Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 398 - 147: Everyone Has Their Obsession, "Life-Sacrificing" Weapon Casting Skill
After Li Yuan communicated with Master Gong, he returned home and sat in the courtyard pondering.
Everything in this world seems connected by Yin and Yang.
Heaven is Yang, Earth is Yin.
[Heavenly Smell], is the use of Supreme Yang to gather Yang Qi at one point, infusing it into the forged Spiritual Artifact, and then combining it with Source Blood, creating a living Array.
[Measuring Land], is a Dharma Gate for seeking the Land of Ultimate Yin, yet this land isn’t the Ghost Realm, rather it might be a place about to become a Ghost Realm.
Thus, whether it’s [Heavenly Smell] taught by Master Zhu or [Measuring Land] taught by Master Gong, they both fall short in forging a Fourth Grade Array.
Because, logically speaking.
[Measuring Land] only involves finding the Land of Ultimate Yin, without addressing how to forge using Yin Qi.
[Heavenly Smell] is the exact opposite, it teaches how to forge using Yang Qi but doesn’t mention where to find the Land of Ultimate Yang.
So, at least two more inheritances are needed to complete this Dharma Gate.
This is still a conservative estimate.
Of course, there might be a way to forge an Array relying solely on Yang Qi or Yin Qi.
Or perhaps the "Yin Yang Balance" Secret Technique is required to achieve this.
"No wonder Weapon Forgers struggle endlessly, yet never find the way... it seems more complicated than I thought," Li Yuan couldn’t help but reflect.
"But the conversation with Master Gong brought some other insights."
"Mental Realm."
"To craft supreme Spiritual Artifacts, one needs to sharpen a most sensitive, distraction-free mental realm."
"And this is unlike Visualization Image, it requires personal understanding."
"Right, I seem to have seen similar notes in the Vine Pavilion..."
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The next day. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Li Yuan hurried back to the Vine Pavilion.
This time, he indeed looked through some of the Weapon Forger’s notes.
These notes were left by Weapon Forgers of the past from the Divine Wood Hall, and include some valuable texts gathered from various places by Divine Wood Hall.
The foundation of a Major Sect mostly lies here.
The Sect will have many predecessors explore various domains, allowing successors to build upon them, stand on their shoulders and view this domain.
The giant wooden vine stands in the cold wind of early spring in the Inner City, new buds sprouting on the vine.
And sitting within the Vine Pavilion, indeed creates a feeling of detachment from the earth, separation from the human world, with a sense of serenity.
It’s indeed the best place to read books.
Books, well-bound, wrapped in the real hide of some Demon Beast, or sealed with jade stones, are carefully placed on the wooden shelves.
Li Yuan gently picked up the books and gently put them back.
"Hear the pin drop in the bustling market, hear thunder in silence, hear flowers bloom in early spring, hear leaves fall in late autumn..."
This is a Weapon Forger’s training method.
A Weapon Forger needs to maintain extremely sharp, specific perceptions, hence forming a unique mental realm is essential.
These methods are "fancy and diverse".
But Li Yuan decided to try some Dharma Gates taught in the books.
After all, he aims to forge Fifth Grade Weapons, and simply holding steady won’t suffice.
...
Several days later...
Outside the city, by an old mountain.
A waterfall cascades down, emitting a thunderous roar.
Speaking loudly here would make it impossible for the person next to you to hear.
A carriage is parked here.
Driving the carriage was a charismatic gentleman, none other than the Elder of Cui Family.
Cui Wuji said, "Master Li, we’re here."
Li Yuan lifted the curtain and stepped out saying, "Thank you, Elder."
Cui Wuji smiled and said, "When leaving the city, it’s always me accompanying you.
You often call our family folks Old Cui, why not... call me Old Cui too?
Saves you the trouble of repeatedly calling me Elder."
Li Yuan, familiar with him, replied, "You’re the Elder of Huayin, if I call you Old Cui, how would Huayin address me then?"
Cui Wuji’s elegant face displayed a carefree charm, he said, "Everyone calls freely, doesn’t that work?
Your son is the disciple of Lady Hall Master, and strictly speaking, so am I a junior to Lady Hall Master.
Thinking this way, I’m on the same level as your son.
How should I address you then?"
Li Yuan laughed and said, "Old Cui."
Cui Wuji said, "Exactly, go about your business.
This place has a nice view, it lacks the scent of meat, but there’s a sense of grandeur, perfect for me to practice cultivation skills."
Li Yuan nodded.
Having read notes in the Pavilion, he knows that in the cultivation process of Fifth Grade Skills, besides enhancing blood concentration with Fifth Grade Demon Beast Meat, it’s about refining one’s personality.
If breaking through to Sixth Grade is "discovering a Seed of Thought," breaking through to Fifth Grade is "gathering the Seed of Thought to make it complete," then cultivating Fifth Grade is "solidifying and refining this complete Seed of Thought."
The means, is "holding this Seed of Thought" through life-and-death battles for refining, and cultivating within earthly scenery to refine.
The note said, this is "when the seed blossoms," flower blooms revealing me, a perfect self.
Yet, the content following the note was inexplicably torn off...
Li Yuan has read many notes but hasn’t found what happens after "the flower blooms revealing me, this perfect self."
Nonetheless, he understands why Cui Wuji feels the grand waterfall below suits cultivation.
The Gu System mostly cultivates the [Willow Return Technique], and the mental state required by [Willow Return Technique] seems to be heroic, somewhat like his self-created [Overlord Blade]...
He took off his shirt and flew into the waterfall below, instantly submerged by the rushing water.
Great Zhou is rich in water, besides the Long Sleep River there are many large rivers.
These great rivers all flow from west to east.
Beginning at the Western Pole, ending at the East Sea.
From the notes, Li Yuan learned that the Western Pole had endless ice and snow, hence it’s normal for some to melt off as the weather warms...
Spring is now here, forming rapid currents.
And this waterfall, is clearly also an important branch of a great river.
