All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 268 - 129: Breakthrough Inner Strength (3/3)

Chapter 268: Chapter 129: Breakthrough Inner Strength (3/3)

Over the next few days, Mingguang Dust had been teaching An Jing the most common Divine Abnormalities seen in the world, as well as their elemental tendencies.

Pupil Fire, Frost Mercury Blood, Qiu Luo Muscles, Jade Marrow Bone, Dantian Sea, Golden Muscle, Heaven-supporting Pillar, Bronze Iron Skin, Vajra Arm, Supporting Beam Hand, Circulatory Organs, Spirit Moves at Will, Strength from Thought...

All these were very common among travelers of the martial world and were considered practical and useful Divine Abnormalities.

"Common does not mean weak, but rather proves their effectiveness has been thoroughly tested. For example, Dantian Sea and Pupil Fire; just about any Martial Artist with inner strength you meet on the road might be cultivating these, but even someone from Da Chen’s Imperial Court with Emperor’s Blood might cultivate them too, albeit more precisely and profoundly, yet the core effects are the same."

Mingguang Dust earnestly taught, "What’s most important is how they complement each other, forming the combination you desire—just as you have felt yourself, that Wine Flame Demon was just effectively using his Fate Pattern special abilities, Martial Skills, and Divine Abnormalities, which made him difficult for you to handle."

After An Jing learned most of the common methods to condense Divine Abnormalities, Mingguang Dust passed on to him three Secret Techniques.

[Glazed Bone]was similar to Jade Marrow Bone but reduced in robustness, greatly increasing the efficiency of Spirit Qi transmission; it was a prerequisite for many of Bright Mirror Sect’s Body Cultivation Divine Skills, such as ’Illusory Mirror Dharma Body’ and ’Crystal Heavenly Law Body’.

[Dust-Free Pupil]was an advancement of Pupil Fire. Contrary to what many people think, Pupil Fire is a versatile attribute-less Divine Abnormality; the ’fire’ is not actual fire, but a collective term for all Spiritual Fiends, cultivating the ability to control Spiritual Fiends.

Dust-Free Pupil reduced the ability to control external Spirit Qi, but enhanced the cultivation of one’s own, serving as a prerequisite for many of Bright Mirror Sect’s Dharma Eyes, including the Mysterious Yang Law Pupil.

And the last, [Bright Mirror Heart], was completely unique to the Bright Mirror Sect with no similar Divine Abnormalities, originally transmitted down from the lineage of the Visible Empty Ancestral Master.

Glazed Bone and Dust-Free Pupil were both derived from it; it could simultaneously enhance the efficiency of Spirit Qi transmission and the ability to control one’s own Spirit Qi, cultivating all of the Sect’s special Divine Skills.

However, similarly, it could not enhance the body nor the Dharma Eye, only slightly increasing Spirit Qi storage, making it a late-stage Divine Abnormality primarily for inner cultivation.

Simplifying, the first two are specialized while the Bright Mirror Heart is dependent on talent—if the talent isn’t up to par, cultivating this would be asking for trouble.

"This suits you very well, Bright Mirror Heart."

The Subdue Evil Sword Spirit had been attending the class with An Jing. As a Sword Immortal from countless years ago, after understanding the details of the Embracing the Void Martial Arts, it also gained many insights.

Using the body as a formation, connecting with the Earth Vein and Heavenly Sea, and then using the body to simulate heaven and earth, imprinting the laws of heaven and earth... How similar was this to the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban?

In the eyes of the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit, the initial cultivators of Martial Arts had diverged from formations and artifact cultivation, combining Body Cultivation methods to establish the foundation of Martial Arts!

At this moment, it was brimming with enthusiasm: "Anyway, since your Immortal Path is in Body Cultivation, why not cultivate more Qi in Martial Arts."

"I don’t really mind." An Jing pondered, "But I’m thinking that ’Grasping Heavenly Moment’ should also be a core Divine Abnormality of the Imperial Heaven and Houtu Method, serving as the ’formation eye’."

"Although my enlightenment told me that Grasping Heavenly Moment could coordinate all Divine Abnormalities and cultivation methods, consequently creating my own Great Freedom Heaven Method, but... will this really not have an impact?"

"Don’t dwell on the ’but’, just trust the enlightenment."

The Subdue Evil Sword Spirit stated bluntly, "As long as it’s within the realm of Embracing the Void, the messages from the Heavenly Mandate you receive are definitely accurate."

"If the Heavenly Mandate says it has no impact, then it has no impact. Do you know better than the Heavenly Mandate?"

An Jing felt that he certainly didn’t know better than the Subdue Evil, so he nodded, "Alright, then I will begin condensing ’Grasping Heavenly Moment’."

According to Mingguang Dust, [Grasping Heavenly Moment]was similar to Bright Mirror Heart and Pupil Fire, being an attribute-less Divine Abnormality capable of universal adaptation.

To break through Inner Strength, you either needed to have all Five Elements or all Divine Abnormalities of the same attribute.

Take Lu Jin as an example; his four Divine Abnormalities are Copper Iron Skin, Vajra Arm, Pupil Fire, and Qiu Luo Muscles, corresponding to Metal, Metal, attribute-less, and Wood respectively. And the attribute-less ’As One Grip,’ which he plans to use to breakthrough with his Great Self True Form Fist, is also attribute-less.

This would normally be an easy breakthrough, just by cultivating his Pupil Fire into a Metal Pupil and visualizing ’As One Grip’ as immovable like Vajra, he could gather four metal attributes.

However, his Qiu Luo Muscles are of wood, so even with the help of the Power of the Heavenly Demon, Lu Jin ultimately could not breakthrough the Martial Meridian—let alone if he really did, true to its name, cultivate his Pupil Fire into Fire Pupil, which would make the breakthrough even more difficult.

The true transmission hidden within the name, and the misguidance that arises because of it.

During his recent studies, An Jing also asked Mingguang Dust if it was possible to assemble five attribute-less Divine Abnormalities.

"It’s not impossible," Mingguang Dust’s answer was subtle: "But human energy is limited... With five attribute-less Divine Abnormalities, which leads, which follows? Who is the focal point, and who commands the eight directions?"

"Theoretically, having five attribute-less Divine Abnormalities is optimal, but it’s extremely difficult; most people in this world can’t master everything and can only be mediocre at everything."

In response, Subdue Evil Sword Spirit also commented, "It sounds a bit like Spirit Root."

"An Jing, as you know, if a person prominently exhibits all five spirits, being a Five Spirits Root, there’s a very high probability of them severely inhibiting and promoting each other, and it’s a blessing to have one or two that are even slightly usable."

"However, if all the Five Elements are mutually generating... That would be a Daoist Body surpassing the Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

Saying this, Subdue Evil probably found it a bit humorous: "In my era, Taoist Bodies hardly ever appeared, and many were prepared by Great Divine Power beings for their own reincarnations."

"Your Martial Arts teacher’s intent is also this; with five attribute-less, not to mention whether you can find the suitable, body-covering Divine Abnormalities, even if you do, if your foundational qualities are not high enough, you’ll end up mediocre in all."

"But if successful... Maybe it could be, in a sense, the Great Freedom Daoist Body?"

"Then that’s truly worth a try." An Jing laughed, "My Life Star has seven, encompassing both Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."

"If I randomly choose an attribute to specialize in, I might ultimately bias towards a certain attribute in the future, unable to fully unleash the potential of my Heavenly Mandate."

"Only the Daoist Body is what I desire."

"You’re not wrong," Subdue Evil reflected deeply: "But... do you really want to try? You currently only control the Soul and Spirit’s Grasping Heavenly Moment, the Pupil Fire in your head, and the Bright Mirror Heart in your heart, along with the attribute-less Divine Abnormalities in your limbs, body, and circulatory organs... This is very difficult."

An Jing remained optimistic: "I have to try anyway; if it gets too hard, I can just switch midway. Since they are all attribute-less, it should be convenient."

Moreover, he shifted the conversation: "It’s precisely because it’s difficult that it must be done. If, with my talents, I still have to do what ordinary people do, then why did Heaven and Earth create me?"

"I am Heavenly Mandate, meant to undertake what others deem impossible, to pave the way for those who follow."

"This too is a form of... transforming the realm."

Indeed so. Subdue Evil agreed as well.

An Jing indeed had mastered all the details and knowledge of condensing Divine Abnormalities, and his cultivation of Inner Breath had truly reached a pinnacle.

Thus, on one night, as An Jing was meditating and cultivating in silence, the opportunity naturally presented itself.

He entered meditation, began to condense Grasping Heavenly Moment, and proceeded to breakthrough Inner Strength.