Chapter 157 - 17 The True Seed of Soul and Spirit

Chapter 157: Chapter 17 The True Seed of Soul and SpiritThe First Prohibition envelops the whole body; it is the foundation. After this, the Second to the Eighth Prohibitions gradually strengthen one of the four limbs and five viscera. They are specifically the sinews, veins, skin, flesh, bone, both arms, and both legs. The Ninth Prohibition is the Soul and Spirit, thoroughly completing a minor stage and acquiring the first Divine Skill ’Solid White’ of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban! An Jing’s choice for the Second Prohibition was naturally his arms. The wrist and palm of the Golden-haired Bear were particularly well-suited for this purpose; aside from their toughness, they allowed An Jing to unleash many times the strength in his arms when he activated the Magic Prohibition. Thus, when An Jing burst forth, he could exceed his own limits by a significant margin by utilizing the Imperial Heaven Method and Taibai Divine Prohibition! "Strike while the iron is hot!" Seeing that there was still time, An Jing could not possibly come out of seclusion early— For ordinary people, digesting Spiritual Objects for a whole day would be normal, and even if his disguised identity was that of a genius, he would need to stay in seclusion for a whole night in this quiet room. Upon reflection, An Jing thought that since he was idle anyway, he might as well continue to condense the Magic Prohibition. Even if it didn’t succeed, gaining some experience was still good. Who knew that once he tried, he would be unable to stop. An Jing’s choice for the Third Prohibition was to strengthen his ’legs’. For a martial artist, delivering force with the arms is undoubtedly the most straightforward and can quickly enhance one’s strength. But the explosive power and speed enhancement of the legs should not be underestimated either. Over seventy percent of a human’s muscles are located in the legs; hence the common saying "strength comes from the ground, and Step Skills are paramount," referring to the coordination between the legs, waist, and the ground. An Jing had never underestimated leg training, and under his influence, not a single brother or sister at Hanging Fate Manor ever missed leg training day, which rendered his Step Skills masterful and his explosive power quite exceptional—If he added Magic Prohibition on top of that, it would be adding wings to a tiger! The Taibai Luminous Godly Ban was, after all, a Sword Immortal Method that could rely on resources for quick mastery in the early stages, easy to learn but hard to perfect; it required a courageous and progressive heart, as well as abundant resources. If anything had to be said, it was that when condensing the Magic Prohibition, one had to maintain a clear mind while regulating the Gold Fiend Essence Qi and possess a profound understanding of the body’s structure and the nature of metal. An Jing happened to have all of this. He had a valiant heart, adequate resources, a clear mind, supplementary practice in the Tranquil Sword Manual, and he had also developed a new understanding of his body and metal nature after recently utilizing Spiritual Objects to break through to Inner Breath like Tide. Although he had condensed the Second Prohibition and his Essence Qi inside was largely depleted, theoretically, he needed to recuperate and wait until he was fully recovered... But An Jing had a trump card! An Jing activated his mental method and directed the Evil Qi from Jade Cutting Steel and his own Essence Qi into the Taibai Forbidden Seed, using the Taibai Forbidden Seed as a tool to create one Magic Prohibition after another. This process was very similar to how human cells produce proteins—this insight was granted to him by combining his Destiny and Innate Wisdom, and it made him understand that the essence of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban was to create numerous minuscule Magic Prohibitions—too small for the human eye to discern—starting from the very ends of his bloodline roots, to incrementally strengthen the very essence of his life. Although the people of Embracing the Void and humans from his previous life are likely completely different in bodily composition, being made not of matter but of the essence of the Five Elements Qi, the underlying truths of the Great Dao are still applicable. With the law of the Divine Prohibition, he didn’t need to aim too high; he just needed to cultivate the Nine Prohibitions to reach the peak of Spirit Awakening. Once the Taibai Law Prohibition pervaded his entire body, his innate foundation would be fundamentally enhanced! From then on, he could chew iron and reconnect severed limbs... even if he were beheaded, he would live for a very long time. If he used the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban to advance in Qi Refinement, the benefits would be even more profound, perhaps even improving the grade of his Spirit Root! "The Great Divine Power of ancient sanctity truly possesses profound and unfathomable subtleties, beyond belief!" With the essence of the cultivation method understood, An Jing felt incredibly euphoric. He employed his mental method to guide the Magic Prohibition through the various acupoints on his legs, akin to a construction crew paving roads on barren land, building broad Gold Fiend frameworks and highways inside his body! Due to the subtlety of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban’s Divine Prohibition, An Jing could sense that every root end of his bodily meridians, even the most hidden acupoints and limits of his veins, were repeatedly tempered by the spread of the Magic Prohibition. His Essence Qi and the Evil Qi from Jade Cutting Steel were not wasted at all; they were fully and completely refined into every corner of his legs. "This..." An Jing, with a burst of effort, almost perfectly propelled the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban. Even the Sword Spirit was slightly taken aback, "He actually fully grasped the essence of the Luminous Godly Ban? Although it’s just the core of the Spirit Awakening stage, he actually comprehended it during the Second Prohibition!" "Such an aptitude... Even back in the day, my first Sword Bearer, I..." "Hmm... His name..." Thoughts once again stalled due to amnesia, but the Sword Spirit was no longer troubled by this, "It doesn’t matter. With An Jing here, I will surely find back my memories!" With surprise and joy, it watched An Jing push through and breakthrough the Third Prohibition, then the Divine Sense slightly shifted, "Wait, his Essence Qi is insufficient; this attempt is going to fail!" Actually, under normal breakthrough conditions, An Jing could have absorbed nature’s spiritual energy and converted it into his own Essence Qi—although he had not reached the stage of Qi Refinement, when An Jing broke through to Inner Breath like Tide, his physique already met the standards, it was just that he had not yet attempted the breakthrough. However, the Spirit Qi in Embracing the Void realm was toxic, and absorbing it without a Fate Pattern would lead to demonic possession. But if he revealed his Fate Pattern, An Jing would expose his identity. But An Jing had prepared early on. Without Spirit Qi, he still had the Spirit Qi Furnace and the heart of the Evergreen Wood! "Spirit Qi Furnace!" Opening his eyes, An Jing took out the Spirit Qi Furnace obtained from the Fengdu Guards—this Spirit Qi Furnace with a second-tier Spirit Stone built in still had more than half of its Spirit Qi unused, which was more than enough to supply a minor cultivator at the Spirit Awakening stage like him. Without hesitation, he inserted his hand into the port, connected his flesh to the Spirit Qi Furnace, and drew in its Spirit Qi. This action might have caused some injury, but with half of the Evergreen Wood heart left and his Injury-Sword Finger capable of healing any potential injuries, he was not at all concerned. Hum! The pale blue Spirit Qi Furnace lit up with white patterns suddenly, and at that instant, An Jing felt a tidal surge of Spirit Qi rushing into his body. Even though he was blessed with the Seven Fiend Heavenly Mandate with a body comparable to an average Qi Refinement cultivator, An Jing’s heart throbbed violently like a drum, his blood surged tumultuously throughout his body, pulsing like a tide around his neck and ears, and the acupoints and meridians all over his body throbbed ceaselessly, expanding like inflating balloons. If he had been an ordinary Inner Breath Martial Artist, by now he would have burned his internal organs due to the influx of Spirit Qi and died, or would have exploded and died if a bit luckier. But An Jing paid it no heed; his Essence Qi surged like a tide, filling his whole body, protecting every corner of his flesh, and withstanding the impact of that instant. Then, as An Jing’s Spirit Root operated, converting the incoming Spirit Qi into his own usable Spirit Mechanism, the Essence Qi inside his body that was on the verge of drying up began to replenish significantly once again. This fierce replenishment of Spirit Qi and Essence Qi did indeed cause An Jing to suffer many hidden injuries, but he held the ’Injury-Sword Finger’, gritted his teeth, and continued to transport and shift the energy, condensing the Magic Prohibition. As he waited for the Magic Prohibition to fully spread to his legs, the Jade Cutting Steel in An Jing’s hands also dissipated like smoke. Suddenly, he felt as light as a feather. This lightness was as if his body no longer existed, only a dim and indistinct Divine Sense float suspended between heaven and earth, gazing around him, with only the pure color of Taibai lingering. At An Jing’s dantian, amidst the hazy chaos, an ethereal, formless ’Clarity of the Dao’, emerged a misty, profound, nameless Daoist Talisman, a speck of elusive Great Dao Spiritual Light. The Daoist Talisman turned into a Spirit Seed, falling into An Jing’s Soul and Spirit. In reality, An Jing opened his eyes, the visible light of his Soul and Spirit shining through his pupils, as fierce as a raging fire, seemingly like pure gold in a furnace! Clank! Like the clanging of swords, or the collision of metal, the youth stood up, feeling a sudden lightness all over, with a boundless strength bestowed upon him! The Third Prohibition of Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, achieved!