124: Chapter 124 Martial Arts Training Notes in the Army

"The power of 'divinity' is truly wondrous, and also extremely powerful."

However, Qin Feng could vaguely sense that to unleash it... it would inevitably exhaust his current reserves of Spiritual Spirituality in a single stroke.

And the drying up of one's spirituality is clearly not a pleasant sensation.

In the field of occultism, those whose spirituality has dried up are very easily affected by factors such as contamination, distortion, and madness.

"Right now, I am still a Quasi-Martial Artist, and my practice of the Demon God Meditation Method has yet to reach mastery; my Spiritual Spirituality is not yet dense enough. I will treat the 'divinity' power within this whispers of the ancient god as my trump card."

"Do not use it lightly unless it is an absolute last resort."

After familiarizing himself with the information about this "whispers of the ancient god," Qin Feng's consciousness withdrew from the Spiritual World.

In reality, he raised his palm slightly and moved his thoughts.

Swish!

A blade shadow appeared in his hand.

The simple yet exquisite hilt, radiating the aura of an ancient god, was tightly gripped in his palm. With a light wave, the air hummed, and the edge flowed with sharpness—it was truly incredibly cool.

Qin Feng felt joy in his heart, immensely satisfied.

This blade would accompany him for his entire life in the future.

The blade favored him, and he took delight in the blade; this was the bond between man and blade, the fate between a Martial Artist and his weapon.

From now on, if the man dies, the blade perishes; they would never abandon each other.

"That Martial Artist officer from the Yanxia military collected this 'whispers of the ancient god,' but it was clear that he had never been acknowledged by the blade."

"Given how powerful he was, he probably never dreamed that it would end up benefiting a Quasi-Martial Artist like me."

Qin Feng played with the blade for a while, then stirred his thoughts.

The blade let out a clear chime and vanished.

A streak of light sank into his brow.

Unlike a flesh-and-blood weapon, this "Divine Weapon" would not merge into the Martial Artist's flesh and blood, but would reside within the Martial Artist's Spiritual World.

This way, the connection with the Martial Artist is much closer.

Whereas a flesh-and-blood weapon could be forcibly stripped from someone's body if special technology were used.

After retracting the blade, Qin Feng continued to wander around.

On an exquisite coffee table, he saw a book made from the hide of a giant beast.

The book cover was plain and wordless, bearing only the rugged texture of the animal hide.

It even exuded a primitive, bloody scent.

Clearly, this hide had not undergone specialized secondary processing; it had been specifically stripped, then manually cut, sewn, and crafted. The hide was as thin as paper, just right for writing, with the characters penetrating the page without tearing it.

Whether in terms of blade work or penmanship, it had reached a level of Peak precision.

"This seems more like a notebook?"

Qin Feng opened the hide notebook and flipped through it.

Whoosh!

As he read, Qin Feng felt a sense of overwhelming pressure rushing toward him, like a tangible wind that blew his forehead hair into a frenzy.

The source of this pressure... was precisely the vigorous, powerful, black-and-red tinted running script characters on the hide page!

"I have practiced Martial Arts in the military for half my life, observing the vastness of heaven and earth, experiencing the vastness of all things..."

"I shall first record my insights on Martial Arts practice below..."

"From entering the Realm of Martial Arts, to the choice of the Divine Martial Arts Path, and then to the belief in gods..."

"Comprehending the mystery of Acupoints, grasping the Profound Truth of the universe, entering the Starlight Warrior Realm, becoming a Radiant General, transforming into a god or demon..."

Hmm?

This is... a Martial Arts practice notebook?

Are these the insights on Martial Arts that the Martial Artist officer from the Yanxia military had during his time on the march?

Seeing this, Qin Feng's heart immediately began to pound.

Good stuff!

This is absolute good stuff!

Its significance and utility to him were no less than that of the "whispers of the ancient god," and perhaps even a bit better!

"What I lack the most right now is knowledge regarding Martial Arts."

"This Martial Arts practice notebook, for me at this moment, is nothing less than a timely gift in a time of need!"

Qin Feng did not hesitate at all.

He plopped down on the ground and began to read right there, looking carefully at every single word, absorbing the insights and knowledge within this Martial Arts practice notebook with fanatical obsession.

Two or three hours later, Qin Feng closed the notebook, still wanting more.

"So that's how it is."

"The path of Martial Arts indeed has many routes."

"And each route corresponds to a great existence possessing the status of a god; by choosing to believe, one can obtain the Divine Martial Arts gift from the corresponding god."

Qin Feng muttered to himself, recalling the contents of the notebook.

When all nine Acupoints have undergone "Aperture Opening," one can officially become a Martial Artist, having stepped with both feet into the threshold of Martial Arts practice.

And at this moment... one must face a choice—believe in a god, or not believe in a god.

Most people choose to believe in a god, because only in this way, by obtaining the Divine Martial Arts gift from a god, is it possible to break through the mundane shackles of a Martial Artist's physical body and reach the level of a "Starlight Warrior."

Of course.

The so-called belief in a god does not truly mean believing in a specific, actually existing deity; here, the god represents a certain "Divine Dao," or it can also be called the "Divine Martial Arts Path."

Each route can lead to the authority of a god, step by step, mastering divinity, thereby becoming transcendent and holy, and transforming into a god.

However.

Although this "Divine Martial Arts Path" does not refer specifically to any one deity, most of the paths already have deities who hold the corresponding divinity and authority.

On such paths, obtaining the Divine Martial Arts gift is easier, but... achieving godhood through Martial Arts is also much more difficult.

On the same Martial Arts path, it is impossible for two deities to exist.

If one practices to the very end and does not defeat the deity to ascend to godhood oneself, then... one will become the fruit of the god, consumed by the god.

You believe in the god, and you shall also become the fruit of the god's belief.

The so-called gift is, to a greater extent, actually "fodder"; it depends on whether you can finally break the fate of being kept in captivity and turn the tables to sing a song of triumph.

"This path can be said to be pure Gu-raising, because the total amount of divinity on each 'Divine Martial Arts Path' is fixed and unique. The further one practices, the more one needs to kill Martial Artists on the same path, collect divinity, and devour divinity, until... one devours the deity existing at the highest position and ascends to godhood oneself."

Qin Feng frowned deeply.

This path of Martial Artist practice allowed one to see the tragic end at a single glance.

Kill a god?

Ascend to godhood oneself?

One doesn't need a brain to know that it is incredibly difficult.

But... if one chooses a 'Divine Martial Arts Path' where no deity exists, the difficulty is even greater, because without a high-level deity to grant the Divine Martial Arts gift, the early stages of advancement alone are incredibly difficult, a life-or-death struggle.

Of course, the benefit is that when one practices to the end, one does not need to kill a god to prove one's Dao; one can directly ascend to become a deity and wield the god's authority of that path.

Overall... it actually holds more hope for achieving godhood than the former.

"According to the notebook."

"In the super ancient era, such 'Divine Martial Arts Paths' whose divine authority positions were not occupied were numerous, but as endless years passed, the paths became fewer and fewer."

"In the current era, whenever one such path appears, people will fight tooth and nail to seize it."

"The competition can be described as incredibly brutal."

Qin Feng felt somewhat helpless.

Such 'Divine Martial Arts Paths' whose divine authority positions were not occupied were incredibly rare.

Never mind seizing one; he didn't even know they existed.

The notebook did not mention even a shred of information about them.

It was likely that even that Martial Artist officer from the Yanxia military was severely lacking in information regarding this aspect.

"Therefore, for the majority of Martial Artists, if they want to smoothly advance their Martial Arts Realm and become stronger, they can only choose to believe in a god."

"However..." Qin Feng's eyes flashed slightly: "There is a third path of Martial Arts practice."