All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 260 - 121 Unity of Body and Spirit (Last Day of Double, Asking for Monthly Votes~)

Chapter 260: Chapter 121 Unity of Body and Spirit (Last Day of Double, Asking for Monthly Votes~)

"The true Martial Artist’s way of fighting?"

Upon hearing this, An Jing, who yearned for improvement, could not help but be slightly stunned.

Had Mingguang Dust criticized his Martial Skills for being unpolished, his tactics for being too risky, or even some flaws in his thinking, he would not have been surprised because he was also aware that these were areas he could still improve.

But Mingguang Dust’s words seemed to unfold from another dimension.

——Not knowing the true Martial Artist’s way of fighting?

Apologize! Apologize to my Innate Wisdom that has been practicing martial arts through two lifetimes!

That was what An Jing wanted to say, but he was so passionately in love with Martial Arts that he urgently asked, "May I ask where? Where have I made a fatal mistake?"

"No."

But Mingguang Dust shook his head forcefully: "Mistake? What fault do you have? What you have done could be called perfect, and even the application of Martial Skills has already reached the peak. When I was at the same level as you, I definitely wasn’t as strong as you are."

"However," he emphasized, "this is merely ’mundane martial arts.’"

"Utilizing the limbs, the breath, mobilizing the muscles, the bones, circulating the power of flesh and blood, unleashing the strength that the body should inherently possess."

"Mundane martial arts, you have done it to a point that makes it unbelievable to me, your footwork, angles, entry, and details of Exerting Force, each one perfect and flawless."

"That’s precisely why... you’re unable to transcend the mundane."

"Please teach me."

Without the slightest hesitation, An Jing had no stubborn opinions and bowed deeply to ask for guidance.

Mingguang Dust smiled slightly and then resumed his seriousness: "An Jing, what is the most crucial difference between a martial disciple and a Martial Artist?"

"It’s the Inner Breath." An Jing stood up, responding without hesitation—and with that response, a natural Martial Artist grasped the essence, and An Jing realized, "The way I use Inner Breath?"

"Correct."

Mingguang Dust nodded: "The way you use Inner Breath is still to strengthen muscles, fortify bones, allowing your body to unleash even more powerful strength."

"This certainly surpasses the limits of ordinary people, but ultimately, it is still mundane martial arts."

"Thus, even though your strength has surpassed that of the Flame Liquor Armor Martial Artist, you were still suppressed by his trump card, unable to close in, only able to leap into the air to gather power, rotate Divine Skill, and with brute force cut him down."

"But if it were the true Martial Arts techniques, there wouldn’t be such complexity, or rather, it would be much more complex."

Raising his hand, a tree branch fell from the nearby bushes into the hands of the Divine Repository True Person: "Watch me Exert Force."

An Jing looked at Mingguang Dust’s hand, and at the branch in his hand, when suddenly a loud boom rang in his ears.

Dong!

Like the lingering echo of a struck bronze bell, a long sword humming sound arose.

The branch in Mingguang Dust’s hand, for some reason, had already become almost like a steel-made wooden sword; it was now resonating and vibrating, causing the surrounding air to ripple with circular halos like ripples.

An Jing’s eyes widened.

With his eyesight, he discerned three ways to use Inner Breath from this single hum of the sword!

The first method is to infuse living beings with Inner Breath to stabilize the body’s muscles and hair, the gaps between branches and trunks, so that even a fragile flesh and blood vessel can become as strong as steel while possessing the resilience of biological life!

This method of Inner Breath maneuver is similar to Divine Abnormalities like ’Vajra Arm,’ ’Golden Thread Clothes,’ ’Jeweled Clothes,’ ’Bronze Iron Skin,’ etc. However, these Divine Abnormalities have solidified the mode of Inner Breath circulation and can be activated at any time without distracting the mind to maintain them!

The second is the source of sword resonance. Mingguang Dust’s arm remains immovable, but a wisp of Inner Breath vibrates the wooden sword, causing the blade to oscillate with an extremely fine high frequency.

This is not some ’High Frequency Sword’ or ’Soniferous Edge.’ An Jing’s Innate Wisdom rapidly processes in the realm of Martial Arts; he is well aware that high-frequency vibration waves mainly target metal and generally have only a moderate effect on the soft flesh and blood tissue. The vibration of the Inner Breath is not for destroying anything but rather a promoting ’exercise.’

Simply put, it is a ’Cultivation Method’ akin to ’Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound’ that uses Inner Breath vibration to strengthen and fortify the internal organs, stimulating the marrow to generate vitality, refining every detail of the body, down to the very root of one’s blood vessels!

If one wishes to cultivate Divine Abnormalities related to the internal organs, whether it is ’Dantian Sea’ or ’Like Jade Marrow,’ this Inner Breath circulation method must be learned!

And the third, most complex, concerns the Soul and Spirit.

Spirit and body unite, divine intention merges; Mingguang Dust’s sword posture and the mobilization of Inner Breath within him sends his Soul and Spirit into a mysterious state of unity with his body.

Simply put, it is akin to the soul and body undergoing static support at the same time; as long as there is enough Inner Breath to maintain this state, one can continuously elevate their cultivation of life essence.

While enhancing life cultivation, this state also refines the Inner Breath, making it increasingly pure, allowing for a better resonance with nature’s spiritual energy!

If it were an ordinary person, they would never discover the third method. An Jing was able to perceive it because he recently achieved Enlightenment, grasping the concepts of ’Desireless and Egoless’ and the ’Son of Heaven Method.’

These are all Divine Abnormalities related to the Soul and Spirit, which is why An Jing could detect similarities.

——So, this is true Martial Arts?!

An Jing understood completely; he realized his own limitations.

In the past, although he possessed the Innate Wisdom from a previous life and the perfect Martial Skills honed in this life, those skills were merely confined to the physical body. Even with Inner Breath and Spirit Qi, transcendent elements, he still thought of using these miraculous energies to strengthen the body.

This wasn’t wrong—the essence of Body Refinement is just that, which is why An Jing made rapid progress in the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, a Body Cultivation method.

But that was only Body Cultivation, just a method.

How to use Spirit Qi Inner Breath in combat and execute killing techniques—the Martial Artist An Jing was not yet quite accustomed to it.

Mingguang Dust had seen this and thus guided An Jing with the ’Humming Sword Stance,’ allowing him to discover for himself how wondrous Inner Breath is and to understand how a Martial Artist could use Inner Breath to polish their body and then condense Divine Abnormalities!

"How is it?"

Mingguang Dust laid down the branch in his hand, which turned to dust and scattered in the air after being released from his Inner Breath: "Do you understand?"

"I completely understand! Three marvelous ways to utilize Inner Breath: strengthening the shell, the internal organs, the Soul and Spirit’s life essence!"

An Jing exclaimed in admiration and then shared his three insights with the other person.

Listening to An Jing speak, Mingguang Dust’s smiling expression froze for a moment.

"Three methods?"

He furrowed his brows, thinking: "Didn’t I only show two methods? Where did the third come from?"

But after An Jing finished explaining his findings, Mingguang Dust realized that the look he gave An Jing was a bit strange... even burning with the intensity of someone who has stumbled upon an immense oversight.

——This kid, has he actually grasped the ’Unity of Body and Spirit’ that should only be realized at the peak of Inner Strength, during the breakthrough of Martial Meridian, while still at the stage of Triple Nourishment of Inner Breath?!