Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 988 Martial Arts

Jiang Shengyang is proud!

Of course, he also has reason to be proud!

He comes from the ninth-level civilization, the Fuxi Civilization.

Among the younger generation of the Fuxi civilization, he was also the most outstanding genius, and looking at the entire universe, he was also the most prominent figure in their era.

Throughout his life, he never suffered a defeat among those of his age.

But that punch outside the rift valley earlier.

With just one punch, his pride and self-esteem were shattered.

He was unaware of the existence of the indigenous people.

In his view, since this person appeared in the Spirit Realm and was participating in the Genius Battle, then this person must be someone who participated in the Genius Battle!

Among the participants in the Genius Battle, there were actually super masters whose realm was higher than his and whose lineage was no less than his, who could even kill him with a single punch.

This was something he simply couldn't handle.

Not to mention, the other side didn't even use any weapons.

After being punched and sent flying, he fled the place like a stray dog, and survived.

However, this punch did not break him. He learned from his mistakes and decided to break through to the peak of immortality and get back at him!

After a year of effort, he finally reached the pinnacle of immortality.

……

Of course, Ye Qing was unaware of all this. At this moment, Ye Qing was sitting cross-legged in the stone house, and the whole stone house was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

A year has passed, and Ye Qing's aura has undergone tremendous changes.

He has now reached the limit of the Immortal Peak, but he has not been able to break through to the Immortal Realm.

He felt that he needed a catalyst, as if there were some things he hadn't thought through clearly on the path of martial arts.

At this moment, he entered a state of introspection.

Within his body, the ancient bronze tree still floated above the endless inner ocean, with five flower buds fully blooming. At this moment, these five flower buds were emitting a burst of light, floating together with the suspended star beads!

The Star Bead has grown much larger than when Ye Qing first broke through to the Star Lord level, and its special power is enormous.

With his breakthrough, his true energy is now far stronger than before.

In comparison, he made almost no progress in sword intent and saber intent over the past year.

Of course, the third level of sword intent and saber intent is enough for him to handle almost any situation now.

Although he didn't achieve immortality this year, the improvement for Ye Qing was enormous.

He felt that if he were to face Wang Ji again, he would not have struggled so much.

Firstly, after his strength improved, the explosive power brought about by the enhanced characteristics increased greatly. In addition, during this year, apart from cultivation, he spent the rest of his time practicing Cloud Travel, and now he has completely mastered Cloud Travel.

With the huge increase in strength, he felt that if he met Wang Ji, who was in the early stage of Immortal Realm, again, he would not say he would crush him, but his win rate would definitely be 100%!

Breaking through to a great realm like immortality involves a tremendous transformation of the body, as well as an improvement in the internal energy and characteristics.

He felt that when he broke through to immortality, he could crush all the inheritors of these top forces, except for Cao Luo who had unique characteristics! He could even surpass those of higher levels.

As for Chen Sixue and others in the late stage of Immortal Realm, he is not necessarily without the power to fight them!

Unfortunately, this step has troubled him for a long time. He can feel his bones changing, but this change seems limited. The energy he needs to break through to a higher realm is simply too enormous.

The level of immortality is a transformation of life!

The entire transcendent realm is a process of transforming from the mortal to the extraordinary. Once you enter the transcendent realm, you can fly and travel through the earth, becoming completely different from ordinary people.

After achieving immortality, one formally bids farewell to mortals and, in theory, lives as long as heaven and earth.

Ye Qing now feels that his bones and flesh have transformed to a certain extent, but he is just a little short. It seems that he needs a trigger or a flash of inspiration!

Just as Ye Qing hesitated, there was a knock on the door.

Ye Qing emerged from his meditative state and said, "Please come in."

The door to the room opened, and a figure slowly walked in. Ye Qing smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zhuo!"

Yes, the person who came was Zhuo Bufan!

In fact, Zhuo Bufan was much older than them, but Ye Qing and the others had always called him that and were used to it.

"How is it?" Zhuo Bufan asked.

"Just one step away from breaking through!" Ye Qing said with a wry smile, "I always feel like I'm missing something. Perhaps my understanding of immortality is insufficient!"

"Oh?" Zhuo Bufan smiled slightly and said, "What is your understanding of immortality?"

"From the extraordinary to the immortal, it is a process of transformation, whether it is the physical body or anything else!" Ye Qing said, "I originally thought that by constantly cleansing myself with all the energy, and changing my bones and flesh, I could break through to the extraordinary."

"But after I reached a certain level, I felt like I was just a little short, and it seemed like no matter how much energy I had, it wouldn't make a difference," Ye Qing said.

"The path of martial arts is actually a process of extinguishing one's own nature!" Zhuo Bufan said.

"Extinguish your moral character?" Ye Qing's expression shifted. "What do you mean?"

"Haven't you noticed? As your strength increases, your thirst for power becomes stronger and stronger!" Zhuo Bufan said. "And your killing intent also becomes stronger. For example, when you were a mortal, if someone slapped you, all you might think about is slapping them back."

“But once your strength increases, if someone slaps you, you'll just want to slap them to death!” Zhuo Bufan said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's expression shifted, and he raised his head.

He realized that this seemed to be true, and looking at his hands, he said, "So... you mean I also need to try my best to abandon my ordinary mindset?"

"No!" Zhuo Bufan shook his head and said, "To extinguish one's humanity makes one easily corrupted by the Heavenly Dao, and too much killing also makes one susceptible to corruption. Therefore, one must retain one's humanity, which is actually quite contradictory to the path of cultivation!"

"So for the vast majority of people, they have an anchor to maintain their humanity," Zhuo Bufan said.

"Anchoring object?" Ye Qing was puzzled.

“Take me for example!” Zhuo Bufan said, “The anchor that keeps me true to myself is to lead the people of this village out of this place and avenge our ancestors! This is an obsession that guides me forward. It is also the source of my strength. I have two completely different attitudes towards the people of my village and towards outsiders.”