Three people were standing outside the Dragon Gate Inn.
An elderly man in white robes with Wind Dao, and a middle-aged couple who seem like a pair of celestial beings.
These three had just arrived in Dragon Gate Town, at the Dragon Gate Inn.
[ Zhang Sanfeng: Good Value 1095/ Evil Value 104, Good and Evil Value 991, Cultivation: Land Immortal First Stage!]
[ Li Xunhuan: Good Value 95/ Evil Value 27, Good and Evil Value 68, Cultivation: Master Ninth Stage!]
[ Lin Shiyin: Good Value 7/ Evil Value 0, Good and Evil Value 7, Cultivation: Second Level of Acquired!]
These three were Zhang Sanfeng, Li Xunhuan, and Lin Shiyin, who had come from the Great Ming Jianghu of the Ming Dynasty.
They were all there to find Ling Yi, and their purposes were pretty much the same.
Zhang Sanfeng had two objectives: one was to rescue his grand-disciple Song Qingshu, and the other was to test whether Ling Yi was good or evil.
Li Xunhuan's purpose was to rescue Ah Fei.
As for Lin Shiyin, she came to thank Ling Yi. If it weren't for Ling Yi, Li Xunhuan would probably still be being deceived for who knows how long, and she wouldn't know how long it would take for her to escape her misery.
But now, the three of them happen to witness an exaggerated scene: the entire Dragon Gate Inn is enveloped in a golden light.
"Such abundant Life Force! Could the innkeeper be some kind of ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years, like that stinky bird, Di Shitian?" the old man said, stroking his beard.
" Perfected Zhang, who is Di Shitian?" Li Xunhuan asked.
"We'll talk about that later!" Zhang Sanfeng's expression was very serious.
Even when he was with Di Shitian, he had never felt such an extremely rich Life Force.
You should know, that was an ancient monster who had lived for nearly two thousand years.
But compared to this Life Force, it's insignificant.
But where would a normal person find such terrifying Life Force?
"It must be Ling Yi using the Bodhi Divine Skill to save people."
"You mean this is the Bodhi Divine Skill?"
"Yes, I saw it once. It was this kind of golden light when Ling Yi saved someone's life with the Bodhi Divine Skill."
"Then this Bodhi Divine Skill is a damn demonic art!"
"Senior, why do you say that? Is Ling Yi really a demon, as some people say?"
Zhang Sanfeng rolled his eyes at him and said, "I said the Bodhi Divine Skill is a demonic skill, when did I say Ling Yi was a demon?"
"You have good talent and cultivation, how can your thinking be so outdated? Who says that those who cultivate demonic arts are necessarily demons?"
No wonder my wife got stolen away by someone else!
Li Xunhuan remained silent, while Lin Shiyin beside him nodded and said, " Perfected Zhang is right, he's just an idiot."
He paused for a moment and then said, " Ling Yi is sacrificing his own Life Force to save the lives of hundreds of people. Do you think someone like that could be a demon?"
"Does Senior mean that every time Ling Yi saves someone, he actually consumes his own Life Force?"
Zhang Sanfeng nodded. "That's why it's a demonic art!"
"Why is this demonic art?"
"If it can consume its own Life Force to save people, then it can naturally absorb the Life Force of others to nourish itself. What is this if not a demonic art?"
As the three were talking, the golden light that had enveloped the entire Dragon Gate Inn dissipated, and the once deathly quiet Dragon Gate Inn became lively again.
Just then, an unparalleled force acted upon the three of them.
Then, the three of them floated into the air, lifted by a gentle force, and flew directly to the fourth floor of the Dragon Gate Inn.
It landed in front of Ling Yi.
"This humble one, Ling Yi, greets Perfected Zhang." Ling Yi's current domain radius has reached 1,300 meters.
They had already discovered the presence of Zhang Sanfeng and his companions.
I heard their conversation clearly just now.
"What level have you reached?" Zhang Sanfeng asked, somewhat surprised.
He was completely unable to resist that force just now.
You must know, he was Land Immortal Realm.
The crucial point is that Zhang Sanfeng couldn't understand what kind of power this was.
It was not Internal Energy, not True Qi, not the power of heaven and earth, and certainly not Divine Sense; it was a power that Zhang Sanfeng had never seen before.
Upon hearing Zhang Sanfeng's words, Ling Yi thought for a moment and uttered three words: "It's over!"
" Heavenly People Realm?"
" Immortal Realm!"
"Has no one ever reached the Immortal Realm? How could you possibly break the Limit and reach the Immortal Realm? That's impossible."
Ling Yi's cultivation has indeed reached its limit. No matter how many Cultivation Orb he absorbs, he can only stay at level 60 and cannot improve even a little bit.
This is what Ling Yi discovered last night.
He pounded on over six thousand Cultivation Orb of different levels, but Ling Yi's cultivation level didn't increase by even one level.
In other areas, however, improvement was not limited, but it was slow.
For example, physical constitution, Qi and Blood, and mental state.
That's why Ling Yi said that his cultivation had reached its limit.
I wonder if this world has anything like Shattering the Void or Ascension.
Without it, his cultivation level would likely remain stuck there.
"Why hasn't anyone reached the Immortal Realm?" Ling Yi asked.
Zhang Sanfeng shook his head at this; he didn't know either. He didn't even know what the Immortal Realm was!
Ling Yi shrugged, not caring about it at all. Anyway, he had a system, and he didn't level up through cultivation.
Although his Cultivation Card, so what? He's already level 60!
Only then did Ling Yi look at Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin.
"Greetings, Master. Thank you for your guidance that day; otherwise, I, Li Xunhuan, would still be in the dark."
"No need for thanks, I was just Bored. Since you've done it, Ah Fei will be released later!" Ling Yi waved his hand and said.
Li Xunhuan could tell that Ling Yi didn't like him much, so he stopped talking, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ling Yi Ling Yi, and then took out a booklet and tossed it to him.
"This is the Little Li's Flying Dagger manual that I, Li, have mastered, along with my cultivation insights accumulated over the years."
"I plan to leave the Great Ming with Shiyin and travel to Jianghu countries, leaving behind the legendary Little Li's Flying Dagger."
Ling Yi nodded. Getting a copy of "Little Li's Flying Dagger " was not bad.
Although this skill is of little use to him now, if it were to be used in the Jianghu world, it would surely cause a bloodbath.
"Then I'll take my leave!" Li Xunhuan said, embracing Lin Shiyin and leaping down using his Qinggong.
After landing, the two held hands and headed southwest.
The rising sun shone on their backs, casting a dazzling glow.
"Although they are a bit pedantic, their aptitude for comprehension is quite good. Little Li's Flying Dagger technique is already Perfection; if they have some sudden enlightenment, they might be able to reach the Spirit Communion Realm."
Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and said.
" Divine Communion?"
Zhang Sanfeng assumed Ling Yi was unaware of this, so he explained.
" Divine Communion is not a cultivation level, but rather a profound understanding of martial arts."
"Martial arts levels are divided into Entry, Minor Accomplishment Great Accomplishment, Perfection, and Perfection. After perfection, there is also the Spirit Communion Realm."
"It's easy to Entry with a martial art, and with Minor Accomplishment level of mastery. With a bit of aptitude and a little practice, reaching Great Accomplishment isn't difficult either, but those are extremely rare."
"But to achieve Perfection, it's not enough to just comprehend the essence; the martial arts must also have an extremely high degree of harmony with oneself."
Compatibility?
Ling Yi knew that martial arts had Spirit Communion Realm, but he had never heard of the concept of compatibility.
"Some people prefer practicing with the saber, but they are actually more suited to practicing with the sword. They could practice until they die and still never reach Perfection," Zhang Sanfeng said, shaking his head.
"Take me, for example. I've practiced swordsmanship, saber techniques, and staff fighting, but in the end, I found that I'm best suited for boxing. But unfortunately, none of the boxing styles in the Jianghu are suitable for me."
"The old Daoist had no choice but to create his own style of boxing to Perfection the technique."
It seems like this old man is showing off!
"After reaching Perfection, the next step is to Divine Communion. Although my martial arts have reached divine Divine Communion, the path to Divine Communion differs for each martial art."
"So I won't say anything more, lest it have any negative impact on you and affect your own path, which would be counterproductive!"
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts!" Ling Yi said.
These things seem simple, but if no one explains them to you, you might never understand them in your entire life.
Zhang Sanfeng shook his head. "You'll find out these things sooner or later!"
He paused for a moment and then said, "I've come here this time hoping to do you a favor and ask that you release my good-for-nothing grand-disciple, Song Qingshu."
"No one arrested by our Good and Evil House has ever been wrongly convicted!"
Ling Yi's implication is that your grand-disciple is no good person!
"It's because I've neglected to discipline him. In that case, let him abandon his cultivation and retire to Mount Wudang!" Zhang Sanfeng sighed.
The Wudang Sect may seem powerful now, but he only broke through to the Land Immortal Realm, yet the entire Jianghu is celebrating.
But now, Wudang Sect is just him holding up the facade.
The only capable members of the Seven Heroes of Wudang Sect, were not suitable candidates for the sect leader.
Song Yuanqiao was barely qualified, but he was good at defending the Song Yuanqiao but not good at expanding it. He was indecisive and lacked initiative.
But the others were even less capable than Song Yuanqiao.
Needless to say, the third-generation disciples...
Finally, a promising young man named Song Qingshu emerged, but he was wicked.
They bully the weak and fear the strong, are jealous and greedy, and are arrogant and domineering.
Zhang Sanfeng was just old, not blind or deaf. He naturally knew Song Qingshu's character long ago.
However, Zhang Sanfeng still had some expectations.
After all, Song Qingshu is still young, and perhaps there is still a chance to correct it.
Zhang Sanfeng made his fair share of mistakes in his youth, including some serious ones, leaving behind many regrets.
Unfortunately, Song Qingshu was a disappointment!
If he were to pass away one day, Wudang Sect would likely decline.
"I will have someone release Song Qingshu!" Zhang Sanfeng pleaded on Song's behalf; this was a favor that had to be given.
"Thank you very much!" Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile.
" Perfected Zhang, you mentioned Di Shitian before. Have you actually met Di Shitian?"
"Yes!" Zhang Sanfeng nodded.
He then said, "You should know about the eastern sea area, right?"
Seeing Ling Yi nod, he continued, "The eastern sea is both Holy Body for Martial Practitioner and a forbidden zone for Martial Practitioner. A nation there is founded on martial prowess, and its strength is supreme."
"Masters of the Innate Realm are everywhere, and Master -level experts are also commonplace. Grandmaster, they are already top-tier Battle Power in the Great Ming Dynasty's martial arts Jianghu, and there are only five or six of them in the entire Great Ming Jianghu."
"But in the eastern seas, there are at least a hundred Grandmaster."
"Among them are several experts at the Heavenly People Realm or above."
"Our Martial Practitioner here value cultivation level, while the Martial Practitioner in the eastern seas value unique skills and their comprehension."
"More than twenty years ago, the old Cultivation Card was stuck at a bottleneck, so he wanted to go to the eastern sea area to see what it was like and seek an opportunity to break through."
But they unexpectedly encountered the old monster Di Shitian.