Chapter 155: Two Innate Abilities
The True Martial Sect’s Year End Grand Competition concluded successfully.
The performance of the many seedlings greatly satisfied Luo Wentian and the others. With these rewards, these disciples will undoubtedly become stronger next year. Through diligent cultivation year after year, it won’t be long before they are truly able to prop up the True Martial Sect.
And Luo Wentian and the other two who had taken disciples had also made a good start.
He Yan, Sun Chuanhai, and the others all had ideas in their hearts. Now that they were all in the Gang Yuan Realm, and their cultivation was also progressing by leaps and bounds, they were fully qualified to accept disciples. They made up their minds to observe more in the future and find a suitable successor.
After the grand competition, the senior brothers were once again gathered, which was a rare occasion.
Dragon Mountain Daoist also came out of closed-door cultivation.
The master and disciple enjoyed their time together, chatting about the changes over the past year. Upon learning that he had gained several grand-disciples, Dragon Mountain Daoist was overjoyed and presented them with welcome gifts.
The Year End atmosphere was lively.
But at this time of reunion, everyone couldn’t help but sigh and think:
“I wonder how Little Five （ Fifth Senior Brother ） is doing now?”
…
Lei Prefecture.
Deep within Yan Mountain.
A nameless valley, heavy snow pressed down on branches, ice shards hung down, a few agile small animals quietly traversed, adding a bit of life to winter.
A few small wooden huts are scattered here, looking like pine nuts dotted on the snow.
Jiang Baishan and Lin Ruhua were indeed living in seclusion here.
This was a place discovered by the two during an experience, a place of beautiful scenery and seldom-trodden paths. Although there were occasional exotic beasts, they posed no problem for the two. After descending from True Martial Mountain and handling some matters, they quietly arrived here.
Although this place was desolate, the two shared deep affection, comforting each other. They diligently studied martial arts and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Even though they didn’t interact with others, their days were quite fulfilling and enjoyable.
“In the new year, I hope we can be together forever!” Lin Ruhua looked directly into Jiang Baishan’s eyes and made a wish.
The stove fire, warm wine, and roasted meat… the warm firelight illuminated the two people.
Jiang Baishan was also full of happiness.
“We will definitely be together forever!”
Although he said so, his thoughts couldn’t help but drift to True Martial Mountain. In previous years, he, his Master, and his senior brothers would gather together harmoniously. This year was a rare exception.
Though no hint showed on his face, Lin Ruhua understood him too well; a subtle change in his gaze was enough for her to know what Jiang Baishan was thinking.
She paused and whispered:
“Bai Shan, I went out a few days ago while you were in closed-door cultivation.”
Jiang Baishan became anxious at once:
“Ruhua, what are you going out for? You know the Demonic Sect is looking for us now. If they discover our trail, they will certainly not rest until they’ve dealt with us!”
Lin Ruhua just shook her head gently:
“Don’t worry, I’m very careful. I have good news to tell you.”
She smiled, her eyes also showing some astonishment.
“A few days ago, the Blade Demon went to True Martial Mountain, wanting to challenge the Heavenly Sword True Person, but was defeated by the Heavenly Sword True Person. This is the Blade Demon, ranked third on the Heavenly Human Ranking. I didn’t expect the Heavenly Sword Senior to be so powerful.”
Seeing Jiang Baishan’s stunned appearance, she smiled and recounted the many details of the Blade Demon’s emergence and subsequent challenges, which greatly excited Jiang Baishan.
Lin Ruhua smiled and said:
“With the Heavenly Sword Senior guarding True Martial Mountain, the Demonic Sect might not be able to deal with True Martial Sect. You can rest assured now, right?”
Jiang Baishan was deeply moved. He held Lin Ruhua in his arms and kissed her forehead:
“Thank you, Lin Ruhua.”
The two leaned against each other, their shadows gradually merging under the firelight.
Suddenly.
Lin Ruhua’s shy whisper sounded:
“Bai Shan, I have another piece of news to tell you.”
Jiang Baishan was stunned, then he was thrown into confusion by Lin Ruhua’s next words:
“I… I think I’m pregnant.”
Jiang Baishan froze in place, then his pupils suddenly enlarged. He was overjoyed and ecstatic. Before long, the valley was filled with Jiang Baishan’s excited laughter.
The two lived in seclusion here.
The arrival of a small life is undoubtedly a symbol of hope and surprise.
……
Ning Qi naturally didn’t know his Fifth Senior Brother was about to become a father.
After the Year End reunion, he returned to the Seeker’s Courtyard again.
Currently, everyone in the True Martial Sect is very busy, and the elders are each attending to their duties.
Internally, focus is placed on developing to the fullest, and many matters require step-by-step improvement. Externally, there are threats from the Demonic Sect and the Southern Border. True Martial disciples can only descend the mountain for experience once they meet the standards set by Luo Wentian, to avoid unnecessary danger.
Ning Qi couldn’t help much with these mundane matters; the only thing he could do was continuously improve his strength and be the one to hold the ultimate bottom line.
After the Year End.
Every few days, he would resonate with the bloodline within the White Ape.
Although the picture would break every time the Silver Giant Ape looked back, preventing him from seeing what happened afterward, Ning Qi’s gains were equally substantial. After several attempts, he had gradually grasped some of the principles behind the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye.
As long as he continues along these deductions, it will only be a matter of time before the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye is transformed into a secret technique that he can cultivate, and that day will not be far off.
This day.
Zhuang Chen excitedly stepped into the Seeker’s Courtyard:
“Ninth Senior Brother, I’ve successfully cultivated the Resonance Secret Technique you taught me!”
Zhuang Chen’s comprehension of the Sword Dao was extremely profound, especially after his Sword Bone broke and was then reforged. However, his cultivation of other Secret Techniques was not as good as White Ape’s. He received this Secret Technique two to three days later than White Ape, but he succeeded in cultivating it more than ten days later.
Ning Qi smiled slightly, with some anticipation.
After seeing that scene from the depths of the White Ape’s bloodline, he had been wondering if there was a similar scene deep within Zhuang Chen’s Innate Sword Bone.
Now, Zhuang Chen has finally succeeded.
“Come here, Little Ten.” He beckoned, and the White Ape immediately showed a look of extreme sympathy. These past few days had been both painful and joyful for him. Although each resonance could significantly improve his bloodline development, the sour and refreshing taste was not easy to bear.
Now seeing Zhuang Chen about to follow in his footsteps, he couldn’t help but grin.
Zhuang Chen thought the White Ape was playing with him and grinned, making a face.
Zhuang Chen was actually a few years older than Ning Qi, but he wasn’t as tall as Ning Qi. His build was round, and his face was plump. After Ning Qi improved his Dreaming Gluttony Secret Technique for him, such side effects no longer occurred. The reason he was still fat was because he was greedy.
“Ninth Senior Brother, how do I need to cooperate with you this time?” Zhuang Chen asked expectantly.
Ning Qi smiled:
“It’s the same as before, but this time you need to constantly run the Resonance Secret Technique without interruption, unless you pass out. If it goes smoothly, I will then teach you a Secret Technique more powerful than the Innate Sword Body.”
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chen’s eyes lit up, completely unaware of the White Ape’s suppressed giggle.
Zhuang Chen’s chest pounded like thunder, and he said with a grin:
“Come on, Senior Brother, I am ready!”
Ning Qi chuckled lightly, then said solemnly:
“Close your eyes, regulate your breathing, and circulate the secret technique!”
Zhuang Chen also became serious, and began to resonate with the Innate Sword Bone within his body. He couldn’t help but let out a low roar, and sword hums sounded from within his body, as if a divine sword was being unsheathed. This was remarkably similar to how the White Ape couldn’t help but manifest its Ape King True Body before.
Ning Qi was slightly astonished.
He then controlled the immense power of heaven and earth to condense, and it was even easier for him than before, because his Sword Dao had already reached an extremely high realm.
It was as if tens of thousands of divine swords were resonating together.
Zhuang Chen’s face instantly contorted, and the White Ape gloated. He had thought it would be easy before, but after the internal and external resonance, it had completely changed. Zhuang Chen couldn’t help but let out a low growl. He was dumbfounded, feeling as if thousands of ants were gently gnawing at his flesh and blood all over his body. That itching and tingling sensation was even more terrifying than the pain he experienced when his sword bone broke and was then re-established.
However, Ning Qi wasn’t worried; Zhuang Chen’s temperament was much stronger now than before.
He withdrew his divine intent and, along with the gentle Gang Qi, probed towards the Sword Bone within Zhuang Chen’s body.
Hum!
After a strange humming sound, Ning Qi’s spirit jolted, and then he found himself in a void.
Various sword intents floated in this void space, more powerful than any sword intent Ning Qi had ever seen. Even his own sword intent seemed unremarkable in comparison. Unfortunately, these sword intents were very indistinct, as if separated by layers of temporal and spatial veils, making it impossible to carefully perceive their profound mysteries.
Ning Qi only knew of its power, but he couldn’t meticulously investigate where its power lay, which made him extremely regretful. Otherwise, if he could absorb all of this sword intent nourishment, he couldn’t imagine what realm his Sword Dao could reach.
At the same time, he gradually realized:
“Could it be… this is the Sword Intent of an Innate Sword Bone possessor?”
This thought had just arisen.
This void space had already undergone a strange change.
Waves of sword intent floated and sank, then displayed similar scenes. As waves of infant cries sounded, Ning Qi saw that as those infants took shape within the womb, some kind of wondrous power, incomprehensible to him, entered the infants’ bodies from heaven and earth.
“So this is the truth behind the formation of the Innate Sword Bone? I originally thought the Innate Sword Bone was like the Heavenly Beast Bloodline, perhaps originating from a supremely powerful Sword Dao ancestor of ancient times, but it seems that’s not the case. This is simply born and raised by heaven and earth!”
“Based on this inference, innate blade bones and innate spear bones are also extremely likely to exist, I just haven’t known about them yet.”
Ning Qi’s heart rippled.
He guessed that the power surging into the infant’s body should be some kind of power related to the origin of heaven and earth and the Sword Dao, something he could not yet understand.
Continue watching.
His heart trembled.
It was only seen that some blurry images showed newly born infants actually absorbing the power of heaven and earth!
“To be able to control Heaven and Earth Power right after birth? Isn’t this a true ‘Heavenly Human’?! So, it’s not just Heavenly Beasts that are favored by Heaven, but humans too have similar existences. Those with Innate Sword Bones are one such type, and perhaps all humans with special constitutions are like this.”
Ning Qi’s pupils dilated slightly.
He discovered a tremendous secret.
And then he couldn’t help but think:
“But why is Little Ten not like that at all? If he could naturally absorb the power of heaven and earth from birth, he wouldn’t have only this much strength.”
Ning Qi was somewhat confused.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, his thoughts operating at their peak, and the vast amount of information flowed continuously in his mind. Suddenly, a terrible guess arose in his heart:
“Could it be… that something has happened between heaven and earth, causing the innate sword bone born later to no longer possess the ability to absorb the power of heaven and earth, leaving only the amplification of the Sword Dao?”
This explanation is the most reasonable.
Ning Qi recalled the feeling of great terror that both he and the Blade Demon had sensed, and he couldn’t help but let out a long breath.
The truth is getting closer and closer.
The disappearance of the Heavenly Beast, the change in the Innate Sword Bone, and the great terror from heaven and earth must be related in some way.
“What exactly is the change?”
Ning Qi continued to watch.
The void space fell silent again, yet he was not forcefully ‘ejected’ as he had been when resonating with the White Ape’s bloodline. This exceeded his expectations, perhaps due to the different origins of the two. However, this was a good thing. After the void space fell silent, a special fluctuation gradually spread out.
Ning Qi carefully pondered, and a growing sense of pleasant surprise arose in his heart.
This special fluctuation does indeed contain the talent ability of Innate Sword Bone.
“Innate Divine Sword Qi? This is the powerful ability contained within the Innate Sword Bone. It should be the same level of existence as the naturally formed Illusion Breaking Golden Eye, but it will take some effort to transform it into a secret technique that I can control.”
However, Ning Qi still had confidence. This wasn’t too difficult for him, as he practically had a ready-made template.
It’s just that he needs to transform the innate talent a person possesses into a secret technique that can be learned later, which is naturally extremely difficult for others, but Ning Qi can do it.
While comprehending.
The void space trembled, and Ning Qi ended his resonance state.
120 It wasn’t that his divine intent couldn’t hold on, but rather that Zhuang Chen had already fallen into a coma.
Ning Qi chuckled.
After checking Zhuang Chen’s body and finding no problems, he felt relieved. For Zhuang Chen, this was also a good thing, as each resonance could improve his control over the Innate Sword Bone within his body.
Not only that, but after Ning Qi researched the Innate Divine Sword Qi Secret Technique, he might be able to awaken the innate ability of his Sword Bone in advance. This is even more profitable than for the White Ape, as the White Ape had already mastered the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye.
After settling Zhuang Chen, Bai Shan carefully pondered the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye and Innate Divine Sword Qi, his two innate abilities.
He made up his mind.
After transforming both of these great talents into secret techniques under his control, he will descend the mountain to pursue the enemy.
After all, the Demonic Sect and the Southern Border have too profound a foundation, and he doesn’t know if they possess any methods that surpass the Heavenly Human Realm. His own strength is naturally better the stronger it is, as it’s more insurance. Otherwise, it would be bad if he ended up getting himself into trouble.
Time flowed slowly.
Another half month passed.
Ning Qi’s progress in researching the two great innate abilities was very pleasing. Especially for Innate Divine Sword Qi, because his Divine Intent could support it, it later surpassed the former and succeeded first.
By today, with the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye Secret Technique also successfully created.
Ning Qi’s goal was finally achieved.
