With my nine meridians taken away, I will prove my invincibility with the Demon Seed!

Following the method taught by Master Ding, Qin Yi slowly spread a wisp of spiritual energy to the surface of the small cauldron.

next moment.

Suddenly, a suction force erupted from the small cauldron.

It was as if an endless world had unfolded, forcibly pulling Qin Yi into it.

"Bang!"

A dull sound rang out.

Qin Yi's body slammed solidly onto the ground inside the cauldron.

"hiss……"

Qin Yi gasped.

Even with his physical strength, this fall made him feel like his whole body was about to fall apart, and he saw stars.

He stood up and patted himself down with both hands.

"Don't worry, he's not missing any limbs," Ding Ye's voice rang out.

Qin Yi muttered, "Did I enter in my physical body?"

"What do you think?" Master Ding sneered.

Qin Yi began to survey his surroundings.

As far as the eye can see, the landscape stretches out endlessly, yet appears utterly desolate, devoid of even a single blade of grass.

Moreover, the distant sky and earth were covered with dense cracks, giving Qin Yi an extremely fragile feeling.

"Do you know why this place is so desolate, with a sense of fragmentation?" Master Ding asked.

Qin Yi: "Please enlighten me, Master Ding."

Master Ding said, "A world-destroying battle once took place here. Before, even the ground beneath your feet was shattered. Last time, when you underwent the Golden Core Tribulation, I collected innate energy, which helped to repair it somewhat."

"If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll collect more innate resources and send them in to repair this world."

"Once the repairs are complete, a pleasant surprise awaits you!"

Qin Yi nodded: "Yes, but Master Ding, you still haven't told me what exactly happened in that earth-shattering battle."

Master Ding: "I only said a few words to you, that's enough. I've told you the truth, what can you do now?"

Qin Yi: "..."

"Master Ding, I'm already inside, why don't you come out and greet me?"

He looked around but couldn't find Master Ding.

Ding Ye: "I'm afraid that if I appear in front of you, it will cause you to have a mental breakdown."

Qin Yi: "Why?"

Ding Ye: "Because of my handsome appearance and temperament, it's easy for you to feel ashamed and embarrassed."

Qin Yi smiled.

He had known all along that Master Ding was shameless.

"What are you laughing at?" Ding Ye's voice turned much colder.

Qin Yi said, "I was imagining Master Ding as a dashing, handsome, and extraordinary man, which is why I showed an admiring smile."

Master Ding: "Ha, a man's mouth!"

"Do you think I'm Mu Wan? Yun Meng'er? Feng Linglong? That I'd be so easily fooled by you?"

Qin Yi: "Brother Ding, men shouldn't slander other men."

Master Ding: "I'm not an ordinary man!"

Qin Yi was speechless. Since Master Ding didn't want to meet him, he couldn't force him. So he brought up the important matter: "Master Ding, you said I don't understand swords. What would it take to be considered understanding?"

Master Ding: "You're not convinced, are you?"

Qin Yi: "...Of course I'm convinced."

Master Ding: "Take out your sword."

Qin Yi immediately did as instructed and took out the Tianjun Sword.

The moment the Tianjun Sword was drawn, it was snatched from Qin Yi's hand by the power of Master Ding.

The Heavenly Sword floated in the air.

Master Ding: "Open your eyes wide and look carefully!"

The next moment, a force exactly the same as Qin Yi's when he was at full power emerged and gathered in the sword's edge.

"Whoosh!"

The Heavenly Sword slashed down suddenly.

Golden Extreme Instantaneous Sword!

The swift sword energy cleaved the ground, creating a massive crack that stretched for hundreds of feet.

Moreover, the cut of the crack is smooth and even, just like a carefully polished mirror.

Qin Yi's expression immediately hardened.

Just now, he was somewhat unconvinced.

But now, he's convinced.

He saw the gap, and the gap was huge!

With the same burst of power, he could also split the ground open with a crack a hundred feet long, but... the depth of the crack was far less than that of Master Ding.

Because the power he unleashes will dissipate, leaving the cracks broken and mangled.

Master Ding's sword strike was so concentrated that the two sides of the crack were as smooth as a mirror.

"Keep watching!"

Master Ding wielded the Tianjun Sword, unleashing the Wood Extreme Thousand Entanglement Sword technique. Countless sword energies, like vines, moved with extreme agility, rapidly weaving, entwining, and swinging. Moreover, each vine-like sword energy seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand, exhibiting different variations.

If Qin Yi were to use this move, all the vine-like sword energies would basically follow the same pattern.

Next, Master Ding manipulated the Tianjun Sword and used the Water Extreme Vast Ocean Sword Technique, Wind Fire Thunder Sword Technique, and Thunderclap Sword Technique, which Qin Yi had already mastered, to display changes that left Qin Yi in awe.

Finally, Master Ding even used Qin Yi's deadly flying sword to demonstrate the Ten Thousand Mile Sword Technique, a level that Qin Yi could not reach.

"I use the same power and the same moves as you. Do you know why there is such a big difference between us?" Master Ding returned the Tianjun Sword and the Death Flying Sword to Qin Yi.

The cracks and pits left on the ground by Master Ding's swordsmanship disappeared. The power burst of that level just now was not enough to cause real damage to this world.

Qin Yi said, "I know, Master Ding, you just said... it's because I don't understand swords!"

Master Ding: "..."

"Please enlighten me, Master Ding, how can I achieve what you have?"

Master Ding said, "Settle down."

"Discard all your previous understanding of swordsmanship and learn it from scratch!"

"Let's start with the basics of swordsmanship!"

"Where did your basic swordsmanship come from? It was obtained from Qin Yong's cultivation memories when you reclaimed your spiritual spring dantian."

"But is Qin Yong's basic swordsmanship really that good?"

"His foundation wasn't good, so naturally your foundation won't be good either. Even if your talent allows you to correct some of the bad aspects, if the foundation is already weak, then no matter how you try to correct it, it won't be much better!"

"There are other sword techniques that you have learned very quickly. Being fast is a good thing, but you have only mastered the form, not the spirit. Only when you have mastered both the form and the spirit can you truly say you have learned it."

"I didn't tell you these things before because the situation you're facing is very complicated, and you don't have that much time to calm down."

"But things are different now. You're going to a much wider world, where you'll encounter many geniuses who have received comprehensive and meticulous training from a young age. Once you clash with them, you'll be at a great disadvantage in terms of technique!"

"Don't assume that the geniuses from the Desolate Heaven Domain that you met in the Valley of Heartbreak are the top level of the new generation in the Desolate Heaven Domain. They are just people who are still fighting for a spot to join the Starry Sky Palace."

After hearing what Master Ding said, Qin Yi felt as if he had been enlightened, and his mind and body instantly became clear.

"Master Ding, I understand."

"I know what to do."

"I will reflect carefully and will not become arrogant or complacent because of my current achievements!"

"I'll start training from the basics of swordsmanship again!"

After saying that, Qin Yi began to practice the basic sword techniques with utmost seriousness and meticulousness within the space inside the cauldron.

He's gotten a bit cocky lately.

Ding Ye's wake-up call brought him to his senses.

"My achievements are nothing! I've only just received my entry ticket to the Starry Sky Palace. In the Desolate Heaven Domain, I'm just a tiny ant!"

"Take each step of the way steadily and surely!"

"Take it one step at a time!"

"If you slack off today, you might die at the enemy's feet tomorrow!"

"Train until you drop dead, as long as you don't die!"

Qin Yi got into the zone, abandoning all his swordsmanship experience and swinging the sword clumsily, like someone who had just picked up a sword.

Not far from Qin Yi, a woman dressed in a white dress, with a graceful figure and a cold and beautiful face, used magic to conceal her figure. Looking at Qin Yi's state, a look of relief appeared on her face.

"I was worried that the effect I created by secretly using some other methods might be too harsh and damage his confidence, but it seems there's no problem."

"Give him more pressure, and he'll be more motivated!"

"Once he meets my requirements, I'll offer some guidance to prevent him from getting stuck on the same level I just described!"

"That way, he won't be thinking about doing 'that' with women all the time!"

"I'm determined to break him of this lecherous habit!"