125: Birth of Divine Consciousness

The Red Pine Sword Technique was created by Xiao Changfeng himself, and its highest level was only the early Golden Core stage. Compared to the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon, one of the Heavenly Sword Sect's three Nascent Soul Sword Canons, it was indeed more than just a little inferior.

However, Liu Xuan had only learned the Qi Refining portion of the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon, while the Red Pine Sword Technique Jade Slip given by Xiao Changfeng contained the complete content, making it not so simple to comprehend.

"What a profound Sword Intent of slaughter!"

Liu Xuan discovered that the Red Pine Sword Technique actually involved the Divine Soul. Once the sword technique was unleashed, it condensed an extreme will to slaughter. Those with low Cultivation or poor Heart-Nature would directly lose the will to resist and offer their necks for slaughter.

Even when facing an opponent of the same Realm, the opponent would feel fear, thereby reducing their reaction speed and weakening their combat power.

When the Red Pine Sword Technique was Cultivated to an Advanced Realm, a single sword strike could extinguish the Divine Soul of a living being, making it difficult for ordinary means to resist.

Xiao Changfeng should also be a rare Sword Dao Genius. Liu Xuan felt that the Qi Refining portion of the Red Pine Sword Technique was not much worse than the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon.

After reading through the entire Red Pine Sword Technique, Liu Xuan temporarily set it aside and did not rush to Cultivate it.

Cultivating sword techniques was not Liu Xuan's main profession to begin with. He did not spend much time practicing the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon, and even less time to also Cultivate the Red Pine Sword Technique.

Just a quick look would suffice to deal with Xiao Changfeng if he asked about it later.

Calming his Heart-Nature, Liu Xuan carefully experienced his Body Refining seventh-layer Cultivation.

After his Body Refining Realm broke through to the seventh layer, reaching the Body Refining Late Stage, his entire body's Qi and blood were immensely vast. Liu Xuan felt incredibly energetic and had an inexhaustible amount of strength.

The strengthening of his Physical Body also enhanced his five senses. His sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing all became incredibly clear. If he concentrated his mind, the Texture of a leaf hundreds of meters away would be perfectly clear.

Not only that, Liu Xuan also had a faint feeling, a unique perceptual perspective occasionally appearing. He didn't need to 'see' to perceive his surroundings.

Divine Sense! Liu Xuan estimated that this was a sign of Divine Sense about to be born. Once his Cultivation stabilized, this Divine Sense perception would become stronger and stronger until he mastered it.

Divine Sense is a perceptual ability that transcends the five senses, generally only mastered by Foundation Establishment Cultivators, or Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators who Cultivate Advanced Cultivation Techniques.

Liu Xuan's Qi Refining Cultivation was only at the sixth layer, and his Body Refining Cultivation had just broken through to the seventh layer. To be able to access Divine Sense so quickly, it must be the credit of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

An Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique, it probably hasn't even reached the Getting Started stage before the Physical Body reaches Foundation Establishment. This top-tier Body Refining Art is still unknown how many surprises it will bring him.

Cultivation Techniques of this level generally focus on building a Foundation in the early stages, emphasizing accumulating strength for a later outburst. Their true superiority will only be demonstrated at higher Realms.

The role of Divine Sense is not merely a simple means of perception. It represents a qualitative change in the level of life.

In the eyes of Cultivators with Divine Sense, Cultivators without Divine Sense are no different from blind or deaf people...

Only with Divine Sense can one cast Advanced spells, draw Advanced Talismans, refine Advanced Medicinal Pills, control Advanced Formations... Without this Advanced perceptual ability of Divine Sense, things above the second-tier level cannot even be 'seen,' let alone understood and mastered.

While contemplating, the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method continued to operate, and the medicinal effects of the third-grade Red Pine Spirit Fruit were all converted into essence blood power and stored within his Bloodline.

Although the medicinal power and spiritual energy were refined into essence blood, they had not been thoroughly absorbed and mastered. The immense medicinal power would continue to exert its effects, at least until the Body Refining seventh-layer Cultivation stabilized... three days later.

Liu Xuan's Cultivation this time lasted for three full days, the longest he had ever Cultivated.

His Body Refining seventh-layer Cultivation was completely stabilized, and he had also skillfully mastered the physical changes brought about by the Breakthrough.

Unfortunately, his Divine Sense was still indistinct and could not be fully mastered yet, requiring a period of precipitation.

Stepping out of the Cultivation chamber, Lin Xue'er was in the courtyard, instructing a group of children in practicing the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art.

Liu Daoyuan, Liu Lingxiu, Liu Lingyun... these older children were practicing in the front, while Da Shuang Xiao Shuang's second sons, Liu Daojie and Liu Daoyin, as well as the children of the city maids Xiao Hong and Xiao Ye, Liu Daohong and Liu Lingzi, were practicing in the back.

There were also Yuan Fei, Jiang Xiaoyou... the children of these female Cultivator Concubines were mostly under three years old, curiously surrounding them, wondering what their older brothers and sisters were playing.

Lin Xue'er herself was a Martial Artist, and an Innate Martial Artist at that, so there was no need to hire another teacher to instruct the children in martial arts; she could teach them herself.

Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang were also Martial Artists, and had also Cultivated to the Late Internal Qi stage, so they could also help with the instruction.

When Lin Xue'er saw Liu Xuan appear, she immediately ran over and asked, "Husband, where did you find this Green Wood Body Sculpting Art? I feel something is not right!"

Because she had to teach the children martial arts, Lin Xue'er also needed to spend time studying and practicing the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art.

At first, it was fine. She felt it was just an ordinary foundational martial art, and compared to other martial arts Cultivation Techniques, it was just a bit more detailed in its Foundation.

But as she delved deeper into her studies and encountered the later content, Lin Xue'er felt more and more that something was wrong.

"Oh?"

"What's wrong?"

Liu Xuan asked with a smile.

It was right that something was wrong. This contained the Foundation of a True Immortal Rank Body Refining Cultivation Technique, as well as his fully mastered Green Wood Longevity Art. If it were the same as ordinary martial arts, then that would be what's wrong.

"I feel that this Cultivation Technique has taken the wrong path and cannot Breakthrough to the Innate Great Perfection Realm."

"Why?"

Lin Xue'er thought for a moment and explained, "Before the Innate Realm, it's fine, not much different from ordinary martial arts, even extremely profound and Advanced, better than the Innate Sword Qi Art I Cultivate.

But the part after the Innate Realm is very wrong. Generally, after the Innate Realm, the main Cultivation direction of martial arts Cultivation Techniques is to refine Innate Qi and transition towards immortal Cultivation and Qi Refining.

However, this Green Wood Body Sculpting Art is completely different. Its focus is still on tempering the Physical Body, while refining Innate Qi is secondary.

How can this work? Without fully refining Innate Qi, how can one Breakthrough to Qi Refining from the Innate Realm? How can one refine the Innate Qi of martial arts into immortal Dao magic power?"

Liu Xuan was a little surprised. He had thought Lin Xue'er would take some time to realize this, but he didn't expect her to encounter the content after Innate so quickly.

Lin Xue'er's ability to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm at such a young age indicated her extraordinary martial arts talent. If she could focus on martial arts and not be so obsessed with having children with Spiritual Roots, her Cultivation would probably be even higher.

"Xue'er, don't worry. The Green Wood Body Sculpting Art was something I obtained by chance. It is said to have been created by a highly Cultivated Daoist with the world in his Heart-Nature... This Cultivation Technique takes a different approach, using a powerful Physical Body to nourish the Divine Soul, which can increase the probability of Breakthrough to Qi Refining Late Stage by at least tenfold.

Think carefully, isn't the content of this Cultivation Technique countless times more profound and abstruse than ordinary martial arts Cultivation Techniques?"

"Really?"

Lin Xue'er was half-skeptical. A tenfold increase in the probability of Breakthrough to Qi Refining Late Stage was too exaggerated.

However, the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art was indeed profound enough, clearly not created by an ordinary Martial Artist, so she believed it somewhat.