Primordial Era: From the Creation Lotus to the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 112 The Azure Lotus Creates Martial Arts

Qinglian built a hut on the shore of the East Sea, and as the sun rose and set, and the seasons changed, hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye.

He quietly observed the human race living and multiplying below the cliff, watching them grope their way from initial confusion.

They gradually learned to fish with nets, domesticate livestock, gather grains, and even began to craft more refined stone tools.

Bone tools were used, and crude pottery appeared.

The tribal structure became increasingly clear, and the language evolved from simple syllables to more complex forms of communication.

The population has exploded, reaching nearly ten million, and is scattered across the fertile land along the East China Sea coast, with settlements dotting the landscape, creating a prosperous scene.

However, Qinglian's Dao heart is clear and bright, reflecting the rise and fall of all things, and she deeply understands the principle of the waxing and waning of the Dao.

Humanity was born from the creation of Nuwa and recognized by the Great Dao, possessing boundless potential. However, its foundation is ultimately shallow and its physique weak. In this primordial world where myriad races coexist and calamities lurk, it is like a candle flame in the wind, flickering uncertainly.

Although the ten-thousand-year sacred covenant established by the Goddess Nuwa can block open attacks, it is difficult to guard against hidden attacks and the overwhelming force of the Heavenly Dao.

The sigh of the goddess, filled with endless longing and a hint of helplessness, still echoes in my ears in the palace of Nuwa.

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Protect him for a time and you feed him for a lifetime." This thought lingered in his mind for hundreds of years, becoming clearer and clearer, and finally transformed into an unshakable belief.

On this day, Qinglian sat quietly on the cloud bed in her cave, her mind completely immersed in the vast Dao realm, her Dao aura rising and falling like the tide.

Countless images and insights flooded my mind, like a torrent of time flowing backwards:

First, chaos exploded, earth, water, fire, and wind surged, and the supreme god Pangu, with his towering and unparalleled figure, tore through the primordial chaos with his power, and established the order of the universe. Every stroke of his axe contained the ultimate secret of power, pure, domineering, and unstoppable.

The scene then shifts to the vast and desolate ancestral land of the Wu tribe, depicting the exhilarating battles between the twelve ancestral witches.

Pure and utter physical combat.

Gonggong's supple and enduring nature is like the all-pervasive, unyielding power of the Ninth Heaven's Weak Water; Zhurong's explosive and fierce power is like the eruption of molten lava from the Earth's core; Dijiang's swift and unpredictable nature transcends light and shadow; Houtu's profound and solid nature is comparable to the ancient earth—

The various ways of exerting bloodline supernatural powers, the wondrous trajectory of blood circulation, and the instantaneous opportunity for the surge of fighting spirit are all meticulously recorded, analyzed, and imprinted by his Dao Heart of Creation.

At the same time, the profound meaning of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique he had cultivated, which had reached the eighth revolution, was roaring and circulating in his body. Every acupoint seemed to be nurtured and flickering with stars, and every strand of qi and blood was as heavy as mercury and silver. The surging contained the terrifying power of moving mountains and filling seas, and plucking stars and seizing the moon.

Deep within his primordial spirit, the tenth-grade Creation Lotus, the source of his essence, slowly rotated, scattering boundless radiance. As its petals opened and closed, it seemed as if the scene of the creation of heaven and earth was recreated, encompassing, decomposing, and recombining the immense power of creation, the ancestral witch battle techniques, and the profound mysteries of esoteric arts. With its supreme creative power, it deduced, simulated, and evolved—

His goal was clear and firm:

It is not about creating another immortal or witch path that leads directly to the primordial state, but about tailoring a completely different path for the human race, who possess innate Dao bodies. This path focuses on exploring one's own life potential, breaking all shackles with absolute power, and seeking true self transcendence!

Immortal cultivation emphasizes the primordial spirit's enlightenment, borrowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to comprehend the laws, and severing the three corpses in order to transcend. However, the process is lengthy and requires exceptional aptitude, innate talent, comprehension, and massive resources, making the threshold extremely high.

The shamanic path emphasizes bloodline supernatural powers, drawing upon the energies of the earth and heaven to refine the body, resulting in unparalleled power and invincibility in close combat. However, it is limited by the bloodline of one's roots, and since one does not cultivate the primordial spirit and is ignorant of celestial destiny, there will always be shortcomings, making it difficult to attain the Primordial Chaos realm.

Humans were created by the goddess Nuwa in imitation of Pangu's true form. Their innate Dao bodies were in harmony with the Great Dao. Although they were extremely weak at birth, they were like a blank sheet of paper that had never been stained with ink, possessing almost infinite possibilities and extremely strong adaptability and malleability.

What they lack is not potential, but the key and method to unleash and guide the enormous potential hidden deep within their blood and soul!

"Without cultivating the primordial spirit, without relying on external objects, without depending on the power of heaven and earth—I only believe in my own fists and kicks, my blood and will, that I can open the gates of heaven, shatter stars, and—prove the Dao through force!"

Suddenly, a burst of azure light appeared in Qinglian's eyes, as if two azure lamps were piercing through the void. The Daoist aura around her surged violently in an unprecedented way, no longer peaceful and gentle, but full of surging and passionate power!

His hands moved unconsciously in the air, guiding the blood and qi in his body to circulate in a mysterious and profound way. Sometimes his movements were fierce and unparalleled, and the wind from his fists would explode in the air, producing a muffled thunderous sound.

At times, it is as supple as water, its fingers and palms deftly dissolving force into nothingness; at other times, it is as concentrated as cinnabar, its intent restrained yet containing thunderous power, as if it could annihilate a vast land in a single strike.

Outside the cave, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became unusually restless and turbulent, but it was not being absorbed; rather, it was being forcefully repelled by a pure and domineering field of "force"!

Centered on the Azure Lotus Cave, a strange "spirit-severing" area has formed within a radius of a hundred miles. Spiritual energy retreats, and only endless blood and qi power roars, surges, and evolves!

The air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression, as if an ancient behemoth was awakening, and the pure power and will caused space to distort slightly.

Startled by the earth-shattering commotion, Sun Wuzhen and Ao Guang hurriedly rushed out of their respective caves, only to find that the fluctuations were not caused by magical power.

What was even more chilling was the sheer pressure of pure power, as if it could tear the heavens and the universe apart with bare hands at any moment. Everyone looked horrified, and the magic power, even the demonic power and dragon essence within their bodies stagnate, naturally suppressed.

"Master—what is this doing? Such terrifying power! My bones are about to melt!"

Sun Wukong grimaced, feeling that his hard-earned copper skin and iron bones were as insignificant as paper in the face of that power and will, an absolute suppression originating from the source of power.

Ao Guanglong's eyes were extremely solemn, and the dragon scales all over his body unconsciously opened slightly. He said in a deep voice, "It seems to be creating a method—a pure and extreme method of power that has never been seen in the primordial world before! It can even reject spiritual energy and draw upon such heavenly power purely with blood and will! Incredible!"

This magnificent phenomenon lasted for eighty-one years, causing the East Sea to surge and the spirits and monsters in the nearby mountains to prostrate themselves on the ground, trembling in fear, unaware of what had happened.

When the sun was high in the sky and the sunlight was at its strongest, the surging, roaring, earth-shattering power of blood and qi within the Azure Lotus Cave suddenly subsided.

Like all rivers flowing into the sea, all streams converge, shrinking inward and returning to a state of deathly silence, as if everything before was an illusion.

The deathly silence did not last long.

A moment later, Qinglian slowly opened her eyes. Countless fine blood and qi runes seemed to be generated and swirling within them, revealing the ultimate mystery of spiritual power. Finally, all the strange phenomena subsided, transforming into a deep, still well.

He opened his palm, and with a slight thought, a scroll formed from pure qi, blood, and will, shimmering with a dark golden hue, appeared.

The illusory image of the profound and mysterious cultivation manual, with each character like a dragon or elephant galloping, floated on his palm, rising and falling slightly, exuding a majestic aura that made people tremble.

Its opening lines are a few lines of domineering and unparalleled general principles, setting the tone for this path: "Martial arts do not cultivate the primordial spirit, nor do they rely on external objects. They focus on tempering the physical body, condensing qi and blood, and honing the will, pursuing the goal of breaking all constraints with absolute power."

Its path is arduous and perilous, fraught with thorns at every turn, but once mastered, its combat prowess is unparalleled among those of the same level. It excels in close combat, capable of shattering stars with a single thought and breaking through all laws with a single punch. Its ultimate goal is to prove the Dao through sheer power!

Following that was the detailed martial arts cultivation system he devised for humanity, a system he had painstakingly developed over hundreds of years, combining countless insights:

The Three Realms of Mortal Life

The techniques of Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin temper the muscles, bones, skin, and membranes, and refine the internal organs. From the outside in, internal energy is generated, allowing for perfect control of one's own power and transcending ordinary limits.

[Levels of Daoist Alchemy]

Dan Jin, Gang Jin, and the prerequisite for breaking through the void and seeing the indestructible spirit, Qi and blood are unified, condensed like a cinnabar, bursting forth with astonishing power, able to break gold and split stone, exhale like an arrow, prolong life and preserve youth, and initially develop life potential.

【The Realm of Martial Immortals】

This marks the beginning of transcending the ordinary and entering sainthood!

Seeing the Divine Indestructible: Introspecting the acupoints throughout the body, gaining keen insight, perfectly controlling every bit of physical power, with intuition so sharp that "the path of utmost sincerity can foresee the future," one's heart stirs even before danger manifests, martial intent begins to emerge, directly influencing the opponent's soul, the physical body is flawless, lifespan is long and measured in tens of thousands of years, and one can shatter ordinary immortal artifacts with bare hands! This realm is comparable to Celestial Immortals and True Immortals, and can be called "Human Immortal".

Martial Realm (True Intent Refining the Void):

The individual's martial will materializes, interfering with reality and evolving into a unique martial domain. Within this domain, its own rules exist, suppressing all other laws. Its qi and blood connect to the void, becoming nearly inexhaustible, with an endless lifespan. It is comparable to a Xuanxian or Jinxian.

Breaking Through the Void: Martial Intent Substance (Martial Soul Realm):

The martial will is highly concentrated, transforming from the abstract to the concrete, manifesting the true form of one's martial arts (such as Pangu Mountain, the shadow of the Heaven-Opening Axe, the Undying Battle Soul, or the body of a god or demon), integrating offense and defense, with overwhelming power, comparable to powerful divine abilities and innate magic treasures.

This realm is comparable to the Taiyi Golden Immortal, representing an elevation of the core techniques of martial arts cultivation, and possesses formidable combat power.

True Self-Immortal (Martial God Realm):

By completely fusing the True Spirit Imprint with one's own martial will and entrusting it to the laws of the void, one can achieve "My will is my destiny." As long as the will is extinguished, the True Spirit will not perish. Even if the physical body is destroyed, it can instantly draw energy from the void to regenerate, thus escaping the cycle of life and death and remaining indestructible through countless eons!

His physical body is extremely strong, capable of withstanding innate spiritual treasures, and he can shatter the void with his bare hands and traverse the universe.

This realm is comparable to the Great Luo Golden Immortal!

Ultimate Power (Indestructible Body): Condenses fragments of the laws of power, making the physical body nearly indestructible and the will immortal. One force can break through all laws, shatter the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, and every move has immense power.

This is the key to proving the Dao through force, the standard for the Saint realm! Those who reach this realm can be revered as "Martial Venerables"!

Proving the Dao through force (Martial Saint): Achieving sainthood through physical strength, transcending the Dao of Heaven, one becomes the universe, thus becoming a Great Dao Saint!

This is the ultimate vision of martial arts, but the difficulty of reaching this realm is as high as ascending to heaven. It can only be achieved with great perseverance, great wisdom, and great opportunity. Qinglian can only deduce this far, and the path ahead must be opened up by those who come after.

Qinglian gazed at this crystallization of painstaking research, her eyes filled with complex emotions—joy, relief, solemnity, and worry.

He had already deduced a complete cultivation technique framework that could theoretically lead directly to the Quasi-Saint (Martial Venerable) realm. However, his Dao mind was clear, and he knew the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime, and he also understood that the general trend should not be easily reversed.

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