Chapter 127

Chapter 127

Feeling the immense power hidden within his own body, Lu Qing felt a sense of satisfaction. He had reached

the Perfection of the Muscles and Bones Realm

. This meant that a post-natal realm warrior had reached a limit in muscle and bone strength.

Continuing to temper his Qi and Blood would not improve even a little bit.

Even if he broke through to the Internal Organs Realm, his muscle and

bone strength wouldn’t increase significantly. Only with a great opportunity, such as obtaining some miraculous elixir, could he break through his limit again and further strengthen his muscles and bones.

But Lu Qing had already taken the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid, greatly enhancing his inherent aptitude.

His muscle and bone strength was now likely several times stronger than that of a typical Perfection of the Muscles and Bones Realm.

Finding another elixir even rarer than the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid and pushing his limits further was unlikely.

The next step was to consolidate his foundation and strive for a breakthrough to the Internal Organs Realm.

While the breakthrough to the Muscles and Bones Realm certainly pleased Lu Qing,

he was even more delighted by another breakthrough.

Lu Qing picked up a green bamboo leaf and gazed at it quietly.

At this moment, the bamboo leaves, seemingly ordinary to most, were truly special to him.

The patterns on them, in particular, held a unique meaning.

“After so much practice, I’ve finally mastered the art of runes.”

Gently turning the bamboo leaves in his hands, Lu Qing smiled.

However, at the moment he perfected the Muscle and Bone Realm, inspired by the sense of perfection,

his rune cultivation, which had been stuck for some time, quietly broke through, finally achieving mastery.

He had grasped the meaning of each of the three hundred mysterious runes in his mind, and could now identify corresponding patterns in the real world.

Since receiving the inheritance from the Divine Rune Sect, Lu Qing had been cultivating the art of runes for quite some time.

It was arguably the most difficult of all the traditions he had received.

Even with the aid of his supernatural powers, it still took him so much time to truly master it.

These days, he observed all sorts of things in life.

Pots and pans, stones and leaves, flowers and weeds, gold and silver jewelry…

everything he could see, he would try to observe through the lens of a cleared mind.

The more he observed, the deeper his understanding of the three hundred mysterious runes in the rune compendium in his mind grew.

Slowly, a vague sense of understanding began to emerge within him, slowly accumulating.

However, this understanding had recently reached a bottleneck and stopped progressing.

Lu Qing could sense that he was only one step away from truly mastering the Way of Runes.

But this step remained elusive.

The tradition left by the Divine Rune Sect simply stated that this step could only be achieved through personal understanding.

The Way of Runes is ever-changing, imbued with the profound principles of heaven and earth.

Every practitioner of the Way of Runes has their own unique understanding and insights into the connection between runes and heaven and earth.

Overly clinging to the experience of predecessors can easily lead to shackles and hinder future cultivation.

This is why Lu Qing was stuck at this initial stage for so long.

Now, taking advantage of his recent breakthrough in martial arts and comprehending the transformations of his qi, blood, tendons, and bones, a sudden inspiration struck him, truly blasting open the door to the Way of Runes.

“I’m too narrow-minded. The first commandment of the Divine Talisman Sect’s tradition demands that disciples take the myriad things of heaven and earth as their teachers. I only observed the outer world, forgetting that humanity itself is contained within all things.

Living beings themselves are the most miraculous and incredible of all things.

Without understanding the mysteries of life, how can one draw a soulful rune?”

Of course, drawing a soulful rune, such a miraculous skill, is beyond the reach of ordinary rune practitioners.

Even within the Divine Talisman Sect’s tradition, it’s considered a lofty pursuit.

It’s even more impossible for Lu Qing to comprehend such a supreme mystery now.

He had only grasped a small part of the mysteries of the qi and blood circulation and the transformation of flesh and bone during his breakthrough, and with a sense of understanding, he had entered the Way of Runes.

He hadn’t even mastered the simplest rune, let alone the drawing of a rune.

“However, now that I’ve mastered the Way of Runes, I can finally practice the secret technique in the inheritance.”

A faint glint flickered in Lu Qing’s eyes.

Within the Divine Talisman Sect’s legacy, there’s a unique secret technique that allows practitioners to cultivate the power of the soul even before reaching perfection in the Acquired Realm.

However, this technique also has its own cultivation requirements.

First, the practitioner’s physical fitness must reach at least the Muscle and Bone Realm

to withstand the pressure of tempering the soul.

Second, the practitioner must have a deep understanding of the Way of Runes and a strong mind.

Once these two conditions are met, the practitioner must also possess the protection of a rare and precious fluid like the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid before they can practice the technique.

Therefore, while the Divine Talisman Sect’s secret technique allows practitioners to cultivate the power of the soul early,

the cultivation requirements are equally demanding,

comparable to achieving perfection in the Inner Viscera Realm.

Fortunately, Lu Qing now meets all of these requirements.

Seeing that it was still early, Lu Qing thought for a moment and headed into the mountains with Xiao Li.

Before long, the man and the little beast arrived at the valley where the Jade Transformation Cavern was located.

Gazing at the valley, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, Lu Qing’s mind drifted slightly.

This was his first time back since his last trip.

When he left, he was still a Qi and Blood Realm warrior.

Now, returning, he had reached the Perfect Jin Gu Realm, his strength immensely increased.

This rapid increase in strength was largely due to the opportunities he had gained in the cave.

After a brief visit to Li Weitian’s tomb and a brief tribute, Lu Qing and Xiao Li plunged into the cave behind the waterfall.

Arriving at the Jade Transformation Cavern, everything remained exactly as he had left it.

However, Lu Qing’s observation of the runes within the cavern was met with a different feeling.

Last time, before he had yet to cultivate the Way of Runes, the runes on the cave walls, though mysterious and profound, offered no clues.

Now, having achieved a foothold in the art of runes, he felt a sudden surge of insights. He felt a

sense of awe, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring awe.

The mysterious being who created the Jade Cavern had truly unfathomable attainments in runes.

Standing before the cave wall for a long time, Lu Qing felt that his understanding of runes had increased significantly, and both feet had truly stepped into the gate of runes. It seemed that he would have to come to this cave more often to gain insights in the future.    Lu Qing thought

to himself .    He casually pushed open the secret door of the cavern and came to the dark room where Li Weitian had sat in meditation.    Inside, everything was the same as before.    “Xiao Li, please help me protect the Dharma outside. I’m going to practice for a while. Don’t let anyone disturb me.”

Lu Qing instructed Xiao Li.

The inherited secret technique carried considerable risks when practiced, and intrusion was a serious concern.

Although the jade cavern was hidden and inaccessible,

Lu Qing still cautiously instructed Xiao Li to protect him and ensure safety.

Seeing Xiao Li nod earnestly, Lu Qing felt relieved and closed the door to the secret chamber.

Then, he sat cross-legged on the stone bed where Li Weitian had passed away, slowly regulating his breathing.

After aligning his body to optimal condition, a jade bottle appeared in his hand.

It was the same jade bottle he had brought from this place, containing the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid.

Without hesitation, Lu Qing poured a drop of the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid into his mouth.

The fluid entered his stomach, quickly transforming into a vast, life-giving, and strange energy.

Not daring to delay, Lu Qing immediately activated the techniques described in the secret technique, circulating his Qi and blood, and in a strange trajectory, directed it towards the brow acupoint in his brain.

As Qi and blood surged, Lu Qing’s face quickly turned red, especially between his eyebrows, where it looked as if blood would drip out.

However, his expression remained calm, as he controlled the surge of Qi and blood with powerful control.

This was a highly dangerous situation, as the brow acupoint was a vital point in the human body and could not be easily damaged.

Fortunately, his swordsmanship had reached the level of a post-natal master, mastering the principle of combining strength and flexibility with meticulous attention to detail.

His control over his body was extremely high, allowing him to control his Qi and blood, honing and tempering the acupoint according to the secret techniques.

During this process, the miraculous life-giving energy transformed from the earth vein spirit fluid continuously flowed into the brow acupoint, nourishing and stabilizing this mysterious acupoint.

Throughout this process, Lu Qing meticulously controlled his Qi and blood, not daring to relax for even a moment.

Even so, after a while, he made a mistake.

A slight deviation in his control of Qi and blood damaged the brow acupoint, nearly causing it to collapse.

Fortunately, the miraculous energy transformed from the earth vein spirit fluid firmly protected the acupoint, preventing it from collapsing.

It quickly repaired the damage, restoring it to its original state.

Sensing these changes, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the danger of this secret technique.

The human brain is extremely fragile, even for warriors.

Even a powerful cultivator at the Internal Organ Realm wouldn’t dare to direct their Qi and blood directly into the head.

Once the brain is damaged, the consequences are unimaginable. From

the mildest, it could lead to paralysis and idiocy, to the worst, death.

If Lu Qing hadn’t possessed the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid, he would never have dared to practice this secret technique.

With this experience, Lu Qing became even more cautious when refining the brow acupoint.

In this state of intense concentration, Lu Qing’s mind quickly drained.

But he remained calm and persevered.

Before long, he felt the strange life force within him begin to weaken.

Without hesitation, he opened the jade bottle and poured another drop of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid into his mouth.

With this drop of fluid, he felt his spirits rise, and he continued his practice.

Lu Qing diligently followed the secret mental method, circulating his Qi and blood, and refining his acupoints.

Whenever the energy of the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid weakened, he poured a drop into his mouth.

An unknown amount of time passed, but after Lu Qing had consumed the fifth drop and more than half of its energy had been consumed,

he finally felt an invisible sound in his mind.

Like an egg cracking, the Acupoint between his eyebrows had finally been opened.

With this opening, Lu Qing felt as if the entire world had changed.

However, before he could fully comprehend this transformation, the remaining vital energy within his body, along with all his Qi and blood, had already merged into the Acupoint between his eyebrows.

A feeling of weakness rose within Lu Qing.

Not wanting to delay, he immediately poured three more drops of Spirit Fluid from the jade bottle and swallowed them.

These three drops of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid rapidly transformed into vital energy in his abdomen, replenishing the deficiency in Lu Qing’s body.

The rest continued to flow into the Acupoint between his eyebrows.

It’s unknown how that tiny acupoint could contain so much energy.

And so, fueled by a constant supply of vital energy, a trace of a mysterious power finally slowly emerged within Lu Qing’s brow acupoint.

When this strange power emerged, Lu Qing’s entire body trembled.

A sudden inspiration struck him, and without a second thought, his entire mind and body rushed into the acupoint, merging with the mysterious power.

Then, with a bang, he was plunged into a strange state.

After an unseen moment of daze, Lu Qing slowly opened his eyes.

A look of enlightenment filled them.

“Is this the power of the soul? It’s truly miraculous.”

At that moment, within Lu Qing’s brow acupoint, a vibrant and unique spiritual power slowly flowed.

Compared to the vast acupoint, it seemed so insignificant.

But even this tiny trace of spiritual power had been cultivated by Lu Qing, expending countless earth vein spirit fluids and enduring great dangers. It was truly precious.

And this trace of spiritual power did not disappoint Lu Qing.

The world in his eyes had completely changed.

“Is this what Master meant by the primordial energy of heaven and earth?”

Sensing the faint flow of energy in the space around him,

Lu Qing knew this was likely the primordial energy of heaven and earth that his master had mentioned.

However, his spiritual power was still weak, and he couldn’t clearly sense this primordial energy.

Furthermore, because his physical body hadn’t yet reached postnatal perfection, his Qi channels were still not open, preventing him from drawing Qi into his body and directly breaking through to the innate realm

. However, after cultivating spiritual power, Lu Qing also felt that the connection between his mind and body had become

much stronger, greatly enhancing his control over his body.

Perhaps even surpassing those of the Internal Visceral Realm experts.

At this rate, his breakthrough to the Internal Visceral Realm would likely be brought forward again.

Of course, these changes were secondary.

The truly significant change after cultivating spiritual power was what Lu Qing valued most:

the ability to truly practice the Way of Runes.

The first step in practicing the Way of Runes is to calm the mind and cleanse the heart, sensing all things in the world, and understanding the commonalities between the textures of all things. This can be verified with the runes in the Rune Guidelines, and the opportunity to enter the realm of enlightenment can be found.

After entering the realm of enlightenment, the second step is the true practice of runes.

And for this step, the power of the soul is indispensable.

Now, Lu Qing has finally achieved this requirement.

(End of this chapter)