Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King
Chapter 525 - 319: Sixteen-Foot Golden Light, True Feelings, Lady’s Gifted Martial Arts, Finger-Flashing Golden Light
The essence treasure enters the stomach, and the magic essence arises on its own, acquiring the Magic Golden Light, its mysteries endless. Li Xian performs "Xunfeng Breath," with slow and calm breathing, maintaining composure and steadiness. He contemplates the subtlety of the magic essence.
Yet, feeling the essence of heaven and earth growing within his abdomen, a refreshing coolness permeates his body, offering endless encouragement. The Dew of Dawn transforms into "five hundred and thirty-nine strands" of the essence of heaven and earth, swirling within his abdomen, and after enhanced consumption, becomes nine hundred and thirty-six strands, steadily residing within his body, awaiting future assimilation.
Golden Scale Technique essence, Yellow Nine Ginseng essence, Dew of Dawn essence... All blend and brew together, the embryonic form of the technique gradually forming, and Li Xian savors the magic essence, fully evolving it. As he first arrives at this state, his heart is both amazed and curious: "So, this is the process of acquiring a technique, the Martial Arts take from heaven and earth, intending to defy fate by human will. The Magic Dao also takes from heaven and earth, aiming for heaven and earth to assist me. I, Li Xian, despite my humble beginnings, strive for progress step by step, able to witness this extraordinary scene and experience this profound matter, I truly have good fortune. Madam’s temperament is peculiar, but treats me... extremely well and extremely badly."
His heart is in turmoil, and he immediately thinks: "This fate is too hard to explain, better to focus and savor the insight!"
Li Xian immerses in long contemplation. Golden Scale, Yellow Nine Ginseng, Dew of Dawn... all are enhanced by consumption, making the magic essence exceptionally rich. What he perceives and comprehends in this phase surpasses others. Although Wen Caishang has never seen the "Magic Dao·Golden Light" with her own eyes, throughout history, many have acquired the Magic Golden Light.
Yet, he sees himself surrounded by a golden glow, sometimes flashing, sometimes extinguishing. Time flows, and morning arrives in the blink of an eye, with the light of dawn spilling all over him. Li Xian sits in a spacious spot, cross-legged, unobstructed by any surrounding objects, his long hair waving with the wind, the sunlight drenching his entire body, as if coated in a layer of gold paint, with a few strands of hair softly brushing his cheeks. The comprehension of the magic essence is complete, proceeding smoothly and peacefully, a great success achieved.
At this moment, attaining the technique: Golden Light.
Within his physique, the initial budding of "Magic Dao" has made him a Martial Artist who has acquired a technique. Li Xian can hardly conceal his joy, bringing his fingers together to perform the "Magic Dao·Golden Light," and a golden glow bursts from his entire body, starting from his hands and feet, gradually enveloping his entire body, transforming into a humanoid halo.
Li Xian has a thought, and his body transforms into countless lush points of light, flowing like water to sixteen yards away, then re-gathers to form its original shape. "Magic Dao·Golden Light" is also known as "Sixteen Yards Golden Light."
According to the "Recipe·Golden Light Lower Chapter," consuming Golden Scale, Yellow Nine Ginseng, Dew of Dawn bestows the Magic Golden Light, making the body like flowing light, able to leap sixteen yards, avoid blades and swords, dodge punches and kicks, appear behind an enemy in an instant, and escape danger, with endless mysteries. However, it consumes a great deal of energy, leaping nine yards a day, exhausting oneself. Leaping twelve yards a day, life is in peril!
Li Xian has not obtained the "Lower Chapter of the Recipe" and does not know the specifics of the Golden Light. In this phase, his body transformed into flowing light, leapt out to a distance of sixteen yards, though feeling a great consumption of physical strength, he remains carefree and natural. He thinks anew, forming the seals to perform the "Golden Light Technique," transforming into golden light, leaping two yards away.
Still feeling no hindrance or awkwardness. Then he performs the "Golden Light Technique" again, leaping a distance of eight yards. Finally, reaching the extreme of the technique, the flowing light gathers, revealing his original form. It turns out that Li Xian’s consumption-enhanced practice has made the magic essence denser, and the "Golden Light" he achieves is several times stronger than others.
The sixteen yards of Golden Light transformed into "Twenty-Eight Yards Golden Light." And the exertion is smaller, being more lightweight and natural. Such peculiarity is rarely seen in eternity. Li Xian feels even more delighted, pondering: "This technique seems simple, but actually, the simpler it is, the more uses it has. With the Magic Golden Light, my ability to protect myself can naturally be strengthened by another level."
Li Xian once again channels the "Golden Light," with flowing light and vibrant colors, leaping upward twenty-eight yards, maneuvering the Golden Light mid-air, transforming his position with extreme agility, brimming with marvelous uses.
Performing the Magic Dao exertion is extremely energy-consuming, and though Li Xian leaps several times in succession without reaching the limits of his strength, he indeed feels slightly fatigued and drenched in sweat. Li Xian thinks to himself: "I have great strength, yet after just a few times, I feel a slight lack of energy. It seems the Magic Dao, though wonderful, is far from being limitless. I should rest for a while and then ponder the details of this technique."
Lying there, the gentle breeze brushing over him feels quite pleasant. Outside, the wind and frost never cease, yet the Cixiang Water Pavilion is brimming with spring. The scenery is leisurely, with birds and beasts lightly chirping and the tinkling sounds of a clear spring.
Once his energy has returned, he begins pondering how to integrate "Magic Dao·Golden Light" with martial arts. The Broken Demon Spear is sinister and ghostly, quite contrary to the Golden Light. However, a few moves of the Setting Sun Bloodsword, when coupled with the "Golden Light Technique," might have extraordinary performance. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Li Xian is very interested and immediately practices swordplay in the courtyard. The Setting Sun Bloodsword reaches its peak, attempting to incorporate the magic golden light in its sword techniques, seeking the fusion of "martial" and "magic." Watching the silhouette, the sword blazes like the morning sun, with a body like flowing light.
Imposing and radiant. Wen Caishang, watching from the shadows, is slightly startled, smiles with a nod of acknowledgment for a long time.
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The Setting Sun Bloodsword grows increasingly profound. Polishing the sword techniques and postures, comprehending the martial arts will, within the body, the essence of heaven and earth gradually assimilates. The martial arts progress slowly but steadily. Li Xian is immersed in it, unconsciously passing into noon.
When he regains his senses, feeling deeply fatigued, he leans against a tree, his waist and legs all sore. He practices "Xunfeng Breath" to recover strength. Li Xian thinks to himself: "The sword play I just performed, executing the Golden Light Technique fourteen times, was extremely exhausting. Each execution of the Golden Light Technique allows me to move over two yards, but it feels like running over a dozen miles. Coupling with the Magic Dao Golden Light, though agile and quick enough to meet an enemy, I’m in danger once my strength is depleted! In true combat, I must not misuse it."
Suddenly, a round of applause is heard. Wen Caishang, who has been watching for some time from beside the courtyard, with unfathomable martial arts proficiency, as stealthy as a ghost, truly frightening. Seeing that Li Xian has mastered the Magic Dao, with capabilities far beyond what the "recipe" records, her eyes flash sharply. She thinks: "This child’s talent is unparalleled, with exceptionally high comprehension, quite suitable with the Golden Light. Therefore, his achievement in the magic essence is more refined, his Magic Dao stronger? I once held all three essence treasures for this Golden Light Technique, but as I had already consumed other essence treasures beforehand, the Starting Chart’s ’Magic Dao’ was not yet complete. Recklessly consuming other essence treasures would disrupt the order; otherwise, I could have also pieced together this Golden Light Technique."