??70: Chapter 66: Heaven Will Not Cross Over for Anyone, Everyone Must Cross Over for Themselves_1
70: Chapter 66: Heaven Will Not Cross Over for Anyone, Everyone Must Cross Over for Themselves_1
The night was deep, and Anan had already been coaxed to sleep, perhaps now in sweet dreams occasionally smacking her lips.
Jiang Wang sat cross-legged, his five hearts turned to the heavens.
His mind sank into Tongtian Palace, where the intricate star chart arranged by Path Origin shined overhead.
An unknown black candle hung in the center, with the Earth Caterpillar Spirit, transford by the Dao veins, slowly circling around it.
Jiang Wang was not anxious or impatient, quietly waiting for the right mont.
He originally chose the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation as the foundation-mapping technique, estimating that it would take half a year.
But his gains since starting to open his ridians had been substantial.
First, there was the practice of the “Purple Qi Eastward” sword technique’s nine forms to regulate his blood and qi, allowing his body to endure more ridian Rush Practice.
Then he also cultivated the Soldier Ho Body Refinent Seal Technique, greatly increasing the number of tis he could rush his ridians.
Although it was only the Earth Caterpillar Spirit, the high frequency ant that the amount of Path Origin it ingested and expelled was not insignificant.
Later, with the Seal Technique for controlling Path Origin passed on to him by Dong Ah, he arranged the formation chart with hardly any omissions…
Finally, after his great advancent in Dao Heart and the explosive increase of Path Origin during the battle with Xiong Wen, he was nearing a qualitative change.
The ti moved to midnight.
Midnight marks the beginning of the day, the starting point.
Jiang Wang silently manipulated the Seal Technique for controlling Path Origin, moving the last round and smooth elent of Path Origin into the star chart, precisely at the position of the Taiyin Star.
Starting with the Taiyang Star and ending with the Taiyin Star.
Then the Three Enclosures vibrated in unison, and the twenty-eight constellations shone together.
The entire Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation’s brilliance burst forth, illuminating the entire Tongtian Palace!
At that instant, Jiang Wang’s mind even had the mistaken sensation of being montarily blinded.
When he regained his insights, a mysterious and dreamy vortex appeared within Tongtian Palace, slowly rotating with flecks of starlight rising and falling.
It was less of a spiraling wind and more like a spinning Star River.
At the mont of its birth, nine Path Origin elents leaped out of the Star River Dao Spiral.
With the Dao Spiral established, Path Origin was spontaneously generated.
Jiang Wang knew that the foundation was set.
From that mont on, he had truly stepped into the transcendent, entering the Ninth Grade Circulation Realm!
He began opening ridians on the fifteenth day of the sixth month in front of the Qingming Dao Academy, and laid the foundation at his ho in Feima Alley on the sixteenth day of the tenth month, taking four months.
He could not yet fully grasp the effects of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation compared to a common regression mapping technique.
But he noticed that at this ti, the unremarkable Earth Caterpillar abandoned the black candle and began climbing towards the star spiral.
When it reached the front of the spiral, it suddenly leaped vigorously!
Piercing through the Star Spiral, its body seed to be covered with a bit of starlight, becoming slightly more agile and lively.
The strengthening of True Spirits through the Dao Spiral is an accumulation process over ti, a reason why people do not judge a cultivator’s future based solely on their innate disposition.
But this is usually a long and gradual process, evidently not resulting in such imdiate and visible changes.
Perhaps, this was one of the unique features of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation?
Jiang Wang could not be sure, but he eagerly anticipated more changes, very much indeed.
After the Earth Caterpillar passed through the star spiral, it slowly made its way back to the black candle, appearing sowhat tired, and then coiled around the candle, motionless.
The beautiful spectacle within Tongtian Palace tonight was intoxicating to Jiang Wang.
When he ca to his senses, he realized that the smacking sounds in the room had stopped.
He heard little Anan’s drowsy muttering, “Brother, I think I saw stars.
So many stars.”
Jiang Wang was silent for a while, knowing that Anan had not awakened.
He then gently got up, helping her tuck in the covers with soft movents, before quietly stepping out into the courtyard.
He wanted to try practicing Dao Techniques, to respond to his previous academic accomplishnts at the Taoist Academy.
The starlight does not inquire about the traveler’s haste.
Jiang Wang has always believed in putting forth as much effort as possible, never less.
Heaven does not carry people across; people carry themselves.
…
In the prevalent Dao Technique system of the Daoist academies, there are four classes and twelve grades of Dao Techniques.
The lowest class, Ding-grade Dao Techniques, primarily manifest in enhancent states.
Take the Five Elents Dao Techniques as an example, which are: Attach Fla, Sharp Edge, Solidify, Qingming, and Vitality.
Attach Fla uses Fire Elent Energy to adhere to objects, Sharp Edge uses tal Elent Energy to reinforce weapons, Solidify uses Earth Elent Energy to strengthen the body’s defenses, Qingming uses Water Force to clear the mind and improve sight, and Vitality employs Wood tactics energy to dispel fatigue and invigorate vitality.
While there might be slight differences in specific Dao Techniques across various Daoist academies, the overall structure remains consistent.
This is the heritage passed down by the three great sacred lands of the Taoist Sect.
In theory, a Ninth Grade Circulation Realm practitioner can utilize all Ding-grade Dao Techniques.
However, it varies from individual to individual.
So may struggle even with the dium Ding-grade techniques, while others might excel in tal tactics or Water tactics, and the sa goes for the rest.
One point that teaching and training staff in the Daoist academies often emphasize is that every cultivator must be clear about their strengths.
Whether it’s to play to one’s strengths or to compensate for weaknesses, one should quickly establish their own combat system.
Jiang Wang first attempted Attach Fla.
He had long perfected the basic Seal Technique, and at this mont, he had a full nine Path Origins at his disposal.
The Seal Technique he had rehearsed countless tis was completed in two breaths.
He held the Longsword in his left hand and with his right hand extended two fingers, tracing them along the blade.
Flas ignited!
The Longsword lay horizontal in the night, flas burning under the moonlight.
Without the aid of any tool.
This was Transcendent power, this was Dao Technique!
Overco with emotion, Jiang Wang suddenly felt the urge to cry.
He longed to return to his past and tell his younger self, “You can do it, you are capable.”
He also wanted to tell his father, who had lingered in sickness, “I can do it, I am capable.”
Jiang Wang dissipated the fla with a flourish of the Longsword, using the Purple Qi Eastward sword technique and thod of channeling.
Then he proceeded with Sharp Edge, Solidify…
Jiang Wang nearly wanted to try each basic Dao Technique he knew in turn, only stopping when his Path Origins were exhausted.
Jiang Wang discovered that, surprisingly, his speed at mastering different elental basic Dao Techniques was the sa, without any discrepancy.
Put arrogantly, he was good with all of them.
Regardless of Water tactics or Fire tactics, it was the sa.
But mortal energy has its limits; of course, he couldn’t cultivate every Dao Technique.
The headmaster, Dong Ah, had said more than once that cultivation is the essence of the Dao, and Dao Techniques are rely tools to protect the Dao.
Even if there were geniuses who felt their energy was boundless, they should focus more on the fundantal aspects of the Dao.
Jiang Wang planned to save up more Path Origins before trying other Dao Techniques, such as Wind Elent Energy or Lightning tactics.
However, even the most basic Lightning tactics belong to the Yi-grade Dao Techniques, and if nothing special occurred, he’d have to wait until he reached the Grade-7 Tongtian Environnt to master them.
Although he showed the sa talent for all Five Elents Dao Techniques, Jiang Wang’s preference, in his heart, leaned towards Fire tactics and Wood tactics.
The latter was because his ntor, Dong Ah, was a master of Wood tactics, and the forr was of course because of…
that spectacular fight outside the True Spirit View, because of that man, fiery and brilliant as the sun in his might.
Even though Zuo Guanglie didn’t even know his na.
But Jiang Wang learned and gained a lot from him and therefore felt a strong affection towards Fire tactics.
It was foreseeable that, regardless of which Dao Techniques he chose, his combat options would increase countless tis over, and his combat strength would multiply by more than just double.
For the upcoming campaign against the Fierce Beasts, this was undoubtedly fantastic news.
Having tentatively decided on his Dao Techniques, dawn was breaking for Jiang Wang.
Facing the morning light, Jiang Wang completed his first ridian Rush Practice of the day in the courtyard.
He felt the Earth Caterpillar Spirit within him seed to absorb and exhale the Path Origins with much more ease.
After practicing ridian Rush twice in a row, his body finally began to feel a slight fatigue.
So he took a break.
He washed up, made his bed, and went out to buy breakfast for Jiang Anan.
Early vendors pushed their carts shouting their wares, soybean pudding stewed in the pots, and youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) wafted their hot steam into the air.
The worldly flavors of life, the stairway to the azure skies above.
…
…
(Heaven does not ferry people across; each must cross on their own.
That’s what I want to say, what I am doing.
I am very grateful to the readers who have accompanied
on this journey, for it is you who keep
from feeling lonely on the path of writing.
Thank you for striving alongside .)
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