Chapter 204: Soaring Into The Sky
“My lifespan has greatly increased. Without the influence of Life Poison, my lifespan is still at its peak state, even more exaggerated than that of ordinary Martial Saints!
Ning Qi felt extremely satisfied in his heart.
Martial Saint Realm lifespan is three thousand years, yet he felt that he might even have five or six thousand years of lifespan. This was extremely exaggerated, enough to outlive several dynasties’ changes.
“My foundation is still too deep. Every step has almost reached the utmost limit I could achieve. Even those Ancient Saints who forged a Peerless Foundation cannot compare to me. This leads to my Three Flowers being exceptionally abundant, allowing me to refine much more abundant Spiritual Power.”
One step ahead, leading every step.
Although the Ancient Saints who could reach this point were not mortals, with foundations far surpassing ordinary people, they were still much inferior to Ning Qi.
At this moment.
His lungs were already filled with surging Spiritual Power like rivers, ready to erupt with powerful might at any time, far surpassing the power of the King Yu Bead and Great Sun Compass he had used before.
“This opportunity of Spiritual Energy Revival is indeed extraordinary. There is no hindrance at all in breaking through.”
Ning Qi sighed with emotion.
Although it was due to his extraordinarily deep foundation, the influence of the heaven and earth environment also played a significant role.
His gaze turned to the Blade Demon and the other two.
Their faces were filled with pain, but their auras within their bodies were steadily rising, clearly advancing solidly toward the Martial Saint Realm.
Ning Qi could see it.
Blade Demon chose Metal Qi as his first Five Elements Qi, Qin Yun chose Fire Qi, and his Master chose Water Qi.
The endpoint of their breakthrough this time was also the state Ning Qi had currently reached.
After arriving here.
For a Martial Saint to continue advancing, they must continuously temper Spiritual Power and enrich the Five Elements Qi they cultivate, then refine Spiritual Power into the second organ. This process could no longer be helped by Spiritual Energy Revival.
If there were no exceptions, Ning Qi would also stop here.
But he was clearly not satisfied.
The Ancient Saints had returned, each with profound foundations. They might directly charge to Third Realm, Fourth Realm, or even Fifth Realm Martial Saint. If he only stayed at the First Realm Martial Saint level, even with astonishing combat power at the same rank, he wouldn’t gain too great a benefit.
He had already regarded the Ancient Saints as imaginary enemies. He needed even stronger strength to stand firm in the waves to come.
With this thought.
Ning Qi hesitated no longer.
Even if it required taking a little risk, he must do it.
Strands of Spiritual Power continuously surged into his lungs through the Nirvana Origin Fire.
He reached out and beckoned.
A Spirit Skeleton emitting brilliant golden light immediately floated in midair. The Golden Metal Spirit Skeleton seemed to resonate with some kind of power under the current abundant Spiritual Energy environment. It was foreseeable that if properly nurtured, it would become a treasure.
But Ning Qi ignored it. He circulated Spiritual Power within his body, and terrifying suction erupted from his entire body, especially from his lungs, which emitted faint golden light.
This was the method he had deduced and created.
Five Elements Qi Seizing Art!
It was precisely to forcibly supplement his Five Elements Qi with many treasures.
Buzz!
Waves of buzzing sounds continuously rang out. The golden light on the Golden Metal Spirit Skeleton gathered into a long river, which Ning Qi whale swallowed into his body. The sharpness aura all condensed in his lungs.
In an instant.
His lungs visibly turned into pure gold color. At the same time, even more surging and majestic Spiritual Energy surged into Ning Qi’s body and was refined into Spiritual Power. This was only possible so easily now because Spiritual Energy was active.
Spiritual Energy like a river poured downward.
The scene was spectacular.
He didn’t know how much time had passed, but Ning Qi’s first organ had reached perfection and could no longer contain even a tiny bit more Spiritual Power or Metal Qi.
The light of the Golden Metal Spirit Skeleton completely dimmed. The Metal Qi contained within was now extremely scarce, almost half wasted.
But Ning Qi didn’t care.
Only personal strength was true strength!
What were mere external objects?
He beckoned again.
The Great Sun Compass appeared out of thin air.
Circulating the Five Elements Qi Seizing Art, extremely dense Fire Qi was immediately sucked into his body and drilled into his heart.
Boom!
Terrifying aura erupted around Ning Qi, making the True Martial Disciples look up in adoration. Shock filled their eyes. They could hardly imagine that someone could shake the Void just with aura alone. The Blade Demon and the other two, who were breaking through, felt it even more clearly. All three exclaimed in admiration, feeling inferior.
Outsiders watch the excitement, experts watch the doorways. Only they three knew how perverse Ning Qi was.
Second Realm Martial Saint!
Ning Qi’s mouth was full of joy.
Although he felt waves of pressure from his fleshly body, he had succeeded!
And this was not even his limit.
“Continue!”
Ning Qi slightly clenched his fist, feeling the increasingly terrifying power in his body. Fanaticism filled his eyes as he continued to whale swallow the Fire Qi in the Great Sun Compass. His heart had turned into a red agate, brilliant and crystal clear.
Crack, crack.
Cracks began to densely cover the Great Sun Compass, its aura dimming. This powerful Martial Saint Secret Treasure was nearly destroyed. After its Origin Fire Qi was devoured by Ning Qi, even if barely usable, it would no longer have its former might.
The King Yu Bead appeared again.
Extremely dense Water Qi was swallowed into his kidneys, and vast and majestic Spiritual Energy was drawn in.
Boom!
Ning Qi broke through again.
Third Realm Martial Saint!
The congregation was numb.
The True Martial Disciples could no longer fathom how powerful Ning Qi truly was. They only knew he was very strong.
Only the Blade Demon and the other two smiled bitterly in their hearts.
They had not yet stepped into the Martial Saint Realm, yet Ning Qi had already broken through three realms in a row. People really couldn’t compare.
At this moment, the three made a tacit move: they shielded all their perceptions to avoid being affected.
Ning Qi was extremely excited.
It was worth preparing for Spiritual Energy Revival for so long. The feeling of reaping the fruits now was truly refreshing.
The King Yu Bead also dimmed, with fine cracks appearing. Ning Qi felt a bit regretful. The King Yu Bead had given him a good start, and now it had offered its final brilliance for his breakthrough. From now on, it could only be used as a storage treasure.
But he had no regrets.
Ning Qi’s gaze fell on the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
The ninety-nine zhang ancient tree emitted misty vitality. Enlightenment Light enveloped the many True Martial Disciples, allowing them greater gains amid Spiritual Energy Revival.
Originally, Ning Qi would have stopped at Third Realm Martial Saint. Even if he wanted to, he lacked the power, but the Enlightenment Tea Tree gave him a pleasant surprise.
Extremely dense Wood Qi was steaming.
However, unlike the other three items that he could absorb recklessly, he had to be careful with the Enlightenment Tea Tree to avoid damaging its Origin.
With a thought.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree beneath him immediately emitted shimmering green light, enveloping him.
Wood Qi surged into his liver, dyeing it emerald green.
Rumble!
Ning Qi’s aura surged again. His Dao crown shattered, and the young Daoist’s long hair danced wildly, showing a wild posture of an immortal shedding his mortal form.
Fourth Realm Martial Saint!
He had only absorbed a small portion of Wood Qi and then stopped, to avoid harming the Enlightenment Tea Tree’s Origin. After all, more or less made little difference. Without abundant Earth Qi, he couldn’t advance further to Fifth Realm Martial Saint.
Ning Qi stood with hands behind his back in the Void, high-spirited.
Breaking four realms in one day.
His strength had increased too much.
His heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys were filled with majestic Spiritual Power. His fleshly body was peerlessly strong, and his Essence, Qi, Spirit surpassed Ancient Saints, so his strength was somewhat exaggerated.
Without exaggeration.
The current Ning Qi could instantly kill his previous self effortlessly.
Strands of Spiritual Power wound around his fingertip. This felt completely different from the Spiritual Power he previously manipulated with secret treasures. The powerful feeling filled his entire body, incomparable to before.
“This is Spiritual Power? As expected, it’s completely different from previously resonating with Heaven and Earth Power. If forced to compare, before it was like using cannonballs as hammers to smash, now it’s truly detonating the cannonballs. No wonder the gap between Martial Saint and Heavenly Human Realm is so great.”
“If not for the influence of Life Poison, perhaps Martial Saint is the true beginning of transcending the mortal world!”
Ning Qi realized how powerful Spiritual Energy was.
Perhaps even Martial Saints had only glimpsed the surface.
Throughout the world, only he could rival Martial Saints with a Heavenly Human Realm body.
This was inseparable from his supreme foundation and also related to the many powerful secret techniques he created himself, greatly enhancing his combat power.
However, now that he had stepped into the Martial Saint Realm.
The many secret techniques that gave him absolute advantage in Heavenly Human Realm had greatly diminished in effect. He needed to create some powerful secret techniques combining Martial Saint Realm Spiritual Power usage.
“For example, Heavenly Human Bridge Secret Technique and Heavenly Sword Technique are no longer as effective as before. The former is almost useless, while Heavenly Sword Technique can be improved with Spiritual Power to shine again.”
“But I’m not without martial arts to use. I previously obtained several Martial Saint level martial arts from Senior Mysterious Turtle, including True Martial Seal. The Lesser True Martial Seal came from this.”
Ning Qi’s mouth curved slightly.
Brilliant insights continuously flashed in his mind. His many foundations turned into nourishment for growth. Those Martial Saint level martial arts were learned extremely quickly and reached perfection. With more time, he could even further perfect them.
“Moreover, Innate Divine Sword Qi and Illusion Breaking Golden Eye have both received great enhancements.”
He valued these two secret techniques highly.
Innate Divine Sword Qi was comprehended from Zhuang Chen’s Innate Sword Bone, and Illusion Breaking Golden Eye was comprehended from the depths of White Ape’s bloodline. Both were extremely powerful.
Now.
With Spiritual Energy added, Innate Divine Sword Qi no longer needed long nurturing like before, and its might was even stronger, enough to become Ning Qi’s regular move.
As for Illusion Breaking Golden Eye.
Ning Qi circulated Spiritual Power into his eyes. As golden light flowed, everything in the world became crystal clear.
He looked toward the horizon.
The trajectories of Spiritual Energy movement were clearly visible. Every strand of Spiritual Energy flow was perfectly clear. He could even see the activity of Spiritual Energy hiding at a visible speed.
He looked downward.
The Blade Demon and the other two’s breakthroughs had reached a critical moment. The influence of Life Poison was thrilling but safe.
Once they refined the Spiritual Power into their bodies and gave birth to the first Five Elements Qi, they could successfully step into the Martial Saint Realm.
Then he looked at Zhuang Chen and White Ape.
Sword Qi illusory images emerged around Zhuang Chen, accompanied by Sword Chant sounds. His Innate Sword Bone was nurtured by Spiritual Energy, giving birth to various wonders. Pain appeared between the little fatty’s brows, but he gritted his teeth and endured, continuously circulating the secret method Ning Qi created for him. His Sword Bone had gone through destruction and reformation, and his temperament was no longer the same as before.
Ning Qi nodded inwardly.
To be precise.
After Spiritual Energy activation, this was the complete form of Innate Sword Bone, perhaps called Heavenly Sword Body. At that time, Zhuang Chen’s comprehension of Sword Dao would soar, and he could even awaken Innate Divine Sword Qi, this innate secret technique.
Not only that, he would be extremely affinity with Spiritual Energy. Without Life Poison’s influence, such a person was almost a natural Martial Saint seed. Stepping into Martial Saint Realm was only a matter of time.
In this Spiritual Energy Revival, there were also a very few lucky ones who awakened such physiques, but unfortunately, most fell to Life Poison’s backlash. Zhuang Chen was luckier because he met Ning Qi.
As for White Ape.
Under Spiritual Energy’s immersion, its bloodline was activated, and its body continuously swelled.
Originally only ten zhang, but now approaching thirty-six zhang.
It occasionally let out low roars, its expression extremely pained, even more than Zhuang Chen. Whether due to its oversized body or Heavenly Beast Bloodline, it was in precarious danger, similar to the Silver Giant Ape Ning Qi saw in the bloodline scene.
Ning Qi’s golden pupils stared at Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline changes, discovering the clues. This would have been impossible before, but now it was extremely easy.
“Heavenly Beast Bloodline has stronger attraction to Spiritual Energy and also suffers denser Life Poison.”
With a thought.
His voice rang like a Dao sound in the depths of Yuan Tiansheng’s mind:
“Condense the bloodline fire, gather it in the heart…”
After stepping into Martial Saint Realm, he had new insights, which he immediately passed to White Ape. Although with his protection, White Ape wouldn’t die even if bloodline awakening failed, success was naturally better.
The originally roaring and irritable White Ape subconsciously followed Ning Qi’s guidance, its aura gradually stabilizing.
Ning Qi nodded inwardly.
At this rate, successfully passing the bloodline awakening danger period wouldn’t be difficult. At that time, White Ape’s strength would be even stronger, and it would fully awaken the powerful innate Illusion Breaking Golden Eye.
He looked at those True Martial Disciples one by one.
Depending on the depth of their foundations.
Their gains varied.
But overall, all had gains.
Ning Qi was in a pleasant mood. In this Spiritual Energy Revival, True Martial Sect’s strength had greatly increased!
Suddenly.
His heart stirred, as if remembering something, and he stared into True Martial Mountain.
The original True Martial Mountain was already a famous mountain in the world, like a divine sword. Now nurtured by Spiritual Energy earth veins, it had grown dozens of times, already showing the appearance of an Immortal Mountain, piercing straight into the clouds, like a heaven-chopping immortal sword.
The disciples had stayed in place, but clouds and mist had unknowingly wrapped around them, so with True Martial Mountain’s surge, it now connected to the heavens.
Under Ning Qi’s golden pupils’ gaze.
All changes in True Martial Mountain were in his eyes. The birth of some exotic flowers and precious fruits couldn’t escape his eyes, but that wasn’t what Ning Qi was looking at.
At the end of Spiritual Energy Revival before.
Two lumps of Power Origin descended from the sky.
One merged into the Enlightenment Tea Tree, making it even stronger; the other fell into True Martial Mountain, nurturing something.
Ning Qi had been busy breaking through before and hadn’t looked closely.
Now, circulating his golden pupils to examine carefully, surprise appeared on his face.
He saw it.
“That is… a Sword Embryo?”
Originally, he thought that Power Origin merged into True Martial Mountain might be a treasure related to earth attribute, but now it seemed not. He carefully observed True Martial Mountain’s phenomenon and had a realization.
“True Martial Mountain originally had the appearance of a divine sword. Now irrigated by Spiritual Energy, it has transformed into an immortal sword phenomenon. This time, the earth veins surged and intersected with it, perfectly drawing this lump of Power Origin, melting together into a Sword Embryo!”
“One can imagine, this Sword Embryo is bound to be a supreme treasure of Sword Dao, possessing great might!”
Anticipation appeared in Ning Qi’s eyes.
Perfect timing. The King Yu Bead and Great Sun Compass in his hand had lost their Origins due to breakthrough, lacking a handy weapon. Now this Sword Embryo was timely rain.
This suited Ning Qi’s intentions perfectly.
If it were a ready-made Spiritual Treasure, it might not be as suitable.
But as a Sword Embryo, he could tune it himself to perfectly match him.
“Looks like my luck isn’t bad. In this Spiritual Energy Revival, this Sword Embryo is absolutely among the top treasures.”
Ning Qi smiled slightly.
He had sensed earlier that several large Energy Origins fell in all directions. This was one of them.
He gazed into the distance. Vaguely, he saw Treasure Light rushing to the heavens far away.
Some Energy Origins had already fully merged, giving birth to exotic treasures, thus blooming Treasure Light. In a sense, this was heaven and earth’s revelation. Like the current Enlightenment Tea Tree, it had shimmering green light rushing to the heavens. Ning Qi tried to shield it but couldn’t. It was a phenomenon formed by intersecting with heaven and earth.
He had no intention of seeking other exotic treasures.
The Sword Embryo still needed time to nurture. Better to wait here, lest he miss it at a critical moment and let someone snatch it away—gaining sesame seeds while losing watermelons.
One must know contentment.
Ning Qi sat cross-legged on the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
Beginning to comprehend heaven and earth.
Previous various phenomena continuously replayed in Ning Qi’s mind. Brilliant insights surged in his heart, drawing nourishment from them to turn into his foundation. At the same time, he continuously familiarized himself with the Spiritual Power changes after stepping into Martial Saint Realm, deducing various martial arts secret techniques. In just a short moment, his gains were far greater than ordinary people’s years of accumulation.
Time passed.
The Sword Embryo’s aura became increasingly sharp.
And at this moment.
Booming sounds rang out one after another.
Powerful auras erupted one by one.
Ning Qi looked over.
He saw Blade Demon open his eyes first. Demonic nature filled his pitch-black pupils. He roared to the sky with indescribable exhilaration. He had originally despaired, seeing no way forward, but now finally stepped into Martial Saint Realm with Ning Qi’s help.
His Saber Intent erupted, demonic nature deepening further.
Next was Dragon Mountain Daoist. He had been in secluded cultivation in recent years. Although he reached Heavenly Human Perfection with Ning Qi’s Heaven-Connecting Pill, his foundation wasn’t shallow, especially his unique insights in yin-yang Dao.
At this moment, taking Water Qi as the starting point of his Martial Saint path synergized perfectly with yin-yang Dao.
He opened his eyes and stood in the Void, with the demeanor of a crane-boned immortal.
Finally, Qin Yun.
He had unyielding flames in his heart, tenacious and explosively tempered, thus choosing Fire Qi as foundation. His talent surpassed Dragon Mountain Daoist, especially after many near-death experiences, his Martial Way Will was extremely firm.
At this moment, borrowing Spiritual Energy Revival’s opportunity, he stepped into Martial Saint Realm thrillingly but safely.
All three were First Realm Martial Saints.
However, Blade Demon’s foundation was slightly deeper. After all, his Saber Intent had reached transformation realm, while the other two were a bit lacking. Without this Spiritual Energy Revival opportunity, they couldn’t have reached Martial Saint Realm so quickly.
In a sense, the greatest beneficiaries of this Spiritual Energy Revival in terms of realm were those at Heavenly Human Perfection. As long as they had Martial Saint Method, almost all could step into Martial Saint Realm.
Dragon Mountain Daoist and Qin Yun were among the lucky ones.
However.
Looking across the world, Heavenly Human Perfection Martial Artists were probably far fewer than Ancient Saints.
In any era, Heavenly Human Perfection were not cabbages. The reason Martial Saints appeared in clusters was simply because Martial Saints from various eras were all reviving in the present world.
At this time.
All three had joy in their eyes, somewhat dreamlike, unable to believe they had truly stepped into the legendary Martial Saint Realm. Only after feeling the power within their bodies did they gradually take deep breaths to calm their excitement.
At the same time, they also learned of that terrifying Life Poison.
Dragon Mountain Daoist and Qin Yun both looked at Ning Qi.
“This is Life Poison…” Ning Qi told them the information from Mysterious Turtle. Life Poison was already in their bodies, so telling them now wouldn’t cause backlash.
After hearing.
Gigantic Waves rose in their hearts.
When they broke through to Martial Saint, they had all felt that horrifying thing. Without Ning Qi’s pre-prepared secret method, they would have perished.
The four stood in the Void.
Dragon Mountain Daoist stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
In one day.
True Martial Sect had gained four Martial Saints. What foundation was this!
Even in the era of Ancient Saint revival, this was not to be underestimated.
The True Martial Disciples were all exhilarated.
Now, Spiritual Energy Revival was nearing its end, Spiritual Energy fluctuations stabilizing, activity gradually hiding.
Zhuang Chen and White Ape both successfully awakened thrillingly but safely.
At this moment.
The one person and one ape looked at the four powerful figures with longing in their eyes. They were the closest to the four. White Ape was originally powerful, and after this bloodline awakening, it approached Beast Emperor. Zhuang Chen soared to the skies. After being able to perceive Spiritual Energy, reaching Heavenly Human Realm was effortless. His cultivation was already extremely fast; from now on, it would be terrifyingly fast.
As for the others, they also had considerable gains.
Many Gang Yuan Realm Martial Artists, with today’s opportunity, stepping into Heavenly Human Realm in the future would be much simpler.
“Little Nine, for Master, I never dreamed that our True Martial Sect would achieve today’s grand scene in such a short time!” Dragon Mountain Daoist sighed deeply.
Blade Demon laughed boldly:
“Fellow Daoist Dragon Mountain, rest assured. This is merely the starting point of our True Martial Sect!”
He used “our True Martial Sect,” clearly regarding himself as part of True Martial Sect.
Initially, Ning Qi made a ten-year agreement with him, but over time, whether seeing Ning Qi’s terrifying comprehension and talent, or being convinced by Ning Qi’s one promise worth a thousand gold character, Blade Demon developed belonging to True Martial Sect. Ning Qi and Dragon Mountain Daoist naturally welcomed Blade Demon’s joining.
Everyone laughed heartily.
Qin Yun looked at the horizon, vaguely seeing his appearance from a few years ago.
“Idiot.” He cursed himself inwardly, then fully bloomed with a smile.
True Martial Mountain was filled with joy, everyone in pleasant moods.
Amid Ning Qi’s smile, with a thought.
He looked down, joy appearing in his eyes.
He saw that the Sword Embryo within True Martial Mountain had formed.
The next instant.
Unmatched sharpness aura erupted, a brilliant radiance rushing to the heavens!
The Sword Embryo was complete!
