Chapter 72: Potential Guardian...Terrifying Comprehension (2)
There was no limit or restriction to the forms of martial arts and spells in the first place. Who had decided that a beast could not become a master and teach martial arts? On the other hand, Ape Arm Fists, Tiger Form Palms, Fireball, and countless others... weren’t they all martial arts techniques and spells that had been invented based on their ancestors’ observation of the attacks of beasts and other animals?
All of a sudden, his thoughts spread outward, and his mindset was freed into a far-reaching world.
He had entered a state of enlightenment.
Enlightenment was a special condition that cultivators desperately desired to experience. Under this condition, they could possibly comprehend certain dilemmas and mysteries of martial arts and spells that they normally would not have been able to comprehend, causing their mastery of martial arts and spells to soar. However, this condition could only be encountered by chance and could not be brought about consciously. According to countless deductions, it required the consciousness of a cultivator to become coordinated with the heavens and earth, making it an extremely mysterious state.
If a cultivator managed to enter a state of enlightenment even once in his lifetime, that alone would be enough for him to thank God for such a blessing. Moreover, it would normally only happen after one had reached the Fourth Realm, because only those who had cast off their mortal bodies were qualified to achieve unity with the Knowledge of Heaven and Earth.
In his entire life, and even in all the stories and experiences he had heard from legends, only a selected few who made it publicly known had ever experienced enlightenment. Back then, he had been unbearably shocked by how few people had actually achieved it, but he had never imagined that it would happen so early in his own life.
No!
He had not even thought about reaching such a state until this very moment.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi converged upon him, as if it had transformed into countless dragons that were furiously squeezing their way into his body.
His cultivation level immediately began to spike, rising from the middle stage of the Seventh Layer of the Acupoint Qi Realm to the late stage, and then to the peak stage. He did not encounter any problems regarding his comprehension of the realm at all. He merely experienced a slight pause before the door to the Eighth Layer of the Acupoint Qi Realm opened before him.
Breaking through was actually that easy for him.
Indeed!
While others believed he was speaking of the Second Realm, the reality was completely different. He was already in its middle stages, but his Spiritual Qi was so pure that unleashing martial arts of that level was as easy as breathing. If people took a closer look, they would indeed be able to figure that out, but he was an assassin, and barely anyone ever had the time to thoroughly inspect his cultivation base.
John himself had not noticed it at all.
His heart and spirit were soaring through the world of martial arts. Every single fragment of comprehension bloomed before him like flowers. Yet whenever he reached out his hand to grasp them, they immediately shattered into shadows.
Illusion flowers drifting through the air, or so he had once heard them described.
Within the air, there were also countless flashes of mysterious martial essences streaking across the sky like shooting stars. Yet these were even harder to grasp.
These were fragments of the Dao of nature, and they were not something the current John could comprehend at all. If it were not for the support of this mysterious cultivation room, he would have been completely lost within this world of martial arts. Yet now, he had managed to catch a glimpse of its mysteries.
’This room is beyond terrifying. If those people ever find out about it, the consequences would be unimaginable.’ Cold sweat immediately broke out across John’s back as his earlier arrogance diminished to an all-time low.
From the early stage of the Eighth Layer of the Acupoint Qi Realm to the middle stage, then the late stage, and finally the peak stage. He had used a mere hour to accumulate the amount of energy that would normally require weeks of cultivation. He did not even need to consume alchemical pills. It was as though the heavens themselves were directly contributing to his advancement.
As the saying goes, once you understand the laws of the universe, you will soar beyond the heavens and the earth.
In other words...
And in the most popular term on Earth...
Attaining the Dao!
Of course, John was still very far from reaching such a level, but his current advancement was already enough to attract the envy and jealousy of countless cultivators.
Hong!
His body trembled slightly; he had stepped into the Ninth Layer of the Acupoint Qi Realm. John’s eyes suddenly snapped open. At first, he looked slightly confused, but then he returned to reality, and he could not help but smile. As he opened the door, he immediately saw Darius seated against the wall with a grin on his face, as though he were saying,
’I told you your decision would change.’
John immediately realized that his face was currently showing an ecstatic expression and hurriedly forced it back into a cold one.
"This room... isn’t that bad."
Hahaha!
The moment he heard those words, Darius burst into uncontrollable laughter. He clutched his stomach as he laughed so hard that tears nearly formed in his eyes.
’This guy...’
Barely able to look at John through his tears, Darius spoke between laughs,
"You are funny. You still manage... to keep your arrogant attitude... even after everything that happened earlier and after experiencing this room. I like you, kid."
John frowned and turned around, facing the wall of the cultivation room. A slight redness spread across his nose and ears. He hated being seen through the most, and having his arrogant attitude shattered so thoroughly was simply humiliating.
Peng, peng, peng.
At that moment, hurried knocking suddenly echoed from the Pavilion’s entrance.
Darius walked over and opened the Pavilion door.
Standing outside was Annie.
She was currently in a state of great anxiety and panic.
"Big Brother Darius!"
The moment her eyes landed on him, she immediately greeted him as though she had finally found a pillar of support. Instantly, the worry and panic on her face eased considerably.
"What happened?" Darius asked.
