Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 83: The Sword of Nourishing Spirit
The most direct manifestation after the breakthrough.

Ji Jingqiu’s appetite is no less than that of the eldest senior brother.

Luo Tianyou looked at the masters and apprentices at the dinner table and shook his head, "Jingqiu, when you go to the central area, you still have to get used to using high-energy nutrition bars."

"...What do you mean by this, Uncle Master?"

“There are very few ordinary people in the central area, and they don’t stay there for long, so the most expensive thing there is labor.”

Luo Tianyou glanced at the dining table.

"What they pursue there is efficiency and speed. Even ordinary people use nutrition bars to solve their three meals a day."

Ji Jingqiu asked, "Master, have you ever been to the central area? What is the central area like?"

"Your master and I have both been there."

Luo Tianyou looked nostalgic.
"We are official disciples of the Dragon and Tiger Dojo, so the initial review was not difficult. We stayed there for three years, forged our bodies, and broke through to the Divine Wandering Realm."

"Later, I left because I failed the subsequent residency qualification assessment."

"Subsequent residence qualification assessment?" Ji Jingqiu asked, curious in his heart, is that place so strict?
Yang Yan nodded and said:
"The residency review in the central area is very strict. If you take the Dragon Tiger Dojo route, you can only stay for three years. Extension requires an assessment."

"In addition to martial arts, the assessment also looks at another important indicator, called the health index."

"We didn't pass the index, so we had to leave."

Luo Tianyou added: "This thing is also the reason why labor is the most expensive in the central area. The Federation's review of ordinary people entering and leaving is more stringent than that of warriors."

Ji Jingqiu's mind was moved: "Health index? Which aspect of health, physical or mental?"

He recalled that last time Master Yang said something dangerous was sealed under the central area.

In addition, there have been similar statements about starlings before.

I suddenly had some guesses in my mind.

Eighty percent of it is related to the ocean of the mind.

Below the central area is blocked the abyss and the monsters in the wilderness?

From this perspective, the reason why the Federation does not ban religious gods and requires that all temple headquarters must be built in central areas is probably related to this.

He asked again: "I heard someone say that as long as you don't want to die there, you can't die. Is this true?"

These words made Yang Yao prick up his ears.

He had never been there either, and had been traveling with his master all these years.

Hear the question.

Luo Tianyou and Yang Yan were both lost in deep memories, their expressions both showing a complicated look.

It seems that I recall some indescribable scenes.

After a long while, Yang Yan said with emotion:
"Yes, so that is the best place to build up your skills and practice trial and error. You don't need to consider the cost of failure when building up your skills there."

“And for warriors who have already entered a state of meditation, it is also a paradise for spiritual practice.”

"As for why..."

Yang Yan shook his head and said:
“We can’t explain why, but there, as long as you firmly believe that you will not die, even if your neck is broken or your heart exploded, you will recover in a short time.

When we left the center area, we always felt like we were in a dream, a big dream that lasted for three years.

But our flesh is telling us that all of this is true, because we have indeed completed the formation of the gong body within.”

After hearing this description, everyone was a little dazed.

Not only has there been no further understanding of the mystery of the central area, but it has been shrouded in an even more hazy veil.

As long as you firmly believe in your heart that you will not die, you will never die?

What is this place?
Ji Jingqiu's previous guess was partially confirmed.

It seems that the central area is indeed related to the spiritual ocean, and it is very likely that it is a place that has been eroded by the spiritual ocean and the rules have been changed.

There, the underlying rules of the world have changed?

It is too idealistic to think that if you don't die, you will definitely not die.

I just don’t know whether this idealism is limited to the concept of “death”.

Luo Tianyou also spoke to everyone:

"There is a place called 'Heavenly Road', where the spiritual ocean and the real world meet and merge. The rules there are completely different from reality."

"If an ordinary person enters the Heavenly Road directly, he will suffer a mental breakdown and die in an instant. Only the wandering warriors who have ignited the fire in their hearts are qualified to enter and explore. But if you only ignite the fire in your heart, it will be difficult to survive there."

"The central area is somewhat similar to the Sky Road, but also very different. It has the nickname 'Man-Made Sky Road'."

“Sanxi, you must work hard. Once you break through the four limits, I can apply for you to go to the dojo and get a place in the central area.”

Shi Sanxi nodded repeatedly, with strange colors in his eyes, and was full of curiosity about the place mentioned by his master and uncle.

Yang Yan said calmly: "It's just right. If your Senior Brother Ji has already established his foothold by then, you can go find him."

Shi Sanxi continued to nod repeatedly.

Luo Tianyou's mouth twitched.

Finished the meal.

Ji Jingqiu followed Uncle Luo to the training ground.

Luo Tianyou threw a wooden sword to Ji Jingqiu.

Ji Jingqiu waved it in his hand, but it felt light and fluttery, and he had no power at all.

"It's not to let you swing the knife, it's just to give you a hint of the knife, so that you know you are learning knife skills."

Luo Tianyou said casually.

He has already made an agreement with Yang Yan that once Ji Jingqiu breaks through the fifth level and his [Eternal Sword] is perfected, he will teach Ji Jingqiu a few moves.

Yang Yan had no objection to his old friend wanting to teach Ji Jingqiu some unique skills, and was thinking about what path of martial arts was suitable for Sanxi.

Come and don't go indecent.

"I want to teach you the sword technique because you are practicing the [Eternal Sword]."

"This method transforms the sharpness of the sword into a knife, and sharpens the sword with the energy of the heart. It is both a method of breaking limits and a method of maintaining the sword. If you can practice it to perfection, it would be a pity if you don't learn a few sword techniques!"

Luo Tianyou sighed.

Ji Jingqiu listened carefully.

According to Uncle Luo, the [Eternal Sword] is a sharp sword sharpened by one's mind and is an excellent way to nourish the spirit. If necessary, it can also be a fatal blow, or even a life-threatening technique.

The principle is roughly equivalent to the sword-drawing technique in Kendo.

Of course, the latter is actually more wasteful.

The most important thing is its role in nourishing the spirit. On the road of martial arts, whether you are learning swords, knives, fists, kicks, spears, sticks, halberds, or daggers, you must nourish your spirit and see the spirit.

Back in ancient times, the so-called true meaning of martial arts is where the "God" is.

In modern times, it is more intuitive.

A warrior ignites the fire in his heart, constantly adding fuel to the fire. When the fire in his heart reaches its peak, coupled with his own martial arts will, he will have a chance to glimpse his own martial arts god.

These remarks reminded Ji Jingqiu of the day when Leng Dao faced him face to face and made him feel the so-called "God of Swords".

What Uncle Luo said should be the same thing.

One afternoon later.

Under the guidance of Uncle Luo, Ji Jingqiu transformed the Eternal Sword into a sword-nurturing method, which is also a method of nourishing the spirit.

Ji Jingqiu looked at the five knives at first, not knowing which one to choose.

Finally he chose the fifth one.

This one is the sharpest among them. Even the fifth level, which is said to be as difficult as the four levels combined, is as thin as paper in front of it.

Fat Tiger’s cooking skills are getting better and better!

It’s a pity that there is no sixth knife.

He did sense that there was still a way to get to the fifth limit, but the method of breaking the limit seemed to have reached its end.

Therefore, Ji Jingqiu planned to let Fat Tiger re-sharpen the first four knives, and try to make all five knives the same, without favoring one over the other.

In addition, the method of nourishing the spirit will also dull the edge of the Eternal Sword.

So although there are five swords, they are actually endless.

Life never stops, and so does sharpening the knife.

After Uncle Luo finished teaching the Dharma, he left with his hands behind his back.

Ji Jingqiu was alone in the training ground, trying to comprehend the method of maintaining the sword.

Although it is called sword training, it is actually a spiritual secret technique, which is similar to his meditation seal.

Thinking that what Uncle Luo was talking about was also a life-threatening technique, and the effect was equivalent to the sword-drawing technique, Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but feel itchy.

He closed his eyes and practiced the technique.

He knew on the first day how difficult it was for the mind to directly interfere with the outside world.

When Master Yang reached the peak of meditation, he also needed to use the purifying incense as a medium for spiritual power to lead everyone to enter meditation together. It can be seen how difficult it is.

Ji Jingqiu also tried it after he checked in.

He mastered the meditation seal, and with the "accessories" of this Buddhist prison in fire, he felt that his spiritual power was like being bound tightly in his body by iron chains. It was difficult to even stretch it out, let alone escape.

And this moment.

Ji Jingqiu carefully operated the Eternal Sword and used his mind to simulate a slash.

In an instant, it seemed as if something that had been restraining him was cut open.

A wind surged out from his body, invisible and intangible, moving straight forward.

On the ground in front of the training ground, a shallow knife mark appeared at some point.

After a long time.

Ji Jingqiu opened his eyes.

Realizing the previous changes.

His eyes fell on the ground, he squatted down and gently stroked the faint knife mark, with only two words in his mind:
Awesome!
The life-and-death technique that Uncle Luo mentioned is a combination of actual combat swordsmanship, but what he used just now was pure mental power!

Even if this knife does not have lethal power for the time being, in a life-and-death fight, it will definitely confuse the enemy and catch him off guard.

If we can go one step further...

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That night.

Zhang Chongba hurriedly brought two people back.

Ji Jingqiu noticed that there were a few spots of bright red on this guy's clothes, and he wondered if they were bloodstains.

The two people he brought were a man and a woman. The woman was about the same age as Ji Jingqiu, and he knew her.

Lou Qinglan, who Xingchen Group is always thinking about.

The other one claimed his surname was Ji and his name was An Yu.

Myna chuckled and said, "My surname is pronounced the same as yours, as for which character it is, you know."

Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt like he had seen a god. He looked up and down, and observed the people from the legendary six major families up close.

Ji Anyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "That... Jingqiu, you're exaggerating. I'm just lucky to have a good birth. I don't have two extra arms."

Zhang Chongba coughed and introduced, "Brother, this is the important shareholder I mentioned to you last time. I brought her here for you to meet today. You also know the other girl, and I came here specially to thank you."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Ji Jingqiu was filled with awe, as if he had seen a real Buddha.

On the other side, the girl bowed deeply, her black hair falling down:
"Mr. Ji, thank you so much!"

Ji Jingqiu actually had a pretty good impression of Lou Qinglan.

This impression came from the first time they met.

When he rescued the girl, she did not just think about herself, but helped those who could be helped.

With Zhang Zhongba's teasing, the atmosphere of the topic gradually turned harmonious.

"Brother, I have a suggestion. You should be able to sense that you need an opponent now. You need to understand where you are in the food chain among your peers, and the East 3 Brilliant Star cannot satisfy you."

"But the quota for the central area is filled every six months. If you follow the normal process, you will have to wait another two months."

Zhang Chongba pointed at Lou Qinglan and said,
"But now there is a way. If you are willing to accompany Qinglan to the central area, the Ji family will help you solve the problem of entering the central area. How about it?"

Ji Jingqiu didn't rush to agree: "Just accompany her?"

Zhang Chongba chuckled and said, "It's not that simple. This time she is going to take over the branch of Xingchen Group in the central area. Although the Ji family has reached an agreement with the top management of Xingchen Group, there is no guarantee that there will not be troubles down the line."

There is one more update to come, but I feel a little dizzy and my schedule has been too messy these two days. I went straight to bed today and got up almost in the early morning to write. You guys can read it tomorrow morning.

I now try to post updates before 10pm.

Do you like to watch them together, or one in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening?

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