The next mont, Luis felt as if his head had suddenly exploded.
Countless profound mysteries of martial arts surged into his mind like a tidal wave.
Luis focused his thoughts, absorbing the flood of knowledge about the techniques without hesitation.
He understood that the more advanced a martial arts technique was, the more challenging it would be to master.
The first hurdle for any cultivator was comprehending the exercises.
Even so cultivators in the Foundation Establishnt Stage, when presented with top-level techniques, couldn't grasp even the basics, let alone begin practicing.
After finishing the section on Foundation Establishnt exercises in the Qianyuan Sword Classic, Luis' expression turned peculiar.
The path to becoming the strongest swordsman, as outlined in the Qianyuan Sword Classic, was far more detailed than anything he had encountered before.
One concept in particular stood out—the limit state.
The limit state referred to the maximum potential a cultivator could achieve in true energy, true essence, and magic power at a given level of cultivation.
For instance, during Luis' Qi Refining Stage, he used true Qi tempered by an ancient body-building technique. Compared to other cultivators at the sa stage, his Qi was three tis stronger. This state was described as the limit state in the Qianyuan Sword Classic.
Achieving this limit required more than just effort.
For sword cultivators, tempering their sword intent was one thod.
Additionally, so cultivators possessed rare talents that others could only dream of—such as unique spiritual or precious physiques.
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These special constitutions, when paired with techniques aligned to their attributes, could further refine their true energy, true essence, and magical power.
For example, Yang Gongwan, the prodigy of the Yang family, had a water-based spirit body that naturally enhanced her cultivation.
However, even this special physique was slightly less effective than the tempering effect of sword intent.
Luis couldn't help but wonder: if soone with such a spiritual body also mastered sword intent, wouldn't they achieve double refinent? Their true essence could potentially surpass the magical power of a Golden Core cultivator.
In reality, achieving double tempering is indeed possible, but the effect of the second tempering diminishes significantly.
No matter how much the true essence of a Foundation Establishnt cultivator is refined, it will never surpass the magical power of even the most ordinary Golden Core cultivator.
There might be so geniuses but obviously there will be so differences.
This state of refined true energy is described as ultimate true essence in the Qianyuan Sword Classic.
There are few ways to achieve this ultimate state.
One thod is as ntioned earlier: possessing a spiritual body and comprehending sword intent during the Foundation Establishnt Stage. The combination of double tempering allows cultivators to reach this extre state.
Another thod involves unique circumstances.
Take Luis, for example. While he does not have a spiritual body, he possesses the body-healing power granted by his ability to travel between two worlds.
This unique advantage has made his foundation even stronger than that of other sword cultivators, giving him a chance to reach the ultimate state of true essence.
However, regardless of how extraordinary a cultivator may be, or how many tis they refine their true essence, they can only reach the extre state of true essence at most.
Why?
Because the so-called ultimate state of true energy, if refined one step further, transforms into the magical power of a Golden Core cultivator.
It is impossible for true energy to exceed magical power.
If true essence is stronger than magical power, it signifies that the essence has already transford into magical power.
Reading this, Luis' earlier assumption—that his true essence would grow infinitely under the tempering of sword intent—shattered like a bubble.
"How can an ordinary Foundation Establishnt technique contain such detailed explanations? This was worth every coin I spent!"
Luis grinned, a wave of excitent washing over him.
All the questions he had about cultivation at the Foundation Establishnt Stage had now been answered.
As Luis continued to study the Qianyuan Sword Classic, he would occasionally stand up, pacing the courtyard in excitent.
He gestured with his hands from ti to ti, testing and verifying his earlier guesses about cultivation during the Foundation Establishnt Stage.
In this mont, he truly grasped the imnse gap between top-tier techniques and ordinary Foundation Establishnt thods.
"After comprehending sword intent, a sword cultivator can actually create techniques that align with their unique nature!"
Luis' eyes lit up as he read this section of the Qianyuan Sword Classic.
A mory flashed in his mind.
When he and Zhou Mubai investigated Lotus Island together, they had been trapped in the Blood Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses.
The sword technique Zhou Mubai had unleashed to escape wasn't sothing Luis had ever seen before—not even in the Qianyuan Sword Sect's jade slips.
Luis took out the Qianyuan Sword Sect's exchange jade slip from his storage bag once more.
After carefully reviewing it again, he still couldn't find any ntion of the "Green Lotus Sword Technique" that Zhou Mubai had used.
This led him to a conclusion:
The Green Lotus Sword Technique must have been created by Zhou Mubai himself.
Zhou Mubai's swordsmanship realm had long surpassed the Invisible Realm and reached the second level—the Visible Realm. Moreover, he had progressed significantly within that level.
It was likely that he was already approaching the threshold of the third level of sword intent.
In comparison, Luis realized his swordsmanship was still far behind Zhou Mubai's.
But he wasn't discouraged.
After all, the age gap between them was significant.
While Luis' natural talent for swordsmanship might not compare to Zhou Mubai's, he had an advantage: his cheat-like ability.
As the saying goes: If you don't have enough talent, use cheats to bridge the gap.
"Phew!"
Luis exhaled deeply after finishing the Qianyuan Sword Classic.
Tomorrow, he would begin practicing its techniques.
For cultivators, changing one's cultivation thod was no simple task.
The lower the cultivation level, the less costly it was to switch techniques.
This is why most cultivators chose to transition to new thods during the Foundation Establishnt Stage.
Typically, the techniques practiced during the Qi Refining Stage were attribute-less and moderate. While these techniques weren't particularly powerful, they were safe and steady, making it easier to switch to more specialized techniques upon reaching the Foundation Establishnt Stage.
However, changing cultivation thods after reaching the Golden Core Stage ca with a significant price.
There was a well-known tale about a Golden Core cultivator who obtained a martial art technique that suited him perfectly.
Tempted, he decided to abandon his old cultivation thod and switch to the new one.
The transition took nearly fifty years to complete.
It's important to note that for a Golden Core cultivator, fifty years is a substantial portion of their lifespan, which is typically around 800 years.
Considering it likely took this cultivator centuries to reach the Golden Core Stage, he would have only a few hundred years of life left.
Spending fifty years just to change techniques—without any progress in cultivation during that ti—was a heavy price to pay.
If things went wrong, this Golden Core cultivator might completely lose the chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage due to the change in cultivation thods.
Any cultivator with a clear mind would understand how devastating such a loss would be.
Of course, the cost of changing cultivation thods during the Foundation Establishnt Period is significantly lower.
For Luis, the situation was relatively simple. During his Qi Refining period, he had practiced a basic cultivation thod, as his previous focus had been on knightly training.
Now, as long as Luis fully comprehended the "Qianyuan Sword Sutra", mastering the technique would only take a few days.
When that ti ca, he would be able to advance his cultivation once again and aim for even greater heights.
As a top-level technique designed exclusively for sword cultivators, the "Qianyuan Sword Sutra" amplified the true essence of sword cultivators, much like attribute-based techniques enhanced elental cultivators.
This sutra would help a sword cultivator's true energy reach its ultimate potential more quickly.
Luis estimated that after successfully transitioning to the "Qianyuan Sword Sutra", the strength of his true energy could increase by 70% to 80%.
However, this increase wouldn't happen instantly. It would be a gradual process, developing as he adapted to and practiced the new technique over ti.
Inside his room, Luis cald his mind once more and began refining his true energy.
By now, his energy felt as natural and responsive as his own limbs.
Soon, the night passed.
As the first light of dawn crept into the sky, a ray of sunlight illuminated Luis' face. His features, bathed in the gentle golden light, seed almost divine.
Luis opened his eyes, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips.
Since reaching the Foundation Establishnt stage, his comprehension had improved significantly—a direct benefit of the vortex within him.
It could be said that at least 99% of his current achievents were thanks to that vortex.
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