Chapter 175

Chapter 175: The Realm of Intention, the Method of Visualizing the Baking Furnace

“As expected, home is still the best.”

Early in the morning, Lu Qing walked out of the house and stretched, feeling quite comfortable.

Thinking back to yesterday, he couldn’t help but smile.

Yesterday evening, when they returned, the village was buzzing with activity.

The villagers rushed out, surrounding him and his master with questions.

There was nothing they could do. He and his master had said they were going to the county market, but they hadn’t returned for over ten days.

Although the Wei family had sent someone to deliver the message, Grandpa Zhang and the others remained skeptical and worried.

Now that they had finally returned, they had to inquire more thoroughly.

Finally, after Lu Qing explained the situation and distributed the local specialties he had brought back, everyone realized it was a false alarm and gradually dispersed.

Despite all the talk, Lu Qing’s heart warmed.

After all, it felt good to have someone worrying about you.

He gathered his thoughts, did two sets of Yang Shen Quan to stretch his muscles, and then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Seeing that Xiaoyan and the others would take a while to wake up, Lu Qing used his acrobatics and arrived at the bamboo forest behind the mountain in a few breaths.

He sensed the surroundings and saw no one around. His mind shifted, and the next moment, a sword appeared in his hand.

However, it looked quite crude, unpolished and unsharpened.

It was the very same divine sword blank forged from meteorite iron that Lu Qing had previously forged at the Heart Forging Workshop.

However, this blank had been adjusted again and fitted with a handle.

Aside from the rougher appearance and lack of a sharp edge, it was

no different from any other sword, ready for any use.

Holding the sword in his right hand, Lu Qing’s aura suddenly shifted, a murderous aura permeating him.

The next moment, he swung the long sword and began practicing his sword techniques.

His movements were subtle and his movements were flawless. Though his movements didn’t appear fast, each stroke held a breathtaking power.

The increasingly chilling, murderous aura frightened the surrounding insects and birds, making them shudder and shudder.

After practicing the Four-Sided Blade technique, Lu Qing stood with his blade in hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.

“According to the martial arts experience I’ve gathered from my master and the Wei family’s ancestors, after achieving a state of meticulous mastery of both strength and flexibility, the next step is to comprehend the movement’s [meaning].

The most crucial aspect of this step is imbuing one’s martial arts moves with spiritual charm.

With this spiritual charm imbued within, guided by the mind’s intuition, one can predict the enemy’s moves, strike first, and defeat the enemy with strength, striking hard and strong.

Clearly, having forged the power of the soul, I’ve already touched upon this realm.

However, due to my limited spiritual strength, I still have a long way to go to fully comprehend the [meaning].”

Of course, while he couldn’t yet fully grasp the [meaning], Lu Qing was already quite satisfied.

You must know that the realm of [Intention] is generally only comprehended by those who are strong in the Xiantian realm.

Upon entering the Xiantian realm, those who are strong in the Xiantian realm are baptized by the laws of heaven and earth, and their spiritual power is dramatically enhanced.

Therefore, they will practice martial arts with greater ease, and comprehending the realm of [Intention] will naturally be easy.

Now that he has only just entered the Neigu realm, he can already touch [Intention], which is already very impressive.

There is still a long time to go, and who can guarantee that he will not be able to fully comprehend [Intention] before entering the Xiantian realm?

Furthermore, Lu Qing differed from other martial arts masters in that

, possessing supernatural powers, he could master any martial art with incredible speed.

Therefore, once he fully comprehended the realm of [Intention], it wouldn’t simply be about mastering the sword or blade intent.

Rather, all martial arts he practiced would become universally mastered, rapidly ascending to the realm of [Intention]!

“So, for me, cultivation is the most important thing. As long as my spiritual power is enhanced, comprehending the realm of [Intention] will naturally become much easier.” “

It just so happens that there’s a small technique among the inheritances left by the Lihuo Sect that’s perfect for my current situation.”

Most of the inheritances obtained from the Lihuo Cauldron weren’t suitable for the current era.

However,

there were a few techniques that Lu Qing could barely practice. Among them, one technique was perfectly suited to Lu Qing’s current situation:

[Furnace Visualization Method]!

This visualization method requires the practitioner to visualize themselves within a fiery furnace, using their spiritual power to confront the furnace’s blazing flames, tempering themselves and strengthening their spiritual power.

This visualization method is a pure soul-training method, independent of the circulation of spiritual energy. Therefore, even in this era of spiritual energy scarcity, it can still be practiced.

However, it requires practitioners possessing spiritual power.

The threshold for cultivation is extremely high for today’s martial artists.

After all, with the exception of exceptional individuals like Lu Qing,

generally speaking, in martial arts practice, cultivating soul power requires reaching the Grandmaster stage of internal organ perfection. While there are

countless martial artists in the world, how many truly achieve internal organ perfection?

Sitting cross-legged, Lu Qing activated his supernatural powers and found the practice method of the [Baking Furnace Visualization Method] in his mind, beginning to simulate it.

A flood of insights flooded his mind, and Lu Qing quickly entered a state of cultivation.

The [Great Furnace Visualization Method] has three levels of cultivation: the Fire Furnace View, the Melting Furnace View, and the final, ultimate, Baking Furnace View.

Each level is more challenging than the last.

Practitioners must approach their visualizations within their capabilities and exercise caution.

If one’s strength is insufficient and one attempts to forcefully visualize a higher level of imagery, one could easily burn oneself. The image of the furnace

one conjures up would incinerate one’s mind, turning one into a living corpse. Naturally, Lu Qing, practicing for the first time, wouldn’t rush into such a difficult task.

Instead, he approached his practice with extreme caution, following the light-thinking method. He visualized a small furnace in his mind.

Its form was simple enough that if Xiaoyan could see it, she would immediately recognize it as the small stove they used for making porridge at home.

After visualizing the furnace, Lu Qing transformed himself into a strand of mental energy and plunged into it.

Upon entering the furnace, Lu Qing felt as if he had entered a world of flames, his entire body engulfed in blazing flames.

The [Furnace Visualization Method] was truly magical.

Clearly, the furnace was merely a figment of his imagination, a delusion.

Yet, Lu Qing felt as if he were truly being burned by the flames, a reality uncanny.

It seemed as if the next moment, his body, formed by the power of his soul, would melt and burn completely.

Lu Qing did not dare to neglect it. He immediately silently recited the formula of the skill, calmed his mind, and silently endured the calcination of the furnace.

(End of this chapter)