Chapter 6: Cultivation.
Qian Daoliu, on the verge of being overwhelmed by Nangong Yi, left.
He worried that if he stayed any longer, he would be disrespectful to his elders!
Nangong Yi, on the other hand, once again devoted himself to cultivation.
Cultivation on the Douluo Continent is simply a form of meditation. By circulating the soul power within the body, one connects with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and transforms it into one's own soul power. Therefore, those without innate soul power cannot cultivate.
The internal energy he cultivated, however, is combined with the recitation of specific scriptures, breathing in and out, to sense and control the flow of qi and blood throughout the body. Upon reaching a certain level, internal energy flows continuously, allowing one to even practice the Qi circulation at any time.
Breathing in and out is a special breathing rhythm. Those who created breathing techniques are almost always masters of medicine. They have an incredible understanding of the human body and know how breathing can mobilize the power of different parts of the body.
The same applies to reciting fixed scriptures. For the simplest example, when reciting the words "mouth," "nose," "heart," and "lungs," can one truly sense these parts?
Internal gong texts are far more complex and difficult to pronounce. Ordinary people struggle to even recite them verbatim, and may even feel irritable afterward. This is because reciting these words disrupts the flow of qi and blood throughout the body, disrupting its natural rhythms.
Only through long-term practice can the body adapt to these changes, and this process must be accompanied by appropriate breathing techniques. The human body is a complex and fragile machine. Even a single step in internal gong practice can cripple it, leading to the legendary "devilish possession"!
Internal gong is even more sophisticated, empowering warriors from within and without. These techniques are the product of centuries of continuous refinement and inheritance across major sects and families, making them incredibly valuable.
Most martial artists lack internal gong skills; they cultivate external gong.
External gong, encompassing techniques like swordsmanship and spearmanship, essentially involves forcing the flow of qi and blood through a series of specific postures.
This type of practice is relatively crude, yet widespread, and has one advantage: it's universal!
Unlike internal gong, which requires talent, external gong can be practiced by anyone who can still move.
Moreover, because it's a cultivation method that works from the outside in, the initial effects are more pronounced than those of internal cultivation.
However, the internal energy stimulated by external cultivation is too weak, so in the long run, internal cultivation is more powerful.
Furthermore, the human body is fragile. When practicing from the outside in, excessive external force can cause internal damage. Over time, these injuries worsen, which is why those who specialize in external cultivation often suffer in their later years. Internal cultivation, on the other hand, relies heavily on one's physical innate abilities. Some people have highly flexible bodies, allowing them to generate an endless supply of internal energy with minimal practice—they're considered geniuses.
However, most people's bodies are "too stubborn" to adapt to a new rhythm. Like the body's self-protection mechanism, your body may perceive a new rhythm as unsafe and harmful, and refuse to comply.
Some people practice internal cultivation for decades without making any progress, simply because their bodies are too stubborn and have their own agenda.
"Huh!"
After practicing, Nangong Yi felt his soul power increase as before, unhindered.
This was because Luzhu was within him.
The Green Pearl is the core of the Heavenly Crystal, containing a portion of Nuwa's divine power, effectively its soul. But now that the Green Pearl has shattered, most of its original power is unavailable, leaving little Nuwa power.
His innate level 20 was reached thanks to Nuwa's divine consciousness using the Green Pearl's remaining Nuwa power to top it up as a newbie gift. Thanks to the Green Pearl within him, his spirit power can continue to rise even without acquiring spirit rings. The bottlenecks typical of Douluo Continent spirit masters are completely absent for him.
The so-called laws of this world cannot suppress Nuwa's divine power.
However, the remaining Nuwa power within the Green Pearl is running low, and Nuwa's divine consciousness reminds him not to use it unless absolutely necessary, as it could be gone.
"Two eggs! You're going to let me save the world with this?"
Nangong Yi pulled out both of his martial spirits.
One was the egg of the Heavenly Crystal Beast, the other the egg of the Sword Beast.
With the Green Pearl, the Heavenly Crystal is complete.
After sensing the information of this world, Nuwa's divine consciousness issued him a task, hoping that he would change this fucked-up world and allow soul beasts and humans to coexist peacefully, just like the divine beasts and humans in his previous world.
With nothing else to do, he agreed without hesitation.
To achieve this, he needed the power to change the rules, starting with the human cultivation system.
A complete Tianjing, theoretically, possessed the power to create the universe. While he hadn't used it, it should be capable of such a feat.
But now, Tianjing Beast and Zijian Beast were still dormant due to the previous explosion, and the Divine Weapon Beast hadn't hatched. Even if he wanted to repair it, he couldn't.
"Zijian Beast didn't react, so why didn't Tianjing Beast react?" Nangong Yi was puzzled.
Zijian Beast wasn't originally his Divine Weapon Beast, so his lack of reaction was understandable.
But Tianjing Beast, that creature had come to him on its own. Initially, he hadn't intended to awaken Tianjing. After all, Divine Weapon Beasts were plentiful, and there were wild ones. There was a wild Divine Weapon Beast, the Divine Weapon Jingxie, in the waters under Dongfang Xiong's jurisdiction.
Besides, the Tiger Soul of the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader was also quite capable.
However, just as he was about to set out to find his own Divine Weapon and block the door on Yuanshi Tianmo, Tianjing woke on its own.
Now, why wasn't this little piece of shit reacting?
Asleep? Or... dead?
"Hmm?"
Nangong Yi's eyes narrowed as he snatched up the Sky Crystal Beast Egg in front of him and hurled it into the darkness.
Boom!!!
The immense force of the impact ripped a large hole through the wooden room.
Nangong Yi extended his right hand, exerting a slight pressure with his palm, and the flying Sky Crystal Beast Egg instantly returned to his hand.
"It can hit people, and it can come back at any time. This egg is quite a useful weapon..."
Nangong Yi suddenly felt that this little piece of shit, whose life or death was unknown, wasn't so useless after all.
The Sky Crystal Beast's egg shared the same properties as Sky Crystal: it was hard!
"But who was it, late at night?" Nangong Yi looked at the hole he had smashed open.
There had been a strange aura here just now, not human.
"..."
Not far away, Ghost Douluo, who had nearly been decapitated by the Sky Crystal Beast Egg, looked at Nangong Yi's residence with lingering fear.
"What's wrong with this kid? Even I could find out?"
He was a level 95 Titled Douluo, and he was discovered by a child?
And it wasn't because he was lurking for a long time that he was exposed, he just arrived!
If he hadn't been possessed by his spirit in time and turned into a ghost and ran away, the egg would have hit his head.
"I dare not investigate the High Priest, and this kid can't get close..." Ghost Douluo was about to get depressed.
If he investigated, he would offend the High Priest. If he didn't investigate, he would offend the Pope. If he found out, he might be slapped to death by the High Priest.
If he couldn't find out, he would be punished by the Pope for his poor performance.
His life was like walking on thin ice!
"Kid..." The ghost had an idea.
He couldn't get close, but the same kid could.
With this thought, the ghost turned around and moved quickly towards the Wuhun Academy.
(End of this chapter)