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Even if someone could barely see his back, they would be intimidated by the imposing presence of that figure and would no longer dare to approach.
In the sixth private room on the west side of the fifteenth floor.
Lei Wujie blinked and asked curiously, "What does the Heavenly Mystery Immortal mean by the Buddhist Great Vajra, the Taoist Great Finger Profound, and the Confucian Great Celestial Phenomenon? Are they very powerful?"
Xiao Se glared at him, sighed, and said, "It's more than just impressive. If you reach the pinnacle of any one of these three, you've already reached the peak of martial arts. To reach all three is simply unprecedented and unparalleled. The perfect fusion of the three is something that, as far as I know, only Lu Zu has ever achieved."
Lei Wujie still didn't understand and continued to ask, "Then what exactly makes it so powerful?"
Tang Lian patted her head, her kind-hearted nature kicking in again, and patiently explained to Lei Wujie:
“Our current martial arts training system is very complete, but it wasn’t like this before.”
“A long time ago, there was no unified cultivation method. Each sect explored it on its own.”
"Buddhist practitioners only cultivate the Vajra Body. When cultivated to its extreme, one becomes the Great Vajra of Buddhism, whose defense is so strong that even a terrestrial immortal cannot break through it."
"Taoist schools only practice finger techniques. When mastered to the extreme, it becomes the Great Finger Mystic of Taoism, whose attack power is comparable to the full-force strike of a terrestrial immortal."
"Confucianism focuses on cultivating the ability to sense the universe. When this is taken to its extreme, it becomes the Confucian Grand Celestial Phenomenon, which allows one to mobilize the primordial energy of heaven and earth and draw upon the power of heaven and earth like a terrestrial immortal."
"It wasn't until more than a thousand years ago that a peerless master integrated the cultivation methods of various schools, resulting in the current system."
"First, cultivate the Vajra Body of Buddhism, which is called the Vajra Mortal Realm."
"Practice the Taoist finger techniques again, which are called the Realm of Freedom."
Chapter 54 The Secret in My Heart
"Next, practice the Confucian method of celestial observation, called the 'Free and Unfettered Heavenly Realm'."
"Finally, the three are combined, which is called the Divine Journey to the Mysterious Realm."
"Although each aspect is only superficial, its strength lies in its comprehensiveness, making it stronger overall."
"However, it is said that there are still some old-fashioned people who insist on practicing only one type of skill, such as Vajra Body, finger techniques, or celestial perception, and want to master it to the extreme."
"Lu Zu was definitely one of the best, having mastered all kinds of cultivation methods to the highest level."
"To be honest, if the Celestial Immortal hadn't told me himself, I really wouldn't have believed it."
"Because this fact is truly astonishing."
Lei Wujie suddenly realized what was happening, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Xiao Se, Wu Xin, and the others also showed expressions of emotion, seeing the long history of martial arts in Lu Zu.
On the railing on the thirteenth floor.
Dugu Qiubai was once again deeply shaken, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized that his previous ideas were too naive and ridiculous.
To think that being a terrestrial immortal is the ultimate goal of martial arts is like being a frog in a well, unable to see the wider world.
But a new question popped into his mind, and he asked, "May I ask, Celestial Immortal, why does Li Chungang seek the elixir of immortality?"
This question also resonated with the heroes present.
As its name suggests, this is a miraculous medicine that can reverse life and death, and only a handful of families across the entire Nine Provinces can refine it.
Longhu Mountain is one of them.
But Li Chungang was at his peak at the time and had no need for this pill.
With that thought in mind, everyone looked at Bai Yutai.
Their intuition told them that there must be some unknown secret hidden here.
On the white jade platform.
Su Chen leisurely sipped his tea, and only spoke slowly after the hall had quieted down:
"That life-extending elixir was not something Li Chungang sought for himself, but for a woman."
"The story begins with the woman who changed the course of Li Chungang's life."
"Back in the day, Li Chungang was incredibly successful."
"At the age of sixteen, he had just entered the martial world and had already entered the realm of divine travel. He crossed the great river on his sword. Dressed in a blue robe, he was a chivalrous hero who stirred up a thousand waves. From then on, his fame spread and he led a trend for a time."
"Even now, countless swordsmen imitate him, learning to fly across the river on their swords, and regard it as an honor."
"At the age of seventeen, he entered the late stage of the Divine Realm, and with his sword in hand, he stormed into the Sword Pool of Dongyue, challenging the seventy-two elders. No one could withstand his sword strike."
"Even today, his sword marks are still visible on the plaque of the main hall of the Dongyue Sword Pool. All the disciples of the Sword Pool take this as their goal and train hard."
"At the age of eighteen, he attained the status of a half-step Earth Immortal. Alone with his sword, he charged into the capital of Western Shu, killed the Sword Saint, and shattered the national dragon wall with his hundred-foot sword energy. He declared that there were no sword prodigies in Western Shu and left with a big laugh."
"At the age of nineteen, he attained the status of a terrestrial immortal. With a single sword, he challenged the Buddha, rushed to the sacred Buddhist site of Mount Landa, and killed countless Buddhist disciples and Arhats. He arrogantly said that the Buddha's teachings were inferior to the sword, and that he dared to kill all the gods and Buddhas with a single sword."
"At the age of twenty, he entered the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm. Dressed in a green robe with sleeves that fluttered like snakes, he went directly into the Wu Family Sword Tomb, defeated the Sword Tomb Ancestor with a single sword strike, broke his sword heart, and easily took the famous sword 'Bull'. He then swaggered away, and no one dared to stop him."
At the age of twenty-one, Li Chungang reached the perfect realm of a terrestrial immortal. He came to the South China Sea and used a single finger to force back the South China Sea female sword immortal who was preparing to roam the martial world, shattering her sword heart. After that, he returned to his sect and never went out again.
At the age of twenty-two, he stepped into the half-step terrestrial celestial realm, sealing his sword and entering seclusion for six whole years, not drawing his sword once during those six years. Six years later, he drew his sword and directly broke open the Heavenly Gate, but did not enter it, because he felt that the most worthwhile things in the human world were far more important than that ethereal Heavenly Gate.
Before the age of forty, Li Chungang was full of vigor and ambition, looking down on the world with disdain when he lowered his head, and his sword aura swept across thousands of miles.
He is the only swordsman in the world.
There is only one famous sword in the world.
Injustices and resentment in the world can be resolved with a single sword strike.
It wasn't until that woman appeared, until he personally pierced her heart with his sword, that Li Chungang understood that there were ultimately things in this world that even his sword could not solve.
To save the dying woman, Li Chungang traveled a long distance to Longhu Mountain.
For the first time in his life, he uttered the word "ask." He had never asked anyone for anything in his life.
For this woman, he begged someone for a life-extending elixir.
After Su Chen finished speaking, the hall erupted in another commotion.
After Lu Zu reached the pinnacle of his spiritual attainment, Li Chungang's legendary life also became known to the public.
The name Li Chungang is renowned throughout the land of Kyushu; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the most famous swordsman of the past century.
Especially among the martial arts practitioners of Liyang, the name Li Chungang not only represents the god of swordsmanship, but also the founder of the golden age of swordsmanship in Liyang.
Many people even call Li Chungang the only figure in the past thousand years who can be compared with Lü Zu, which shows his extremely high reputation.
But that's just a legend; none of the younger generation have actually seen his charisma.
Only at this moment did they truly understand how formidable Li Chungang had been back then.
He entered the martial arts world at the age of sixteen and had already reached the realm of divine travel!
That one sentence alone stunned everyone.
For most people, wandering in the mystical realm is the ultimate goal of martial arts, something they can hardly achieve in their lifetime.
Even in the entire martial arts world, there are only a handful of people who can reach this level.
Li Chungang had already accomplished this when he first entered the martial arts world at the age of sixteen.
At sixteen, he traveled to the Mystic Realm; at nineteen, he became a terrestrial immortal; at twenty-two, he was half a step into the Celestial Realm. After six years of seclusion, he broke through the Heavenly Gate with a single sword and directly entered the Terrestrial Celestial Realm!
He accomplished in just a few years what most people cannot achieve in a lifetime.
Crossing the river on a sword in Guangling, shattering the Dragon Wall with sword energy in Western Shu, challenging the Sword Pool of Eastern Yue with a sword, defeating the Wu family's Sword Tomb with a sword, storming the sacred Buddhist site of Mount Lantuo with a sword...
He accomplished all these things that he never dared to even dream of, and without suffering any harm.
With a sword in hand, all things under heaven can be pacified!
The swordsman's heroic ambition, sharp edge, and roaming the martial world are vividly displayed in him.
This is Li Chungang, the God of Swordsmanship!
But the more this is the case, the more curious people become about who the woman who influenced the rest of his life was.
They could hardly imagine what kind of woman could convince Li Chungang so completely, even making this arrogant man utter the word "beg".
If this woman was so important to him, why did he kill her with his own sword?
There must be a very complicated story hidden in this.
Immediately, the people in the hall began to discuss among themselves:
"Heavens! Did I hear that right? Li Chungang entered the Divine Travel Realm at the age of sixteen?"
"I originally thought that Lang Fanyun and Mo Yi's talents were already amazing enough, but after meeting Li Chungang, I realized what it means to have mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people."
"I used to hear that Li Chungang was invincible from the start, but I didn't believe it. Now I'm completely convinced."
"Even a genius like Li Chungang, who is like a monster, reveres Lu Zu as a god. It is hard to imagine how powerful Lu Zu is."
"I never thought that someone as powerful as Li Chungang would be so infatuated with a woman that he would even lower himself to such an extent."
"I really don't know what kind of woman she is that would make him go to such lengths."
It's in the third private room on the south side of the fifteenth floor.
"A martial arts prodigy who could travel to the mystical realm at sixteen, become a terrestrial immortal at nineteen, and a terrestrial celestial being at twenty-eight—does such a martial arts genius really exist in this world?"
Murong Fu said incredulously.
As the Southern Murong of the Song Dynasty, he was surrounded by countless praises from a young age and always considered himself a chosen one of heaven.
But only today did he realize how ridiculous he was, this supposedly chosen one.
That was the ultimate realm of martial arts he had been pursuing, but it was only Li Chungang's starting point.
At twenty-eight years old this year, he is still desperately cultivating in order to break through to the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm.
At the age of twenty-eight, Li Chungang had already cleaved open the Heavenly Gate with a single sword strike, stepping into the realm of a terrestrial immortal. He was even qualified to ascend to the upper realm, but he chose not to go.
Compared to him, no one is even as good as a pig, let alone a genius.
The four retainers were speechless, only now realizing what a true genius was.
It's in the second private room on the south side of the fourteenth floor.
Li Chungang felt as if Su Chen had touched a nerve, and he was transported back to that year that had caused him so much pain. He drank the bitter wine one sip after another.
An aura of grief emanated from him.