Gou Refining Essence into Qi in the Dharma-ending Age

Chapter 23 Introduction to Supernatural Powers

Lin Yuan, who was quite confident in his understanding of supernatural abilities, originally planned to choose a supernatural ability of high difficulty.

However, he had not yet decided which supernatural power to choose and was still hesitating.

Upon seeing the Spirit Forging Blade, he had essentially made his decision.

Firstly, the description of the Spirit Forging Blade indicates its power, which matches the difficulty of cultivation. Secondly, its effects vary depending on the nature of the spiritual energy.

He was eager to know whether the spiritual energy he had refined using the Dao Seed was ordinary spiritual energy or a different kind of spiritual energy.

Moreover, barring unforeseen circumstances, he can unleash his spirit blade ahead of time, possessing powerful offensive abilities, and his weaknesses can be ignored.

Without much hesitation, Lin Yuan placed his identity token into the groove on the Spirit Forging Blade.

With a flash of light from the identity token, the Spirit Forging Blade was successfully inscribed.

After putting away his identity token, he went to the entrance to wait for Lin Chao.

Before long, Lin Chao also finished making his selection.

The two greeted the manager, Cui Xiu, and then left together, intending to have a meal in the kitchen before returning to their residence to practice their supernatural powers.

……

At the same time, Zheng Wenyan's identity token also received the corresponding information.

After receiving the information from the token, Zheng Wenyan raised an eyebrow: "Both of them chose high-difficulty divine abilities, one 'Breaking Army' (a mid-level skill), and the other 'Forging Spirit Blade' (an even higher-level skill). Are all young people this arrogant nowadays?"

As a lecturer at the Flame Peak, aside from other abilities, he naturally understands the Flame Peak's supernatural powers.

Therefore, he was well aware of the difficulty of cultivating these two supernatural powers.

The latter, in particular, is arguably one of the most difficult supernatural abilities to cultivate at Xinhuo Peak.

He privately thought that both Lin Yuan and Lin Chao would probably have to suffer some hardship.

Lin Chao is probably a bit better; he's skilled in actual combat, and his comprehension of supernatural abilities is likely quite high.

It's hard to say about Lin Yuan.

Having been a lecturer at Xinhuofeng for many years, Zheng Wenyan knew that these teenagers were proud and eager to prove themselves.

Many people deliberately choose powerful and difficult-to-cultivate supernatural abilities, only to fail miserably.

"Lin Yuan has a superior aptitude. With such aptitude, even if his comprehension is poor, it won't be too bad. At the very least, he should be able to meet the minimum requirements in his studies. It just depends on whether he can accept merely passing grades."

Of course, Zheng Wenyan didn't completely dismiss their choice, nor did he intend to criticize them again: "Since you've made your choice, let me see if you have the arrogance to match this supernatural power!"

Since no one has actually tried it, no one can say for sure what the outcome will be.

What if?

His judgment may not be correct.

At Xinghuo Peak, his responsibility is to guide, not to ridicule or force his disciples to follow his ideas.

It's just a supernatural power; even if you make the wrong choice, you can just switch to another one.

If things go wrong and the timing is right, he will naturally find an opportunity to give Lin Yuan and Lin Chao another chance to exchange for supernatural powers.

If time is wasted, then it's just a small lesson learned.

……

After finishing their meal in the kitchen, Lin Yuan and Lin Chao returned to the courtyard.

They did not see Wang Qiudao.

Clearly, Wang Qiudao's courses were different from theirs.

The two of them naturally didn't waste any time. After exchanging a few words, they each returned to their own quiet rooms in their houses.

"Master, what's the situation with Brother Lin Yuan choosing to forge the Spirit Blade?" Lin Chao asked his master, Tianyun, in his heart.

Tianyun was quite helpless and said, "Instead of worrying about Lin Yuan, you should worry about yourself. This divine power, 'Po Jun,' is not easy to learn. Even for you, it will take one or two months to get the basics down."

"It's alright, Master. My studies focus on practical combat, so I can slow down my cultivation of supernatural powers." Lin Chao shook his head, not worried at all.

Upon hearing this, Tianyun did not refute it. Lin Chao's ability to use spiritual energy in advance showed that his actual combat strength far exceeded his displayed strength: "The Spirit Forging Blade is a relatively famous divine ability with countless variations and a very high level of difficulty."

"Even if your brother has good comprehension and focuses his energy on supernatural powers, he should be able to barely meet the academic requirements in March. However, he might slack off in his cultivation..."

His judgment was not much different from Zheng Wenyan's.

"Is it that difficult?"

"It's very difficult. Of course, if one can master it, this divine ability is considered top-tier even among those in the Qi Gathering Realm." Tianyun explained what he knew. "However, mastering it is even more difficult. Even among those in the Qi Gathering Realm, many have not yet reached mastery."

"Your brother's choice of this major is probably not a good one."

Lin Chao was very worried upon hearing this.

Tianyun saw through Lin Chao's thoughts and comforted him, "Don't worry, the atmosphere of the Sword Sect is more upright than I have ever seen. I imagine there is a mechanism to correct mistakes, so disciples won't be led astray on the same path."

"Besides, Lin Yuan has a superior aptitude, so such a thing is even more impossible."

He wasn't deceiving Lin Chao; it was based on his own experience.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chao felt somewhat at ease.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "What if Brother Lin Yuan has extremely high comprehension?"

"That will take a month," Tianyun replied quickly, then urged Lin Chao to go and cultivate.

Lin Chao had no choice but to shut up.

……

Inside the quiet room, Lin Yuan had already received all the information about the Spirit Forging Blade.

The Spirit Forging Blade, as a supernatural ability with extremely high cultivation difficulty, has a lot of content and is mainly divided into two parts.

One of the parts is called "Spirit Forging," which is essentially a method of body refinement that mobilizes the spiritual power within the body to improve physical strength and enhance oneself.

Spirit forging has nine stages, and a spirit pattern will appear on the body at each stage.

If one achieves mastery, nine spiritual runes will appear on the cultivator's body: two on the arms, four on the legs, three on the torso, and one on the head.

Achieving nine spiritual runes will result in different physical constitutions based on the characteristics of spiritual energy, which is also one of the characteristics that affect the spiritual blade.

For those below the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage, the sign of entry is the construction of a spiritual rune.

The core challenge lies in how to mobilize the spiritual energy within the body.

Although it is the basic part, it is also the most important part.

Furthermore, there is the second part of the supernatural power, the spirit blade. This part is not so complicated. Those who are above the seventh level of the embryonic breathing stage and can use spiritual energy to condense a spirit blade are considered to have entered the entry level.

Theoretically speaking, only by condensing a spirit rune and mastering a spirit blade can one be considered to have truly entered the realm of spiritual cultivation.

Those below the seventh level of embryonic breathing cannot release spiritual energy, so they can only use spiritual patterns as the standard for judging whether they have entered the path.

Of course, theoretically speaking, it wouldn't be difficult to condense spirit patterns on the body and condense a spirit energy blade.

Ultimately, both tests one's ability to control spiritual energy.

"As for spiritual energy, let's try using the spiritual energy refined from the Dao Seed..."

After making his decision, Lin Yuan quickly refined some spiritual energy to replenish his essence and began to cultivate according to the cultivation method of forging the spirit blade.

Six hours later.

Lin Yuan felt a golden spiritual pattern appear on his left leg and felt somewhat dazed.

Have you gotten the hang of it?

Thinking back on his cultivation process, he felt that this Spirit Forging Blade might be the most suitable supernatural power for him.