The First Sage of Military Strategists

Chapter 76 Stepping into the Condensation Realm
"Lord Cao, stop shouting. Your collusion with the Luo family is irrefutable. You're going to die sooner or later. Today I'll send you on your way. Remember this: those who do many evil deeds will surely perish!"

As Han Qing spoke, he raised his hand and slashed down with his sword. Cao Yongliang opened his mouth, but before he could utter a sound, his head had already been severed and fell to the ground.

A point of light then appeared beside the Seven Killings Stele, with Cao Yongliang's face faintly visible within it.

Han Qing remained calm and composed, standing behind Cheng Xiu. Cheng Xiu, knowing he was doomed, cursed, "You little bastard! The Luo family is a thousand-year-old clan. So what if you have Qi Yan as your backer? If word gets back to the Luo family in the capital, she will pay the price, and you will be implicated too, certain to die..."

Cheng Xiu wanted to curse again, but Han Qing ignored him, raised his hand and slashed off his head.

The third one was the enchantress Hongdie. This woman was delirious, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing. Han Qing stabbed her again, sending her on her way.

The last two, Duan Zhengping and Qiu Shixiong, were quite remarkable, remaining remarkably calm in the face of death.

Both of them were implicated by the Luo family and were sentenced to death by Qi Yan for oppressing and exploiting the people. They had no personal grudge against Han Qing.

The two had nothing to say to each other. Han Qing swung his sword twice, sending them both on their way.

At this point, five more soul points appeared in front of the Seven Killings Stele, all belonging to powerful individuals with considerable strength in Baiyun County.

If he could digest all five light spots, Han Qing felt that his strength would definitely take another big leap forward.

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After executing the five people, on his way back to the courtyard, Han Qing first chose to absorb Cheng Xiu's soul light.

The person's memories were fragmented and chaotic, and Han Qing did not gain any valuable information. He only knew that the person was one of the retainers of the Luo family in the county town.

In the next instant, a wealth of information appeared before my eyes.

Please inherit two martial arts skills:

1. Cangshan Hunyuan Gong (Mastery 81.5%)

The Three Realms of Body Cultivation, which is prevalent in the Cangshan area of ​​Sichuan, takes "extreme emptiness and stillness, primordial unity" as its core. When mastered, it provides the body with powerful energy that can neutralize enemy attacks.

2. Iron Prison Refining Divine Technique, Chapter 3 (Mastery 51.2%)
This is a third-rate Legalist method of refining the spirit. Practicing it can help one concentrate the mind and gather the soul, but it carries the risk of going astray and becoming possessed by evil spirits when one enters the Legalist realm of Qi Condensation.

3. The Shaking Light Technique (100% Perfect)

The martial arts secrets passed down in the Luo family of the Great Yu Dynasty can break through the two realms of body and mind. When mastered, they can condense the Radiant Force, which is extremely powerful.

4. Iron Prison Refining Divine Technique, Part Two (100% Complete)
This is a third-rate Legalist method of refining the spirit. Practicing it can help one concentrate the mind and gather the soul, allowing one to enter the Hundred Meridians Realm of Legalism, but there is a risk of going astray and becoming possessed by evil spirits.

5. Wave-Riding Skill (Minor Success Rate 68.3%)

The third-rate light-body skill that is popular in the Wu region, when mastered to perfection, allows one to walk on water, and learning it can improve one's skills to a certain extent.

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"Cheng Xiu's strength is not bad either. He is in the third realm of the Body Dao and has reached the Condensation Realm of the Law Dao."

Han Qing pondered and decided to first choose to inherit the third chapter of this Legalist method of refining the spirit.

The Iron Prison Refining Divine Technique immediately appeared on the panel.

Han Qing had another thought and transferred the proficiency of this Iron Prison Refining Spirit Technique to the third chapter of the Ceasefire Scripture. Its proficiency is currently only 1%, and it is still in the initial stage.

On the panel, the proficiency level of Zhige Jing (止戈经) began to slowly increase.

Han Qing quickly returned to her room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and quietly felt the changes in her body.

Inside the temple, the power of spiritual energy grew rapidly.

Without any guidance, it automatically rushed out of the temple and spread outwards, trying to break out of the body.

However, there seemed to be an invisible barrier within the body, and when this thought of Dharma crashed into it, it was violently repelled.

Han Qing understood that this was because his Dharma power was still too weak. The sign of entering the Condensing Qi Realm was that one's Dharma power was strong enough to break through the constraints of the body's barriers and touch the vast world outside.

Clearly, the first attempt to separate the mind from the body failed.

However, Han Qing was not discouraged. He could see that his proficiency was increasing rapidly and he was getting closer and closer to the beginner level.

Time passed slowly, and Han Qing, immersed in the moment, lost track of how many hours had gone by.

During this process, the Dharma thought becomes stronger and stronger. It keeps trying to break through the constraints, but fails again and again, and gets trapped in the body time and time again.

At one point, on the panel, the proficiency of Zhige Jing finally reached 20%, transforming from a novice to a beginner.

In an instant, this thought of Dharma surged towards the body's barrier once more.

With a muffled crack, the magical thought finally broke through the barrier and arrived outside Han Qing's body.

"Success!"

"The separation of Dharma thoughts from the body is a sign of the Condensed Qi Realm!"

Under his deliberate guidance, this stream of spiritual thought seemed to transform into a swimming fish, constantly circling around Han Qing's body.

Everything that touched by the Dharma thought was clearly presented in Han Qing's mind, down to the smallest detail.

He controlled this stream of spiritual power to spread far and wide, fifty steps, one hundred steps, and finally stopped at two hundred.

"Not bad. Having just entered the Condensation Realm, my magical senses can already probe within a radius of two hundred steps."

This is an ability that all cultivators of all schools who reach the Qi Condensation Realm possess, and it is extremely practical.

For example, if a cultivator is in a dense forest, it is difficult to control the changes in the surrounding environment by relying solely on their senses. However, with the power of mental cultivation, even the most complex environment can be clearly detected within two hundred steps.

"According to the records of martial arts training in Yuelu Academy, when a cultivator first enters the Condensation Realm, the range of their spiritual senses should be less than a hundred steps. However, I have directly reached two hundred steps."

"The Scripture of Ceasefire is indeed a supreme military strategy, with each stage starting at a level higher than ordinary methods of refining the spirit," Han Qingxin said.

One step ahead leads to another; whether it's the path of physical cultivation or the path of mental cultivation, his foundation is incredibly solid and reliable, and his future potential will be even greater.

"Besides exploring the environment, the Dharma thought leaving the body has many other benefits, such as transmitting thoughts remotely."

Two cultivators can communicate with each other using their mental energy without speaking. Even in a crowd, this communication is silent and undetectable to a third person.

"For example, illusion attacks! By invading another person's body with magical thoughts, this magical thought is seen as a distracting thought by that person. When the distracting thought is strong enough, the person will naturally fall into an illusion."

Therefore, upon reaching the Condensation Realm, a Spirit Refiner can initially learn some spells, but these are mostly illusions that can interfere with the enemy but will not cause any substantial harm,” Han Qingxin thought.

In addition to these general abilities, the Military Strategist Condensing Qi Realm also awakened a special ability: the Tiger Talisman!

"The Tiger Tally Technique can control malevolent energy and capture the souls of others; the two can be combined to form the Shadow Soldiers."

"The stronger the deceased was in life, the more evil energy is needed to form a shadow, but the stronger the combat power will also be."

Han Qing had read about this in the book. He said that powerful military cultivators could summon tens of thousands of shadowy figures with a single thought, forming a vast army that could scatter even the strongest forces that were blocked by thousands of troops.

"The Shadow of Condensation Realm can only impact the enemy's spirit, but in the future, the Shadow of Condensation can injure the body, and its increased number can even stimulate military power and enhance the cultivator of the Dao of War."

"My mother once mentioned a sentence in the book: 'The military strategist, based on the killing aura, can cultivate to a high level and form an army by himself, becoming an unparalleled military master. His combat power is the strongest among all the major schools!'"
The only drawback is that the probability of a martial arts practitioner suffering from qi deviation is apparently the highest among all schools of thought.

At this moment, there was no one dying or recently died beside Han Qing, so he couldn't activate this ability. Although he was looking forward to it, he had no choice but to give up.

Good evening everyone, the product will be available on Wednesday.

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