Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 1430 - 257: Cultivation, Spirit Platform True Self Technique Improvement! (2)
In contemplation, he stood quietly by the water, feeling the breeze blowing, the warmth of the winter sun falling on him, the bird calls and distant floral scents, and the sense of reality the world brought to him.
The sense of emptiness in his heart continued to dissipate.
Then he slowly closed his eyes, and with each breath, he resonated with the rhythms of heaven and earth.
Gradually, he felt an increasing harmony with this world.
A long time passed.
From the faint sounds coming from afar and the food aroma that was almost imperceptible, he knew that if he didn’t go soon, his sister-in-law would come to call him.
Then, he opened his eyes and began to walk toward the place where they were eating.
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Afternoon.
He returned to his courtyard once again.
At this moment, he felt no barriers between himself and this world.
The laughter of Little Dumpling still echoed in his mind.
The cheerful laughter of his family, the radiant smile on his elder brother Jiang Li’s face, unable to close his mouth, all made him feel the beauty of family affection, and that the world was worth it.
During this time, he gradually understood that the Inner Realm was not only beneficial.
Beneath the stillness of the Inner Realm lay great terror.
Spending long periods in the Inner Realm, the sense of timelessness and the passage of years could cause a sense of emptiness, leading one to doubt whether the world and the universe were real.
The spirit and will might become scattered in this process as well.
Once caught in this step, one would become muddled, unable to distinguish between illusion and reality, with the mental will possibly existing in both realms simultaneously.
One part in the Inner Realm, the other in the real world.
"But now, it seems I can try again!" he silently mused to himself.
Feeling his condition was excellent, with a peaceful and calm heart, he quickly made a decision.
Then, he once again took out a portion of the Spiritual Liquid of the Dragon Spirit.
After absorbing the dragon-shaped mist into his body, he closed his eyes once more.
[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +13]
[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +13]
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[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +36]
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As time passed, the experience value continued to increase.
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After a long while.
He opened his eyes again.
Whoosh—
He exhaled a long breath of impure energy from his abdomen.
Then slowly inhaled fresh air, quietly feeling it filling his abdomen, and then flowing through his bloodstream to every part of his body.
After completing a cycle of exhaling and inhaling, his breathing became calm.
With each breath, he began to resonate with the rhythms of heaven and earth.
His heart also gradually became peaceful.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, his gaze calm and clear, free of the initial chaos and turbidity.
"Not bad!" A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
[Skill]: Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method (small success 3361/5000)
"Also good!"
Seeing the progress on the panel, he nodded approvingly.
The real-time flow was but a moment’s work.
Yet the progress had significantly improved.
This level of efficiency was unimaginable to outsiders.
Stepping into the Second Grade was already a rare feat among the world’s known powerful beings.
A presence capable of carving out fiefdoms and establishing dominions.
However, his current rate of progress had not slowed at all but had advanced even further.
In contemplation.
He took out another portion of the Spiritual Liquid of the Dragon Spirit.
He opened it, and with a slight movement of his nostrils, the dragon-shaped mist of the liquid was drawn into his body.
Then.
He slightly closed his eyes, and his Heart Spirit immersed in the Spirit Platform.
Recalling in his heart the core principles of the Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method.
All things in the world are illusions; only I am true, only I am eternal.
This cultivation method, when practiced to Perfection, would mean the unity of spirit and self.
Completely merging the True Spirit mark with oneself, mastering oneself entirely, and grasping the true self.
Thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind, then he entered a state of profound calmness.
[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +37]
[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +35]
[Spirit Platform Grotto Reveals True Self Method Experience Value +37]
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At this moment, with the aid of the Spiritual Liquid of the Dragon Spirit, his cultivation efficiency greatly increased, almost tripling the original efficiency.
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That night.
Nearing the time of the banquet, he finally set out from the mansion.
If not necessary, by now, he was no longer inclined to go out.
The more he understood, the more he realized that time was running out for him.
As long as he kept growing and improving, he would inevitably stand against those powerful figures.
No one would be willing to see a figure on par with the Martial Saint rise, willing to endure another eight hundred years of gloom overhead.
Even though he was in the Grotto Heaven, where lifespans were longer than in the outside world.
But many still found it difficult to live another eight hundred years.
He was now very clear that the Martial Saint’s days were numbered.
Once he sat down to meditate and his demise became known to the world, the thirty-six provinces of Nine States would be overturned overnight.
The Immortal Dao experts hidden in the Pocket World who had bided their time for eight hundred years would definitely emerge.
That night.
He went to the Imperial Palace to attend a banquet.
At the banquet, he simply quietly enjoyed the Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Wine, turning them into resources for cultivation.
He no longer involved himself in the social affairs of the banquet.
Further research was meaningless in the face of strength.
After attending the banquet, he left at the first opportunity.
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Inside the Imperial Palace.
Two figures walked along the imperial path.
Though the sky was overcast, the road was transparent as if it was daytime.
Lights illuminated both sides of the road, a post every three steps, a lamp every five steps.
"You seem to be in low spirits tonight?" Ji Mingyue asked.
"Mm!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Why?" Ji Mingyue turned her head slightly, looking at Jiang Ning’s profile.
"I’ve learned a lot these days, realized so much, discovered that what I thought before was too naive. Even if I don’t oppose others, as my strength grows, I will stand on many opposing sides," Jiang Ning said.
Ji Mingyue nodded, her thoughts clear, understanding Jiang Ning’s words instantly.
"So are you planning to focus on cultivation recently?"
"Mm!" Jiang Ning nodded: "Only with enough strength can one truly be fearless."
"Good! Then keep it up!" Ji Mingyue smiled at Jiang Ning.
The smile was bright.
Turning her head slightly, looking at Ji Mingyue’s smile, Jiang Ning’s heart immediately relaxed.
"I will!" Jiang Ning said.
Afterward, Ji Mingyue accompanied him all the way to the gates of the Imperial Palace.
Watched as Jiang Ning’s figure left, until it disappeared into the darkness.
A moment later.
Ji Minghao’s figure came over.
"Shiqi, didn’t you tell him?" Ji Minghao asked.
Ji Mingyue shook her head: "He said before that he needed some time. Father wants me to tell him to propose to me, but that would be too much for him."
"I also know his personality, and I don’t want to force him." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Upon hearing this, Ji Minghao sighed.
"You know father is different now! He’s become impatient! You know this time if you tell him and he doesn’t propose before father, father might make another decision."
"I know!" Ji Mingyue nodded, then resolutely said: "But I don’t want to make things difficult for him, don’t want to force him! As for father, I will talk to him."
"Sigh——" Hearing Ji Mingyue’s words, Ji Minghao couldn’t help but sigh deeply.
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On the other side.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Jiang Ning quickly returned to his residence.
The events at the banquet were soon put behind him.
Standing in the courtyard.
As the container with dragon spirit Spiritual Liquid appeared in his hand, he opened the small ceramic bottle’s cap.
Murmur——
A low dragon’s murmur immediately emerged from the bottle.
The Spiritual Liquid turned into mist in the bottle, the mist transformed into dragon shapes, swirling within the bottle, intermittently appearing and disappearing.
He then sniffed deeply at the ceramic bottle.
The dragon-shaped creature formed from the mist lifted into the air from the ceramic bottle, entering his nostrils.
He immediately closed his eyes, his Heart Spirit sunk within his body, consciousness instantly within the Spirit Platform.
All around was illusion, only I am true, only I am eternal.
A thought flashed across his mind, the golden Divine Soul phantom within the Spirit Platform sat cross-legged in the void.
The place between his eyebrows began to emit a hazy white light.
The white light was so striking, so apparent.
It was the True Spirit imprint radiating spirit light.
Meanwhile.
In the courtyard, Jiang Ning’s body emitted a faint white light.
While in his Spirit Field, countless scenes appeared and disappeared.
In those scenes, everything moved toward destruction and void, only the self remained eternal.
[Spirit Platform Grotto Illuminate True Self Technique Experience Value +36]
[Spirit Platform Grotto Illuminate True Self Technique Experience Value +37]
[Spirit Platform Grotto Illuminate True Self Technique Experience Value +37]
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Time kept passing, and the experience value of the Spirit Platform Grotto Illuminate True Technique continued increasing.
