Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 702 Spiritual Power Transformation: Half-Step Second-Grade Grandmaster!
Imperial Prefecture.

As Jiang Ning walked through the courtyards and building corridors, his mind was filled with thoughts of what had happened last night and just now.

Last night felt like a dream, yet it was something that truly happened.

Looking back now, he still feels it wasn't quite real.

That was the inner realm, but his physical body disappeared from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and went to the inner realm, where he took over Lin Qingyi's virginity and plucked the fruit from that old prince.

Thinking about it carefully now, he still finds it somewhat unbelievable.

After developing the interior locations, he believed he knew a great deal about them.

That was a spiritual world.

But now it turns out that this is not the case, or rather, it is more than that.

The interior setting was not as simple as he thought; it was more than just a purely spiritual world.

It is a world where spirit and matter coexist.

Because his physical body could go to that inner realm that resembled the Moon Palace Fairy.

Moreover, Lin Qingyi also existed in physical form in that inner realm.

"And that old prince!" He thought of the prince who was ranked alongside him, his brows furrowed, a few strands of sorrow in his eyes.

Anyone who plucks the fruit of the king who stands shoulder to shoulder with him will surely be enraged if this becomes known.

Thinking of the strength of the King of the First Rank, he felt a sudden pressure.

Then, he thought of Ji Mingyue, who had just left, and their promise.

"It still comes down to strength!!" He came to his yard, clenched his fist, and the taut muscles on his arm were immediately visible.

"Let's see what we can get first!" He muttered to himself, recalling the words of the woman whose face was already blurred from last night.

Then, he found a clean spot, sat down cross-legged, and focused his mind on his body.

In an instant.

He then saw a change in the immortal seedling in his dantian.

There was an extra branch, an inch longer than before, and at the end of the branch, a tender leaf was just beginning to sway gently.

The veins of the stems and leaves are clearly visible on the young leaves.

Half of it is a pale gold color, with veins that resemble golden threads running through it.

Half of it is a pale silver color, with the veins of the stems and leaves resembling silver threads.

"Is this the benefit she was talking about?" Jiang Ning looked at the now-grown fairy seedling and the five leaves growing on it, and muttered to himself.

Compared to the previous growth and sprouting of the immortal roots, this is the change when it grows into an immortal seedling.

This time, the changes are even greater.

Because it's not just about the growth of new leaves, but also the extension of branches and leaves.

"This should be a positive change for the path of immortality!" he thought to himself.

Although Xianmiao had undergone new changes, he did not feel any other special changes.

He was unable to explore the root cause of it all at the moment.

He then scanned his body and found no further changes.

As the warm sun rose, he slowly opened his eyes and stood up to look into the distance.

Immortal Seed... Immortal Root... Immortal Seedling... Immortal Tree... Dao Flower... Dao Fruit...

The knowledge he had acquired and the things he had seen and heard were converging in his mind at this moment.

Although he didn't have a systematic understanding of the Immortal Path, he had a general outline of it.

Starting from the roots, it breaks through the soil and grows into a celestial seedling. As the celestial seedling continues to grow, it becomes a celestial tree.

Thinking of the immortal tree, he immediately thought of that towering laurel tree.

The face of the mysterious woman from the moon palace was still blurry and indistinct.

But the laurel tree remained crystal clear in his mind.

The branches spread out, blocking out the sky and the sun.

The fruits sway in the breeze, and the air is filled with a gentle mist.

"That must be what is called the fruit of enlightenment."

He then recalled seeing several flowers hidden in the shadows of the trees.

"That must be the Dao Flower!"

Combining the records of immortality mentioned in some books in the Taoist Palace Library some time ago, he seemed to have a sudden realization.

He then secretly tried again, but the immortal seedling within his body remained unmoved.

After a dozen breaths.

"Forget it!" He shook his head secretly, temporarily giving up on exploring the changes and effects of the immortal seedling within his body.

After a while.

He adjusted his posture and sat cross-legged facing the rising sun.

"Let's try to see if the interior scenery also has an enhanced effect on the Lingtai Cave's method of illuminating the true self."

A thought flashed through his mind, and he slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, the golden morning sun shone on his brow, as if giving him a golden glow.

……

Interior location.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes again.

They saw the sun and moon hanging high overhead, and the walls around the interior slowly expanding outwards, while the mist surrounding them kept receding.

Large swathes of dark brown land were incorporated into the interior scenery.

"So there are such changes!!" He looked at the sun and moon shining together overhead, somewhat surprised.

next moment.

As his thoughts shifted, the sky changed.

The bright moon slowly sank, seemingly disappearing below the horizon, while the sun rose from the east, its golden warmth bathing the entire interior landscape.

Jiang Ning stood still, quietly looking at the sky above.

In the interior scenes, the presence of time is not obvious.

He watched the sun rise and then watched it set.

I saw day turn into night, and I saw the bright moon rise in the night.

I saw the sun and moon alternate in their cycles, and I saw that from then on there was day and night.

After several days and nights.

He slowly looked away.

"With day and night, the interior seems to have become more dynamic and vibrant!" he thought to himself.

A few days was enough time for him to observe some subtle changes.

"Next, I should try the Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method!" He closed his eyes, his mind racing.

next moment.

Jiang Ning recalled the core concepts of the Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method in his mind.

All things in heaven and earth are illusory, false, and fleeting in their brilliance.

Only by being alone can one be real, true, and eternal.

A thought came into his mind.

Inside the scene, the sun and moon change, and stars hang high overhead.

Then, one by one, the large stars exploded, transforming into burning suns.

Then, the great star vanished, and the world returned to darkness and nothingness.

at this time.

A great sun rises from the east.

The blazing sun radiates golden light and warmth, bringing light back to the world.

Subsequently.

Greenery appeared on the ground, vegetation grew wildly, and flowers bloomed in profusion.

Between heaven and earth, life bursts forth, a scene of striving for excellence.

Then the vegetation flourished, but at its peak it withered and fell, with countless dead leaves falling and the vegetation turning yellow and withered.

Snowflakes were falling heavily, and the surroundings were deathly silent.

Various changes were constantly unfolding around him.

Amidst the ever-changing scenes.

Everything will return to nothingness and extinction, only the sun and moon will rise as usual.

Only his body constantly emitted a hazy white light.

Whether it's darkness or dazzling golden light all around.

The hazy white light emanating from his body was ever-present, always captivating and impossible to ignore.

In the seemingly alternating illusion, he alone is the only eternal and unique existence.

Time passed, and I don't know how much time had gone by.

Suddenly, a prompt flashed before his eyes.

[Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Dharma Experience Points +19]

Upon noticing this fluctuation, a slight unease stirred within him.

The large stars that had appeared all around them vanished at that moment, disintegrating in the void.

He then calmed himself down and returned to the same state of mind.

[Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Dharma Experience Points +19]

[Visualization Experience Points +1]

[Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Dharma Experience Points +19]

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As time went by, both skills began to improve steadily, and experience points continued to grow.

He also felt the hazy white light emanating from himself gradually becoming brighter, which was an outward manifestation of his spiritual body growing stronger.

As his inner realm expanded, he also discovered that it captured more white light spots. The more white light spots he captured, the more white light spots merged into his body, and the faster his spiritual growth became.

At the same time, he also saw that the fairy seedlings seemed to be swaying in the wind, with each leaf shaking.

As time passes, the presence of time is not obvious in the interior landscape.

It has some similarities to a dream; in a dream, several months have passed, but in reality, it's just a nap.

……

In a daze, Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

I suddenly felt completely exhausted.

This kind of fatigue is not due to excessive mental exertion, but rather resembles the feeling of exhaustion after exercising to the extreme.

"It seems this is pretty much my limit!" he muttered to himself.

The eyes that opened at this moment were brighter than before, and there seemed to be a gleam in them.

Then, his gaze swept across the panel.

[Skill]: Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method (Entry-level 887/1000)

After seeing the progress of the Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method increase, he closed the panel and looked up at the top of his head.

The sunlight was still warm, and it looked like it had just been born.

He then glanced at a corner of the courtyard, his gaze landing on the sundial.

"It hasn't even been half a cup of tea's time!" A smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"The inner realm is truly mysterious. No wonder, as Senior Sister said, true immortal geniuses must be those who have opened up their own inner realm!"

At this moment, he completely understood why Shen Yueru said that and why she held that view.

For some cultivation methods, the inner realm is a cultivation accelerator.

A technique that others would take years to fully master.

Placed in an indoor setting, several years would be equivalent to only a few weeks, or even a few days, in the outside world.

The difference in efficiency is calculated entirely in terms of dimensions.

Not to mention that the inner landscape has an unparalleled effect on increasing mental strength.

Even with his current mental strength, he could clearly feel the growth of his mental power within the inner realm.

Moreover, he also felt that when he entered his inner world, the immortal seedlings within his body became unusually active.

The indoor environment also helps the fairy seedlings grow.

……

After resting for a while.

The mental and physical fatigue gradually dissipated.

The river surface then entered its own interior landscape.

The next moment, he entered a state of meditation once again.

As time goes by, the progress of the Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method is also constantly increasing and accumulating.

After a long time.

[Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Dharma Experience Points +19]

Then another suggestion flashed through his mind.

In an instant, the long-accumulated tension suddenly came to a head.

As the saying goes, when the water is full, it overflows.

The accumulated energy overflowed at this moment, then surged forth like an avalanche.

The momentum was building, and it began to pour down.

Rumbling--

At that moment, he seemed to hear a roar coming from within his own body.

They instantly fell out of the interior.

He saw that his mind was in a state of chaos and darkness, with everything upside down.

He saw his own golden divine soul sitting cross-legged in the endless void, and saw a dazzling light emanating from between his brows.

After a few breaths.

boom--

His mind trembled, the void roared, and his consciousness was momentarily dazed.

Along with this tremendous tremor, a dazzling white light suddenly erupted from the center of the golden divine soul's brow.

A white light burst forth from between his brows like a sharp sword, piercing through the endless void and radiating a light as bright as the sun.

Even with the brightest light, the surroundings remained pitch black, an endless abyss of darkness.

This kind of blackness seems capable of swallowing all light.

As the golden divine soul's brow radiated a brilliant light, it could be seen that the light slowly sank into the brow.

Time slips away, one breath at a time.

The white radiance gradually lost its former brilliance, as if it were slowly sinking and being devoured by the golden divine soul within the spiritual platform.

at the same time.

Jiang Ning also noticed that his mental strength was undergoing a silent transformation.

The ethereal spiritual power, at this moment, gave him a feeling of being rearranged and reorganized.

"Is this what it feels like to transform?" he wondered to himself.

After a while.

As the last glimmer of white light in the spiritual platform was swallowed up, the entire spiritual platform space returned to endless darkness, with only the golden divine soul radiating light.

At this moment, Jiang Ning also opened his eyes, his gaze bright and shining.

Is this what spiritual transformation feels like?
He looked out at the sky and earth.

He saw that everything in the world was clearer than before. This clarity was not because his eyesight had improved or he could see farther, but because he could see things more clearly.

Rather, it's a feeling of being closer to heaven and earth.

He slowly closed his eyes.

In an instant.

His divine sense expanded, instantly enveloping vast areas of buildings.

It covers an area of ​​fifty li in radius.

A number popped into his mind.

At this moment, the area within a radius of fifty miles fell under the coverage of his divine sense.

However, he could not see everything within this area.

In all sorts of places, from courtyards of all sizes to houses, interiors, and warehouses, there was a strange force repelling his spiritual power, becoming blind spots in his divine sense.

He also knew that this was the capital city.

To prevent malicious individuals from spying on them, wealthy families in the capital would use special materials to shield themselves from spiritual attacks.

He had seen descriptions of these special materials in the book before.

Some materials can emit a special field, much like a magnet.

This kind of field will instinctively repel the approach of spiritual forces, forming a repulsive force.

If one were to forcibly probe with mental power, one would either blow away those special materials or cause them to disintegrate.

He then avoided the buildings that rejected his mental power and did some testing.

Even at a distance of fifty miles, the burst of spiritual power can cause the earth to collapse and mountains to crumble.

The intensity of the mental power that could be unleashed was significantly improved, while the effort required was much less.

However, the area covered has not increased significantly compared to before.

He made several more attempts before confirming that his current state was roughly equivalent to that of Fang Daoquan of Zhixuan Mountain.

His spiritual power has undergone an initial transformation, making him a half-step second-grade grandmaster.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Only by achieving the Yang God realm and becoming a half-step second-grade Grandmaster can one cover a diameter of fifty miles. I wonder if the peak of humanity in ancient times was also like this!"

A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

He had previously read too many descriptions of ancient times in the book.

Reaching for the stars and the moon, turning the world upside down, causing the stars to collapse.
Those are all descriptions of powerful figures in the immortal realm of ancient times.

He now believes that he has reached the pinnacle of humanity in terms of his divine soul, and is only one step away from the realm of immortality.

But after trying it out, he didn't feel the power of someone who sees life as insignificant as an ant.

Now that spiritual power has erupted, ordinary people are powerless to resist and their lives will be plundered on a large scale.

However, it is different for martial artists who have achieved a certain level of proficiency and whose qi and blood flow throughout their bodies.

Once one's Qi and blood are condensed and reach a certain level, and Qi and blood circulate throughout the body, a unique field will be formed that belongs to that individual.

Although such a field is so small as to be imperceptible, it will not have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.

However, it will spontaneously repel mental energy from approaching.

To break through this field, a certain amount of energy is required.

One or two may not seem like much.

However, the presence of hundreds or even thousands of rank-3 martial artists was enough to make him feel somewhat tired.

"However, humans are not mindless creatures. Although they get tired, they can run and escape."

"If there were no powerful opponents of the same level to limit it, an ordinary second-grade Grandmaster would be enough to break through the army formation!"

"Even one person can wipe out an entire army!"

A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

Then look at your own panel.

[Skill]: Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method (Mastered 11/2000)

"With the next breakthrough, my spiritual power will undergo a complete transformation, and the True Spirit Imprint will be integrated into my body. I should then become a true Second-Rank Grandmaster!"

Looking at the changes on his current screen, he muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)