Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 634 What is a Second-Rank Grandmaster? Shen Wenyuan's Explanation!

The entrance to the courtyard.

"My lord, please come in!" Jiang Ning raised his hand to signal, clearing the way in the center.

"I didn't expect you to come?" Shen Wenyuan said with a smile.

“I really didn’t expect the Marquis to come here so suddenly. I was originally planning to visit the Marquis this afternoon!” Jiang Ning walked alongside Shen Wenyuan, half a step behind.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenyuan smiled.

next moment.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"This is!!" His pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the scene ahead where the vegetation had grown wildly.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Were you just cultivating the true meaning of the incomplete scroll of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms?" Shen Wenyuan asked, looking at Jiang Ning.

“Yes!” Jiang Ning nodded.

"Then have you grasped the essence of spring?" Shen Wenyuan looked at the wildly growing vegetation in front of him.

As a Grandmaster of the Four Symbols, he entered the realm of a Second-Rank Grandmaster through the concept of the Four Symbols Reincarnation, so he also has a great understanding of the true meaning of the incomplete scroll of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

They have an in-depth understanding of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

In spring, he grasps the vitality of spring.

During the summer, he controlled the thunder of summer.

There is a good grasp of both autumn and winter.

The Four Symbols Master completed four blood transfusions in a place with distinct seasons, extracting the seeds of the true meaning of the four symbols of spring, summer, autumn, and winter from heaven and earth, and then successfully mastered the artistic conception of the four seasons.

Therefore, he could tell at a glance that the rampant growth of vegetation in this place was due to the massive burst of vitality in spring.

"I had just entered a profound state of enlightenment when I suddenly had an epiphany!" Jiang Ning said.

"A sudden enlightenment?!" Looking at Jiang Ning, Shen Wenyuan's eyes immediately revealed a hint of envy.

He naturally understands enlightenment.

A moment of sudden enlightenment is a tremendous opportunity for anyone.

Any moment of sudden enlightenment can lead to a significant leap in strength.

Such a state is rare and hard to come by.

Even he longed to experience that state again.

He still remembered his last epiphany, which was decades ago.

He suddenly had an epiphany, which opened the path to becoming a master of heaven and man, helping him to complete a transformation of body and mind.

It was that sudden, profound enlightenment that gave him the qualifications to gradually reach his current level.

They were granted titles and official positions, and held great power over a prefecture.

Subsequently.

In the bamboo pavilion in the courtyard, Jiang Ning raised his hand and waved.

The bamboo leaves that had just grown on the bamboo chair were instantly cut off, and then flew out of the bamboo pavilion with the force of the hand, flying into the grass.

"My lord, please have a seat!" Jiang Ning said.

"The inspiration you just generated has made this inanimate bamboo chair sprout new leaves and grow branches again. It's truly remarkable!" Shen Wenyuan praised upon seeing this, and then sat down.

"I'm lucky, I got a good deal this time!" Jiang Ning smiled.

He then sat down.

Then, with a wave of his hand, two wine glasses and a pot of wine appeared in his hand.

"Lord Marquis, have you come here today to see me?" he asked as he poured wine for Shen Wenyuan.

"I'd like to know more about the great demon Bai Chi in Luoshui Lake!" Shen Wenyuan said, then took the wine cup that Jiang Ning pushed towards him.

"What does Your Excellency wish to know?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Have you seen that great demon with your own eyes?" Shen Wenyuan asked.

“I only caught a glimpse of it from a distance!” Jiang Ning said.

"Then how did you know that the great demon Bai Chi had the Emperor's Sword inside its belly?" Shen Wenyuan asked, voicing his doubts.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning pointed to his eyes.

Noticing Jiang Ning's actions, Shen Wenyuan looked into Jiang Ning's eyes, a hint of doubt in them.

next moment.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes once, then opened them again.

His eyes blazed with fire; his originally dark brown pupils had now transformed into raging crimson fireballs.

"Heterochromatic eyes!!" Shen Wenyuan's pupils shrank upon seeing this.

"Hmm." Jiang Ning nodded, and then continued, "With my Fiery Eyes, I can see dozens of miles away and many things that ordinary people cannot see."

"As the ancients said, those born with extraordinary abilities are destined for great fortune! Inspector Jiang possesses fiery eyes, a natural talent, no wonder he has reached this level at such a young age!" Shen Wenyuan looked at the flames in Jiang Ning's eyes, and many of his doubts were immediately resolved.

Seeing that Zhan Lu had managed to fool him, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

He had already demonstrated the extraordinary power of his Fiery Eyes many times before.

Therefore, they no longer shy away from it.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts!" ​​Shen Wenyuan looked at Jiang Ning with a somewhat emotional expression.

He originally went to Luoshui Lake intending to resolve the threat posed by that great demon.

However, this led to an attack by a mysterious powerful figure, causing him to return wounded.

Some time ago, according to Jiang Ning's message, he learned that his previous guess was correct. The appearance of that great demon, Bai Chi, was not accidental, but rather a scheme planned by someone.

His attempt to eliminate the great demon would disrupt the plans of the person behind it, which is why he was attacked.

At this moment, he had figured out the whole story.

"Thank you!" Shen Wenyuan said to Jiang Ning, then raised his glass: "This glass is for you!"

"You're too kind, Lord Marquis!"

Jiang Ning also picked up the wine glass in front of him, gently clinked it with Shen Wenyuan's, and then the two of them drank it down in one gulp.

"Good wine!"

Looking at the empty wine glass, Shen Wenyuan praised it.

Then he closed his eyes slightly and said, "What kind of rare and precious ingredients are added to this wine that can make the body feel clear and improve one's physical constitution?"

“Diluted Imperial Dew,” Jiang Ning said.

"A sacred artifact of the demon race, the Emperor's Dew?" Shen Wenyuan looked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded in agreement.

"No wonder!" Shen Wenyuan nodded.

Then, he raised his hand and waved it on the table.

Several rolls of animal hides suddenly appeared on the table.

"My lord, what is this?" Jiang Ning looked at the items on the table with a puzzled expression.

"Previously, I wanted to become a Grandmaster of the Four Symbols. Although the true meaning of the cycle of the four seasons comes from the understanding of the harmony between heaven and earth, I also collected fragments of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, hoping to comprehend the artistic conception of spring, summer, autumn and winter from the Twenty-Four Solar Terms."

At this point, Shen Wenyuan slowly shook his head.

"In the end, it was discovered that while understanding the twenty-four solar terms is not difficult, grasping the essence of the four seasons through them is as difficult as climbing to heaven."

The words fell.

Shen Wenyuan then looked at Jiang Ning with envy in his eyes.

it is more than words.

"My lord, please don't look at me like that. I was just lucky. I had a sudden burst of inspiration and entered a profound state of enlightenment."

Shen Wenyuan shook his head: "Being able to enter a profound state of enlightenment means you have extremely high comprehension! Besides, luck is a kind of strength. Which strong person hasn't had luck or various opportunities along the way?"

After a while.

Downed a few glasses of wine.

"My lord, could you please clear up my doubts?" Jiang Ning refilled Shen Wenyuan's cup and then asked.

"Oh?" Shen Wenyuan smiled. "What's your doubt?"

“Although I am now a third-rank Grandmaster, I don’t know much about second-rank and first-rank. I would like to ask Lord Marquis to clear up my doubts,” Jiang Ning said. “Very well!” Shen Wenyuan adjusted his posture: “Since I’ve drunk your wine, I can’t leave it untouched. I’ll give you some relevant knowledge.”

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Jiang Ning said, then raised his wine cup to toast Shen Wenyuan.

Subsequently.

Shen Wenyuan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

He placed the wine glass on the table and said, "Although the third rank is called Grandmaster, this realm is actually called the Blood Exchange Realm. Do you know what the second rank Grandmaster is called?"

Jiang Ning said, "It should be the Divine Intent Realm!"

As he spoke, he poured wine for Shen Wenyuan.

"Not bad!" Shen Wenyuan nodded in approval. "It seems you have some understanding of this as well."

"I've only heard a little about it!" Jiang Ning said.

Shen Wenyuan nodded and then said, "Then I'll first tell you about the second-grade Divine Intent Realm. The 'divine' in the Divine Intent Realm refers to the divine soul, and the 'intent' refers to the true intent of martial arts. By using the true intent of martial arts to temper and strengthen one's own divine soul, one can reach the second-grade Divine Intent Realm!"

At this point, he looked at Jiang Ning.

"Envoy Jiang, you should personally experience the true essence of martial arts from a second-rank Grandmaster of the Four Symbols."

"Please enlighten me, Your Excellency!" Jiang Ning bowed.

Shen Wenyuan smiled and said, "Watch closely!"

The words fell.

Boom——

Jiang Ning felt a jolt in his heart, but Shen Wenyuan suddenly vanished.

He was now in a vast, desolate wilderness.

The grassy sea was like a surging wave, thunder rumbled overhead, and dark clouds gathered like a tide.

"Envoy Jiang, can you feel it? This is the essence of Summer Thunder!"

Shen Wenyuan's voice boomed like thunder across the heavens and earth, resounding simultaneously from all directions.

Jiang Ning looked up at the dark clouds gathering overhead and watched as lightning tore through the sky.

He immediately realized that what he was seeing was an illusion.

His mind was captivated, and he fell into Shen Wenyuan's world of martial arts essence.

"This is the method of a second-grade Grandmaster. Without even lifting a finger, he can suppress a third-grade Blood Exchange Realm Grandmaster with just his martial arts essence!" Shen Wenyuan's voice resounded between heaven and earth, booming like the might of the heavens.

Accompanied by rumbling thunder, it appeared even more majestic.

Feeling the dark clouds rolling down and the thunder rumbling, Jiang Ning suddenly understood many things.

next moment.

Shen Wenyuan's voice rang out again.

"Envoy Jiang, you can try unleashing your willpower to break through the illusory world."

Hear the words.

Jiang Ning's heart stirred.

Zheng——

An extremely powerful sword intent suddenly erupted from his body.

In an instant, heaven and earth shattered, turning into fragments that scattered everywhere.

In an instant, Jiang Ning came to his senses. Shen Wenyuan was still sitting in the same direction as before, his face calm, sipping his drink.

But at this moment, his heart was not at peace.

Just now, the burst of sword intent from Jiang Ning's spiritual level effortlessly tore apart the world of intent formed by his martial arts true meaning.

This made him instantly realize that the very young Jiang Ning in front of him was not only physically strong, capable of triggering a stress response in his body, but also incredibly powerful on a mental level.

Therefore, when his sword intent erupted, he could easily tear apart the illusory world formed by his martial arts true intent as a second-grade grandmaster.

"Have you felt it clearly?" Shen Wenyuan asked.

“I felt it!” Jiang Ning nodded.

"How do you feel?" Shen Wenyuan asked again.

"A very powerful technique! In the face of an enemy, a moment of distraction is enough to determine the winner and the loser!" Jiang Ning said.

“That’s right!” Shen Wenyuan nodded: “The incomparably powerful martial arts essence is the strongest method of a second-grade grandmaster. A grandmaster who cannot resist such a method of a second-grade grandmaster is not qualified to stand in front of a second-grade grandmaster.”

Hear the words.

Jiang Ning nodded in deep agreement.

He could sense that if that divine might had erupted just now, and his own spiritual body was not strong enough, he would have been defeated in the illusory world of martial arts essence, and his soul would have been damaged as a result.

Injuries to the soul, injuries to the spirit, are a hundred times more troublesome than injuries to the body.

Shen Wenyuan took another sip of wine, then said, "If you hadn't been able to break free from the illusory world just now, your mind would have been damaged, and you would have been defeated without a fight! However, based on his performance just now, an ordinary second-grade grandmaster couldn't suppress you at all with just his martial arts true intent!"

"My lord, besides these, do second-rank grandmasters have any other methods?" Jiang Ning refilled Shen Wenyuan's wine and asked.

"No!" Shen Wenyuan shook his head: "The biggest difference between a second-grade Divine Intent Grandmaster and a third-grade Grandmaster is their spiritual body. Top-tier second-grade Grandmasters, having been tempered by the true intent of martial arts for many years, are comparable to the Yin Gods among immortal cultivators, and some even have a soul strength comparable to that of Yang God cultivators."

"If you were to fight against a Grandmaster of the second rank, you would be under constant mental pressure, and your strength would be greatly limited, making it difficult to unleash your full combat power."

"If we don't consider this method, there is no longer any essential difference between a second-grade Grandmaster and a third-grade Grandmaster."

Hearing Shen Wenyuan's words, Jiang Ning roughly understood.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Your Excellency!"

He stood up, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and expressed his gratitude.

He also understood why a top-tier third-grade grandmaster could rival an ordinary second-grade grandmaster.

This is because there is no significant gap between the third-rank Grandmaster and the second-rank Grandmaster, unlike between the fourth-rank and the third-rank Grandmaster.

The only essential difference between the third and second ranks is the strength of their spiritual power.

Top masters, besides possessing extremely high martial arts skills that result in extraordinary combat power, are basically all peerless geniuses who have completed more than six blood transfusions.

His physical body is incredibly strong, completely comparable to the physical strength of an ordinary second-grade grandmaster.

If one can achieve the same level of mental strength, one can ignore the mental pressure of a second-grade Grandmaster, and if one's physical strength is not inferior, one can naturally be on par with him.

at the same time.

Shen Wenyuan smiled when he saw Jiang Ning's thanks.

"No need to be so polite!"

Then he added, "With your current achievements and status, as well as the merits you have made before, you can easily acquire relevant knowledge by making a trip to the capital."

"My lord, I would like to experience the spiritual pressure of a Grandmaster," Jiang Ning said again.

"Simple!" Shen Wenyuan smiled calmly.

He then put down the wine glass he was holding.

clang--

The moment the wine glass landed on the stone table.

An invisible wave erupted from Shen Wenyuan's body.

The invisible fluctuations, when perceived by Jiang Ning, felt like waves crashing against him.

The chirping of insects that had been filling the courtyard vanished instantly, leaving it completely silent.

A silence without the slightest noise.

This state lasted only three breaths before the mental pressure emanating from Shen Wenyuan suddenly disappeared.

It was as if what had just happened was just an illusion.

"How are you feeling?" Shen Wenyuan asked.

“For a moment just now, the world became completely silent,” Jiang Ning said.

"Anything else?" Shen Wenyuan asked again.

“No more!” Jiang Ning replied.

Shen Wenyuan: "."

He stared intently at Jiang Ning for a couple of seconds, then gave a wry smile.

"I underestimated you!"

(End of this chapter)