Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree Chapter 52 49: Opening Veins, Heavenly Gate

"Many people prefer to sharpen their prowess through battle, seeking to be victorious in every battle, invincible, cultivating an unbeatable montum."

"But looking across the world, how many dare claim invincibility, who dares say they have never been defeated in their life? Even a Heavenly Master had his share of defeats against his peers in his youth."

"This kind of sharpness, while it rises rapidly, once defeated and frustrated, if one cannot withstand it, their spirit will plumt, leaving no room for recovery."

"In my view, true sharpness is not limited to competing with others, but it is about competing with the heavens, with fate, with oneself, it is about never bending or compromising, even in the face of all adversities and injustices!"

"Even if defeated in every battle, one never becos disheartened but seizes each opportunity for strenuous progress. Who dares to say such a Martial Artist lacks sharpness?"

"You can be bent, defeated, buried and sealed, but you must never bow down yourself!"

Yang Yan spoke gravely.

It included the experiences passed down from his elders when he was young, and the insights he had after witnessing many things over the years.

He now shares all he has learned.

"Tomorrow you will open the Heavenly Gate, today I will teach you the Breaking Limit thod."

"The Breaking Limit thod is not just one type."

"The most common is accumulating Qi and blood to breakthrough, this thod is the safest but the progress is extrely slow unless one invests a lot of money.

The most extre is like the 'Life and Death Skill', where there is great terror and great enlightennt between life and death. Of course, this thod is also the most dangerous.

But looking at you now, none of these suit you.

So say you are overly cautious and lack aggressiveness, but I, on the contrary, do not believe it.

Considering you already have a natural talent for Spiritual Cultivation, and you were born from hell, never bowing down, I think this Reserve Power Breaking thod couldn't be more suitable for you."

Ji Jingqiu quietly awaited Master Yang's teaching.

"This thod is called 'Ten Thousand Ancient Blade', gifted to the world by Marshal He a millennium ago. After countless sages had improved upon it based on its original intentions, it beca a 'Breaking Limit thod'."

"This thod is not forbidden to spread, rather popular, but its threshold is high, very few choose it."

"Next, I will transfer this thod to you."

Ji Jingqiu listened carefully to Master Yang's teachings, not missing a single word, and deeply morized the practice of the 'Ten Thousand Ancient Blade' Breaking Limit thod.

Then, under the guidance of Master Yang, he practiced.

This Breaking Limit thod is similar to the Visualization thod, yet sowhat different, it emphasizes using one's own spirit to sharpen the blade, waiting for the blade to be sharp enough to break limits.

This thod has high requirents for Spiritual Cultivation and also for the spirit.

Using spirit to sharpen the blade, if slightly overdone, would cause the spirit to plumt, making one timid in everything.

No wonder Master Yang ntioned that this thod ca from Marshal He and was improved by many predecessors, but still, few choose it.

Ji Jingqiu rembered, Marshal He once said, what young person is not full of vigor?

Probably in his eyes, young people should have their spirit ever-sharpening, everlasting.

After teaching, Yang Yan left Ji Jingqiu alone in the room to practice.

With the augntation of stupendous wisdom from Wisdom Light, he quickly mastered the basics of this Breaking Limit thod.

With sufficient spiritual cultivation, entering the threshold of this Breaking Limit thod is not hard, what's difficult is using the spirit to sharpen.

Ji Jingqiu's spirit entered ditation, retreating into the Pure Land.

Within the one zhang and eight chi of Pure Land, the Bodhi Tree dropped a tender leaf, Fatty Hu pounced below the tree trying to catch the leaf but always missed by a tiniest margin.

Ji Jingqiu watched a few tis and realized this wasn't just a small miss, but seemingly an impossible chasm.

Teasing the cat.

Outside the Pure Land, the protecting gods were still transforming, no signs of awakening in the short term.

Ji Jingqiu closed his eyes, operating the Ten Thousand Ancient Blade thod.

Master Yang was not wrong, this Breaking Limit thod indeed suited him.

This thod emphasizes sharpening the blade with spirit, but Ji Jingqiu felt there was even a better way.

Soon, a dull blade appeared in the Inner Realm world, Ji Jingqiu grabbed the still pouncing Fatty Hu, and carefully placed the blade horizontally in its mouth.

Looking left and right.

Finally, it looked pleasing.

Ji Jingqiu nodded in satisfaction.

This is the real Starving Tiger with a Knife!

Fatty Hu tilted its head, the knife in its mouth, and a great puzzlent flashed through its clear eyes.

The latter earnestly instructed, "Sharpen the blade well!"

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"Master, the Martial Arts Association just sent a ssage asking for your participation in a eting."

Yang Yao looked solemn.

Yang Yan was just about to ask Yang Yao to prepare, to give the external students a holiday tomorrow, letting everyone take a day to observe Ji Jingqiu opening the Heavenly Person Door.

"What's the situation?" he asked gravely.

"There has been no news released yet, the Martial Arts Association would like you to co over for a discussion to strategize beforehand."

If a Martial Arts Master were to open a dojo, all martial artists from East 3 District would swarm there.

The fear is, their ambition might not stop at just a dojo.

"When?"

"Tomorrow night."

Yang Yan slightly nodded, "Let them know that tomorrow the external disciples should rest and have Liuzi and the others prepare to attend the ceremony."

"Attend the ceremony?" Yang Yao's pupils suddenly dilated, "Is Jing Qiu going to undergo Opening Veins?"

"Yes," Yang Yan nodded, "It's scheduled for tomorrow."

Yang Yao's spirit was uplifted. Normally, there was nothing noteworthy about watching Opening Veins, but Jing Qiu doing so ant he was going to open the Heavenly Person Door!

Thinking about how he himself had struggled for a year to open the Heavenly Person Door, Yang Yao felt sowhat wistful.

"After Jing Qiu opens his veins, you will accompany him in practicing combat techniques."

"Combat techniques?" Yang Yao was slightly hesitant, "Are you sure it's after Opening Veins? Shouldn't he be focusing on Breaking Limit?"

"No delay, the Breaking thod I chose for him is the Ten Thousand Ancient Blade," Yang Yan slowly said.

Yang Yao was shocked; if that was the Breaking thod, then indeed there would be no delay, progress would entirely depend on the amount of Heart Qi.

"Alright, I will accompany him at that ti," Yang Yao nodded, then looked at his master seriously, "I'll accompany you tomorrow night. Bage has said, you shouldn't easily engage with others now."

Yang Yan gave him a sidelong glance and tossed three words at him:

"Go play."

Yang Yao managed a bitter smile, watching his master slowly walk to the cafeteria, he sighed inwardly.

The condition of his master's body could sowhat be inferred from his decreasing appetite these days.

If this continues, the situation does not look optimistic.

It is said that Bage is trying to secure a special potion for the master, the outco remains unknown.

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The next day.

Ji Jingqiu silently stared at a banner in the center of the training ground, which bore the plain yet bold words "Ji is aweso".

Slightly embarrassed.

On a long bench brought from who knows where, everyone was seated in a row, including Zhang Xingshan and Luo Xi.

The two of them had complex expressions, only today did they learn that Ji Jingqiu, who had lasted till the end during his first ditation by igniting the Heart Fire, was a Martial Arts genius!

If they had known earlier, they wouldn't have even dared to compare with Ji Jingqiu!

Zhang Xingshan sighed silently about his grandfather's foresight.

Ji Jingqiu withdrew his gaze, cald his mind, and entered a state of total forgetfulness, adjusting his ntal state to the best condition.

His body sank, his spine arched, and in an instant, he exhibited a majestic deanour like a mountain.

As he comnced his stance, a continuous flow of Qi Force filled his veins, moving at will, causing his limbs and entire body to vibrate and heat up.

Qi Force circulated through his body, eventually converging like rivers into the sea, and at that mont, he felt an unusual sensation spreading throughout.

He had felt this sensation two days ago.

Back then, he thought that just a gentle push would break through the final barrier.

But now, he realized that this barrier was not as easy and simple as imagined.

An invisible force seed to bind him, suppressing and obstructing the final rush into the sea!

Ji Jingqiu faintly perceived that this obstructive force was from the "Mountain Water Qi Veins" he had personally opened.

He wasn't in a hurry but instead slowly began enacting the Hidden Dragon Stance completely.

Gradually, it felt as if a great dragon resided within his spine, heating up intensely as he perford.

This intense heat began to spread throughout his body,

In an instant, it felt as though an electric current was passing through his body.

From skin pores to muscles and bones, then to his internal organs, the surging Qi Force followed the mountainous terrain like a vast river, powerfully rushing down, penetrating throughout his body's veins, subtly achieving the Circulation state.

Subsequently, the intense Qi Force began to cleanse his body, nurturing blood, flesh and bones, and opening all body veins; this was Opening Veins.

This movent was even perceived by Yang Yao and others nearby.

In their eyes and ears—

The rhythm of blood flow inside Ji Jingqiu's body, and the sounds it produced, if described, were profound and vast, as if long-accumulated river water was smoothly flowing downstream.

And beneath his skin, it felt as if dragons were traversing, eventually subdued by him, residing along his spine!

The feelings were most vivid for Zhang Xingshan and Luo Xi.

They genuinely felt that Ji Jingqiu at this mont was different from them.

He had crossed a ladder of life, marking a difference in life levels.

On this side.

The Transformation was far from over; the baptism following Opening Veins continued unabated.

Ji Jingqiu carefully felt this deep, erging sense of transformation from within his body.

A sense of breaking out of the cocoon and shedding the old shell for a Newborn erged in his heart.

He carefully comprehended the mysteries within and took a long breath.

He had officially laid the foundation for Martial Arts, but this wasn't the end, it was just the beginning.

At this mont.

He unexpectedly heard an unanticipated creaking sound of a door opening.

At that mont, Ji Jingqiu felt a shivering sensation both in body and heart.