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

Ren Qianliu remained seated on the reef, his body seemingly becoming one with the reef and the surrounding environment.

"not bad."

He responded to Tian Bugui with three words, giving Qin Yi his evaluation.

Tian Bugui chuckled and said, "Senior Brother, it's enough to hear you say 'not bad'."

"Since you think he's not bad, why don't we send him to the Starry Sky Palace after he reports back to the Starry Sky Palace?"

Qin Yi's eyes flashed.

Tian Bugui is arranging his future path!

If I could join the Star Navy Legion, with Legion Commander Ren Qianliu protecting me, that would be excellent.

Ren Qianliu replied, "It's a bit early to send him to the Star Navy Legion."

"With his current strength, coming to the Star Navy is not a good thing."

"Once he breaks through to the Heavenly Realm, if he wants to join the Star Navy Legion, then it will be easier to arrange things then."

Tian Bugui looked at Qin Yi and nodded.

Qin Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Commander!"

Ren Qianliu casually waved his hand, and a fishing rod flew out of his storage ring.

The fishing rod fell towards Qin Yi.

Qin Yi immediately grabbed it.

"Come fishing with me for a while."

"Senior brother, can I have a fishing rod too?" Tian Bugui rubbed his palms together, eager to try.

Ren Qianliu showed no mercy, saying, "You idiot, you have no patience, you can't stay still. Go cool off somewhere else!"

"Alright!" Tian Bugui responded, then leaped into the sea, splashing up a large spray of water.

Ren Qianliu's lips twitched.

Tian Bugui's head popped out of the water. He looked at Ren Qianliu and said, "It's cooler in the water!"

Qin Yi was speechless.

"roll!"

Ren Qianliu jerked the fishing rod in his hand.

Tian Bugui's body was suddenly thrown into the air from the sea...

Ren Qianliu closed his eyes and continued fishing.

Qin Yi walked to a spot about three zhang away from Ren Qianliu, found a relatively flat rock, and cast his fishing rod into the water.

He sat on the reef.

It was then that he realized something was wrong.

The sea in front of us was incredibly calm, without even a ripple.

In the distance, the sea surged and the waves rolled.

"When the mind is calm, everything is calm," Ren Qianliu's voice rang out.

Qin Yi gained a new understanding of the strength possessed by this commander of the Star Navy Legion.

There was no fluctuation of power emanating from him; it was simply because his mind was at peace that the surrounding world became calm as well.

The mind and will can influence heaven and earth.

Great!

Qin Yi's thoughts raced, and soon he suppressed all distracting thoughts, following Ren Qianliu's example to calm himself down.

Perhaps it was Ren Qianliu's spiritual will that calmed the surrounding world, and Qin Yi, being in this peaceful world, quickly calmed down as well.

After Qin Yi calmed down completely, Ren Qianliu, who was standing next to him, suddenly turned his head and glanced at Qin Yi, a look of surprise in his eyes.

Despite his guidance.

But Qin Yi entered this state... way too quickly!

Immediately, a faint smile appeared on Ren Qianliu's lips. He withdrew his gaze and looked ahead again.

At this moment, Qin Yi entered a special state of absolute mental peace, and he felt that everything around him had become countless times clearer.

The sea ahead wasn't still, but rather invisible to the naked eye, extremely subtle.

The traces left by the sea breeze are like countless lines.

The gentle swaying of the grass and trees contains some profound truth.

Qin Yi's will resonated with the waves of the sea, the sea breeze, and the swaying of the vegetation...

"Should I first experience it, immerse myself in it, and then finally control it with my own will?" Qin Yi thought to himself. At this moment, a sword involuntarily appeared in his mind.

He seemed to have grasped a sword.

Then, he practiced the basic sword techniques, Thunderclap Sword Technique, Wind and Fire Thunder Sword Technique, Metal Extreme Instantaneous Sword Technique, Wood Extreme Thousand Entanglement Sword Technique, and Water Extreme Vast Ocean Sword Technique over and over again.

Even those skills that were not yet mastered, such as the Fire Extreme Heavenly Flame Sword and the Earth Extreme Heavy Mountain Sword, were naturally practiced under this state.

Moreover, the feeling brought by each sword strike is incredibly intense, one sword strike is equivalent to hundreds or thousands of sword strikes under normal circumstances!

Perhaps a long time has passed, or perhaps it was just a moment.

Qin Yi lost his sense of time.

suddenly.

The surrounding tranquility was shattered.

"Splash, splash!"

The waves surged.

The sea breeze howled.

As the grass and trees swayed, the branches and leaves made a noisy sound.

Qin Yi emerged from this peculiar state. He immediately looked at Ren Qianliu, then stood up, cupped his hands, and bowed solemnly, saying, "Thank you, Legion Commander!"

Although he hasn't conducted any specific verification yet, he can be certain that practicing sword techniques in that state yields great benefits, which should be equivalent to several months of arduous training!

Ren Qianliu said calmly, "I only led you to that door; you were the one who pushed it open."

"I have matters to attend to with the Star Navy Legion, and I need to go take care of them."

"Kid, I hope you can give me an even bigger surprise next time we meet."

Done.

Ren Qianliu's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.

Qin Yi then remembered that Ren Qianliu's fishing rod was still in his hand, and hurriedly called out, "Commander, your fishing rod..."

"Here you go, don't lose it. Come fishing with me again sometime." Ren Qianliu's voice echoed in Qin Yi's mind.

Qin Yi reeled in his fishing rod.

He immediately took out the Tianjun Sword, used his swordsmanship to confirm just how much his skills had improved.

Soon, Qin Yi had a clear understanding of what he had gained from this experience.

Previously, he had to swing his sword a thousand times before he could trigger the mysterious state of oneness between man and sword.

Now, within a hundred swings of the sword, there is bound to be one time when one can get into the zone and unleash the power of man and sword as one!

"Master Ding... I'm almost there!" Qin Yi excitedly transmitted his voice to Master Ding.

"If I can get into that state a few more times, then I'll succeed!"

Master Ding immediately poured a bucket of cold water on Qin Yi's head: "You think entering a state of enlightenment is as simple as eating and drinking?"

Qin Yi: "Sudden enlightenment? Was that a sudden enlightenment just now?"

"This Ren Qianliu is indeed quite capable; he can guide your mind. He is also very honest, and it was truly your own epiphany that he helped you with this."

"Sudden enlightenment is something that can only happen by chance, not by seeking it out."

"When you don't pursue something, you might have an epiphany more than once a day by chance."

"Even after a lifetime of arduous pursuit, one may never achieve enlightenment."

"Just now, it wasn't because Ren Qianliu had something to deal with and interrupted your enlightenment, but because your state of mind had fluctuated and ended your enlightenment."

"Furthermore, achieving perfect harmony between man and sword at any time is not as simple as you think."

"The first step is the hardest, but once you take that first step, things become much easier. However, the difficulty reaches its peak as you approach the finish line!"

"The road ahead is still long."

Hearing what Master Ding said, Qin Yi calmed down and said, "Master Ding, I understand. You can rest assured, I won't be arrogant!"

"Hmm," Ding Ye responded, then ended his conversation with Qin Yi.

At this moment, Tian Bugui approached. He looked at Qin Yi with a shocked expression and said, "My senior brother told me that you achieved enlightenment under his guidance of the Still Water Heart Sutra?"

Qin Yi: "It's a pity it's only for a short while."

Tian Bugui's facial muscles twitched as he said, "Be content... You've already been incredibly lucky for just this little while. In my entire life, I've only ever witnessed others' moments of enlightenment; I've never had one myself."

"Alright, that's settled. Let's continue our journey and report back to the Starry Sky Palace!"

After a while.

Tian Bugui, Qin Yi, and Bai Jing boarded a spirit ship provided by the Star Navy Legion, soared into the sky, and left the Starry Sky Palace's stronghold in the desolate sea.

Four days later, the spirit ship finally arrived at the Starry Sky Palace!