Martial Saint through Reading

"Alright, I will accompany you. Although I am not a Primordial Qi Warrior and cannot deal with that Evil, I can still help you hold off those two from the Qin Dynasty."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"..."

...

Qin Dynasty, Xirong County.

Chu Ming sat cross-legged in the room, surrounded by Primordial Qi, with the Primordial Qi Lake in his Sea of Consciousness churning.

After informing his master, Xiang Yue, about the resurrection of a Tier Six Evil under the Black Tower, he devoted himself entirely to deducing the Nascent Qi Realm of the Sixth Realm of the Primordial Qi Warrior.

Letting Master Xiang Yue release the news of a weakened Tier Six Evil in Xirong County, attracting high-tier Primordial Qi Warriors to deal with the Evil, was just one of the strategies, and it came with great risks.

Chu Ming never gambled in his actions, nor did he truly rely on others.

"Primordial Qi Lake... Primordial Qi Seed..."

The Primordial Qi Seed in the Primordial Qi Mansion had already broken through its shell, growing into a tall tree.

However, once the tall tree reached above the Primordial Qi Lake’s surface, it stopped growing.

And this was the limit of the Primordial Qi Seed Realm.

To break through, one must take another step, allowing the Primordial Qi Seed Tree to break free from the constraints of the Primordial Qi Lake.

Deducing... Comprehending...

After a long while, he frowned slightly.

"Another day of deduction. If I still can’t deduce the Mountain and Sea Divine Qi to the Nascent Qi Realm of the Sixth Realm, I’ll have to try breaking through according to the Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique."

The Mountain and Sea Divine Qi was a Primordial Qi Technique deduced by himself, while the Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique was obtained from slaying Ming Meng, a late-stage Primordial Qi Seed Realm woman from the Black and White Divine Palace, in the Yan Imperial Mausoleum.

The Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique was inherently mysterious, but Chu Ming always felt it was not enough.

"Primordial Qi Seed... Nascent Primordial Qi... Divinity Opening..."

"The Primordial Qi Seed is born from the bottom of the Primordial Qi Lake. From breaking the shell to growing, it all relies on the Primordial Qi Lake. Without the Primordial Qi Lake, there is no Primordial Qi Seed."

"But the Primordial Qi Lake also became a shackle for the Primordial Qi Seed, hence the Primordial Qi Seed Tree couldn’t grow above the Primordial Qi Lake."

"To break through, one must break the constraints of the Primordial Qi Lake..."

"According to the Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique, let the Primordial Qi Seed Tree devour the Primordial Qi Lake, taking control, let the Primordial Qi Seed Tree dominate the Primordial Qi Lake, and it will slowly evolve into a strand of Nascent Primordial Qi."

"Nascent Primordial Qi..."

Gazing inwardly at the Primordial Qi Mansion, Chu Ming looked at the phantom under the Primordial Qi Seed Tree.

This phantom was the Nascent Primordial Qi of the Mountain and Sea Divine Qi.

Unlike the Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique, which allowed the Primordial Qi Seed Tree to evolve into Nascent Primordial Qi, the Mountain and Sea Divine Qi involved condensing Nascent Primordial Qi beneath the Primordial Qi Seed Tree. This was also why Chu Ming could not find a breakthrough method.

"Nascent Primordial Qi..."

He tried to use the water from the Primordial Qi Lake to nourish the Primordial Qi Seed Tree, nurturing that strand of Nascent Primordial Qi.

"Useless."

He again tried to control that strand of Nascent Primordial Qi, attempting to fuse it with the Primordial Qi Seed Tree.

The result was that the fusion failed, and the phantom of the Nascent Primordial Qi remained unmoved, completely out of control.

"Still useless."

He attempted to condense a second Primordial Qi Seed.

Immediately, he felt the entire Primordial Qi Lake was being drained, and even the first Primordial Qi Seed Tree seemed on the verge of collapse.

"Still impossible..."

Chu Ming opened his eyes, feeling somewhat enlightened.

With just one Yin Yang Deceit Qi Technique, there was too little content to reference, and forcefully deducing it always felt like trying to reach beyond one’s grasp.

"Young Master." In his contemplation, Little Shan’s voice came from outside the door: "Commander Xiang asks Young Master to go to the Commandery Mansion, saying that things are almost ready."

"Alright."

Chu Ming exhaled and got up to walk out of the room.

Blocked in his deduction, sitting idly would probably be of no use either.

Master Xiang Yue said things were almost ready, presumably the news of the Tier Six Evil had spread, and Ancestor Ji Wujiang might have already arrived.

...

Xirong County, Commandery Mansion.

Ji Wujiang and Xiang Yue stood inside, discussing something.

Silhouettes flickered outside the door.

With a creak, the door opened, and a young man in white entered.

"Here you are." Ji Wujiang looked at Chu Ming, "I heard from Xiang Yue that you casually killed two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm warriors of the Xianyun Horde from the Nine Hordes Kingdom a few days ago?"

"Yes." Chu Ming cupped his hands in response.

"Xiang Yue says you killed a hundred people with one palm and cleaved a Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm warrior with one blade," Ji Wujiang’s figure flickered, sending out a punch, "Show it to me."

Chu Ming sidestepped to avoid Ji Wujiang’s punch, then gathered his right hand into a palm, unleashing it with Destruction True Intent.

Boom!

A sudden explosion seemed to shake the house.

Ji Wujiang’s eyes narrowed, and with a wave of his hand, he suppressed the residual vibrations, then stared at the young man in white with a face full of surprise.

Xiang Yue was even more astonished.

His own disciple could now spar with his master?

Caught in the middle, how did that make him seem like a...

"Strike again and let me see." Ji Wujiang said in a deep voice.

"Alright."

Chu Ming struck once more.

Boom!

This time, Ji Wujiang was prepared, and the resulting shock was not as intense, but his expression changed significantly.

Ji Wujiang stared at Chu Ming like he was looking at a monster, and after a long while, couldn’t help but utter two words: "True Intent."

"True Intent?" Xiang Yue didn’t understand.

"To comprehend True Intent at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, your talent can’t merely be described as monstrous." Ji Wujiang marveled.

"What True Intent have you comprehended? With such great power, it must lean towards attack, Mountain Collapse True Intent? Blood Burning True Intent?"

"Destruction True Intent." Chu Ming did not hide it.

"Destruction True Intent!" Ji Wujiang’s eyebrows lifted, "I thought you might only comprehend lower True Intents like Mountain Collapse or Blood Burning, but I didn’t expect you to grasp such a powerful Destruction True Intent."

"Master, what is True Intent?" Xiang Yue couldn’t understand at all.

Ji Wujiang restrained the amazement in his eyes and explained: "True Intent, simply put, is the manifestation of Heaven and Earth Rules. Even if you only comprehend the rudiments of a lower True Intent, it can endow any seemingly ordinary move with enormous power."

"Just like Chu Ming’s palm technique, it looks ordinary, without even mobilizing Qi Blood, yet its power is incredibly terrifying."

"This, is True Intent."