Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

In the wilderness.

On the cliff.

A morning breeze swept by, and the first rays of dawn broke through the distant horizon, dispelling the last vestiges of night.

Standing here, looking at the scenery in the distance, Jiang Ning could feel that as his primordial spirit entered his body, his body was undergoing some changes without him even realizing it.

Qi and blood are increasing, true essence is improving, and the physical body, nourished by the primordial spirit, seems to be infused with new vitality. Every inch of flesh and blood, every tendon and bone is undergoing subtle transformations.

This transformation is not a violent shock, but rather like spring rain nourishing all things, quiet and profound.

He could clearly sense that his already extremely strong physical body had increased even further after his primordial spirit returned to its place.

The golden patterns on the Great Sun God's body flowed subtly beneath his skin, becoming increasingly solid.

The Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir slowly rotated in the dantian, absorbing and releasing newly generated true essence, with purple mist rising and Daoist charm naturally arising.

Divine power was also quietly gathering within his body, more efficiently than before.

He stood atop the cliff, the mountain wind whipping around him, his robes billowing, yet not a trace of his aura leaked out; all his power was contained within.

At this moment, what he saw was as if his primordial spirit had just seen the world. What he saw was not only the appearance of mountains, rivers, grass and trees, but also the trajectory of the flow of spiritual energy in the world and the rhythm of the rise and fall of the vitality of all things.

He could clearly feel that after achieving the primordial spirit, his perception of the world had completely transcended the boundaries of the mortal realm and reached a new level.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly and stood on the cliff top.

His mind was racing, and the Yin-Yang Sword of the Void was being practiced in his mind.

Having achieved the Primordial Spirit Realm based on the principles of Yin and Yang, many insights about Yin and Yang suddenly surfaced in his mind.

These insights seemed to have originally belonged to him, were originally one with him, and were feelings he was born with.

His mind was clear and bright. The various profound sword techniques of the Taixu Yin Yang Sword flowed through his sea of ​​consciousness like fleeting shadows. However, they were not rigid rehearsals, but rather the natural evolution of the Yin and Yang energies between heaven and earth.

Profound black and white lights intertwined and evolved within his mind.

It seems to have no discernible pattern, yet it is full of mysterious changes.

Every wisp of air in the morning breeze atop the cliff, the undulating terrain of the distant mountains, and even the alternation of dawn and dusk on the horizon, all transformed in his heart into intertwined sword marks of yin and yang.

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +588]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +611]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +637]

【…】

The numbers on the panel are jumping much faster than before.

The growth rate of experience points is higher each time.

He simply stood on the cliff top, his eyes slightly closed, and his insights flowed like a bursting flood. The sword principles that were once obscure were now as clear as the lines on his palm.

Then, he kept his eyes slightly closed and did not draw his sword. He simply made a finger-drawing motion, and black and white sword energy naturally arose between his fingers, like a fish swimming with its tail, outlining a mysterious trajectory in the morning mist.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the water vapor in the air condensed into frost, and then melted away in an instant; the cycle of yin and yang was only within a small space.

“Yin and Yang complement each other, and emptiness and reality give rise to each other. It turns out that what I understood before was just superficial.” Jiang Ning murmured, a hint of enlightenment flashing in his eyes.

The Taixu Yin-Yang Sword is a method of attaining enlightenment through the sword.

At this moment, as he attained the status of the Yin-Yang Nine Profound Immortal, he discovered that the so-called Dao was nothing more than this.

He suddenly understood many things.

The experience points of the Taixu Yin Yang Sword increased, and at this moment, they poured out like a flood.

He then continued to draw with his fingers, the black and white sword energy flowing between them, outlining mysterious trajectories in the morning mist.

Where the sword energy passes, water vapor condenses into frost, and the frost turns into mist, the cycle of yin and yang continues endlessly.

His eyes were slightly closed, but his mind was incredibly clear.

At this moment, with the achievement of his primordial spirit, his understanding of the Taixu Yin-Yang Sword reached an unprecedented level.

This cultivation method, which uses the sword to attain enlightenment, is no longer just a simple sword technique in his eyes, but an external manifestation of the Yin-Yang Dao of the universe.

Each sword move corresponds to a certain change in the Yin and Yang energies.

Every wisp of sword intent contains the mystery of the interplay between reality and illusion.

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +702]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +743]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +789]

……

Experience points surged like a river, constantly increasing.

Jiang Ning did not wield a sword, but used his fingers instead, walking slowly along the cliff top. His steps seemed casual, yet they subtly harmonized with the rhythm of heaven and earth; with each step, subtle yin and yang energies swirled and vanished beneath his feet.

The sword energy between his fingers became increasingly solid, with black and white intertwined and swirling, sometimes like a dragon soaring into the sky, sometimes like a serpent coiling around. Wherever the sword intent reached, even the mountain wind froze.

With a slight thought, his sword energy suddenly split, one into three, three into nine, and the nine sword energies swirled around his body, forming a slowly rotating illusory Tai Chi diagram. The yin-yang fish eyes within the diagram flickered, as if containing a small world within.

"The way of Yin and Yang lies in balance, and also in circulation." Jiang Ning's understanding deepened.

As understanding deepens, the rate at which experience points increase further.

The numbers on the panel were jumping faster and faster, as if there was no end in sight.

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +852]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +901]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +967]

……

After an unknown amount of time, when a bright red sun rose atop the eastern mountains, Jiang Ning finally stopped.

He opened his eyes, a flash of black and white light appearing briefly in them, and the sword energy swirling around him slowly receded and disappeared into his body.

I glanced at the panel.

[Skill]: Taixu Yin Yang Sword (Perfect 27655/100000)

"Just this short period of quiet contemplation has yielded over 20,000 experience points." Jiang Ning was greatly shocked. "The increase in comprehension after achieving the Primordial Spirit is truly terrifying. At this rate, breaking through to perfection with the Taixu Yin Yang Sword and stepping into a higher level is not out of reach."

He looked up towards the east, where the capital city was faintly visible in the morning light.

"No rush!" He slowly exhaled, knowing he needed to make a trip to Luoshui Lake first. "If the Taixu Yin Yang Sword were to break through, the required source points would certainly be a considerable amount."

A thought flashed through his mind as he looked in the direction of Luoshui Lake.

He had just passed by Luoshui Lake and saw many rare and precious natural treasures in the lake.

Although these rare and precious materials were of insufficient quality and could not improve his strength in the slightest, thanks to his special body, even a large amount of these materials would not cause him to accumulate any toxicity.

On the contrary, he can absorb and transform every trace of subtle energy contained in any rare and precious material, turning it into the accumulation of source points.

If the Taixu Yin Yang Sword is to break through to a higher level of perfection, it needs a sufficient number of source points.

next moment.

With a single movement of his primordial spirit, a world of its own, spanning several feet around him, emerged, and he became the master of this world; his primordial spirit was the Heavenly Dao.

Then, he suddenly transformed into a beam of light that blended yin and yang and soared into the sky.

In an instant, the light traversed countless mountains and rivers, heading towards the location of Luoshui Lake.

"It's only about one-tenth the speed of the primordial spirit's escape light, but it's still extremely fast!" The thought flashed through his mind, and he had already rushed out an unknown distance.

Mountains and rivers rushed past him.

at the same time.

the other side.

Inside the cave where the Martial Saint resided, in that thatched hut, the old man gazed ahead, his eyes seemingly able to pierce through all things in heaven and earth.

In his pupils, a beam of light, interwoven with yin and yang, was reflected, traversing mountains and rivers at an incredible speed, heading straight south.

"So that's it! So his greatest talent was actually in the path of immortality!" the old man murmured, his eyes filled with deep shock.

He originally thought that Jiang Ning's talent in martial arts was unparalleled, and that no one in the past thousands of years could compare with Jiang Ning's talent in martial arts.

For thousands of years to come, he believed this to be true.

At this age, achieving the state of oneness, where divine power begins to fill the entire body, is an achievement that completely breaks with convention.

But at this moment, he saw everything that happened after Jiang Ning achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

He saw Jiang Ning's primordial spirit emerge from the cave, and saw Jiang Ning's primordial spirit travel thousands of miles to Guangning City, to Dongling County, to Luoshui County, and to Xisha County.

Then, Jiang Ning's primordial spirit returned and merged into his physical body, which then transformed into a beam of light and disappeared once more.

In the thatched hut.

The turmoil in the old man's eyes gradually subsided and returned to calm.

Deep within his pupils, the ethereal light, interwoven with yin and yang, was still reflected.

"Yin-Yang Escape Light, covering a thousand miles in an instant! This is definitely not an ordinary superior immortal foundation!" The old man muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief. "Ninefold Profound Light, Yin and Yang manifested outwardly, this is clearly the image of the 'Yin-Yang Nine Profound Immortals' recorded in fragments in ancient books! In ancient times, those who could establish such a foundation at the Nascent Soul Immortal Realm were all seeds of Dao Ancestors who could dominate an entire era!"

Then, the old man whispered something that sounded like he was wondering.

"The only difference is that his primordial spirit is surrounded by a purple aura, making him appear even more noble!"

Long thought.

The scenery reflected in his pupils changed again and again.

But right at the center of the scene, there was always that beam of light, a blend of yin and yang.

Then, the streak of light suddenly stopped moving at high speed and stopped above Luoshui Lake.

This scene was also reflected in his pupils.

As the light dissipated, Jiang Ning's tall and slender figure appeared in his pupils.

"His martial arts talent is already astonishing, and his foundation in immortality is even more outstanding! He cultivates both Yin and Yang, advancing in both immortality and martial arts, reaching this level at such a young age! Such a person, let alone in this era, would be enough to shake the heavens even in the golden age of antiquity! Could this be the prodigy born from the merging of the ten domains and the approaching great era?!"

A complex look flashed in his eyes, a mixture of shock, relief, and a touch of sadness.

"If I had met this child three hundred years earlier," the old man shook his head, suppressing a trace of regret, "so be it. If this child can grow up, anything is possible in the future! He is also loyal and righteous enough!"

He didn't say anything more, but just looked at Jiang Ning quietly.

Despite being thousands of miles apart, once Jiang Ning was locked onto, his every move was visible to him.

at the same time.

The surface of Luoshui Lake.

Jiang Ning hovered above Luoshui Lake, his divine sense silently spreading out and merging into the vast waters below.

Each and every precious herb growing at the bottom of the lake appeared in his mind.

But at this moment, his brows furrowed slightly.

He could sense that something was wrong, but he didn't know where this feeling of unease came from.

But this feeling has been with me ever since, like a shadow.

This feeling became even more pronounced after he noticed it.

"Is it just my imagination?" he murmured to himself.

"No!" The thought that had just crossed his mind was instantly dismissed.

He was perfectly clear that he was not capable of having such a low-level misconception, given his current situation.

"Perhaps, at the moment he achieved the status of a Primordial Spirit Immortal, an unknown being sensed my breakthrough!" This thought flashed through his mind.

He then quietly suppressed these thoughts.

He knew that dwelling on this issue now was pointless.

If you can't find it, you just can't find it.

He couldn't just stop growing by doing nothing because of this strange feeling.

"Forget it, I'll leave it for now!" He stopped thinking and shook his head inwardly.

"What I should do now is harvest and refine the rare and precious materials in Luoshui Lake to increase my Origin Points, which will bring about another increase in strength! As long as my strength is strong enough, I can adapt to any situation!" he thought to himself.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

With his mind made up, Jiang Ning no longer hesitated.

With a swift movement, he instantly transformed into a black and white interwoven mysterious light and vanished into the water.

At this moment, the spread of divine sense had already covered an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

The rare and precious materials that once required time and effort to carefully explore, and which might even have been missed, are now presented in perfect detail in his mind.

Like stars emitting a faint glow in the night sky, they clearly mark their location, shape, and even the strength and attributes of their inherent energy.

He could roughly judge the effects of those rare and precious materials simply by observing the distribution of those energies.

But these effects are meaningless to him now.

The environment of Luoshui Lake is not conducive to the cultivation of high-quality natural treasures.

Only certain special features of the lake, such as the thunder trees he once discovered in the lake.

"Seven miles southeast, three feet below the silt on the lakebed, there are about twelve trees with clear, cold water, ranging in age from eighty to one hundred and twenty years old. The water is cold and yin, with many impurities."

"Fifteen miles northwest, in a cave on a reef, grow three clumps of Blood-Striped Dragon Scale Grass, about fifty years old. Its medicinal properties are strong and dry, and it contains the essence of blood and qi."

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All sorts of rare and precious materials appeared in his mind at this moment.

His mind processed the influx of information that came in all at once without any stagnation.

at the same time.

The yin-yang escape light he transformed into had already traversed numerous locations where rare and precious materials grew.

As the intertwined black and white yin-yang light swept past, the natural treasures that were growing there vanished without a trace and entered his mouth.

The moment those things entered his stomach, they seemed to fall into the sun, instantly dissipating into nothingness, being refined by his body, turning into a few strands of pure energy that flowed into his body.

But compared to his physical body at this moment, this amount of pure energy is like a drop of water flowing into the ocean, unable to cause the slightest ripple.

After a while.

[Source point +0.1]

A large amount of rare and precious materials entered his stomach, were refined and absorbed by him, which led to an increase in his source points and the appearance of a notification.

He remained unmoved upon seeing this prompt.

The purpose of this expedition to plunder Luoshui Lake was to achieve its goal through sheer quantity.

The quality of rare and precious materials is too low, so the energy they contain is naturally insufficient.

Only a sufficient accumulation can bring about an increase in the source point.

However, Luoshui Lake is vast enough and rich in natural treasures, which can bring him enough opportunities to increase his source points.

At this moment, he was like an extremely efficient harvester, traversing the vast bottom of Luoshui Lake.

His figure transformed into a streak of black and white light, weaving through the lake.

Wherever they went, all the rare and precious materials were harvested. (End of Chapter)