Chapter 112: True Yuan Communicates with the Spirit

  "Xia Bingyu was not yet a Sword Master at that time, but after setting foot on the third floor, she had the courage to climb to the fourth floor. Although she did not succeed, it can be seen that this woman's temperament and decisiveness are not inferior to mine now as a Sword Master climbing the Emperor's Peak, let alone when I was just a great swordsman with lower cultivation than hers back then."

  Qin Tianji adjusted his body, looking at the stone wall in front of him, constantly calculating the distance between himself and another foothold, as well as the force needed to jump from this foothold to another one.

  If the force used is too great, the inertia of the forward rush may cause him to lose his balance and fall after landing, while if the force used is too small, he may not be able to reach the foothold and still face the fate of falling into the abyss. This test is indeed a severe trial for one's willpower and perseverance.

  Qin Tianji flew and leaped on the mountain peak, soon he had already reached a height of over 360 meters.

  At this moment, he suddenly felt a gaze full of oppression coming from above, the kind of sharp and piercing aura that locked onto him made Qin Tianyi's heart skip a beat as he was about to continue climbing.

  "Yan Tian Qi!"

  Qin Tianyi suddenly raised his head and met Yan Tianqi's cold gaze from above.

  In his gaze, there was an undisguised condescension and arrogance, while the faint coldness at the corner of his mouth made one have no doubt that if he really dared to come forward, he would absolutely suffer a crazy attack from this number one strong expert on the Divine Void Academy's Godly Genius Ranking.

  "Does the stagnation of Qi want to disturb my mind?"

  Qin Tianyi's expression was calm and composed, meeting Qin Tianyi's condescending gaze with a slight narrowing of his eyes. The next moment, a powerful spiritual energy burst forth from his eyes, as if transforming into two sharp swords that pierced directly into Yan Tianqi's spiritual world.

  This is not a spiritual secret technique, but a special application of the spirit. This force shook Yan Tianqi's entire body after rushing into his spiritual world.

  "How dare you!"

  Sensing this intangible counterattack from Qin Tianyi, Yan Tianqi's expression suddenly turned stern.

  A stronger air machine pressed down on him again, taking advantage of its superior position to subtly merge with the momentum at the top of the mountain peak, causing Qin Tianji's body to tremble and almost lose his balance.

  "Want to distinguish between high and low? Why don't you come and compare, who can walk further on the Emperor's Peak?"

  Qin Tianyi's words made Yan Tianqi's eyes flash with a hint of sharpness.

  He can interfere with Qin Tianyi, but Qin Tianyi can also cause him some interference. If the two continue to interfere with each other, it's uncertain whether they will be able to climb up to the fourth layer platform in the end.

  "I recognize you, you're Qin Tianyi, I hope you won't disappoint me."

  Yan Tianqi slowly withdrew the aura of pressure from his body and turned around to climb upwards.

  If his aura can't intimidate Qin Tianyi, then let's have a good match. He, Yan Tianqi, will not be afraid of anyone in the competition among all students in this semester of Shenxu Academy.

  Watching Xun Tianqi quickly heading towards the fourth platform, Qin Tianyi also stopped wasting time.

  Soon, as Yan Tianqi began to grasp the subtleties of the fourth layer platform's impact on great swordsmen, Qin Tianyi also stepped onto the fourth platform.

  Taking a glance at Qin Tianyi, Yan Tianqi didn't say much more. He carefully committed these precious experiences and insights to memory, word by word, sentence by sentence. Even if he couldn't fully understand them in the short term, he had to first store them in his mind. When the time came to truly challenge the Great Swordsmen, he would make use of them.

  "The key to becoming a great swordmaster lies in the unity of essence, energy and spirit."

  Qin Tianyi took a slight breath, stretched out his hand and touched the stone wall. His spirit passed through his arm and the collision with the stone wall, sensing the will left behind by Xingyu Sword Emperor in the stone wall.

  "The Great Sword Master Realm, the first step is to combine essence and energy, the second step is to combine energy and spirit, and the third step is to unify the three, refining the Golden Elixir. What's recorded above is only the first step... Using one's own vital energy to resonate with the True Origin, the True Origin refines the blood, and throughout the body, the blood contains infinite power. A single drop of blood is not inferior to ordinary spiritual elixirs, not only greatly increasing its power, but also able to extinguish evil obstacles, break through illusions, and for the divine path cultivators' soul-attacking methods, it also has a great defensive ability..."

  Soon, some of the descriptions above had already made Qin Tianyi slightly frown.

  The Great Swordsman is equivalent to the middle stage of a Shinto practitioner's spiritual sense...

  A mid-level Shinto practitioner who wants to cast a certain spiritual soul attack must rely on some external forces. Now, it can actually be broken by the Great Sword Master with his dense and powerful blood energy...

  Shinto...

  It's completely unreasonable.

  "The fourth layer only records the method of refining blood in the unity of essence, qi and spirit, but what I need is obviously related to spiritual enlightenment..."

  Thinking of this, Qin Tianyi let No. 2 record all these things and then went straight to the edge of the platform.

  "The Sixth Floor..."

  Yan Tianqi, who was quietly recalling his insights and experiences, saw Qin Tianyi walking to the edge of the platform. His face changed slightly when he saw Qin Tianyi climbing up to the fifth floor without hesitation. A hint of anger flashed in his eyes, and he immediately stood up, not willing to fall behind as he chased after Qin Tianyi...

  Apparently, he took Qin Tianyi's actions as a challenge to him.

  Qin Tianyi looked at Yan Tianqi with some speechlessness, he was able to set off again so quickly because No. 2 could instantly record these experiences and insights, which could be studied slowly afterwards, but Yan Tianqi... couldn't possibly have a photographic memory?

  Shook his head and ignored him, continuing to climb up to the fifth floor.

  As he stepped out of the platform, a wave of pressure stronger than the fourth layer stage descended from the sky once again. This wave of pressure was not only aimed at the cultivator's physical body but also at their vital energy and blood. Under this pressure, Qin Tianyi suddenly felt that the circulation of his vital energy and blood had become stagnant. In just a moment, his body became somewhat icy and stiff due to the poor circulation of his vital energy and blood, and his reaction speed was greatly reduced.

  "The main purpose of this oppressive force is to warn cultivators not to be overly ambitious, and that only by comprehending the method of refining one's essence and blood, merging their own essence and true yuan into a single entity, can they possibly withstand this oppressive force and alleviate the solidification of their blood vessels under its pressure..."

  Qin Tianyi quickly saw through the trick.

  Although he didn't grasp the art of refining true blood and true yuan, he had an epiphany about the transformation of true fire on the third platform. As soon as his mind stirred, the true yuan within him became scorching hot, rapidly circulating throughout his body, making his entire being burn with heat. At the same time, under the powerful control of his spirit, his heart beat rapidly, and a large amount of fresh blood was pumped out with each heartbeat. Even though the circulation of qi and blood was slow due to the pressure of this momentum, it still allowed him to quickly recover his movements under the drive of quantity.

  "Perhaps in the Divine Void Academy, there may be astonishing and extraordinary geniuses who can cultivate to the second or even third stage of Sword Masters. However, wanting to transcend a major boundary within a year's time, from Sword Master to Great Sword Master, and grasp the techniques of refining essence and true yuan, is absolutely impossible. Therefore, this momentum's suppression of one's vital energy isn't considered strong; I can use this 'Deception of Heaven' method as a substitute instead."

  After slightly exercising his somewhat stiff body, Qin Tianyi turned back to look at Yan Tianqi. This number one strongman on the Divine Ability Ranking Board, despite having a pale face due to stagnant Qi and blood, had not lost his ability to move. Clearly, as the number one on the Divine Ability Ranking Board, he couldn't possibly not have a special method to stimulate his Qi and blood.

  Without noticing Yan Tianqi, Qin Tianyi carefully stuck to the mountain wall and started climbing up towards the peak.

  "How did he manage to do it."

  Yan Tianqi below saw Qin Tianyi climbing up with a speed that was even faster than his own, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

  Just as Qin Tianyi had guessed, he indeed used a special method to stimulate the blood in his body, causing it to boil and resist the oppressive sword energy at the summit. Relying on the secret techniques collected by the Great Yan Dynasty, he originally thought that this time he should be able to easily throw the person in front of him behind him, but unexpectedly...

  "I am Yan Tianqi, the most outstanding young master of the Great Yan royal family. I don't believe I will lose to a small person like you from a remote corner of the Great Xia Dynasty."

  He let out a low growl and suddenly accelerated, refusing to fall behind as he quickly climbed upwards, his speed almost comparable to Qin Tianyi's.

  It took Qin Tianyi three whole hours to cover the hundred-meter distance, and by the time he finally climbed onto the fifth floor platform, night had already fallen.

  At night, the difficulty of climbing was obviously several times higher than during the day. Even if Qin Tianji was confident, he didn't think that he could climb to the sixth floor in such a dark night.

  Qin Tianyi came to the stone wall and comprehended the method of unifying Qi and spirit.

  "Great Sword Master Second Stage, Qi and Spirit Unite... This is actually using the True Yuan within the body as a spiritual tool for cultivation, allowing the True Yuan to become sentient?"

  After a moment, Qin Tianyi's eyes already showed a hint of surprise.

  The truth is revealed!

  Let the true yuan and spirit thoroughly merge as one, at that time, only need to move the heart, the true yuan will operate, and the clouds will flow like water, there will be no stagnation, can truly achieve the state of "qi follows the mind".

  "No matter whether it's a swordsman or a sword master, the circulation of true energy will always have a time lag. Many times, even if you've clearly sensed your opponent's move, your true energy circulation won't keep up, and all you can do is watch as their attack arrives, resulting in a regrettable defeat. However, after True Essence has been awakened, this flaw will no longer exist. Not only that, but with just a thought, you'll be able to mobilize the circulation of True Essence, greatly increasing the speed at which you execute your moves. Those first-rate great swordsmen are still condensing their True Essence and brewing up killing moves, while second-rate great swordsmen who have awakened their True Essence can already launch their attacks - one step ahead, every step ahead!"

  Seeing this, a hint of brilliance flashed in Qin Tianyi's eyes: "To truly comprehend the spiritual energy, one must first undergo the Blood Refining stage, where the true yuan and essence are re-condensed, allowing the spirit to be anchored upon it, thereby achieving spiritual connection... The only question is, without having gone through the Blood Refining stage, can I still merge my qi and spirit, reaching the realm of heart's desire moving, true yuan circulating..."

  Think and act.

  At the thought of it, Qin Tianyi's powerful spiritual power had already descended from the spiritual world and instantly permeated into Hun's true yuan.