The Northern Sword God
The Great Battle at Ling Jian Academy 5
If it was calculated back far to a few years ago when the battle in the Eternal Ice Field, at that time Master Wen Yu had not become the Master of the Cloud Sword Sect.
Master Wen Yu at that time was the Yellow Peak Master in the Cloud Sword Sect. Therefore, this meeting with Tang Shilian of the Western Ufuk Mentari Sect of the Empire of Xue Chang had only happened once.
Tang Shilian's cultivation realm back then (the battle in the eternal ice field) was still in the Enlightened Spirit Realm 9. And also the average sect head in the entire Northern Region had indeed stuck in the Enlightened Spirit Realm (Wen Yu who did not take part in the competition, was indeed not in the competition, it was still in the Enlightened Spirit Realm 8).
One of the difficulties for Cultivators or Practitioners was When they were at the Peak of the Enlightened Spirit Realm. This peak realm of the Enlightened Spirit Realm was called the boundary that made a practitioner enter a high cultivation stage. The average sect head in the Northern region had been in a bottle neck or stagnant state at the Peak of the Enlightened Spirit Realm.
To break through to the Infant Spirit Realm was something that did not enter was considered very difficult to reach. It is necessary for the practitioner to consume Mustika resources or Spirit resources so that the practitioner can cross over to the Infant Spirit Realm.
There were too few resources that supported the breakthrough to the Infant Spirit Realm circulating among Northern Region practitioners. So that practically the act of cultivation to break through or break the bottle neck is fairly impossible at that time.
But a few years ago…. An Institution Named the Treasure Hall held a massive auction by selling many Earth Ranked Talisman Talismans.
When the Treasure Hall held the auction transaction of selling Talismans in such a large way, many Regions in the neighboring Great Ying empire that came to Great Ying Empire then transacted buying talismans and selling goods.
All trade or buying and selling takes place in Azalea City, the center of the Treasure Hall. Thus the existence of pill pills as well as potion potions that were once rare, became easier to obtain. All cover each other.
Even many traders from the Western Region of the Silver Continent enlivened the trade. They came to trade in Azalea City. There are many sales of rare items in the form of resources either for farming (cultivation) or materials for making spirit weapons.
Then they bought an Earth-class Talisman talisman to sell on their territory. Talismans were rare in the Western Region, but there were many resources to increase cultivation.
This was certainly a positive impact for the practitioners in the Northern Region. With the existence of resources that become more available (although the price sold is expensive), but practitioners are very enthusiastic to obtain these resources.
The race between the powerful and rich sect Sects bargained with each other to buy those rare and expensive resources.
So... as is common. Only Sects with high incomes would be able to afford to hold the purchase of these resources.
Of course the fulfillment of resources was to improve the quality of the practitioner cultivation realm within the sect. Bottle neck or stagnant state in the cultivation realm that had previously haunted practitioners in the Northern Region when it was solved.
Some Sect Chiefs or Sect Masters who had been stagnant for many years (up to decades) in the Enlightened Spirit Realm, had been able to break through towards the Infant Spirit Realm. Of course, paying a very expensive compensation.
I need to explain here the importance of a practitioner (Cultivator) to penetrate into the Infant Spirit Realm.
Nature Baby Spirit (Some of their translated Novels use the term Nascent Soul) can literally be interpreted as “Baby That Is the Origin of Life”.
This stage takes place after the Condescension of the Spirit which then becomes the Enlightened Spirit. The formed Baby Spirit looked like a baby or a mini person and was in a practitioner's dantian.
This baby usually sits in a meditative position in the dantian. In some translated novels, this Baby Spirit can travel out of the body and become like a second life for cultivators.
So .... when their main body dies (in battle or whatever it is), their consciousness can continue to be in this Infant Spirit.
That is why in many Xianxia type novels, even though practitioners are said to have died yet they usually still have a second life that is because of this spirit baby.
And When these baby (Soul) Spirits find the right body, they can take over that body and come back to life but with a different physical shape.
That was why a practitioner in a battle against another practitioner who had been in the Infant Spirit Realm for example would always pay attention to a few things
The practitioner needs to pay attention after killing the opponent, he must keep the opponent's spirit or soul from escaping.
Because after eliminating the physical followed by removing the opponent's soul, means the physical and soul disappear from the world. There will be no more incarnations.
Now I hope the readers can deduce for themselves that why Every Practitioner always pursues immortality (the end of the cultivation stage of all practitioners in all Xianxia novels is to be immortal).
It is not easy to reach the peak realm of cultivation. The road to eternity is a long process. It needs external materials to support the increase in cultivation. Especially if the realm above the Infant Spirit Realm.
When the higher the cultivation realm of a practitioner, it was very difficult to increase to the next realm (despite moving from 1st Star to 2nd star or 1st level to 2nd level).
It is also important for practitioners pursuing the path of immortality to always visit other areas outside the territory that our current character is located in.
Because if only the story revolves around that place alone, the development of our characters will be stuck. Though there are many resources out there, or ancient ruins that will open the portal.
Or even the extreme is exchanging blows to open up insights that can give ideas in improving the cultivation of a practitioner.
note: In other novel stories Cultivators are often also called practitioners.
It is also necessary for the author to explain here is, in Xianxia novels like this why the path of immortality is always pursued by all practitioners? First I will explain that there are two types of creatures that are in the Silver Continent (generally the Continent where people cultivate in all novels).
The first is a Mortal (Fana) creature. These are ordinary creatures, for example, ordinary humans. Those who have a maximum age of 80 years, easily fall ill, often feel hungry and things that are mortal.
The second is an Immortal being (A creature that lives a life of immortality). When a mortal (human) being was able to form Qi energy within his dantian and cultivate his breathing then he had been on the path to immortality. In this novel was equivalent to someone novice in the 1-star Mortal Realm Realm.
If the cultivation realm increased then the age would also grow Longer.
Therefore, all practitioners are always trying to reach the highest realm whose tip ends will reach immortality. Eternity is to become an Immortal or the equivalent of being a God. Not just to be strong.
Gods in Xianxia stories like this are Immortal beings. But in some other stories, these Immortals when committing mistakes or violations, usually they are banished to earth by returning to be the same mortal creatures as ordinary humans.
Discussion as above is unusual in Xianxia novels. They do not explain at length as above.
Even if discussed, usually using a translation that is rather difficult to digest, so it sometimes raises questions in the reader's heart.
The author seeks to explain this to the reader so that the reader can understand what the realm of cultivation means and why the practitioner is always trying to pursue that immortality. Becoming like a god. Immortals. That's their purpose.
With the above explanation hopefully this novel will be easier to digest, for example why the term is complicated such as the term baby spirit, nascent soul, infant etc.
Again, again the author wants to convey the point.to reach the peak of eternity, the journey that must be in.
a practitioner's journey is a very long and winding road.
It was not as easy as walking into the middle of the forest, finding a treasure in the form of a source on a road, then suddenly became a very powerful figure mandraguna. It is not that easy to travel to eternity.
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Returning to the battle between the two Infant Spirit Realm practitioners namely the Cloud Sword Sect Master against the Western Ufuk Mentari Sect Master. The current Wen Yu as the sect leader had a Sword Technique that was spelled out only at the Earth Trenta class.
However, after Master Wen Yu reached the Infant Spirit Realm realm, this sword technique became noticeably different. Sword games became more dangerous. It felt like a Heavenly-grade technique.
When Master Wen Yu formed a seal on the chest to channel the technique Named Jade Spirit Sword, a greenish beam of jade (mumala/gear) was fired towards Tang Shilian.
Of course Tang Shilian did not remain silent. The head of the Western Ufuk Mentari Sect also issued a Sword Technique that was no less dangerous. Earth Class Sword Technique Trenta but half step (pseudo) to Heaven.
“West Ufuk Sword Light Technique.”.
Tang Shilian's sword changed color to orange…. The atmosphere of the arena also turned gloomy like the color of the sun when evening approached. Orange color.
This orange-colored sword seemed to oppress the existence of the jade-green sword emitted by Master Wen Yu's sword light.
These two Infant Spirit Realm practitioners leaped and flew in the air. The sword light flashed against each other. It seemed true that the Orange Light had always oppressed Master Wen Yu's Green Jade light.
Although it was visible to the naked eye that the Jade Light was oppressed by the Western Ufuk Sword Spirit Sword, Master Wen Yu did not look to be nervous.
As a renowned swordsman in the Great Ying Empire, he instantly changed his sword technique. Because this Western Ufuk Mentari Sword Technique was a ranged sword technique. Master Wen Yu was troubled.
The use of the Spirit Jade sword technique (this is a melee combat technique) felt somewhat wasteful.
“Tang Shilian.. don't be happy just yet, you should feel the Sword Technique of the two Courts of Hell”.
note: In China Taoism believes there are 10 courts of hell. This technique was only two court-caused the other eight techniques were extremely rare. Master Wen Yu only obtained a copy of the two techniques manual alone.
While lunging towards Tang Shilian, Master Wen Yu cast a sword technique spell,
“First trial…. Mirror Karma..!!!”
At once Tang Shilian felt trapped in a room full of mirrors. Then the figure of Master Wen Yu turned into thirty looks. Tang Shilian began to was. This was a sword technique that contained traps.
“See Sword...”.
Thirty shadows of Master Wen Yu were seen attacking Tang Shilian by aiming at the greenish-colored Jade sword.
Tang Shilian was confused. When he tried to close his eyes and imagine only one form of Master Wen Yu. One of the shadows managed to pierce his shoulder with a green sword.
“all those shadows are true and not illusions?”
“What kind of technique is this. There was no illusion among the thirty shadows of Wen Yu. All real. Even one of the shadows was able to injure the Western Ufuk Mentari Sect Master himself”
Discussion among the audience.
*Connected*