The Sword Cleansing Art and the Meridian Cleansing Art are very similar. Both use special mental cultivation paths to alter the true energy of the Great Violet Sun Art, adding special attributes.
Then, they draw upon the power of the void. After the two merge, the true energy undergoes a qualitative transformation.
At this time, the true energy is completely different from that of the Great Violet Sun Art. It may have the ability to expand and strengthen meridians, or it may have the benefit of purely gathering sword or saber light.
The complexity of the mental cultivation paths of the Sword Cleansing Art and the Meridian Cleansing Art are similar. The common point is that both require that trace of void power to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
On a bed in the backyard of a side courtyard next to Thick Earth Hall, Chu Zhiyuan sat with his eyes closed, circulating the Sword Cleansing Art.
"You didn't use your full strength, did you?" Chu Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile.
"This servant's palm strength is gentle and flexible, and I am best at this."
Chu Zhiyuan pondered, "It seems that my palm strength can only crush those at the acquired level. I have no chance of winning against a Grandmaster."
Zou Fang thought for a while, "If Young Master uses a sword, he may not be without a chance of winning against a Grandmaster."
He had personally witnessed the Great Avalanche Swordplay becoming stronger and faster. Now, the Great Avalanche Swordplay was twice as fast as it was originally.
Obviously, it was not only the speed that was improved, but also the power.
The combination of the two increased the power by four or five times.
It was a world of difference, a complete transformation.
The Grandmaster realm is where true energy transforms into stellar energy, and its power naturally crushes true energy.
Inner energy is like mist, true energy is like water, stellar energy is like ice, and a Great Grandmaster's spiritual energy is like a knife or sword.
The Grandmaster's power is stronger and faster, but Chu Zhiyuan's speed far exceeds that of experts at the acquired level, and may not be much worse than a Grandmaster.
If the Great Avalanche Swordplay was driven with true energy as pure and close to stellar energy as his palm strength, it may be able to break through the Grandmaster's protective stellar energy.
Of course, to truly engage in a protracted battle with a Grandmaster, it would still be a little short, especially against Grandmasters with higher realms.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "I still need to continue to improve my realm."
As the realm improves, the true energy becomes deeper, purer, and increases, and the power that the Sword Cleansing Art can exert will also be stronger.
There are still nine Marrow Cleansing Pills, which may allow me to take it a step further.
Thinking of this, he became high-spirited again, drew his sword, and the courtyard was immediately filled with sword shadows and figures.
It was as if he had transformed into a dozen people moving and wielding swords in the courtyard, and the clear sword shadows filled the entire courtyard.
… …
When the meridians felt a faint pain, he would circulate the Meridian Cleansing Art, and the milky white true energy would flow within the meridians, rapidly strengthening them.
However, after reaching a certain level, the strengthening slowed down, and no matter how much he practiced, it would be useless.
This was the limit.
It was like watering dry land. After watering to a certain extent, it could no longer be watered.
It was also like rubber stretched to its limit, unable to stretch further.
He thought for a while and began to switch to the Dragon Transformation Art.
As the cultivation of the Dragon Transformation Art deepened, the true energy had already turned golden. Compared with the milky white true energy, it was much gentler, and the meridians began to absorb it.
Adding a Marrow Cleansing Pill doubled the effect of the Dragon Transformation Art.
But after practicing for a while, the first layer of the Dragon Transformation Art was almost complete, and it could no longer strengthen the meridians.
So he stopped.
At this time, it was time to practice the Jade Lock Golden Gate Art, first using the Sword Cleansing Art, and then the Dragon Binding Cord.
After six Dragon Binding Cords, he felt the limit. Increasing it further would endanger his life.
So he added another one.
With the Imperial Heaven Houtu Scripture, he was even bolder.
As soon as the seventh Dragon Binding Cord condensed, warnings kept reminding him in his heart, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, as if he was standing next to a barrel of explosives.
He gritted his teeth, ignored the warnings from his extrasensory perception, and focused only on advancing.
The seven Dragon Binding Cords were released at the same time, and the seven extremely pure true energies flowed into the Ren and Du meridians at the same time, like rivers converging, rolling down and crashing straight into the sixth-level Jade Tower.
He heard a loud "boom" in his ears, like a thunderclap.
At the same time, a tearing pain came from the meridians.
The Ren and Du meridians were already thicker than other meridians, but at this time they still could not withstand the impact of the seven Dragon Binding Cords.
Meridians seem invisible but are actually tangible. Under his extrasensory perception, the transparent meridians cracked with cracks, and the cracks continued to increase as the seven Dragon Binding Cords advanced.
He ignored it completely and just buried his head in urging the seven Dragon Binding Cords to impact the remaining seven Jade Towers.
"Boom…"
The thunder was even louder.
"Bang…"
In the distant impact sound, the sixth-level Jade Tower emitted a dazzling light, which instantly spread to the entire body, and an invisible force merged into the seven Dragon Binding Cords in the light.
The seven Dragon Binding Cords poured straight down and merged into the dantian.
The dantian was in excruciating pain and was stretched open a bit.
The power of the seven Dragon Binding Cords merged with the true energy in the dantian, and they were completely integrated with each other. At this time, the true energy had already changed.
It was purer and more powerful.
He had already stepped into the seventh-level realm!
While grinning, he endured the severe pain and formed hand seals to practice the Imperial Heaven Houtu Scripture.
The Earth Venerable statue quickly shot four golden lights, which were urged by him with the first layer of the Dragon Transformation Art to quickly restore the injuries to the meridians.
He has been researching and judging whether this Imperial Heaven Houtu Scripture is a method of incense and faith, but he still has no results, after all, he has never truly seen the method of incense and faith.
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The next day, after reporting for duty, he sat behind his desk and flipped through the files, preparing to quickly finish reading them and go to the Tongtian Pavilion to carefully check the method of incense and faith.
Gao Lingfeng came in a hurry, cupped his fists in salute, and remained silent, not disturbing him from reading the files.
Chu Zhiyuan put down the files and glanced at him, "Master Gao has been waiting for me, right? Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Sir," Gao Lingfeng said with a slightly embarrassed fist salute, and then solemnly said, "Elder Lu of the Flying Flower Sword Sect seeks an audience."
"Where is she?"
"She is waiting in the yamen."
"Please invite her in."
"Yes."
… …
After a while, Lu Wan walked in calmly, wearing a wide green robe that concealed her graceful figure, with a long sword hanging from her slender waist, and a solemn expression on her charming face.
Chu Zhiyuan stood up behind the desk and cupped his fists, "Elder Lu, I apologize for not welcoming you sooner."
Lu Wan squeezed out a smile and cupped her fists, saying, "Greetings, Yuanwailang."
Chu Zhiyuan extended a hand.
A yamen runner tiptoed in with a chair.
Lu Wan cupped her fists and thanked him before sitting down, saying calmly, "Sir, I have something to say."
"Is it because of what happened last night? Is the seriously injured disciple of your sect alright?" Chu Zhiyuan sat down and looked at Lu Wan with a grave expression.
"His arm has been reattached, and he is fine." Lu Wan said slowly with a somber face, "Does your Excellency know the cause of this matter?"
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "I'm not very clear."
If there were no inside information, the result of the handling would be to give each party fifty strokes, regardless of who was right or wrong, who started the fight, and who caused the serious injury.
If it were in another place, another situation, it would not be so simple and crude.
But they were fighting over jealousy and love, and it was in the bookstore.
"This matter was initiated by the disciples of the Thick Earth Sect. The disciples of our sect could not bear the humiliation and had to fight back, and were eventually crippled by them… This is a conspiracy, a premeditated plot by the Thick Earth Sect!"
Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows and stared at her charming eyes.
Lu Wan shook her head, "I originally thought it was a simple matter of jealousy and love, and I was very angry. Later, after asking carefully, I realized that it was a conspiracy, a scheme by the Thick Earth Sect against our Flying Flower Sword Sect!"
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Why would the Thick Earth Sect plot against your Flying Flower Sword Sect?"
Lu Wan hesitated.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "The reputation of the Thick Earth Sect is very good. Its believers have always been forbearing and burdened, and the disciples in the sect are also law-abiding."
Of course, the overall atmosphere is like this, but people are different, and there are always good and bad people. It is impossible for everyone in the Thick Earth Sect to be honest.
Lu Wan's curved eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Elder Lu, would you like to talk about it in private?"
He could see that Lu Wan was not telling the whole truth and that there must be hidden information.
Lu Wan hesitated.
"Master Gao." Chu Zhiyuan looked at Gao Lingfeng and gave him a wink.
Gao Lingfeng nodded and led the two yamen runners who were serving beside him out.
Only Zou Fang, who was standing in the shadows, was left in the room.
"Because of what?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "If Elder Lu doesn't want to say it, all this official can do is give each party fifty strokes."
This kind of matter of jealousy and love has always been handled in this way. Since there is a precedent to follow, there is no need to violate the rules unless there are special circumstances, and there is no need to be maverick.
The most important thing in the officialdom is to be in harmony with the light and to go with the flow. Showing off will only attract ubiquitous stumbling blocks and traps.
Even the Prince's heir cannot be willful and reckless. Officials calculate people, and in most cases, they calculate people invisibly, and they don't even know they have been calculated.
"The Thick Earth Sect said that our sect once robbed them of a treasure."
"What treasure?"
"… … Earth Dragon Pearl." Lu Wan bit her red lip and finally uttered these three words.
