Chapter 163: Days (I)
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
Below the mountain, the Kunshan Sect and the Blue Cloud Sword Sect had set up an inescapable net to search for traces of the masked man from East Lake City to the Eastern Lake and from East Lake City to Cloud Port City.
This was especially true for the Kunshan Sect. They had mobilized most of their forces, and every disciple had been promised a handso reward. It was a very thorough search.
On the mountain, ever since Chen Yiming t Zhou Xuesheng that day, he had been arranged to stay in the residence of the disciples of the Mantis Snake division. He would temporarily be an inner sect disciple.
Each house had four rooms, and each disciple lived alone in one of the rooms.
The duration of the assessnt for copying the concept diagram was one month. During this ti, Chen Yiming could freely enter the library of the Mantis Snake division and reference all the concept diagrams of the Mantis Snake Sword Technique.
The Mantis Snake Sword Technique was an assessnt technique from the Mantis Snake division. There were nine complete concept diagrams of the black fog here.
From the true disciples of the Mantis Snake division to the disciples from the outer sect who wanted to enter the Mantis Snake division, the difference between them was the level of mastery of the black fog concept diagram of the Mantis Snake Sword Technique.
On a sunny morning, a breeze blew past the branches of the willow tree, making a rustling sound.
On the stone path, disciples from the Mantis Snake division were coming and going. On the cliff not far away, so were practicing their swordsmanship as the sun rose, and so were discussing the problems they had encountered in their cultivation.
The entire Mantis Snake division was enveloped in a thick atmosphere of martial arts cultivation, and was filled with vitality.
Chen Yiming blended into the crowd and arrived at the library of the Mantis Snake division.
Because the 12 inner divisions each had their own library, the Mantis Snake division’s library only had one floor, which was divided into two areas.
In one area, there was various information about the cultivation techniques of the warrior realm and martial arts for the disciples to reference. In the other area, nine concept diagrams of the black fog were hanging there.
After showing his identity token to the elder stationed there, Chen Yiming stepped into the library.
At this mont, there were already many disciples in the library who had arrived earlier than Chen Yiming. Most of them were reading the books left behind by their predecessors, looking for ways to resolve the problems they had encountered during their cultivation.
Chen Yiming gave them a brief glance before entering the area with the black fog concept diagrams.
The nine concept diagrams were like murals hanging on the surrounding walls, and each was about two ters long and wide.
During the past week, Chen Yiming had secretly completed the transformation of the black fog internal force after comprehending the nine concept diagrams. However, he would still co every day and behave like a normal disciple.
Now, he was trying to fuse the black fog internal force and the strength-based internal force, trying to figure out the path of cultivation for the third stage of the warrior realm in preparation for incorporating the concept diagrams of the other inner divisions in the future.
“Let’s try to fuse them.”
Chen Yiming found an empty spot and sat down cross-legged. He closed his eyes and thought to himself.
In the spiritual world, the figure in his mind received the order. One hand turned into a teorite while the other turned into a black fog. The whole figure gradually split into two.
Soon, the phenonon of a black fog gradually fusing with a teorite appeared in his spiritual world.
However, after a short while, the teorite expanded a few tis, then began to shake continuously, and its structure beca unstable.
After a long ti, the black fog was suddenly pushed out of the teorite. Then, the energy structures of the teorite and the black fog began to collapse, dissipating into scattered spiritual energy.
“It lasted a little longer than the last ti.”
Chen Yiming opened his eyes and rubbed his swollen temples.
The concept diagram of the black fog and the concept diagram of the teorite represented two completely different stable energy structures. If he wanted to fuse them together, he would need to construct countless suitable connections between them.
There was no reference for these suitable connections, so Chen Yiming could only try them out one by one.
This ti, Chen Yiming had failed again. He was still far from mastering the fusion of the black fog concept diagram and the teorite concept diagram.
After resting for a few minutes, the figure in his mind regained its vitality under the enhancent of his Undying Body talent.
“Let’s continue to start with a simple combination,”?Chen Yiming closed his eyes again and thought to himself.
The figure in his mind received the order and began to repeat the process from earlier.
However, it was a little different this ti. Instead of trying to completely fuse the black fog with the teorite, he made the black fog turn into a cloud that lifted the teorite up.
During this process, Chen Yiming repeatedly tried to create a suitable connection point so that the black fog could overco the strength-based concept of the teorite.
He failed again and again.
Chen Yiming tried various simple combinations of the two, allowing him to gain a deeper understanding of the black fog concept diagram and the teorite concept diagram.
He no longer only knew how to use them simply. Instead, he had a deep understanding of the various nodes and combinations of the concept diagrams.
This was one of the rare tis when he completely relied on his own ability to figure things out and try to take a path that others had not taken.
Chen Yiming was so imrsed in the new understanding he was gaining that he completely forgot about the passage of ti.
He did not notice the movents of the other disciples around him. They ca and went, and finally, he was the only one left.
It was only when soone patted him on the shoulder that he snapped out of his daze.
The elder stationed at the library smiled and said, “You have to pay attention to not overwork yourself during cultivation. It’s already midnight. It’s ti to go back and rest.”
Chen Yiming rubbed his swollen head and replied, “I’m sorry. I grasped sothing new during my cultivation and forgot about the ti.”
He had cultivated from early in the morning to midnight, and the small figure in his mind had collapsed and recovered from more than 100 tis. If it were anyone else, they would have long developed a serious ntal problem. It was only because of his talent that he had been able to persist with it.
The elder guarding the library sighed and said, “I’ve been in charge of the library for more than 10 years, but this is the first ti I’ve seen a disciple like you.
You have been cultivating the concept diagram for the entire day. Clearly, your spiritual talent is extraordinary.
You should cherish what you have and not let your body suffer from over-exhaustion.”
He had a good impression of this diligent new disciple, so he specially reminded him.
“Then I’ll go back and rest first.” Chen Yiming still felt like he hadn’t done enough. He only felt a little tired and was far from reaching his limit.
However, the Myriad Phenona Sect had their own rules. These rules were also set up for the safety of their disciples, so he had no choice but to follow them.
Chen Yiming quickly left the library and walked towards his lodgings.
When he pushed open the door, two of the other three disciples who lived in the sa house had already returned.
Seeing Chen Yiming enter, Qian Bingnan, who was practicing his swordsmanship in the courtyard, stopped and shouted, “Are you here to spar?”
Qian Bingnan had a muscular body and was often naked from the waist up. He was passionate about sparring and was a competitive person.
Chen Yiming shook his head and rejected the offer. “I still have sothing to do. Ask Dai Yuanhang to spar with you.”
Beside the stone table in the courtyard, Dai Yuanhang, who was flipping through so information, raised his head and sighed. “Sparring like this won’t help with comprehending the concept diagram. It’s a complete waste of ti and energy.”
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