Jianchen left the cave and went to the other seven caves to take a look. There was a Saint Tier Battle Skill recorded in each cave, but without any exception, all of the Saint Tier Battle Skills were engraved with images of people. They had to be comprehended on their own.
Saint Tier Battle Skills were different from Heaven Tier Battle Skills. Heaven Tier Battle Skills were almost always described in words. As long as one spent some time mastering them, they would be able to use them. However, Saint Tier Battle Skills were completely different. They had to rely on one's own comprehension ability. If one couldn't grasp the essentials, they wouldn't be able to learn it even if they had a Saint Tier Battle Skill.
Saint Tier Battle Skills were complicated and profound. Some of the Saint Tier Battle Skills had over a hundred images, recording every move of the Saint Tier Battle Skill as well as the mysteries contained within each move. There were also some Saint Tier Battle Skills that only consisted of three drawings, forming a single attack. However, this attack contained the power to destroy the world. When you used your heart to sense and comprehend it, the characters in the drawings would seem to come alive. They possessed an aura that could make the world tremble. If you didn't have a certain foundation of strength, just this aura alone wouldn't be something that people could withstand.
Jianchen was pressured by this presence to the point where he vomited blood on the spot. Just the charm of a single image was enough to heavily injure Jianchen.
After this, Jianchen gained an even deeper understanding of the power of Saint Tier Battle Skills. He knew that he was still unable to come into contact with something of that level with his current cultivation. Saint Tier Battle Skills were still too far away for him right now. If he did not become a Saint Ruler and comprehend the mysteries of the world, he probably would not be able to grasp the slightest bit of Saint Tier Battle Skills even if he spent all his time here.
After leaving the third region, Jianchen went to the fourth region. The fourth region was an extremely large study. There were tables and chairs in there, as well as bookshelves in the surroundings. The bookshelves were filled with books. All of the books were made from the furs of high level magical beasts. Pure pulses of energy pulsed from them, preventing the books from being corroded by time.
These books contained the cultivation experiences of the predecessors and some of the realms they had comprehended. Although they weren't of much help to Jianchen now, he could memorize the things inside and increase his knowledge and understanding of the future realms.
In the blink of an eye, Jianchen had already stayed in the fourth region for three months. During the three months in the Holy Land's Fourth Area, Jianchen read a group of books and observed the cultivation experience left behind by his predecessors, as well as the comprehension of various realms. Although it was not of much help to him now, it would be of great help to him when he reached that level in the future.
During these days in the Fourth Region, Jianchen was completely laying the foundation for his future. Because he had summarized a lot of experience from these books, he had a clear understanding of the future realm. Cultivation below the Heaven Saint Master level was completely about absorbing the energy of the world and constantly strengthening one's Saint Weapon, thus increasing one's strength. There was a threshold of life and death between Great Saint Master and Earth Saint Master. Once one crossed the threshold and became a dragon, if one failed, the lightest outcome would be becoming a cripple who could not cultivate.
Cultivation after the Earth Saint Master level was extremely simple. There were basically no obstacles. As long as one had time, they could easily reach the Sixth Cycle of Earth Saint Master level. If one wanted to break through to the Heaven Saint Master level, they would need to connect with the energy of the world and begin to use it. Only then would they be able to reach the Heaven Saint Master level.
The reason why Heaven Saint Masters could fly was not because their Saint Force was powerful enough to allow them to float. Instead, it was because they could control the energy of the world, allowing it to support their flight. Moreover, the consumption of energy was extremely low. As a result, to reach the Heaven Saint Master level, one needed to begin to control the energy of the world.
The final hurdle was the threshold of Saint Ruler. Although breaking through to Saint Ruler would not result in a near-death experience like becoming an Earth Saint Master, it was thousands of times more difficult than breaking through to the Earth Saint Master level.
This was because breaking through to Saint Ruler required one to comprehend the mysteries of the world. The mysteries of the world were complex and extremely difficult to comprehend. This was why there were so few Saint Rulers on the Tian Yuan Continent. This level of comprehension was not something that the current Jianchen could come into contact with.
After leaving the fourth region, Jianchen still had a month left in the sacred ground. He planned on cultivating in the first region during this last month. The flow of time in the first region was ten times that of the outside world. In other words, Jianchen could cultivate in the first region for another ten months.
Arriving in the first region, the Heavenly Enchantress remained seated where she had been before. Jianchen did not disturb her and continued to sit ten meters away from her. He then took out two Class 5 Monster Cores and began to cultivate. Although the energy there was extremely dense, it was not as pure as Class 5 Monster Cores. He was currently at the peak of the Third Cycle, only a step away from the Fourth Cycle. He wanted to reach the Fourth Cycle as soon as possible.
"The energy in the sacred ground is different from the outside world. The energy here contains some fragments of the mysteries of the world. Although it's very little, it should be quite helpful to you." As soon as Jianchen took out the Class 5 Monster Cores, the Heavenly Enchantress' melodious voice rang out in his head.
Jianchen was immediately stunned when he heard that. He had never thought that the energy in the sacred ground would be so profound. He then clasped his hands at the Heavenly Enchantress and thanked her. He immediately followed her orders and put the Class 5 Monster Cores away. He began to absorb the energy in the sacred ground.
Immediately, the energy in the first region began to wildly gather toward Jianchen. Jianchen did not reject any of it, absorbing it all into his body like a whale. His rate of absorption was actually no slower than the Heavenly Enchantress'.
With the help of the sword spirits, Jian Chen was able to absorb the energy of the world and the energy within the monster cores much faster than other people of the same level of strength. Ever since the Azulet sword spirits had awakened in the Huang family village, they no longer tried to steal energy from Jian Chen without his permission like they did in the past. As such, all of the energy was now being absorbed by Jian Chen alone.
The Heavenly Enchantress seemed to be startled by Jianchen's rate of absorption as well. She immediately opened her eyes and glanced at Jianchen in surprise.
Afterward, she closed her eyes again.
A while later, a sliver of joy appeared on Jianchen's face as he began to cultivate. Sure enough, he discovered that the energy within the Saint Force really did seem to be different from the energy in the outside world. There were a few things that he did not understand within it, just like the things within the Mercenary's Heart. These things seemed to flash through his head like a flash of light that he could not grasp no matter how hard he tried. Jianchen was familiar with these things. They were the mysteries of the world that he could not comprehend at his current level.
Jianchen was overjoyed by this discovery. He immediately devoted the rest of his time to cultivation, hoping that he could absorb some more of the mysteries of the world. He originally planned on using some time to comprehend the Illusory Flash, but he gave up on it without any hesitation because of this surprising discovery.
[Note: I should add that the two months that Jianchen spent refining the Mercenary's Heart in the first region was in the outside world and not in the first region. As a result, Jianchen spent over a year refining the Mercenary's Heart in the first region.]
Very soon, Jianchen had cultivated in the first region for ten months. Now that he had reached the Fourth Cycle of Earth Saint Master, the number of Mysteries of the World in Jianchen's head had increased by quite a lot after ten months of crazy cultivation. When he calmed down and entered a state of emptiness, the Mysteries of the World would flash through his head as a flash of light. Although Jianchen could not grasp it, there would always be some strange ideas that would appear in his head from time to time. These ideas were intermittent, sometimes clear and sometimes blurry. They were very difficult to understand, but without exception, they all corresponded to the mysteries of the world.
With the help of the Mysteries of the World, Jianchen had only built a solid foundation for his future comprehension of the mysteries of the world. With his current level of cultivation, he would not be able to comprehend the mysteries within even if he absorbed enough Mysteries of the World.
Today, half a year was up. The eighth elder walked in from outside and said to Jianchen through a communication technique, "Jianchen, your half a year is up. Come with me, I'll take you out."
Jianchen secretly sighed. Only now did he truly understand the benefits of a sacred ground. During the time he had spent cultivating in the first region, he had actually obtained many Mysteries of the World despite not being able to come in contact with them. After learning of the benefits, Jianchen was actually reluctant to leave.
"If only I could stay here forever." Jianchen could not help but think, but he also knew that it was impossible. In the end, he could only follow behind the eighth elder helplessly and reluctantly leave the first region.
The eighth elder could not help but smile when he saw how reluctant Jianchen was. He said, "Jianchen, are you reluctant to leave? Hehe, this place is indeed a treasure trove. Even Saint Rulers can't resist the temptation here, but you don't need to worry. You're the champion of this year's tournament, the Mercenary King. Once you break through to Saint Ruler in the future, you'll have the opportunity to enter here to cultivate every time the sacred ground opens. The sacred ground opens once every fifty years, and you can stay there for five years every time it opens. "
"Since I can stay here for five years, why am I only allowed to stay for half a year?" Jian Chen asked, unwilling to give up.
The eighth elder chuckled, "Only Saint Rulers have the right to stay here for five years, while those who obtained first place in the tournament can only stay for half a year. These are the rules of Mercenary City."
Jianchen was immediately at a loss for words. The sacred ground was their territory after all. If they wanted to set their own rules, no one had the right to interfere.
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