As Lu Qing continued his studies, a wealth of information and insights surged into his mind once again.
And this time, the insights and feelings I gained were unprecedentedly overwhelming.
This caught Lu Qing off guard, and he quickly calmed himself down and focused on receiving the information.
【To enter the gate of divine talismans, one must take Heaven and Earth as one's teacher, observe the patterns of all things in the world, outline spiritual talismans, and communicate with all things...】
Unlike any other time before.
This time, the training in supernatural abilities began with a grand voice resounding in Lu Qing's mind, making him feel as if he were listening to the voice of the Dao, and he couldn't help but be captivated by it.
Xiao Li, who was standing to the side, saw Lu Qing standing there with his eyes closed again, glanced at him for a moment, and then ignored him.
Two-legged creatures often do this; they're used to it.
Xiao Li continued to drool over the stone platform.
It could sense that the object on the stone platform was of great benefit to it.
Unfortunately, the two-legged creatures don't allow it to move yet, so it can only watch and drool.
Lu Qing spent a very long time receiving the insights this time.
So long that Xiao Li looked up several times to see if he had fallen asleep.
Finally, Lu Qing opened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.
"Taking heaven and earth and all things as teachers, this Way of Runes is actually a cultivation method that is different from martial arts cultivation and forms its own system?"
Lu Qing was deeply shocked.
The heritage contained within these mysterious patterns is far more wondrous than he had imagined.
It was a completely different and unique cultivation system from martial arts cultivation.
Martial arts cultivation begins with tempering one's qi and blood, muscles and bones, and internal organs, pursuing the ultimate strength of the physical body. Ultimately, it tempers the power of the soul, breaks through the barriers, unifies the internal and external, and brings the energy into the body, thus achieving innate mastery.
However, in the beginning, the pursuit of physical strength was not strong in the path of runes.
It emphasizes comprehending the universe and all things, and from these things, understanding the principles of runes. Once the principles are understood, one naturally gains control of the power, and everything falls into place without needing to deliberately pursue it.
Therefore, the Way of Runes demands an extremely high level of comprehension.
If you lack comprehension, even if you spend your whole life trying to understand something, you might not even be able to get started, let alone achieve anything.
"I thought that in martial arts cultivation, it would be difficult for even one out of ten martial artists to comprehend the secret of the connection between qi and blood and step into the qi and blood realm. Such a probability was already low enough."
"I never imagined that the path of runes would be more than a thousand times more difficult than the path of martial arts. There are only one in ten thousand people with the aptitude for cultivation. It is truly extremely difficult."
Lu Qing was amazed.
The difficulty of entering the path of runes is incredibly high; in comparison, martial arts cultivation seems quite simple.
At the very least, even if a martial artist cannot reach the Qi and Blood Realm, they can still possess good physical qualities and skilled martial arts, making them much stronger than ordinary people.
However, if one cannot even begin to understand the principles of runes, then one is truly no different from an ordinary person.
Lu Qing even suspected that the lineage of runes had now disappeared without a trace, and even a powerful expert like Li Weitian, who had reached the peak of the Innate Realm, had never heard of it, leaving only this jade-like cave, perhaps because its entry difficulty was too high.
Unfortunately, this point was not mentioned in the inheritance he received.
All that is known is that this inheritance was left behind by a mysterious sect called the Divine Talisman Sect, but no further information has been left.
The Divine Talisman Sect's motto is to learn from heaven and earth, to comprehend unique runes from all things in the world, and to emphasize a natural and unrestrained approach, with the sect acting very casually.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have disappeared, leaving behind the Jade Cave as a unique opportunity for those destined to find it.
"However, in that case, we'll have to use the earth vein essence liquid sparingly."
Among the legacies left by the Divine Talisman Sect, there is a secret technique that allows disciples to cultivate divine soul power without needing to achieve physical perfection after comprehending the principles of runes.
However, this secret technique requires the assistance of the earth's spiritual liquid to be performed.
From the jade slip left by Li Weitian, Lu Qing understood the importance of the power of the soul.
The power of the soul can be considered the key and bridge to breaking through the innate. Without comprehending the power of the soul, no matter how good your aptitude, how strong your fighting style, or how deep your accumulation, you will not succeed.
They couldn't open that door, nor could they cross the insurmountable chasm between the acquired and the innate.
Now that he has learned that the legacy left by the Divine Talisman Sect contains a secret method that allows one to comprehend the power of the divine soul ahead of time, how could Lu Qing not take it seriously?
He immediately walked to the stone platform and began to examine the earth vein essence in the depression.
"Fortunately, there are at least thirty or forty drops of earth vein essence here. According to the records of the inheritance, using the secret method, at most ten drops are enough to temper the power of the soul. If ten drops are used up and it is still not successful, then taking more will be useless. This is more than enough."
Seeing the amount of earth vein essence, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, a thought struck me.
The earth vein essence on the stone platform was once emptied by Li Weitian. It takes twenty years for one drop of this essence to condense. Doesn't that mean that Li Weitian was at least a person from seven or eight hundred years ago?
Seven or eight hundred years...
Once a hundred years have passed, the affairs of this world can be described as having undergone tremendous changes and vicissitudes.
Li Weitian is such a distant figure that it's questionable whether anyone in this world still remembers him.
Xiao Li became excited when she saw Lu Qing staring at the thing on the stone platform.
It jumped onto the stone platform and tugged at Lu Qing's clothes.
Lu Qing looked at the little black beast and saw it pointing to the earth vein spiritual liquid in the stone platform with a longing look on its face.
"You want to eat this?" Lu Qing asked.
Seeing Xiao Li nod, Lu Qing pondered for a moment.
Xiao Li deserves great credit for finding this treasure trove.
Without its guidance, he would never have discovered that such a magical cave existed behind the waterfall.
Since it wants the Earth Vein Elixir, it should definitely be given to it.
The information detected by the supernatural ability also indicates that both humans and animals can obtain great benefits from consuming this spiritual liquid.
Lu Qing was generous to Xiao Li.
He nodded: "Okay, but try taking a few drops first. If it's not enough, then take more."
Although the Earth Vein Elixir is miraculous, it's not a case of the more you consume, the better.
According to the records passed down in the Divine Talisman Sect, the efficacy of the Earth Vein Elixir in improving aptitude has its limits.
It is most effective on beings below the Innate Realm, but its effect is much weaker on beings above the Innate Realm.
For ordinary beings born later in life, a single drop can improve their inherent qualities to the limit.
Even special creatures can only take a maximum of five drops; any more than that will be ineffective.
Xiao Li is a spirit beast, a special kind of creature, and Lu Qing plans to give it five drops directly.
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Xiao Li's eyes lit up immediately, and she nodded repeatedly.
"Wait here for a moment."
The earth's spiritual essence must be contained in jade containers to avoid contaminating its spirituality.
Fortunately, there was a jade bottle in the alchemy room of the stone chamber behind the secret door. Lu Qing went in, took one, cleaned it, and put all the earth vein spiritual liquid into it.
Then he said, "Open your mouth."
Xiao Li was looking at Lu Qing with eager eyes. Upon hearing this, she was overjoyed, obediently tilted her head back, and opened her mouth.
Lu Qing poured five drops of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid from the jade bottle into Xiao Li's mouth.
The little black beast smacked its lips, seemingly finding the taste pleasant, and immediately squinted its eyes happily, rolling around on the stone platform.
However, before it could be happy for long, it began to feel its eyelids getting heavy and soon fell asleep on the stone platform.
Lu Qing was not surprised. The Divine Talisman Sect's inheritance records that spirit beasts would generally fall into a deep sleep after consuming the Earth Vein Elixir, gradually improving their aptitude and purifying their bloodline.
He picked up Xiao Li and placed her on the small nest made of folded outer clothes, then sat cross-legged beside her, quietly waiting for her to wake up.
