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Chapter Thirty-Five: Essence, Qi, and Spirit

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  "Wang Ting, is this trip for tempering?"

  After sitting down, the two of them started chatting casually.

  Wang Ting nodded slightly.

  "Heh heh, a formal swordsman, his master's door will let him out to practice in the mountains where such ferocious beasts roam, looks like they have great confidence in him."

  He glanced at the dark hunter's corpse beside him and smiled, "Moreover, he has proven to his sect with his own strength that he indeed has the qualification to roam in the Luomeng Mountains."

  "Senior, you've won."

  "Wang Ting, may I be so bold as to ask, who is your master?"

  The middle-aged man inquired, and after a moment, he seemed to have noticed the abruptness of his tone, smiled and explained: "I just admire the senior who can teach such an excellent disciple behind him very much, hoping to get to know him, no other meaning, don't be offended."

  "Who is my mentor?"

  Wang Ting was taken aback for a moment, this question he couldn't answer, his lineage was from the Dong Tian Sword Sect of another world, which didn't exist in this world at all.

  In this world, his lineage should be the Xuanzhong High-Level Swordsmen Academy.

  Thinking of this, he still responded with a voice: "I don't have a mentor, but I'm currently attending the Xuanzhong Advanced Swordsman Academy."

  "Mystic Heavy High-Level Swordsman Academy?"

  Upon hearing Wang Ting's response, the middle-aged man was visibly moved: "No master-disciple relationship, just a student of the Xuanzhong High-Level Swordsmen Academy? Then why...why can you, with the cultivation of an official swordsmen, kill a mid-tier fierce beast that even high-level swordsmen would avoid?"

  "When I was young, I obtained an ancient scroll and learned some body techniques and sword skills from it. Moreover, I learn things relatively quickly, and under the guidance of our Xuanzhong High-level Swordsmen Academy's instructor, Shi Ruojian, I also mastered the Burial Sword Technique. It was a coincidence that I was able to kill this mid-tier fierce beast. In fact, my ability to kill this fierce beast mainly relied on luck."

  "An ancient scroll? Learning things quickly? And also the Burial Sword Technique? The legendary swordsman Feng's Burial Sword Technique?"

  A middle-aged man had previously heard of the Xuanzhong High-level Swordsman Academy, but didn't have a deep impression. However, the legendary swordsman Fengdu and the term "Funeral Sword Technique" seemed to have left a profound memory in his mind: "Actually learned the Funeral Sword Technique of the legendary swordsman Fengdu? This sword technique is extremely demanding, I also practiced this technique when I first entered the Sword Dao Master not long ago, knowing its difficulty. The physical cultivation of a formal swordsman, actually mastered this legendary sword technique?"

  "Xue Ru Jian's instructor taught well."

  "Ah!"

  "Instruction, this has nothing to do with instruction. If relying on good instruction can cultivate a legendary sword technique, then in this world, legendary swordsmen would not be so rare. The status of a legendary swordsman would not be more revered than that of a Sword Dao Master."

  Wang Ting smiled and didn't respond.

  At this moment, the middle-aged man finally confirmed that this young man, who had never even formally apprenticed or been taught by a master of swordsmanship, was probably an extremely rare swordsmanship prodigy. Moreover, such talent was absolutely beyond what ordinary geniuses could be described as.

  For a moment, this middle-aged man secretly had the idea of accepting apprentices.

  He knew that his cultivation was not weak, but he had never found a satisfactory disciple. He watched as his junior brothers and sisters had grandchildren and great-grandchildren, spreading their lineage far and wide, but because his standards were too high, there wasn't a single person in his sect.

  This is not because he can't accept disciples.

  With his status, as long as he wanted to recruit disciples, he would gather a crowd of respondents with just one call. However, his requirements for his disciples were too harsh, so that even after examining many young and talented individuals, not one was able to enter his sight, and become his disciple.

  "Xuanzhong Advanced Swordsman Academy, Wangting."

  A middle-aged man muttered to himself, having already made up his mind that when he had time, he would go to the Tai Xuan Kingdom to investigate the royal court and understand the king's character.

  At present, Wang Ting's innate talent is already astonishing. If he can be properly trained and sent to the Divine Selection Swordsmen Academy, he will become a true legendary swordsman... Not just him, but also the impact on his lineage is immeasurable.

  "Wang Ting, I have long admired the Burial Sword Technique. The legendary swordsmanship of Feng Zhong, a legendary swordsman, is well-known throughout our entire Eastern Alliance. Although I have also practiced this technique, I only stopped at the entry level and didn't go further. Would you please point out some of the wonders and key points of this technique for me?"

  The middle-aged man had actually been thinking of testing Wang Ting for some time when he said these words.

  But Wang Ting didn't think much of it.

  This middle-aged man is absolutely a master-level swordsman, and he also saved his own life. Being able to discuss swordsmanship with such a strong person is also a rare opportunity for him.

  "It's not worth mentioning, let's just discuss it between the two of us. I've added some of my own understanding to this sword technique, and the most important thing is the connection between essence, energy, and spirit."

  "Essence, Qi, Spirit?"

  "Essence, Energy, Spirit!"

  Wang Ting said, without hiding anything: "In my concept, Jing Qi Shen should be a trinity. Among them, Jing is in charge of the physical body, strengthening the body and building up health; Qi is in charge of transportation, circulating blood and operating the pulse; Shen is in command, governing the central nervous system. The way they manifest can be described objectively as matter, energy and spirit."

  " Matter, energy, spirit?"

  A middle-aged man muttered these few words.

  "The characteristic of this sword technique is to condense the vital energy and blood, and then use the spirit as a guide to suddenly release the condensed vital energy and blood in one breath. The principle is actually very simple, just like blocking a river flow, after accumulating a large amount of water for a long time, when the dam is opened, it will naturally surge forward with great momentum, killing with one strike. Of course, another important point is the word '葬' (burial), which also means 'to hide'. Now that this sword technique has become well-known to everyone, this point is no longer obvious. However, when the Burial Sword Technique is practiced to a high level, it can condense vital energy and blood without revealing any signs of energy, making people unaware of anything, and then suddenly burst out with a sword strike, killing the opponent off guard. The power of this technique is still immeasurable, and once mastered by a high-ranking swordsman, it may be possible to use this technique to kill an opponent who is also a great swordsman when they are caught off guard."

  "What connection does this have with the essence, energy and spirit mentioned earlier?"

  "Of course, I believe many people think that the most important thing in practicing burial sword technique is to condense and control the flow of qi and blood. However, in my opinion, this approach is somewhat superficial. As I said earlier, essence is the foundation, qi is the means of transportation, and spirit is what truly commands the central pivot. The most important aspect of burial sword technique is also spirit. Refining essence into qi and refining qi into spirit are essentially the same; only when spirit and qi combine, using spirit to guide qi, can the wonderful uses of spirit be fully utilized, and only then can the power of burial sword technique be truly unleashed."

  "Refine essence into energy, refine energy into spirit?"

  "We, as martial artists, condense our vital energy and cultivate our inner power. These are all part of the process of refining and transforming our essence into energy. We take our own essence and blood and cultivate them into inner power, until we reach the stage of a true master of the sword path, whose inner energy has not departed from the realm of refinement and transformation. However, at the stage of a sword path master, the main focus is on refining one's energy to transform it into spirit. Although I don't fully understand the stages above that of a sword path master, I believe that ultimately all things will return to the same origin, and follow a similar path."

  "Martial artist, swordsman, is it refining essence and transforming energy? Is a swordsmanship master transforming energy into spirit?"

  It has to be said that this theory has a profound impact on middle-aged men who have never heard of the relevant rumors.

  "God is the hub of all things."

  When it comes to this, Wang Ting's tone also paused slightly: "Of course, only with the divine, but insufficient vital energy is empty talk. The divine is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of all armies, while vital energy is equivalent to thousands of horses and soldiers. Even the most brilliant commander cannot defeat a large army of 100,000 with an army of 100 people. Therefore, the three are originally one entity, inseparable from each other. Vital energy can transform into divine energy, and divine energy can transform into spirit. However, in reverse, the divine can contain vital energy, and vital energy can nourish the spirit. As the saying goes, when the spirit is full and the blood is strong, it can be seen that there is a connection between the two. When the divine is strong, it will automatically adjust and regulate the physical body, stimulate the internal vital energy, and then transform into divine energy, achieving a virtuous cycle of life, growing stronger with each practice, gradually reaching the peak."

  “……”

  Looking at Wang Ting, who was talking eloquently in front of him, the middle-aged man, who had been shocked by Wang Ting's vigorous and spirited theory, now looked stunned, his eyes fixed on Wang Ting, no longer with any of the disdain he had shown before.

  At this moment, the Wang Ting in front of him seemed to be no longer a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who looked like he still had the smell of his mother's milk on him. Instead, he was a master swordsman who had immersed himself in the study and practice of swordsmanship for countless years, and had developed his own unique style. He was a qualified and capable master swordsman who could create his own school of thought, with his own distinct characteristics.

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