I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 180 Don't panic, I'm just practicing.

It was late at night, around midnight.

A silver moon hangs in the sky, and a cool breeze blows.

Ye Qingzhou sat quietly on Qifeng Cliff, his eyes closed, his mind wandering in the void, in a state of astral projection, once again overlooking the five mountain peaks before him.

The omnipresent vibrations transformed into a kaleidoscope of colors, filling Ye Qingzhou's "vision".

Rather than simply observing, Ye Qingzhou was perceiving the rhythms of heaven and earth and experiencing the changes in all things in a way unique to the Yin spirit.

"Heaven opened at the hour of Zi (11 PM - 1 AM), earth was established at the hour of Chou (1 AM - 3 AM), and humankind was born at the hour of Yin (3 AM - 5 AM). From the beginning of chaos, heaven and earth were created, and humankind stood in between. Heaven, earth, and humankind were established, and all things came into being. The pure rises to become heaven, and the turbid descends to become earth. The sage stands between heaven and earth, looking up at the heavens and down at the earth, regulating yin and yang, and harmonizing all things."

Ye Qingzhou inexplicably recalled a passage he had once seen in the "Huangji Jingshi Shu" and fell into deep thought: "At this moment, with my superb mastery of Yin power, I have also gained some of the perspectives of a sage."

"So this is what the world looks like in the eyes of a sage."

In the psychic vision of the spirits, the five colors were white, black, blue, red, and yellow, corresponding to the five innate elements of metal, water, wood, fire, and earth, respectively, while the ten lights were the differences in brightness of the five divine lights of white, black, blue, red, and yellow.

The five innate energies are: metal (representing change and transformation), water (representing downward flow), wood (representing bending and straightening), fire (representing upward blazing), and earth (representing sowing and reaping). These five energies generate each other and rotate endlessly, representing the five states that primordial energy must go through in the process of constant change.

Metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal. The five elements generate each other in a continuous cycle, and through the interaction of yin and yang, they create all things without end.

"The five innate energies, intertwined with yin and yang, rely on the terrain of mountains and rivers, and rely on the great power of the dragon veins to form this array of the five elements. There are truly capable people in the Eastern Kingdom."

Ye Qingzhou observed for more than ten days before he deciphered the mystery of this place and comprehended the secret technique of the Five Elements Gathering Yuan Formation.

The five mountain peaks were all covered by arrays, and then arrays were set up outside the arrays, from small to large, forming a series of interconnected arrays, which achieved the miraculous effect of gathering the five elements.

In Ye Qingzhou's eyes, this entire array was extremely mysterious, capable of borrowing the power of heaven and earth and using the power of nature for its own purposes, forming a combined super-large secret realm.

The five innate energies transformed from the dragon veins are gathered on five mountain peaks. While they are used to supply the martial artists stationed here for cultivation, the primary purpose of such a massive amount of energy is probably to guard the Jiuli Cave Heaven.

Compared to Yanling Cave, which has been confirmed to be relatively safe, and Lingyun Cave, which is still under exploration, Jiuli Cave is clearly inhabited by a powerful race that poses a threat to humanity.

The other side may even harbor some malice towards the human race; otherwise, the authorities would not have deployed such a large force here, relying on the terrain to set up such a massive formation for strict defense.

Ye Qingzhou raised his right hand, pointing his five fingers to the sky, making a gesture of "grasping the universe." In an instant, the celestial phenomena changed, and the innate five energies of the five mountain peaks converged towards Ye Qingzhou's palm.

"The Gathering Yuan Formation, the Five Elements Converging at the Origin—I have finally understood it."

The enlightenment in his heart gave Ye Qingzhou a deeper understanding of the Qi Refining Realm of Five Qi Converging to the Origin: "Nature is the great universe, the human body is the small universe, mountains and rivers have great dragon veins, and the human body also has small dragon veins. The Gathering Yuan Formation uses the principle of mutual generation of the five innate energies and the characteristic of mutual resonance of the five elements to gather the energies into one. If I set up the formation with my own eight extraordinary meridians, I can achieve the same effect."

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou's mind was clear. The five mountain peaks stored a massive amount of innate five energies, which he drew to them using the spiritual resonance method of the Douzi Seal, gathering them in his palm, where he began to absorb and refine them.

Jiang Ang~

The True Dragon Sword Intent materialized from nothingness, appearing out of thin air behind Ye Qingzhou and unleashing a deafening dragon roar that echoed through the night sky.

At the same time, Ye Qingzhou's eight extraordinary meridians also transformed into phantom images of dragons and snakes, flowing and surging within his body as if they had come to life, devouring the innate five energies that Ye Qingzhou had captured, and continuously strengthening themselves.

This is clearly a plan to use one's own eight extraordinary meridians as dragon veins, using oneself as a microcosm to set up a miniature Yuan-gathering array to absorb and refine a massive amount of martial arts true energy!

A massive amount of innate five elements energy converged, forming a powerful energy tide. The spiritual fluctuations it emitted swept in all directions like a mental storm. This action clearly alarmed the other powerful individuals in the settlement.

"What's going on with such intense fluctuations in vital energy?"

"Are the demons and monsters from Jiuli Cave about to break out?"

"Quickly, go and invite Master Wei and Master Li!"

"I've already gone to invite them!"

Many professional martial artists panicked, seeing the strange celestial phenomena and thinking that a great disaster was about to befall them.

Swish swish~

Two figures stood atop the second peak, riding the wind. They were Wei Yong and Li Shulan, who had used advanced movement techniques to traverse the air. This time, it was their turn to guard the third and fourth peaks respectively.

Then, Qi Shaoming, a commoner martial arts master stationed at the Fifth Peak, also appeared beside the two: "What exactly happened? Who is extracting the power of the dragon vein?"

The three looked down, their gazes quickly settling on Ye Qingzhou.

At this moment, deep beneath the Five Peaks, the immense power of the dragon vein, transformed through the array, became innate five elements energy, continuously flowing into Ye Qingzhou's body.

Qi Shaoming looked shocked: "Having absorbed so much innate five elements energy, isn't he afraid of his body exploding and dying?"

Wei Yong and Li Shulan exchanged a glance. Both of them were members of the Junshan Society, and because of Li Yaoping's death, they were now in a state of hostility towards Ye Qingzhou.

Therefore, both of them had rather solemn expressions.

Li Shulan frowned slightly: "He must have cultivated a powerful body-refining secret technique, which is why he was able to bear a huge amount of innate five elements energy."

"That's not all."

Wei Yong's gaze darkened slightly as he added, "His control over his own martial arts true energy has probably reached a level of profound understanding; otherwise, his body would have already been devoured by the innate five elements' energy and exhibited the phenomenon of Dao transformation."

The so-called "Dao-transformation" means being assimilated by the Great Dao.

The innate five elements often contain a trace of the great principles of Tao.

If a martial artist cannot balance the Yin and Yang energies within their body, their body will become metallic, petrified, or wooden. The energy imbalance will cause them to go berserk, leading to their assimilation by the Great Dao and turning them into monsters and demons that are neither human nor ghost.

This is why few martial artists dare to absorb and refine the five innate energies. For example, the innate Jia wood energy in the Jilei Mountain secret realm is a special energy that only a few elites can refine and control. Otherwise, people whose talent does not meet the threshold will only do more harm than good if they forcibly absorb the innate Jia wood energy.

Wei Yong and Li Shulan looked extremely grim. They already considered Ye Qingzhou an enemy, and the higher the enemy's talent and ability became, the more disadvantageous it would be for their Junshan Society.

"This child is so young yet already possesses such cultivation; he is destined to become a grandmaster in the future, and even reaching the Martial Saint realm is within reach."

Qi Shaoming, on the other hand, had no such concerns. Instead, he greatly admired Ye Qingzhou: "He must be cultivating a unique secret technique right now, right? With such a grand scale, once this technique is mastered, it will probably be extraordinary."

After saying this, Qi Shaoming even showed an envious expression on his face.

Even if a commoner like him were to advance to the master level, he would still find it difficult to overcome the "innate defect" of insufficient foundation.

To put it bluntly, when I was young, I lacked rare treasures, divine skills and techniques, and guidance from famous masters. Basically, I lacked everything and could only rely on my own hard work.

However, the martial artists on Blue Star are not necessarily powerful just because they practice hard. In addition to their level, a martial artist's strength is also affected by their physical body, techniques, and secret arts.

For example, a martial artist with martial bones is stronger than one without. A martial artist who has mastered a special skill can even be invincible among those of the same level.

Martial artists with more advanced techniques level up faster than those with less advanced techniques.

At the same time, a secret technique might also widen the gap between martial artists, and even allow a lower-level martial artist to defeat a higher-level martial artist.

For example, Ye Qingzhou's first skill is a powerful secret technique that can temporarily amplify internal energy, allowing martial arts apprentices to possess a powerful physique that can suppress professional martial artists for a short period of time.

For example, the Heart Sword Secret Technique passed down by the Divine Feather Sword Emperor is equally unpredictable, capable of severing the physical body with a sword and the mind with intent, killing enemies invisibly.

Furthermore, the indestructible golden body from "Refining True Gold in Fire" gave Ye Qingzhou a physique comparable to a true dragon, a special skill that even masters and grandmasters coveted.

With his Undying Golden Body for physical refinement, a secret technique for cultivating Qi, and the Heart Sword technique for refining spirit, Ye Qingzhou's strength is built upon the comprehensive improvement of his essence, Qi, and spirit—a strength without any weaknesses.

Any one of these three secret techniques would require an ordinary person to practice for ten years before they could even begin to grasp the basics. However, Ye Qingzhou was a master of Gang Jin who stood at the pinnacle of the martial arts world in his previous life. His vision, learning experience, and even his talent and aptitude were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Therefore, they can gain a commanding perspective, learn quickly and master easily, and their cultivation level rises rapidly like a rocket, giving them formidable and invincible strength.

In the martial arts world of Dongji Kingdom, any secret technique that can enhance essence, qi, and spirit can make a martial artist stand out from the crowd.

Ye Qingzhou's mastery of the three cultivations of essence, qi, and spirit, along with the simultaneous practice of the three great secret techniques, resulted in an incredibly solid foundation and profound cultivation level.

He sat motionless, and the light of his soul shone from behind his head, illuminating a three-foot area of ​​his mind, emitting five colors: black, white, blue, red, and yellow, making it colorful and dazzling.

"This is... the Five-Colored Divine Light!"

Wei Yong's already solemn expression changed drastically at this moment, becoming extremely ugly.

"Isn't this a closely guarded secret of Taoism? Where did he learn it?"

Li Shulan also showed an incredulous expression. If Qi Shaoming hadn't been right beside her, she would have wanted to rush forward and launch a sneak attack to kill Ye Qingzhou.

The young man before us is simply too talented and gifted!

One Qi transforms into five, five-colored divine light!

This advanced martial skill is one of the supreme divine abilities of the Taoist Xuanzong sect. It can neutralize most of the elemental attacks in the world. As long as your elemental energy is still within the Five Elements, it will be restrained by this divine ability.

Wei Yong and Li Shulan exchanged a silent glance, their eyes revealing a chilling killing intent.

Damn it! We can't let him keep growing like this!

"Once this person becomes a grandmaster, the Junshan Society will be finished!"

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou also sensed the killing intent emanating from Wei Yong and Li Shulan. They thought they had hidden it well, but they had no idea that under Ye Qingzhou's sword heart, their thoughts were completely transparent and could not escape Ye Qingzhou's perception.

However, Ye Qingzhou was too lazy to pay attention to the two at this moment.

He was completely immersed in the wonderful realization of the circulation of the five elements and their return to the origin: "The convergence of the five elements can actually gather my martial arts true energy to such an extent, it is truly incredible."

Every martial artist has a limit to the amount of martial arts energy they can bear, just like a person's "appetite" is limited.

Ye Qingzhou had previously used the Qi Formation Dragon and Tiger Image to gather the "Qi" in his body through the intertwining of Yin and Yang, so his true Qi energy reserves were more than twice that of martial arts geniuses of the same level.

This is why he was able to gain an overwhelming advantage in previous battles.

Now that he has mastered the Five Qi Gathering, Ye Qingzhou's martial arts true qi capacity is no longer twice that of other geniuses of the same level, but has been multiplied by five, becoming ten times!

Yin and Yang are in harmony, and the dragon and tiger are intertwined.

The five elements cycle and return to their origin, becoming one.

Such a massive reserve of martial arts true energy is more than ten times that of other professional martial artists. As a result, it means that Ye Qingzhou not only has a stronger output power from his dantian, but also a longer combat endurance.

"My second gear has become even more powerful."

The improvement in his strength filled Ye Qingzhou with boundless joy.

At this moment, he was terrifyingly strong, which is why he was unafraid of Wei Yong and Li Shulan's killing intent. He even hoped that the two of them would make a move so that he could use his divine weapon to take the opportunity to eliminate them.

Above the second peak, the moon hung high in the sky, and the stars shone brightly.

Wei Yong gestured with his eyes while simultaneously transmitting his thoughts: "Let's launch a sneak attack together and kill Ye Qingzhou before Qi Shaoming can react. As for the reason, say that we suspect him of colluding with the alien races in the Nine Li Cave Heaven to destroy the Dragon Vein Gathering Array under Five Peaks Mountain."

Just as Wei Yong was about to make his move, Li Shulan grabbed him, signaling him not to act rashly.

"What are you doing? Are you going to be soft-hearted even at a time like this?"

"My gut tells me that if I take action, I'll die!"

"!!!"

The moment Wei Yong heard Li Shulan's telepathic message, he trembled: "Are you kidding me?"

Two martial arts masters ambushed a professional martial artist, but were actually killed in the process.

This is a complete joke!

Even if Ye Qingzhou wields a divine weapon, it's the same.

After all, in Wei Yong's view, the Yan Emperor Sword in Ye Qingzhou's hand was strong in its offensive power rather than its defensive power. Therefore, theoretically, as long as he and Li Shulan acted quickly enough, Ye Qingzhou would surely die!

"I never joke about matters of life and death."

Li Shulan's gaze was firm, clearly indicating that she was serious.

Wei Yong fell silent. He knew that Li Shulan possessed a secret mental technique that allowed her to predict good and bad fortune to some extent, so he dared not disbelieve her.

Just as the two hesitated, a thunderous voice boomed from above.

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Wang Yin descended from the sky, accompanied by Lin Jianfeng and Zhou Ming, who were responsible for guarding the first peak. At this moment, the two were covered with armor, indicating that their previous injuries had been completely repaired.

Having mastered the supernatural power, Ye Qingzhou stopped drawing upon the dragon vein's power, looked up to meet Wang Yin's gaze, and said calmly, "Practicing your skills, huh?"

"Practicing martial arts?"

Wang Yin's temples throbbed, and he almost couldn't contain his anger: "You just extracted a whole year's worth of innate energy, almost causing the formation to break, all for the sake of practicing your skills?"

"I was very careful, so it didn't break, did it?"

Ye Qingzhou didn't think he had done anything wrong. In any case, the accumulated innate energy was just sitting idle, so he might as well extract it and contribute to the development of the martial arts world in Dongji Kingdom.

After all, I am the future pillar of the martial arts world of the Eastern Pole Kingdom. What's wrong with using more innate energy?

He calls himself a general, but he acts without any magnanimity or vision.

"you!"

Wang Yin clenched his fist, but eventually relaxed it. After all, they needed manpower right now, and the great formation hadn't really malfunctioned, so he didn't pursue the matter. He just reminded Ye Qingzhou before leaving, "I don't want this to happen a second time."

Ye Qingzhou nodded: "Okay, I'll apply first next time."

"!!!"

Are you deaf or something?

They actually think there will be a next time?

When Wang Yin left, his face was dark. If Ye Qingzhou hadn't been a member of the Martial Arts Association and not under his direct command, he would have already taught him a lesson.

What's wrong with young people these days?

They're all incredibly audacious!

Then, Wang Yin looked at Lin Jianfeng and Zhou Ming with displeasure and vented his anger on them: "When you go back, double your training volume."

"what?"

The two men were stunned, not knowing what they had done to offend Wang Yin.

"What? You have a problem with that? Then triple it!"

"No, we have no objection!"

Lin Jianfeng and Zhou Ming secretly groaned. As elite soldiers of the Shence Army, their training volume was already enormous, and now it was tripled. They were afraid they would really be exhausted.

As soon as Wang Yin left, Qi Shaoming stepped forward to greet him: "Ye Qianlong, it's an honor to meet you. I am Qi Shaoming, who is stationed at the Fifth Peak."

"Master Qi."

One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Ye Qingzhou nodded to Qi Shaoming.

Since we are all martial artists from humble backgrounds, it is only natural for us to get to know each other.

Although Ye Qingzhou did not intend to achieve any goal through Qi Shaoming, she would not refuse his kindness.

After exchanging a few polite words and contact information, Qi Shaoming said amicably, "Then I won't disturb Ye Qianlong's cultivation any longer. I still need to go back and guard the Fifth Peak."

"Master Qi, please make yourself at home."

After watching Qi Shaoming leave, Ye Qingzhou turned his gaze to Wei Yong and Li Shulan: "Now, aren't you going to make a move?"

"Ye Qingzhou, what do you mean by that?"

"You harbor murderous intent, yet you ask me what I mean?"

Ye Qingzhou stood with his hands behind his back, his tone regretful: "Kill me. Now is your best chance. Otherwise, given the speed at which I'm improving, you will all surely die."

Upon hearing these startling words, Wei Yong and Li Shulan were both shaken, especially Li Shulan, whose mind was now frantically alerting her, as the crisis of death had completely enveloped her.

(End of this chapter)