Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 688 Opening the Inner Landscape!

The interior of Shangyang.

Yangchi.

"Senior sister, have you opened up your own inner realm?" Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

"It seems that Junior Brother has learned more about this!" Shen Yueru smiled.

Jiang Ning said, "Senior Sister, you've reached this level at such a young age; you must have successfully opened up your own inner realm!"

Shen Yueru nodded: "Junior brother is right. After I gained experience in entering the inner realm of Shangyang a year ago, I successfully opened up my own inner realm!"

"It was around that time that I began to improve at a rapid pace!"

"In just one year, I have become the top contemporary figure in the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven and achieved the Yang God status!"

"Now, his own immortal root has broken through the soil and is growing, and the sword seed has also broken through the soil!"

"In ancient times, if I had a few more years, I could have shed my mortal body, transcended mortality, and become an immortal who lives forever!"

As she spoke, Shen Yueru's brows were filled with obvious confidence.

"Senior sister is amazing!" Jiang Ning praised.

"This is all thanks to my junior brother's help!" Shen Yueru looked at Jiang Ning with a smile.

"Senior sister, how do I open up my own inner world?" Jiang Ning asked.

“With my junior brother’s current mental strength, plus his experience of entering the Shangyang Inner Realm multiple times, it’s not difficult for him to do this!” As she spoke, Shen Yueru moved closer.

The breath he exhaled smelled like orchids and musk.

"Junior brother, close your eyes!" Shen Yueru spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning closed his eyes.

He instantly felt their hands and feet touch again.

"Junior brother, I will pass on my experience in developing one's own inner vision to you!"

"Once we get out, junior brother, you only need my experience, and it won't be difficult for you!"

"But junior brother, remember to cultivate your own inner world and do not step outside your own domain."

"The inner landscape is a realm that belongs to oneself in the spiritual world."

“When you are in your own world, you don’t need to worry about your safety. But if you go outside the area covered by your own world, you may encounter all sorts of incredible creatures.”

The words fell.

Jiang Ning felt that their minds were intertwined.

He could sense Shen Yueru's superficial emotions, the shallow thoughts in her heart, and the torrent of information flowing into his mind.

After a while.

Shen Yueru turned and left.

Jiang Ning continued to process that information.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Shen Yueru, dressed in a red dress, already standing on the edge of Yangchi.

"Junior brother, it's time to go!"

Jiang Ning then went ashore.

"Senior sister, are there living beings in the spiritual world?" he asked, voicing the question that had been on his mind.

“Yes!” Shen Yueru nodded and continued, “The spiritual world is another realm, a world that has existed since ancient times! Throughout history, many people have become lost in the spiritual world, unable to find their inner world again, unable to return to reality, and thus become wandering beings in the spiritual world.”

"Some creatures have been tainted by its ominous aura, and cannot be viewed with common sense!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked surprised: "There's actually such a saying!"

"That's not all!" Shen Yueru shook her head and said, "The spiritual world is far more wondrous than that!"

"In ancient times, the ten directions of heaven and earth were ruled by the ancient Heavenly Court!"

"The ten directions of heaven and earth are not very interconnected, but some powerful individuals can manifest in any region by relying on the spiritual world where their inner realm is located!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's face immediately showed surprise.

"Senior sister, do you mean the interior locations are also interconnected?"

“Yes!” Shen Yueru nodded, then said, “Once Junior Brother successfully opens up his inner realm, we will have been imbued with the aura of each other’s souls, and we will be able to sense each other. In the inner realm, this will be like a bright lighthouse in the fog!”

"With the other person present, it is impossible to completely lose one's way in the spiritual world!"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Senior sister, I'm getting ready to go back!"

"Aren't you going to climb the Heavenly Ladder again?" Shen Yueru asked.

"There's no need for that!" Jiang Ning shook his head, then continued, "Climbing the Heavenly Ladder again won't be much different from last time!"

“That’s true!” Shen Yueru nodded. “The sooner Junior Brother goes back, the better he’ll be able to grasp that feeling!”

“Yes!” Jiang Ning nodded.

"Then I wish you all the best, Junior Brother!" Shen Yueru said.

"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded again: "I wish Senior Sister can break her own record and reach even greater heights!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Junior Brother!" Shen Yueru said with a smile.

Then, she saw an invisible wave descend, and Jiang Ning disappeared before her eyes.

Only after seeing Jiang Ning leave did she turn her gaze back to the direction of the Heavenly Ladder.

"I wonder which floor I can climb now!"

She pondered for a moment, then quickened her pace toward the Heavenly Ladder.

……

Nine Heavens Tower.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, his gaze bright and shining.

The return of his spiritual body made him vaguely feel that his spiritual power had grown stronger.

The effect on the eyes is that the gaze becomes even brighter.

He immediately closed his eyes, and his mind instantly recalled all the messages he had just received.

From Shen Yueru, he finally understood the path of immortality.

He also understood that now that he had come this far, there was absolutely no need for him to embark on the path of immortality.

Because the path to immortality is completely divided into two stages.

The two stages: before and after becoming an immortal.

Before becoming an immortal, whether it's embryonic breathing, qi cultivation, or meridian opening, it's all about creating a temporary physical body, a vessel suitable for strengthening and protecting the soul.

Once the divine soul is strong enough, it will progress from the Yin spirit to the Yang spirit, eventually abandoning the mortal body and condensing into an immortal body.

Once you reach this stage, most of the progress you've made before becomes meaningless.

The only meaningful one is the Yang God, represented by powerful spiritual energy.

It can be said that all the cultivation before the path to immortality is an effort to nurture the fruit of the Yang God.

Once one achieves the Yang Spirit, all previous cultivation officially comes to an end.

After that, one condenses an immortal body, attains immortality, and allows the immortal roots to begin to grow.

For him, this already meant achieving the status of a Yang God.

Since the fruit is already in hand, why bother with loosening the soil, fertilizing, or cultivating it?
Therefore, in his view, the cultivation of immortality was meaningless.

It would be better to use that time and energy on martial arts.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and then he shook his head.

Calm your mind and recall the creation of the interior landscape.

After a while.

He closed his eyes.

The mind and will converge in the spiritual center, constantly compressing.

until a certain moment.

Extreme compression caused it to explode with a roar.

As this power fluctuated, he sensed ripples of change in the inner landscape.

He focused his mind and guided the direction in which this spiritual power erupted.

next moment.

An endless burst of light erupted in his heart.

The dazzling white light captivated his mind.

He suddenly felt the world spinning, time and space changing, the universe turning upside down, and his consciousness rapidly sinking.

With a moment of disorientation, he opened his eyes again and found himself in a fairly open area.

In the distance, a white mist undulated and surged, growing thicker the further away he was.

He looked down, his feet resting on uneven, sharp stones.

"Is this my interior location?" he murmured to himself.

Then slowly close your eyes and empty your mind.

In an instant, he saw white orbs of light drifting past from all directions and entering his body.

Upon careful observation, one could sense that as the white light entered, his spiritual body suddenly became stronger. "The effect is so obvious!" He was immediately shocked.

The enhancement of an ordinary spiritual body is a gradual and silent improvement.

Because the improvement is so small, it is difficult to detect directly.

Only after a long time have passed and looking back do you realize that you have actually improved to some extent.

But now he can directly feel his own improvement.

This kind of improvement, which can be directly felt, means that the improvement is already quite significant.

Especially considering the foundation he now possesses, it seems extraordinary.

Then, he closed his eyes again and quietly felt the white light spots drifting from all directions merging into his body.

The addition of each drop of white light is equivalent to adding a grain of sand to a container full of sand.

He felt his mental strength slowly increasing and growing stronger, bit by bit.

Although this growth rate is not rapid, it is persistent, obvious, and direct.

After a long time.

He opened his eyes.

"No wonder Senior Sister Shen has reached this level at such a young age!" Jiang Ning suddenly felt a surge of emotion.

In just a short while, after experiencing the effects of the interior scenery, he realized just how utterly unreasonable this place was.

As the saying goes, "Many a little makes a mickle," and even doing nothing in the inner landscape can significantly enhance one's mental strength.

The most crucial aspect of the path to immortality is the transformation of the soul and the strengthening of the spirit.

No matter how strong the physical body is, no matter how strong the spiritual meridians and energy vortexes or spiritual sea are built within the body.

At the moment of transcending the mortal realm and becoming an immortal, the physical body is discarded, leaving only the divine soul, which condenses into an immortal body.

It can be said that on the path of immortality, strengthening the divine soul is of paramount importance.

The improvement of mental strength is the strengthening of the soul.

"Senior Sister Shen once said that the reason his Taixu Yin Yang Sword could improve so quickly was because he had spent a long time cultivating in the Inner Realm!" Jiang Ning thought to himself, as relevant information flashed through his mind.

next moment.

He raised his hand and grabbed, and from nothing, a long sword gleaming with cold light instantly appeared.

Once you open up your inner realm, you become the master within it. Creating things from the void and changing the world are all just a matter of a thought.

Because this is a spiritual world, an illusory world.

However, according to some, illusion and reality can coexist.

He had even seen a similar statement in a book these past few days.

In reality, the world is an illusion and does not exist.

When you close your eyes and no one is watching, the world returns to chaos and ceases to exist.

When you open your eyes, the world instantly takes on a material state.

If a tree falls and no one observes it, the tree itself ceases to exist.

This statement reminded him of some scientific theories from his previous life.

He only had a basic understanding of this matter and did not think about it in depth.

Because he knew this was not something he could consider.

While thinking in my heart.

The sword in his hand flashed, and wisps of sword energy instantly swept across all directions.

The Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword was wielded in his hands.

a long time.

It might take one hour, or it might take two hours.

Inside the interior, the passage of time feels blurry.

It seems as if it doesn't exist, hard to detect, yet time is truly passing by.

Jiang Ning withdrew his sword stance, stopped his movements, and closed his eyes slightly.

After a dozen breaths.

He opened his eyes, a look of confusion on his face.

"Strange, I feel like I've mastered some key points, but my swordsmanship hasn't improved at all!"

He then tried to cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Body, but found that there was no change at all.

I don't even feel the same way I did when I was practicing swordsmanship.

Although it was simulating changes in the external world, it gave him an incredibly illusory feeling, like a castle in the air.

He only tried practicing the Vajra Indestructible Body for a short while before stopping.

Because he could directly sense that practicing the Vajra Indestructible Body here was completely meaningless.

This is the spiritual world, while the Vajra Indestructible Body is a method of physical cultivation.

No matter how much you cultivate, it cannot be reflected in your physical body for improvement.

He immediately closed his eyes and visualized the sun.

All of a sudden.

A great sun rose above his head, its golden rays spreading and enveloping the earth.

The presence of sunlight instantly began to dispel the surrounding mist, allowing the inner landscape he had created to expand.

It was only ten feet in size at first, but now, as the mist dissipates...

More and more ground is beginning to emerge.

As the fog dissipated, exposed rocks and rubble appeared on the ground.

At this moment, with the golden sunlight shining down, the originally gray and lifeless world seemed to have a glimmer of life.

After a long while, Jiang Ning opened his eyes again, his gaze sweeping around, and his expression immediately brightened with joy.

Compared to before, the size of the interior area has now increased to twenty zhang.

Although it is far from comparable to the inner vision of Shangyang.

But he understood what level of existence had created the Shangyang Inner Realm.

According to Shen Yueru, the woman who preached to him last time was a giant in her own right.

The Shangyang Immortal Sect is the ultimate existence of the Dao.

The interior area has now been expanded.

The number of points of light drifting from the mist has increased several times compared to before.

This also means that if he cultivates in his own inner realm, his mental strength will increase several times over.

"The Great Sun Artifact has such an effect!" He looked at the Great Sun that still existed above his head and felt a little shocked.

He was no longer meditating at that moment, but the great sun above his head still existed, giving him a sense of reality.

It's as if the sun overhead isn't just a mere illusion, but rather a real and tangible existence.

The true and real feeling of the great sun at this moment also made him feel a different kind of feeling in his inner world.

It also gave him a more secure feeling.

At the very edge of the interior, reality and mist do not intersect.

Instead, under the influence of the sun, a clear distinction was formed.

The interior is clean and clear, with no blurring of vision.

The interior and exterior are shrouded in thick fog, layer upon layer.

suddenly.

His gaze sharpened as he looked at the edge of the interior.

Then, with a swift movement, he instantly appeared at the edge of the interior.

He bent down and picked up a piece of bone from the ground.

"It's a creature's tooth!" Looking at the finger-sized white bone, he squeezed it hard; it was unusually hard and gave him a real, tangible feeling.

"What a strange feeling!" He looked up at the ceiling again.

The unidentified bone tooth gave him a feeling similar to the sun shining overhead.

A peculiar feeling also arose in his heart at that moment.

next moment.

He followed his instincts and tossed the unknown bone tooth in his hand toward the sun overhead.

The bone tooth instantly flew into the sun.

In an instant, he saw the sun move slightly, and an invisible wave spread out.

Then, a stream of pure, sweet rain fell from the sun and landed directly on him.

He immediately felt as if his body and mind had been cleansed by this sweet rain, becoming completely refreshed.

His eyes also became brighter and were filled with joy.

At that moment, he clearly felt that his mental strength had increased significantly.

(End of this chapter)