Chapter 343: Massive Project
After realizing the problem, Zhao Letian immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot, browsing through the inherited memories about the integration of Dao and Martial Arts, quickly deducing in his mind how various elements of martial arts should properly fit together.
The principle of integrating Dao and Martial Arts is simple in words, just like what Ye Junrou said: a Martial Artist with Sword Martial Soul should cultivate Swordsmanship, use Sword-shaped Spiritual Artifacts, and become a Sword Cultivator. If not done so, one cannot exert the greatest strength.
However, the actual operation is not simple, it can even be said to be very complex and cumbersome.
Because each martial arts element can be detailedly subdivided into many categories, and if they match each other, more categories can emerge, making it very difficult to achieve the perfect combination.
For instance, just the Sword Martial Soul alone can be subdivided into countless different types; some Sword Martial Souls are extremely sharp, some are heavy and blunt, some as thin as cicada's wings, and some as thick as a door plank, with numerous types beyond count.
Even among the sharp-type Sword Martial Souls, the degree of sharpness can be vastly different.
Clearly, the Sword Skill suitable for a sharp Sword Martial Soul may not necessarily be suitable for a heavy and blunt Sword Martial Soul.
This means, to match a Sword Martial Soul with Sword Skills, it's not about randomly picking any Sword Skill but meticulously finding the Sword Skill that best suits one's own Sword Martial Soul.
However, this is just the simple matching between Martial Soul and Martial Techniques. If the Cultivation Technique is added to the mix, it becomes a combination of three martial arts elements, making the difficulty of achieving a unified consistency inevitably increase exponentially.
As one can imagine, trying to perfectly match all martial arts elements together is definitely a very energy-consuming colossal project.
Fortunately, Zhao Letian possesses a Twin Martial Soul, which gives him more options than those with only one Martial Soul.
Especially the Little Snake Martial Soul, a super Beast Martial Soul that can evolve into a True Dragon, has the terrifying ability to mimic all beasts.
In other words, any Martial Techniques suitable for Beast Martial Souls, regardless of type, can achieve a high compatibility with Zhao Letian's Little Snake Martial Soul.
Even most Martial Techniques suitable for Artifact Martial Souls can also be compatible with the Little Snake Martial Soul.
Additionally, Zhao Letian's Martial Soul, Martial Meridian, and physique can also be compatible with almost all types of Cultivation Techniques.
Thus, Zhao Lei has fewer things to consider.
Even so, the integration of Dao and Martial Arts is still an extremely massive project, impossible to complete in a short time, and for the vast majority of Martial Artists, it requires constant exploration throughout their lives.
Of course, Zhao Letian did not have the luxury of hope, by deducing for a while, to solve this problem.
Even for him, achieving perfect compatibility among all martial arts elements is almost an impossible task.
What he needed to do now was to adjust the pairing between various martial arts elements as much as possible, trying to achieve higher compatibility among them.
Especially the compatibility between Martial Techniques, the momentum of martial arts, and weapons, these three aspects are his current priorities.
"This guy, he actually started cultivating right here."
Seeing Zhao Letian sitting down cross-legged, Ye Junrou shook her head with a mix of laughter and tears.
"No worries, let Young Master Letian cultivate here, it's rarely crowded here anyway. Don't leave tonight, stay and keep me company."
Princess Ye Siyu smiled unconcernedly.
"Alright, let's continue drinking and enjoying the rain, Siyu, don't stop playing your zither."
Ye Junrou put away the Spiritual Weapon Spear, picked up the wine pot next to her, and walked into the rain pavilion, leaning together with Liu Wei and Luo Yao, drinking face to face.
"Alright."
Ye Siyu nodded, playing the zither while drinking wine.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."
The melodious sound of the zither echoed in the serene courtyard, reaching Zhao Letian's ears. Rather than disturbing his meditation, it soothed his mood and made his thoughts more active.
This is the effectiveness of the Path of Musical Rhythms.
The powerful Path of Musical Rhythms can not only aid in cultivation but also detect and heal injuries or even kill.
In the inherited memories of Zhao Letian's Dragon Clan, there were recorded several extremely terrifying universal ultimate musical rhythms that, with a single note, could subdue all beings in the world.
Although Princess Ye Siyu's zither skills had already achieved a certain level of accomplishment, she was still far from mastery in the Path of Musical Rhythms. Being able to help Zhao Letian relax and stimulate his spirits was already quite impressive.
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During Zhao Letian's meditation, deep within the Royal Palace, inside a splendid hall, Prince Ye Chenxiao sat upon a high throne, his profound gaze looking towards the distant exterior of the hall, resembling a ruler of the kingdom.
"Swoosh!"
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in front of Ye Chenxiao, like a ghost.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Crown Prince's men are in position."
The shadow knelt on the ground, head bowed, speaking respectfully.
"My elder brother's temperament is well known to me; he eliminates all threats. Although he has not confirmed Zhao Letian's identity, the slightest suspicion would prompt him to act. However, I did not expect him to be so impatient this time, directly positioning men outside the Royal Palace. It seems he is determined to give Zhao Letian no chance at all. Do you know who he has sent?"
Ye Chenxiao coldly smiled.
"Reporting to Your Highness, it's still the Ghost Shadow Sect's men."
The shadow immediately replied.
"The Ghost Shadow Sect again? Hmph, they have failed more than once in War King City; my elder brother still trusts them? It seems my elder brother has become foolish from all his training."
Ye Chenxiao mocked.
"Your Highness, if you are worried, should we also dispatch our men?"
The shadow asked.
"No, we should not get involved. Killing him might be easy, but it would lead to unpredictable trouble. Firstly, the Civil King of Gray Wolf Kingdom is not easy to provoke. If Zhao Letian dies, he will not rest. Secondly, the attitude of that person is still unclear to us; it's not wise to take risks. Unlike my elder brother who has a powerful backing and is not afraid of that person, if I anger him, I might end up dead. If I do act, I will wait until entering the Imperial Secret Realm."
Ye Chenxiao shook his head.
"Subordinate understands. There is another matter; apart from the Crown Prince's men, several groups of unidentified people are also lurking outside the Royal Palace, and their target also seems to be Zhao Letian."
The shadow nodded.