(After many hardships, I've finally reached this step. Applause here.)
In the enclosed stone room, Chen Zong drew his two swords and practiced his Sword Technique.
His Basic Sword Technique had eighteen moves. Each move was simple, but each one was tyrannical, capable of taking a life, splitting the earth and tearing the sky.
Each sword contained one hundred percent of the Sword Force of Nihility, and each sword carried Half-Step Sword Force. Each sword's trajectory was clear, but it contained an irresistible terror.
Chen Zong's figure moved, his footwork changing, and in coordination with his two swords, in an instant, the entire enclosed stone room was filled with sword light, tyrannical, sharp, and endless.
After a moment, the two swords returned to their sheaths, and his body remained motionless, but there were still many almost transparent sword lights surrounding him, like a blooming flower, slowly dissipating after a few breaths.
After a moment of full strength, Chen Zong didn't feel the slightest bit tired. The strength in his body was like a dragon, full of vitality.
After fully adapting to the sudden increase in strength, Chen Zong sat down cross-legged again and began to think.
The Qi and Blood Boundary!
The Energy Refining Boundary!
The True Martial Boundary!
These three realms had stumped countless cultivators, but on the road of Martial Dao, these three realms were just the foundation.
The foundation was still the level of mortals. Only the Transcendent Realm was a transformation of life.
Stepping into the Transcendent Realm not only meant that one could have more strength, but also that one could live longer and see more beautiful scenery.
To enter the Transcendent Realm, talent alone wasn't enough. Throughout the ages, many masters had come to the same conclusion, that the better one's foundation was in the foundation realm, the more likely it was to break through to the Transcendent Realm.
Why were cultivators with better talent more likely to break through to the Transcendent Realm?
It was because the potential of geniuses was often deeper, and they could lay a better foundation.
Of course, there were also cultivators with average talent who broke through to the Transcendent Realm because of some great opportunities, but such examples were very rare.
Chen Zong's temperament was to either not do it, or do it to the best of his ability.
Previously, Chen Zong had planned to break through to the Tenth Layer of the True Martial Realm, then break through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, but after learning that above the True Martial Realm was the so-called Martial Dao Foundation Grand Perfection Realm, Chen Zong temporarily put aside his thoughts of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm and instead focused on reaching the Martial Dao Foundation Grand Perfection Realm.
However, the figure left by the Martial King of Huntian could not tell what the Completion of the Basic Realm was. From his words, it could be inferred that the Martial King of Huntian was also in the Qi and Blood Realm, Training Realm, and the Completion of the Real Martial Realm, but he did not reach the so-called Completion.
Chen Zong knew very well that in Martial Arts, the difference of one word could make a difference of thousands of miles.
Chen Zong pondered. Starting from the Qi and Blood realm, he traced it back to its source and looked for the great perfection of martial arts.
"Vitality, Training Force, and True Martial are the foundation of martial arts. Then, the prerequisite for the foundation of martial arts to be perfected is to have all three levels of foundation perfected."
"Is the so-called Great Perfection the fusion of the three Great Perfection realms?"
As he pondered, his thoughts spread out and inspiration filled the air. Waves of enlightenment emerged one after another, as if he was looking at flowers on horseback.
"Heart, Eye, and Hand are the Three Directions, Essence, Qi, and Spirit are the Six Directions …"
"Is the Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts related to mental strength?"
The more he thought, the more chaotic his mind became. In the end, it was a mess, as if there were countless people talking and arguing in his mind. He could not control it at all. Chen Zong could not help but frown. He felt as if his head was about to explode. It was very uncomfortable.
Chen Zong did not care. He let it be and let it be.
Time flew. Gradually, the voices of thoughts in his mind became fewer and fewer. Or it should be said that it was not fewer and fewer. After the argument, the opinions were gradually unified.
"Change of mind!"
It seemed to be a sentence, but it seemed to be three words. They appeared in an instant, and immediately made Chen Zong's heart tremble. He suddenly understood.
Perhaps, he could start with the change of mind.
The change of mind was the cultivation of the convergence of the essence, Qi, and Spirit. The Qi and Blood Realm, Training Realm, and Real Martial Realm were closely related to the essence, Qi, and Spirit.
The perfection of the three levels of foundation was also the perfection of the essence, Qi, and Spirit.
As soon as he thought of this, Chen Zong felt as if there was an invisible force emerging from the deepest part of his body. It permeated and wandered through his whole body.
His mental strength seemed to be nourished and became rounder. His physique was also nourished and became rounder. The crisscrossing True Force in his body was also nourished and became rounder.
"This is the true Great Perfection of the three levels of foundation." The emergence of enlightenment and inspiration made Chen Zong come to a sudden realization.
The previous Great Perfection could only be regarded as the Great Perfection on the surface. The Great Perfection after the enlightenment was the Great Perfection that went deep inside.
One outside and one inside. The inside and outside were integrated.
Unconsciously, Chen Zong began to use the Change of Mind. Starting from the first change, he slowly operated it and integrated his strength for the second time.
The integration this time was different from the first. It was very subtle. It was a kind of integration and condensation on a deeper level. The change was at his will and smooth.
Compared to before, the reassembled Void Sword Force did not have any increase in power. However, it was more rounded and flexible, as if it was endowed with spirituality.
This change did not help Chen Zong improve his strength, but it had a more profound meaning.
It was mysterious and unfathomable.
The Void Sword Force with spirituality circulated in his body, then flowed through his Qi and blood, the surface of his body, and then to his head. It was like a clear stream, which made Chen Zong feel very comfortable. Vaguely, something seemed to be born.
When Chen Zong woke up, he only felt that the inside and outside were clear and dust-free.
This feeling was similar to the feeling when he got the mysterious sword tip and had his meridians and marrow cleansed. It was so relaxed and agile, as if he had removed all the dust and pressure.
Agile!
Lively!
Full of vitality, like the coming of spring, everything came back to life.
"Is this the Great Perfection of the foundation realm?" Chen Zong carefully felt his whole body. It was wonderful.
How should he describe this feeling?
He searched for words but found that he was at a loss for words. He could only understand but could not express it.
By closing his eyes, he could feel his whole body better. This feeling was so wonderful that Chen Zong could not help but want to immerse himself in it for a while. However, even if he closed his eyes, Chen Zong found that with himself as the center, everything within a ten-meter radius was under his control. It was as if he could see with his eyes.
"This … Is this soul sense?" Chen Zong was shocked.
When a martial artist transformed into a Master, his spiritual power would also change into a higher level of power, which was the soul sense. Soul sense was mysterious. It could detect inside and outside, extend out, and see the details.
If one was not a Master, how could he have soul sense?
While Chen Zong was thinking, he also felt that what he had was not soul sense, but spiritual power. It was just that his spiritual power had undergone some unknown changes and could extend out of his body. Perhaps this was the result of the Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts.
His spiritual power could extend out of his body and cover a ten-meter radius. This feeling was very strange. Chen Zong found it very novel and had a lot of fun for a while.
But not long after, Chen Zong had to stop because releasing his spiritual power would consume more quickly. With his spiritual power, he could only support it for half a quarter of an hour at most.
In addition to the change in his spiritual power, the other changes were very subtle and did not increase his strength. However, Chen Zong was very satisfied because this kind of Great Perfection was his own Great Perfection. The Great Perfection from the outside to the inside was round and round, with no beginning and no end. It formed a perfect cycle.
This was the so-called perfect foundation.
It was also by chance that he could cultivate the Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts.
If Chen Zong had not obtained the first three changes of the mind and practiced these three changes, it would have been difficult to find such an opportunity.
Then, the Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts would be like a flower in a mirror and the moon in the water. In the end, he would have to give up, just like Martial King Huntian.
Or even if he did not give up, he would have to spend a lot of time and energy.
Now, it was as if it was preordained by the heavens.
"Next, I can really break through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm," Chen Zong said to himself, "But there is no rush. Let me adapt to the Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts first."
It was not a problem for him to break through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm now, but Chen Zong did not like this. It was better to fully understand the current realm first. Only then would he feel more at ease.
It was only a matter of time before he broke through.
Chen Zong was leisurely in the stone room, while Xiahou Ba and the others outside the cave mansion could only wait quietly.
Ghost Sword Xin Wuxing stood not far away. His face was pale, and his eyes seemed to become deeper. There seemed to be invisible Sword Qi around him, causing the temperature of the surrounding air to plummet. Even the light was slightly affected.
This was self-cultivation. Only those who had reached a certain level could self-cultivate. Xiahou Ba took a glance and withdrew his gaze. He was still unable to self-cultivate because he was just a little bit away.
"It's time to break through," Chen Zong muttered to himself in the cave mansion.
Great Perfection of the True Martial Realm!
Great Perfection of the foundation of martial arts!
Everything that could be improved had been improved to the limit. Now, it was time to break through.
Pseudo Transcendent Realm!
Even if an ordinary cultivator cultivated to the limit of the 9th layer of the True Martial Realm, it would be difficult for them to break through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. This was because they had to open their acupoints and absorb a trace of World Energy into their body. They had to integrate it with their True Qi and transform it into Pseudo Spirit Energy.
Why could they only absorb a trace of World Energy?
Why could they only transform it into Pseudo Spirit Energy and not True Spirit Energy?
It was limited by their realm and physique.
The body of the Transcendent Realm, even if it was not as strong, was fundamentally different. It was a physique that could bear Spirit Energy.
Without metamorphosis, it could not bear Spirit Energy. It could only absorb a trace of World Energy into the body to prevent it from damaging it.
Only by gradually adapting and slowly absorbing more World Energy into the body, the quality of the Pseudo Spirit Energy would continue to improve until it was closer to True Spirit Energy. The body would also subtly change under the influence of the Pseudo Spirit Energy.
The difficulty of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm lay in the acupoints.
There were many acupoints in the human body. Without enough inheritances, a cultivator would not even know where the acupoints were, let alone open them. This was why it was easier for big forces to produce Pseudo Transcendent Realm masters. It was because their inheritances were complete.
In some big forces, there were even Secret Arts that specialized in opening acupoints, which could increase the probability of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm.
As for Chen Zong, although he did not have a corresponding Secret Art, even if he did, he did not need it because Chen Zong had already opened his acupoints. What he needed to do now was to absorb a trace of World Energy into his body.
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