Chapter 106: Preparing
Translator: Radiant
Editor: Radiant
The ten Transcendents sat together, chatting and drinking while slowly becoming familiar with each other.
Peng Shan set down his glass of wine and merrily said, "Xue Ying, as the oldest one, I will say a few more words. When you arrive at the Xia Capital… the most important event is the Transcendent Battle of Life and Death! Ha ha… in these last thousand years, you're the youngest one who has become a Transcendent. There will be many people who will want to watch your Battle of Life and Death, perhaps even some Demigods would be interested."
With such a long lifespan, Demigods rarely bothered themselves with the matters of ordinary Transcendents.
"Right, you have to let people watch a good battle. At least until the sixth battle! Otherwise it will be disgraceful." Zong Tu continued, "But don't think it's easy to last until the sixth battle! Before, big bro Eternal Wind also had to stop at the sixth match."
"Very difficult." agreed Chi Qiu Bai, "Mountain Lord He also stopped at the third battle. The most important factor is that the higher you go, the more bizarre the Transcendent World's natives the Infernal Palace sent will become! A little carelessness can cost you your victory! Moreover, your opponent's strength also will become increasingly powerful. Although I had a commendable battle ability at the time, I was still stopped at the sixth match."
Xue Ying nodded.
Chi Qiu Bai was known for his battle ability, always striving for self improvement. With just the ordinary Profound Mystery of Wind, he could exhibit an impressive amount of strength. Afterward, he comprehended the True Meaning of Void Cleavage, allowing him to truly shock the world.
"Little Brother Xue Ying, don't be pressured. Just do your best. Although Demigods are allowed to intervene to save the Transcendent participant, the combat speed is extremely quick. One could lose their life in an instant!" advised Cheng Ling Shu.
Xue Ying started to sweat slightly.
Call himself little brother Xue Ying?
But he was also unable to refute it. The youngest of them was Cheng Ling Shu, who was more than one hundred years old. That was already older than his grandparents!
"Just have an enjoyable battle. Xue Ying has already awakened his primordial bloodline, so his recovery ability is extremely good. He wouldn't die that easily." Peng Shan continued, "Additionally, this is a rare and valuable opportunity to get Transcendent contribution points, so be sure to use it well."
Xue Ying smiled.
He really wanted to fight fiercely at this Transcendent Battle of Life and Death, to expose his brilliance! The first reason was because the more dazzling his performance, the more attention he would get from the Demigods. At that point, anyone who wanted to put a bounty on him would have to follow Bloodshed Tavern's example and set an astonishingly high price if they wanted results. The second reason, was to improve himself. Where else could he find this kind of low risk battle with Transcendents? Finally, he could get Transcendent contribution points.
One contribution point was equivalent to half a kilogram of Origin Stone!
Winning the first match would award him with ten contribution points, the second match would award him twenty contribution points, the third would award forty contribution points… every match award continually doubled the previous one!
History's most accomplished participant, with an eleven match record, received more than twenty thousand Transcendent contribution points! That was more than ten thousand kilograms of Origin Stones! Even the Origin Stones that Elder Lei Zhen left behind only amounted to around one thousand and five hundred kilograms.
Of course, that was incomparable to Xia Clan's most accomplished expert. Ten thousand years ago, Dan Qing Yan, fighting until the ninth match, received more than five thousand contribution points.
"This is the easiest way to accumulate contribution points. After the Transcendent Battle of Life and Death, you have to accept life and death tasks one by one for just ten contribution points." Peng Shan sighed, "so if you miss this opportunity, there's no other one like it."
Xue Ying slightly nodded.
"Xue Ying, after the Battle of Life and Death, you will likely head out to temper yourself in the dangerous regions of the Infernal Realm. At that time, remember to be vigilant towards the natives as well as the human Transcendents you meet," warned Peng Shan.
"Be careful around them?" Xue Ying frowned, "Could it be that they are able to employ some underhanded schemes?"
"Transcendents have different temperaments and characters," Chi Qiu Bai said gently, "There are many kinds of people; those who are sinister and selfish and those who are lunatics… Although the death of a Transcendent can be investigated by the Infernal Palace, and once the truth surfaces, the guilty party can suffer punishment or even death! But keep in mind, what if the Infernal Palace can't uncover the truth? What can you do?"Cheng Ling Shu also added, "It's true. While there may be a few people who might openly state their desire to kill you, it is far more common to have people who betray you. If it happens, you have only yourself to blame about your failure to understand them."
"Most of the Transcendents are restricted by the Infernal Palace, but there's an exception. The Bloodshed Tavern." Chi Qiu Bai spoke again, "If someone puts a bounty on your life through them, the Bloodshed Tavern can dispatch people to kill you. Even if you ask for help and we hurry over, if he has already killed you by the time we arrive, he has no crime since he accepted the mission!"
"Just let Bloodshed Tavern have their way?" Xue Ying frowned, he had always thought that Bloodshed Tavern was too tyrannical.
Chi Qiu Bai helplessly shook his head, "To tell you the truth, there are some extraordinary Deity World characters who stand behind Temple of the Earth God and Bloodshed Tavern! With our Xia Clans' ancestors participating and the assistance from other Transcendent organisations, we can handle Temple of the Earth God. But that is far from the case if the Bloodshed Tavern steps in."
"Ah!" Xue Ying was startled.
Bloodshed Tavern's backing was so powerful!
"Bloodshed Tavern purely assigns assassinations. They also have their own rules, refraining from stirring up trouble that could lead to public outcry," explained Chi Qiu Bai. "To put a bounty on you, the more talented you are, the more astonishing the reward they have to offer. So it's rarely seen for someone to put a bounty on a Transcendent."
Xue Ying nodded.
Bloodshed Tavern's service was a shady one. Their asking price for a life was exceedingly high!
"Oh, right, Xue Ying, do you have any interest in becoming a teacher at my Eternal Wind Academy?" Chi Qiu Bai suddenly asked, "Rest assured, a Transcendent teacher only needs to put their name in and occasionally give some pointers. You can even meet some good seedlings and accept several disciples. Our Eternal Wind Academy already has four Transcendents, the best in Tranquil Sun Province."
"Eternal Wind" Peng Shan was unsatisfied, "You're really fast in scouting him, I've still not started."
Xue Ying smiled.
Chi Qiu Bai was the founder of Eternal Wind Academy; on the other hand, Peng Shan was one of the founders of the Phantom Blade Academy.
"Let's wait a bit, I just recently become a Transcendent and training is still my first priority. Perhaps, in the future, I can become a teacher," replied Xue Ying. "Oh right, my little brother, Dong Bo Qing Shi was interested in going to Eternal Wind Academy."
"Your brother? No problem. Promising young talents are welcomed at our Eternal Wind Academy." Chi Qiu Bai smiled, "Last time I went to your place, I met with your brother. He has a nice talent for magic. There's three Transcendent mages in the entirety of Tranquil Sun Province. Two of them are at our Eternal Wind Academy - Zi Che and Old Hai."
"Rest assured, I will observe your little brother. If he has enough talent or diligence, accepting him as a personal disciple is not a problem." Said the white haired old man Hai Ru Zhen.
"Why you? Maybe he'll be more interested in becoming my personal disciple," said Zi Che Gu Feng.
It was easy enough to to understand that if both of them felt his brother had no talent or diligence, they could give Xue Ying some face and accept Qing Shu as a common disciple.
After all, everyone at the table were Transcendents from the Tranquil Sun Province. It was normal to give each other some face. This was even more the case when it came to a genius like Xue Ying. There was a good chance that he would break into Saint Realm.
…
The ten Transcendents continued to drink and chat until the sun went down before parting their separate ways.
Xue Ying also returned to his own residence.
"Master." the female housekeeper Xu Qin was already waiting at the gate. "Master, we have a guest from the Infernal Palace that has already been waiting for more than two hours."
"Oh" Xue Ying was surprised.
He immediately went to the great hall.
There was a youngster silently waiting inside the hall. When he saw Xue Ying enter the great hall, this youngster stood up and politely greeted Xue Ying, "Greetings sire. I was ordered to come and ask when you plan to carry out your Transcendent Battle of Life and Death?"
The Transcendent Battle of Life and Death had to be done within one year of becoming a Transcendent! Delaying it for more than a year was considered to be giving up this event.
"En." Xue Ying pondered for a moment then said, "Half a year. After half a year, I will participate in Transcendent Battle of Life and Death."
"Very well, I shall report it as so. I will not disturb you any longer then. I'll be taking my leave then."Xue Ying nodded.
This Infernal Palace messenger immediately departed.
The one year period for Xue Ying to participate in Transcendent Battle of Life and Death had started from the moment he left Black-Wind Abyss. As of then, one month had already passed. Since his breakthrough, Xue Ying had not started practicing any of the secret skills or cultivation Qi methods he had obtained, but he was still confident. Half a year was enough time to prepare!
"I need to prepare carefully for the Transcendent Battle of Life and Death." Xue Ying decided. His training started from that very night.Chapter 107: Magic Dragon Divine Seal
Translator: Radiant
Editor: Radiant
Night.
Within the mansion's cultivation chamber, the shutters were pulled down, barring anyone from entering. This chamber was quite solid, with anyone below the realm of Demigod being incapable of shaking it. Even if it were a Demigod, he would require many attacks before destroying it!
This chamber was twenty meters long and wide with not even a single object found on the floor.
"Chi." Xue Ying placed ten fire crystal lamps down within the chamber, brightening it up with their incandescence.
He sat down cross-legged at the center of the empty chamber. The ground was smooth, giving him a chill…
With a wave of his hand, a smooth gray pebble-like Origin Stone appeared in his hand. It was about the size of his palm with a weight of 0.5 kilograms.
"Hua-"
Following Xue Ying's will, the primitive World Energy stored within the stone began slowly entering his body. When the heaven and earth first formed, energy was attributeless. Such energy was known as the primitive World Energy. Absorbing such energy would be less taxing on one's Dantian, increasing the growth rate of the Qi Sea in one's Dantian at a speed greatly surpassing that of solely absorbing the energy from the world.
Origin Stones were similarly important to all the Transcendents - from the lower end of the spectrum, the weak and small Sky realm, to the upper spectrum, the Demigods. Furthermore, using such stones did not have any drawbacks! Some Transcendent mages would try refining medicinal liquid or pills to increase their Qi cultivation rate. Yet such methods had drawbacks to them - increasing the difficulty of breaking through any bottlenecks in the future. As for those who had far-reaching goals… they either absorbed the World energy bit by bit, or they could utilise the Origin Stones!
If such an absolute talent like Xue Ying dared to use any medicinal liquid or pills, he would only be harming his own future prospects.
"Stellar Flame!"
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the Transcendent Qi had agglomerated into countless undulations of Stellar Flame.
Layers of Stellar Flame began circulating.
At this moment, the primitive World Energy from the stone rushed inwards to his Qi Sea. A large majority of it was absorbed immediately by the outermost layer of circulating Stellar Flame Qi. The remnants were then absorbed by the next layer of Stellar Flame Qii… so on and so forth until the World Energy completely passed through the entire Stellar Flame layer. At that stage, the primitive World Energy had been converted entirely into Transcendent Qi.
Actually, even if there was no 'Stellar Flame Qi' cultivation method, it was similarly possible to force a conversion! However, that method would be too slow, and it would be taxing on one's Dantian Qi Sea. Such a foolish method of absorbing the World Energy from the surroundings would not even be enough for one to enter the Saint realm even when one cultivated for 800 years straight without rest.
Thus, even though having Origin Stones was important, having a cultivation method was just as important.
…
Qi began accumulating at frightening speeds, becoming thicker and thicker. Within the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, Xue Ying felt his Dantian Qi Sea had reached a state of almost 'spilling over'. At that moment, he immediately stopped absorbing the energy.
"Just by cultivating Qi for a short time, I can feel that the Qi gathered right now exceeds the Qi I gathered in the past month of cultivation using the other method." Xue Ying was startled. Of course, another reason he had previously gathered less Qi might be due to the lack of a good Qi cultivation method. Using the Stellar Flame Qi cultivation method would increase one's absorption rate, regardless of whether it was done through the surrounding World Energy or the Origin Stones… by approximately twenty times more.
"Next up, it's time for me to study the secret technique." With a wave, Xue Ying took out the Magic Dragon Art.
Many other top-grade techniques like the Magic Dragon Art that were passed down from the Deity World differed from Deity-Grade techniques by a single grade.
Opening the book…
Cultivation methods that described the strengthening of fleshy body through simply absorbing the primitive World Energy were easy to understand. However, secret techniques like the 'Magic Dragon Force' were extremely complex and difficult to understand. There were many such secret techniques in existence, for example, Bloodshed Tavern's Deity-Grade secret techniques specialized in killing - all of them were terrifying. Practicing a Deity-Grade secret technique specialised in killing to the stage of Perfectly as One would mean a frightening God of Killing would emerge!
In reality, the conditions required for entering Bloodshed Tavern were hard to acquire. Furthermore, how many people in the world could possibly cultivate the Deity-Grade secret technique to the stage of Perfectly as One?
Simply talking about this book in his hand, reaching the stage of Perfectly as One in the 'Magic Dragon Force' would already be considered an arduous task.
Omm.
The golden book in his hand started emitting light. At the top of the book, a three-dimensional sigil appeared. This sigil was made up of over ten thousand densely interconnected strands of thread. Simply looking at it made Xue Ying dizzy.
"This is just the first Divine Seal of Magic Dragon Force?" Xue Ying was dumbfounded, "This should be something given for a mage to ponder, right?"
The secret technique Magic Dragon Force required the manipulation of World Energy in forming 'Divine Seals'. By placing these seals onto one's body, they would assimilate with the physique and eventually create a fundamental transformation to allow the fleshy body to be more proficient in generating explosive power! Comparing beasts of the same rank, for instance the sixth rank, a mutated beast would be many times more frightening than an ordinary beast. This secret technique … was precisely the technique that would transform Xue Ying's body into something more unique and powerful.
This type of Divine Seal was termed as the Magic Dragon Divine Seal. And the simplest of such Divine Seals was the sigil right in front of him.
As for the fifth Heaven Divine Seal, it was said to strengthen his fleshy body to six times his current condition! Even though the main characteristic of the Magic Dragon Divine Seal was used to increase one's strength, ultimately, with an explosive increase of one's strength, the speed, toughness, and other areas would similarly increase as a form of balance.
"Isn't comprehending this Divine Seal too difficult already?" Even though Xue Ying felt bewildered, he continued in studying it with concentration.
With more than ten thousand threads interconnecting with one another, the level of complexity was so high that it could even render Transcendent mage speechless.
The requirement of cultivating this secret technique required one to continuously let 'sigils of Divine Seals' assimilate into one's body. This meant that there was no time for one to slowly imitate and copy the seal. Instead, one must form the Magic Dragon Divine Seal with just a single thought in mind. As a result, it was mandatory for one to truly understand this 'First Heaven Magic Dragon Divine Seal' by producing sigil upon sigil without stopping. Only then could one say they had successfully reached the first heaven of the secret technique.
Seconds ticked by, then minutes…
Xue Ying poured his entire concentration into studying the sigil of the three-dimensional Magic Dragon Divine Seal. Slowly but surely examining the sigil, he became more and more excited as he realised that each strand of thread that formed this Magic Dragon Divine Seal had a profound mystery hidden in it - none other than the Profound Mystery of Flame! No wonder the book introduced this secret technique as one that was suitable to Transcendents who comprehended the Profound Mystery behind Flame of Myriad Existences!
"The Profound Mysteries of the World could even be used in such a way?" Xue Ying was surprised. This sigil of Divine Seal in front of him gave him a world of new insights!
The First Heaven Magic Dragon Divine Seal had only contained a shallow profoundness within it.
But it was this shallow profoundness that allowed the Divine Seal to transform the fleshy body of humans! What kind of unthinkable concept is this? Xue Ying had comprehended the Profound Mysteries behind the Fire and Water of Myriad Existences, yet it remained easy to operate when it was done in a shallow manner.
However, he understood one thing.
Even after becoming a Deity, it would still be extremely difficult to come out with such a secret technique! Only those big and powerful existences within the Deity World could create a top-grade secret technique. Just by using a little Profound Mystery as the concept was enough to create a tremendously complicated First Heaven Divine Seal! Thereafter, as more and more Profound Mysteries were used, the Divine Seal would get more and more complex. After the First Heaven, there was still the Second Heaven Magic Dragon Divine Seal, the Third Heaven, Fourth Heaven, and the highest level, the Fifth Heaven!
'Even though I cannot compare myself with those powerful existences in the Deity World, I can still take these as a reference for my training!' Xue Ying thought, 'I can move forward in utilising the Fire and Water of Myriad Existences more efficiently to craft spear techniques that are more formidable!'
These Divine Seals represented a brand new world.
And that world was something which Transcendents both looked forward to and desperately trained towards, inching closer bit by bit.
…
Following that, Xue Ying decided not to have any additional stray thoughts . He began fully concentrating in studying this First Heaven Divine Seal. Even though he had wasted three hours in trying to understand the Profound Mystery used in how these ten thousand strands of thread were formed … it did not represent being able to produce a sigil of Divine Seal with just a thought.
Xue Ying tried once in manipulating the external World Energy.
Even though forming the strands of thread with the World Energy was something that he could do with his powerful soul, subtly weaving the ten thousand threads together was really akin to separating his heart into more than ten thousand different maneuvers … causing him to completely mess the entire thing up.
"I must use a single thought to assemble it."
Mn…"
"I need to understand its essence." Xue Ying continued pondering over it relentlessly.
As the days passed, Xue Ying would spend his time either relaxing in the mansion or practicing his spear techniques. Occasionally, he would go out to meet his friends. As for the bulk of his time, he spent it trying to study that sigil of Magic Dragon Divine Seal.
At the same time—
The Infernal Palace informed all the Transcendents that Xue Ying would undergo his Transcendent Battle of Life and Death in half a year!
"Dong Bo Xue Ying is going to undergo his Transcendent Battle of Life and Death in half a year?"
"This is the youngest person to become a Transcendent in the past thousand years!"
Several taverns and restaurants in the Xia Capital started spreading the news. When the many Legend rankers knew of this matter, they began spreading the news themselves through word of mouth! There were many Legend rankers tempering and cultivating themselves within the capital. Usually, any Transcendent's Battle of Life and Death would be something these Legend rankers were extremely excited about and would definitely watch! After all, how often could one ever have the chance of watching the Battle of Life and Deaths of a Transcendent?
The news was broadcast far and wide.
Within one of the small mansions in the Xia Capital, lived a certain Legend ranker. From the size of the mansion, one could easily determine that the resident must belong to a Legend ranker.
Gu gu gu A green-robed Yu Jing Qiu was sitting in the garden, feeling slightly lethargic. Long hours spent studying had turned her face pale. With a gulp, she finished drinking a cup of water. The maidservant beside her refilled it immediately once it was emptied.
Yu Jing Qiu rarely drank wine. Instead, she loved drinking clean water.
"Master, master." Suddenly, a young maiden ran in with excitement.
"This girl… What is making you so excited?" Yu Jing Qiu laughed.
"Master, I've heard from outside that in half a year's time, a Transcendent expert, Dong Bo Xue Ying, will be undergoing his Transcendent Battle of Life and Death! This is the youngest person to become a Transcendent in the past thousand years." That young maiden was so excited that her face was glowing red.
Yet Yu Jing Qiu just stood there in amazement.
Dong Bo Xue Ying?
He? Did not die?
Chapter 108: Cultivating in secret for half a year
Translator: Radiant
Editor: Radiant
Yu Jing Qiu had thought that Xue Ying was already dead. However, the truth was now in front of her. He had not died, but had already become a Transcendent. He would now be undergoing his Transcendent Battle of Life and Death in half a year.
She had always held some special feelings towards Xue Ying. The moment when she was in absolute despair, that figure of a black-robed youth protecting her from the collapsing stone slate and giving her a sense of safety, was something that she could not forget. But she was an extremely powerful and intelligent mage, not a lovestruck child. She had not fallen head over heels in love with Xue Ying due to that event. Yet Xue Ying had long ago left a deep brand in her heart.
"You said Dong Bo Xue Ying? He did not die?" Yu Jing Qiu immediately clarified, "Did you hear wrongly?"
"Dead? He didn't die." The young maiden replied in a voice full of confusion.
"Is it Dong Bo Xue Ying from the Tranquil Sun Province?" Yu Jing Qiu asked again. She was afraid it might be another person with the same name! However, the accolade of being the youngest Transcendent in the past thousand years, according to logic, it was quite impossible for the world to give birth to two extreme geniuses at the same time.
"That's right, he's from Tranquil Sun Province. I've heard that he had escaped from the Black-Wind Abyss a month or so ago." The young maiden said, "He is just 28 this year! Uwahh uwahh, he's even younger than you, master!"
"You… this girl…"
Hearing that, Yu Jing Qiu knew in her heart that it was indeed the Dong Bo Xue Ying she was acquainted with.
"I'll go out for a moment." Yu Jing Qiu stood up.
"Do you want us to accompany you, master?" The young maiden hurriedly asked. Her master would usually spend her time studying the spell matrices and rarely went out. Only when she was faced with some bottleneck would she occasionally go out to accept some tempering missions with decreased difficulty. As for the others - those Legend ranking knights would usually loved going to taverns and restaurants for merry drinking sessions.
"No need."
Randomly selecting and putting on a cloak, Yu Jing Qiu left the mansion by herself. Within a few moments, she reached a tavern that was relatively crowded. Ordering a fruity wine, she sat at a corner listening to what the others say.
Those people in the tavern were either chatting with one another, resting after a dangerous mission, talking about some native creatures from some Transcendent World, or gossiping about Xue Ying!
"This Dong Bo Xue Ying is very formidable. He is the youngest Transcendent in the past thousand years. I believe that in this upcoming Transcendent Battle of Life and Death, at the very least, he should be able to complete six rounds!"
"He is indeed formidable. This year, he is just 28! How amazing!""I feel that even if he wins just three rounds, it would be quite a good achievement."
"Three rounds? Isn't that too few?"
"This is something you would never know. Dong Bo Xue Ying is the youngest Transcendent in the past thousand years. What do you think that represents? It means that he has too little experience in combat! Or that he has too little time spent on cultivating." An old man reeking of booze shouted, "By spending such little time on cultivating, I'm afraid that his achievement on the comprehension of Myriad Existences would be quite shallow! As for those old rankers who were stuck at the Legend rank for long periods of time, usually, they would be within the top ten ranking in the Dragon Mountain Book. I bet the top three old rankers would have a much more formidable comprehension and experiences as compared to Dong Bo Yue Ying."
"What this drunkard said does indeed make sense."
"Dong Bo Xue Ying might have had some sort of miraculous encounter that gave him the opportunity to break through! His comprehension of the realms and fighting experiences aren't that great. Even the famous battle that he underwent before was just a single battle with Xiang Pang Yun! From what I've heard, Xiang Pang Yun is merely in the top 500 rankings of the Dragon Mountain Book."
These Legend rankers continued gossiping.
Usually, those who could become Transcendents were ranked within the top 50 in the Dragon Mountain Book, with some even in the top 30!
Perishing together after a battle with Xiang Pang Yun, a person within the top 500 ranks, was not someone noteworthy towards these Legend rankers. It was only because he was 22 that year that made him such a devilish genius.
As for the Transcendent Battle of Life and Death, it was something that did not take into account how young one was! The most important factor was still your combat power! Thus, being young could instead bring disadvantages to oneself. As for those hundred plus old men, it might be better for them to exert themselves after gaining more experiences!
They look down upon Dong Bo Xue Ying far too much.' Yu Jing Qiu felt some fury in her heart as she listened while drinking the fruity wine, 'When the time comes, Dong Bo Xue Ying will definitely dumbfound them!'
In her heart, she was standing entirely on Xue Ying's side.
However, her own reasoning did tell her… these Legend rankers' suspicions had some logic in it. That time when Xue Ying and she first met, that Demonic Emissary was merely an ordinary Legend ranker. Thereafter, Xiang Pang Yun whom he had killed was ranked at around the top 500 ranking!
Very quickly, Yu Jing Qiu finished her fruity wine and left the place.
Her main purpose of coming here was to verify the information. Right now, she was certain that Xue Ying was still alive and would be undergoing his Transcendent Battle of Life and Death soon!
"Half a year later."
'I'll be able to see Xue Ying by then.' Yu Jing Qiu was secretly looking forward to that moment.
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Sitting at the back gardens in his own mansion, Xue Ying was eating some snacks while controlling the World Energy in attempting to assemble the First Heaven Magic Dragon Divine Seal.
Hua.
Numerous threads immediately assembled into a three-dimensional sigil suspended in front of him. This scene shocked the two maidservants waiting on him. However, being maidservants, they were still relatively obedient and did not dare to exclaim and disturb their master.
"There's still many mistakes. Again." Xue Ying operated with a single thought once again. Numerous threads began assembling into a three-dimensional sigil.
He continued attempting it again and again.
A few days ago, as he was frustrated over the matter whilst drinking in the tavern with Devil Blade Knight Peng Shan, he spoke of his problem in assembling the secret technique's First Heaven Divine Seal. At that time, the Devil Blade Knight Peng Shan was surprised momentarily, before laughing, "You've already understood the structure of the Divine Seal? In that case, just follow what the secret technique said - 'assembling with a single thought'. Go attempt to memorise it with one thought for many times and you will eventually get it!"
"Stuff like Divine Seals are created by Deities. As long as you understand the Profound Mystery behind its structure, try to make it again and again and you will eventually succeed! However, if you have no idea about the profoundness behind it, then attempting to assemble it blindly will be useless." Devil Blade Knight Peng Shan's advice enlightened Xue Ying.
As a result, Xue Ying decided to start assembling it!
Assembling for a thousand times, for ten thousand times … the majority of his time every single day would be spent on assembling the Divine Seal with a single thought!
Since Xue Ying understood the underlying Profound Mystery, he could feel where the problems lay when he repeatedly assembled a little more than ten thousand threads into a three-dimensional sigil with a single thought. He need not compare thread by thread with the model since those threads where the problem lay did not conform to the 'Profound Mystery of the Flame of Myriad Existences', and instead, felt awkward.
It was precisely because he knew the Profound Mystery behind the sigil that gave him a knack of knowing which threads conform to the rules behind the Profound Mystery.
"It's still not right."
After attempting the sigil several thousand times, a clear picture was already forming within his mind.
Assembling the three-dimensional sigil slowly became something he could do instinctively.
First, he would try to understand thoroughly. Next, he would practice until he mastered it. Finally, he would assemble it until it becomes an instinctive move for him! Only then would he be able to assemble a Divine Seal with a single thought!
Omm!
Finally, during an afternoon, a single thought by Xue Ying propelled the surrounding World Energy into a little more than ten thousand threads which assembled immediately into a three-dimensional sigil. This was a perfect sigil of the Magic Dragon Divine Seal.
"Finally succeeded!" Looking at the suspended Magic Dragon Divine Seal in front of him, Xue Ying felt elated. He continued with his practice thereafter in forming the Magic Dragon Divine Seals again.
Sigil by Sigil…
He would occasionally fail.
After continously assembling again and again, there was a period of time about the length taken for tea to brew, where the assembled Magic Dragon Divine Seals continuously formed without any errors. The action of assembling the Magic Dragon Divine Seal had fully incorporated itself into his instinct!
Without waiting, Xue Ying went straight into the cultivation chamber.Taking out a smooth gray Origin Stone, he absorbed the primitive World Energy stored within, using this energy to assemble the Magic Dragon Divine Seals that would assimilate into his muscles, bones, heart, blood, and every other areas within his body… slowly, a subtle transformation began to happen in his body.
Every part of his body, from inside to outside, assimilated the Magic Dragon Divine Seals. Every part underwent a subtle transformation.
When every single part of his body strengthened, his entire physique would indubitably become much stronger, and his power would increase by twenty percent! This augmentation included an increase in his speed, toughness, restoration rate, and many other areas.
After close to ten hours, he finally finished in transforming his body.
"First Heaven of Magic Dragon Force completed." Xue Ying was exhilarated. He immediately opened the 'Magic Dragon Force' manual to look ahead at the Second Heaven of the Magic Dragon Divine Seal.
Omm!
A little more than twenty thousand threads assembled into a three-dimensional sigil that was suspended above the book.
Xue Ying began observing and studying it.
"How complex." The more he studied, the more he realised how extremely difficult it was.
…
After studying the Second Heaven of Magic Dragon Divine Seal for five days, Xue Ying vaguely understood that his own comprehension on the Profound Mystery behind Fire of Myriad Existences was not up to standard. Wanting to fully comprehend the Profound Mystery behind the Second Heaven was not a task he could complete within half a year! Without understanding it, there would be less hope of 'assembling with a single thought'. Every time he tried in assembling, it would come out a disaster.
"I'll temporarily give up on this."
'The Magic Dragon Divine Seal is a Deity's understanding towards Profound Mystery behind the Flames of Myriad Existences' subtle uses.' Xue Ying thought, 'I should try incorporating some ingenious uses of subtlety of the Profound Mystery behind Fire and Water of Myriad Existences into my spear techniques!'
Spear techniques were extremely mysterious.
If one said that the Divine Seal could utilise a 'sigil' to represent itself, spear techniques during a battle would be something that could not be easily represented at all! Even when some senior Transcendents created his own spear techniques, it was entirely due to his own experiences and his own path. Should one read these senior Transcendent's techniques when they were young and malleable, they would be easily pulled by the allure into taking an easy road.
The path of any Transcendent must be taken step by step in a firm manner, experiencing everything by themselves! Only after condensing their own 'True Meaning' with a firm foundation should they refer to other senior Transcendents' spear techniques or sword techniques, or such weaponry techniques. This would ensure their own resolution was not shaken. Within history, there were even cases of experts who condensed their own 'True meaning', yet were misled to taking a fork-road by their seniors.
After all, these senior Transcendents would not be able to directly represent their own comprehension. Instead, whenever they displayed their spear techniques or sword techniques, through looking at them… one could only scratch the surface of the techniques.
Because of this scratching of the surface, it might even caused one to walk the wrong road. By then, it would be too late for regrets!
Thus, one must be fully rely on oneself in tempering and comprehending through experimenting. Even when one went down the wrong road, he would still be able to correct that mistake easily!