Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 692 Three Brains
Some were acquaintances from the military, such as Xu Minglian's friends.

There were classmates from Yunhua University, such as Zhang Xinglie.

There are also some veteran martial artists who have been famous for a long time.

Suddenly, he saw people in the group start talking about Zhou Leng.

"I heard that Zhou Leng is about to ascend to sainthood."

"Although specific details have not been disclosed, I heard that Zhou Leng is very powerful in the Treeman World battlefield. But because he is too powerful, we are afraid that it will cause him trouble, so we are keeping a low profile this time."

"Given the usual pattern from above, this is a serious matter, otherwise they wouldn't have suppressed the news."

"We have to work hard and not let Zhou Leng make any mistakes during his ascension to sainthood."

"Think about it, when Zhou Leng was a Xiantian (innate level), he killed hundreds of thousands of Xiantian. When he was a Grandmaster, he killed several thousand Grandmasters. Let's make a reasonable deduction: after he ascended to Sainthood, killing three to five hundred demigods wouldn't be unreasonable, would it?"

"Not too much!"

"Not too much!"

Below, a large number of people replied in an orderly formation.

“We have little chance of becoming saints, but Zhou Leng still has a chance, and so do future generations.”

"Just do it!"

"How can this be? Only officials are allowed to commit fraud, but ordinary people are not allowed to fight back!"

As Li Shenkong looked at these contents, for some reason, a surge of emotion welled up in his heart, and he felt more and more that he was on the right path.

In Xiantian Mountain.

Zhang Xinglie put away his phone and prepared to attempt to become a Grandmaster.

At the mine.

Hu Yi and the newly acquainted drivers began to seriously learn how to better operate the mining trucks.

Like a city.

Zhao Lianshuo stopped talking about the stolen broken sword and silently began to cultivate.

Ground.

Lu Yuanhao put away the photos of his father making cakes and quietly prepared.

……

The world of ferocious beasts, Mammoth Mountain.

While the eight-toothed mammoth tribe prepared for the grand sacrifice, Zhou calmly sat in the Demon Spirit Hut, flipping through "Dongjun Miscellaneous Collection".

Yinhuyue stood by, while Dahuang lay at her feet.

I've read "Dongjun Miscellaneous Collection" dozens of times, but each time I read it, I gain new insights.

Recently, Zhou Leng has encountered a bottleneck.

The body's strength is constantly increasing.

The will to fight is also constantly improving.

However, I didn't feel like I had ascended to sainthood.

In various records and interviews with the Martial Saint, ascending to sainthood is a natural occurrence.

At a certain stage, you will naturally perceive it and then naturally prepare for it.

Upon rereading "Dongjun Miscellany," Zhou Leng found the reason.

It turns out that to attain sainthood, one needs not only the "strength" of the body and techniques, and the "spirit" of martial will, but also the "heart".

Only when strength, spirit, and heart are all present can one attain sainthood.

Without the "heart," one can force oneself to attain sainthood, but it will be very difficult to make further progress afterward.

Zhou Leng looked through various materials to aid his learning.

The "heart" of different people is different and cannot be grasped.

Some are wishes, some are regrets, some are huge emotional shocks, and some are grand goals. They may be strong desires or what psychology calls self-actualization, and it is difficult to explain clearly.

Some exceptional geniuses may never have a heart in their entire lives.

Just like some people who can talk a good game, know a little about everything, and are even very good at certain fields, but they can never achieve real success.

These people are strong and spirited, but they have no heart.

Strength and spirit are the experience of martial arts, and the understanding of martial arts.

The mind, in this context, refers to a martial artist's understanding of themselves and the world.

A person who possesses martial arts skills but lacks self-awareness, even if they become a saint, is merely a powerful beast. Humanity should not follow this path.

Only when humans possess a "heart" can they be considered human, martial saints, and not demigods like those of other races.

A martial artist, through cultivation, battles, experiences, and countless trials, is simply practicing martial arts.

Before ascending to the Martial Saint realm, one must find one's own heart.

Only a martial saint with a strong will can go further and further.

Zhou Leng searched for videos of advanced civilizations in the Crystal Dust.

The deities inside also explain similar concepts, but they don't call it "heart".

It's called wisdom consciousness.

But it took Zhou Leng quite a while to figure out how to understand intelligent consciousness.

Life evolves step by step from its earliest form.

This process has many stages.

The most important stage is defined by the brains of intelligent life.

Zhou Leng stared at it for a long time, but still didn't know how to translate it, because it was a concept that didn't exist on Earth at all.

So I looked up some information and quickly found a similar concept.

While not entirely accurate or scientific, they do share certain similarities.

There are three most important stages.

The first stage is the instinctive brain stage.

That is, life evolved more sophisticated mobility.

The instinctive brain controls the main human abilities to move, such as walking, running, eating, and all other basic actions and behaviors, and is primarily driven by instinct.

Lower reptiles are at this stage.

The second stage is the emotional brain stage.

That is, life evolved more complex abilities such as emotions, social interactions, and memory.
The emotional brain primarily controls human emotions and related functions. Mammals, which are more advanced than reptiles, are at this stage.

The third stage is the rational brain stage.

That is, life has evolved rational abilities that go beyond instinct and emotion.

The rational brain primarily controls human language, logic, thinking, self-awareness, and complex thought processes.

The more developed one's rational mind, the stronger one's related abilities.

A truly powerful rational mind can significantly alter the emotional and instinctive minds.

The most famous scientists and related personnel in human history all possessed powerful rational minds.

According to the standards of advanced civilizations, once organisms have evolved rational brains, they will inevitably enter a primary civilization.

With just an ordinary rational mind and an excellent body, one has the opportunity to advance to demigod, that is, to become a martial saint.

To advance to an intermediate civilization, a true god is needed.

True gods are either forcibly elevated by external forces.

Either you must maximize the use of your rational mind in some aspect.

The gap between civilizations is not the gap between ordinary people.

Rather, it's the difference between the strongest individuals.

Just like in the technological age, it is a small number of scientists who truly lead humanity into a new era.

Without those scientists, humanity would forever remain stuck at the technological level, unable to break through limits and achieve leaps in development.

Just like in ancient times, the most intelligent humans, if they didn't use tools freely, would forever remain just slightly smarter monkeys.

Even in advanced civilizations, the brains of ordinary people evolve very slowly, and very few people can form a complete third brain.

Without a fully formed third brain and a strong, rational self, the difference between intelligent and non-intelligent life is not significant.

Zhou Leng also observed that advanced civilizations use disaster resilience as a measure of their level of civilization.

Early civilizations can only resolve ordinary disasters.

Intermediate civilizations, on the other hand, are capable of withstanding cosmic-level catastrophes, such as massive meteorite impacts or the extinction of the sun.

Advanced civilizations possess the power to influence a vast galaxy and are capable of protecting themselves even from being swallowed by black holes or cosmic ray bursts.

A more powerful god, with just a thought, could stop a cosmic ray burst that could destroy countless civilizations.

More powerful deities will grow a fourth brain on top of the three-tiered brain of instinct, emotion, and reason.

Zhou Leng flipped through a large amount of information, but there was no detailed information about the fourth brain; it was all vague.

Helpless, I could only start looking at how to ascend to sainthood again.

By combining the writings of human martial saints, information on demon spirit masters, and information from the starry sky, Zhou Leng slowly outlined the path to sainthood.

Zhao Dongjun's theory of power, spirit, and mind is very similar to the three types of brain evolution summarized by advanced civilizations.

Furthermore, records from advanced civilizations indicate that the stronger the development of the third brain—that is, the more "intelligent consciousness" one possesses—when advancing to the rank of "Martial Saint," the higher the likelihood of ascending to godhood.

Therefore, there will be a "perfect martial saint," as Zhao Sheng said, who possesses strength, spirit, and mind.

Seeing this, Zhou Leng finally understood why both Tian Huoshi and Shen Yunxian praised Zhao Dongjun.

To embark on the path to godhood from the body of a mortal.

However, due to various innate conditions and acquired injuries, Zhao Dongjun stopped at the peak of Martial Saint and failed to take the real step of ascending to godhood.

Zhou Leng pondered it carefully, and many of the contents were somewhat subversive to his understanding.

But upon closer reflection, it makes a lot of sense.

After all, there is a huge gap in rationality between ordinary people and top scientists.

The good news is that wisdom is diverse. It doesn't mean that you have to master logical thinking to be wise. For example, some people have certain special abilities and have cultivated a strong mind, which can also be considered a kind of wisdom.

Just as people used to think that intelligence was only about being good at studying, in reality, intelligence has many categories. In addition to logical ability, there are also various unique perceptual abilities, such as spatial perception, telepathy, and so on.

Some superpowers are essentially the result of a rational mind being too strong in a certain aspect.

There is some explanation in the materials of advanced civilizations.

That is, the "multi-brain collaboration theory".

Once the instinctive brain evolves to a certain level, it becomes difficult to improve further.

It's like an old but ordinary sword, with limited destructive power.

The rational brain can evolve more powerful functions, combining with the instinctive brain to better control the body, thereby making life more powerful.

It's like imbuing this ancient sword with divine power, directly elevating it from a mortal object to a divine artifact.

Before the advent of martial saints, martial arts primarily focused on cultivating the instinctive brain.

After becoming a Martial Saint, one needs to undergo multi-brain training to make the body and martial arts even stronger.

What exactly is my heart?

"Could it be hidden within the Martial Saint's Path that I am about to traverse?"

Zhou calmly reflected and searched for his own heart.

The Mammoth Clan's ceremony officially began.

Zhou Leng, along with many other Grandmasters and Eight-Toothed Mammoths, participated in the ceremony and officially received the inheritance of the ferocious beast.

After completing his inheritance, the eight-toothed mammoth, who had the potential to become a demigod, went into seclusion to cultivate.

Zhou Leng then decided to return and embark on the Martial Saint Battle Path.

Before they could even set off, the Ice and Snow Cult's caravan arrived.

When the leader of the Ice and Snow Cult saw Zhou Leng, he hurriedly came over.

"Wang Boxiong sent a message to our Ice and Snow Cult, saying that something terrible has happened in the place you are going to, and if he sees you, he must let you go there as soon as possible."

"He didn't say where?"

"I didn't say that, I only said that we had agreed on it beforehand."

"That's the Elephant Kingdom; he doesn't want to reveal his location."

"Why don't you use the Demon Spirit World to teleport to the Elephant Kingdom? The Heavenly River Demon City of the Elephant Kingdom is also connected to our Demon Spirit World."

Zhou Leng recalled the relevant information that Wang Boxiong had previously posted.

He must cooperate with Lu Weiqu, codenamed "Wan Gu," to complete the weeding operation.

This action could even affect the fate of the Dragon Kingdom.

Lu Weiqu is extremely crucial. If something happens to him, then all of Dragon Kingdom's plans in Elephant Kingdom over the years will not only be a complete failure, but may even backfire on Dragon Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)