Chapter 114:
The idea of using martial arts to cultivate oneself originated from a legend in the Zhong Province.
But it’s just a legend.
The foundation of Martial Saint’s martial arts lies in the "Martial Saint Spiritual Technique." With the help of this secret technique, he reached an unparalleled level in the Spiritual Refining Method that no one had achieved before.
However, even so, Martial Saint still felt that he wasn’t strong enough to confront the Immortal Gate.
This is the fundamental reason why he gave up on assassinating Emperor Yonghe because if he went to Qingyun Temple, there was a possibility of facing losses there as well.
"Now that I, Martial Saint, am deceased, it means that the Spiritual Refining Method alone is not enough to rival the Immortal Gate. Other martial artists in this world who wish to surpass me should explore new paths instead of following my old one."
The essence of the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique lies in absorbing the "essence" of martial artists, which means only one can become the strongest along this path, while the rest become nourishment.
And in the world of martial artists, besides the most popular Spiritual Refining Method, there are also power, strength, and skill.
These three martial arts combined cannot defeat the top-level Spirit Refining martial artist, so the practitioners of power skills can only reach the 4th rank.