Chapter 932

Secret treasures and talismans were useless in the next task. The key was his own strength. Mengqi's original plan had to be adjusted. He hesitated for a while and said,

"After crossing the first Celestial Ladder, to improve my strength, I have to comprehend the operation of heaven and earth and interweave more Dharma and Logos. It's useless to just rely on Hermetic Training. However, I've learned a lot of things, so I plan to use six months to sort out bladesmanship, sword art, fist art, and palm art. I want to integrate all the moves I've learned into myself."

Although the Eight Nine Mysteries could accommodate changes and was good at simulating, there was still a significant difference between simply using them and integrating them into one's own body. The former was rigid and inflexible. The most he could do was to choose when to use which move. When fighting, the changes were not smooth enough, and it was easy for others to find his flaws. If it was not for the Eight Nine Mysteries' ability to sense danger and his ability to resist, Meng Qi might have already suffered because of this.

The latter was to extract the essence of The Conqueror's Six Decapitations and Divine Nine-Annihilation and integrate it into his bladesmanship. He did not stick to the moves, but he could use them freely. They complemented each other and complemented each other perfectly!

It was like telling a story as an analogy for swordsmanship. Every move was a routine. After suddenly learning so many Dharmakaya moves and Exterior skills, he was now simply using routines. It was fine once or twice, but if he fought with his enemy many times, he would be able to see the pattern from the routines. Once his opponent knew the pattern, he would not be far from failure unless he had absolute strength.

So far, after reaching the Exterior, those who fought with him were either killed or only one or two times. This problem was not too obvious, but the next task would be the Death Task. He knew himself well, so he had to make up for this shortcoming as soon as possible.

A real master was not disdainful of "routines", but they knew how to abandon the appearance and grasp the essence of the "routines". Then they would mix these essences according to different situations, get rid of smoke and fire, get rid of repetition and monotony, and create a fascinating "story".

Originally, Mengqi's bladesmanship and swordsmanship were at this level when he was Oneness of Heaven and Men. But after reaching the Exterior, he had too many adventures and obtained many powerful skills and moves. They could not be combined at the moment and fought separately. In this regard, bladesmanship and Heavenly Golden Scripture's palm and fist arts were more serious than swordsmanship.

Meng Qi had always been very clear about this point and had been working hard. His initial achievement was the Big Bang Technique, which was a combination of Immortals and Gods Avoiding Me and I Shall Exist Alone, and the Falling Sun, which was a combination of Spreading the Dao to the Universe and All Things Return to Void — Grand Burial of the Galaxy. This was a move that truly belonged to him. He was familiar with all kinds of changes and how to use them in different situations and to what extent.

But these were only two moves. He still had a lot of bladesmanship, sword art, and palm arts that he had not combined yet. Moreover, these two moves were also "routines", but they were new routines that he had developed himself. He had a thorough understanding of the essence of the new routines. There was still a long way to go before he could link them into a good, non-repetitive story.

But when he reached the realm of perfect and handy moves, he could extract his own "Dao" from them and use it as the soul of the whole story.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Mengqi decided to "waste" half a year to do this. Anyway, it would be a waste if he did not exchange it for the Dominator.

Jiang Zhiwei's eyes lit up. "That's right! I should also exchange for half a year! "

After comprehending the World of Dao, her moves such as Supreme Indifference had a new path and new changes. The same went for the Anatta Sword after learning the Twenty-three Swords Skill, the Twenty-three Swords Skill of the Six Annihilations Skill, and the Seeing True Self through Dao described by Meng Qi. At present, she was at the stage of refining the essence of other sword arts and integrating them again under the framework of the World of Dao. She was striving to be reborn in the Exterior realm.

His idea was approved. Mengqi smiled and continued, "I also plan to exchange for Three Blades corresponding to Three Swords. In this way, when combing bladesmanship and sword art, there will be corresponding to each other, and it won't be forced to attack together. In addition, I want to improve Heaven Inflicted Pain to make it an Upper Grade."

The Three Blades referred to the Three Blades, Three Swords and Three Divine Skills. A Thousand Blades Are Endless, Ten Blades Can Break the Limit, and One Blade Can Cut the Void. It was the "General Principles" refined by the Dark Sky Evil Emperor from his own bladesmanship. It was very useful for Mengqi's Hermetic Training this time.

After saying that, Mengqi's idea had already taken shape. He turned around and spent 8,800 Karma points to exchange for the Three Blades. He used 1,200 Karma points to buy half a year's time. He also picked some materials and had the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms upgrade Heaven Inflicted Pain to an Upper Grade, which cost 1,200 Karma points in total.

"Heaven Inflicted Pain, a Precious Weapon (Upper Grade). Its body is made of Sky Thunder Gold, and its handle is made of Thunderstruck Spiritual Wood. Many precious materials have been integrated … It is unusually heavy, weighing more than 700 kilograms … It has a certain ability to control all kinds of thunder and lightning. Its power is great, and it is worth 6,700 Karma points."

As for Flowing Fire, after absorbing the blood of a Special Spy, it was now infinitely close to the Highest Grade. Mengqi believed that even without the help of the Dominator, it would be able to upgrade naturally after a few more battles!

After doing all this, Mengqi still had 1,190 Karma points left. He looked at Ruan Yushu and the others with a smile. "Who still needs to exchange for time to practice? Just remember to return it before the Death Task. "

He was not worried about his protective gear and the materials for the Immortality Elixir of East Pole. This was because the second realization of "World of Dao" required Karma points, and Mengqi did not believe that the members of The Immortals would resist the temptation to only realize it once!

If they did not cherish such a great opportunity, they would suffer "divine punishment"!

Other than that, Mengqi found that he had other things to exchange for Karma points. For example, he had forgotten about the skills of Shang River Fairy, and the exotic minerals and produce and elixirs that could be bought with the salary of the Six Fan School.

Hearing Mengqi's words, Zhao Heng's eyes brightened at first, but then he smiled bitterly. "With enough materials, it won't take long for me to reach the Third-fold Heaven. But crossing the first step of the Celestial Ladder is not something that can be achieved by just practicing in seclusion."

This was the first challenge of the Exterior. It was to "sense" the laws of heaven and earth, and it needed to be honed.

Ruan Yushu did not choose to exchange for time because she had exchanged the exotic minerals and produce she needed to practice with the Dominator before the task to accumulate Karma points. Without enough materials, she might not be able to reach the Second Heaven even if she practiced in seclusion for five or six years. Therefore, she chose materials. Now that she saw that Mengqi had a lot of Karma points, she lowered her head slightly and forced herself to be calm. "I need them."

With enough time and exotic minerals and produce, it would not be a dream to reach the Third-fold Heaven before the next task.

"Okay, I'll trade them to you later. Anyway, we have to stay here for seclusion." Mengqi considered the matter of the Immortals and decided to lend them to Ruan Yushu after he was done talking.

If she agreed to join the Immortals, she would not only get skills, but there were also cheap exotic minerals and produce in the Immortal-tracking Alley. She could also earn Karma points by doing member tasks. She could go there to exchange for more time to practice and strive for the Third-fold Heaven!

With Mengqi's "demonstration", Jiang Zhiwei thought about what she needed to exchange. She strolled to the misty light pillar and exchanged for half a year's time to digest the sword art she had acquired during this time, including but not limited to the World of Dao and the Immortal-slaying Sword of the Jade Tripod.

Then, she spent 2,200 Karma points to exchange for the "Sword-nourishing Wine", which could be used to nourish the Sword of the Sun-Penetrating Rainbow when she was out of seclusion.

After exchanging for these two items, she smiled and said, "If no one wants to lend me Karma points, I'll exchange for a protective gear. The other items are not of use anyway."

Ruan Yushu had already borrowed Mengqi's Karma points. Qi Zhengyan shook his head, indicating that he had enough Karma points. So, Jiang Zhiwei made a selection and exchanged for the "Seamless Robe", a protective gear at the level of a Precious Weapon of Upper Grade. It was worth 8,800 Karma points. When fully activated, it was equivalent to Mengqi's current defense power. It could also resist water and fire.

"Senior Brother Qi, have you made up your mind?" Mengqi turned to look at Qi Zhengyan.

Qi Zhengyan said expressionlessly, "I'll upgrade the Dragon Stripe Golden Sword to the Upper Grade. Then I'll exchange for a Dark Chaos Crystal to assist my practice and a year's time."

The specific energy needed for each stage of the "Book of the Chaos" was different, but it was not that it did not require exotic minerals and produce, but it was distributed among each stage. For example, when Qi Zhengyan practiced the Purple Star River, he had exchanged for the Core of Fallen Star. Therefore, he only used materials with chaotic properties, which did not consume much.

Seeing that Qi Zhengyan was very assertive, Mengqi no longer suggested. He just smiled and said, "Strive for the Three-fold Heaven in the next task."

Qi Zhengyan nodded slightly. He used 2,400 Karma points to exchange for a year's time and 2,000 Karma points to exchange for the second Dark Chaos Crystal. Then he refined the Jiao Dragon Bone and other materials, spending 4,600 Karma points to upgrade the Dragon Stripe Golden Sword.

"The Dragon Stripe Golden Sword (Cold Dragon), a Precious Weapon (Upper Grade) … The blade is very hard and sharp, and it is difficult to damage a Precious Weapon of the Highest Grade. The blood vessels of those hit by the sword will be frozen, and their Vital Spirit will become rigid. If it is fully activated, it can swallow clouds and spit out fog, change the weather, and freeze dozens of miles … It's worth 6,400 Karma points."

After the exchange, Zhao Heng left the Samsara Square after a few words of greeting because Mengqi and the other two were going to practice in seclusion.

Seeing this, Mengqi coughed. Just like when he was persuading Jiang Zhiwei, he suddenly talked about the Immortals and explained the benefits in detail.

Ruan Yushu listened quietly and said without hesitation, "I have no problem with it."

With the Death Task in front of her, there was a way to improve herself, and it would not harm her family. Moreover, it was a recommendation from a trusted partner. She could not think of any reason to refuse.

Mengqi was slightly relieved and looked at Qi Zhengyan with a smile. "Senior Brother Qi, what about you?"

Qi Zhengyan suddenly exhaled a murky breath. "I don't like to be restricted. I'd better not join the Immortals."

After saying this, he directly turned around and walked into his room. He chose to practice in seclusion, not giving Mengqi a chance to persuade him.

"Senior Brother Qi is a little strange." Mengqi frowned. "In order to improve his strength, he was even willing to exchange his sect's skills with the Dominator. Now that the Death Task is imminent, and the benefits of the Immortals are obvious, why would he refuse so decisively?"

"I haven't even talked about comprehending the World of Dao!"

Ruan Yushu suddenly said, "When you used the small green tree to collect the core item, Big Brother Qi seemed a little surprised. It was the kind of surprise when something unexpected happened."

She was a person with keen observation.

"And he also seemed to want to touch the Core Tree." Jiang Zhiwei recalled the scene at that time.

Mengqi was still frowning. "Could it be that Senior Brother Qi has something that he can't tell you?"

"Zhiwei, after leaving Samsara, you bring Yushu to the Immortals. I'll talk to Senior Brother Qi."

"Okay." Jiang Zhiwei did not say much.

Mengqi collected his thoughts and introduced the titles of the Immortals to Ruan Yushu in detail.

After some discussion, Ruan Yushu chose the Moon Fairy. This was because she knew music and would not be suspected if she switched to the Sound Skill at a critical moment. Besides, her Lightness Skill was outstanding. She could walk on the moon step by step, which was suitable for Ruan Yushu to save her life.

When Ruan Yushu finished comprehending the Supreme-wisdom Tree, Mengqi temporarily suppressed his worries and began to practice in seclusion.