Da Xuan Martial Saint

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Picked up the Flowing Fire Blade.

Chen Mu descended the mountain quietly.

He traveled far and came to the depths of the mountain range behind the Seven Profound Sect's seven main peaks.

This mountain range stretched for hundreds of miles, and thanks to the control of the Seven Profound Sect, it was rich in resources and had stable Earth's Veins. It was also the place where both inner and outer sect disciples of the Seven Profound Sect would undergo training, whether hunting demons or competing in various challenges.

However, Chen Mu was not there to hunt demons. He soon arrived at the depths of a secluded valley. Towering rock walls rose around him, and at the base of the walls was a crystal-clear pond. All other directions were covered with tall vegetation, making it an excellent place for quiet cultivation.

Chen Mu came to the edge of the pond and stood in silence.

The Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal.

This was a unique technique in the world, only accessible to those who had mastered the Qiankun Artistic Conception. It was also one of the most powerful Martial Arts, with a history as long as the Qiankun Artistic Conception itself.

Legend had it that this technique initially corresponded to the Qiankun Artistic Conception with only seven layers at the highest level. But later, Da Xuan, the founding Martial Emperor of this world and the first to reach the pinnacle of the Qiankun Artistic Conception by taking the third step, extrapolated this technique to its peak. Building upon the original seven layers, he created two more, giving a total of nine layers!

Mastering the first step of the Qiankun Artistic Conception allows one to cultivate the first two layers; the second step grants access to the third through the sixth layers. The Seventh Layer is the 'Qiankun Domain', and after that, the Eighth and Ninth Layers are limited to those in the third step.

But since the founding of Da Xuan, although there have not been few who tried to cultivate the Qiankun Artistic Conception over the millennia, no one has been able to take the third step, and very few have been able to grasp the 'Qiankun Domain'.

Therefore,

the pursuit of the Qiankun Artistic Conception by Martial Artists of later generations gradually became less intense. Instead, they turned to pursue other Artistic Conceptions with lower difficulties, such as Qian Heaven or Kun Earth. If someone could take the third step, they would still be powerful enough to dominate the world.

Chen Mu held the Flowing Fire Blade, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes. Suddenly, within a ten-zhang radius around him, the wind stilled, and the water ceased to flow. A layer of invisible aura seemed to gather, forming an invisible formation.

"Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal!"

He drew the Flowing Fire Blade, and his eyes suddenly opened. Within the deep abyss of his dark pupils, Qian Heaven, Kun Earth, Xun Wind, Thunderbolt, Separating Fire, Kan Water, Dui Ze, Gen Mountain... each of the Eight Phases manifested, then converged into a rotating cycle mark, as if symbolizing the ultimate principle of the movement of this world, encompassing all things.

Merely raising the Flowing Fire Blade in his hand caused layers of Artistic Conception to manifest around him.

The calm surface of the pond rippled, and countless droplets of water floated up, forming a spinning wheel seal.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Kan Water Wheel Seal!

Then a thousand winds swept across, turning into visible whirlwinds.

Xun Wind Wheel Seal!

Raging fires surged, coming together into a Blazing Fire wheel rotation.

Separating Fire Wheel Seal!

Then Gen Mountain, Dui Ze, Thunderbolt, each manifested one after another, forming a Six Phases rotation. Finally, under his feet appeared interwoven, vast, and heavy patterns, forming a wheel seal—the Kun Earth Wheel Seal.

The seven rotating wheel seals still could not form a complete Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, and they struggled to intersect with each other, showing signs of collapsing. But at that moment, above Chen Mu's head, the heavens seemed to be torn down a notch, turning into an indescribably pure and immensely yang presence, also silently forming a wheel seal—the Qian Heaven Wheel Seal!

All eight wheel seals converged.

With Chen Mu at the center, encompassing all directions above and below, they formed a formation-like state. Then, accompanying the swing of his blade, all the rotating seals merged into one and flew out, embedding into the rock wall straight ahead.

There was no earth-shattering roar, nor was there any noise of shattering and exploding.

Suddenly,

a gentle breeze quietly brushed past that rock wall.

And with no sound, the solid layers of the rock face crumbled into powder, falling into the pond below, muddying the water until the entire rock wall caved in, forming a huge cavity!

"This power..."

Looking at the concave cavity in the rock wall, Chen Mu couldn't help but reveal a slight look of amazement.

Using the technique of the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal to harness the power of the Qiankun Eight Phases, the might displayed was truly extraordinary, wielding the vast power of Heaven and Earth as if it was an extension of oneself. Whether attacking or defending, it was the most powerful of all!

Even if it was 'the same weight' of the power of Heaven and Earth, there was almost no other Artistic Conception's power that could contend with the Qiankun Artistic Conception. Even the complete Yin Yang or Five Elements Artistic Conception would pale in comparison beneath the Qiankun.

Moreover,

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Having fully mastered the Qiankun Artistic Conception and stepping into the second phase, he could now mobilize the power of Heaven and Earth solely based on this Artistic Conception, which had at least reached the extent of "twelve portions"!

Not to mention his current state, with Heaven above and Earth below, he constantly occupied the supreme advantages of timing and geography. Were he to use the momentum of Heaven and Earth without restraint and mobilize their power, he could even approach the terrifying "twenty portions"!

However.

Mobilizing twenty portions of the power of Heaven and Earth was also extremely difficult and awkward, almost impossible to operate smoothly.

Without mastering the "Martial Arts Domain," which allowed for the disregard of distance and angle within his domain, ensuring a "guaranteed hit" with every move, excessively mobilizing the power of Heaven and Earth in a cumbersome and sluggish manner would be meaningless if it failed to hit the opponent.

"My own Artistic Conception can mobilize twelve portions of the power of Heaven and Earth, which I can fully utilize with ease. If I want to draw upon the momentum of Heaven and Earth... then I must rely on this 'Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal,'" he murmured to himself as he looked at the hollow in the rock wall.

So-called Artistic Conception Techniques can enhance the control over the power of Heaven and Earth grasped by the Artistic Conception and also allow Martial Artists to better exert the boon of 'geographic advantage.'

Meng Danyun, in the Underground Water Vein, faced the stronger Han Guang and the watchful eyes of three others who were only slightly weaker than her, plus a Blood Hidden Pavilion assassin. She still managed to resist for so long because she relied on the Kan Water Secret Method, drawing on the advantage of geography, which greatly increased the power of Heaven and Earth she could exert at that time.

And Chen Mu, having mastered the Qiankun Artistic Conception, almost ignored all environments. No matter where he was, he held the absolute 'geographic advantage,' allowing him to borrow more strength from between Heaven and Earth. However, the power he himself mastered was already quite enormous, so what restricted him was not the intensity of his Artistic Conception but his 'Control Power.'

The Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, this technique,

is an exclusive Martial Arts Technique of the Qiankun Artistic Conception. With each step of improvement, his control over various powers of Heaven and Earth will climb successively, not limited to the part he can control with his Artistic Conception.

Of course, in addition to Martial Arts Techniques, the strength of a Martial Artist's own Martial Arts Will also affects their ability to harness the power of Heaven and Earth.

The level of Artistic Conception and the Realm of Body Refining determine the 'quantity' of power of Heaven and Earth that a Martial Artist can mobilize.

The height of Artistic Conception Techniques and the strength of the Martial Arts Will determine how much the portion of the power of Heaven and Earth can be refined, which in turn decides the 'quality' of that power.

"Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal!"

After a brief contemplation, Chen Mu released the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal once again.

With Heaven and Earth as the boundless, Qiankun borrows the law!

This time, he was not merely using his own Artistic Conception to mobilize the power of Heaven and Earth; he also tried to make use of Heaven and Earth... Although he was far away from the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation, Chen Mu did not want to touch the Earth Pulse's Power, so he only borrowed the Strength of Qian Heaven.

For a moment, the Qian Heaven Wheel Seal above his head suddenly became clearer and more ethereal, but at the same time, a strong sense of oppression began to spread, affecting the other seven Cycle Marks.

However.

Under the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal cast by Chen Mu, the Eight Phases Wheel Seal remained under his control and did not shatter due to the imbalance. Instantly, it gathered again into a cluster, and with the pull of his blade's edge, it struck another rock wall.

This time it was no longer silent, but accompanied by a muffled hum, the surface of the rock wall exhibited countless dense cracks, and finally, a larger cavity than before collapsed all at once.

But.

This time, the rock layers in the cavity were not directly ground into powder, but were coarse sand grains and pebbles, which rustled down into the pond below, splashing water in all directions.

"Fifteen portions, I can basically control it,"

Chen Mu observed the damage caused by his strike and revealed a contemplative look.

Apart from the eight types of power of Heaven and Earth that he could mobilize with the second step of the Qiankun Artistic Conception itself, he also borrowed 'three portions' of additional power from Qian Heaven, which was not yet his limit.

He had previously strayed far from the Seven Profound Sect's mountain gate, where he had tried to call upon his full strength and also borrowed the strength of Qian Heaven and Kun Earth from Qiankun. On the brink of losing control, it was almost twenty portions!

However,

at that time, he could not truly exert or even control these twenty portions; he was on the verge of losing control. Even when the amount was reduced to fifteen portions, it was still quite rough to manipulate.

But now that he had mastered the first layer of the 'Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal,' he could basically manipulate the fifteen portions of the power of Heaven and Earth with ease, just slightly rougher than when using twelve portions, but the impact wasn't as significant.

"With the 'fifteen portions' of power of Heaven and Earth that I can control from outside, combined with 'four portions' of Yuan Gang True Essence that I now possess, I can just about reach the threshold of twenty portions."

Chen Mu took a deep breath. Read exclusive content at empire

Since arriving at the Seven Profound Sect a year ago, he had not deliberately tried to speed up the refinement of his internal Five Viscera, simply using up the remnants of the Spiritual Objects he had obtained before. Up to now, he had completed eight cycles of refinement.

These eight cycles of refinement brought his Yuan Gang True Essence to four portions, doubling from when he first stepped into the Five Viscera Realm. This Yuan Gang True Essence was his own power, having been purified by the Qiankun Artistic Conception, and now could be perfectly transformed into 'Qiankun True Essence.' It was akin to his own arm, not requiring his thought to harness, a single intent could make it operate naturally, and there was no interference with the power of Heaven and Earth mobilized by the Artistic Conception.