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Chapter 245 - 156 World Fire Refining True Skill
Chapter 245: Chapter 156 World Fire Refining True Skill
The hemp-clothed Lu Zizai countered, "What’s the point of clinging to the superficiality of one’s status?"
Amidst the bamboo forest lush and dripping with life, Fire Spring shining brightly, it cast his handsome youthful face in a glow as if it were emitting light, highly distinguished in appearance.
With a calm expression, he said, "I am Six Imperial’s newcomer Lu Zizai, eighteen years old, ready to flee at any moment."
Qin Ming’s skepticism towards him did not lighten, somewhat wary, but since he put it that way, it truly seemed inappropriate to delve deeper.
"How should I address you then, Brother Lu?"
The hemp-clothed youth himself said that he did not cling to superficiality, so naturally, Qin Ming also let go, and therefore, he tentatively... proceeded to probe.
"Alright, this address is not bad," Lu Zizai nodded, revealing a smile.
Qin Ming immediately realized that the hemp-clothed youth did not like others saying he was old, and this way of calling him was very much to his taste.
"Brother Lu, how did you cultivate your Three Imperial Power? I feel that in the rebirth stage, no one could withstand it," Qin Ming asked modestly for advice.
Lu Zizai shook his head and said, "You can’t say it like that; the Yuqing Book, Tathagata Technique, and the like are not weaker than the Six Imperial Heart Sutra, not to mention the vanished Heaven Cutting Strategy and others."
Then he counter-asked, "What do you think, how did my former three Imperial forces evolve?" This was clearly a test.
After contemplating, Qin Ming said, "Yin Yang Qi can transform heaven and earth, a wisp of Purple Energy comes from Outer World, bearing the momentum to engender all things."
Lu Zizai said, "You have some grasp of the method, but there’s no need to be confined to the skills of predecessors. Your words rather resemble the Method of a vanished Taoist line."
From beginning to end, Qin Ming had an eager look in his eyes, meaning he wanted to learn the skills from him.
Lu Zizai said, "The path I previously walked had some issues, now I have nothing to teach you, I am re-examining and reviewing the past. Alas, true gold is not afraid of fire, and True Skills should be the same."
"Brother Lu’s vision is far-reaching, far beyond this junior’s reach."
Lu Zizai shook his head and said, "Are you and I flattering each other?"
"I want to learn True Skills!" Qin Ming expressed without any hint of circumspection.
Lu Zizai’s expression turned serious, "I’m just like you, both only on the path, still refining true gold in fire. Of those past things, I strive to forget them all, wanting to relearn everything from scratch."
Qin Ming was startled, feeling he was not just making perfunctory statements; truly to do so would mean demanding of himself unbelievably high, even desiring to discard all of his old achievements?
"Isn’t the path of the Six Imperial strong enough?" he couldn’t help but ask.
Lu Zizai sighed, "It depends on who you compare it with. In the rebirth stage, you and I are both strong. But when you grind through the years and reach the pinnacle, the most glorious moment, only to find, you can only arm-wrestle with others and cannot look down upon all under heaven. Then you will have the feeling, ask yourself heart to heart, is this path right, strong, is it a True Skill that has withstood the test of the ’World Fire’? "
Qin Ming now felt some resonance since he, too, had similar impulses.
In his daily life, he strictly demanded of himself, enduring hardship to enhance his strength, imagining his opponents in their strongest state because he was benchmarking against Esoteric Buddhism and the Outer World.
He asked, "Brother Lu, are you comparing it with other paths?"
Lu Zizai nodded with a grave expression, "Yes, with talent, one should go further. In the latter stages, you’ll discover just how difficult this path is."
Then he asked, "Is the Six Imperial Ancestor strong?"
Qin Ming immediately said, "Of course, extremely powerful."
Lu Zizai, with a calm voice, said, "But do you know, even someone as strong as Ancestor Master was once attempted to be turned into a Power Warrior."
"What?!" Qin Ming was astounded.
Though he knew that in the end, the Six Imperial Ancestor managed to hold off and did not become a Power Warrior for someone, it was enough to signify how severe the situation was back then.
Lu Zizai said, "Don’t be complacent; the opponents we naturally look at are those on other paths, truly not a few, in fact, so very many."
Qin Ming nodded, these words he naturally could take to heart as he had thought of these before.
Lu Zizai said, "With root bone and Talent like ours, we need to walk a few more steps ahead, strive to broaden the road, otherwise, without the Ancestor’s protection, the final path won’t be good, even the strong Young Ancestor would have to become a Power Warrior."
"The gap is that big?" Qin Ming furrowed his brows.
"The main problem lies in two aspects: one is time—we need to endure, requiring years of accumulation and baptism in order to slowly rise, currently still in the throes of overcoming. The second is the utmost forefront domain—we tread with difficulty, progressing too slowly, and have already seen the edge in one glance. While the other paths are still expanding, nowhere near the end."
Lu Zizai appeared carefree and with an unworldly aura, but he was full of worry about this path, the farther he looked, the more boundless the pressure he felt.
"The Six Imperial Ancestor couldn’t really be in trouble, could he?" Qin Ming asked.
"Relax, he has weathered it again, but people will eventually grow old and die, what about the next life?" Lu Zizai sighed.
Qin Ming was taken aback; this was a lot of information!
"Brother Lu, do you truly have nothing to teach me?" He really yearned for progress, with the great era arriving, all paths being forged ahead, naturally hoping to constantly grow stronger and charge forward swiftly.
"How many Miracle Techniques, how many kinds of techniques have you practiced?" Lu Zizai asked.
Qin Ming thought for a moment and reported the situation truthfully.
"Hisss, what kind of combination is this? It seems familiar, it’s not another method that would drive oneself to a dead end, is it?" Lu Zizai’s expression was grave.
Then he asked, "Did you try combining these on your own?"
"Yes!" Qin Ming nodded.
"You are forcefully advancing with your Talent!" said Lu Zizai.
"Is there a problem?" Qin Ming felt uneasy, as he did not consider the person before him to be just a youngster, but saw him as an exceptional "famous teacher."
"In history, there were two or three similar methods, and in the end, they all perished," said Lu Zizai.
Qin Ming felt uncertain; it felt as if he was talking about skills from silk scriptures.
He asked, "Is there a solution?"
"Eat it up to the end, hold out until dawn, break out of the cocoon and transform into a butterfly. Or deal with it ahead of time, keep honing, discard the dross and select the essence," Lu Zizai said.
Qin Ming pondered, his own Heavenly Light Force had been transforming in quality, and there was nothing abnormal about it.
"When I sorted out the path ahead, I felt there was a problem with the Six Imperial Heart Sutra, causing the road ahead to be blocked, making it difficult to expand into the most cutting-edge new domains. At present, I’ve pondered a method, which I call ’World Fire.’ It can refine the True Skill, to perceive whether the practiced Jin Technique matches with oneself," Lu Zizai explained.
According to Lu Zizai, everyone has different physiques and therefore faces different problems. For those who notice a slight discomfort with the practiced Cultivation Technique, it’s inadvisable to continue, otherwise, the problem will grow and magnify in the future journey.
Moreover, he candidly said that refining the True Skill with World Fire was extremely difficult to comprehend thoroughly; he himself hadn’t fully figured it out, and Qin Ming probably wouldn’t be able to learn it.
"This is what I prepared for the fresh blood of Six Imperial in the future. I’ve figured it out myself, but the method is not yet mature enough to be taught to others."
Qin Ming’s spirit was lifted as he said, "Brother Lu, please pass on the True Skill to me, I should be able to learn it!"
Lu Zizai said, "I observe your Heavenly Light Force, it seems that you’ve brutishly made your way through, indicating that your physical talent is indeed outrageously strong. However, your comprehension still needs to be tested. Otherwise, I fear it might harm you. Incorrect practice may lead to mental disorder."
Yet, Qin Ming was full of confidence, having met a master, he did not want to miss the chance to learn ’World Fire.’
Lu Zizai shook his head and said, "It’s hard to say. There was an old fellow, who had the strength to move mountains, his hands could seemingly support the heavens, all due to his unparalleled physical talent, crafting brute force and bulldozing a path. But his comprehension was really not that great."
Qin Ming suspected that he was referring to the Ancestor of the Qingtian lineage.
It was said that when that Ancestor practiced the Life Changing Scripture, he was very down to earth, cursing and grumbling, almost to the point of tearing up the scripture.
"You came here to practice the Heluo Jin Scripture, right? This is a good opportunity to test your comprehension," Lu Zizai said with a smile.
At eighteen, the youth’s body was filled with a natural, refreshing vitality. Under Qin Ming’s astonished gaze, the silvered roots of Lu Zizai’s hair completely disappeared.
"Hmm, a simple exchange and spar with you, and I’ve also had some insights. The Xinsheng Domain is now perfected," Lu Zizai’s life force seemed to have strengthened again.
...
In the Stone Mountain Area, it was not just Zhou Shize and Zhou Tao standing in the distance; other Elders who got the news also arrived in many numbers, silently guarding.
This area no longer had any young Disciples; they had all been sent away.
Then, a hunchbacked old man appeared. He was thin and bony, with scarcely a strand of hair on his head, and his teeth were about to fall out completely.
A group of Elders immediately went forward to pay respects.
He was the main disciple of the Young Ancestor, really just skin and bones, truly old. He looked at the group of Elders and said, "All rise."
"There’s someone inside..." someone began to say something.
"No need to mind. Pretend you see nothing, don’t have any thoughts about it, just let nature take its course," the main disciple of the Young Ancestor said sternly.
"I comprehend Scriptures very quickly!" Qin Ming was very confident in himself.
Lu Zizai said, "Originally, I also studied the Heluo Jin Scripture, it seems that it only took five or six days for me to fully understand the basics and practice the Heluo Jin."
"That fast?" Qin Ming was impressed.
"Yes, my comprehension is stronger than my physical ’root bone’," Lu Zizai nodded, with a demeanor of youthful confidence.
Qin Ming said, "Then I’ll see how soon I can fully understand and practice the Heluo Jin!"
Lu Zizai nodded and said, "Yes, in terms of comprehension, as long as you are even slightly close to me, this immature World Fire, you will be able to thoroughly comprehend."
Inside the Stone Mountain, the quiet room that was carved out contained springs and small streams passing through, with an underground lake connected in the lower space.
This environment was prepared for the practice of the Heluo Jin Scripture.
On the stone table, there was a book emitting the fragrance of ink, clearly a handwritten copy.
Whether it was the original or an earlier handwritten copy, there were annotations from predecessors, who wrote down many insights.
The Elders of Six Imperial sent out Miracle Techniques, also wanting to test the four mutants, to see their comprehension, naturally, they wouldn’t send Secret Manuals with annotations.
Sitting in the stone chair, Qin Ming flipped through the Heluo Jin Scripture page by page. It didn’t take long for him to stand up and practice by the spring, raising layers of mist.
He sighed to himself, this truly was a top-level Miracle Technique, with infinite marvels.
If this were performed by the riverside or the sea, its power would surge!
Moreover, as he comprehended, his entire temperament changed, becoming gentle, full of vitality, his entire body engulfed in mist.
"Indeed a Strange Scripture!" Qin Ming admired.
In a downpour, raindrops in the world could become weapons when this technique was employed.
Moreover, who does not have water within their body?
Qin Ming seriously pondered, continuously practiced the technique, reaping huge benefits, and finally, on the fourth day, he fully grasped the basics and practiced out the Heluo Jin.
As he practiced, endless mist surged, expanding out of the quiet room into the night fog, his spirit and sense also seemed to spread far away with it.
Feeling a bit fatigued, Qin Ming lay down on the stone table for a brief rest, but between half-sleep and half-awake, the mist continued to spread outward.
Vaguely, he heard a certain sound and saw a blurry image.
In the distance, a young man appeared somewhat hazy, probably not older than thirty, saying: "Zizai, why haven’t you left yet?"
This person was extraordinary, as if commanding the Sixth Qi, traveling through the vastness.
Behind him was a dense and endless black fog, within which stood a colossal figure, with a face similar to his, stained with blood, imparting boundless pressure.
"Almost, I’ll leave soon, there is one last mundane tie," Lu Zizai’s figure appeared, a youth of eighteen, with exceptional grace and enshrouded in immortal energy.
And behind him too was the dense night fog, as well as a giant figure, but shorter than the opposite one, its aura terrifying, and shining with Golden Light.
"What’s happening?" In his half-dreaming, half-waking state, Qin Ming felt his consciousness trembling.
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