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Chapter 405: Chapter 401 Martial Arts Will
"To revisit the old and know the new, today, let’s discuss again the cultivation and divine phenomena from the Martial King stage to the Martial Saint stage."
The Dean, Wu Tianya, who had arrived, didn’t pay much special attention to Gu Jinlai.
After sitting down cross-legged, he went straight to the point.
"From Martial Artists to before becoming a Martial Sect, one is to strengthen the body and train in Martial Arts. Only upon reaching the Martial Sect does one need to cultivate a body similar to the Demon Marshal’s Undying Demon Body, capable of deriving the Mysterious, whether Huge Power, Golden Body, Divine Speed, or Healing. Depending on the different Magic Skills, the derived Mysterious will also vary. Upwards from Martial Sect is the Martial King."
His voice echoed in the courtyard.
Although it wasn’t about the Martial King, everyone listened intently.
"From Martial King to Martial Saint, one needs to continuously refine Fierce Beast Essence Blood or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures until reaching one’s own limit, thereby undergoing a Transformation to birth Divine Powers. The limit and Divine Powers represent the future attainable after a Martial King achieves the Martial Saint. Next, the most crucial step is to coalesce our own Martial Arts Will, similar to a cultivator’s Undying Will. However, unlike the Undying Will, our Martial Artists’ Martial Arts Will has only one requirement: absolute purity!"
Wu Tianya’s gaze fell on Pan Dali, "Regarding talent, Dong Yuji is above Da Li, and in terms of resources of origin, Jin Yuhai also surpasses Da Li. Yet, in the end, it was Da Li who first cultivated the Martial Arts Will, not any of you. It’s because he is pure, with a heart of a child, his actions adhere to his heart, unaffected by any External Forces, distractions. Only by unleashing the true self and facing the inner self can one truly understand oneself, achieve the true self, and unify with the true self, eventually coalescing the Martial Arts Will."
The words of this Dean of the Martial Saint Institute left Jin Yuhai with a bitter expression.
Dong Yuji also furrowed his brows tightly.
"Life is like chess, all beings are chess pieces. Seeking oneself is not easy. Besides, indulging freely doesn’t mean being reckless. Facing the true self, achieving the true self, subduing the true self, and then unifying with the true self, that is the true Martial Arts Will. However, if one faces oneself but cannot subdue it, it means loss of control... The measure of this can only be grasped by oneself."
Wu Tianya said.
"Measure..."
A Martial King sighed, "Such a measure is too difficult to grasp... The probability of loss of control is too high..."
"The harm brought about by a Martial King’s loss of control has already become second only to the Demon Sect and Devils."
Another Martial King also looked troubled.
Where there are people, there will be conflict.
The Holy Dynasty is no exception.
It’s just that the current emperor, with his great talents, through more sophisticated means, has reduced the intensity of internal strife among human forces, similar to the past events where a bit of hatred led to relentless persecutions and exterminations have become rare.
But this doesn’t mean there are no other troubles within the Holy Dynasty.
Martial Artists who lose control are among them.
While the influence of Fierce Beast Essence Blood is much less than that of Demon Blood Essence, it can also make one violent and bloodthirsty, leading to loss of control.
Not to mention, because the effect of Fierce Beast Essence Blood is less than that of Demon Blood Essence, some who are eager for power still choose to refine Demon Blood Essence.
The rate of losing control among these Martial Artists is even higher.
The Martial Saint Institute has organized elite teams, cooperating with the Guardian Army to capture Martial Artists who have lost control.
As for the Demon Sect and Devils...
That’s even less needed to be mentioned.
"The most important aspect from the Martial King stage to the Martial Saint stage is the refinement of Martial Arts Will. Once the Martial Arts Will refinement is completed, using one’s own Essence Qi Spirit as fuel, fully stimulate the derived Divine Powers, then use the Martial Arts Will to imprint this state of Divine Powers, allowing the flesh to evolve to suit this Divine Power, this is the Martial Saint Realm."
Wu Tianya’s voice echoed in the courtyard: "It can be said that the Martial King belongs to a stage of coalescing Divine Power Seeds. When he achieves the Martial Saint, the Divine Power Seed blossoms, emitting the most dazzling brilliance, and with this brilliance guiding oneself to imprint this brilliant state, a stronger body can nurture more powerful Divine Powers, and after these powerful Divine Powers burst forth, they, in turn, refine a stronger body."
"Divine Powers, body... nurture..."
Gu Jinlai, although finding it hard to believe the Karma on Wu Tianya’s body,
but Wu Tianya’s words represented a new direction in cultivation, and he also had some insights after listening at this moment.
"Divine Powers... The core of my cultivation into the Martial King is the ’Eternal Furnace’, the Divine Power derived from the Eternal Furnace... probably involves the full release of energy? According to the theory of the Holy Dynasty, I should use the full release of energy from the Eternal Furnace to refine my body and let my body adapt to this energy release during each energy release..."
As for the Martial Arts Will involved here...
It was replaced by the Undying Eternity Attribute.
When Divine Powers are fully unleashed, it brings enormous strain on the Body, almost akin to breaking and then reestablishing.
The existence of Martial Arts Will is to ensure that the body can be recondensed after possibly collapsing due to a full burst of Divine Power."
"This method of training is a bit brute-force,"
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
Although there is "Martial Arts Will" to escort, this kind of breaking and then reestablishing, if an accident occurs, the body collapses, then all efforts will be in vain.
No!
There are no efforts in vain.
If the body collapses and Martial Arts Will cannot recondense it, letting the flesh evolve, what awaits that Martial King is death.
"The transition from the Martial King to the Martial Saint isn’t very clear, at least not as clear as from Devas to Saints, where the Holy Body serves as a clear dividing line. Although when you complete the flesh evolution and Body reshaping, you can be considered a Martial Saint, according to the foundation of the Martial King stage, some after the breakthrough might not even match some Martial Kings who have cultivated strong Divine Powers, so, the strength of the derived Divine Powers is fundamental."
Wu Tianya said, "Of course, you can also choose to cultivate stronger Divine Powers after becoming a Martial Saint and then undergo another round of breaking and reestablishing, flesh evolving, and reshaping the body. However, every person’s ’Spirit’ has Memory, just like a person’s emotions, the true and pure emotional release only happens once, the second time, even if you invest more emotion, can hardly reach the fervency of the first time, in other words, the risks of reshaping the body the second time will be much greater than the first."
Everyone nodded deeply in agreement.
"How you choose between the two methods is up to you, for only you can take responsibility for your own life."
Wu Tianya said with a cold expression, "I only have one thing to mention, I don’t hope that any of you, in attempting to gather Martial Arts Will, would resort to extremes or lose control. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind ending you myself."
After finishing, he also looked at Dong Yuji, "You have good talent, but you’re already becoming too fixated on minor details, severing your emotions and desires in pursuit of Venerable Daoist Forget Love? Don’t forget, emotions are the most effective fuel for igniting and gathering will."
Dong Yuji remained silent, saying nothing.
The other Martial Kings looked at Dong Yuji with wariness in their eyes.
Fearing that someday he might consider them, his "classmates," as part of the emotional attachments he must sever, thus choosing to strike them down.
But...
If it ever came to that point, he was probably no different from having lost control.
The Dean would personally take action to end him.
"Dean, it is said that the Path of the Human Immortal is gradually becoming clearer. Could you please discuss with us how a Martial Saint should continue their cultivation, and how we might eventually become Human Immortals?"
At this moment, one Martial King spoke up to ask.
His words also sparked everyone’s desires and curiosity.
"Human Immortal..."
Wu Tianya shook his head, "Whether this path can be traversed is still a big question, it is merely a direction."
"It’s said that six National Guardian Saints have already chosen this path?"
"Indeed so."
Wu Tianya said calmly, "When a Martial King has cultivated the Martial Arts Will and the burning of will completes a cycle of fleshly reconstitution, it leads to the Martial Saint Stage. But as I have mentioned, Divine Powers are the foundation of our cultivation lineage, and it’s no different for a Martial Saint. We usually refine Fierce Beast Essence Blood and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures often corresponding to an Innate Divine Beast. The Cultivation from Martial Saint to Human Immortal involves deriving Divine Powers from the refined Essence Blood — a source of extended Divine Powers to further perfect and transform. This method of perfection involves visualization of the Innate Divine Beasts and Heaven and Earth Demigods!"
Gu Jinlai thought of the cultivators’ path.
Martial Artists use the method of visualizing Innate Divine Beasts and Heaven and Earth Demigods to replace the path elucidated by the cultivators themselves.
"It’s still too early for you to understand all this. What you need to focus on now is deriving Divine Powers and gathering Martial Arts Will," Wu Tianya concluded the topic, "Next, I will discuss several common paths for Divine Powers."
Soon, he outlined several Divine Power routes designed according to different Fierce Beast bloodlines.
The Great Strength Divine Power from Fierce Bear Essence Blood.
The Divine Speed Divine Power from Demon Ape Essence Blood.
The Vajra Divine Power from devouring Red Gold.
The Flame Divine Power from refining Flame Crystals.
And so on...
The core of cultivation beyond the Martial King Stage lies in Divine Powers.
Almost everything revolves around Divine Powers.
Different Divine Powers can completely determine a Martial Artist’s potential.
As he continued to explain, Gu Jinlai gradually realized what was most crucial for his subsequent journey.
It wasn’t Divine Powers, but the Martial Arts Will!
All along, he had felt that the power of his Eternal Furnace was too strong, significantly exceeding the norm.
Exceeding to the extent that he might accidentally kill himself.
To restrain the power of the Eternal Furnace, he had developed the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body with magnetic confinement characteristics based on the principles of controlled nuclear fusion.
But now it seemed...
That even gathering the Martial Arts Will could achieve a more precise control of the Eternal Furnace’s energy.
If complemented by the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body, it could definitely produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.
Perhaps...
Once he had gathered the Martial Arts Will and cultivated the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body, he would truly be able to control the power of the Eternal Furnace, and by then...
He dare not say about defense and speed.
But in terms of attack, he could undoubtedly reach the level of unleashing a Great Divine Power, comparable to a Great Divine Ability User.
Thinking this, Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.
The oppressive darkness around Wu Tianya, like black flames, finally dissipated some of the impending sense of crisis brought on by Karma.
His spirit seemed to have warmed up a bit.
