Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

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An hour later.

Zhuang Chen and Li Ling left excitedly, also taking the White Ape with them. Whenever they had time, the two men and the ape would hang out together, and they had developed a good relationship. Strictly speaking, however, Zhuang Chen and Li Ling were the White Ape's martial uncles.

Ning Qi shook his head helplessly.

Just now, he had taught the two of them a lesson in Sword Dao, and during the session, tried to use Divine Intent to resonate with the innate sword bone within Zhuang Chen. However, he didn't see any more images than before, though things were a bit clearer.

"It seems that the innate sword bone and the bloodline inheritance of the heavenly beasts have some differences," Ning Qi thought to himself.

But this was to be expected.

The Seeking Tao Institute returned to calm.

A treasure pearl with a faint blood-red hue hovered in front of Ning Qi.

The Yu King Pearl, a Martial Saint Secret Treasure obtained from the Grand Elder of the Demon Sect. Since it came into Ning Qi's possession, he had been researching it, but the gains were not substantial; he could only say he had become more adept at controlling the treasure.

For him, the greatest value of the treasure was the Martial Saint power contained within it.

"Without developing an alternative Dharma Method to condense the Martial Saint power, the power within will diminish with each use, so I must conserve it."

The Martial Saint power within the Yu King Pearl was condensed back then using the bloodlines of the many descendants of Great Yu. Now, Ning Qi couldn't find any descendants of Great Yu, which is why he had been cautious in his research.

However, now that he has reached Celestial Being Perfection, with Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, he can maximize efficiency.

With a thought, the Divine Intent led the way.

A blood-red band immediately shot out from the Yu King Pearl, coiling around Ning Qi like a flood dragon. It seemed to be alive, with the contained power astonishingly potent. Yet, visibly, even without doing anything, the blood-red band was dissipating slowly, as its energy returned to heaven and earth.

Ning Qi dared not waste time, in his peak state with Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, carefully observing and deeply contemplating its mysteries.

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Time passed.

Insights bubbled to the surface of his mind, streams of spiritual light emerged.

"This power is so magical; the power of heaven and earth was once stagnant, only manipulated by humans, but now, after being refined, there's a peculiar vitality within. The strength of Martial Saint power is closely related to this."

"But how can I attain this vitality? The power of the Yu King Pearl is crucial, as it can condense the power of heaven and earth into Martial Saint power through a special method. If I can comprehend the principle, perhaps even the Martial Saint Technique will have a solution."

"Perhaps... I can try to integrate this blood-colored band into myself?"

But as soon as this thought arose, Ning Qi instinctively felt a surge of apprehension, as if something extremely harmful would occur.

He quickly abandoned this idea.

Now he understood that his Divine Intent and intuition far exceeded others, allowing him to detect the great terror lurking within the power of heaven and earth after reaching the Celestial Human Realm. This was a warning and a hint, not a whim.

"It seems the blood-colored band condensed by the Yu King Pearl has its issues too; it may be usable for enemy combat, but attempting to refine it into the body will inevitably lead to problems."

Ning Qi switched his thoughts, quickly redirecting the focus of his experiments.

"First, I must quickly explore a new method to condense Martial Saint power, to prevent becoming driftwood without roots."

"Second, I must explore more applications; the Demon Sect Grand Elder's method is too crude, with low potential."

"Finally, I should see if I can safely deduce the problems associated with the power of heaven and earth."

With these goals.

Ning Qi could push forward with greater clarity.

However, this is no ordinary matter.

It consumes a great deal of mental energy.

Time passed.

The sun set in the west.

Ning Qi's eyebrows showed traces of fatigue. Watching the blood-colored band shrink in size, he quickly recalled it into the Yu King Pearl. The pearl's hue seemed to have slightly faded, which caused him some distress, but such loss was necessary.

"Tomorrow, I'll continue deducing. At this rate of consumption, the Martial Saint power within the Yu King Pearl can sustain my contemplation for up to two months. I must deduce a new method to condense Martial Saint power within those two months!"

Ning Qi felt a slight pressure, but he was more eager to try it.

He wanted to see the limits of his enlightenment.

...

Time gradually passed.

The peach blossoms of the Seeking Tao Institute grew more vibrant, nourished by the flesh and blood essence of dozens of Celestial Human Realm individuals. This year, both the Enlightenment Tea Tree and the True Martial Peach Tree were transforming at a remarkable rate, with changes nearly visible daily, raising the anticipation of Luo Wentian and others for this year's True Martial Peach Assembly.

However,

They had an even greater wish.

Which was for Qin Yun to awaken before the True Martial Peach Assembly, allowing the true reunion of the brothers.

Every day.

Brothers went to the Bright Martial Pavilion to check on Qin Yun and Lan Yiyi's condition.

Four months had passed since Lan Yiyi went to True Martial Mountain. What was visible was that the Shared Destiny Gu Child Gu was about to take form, but the two showed no signs of waking. If Lan Yiyi hadn't previously stated that it would take three months to half a year, the crowd might have started to worry.

On this day.

Ning Qi was still at the Seeking Tao Institute contemplating the Yu King Pearl. He had a clue, and with more attempts, he could deduce a method to substitute bloodline as a guide, then he wouldn't need to be so frugal when reflecting on the Yu King Pearl.

He was ready to enter the state of contemplation.

In the distance, the figure of a running White Ape appeared.

Breathlessly, he said, "Teacher, the Grand Elder wants you to visit the Bright Martial Pavilion!"