Cultivation: I Can Traverse Otherworlds

Chapter 255: Chapter 228: Qi Spirit

WHOOSH...

The Gang Wind howled.

Zhu Ju, holding a man, landed in a dense forest outside the Divine Capital. He casually tossed the man to the ground, his eyes filled with a probing look.

"Double Extreme Hand, Weii Zhengping?"

"That is I." Weii Zhengping, a man with a scar on his face and a vicious glint in his eyes, knelt and cupped his fists.

"Thank you, Elder, for saving me."

"Heh..." Zhu Ju gave a faint smile.

"I hear you seize men’s wives and daughters and slaughter their entire families. As long as someone pays, you’re willing to do anything."

"Well..." Weii Zhengping’s eyes flickered. Unable to quite grasp the other’s intentions, he nodded cautiously.

"That is indeed the case."

"If there’s anything you find inconvenient to handle personally, Elder, this junior can take care of it for you. I guarantee a clean and decisive job."

In his view, the man wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of breaking him out of Mingyu Tower’s prison for no reason.

And he probably wasn’t some crusader against evil, either.

It had to be because he had a use for him, and what he excelled at was solving problems for the powerful.

"Elder."

His eyes flickered, and Weii Zhengping said with a serious expression:

"This junior has always prided himself on his reputation. If I say I’ll kill an entire family, I’ll kill the entire family. Not a single person will be left alive."

"And I will never tell a second soul what you ask me to do."

"I do have something for you to do." Zhu Ju’s gaze was profound as he looked at Weii Zhengping and spoke slowly.

"However, your current Cultivation is a bit lacking."

He then asked:

"What Cultivation Technique do you practice?"

"Hm?" Weii Zhengping looked up subconsciously, thought for a moment, and then replied:

"The Method I practice is the Meridian Force from the Yuanji Sect. By a stroke of luck, I managed to reach the First Grade."

"Meridian Force!" Zhu Ju nodded.

"As one of the top major sects in the world, the Yuanji Sect’s legacy is truly extraordinary. Do you want to become a Divine Treasure Martial Saint?"

Hm?

Weii Zhengping was stunned and said hesitantly:

"You must be joking, Elder. Who doesn’t want to become a Divine Treasure Martial Saint? It’s just that those who succeed have always been few and far between."

"Just tell me whether you want to or not." Zhu Ju’s brow furrowed.

"We’ll worry about whether you can succeed later."

"..." Weii Zhengping’s breath hitched. His expression shifted multiple times before he finally gritted his teeth and said in a low voice:

"This junior wants to!"

"If you can help me become a Martial Saint, Elder, then my life is yours! I will go through mountains of blades and seas of fire without a second thought!"

"Good!" Zhu Ju’s voice rose as he flicked his hand, tossing out two bottles of Elixirs.

"One bottle will neutralize the poison in your body. The other will strengthen your foundation and replenish your energy. I’m giving you two days to get yourself into peak condition."

"In two days, I will help you become a Martial Saint!"

Weii Zhengping caught the Elixirs, his eyes growing brighter and brighter as an irrepressible ambition surged in his heart.

’A Martial Saint?’

’A heaven-sent opportunity!’

...

「Two days later.」

Weii Zhengping sat cross-legged beneath a thousand-year-old tree. Although he still looked disheveled, his aura had stabilized.

"Meridian Force originates from the ancient text, ’Wu Meridian Flow.’ It allows one to harness celestial timing. Your body cycles through the twelve two-hour periods, completing a full cycle of practice each day, and with each cycle comes progress. As long as you follow the Method, your Cultivation and strength will grow daily."

Zhu Ju stood opposite him with his hands behind his back, speaking slowly.

"You have now been circulating your energy for a full day, completing one great Circulation. This is the perfect moment to break through."

"Hold your breath and focus your spirit!"

Weii Zhengping’s heart tensed.

"The surplus Qi of the liver is released into the gallbladder, where it gathers and becomes Essence; the lungs face the hundred meridians, the intestines are its external counterpart..."

"Circulate your energy!"

The Meridian Force began to circulate, and the Power of his Physical Body erupted.

In Zhu Ju’s perception, Weii Zhengping’s Physical Body seemed to divide into twelve distinct regions at that moment.

Each region corresponded to one of the two-hour periods.

His five viscera throbbed, and a mysterious motive force burst forth. This technique was somewhat similar to the Butterfly Transformation Skill that Yuee Xi had used, but the aura from his body was clearly much weaker.

It was obvious.

Weii Zhengping’s foundation was insufficient. Relying on his own power, he would never be able to advance.

WHOOSH...

Zhu Ju gently exhaled, extending a hand. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi transformed into a sweet dew and descended upon Weii Zhengping.

Under his control, the violent Essence transformed into a gentle energy, silently merging into the Physical Body.

BOOM!

His motive force surged!

A flicker of movement in Zhu Ju’s eyes.

’It’s happening!’

Whether it was the Southern Barbarian State Preceptor’s Ten Thousand Poisons True Skill or the Yuanji Sect’s Meridian Force, both possessed a Secret Technique for assaulting the realm of the Divine Treasure Martial Saint.

Having experienced it once before, this time Zhu Ju could ’see’ it all much more clearly.

The so-called Secret Technique... was to instantaneously burn one’s flesh, blood, and Essence, causing one’s violent Qi Blood to erupt within the Cultivator’s body like a volcano.

By using this surging power, one could glimpse the ever-mysterious Divine Treasure.

Or rather,

The Soul!

’The Three Souls and Seven Spirits do not normally manifest. They only have a chance to appear when life is scattering and Essence is being burned away.’

Zhu Ju’s eyes flickered as he fell into thought.

’No wonder breaking through to Divine Treasure Martial Saint is a matter of success or death. So the Secret Technique is to actively place oneself in a near-death state.’

’The Butterfly Transformation Skill stopped Yuee Xi’s heart and made her breathing almost non-existent. Wasn’t that a form of suspended animation?’

’The Secret Technique of Meridian Force is the same.’

’Just as I thought. Only by witnessing enough people break through the First Grade can I uncover the secrets of the Divine Treasure.’

’I...’

’...can also create a Secret Technique that is uniquely my own!’

A divine light gleamed in Zhu Ju’s eyes. Thoughts raced through his Sea of Consciousness as numerous Methods rose and fell, and gradually, a path began to form.

’Becoming a Martial Saint?’

’No!’

’The Martial Saint realm isn’t important. The key is to find a method within this world’s Martial Arts to connect with the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.’

’Perhaps...’

’I can create a ’Ten-Complete Martial Dao,’ one that can connect to the Three Souls and Seven Spirits and open ten Divine Treasures.’

Zhu Ju’s heart pounded wildly.

’If I succeed, the Three Souls and Seven Spirits will be entirely under my control. The path to the Nascent Soul realm will be wide open, and this method might not be any weaker than the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Evils legacy of the Dragon Head Lineage.’

’And if I can find a way to unify the Soul, it will become a top-tier legacy that leads directly to the Nascent Soul realm.’

CRACK...

An unusual sound from Weii Zhengping’s body instantly brought him back to his senses. He flicked his finger, and several streams of light shot out.

Zhu Ju knew more than enough Secret Techniques for stimulating the human body’s potential.