The Great Martial Saint!

Chapter 602 The Road Ahead, Taking Office in Leiming (Thanks to ﹏So丶灬低低ˉ for the generous donation, 33 extra chapters)

The ancient tree is covered with lush branches and leaves.

A dazzling, shimmering pearl floated before Chen Ping'an, its light radiant and dreamlike.

"Dream Pearl!"

Chen Ping'an's eyes were solemn, and a faint tremor of light flickered in his brows.

"Let's try refining it!"

hum~
Chen Ping'an's brows shone brightly, and his spirit surged in response.

He had previously attempted to study the Dream Pearl, but without any progress.

His spirituality and true essence have been further purified, and the ninth spiritual rune has been engraved on his spiritual platform and spiritual fruit. He is only one step away from breaking through the first barrier of the realm and the condensation of spiritual runes.

It can be said that even without considering combat strength, in terms of the quality and quantity of spirituality alone, he has now surpassed the average Grandmaster who has broken through to the third level of the realm.

Even those grandmasters who have reached the third level of the breakthrough realm with seven spiritual patterns may not have spiritual power superior to his!
It can be said that, in terms of cultivation level, Chen Ping'an is now capable of overpowering any grandmaster, as long as he doesn't encounter the old monsters of this era or a few exceptional geniuses.

The spirit fruit is inscribed with nine spirit patterns. Only the truly top-tier powers within the dynasty can truly appreciate its value.

Such a foundation, as long as one is not too old, would make one a saintly figure in any power. Even in some less powerful forces, the current saintly sons and daughters, and their secret successors, might not possess such a martial arts foundation.

Generally, the core disciples and potential seeds cultivated by major forces, who can inscribe seven spirit patterns and attempt to break through to the next realm, are considered to meet the qualification requirements.

If one can break through to the next realm with eight spirit patterns, then one is an extremely outstanding candidate among potential talents, qualified to compete for the title of the best in the current generation of a prestigious sect!

As for breaking through to the next realm with nine spiritual runes, only those ancient holy lands could possibly possess such a dazzling prodigy!
Grandmasters live for three hundred years, and those under fifty are considered part of the younger generation. But when one reaches the Great Grandmaster realm, with a lifespan of five hundred years, those under one hundred years old are also considered part of the younger generation.

Within two hundred years, they will all be considered the younger generation!
Of course, this kind of division only circulated among ancient holy sites and famous sects, and was not a convention within the dynasty.

As far as the official lists of the dynasty are concerned, for the younger generation, there is only the Great Qian Hidden Dragon List!
Anyone under fifty years old who has reached the Jade Balance Grandmaster level can try to climb the rankings and earn the title of Hidden Dragon Prodigy!

hum~
Chen Ping'an's spiritual energy permeated and swirled around the Dream Pearl. Whenever he tried to investigate further, he was blocked by an invisible force.

In the normal process of refining a divine weapon, he needs to use his spirituality to cleanse away the previous marks, and then use his spirituality to probe in and inscribe his own aura. Only in this way can he control it as if it were his own arm, and do as he pleases in battle.

But right now, he didn't even have the chance to probe into this Dream Pearl with his spiritual power, let alone refine it.

"Just what grade of treasure is this Dream Pearl?"

Chen Pingan gave it a try, but ultimately failed.

Limited by his experience and perspective, he only knows that above top-tier divine weapons are treasures. But he has no idea how treasures are classified.

According to the information he had previously learned from biographies and anecdotes, normally, once a Grandmaster reaches a certain level, they possess the ability to refine powerful artifacts. Even if the speed is a bit slow, it at least meets the requirements.

But this Dream Pearl is impossible to refine, let alone even probe into. Clearly, it's completely different from what he knew before.

Based on this, it can be inferred that this Dream Pearl is no ordinary treasure!

Based on his experience with the Heavenly Maiden in the dream, and the location of this Dream Pearl in the Demon Lord's secret treasure, this Dream Pearl is probably the true heirloom treasure in the hands of the Purple-Eyed Demon Lord.

After a second unsuccessful attempt, Chen Ping'an put the Dream Pearl back into his Thousand-Machine Bag. To prevent the treasure from being leaked, Chen Ping'an first sealed the Dream Pearl in a jade box, then placed the jade box inside a wooden box to seal it securely. He then placed a bag with a concealing aura over the outside, and finally put the bag into a small wooden box. Besides the bag, he also stored a large quantity of Yuan Crystals in the wooden box, completely submerging the bag.

Furthermore, he placed this wooden box among many other wooden boxes, keeping it intact inside a magic bag. To prevent over-concealment from revealing any flaws, he performed the same operation on the other wooden boxes, nesting them one inside the other.

He is now quite wealthy, with over 50,000 Yuan Crystals, so filling these wooden boxes wouldn't be difficult.

Besides the wooden box, he also placed some spiritual minerals in other parts of the Thousand Machine Bag.

"I still feel a bit uneasy."

After doing all that, Chen Ping'an still felt somewhat uneasy.

Although the Thousand-Mechanism Bag inherently possesses the ability to isolate and detect, those powerful cultivators are unpredictable and often have secret techniques and supernatural abilities to sense auras and snoop on treasures. Although the possibility of being exposed is extremely low, Chen Ping'an still has to be cautious.

However, despite his extensive cover-up, he may not be able to achieve the desired effect.

"Compared to the spiritual platform, it's still quite a bit lacking!" Chen Ping'an sighed softly.

The Dream Pearl is of utmost importance, and no amount of attention is too much.

The best way to store it is naturally to place it in the spirit platform, where it is protected by spiritual energy, which is enough to block almost all prying eyes.

However, he failed to grasp the key points, and could not even perform a single spiritual refinement. Thus, the matter of incorporating it into his spiritual platform naturally became empty talk.

At this stage, there are no other good options. We can only choose the most advantageous outcome from the disadvantages, and that's all we can do.

After putting away the Dream Pearl, he focused his attention on the Azure Flame Four Directions Command Flag. He had already refined most of this flag, and had mastered three of the four divine abilities.

I think it will be possible to completely refine it in a few more days.

However, there's no rush to do this; we can leave it for the journey and refine it slowly.

The same principle applies to the Azure Flame Four Directions Command Flag and the Black Profound Iron Mask.

After taking inventory of the items, Chen Ping'an felt quite pleased.

He gained a great deal from his trip to the Thunder Mountains.

Not only did they secretly sell off all the supplies they needed to sell, but they also gained several thousand yuan in crystals.

Having obtained a monster carving, they have begun to understand its function, which has given them new ideas for further research.

The fragments of the Xuanjia Beast were acquired at the auction, providing a preliminary reserve for the cultivation of the Qingyang Blood Refining Technique.

It is worth mentioning that after he killed the Blue-Faced Fang, the divine weapon he had consigned for auction returned to his hands.

In addition, he acquired a top-tier divine weapon, a body-forging secret technique at the True Skill Scroll level, a Black Xuan Iron Mask that concealed his aura comparable to a precious treasure, a dual cultivation technique at the True Skill Scroll level, and the Illusionary Dream Pearl.

This doesn't even include the Thousand-Year Stone Milk, Bursting Yuan True Pill, and rare medicinal herbs that were traded from the Heavenly Luo Saintess.

The harvest was plentiful, a veritable windfall.

Chen Pingan meticulously analyzed, digested, and summarized the information.

Among the many gains, I have gained a clearer understanding of the path ahead.

He possesses a cheat-like interface, making him fundamentally different from ordinary people. However, this time, acquiring a dual cultivation technique at the True Skill Scroll level will further widen the gap in this aspect.

Although they are all true cultivation scrolls, they have different characteristics and focuses. Some emphasize killing, some emphasize agility, and some emphasize unpredictability. The dual cultivation technique that Chen Ping'an obtained is about improving the foundation, restoring essence, accelerating cultivation, and reducing the difficulty of bottlenecks.

It is considered an extremely superior auxiliary and enhancement technique.

The four special benefits described in the technique all reflect this aspect.

In the future, cultivating this dual cultivation technique may become Chen Ping'an's main focus for a certain period. Having experienced a purification of true essence and spirituality, Chen Ping'an deeply understands just how valuable it truly is.

He was full of expectations for the further benefits of this technique.

Putting aside the distant future, the second purification and the improvement in recovery and endurance of the next level alone are something he can look forward to.

However, if he wants to continue his cultivation, he needs to undergo dual cultivation. Only after dual cultivation activates a new stage of cultivation can he use the cheat code panel to exploit loopholes and accumulate experience through mental cultivation techniques.

The difficulty here lies in the fact that so-called dual cultivation is not as simple as the union of yin and yang. At least one must use the dual cultivation method and choose one of the three methods to be considered to have experienced dual cultivation.

Furthermore, Chen Ping'an's current stage of activation differs from the replenishment of essence during normal cultivation.

The effectiveness of dual cultivation has high requirements. This also means that, regardless of the method used, there are requirements regarding the spiritual realm of the other half in dual cultivation.

Given Chen Ping'an's current cultivation level, his cultivation partner must be at least a Grandmaster to meet the requirements of the activation stage of cultivation. While randomly choosing a partner for cultivation would offer some benefits, it wouldn't achieve the goal of exploiting loopholes in the cheat system.

"A dual cultivation partner at the Grandmaster level!" Chen Ping'an sighed.

Looking across the entire state, Grandmasters are already rare, let alone female Grandmasters. Even if there were one, he wouldn't resort to such evil deeds as forced marriage.

Besides requiring the dual cultivation activation stage, this dual cultivation technique, which involves inverted lovemaking, also requires a massive amount of cultivation experience.

8640 points!
It should be noted that the Seven Absolute Divine Skill only requires 4800 cultivation experience points to progress from the Great Completion to the Perfection stage!
This intricate manual of martial arts, capable of transforming lovers into immortals, requires such a vast amount of experience even for just the initial stages of mastery. One can only imagine the immense difficulty of cultivating the subsequent techniques!

Of course, this dual cultivation technique lives up to the reputation of the True Skill Scroll, and its enhancements are terrifying!
Even Chen Ping'an, who possesses a cheat-like interface, can sense the difficulty of cultivating this technique. He wonders how the Purple-Eyed Demon Lord managed to cultivate it step by step back then.
How many times would one have to practice dual cultivation to gradually break through to a higher realm?!

"I wonder what level the Purple-Eyed Demon Lord had reached in cultivating this technique during his prime?" Chen Ping'an wondered.

This matter can be left for further investigation and a comparison of benefits to ultimately benefit oneself.

Chen Ping'an already possessed a cheat-like interface, giving him a foundation that placed him among the top in his realm. With this True Skill Scroll, the quality and purity of his True Essence and Spirituality were enough to make him stand out among his peers and rival those in higher realms!
He even cultivated this technique to a high level, and even advanced cultivators might not be able to match his martial arts foundation.

Whether it's true essence or spirituality, the benefits of improving both are immense. Besides making the same moves more lethal, there are many other indirect benefits.

With Chen Ping'an's improved foundation, both his true essence shield and spiritual foundation have become at least one-third stronger.

Chen Ping'an's spiritual foundation is solid, making him more composed in dealing with spiritual mystical arts.

Even without a spiritual weapon, this aspect is by no means his weakness.

One day, his own spiritual foundation may even be comparable to a top-tier spiritual protective weapon.

In addition to the improvement in his foundation, Chen Ping'an's recovery ability has also been enhanced to a certain extent.

This is enough to support him in withstanding even more intense battles. Even the weakness he feels after unleashing his secret technique will be greatly reduced, and he will no longer experience the brief weakness that followed previous battles.

Spirituality, true essence, and restorative abilities can be cultivated through the "Dual Cultivation Technique." For physical training, there is the "Azure Yang Blood Refining Method."

He tempered himself with the blood of demonic beasts until he suppressed even the most powerful celestial beings!

Chen Ping'an has a cheat-like interface, so the daily practice of the Azure Sun Blood Refining Technique is not difficult for him. The only difficulty is obtaining the blood of demonic beasts needed for the refining process.

Although Chen Ping'an already possesses the blood of a Xuanjia Beast with a low-grade bloodline, he still wants to take another look to see if there is anything more suitable.

If he can master the Azure Sun Blood Refining Technique, his physique will be greatly enhanced. Combined with his current martial arts foundation, his combat power will be unmatched among the Grandmasters of the Wind and Cloud Sect! Even if he encounters a pseudo-Celestial Being, he has absolute confidence that he can challenge or even suppress him.

Furthermore, the improvement in his physique will also enhance his recovery ability. At that time, even if his true essence and spiritual energy are exhausted, his physical strength will be sufficient to protect him.

Improving one's physique has numerous benefits. In addition to true essence and spirituality, it provides an extra means of combat, and can also comprehensively enhance resistance to poison, physical damage, and negative effects, increasing the margin for error in battle.

The two precious manuals, one literary and one martial, will enhance your cultivation and temper your physique, laying a solid foundation for Chen Ping'an's cultivation path.

For at least a long time to come, the path Chen Ping'an is to take has become clear.

Spirituality, vital energy, and physical strength are all enhanced simultaneously, working together and harmonizing with each other.

With an incomparably strong and supreme foundation, it can break through all kinds of laws in the world!

This is the practice of using force to suppress people and virtue to subdue them!

Compared to the two true martial arts scrolls, the other techniques Chen Ping'an possessed were clearly inferior. However, this did not hinder Chen Ping'an's continued cultivation.

Both of the true cultivation scrolls have their limitations and cannot be used immediately. Even with the closest one, the Azure Sun Blood Refining Method, Chen Ping'an still needs to choose the demon beast blood required for the first refinement.

A good foundation means a sufficiently high ceiling and promising future. When it comes to the foundation of cultivation, Chen Ping'an naturally wouldn't be careless.

Although the Xuanjia Beast is good, it is not outstanding among the Earth-grade bloodlines. Although it focuses on defense, this Xuanjia Beast has not grown to its peak, so its effect is much inferior.

If given a better option, Chen Ping'an would not choose to use the blood of this Xuanjia Beast for purification.

He obtained the Azure Sun Blood Refining Method, which was a closely guarded secret and he wouldn't normally want to reveal it to outsiders. Otherwise, he could have used Gu Qingchan's help to find some suitable demon beast blood when he went to Leiming for his post.

Ok?
and many more!

Chen Ping'an's thoughts shifted, and a new idea emerged.

perhaps
He could try a different approach.

Since it's not feasible openly, then try secretly...
Chen Ping'an's gaze narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It's a pity that there wasn't enough time beforehand to ask Qu Feiyan, otherwise there would have been another way."

The Holy Maiden of Tianluo comes from a distinguished family. As the current Holy Maiden of the Tianluo Sect, the resources and channels she controls are beyond the imagination of others.

If she's willing to help, finding suitable monster blood won't be difficult.

But back then
The limited time was only one aspect; the most crucial point was that the two had just experienced a dreamlike state. They appeared calm and composed, but only they themselves knew what they were truly feeling inside.

A thousand years of dreams, experiencing all sorts of things, the joys and sorrows, the myriad aspects of life—these experiences are not for outsiders to know!

Waking from the illusion, most things have faded, but there are still a few that remain unforgettable and etched in one's memory.

"Identify the demon beast's blood as soon as possible and begin the first stage of the Azure Sun Blood Refining Technique!"

"The cultivation of the Seven Absolute Divine Skill cannot be relaxed. We must cultivate it to perfection as soon as possible and master the ultimate secret technique, Seven Absolutes: Illusion!"

"What is displayed on the surface is the Lesser Completion level of the Overlord Blade. For now, the actual Greater Completion level is sufficient. Once the Seven Absolute Divine Skill is fully mastered, we can focus our energy on the Seven Killing Heavenly Gang Fist."

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Chen Ping'an's thoughts were in turmoil. He sat cross-legged on the ancient tree for a long time, until dawn broke, but no one came over.

That night, in addition to taking stock of his gains and losses, he also practiced the Seven Deadly Skills.

hum~
A tremor ran through his brow, and Chen Ping'an slowly opened his eyes.

"That's enough, it's time to leave."

His gaze sharpened, and he rose from the ancient tree, leaping down.

Having clarified his own path, he is filled with anticipation and confidence for the future.

Whoosh!
Chen Ping'an moved swiftly and quickly left the dense forest.

Three days later, Chen Ping'an left the Thunder Mountain Range and joined up with the surrounding teams.

"My lord," Xiong Sanrang said respectfully.

The elite troops offered their congratulations in unison, shouting respectfully and attracting much attention.

Many people stopped and stared at the tall vehicle and the numerous elite guards standing guard in the distance, speculating about the identity of the vehicle's owner.

Chen Ping'an remained calm, nodded slightly, and boarded the carriage with the black-patterned jade ornaments.

With the clatter of wheels rolling over the ground, the carriage slowly started moving, heading towards the great city of Thunder.

Upon his departure, he assumed the post of Lei Ming, taking full power and becoming a force to be reckoned with, his influence soaring like thunder through the sky and commanding the winds and clouds!
I ride the wind and break through ten thousand miles of waves, ride the cloud crane over a thousand mountains, tread on the bright moon to travel the four seas, and embrace the Milky Way into my heart!

Just as Chen Ping'an was taking up his post in Leiming, the long-dormant Daqian Hidden Dragon Ranking was updated once again, simultaneously across the four realms and various states of Daqian.

The Great Qian Dynasty Hidden Dragon Ranking: One Hundred and Eight Hidden Dragon Prodigies!

In an instant, all eyes were on them, and the situation changed dramatically.

(End of this chapter)