Eternal Saber-Chapter 394 - 2: Arrival in Nanxia

The East Sea Giant Demon carried Chen Tang across the turbulent waves. Seeing no one pursuing them, it casually swam away.

"Fat Head Fish, thanks for the help this time. You can go play by yourself now."

Chen Tang returned to the ship and waved at the East Sea Giant Demon in the sea.

"Buzz!"

The East Sea Giant Demon let out a long cry, dove into the water, and quickly disappeared.

Old Lu and the other crew members were dumbfounded, their jaws almost hitting the floor.

This creature, the sole overlord of the East Sea and referred to as a Sea Demon, was called Fat Head Fish by this man?

And the way he spoke sounded as if he were talking to a family pet.

Even the usually calm and composed Ye Yushi now had her mouth slightly open, looking completely incredulous.

Ah Li, hidden in the shadows of the cabin, gazed at Chen Tang with a newfound sense of awe.

Chen Tang returned to the ship and turned around to look.

Except for Old Lu, who was leaning on the mast, barely able to stand, all the other crew members were kneeling on the ground. Their eyes on him were as if they had seen a ghost, mouths uttering syllables like ’Susa.’

"Are these people going crazy too?"

Chen Tang walked towards Old Lu and asked, "What’s going on here?"

"Sea God?"

Old Lu tentatively asked.

"What Sea God?"

Chen Tang felt rather perplexed.

Seeing Chen Tang’s genuine confusion, Old Lu swallowed and recounted the legend of the Sea God Susa.

Chen Tang was suddenly enlightened.

No wonder the people of the Celestial Cauldron Continent reacted like this.

It turns out they mistook him for the reincarnation of Susa.

This was merely a fortuitous mistake, not something Chen Tang intended, so he didn’t bother to explain.

"Don’t just stand around, set sail."

Chen Tang urged them on.

"Yes, yes."

Old Lu hurriedly called for work.

This time, the crew members raised the sails again with much more agility, each trying to impress Chen Tang, hoping to gain the favor of Sea God Susa.

Chen Tang glanced around and saw seven flying swords lying on the deck.

He stepped forward to collect the seven flying swords and lightly ran his finger along the blade. A slight pain pricked his fingertip, leaving a faint bloodstain.

"Good swords!"

Chen Tang praised inwardly.

Nothing else to say, but the technique of nurturing flying swords by the Profound Sect is truly impressive.

The blades of the flying swords were still sharp, effortlessly cutting through hair and slicing through the iron!

Unfortunately, the seven flying swords had no handles, making them impossible to wield directly.

Moreover, keeping these seven flying swords around was likely a significant risk.

True Monarch Lingyun was severely injured by the East Sea Giant Demon but survived.

As long as there is sufficient distance, True Monarch Lingyun cannot control these seven flying swords.

However, after nurturing and training flying swords for so many years, there must be some extraordinary connection between him and the swords.

The seven flying swords were like a tracking device from a past life.

If kept by his side, Lingyun could easily track him down in the future!

However, Chen Tang was reluctant to just throw such sharp weapons into the sea.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to temporarily store the seven flying swords in a wooden box.

True Monarch Lingyun was severely injured and would need time to recover, unable to pursue them anytime soon.

At least during their time on the sea, he definitely wouldn’t dare to chase.

Once they reached Nanxia and disembarked, Chen Tang planned to head to a blacksmith and have the seven flying swords melted down.

Even if there were any signature symbols on the swords, they would surely burn to nothing, turned to ashes.

The ’Eternal’ fell in Beiqian and could not be retrieved for the time being.

By then, he could use the seven flying swords as materials to craft a handy weapon, suited for his adventures in Jianghu.

From the Celestial Cauldron Continent, traveling by ship to Divine Land would take about half a year.

During this time, Chen Tang maintained his daily cultivation without slackening.

Unlike the initial drive for survival and revenge that compelled him to cultivate.

Over two years, Chen Tang had found an unprecedented joy in cultivation.

That constant ascent on the Martial Arts mountain, with continuous progress and tangible gains, seemed to surpass the joys of romance and leisure, reaching a state of spiritual fulfillment.

After two years of cultivation, Chen Tang’s determination grew even more unwavering.

The path of Martial Arts is long and arduous; only with indomitable will can one hope to reach the end!

In the genius battle, Chen Tang faced many young Martial Artists, including Murakumo Kyo and Amaterasu Chizuru. Although the outcomes were clear-cut, witnessing various Martial Arts on the Celestial Cauldron Continent gave him insights.

The bottleneck of the Fifth Grade Extreme Realm showed signs of loosening.

Finally, after a month of sailing on the East Sea, Chen Tang stepped into the Fourth Grade!

Martial Artists cultivating Inner Qi can, at this realm, continuously use Inner Qi to stimulate the body’s nine crucial acupoints, ultimately opening them one by one.

The significance of opening the apertures is extraordinary.

This realm can be generally divided into four apertures, seven apertures, and nine apertures.

Generally, Inner Qi Martial Artists will choose to first open the Eye Aperture and Ear Aperture.

Once opened, it means reaching the ’Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing’ state.

Becoming more sensitive to surrounding sounds.

Seeing surrounding things more clearly.

This also means an enhancement in reaction ability, playing an unimaginable role in combat!

Moreover, the Ear Aperture is connected with the kidneys, and the Eye Aperture is related to the liver and gallbladder.

Stimulating the opening of Ear Aperture and Eye Aperture simultaneously nurtures and strengthens the viscera.

Of course, generally, Fourth Grade Awakening Martial Artists will stop after unblocking seven apertures.

The last two apertures are the two major Yin Apertures at the lower part of the human body, which, when opened, merely aid in the excretion of impurities and toxins from the body, having a minimal impact on enhancing the martial artist’s combat power.

If one wastes energy on this, it will delay entering the Meridian Passage stage.

If one can unblock a meridian early, the enhancement in combat power reaches another level.

However, Chen Tang’s Dantian cannot store Inner Qi; he can only pursue Horizontal Body Training and Inner Strength of the Viscera.

On this path, Fourth Grade is similarly about opening the apertures.

However, Chen Tang cannot use Inner Qi to stimulate Acupoints; he must continue to strengthen the viscera.

Since the liver and gallbladder are related and complement each other, refining the great tendons, opening the Eye Aperture.

The heart and small intestine are related, refining the blood vessels, opening the Tongue Aperture.

The spleen and stomach are related, refining the muscles, also opening the Mouth Aperture.

The lungs and large intestine are related, refining the skin, opening the Nose Aperture.

The kidneys and bladder are related, refining the bones and bone marrow, opening the Ear Aperture.

The reasoning lies concealed in ordinary speech.

For instance, when mentioning a person as kind-hearted, the connection of "heart" and "intestine" implies the interaction of the internal organs.

Related as the liver and gallbladder, the same principle applies.

And when Chen Tang practices the Kun Breathing Technique, refining the lungs, the large intestine, one of the Six Fu Organs, enhances its peristaltic ability, better absorbing grains and essence.

Simultaneously, Inner Qi penetrates through the lungs, infiltrating the skin one by one, ultimately opening the Nose Aperture!

This cultivation method is relatively slow.

However, it enables the martial artist’s entire body to undergo thorough cultivation from the inside out.

The so-called Inner Strength of the Viscera, Horizontal Body Training, is about training this power from the inside out thoroughly!

In this way, not only are the martial artist’s viscera strengthened, but even the skin, muscles, bones, and marrow are strengthened, and power naturally grows.

Therefore, when a martial artist’s viscera sustains damage or disease, it can often be detected through observing their visage.

The five viscera correspond to five elements, having a mutual generative relationship.

Chen Tang starts cultivating from the lungs, associated with metal, metal generates water, i.e., the essence of the lungs nourishes kidney essence.

The kidneys generate the liver, i.e., water generates wood, with the kidneys hiding essence to nourish liver blood.

Chen Tang cannot choose to first open the Eye Aperture and Ear Aperture; he must follow the principle of five elements’ mutual generation, starting with the lungs, large intestine, skin, and Nose Aperture, proceeding one by one.

For him, it makes no difference which apertures are opened first.

To cultivate to the Fourth Grade Extreme Realm, all nine apertures must be opened simultaneously!

During this time, Chen Tang also chats with Ye Yushi during his leisure to inquire about the situation in the Nanxia Jianghu.

Ah Li stands by silently.

Over time, Ye Yushi has grown accustomed to her presence.

These days, under Chen Tang’s constant care, Ah Li has undergone a great transformation.

Originally pallid, her little face gradually became rosy, her cheeks grew somewhat fleshy, and she now looked a bit chubby like a baby.

With delicate features, she became pleasant to look at.

Even her somewhat dry hair grew longer and smoother.

With Ye Yushi’s help, it was styled into twin buns, and with a change of clothes, both her appearance and demeanor became vastly different from before.

Even her originally lifeless eyes have gained a glint of vitality over these days, becoming much more spirited.

Even those in Hermit Continent who had seen Ah Li would probably fail to recognize her upon seeing her again.

In a blink, six months passed.

The sea voyage had encountered many storms along the way, but finally, without danger, the distance to Nanxia was getting closer.

For some reason, these days Ye Yushi was not in high spirits, often lost in thoughts by himself, pondering something, perhaps feeling lost.

One day.

Old Lu excitedly rushed to the cabin and said, "Young Master Chen, we’re almost at Nanxia!"

Having floated at sea for six months, even with his vast experience, he could hardly bear it.

Upon reaching Nanxia, he must take a good rest, indulge in food and drink, visit the brothels to enjoy himself.

"Oh?"

Chen Tang got up, walked out of the cabin, and gazed ahead.

He saw at the junction of sea and sky, a bustling and glorious coastline gradually emerging; he seemed to hear the clamor of people and the neighing of horses at the port.

Before Chen Tang’s eyes, a Jianghu scroll seemed to unfold slowly—a place filled with the clashing of swords and shadows, with stylish steeds and splendid attire, with sword-wielding wanderers, with passionate feuds and boundless chivalry and tender feelings.

A ripple stirred in his heart.

Nanxia, at last!