Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 652 - 378: Discourse in the Forbidden Land_3

Chapter 652: Chapter 378: Discourse in the Forbidden Land_3

“Although it seems somewhat vague, it does indeed make sense,”

Qin Mengjun pondered for a moment before slowly responding. Within a couple of years, as the Martial Blood flowed throughout her body and gradually refined every part of her to flawlessness, her path would also reach its end. At that time, besides contemplating the third step of Artistic Conception, she would mostly explore the further possibilities of Body Tempering Martial Arts.

Although the idea of transcending the flesh and comparing one’s body to heaven and earth sounds very intangible, based on the journey of Body Refining it is a reasonable inference; it’s just that no one has succeeded yet, so it can’t be confirmed as correct.

“Did Elder Yin just mention the fourth step of Artistic Conception?”

After thinking it over, Chen Mu asked Yin Heng.

What he understood was that the end of Martial Arts was the third step of Artistic Conception, but those who had reached the third step, achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, each was a paragon of their era — extraordinarily gifted and highly wise. Having reached the limit, they naturally would speculate whether there were further possibilities beyond, exploring the intangible fourth step of Artistic Conception.

However, these matters typically belong to the sort of thing that wouldn’t even be recorded in ancient tomes; basically, only the top existences of the present age might discuss and theorize amongst themselves about how far they had explored, unknown to others.

“Hmm.”

Yin Heng glanced at Chen Mu, saying, “You cultivate the Qiankun Path, encompassing everything under heaven, but up to today, you should also feel that Qiankun does not encompass everything; it’s merely everything within this realm.”

“As for the essence of the Void beyond heaven and earth, it is not within the scope of Qiankun… Thus, some speculate that if one can comprehend the path of the Void and control the Void Force, that would be stepping into the fourth step of Artistic Conception.”

Chen Mu, listening to Yin Heng’s words, did not show much surprise.

Because even he himself had speculated as much, let alone others who had progressed even further in Martial Arts.

However.

The path of the Void was still vague and elusive for him now; even though he could create rifts in the Void, he knew what it was but not why it was. It was like missing a primer, unable to comprehend how to move from within Qiankun to beyond.

“In fact, there are many more theories about the fourth step of Artistic Conception. For instance, some believe that time is also a path. Heaven and earth originated from the Primordial Chaos, diversifying into Yin and Yang until Qiankun; this process is time itself. If one can comprehend and control the power of time, that too would transcend the third step of Artistic Conception and reach a higher level,”

Yin Heng said with a chuckle as he looked at Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun.

Today, although Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun were still somewhat behind him, they were actually on the same level. There wasn’t much he could teach them; sharing what he knew as a senior made him feel quite good.

“Time?”

Qin Mengjun was slightly astonished, then showed a thoughtful expression.

Time leaves no trace but surely exists, symbolizing the logic of changes in heaven and earth. If one could understand this ‘change’ itself, then indeed, it might be possible to gain a deeper understanding of heaven and earth and thus transcend the third step of Artistic Conception.

However, for her now, even reaching the third stage of Artistic Conception and stepping into Unity of Heaven and Man was still a distance away. Envisioning more ethereal possibilities like ‘time’ and ‘void’ for the fourth step was setting her sights too high.

After hearing Yin Heng’s words, Chen Mu also fell into a brief contemplation.

In fact, when it came to knowledge about the Da Xuan Dynasty, he might not know as much as Yin Heng, who had travelled through centuries, but if it were about understanding the world, his vision was much broader.

Up, down, left, and right form the universe.

The past, present, and future form time.

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Once everything within this realm, like wind, thunder, water, fire, and the other Eight Phases, was fully comprehended, then what lay beyond were just ‘universe’ and ‘time,’ which were essentially what Yin Heng referred as ‘Void’ and ‘Time.’

At least, in Chen Mu’s view, both paths might be correct; it’s just that the world’s Martial Arts have not developed to that level yet, and no one has reached that height. Currently, it’s all still in the exploratory and experimental stage.

“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. You will sooner or later come into contact with and understand it; thinking about it in advance is pointless. Let’s continue researching this Void Jade Crystal and see how to refine it,”

Yin Heng, seeing Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun deep in thought, chuckled and then spoke up to interrupt after a while.

The Void, Time,

these are not so easy to comprehend. Just the third step of Artistic Conception, Unity of Heaven and Man, is something that billions know not of, where only about twenty individuals have emerged.

Human life is limited, even those in the Blood Exchange Realm have a lifespan of only two hundred years; even if one is proficient in conservation and health methods, living past three hundred is challenging. In his view, unless one could first break through the limits of lifespan and gain more extended time, it might be possible to discern Artistic Conception to a higher level; otherwise, it would all just be building castles in the air, without any foundation.

He was more in favor of the concept of the Ninth Realm of Body Refining.

As for the Void and Time, even if they truly were the correct paths of cultivation, he doubted he would see them in his lifetime.

“Hmm.”

Qin Mengjun by now had snapped back to reality, nodded slightly, and then continued her research into the Void Jade Crystal.

Yin Heng generally knew the Refinement Methods for space-oriented Spirit Weapons and now that conditions were all met, he had no experience with this and naturally could not proceed recklessly, needing further discussion among the three of them to ensure no errors before attempting.

Chen Mu was also quite cautious about this. After all, possessing a space-oriented Spirit Weapon would make his actions much more convenient; such a fortuitous opportunity was not to be wasted, and naturally, every detail was carefully considered to ensure no mistakes.