Lin Ming heard Hong Xi say this, and his heart was greatly delighted. With just one book of "Basic Gun Techniques", he could only learn the basics. If someone were to guide him, he would naturally progress much faster.

  Hong Xi Dao said: "I used to be a soldier for ten years, in these ten years of military career, I learned the gun, before that I used a sword. The gun is the king of all soldiers! I didn't learn the ultimate skill, but I can teach you the gun techniques I've grasped over the years. However, before we start, let me ask you a question: have you achieved a special state of cultivation?"

  Lin Ming was slightly stunned, he didn't think Hong Xi knew too, he nodded and said: "Yes."

  "As expected, your comprehension is not bad. Your cultivation state is probably one of the top-notch ones. Otherwise, with your talent, it's impossible to achieve such results in such a short period! This is thanks to your martial heart. However, even for those with strong martial hearts, many do not have the opportunity to comprehend the special cultivation state known as 'Wu Yi'!"

  "People with martial intent are extremely rare. Even in a place like the Seven Profound Martial House where geniuses gather, only one person, Ling Sen, has appeared in decades! I didn't expect that now there's you!"

  "Oh? So little?" Lin Ming suddenly realized in his heart, no wonder he had never heard of this thing before.

  "Yes, so the existence of Wu Yi has always been mysterious, because there are too few people who understand it, and the classics that describe it are not many. Moreover, each martial artist's Wu Yi is different, and the effects are also different."

  Lin Mingdao said, "Instructor, I don't understand. Since Ling Sen has grasped such a rare martial intent and his strength is renowned as being unbeatable in the Tianyun country, why can't he be selected as a core disciple? What kind of freaks are those few core disciples from the Qixing Wu Academy?"

  Hong Xi Dao said, "In the beginning, the seven geniuses of the valley did indeed pay attention to Ling Sen and almost chose him as a core disciple. However, in the end, Ling Sen failed to pass the assessment for becoming a core disciple and was rejected, missing by just one step."

  "Huh? Assessment?" Lin Ming's heart stirred.

  "Yes, some warriors who do not meet the rigid standards of the Seventh Martial House want to become core disciples and must go through an assessment. The assessment that Ling Sen faced was to defeat any core disciple who is the same age as him or older than him, and reach the peak of Fourth Heavy Body at the age of seventeen."

  "Ling Sen defeated a core disciple half a year older than him, but unfortunately, he failed to bring his cultivation to the peak of the fourth layer of the Practicing Body at the age of seventeen, so he fell short by this one step."

  "Is it because Elson's talent for cultivation is not good?"

  "Yes, I just said that there are many types of martial intent. Ling Sen's martial intent is 'Shura', which has been tempered in the Shura battlefield through endless killing and slaughter. This type of martial intent mainly serves to enhance a warrior's combat instincts, explosive power, and killing ability. However, it has little effect on improving a warrior's cultivation, only providing some benefits when breaking through bottlenecks."

  Hong Xi said, revealing a hint of regret, a warrior's combat power and cultivation are two different things. Combat power is real strength, while cultivation refers to the realm, such as practicing the body in one heavy, practicing the body in two heavy, condensing pulse phase, post-heavenly phase.

  Cultivation is an important factor affecting a warrior's combat power, but it is not the only factor. Martial skills, fighting instincts, combat techniques, combat experience, and the thickness of true yuan will all affect combat power, so there is cross-ranking combat.

  But for a martial artist, cultivation is the foundation. If one's cultivation doesn't progress, no matter how strong their combat skills are, it will be of no use. A martial artist who has only cultivated their body to the first level can never defeat a martial artist who has reached the Condensing Pulse stage, this is the absolute gap brought about by cultivation!

  Moreover, the lifespan of a martial artist is also closely related to their cultivation. If Ling Sen's combat strength was strong but his cultivation was not high and couldn't reach the level of Innate, then for a large sect, he would have no value in being cultivated.

  So Ling Sen was eliminated!

  Hong Xi sighed, "If Ling Sen's talent were to increase by even half a step, such as reaching mid-fourth grade, there would be a great possibility of him being chosen by the Seven Mysteries Valley. His 'Shura' martial intent could keep people on the edge of life and death for a long time, which is beneficial for breaking through bottlenecks, this is what the Seven Mysteries Valley values. Unfortunately, the 'Shura' martial intent doesn't have much benefit for accumulating true yuan in daily life."

  Lin Ming asked: "Director Hong, does that mean that Ling Sen will never have a chance to be selected by the Seven Abyss Valley again?"

  "There is, but it's too difficult. One possibility is that he can break through the Condensed Pulse Realm before the age of 22, which is a rigid standard in the Seven Mysteries Valley. As long as he breaks through the Condensed Pulse Realm before the age of 22, he can enter the Seven Mysteries Valley. However, with Ling Sen's current cultivation progress, it's unlikely.

  The second possibility is that Ling Sen comprehends another martial intent, preferably one that helps improve his cultivation. In that case, the entire Seven Mysteries Valley will likely take notice of Ling Sen, as people who comprehend two martial intents are extremely rare."

  "Two kinds of martial intent? Can there be two kinds of martial intent?" Lin Ming was also shocked.

  "Uh, but it's extremely difficult, to the point of despair. This kind of situation is not just limited to Tianyun Country, even in the Seven Xuanwu Sect, which has a vast territory of tens of millions of miles, it's completely extinct. I've only seen it in ancient texts, like that widely spread legend about 'sudden enlightenment'. That great being named Emperor Shakyamuni possessed seven types of martial intent! Three thousand years ago, he sat under the Bodhi tree for seven days and seven nights, and these seven martial intents merged into one entity. Emperor Shakyamuni thus had a great awakening, breaking through several martial shackles, ultimately cultivating an indestructible golden body, shattering the void!"

  Hong Xi's words left Lin Ming deeply shocked!

  Seven Martial Arts!

  What concept is this? And yet he's going to merge these seven martial intents into one! This person is truly a divine demon from the heavens!

  Lin Ming had always been skeptical of the legend about the Bodhi Tree's enlightenment, thinking that sitting still for seven days and nights to achieve great enlightenment, breaking through several martial arts shackles, and shattering the void was too exaggerated.

  It's known that the higher you go in martial arts, the harder it gets! Some people spend hundreds of years to break through a single bottleneck! But this Emperor Shakya can continuously break through martial arts bottlenecks, and his cultivation suddenly rises several levels at once. Isn't this nonsense?

  Now, after hearing Hong Xi's description, Lin Ming began to believe it, the seven types of martial intent combined into one body, just thinking about it felt terrifying.

  Hong Xi Dao said: "Lin Ming, describe your martial intent now, and I'll judge which type it is. This is crucial for your future development!"

  Lin Ming nodded and described his own martial intent.

  Hong Xi thought for a moment and said, "The 'empty spirit' martial intent you mentioned should be the kind that improves one's cultivation. The consciousness separates from the body, and the true yuan operates automatically according to its instincts, so the running route can reach perfection. There are too many types of martial intents, which vary from person to person, but very few have been recorded. I've never heard of your type of martial intent before, and I couldn't evaluate its specific effects. However, looking at your rapid progress in cultivation now, this effect should be very good. Your martial intent is probably stronger than Ling Sen's, and it's even possible that the Seven Mysteries Valley will choose you as their core disciple! Of course, like Ling Sen, you also need to pass the assessment. This assessment is very difficult, let's see if your martial intent can defy the heavens!"

  Core disciple?... Lin Ming fell silent for a moment.