Embers of Sword

Chapter 48: The Way Sword Cultivators Can Understand
The vitality of the Purple Yuan Pill dissipated, and Xie Xuanyi successfully completed the breakthrough.

His whole body was burning with a faint golden glow.

Xie Xuanyi stood up.

"Rumble--"

The whistling sound of wind and thunder echoed in the 108 major orifices!
The right shoulder that was originally pierced by Jialiu has healed... As for the poisonous blood that invaded the body and spread, it was completely eliminated and turned into nothingness!
This is the Fountain of Immortality!
Xie Xuanyi stretched out his hands, feeling the energy and blood surging in his body like a dragon, but frowned slightly.

"After being watered by the Immortal Spring, my path of cultivation seems to have changed?"

The first level is to refine Qi, while others can just absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth.

But he needs golden energy.

Now that we have reached the second realm...

The normal second realm is called "foundation building" in Taoism, and "divine consciousness" in Sword Palace. The reason for the different names is that the subsequent cultivation directions are different. The second realm of Sword Palace is mainly to cultivate the soul so that it can control the flying sword of the natal star in the future, while the "foundation building" realm of Taoism is to condense a mature Dao fruit when becoming a real person in the future, so as to simulate the Nascent Soul.

So this third realm is called "controlling Qi" in Taoism and "controlling instruments" in the Sword Palace. They sound similar, with only one word difference, but they are actually very different.

But when it comes to the fourth realm, "Dongtian", the cultivation ideas of the two major sects become extremely similar. In this realm, the Taoists use "Daoguo seeds" to achieve Dongtian, so this realm is also called "Jiedan". When the Dongtian at the Dantian position of the Taoist monks is completely mature, they will naturally achieve "Yuanying".

The fourth realm of Dasui Sword Palace is to construct a "Sword Qi Cave Heaven" with the natal flying sword. In the early stage of this realm, the sword cultivator needs to spend a lot of energy to nourish the natal flying sword.

And later on, there is an entire cave of sword energy that feeds back to the sword cultivator.

"In theory, this so-called second realm only requires concentrating the soul and constantly establishing a connection with the natal object..."

Xie Xuanyi murmured, "With my current spiritual accumulation, I should be able to easily cross this second realm."

He slowly raised his hand.

A large rock on the top of Xiaohuang Mountain slowly floated up.

make a fist.

With a bang, a huge rock exploded, and after the explosion, dozens or even a hundred rocks were also suspended neatly in the air.

This has actually surpassed the capabilities of the spiritual realm.

It can be said that this is a method that can only be used by those at the level of controlling weapons.

But at this moment, Xie Xuanyi did not have the mysterious feeling of "perfect harmony" of his soul that he had when he broke through the second realm.

"Is it because I have already been through the 'Divine Consciousness Realm' once?"

Xie Xuanyi fell into deep thought.

No one had ever been resurrected from the dead, but he was an exception.

So... the slaying of demons in Yuzhu Town, which was not in line with common sense, happened so unreasonably.

A Qi Refiner, using his weapon control skills, unleashed a killing power far beyond that of the first realm.

Although Xie Xuanyi had lost his vitality, his spirit was still there, and his foundation in the art of controlling weapons was still solid.

This also allows him to "ignore" the basic rules of practice.

Although he was at the first level, he could still use the means of controlling weapons.

This depends on the soul!
"and many more."

Suddenly, Xie Xuanyi realized something.

Over the years, he has been a fairly pure sword practitioner... The mental methods, breathing techniques, and killing techniques he practiced all came from the Dasui Sword Palace.

There are thousands of roads in this world.

Sword cultivation is just one of them.

Although Xie Xuanyi has made great progress on this path, he does not understand other ways of cultivation.

"Could it be that the reason why I was stuck in the Qi Refining Realm before was because... I subconsciously used the way of sword cultivation to pass through this first realm that was different from that of ordinary people?"

Xie Xuanyi heard that the Buddhist disciples in Nanli were extremely diligent in their practice in the first realm.

Normal practice often requires ten years or even longer of hard training!
However, the combat power that Buddhist disciples can exert in the first realm is also the most superb and outstanding among those in the same realm. Their qi and blood are like those of an ox, and their skin is like iron.

Whether it is Taoism or sword cultivation, in the first realm they all seek to quickly resonate with the heaven and earth so as to enter the next realm.

But the disciples of Buddhism are different. Their second stage is to pursue "iron bones" after "copper skin", and then achieve "Vajra".

Whether it is the Dao Sect or the Sword Palace, they all need to smelt their life objects, but the disciples of the Buddhist Sect can use their flesh bodies to fight against the treasures.

Now Xie Xuanyi has successfully broken through.

Think carefully.

This so-called "golden vitality" is actually very similar to the practice of Buddhism. It is a very extreme way to suppress the situation.

No matter how gifted you are or how sensitive you are to vital energy, it's useless!

If you want to condense the golden energy, you need to work hard—

"The Fountain of Immortality has changed my body."

Xie Xuanyi murmured, "At the same time...it also changed my practice method."

Many years ago, he wanted to practice both of Oho's sword techniques at the same time.

But due to lack of physical strength, he was forced to give up.

Now, after the Immortal Fountain was poured, Xie Xuanyi vaguely saw a glow that he had never seen before.

He lowered his head and looked “inward” again.

The water drop formed by countless strands of golden energy was hanging in the dantian position.

Water drops aside.

The position belonging to [Chronic Illness] is empty.

“After reaching the peak of controlling Qi, one can open up the sword Qi cave heaven… This is the path of sword cultivators.”

Xie Xuanyi suddenly realized and whispered softly: "The reason why I don't have the mysterious feeling of breaking through the Divine Consciousness Realm that year is because I have already walked this path. Now my soul power has long surpassed the 'Divine Consciousness Realm'."

Not to mention the realm of spiritual consciousness.

As long as conditions permit, Xie Xuanyi can control hundreds of flying swords, which is the power of the soul that crushes the realm of controlling weapons.

Although the way of sword cultivation is not just about cultivating the soul...

But in the first three realms, Xie Xuanyi's powerful spirit can almost run rampant all the way.

If he only took the path of sword cultivation, he would be able to make rapid progress along the way.

but……

What if I don’t choose the path of sword cultivation?
Xie Xuanyi suddenly realized that he now had many new possibilities.

Although he has transcended the second realm, he is still in the second realm.

"The practice of using golden energy to irrigate the acupoints is somewhat similar to the fusion of Buddhism and Taoism's 'body training'."

Xie Xuanyi silently examined the body: "Does this mean that I can practice another great way besides swordsmanship?"

Or maybe two?
When this thought came to mind, Xie Xuanyi's heart trembled.

His instinct told him.

If he could retrieve [Chronic Illness] and hang it beside the Immortal Fountain, then the Sword Qi Cave Heaven that originally belonged to him could be rebuilt quickly... This was the "Sword Path" that he had walked before, and now that he was alive again, he could pick it up again without spending too much effort.

However, the magical use of this legendary immortal fountain seems to be more than just “saving lives”.

"There are one hundred and eight major orifices that need to be ignited in the First Realm."

"But if I continue to let the golden energy flow through my body and fill every meridian..."

Xie Xuanyi's eyes lit up: "Isn't this the 'body training method' of Buddhism?"

Countless thoughts are flying in my mind.

The master's sigh in the Dasui Sword Palace that year flashed into his mind for the third time.

[“Xuan Yi…”]

[“The path that sword cultivators can understand is not necessarily limited to the path of swordsmanship!”]

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(End of this chapter)