Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 193, Section 192: Second-Stage Sword Body

Although he successfully helped Lu Yun'er form a contract with the Lantern Ghost, Li Chunfeng's 'Lantern Cult' plan was destined to fail.

Who would have thought that helping someone merge their soul would have such side effects?

If it were a woman, that would be fine, but if it were a man...

He quickly banished the thought from his mind and decided to stop there.

This young couple, having just experienced the pleasures of love, have become quite infatuated and entangled with each other for the past few days, unable to resist continuing their passionate affair.

"No, if we continue like this, our cultivation will be ruined. We must get back on track starting tomorrow."

The two made a solemn promise in bed.

Another day.

After finishing her class, Lu Yun'er rushed into Yuancheng without hesitation and leaped onto Li Chunfeng. ... After their tender moment, the girl's soft body clung to Li Chunfeng's broad chest like an octopus, completely abandoning her goddess-like image.

"Little madman, haven't you been practicing the Star Body Refining Technique lately?"

Li Chunfeng unconsciously played with the soft, smooth skin in his hands, and replied, "Yes, not only is it Star Body Refinement, but I'm also taking into account the ancient Qi Refining Method. I plan to follow the ancient path of unifying God, Qi, and Body. But this path is destined to be difficult, and there are many problems that cannot be solved at present. For example, the unity of Dao and Martial Arts, and the unity of Spirit and Flesh, are the biggest points of conflict at present. Hmm... why did you suddenly ask this?"

They've been very affectionate lately and have been talking about many private things.

There's nothing to hide about my progress in cultivation.

Lu Yun'er raised her rosy cheeks and said, "My cultivation has also improved by leaps and bounds recently, and I've remembered many things from my childhood. I remember that when my grandfather went out to travel through the heavens for the last time, he left me a legacy!"

"I was too young at the time, and I only vaguely remember that it was a legacy from a certain star world. I made a special trip back to my hometown this time to take a look, and found that it was a legacy of the Star Dao. According to my grandfather, it may have been passed down from the upper realm."

"It is the supreme secret of the Star Dao of the Upper Realm. It uses the soul to control the power of the stars and cultivate the body's acupoints. Unfortunately, I realized it too late. My zodiac sign is life and light, which is not very compatible with the Star Dao. I also do not cultivate the Star Dao. It would be a waste to keep it in my hands."

"Now, no one knows where my grandfather has wandered to, or whether he is still alive. Perhaps he also foresaw that this departure would last a long time. At that time, my mother was having emotional entanglements with my father and was very emotionally unstable. That's why my grandfather chose to pass on his knowledge to me when I was young."

“This technique was originally extremely difficult to learn, and even my grandfather did not practice the Starry Sky Method. But now that you have begun to explore the Starry Sky Path and can draw upon stellar power, you can use this inheritance. Now I am passing it on to you, hoping that you can use it to bypass the shackles of the unity of spirit and body and push both martial arts and the path of the soul to a completely new level.”

Li Chunfeng was somewhat surprised after hearing Lu Yun'er's words, "A method of using the power of the soul to control the power of the stars and cultivate the body's acupoints. That is at least a Martial Saint level inheritance, and one can even directly cultivate to the Human Immortal realm."

“The ‘Star Soul Bone’ that I cultivate only involves the bone acupoints of the body, and has not reached all the acupoints of the body. I’m afraid the value of the inheritance passed down by your maternal grandfather is even greater than my Heavenly Rank inheritance – Star Soul Bone.”

Fortunately, in addition to the inheritance of the "Star Soul Bone", he now also possesses the "Star Devouring" secret manual of the Divine Demon Heavenly Gang Technique.

However, "Devouring Stars" has only progressed to the Yellow Rank so far, and the Heaven Rank is still a long way off.

If there were a Star Dao inheritance that could be cultivated directly without deduction and surpassed the Heavenly Rank, that would be ideal.

Perhaps we can apply this principle to other areas and further reduce the computational cost of deducing "Ghosts".

Lu Yun'er hadn't thought of this inheritance before, but she has now. It's clear that she always keeps him in her heart and thinks of him wholeheartedly, which is why she was able to rummage through the corners of her memory to find something she had forgotten.

This inheritance was something her grandfather had passed down to her before he passed away, yet he passed it on to her so easily.

This is undoubtedly a way of expressing one's feelings.

Li Chunfeng felt a little touched.

He has always been a lone wolf in this world. Even though he has Hu Yifei, who is as close as a brother, they are not blood brothers and there is always a layer between them.

But for a girl as elfin as Lu Yun'er, their relationship developed naturally from the moment they met until now, supporting each other all the way. Even without the unexpected event during the soul fusion, they would definitely have ended up together.

Therefore, he now truly has roots and a sheath in the Earthly Realm.

The girl in his arms was his sword sheath.

It is the root he wants to return to, no matter where he wanders in the world.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tighten his grip on her arm. Lu Yun'er felt his movement but misunderstood, her face flushing red. "Thinking about it again? Hmph, I just said I was going to be restrained, getting back on track! A real man doesn't go back on his word!"

Her red lips continued to scold, but her small hands skillfully grabbed her vitals, saying, "Don't do that again next time!"

Li Chunfeng froze, what else could he say?

With a flip, the music started playing and the dance continued.

After a long while, Lu Yun'er handed a strange stone slab to Li Chunfeng.

[Boundary Stone Fragment: Contains a hidden inheritance within, requiring a specific activation seal!]

Following the seal provided by Lu Yun'er, Li Chunfeng activated the inheritance within the boundary stone.

Soon, he had a general understanding of this lineage.

[The Nine Transformations of the Celestial Constellations: Using the spirit to guide the stars, using the stars to refine the acupoints, and using the body to form an array, the celestial constellations are refined into one's own body. This connects with the power of the stars in the universe, corresponding to oneself, creating a microcosm of stars, making oneself intimately connected with the stars. Once all the acupoints are fully refined and opened, absorbing the power of the stars, reaching the realm of the Nine Transformations of the Celestial Constellations, then every movement will be imbued with the power of the stars. A single palm strike can move mountains and fill seas, overturn rivers and seas, roar down stars, pluck the moon and swallow the sun—all in the blink of an eye.]

"...The description of this technique is quite exaggerated."

This was Li Chunfeng's first impression.

Even the Secret Manual of Devouring Stars is not this exaggerated.

But such a loud tone naturally has its own unique aspects.

At least from the very beginning, it cultivates all the acupoints. Just based on this point alone, this technique has already surpassed most martial saint techniques and is a genuine human immortal technique.

"I wonder how many Star Apertures I'll be able to refine in the end?"

The most advanced refining technique in the Earthly Realm can open up the entire Heavenly Cycle, making it the ultimate technique in the world!
If one were to master all nine transformations of the stars, the number of star apertures one could refine would likely be considerable.

With this expectation, Li Chunfeng immediately began to receive the inheritance from the boundary stone, and his mind was instantly drawn into a vast primordial starry sky.

Surrounded by countless stars, each star here represents a power, and all the major stars correspond to the number of the celestial sphere. Surrounding these major stars are 14,800 other stars, and even further out, countless stars rotate under the pull of gravity, forming a vast primordial star sea universe.

"This seems to be a large formation?"

Li Chunfeng's insight was correct.

The "Nine Transformations of the Celestial Stars" is a cultivation method derived from the primordial starry sky. It involves refining the array into the body, taking a unique approach.

He immediately began to visualize the stars, first the three hundred and sixty-five main stars, then the more than ten thousand surrounding stars, and insights quickly welled up in his mind.

Whenever he finished meditating on a star, several huge cracks would immediately appear on that star.

Li Chunfeng felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that this was a limitation on the number of times the inheritance could be performed.

This fragment of the boundary stone used for inheritance may shatter completely after only a few uses. And the first person to receive the inheritance will undoubtedly benefit the most.

Lu Yun'er must have known this situation, but she gave the opportunity to herself.

Li Chunfeng hesitated only slightly before focusing his meditation even more intently, determined not to disappoint Lu Yun'er's feelings.

Several days later, Li Chunfeng felt a clapping sound between his eyebrows. Even with the strength of his soul, his head was still throbbing from the impact.

At this moment, his mind was filled with endless information about the stars, and he was thinking about the rotation of the stars and the mysteries of the infinite stars.

"Crack~"

The fragment of the boundary stone in his hand suddenly cracked open with several spiderweb-like fissures, almost shattering completely.

Lu Yun'er, however, didn't seem to care at all and asked with concern, "Little madman, have you received the inheritance?"

Li Chunfeng did not answer immediately. He rubbed his temples, regained his focus, and immersed his senses into the broken jade disc.

[Zhou Tian Xing Chen Nine Transformations Technique: Current Realm, First Transformation, Scorpio Transformation (1%)]

This technique only cultivates acupoints and does not contradict other techniques.

It even corresponds perfectly with "Star Soul Bone".

In the [Derivation Method] section, the required deduction of techniques beyond the Yellow Rank of "Star Devouring" has indeed been reduced considerably.

His guess was correct. This technique could be used as a supplement; he would still focus on mastering the "Star Devouring" technique.

He nodded and said, "I have successfully obtained the inheritance. This technique is even more profound than I expected. It allows one to begin cultivating the various acupoints at a low level of martial arts, something that can only be explored at the Martial Saint level."

Lu Yun'er said happily, "It's good that you successfully received it."

Seeing her nonchalant expression, Li Chunfeng specifically instructed her, "A cultivation technique that allows one to cultivate all the acupoints must lead directly to the Human Immortal realm. Such a high-level technique is generally impossible to put into writing, and its transmission is extremely difficult. Even the material called Boundary Stone is something I've never heard of before. But since this Boundary Stone fragment can bear such a precious inheritance, it must be no ordinary object. This Boundary Stone fragment can only receive one more inheritance at most before it will be completely shattered. You must preserve it carefully and wait until you reach the Divine Embryo Realm... no, it would be safer to receive this inheritance when you reach the late stage of the Divine Embryo Realm."

"Ok."

……

Li Chunfeng never got to see Han Fan.

He could only leave him a message before returning to the Spirit Realm.

During this period, although he received many inheritances, his cultivation plan remained in an orderly manner.

The most urgent matter at present is to advance the sword body to the second stage.

Even if there are no further techniques yet, it will not prevent him from completing the second stage of sword body transformation.

then.

Li Chunfeng paused the soul fusion process, made some arrangements in the valley, and then got into the rhythm.

In a valley surrounded by cliffs on three sides, only Li Chunfeng and Randeng lived, along with their pet.

It was quiet all around.

After nightfall, the lamps illuminated the surrounding area for hundreds of feet.

Under the light of the Heart Lamp, a huge spirit-gathering array had been set up. Li Chunfeng sat cross-legged in the center, embracing simplicity and guarding truth, in a state of extreme emptiness and tranquility.

When he activated the second transformation opportunity, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of sixty kilometers rapidly began to converge, and the boundless spiritual energy of heaven and earth formed a terrifying vortex above the valley.

The spiritual tide formed in an instant, spreading rapidly outwards, quickly reaching a distance of sixty kilometers, and was still expanding rapidly.

Li Chunfeng's body was like a black hole, frantically absorbing the vast energy from the outside world. The energy flowed continuously through his meridians, following specific meridian circulation, and was constantly refined into true qi, which gathered in the sword-shaped sea of ​​qi, becoming stronger and stronger.

The pain returned, as if a thousand knives were cutting him inside and a thousand arrows were piercing his heart, yet they could not harm his body.

His physical body was so powerful that even if his internal organs and meridians suffered minor damage, they would quickly recover to their original state under the "continuous life force".

"Pain and pleasure coexist."

As the circulation of true qi accelerates, the body becomes like a sealed steamer, with the pressure of true qi constantly increasing.

Within the nearly overflowing sea of ​​qi, the true qi grew increasingly dense, and with the assistance of Li Chunfeng's powerful divine soul, a vortex suddenly formed at the very center.

Once this vortex was formed, it caused a surge of powerful internal energy to rotate along with it.

"Ding dong!"

He didn't know how much time had passed, but it was as if a drop of liquid had fallen into a lake, and the fall of this drop of liquid seemed to stir up endless ripples in the lake of his heart.

True Qi transforms into liquid and then into True Essence; this is the sign of the completion of Qi Refining and Foundation Building.

Once the first drop of liquefied true essence is formed, the rest becomes much simpler.

With this catalyst, the drop of true essence, as the center, emitted boundless attraction, rotating and driving the vast true energy in the dantian to rapidly condense and transform.

The second drop, the third drop... and so on, until the end of time.

As the true essence increased, it formed a puddle within the sword-shaped sea of ​​qi.

The puddle grew larger and larger, gradually transforming into a pond with a radius of several tens of feet.

At this point, only one-tenth of his true energy had been converted. After the conversion was complete, the pond had transformed into a lake hundreds of feet wide.

A heavy feeling arose in the sword-shaped sea of ​​qi, and wisps of divine consciousness transformed into a cool sensation, surging into the inner world between the eyebrows.

This is also a sign of the completion of Qi Refining and Foundation Building, and the evolution of divine consciousness.

Li Chunfeng could clearly sense that his soul power was steadily increasing.

"Is this what it means to refine essence into qi and refine qi into spirit?!"

Therefore, cultivation is not divided into such detailed categories. No matter which world or realm of cultivation system, in the final analysis, it cannot transcend the three elements of essence, qi, and spirit.

Regardless of whether it's the path of the soul, the path of martial arts, or the ancient path of Qi cultivation, they all ultimately lead to the same goal: to transcend the other shore and ascend to the upper realm!
Li Chunfeng has completed the eighteen levels of the "Nine Revolutions Chaotic Intent Sword Body Technique".

Foundation Building Completed.

The next step should be to condense the golden core.

In theory, one's kendo aptitude would improve again at this point.

Li Chunfeng took out the spirit-testing ball, focused a wisp of true essence into it, and seven-colored light bloomed. After a moment, he calculated his new spiritual root.

[Li Chunfeng: Gold 45, Wood 45, Water 45, Fire 45, Earth 45, Darkness 98, Sword 48→60, Chaos 15→28, Lightning 46!]

To reduce what is insufficient and supplement what is excessive.

The qualifications haven't disappeared, they've just been transferred.

Li Chunfeng practiced the sword technique for a while.

The second-stage sword body has several additional sword techniques.

【Piercing Void Sword Intent】: Wherever the sword points, the void shatters, capable of piercing through any entity and illusion.

【Soul-Devouring Sword Aura】The sword energy unleashed can devour the enemy's soul, weakening its power.

The Four Killing Sword Chapter is a sword technique that blends the killing intent of spring, the passion of summer, the desolation of autumn, and the silence of winter. The four seasons cycle endlessly.

【Broken Star Slash】 is a legendary sword technique hidden among the stars. It was created by a sword god who traveled the world and contains the power of the heavenly stars that he contemplated.

Li Chunfeng has not yet fully comprehended the One Turn Sword Body and the Four Sword Techniques.

I didn't feel much about the newly emerging sword techniques.

Now that his swordsmanship aptitude has improved to 60 points of spiritual root, which is just enough to reach the level of earth spiritual root, he can be considered a little genius in swordsmanship. So he also tried to cultivate it.

The sword energy cleaved the moon, the sword energy unleashed was like a blood moon, and there was a faint sense of gain.

The Thousand Swords Net can also be executed more easily, with sword energy arranged into a large net to seal off a region of land.

The techniques of "Return of Ten Thousand Swords" and "Chaos Sword Wheel" still could not be successfully executed.

He couldn't successfully unleash the Void-Breaking Sword Intent and the Soul-Devouring Sword Light in one go, but he gained a lot of insights from just a little understanding.

Especially the Four-Sword Technique. This sword technique would be even more fitting if practiced in a place with distinct seasons. The sword technique changes with the seasons: spring can revive all things, summer can be scorching hot, autumn can be as sharp as a knife, and winter can be frozen. The four sword techniques complement each other and are difficult to grasp.

On the contrary, the more difficult 'Seamless Star Slash' is...

Li Chunfeng looked up at the starry sky, chuckled as he pondered the principles of the stars' movement, and instantly drew his Star River Sword, practicing the "Star River Sword Technique".

Nine sword techniques, arranged in a complex and varied manner.

In an instant, the valley was filled with sword shadows and strange phenomena.

When the dance reached its climax, he suddenly unleashed an invisible sword aura, instantly drawing upon the power of the stars, and a mountain was silently shattered.

The 'Seamless Star Slash' technique has been mastered.

(End of this chapter)