The Martial World
E-4 Legacy Skills
The Sky Fortune Martial House only had an eighty-year history. The Seven Profound Martial Houses on the other hand were established by the Three Level Clan, the Seven Profound Valleys. They had a legacy worth six hundred years and many Legacy skills!
Those who practiced the Legacy skills of the Sky Fortune Martial House had little hope of reaching the Pulse Condensation Stage. However, the same could not be said about the Seven Profound Martial House Inheritance skill. As long as one possessed Level Four Martial Talent, breaking through to the Pulse Condensation Stage using the Seven Profound Martial House manual was not difficult at all!
As for Lin Ming, he did not even have a decent training manual. All he had was a 'Starter Martial Arts' manual'. Every day, he would practice by punching tree trunks and cutting animals. This was Lin Ming's martial way!
For the past few years, the only thing he could rely on was himself. He explored the aspects of martial arts himself through hard work and carved his way, step by step, until he reached the First Stage of Physical Training!
To him, inheritance was an important existence!
Lin Ming was extremely excited and he greedily sorted out the knowledge of this Legacy skill. Not long after, these 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' shocked him again!
'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' were peak-level Physical Training Manuals of the Divine Domain. However, even though it was a peak level, it was only about Physical Training and thus not so valuable in the Divine Domain. The reason Lin Ming was surprised was because he finally understood what a Divine Domain was.
The Divine Domain was a higher realm that had an Inheritance worth hundreds of millions of years. Physical training, martial arts, swordsmanship techniques, technical skills, array, had all been developed and sharpened to the extreme. It was a world reserved for the strongest Martial Path! Their abilities and strength were not something that Lin Ming could currently imagine!
So, these 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' are extremely precious! Moreover, there were more soul fragments stored within the Magic Cube. Once his strength reached a sufficient level, he would be able to combine more of them!
Considering all of this, Lin Ming's heart was extremely excited.
Right now, what Lin Ming feared the most was that his skill manual was incomplete. After all the soul fragments he absorbed were only a tiny speck. It would be a pity if that was the case. Fortunately, as he continued to enter the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians', he noticed that it was still intact. Everything from Strength Training, Meat Training, Viscera Training, Muscle Changing, Bone Forging, and Pulse Condensation.
This fact was quite shocking to Lin Ming. In the Sky Spill Continent, Physical Training Manuals were generally only for one stage. For example, the 'Genuine Altering Muscle Channels' manual was specifically meant for Altering Muscle Stage, the 'Golden Bone Forging Divine Formula' manual for Bone Forging Stage, the 'Divine Nine Pulse Skill' manual' for Pulse Condensation Stage and beyond. . However, these 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' were capable of propelling one from the Strength Training Stage to the Pulse Condensation Stage. But what Lin Ming found after this was more shocking to him.
In the Sky Spill Continent, Pulse Condensation marked the end of the Physical Exercise Stage. After that, one would step on the Primal Assemblage Stage. The Primal Assemblage Stage was divided into Post-Celestial Stage and Pre-Celestial Stage. For most people, Pulse Condensation is an inhibitor, which they cannot destroy. These people would forever be trapped in the Bone Forging Stage.
Pulse condensation is the limit of the veins in the human body. It is generally accepted knowledge. However, according to the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians', there was another stage beyond Pulse Condensation - Tempering Marrow!
Above the Tempering Marrow Stage, there was actually another one! Eight Hidden Sky Rod Gates! Using the Eight Trigrams to adjust to the movements of the Nine Heavenly Objects, one could open the eight gates within their body. Nine Variants of the Dao Palace! With that, one could break through the limits of the body and reach a higher level of strength! [1]
Regardless of Tempering Marrow or the Eight Gates, none of them would affect a martial artist upon entering the Post-Celestial or Pre-Celestial Stage. This gave one a much higher level of martial achievement compared to the others. The benefits are self-evident!
Realizing this, Lin Ming was speechless in surprise. 'These 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' were immortal treasures!
Lin Ming was very excited to start practicing. However, before he started, he checked his pocket inside his chest to look for the Magic Cube. To his surprise, the cube had disappeared!
Lin Ming became frightened and cold sweat started to pour out from him. His hand examined the surroundings and felt something strange in his chest. He took off his shirt and found a strange symbol on his left breastplate. The symbol was exactly the same as the mysterious symbol from the surface of the Magic Cube.
The Magic Cube entered my body? Lin Ming remembered that the holy woman had summoned the Magic Cube from his palm. No wonder he can do that. However, Lin Ming did not know how to summon him.
Lin Ming tried to summon the Magic Cube, but to no avail. Lin Ming felt somewhat disappointed. After all, there were so many soul fragments inside the Magic Cube. Back then, he had only touched the smallest and smallest shards and obtained an incredible harvest. If he could insert more of those soul fragments, then the number of treasures he could unlock would be unimaginable.
Thinking about it, Lin Ming suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile. He's stupid. If the smallest ownerless soul fragment nearly swallowed his consciousness, then the larger one would likely be able to instantly annihilate it! Stop dreaming, Lin Ming!
It seemed that the secrets of the Magic Cube and the knowledge within the soul fragment had to be left behind when his cultivation had reached a higher level. What he needed to do now was to practice 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' as soon as possible.
Lin Ming stopped trying to summon the Magic Cube and started exploring the Legacy skill of the Divine Domain.
The essence of the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' was to transform the body into a divine weapon with overwhelming power.
Moreover, 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' also emphasized on techniques that harnessed power. The first layer of Strength Training was already much different from usual.
Normally, once one had the strength of a thousand jin (604 kg), the person would reach a small understanding and could destroy the Iron Tree with a punch. The Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians however, required not only strength training, but also precision training, control over the amount of power used. Once the ultimate understanding was reached, one would be able to use his palm to turn the tree trunk into fine fibers!
Reading this passage gave birth to a great sense of longing within Lin Ming. There was no doubt that training these 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' would make him much stronger than a master in general!
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At the foot of the Great Zhou Mountain, with the full moon hanging in the sky, Lin Ming stood on a meadow with his eyes closed. He breathed into a certain rhythm, standing there for how long. His entire body was still like a statue, illuminated by the moonlight.
He practiced the 'True Primal Chaos Formula', a special method to circulate true primal energy derived from the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' manual'. This formula is much better at utilizing true primal energy to soften the body and forge bones. Once the main understanding of this formula is reached, the resulting strength and endurance will greatly increase to a level that surpasses those in the same realm!
Under the blowing night wind, many fine grasses gathered together to form a surging wave that danced. Lin Ming's breathing seemed to match this surging wave, as if he had become one with the surrounding environment.
A drop of dew rolled the leaves right above Lin Ming's head. Calmly condensed, finally falling.
Lin Ming who was originally motionless suddenly opened his eyes. He stretched out his right hand, letting the droplets of dew fall onto his fingertips. A drop of dew rolled his finger into his palm. Holding a drop of dew, Lin Ming's right hand suddenly formed a fist, his shoulders and thighs moved into position, and he threw out a punch.
"explosion!"
With a muffled explosion, the thick tree trunk in front of Lin Ming was shaken, a trace of a fist appearing amidst the swirling tree dust!
Lin Ming exhaled and released his fist, letting a drop of dew fall. With a "pa da" sound, it fell on the grass and scattered.
A smile appeared on Lin Ming's face.
When the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' reached a perfect state, then a drop of dew would come out simultaneously without breaking [2]. Although his current understanding had not reached that far, he still made some success.
Moreover, the previous punch had left a fist mark roughly half a foot deep on the Iron Tree. Three days ago, his punch at most could only leave behind half an inch. His current achievements were all thanks to the 'True Primal Chaos Formula'.
In these three days, Lin Ming had practiced this 'True Primal Chaos Formula' nonstop and had finally made it to the early stages. To be honest, Lin Ming could only train well thanks to the memories of the seniors [3]. Senior's experience and understanding were extremely beneficial to Lin Ming's training. Even the circulatory method of the skill had been deeply embedded into his senior soul. All Lin Ming needed to do was use his body to remember him.
Because of how crazy his training schedule was, Lin Ming's medicinal herb consumption rate was also much faster. He had used three pieces of Blood Ginseng. If this continued, the Blood Ginseng would be depleted in less than half a month.
He now had the solution for the training manual, but still faced the problem of insufficient herbs ...
So, two days passed and Lin Ming's strength continued to grow. Lin Ming was currently able to destroy a Tier One Ferocious Beast with ease. To him, even dismembering five Level Two Ferocious Beasts was considered easy.
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One morning, Lin Xiaodong came to the Grand Clarity Pavilion to find Lin Ming. Lin Ming had previously told Lin Xiaodong that he was working in the Grand Clarity Pavilion, although he did not tell him the reason behind it.
Annual Martial Arts Exhibition? Lin Ming felt surprised, hearing Lin Xiaodong's proposal to go there.
“That's right, many martial arts masters and nobles will be there. As for the items that would appear there, there were no rare items, only extremely rare items! "
Lin Ming shrugged and replied. “How can we buy those things? As of now, I only have less than twenty gold lien. "
“So what if we can't buy it? We can just look around. Think of it as an act of gaining experience. Moreover, we will soon enter the martial mansion. At least we should buy a good weapon before then. Even if I can't afford a high-tier weapon, I should be able to obtain some middle-class weapons. "
Not wanting to disappoint Lin Xiaodong, Lin Ming chose to go with her. Anyway, it will be a useful experience.
As they headed there, Lin Xiaodong continued to talk endlessly about the exhibition. He was very familiar with the details of the exhibition, its distance from the Seven Profound Martial Houses, the area that was considered a suburb and so on. As they walked down the alley, Lin Ming suddenly stopped and placed his hand on Lin Xiaodong's shoulder.
"What's up, Brother Ming?" Lin Xiaodong asked.
"Someone was blocking the way," Lin Ming touched his waist where his boning knife was tied. Thanks to the training of the 'True Primal Chaos Formula', Lin Ming's perception ability had improved greatly.
He could guess who that person was. A few days ago, he had beaten up the man with monkey-like ears. Now, the man master decided to show himself. This moment was something Lin Ming had prepared for.