Mysteries

"Mystic Sublime Art."

Had Qin Lian cultivated such a spell on his own, who knew how many years it would have taken him.

"No, it's not a question of how many years it would take, but a question of thought and understanding."

Understanding stirred in Qin Lian's heart. "Even someone as powerful as a Yang Spirit True Lord probably couldn't truly leave the world they lived in and observe the entire planet from a vantage point overlooking everything..."

A gleam appeared in his eyes. "And without observing the entire planet, they naturally couldn't witness the true Great Void Beyond the Heavens, nor comprehend a Mystic Sublime Art like Wandering the Great Void!"

At that moment, he dimly realized another advantage he possessed as a "transmigrator."

The Blue Star he had lived on...

Belonged to an age of information explosion.

The most brilliant few among the billions of people across the globe had freely contributed the knowledge and fundamental truths they had finally comprehended after spending decades, even centuries, pressing forward one after another, leaving it all for him to learn.

Immersed in all he had seen and heard...

Even if he understood much of it only superficially, who could compare to him in understanding and insight into all things in the world?

"So that little girl Tang Yao might not have been mistaken. Am I really a giant when it comes to 'understanding'?"

The Blazing Sun Art recorded in the Chi Xiao Treasure Canon suddenly surfaced in Qin Lian's mind!

It was the most powerful Right Law of the Chunyang lineage.

Back then, merely glancing at it a few times had left him dizzy. Those technical terms had been like reading a celestial script.

But what if he approached it from a different perspective?

"Everyone knows that air heats up simply through compression. But without fuel, air can't burn directly. So could I use Dharma Power to construct a special structure? Ideally, it would be round, so the force wouldn't easily become uneven. By having it continuously perform work and compress inward, the temperature inside would rise rapidly..."

Qin Lian's thoughts raced. "Then I'd give the Dharma Power itself combustible properties. When the air, compressed to its limit, exploded outward and combined with the combustible Dharma Power, it would produce explosive combustion... The compressed air exploding would perform work once, and the burning Dharma Power would perform work a second time. Combined, they'd multiply the efficiency of energy release..."

At this thought, he suddenly had an idea of how to cultivate the Blazing Sun Art.

He was no longer utterly baffled as he had been before, as though reading an "earth-tier cultivation art."

"So this is the change brought about by improved comprehension? It strengthened my ability to understand and apply knowledge? I really have grown a brain."

He nodded in satisfaction.

Rather than rushing to stabilize his state, Qin Lian immediately began cultivating the Chi Xiao Treasure Canon, sensing his spirit-soul and drawing Divine Sense out of it.

His cultivation over this period had already greatly improved his perception, putting Divine Sense within reach.

The "absolute control" granted by Divine Intent also allowed him to enter the proper state more easily.

With the two working together...

In mere moments, he seemed to turn the ethereal power of his spirit-soul and mind from the insubstantial into the substantial, condensing a strand of Divine Sense.

That strand of Divine Sense swiftly merged into his Dharma Power, bringing a qualitative change to its responsiveness.

His Dharma Power truly moved at his will.

"Only Dharma Power combined with Divine Sense is true Dharma Power! Before that, it's at most a special kind of energy similar to blood and qi or True Qi."

As Qin Lian circulated his Divine Sense, Dharma Power swiftly flowed down from his Upper Origin Palace, restoring his body.

The damage to his vital energy from unleashing thirty-seven consecutive sword strikes with [Blood Burning] just now actually began healing at tremendous speed under the care of his Dharma Power.

"This works even better than the nanobots in science fiction."

Qin Lian marveled sincerely.

Divine Intent and Divine Sense complemented each other.

Once his Divine Intent had formed, the efficiency with which Qin Lian cultivated Divine Sense had also increased dramatically.

By nightfall, he had even condensed a second strand of Divine Sense.

"At this rate, I could probably cultivate nine strands of Divine Sense and nine streams of Dharma Power in a month or two... With Dharma Power like that, I could try wrapping it around my spirit-soul, achieving Spirit-Soul Out-of-Body and roaming the surrounding area at night in spirit-soul form..."

For a moment, Qin Lian could not help feeling anticipation.

"A spirit-soul roaming at night... wouldn't that more or less be the yin soldiers and ghosts of my previous life's legends?"

Spirit Refining truly deserved to be called the path of "immortal cultivation." It really was different: not only could one be human, one could also be a ghost.

It was just that...

This world's "immortal cultivation" was somewhat different from the "Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul" he knew.

The major sects all had their own covert agents planted among one another.

Once Heavenly Splendor Mountain released the carrier pigeon originally kept at Ten Thousand Swords Manor, its homing instinct brought it unerringly to its destination within just a few hours.

Before long, the news reached Mu Xingchui.

"Jiang Heng, the Second Grade grandmaster of Ten Thousand Swords Manor, appeared at Heavenly Splendor Mountain!? And he attacked Qin Lian, a grandmaster of our Chunyang Sect!? Fortunately, Grandmaster Qin managed to force him back by relying on a secret Blood Burning art to unleash thirty-seven consecutive sword strikes? What is Ten Thousand Swords Manor trying to do!"

Anger flashed through Mu Xingchui's eyes. He ordered someone to summon Ye Xiuyun immediately, then headed straight for Ten Thousand Swords Manor's main hall with the message.

After reading the message in the main hall, Song Huangting likewise flew into a rage. "Such audacity! Do they truly think I, Song Huangting, can no longer lift a blade!?"

He strode out of the main hall with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

At that moment, Ye Xiuyun, who had received word, also hurried over.

Calculating the time, she said, "You should have received the Heavenly Extreme Demon Sword..."

Before she finished, she realized something was wrong with Song Huangting's and Mu Xingchui's moods.

"Ye Xiuyun, you ask our Chunyang Sect to stay out of this, yet send Jiang Heng to attack one of our juniors. What, do you think our Chunyang Sect doesn't dare kill!?"

Song Huangting demanded harshly, "Today, Ten Thousand Swords Manor must give me an explanation!"

"Jiang Heng?"

Ye Xiuyun froze briefly, then hurriedly said, "Supreme Elder Song, could there be some mistake? Jiang Heng has been inside the manor all this time. How could he possibly have attacked someone from Chunyang?"

"Inside the manor?"

"Yes!"

Ye Xiuyun hastened to continue, "Besides, could there be some misunderstanding here? Ten Thousand Swords Manor has already followed your wishes and sent the Heavenly Extreme Sword to the Spirit Radiance contingent among Chunyang's six contingents. Our newly appointed manor lord, Ye Yingxiong, even delivered it personally as a gesture of sincerity..."

"Wait, you sent the Heavenly Extreme Sword to Spirit Radiance Commandery?"

Beside them, Mu Xingchui keenly picked up on something.

"That's right. Three days ago, I conveyed Chunyang's position to Yingxiong. He said he would personally deliver the Heavenly Extreme Sword."

Ye Xiuyun nodded slightly. "Among the younger generation in Chunyang's six contingents, the most outstanding is naturally Grandmaster Qin Lian, who made the Grandmaster Heaven Ranking. By handing the Heavenly Extreme Sword to him, we could also forge a friendly connection in advance."

After speaking, she added another remark, seemingly feigning goodwill. "With the aptitude and talent that earned him a place on the Heaven Ranking, perhaps the Heavenly Extreme Sword's help will allow him to accomplish what Ye Wuji could not, cultivating Divine Intent in one vigorous push."

Song Huangting looked at Ye Xiuyun, his expression somewhat icy.

Goodwill?

She clearly wanted to secretly use the demonic nature within the Heavenly Extreme Demon Sword to torment that grandmaster of Chunyang.

Her intentions were sinister.

Still, they had fulfilled their promise to deliver the Heavenly Extreme Sword into Chunyang's hands, leaving him little to say.

But while Song Huangting realized that Ye Xiuyun was deliberately being offensive, Mu Xingchui was more concerned about another question.

"So... Ye Yingxiong really did personally deliver the Heavenly Extreme Sword to Spirit Radiance Commandery?"