Chapter 152 The Eighth Form of the Famous Sword Eight Styles
Yi Yun said, "The first level of the Heaven and Earth Intent Realm is the prototype of the power of Heaven and Earth. The intent is illusory. Although it is only illusory, its power is already quite strong. With the blessing of the intent, the innate true qi in the martial artist's body condenses into innate true essence, and the martial artist reaches the 'Innate True Essence Realm'."
The second level of the Heaven and Earth Intent is the materialization of the power of Heaven and Earth. The illusory intent begins to condense, and the innate true essence in the martial artist's body also begins to solidify. At this moment, the martial artist reaches the 'Innate Grandmaster Realm'.
The third level of the Heaven and Earth Intent Realm is the complete materialization of the power of Heaven and Earth. At this moment, the innate true essence within the martial artist's body is completely solidified, and the martial artist becomes a 'Grandmaster of the Innate Realm'!
The first level of the Heaven and Earth Intent Realm is the Innate True Essence Realm; the second level is the Innate Grandmaster Realm; the third level is the Innate Great Grandmaster.
After speaking, Yi Yun paused for a moment, looking at Li Ling deep in thought, and stopped to give him time to absorb and digest the information.
At this moment, Li Ling recalled the realm divisions mentioned by Ghost King Da in the world of "King of Destruction": Innate Realm, Innate Void Core Realm, Innate Solid Core Realm, and Innate Golden Core Realm.
Comparing this to what Yi Yun is talking about now, the terms used to describe cultivation realms differ in different worlds, but in reality they are largely the same.
The Innate True Qi Realm and Innate True Yuan Realm in this world correspond to the Innate Realm that is said to exist in the world of "King of Destruction".
The Innate Grandmaster Realm corresponds to the Innate Void Core Realm.
The Grandmaster of the Innate Realm corresponds to the Innate Core Formation Realm.
The Golden Core Realm corresponds to the Innate Golden Core Realm.
The names are different, and there are some differences in the cultivation methods, but they are roughly the same in general.
Having figured these things out, Li Ling came back to his senses. Yi Yun then said, "The basic concepts of heaven and earth include the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, the yin and yang, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, killing, annihilation, and so on. According to ancient tradition, there are three thousand concepts in heaven and earth, but we can only come into contact with a very small number of them."
"Ordinary innate martial artists can only comprehend a certain realm of the world, but the realm inherited by my Famous Sword Manor is vast and includes seven realms of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. This is the great ambition of our ancestors to surpass their predecessors."
Our basic sword technique, the Ten Forms of Heavenly Sword, is derived from the first level of the five elemental concepts of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Once you fully master the five elemental concepts contained within these ten sword forms, you can condense sword energy belonging to the five elemental concepts in your dantian.
"Although this makes our cultivation much more difficult than that of a martial artist who only comprehends one kind of intent, the power of fusing intents is also much greater than that of a single intent."
“Feng’er, you have now grasped the first level of the Five Elements Intent, and you are no weaker than an ordinary Innate Grandmaster.”
As he spoke, Yi Yun's aura changed, and he channeled his inner energy, causing his power to surge dramatically.
The next moment, five solid swords materialized around him, each a different color: golden, wood-green, water-blue, fire-red, and earth-yellow.
Looking at the five powerful swords floating in the air and feeling the surging sword intent within them, Li Ling fell into deep thought.
"Three thousand attributes? Three thousand Great Daos! Three thousand Laws!"
Li Ling nodded to himself. He understood. To put it simply, advancing in martial arts is the process of comprehending the laws of heaven and earth.
Li Ling inquired through the communication system.
"Ding, the host understands correctly. There are countless ways to cultivate in the myriad worlds, such as martial arts, immortality, magic, battle qi, divine arts, dynasty cultivation, witchcraft, and so on."
The cultivation methods across the myriad realms are vast and numerous, but they all boil down to a process of comprehending the fundamental laws of heaven and earth. The only difference lies in the fact that the rules of the heavens differ from world to world, leading cultivators to create their own unique methods of cultivation.
The system's voice sounded, explaining to Li Ling.
Li Ling nodded, agreeing with what she had thought.
Seeing the five-colored swords surrounding Yi Yun, Li Ling also circulated his inner energy, forming five swords of the same origin around him. However, Li Ling had only reached the first level of the Heaven and Earth Intent Realm, the Innate True Essence Realm, while Yi Yun's Intent Realm had reached the second level, the Innate Grandmaster Realm. Therefore, the five swords that Li Ling condensed were much inferior in color and refinement.
Yi Yun looked at Li Ling and nodded with a gratified smile. Then, the two of them stopped circulating their true energy and put away the Five Elements Sword.
Yi Yun stepped forward and patted Li Ling on the shoulder with satisfaction, saying, "Feng'er, this is what I meant when I said that you are now only one step behind a Grandmaster-level martial artist."
Because the Heavenly Sword Ten Forms encompass the five elements, it is far superior to a single innate martial artist who comprehends only a single element of heaven and earth. The combination of these five elements, while not reaching the second level of heaven and earth intent comprehended by an innate grandmaster, is not far off.
Li Ling smiled and asked, "Grandpa, you are a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm. Please demonstrate the power of the second level of the Heaven and Earth Intent to me."
Yi Yun nodded and said, "The second level of the Eight Forms of Famous Swords contains the essence of heaven and earth. In addition to the essence of the Five Elements, there are two more essences: Yin and Yang. Not only is the understanding of the essence more profound, but the essence that is integrated is also more numerous, and the power is also greatly increased. Feng'er, step back, Grandpa will demonstrate for you now."
After Li Ling took a few steps back, Yi Yun once again mobilized all his innate true energy. Li Ling felt a powerful pressure from heaven and earth coming down on him, and a strong energy suddenly appeared in the entire secret chamber. He quickly took a few more steps back.
"Buzzing~"
The eight precious swords—Jue Ming, Qing Ming, Zi Dian, Bai Yu, Mu Tie, Liu Li, Xuan Wu, and Wu Ming—placed on a stone platform not far away began to vibrate under the surging energy of Yi Yun.
Seven swords appeared around Yi Yun. Unlike the five swords that had just been demonstrated and were not fully solidified, these seven swords were now almost tangible, rotating continuously around Yi Yun.
Li Ling looked at the seven swords floating around Yi Yun. In addition to the five swords representing the five elements, there were two more swords, one black and one white, representing yin and yang.
"This is the power of a Grandmaster-level martial artist. His aura alone is so overwhelming that I can't get close."
Li Ling carefully sensed the aura of the seven swords. The power of the Grandmaster of the Innate Realm was more than ten times stronger than that of the Innate Realm, which made Li Ling feel shocked.
Yi Yun displayed his power briefly before withdrawing his aura. The seven swords that had been floating around him vanished into thin air, and the eight swords floating on the stone platform finally stopped trembling.
Li Ling stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, didn't you say that I had mastered the first level of the Five Elements Intent of the Heavenly Sword Ten Forms, and was only one step behind a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm? Why is it that you, also a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, exude an aura that is so oppressive that I can't get close to you?"
Yi Yun laughed and said, "Foolish child, what I said before was just an ordinary innate grandmaster who has comprehended one attribute, while I, your grandfather, have mastered seven attributes by practicing the Eight Forms of Famous Swords. With the combination of the seven attribute intents, the power is naturally incomparable to that of an ordinary innate grandmaster."
Li Ling suddenly realized, and then asked, "Grandpa, what is a Grandmaster who has mastered the third level of the Heaven and Earth attributes like?"
"Grandmaster of the Innate Realm!"
Yi Yun shook his head and said, "I don't know the power of the Innate Grandmaster realm. Throughout history, there have been very few people who have reached the Innate Grandmaster realm. The only ones I know are Bodhidharma and our Mingjian Villa's ancestors. And in the current martial arts world, the only one who can reach this realm should be the Western Regions' Xiaoyao King."
“The Carefree King!” Li Ling whispered.
"Um."
Yi Yun nodded and said, "Twenty years ago, I competed with the Carefree King. At that time, the Carefree King had already made great strides in the Innate Grandmaster realm. The Carefree King was comprehending the essence of lightning."