In the Innate True Essence Realm, martial artists condense and accumulate innate true energy, which solidifies and transforms into liquid innate true essence, giving them immense power in every move.
At the Innate Grandmaster level, a martial artist comprehends the power of heaven and earth. Once they grasp a trace of the power of heaven and earth, every move they make carries the power of heaven and earth, making them an Innate Grandmaster.
Legend has it that above the Innate Grandmaster realm, there are mysterious Innate Grandmaster realm experts, but since ancient times, there have been very few Innate Grandmaster experts.
According to the records of the Famous Sword Manor, the founder of the manor was a powerful Grandmaster of the Innate Realm. The "Eight Styles of Famous Sword" he left behind established the Famous Sword Manor's reputation for hundreds of years.
According to ancient legends, Bodhidharma was also a master of this level.
As time passed, the spiritual energy in the world gradually thinned out, and the Song Dynasty court's emphasis on civil affairs over military affairs led to the suppression of martial artists, resulting in the current decline of the martial arts world, where masters at the Innate Realm are extremely rare.
Li Ling speculated that Zhang Sanfeng was able to earn the title of a grandmaster, and he must have eventually reached the level of a 'primordial grandmaster', otherwise he wouldn't have lived to be 149 years old.
Currently, the three most renowned masters in the martial arts world are: Yi Yun, the former master of Mingjian Villa; the carefree king of the Western Regions; and the holy monk of Shaolin Temple, all of whom are masters at the Innate Grandmaster level.
As for Li Ling's current level, he secretly estimated that he had opened up all the meridians in his body by cultivating the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt technique, and with his own mental power, he could bear tens of thousands of pounds of strength.
In comparison, he is probably at the level of a first-rate master. The only difference between him and the mastery of the acquired realm, with his internal energy surging, is the accumulation of internal energy.
Once his internal strength increases, it will be easy for Li Ling to enter the Innate Realm. What makes him stronger than other Acquired Realm experts is that he already possesses his own spiritual power.
In the witch's world, while his own universe was growing, he also accidentally opened up the Niwan Palace (Sea of Consciousness). Now, as long as his internal strength increases, and his internal strength and spiritual power merge, he can naturally enter the Innate Realm. (Wish Star of All Heavens and Myriad Realms)
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Chapter 145 The Hidden Sword Room
"Young Master, Young Master." Xiao Die called out again when she saw her young master staring blankly at the bronze mirror.
Xiao Die's clear voice woke Li Ling from his reverie. He came to his senses and saw Xiao Die beside him looking nervous.
Xiao Die asked with concern, "Did the young master not get enough rest last night?"
Li Ling chuckled at Xiao Die, patted the little girl's head, and said, "I'm fine, I'm just thinking about something."
"Oh dear, young master, don't touch my head. If you touch my head too much, I won't grow tall," Xiaodie said coquettishly.
Xiaodie has been Yi Jifeng's maid since she was a child. Now she is fourteen years old, only one year older than Yi Jifeng. As Yi Jifeng's personal maid, she is destined to be his concubine for life.
In addition, Yi Jifeng had a very good temper, and he was especially close to Xiaodie, who had grown up with him. So, although Xiaodie was a servant, she was not very reserved in front of Yi Jifeng.
Li Ling laughed and said, "Little girl, you know you need to grow taller. Let's go, don't keep Grandpa waiting."
"Okay." Xiaodie replied, but her eyes quickly swept over Li Ling's face. She thought to herself, "The young master is getting more and more handsome, and his posture is getting more and more upright. I want to grow taller too, so that I can share a room with the young master in the future... Oh dear, how embarrassing."
Xiaodie's pretty face turned crimson. Seeing that Li Ling was walking ahead without noticing her, she patted her already well-developed, pert breasts.
Li Ling first went to his grandfather Yi Yun's room to greet him and then pushed the disabled Yi Yun to the dining room, where the servants began to serve breakfast.
Yi Yun had white hair and beard, and a simple, ancient face. Although he was disabled in both legs, he possessed profound martial arts skills and remained vigorous in spirit. The two began to eat after breakfast was served.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have valued the principle of not speaking while eating or sleeping. This is especially true for a powerful organization like Mingjian Villa, which has a history of hundreds of years. The rules are reflected in every word and action. Therefore, both Yi Yun and Li Ling ate quietly during the meal.
Breakfast was plentiful, and servants were attending to him. Li Ling, having received memories from Yi Jifeng, was used to all of this.
After breakfast, Li Ling started talking to Yi Yun.
Yi Yun took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said to Li Ling, "Feng'er, you are 13 years old this year, and your internal strength has also achieved some success. You can be considered a second-rate master in the martial arts world. Now it is time for you to learn the basic sword technique of our Famous Sword Manor, the 'Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword'."
"Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword" is the basic sword technique of Famous Sword Manor, belonging to the acquired realm of sword techniques. Once one reaches the innate realm, one can learn the supreme sword technique of Famous Sword Manor, "Eight Forms of Famous Sword".
However, the name "Heavenly Sword Ten Forms" sounds so domineering and powerful, but it is actually the basic sword technique of "Famous Sword Eight Forms". This name made Li Ling scratch his head.
Before this, Yi Jifeng had been studying the basics of swordsmanship and accumulating his own internal strength. Although the Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword was only the basic swordsmanship of the Eight Forms of Famous Swords, it was still much more profound than other swordsmanship in the martial arts world, and required a certain foundation of internal strength before one could begin to learn it.
This is the foundation of a martial arts force that has been passed down for centuries, something that ordinary sects cannot match.
Now, Yi Jifeng's original internal strength had reached the level of a second-rate martial artist, and he could learn the Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword. Of course, Li Ling replaced him, and he fused with Yi Jifeng's original internal strength. The combination of the two made him a first-rate martial artist, and it was only natural for him to learn the Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword.
Li Ling's face lit up with joy. Coming to this world of martial arts to learn advanced swordsmanship was exactly what he had been looking forward to.
Seeing Li Ling's happy expression, Yi Yun nodded to himself and said, "Feng'er, come with me to the Sword Storage Room."
"Yes, Grandpa." Li Ling stood up and respectfully replied, then pushed Yi Yun toward the Sword Storage Room. Having inherited all of Yi Jifeng's memories, Li Ling naturally knew where the Sword Storage Room was.
Along the way, guards carrying swords patrolled back and forth, and greeted Li Ling and his companion respectfully whenever they saw them.
Li Ling pushed Yi Yun, releasing his spiritual power to sense that there were many guards on guard in the shadows. The closer they got to the Sword Storage Room, the more guards appeared in the shadows.
This made Li Ling nod in approval. As expected of a martial arts force with a history of over a hundred years, its defensive capabilities were not to be underestimated.
After passing through a tight guard, Li Ling pushed Yi Yun into the sword storage room. Upon entering the spacious room, they saw that the entire room was filled with all kinds of swords, some on the table and others hanging on the walls, totaling hundreds of swords.
Every sword here is meticulously crafted by artisans, representing the accumulated expertise of Mingjian Villa over the years. Yi Jifeng's original sword was one of these treasured swords.
Yi Yun pointed to the precious swords in the sword storage room and said to Li Ling with great emotion, "Feng'er, most of these swords were carefully forged by the swordsmiths of our Famous Sword Manor and have been passed down from generation to generation."
Another part consists of swords collected from the martial world by our ancestors at Mingjian Manor. Over hundreds of years, we have accumulated 528 swords, each a renowned sword in the martial world.
Mingjian Manor lives up to its name, not only because it possesses profound sword manuals, but also because it forges various precious swords and cultivates highly skilled sword-making masters.
Over hundreds of years, countless precious swords have been passed down from the Famous Sword Manor to the martial arts world, and every year many martial arts masters come to the manor seeking swords.
Providing swords to martial arts practitioners is not only the main source of income for Mingjian Villa, but also a bond that strengthens the good relationship between Mingjian Villa and martial arts practitioners.
Looking at these swords, Li Ling sensed with his current mental power that every single one of them was exceptionally sharp.