Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 160: Advancing Again, Master Level Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower (Please Subscribe)

In the midst of enlightenment, thoughts accelerated, causing Zhong Cang's hesitation to not last long.

In the end, he made his choice - the Heart Sword.

Strictly speaking, the Heart Sword is not very compatible with Zhong Cang.

Although he possesses an invincible heart, it is not related to the way of the sword.

And in order for sword cultivation to fully manifest the characteristic of triumphing over material possessions, it tends to be extremely stubborn, using this to strengthen one's beliefs.

For example, sword cultivators can use Law Treasures for self-defense, but powerful sword cultivators, in order to be more devout to the sword, will voluntarily abandon Law Treasures and only wield a long sword.

Some even make vows that if they lose their sword, they lose themselves.

All of this is to strengthen their inner selves and enhance their spiritual will, allowing them to break through myriad laws with a single sword.

Compared to them, Zhong Cang is not at all devout to the sword.

In fact, he even allows his Sword Heart to gather dust, not wanting the sword to be the only thing in his heart.

In this case, it would be better for him to choose the Heavenly Sword.

Normally, this would indeed be the case, but Zhong Cang's situation is special.

He has an attribute panel, which allows him to achieve Heaven Rewards Diligence. As long as he cultivates once, even if his heart is not devout, he can still increase his cultivation progress by one. In this way, Zhong Cang no longer faces the crisis of slow progress or stagnation due to a mismatched state of mind.

Moreover, the most crucial aspect of triumphing over material possessions is ultimately the soul. As long as the spiritual soul is strong enough, even if the degree of enhancement is not as great as that of a pure sword cultivator, Zhong Cang can still break through myriad laws with a single sword.

Of course, these are not the most crucial factors. The most crucial factor is that by choosing the Heart Sword, he can have both.

"The Ignorant Heart Sword Art focuses on the cultivation of the soul. In addition to this, I also have a sword technique called Eternal Fall of the Heavens!"

"This is a sword technique related to Celestial Phenomena, comprehending the wind, rain, and thunder of the natural world. With this as a fulcrum, I can switch to the Heavenly Sword. So, if the Ignorant Heart Sword Art chooses the Sword Intent of the Heart Sword, I can have both. Otherwise, I can only choose one. After all, the Eternal Fall of the Heavens is not closely related to the Heart Sword."

"Hmm..."

As Zhong Cang made his decision, in an instant, he discovered that the illusory sword visualized in his sea of consciousness had become solid.

With this sword of the soul existing in his sea of consciousness, Zhong Cang had a feeling that he could accomplish anything.

Of course, this was just an illusion.

Although triumphing over material possessions was important, the world was ultimately material. Only with enough spiritual power (soul) support could Zhong Cang use his will to change reality.

Now, Zhong Cang's soul was still too weak...

"Huh?!!"

After sensing it, Zhong Cang discovered that as the sword of the soul in his sea of consciousness solidified, his soul cultivation went from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the early stage of Foundation Building.

Moreover, not only did the quantity of his soul improve, but the quality also underwent a leap.

If his soul quality was water before, it was now solid as sturdy bluestone.

And the enhancement of the power of the divine soul brings tremendous benefits to Zhong Cang.

Firstly, it is the speed of sword control. He has an inexplicable intuition that the Sword Dao Thunder Sound will no longer be a problem for him.

Secondly, it is the range of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram and the strength controlled by the Heavenly Heart.

"Now, my divine soul can expand up to five hundred meters... This is still in the Profound Origin Realm, where the consciousness of heaven and earth rejects me. If it were in the Hongxuan Continent, the range of my divine soul perception would likely be eight hundred meters."

"As for the strength... I can control all the five-element spells below the Foundation Building Stage, unless they have cultivated their spells to the master level and have their own insights and mysteries, which would cause some interference to me."

In addition to these, the enhancement of the divine soul is the greatest benefit for Zhong Cang, as it increases the power of the Heart Sword.

And now, it is not yet over.

With the decision made, Zhong Cang quickly entered a state of enlightenment and absorbed a large amount of knowledge.

Of course, just like before, in the process of enlightenment, Zhong Cang would also recall some information from his past life and collide it with the information of this world, achieving an Integrated Union.

This time, because the ability to comprehend is superior to physicality, most of what Zhong Cang recalls is related to philosophy.

The core is Wang Yangming's study of the mind, the one he realized in the Dragon Field.

"There is no good or evil in the nature of the heart, but there is good or evil in its movements. To know good from evil is to have a conscience, and to do good and avoid evil is to investigate things..."

Different knowledge, different perspectives, greatly benefited Zhong Cang.

Of course, he can achieve Integrated Union now, but under normal circumstances, with Zhong Cang's talent, it would be difficult for him to even understand, let alone integrate his knowledge from his past life with this world.

But who made him have enlightenment? Under enlightenment, Zhong Cang's spiritual intelligence increased a hundredfold, so this step is not difficult for him.

...

The gains are considerable. This sentence may not sound like much, but when it comes to the realm of the divine soul, it means that when the Ignorant Heart Sword Art first advanced, the strength of his divine soul was at the early stage of Foundation Building, or even the Low Grade of the early stage of Foundation Building.

And with the improvement of his comprehension, Zhong Cang's divine soul power also began to grow.

Soon, the strength of his divine soul went from the Low Grade of the early stage of Foundation Building to the Middle Grade, and finally to the High Grade.

To go from Low Grade to High Grade may not seem like much, but it is important to note that this is the enhancement of the divine soul. Even for a conventional Foundation Building cultivator with techniques, it would take more than ten years to achieve this level.

One moment of enlightenment saved Zhong Cang ten years of cultivation.

This may seem somewhat exaggerated, but when you think about it, it is quite normal.

After all, the grade of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art is already high, and he has incorporated the ideas of a master of the study of the mind. It would be strange if there were no changes.

"It's just a pity that the strength of the divine soul did not reach the middle stage of Foundation Building..."

As the enlightenment ended, Zhong Cang sighed.

But soon, he couldn't care about these things anymore.

The advancement of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art greatly increased Zhong Cang's comprehension of swordsmanship, and his other sword technique also benefited and advanced along with it.

Zhong Cang has three sword techniques, namely the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, and Eternal Fall of the Heavens.

This time, the one that advanced along with him was the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower.

...

When this technique advanced, Sword Intent did not condense into Sword Shadows in Zhong Cang's consciousness sea, but his Sword of the Mind hummed as if it had been struck by someone.

"Clang!"

A distant and crisp sound started to spread in Zhong Cang's mind, starting from the Sword of the Mind.

"Hum..."

This sound, like ultrasonic waves, instantly swept away all the distractions in Zhong Cang's consciousness sea.

And the human consciousness sea has its limits. The melodious sword hum soon touched the barrier of the consciousness sea.

At this moment, Zhong Cang could either project the sound outward or seal his divine sense.

He chose the latter.

"Hum!"

As the divine sense was sealed, these sound waves were bounced back and returned to the Sword of the Mind.

And as they reflected and overlapped, the strength of Zhong Cang's Sword of the Mind suddenly doubled.

"The cost is the consumption of soul power, which has also doubled... Unfortunately, it is not an unconditional improvement."

After sighing, Zhong Cang no longer had time to pay attention to these matters as the enlightenment of advancement arrived.

"Hum..."

The advancement of the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower did not involve choices, only a massive amount of enlightenment.

This enlightenment was related to sound and the mind.

In the enlightenment, Zhong Cang's soul strength, which was originally stable at the high level of the Foundation Building initial stage, gained further improvement.

High level of the Foundation Building initial stage... Foundation Building perfection... Foundation Building middle stage!

Half an hour of enlightenment caused Zhong Cang's soul strength to rise significantly once again.

This advancement also meant that within a day, Zhong Cang's soul strength had gone from the ninth level of Qi Refining to Foundation Building, and even in the Foundation Building stage, he was not weak.

Such a thing happening was still considered normal. It was not an easy task to advance a technique to the master level, especially since both of Zhong Cang's techniques this time were Earth Level High Grade, which were treasures in ordinary Immortal Gate sects.

To cultivate such techniques to the master level and comprehend their essence, his gains were naturally significant.

...

"Clang!"

After the advancement was completed, Zhong Cang lightly flicked his long sword and began to test the abilities he gained after advancing to the master level of the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower.

After a cup of tea's time, Zhong Cang had tested his abilities.

First and foremost, the main characteristic of this technique is the stacking of Sword Sound.

At the 3rd realm mastery, this technique can only allow Sword Heart to stack twice, while at the 4th realm mastery, it can stack three times.

Unlike before, Zhong Cang only had Sword Heart and lacked the offensive Sword Intent, which limited his ability to use Sword Sound for internal purposes only and not for external attacks.

However, things are different now with the emergence of Sword Intent·Heart Sword. With a light flick of his long sword, Zhong Cang can now spread the Sword Sound.

Those who listen to the Sword Sound will have Sword Intent rise from their hearts and directly attack their souls. This is the characteristic of the Heart Sword, which, in addition to its attachment to the heart, can also condense the Sword Intent of the soul to attack enemies.

With this characteristic combined with the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, one can attack the souls of enemies with just sound alone.

Moreover, this Sword Intent that originates from the heart can also stack within the gentle hum of the Sword Sound, reaching a maximum of three times.

"The transmission of sound, triple amplification... Hiss... This technique may not seem strong on its own, but when paired with powerful Sword Intent, it can undergo a qualitative change and obtain the power of a Heaven Level technique."

"Even now, if I were to achieve the seventh sound, the ninth sound, or even the highest level of the twelfth sound, Immortal or Divine Lord, I would dare to challenge them!"

At this moment, Zhong Cang truly felt the beauty of this technique.

And triple stacking is not the only reward after advancing to the fourth realm mastery.

The transformation from the third realm to the fourth realm is a qualitative change.

The low-level Qi Consumption Technique, after advancing to the mastery level, gains the characteristic of "Chest Containing Five Qi."

The master-level Five Beasts Infusion Technique gains the ability to connect with the earth, allowing Zhong Cang to achieve invincible defense from the center of the earth.

The master-level Ignorant Heart Sword Art also allows Zhong Cang to comprehend the Sword Intent of the heart.

And the master-level Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower is naturally not ordinary.

In addition to the stacking of Sword Sound, Zhong Cang also gains a characteristic called "Echo."

Melodious sounds leave a deep impression on people's memories. Even if the performer is not playing, under certain circumstances, the sound will involuntarily echo in some people's minds. This is known as the lingering sound.

In Zhong Cang's case, this manifests as the echo of his Sword Sound. Even if the enemy manages to withstand it at the time, as long as they recall Zhong Cang or hear a similar sound, under certain circumstances, the echo of the Sword Sound will rise in their minds.

"Hiss... One attack, eternally effective?"

This characteristic truly surprised Zhong Cang. It already possesses an indescribable quality that is unseen, unheard, unimaginable, and unnameable.

However, as he delves deeper into understanding, Zhong Cang doesn't know whether to be happy or sigh because his echo is not that strong.

Firstly, the sound will create ripples and echoes, but these echoes will gradually weaken over time.

Secondly, the echo can never compare to a live performance.

In terms of Sword Sound, others can listen to the echo when they recall Zhong Cang, but the number of echoes is limited.

Furthermore, the power of the echo is not as strong as the Sword Sound played by Zhong Cang himself.

"The first echo is the most impressive, with 80% of its power. The second echo is only 50%, and the third echo is only 30%..."

"After all, it is not a divine technique... No, this is only at the 4th realm mastery. If I reach Grandmaster or surpass the mundane, can I make the echo entangle the enemy for their entire life? So that once they are attacked by me, for the rest of their lives, whenever they hear my name or recall my voice, the Sword Sound will rise from their hearts?"

(End of this chapter)