illusion in a Single Thought. One can project what one imagines into the real world and can contend with Second Grade god..."

All this information, along with the formation of the "Essentials of the Military Classics," left its mark on Qiu Yan's mind and brought him profound cultivation experience, all originating from the many cultivators within the ripples of Human Path.

However, after learning about the three steps of Spiritual Light, Qiu Yan felt a connection to one of the terms.

"Law Power... what is Law Power? Huh? Law Power is mentioned in the Three Steps of Profound Origin!"

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