Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 979 - 974: Genius II

Chapter 979: Chapter 974: Genius II

Ten Illusions Formless Reincarnation.

After Lin Xin entered the secret chamber, the door behind him slowly closed, and a large amount of food was personally delivered by Yun He.

He simply sat on the ground, as the secret chamber had no tables or chairs, only empty walls and ceiling.

Lin Xin swept his eyes across the room, quickly taking in the content of the scriptures on all four sides.

This was a bizarre scripture that spoke of truth and falsehood.

The main content involved idealism, but Lin Xin always felt that this scripture wasn’t meant to be read.

He lowered his head to ponder for a moment before raising it again.

"Dreams are real, illusions are false, all things adjust with balance, neither true nor false, water and fire create peace, ice and cold create movement, earth and sky are illusory, life and death are containers. There are nine paths of emptiness, one of which is boiling, boiling emptiness has heat, extreme heat creates movement....."

Phrases of scripture continuously flowed from Lin Xin’s mouth.

As the sound vibrated, the entire chamber gradually fell into an odd, subtle distorted atmosphere.

Though there was no power fluctuation, merely relying on a sound as tiny as a child’s voice, it could bizarrely pry open the air and the light within the chamber.

Lin Xin seemed unaware and was intently focused on reciting the scriptures.

Waves of distortion continued to spread from his body.

In just a few minutes, Lin Xin finished reading all the scriptures and understood the secret of this so-called Secret Manual Formless Reincarnation.

Formless Reincarnation is divided into five layers, all aimed at thoroughly manipulating and inverting the five senses.

Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, touch: the five senses represent the five major channels through which humans interact with the universe.

They are also bridges for communication between the inner world of the human body and the larger universe.

The purpose of cultivating this Formless Reincarnation is for the cultivator to completely control the five senses, reaching the point of mistaking the false for the true, and the true for the false.

It could be said this is a purely mental illusion cultivation technique.

There is little content related to physical enhancement, which is included only to stimulate powerful self-control, with some content specifically aimed at strengthening certain bodily organs.

The focus is predominantly on external control.

"..... Truth and falsehood interchangeable, the world is an illusion, the universe is an illusion, my heart is real. Is it because of the heart, or is it due to reality, this is the great transcendence."

Lin Xin carefully pondered this phrase.

"Interesting...."

Although the cultivation technique is simple and rough, this direction gave him an inspiration.

Formless Reincarnation Secret Manual is the highest cultivation technique of the Ten Illusions Sect.

It consists of five layers, mastering one layer increases the power of all previous cultivation techniques by twenty percent.

Reaching the top Fifth Layer doubles all previously cultivated technique powers.

There is also an ultimate secret move, the strongest move of the Ten Illusions Sect.

As long as one masters one layer of the Secret Manual, they are eligible to cultivate this move.

Lin Xin briefly reviewed the specific cultivation details, then began to operate the electromagnetic force, stimulating various divine acupuncture points and meridians within his body.

Electromagnetic force is one of the fundamental forces of the universe, its mysterious effects even Lin Xin hasn’t fully grasped.

At this time, electromagnetic force circulated rapidly within him along a certain magical trajectory.

The electromagnetic stimulation of the flesh gently propelled numerous cells, initiating an inaudible certain oscillating sound.

A sequence of oscillating sounds at extremely high frequency gradually linked into an orderly recital of the Secret Manual scriptures.

Generally, for those cultivating a Secret Manual, it would take at least ten years of hard practice and an exceptionally talented person to reach this stage.

But for Lin Xin, it took just a dozen minutes to effortlessly achieve the First Layer’s recital.

As the invisible sound of scripture recital slowly rose, Lin Xin closed his eyes, feeling the subtle ongoing changes in his flesh.

Under the oscillation of high-frequency sound, numerous cells rapidly strengthened.

A substantial amount of stored electricity was rapidly consumed, all used to enhance the eyes of his physical body.

His vision was being altered and enhanced at an alarming speed.

"Not purely strengthening, it’s mixed with some kind of special inducement."

Lin Xin carefully felt the process, gradually understanding it in his heart.

Soon, the First Layer’s scripture recital was completely finished.

Lin Xin paused and glanced at his current attribute status.

’Xu Hong—Attack 334, Defense 412, Evasion 1599, Constitution 236, Free Attributes 72.4d.’

Any other special statuses, cultivation techniques, or the like, he could produce a large list by merely focusing on them.

Up until now, Lin Xin had learned so many cultivation techniques he could hardly keep count.

So he simply left them at the bottom, closed them, and ignored them.

"After mastering the First Layer, the average attribute in evasion instantly increased by a thousand points.... interesting." Lin Xin pondered thoughtfully.

Next up was the Second Layer.

The Second Layer, Deceptive Ear, as the name suggests, involved cultivating the sense of hearing.

It corresponded to the second segment of the scripture.

The previously stored electricity was already depleted, so Lin Xin directly connected a wire from the corner, a backup power source prepared in advance to provide sufficient electromagnetic force for cultivators.

For high-rank martial artists who cultivate electromagnetic force, electricity is a natural backup energy source, allowing them to replenish their inner qi and physical strength anytime and anywhere.

After connecting the power cord to his hands, a massive current of over a thousand volts rushed into Lin Xin’s body.

His Second Layer of scripture was also being recited again.

A high-difficulty Secret Manual that typically required decades of hard practice was comprehended by him in just five minutes.

Next were the Third Layer, Fourth Layer, and Fifth Layer.

To Lin Xin, the entire Secret Manual held no secrets, and he completed all the layers thoroughly within an hour.

What followed was waiting daily for the Secret Manual to automatically transform his body.

Body transformation is a long, slow process, and cannot be accomplished too explosively overnight.

Although that’s possible, it would significantly reduce longevity.

Lin Xin, this time, added no free attributes at all. It was entirely through his own practice of this world’s martial arts technique system that he strengthened himself.

When he thoroughly mastered the Fifth Layer.

Lin Xin looked at his attributes again.

All the other attributes remained unchanged, except for Evade, which unexpectedly reached 8875.

"The last one, the highest Ultimate Secret of the Ten Illusions Sect."

Lin Xin looked up, gazing at the ceiling above.

There was a carved image, or rather, scripture-like pattern.

After looking at the ceiling pattern, Lin Xin lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Seconds later, he reopened his eyes.

He slowly stood up, unplugged the power cord from his hand, and walked to the secret chamber’s exit.

Buzz...

The secret chamber sensed signs of exiting and slowly opened.

Ten Illusions Cloud had been keeping watch outside and saw Lin Xin suddenly emerge, her face changed immediately.

"Why did you come out so early?"

She suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Could it be... you couldn’t practice..."

"Formless Reincarnation, I’ve already mastered it."

Lin Xin stated calmly.

He extended his right hand, and a large amount of pure white current surged out from his arm, coalescing into a white weapon resembling a long halberd.

At the top of the weapon, there was a massive ring, with many smaller rings hanging from it.

With a slight shake, the entire weapon emitted a crisp chime like a wind chime.

Crash...

The crisp sound emitted by the weapon diffused like an invisible force field, instantly enveloping the entire secret chamber.

Ten Illusions Cloud’s eyes trembled violently, and in a flash, she found herself in a beautiful and fantastical sea of pink flowers.

She reached out to grab the fluttering petals before her, but grasped nothing, not catching anything.

"This is the First Layer! Deceptive Eye!"

Having previously mastered the First Layer herself, Ten Illusions Cloud naturally understood what this was.

At this moment, a surge of heat rushed up her chest, a massive, overwhelming surge.

It felt like a giant stone was pressed on her chest, making it almost impossible to breathe.

An unprecedented genius!

An unprecedented surprise!

Before she could react, the sound of wind suddenly appeared in the flower sea before her, the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the flowers, and countless buzzing insects, the crunch of soil being moistened beneath.

And other random noises blended together, creating a world that seemed real.

"Second Layer! Deceptive Ear! It really is mastered! Mastered!! Hahaha....!" Cloud could no longer contain her joy.

From when Lin Xin entered the secret chamber to when he emerged, less than an hour had passed.

Within such a short time, mastering two layers of the Secret Manual, such speed.

Clearly indicates that my most cared-about disciple, his talent completely and utterly aligns with the Ten Illusions Sect, almost calling him a born Ten Illusions prodigy!

"Heavens favor my Ten Illusions! Hahahaha!!" Cloud burst into laughter.

"Teacher."

The illusion before her dissipated abruptly, revealing Lin Xin’s calm and indifferent expression.

"This is what I’ve achieved, please give your comments."

"Good... very good!" Cloud was unable to comment on anything, as reaching the Second Layer in just an hour was such a terrifying speed, it could be called the greatest talent since the founding of the Ten Illusions Sect.

Surpassing all, unprecedented and never to be repeated.

"From now on, you can already be called a martial artist."

Cloud stood upright, seriously looking at Lin Xin, her proudest disciple.

"From today on, I will announce to all sects that my Ten Illusions Sect will surely recreate the past glory in this year’s sect grand competition!"

Cloud was filled with immense pride.

In its peak, the Ten Illusions Sect had once reached the top ten in the overall sect competition.

But now, it had almost become a rejuvenating beauty sect.

It was hardly even considered a martial art sect anymore.

Among these various rumors and gossip, one Cloud could least accept was the talk about the Ten Illusions Sect’s lack of combat prowess.

They thought the Ten Illusions Sect had no real combat power left, merely a health and beauty sect, and was not qualified to participate in the martial arts sect competition.

The martial arts sect competition is the largest sect ranking competition in the Storm Empire.

Itt aims to capture higher rankings while competing for better disciple resources and sect resources.

The current ranking of the Ten Illusions Sect is ninety-third, while considered upfront among thousands of sects, compared to its glorious past, it had almost completely fallen to a third-rate sect.

"Xu Hong, you are the pride of my teaching, and the hope of my entire Ten Illusions Sect! This competition depends entirely on you!"

Cloud clapped Lin Xin’s shoulder firmly, her eyes shimmering with unprecedented passion.

"Okay." Lin Xin nodded slightly.

He had still held back, not revealing all of his strength at the Fifth Layer. Mastering two layers of the Secret Manual in an hour was already impressive enough.

Any more impressive would go beyond genius and enter the realm of monstrosity.

"I’m also looking forward to this competition," Lin Xin murmured softly.

He looked forward to seeing various cultivation technique systems from this world.