Arc 2Chapters 27–50

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Ch. 27Dao Fruit: Strength at the Limit of National Martial Arts

Mo Wenjian chose the Dao Fruit for strength at the limit of National Martial Arts and absorbed the power he had developed across the simulation. After awakening from a long period of enlightenment, he put his secondary soul to sleep to ease his unfamiliarity with having two souls.

  • Mo Wenjian weighed the value of the three available Dao Fruits and chose strength at the limit of National Martial Arts.
  • The three hundred and sixty-five Zhoutian acupoints activated and resonated with the stars as Mo Wenjian gained the Sun and Moon Twin Eyes, a heavenly eye, and star seals.
  • Mo Wenjian entered a prolonged state of enlightenment while his realm continued to rise.
  • Mo Wenjian awoke and found it strange to have two souls and focus on two things at once.
  • Mo Wenjian made his secondary soul fall asleep, and the unfamiliar feeling immediately disappeared.

Ch. 28Spirit Mountain's Thunderclap Temple, Mount Song's Shaolin Temple

Mo Wenjian chose to remain in the National Martial Arts world and make Shaolin Temple his permanent home, then urged its monks to become Buddhas themselves and build a Buddhist kingdom on earth. He revealed that Shaolin would seal its mountain for a hundred years while Ye Fan fought the Great Qing Dynasty, leaving the monks to cultivate with him.

  • Mo Wenjian summoned Shaolin Temple’s Gang Force monks and learned that Master Xingshan had been sent to Bodhidharma Cave for proposing they keep Mo Wenjian from ascending.
  • Mo Wenjian asked the monks why they worshipped the Buddha, then told them to become Buddhas themselves and deliver people from suffering.
  • Master Shanhui brought Master Xingshan back, and Mo Wenjian reassured him that his mistake was a heart tribulation he had overcome.
  • Mo Wenjian identified Ye Fan as a heavenly general tasked with overthrowing the Great Qing Dynasty and Master Xingdian as Ye Fan’s destined archenemy.
  • Mo Wenjian announced that Shaolin Temple would seal its mountain for a hundred years while Ye Fan handled the mortal world and the monks cultivated with him.

Ch. 29The Counterpart in the Wuxia Great Ming World

Mo Wenjian established Star Seal cultivation at Shaolin Temple, then entered a counterpart’s body in Wuxia Great Ming and began simulating his life as a Wudang disciple. The simulation left the counterpart improving Golden Bell Shield by combining it with Pine and Crane Heart Sutra.

  • Mo Wenjian used the Star Seals to help Shaolin’s eminent monks begin cultivation, then instructed them to draw in stellar power gradually.
  • Shaolin Temple’s eminent monks announced a hundred-year mountain closure, and Mo Wenjian continued his usual routine before opening a passage through space and time.
  • Mo Wenjian’s secondary soul assimilated a counterpart named Mo Wenjian, whose memories showed he had joined Mount Wudang as a menial disciple in 1415.
  • The All-Heavens Dao Fruit Simulator showed the counterpart refining Wudang Cotton Palm, advancing through the outer sect’s martial arts, opening three extraordinary meridians, and developing Spiral True Qi.
  • At age 45, the counterpart combined Golden Bell Shield with Pine and Crane Heart Sutra so each breakthrough could restore half the body’s potential.

Ch. 31Hopelessly Immersed in Researching Ways to Prolong Life

You created and contributed several martial arts to Wudang before turning to research on extending life, eventually developing and improving the Black Tortoise Longevity Instruction for the Jiajing Emperor. After donating the Emperor's reward to Wudang for disaster relief, you died peacefully at the limit of your lifespan.

  • You created the Pine and Crane Golden Bell Shield and the Three Immortals Fist, earning promotions at Wudang, then developed the Pine and Crane Soft Palm by combining movement and stillness.
  • You studied the Turtle Breath Great Method and other life-preserving methods, then created the Black Tortoise Longevity Instruction based on hibernation.
  • After the Renyin Palace Coup, you offered the instruction to the Jiajing Emperor and were summoned to the Capital as Imperial Preceptor.
  • You proved the Emperor's pill refiner was making poisonous pills, and the Jiajing Emperor ordered the extermination of the refiner's nine familial clans.
  • You improved the instruction so it reduced everyday life depletion by thirty percent and restored life by thirty percent, then gave the Emperor's reward of one hundred thousand taels to Wudang for famine relief.
  • You reached your lifespan limit and died peacefully at age 149.

Ch. 32Dao Fruit: Martial Arts Theory

Mo Wenjian chose the Martial Arts Theory Dao Fruit over the Black Tortoise Longevity Instruction and used his deep knowledge to help Zhu Zhanshan, an imperial grandson, understand his Two Forms Swordsmanship. Zhu Zhanshan praised Mo Wenjian’s insight and revealed that his master was an Innate Realm general who had taught him to follow the manual without explaining its principles.

  • Mo Wenjian rejected the Black Tortoise Longevity Instruction because its benefits were of little use to him and selected martial arts theory.
  • After claiming his Dao Fruit, Mo Wenjian went to sweep the Eastern Arrival Hall and found Zhu Zhanshan practicing Two Forms Swordsmanship.
  • Mo Wenjian recognized Zhu Zhanshan as an imperial grandson and agreed to guide him as a senior brother.
  • Mo Wenjian identified flaws in Zhu Zhanshan’s swordsmanship and explained its yin-yang principles and the mismatch between his practice and his training.
  • Zhu Zhanshan praised Mo Wenjian’s martial arts understanding and said his Innate Realm master, a veteran general, had taught him to follow the manual without explaining its principles.

Ch. 33One Yin and One Yang Make the Dao

Mo Wenjian taught Zhu Zhanshan three principles of Wudang Two Forms Swordsmanship, revealing the power of precise control and Combining Hardness and Softness. Zhu Zhanshan’s master grasped the final principle, broke through from the Innate Realm to the Grandmaster Realm, and realized he owed Mo Wenjian an enormous favor.

  • Mo Wenjian demonstrated Lifting Heavy as Though Light by splitting a leaf without damaging its lower half, and Zhu Zhanshan recognized it as Minute Control.
  • Mo Wenjian showed Lifting Light as Though Heavy by sending an undamaged leaf flying ten meters with a gentle tap.
  • Mo Wenjian demonstrated Combining Hardness and Softness, and Zhu Zhanshan discovered that the leaf had left a small pit beneath it.
  • Zhu Zhanshan’s master emerged from the shadows, then began practicing the principle with his iron spear after sensing a chance to break through his bottleneck.
  • Zhu Zhanshan’s master mastered Combining Hardness and Softness in less than a quarter of an hour and advanced from the Innate Realm to the Grandmaster Realm.

Ch. 34How to Increase True Qi Activity

Mo Wenjian reviewed a simulation in which he advanced at Wudang, created martial arts, and helped strengthen the sect and the Great Ming Dynasty. By age 51, he had opened six extraordinary meridians and began seeking a way to increase his declining True Qi activity.

  • Mo Wenjian went to sleep after cleaning the Eastern Arrival Hall and checked the All-Heavens Dao Fruit Simulator the next morning while sweeping.
  • In the simulation, Mo Wenjian mastered the Great Nine Heavens Hand, created the Nine Heavens Soft Palm, and was promoted to True Disciple at Wudang.
  • Mo Wenjian developed the Golden Pass Locks Jade Instruction to remedy the Pure Yang Limitless Art's flaw, and Wudang True Disciples adopted the two methods together.
  • Mo Wenjian created the Lifespan-Cutting Divine Art to increase True Qi activity, but Zhang Songxi forbade Wudang disciples from practicing it except in the face of annihilation.
  • After the Tumu Fortress Incident weakened the Great Ming Dynasty, Mount Wudang helped quell martial sects' territorial fighting.
  • At age 51, Mo Wenjian struggled to open the Ren and Du meridians and began searching for a way to increase his True Qi activity.

Ch. 35Dao Fruit: The Strength of the Innate Realm

Mo Wenjian weighed three Dao Fruits from his simulated life and chose the Strength of the Innate Realm because it best suited his goals. The Heavenly Book of Forgotten Emotions and Lifespan-Cutting Divine Art offered little use to him.

  • Mo Wenjian considered the Heavenly Book of Forgotten Emotions, which could keep a cultivator's True Qi activity above its peak until they reached the Innate Realm.
  • Mo Wenjian judged the Lifespan-Cutting Divine Art useful for rapidly training expendable fighters but unsuitable for his own pursuit of personal strength.
  • Mo Wenjian chose the Strength of the Innate Realm, despite considering it the weakest option.

Ch. 36Since Ancient Times, Fame and Fortune Have Swayed Hearts

Mo Wenjian reached the Innate Realm and concealed his strength while working as a sweeper at Mount Wudang. When an inner disciple tried to drive him away with false accusations and a lethal attack, Mo Wenjian revealed his power and uncovered a scheme targeting His Highness the imperial grandson.

  • Mo Wenjian opened his eight extraordinary meridians, reached the Innate Realm, and mastered his new strength while hiding it.
  • An inner disciple accused Mo Wenjian of mistreating the statue of Great Emperor Zhenwu and demanded that he leave Mount Wudang.
  • Mo Wenjian knocked down the inner disciple, caught his sword, and shattered it with Innate Sword Qi when the man attacked him from behind.
  • A chore disciple confessed that Senior Brother Wang had sent them to watch His Highness the imperial grandson and help him gain favor.
  • Mo Wenjian left the schemers for the imperial grandson to deal with, and Zhu Zhanshan's master emerged from hiding with a grim expression.

Ch. 37Traveling the World with a Sword

Mo Wenjian reviewed a simulated life in which he refined his sword cultivation, became Wudang’s protector during the Ming dynasty’s decline, and eventually reached the Grandmaster Realm. The simulation left him with a new Life and Death Sword Intent after Zhu Zhanshan’s death.

  • Mo Wenjian opened the simulator and saw that his teachings had helped Zhu Zhanshan and the Ming army, while Zhu Di rewarded him with the Great Nine Heavens Hand.
  • Mo Wenjian refined his True Qi, became a Wudang True Disciple, and later passed his cultivation to Zhu Zhanshan, who used an imperial ginseng to reach the Innate Realm.
  • Mo Wenjian restored and strengthened his Innate Sword Qi, comprehended Great Sun and Supreme Yin Sword Intents, and traveled the martial world as the Sword Saint when Wudang faced growing threats.
  • Mo Wenjian fused his two Sword Intents into the Two-Yi Sword Domain, reached the Grandmaster Realm, and later transformed the domain into the Taiji Sword Domain after Zhang Sanfeng taught him the Taiji Sword.
  • Mo Wenjian visited the gravely ill Zhu Zhanshan and comprehended Life and Death Sword Intent as he sensed Zhu Zhanshan’s death.

Ch. 38To Use Its Edge, First Blunt Its Sharpness

Mo Wenjian selected the Celestial Person Realm Dao Fruit but delayed claiming it so he could make use of his existing Innate True Qi. He found Zhu Zhanshan and offered to pass on his True Qi through the Wedding Dress Divine Art, leaving Zhu Zhanshan to decide whether to accept.

  • Mo Wenjian chose the strength at the Celestial Person Realm Dao Fruit, then held back from claiming it to avoid wasting his Innate True Qi.
  • Mo Wenjian found Zhu Zhanshan practicing Two Forms Swordsmanship in the Eastern Arrival Hall.
  • Mo Wenjian explained that the Wedding Dress Divine Art blunted True Qi during its first cultivation, allowing a second cultivation to bypass the hardships of opening the eight extraordinary meridians.
  • Mo Wenjian offered Zhu Zhanshan all his True Qi, saying Zhu could cripple his martial arts and cultivate anew to become an innate expert within three to five years.

Ch. 39Dao Fruit: The Power of the Celestial Person Realm

Mo Wenjian used the power of the Celestial Person Realm to help Zhu Zhanshan break through to the Innate Realm, then refused to take him as a disciple and told him to start cultivating again from scratch. Zhu Zhanshan’s master convinced him that Mo Wenjian was merely testing him, and Zhu Zhanshan dispersed his new cultivation.

  • Mo Wenjian transferred his True Qi into Zhu Zhanshan and used the power of the Celestial Person Realm to break through Zhu Zhanshan’s Heaven and Earth Mysterious Pass.
  • Zhu Zhanshan realized Mo Wenjian had not exhausted his cultivation and believed he had sacrificed a great deal to help him.
  • Zhu Zhanshan’s master suggested Mo Wenjian intended to make Zhu Zhanshan his inheritor, but Mo Wenjian refused to accept him as a disciple.
  • Mo Wenjian told Zhu Zhanshan to cripple his cultivation and begin practicing the Two Forms Swordsmanship again before leaving.
  • Zhu Zhanshan’s master reassured him that Mo Wenjian was observing him, and Zhu Zhanshan dispersed his cultivation to follow Mo Wenjian’s instructions.

Ch. 40Consumed by Body Tempering

Mo Wenjian opened the All-Heavens Dao Fruit Simulator and watched a life of sword cultivation unfold, from helping Zhu Zhanshan and saving the Ming army to developing increasingly elaborate methods of body tempering. The simulation ended with Mo Wenjian stalled at a bottleneck after attaining an Eight-Forged Golden Body.

  • Mo Wenjian saw that Zhu Di had sent him three Celestial Person Realm manuals, and that Zhu Zhanshan later visited Mount Wudang, where Mo Wenjian helped him reach the Grandmaster Realm and develop Taiji Sword Qi.
  • Mo Wenjian combined Chaos Sword Intent and Chaos Sword Qi into Chaos Sword Gang, then used it to temper his body and save the Ming army at Tumu Fortress.
  • Mo Wenjian tempered his bones, then created five elemental Sword Worlds and placed them in his five viscera to overcome the Chaos Sword Gang’s interference.
  • Mo Wenjian developed the Three Sword Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man to imitate the Triple Burner Mysterious Gate and advanced through the sixth and seventh grades.
  • Mo Wenjian tempered his body further with Sword Intent, reached the eighth grade, and attained an Eight-Forged Golden Body.
  • Mo Wenjian encountered a bottleneck at age 330, and his cultivation stagnated.

Ch. 42Dao Fruit: The Strength to Shatter the Void

Mo Wenjian chose the strength to shatter the void and reached that realm, then demonstrated his power to Zhu Zhanshan. He opened Zhu Zhanshan’s twelve primary meridians and set him on a path to greater martial cultivation.

  • Mo Wenjian chose the strength to shatter the void over the Future Maitreya Sutra and the martial cultivation experience from webnovels.
  • Mo Wenjian fused Chaos Sword Qi and Chaos Sword Intent into Chaos Sword Gang and advanced beyond the Celestial Person Realm to Shattering the Void.
  • Mo Wenjian tore open the Wuxia Great Ming world’s boundary with a casual strike, shocking Zhu Zhanshan.
  • Mo Wenjian opened Zhu Zhanshan’s twelve primary meridians, allowing him to reach the Grandmaster Realm directly.
  • Mo Wenjian instructed Zhu Zhanshan to cultivate Two Forms Swordsmanship before switching to Taiji Swordsmanship, then left.

Ch. 43Studying the Martial Arts Techniques of the World

Mo Wenjian used the simulator to trace his long-term study of martial arts, discovering that his overwhelming strength had kept him from understanding the importance of technique and the distinct philosophies behind each school. He left sword carvings at Wudang, Shaolin, and Mount Hua, inspiring their disciples, and the simulation ended after his visit to Mount Hua.

  • The simulation showed Zhu Zhanshan rescuing the Ming army at Tumu Fortress and helping depose Zhu Qizhen in favor of Zhu Qiyu.
  • At a tournament showcasing many schools’ martial arts, Mo Wenjian realized that strength, physical training, and fighting technique were distinct, and that he had overlooked technique.
  • Mo Wenjian began collecting martial arts through Zhu Zhanshan and found that each school’s techniques reflected its founder’s martial philosophy.
  • Mo Wenjian studied Wudang martial arts and carved a sword inscription near Wudang’s Golden Summit, prompting disciples to gain insights and break through.
  • Mo Wenjian studied Shaolin’s Seventy-Two Supreme Skills and left a sword carving near Bodhidharma Cave that aided the disciples’ cultivation.
  • Mo Wenjian comprehended Mount Hua’s Nine Arts and carved an inscription near the Cliff of Reflection, giving Mount Hua disciples a chance to comprehend sword intent.

Ch. 44Too Absorbed in Studying Swordsmanship to Stop

Mo Wenjian’s simulated life culminated in creating the Longevity Sword Instruction, which transformed and ascended the Wuxia Great Ming world before the simulation ended. He had to choose one of three Dao Fruits, though he wished he could take all of them.

  • Mo Wenjian created the Five Elements Sword Instruction and divided it into progressively simpler manuals that spread throughout the Great Ming court and martial world.
  • Mo Wenjian developed the Seventy-Two Earth Sha Swords from a basic manual into a Shattering the Void Realm art, mastering the essence of the Sword Dao through its contrast with the Five Elements Sword Instruction.
  • Mo Wenjian created the Great Sun and Supreme Yin Sword Instructions, and Zhu Zhanshan fused them to shatter the void and ascend.
  • Mo Wenjian expanded Wudang's Taiji Sword, Shaolin's Bodhidharma Swordsmanship, and Mount Hua's Nourish My Swordsmanship into Shattering the Void Realm manuals.
  • Mo Wenjian created the Longevity Sword Instruction, causing the Wuxia Great Ming world to transform and ascend, which forcibly ended the simulation.
  • Mo Wenjian faced a choice among Sword Dao comprehension, Longevity Sword Instruction, and Seventy-Two Earth Sha Swords, but could select only one.

Ch. 45Dao Fruit: Insights into the Sword Dao

Mo Wenjian chose insights into the Sword Dao, greatly deepening his martial arts knowledge while forgetting his original plan to study the boundary. He used his new understanding to guide Zhu Zhanshan with a treasured sword, leaving Zhu with a clear path toward the Celestial Person Realm and beyond.

  • Mo Wenjian chose insights into the Sword Dao over the Seventy-Two Earth Sha Swords and Longevity Sword Instruction, gaining knowledge that surpassed the Shattering the Void Realm.
  • Mo Wenjian realized he had become absorbed in sword arts and postponed studying the boundary until his next simulation.
  • Mo Wenjian used Chaos Sword Gang to clean himself and then noticed Zhu Zhanshan practicing Two Forms Swordsmanship without grasping its essence.
  • Mo Wenjian inscribed his Wudang swordsmanship insights onto Zhu Zhanshan's treasured sword, helping Zhu achieve an epiphany and form Two Forms Sword Qi.
  • Mo Wenjian told Zhu Zhanshan that the sword could guide him to the Celestial Person Realm and potentially let him shatter the void, while Zhu felt overwhelmed by gratitude.

Ch. 46So Absorbed in Studying the Boundary That He Couldn't Stop

Mo Wenjian used the simulator to follow decades of research into the boundary and spatial techniques, developing powerful methods while abandoning dangerous experiments. By age 260, he had discovered spatial folding, which let him travel a thousand li in a single step.

  • At age 16, Mo Wenjian saw that Zhu Zhanshan's lessons had strengthened the Great Ming army, and Zhu Di sent Zhu Zhanshan to Mount Wudang to study cultivation.
  • At age 30, Mo Wenjian created the Space-Breaking Sword Instruction, and Zhang Sanfeng soon ascended; later, Master Daoyan ascended after Mo Wenjian improved the technique.
  • At age 60, Mo Wenjian killed void creatures that entered through the rifts his experiments had opened, then stopped researching the Space-Breaking Sword Instruction.
  • Mo Wenjian mastered spatial expansion and collapse, creating techniques to keep enemies away, bring distant targets within reach, and disintegrate a stone into atoms.
  • At age 180, Mo Wenjian realized that spatial collapse could trigger catastrophic processes, so he halted that line of research despite making progress.
  • At age 210, Mo Wenjian used spatial expansion and collapse to refine his Chaos Sword Gang, then explored dimensional reduction before accidentally discovering spatial folding at age 260.

Ch. 47Dao Fruit: Results of Space Research

Mo Wenjian chose the results of his space research as his Dao Fruit and realized he could shape space at will. When Zhu Zhanshan cried out from a nightmare, Mo Wenjian went to check on him and began considering how to comfort the homesick child.

  • In the simulation, Mo Wenjian researched spatial expansion and collapse, created Draw the Ground as a Prison, and died after a powerful void creature detected his large-scale experiment.
  • Mo Wenjian rejected the Space-Breaking Sword Instruction and the strength of the peak Shattered Void realm, then claimed the results of his space research.
  • Mo Wenjian sensed that he could knead and shape space like modeling clay, but Zhu Zhanshan's startled cry interrupted his planned experiments.
  • Mo Wenjian used Distant Horizons Within Reach to reach Zhu Zhanshan's door and heard him tell his master that he had only had a nightmare.
  • Mo Wenjian realized Zhu Zhanshan was frightened and far from his parents, and considered doing something to help him.

Ch. 48A Single Step Spanned a Thousand Li

Mo Wenjian took Zhu Zhanshan and his master from Mount Wudang to the Forbidden City, where Master Daoyan attacked them during court. After Mo Wenjian repeatedly stopped his attacks, Master Daoyan witnessed him open a spatial rift and was left stunned.

  • Mo Wenjian invited Zhu Zhanshan to visit the Forbidden City and used spatial folding to bring him and his master to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
  • Master Daoyan attacked Mo Wenjian with the Great Mercy and Great Compassion Thousand-Leaf Hand, but Mo Wenjian stretched the space between them until the palm prints dissipated.
  • Master Daoyan unleashed the Vajra Prajna Palm, and Mo Wenjian made the golden palm print crumble by expanding space.
  • Master Daoyan sent two afterimages after Zhu Zhanshan and his master while striking Mo Wenjian with the Tathagata Divine Palm.
  • Mo Wenjian opened a spatial rift with Chaos Sword Gang and swallowed the Tathagata Divine Palm; Master Daoyan was shocked, and his afterimages collapsed.

Ch. 49How to Continue Strengthening the Body

Mo Wenjian declined to tour the Forbidden City, took Zhu Zhanshan to the Capital, and spent the day enjoying its food and night market. The simulator then revealed his future plans to strengthen his body after pushing his Chaos Sword Gang beyond what his flesh could withstand.

  • Zhu Zhanshan told Zhu Di how Mo Wenjian had brought him back to the Capital and asked to guide his master through the Forbidden City.
  • An imperial censor loyal to Zhu Zhanji objected to allowing Mo Wenjian into the Forbidden City, but Mo Wenjian dropped the request and chose to eat roast duck instead.
  • Mo Wenjian used spatial folding to reach a renowned roast duck restaurant, then watched folk performers at the night market.
  • Mo Wenjian opened the All-Heavens Dao Fruit Simulator and saw its future predictions, including his plans to strengthen Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, his growing mastery of Chaos Sword Gang, and his search for a way to strengthen his body.

Ch. 50Strength Beyond Shattered Void

Mo Wenjian’s simulated life in the Wuxia Great Ming World culminated in a realm beyond Shattered Void, which he named See the Indestructible Spirit. After ascending at age 499, he chose the Dao Fruit for strength beyond Shattered Void.

  • Mo Wenjian spent centuries developing Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Longevity, and Zhoutian Sword Gang, pushing his physical strength beyond Shattered Void.
  • After reaching the limit of See the Indestructible Spirit, Mo Wenjian realized that the sword both made him and constrained him.
  • Mo Wenjian returned his Sword Gang to its origin as freely changing Gang Qi and mastered martial techniques across many styles.
  • Mo Wenjian shattered the void and ascended in broad daylight at age 499.
  • Mo Wenjian rejected the lifespan and martial-insight Dao Fruits and selected strength beyond Shattered Void.
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