Chapter 727: Chapter 384: The Way of Divine Skills, Witch's Heavenly Grotto
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The Qinghua state was undergoing earth-shaking changes, starting with pills, which gradually entered the vision of Martial Artists in the Condensation Law Realm, with all Martial Artists sharing a common knowledge: Pills can accelerate the cultivation of Martial Arts and increase the chances of breakthroughs.
Artifact Refining also came into the view of Martial Artists, as almost all former blacksmiths turned to learn and cultivate the Technique of Artifact Refining. With the spread of Artifact Refining, the biggest change was the increased power of the weapons in the Martial Artists' hands.
This also resulted in a significant enhancement to the overall strength of Qinghua state, most vividly reflected in the Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves in the Netherworld Cave. The pressure faced in battles had increased greatly—from the last battle to the next.
The power displayed by the weapons of Qinghua state's Martial Artists had increased by more than thirty percent.
And with the spread of pills, casualties were greatly reduced.
The most direct example was a Martial Artist who was severely damaged by a strike in battle, would have had no chance to survive the battlefield before, but after consuming a pill, recovered sixty to seventy percent of the injuries in a short time and roared back into the fray.
Gradually, a saying spread within Qinghua state: "Qimen produces exceptional Artifact Refining, the source of the Alchemy Dao lies in Lingxiu."
Artifact Refining comes from Qimen's Fang Hao, and the Alchemy Dao from the Alchemical Medical Fairy, Su Lingxiu!
The names of Fang Hao and Su Lingxiu echoed throughout Qinghua state, becoming figures worshipped by the Martial Artists there. Any Martial Artist involved in Artifact Refining or Alchemy paid homage to Fang Hao and Su Lingxiu.
And gradually, Artifact Refiners and Alchemists held revered positions within Qinghua state, with everyone aspiring to become one.
However, whether it was Artifact Refining or Alchemy, both required a certain talent.
In five years, Qinghua state had gone from initial crisis and turmoil, nearly being successfully invaded by the Netherworld, to now entering a new era, with a significant surge in the strength of the Martial Arts realm and the emergence of two special types of Martial Artists: Artifact Refiners and Alchemists.
The Netherworld Caves were being cleared one after another, greatly suppressing the arrogance of the Netherworld and significantly reducing their chances of invading.
And all of these changes were rooted in what happened five years ago when the Divine Bridge opened, and revered figures descended!
Because of this, those Prodigies that came from the Spiritual Realm received a lot of attention and preferential cultivation. Of course, these Spirit Body Prodigies also had remarkable natural talent, and their strength improved rapidly.
The names Xu Yan and Meng Chong were already well-known throughout Qinghua state.
Not long ago, Xu Yan exchanged several blows with a Xuezhi in a Tianwu Sect Cave. Although he was defeated, he retreated with ease.
And with Xu Yan's fame spreading far and wide, the ideology of Sword Dao began to disseminate throughout Qinghua state, inspiring every Sword Dao Martial Artist to pursue the true path of Sword Dao.
For instance, attaining Sword Heart Clarity or comprehending Sword Intent.
Now, in the entire Qinghua state, all Martial Artists who practiced Sword Dao believed that without Sword Heart Clarity, one could not be considered to have truly entered the threshold of Sword Dao.
Similarly, the concept of Sword Momentum spread, and many Sword Dao Martial Artists began to start by cultivating Sword Momentum, which also resulted in a significant increase in their strength. Read new chapters at m_v-l'e|-NovelBin.net
In the world of Sword Dao, Xu Yan is revered, and this saying is widely circulated in Qinghua state.
The name Heavenly God Meng Chong also resonated through Qinghua state and was worshipped by Martial Artists who respected sheer physical strength and brawn as the paragon of Body Cultivation and a guide for those paths.
This was because Meng Chong taught the Warriors Heavenly Hammer Hundred Refinement Skill, leading these Martial Artists onto the path of Body Cultivation. Although it was not a pure Physical Body Martial Arts, it did carve out a branch in the realm of Taicang Martial Arts.
Five years is not a long time for the powerful, but for Qinghua state, it was a period of transformative change.
Even some strong individuals who retreated into seclusion for intensive cultivation found the entire Qinghua state unrecognizable when they emerged just a few years later.
There were discussions of Formations and pills everywhere, with Martial Artists conversing about Sword Momentum, Sword Heart Clarity, Sword Intent, or discussing what kind of Spiritual Artifact they wanted to refine.
Even bulky, muscular Martial Artists discussed how to cultivate the body and where to buy pills that aid in the cultivation of the physical body.
It was utterly different from every previous emergence from seclusion, which used to be about which Heavenly Grotto was in turmoil or which had suffered devastating casualties. Discussions on matters of the Heavenly Grottos had become rare.
In an instant, there was a sense that the Heavenly Grottos had been completely pacified, evolving over time—a mere few years had passed!
In these five years, Li Xuan had reached the sixteenth page of the Book of Taicang, with only two pages left to complete the book.
His understanding of the Dao Principles of the Taicang Domain, and Dao Principles themselves, had increased significantly.
"Five years already, eh? The gains are not bad," Li Xuan mused inwardly. Indeed, once one was powerful, time became inconsequential.
In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.
In these five years, whether it was the spread of Formation methods, the spread of Alchemy, or the emergence of Taicang Martial Arts Body Cultivation—all of it had brought substantial feedback to him.
His strength had further increased.
Xu Yan had also reached the Perfection of the Divine Skill Realm a few days ago, and was preparing to accumulate the essence to break through into the Physiognomy Realm.
Meng Chong had achieved great accomplishment in the Divine Skill Realm, Su Lingxiu also reached great accomplishment in the Divine Skill Realm, and furthermore had already enlightened the Alchemical Medical Martial Arts and the principles of the Void-breaking Martial Arts Techniques.
Li Xuan had stepped into the Void-breaking Realm in all three of his realms of Martial Arts.
Fang Hao's Qimen Martial Art was also making rapid progress, and he further enlightened the future path of Qimen Martial Art, greatly enhancing Li Xuan's Qimen Martial Art. Although it was not yet comparable to the Void-breaking Realm, it was close.
In these five years, Qinghua state was changing day by day, starting with large cities being equipped with City Protection Formation Methods, and major urban centers being connected through Teleportation Formations for convenience.
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