Chapter 285: Chapter 114: Assisting Junior Brother, "Breaking Through" Soldier Lord Realm

Li Xuan continued to inquire about the issues encountered during yesterday’s cultivation.

At this moment, Feng Mengrou had completely entered a state of "speak freely, with nothing left unsaid," and even added a "wholeheartedly devoted" BUFF.

She directly said: "The ’Heart Flame Technique’ varies from person to person.

Take the magic diagram as an example...

The ’Heavenly Maiden Tempts the Vajra’ magic diagram is a magic diagram for routine cultivation in our sect.

However, when choosing between the heavenly maiden and the Vajra, the best choice is actually the heavenly maiden.

If we come across disciples we value or like, we will tell them that they must choose the heavenly maiden."

Li Xuan said curiously: "Why?"

Feng Mengrou said: "Because the heavenly maiden will make our speed faster, which will be greatly beneficial for later sword control.

While Vajra will just make our physique more solid, making it extremely difficult to refine essence into energy when cultivating the Heart Flame Technique.

Having more strength in the flesh makes it hard to transform, doesn’t it?

Once the flesh turns into energy, our physique will be slightly weaker, but our reactions will be quicker, while simultaneously mastering energy.

Cultivators who chose Vajra, some never manage to break through the Returning to Truth Realm in their lifetime, and can only go to the blacksmith shop daily to quell the demon intent by forging iron."

Li Xuan: ...

Feng Mengrou said: "I see one of the four demon forms in Junior Brother is Vajra, but the other three shouldn’t all increase flesh strength, right?"

Li Xuan shook his head.

Of course not.

Of his five demon forms, only three increase physique, and one increases strength.

But none of that matters now, the key is... his current physique is 280 points, and after breaking through with demon blood, it can reach a maximum of 450 points.

This makes refining essence into energy indeed incredibly difficult.

Li Xuan thought for a moment and said: "Senior Sister, will you teach me the cultivation technique for the Soldier Lord Realm?"

If it were in the past, Feng Mengrou would have surely rejected it outright, saying something like "Don’t aim too high."

But at this moment, she was all focused on Li Xuan, thought for a moment, and said: "Alright, Junior Brother wants to refine essence into energy, which is indeed difficult.

If you can look at the subsequent cultivation techniques, it might help you better understand the entire system.

However, the Soldier Lord Realm cultivation techniques aren’t as easily accessible as Demon Intent and Returning to Truth.

I will first write down from memory what I recall, then when we return to the sect, I will read through the cultivation techniques, memorize them quietly, and later copy them for Junior Brother."

Li Xuan laughed: "Senior Sister is really good to me."

Feng Mengrou shyly said: "Who made you this lovable rascal?"

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In the blink of an eye, over half a month passed.

Autumn leaves fell.

Feng Mengrou completed another round trip to the sect and this time she managed to transport part of the Lower Tier Soldier Lord Realm cultivation technique.

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Quickly, another two months passed.

Feng Mengrou diligently acted as a transporter.

Finally, when the snow fell, she brought Li Xuan the complete Lower Tier Soldier Lord Realm cultivation technique, along with her insights and experiences during cultivation.

Moreover, she painstakingly acquired a complete Lower Tier Thought Stone from the sect and handed it over to Li Xuan.

"This Thought Stone is used for breaking through to the Soldier Lord Realm, right?" Li Xuan looked at the extremely hard, seemingly ordinary yet subtly emanating slight spirit stone and asked.

Feng Mengrou gazed at him infatuatedly, nodded, and smiled: "Yes."

While Li Xuan flipped through the cultivation techniques and insights, he asked questions whenever he was confused.

Senior Sister Feng, like a girl newly in love, nestled beside him with a look of "happy to be needed by Li Xuan." No matter what Li Xuan asked, she would answer earnestly.

After a long while, Li Xuan finally understood.

The Heart Flame Technique is to cultivate the seedling of the heart flame.

And the Soldier Lord Realm cultivation technique is actually a continuation of Heart Flame Technique, if perfected it could strengthen the seedling into a true heart flame.

Afterwards, the core part of the Soldier Lord Realm arrived.

———— Refine the Lower Tier Thought Stone with heart flame, take its single thought, integrate it into oneself, to gain the power to control a flying sword.

However, because this "single thought" within the Thought Stone is not the Soldier Lord’s own, the Soldier Lord can only utilize the power of this thought, and the heart flame is how to use this thought’s power.

Li Xuan felt a bit strange inside.

He naturally understood what this "power to control a flying sword" entails.

Isn’t this the spiritual root?

Sufficiently powerful spirit allows one’s spirit to be housed within an object, then making that object a part of one’s own body, capable of remote control like one’s own limbs.

Simultaneously, many of his questions were answered.

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What are cultivators actually cultivating?

They are cultivating Qi, then using Qi to master weapons, thereby unleashing the power of the weapon.

Qi is the key to activating weapons.

And weapons are forged from spiritual ore and formation using extremely complex methods.

These weapons evidently possess the power comparable to high tier demons.

Cultivators themselves are not that strong, yet "Qi" allows them to activate and maneuver these weapons, like a person who can’t even wring a chicken lifting a Gatling gun, carrying a rocket launcher, and pulling out a missile launcher.

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Why do cultivators remarkably attack, yet have poor resistance to illusions?

Whether it’s Luo E eating and drinking happily in his illusion realm, or Senior Sister Feng being affectionate with him in his illusion realm, or even the bronze plain border envoy failing to see through the evil ghost and so on, all the answers were found.

Because, all the cultivator’s power is on the weapon.

Their method of isolating spirit relies on the "small break stone" acquired from the Ancient Land of the Rabbit Assembly.

Their method of controlling flying swords relies on refining the "Thought Stone" acquired from the Ancient Land of the Rabbit Assembly.

Their sect’s means of isolating spirit is through formation combined with spiritual veins.