Chapter 490 - 415: Heart Control (Part 3)
Chapter 490: Chapter 415: Heart Control (Part 3)
But Chen Li just chuckled softly.
The Qiankun Ruyi Staff in his hand suddenly erupted with brilliant light, instantly transforming into a colossal Stabilizing Needle that seemed to prop up the heavens. It plunged fiercely into the center of the roiling sea of bitterness.
Settle!
The roiling sea of bitterness, as if pressed down by an invisible, colossal hand, instantly fell silent.
Then, all the black water disintegrated, transforming into a jet-black stream of Qi that spiraled upward.
The Primordial Spirit opened its mouth again and swallowed the stream of Qi whole.
The sea of bitterness dissipated.
The hanging sword vanished without a trace.
The legacy space began to tremble violently, the surrounding scenery shattering inch by inch.
The Jade Sword in Chen Li’s hand also emitted a soft sound.
CRACK!
A fine crack appeared on the blade. It then spread rapidly, covering the entire Jade Sword like a spiderweb.
POP.
The Jade Sword shattered completely, turning into a handful of white powder that trickled through Chen Li’s fingers.
Chen Li’s Primordial Spirit returned to his physical body, seating itself cross-legged within his Divine Hall Acupoint.
Transformation Technique.
The True Sword Dao he had swallowed into his Primordial Spirit began to be rapidly refined and absorbed.
This was unlike refining the Qiankun Qi Roaming Dragon True Intent, which had taken him one or two years.
Now that Chen Li had reached the Dharma Aspect realm and his Primordial Qi had fully formed, his speed at refining this True Sword Dao was easily a hundred times faster.
Pale-golden Primordial Qi surged like a tide, igniting the Primordial Qi Flame. The True Sword Dao quickly collapsed and broke down.
The True Intent dissipated at a rate visible to the naked eye. It merged into Chen Li’s Primordial Spirit, wisp by wisp, becoming part of its foundation and insight.
As the True Sword Dao was continuously refined and absorbed, countless insights and concepts regarding the "sword," "control," "heart," and "crossing" flooded his mind.
He felt as if he were watching an ancient sword cultivator struggling in the mortal sea of bitterness. Using his sword as a raft, he cleaved through waves, severing the countless shackles of worldly attachment in his heart.
The blade was not aimed at an external foe, but at his own pride, fear, obsession, greed, and wrath... Every swing of the sword was an act of introspection and severance.
’Use the sword as a raft to cross the tribulations of the heart’s sea... What you are ferrying across... is yourself.’ A realization dawned on Chen Li.
’On the surface, it’s about struggling to cross. In reality, it’s about letting go.’
’The Flying Sword Skill appears to be about Sword Control, but in truth... one must let go. Only then can it be Heart Control.’
’Only then can you reach the other shore and attain true freedom.’
’So that’s how it is!’
As the final wisp of the Flying Sword Skill’s True Martial Dao was completely refined, the ball of light and Qi abruptly collapsed, transforming into countless, infinitesimally small golden specks of light.
At that moment, the Second Primordial Spirit emerged from the depths of the Divine Hall Acupoint and took control of his physical body.
Guided by the Primordial Spirit, an incomparably profound stream of light manifested from thin air and, like threading a needle, strung all the specks of light together.
Then, like a river of brilliant stars, it flowed into the Second Primordial Spirit.
The Divine Embryo of the Second Primordial Spirit became more animated and vibrant than ever before, as if it had gained an independent life and consciousness of its own.
’Finally, it’s done!’
A great weight lifted from Chen Li’s heart, and he slowly exhaled a long breath.
The Spirituality of the Second Primordial Spirit had been successfully kindled.
The next steps would follow naturally.
Chen Li began to draw out the Primordial Qi he had cultivated using the Five Grains Spirit Nurturing Technique and stored in the Tuo Dragon Pearl’s pocket dimension. He guided it, wisp by wisp, in a continuous stream, into the newly-kindled Divine Embryo of his Second Primordial Spirit.
Nourished by the Primordial Qi, the Divine Embryo began to grow stronger and more solid at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Its meridians, Acupoints, limbs, and entire frame rapidly became distinct, as if a new life were gestating.
In less than an hour, the last meridian and final Acupoint within the Divine Embryo were filled with pure Primordial Qi, reaching an ultimate state of fullness and Perfection.
The breakthrough happened naturally, the barrier shattering on its own.
BUZZ!
The Divine Hall Acupoint trembled softly.
Like a ripe fruit falling from the vine, the fully spiritual Divine Embryo abruptly opened its eyes.
A completely new aura emanated from it.
Although its Cultivation was far inferior to his Lifebound Primordial Spirit, its fundamental nature had changed. It was no longer a Divine Embryo, but a true Primordial Spirit.
’It... consumed this much?’
In the midst of his joy, Chen Li checked on the Second Primordial Spirit’s condition and was completely stunned.
The Primordial Qi he had stored in the Tuo Dragon Pearl wasn’t just the small wisp he’d had when he first broke through to the Guiyuan Pass.
After his Cultivation on Mirror Mountain, his Primordial Qi had already grown into a trickling stream.
Now, the Primordial Qi stored in the Tuo Dragon Pearl was completely depleted.
And his new Second Primordial Spirit only contained a dozen or so wisps of Primordial Qi.
To put it into perspective, that much Primordial Qi was only enough to help his wife, Song Ying, reach the Spirit Realm Second Level Profound Acupoint Level, and for his concubine, Liu Yun, to merely break through to the Spirit Realm.
In terms of quality and quantity, that amount was comparable to the total Inner Qi accumulated by dozens of Divine Intent Grandmasters over many years of arduous Cultivation.
’The cost... was that high!’
However, Chen Li wasn’t overly concerned. After all, once he cultivated the Primordial Spirit and reached the Guiyuan level, his subsequent Cultivation would be much easier.
It was just a matter of absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to slowly recover what he had lost.
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