Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 220 - 157: Gold Element Divine Skill, Peering into the Five Extremes Mystique! (Part 2)

Chapter 220: Chapter 157: Gold Element Divine Skill, Peering into the Five Extremes Mystique! (Part 2)

Stepping into the inn, Su Mu swept his gaze around the room, then opened the cabinet to take out three jars of Demon Blood and a Peace Rope, inspecting them carefully before immediately calling for the attendant to bring several buckets of water.

After washing up, Su Mu applied ointment to his arms, swallowed a few Pills, and began to check his harvest from this trip.

Within the unwrapped bundle lay a hardcover secret manual, quietly resting there, with four sharp brushstroke characters on its cover: Gold Element Divine Skill.

"Gold Element Divine Skill?"

Su Mu’s eyes lit up. This cultivation technique was the very martial art that Yuan Wuming had practiced. Immediately, Su Mu began to comprehend the technique, page after page. At first, his brows were furrowed; later, his eyes began to shine, growing progressively more fervent.

When the last page was finished, Su Mu let out a light breath, surprise and joy on his face.

"This Gold Element Divine Skill is actually a Sixth-Grade Technique. My luck isn’t bad!"

That’s right, this Gold Element Divine Skill is a Sixth-Grade Technique, not an ordinary Sixth-Grade Martial Art.

Gold Element Divine Skill opened the gateway of Sixth-Grade Martial Arts for Su Mu, allowing him a glimpse into those profound mysteries. However, Gold Element Divine Skill was not complete, or rather, it was merely one volume of the Sixth-Grade Technique Five Elements Technique.

The reason Su Mu remarked that his luck was decent was because Gold Element Divine Skill was not only one of the volumes, but also the opening Chapter of the Five Elements Technique—it contained the general outline for the entire cultivation method.

The outline began with a detailed description of the mysteries of the Five Extremes Realm. According to its contents, a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist wishing to advance to Sixth Grade needed to fulfill two conditions.

First, possess a martial arts technique that contains a breathing method. After mastering the breathing method, the martial artist could begin to come into contact with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and thereby further refine their Power, making it more substantial and potent. Only in this way could they penetrate the internal organs to complete tempering, and thus achieve a full-body Blood Exchange.

Second, they needed to use something containing Five Elements Spiritual Power to assist the tempering and nourishing of the Five Viscera, constructing a bridge to link inside and out. Most martial artists would search for spiritual materials infused with the Power of the Five Elements and refine them into the corresponding Realm-Breaking Elixirs, such as Blazing Fire Pill, Profound Water Pill. Alternatively, they could use Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or Earth Fire Qi, to achieve this.

Comparatively, the first is much easier to obtain, while Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are difficult to absorb and refine; making specialized Elixirs is easier for Breaking Realm.

Moreover, the outline mentioned that in order for a Five Extremes Realm martial artist to advance further to Fifth Grade, they must completely temper all Five Viscera and construct five bridges. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

However, in practice, Five Extremes Realm martial artists would not cultivate all Five Attribute Powers simultaneously, but would instead choose only one Attribute Power to specialize in, likewise selecting one of the Five Viscera as their primary focus, with the other four as support.

A person’s energy and time are limited; this naturally is more conducive to later martial arts cultivation and advancement in realms.

For example, using Fire Force to drive the Blazing Fire Saber Technique would certainly multiply its power. If Water Force were used instead, the power would likely decrease rather than rise. Additionally, Gold Element Divine Skill further delineates the classification of martial arts.

Whether Fist Techniques, Saber Techniques, or Body Techniques, they are all Martial Techniques.

But breathing methods, and the body tempering horizontal training methods accompanied by breathing techniques, are called Cultivation Techniques. In addition, some special martial arts are termed Secret Techniques.

The outline also mentioned that after the Five Extremes Realm, whether Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques, they increasingly lean towards a single attribute, or sometimes dual attributes.

Trying to master everything means mastering nothing. Most of these are mediocrities within the same grade, and even if there are exceptions, cultivating them to mastery is much more difficult than focusing on single-attribute techniques or martial skills of the same grade.

Although Gold Element Divine Skill is but one volume of the Five Elements Technique, it also includes a Gold Breathing Method, whose grade alone rivals a Seventh-Grade Martial Art; put together, the five volumes form a complete Sixth-Grade Technique.

Now that the breathing method is in hand, what remains for promotion to Sixth Grade is the Elixir—but Su Mu also realized acquiring such an Elixir would not be easy. Otherwise, why would Sixth-Grade Martial Artists be so rare in the Three Counties?

"The matter of Elixirs can wait for later; for now, I’ll focus on comprehending Gold Element Divine Skill."

At once, Su Mu dispelled all stray thoughts and instantly entered the state of Soul Incarnation, immersing himself wholly in the study of the technique. The difficulty of this technique far surpassed that of Martial Techniques, but the more Su Mu sensed its depth, the greater his anticipation grew.

Given Su Mu’s terrifying Comprehension, ordinary Seventh-Grade Martial Arts would become entry-level after two or three readings; yet now, he only seemed to be on the verge of understanding.

On the third read, Su Mu’s tightly furrowed brow began to relax slightly.

On the fourth read, in his mind, a strand of silvery white spiritual light began to shine with sharpness.

On the fifth read, the spiritual light in Su Mu’s mind transformed into a long spear, then repeatedly changed into a saber, a sword.

By the seventh read, spear, saber, and sword merged as one. In the room swallowed by night, Su Mu’s whole body trembled, and as he slowly opened his eyes, the room seemed to brighten; in the depths of the youth’s eyes flickered a sharp white light.

Gold Element Divine Skill (entry-level 1%)

Comprehension: 91 (Dragon-and-Phoenix Level)

The difficulty for cultivating this technique is far above that of Martial Techniques, and it is Sixth Grade as well, yet Su Mu reached entry-level in merely seven readings, and the Gold Element Divine Skill’s entry even directly boosted his Comprehension by two points.

Though this Comprehension gain couldn’t compare to Molten Fire Golden Body, it was still much higher than that of an ordinary Seventh-Grade Martial Art.

After digesting the warmth that came with improved Comprehension, Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and could faintly make out a few tiny, yet equally sharp, gleaming white dots freely drifting between Heaven and Earth ahead of him.

"This is Metal Spiritual Qi."

Su Mu tried following the breathing method embedded in Gold Element Divine Skill; with each breath, one could see those few drifting Metal Spiritual Qi enter his body through his mouth and nose.

Upon entry, Metal Spiritual Qi felt cool, accompanied by a slight tingling. Su Mu guided this incoming Metal Spiritual Qi to circulate with his internal Power along a specific operation method; once it coursed through his limbs and hundreds of meridians, the Metal Spiritual Qi fused with the Power within, and finally gathered in his lungs beneath his chest.

His lungs instantly sent waves of stabbing pain, as if countless needles were constantly pricking at both lungs.

One circulation through the limbs and meridians, finally merging in the lungs, constituted a single Minor Circulation. Once it was finished, Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, and Power surged from his lungs, gathering at his fingertips.

A surge of Sharpness Qi circulated at his fingertips, and bits of drifting Metal Spiritual Qi in Heaven and Earth were even faintly drawn in, giving the sharpness a slight boost in power.

An inch beyond his fingertip, the candle on the table snapped in half instantly.

"So that’s how it is. When Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and internal Power are fused through the breathing method, they become Attribute Power; fusing with Metal Spiritual Qi, it’s Gold Attribute Power."

Su Mu’s eyes brightened as he entered Introspection, and after careful examination, he was amazed: this Gold Force, which fused with a single Minor Circulation of Metal Spiritual Qi, was nearly ten percent more condensed than ordinary Pill Force.

"Ten percent more condensed, plus its sharpness—this Gold Force is at least twenty percent more powerful than ordinary Pill Force."

"And this leap came after just one Minor Circulation. If I can complete Five Viscera Tempering and master true Attribute Power, a martial artist’s strength will absolutely undergo earth-shaking transformation."

"Moreover, upon connecting with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Five Extremes Realm, a martial artist can not only enhance their martial arts’ power with Spiritual Qi, but also greatly reduce Power consumption and recover more efficiently. In terms of both burst and endurance, it’s a qualitative change!"

Su Mu’s heart blazed. Having personally experienced these profound wonders, a gush of insight swept through his mind and Spiritual Light flashed in his sea of consciousness.

Gold Element Divine Skill (entry-level 25%)

With the enlightenment gained from this Minor Circulation attempt, Gold Element Divine Skill proficiency soared, leaping straight from newly entry-level to twenty-five percent.

"Worthy of Dragon-and-Phoenix Level Comprehension—so this is what it means to be a genius?!"

Su Mu nodded to himself. After breaking through to Dragon-and-Phoenix Level, the probability of Su Mu entering epiphany had obviously increased significantly. After digesting for a while, he also noticed that the Gold Force in his body was slowly dissipating.

With a single thought, Su Mu carefully observed the process of dissipation.

In the end, after that Minor Circulation, over ninety percent dissipated, leaving less than ten percent of the Gold Force lingering in his lungs.

"After all, I am not yet a true Sixth-Grade Martial Artist. Of ten parts Gold Force, retaining one counts as a success."

That day, the news of Li Feiyu executing the Silver-Browed Eagle King of the Black Mountain Rebel Army at the East Market Execution Ground shocked Changfeng County. Within a day, the story spread not only throughout Changfeng County but also beyond its bounds, and Li Feiyu’s name was unrivaled for a time.

Yet the true protagonist of these waves was deaf to the commotion outside his window, engrossed and tireless, utterly immersed in the cultivation of Gold Element Divine Skill.

Two days passed in a flash.

Gold Element Divine Skill (entry-level 37%)

Su Mu glanced at his progress over the past two days, nodded in satisfaction, and only then, a bit unsatisfied, awoke from cultivation. A sense of departure already welled within his heart.

"Before leaving, I’ll visit the Changfeng Demon Slayer Bureau once more. If there is Demon Blood, I can exchange some more for medicinal use."

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