Chapter 9 A Flame in the Heart Illuminates the Nine Netherworlds

The document Knife-Lord sent him detailed the key steps from scratch to the second realm of martial arts.

Five realms of martial arts: Forging the Body, True Seed, Divine Travel, Shackles, and Heart Manifestation.

Above the Heart Manifestation is the Martial Artist of Heaven and Man.

Reaching this stage is also known as being a Great Master- level Martial Artist.

Because such martial artists often form their own school, creating their own unique style of martial arts, which is enough to make them famous in the history of martial arts.

The documentation doesn’t mention Realm, which goes up from Realm.

The main practice within the Forging the Body is Pile Stance, which is divided into two steps: Qi cultivation and meridian opening.

By using Pile Stance to nurture Qi, the meridians throughout the body are connected, which is the sign that Forging the Body is complete.

The document also highlighted in red that the modern Pile Stance has a powerful effect and is extremely harmful to the body, requiring the daily use of a special medicine; otherwise, one will die suddenly after only a short time of practice.

Similarly, with enough secret medicine, the cultivation speed in this realm is very fast. According to the document, some Innates with high innate talent can open their meridians in just one month.

Once the meridians are opened, you can try Breakthrough. True Seed.

But such Martial Artists are the most “unskilled” and basically have no chance of breaking through. Realm after True Seed.

Any Martial Artist with even a modicum of ambition will attempt to open the Gate of Celestial Human and perform a Breakthrough after completing the initial Martial Art. Five Limits of Celestial Humans.

No matter how much physical training a person undergoes, there are limits.

The purpose of Five Limits of Celestial Humans is to unlock genetic shackles and break through limits, hence this gate is also known as the gate to non-human beings or the gate to evolution.

Ji Jingqiu secretly thought, “He’s all too familiar with this tactic!”

Four words to summarize:

I’m not human anymore!

He carefully read through the document twice from beginning to end, and finally gained a rough understanding of Wu Dao, no longer a complete novice.

Especially Five Limits of Celestial Humans, which is known as the “first hurdle of martial arts “.

This stage has two challenging aspects.

First, push open the Gate of Celestial Human.

The most common and universal method is to continuously hone one’s skills.

Through persistent, high-intensity training or life-or-death trials, one seeks self-discovery.

The former relies on sincerity and luck, while the latter gambles with their life.

The second difficulty lies in the fact that once the Heavenly Gate is opened, there is no way back.

A person can only activate the Gate of Celestial Human once in their lifetime, and it lasts for only one year.

A year later, the Gate of Celestial Human closes. No matter how many limits you break, or how much you hone your skills, you can never break this boundary again. This is the universal law for all Martial Artists.

There are two difficulties. Let’s leave the second one aside for now. Ji Jingqiu has the advantage in the first one.

The document explicitly states that those who can ignite their inner fire during the Forging the Body stage will be able to perceive the existence of the Gate of Celestial Human after completing the opening of their meridians.

In other words, this hurdle does not exist for Ji Jingqiu.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Jingqiu confirmed this with Knife-Lord.

【 Cold Blade 】: Regarding the heart fire, there is a saying that “a heart fire illuminates the nine netherworlds.” A person who ignites the heart fire can perceive many things that are invisible to the naked eye, including the Gate of Celestial Human.

【 Cold Blade 】: You’ve already ignited your inner fire? That’s a good thing. There’s another saying about the Five Limits of Celestial Humans: once you’ve opened your meridians, the sooner you open the Gate of Celestial Human, the easier it is to break through the limits!

【 Cold Blade 】: The Five Limits of Celestial Humans are very important, as they directly determine how far you can go in martial arts. We’ll discuss the details when we meet in a few days.

After ending the conversation, looking at Knife-Lord’s grayed-out avatar, Ji Jingqiu knew that Dao had truly gone offline this time.

He glanced at the time; it was 2 a.m.

Speaking of which, Knife-Lord is also currently playing for East 3 Huang Star.

What is he doing at this time?

…

…

“Boss, another hundred skewers, please!”

“Okay!”

At the night market in the early hours of the morning, the sizzling lamb on the barbecue grills emitted an enticing aroma.

A bald, tattooed man sitting at a roadside stall boldly raises his hand to order more skewers.

He had a fleshy face, wore a brightly colored floral shirt, and had a thick gold chain showing through his open collar. He also had a pair of sunglasses hanging behind his head.

“This is the kind of life a human being should live!”

He touched his smooth, shiny forehead and sighed with satisfaction.

There were two other people sitting at the round table by the roadside in front of us.

A distinguished young man took only a small bite of the lamb skewers on the plate in front of him and never touched them again.

The other man had long, flowing hair and a delicate, feminine appearance, though his Adam’s apple confirmed he was male. His expression was indifferent, almost cold, and his eyes were sharp as knives. He remained silent after sitting down.

The young man hung up the call and whispered:

“Eighth Master, breaking news: Li Buyi of the 【 Blood Arhat 】 of the 【 Supreme True Buddha Sect 】 has infiltrated Taian City. Your second uncle, Ji Jingqiu, is currently seriously injured. If Li Buyi chooses this time to make his move, things are likely to go wrong.”

Eighth Master clicked his tongue: “My second uncle’s greatest hobby in life is fishing. If word gets out that he was seriously injured, it’s probably just a minor injury.”

The young man seemed thoughtful, then asked Dao with a puzzled look, “Then why don’t we head over there and meet up, and set up an ambush together?”

Eighth Master despises Dao:

“Little Ji, do you think Li Buyi is a fool? This guy is a fox! He’s suspicious by nature and so slippery that even a top agent from the Federal Security Bureau fell for him.”

Given his suspicious nature, he would never act rashly without thoroughly investigating my second uncle’s true background.

Xiao Ji immediately offered her admiration: “Eighth Master knows both himself and his enemy, no wonder he has rarely made a mistake over the years!”

During the conversation, freshly grilled lamb skewers were served, their edges glistening with fat and sizzling with oil; the skewers were enormous.

Eighth Master devoured eight skewers of lamb, mumbling, “Little Ji, I heard that Marshal Ji left behind a ‘ Dao Repository ‘ in Taian City back then?”

Xiao Ji said helplessly, “You actually believe such rumors?”

Eighth Master said earnestly, “It’s not a matter of whether I believe it or not; now the 【 Supreme True Buddha Sect 】 believes it. This time, they have clearly put in a lot of effort, and their goal is to secretly take control of Taian City.”

Xiao Ji was stunned for a moment before shaking her head and saying, “If there really is a Dao Repository left by our ancestors, let alone our branch which is no more distant than this, even the main branch would have to come out in full force and plow this planet three times over.”

“I agree,” Eighth Master agreed. “If there really was a Dao Repository, it wouldn’t be here today. That bastard Li Buyi is probably searching the whole city for his ‘soulmate’ now.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ji clenched her fists, her eyes filled with coldness.

【 Blood Arhat 】 Li Buyi, who has a lifelong fondness for young martial arts masters Genius forcibly extradites individuals into the Supreme True Buddha Sect. If the individual refuses to comply, they are either brainwashed or brutally murdered.

This scoundrel has been missing ever since he was placed on the federal government’s most wanted list last year.

This time, they finally found a trace of it here.

Eighth Master’s leisurely pace:

“If you ask me, we don’t need to search the whole city. How long would that search take?”

Look up the famous martial arts schools in Taian City. Let’s go meet all the Geniuses.

Let’s see if there are any of those ‘profoundly Zen’ types that the 【 Supreme True Buddha Sect 】 loves, then we’ll just wait and see if Li Buyi comes to us on his own.

Xiao Ji pondered for a moment: “I’ll contact them later.”

Eighth Master then looked to the side, seeking the opinion of his third teammate.

“middle.”

The long-haired, handsome man had a calm expression and spoke very little.

Eighth Master looked pained.

Xiao Ji then asked Dao, “Eighth Master, this has a profound Zen meaning, how do we judge it?”

Eighth Master smacked his lips: “This Zen-like killing intent is nothing more than the manifestation of one’s true nature. Once you reach the Realm of your mind, and cultivate a pupil technique, you’ll be able to discern things at a glance, let me tell you…”

The long-haired handsome man suddenly put away his smart device, interrupting him, and said calmly, “I have to leave in a couple of days.”

Eighth Master frowned immediately: “What’s going on?”

“Meeting online friends.”

Still concise and to the point, it made Eighth Master pick his ears to make sure he hadn’t misheard, and then probe Dao:

“A woman?”