I ascended to godhood through the 100-ton King Martial Arts.

Stepping into the stone courtyard built by Shen Linyuan, Li Qingshan felt as if the world had turned upside down.

The rough stone courtyard, which had been there before, was transformed into a gloomy shadowy realm in an instant. Shen Linyuan, who was sitting on a stone chair, had black mist emanating from his handsome appearance from time to time.

Li Qingshan had a feeling.

If it weren't for the skin membrane binding him, Shen Linyuan would probably no longer be human.

His pupils contracted slightly: "Master, is it a person?"

Shen Linyuan pointed to the seat in front of him: "Sit down. The membrane is just an external manifestation; this is my true form."

Li Qingshan sat down awkwardly.

Shen Linyuan didn't care, and simply said:

"Humans have their limits."

"Today, I manifest the rudimentary form of my martial spirit, isolating myself from heaven and earth, precisely to impart to you the true secrets of martial arts!"

"The martial arts system of Guixu follows the path of the physical body becoming one with the world."

"The Iron Leg Sect is a special case. The sect leader follows the path of bloodline, while the disciples, including us elders, are more like tools, so there is no normal martial arts inheritance..."

Li Qingshan felt as if every word Shen Linyuan said was like a hammer hitting his forehead, overturning the worldview he had previously established.

He looked at Shen Linyuan, who was constantly emitting black smoke: "Master, do you mean that I practiced all the martial arts techniques wrong before?"

Shen Linyuan shook his head: "It's not a big problem, just that the intention was wrong. It can still be corrected, but unfortunately, I don't have any genuine ancient martial arts inheritance..."

Li Qingshan's mind was a bit confused: "Master, the ancient martial arts you mentioned, is it about the physical body transforming into heaven and earth?"

Shen Linyuan shook his head again: "The physical body becoming one with heaven and earth is the current martial arts system. After reaching the ninth realm, there is no further progress. The ancient martial arts were about the physical body merging with heaven and earth, and the ninth realm was just the beginning..."

One transforms, the other merges.

An end, a beginning.

Even a fool could see the difference.

Li Qingshan couldn't help but ask, "Master, are there any remnants of ancient martial arts left over in the forbidden area?"

Shen Linyuan nodded: "Yes, but it's useless. Ancient martial arts are taboo. Practicing them incurs divine wrath, and great terror will descend... If we didn't have such means to suppress them... we would have ended up like these barbarians of the Bitter Realm long ago."

He pointed to the top of his head.

Li Qingshan realized that his master wasn't referring to the Heavenly Dao of this place, but rather to the immortals above their heads.

He suddenly realized, "Master, you mean something like the method you mentioned before where wizards summon projections of evil gods?"

Shen Linyuan nodded: "More or less, but even more terrifying. The specifics are too complicated to explain. If you want to know, you need to quickly condense the martial intent and transform your soul."

talking.

He plunged his palm into his heart area, and as countless black mists overflowed, he took out a phantom rune.

I saw the runes.

Li Qingshan felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Before he could speak.

The illusory runes on Shen Linyuan's hand transformed into a blur and disappeared into his brow.

Li Qingshan instinctively wanted to enter his consciousness space to check the situation, but then realized that Shen Linyuan was right in front of him, so he could only ask, "Master, what is this?"

Shen Linyuan took out the ethereal rune, seemingly at a considerable cost.

The black mist emanating from his body had shrunk considerably.

It took a while.

Shen Linyuan then smiled and said, "Do you remember those runes that tested your comprehension when you first entered the sect?"

Li Qingshan nodded: "I remember, I wrote the runes, but I forgot them in an instant..."

Shen Linyuan nodded:

"The illusory rune I give you is named Celestial Scroll."

The runes you saw in your previous tests are derivatives of the Celestial Scroll.

The Heavenly Register is the last legacy left to us by our ancestors, recording ancient times, which has now become a taboo history.

Once you comprehend the meaning, your soul will undergo a transformation, and you will be able to read the information on the Heavenly Register and know the truth of the present-day Ruins.

This is also a gift from me to you.

Li Qingshan nodded numbly.

He felt like he had gotten the script for The Matrix.

Awakening and non-awakening...

...

Seeing that he was lost in thought, Shen Linyuan continued, "The Heavenly Talisman should not be revealed easily. The one I passed on to you is the only one I obtained by chance in my early years. You must not reveal it to anyone."

Li Qingshan nodded: "Yes, I won't tell anyone."

Shen Linyuan nodded.

He began to teach seriously:

"The essence of today's martial arts system is spirit, energy, and vitality."

Essence is your physical body.

Qi is true qi.

God is your soul.

The three complement each other.

But do you remember what I said before?

Li Qingshan thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Are there limits to human capabilities?"

Shen Linyuan nodded: "Yes, you should have noticed it too. Each of the three transformations resulted in less improvement. After reaching the Qi Sea Realm, the effect of true qi on tempering the physical body became increasingly weak."

Li Qingshan nodded.

If it weren't for this reason, he would have already started cultivating and tempering his physical body. Why would he need to go through all this trouble? He could have just directly improved the strength of his cheat system.

It's just that the price-performance ratio isn't high, so there's no rush.

"This is the limit of the human body under the current martial arts system. Even those with extraordinary talent cannot exceed 100,000 jin of strength in their physical body."

Exceeding this value will bring misfortune.

The modern martial arts system emphasizes that the human body is the soil, the will is the seed, and the soul is the fruit.

After reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm, everything is essentially an extension of the soul.

Before the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The core is a complete transformation and the condensation of one's essence.

As the saying goes, true teachings can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings can fill countless volumes.

Shen Linyuan's words, upon hearing Li Qingshan's exceptional comprehension, were like a shooting star streaking across his mind, bursting forth with countless flashes of inspiration.

The scattered accumulations from before have now transformed into the framework that guides those flashes of inspiration.

He slowly closed his eyes, as if he had just realized something.

Seeing this, Shen Linyuan waved his hand to dispel the shadows in the courtyard.

He had only stepped halfway into the Spirit Transformation realm, and with the help of his Dao Body's innate minor supernatural power, he could barely unleash a fraction of the power of the Divine Ability realm, which was quite tiring to maintain.

...

a long time.

Li Qingshan reopened his eyes: "Master, the essence of martial arts lies not in what you care about, but in your heart?"

Shen Linyuan nodded:

"It seems you have truly understood."

Martial arts techniques are the keys to unlocking certain rules of the world.

The physical body nourishes the spirit, and the spirit senses the power of heaven and earth; this is the power of martial arts.

With sufficient comprehension, one can easily grasp the essence of martial arts.

The meaning is different.

Even in this small world of the Dao, if you try to comprehend it at will, you will be assimilated by the universe. If you want to go further, you must understand your own heart.

Even if it's the same martial art.

Everyone may grasp the concept of momentum in a similar way, but their understanding of it will differ.

This is unique, something that belongs only to you.

"You asked me before, Martial Bones, Immortal Bones, and Dao Bodies all have their own minor supernatural abilities, so what is the difference between those and the minor supernatural abilities comprehended by Spirit Transformation?"

This is the difference.

The so-called supernatural powers of the first three are equivalent to external objects.

External things can be taken away.

Only the minor supernatural abilities that arise from your own martial arts intent truly belong to you.

You need to understand what you want.

...

Much later.

Shen Linyuan went back.

Li Qingshan sat cross-legged in the courtyard, pondering for a long time, but remained bewildered.

This kind of mysterious and profound thing, which can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained clearly, still gives him a headache, even though he has a strong understanding.

In layman's terms...

His mind was too cluttered; he wanted too much.

Power, women, immortality, even eternal life...

Insatiable desires.

Li Qingshan felt like many modern people, whose desires were never satisfied. Even when it came to getting married and working, it was simply because his abilities couldn't keep up with the times.

It's not that I don't want more, it's that I've resigned myself to my fate.

"Accept your fate..."

Li Qingshan realized his mistake.

Desires have no limits, but abilities do.

Just like Master said.

Humans have their limits.

Therefore, after becoming a spirit, it began to transform into something that was no longer human.

Why doesn't he just go straight to the point?