Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 133: Technique Linkage

The second advancement of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram filled Zhong Cang with endless anticipation, and soon he discovered that his anticipation was worth it.

Returning to the Starry Sky Archipelago, Zhong Cang once again opened the attribute panel. On it, the proficiency of Zhong Cang's Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram had reached:

[Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram (1st realm, 4999/4999), Eight Trigrams Heaven and Earth · Domination]

Having reached complete proficiency, it meant that Zhong Cang could advance at any time.

Of course, this was a privilege that only Zhong Cang could obtain.

For others, it was difficult to improve their proficiency in techniques, and advancing to the next realm was even more challenging.

Even Tao Juran, the master disciple with Heavenly Grade spiritual roots, encountered a bottleneck when his technique reached completion. It took him a full eight months to break through his own realm.

During these eight months, he not only worked hard on his own, but also received teachings from his master and accumulated various resources for enlightenment. It was only through these efforts that he was able to break through his realm within eight months.

If it were an ordinary cultivator without special opportunities, being stuck in one realm for three years was no joke.

And this was only from the 2nd realm to the 3rd realm.

The breakthrough from the 3rd realm to the 4th realm was even more terrifying. If one had bad luck, they could be stuck for two or three decades, or even their entire lifetime.

This was also the reason why Foundation Building Pills sold so well.

Fortunately, Zhong Cang would not encounter this problem that troubled others.

Heaven rewards diligence, as long as Zhong Cang worked hard in cultivation, he would reap the benefits.

At this moment, Zhong Cang began the final cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram in the 1st realm.

"Buzz..."

With a step forward, Zhong Cang instantly merged with the Heavenly Heart, becoming one with heaven and earth.

The merging of consciousness with heaven and earth was the starting point for unleashing the Eight Trigrams domain and also the cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram.

And because all cultivation would yield results, when Zhong Cang merged with heaven and earth, countless insights flooded into his mind.

What pleased him was that the multi-core thinking ability of the Heavenly Heart allowed Zhong Cang to not only know the facts but also understand the reasons behind them.

Just like when he opened the Sword Heart to cultivate the way of the sword, Zhong Cang could understand its meaning.

By opening the Heavenly Heart and cultivating the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram, the insights that flooded into his heart would also be understood and comprehended by Zhong Cang.

This feeling made Zhong Cang couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed, the Heavenly Heart is the core of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram."

After this realization, Zhong Cang also discovered that cultivation in the outside world was indeed different from cultivation in the Grotto-Heaven.

There were no restrictions or suffocation here, only boundless vastness.

In this way, amidst the vastness of the sky and the earth, Zhong Cang's body and mind were completely immersed in the realization of merging with heaven and earth.

After an unknown period of time, his cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram came to an end.

Having completed a full cultivation, Zhong Cang's proficiency in the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram naturally increased by one.

Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram (1st realm, 4999+1/4999)... Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram (1st realm, 5000/4999)... Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram (2nd realm, proficient, 1/42000)...

"Boom!"

As his cultivation advanced to the 2nd realm, an immense and vast realization surged into Zhong Cang's mind like a tidal wave.

These realizations were related to the Heavenly Heart, multi-core thinking, the Five Organs Divine Palace Diagram, and the operation of heaven and earth...

The instant influx of realizations was so overwhelming that it even made Zhong Cang's head feel dizzy.

However, in the end, he didn't faint like he did during his previous advancement.

The reason for this was that during this time, Zhong Cang's cultivation not only increased tenfold in the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven, but also reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

His divine soul, due to the faster digestion of star souls, also reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"It's just a pity that after advancing to the ninth level of Qi Refining, although the efficiency of cultivating starlight hasn't decreased much, my divine soul has become stronger and requires more soul energy. For this reason, I need to refine three starlights to advance to a small realm."

"Due to the increase in the demand for soul energy, my current soul strength has just advanced to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, still six refinements away from perfection, which will take two months..."

"However, even though it's not perfect, the skyrocketing soul strength still allows me to bear this overwhelming realization..."

This thought flashed through Zhong Cang's mind and quickly, he focused his mind on understanding and comprehending the massive amount of information.

However, during the process of comprehension, Zhong Cang also unexpectedly discovered something. This time, besides the realization of the Heavenly Heart, he had even more realizations on the Five Elements and the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram.

"Why is this..."

"Buzz..."

"I understand!"

There is a reason why enlightenment is so sought after.

While in the state of enlightenment, just as Zhong Cang had doubts in his mind, a surge of information and inspiration flashed in his mind, allowing him to understand the reason.

At this moment, he already knew why the advancement of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram was connected to the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram.

The Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams are inherently closely related.

Among the eight gates of the Eight Trigrams, Qian represents heaven and is also associated with metal.

Zhen represents thunder, and Xun represents wind, both of which are closely related to wood.

Then, Kan is clearly written as water, and Li is clearly written as fire.

The following earth corresponds to Kun (earth) and Gen (mountain).

Gossip and the Five Elements are originally connected, which is why Old Qin was able to merge the two techniques into one.

Currently, as the Eight Trigrams advances, it naturally drives the progress of the Five Elements.

Unbeknownst to Zhong Cang, who is immersed in enlightenment, as his understanding of the Five Elements continues to unfold in his mind, the progress of his cultivation of the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram is also rapidly increasing.

[Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram, 3rd realm mastery (10800/39000)]

Because it can operate on its own, Zhong Cang's progress in the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram is very fast. In just a short time (about three months), he has completed nearly one-third of the cultivation of this technique.

It should be noted that this is an Earth Level High Grade technique, and even for a 3rd realm advancing to the 4th realm master, it takes ordinary people twenty to thirty years to complete.

Zhong Cang's progress of completing one-third of the cultivation in three months can only be described as exaggerated.

And originally, Zhong Cang's cultivation speed was already fast.

At this moment, as insights flood into his mind, the proficiency of this technique has once again made a leap.

10800, 10890, 11000... 12100...

Insights, understanding, flashes of inspiration. In the moment of enlightenment, in addition to the aforementioned, Zhong Cang continuously incorporates knowledge from his past life.

Then, using the soaring comprehension and spirituality in his enlightenment, he integrates the knowledge from his past life with the present world.

This integration allows for even more inspiration in Zhong Cang's mind...

In this way, time slowly passes in Zhong Cang's enlightenment, and soon, the time of an incense stick has passed.

"Buzz..."

At the moment when the enlightenment ends, not only has Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram advanced by 2 realms in proficiency, but the proficiency of the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram has also increased by a full 3300 points. At this moment, the proficiency of this technique has become:

[Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram, 3rd realm mastery (14100/39000)]

"So fast, 3300 points in one go. If I have a few more of these, my technique will directly advance," Zhong Cang exclaims, looking forward to the next enlightenment.

"Boom..."

Just as he was rejoicing, the sound of the door being forcefully pushed open echoed in the distance.

Soon after, a somewhat unkempt figure hurriedly flew out from the opened door and stopped in front of Zhong Cang.

Looking him up and down, Old Qin was somewhat expectant, but also asked Zhong Cang with nervousness and unease.

"You, you advanced in the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram again?"

"Mm."

After saying this, seeing his own master's complex emotions upon hearing his response, Zhong Cang couldn't help but speak up.

"It's just from the beginner level to proficiency, is that a big deal? Besides, I've been practicing for quite some time. Including the time in the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven, I've been practicing for two to three months."

Zhong Cang doesn't consider his cultivation speed fast, even though it took him only two to three months to go from the beginner level to proficiency.

Some even found it slow.

However, the disdainful tone in his voice made Old Qin's expression even more complicated.

Staring at Zhong Cang for a while, he sighed and said, "The beginning of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram is not a progression from beginner to proficient... because of its high difficulty and the need for extensive preparation. Its first realm is equivalent to the second realm of other techniques, and its second realm is equivalent to the third realm of other techniques."

"Uh..."

It's true that it's not much to elevate the technique from the first realm to the second realm in two or three months.

But to elevate it from the second realm to the third realm, especially considering that this technique is at the Heaven Level, the speed is indeed fast, even astonishing.

Even though Zhong Cang didn't know that the sect master's disciple, Tao, took over a year to accumulate proficiency and spent eight months breaking through a bottleneck, Zhong Cang still found his own cultivation to be somewhat exceptional.

Thinking like this, although he felt it might not be necessary, Zhong Cang still explained.

"Cough, Master, I was lucky to have a sudden enlightenment, which allowed me to advance the technique so quickly."

To change the subject and also to take precautions, Zhong Cang mentioned the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram.

"By the way, Master, in addition to the advancement of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram, I also gained insights into the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram. If I have a few more sudden enlightenments, I believe my Five Organs Divine Palace Diagram will also advance in the near future."

Zhong Cang's plan to divert attention was successful. After hearing his words, Old Qin rolled his eyes directly.

"The Eight Trigrams and the Five Elements are closely related, and the growth of techniques through linkage is nothing special. As for having a few more sudden enlightenments... don't daydream. Do you think sudden enlightenments are so easy to come by? You can't just encounter them whenever you want."

"Sudden enlightenment is a heaven-sent opportunity, a chance that can be encountered but not sought after. In a cultivator's lifetime, being able to have two or three sudden enlightenments is already considered a genius."

As he spoke, Old Qin's tone became somewhat serious, even reprimanding.

The reason for this was that he didn't want Zhong Cang to delay his own cultivation in pursuit of elusive sudden enlightenments.

In ancient times, there was a sect of sudden enlightenment in the cultivation world. They didn't seek constant diligence, only seeking carefree freedom and sudden enlightenment.

This sect was once powerful and even established the Three Immortal Island overseas.

But then, they disappeared.

The cultivation of the sudden enlightenment sect is like waiting for a rabbit under a tree, it's strange if they don't starve to death.

Feeling his master's concern, Zhong Cang naturally nodded quickly.

"Yes, Master, I will diligently cultivate."

"As long as you understand... sudden enlightenment can only come naturally, it cannot be deliberately pursued. And with this mindset, it is also easier to achieve sudden enlightenment... well, let's not talk about this anymore. Release your Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Diagram, I want to see if it matches the one I designed."

"Yes, Master."

Techniques are a cultivator's privacy and should not be casually observed by others.

But Zhong Cang's technique was created by his master and required his guidance, so it was different.

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(End of this chapter)