Published: December 27, 2024
"Between the third layer of Transforming Yuan into the Meridians and the fourth layer of Refining Yuan into the Marrow, it's quite abrupt. Adding a step of Void Yuan into the Bone, where the Inner Yuan progresses from the Meridians into the Bone and then into the Marrow, would be more natural and effective."
"This martial art technique should be at the Earth level. If it could be mastered, the effect would be decent. Unfortunately, it's not considered top-tier, just average at best..." Qin Chen raised his hand, and with a hum, a surge of Inner Yuan swirled around his palm, astonishingly displaying the aura of this technique.
Of course, this was forcibly activated using his own technique, the Nine Star God Emperor Technique, rather than the technique itself. Forcing the deduction of this technique's operation diagram wasn't difficult for Qin Chen, but it would consume a lot of time.
The artifact spirit pondered for a moment before saying, "Indeed, this is an Earth-level Inner Yuan technique from ancient times. However, it is not low-end. The Transforming Yuan into the Organs and Void Yuan into the Bone you mentioned actually exist, but they have been simplified. Originally, this technique had eight levels."
"Eight levels?"
Qin Chen frowned, "Which level did I miss?"
"The eighth level," the artifact spirit replied. "After the seventh level of transforming Yuan into blood, there was an eighth level of dispersing Yuan into the soul. However, since this technique was created in ancient times, the eighth level has never been successfully cultivated. So, your mention of seven levels is not incorrect. And precisely because of this flaw, this technique has been discarded and is used for assessment purposes."
The artifact spirit surprisingly explained a lot.
"Dispersing Yuan into the soul?"
Qin Chen frowned and suddenly fell into a stupor, like a statue.
He vaguely felt that he seemed to have touched something remarkable, but exactly what it was, remained elusive, like a mirage.
What exactly was it?
This feeling of having a vague sense without knowing exactly what it was, was extremely frustrating.
Dispersing Yuan into the soul, merging Saint Yuan with the soul. Saint Yuan and the soul are two entirely different forces; how could they merge?
But if they could truly merge?
How should they merge?
Qin Chen couldn't figure it out, but he had a lingering feeling in his heart that the eighth level of this Inner Yuan technique was not impossible to achieve.
At this moment, the artifact spirit broke Qin Chen's contemplation, "Your comprehension is high, and you are the first in countless ages to complete the seventh level in such a short time. However, completing the technique is not part of the assessment. Based on the time you spent understanding the technique, you rank twenty-first, but you cannot leave your name."
The artifact spirit was very strict. If Qin Chen's time spent completing the technique were counted, he would surely rank in the top ten, if not higher. However, since the assessment didn't include this, Qin Chen's completion was deemed unnecessary work.
Oh?
Qin Chen originally had no interest in breaking records, but hearing that his speed only ranked twenty-first, he couldn't help but show a spark of battle intent.
It might be interesting to compare with ancient figures using this place. The Ancient Sacred Tower had been visited by many, even traversing countless regions and provinces. How many geniuses had participated in assessments here?
Saying it was vast wouldn't be an exaggeration, and quite a few were top experts working in the heavens today.
It was highly likely that some who took the early assessments became Saint-level experts.
This filled Qin Chen with battle intent.
"You may proceed to the second layer," the artifact spirit said as a passage suddenly appeared in the void ahead.
Qin Chen stepped inside, seeing a stretch of void at the end of the passage, with countless starlights twinkling, forming constellations.
"Each constellation before you represents an acupoint of the human body. I will designate several acupoints, and you need to connect the constellation acupoints to form the meridian operation diagram of an Earth-level technique.