Lin Fei approached the bodies of the five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators. Their bodies had been cleaved into two by the saber energy. There was absolutely no chance of survival.
Lin Fei was not worried about any feigned death. Even if Qi cultivators had unusual techniques, under these circumstances, they were surely dead.
However, Lin Fei needed to ascertain the identities of these five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators. After all, so far, the immortal sects that Lin Fei had offended were really only the He Mountain Dao and the Guardian Primordial Mountain.
The two Immortal sects sending out five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators, Lin Fei found it somewhat unlikely. Hence, Lin Fei searched through the five bodies, seeking the identities of these five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators.
After searching for a while, Lin Fei figured out the identities of the five Qi Condensation cultivators.
"Guardian Primordial Mountain, He Mountain Dao, Purple Sun Mountain, Mysterious Sky Cave, and Taiyi Sect. Five major Immortal Sects in total.
I can understand Guardian Primordial Mountain and He Mountain Dao. I've killed Qi cultivators from them, so it's normal for them to want revenge.
But what about Purple Sun Mountain, Mysterious Sky Cave, and Taiyi Sect? I've never even heard of these three Immortal sects before..."
Lin Fei's brow furrowed slightly. The intervention of these three Immortal sects, even dispatching five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators to besiege him was not normal.
Immortal sects were not monolithic. It wasn't a given that the He Mountain Dao and Guardian Primordial Mountain, by inviting these sects, would definitely have Qi Condensation cultivators act.
Qi Condensation cultivators were, in fact, experts at calculating. Why would they do anything without benefits?
"Could it be that these three sects are actually related to the rebel forces?"
Lin Fei had a thought. He considered a possibility. These sects were probably the backers of the Paradise Sect rebels. Lin Fei had helped the court to suppress the rebel army, resolving the rebellion. These five major Immortal sects saw him as a threat, so they wanted to eliminate him in advance.
This made sense.
"Five major immortal sects...all should be killed! If I become a Martial Saint, I will trample these five major Immortal sects!"
A glint of coldness flashed in Lin Fei's eyes. He didn't care what these five major immortal sects were plotting, but they supported the Paradise Sect rebellion.
Moreover, this rebellion was instigated by these five major Immortal sects. All Lin Fei saw along the way were fields of white bones. Millions of people were displaced. That's all because of this rebellion incited by the five major Immortal sects. The direct or indirect deaths due to this amounted to hundreds of thousands! Lin Fei could not turn a blind eye.
However, Immortal sects had magical treasures to guard their sects. At least for now, Lin Fei was powerless against them.
"I have to return to Chang City first."
Lin Fei did not linger. With a step, he was instantly on his way back to Chang City.
......
Chang City, the Imperial Palace.
Lin Fei had a token given by the Emperor. Therefore, he could directly enter the palace.
Lin Fei arrived at the Ascending Dragon Chamber and saw the three elders from before.
"I have assisted the court army in suppressing the Paradise Sect rebellion. Should I be able to read the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor now?" Lin Fei calmly said.
The three elders looked at Lin Fei with complex expressions. Although the official report had not yet reached the court, they had already learned through some intelligence about Lin Fei's visit to the frontlines and the specific battle situation.
Lin Fei collapsed a city wall with one saber strike, scaring four high-level Qi Condensation cultivators into fleeing. The court army, in just a few days, quelled all the rebellion as if breaking a bamboo.
The efficiency was high. This shocked all three elders of the royal family. Of course, they were still unaware of Lin Fei's mid-way killing of five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators.
It's estimated that those immortal sects might not necessarily spread the news. But even so, it was already enough to stun the elders of the royal family.
"Master Lin, you may read the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor. Please follow me."
Thus, one of the elders rose. He took Lin Fei to a secret room.
"The martial arts secret records left by the ancestor are in this secret room. There's no time limit, Master Lin. You can read as long as you want. But there's one rule. You cannot copy, nor disclose the contents."
Lin Fei nodded. Actually, the second rule, not to disclose the contents, was very hard for the royal family to monitor. Even the rule of not copying was hard to monitor. If Lin Fei secretly memorized and then wrote it down himself, there would be no problem.
However, there was no need for that. Those who could view the martial arts secret records were extremely confident in themselves.
If they wanted to leave it for future generations, they could just succeed in foundation building and become a Martial Saint in the future.
By then, these pieces of information would become left by the mouth of a Martial Saint, the royal family would have nothing to say.
"Rumble."
The stone door of the secret room fell. Only Lin Fei was left in the secret room.
Lin Fei sat cross-legged. He grabbed the martial arts secret records from the stone table.
The martial arts secret records were engraved on sheets of paper that were neither gold nor jade. Even after hundreds of years, there was no change.
Lin Fei opened the martial arts secret records. Page by page, he scrutinized very carefully.
The further he read, the more solemn his expression became.
About half an hour later, Lin Fei had finished reading the martial arts secret records. He directly closed it.
The content of the martial arts secret records was divided into several parts. One part was the personal experience of the Great Chang's Ancestor.
For example, the Great Chang's Ancestor initially accidentally discovered an ancient sect's relics from a thousand years ago. In there, he found many martial arts secret scripts. Then he made rapid progress and became a martial arts Grand Master.
Moreover, in that ancient sect, he also discovered a thousand-year-old blood orchid that was still growing. With this thousand-year-old blood orchid, the Great Chang's Ancestor achieved physical perfection, which allowed him to successfully build his foundation and become a Martial Saint. He later swept across the world and established Great Chang.
Another part was some of the Great Chang's Ancestor's martial arts insights and some martial arts common knowledge.
For example, the Great Chang's Ancestor learned from the ancient texts of that sect. Martial Saint was not the end of martial arts. Above Martial Saint, there are even stronger existences. The perfection of Martial Dao True Intent was not the limit either. After the perfection of Martial Dao True Intent, comes momentum!
For example, sword intent transforms into sword momentum. Saber intent transforms into saber momentum.
Once Martial Dao True Intent transforms into momentum, one can suppress others with their "momentum". In the "momentum" of a martial artist, one can suppress enemies and weaken their strength. Once a martial artist comprehends "momentum", they are comparable to a Martial Saint!
The difference between a Martial Saint with and without momentum is like night and day.
Great Chang's Ancestor was fortunate enough to comprehend momentum. So, he was able to sweep through all opposition as a Martial Saint. Even those Foundation Establishment True Persons were not Great Chang's Ancestor's opponents.
This "momentum" immediately reminded Lin Fei of his Heavenly Saber Art.
Once the Heavenly Saber Art was perfected, one could have the "momentum of the heavenly saber". It could also suppress enemies.
However, compared to the momentum mentioned by Great Chang's Ancestor, capable of suppressing Foundation Establishment True Persons, the momentum of the heavenly saber was clearly much weaker. At most, it could be considered a weakened version of momentum.
Lin Fei speculated. Most likely, this Heavenly Saber Art was passed down from a martial arts sect from a thousand years ago. It was probably created based on the "momentum" of a Martial Saint. But even a weakened version of momentum was very powerful.
The last part was about cultivation techniques. Great Chang's Ancestor left behind a cultivation technique. This cultivation technique was obtained from the scriptures of a sect from a thousand years ago.
It was called "Refining The Golden Body". It was not a particularly profound martial arts technique, but an auxiliary cultivation method used specifically to absorb some heaven and earth treasures, or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts.
It allowed martial artists to avoid waste when consuming heaven and earth treasures, or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. It could significantly increase the efficiency of consumption, allowing the body to achieve perfection faster.
Once the body had achieved perfection, this cultivation method becomes irrelevant. This was a very common auxiliary cultivation method a thousand years ago. So, Great Chang's Ancestor also left it behind to help future generations have a greater chance of achieving physical perfection.
Moreover, from the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor, in order for a martial artist to build their foundation and become a Martial Saint, the physical body did need to reach perfection, and to reach physical perfection, one must consume some heaven and earth treasures or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. That is to say, one must rely on external help.
In fact, Qi cultivators also need to rely on external help when building their foundations. The spiritual herbs needed for the refinement of Foundation Establishment Pills were precious.
Most of the major sects had some blessed lands where they could cultivate these spiritual herbs. Therefore, they could barely refine Foundation Establishment Pills.
However, martial arts sects didn't have any blessed lands. Even if some sects were strong enough to keep exotic beasts during their prime. After the decline of martial arts, they gradually lost this ability, making it difficult to even find traces of an exotic beast now.
"That is to say, what Liu Yibai said is all true. Exotic beasts are hard to find. The exotic beasts that Liu Yibai knows about might be the only remaining exotic beasts in Great Chang.
If I miss this opportunity, even if my martial arts talent is strong, I will end up like the Ancestor of the Nine Profound Sect, unable to reach physical perfection, and forever unable to build my foundation. In the end, I can only sit and transform on the Ancestral Master Peak, becoming a mound of yellow earth."
Lin Fei seemed to be able to feel the despair of the Nine Profound Sect's founder when he saw the martial arts secret records.
At that time, the founder of the Nine Profound Sect must have known about reaching physical perfection and building a foundation. He even searched the entire Great Chang but couldn't find any traces of exotic beasts.
The martial arts secret records left by Great Chang's Ancestor were his only chance. He wanted to see if he could find other ways to build a foundation. Unfortunately, the founder of the Nine Profound Sect eventually left in disappointment.
Lin Fei closed the martial arts secret records. He had understood everything he needed to know. As for "Refining The Golden Body", it's very simple.
Lin Fei slightly recalled the method of Refining The Golden Body in his mind. Immediately, the system's voice sounded in his mind.
"Your martial arts technique, Refining The Golden Body, due to the absence of exotic beast flesh and blood, is like a good wife with no rice to cook, the progress of practice is 0."
Lin Fei was not too surprised. This martial arts technique was only useful when consuming the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. At other times, there was not even a hint of improvement.
Lin Fei got up and left the secret room.
"Master Lin, you came out so soon?"
The three old men of the royal family were somewhat surprised to see Lin Fei coming out so soon. After all, anyone who sees the martial arts secret records would carefully ponder and check, staying in the secret room for several days, which was quite common. But Lin Fei, took less than two hours before he came out.
"I have already got the answer from the martial arts secret records. Therefore, naturally, I came out. But there is one last thing. The Supreme Elder previously said that if I suppress the rebellion, he might even meet me. Now, I just want to ask the Supreme Elder to agree to one thing. I want to know, how strong is Foundation Establishment True Person?"
Lin Fei's eyes were sharp as a saber and there was a hint of fighting intent on his body!
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Due to cultural differences, you might feel confused about certain expressions, so I'll provide explanations for some phrases.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is often regarded as a symbol of strength and resilience. Therefore, "breaking a bamboo" is used to describe a person or a team's unstoppable momentum, progress, victory, or achievement, just like the breaking of bamboo that cannot be hindered.
Lin Fei approached the bodies of the five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators. Their bodies had been cleaved into two by the saber energy. There was absolutely no chance of survival.
Lin Fei was not worried about any feigned death. Even if Qi cultivators had unusual techniques, under these circumstances, they were surely dead.
However, Lin Fei needed to ascertain the identities of these five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators. After all, so far, the immortal sects that Lin Fei had offended were really only the He Mountain Dao and the Guardian Primordial Mountain.
The two Immortal sects sending out five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators, Lin Fei found it somewhat unlikely. Hence, Lin Fei searched through the five bodies, seeking the identities of these five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators.
After searching for a while, Lin Fei figured out the identities of the five Qi Condensation cultivators.
"Guardian Primordial Mountain, He Mountain Dao, Purple Sun Mountain, Mysterious Sky Cave, and Taiyi Sect. Five major Immortal Sects in total.
I can understand Guardian Primordial Mountain and He Mountain Dao. I've killed Qi cultivators from them, so it's normal for them to want revenge.
But what about Purple Sun Mountain, Mysterious Sky Cave, and Taiyi Sect? I've never even heard of these three Immortal sects before..."
Lin Fei's brow furrowed slightly. The intervention of these three Immortal sects, even dispatching five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators to besiege him was not normal.
Immortal sects were not monolithic. It wasn't a given that the He Mountain Dao and Guardian Primordial Mountain, by inviting these sects, would definitely have Qi Condensation cultivators act.
Qi Condensation cultivators were, in fact, experts at calculating. Why would they do anything without benefits?
"Could it be that these three sects are actually related to the rebel forces?"
Lin Fei had a thought. He considered a possibility. These sects were probably the backers of the Paradise Sect rebels. Lin Fei had helped the court to suppress the rebel army, resolving the rebellion. These five major Immortal sects saw him as a threat, so they wanted to eliminate him in advance.
This made sense.
"Five major immortal sects...all should be killed! If I become a Martial Saint, I will trample these five major Immortal sects!"
A glint of coldness flashed in Lin Fei's eyes. He didn't care what these five major immortal sects were plotting, but they supported the Paradise Sect rebellion.
Moreover, this rebellion was instigated by these five major Immortal sects. All Lin Fei saw along the way were fields of white bones. Millions of people were displaced. That's all because of this rebellion incited by the five major Immortal sects. The direct or indirect deaths due to this amounted to hundreds of thousands! Lin Fei could not turn a blind eye.
However, Immortal sects had magical treasures to guard their sects. At least for now, Lin Fei was powerless against them.
"I have to return to Chang City first."
Lin Fei did not linger. With a step, he was instantly on his way back to Chang City.
......
Chang City, the Imperial Palace.
Lin Fei had a token given by the Emperor. Therefore, he could directly enter the palace.
Lin Fei arrived at the Ascending Dragon Chamber and saw the three elders from before.
"I have assisted the court army in suppressing the Paradise Sect rebellion. Should I be able to read the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor now?" Lin Fei calmly said.
The three elders looked at Lin Fei with complex expressions. Although the official report had not yet reached the court, they had already learned through some intelligence about Lin Fei's visit to the frontlines and the specific battle situation.
Lin Fei collapsed a city wall with one saber strike, scaring four high-level Qi Condensation cultivators into fleeing. The court army, in just a few days, quelled all the rebellion as if breaking a bamboo.
The efficiency was high. This shocked all three elders of the royal family. Of course, they were still unaware of Lin Fei's mid-way killing of five top-tier Qi Condensation cultivators.
It's estimated that those immortal sects might not necessarily spread the news. But even so, it was already enough to stun the elders of the royal family.
"Master Lin, you may read the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor. Please follow me."
Thus, one of the elders rose. He took Lin Fei to a secret room.
"The martial arts secret records left by the ancestor are in this secret room. There's no time limit, Master Lin. You can read as long as you want. But there's one rule. You cannot copy, nor disclose the contents."
Lin Fei nodded. Actually, the second rule, not to disclose the contents, was very hard for the royal family to monitor. Even the rule of not copying was hard to monitor. If Lin Fei secretly memorized and then wrote it down himself, there would be no problem.
However, there was no need for that. Those who could view the martial arts secret records were extremely confident in themselves.
If they wanted to leave it for future generations, they could just succeed in foundation building and become a Martial Saint in the future.
By then, these pieces of information would become left by the mouth of a Martial Saint, the royal family would have nothing to say.
"Rumble."
The stone door of the secret room fell. Only Lin Fei was left in the secret room.
Lin Fei sat cross-legged. He grabbed the martial arts secret records from the stone table.
The martial arts secret records were engraved on sheets of paper that were neither gold nor jade. Even after hundreds of years, there was no change.
Lin Fei opened the martial arts secret records. Page by page, he scrutinized very carefully.
The further he read, the more solemn his expression became.
About half an hour later, Lin Fei had finished reading the martial arts secret records. He directly closed it.
The content of the martial arts secret records was divided into several parts. One part was the personal experience of the Great Chang's Ancestor.
For example, the Great Chang's Ancestor initially accidentally discovered an ancient sect's relics from a thousand years ago. In there, he found many martial arts secret scripts. Then he made rapid progress and became a martial arts Grand Master.
Moreover, in that ancient sect, he also discovered a thousand-year-old blood orchid that was still growing. With this thousand-year-old blood orchid, the Great Chang's Ancestor achieved physical perfection, which allowed him to successfully build his foundation and become a Martial Saint. He later swept across the world and established Great Chang.
Another part was some of the Great Chang's Ancestor's martial arts insights and some martial arts common knowledge.
For example, the Great Chang's Ancestor learned from the ancient texts of that sect. Martial Saint was not the end of martial arts. Above Martial Saint, there are even stronger existences. The perfection of Martial Dao True Intent was not the limit either. After the perfection of Martial Dao True Intent, comes momentum!
For example, sword intent transforms into sword momentum. Saber intent transforms into saber momentum.
Once Martial Dao True Intent transforms into momentum, one can suppress others with their "momentum". In the "momentum" of a martial artist, one can suppress enemies and weaken their strength. Once a martial artist comprehends "momentum", they are comparable to a Martial Saint!
The difference between a Martial Saint with and without momentum is like night and day.
Great Chang's Ancestor was fortunate enough to comprehend momentum. So, he was able to sweep through all opposition as a Martial Saint. Even those Foundation Establishment True Persons were not Great Chang's Ancestor's opponents.
This "momentum" immediately reminded Lin Fei of his Heavenly Saber Art.
Once the Heavenly Saber Art was perfected, one could have the "momentum of the heavenly saber". It could also suppress enemies.
However, compared to the momentum mentioned by Great Chang's Ancestor, capable of suppressing Foundation Establishment True Persons, the momentum of the heavenly saber was clearly much weaker. At most, it could be considered a weakened version of momentum.
Lin Fei speculated. Most likely, this Heavenly Saber Art was passed down from a martial arts sect from a thousand years ago. It was probably created based on the "momentum" of a Martial Saint. But even a weakened version of momentum was very powerful.
The last part was about cultivation techniques. Great Chang's Ancestor left behind a cultivation technique. This cultivation technique was obtained from the scriptures of a sect from a thousand years ago.
It was called "Refining The Golden Body". It was not a particularly profound martial arts technique, but an auxiliary cultivation method used specifically to absorb some heaven and earth treasures, or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts.
It allowed martial artists to avoid waste when consuming heaven and earth treasures, or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. It could significantly increase the efficiency of consumption, allowing the body to achieve perfection faster.
Once the body had achieved perfection, this cultivation method becomes irrelevant. This was a very common auxiliary cultivation method a thousand years ago. So, Great Chang's Ancestor also left it behind to help future generations have a greater chance of achieving physical perfection.
Moreover, from the martial arts secret records left by the ancestor, in order for a martial artist to build their foundation and become a Martial Saint, the physical body did need to reach perfection, and to reach physical perfection, one must consume some heaven and earth treasures or the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. That is to say, one must rely on external help.
In fact, Qi cultivators also need to rely on external help when building their foundations. The spiritual herbs needed for the refinement of Foundation Establishment Pills were precious.
Most of the major sects had some blessed lands where they could cultivate these spiritual herbs. Therefore, they could barely refine Foundation Establishment Pills.
However, martial arts sects didn't have any blessed lands. Even if some sects were strong enough to keep exotic beasts during their prime. After the decline of martial arts, they gradually lost this ability, making it difficult to even find traces of an exotic beast now.
"That is to say, what Liu Yibai said is all true. Exotic beasts are hard to find. The exotic beasts that Liu Yibai knows about might be the only remaining exotic beasts in Great Chang.
If I miss this opportunity, even if my martial arts talent is strong, I will end up like the Ancestor of the Nine Profound Sect, unable to reach physical perfection, and forever unable to build my foundation. In the end, I can only sit and transform on the Ancestral Master Peak, becoming a mound of yellow earth."
Lin Fei seemed to be able to feel the despair of the Nine Profound Sect's founder when he saw the martial arts secret records.
At that time, the founder of the Nine Profound Sect must have known about reaching physical perfection and building a foundation. He even searched the entire Great Chang but couldn't find any traces of exotic beasts.
The martial arts secret records left by Great Chang's Ancestor were his only chance. He wanted to see if he could find other ways to build a foundation. Unfortunately, the founder of the Nine Profound Sect eventually left in disappointment.
Lin Fei closed the martial arts secret records. He had understood everything he needed to know. As for "Refining The Golden Body", it's very simple.
Lin Fei slightly recalled the method of Refining The Golden Body in his mind. Immediately, the system's voice sounded in his mind.
"Your martial arts technique, Refining The Golden Body, due to the absence of exotic beast flesh and blood, is like a good wife with no rice to cook, the progress of practice is 0."
Lin Fei was not too surprised. This martial arts technique was only useful when consuming the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. At other times, there was not even a hint of improvement.
Lin Fei got up and left the secret room.
"Master Lin, you came out so soon?"
The three old men of the royal family were somewhat surprised to see Lin Fei coming out so soon. After all, anyone who sees the martial arts secret records would carefully ponder and check, staying in the secret room for several days, which was quite common. But Lin Fei, took less than two hours before he came out.
"I have already got the answer from the martial arts secret records. Therefore, naturally, I came out. But there is one last thing. The Supreme Elder previously said that if I suppress the rebellion, he might even meet me. Now, I just want to ask the Supreme Elder to agree to one thing. I want to know, how strong is Foundation Establishment True Person?"
Lin Fei's eyes were sharp as a saber and there was a hint of fighting intent on his body!
----------------------
Due to cultural differences, you might feel confused about certain expressions, so I'll provide explanations for some phrases.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is often regarded as a symbol of strength and resilience. Therefore, "breaking a bamboo" is used to describe a person or a team's unstoppable momentum, progress, victory, or achievement, just like the breaking of bamboo that cannot be hindered.
