Seclusion and quiet cultivation

After seeing Wuleng off, Zhou Wuji went to find Hall Master Yiming and said that he had suddenly gained some insight and wanted to go into seclusion to cultivate.

Cultivators sense the energy of heaven and earth, and at some point, they may have a sudden inspiration and resonate with heaven and earth.

At this time, seclusion and cultivation often lead to breakthroughs.

For cultivators, it is perfectly normal to suddenly want to go into seclusion for cultivation.

Although Daoist Yiming was strict, he readily agreed on the spot and even wrote a letter instructing Zhou Wuji to go into seclusion at the Heavenly Authority Hall.

For the Demon-Expelling Hall, Zhou Wuji was merely a capable henchman; having him or not made little difference.

Even if Zhou Wuji is truly indispensable, he cannot stop Zhou Wuji from going into seclusion, after all, it is a major matter of cultivation.

Tianquan is also known as Wenqu, so all the Secret Method of the Northern Pole Sect are stored in the Heavenly Authority Hall.

The Heavenly Authority Hall also has a special quiet room for people to cultivate and meditate in seclusion.

Zhou Wuji spoke with Daoist Yizhen and then instructed Wuming and Yang Tie Ying to be cautious before going to the Heavenly Authority Hall for seclusion.

The Jing Shi (Quiet Room) is located behind the Heavenly Authority Hall. It is actually a small, independent courtyard with three main rooms. The courtyard is surrounded by bamboo groves, making it very tranquil and secluded.

The only problem with the room was that there were no personal belongings, only a cloud bed.

After looking around, Zhou Wuji was quite satisfied with the environment.

He wouldn't leave this place or the Lower Court until True Person Zhihua arrived.

It's too unsafe inside the magic circle; it could easily involve others.

No matter how powerful the Xie Household is, they can't just come to the Lower Court to kill him.

Zhou Wuji also felt that he might be being too cautious. Even if Bai Ya was dead, who would know that he was the one who killed him? Who would have thought that Bai Ya would say so much?

It's better to be safe than sorry.

Zhou Wuji preferred to think things through rather than take on any potential dangers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he also practiced the Army-Breaking Sword.

Over the course of several months, he had amassed nine Sixth Rank demonic creatures, seventy or eighty Seventh Rank demonic creatures, and countless others below the Seventh Rank.

Zhou Wuji had been practicing the Army-Breaking Sword for a while, but the time was too short and the progress was slow, so he hadn't been able to make any substantial improvement.

He was now fully prepared and decided to invest five taels and seven mace of Origin Profound Spirit directly.

Purple light spread out, Zhou Wuji entered a state of focused sword practice...

The seventh star of the Big Dipper is named Yaoguang, also known as Army-Breaking.

Yaoguang and Army-Breaking are essentially one entity; the different names represent the two different stellar energies of this star.

Yaoguang is Xin Metal, Army-Breaking is Geng Metal. Yaoguang emphasizes change, while Army-Breaking emphasizes strength.

The two are one orthodox and one unorthodox, and they complement each other.

Ultimately, the Army-Breaking Sword is primarily based on the Army-Breaking, with the Yaoguang as a secondary element.

Among the Northern Dipper Seven Star Sword, the Army-Breaking Sword is the most important foundation, cultivating both magic and martial arts, refining Essence Blood externally, and refining spirit and qi internally.

Wuleng's ability to far surpass her peers is also due to her deep foundation in the Army-Breaking Sword and her physical body reaching the Seventh Rank Hidden Force level.

Zhou Wuji didn't make much progress with the Army-Breaking Sword, mainly because he used the Five Tigers Fist to condense his Qi Sea and temper his body externally, which is quite different from the Army-Breaking Sword's approach.

Even with his knowledge and intelligence, he lacked the capacity for inclusiveness.

After cultivating in the Purple Light World for twenty years, his five taels and seven mace of Origin Profound Spirit directly pushed this Swordsmanship, which had a maximum limit of Fifth Rank, to the Transformation Realm.

The Transformation Realm of the Army-Breaking Sword not only changed his method of circulating True Qi and re-tempered the Army-Breaking acupoints, but also made extremely important adjustments to his body.

The Five Tigers Fist is a legitimate technique of the Eight Extremes Sect and can be considered quite advanced, but it is far inferior to the Army-Breaking Sword.

The Army-Breaking Sword first Qi Refining, then uses Qi to refine the spirit. Once the Qi is strong and the spirit is robust, it nourishes the Essence Blood, reshaping the physical body.

Twenty years of cultivation allowed Zhou Wuji's physical body to adjust in accordance with the Army-Breaking Sword.

When Zhou Wuji regained consciousness, he immediately felt a tremendous change in his body, as his Qi Sea was forcibly controlled by the Army-Breaking True Qi.

The powerful body, tempered by the Five Tigers Fist, was further decomposed and tempered by the Army-Breaking True Qi, causing great damage to the body.

The key is that this process happened too fast; it was a massive change that happened in the blink of an eye.

Just as he had predicted, the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment was only responsible for completing the positive cultivation; whether the body could withstand it was obviously not within the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment's consideration.

To be precise, the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment lacks the ability to think.

The Army-Breaking Sword has completed the reshaping of the physical body, reaching its best state from the perspective of the Army-Breaking Sword itself.

The bones and internal organs, originally as solid as iron, were forcibly disassembled to be reshaped. The destruction caused by the reconstruction was very real and very terrifying.

The body appears intact and strong, but its smallest structure contains countless fractures and hidden injuries.

Fortunately, he was prepared and immediately converted the Demon Beast of the Seventh Rank and above into Origin Mystic Essence.

As streaks of azure light flowed, Zhou Wuji's physical injuries healed rapidly.

By the time the final four ounces of Origin Mystic Essence were infused, Zhou Wuji's body had recovered to its optimal state.

Upon opening the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment, Zhou Wuji saw that the total number of bodies had reached seven hundred, an increase of eighty, equivalent to a 15% increase.

An increase of 15% from 620 is a significant improvement.

The key point is that this is merely a pure improvement in physical strength. You must understand that no matter how strong a person's physical strength is, it will eventually have its limits.

His physical body is now far superior to Zhang Banshan's. In his opinion, it is no less than that of Hall Master Yiming.

A powerful physical body doesn't make him invulnerable to swords and spears or immune to all attacks; rather, it provides him with a better foundation for cultivation, enabling him to withstand more powerful True Qi and nurture a more powerful Divine Sense.

A strong physical body is also the foundation for resisting all external forces.

Just like the bloodthirsty aura gathered by soldiers, it can strongly interfere with the operation of Divine Sense and Law Power.

With his current powerful physique, the bloodthirsty energy emanating from a hundred or two hundred soldiers can hardly affect him.

The Yao Qi of Demon Beast and the Yin Qi of evil spirits are all kept out by his powerful physical body and cannot affect him.

The powerful Army-Breaking Sword also completed the fusion and unification of the Five Tigers Fist, including the Qi Sea True Qi, which was forcibly unified.

Half of his investment in Five Tigers Fist was wasted.

Fortunately, the Five Tigers Fist can still be controlled through the Army-Breaking Sword, but the True Qi condensed by the Five Tigers Fist is destroyed.

Fortunately, this loss was insignificant. Although the Army-Breaking Sword had not reached its perfect state, it still enhanced his True Qi, bringing his total True Qi to six thousand.

This is Cultivation Method elevates the level of True Qi, thereby bringing about an increase in True Qi.

Even his Divine Sense increased by fifty, reaching a total of six hundred and fifty.

The Divine Sense is the most difficult to improve, and the fact that it has improved along with it this time proves that the Army-Breaking Sword has reshaped his foundation, causing his essence, qi, and spirit to rise accordingly.

The most direct effect was that his lifespan increased by fourteen years, reaching one hundred and twenty years old.

This also allows the Army-Breaking Sword to reshape its foundation and make more rational and efficient use of a large amount of Origin Mystic Essence.

The principle of "destroy first, then build" perfectly aligns with the "destroy first, then build" approach found in the Army-Breaking Sword.

Zhou Wuji had obtained the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment for some time now, and he knew that only an improvement at the origin level could increase lifespan.

This shows that the Army-Breaking Sword did indeed enhance his essence and strengthen his foundation.

The only downside is that the Army-Breaking Sword strengthens his physical body and enhances his True Qi level, while also strengthening his nine orifices foundation, requiring him to accumulate more True Qi to reach the Sixth Rank perfection.

He calculated that True Qi must reach at least eight thousand to Principal Sixth Rank of perfection.

Conversely, this is actually a good thing.

His strengthened foundation made him far superior to other cultivators of the same level. Only with a solid and stable foundation could he go further.

He is only twenty-three years old, with plenty of time, and there is no need to rush to advance to the Fifth Rank.

Zhou Wuji summarized his gains, with only one point of dissatisfaction: he hadn't managed to elevate the Army-Breaking Sword to its perfect state.

The Origin Profound Spirit of five taels and seven mace is still quite lacking. It can also be seen that the Army-Breaking Sword is profound and subtle, far surpassing the Tianji Sword, the Northern Dipper Tianshu Scripture and other techniques.

It takes at least a destiny value of five taels and seven mace to elevate the Army-Breaking Sword to its perfect state.

Zhou Wuji came to the courtyard. It was late at night, with a half-moon hanging in the sky. A cold wind from the northwest howled through the bamboo forest, causing the thousands of bamboo branches and leaves to sway gently.

Zhou Wuji floated up lightly, landing like a feather on a bamboo branch as thick as a little finger.

The bamboo branch swayed in the wind, completely unaware that someone had taken up its back. Zhou Wuji rose and fell with the bamboo branch, as if he were glued to it, his wide sleeves fluttering gently in the wind.

Stepping on bamboo branches and swaying in the wind, Zhou Wuji's figure appeared as light as a feather, but in reality, he was calm, composed, and natural.

In him, strength and gentleness, yin and yang, inner and outer, Celestial Person are completely unified.

A profound joy naturally welled up in Zhou Wuji's heart, for no particular reason other than to feel the vibrant beauty of life itself.

He strolled leisurely among the bamboo branches, without needing to deliberately use any lightness Movement Method. With each step, he naturally adjusted his breathing, making him extremely light and incredibly stable.

After walking a few steps through the bamboo forest, Zhou Wuji suddenly threw a punch, using only his physical strength. The punch landed in mid-air with a loud bang.

That punch must have had the force of three thousand jin.

Reaching this level of pure physical strength is extremely high even among Sixth Rank martial artists.

With a series of booming sounds, Zhou Wuji moved erratically on the bamboo branches, practicing a set of Five Tigers Fist.

The Five Tigers Fist is fierce and violent, and he uses pure physical strength to unleash it, yet his feet are still as light as feathers.

Through the Army-Breaking Sword, he naturally integrated the physical strength and the changes in True Qi, making everything extremely natural and smooth.

He doesn't need to think about how to exert force, nor does he need to think about how to circulate True Qi under his feet.

After practicing the Five Tigers Fist, Zhou Wuji practiced the Army-Breaking Sword again. The bright sword light shone above the bamboo forest, its brilliance surpassing even the bright moon in the sky.

The Army-Breaking Sword is fierce and sharp, and so is the Army-Breaking Footwork. Every step is a burst of full power, making it extremely suitable for moving in a straight line.

The Yaoguang Step is suitable for changing direction and turning back. It also has the ability to burst speed instantly, but it focuses more on variation.

The combination of Army-Breaking and Yaoguang forms a complete combat footwork. This is quite different from the exquisite and agile Tianji Step.

Zhou Wuji demonstrated various martial arts Swordsmanship in the bamboo forest, using the Army-Breaking Sword to unify them, and he handled them all with ease.

After some practice, Zhou Wuji discovered that the Army-Breaking Sword was extremely powerful, but it consumed a great deal of True Qi.

On the other hand, the Army-Breaking Sword and the Tianji Sword are ultimately not suitable for public display.

He calls himself the Sword Lord Xiaoxiang, but using these two Swordsmanship is unworthy of his title.

Although the Xiaoxiang Sword is of a lower level, it is not difficult to integrate the perfect Sword Intent into the Army-Breaking Sword.

Despite having mastered the Army-Breaking Sword to the Transformation Realm, he is far from having grasped its Sword Intent.

The Northern Dipper Seven Star Sword is too advanced. Judging from the current situation, one needs to be at least at the Third Rank to be qualified to comprehend its Sword Intent...

Zhou Wuji had no idea what was happening outside, nor did he know True Person Zhihua would come.

Anyway, he said he was in seclusion to cultivate, so it's normal for him to cultivate for two or three months.

Besides drinking some water, he took Grain Avoidance Pill every day. Although they had little taste, they were enough to meet his body's needs.

With nothing else to do, he pondered how to integrate the Army-Breaking Sword into the Xiaoxiang Sword.

Sword techniques are mostly similar, consisting of a few basic variations such as slashing, thrusting, parrying, and blocking.

The reason why there are thousands of Swordsmanship is mainly due to the variations in strength, True Qi, and spiritual intent.

The Army-Breaking Sword is sharp and fierce, and its move of Mountain-Slaying and Sea-Splitting is a variation of the slash, making it very suitable for the Dusk Snow Sword.

The Dusk Snow Three Transformations, seemingly dark and gloomy, but in reality, it is fierce and intense. The Sword Intent is still compatible.

The Yaoguang Sword's "Stars Fall Like Rain" technique focuses on piercing, and its speed is also a good match for the Falling Goose Sword.

Zhou Wuji is indeed quite talented in swordsmanship, and he has mastered both the Xiaoxiang Sword and the Tianji Sword to perfection, demonstrating a very high level of insight into Swordsmanship.

Integrating the essence of the Xiaoxiang Sword with the Army-Breaking Sword is somewhat difficult, but not impossible.

After more than ten days of dedicated study, Zhou Wuji made great progress.

That day, Zhou Wuji was silently practicing Swordsmanship techniques in the courtyard when he heard a soft laugh, "Sword Lord, how have you been?"

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