80: Chapter 80 Divine Will Takes Form
National Library.
Ji Yebai studied the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his hands, lost in thought.
His current strength was very formidable.
But that was not the point.
The key was that until now, he still did not have his own unique ultimate technique.
Having reached his current level, he had long since seen through the essence of martial arts.
Coupled with his Divine Sense, ordinary Moves held no secrets for him anymore.
Furthermore.
Most importantly.
The Five Elements Heart Method he was Cultivating had reached Major Achievement.
The Five Elements Heart Method was divided into three Realms.
The first layer involved stimulating the Five Elements attributes and energy; the second layer involved tempering the five organs with Five Elements Energy to form a five-organ cycle; the third step was to form a grand Five Elements cycle, stimulating the Five Elements Power at the Origin of the five organs to change his Physique.
Relying on the pure Five Elements Power within the five elements spirit beads, Ji Yebai had managed to give birth to five organs of the Five Elements in one go, which actually already surpassed the level of this Cultivation Technique.
Ji Yebai had always wanted to create his own Cultivation Technique, and as of today, he had gained some of his own insights.
The martial arts tournament outside was in full swing, yet Ji Yebai was leisurely curled up in the library reading books.
His insights were all inspirations gained from books.
Whether it was Daoism, myths and legends, or strange tales, they all shared a common point.
That was connecting five types of animals to the Five Elements.
The eastern Azure Dragon belongs to wood, the western White Tiger belongs to metal;
The southern Vermilion Bird belongs to fire, the northern Black Tortoise belongs to water;
And the Qilin belongs to the center, ranking as earth.
"Using these five mythical creatures to concretize the Five Elements, why is this?"
A look of contemplation appeared on Ji Yebai's face.
Over these years, Ji Yebai had always intended to create his own fundamental martial arts, and he had been studying various Cultivation Technique concepts.
Back then, he had downloaded many martial arts online, and he had now read through all of them.
Some concepts and ideas had become sparks of inspiration in his mind.
But as he watched, Ji Yebai also developed his own doubts.
"Giving birth to Divine Will, stimulating the activity of Internal Energy, allowing Moves to become spiritual—my Five Elements Heart Method should be able to achieve this step."
"But this transformation is not just about Internal Energy forming the image of a creature; it requires spirit, it requires a core! How should this point be achieved?!"
Ji Yebai lowered his head in thought.
His doubts grew more and more.
Ji Yebai slowly closed his eyes and activated internal vision.
His perception flowed within his body.
First, the heart.
Thump!
Thump!
Muffled sounds echoed throughout his entire body.
Streams of blood filled with high temperature continuously surged to every part of his body.
Ji Yebai's gaze fell.
Even after seeing it so many times, he was still amazed.
At the center of the heart, the imprint of the Fire Divine Will was constantly swaying, and strands of extremely fine patterns were continuously spawning.
The spawned textures drifted out, gradually embedding themselves into the muscles of the entire heart.
The texture of the entire muscle had changed.
Not only that, even on every drop of blood, these textures were flashing.
"This texture is the spread of Divine Will, and also the fundamental reason for the body's transformation into a Treasured Body; it represents the erosion of flesh and blood by energy..."
Ji Yebai carefully experienced these patterns, his mind spinning rapidly.
"The Dao of martial arts is essentially about evolution, it is breaking through life's obstacles again and again to surpass oneself, while Divine Will is the spiritual evolution produced for the sake of evolution, using will as the core to gather spirit..."
"Life Breakthrough is the sublimation of flesh, blood, and essence, while the transformation of Divine Will is the promotion of spirit, so..."
Hundreds of martial arts materials he had read appeared in Ji Yebai's mind, and his eyes brightened: "Can I use Divine Will as the core and the Five Elements Origin to condense a divine form?!"
"And..."
Ji Yebai slowly opened his eyes: "Since ancient books so definitively link the five mythical creatures with the Five Elements, there must be some truth to it, so what if I directly use Divine Will to condense the divine form!?"
Ji Yebai pondered incessantly.
He felt this line of thought was very feasible.
"Since that's the case, let's give it a try!?"
Ji Yebai was moved, stood up, and returned the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his hand.
Then he walked outside.
...
Late at night.
The bright moon hung high.
The deep mountains in the suburbs were lush and green, full of coolness.
Since the recovery of Spiritual Qi, the air quality of the entire planet had skyrocketed.
The trees and vegetation in the wild had also expanded significantly.
Some traces of human activity were slowly being changed or covered up.
Ji Yebai arrived at an open hilltop,
and sat cross-legged on a giant rock.
He slowed his breathing, adjusted his mood, and slowly entered a state of Cultivation.
At this moment, if a First-Class Martial Artist were here, they would likely be shocked beyond belief on the spot.
Every time Ji Yebai breathed, it became more forceful, and with each breath, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was affected more deeply.
Until later, it turned into tides, surging toward Ji Yebai's body.
Endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi accompanied Ji Yebai's breathing, continuously dispersing and surging back.
Like waves constantly rising and falling.
In this rising and falling, it continuously washed over Ji Yebai's body.
This scene was enough to make any contemporary First-Class Martial Artist's scalp tingle.
Any spray from these energy tides would be enough to cause serious injury to an ordinary First-Class Martial Artist.
First-Class Martial Artists, having given birth to Divine Will, could also use Divine Will to deeply temper their bodies.
But generally, this kind of tempering was gradual, slight, and cautious.
It would never be like Ji Yebai, surging so crazily, sitting in the tide enjoying the scouring.
"My internal organs have already transformed into Innate organs, turning into a partial Treasured Body, and consequently, my current Physical Body is getting stronger day by day!!"
Ji Yebai felt the vitality of his body, feeling slightly emotional inside.
The convenience brought by his act of overtaking halfway was simply too great.
It was true that the five elements spirit beads in his previous life had created two Innate experts.
But thinking carefully, that was presided over and transformed by Bai Zhu, an Innate Expert.
Ji Yebai was relying entirely on himself to walk this path.
The progress was naturally different!
Haa!
Ji Yebai slowly exhaled a breath.
He cast these thoughts aside.
"Next, let's start verifying my idea!"
Ji Yebai's heart slowly calmed down, holding onto the One, without thoughts or desires.
His massive Divine Sense covered his heart.
The heart was the first organ he started tempering, and it was also the strongest organ.
Starting from here was just right.
"Select a fire characteristic, solidify the characteristic, and take this as the core to transform Divine Will into a divine form! It is said that Bai Zhu's divine form was the thundercloud above his head..."
Ji Yebai's Divine Sense softly covered the illusory flame flower in his heart.
The Fire Divine Will imprint was immediately triggered.
Tiny sparks of flame shot out.
Warmth, explosion, brightness, burning, hope, vitality...
In an instant, various feelings emerged.
Each flame spark was a fire characteristic.
The essence of fire was diverse.
It could be said that without fire, this world would definitely not have given birth to life and civilization.
With fire, there was temperature; with temperature, there was life!
But everything in the world had two sides.
Fire had a gentle side and also an explosive side.
Rage, destruction, burning, anger, and so on.
The positive side was peaceful, while the negative side was explosive.
Just like the fire of life and the fire of destruction.
Life is born from fire, and life is also ultimately destroyed by fire.
"Which one should I choose!?"
Ji Yebai paused slightly.
Solidifying one characteristic was equivalent to making a choice between the two paths of fire.
Or rather, an inclination.
Inclining toward the fire of life, his life-saving energy would greatly increase, while choosing the fire of destruction, his attack power would fully inherit the explosive power of fire.
If it were you, how would you choose!?
Ji Yebai pondered endlessly.