Chapter 69: Two Months Later
Ning Qi flew in the sky, and after gradually getting used to flying, he somewhat liked this mode of movement. Standing with hands behind his back, his feet lightly tapped in the void, and he was already far away. Whether in terms of comfort or style, it surpassed his previous movement technique.
But it also had flaws.
“First, the speed is not fast enough, still inferior compared to dashing with a movement technique; second, the consumption is somewhat high.”
This was normal.
After all, Ning Qi was only in the White Mist Realm now, and the reason he could fly was entirely because his own Gang Qi was overly vast.
However, this was not difficult for Ning Qi.
He slowly closed his eyes and landed on a mountain peak, then spread his arms, feeling the wind passing through.
If the speed was not fast enough, then increase the speed; if the consumption was somewhat high, then reduce the consumption.
The Gang Qi in his body rolled like mist, occasionally manifesting various true meanings.
What was Myriad Manifestations True Gang?
It encompassed everything and gave birth to myriad manifestations. To cultivate such a supreme cultivation method, one must have an extremely profound understanding of the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth, but for ordinary people, comprehending even one phenomenon already requires a lifetime, let alone the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth—only Ning Qi could achieve it.
At his side.
Gang Qi surged out, accompanied by various anomalies.
Sometimes it turned into a true dragon, coiling around Ning Qi as if to carry him flying into the sky; sometimes an eagle cry sounded, with Gang Qi turning into wings, stirring the airflow. These were all uses of Gang Qi, and Ning Qi was trying how to fly faster with less consumption.
Constantly trying and combining.
Spiritual insights surged in Ning Qi’s mind like a spring.
After advancing to the White Mist Realm, his comprehension was even stronger, and creating such martial arts was not difficult for him.
He didn’t know how much time had passed.
Ning Qi slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of smile in them.
He stood with hands behind his back and slightly lifted his foot.
It was as if there were invisible steps above the void; he strolled leisurely, and with one step, he was already very far away. Vaguely, there were sounds of true dragon roars and divine eagle cries; this speed was much faster than his previous forceful flight with Gang Qi, and the consumption had even been reduced by seventy to eighty percent.
“Taking the form of true dragon and divine eagle, combined with the aspect of wind, far surpassing the past—let’s call it Heaven-Treading Step.”
Just a small test of skill, and a joyful color appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“As expected, applying different true meanings in different scenarios brings completely different effects. One major advantage of Myriad Manifestations True Gang is that it can evolve Gang Qi of different true meanings according to different enemies, and they can even fuse with each other, with infinite wonderful uses.”
But for Ning Qi, whether it was Myriad Manifestations Origin Stance, Myriad Manifestations Strength, or Myriad Manifestations True Gang, the greatest help was still laying the foundation for him.
Now contacting the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth, in the future, if he touched the Great Dao, it was not impossible to grasp the myriad Daos.
Ning Qi stood in the void, looking back at the mountain peak where he had just stood, and pointed lightly with his hand.
The next instant.
A sword gang condensed, carrying unparalleled sharpness and sword intent. In an instant, it leaped a hundred zhang and slashed across the mountain peak.
The cut was impeccably smooth, and the mountain peak slowly slid down, falling into the mountain stream with a crashing sound.
One sword to sever a mountain, nothing more than that.
But this was far from Ning Qi’s limit.
He looked up at the sky and decided to leave.
“It seems I also need to create a few killing techniques, otherwise I can’t fully utilize my Gang Qi.”
This was not difficult for Ning Qi.
The art of seeking the Dao was the hardest because it involved elevating the essence of life.
While the art of protecting the Dao was simple, just the use of Gang Qi. As long as Ning Qi had spiritual insights, creating them would be quick.
…
Time passed.
After stepping into the Gang Yuan Realm, Ning Qi did not slack off and continued his steady cultivation. He tried refining pills to accelerate the tempering of his Gang Qi, but in the end, he found it had little effect.
It wasn’t that the Quenching Gang Pill formula he created was ineffective; the problem was with Ning Qi himself.
His Gang Qi was too vast; if he used pills to accelerate, even exhausting the True Martial Sect wouldn’t speed it up much, at most just a few months faster. After all, by Ning Qi’s own estimate, he wouldn’t stay in the Gang Yuan Three Realms for more than a few years. Since that was the case, Ning Qi simply shifted his focus to the cultivation method to increase his cultivation speed from that aspect.
He was not a greedy person; the sect had already helped him greatly, and he wouldn’t empty the sect for his own cultivation.
Giving these Quenching Gang Pills to Luo Wentian and the others would at least save them more than ten years.
No one knew that Ning Qi had become the fourth true disciple to step into the Gang Yuan Realm.
And his combat power was even more exaggerated.
I’m afraid even Jiang Baishan and the other two tied together would be just one sword’s matter.
At this time, True Martial Mountain was already covered with some white snow.
Ning Qi was also eight years old.
Just as everyone was wondering if Dragon Mountain Daoist would seclude himself until next year, astonishing fluctuations came from Mingwu Pavilion, accompanied by Dragon Mountain Daoist’s laughter spreading throughout the True Martial Sect. Everyone’s eyes revealed joyful colors.
Everyone knew that Dragon Mountain Daoist had come out of seclusion!
…
“Disciples congratulate Master on successfully completing seclusion!”
The true disciples gathered at Mingwu Pavilion at the first moment. Just from Dragon Mountain Daoist’s laughter, they knew this seclusion had yielded great gains.
Dragon Mountain Daoist bathed and changed clothes before seeing the disciples.
A surprised color immediately appeared in his eyes.
This seclusion was only about half a year, but the disciples’ mental states had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Except for his youngest disciple Ning Qi, who was as unfathomable as ever, the other disciples’ cultivations had all made significant progress, especially Luo Wentian and Xiong Shi, whose Gang Yuan Realm auras were revealed without reservation.
Seeming to notice the surprise in Dragon Mountain Daoist’s eyes, Luo Wentian smiled and took the initiative to report:
“Reporting to Master, everything is thanks to Little Junior Brother.”
He slowly explained, informing Dragon Mountain Daoist about the Condensing Gang Pill and the Sleep Dream Skill.
Dragon Mountain Daoist was stunned.
Ning Qi had actually reverse-engineered the pill formula with just one Condensing Gang Pill?
And this Sleep Dream Skill was so miraculous, able to accelerate inner strength cultivation in sleep?
He subconsciously looked at Ning Qi and saw Ning Qi smiling peacefully.
Dragon Mountain Daoist also smiled, feeling endless emotions in his heart.
“Little Nine, well done.”
Just a few short words, but everyone smiled knowingly; they could hear the joy in Dragon Mountain Daoist’s heart.
Ever since obtaining the True Martial Inheritance, Dragon Mountain Daoist’s greatest dream had been to revitalize the True Martial Sect. Now that he himself had stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm, the next step was to cultivate the disciples into independent existences. Ning Qi’s actions undoubtedly accelerated this process, so he was naturally happy.
Dragon Mountain Daoist stroked his goatee and laughed:
“Two months from now, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, hold the Heavenly Human Ceremony!”
“Wentian, you coordinate the specific matters.”
The disciples were all excited.
They had long been preparing, just waiting for Dragon Mountain Daoist to come out of seclusion. Now with the order, they were immediately full of energy, itching to start acting right away.
“Yes, Master!”
Two months was neither long nor short; after all, Qingzhou alone was so vast, and after sending out the invitations, they had to give others some preparation time.
