First clash with Han Xin

"Worthy of the Thousand Feathers Transforming into Roc Art! This speed really isn't bad. It even saved me a use of the precious skill, King Under Heaven!"

As Jian Shang ended the technique, the golden light enveloping him swiftly withdrew and dispersed, as eerily as a member of the Demon Race taking human form.

However, the golden light was dazzling, and since it was Jian Shang, none of those around him dared stare too closely. They missed his transformation from a golden roc into human form. Otherwise, they might have wondered whether their lord was some transformed demon or spirit!

After more than a month of secluded cultivation, aided by the reincarnation state of mind bestowed by Quiet Night Thoughts, Jian Shang had advanced rapidly in all his cultivation arts and skills. All he lacked was the proficiency that required time to accumulate through arduous practice.

Now, Jian Shang's Thousand Feathers Transforming into Roc Art could manifest the golden roc's wings. He could even condense phantom images of its head, body, tail, and claws. His mastery was no lower than that of the art's original owner.

For example, after entering the Innate Realm, neither internal cultivation arts nor skill-based arts could advance through hard practice alone. They required the corresponding state of mind—in other words, insight. Otherwise, with the Martial God Heart Sutra and the War God Token, Jian Shang would have long since cultivated all his Earth Grade arts to great perfection.

Put simply, diligent cultivation would eventually bring someone to the peak of the Postnatal Realm, but the Innate Realm required insight. The difference was like that between physical labor and mental labor.

Previously, Jian Shang's state of mind had lagged behind his cultivation level. Naturally, he achieved half the results with twice the effort, sometimes even hitting