140: The true meaning of martial arts

"So fast?" Lin Yuan himself was somewhat surprised.

He looked around and discovered that the vast majority of Prodigies were still struggling to interpret their first classic, while his progress had already surpassed everyone else.

After comprehending this classic, Lin Yuan discovered that an illusory seed had appeared in his palm, inside which a miniature version of himself could be vaguely seen practicing various Cultivation Techniques.

This seed trembled hungrily, seemingly yearning for the irrigation of knowledge.

In the next six hours, Lin Yuan absorbed various classics with insatiable hunger.

《Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art》, 《Heavenly Derivation Sword Manual》, Void Realm Steps》... These Cultivation Techniques and classics were understood almost the moment he touched them.

By the seventh hour, he had already mastered 48 classics, and the data on his Jade Slip was far in the lead.

"Next, I'll try the profound classics." Lin Yuan gazed at the hungrily trembling Martial Dao seed in his palm, shifting his target to those ancient texts whose light was more restrained.

Forty-eight fine lines had already emerged on the surface of the seed, corresponding to the nutrients of the classics he had already absorbed.

A pitch-black bamboo slip caught his attention.

When his fingertips touched it, Lin Yuan felt a sharp pain in his Divine Soul— 《Nirvana Heart Sutra》, a supreme treasure manual that pointed directly to the Great Dao.

Even with the assistance of his Innate Dao Body, comprehending the Martial Dao Profound Truth within it was several times more difficult than before.

"Nirvana is not the end, but a new birth in another form..." Three hours later, Lin Yuan finally opened his eyes, a deep black light flashing in them as he gained a brand new understanding of the Martial Dao Profound Truth of Nirvana.

The lines on the surface of the seed suddenly reorganized, transforming into a pattern of all things withering and being reborn.

【Profound Truth Depth】 leapt to "Entering the Hall", and a heartbeat-like vibration was vaguely emitted from within the seed.

【Comprehended Classics: 72】

【Profound Truth Depth: Entering the Hall】

After comprehending the 《Nirvana Heart Sutra》, the difficulty of other profound classics seemed to have decreased.

《Time-Space True Explanation》, Karma Record》, Chaos Derivation》... Lin Yuan's progress steadily improved.

Twenty-four hours passed, and he had already comprehended 96 classics.

As profound classics like 《Time-Space True Explanation》 and Karma Record》 were absorbed by the seed, Lin Yuan discovered that miraculous phenomena began to evolve within the seed's space—the miniature version of himself could trigger time-space ripples with every gesture, and lines of Karma coiled around his body.

When the ninety-sixth classic was digested, the seed suddenly cracked open, revealing a thin slit that emitted a heart-palpitating light.

"Just a few more left..." Lin Yuan adjusted his breath slightly and cast his gaze toward those few golden classics at the deepest part of the galaxy that radiated an eternal aura.

These were supreme classics recording the Origin Great Dao, some of which were only legends even across the entire Taichu Divine Continent.

The first golden classic brought an unprecedented impact to Lin Yuan— Origin True Explanation》, which recounted the mysteries of the Origin when all things first began.

During the comprehension process, Lin Yuan's Divine Soul was nearly burst several times by the vast information contained within; fortunately, the supreme soul seed stabilized his mind.

The moment Origin True Explanation》 was swallowed by the seed, that crack suddenly expanded, and a miniature Universe of Chaos at the beginning of time appeared inside.

Suddenly, a strange change occurred! The Nirvana Profound Truth and Origin Profound Truth within the seed clashed violently, and the crack began to expand and contract unstably.

Lin Yuan let out a muffled groan, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth—this was a sign that his Martial Dao Foundation was about to collapse!

"Stabilize for me!"

Lin Yuan exerted all his strength to activate his Innate Dao Body, and purple dao patterns wove into a net on the surface of the seed.

At the same time, he circulated his Primordial Dao Body, injecting the power of the supreme soul seed into the interior of the seed.

Under this dual suppression, the two conflicting Profound Truths actually began to slowly fuse, eventually forming a gray-gold vortex inside the seed.

"Nirvana, Origin... Reincarnation, back and forth..." Lin Yuan seemed to have realized something.

At this moment, the crack on the Martial Dao seed had completely transformed into a halo, and with every rotation of the internal vortex, specks of golden light seeped into the seed coat.

In the next eleven hours, Lin Yuan successively comprehended supreme classics such as 《Eternal Dao Chapter》 and 《Infinite Profound Truth.

When the Jade Slip displayed 【Comprehended Classics: 108】, there were still thirty-seven hours left until the trial ended.

"All classics have been comprehended." Lin Yuan let out a long breath, "Next is the stage of creating my own Cultivation Technique."

This was the real challenge.

Comprehending others' classics was like copying a famous painting, while creating one's own Cultivation Technique was a creation from scratch.

With the same knowledge reserve, different people could create vastly different Cultivation Techniques—Lin Yuan wanted to turn all the Martial Dao Profound Truths he had previously comprehended into his own Martial Dao path.

Lin Yuan calmed his mind and began to attempt the simplest combinations of Cultivation Techniques.

Fusing 《Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art》 with 《Great Void Spirit Refining Art》 to create 《Nine Revolutions Great Void Body...

Such conventional combinations were of no difficulty to him, but their potential was also relatively limited.

"To stand out, I must create a unique Cultivation Technique."

Lin Yuan recalled the 108 classics he had comprehended and suddenly had a bold idea.

"《Nirvana Heart Sutra》 and Origin True Explanation》... Theoretically they are completely contradictory, but if I can find a common point..."

This idea was extremely risky.

Once the Fusion of contradictory Profound Truths failed, the backlash force would be enough to damage the Divine Soul of a Myriad Laws Realm Cultivator.

But relying on the special intuition of his Innate Dao Body, Lin Yuan vaguely saw a subtle connection between the two.

"It is not opposition, but a cycle..." Lin Yuan cautiously deduced the core Profound Truths of both classics simultaneously in his Sea of Consciousness.

On the first attempt, as soon as the two Profound Truths made contact, they triggered a violent tremor in his Divine Soul.

Lin Yuan stopped in time, but still felt a splitting headache.

"The direction was wrong." He was not discouraged and changed his train of thought, "It is not forced Fusion, but seeking a higher level of unification..."

On the second attempt, Lin Yuan extracted the supreme concept of "Eternal Change" from the two classics.

This time, the two Profound Truths did not conflict directly, but formed a wondrous state of balance.

"Not enough..." Fine beads of sweat seeped from Lin Yuan's forehead as he adjusted the structure of the Profound Truths with full concentration.

Just at this moment, the Innate Dao Body within his body suddenly activated autonomously.

Pale purple dao patterns emerged from under his skin, weaving into complex patterns in the Void Realm.

These patterns happened to provide the framework necessary for the two contradictory true meanings to coexist.

"This is... the Innate Dao Body assisting in the deduction?"

Lin Yuan discovered with pleasant surprise that his Comprehension Ability seemed to have broken through a certain boundary.

As the final adjustment was completed, the two originally contradictory true meanings fused perfectly, forming a brand new Cultivation Technique— 《Nirvana Origin Art》!

A gray-gold light shot up from Lin Yuan's crown, evolving the miraculous phenomena of all things living and dying in the Void Realm.

This was no longer simple Nirvana or Origin, but a brand new Profound Truth capable of manipulating the Reincarnation of life and death.

"Success!" Lin Yuan could not hide his excitement.

This kind of Cultivation Technique was unprecedented in the entire Taichu Divine Continent, and its potential far exceeded ordinary Cultivation Techniques.

The moment the 《Nirvana Origin Art》 took shape, the entire Galaxy of Ten Thousand Scrolls suddenly trembled.

All the classics tilted slightly toward the direction where Lin Yuan was, as if paying tribute to this pioneering achievement.