Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 320: Chapter 320 Two Petals of Lianhua_1

The Moon Hua Sect probably placed the ”Twelve Golden Lotus Art” behind a wooden door because they were afraid that the more talented Inner Sect Disciples might accidentally cultivate it.

After all, typically, disciples who have just entered the Inner Sect are unlikely to choose such a difficult to cultivate martial art that requires very high standards and is extremely dangerous.

Advancing to the Transcendent Realm is not easy. If one fails, all previous efforts are wasted, and the price to pay is a bit too great.

Upon deep contemplation, Ling Xiao discovered that the ”Twelve Golden Lotus Art” has two characteristics.

The first one is similar to most Internal Cultivation Mind Techniques. Each additional petal of the lotus increases the realm by one layer, and also the total amount and quality of the Martial Artist’s True Essence and cultivation level, up to twelve layers, which is three more layers than most Internal Cultivation Mind Techniques;

The second characteristic is unique. Each additional petal allows one to borrow the power of a Celestial Phenomenon, for a total of twelve different Celestial Phenomenon Powers.

There is no hierarchy in Celestial Phenomenon Powers, and their potency continues to increase with each additional petal.

The First Layer: One can perceive the power of Celestial Phenomena and enhance the ”Snow Lotus Sword Technique” with it.

The Second Layer: The power of Celestial Phenomena becomes stronger. When utilized, it is more obvious, and its might is also heightened.

The Third Layer: Mastery over the power of Celestial Phenomena is attained, greatly increasing its strength. And at this stage, since one can employ three types of Celestial Phenomenon Powers in combination, it essentially makes the ”Snow Lotus Sword Technique” matchless among martial arts of the same level;

From the Fourth to the Sixth Layer: The power of Celestial Phenomena gradually reaches Small Success, continuing to grow stronger, and the celestial scenes become more vivid in combination with the moves, producing special effects; for instance, the wind can Rupture, thunder can stun, rain continuously restores True Essence, and lightning can paralyze the opponent;

From the Seventh to the Eighth Layer: The power of Celestial Phenomena gradually achieves Great Success, becoming more devastating, and the ”Snow Lotus Sword Technique” becomes increasingly fearsome;

The Ninth Layer: The power of Celestial Phenomena reaches Perfection. Nine types of Celestial Phenomena wreak havoc in harmony, and when combined, can induce natural celestial phenomena; the likelihood depends on the Martial Soul and the weather conditions. Once successful, one can disregard any Martial Artist below the Heavenly Man Realm and even force a newcomer to the Heavenly Man Realm to retreat.

The Tenth to the Twelfth Layer: There is no practical combat experience, hence the effects are unknown. It is speculated that one can fully harness the power of Celestial Phenomena, reaching the level of killing experts in the Heavenly Man Realm.

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Let’s not talk about the last three layers for now, as without real-world testing, speculations may not be reliable. But just the Ninth Layer’s Perfected Realm is already terrifying enough.

If encountering suitable weather, one can harness the power of the Celestial Phenomena, and then Ling Xiao would be virtually invincible below the Heavenly Man Realm, perhaps even able to kill an opponent instantly.

Even experts in the Heavenly Man Realm would have to avoid such situations.

Ancient Martial Arts truly are Ancient Martial Arts, and the ”Twelve Golden Lotus Art” was created by a madman. Such fearsome power is certainly not just Gold-rare Level Martial Arts; it may even surpass Gold-superior Level Martial Arts.

Could it be Gold-top Level Martial Arts?

Who knows, but within Gold Grade Martial Arts, the ”Twelve Golden Lotus Art” is definitely the most terrifying, yet also the most dangerous.

This is evident from the hundreds of unparalleled talents who died or were injured in the Moon Hua Sect due to this Cultivation Technique.

Only a madman would dare create such martial arts.

In such perils, only a madman would dare to cultivate this kind of martial art.

Ling Xiao has always felt that without a foundation or a clan, he must take extreme paths, or else how could he compare with the geniuses from prestigious noble families?

Fortunately, he has the Mountain and River Martial Soul, the Alchemy Technique, and the Method of Array Refinement. With these, he can reduce the risk of cultivating the ”Twelve Golden Lotus Art” to a minimum.

After comprehending thoroughly, it was time to start the cultivation.

The First Layer, condensing the first petal of the golden lotus, perceiving the power of Celestial Phenomena—Wind.

Ling Xiao didn’t have a wind-type Martial Soul, but he did have the Mountain and River Martial Soul.

This Mountain and River Martial Soul encompassed everything; it was a world in itself, almost encapsulating every celestial phenomenon, so for Ling Xiao, comprehending the Celestial Phenomenon Power was hardly an issue.

When cultivating, Ling Xiao simply set his Mountain and River Martial Soul into motion.

During battle, he dared not use it for fear of being seen; but when cultivating, he had no such fear, because the protection of the magic array was present in every cave dwelling. Coupled with the interfering air currents he created, no one could possibly sense that he was using the Mountain and River Martial Soul.

After all, the power he was utilizing was merely one aspect of the Mountain and River Martial Soul—Wind.

Inside the Mountain and River Martial Soul at this moment, fierce winds howled, ”whooshing” sounds echoed from the forests, and the ocean waves surged relentlessly.

Seizing this opportunity, Ling Xiao began to cultivate.

With the assistance of his Martial Soul and his exceptional comprehension abilities combined with the analytical capabilities of the Mountain and River Martial Soul, it only took but a single shichen for Ling Xiao to successfully cultivate the first layer of the Twelve Golden Lotus Art, and a gold-glowing lotus petal emerged at the position of his Dantian.

”Heh, it looks like my judgement was correct. Having the Mountain and River Martial Soul, choosing this Twelve Golden Lotus Art is simply the perfect match!”

Ling Xiao had anticipated that the cultivation would not be too difficult, since he had already cultivated Gold-superior Level Martial Arts, accumulating a fair amount of experience in cultivating Gold Grade Martial Arts.

Even so, he didn’t expect it to be this easy.

According to the secret manuals, even the creator of this martial arts technique needed at least seven days to master the first layer, and for others, it could take several months to several years, or even decades.

Ling Xiao’s advantage lay in his frightening ability to comprehend and the Celestial Phenomenon Power held within his Mountain and River Martial Soul.

These factors caused his cultivation speed to be incredibly fast, and probably even the creator of this martial arts technique would never have imagined it.

The cultivation of the second layer was relatively more difficult, following the general rule of cultivation techniques: the further you go, the more difficult it becomes.

However, this difficulty was relative.

The Celestial Phenomenon Power needed for the second layer was ”Thunder.”

For Ling Xiao, this actually posed even less of a challenge.

After the Mountain and River Martial Soul was activated, the weather in the Mountain and River World shifted from fierce winds to thunderstorms.

And behind him, a shadowy figure of Lei Xiong appeared.

With the support of these two forces, the condensation of the second lotus petal took only three shichen.

This was the advantage, a tremendous advantage!

While consolidating the two lotus petals, Ling Xiao’s cultivation level continued to improve, advancing from a two-parts Half-step Grandmaster to a five-parts Half-step Grandmaster at an almost flying speed.

Indeed, a good Internal Cultivation Mind Technique could significantly boost one’s cultivation level, a judgment he also got right.

The cultivation of the third layer was significantly harder. Ling Xiao made an attempt, but because the foundation of the first two layers wasn’t stable, it was difficult to achieve success, and there were too many hidden dangers during the cultivation process.

After some thought, he decided to temporarily stop the continued cultivation of the Twelve Golden Lotus Art and split off an avatar to consolidate the achievements of the first two layers.

The other avatar continued to comprehend the Snow Lotus Sword Technique.