Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Chapter 276: System_1

Three days later, in the secluded valley.

Atop the Nine Ceremony High Altar, Xu Yang sat alone, still wholeheartedly comprehending the True Martial God of War before him.

The golden seal script on this atlas stele was not any kind of writing he knew; every character contained profound mysteries and immense power, even making him think of the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal Script from the Immortal Path system.

Writing is the embodiment of civilization and the vessel of power, the higher the tier of writing, the more so it is.

In the merged world of Dao Law and Primordial Spirit, there is a legendary Immortal Script known as the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal. Each character embodies the principles of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, key to invoking the might of heaven and earth.

High-level heritages, superior cultivation techniques, and Immortal Spirit-level talismans, treasured instruments, formations, and other skills all involve Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal Script. Without comprehension of it, you cannot craft talismans, instruments, or formations of the Immortal Spirit level.

As a Sixth Rank Grandmaster proficient in alchemy, artifact refining, talisman making, and formation setting, and who was the master of the Wandao School, Xu Yang had a certain research into the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal, even to the degree of being an expert on the topic.

Unfortunately, the golden script on this War God Atlas was not the same thing as the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal of the Immortal Path system, and was not interchangeable, so Xu Yang could not directly decipher the heritage of this War God Atlas.

But no matter, higher level writings generally have the ability to “spiritually shape and comprehend.” Even if you know nothing about them, you can use Divine Intent to comprehend, understanding its meaning and effects from its charm.

All the major Divine Martial heritages are comprehended in this way. They are unable to decipher the writing of the War God Atlas, only able to connect with Divine Intent, face to face and at a close distance to understand the mysteries of the War God Atlas.

Thus, although there are Divine Bridge Masters and Divine Martial Venerables in this world, there are no cultivation techniques for Divine Bridge Realm or Divine Martial Realm that are passed down.

All Martial Artists wishing to advance to Divine Bridge or Divine Martial must join major powers, trading their service for the chance to comprehend the War God Atlas.

However, others are others, and Xu Yang is Xu Yang.

The fact that others cannot decipher the golden seal script of the War God Atlas doesn’t mean that Xu Yang can’t either.

Leaving aside the fact that Xu Yang is a Sixth Rank Grandmaster and the master of Wandao School, with rich comprehension experience and strong understanding ability and knowledge of Immortal Scripts like the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal, skill traits alone may assist him in deciphering and unlocking the mysteries of this War God Atlas.

What skills, what traits?

Of course, the reading skill!

Xu Yang’s reading skill currently has two major traits: learning by extrapolation and creating new ideas from the old.

Both these traits have the effect of “decoding,” serving as a powerful aid in his research into various heritages and comprehension of the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal.

The effect of skill traits is utterly unreasonable. If it claims it can decode, then it surely can, with the only difference being the speed of decoding.

With this, Xu Yang digested the ancient heritage of the Primordial Spirit World, mastered many of the Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal writings imbued with the principles of Dao of Heaven and Earth, and now he is even interpreting the golden script on this atlas stele, researching the heritage of the True Martial God of War.

The speed of understanding this type of writing, paired with the comprehension of Divine Soul, is far beyond what ordinary people can achieve.

In just a few days, although he didn’t grasp the complete heritage, it allowed him a glimpse into the true nature of the Martial Path system.

“In this world, Martial Artists take the flesh as the foundation and form the way with Qi Blood. By tempering the flesh and Qi Blood, they solidify the Martial Path’s true essence. Reaching the Divine Bridge Realm, you can control the power of heaven and earth with the power of true essence—this is using human strength to invoke heavenly might.”

“Thus, the mystery of the Divine Bridge Realm still lies in the tempering of the flesh and Qi Blood. It is only when human strength reaches a certain realm that you can construct the Divine Bridge between the body and heaven and earth!”

“The Divine Martial Realm goes a step further, achieving complete integration of spirit and body, making every drop of blood, every muscle, every bone, every organ, even every cell carry Divine Intent. Without self-awareness, they are conscious, able to cultivate and grow stronger on their own…”

“Therefore, the Divine Martial Realm should not actually be called the Divine Martial Realm, but rather the Divine Intent Realm!”

“Reaching the Divine Intent Realm, you can align the human heart with heaven’s heart. Compared to the Divine Bridge Realm’s bridge between earth and sky, you can mobilize an even higher level of the forces of heaven and earth. Your own strength becomes immense, and every gesture or movement echoes with the Dao of Heaven and Earth—every action is a Divine Skill. Without claiming to shake the heavens and the earth, you can still perform feats as incredible as moving mountains or chasing moons.”

“Above Divine Intent are heaven and earth, cultivating the inner cosmos, creating a heaven and earth within the body endowed with Divine Intent, first achieving the number of seventy-two Earth Shas, then the number of thirty-six Heaven Gangs.”

“Heaven Gangs and Earth Shas, totalling one hundred and eight—each one representing a test of oneself, akin to a calamity. If you overcome it, you undergo a rebirth; if not, you die and your path ends. Hence, they are called the Earth Calamity Realm and Heavenly Tribulation Realm!”

“Divine Intent is above Divinity Transformation, Earth Calamity is above Return to Void, Heavenly Tribulation is above Integration, and when heaven and earth unite, and you realize an inner world, it is the state of great accomplishment in Martial Path. Only then can you be called Divine Martial, corresponding to the Immortal Path Mahayana!”

“Body training, Central Energy Gathering, Yuan Core, Divine Bridge, Divine Intent, Earth Calamity, Heavenly Tribulation, Divine Martial…”

“This is the Martial Path system of the War God Heritage!”

A clear view of Mount Lu, suddenly enlightened.

Sitting atop the Nine Ceremony High Altar, Xu Yang pondered as he looked at the suspended War God Atlas.

The Martial Path system of the War God Heritage emphasizes the body. After reaching the Divine Intent Realm, it goes further to merge the spirit completely into the body, so every part of one’s flesh, blood, tendons, bones, organs, and cells are infused with Divine Intent.

This differs from the Immortal Path, with its foundation in the Primordial Spirit, which emphasizes the Primordial Spirit. While the body acts as the raft to navigate the world, it is not indispensable.

Even in the Nascent Soul Realm, you have the ability for the Nascent Soul to leave the body, and you can take on a new body and be reborn. The Divinity Transformation Realm goes without saying; even if the physical body is destroyed, the Primordial Spirit can exist without taking a new body.

Later stages like the Return to Void Realm and the Integration Realm focus mainly on the Primordial Spirit. In critical moments, it’s even possible to abandon the raft of the body and ascend with the Primordial Spirit, achieving the rank of Primordial Spirit wandering Immortal.

Back then, when Xu Yang searched the souls of the Tianshu Sect, he did not gain the inheritance of the Big Dipper Pivot, but he did learn a great deal about this aspect of cultivation. In the current Cultivation world, there are Mahayana realm and Crossing the Tribulation realm roaming Immortals who have either lost their physical bodies due to various reasons or have actively abandoned them.

Therefore, for the Immortal Path, the physical body is not key; it’s mainly about the Primordial Spirit.

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The martial path system of the War God Heritage is different; there’s no concept of “abandoning the boat and going ashore.” Even if one goes ashore, it’s with the physical body and the Divine Soul landing together, achieving the feat of “traveling by boat on land.”

Which is superior and which is inferior, who is better and who is worse?

Xu Yang couldn’t say for sure, but in terms of preference, he was inclined towards the martial path system because he really did not want to discard his physical body.

In fact, there is also a concept of “traveling by boat on land” in the Immortal Path, which is the legendary “Flesh Body Becoming Saint.” Discarding the worldly raft and the Primordial Spirit going ashore is a helpless choice; if one had a choice, one would certainly pursue the Wuque True Immortal who has achieved Flesh Body Becoming Saint.

According to the memories of the cultivators from the Tianshu Sect, the founding ancestor of the Big Dipper Immortal Sect was such a Wuque True Immortal, while the successive Mahayana ancestors were not as remarkable as the founding elder and only became dispersed Primordial Spirits.

In addition, the probability of a Wuque True Immortal surviving the ninefold Heavenly Tribulation is far higher than that of a scattered Primordial Spirit, which is the advantage of having a worldly raft and body protection.

So, if possible, Xu Yang really did not want to abandon his physical body.

But many things are not decided by what one wants or doesn’t want. In the current world of cultivation, the majority of the Mahayana True Immortals from the various Immortal Gates and Sacred Places are dispersed Primordial Spirits, and only a few exceptional individuals can become Wuque True Immortals. Facing the ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, everyone is filled with trepidation, with very slim hopes of Ascension.

Fortunately, now there is a path before Xu Yang’s eyes, giving him a chance to achieve Flesh Body Becoming Saint and become a Wuque True Immortal—Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation!

Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation, Flesh Body Becoming Saint!

It is a beautiful vision, but whether it can be realized…

Xu Yang couldn’t say for sure, but he could try, make countless attempts.

With the Earth Deity Law, endless lifespan, and abilities like “Zhuanzhou Mengdie” and “Divine Soul Travel around the Ten Thousand Worlds,” there might be hope to find a path of Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation.

Therefore, Xu Yang decided to try, beginning with his current life in this world.

Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation!

How to cultivate both? The key lies in the fifth-tier realm.

The fifth tier of the martial path is Divine Intent.

The fifth tier of the Immortal Path is Divinity Transformation.

At this critical juncture, the two systems diverge: the martial path aims to merge spirit with the physical body, creating Divine Intent within the flesh, while the Immortal Path seeks to transform the Yuan Core, the Nascent Soul ascending from the lower Dantian to the middle Dantian, and then from the middle Dantian to the Upper Dantian, finally opening the Purple Mansion in the mud-pill palace to condense the Primordial Spirit.

One aims for the unity of Divine Intent, the other for the Purple Mansion Transforming God.

With such divergence, how can one cultivate both?

Xu Yang pondered for a long time before he had an idea.

The main reason for the combination of Divine Intent in the martial path is the use of spirit to imbue the physical body with will, making every part of the body—flesh, bones, organs, and cells—generate Divine Intent, thereby strengthening the physical body.

Strengthening the physical body, that’s the key!

So, could he, while retaining his Purple Mansion Primordial Spirit, separate a part of his Primordial Spirit to integrate into his physical body, and utilize the method of Spirit Separation and Converting to Thought to refine his body and achieve the required strength?

In the Immortal Path system, there is a method for having a second Primordial Spirit. Could he make his physical body into a unique kind of second Primordial Spirit to satisfy the requirements of martial path cultivation, and thus achieve the feat of “Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation”?

Xu Yang couldn’t be sure, but he felt it was promising.

After all, it’s an experiment. He could just give it a try, and if something goes wrong, the worst outcome would be death, after which he could simply start over.

Not to mention he also has “cheats” like the Attribute Panel and Skill Traits. Even if this path proves unfeasible, perhaps he could still force a way out and forge a future of security and prosperity with the help of his Skill Traits.

So, it’s entirely worth a shot.

Of course, this experiment should be reserved for the future. He cannot take such risks now, because this world is not yet fully under his control. If any mishap occurs during cultivation, it could give the various Divine Martial Heritages an opportunity, and his efforts up to now would be in vain.

Although he can start over, Su Shaoqing and the others don’t have that luxury. As a leader, he must be responsible for his subordinates and cannot act rashly on impulse.

Additionally, the presence of various major powers is another hidden danger. If they were to seize control of the Temple of War God, it would be a great trouble even if he has all sorts of cheats at his disposal.

So, the matter of Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation must be put on hold for the time being. He must first solidify his Immortal Path foundation, eliminate the major powers and fully seize control of the Temple of War God and this world before proceeding.

Such a course of action is the most prudent.

Just as Xu Yang settled on his plan…

In the depths of the cosmos, the Wheels of Fate began to turn!

“Hmm?”

Xu Yang looked up, gazing at the sky. He saw the wind and clouds transform, slowly taking on an ominous formation.

“It’s finally here!”