Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 223 Return to the Black Turtle Continent
"The understanding of artistic conception is not only about combat, but also about future practice. It is said that if you want to break through to the realm above Xuandan, you need to understand the artistic conception. If you cannot understand it, you will never break through in your lifetime." Chen Jia sighed.

Zhong Lin was delighted: "Master, if that's the case, then my disciple's comprehension of the sword's meaning means that he has already stepped into a higher realm."

"Haha, you're overthinking it. A higher realm cannot be achieved with your superficial understanding of the artistic conception. Take the sword intent as an example. You have only comprehended 10% of it so far."

"Is the sword intent divided into different parts?"

"That's right, just like opening up meridians and acupuncture points in the Tongmai realm, it's divided into ten parts. Once you comprehend ten parts of the sword intent, you reach the lesser perfection realm. Once the sword intent is released, it will linger for a hundred years. It's said that there's a sword-testing cliff in the Seven Star Sect. There's a sword intent on it. Even after a thousand years, it's still shrouded in terrifying sword intent. Those with insufficient cultivation will lose their minds and become idiots just by looking at it."

Zhong Lin took a deep breath when he heard this. He really couldn't imagine whether the sword intent that Chen Jia mentioned was the same as what he had comprehended.

"If one can comprehend the sword intent to the great perfection, without using any spiritual energy, he can tear the void with just a thought. Swordsmen who have not comprehended the sword intent will not even have the courage to draw their swords in front of him."

Chen Jia's face was full of emotion, his eyes full of longing.

"Master, how do I improve my sword intent?"

Chen Jia said unhappily, "If I knew, I would have comprehended the sword intent long ago and wouldn't have wasted my time talking to you."

Zhong Lin smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, not saying anything serious.

Chen Jia sighed and said, "The cultivation of sword intent lies in the word 'enlightenment'. Only by being extremely emotional and extremely skilled in swordsmanship can one achieve enlightenment... Never mind, these words don't apply to you. Since you were able to comprehend sword intent from the Sunset Sword Art, then in the future, if you observe more sword-related martial arts, perhaps you can enhance your understanding of sword intent."

After saying that, he shook his head, and his soul returned to the soul-nourishing ring again.

I've been so stimulated tonight that I shouldn't talk.

Zhong Lin curled his lips, injected a stream of spiritual energy into the soul-nourishing ring, then sat cross-legged and began to recover his spiritual energy.

The stars fall, and the golden crow rises in the east.

When the sun was high in the sky, Zhong Lin slowly opened his eyes.

The spiritual energy has been fully restored and even slightly improved. I think it won’t be long before all the innate acupoints will be filled with spiritual energy and reach the state of spiritual energy perfection.

Zhong Lin let out a long breath and chuckled, "Combat is indeed the best way to improve your cultivation. The author of Qidian is right!"

With a wave of his right hand, the two corpses were thrown out of the storage bracelet, and the two space equipment on them were also opened by Zhong Lin for careful inspection.

Spirit stones, elixirs, and techniques...

Although it's not much, it's still a windfall.

What attracted Zhong Lin's attention the most was a jade plaque with a star pattern engraved on one side and a pagoda on the other.

Zhong Lin played with the jade token in his hand, a puzzled look on his face.

There is nothing special about the jade token. It is just carved from jade and is extremely delicate. From the perspective of spiritual energy, it is just an ordinary piece of stone.

However, it is impossible for the jade token to be fought for by two masters of the Spiritual Sea Realm at all costs to be an ordinary one.

If you have any questions, ask Chen Jia.

Zhong Lin knocked on the Soul-Nourishing Ring and asked, "Master, do you know what this is?" Chen Jia's soul flew out of the Soul-Nourishing Ring and glanced at the jade token. He exclaimed in surprise, "So this is it! No wonder two Spiritual Sea Realm warriors are fighting over it."

"Master, do you know him?"

"Well, this is the identity jade token for entering the Seven Star Secret Realm. It's like a certificate. Only with it can you be qualified to enter."

Zhong Lin raised his eyebrows. He knew about the Seven Star Secret Realm. There was a record of it in the Ziyun Sect's library. It could be understood as a copy of the game in the previous life. As for how it was formed, there was no record in the book, and Zhong Lin could only make some guesses.

The secret realm can be understood as an auxiliary space of the main world. The Seven Star Secret Realm is located above the Falling Star Islands and is controlled by the Seven Star Sect. It can only be opened once every two hundred years. At that time, many warriors will enter to search for treasures.

Because it is just an auxiliary space of the main world, it is not large in area and is extremely fragile, so there are strict controls on the strength and number of people entering.

Each time, 40% of the people who enter come from the Seven Star Sect, 40% from other major islands, and the remaining 20% is obtained by some independent martial artists through tokens.

It's not that the Seven Star Sect is merciful, but because there are too many independent martial artists. If they are not given any chance, it will easily cause riots. Although they can be suppressed forcefully, it will still be more trouble than gain.

Twenty percent is not a large number of people, and these independent martial artists are no match for the people from the sects in terms of martial arts. Even if they get a chance, they won’t get anything good from it.

The token in front of him was the certificate for a casual martial artist to enter the Seven Star Secret Realm. No wonder those two people had fought desperately for it just now, but unfortunately it finally fell into Zhong Lin's hands.

"There are still three years before the Seven Star Secret Realm opens, and they're starting to distribute tokens now?" Zhong Lin asked in confusion.

He shook his head and ignored it, put the token into the storage bracelet, and waved his right hand. The two corpses were set on fire, and in an instant they turned into a handful of ashes and drifted away with the wind.

After taking out a fasting pill and swallowing it, Zhong Lin identified the direction and rushed towards the distance.

A few hours later, Zhong Lin once again arrived at the cave where the teleportation array had once been. He observed the surroundings for a moment before slipping inside.

After replacing the spirit stone with one that was more full of spiritual energy, Zhong Lin disappeared along with a space fluctuation and arrived at the Black Turtle Continent.

As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array of the Black Turtle Continent, Zhong Lin's expression changed slightly.

It was fine if he had been staying in the Falling Star Islands, but returning to the Black Turtle Continent and feeling the thin vitality of heaven and earth around him made Zhong Lin feel like he was drowning, even uncomfortable.

"You can't raise a giant dragon by diving. Although the Black Turtle Continent is not a place without spirits, the vitality of heaven and earth is extremely thin. At best, it can only support the Xiantian realm. It is basically impossible to go any higher."

Zhong Lin shook his head, activated his spiritual energy, spread his wings of red flame, and turned into a stream of light, flying towards the location of Jianding Sect.

His cultivation level in the Lingyuan Realm can be said to be the strongest on the Xuangui Continent, and there is no need to worry about exposing the existence of the earth-level martial arts.

In just half a day, Zhong Lin crossed countless mountains and arrived above Jianding Sect.

Looking down at the familiar place under my feet, I felt a little strange for a moment.

It’s only been less than a year since I left, but when I think back on it, I feel a sense of strangeness.

When he left, he was only at the Xiantian realm and was still worried about how to go out to sea. But now he has broken through to the Lingyuan realm, which no one has broken through in thousands of years on the Xungui Continent, and has even become a fifth-grade alchemist. If he wants, he can suppress the entire Xuangui Continent by himself.

(End of this chapter)