I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

“Regarding cases like Jiulang’s, I have created a unique concept: insufficient affinity with the ‘world’.”

"The ability to keenly perceive all things in heaven and earth—that is, the 'world'—is another prerequisite for entering the 'realm of clarity,' and it is also the most important one."

"Some people are born with a lack of affinity with the 'world,' like Kuro; while others are born with a high affinity with the 'world'—Tachibana-kun, you belong to this category."

"The fact that you can see the 'airflow' very early on is the best proof."

“When you reach the threshold of the ‘transparency’ realm, you will gradually see the ‘flow’ of all things in the world.”

“This ‘airflow’…you can think of it as ‘the breath of all things’.”

"The 'breathing' I'm referring to here is not the kind of breathing that living organisms take in and exhale."

"You can understand it as all things having a spirit, and the 'airflow' you see is the 'spirit' of heaven and earth and all things."

"Being able to see the 'spiritual energy of heaven and earth' means that you have established a preliminary connection with the 'world'."

"Ju-kun, if I'm not mistaken, you've been seeing 'spiritual energy' every now and then when you're fighting, right?"

Qingdeng nodded in agreement.

Ever since the Battle of Tennozan in the "Kyoto Summer Campaign," he has frequently seen "air currents"... no, now it should be corrected to "spiritual energy."

"Then that's it."

"If that's the case, it means you're only a hair's breadth away from the 'realm of perfect understanding'."

“When I visited your residence yesterday to treat Okita Souji, I discovered that the ‘spiritual energy’ within you had reached an extraordinary level—only a martial artist who is about to comprehend the ‘Transcendent Realm’ has such abundant ‘spiritual energy’.”

"It's only been a short time since we last met, and you've made such tremendous progress; it truly amazes me."

"I specifically invited you here to test the extent to which you have mastered the 'Transparent Realm' and to find out the truth through actual combat."

When Qing Deng heard this, he was first taken aback, then he seemed to be thinking, recalling the scenes from yesterday: when he was looking at Ogata, Ogata was also looking at him carefully.

Even through his low-brimmed straw hat, he could feel Ogata's intriguing gaze.

"I see... No wonder you looked at me strangely yesterday."

"Just before the fight started, what you meant by 'wanting to confirm something with me' was this."

Ogata nodded.

"I've confirmed it now."

“You are indeed only a hair’s breadth away from the ‘realm of perfect understanding’.”

"To be honest, I never expected that just a few words of guidance would make you suddenly realize something on the spot."

Qingdeng chuckled, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face:

"'Sudden enlightenment' and such... I really don't deserve that title."

"I was just lucky. I can't get into that 'clear state' again."

He paused at this point.

After thinking for a moment, he pressed on with the question:

"Mr. Ogata, once you comprehend the 'Perfection Realm,' can you tell at a glance whether someone is one of your kind?"

Ogata said calmly:

"more or less."

"After fully comprehending the 'transparent realm,' one can perceive the 'spiritual energy' of all things in heaven and earth at will."

“Strong people have abundant ‘spiritual energy’; weak people have depleted ‘spiritual energy’.”

"Just by glancing at the other party's 'spiritual energy,' one can roughly know what kind of person they are."

"By the way, the 'Transcendence Realm' can do much more than just this."

"Besides discerning other people's true nature, one can also judge the weather by observing the 'spiritual energy' of the wind and clouds."

"If necessary, you can even get the 'world' to help you, summoning storms, thunder, or whatever else."

As he spoke, he pulled up his right sleeve, revealing his charred right arm.

Hearing this, Qing Deng's lips twitched, and he subconsciously wanted to retort.

Yesterday I witnessed the bizarre power of "immortality," and today I listened to Ogata's lecture on "spiritual energy"... Is the world I live in still a low-level martial arts world?!

It's no exaggeration to say that what I've seen and heard in the past two days has completely shattered Qingdeng's original worldview.

Although he was bursting with sarcasm, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out when he saw Ogata's charred right arm.

Now that things have come to this, no matter what happens—even if Ogata tells him 'I'm actually a time traveler'—he's resigned to it.

“…Mr. Ogata, don’t tell me that your charred right arm is a side effect of attracting heavenly lightning.”

Ogata smiled calmly:

"That's true."

—That's really true!

Qingdeng silently complained in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and listened attentively.

"More than seventy years ago, I fought a decisive battle against my lifelong enemy."

"He is the most formidable opponent I have ever encountered in my life."

"He possessed both formidable strength and an unwavering, almost insane, will... I doubt I'll ever encounter an enemy more memorable than him in my lifetime."

"In order to defeat him, I risked my life to summon heavenly lightning."

"Although I successfully killed the opponent, I almost died from the heavenly lightning."

"To be honest, I never want to use such reckless tactics again in my life."

"Even the power of immortality cannot completely heal the wounds caused by being struck by heavenly lightning."

"Fortunately, it's just that my skin has become ugly; it hasn't affected the function of my arms."

Having said that, Ogata pulled up his right sleeve again and then jumped off the rock.

"Tachibana-kun, keep up the good work!"

"You have an extremely high affinity with the 'world,' which is a great opportunity."

"Don't waste this unique talent."

"I have a strong feeling that your future achievements in martial arts will be no less than mine!"

"after all……"

Ogata paused, then gave a strange, faint smile, before switching to broken Chinese:

"You have a cheat code too, don't you?"

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Chapter 1047 A Meeting Between Transmigrators [4400 words]

Qingdeng was stunned.

Literally stunned.

His eyes widened to their limit, his mouth agape, staring at Ogata in disbelief and disbelief.

In that instant, he felt a torrent of cold sweat pour down his back, soaking his clothes.

His mother tongue, which he had never heard since he transmigrated, and the word "cheat code," which only modern people understand... The sheer volume of information nearly caused his brain to crash.

Amidst this tangled mess, his first thought was, "Why?"

However, the question "why" quickly disappeared.

Because it's not hard to understand.

Ogata's words and actions have already given us the answer.

However, Qingdeng's rationality and sensibility have not yet caught up with reality, and he is not yet able to accept this fact.

After a brief moment of shock, he swallowed hard, then cautiously asked in broken—but much more fluent—Chinese than Ogata's:

"...Mr. Ogata, are you one too?"

Ogata raised an eyebrow:

"That's great, we're from the same hometown. I would be so embarrassed if you spoke a language I don't understand."

He waved his hand, signaling Qingdeng to calm down.

Qingdeng also wanted to calm down, but such a shocking fact could not be calmed down immediately.

Like him, Ogata Ittosai was a transmigrator who had traveled to this world... Aoto couldn't help but gasp, his heart pounding violently with emotion, pounding against his sternum and pectoral muscles.

Ogata had been observing Aoto's changing expression.

Seeing Qingdeng's disheveled expression, he couldn't help but smile:

"'Odd changes, even remains unchanged'."

Qingdeng was taken aback, then burst into a silent laugh as if amused.

"'The sign indicates the quadrant'."

"Great, the code is working."

"Luckily you didn't mention 'Imperial Jade Liquor,' I had no idea about that reference. I wasn't even born when that reference came about."

"Coincidentally, I don't understand this meme either. I don't even know if it's an advertising slogan or a classic line from a movie."

"Mr. Ogata, what era were you in before you traveled back in time?"

Early October 2020.

“We traveled through time around the same time. I was more than two years later than you; I was in mid-April 2022.”