Chu Xuan lay on a soft velvet chair, introspecting his inner being. Over the boundless Sea of Qi, his small Nascent Soul sat quietly in meditation. Threads of Spiritual Qi, fine and slender, wound around the Nascent Soul, gradually enhancing its strength. The Nascent Soul, after all, was the ultimate condensation of Spiritual Qi.
At the moment of breaking the core to form the soul—the Nascent Soul—the soul had moved from the sea of consciousness into the Nascent Soul. This transition provided the soul with a more robust safeguard.
From then on, the Nascent Soul became Chu Xuan's second life. Should his physical body perish, he could escape by releasing his Nascent Soul. As long as he found another body, he could rise anew.
"Currently, I lack a cultivation technique suitable for the Nascent Soul stage. Although my Nascent Soul is considerably strong, aside from teleportation, it hardly possesses any other abilities.
For now, I might as well continue to cultivate my physical body. After all, having reached the Nascent Soul stage, I've gained an additional five hundred years of life; there's no need to rush."
Chu Xuan quietly formulated his plan. Upon returning to Heavenly Sword City, he would seek an opportunity to acquire a Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique, thereby elevating his strength. Otherwise, he would remain as he was now—possessing great strength but lacking the skills to properly wield it.
It is said that brute force can break any spell, but only if the force reaches a truly terrifying level. Among cultivators of the same realm, unless one is a prodigy among the common, the notion of brute force breaking all spells rarely holds. Without powerful spells, how could one compete against others?
"Immortal, Wang Zhenxu greets you! The Enlightenment Institute has made significant advancements!" A slightly familiar voice came from the transmission jade hanging on the wall.
Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow and promptly cleared the mist, allowing Wang Zhenxu to enter.
Soon, Wang Zhenxu was kneeling before him. The chief of the Black Blade Council, now with a head full of white hair, seemed spirited despite his age. His body was still robust, likely to last another fifty or sixty years. Indeed, Psionic cultivation had a much more profound effect on the physical body than Spiritual Qi.
Wang Zhenxu sneaked a glance at Chu Xuan, marveling inwardly. Decades had passed, many things had changed, but the immortal before him remained the same as ever.
"Speak, what advancements has the Enlightenment Institute achieved?" Chu Xuan asked casually.
With great respect, Wang Zhenxu presented a stack of bound papers. "Immortal, this is a body-cultivation technique researched by Liu Meng. He believes it might be of use to you."
Chu Xuan took the papers and browsed through them, genuinely surprised. Although the technique seemed fantastical, a closer examination revealed its grounding in reality. This method seemed to combine the martial arts of this world.
Now Chu Xuan was at the thirty-first level of body refinement, possessing boundless and formidable strength. However, he still lacked the martial techniques to fully utilize this power.
While body cultivation methods were somewhat accessible, martial techniques for advanced body cultivators had long been lost to the sands of time. Most techniques available in the market were only suitable for cultivators between the first and tenth levels of body refinement. Techniques for levels eleven to twenty were exceedingly rare.
Previously, when facing enemies, he had relied solely on his immense physical strength, striking with simple and unadorned force—a true testament to the saying that brute strength can work miracles. Now, with this new martial technique, he had acquired another method to defend himself.
"Does this technique have a name?" Chu Xuan asked with a smile.
Wang Zhenxu replied respectfully, "Liu Meng believes that the honor of naming it should be yours, Immortal."
Chu Xuan nodded, smiling, "This fist technique is as swift as lightning and possesses boundless strength; let's call it the Great Extinguishing Thunder Fist."
Wang Zhenxu praised, "Worthy of an Immortal, such a powerful name!"
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