Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 680 - 412: Heart Intent Fist_2

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongyan’s face soured, ready to quibble.

But as it turned out, even the Sun Monkey could not escape from The Buddha’s palm.

Before he could speak, a thunderous voice rang out, "Have you completed all your daily practice?"

At this stern question, Zhao Hongyan trembled and hurriedly replied with caution, "Mas...Master! Your disciple has not neglected his daily practice. I have learned up to the eighty-third question of the Thousand Questions Fire Technique, and I’ve also fully comprehended the Qi Refinement stage of the Melt Gold Extreme Flame. Oh, the day before yesterday, your disciple has just broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer."

Zhao Sheng’s face remained expressionless, but surprise flickered through his heart.

Zhao Hongyan was only fifteen years old and had been cultivating for merely seven years, yet he had already broken through to the Late Stage of Qi Refinement.

Advancing a level each year, the speed of his cultivation was like drinking water, and Zhao Sheng could not help but marvel... a Heavenly Spirit Root truly defies the heavens!

Seeing his disciple’s proud expression, Zhao Sheng knew he must deflate his arrogance, so he said indifferently, "Only reached the Seventh Layer? When I was your age, I was already contemplating how to achieve Foundation Establishment. You... have a long way to go!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongyan’s face immediately turned red, a mix of shame and a young man’s unique "stubbornness."

Zhao Sheng noticed his young disciple’s fragile heart and did not want to crush his spirit too harshly, so he changed the subject, "By the way, has anything significant happened on the island recently?"

Zhao Hongyan’s blush subsided slightly, and he replied sullenly, "Nothing special recently on the island. It’s just that the new emperor sent a Martial Saint here, saying that there is a relic that needs to be personally delivered into Master’s hands."

"A relic?" Zhao Sheng’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he immediately thought of something, "Where is this person right now?"

"Your disciple knew that Master would leave seclusion today. So that person is currently at West Phoenix Palace, waiting to be summoned." Though Zhao Hongyan’s words were somewhat garbled, his meaning was crystal clear.

No sooner had he finished speaking than his Master vanished from sight.

Relieved by the turn of events, Zhao Hongyan’s right hand grabbed the Ten-thousand-year-old Warm Jade Token, rubbing it in his hand as a joyful smile appeared on his face.

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Earth Flame Island, West Phoenix Palace.

This palace was newly constructed within the last decade, no more than ten miles from the original site of the Ancestor Hall, and was typically used as a gathering place for receiving guests.

At that moment, in a spacious and elegant parlor deep within West Phoenix Palace, a stalwart man more than ten feet tall, with a resolute face and skin like cast gold, sat upright on a Jade Chair, emitting an unmistakable military presence.

Whoosh!

Zhao Sheng suddenly appeared at the top of the palace, slowly taking his place upon the central Dragon and Tiger Jade Chair, looking down at the towering figure below.

Upon seeing the Ancestor appear, the towering man swiftly stood, his right fist thudding against his chest as he shouted, "Junior Zhao Zhongwu pays respects to the Ancestor."

"Dispense with the formalities. What brings you here on behalf of Zhengzhuo?"

Zhao Sheng directly addressed the new emperor by name, showing no intention of concealment.

More than twenty years ago, the struggle for the imperial throne ended with Zhao Zhengzhuo coming out on top.

As a matter of fact, Zhao Sheng had played a role, quietly giving his support to this man because Zhao Zhengzhuo had personally risked his life to participate in the battle at Earth Flame Island.

The imposing man acted as if he had heard nothing, reaching into his chest to produce a Sealed Jade Box. He strode forward, presenting it to Zhao Sheng with both hands and saying, "Ancestor Jingyu fell during the Heavenly Tribulation half a month ago. This is his legacy item. Before attempting the Crossing Tribulation, Yu Ancestor had said, if he were to fail, this should be delivered into your hands."

Zhao Sheng silently took the Jade Box, waved his hand to break the Sealing Talisman, and opened the lid only to find a book-like object made of pure gold – the Golden Scroll.

The face of the Golden Scroll was engraved with the two characters for "Heart Intent,"

When Zhao Sheng’s gaze swept over these characters, he immediately felt a vast and profound Will that seemed unbreakable wash over him.

He paused briefly before taking the Golden Scroll in his hands, flipping open the first page, and, to his amazement, found on the second page a vivid depiction of a Martial Artist practicing, with detailed diagrams of meridians and True Acupoints meticulously crafted.

At the same time, strong and vigorous characters appeared down the side of the golden page – each word infused with an indescribable Martial Arts Will.

Zhao Sheng slowly turned each page, branding every detail he saw into the depths of his heart.

After a full half-an-hour, he roughly finished reading through the Golden Scroll of the fist technique.

Indeed!

The item that Zhao Jingyu had insisted be delivered to him on his deathbed was actually a secret manual of a fist technique known as Heart Intent Fist.

"Heart...Intent...Body...Technique...Posture!" Zhao Sheng murmured these five words repeatedly, feeling deeply moved.

Zhao Jingyu truly was the unrivaled Martial Saint of this realm, having actually found a way to ascend to an even higher level.

Back in the day, he had said that the path of the Martial Saint had gone astray and had offered a piece of advice.

Who would have thought that, decades later, Zhao Jingyu would indeed have an epiphany about a new Martial Arts Way, infusing his last decades of insights on Martial Arts Will into this Heart Intent Fist.

Heart Intent Fist is a Miracle Technique unique for its simplicity and the ease with which a martial artist can pick it up, with no requirement for any innate talent, appearing on the surface to be merely a health-preserving fist technique.

However, Heart Intent Fist is typical in that it’s easy to learn but difficult to master. Going from low to high, the technique is divided into five realms of "Posture, Technique, Body, Intent, Heart."

Posture refers to the stance—it’s about mastering the moves of the fist technique, being able to smoothly execute the stances, and practicing the technique to its entirety to be considered as having entered the threshold.

Technique refers to the fist technique. When a martial artist has practiced Heart Intent Fist to the point it is second nature, fluid as flowing water, then one is deemed to have reached the second layer.

But starting with the third realm, "Body," Heart Intent Fist becomes vastly more difficult to traverse, demanding extremely high requirements of a martial artist’s mental state,

The "Body" also implies a unity between the fist technique and the body, which is to practice the technique to the bone, integrating it into instinct, such that every action—walking, sitting, or even sleeping—is in sync with the profound mysteries of the fist technique.

This layer of "Body" is to lay the foundation for cultivating the Martial Arts Will. When martial artists reach a certain spiritual level, they will begin to develop a Martial Arts Will that is in complete harmony with themselves, thereby spontaneously creating their own unique Divine Skills.

"Intent" is the Will of Martial Arts, the same destination by different paths as the Martial Saint’s Will.

The pinnacle of Heart Intent Fist is "Heart"; unfortunately, Zhao Jingyu had only glimpsed the threshold and had not truly understood its essence.

Yet based on his own foundation, when a martial artist takes full control of their flesh, the Heart Intent becoming minute and extreme, one can achieve assimilation of the "Will" of all primordial cells, combining countless wills into one heart, spiking the martial artist’s will by a hundredfold, reaching the point of igniting the light of the spirit and crossing the Outer Void with an immortal body.

At the end of the Heart Intent Fist Golden Book, Zhao Sheng saw some speculations written by Zhao Jingyu.

When a martial artist endures the cleansing of Heavenly Tribulation, it is the best time to command the Will of all primordial cells in the body.

When faced with the crisis of destruction, the primordial cells will also follow their intrinsic will to avoid the fate of death.

At that moment, if the martial artist can seize this rare opportunity, amalgamating countless wills into one heart, thereby igniting the light of the spirit, one may induce a new transformation in the Divine Soul, integrating the Divine Soul into each primordial cell, nearly achieving the state of "Immortal Body, Body Rejuvenation."

Even further, reaching the state of "Blood Rebirth" would not be impossible.

Seeing Zhao Jingyu’s bold conjecture, Zhao Sheng couldn’t help but slam his hand down in awe and felt a deep regret that he had perished in the Heavenly Tribulation.

Such a stunning and brilliant figure, to perish thus felt immensely wasteful!

After a long while, Zhao Sheng carefully placed the Heart Intent Fist Golden Book into the Jade Box, adding several more Sealing Talismans to secure it well.

Only then did he turn to the burly Great Han and said, "The new emperor didn’t send you just to deliver something, did he? What else did he instruct you with?"

"Ancestor sees through a thousand miles, the Holy Emperor has indeed issued a decree. The Holy Emperor has been blessed with the birth of a Dragon Son and wishes to request a Nine Reversal Pulse Cleansing Pill, hoping for Ancestor’s grace!" the burly Great Han bowed deeply as he spoke.

Zhao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "The main ingredient for the Nine Reversal Pulse Cleansing Pill is the Moonlight Dew that is three thousand years of age, but I do not possess it."

After a long while, Zhao Sheng carefully placed the Heart Intent Fist Golden Book into the Jade Box, adding several more Sealing Talismans to secure it well.

Only then did he turn to the burly Great Han and said, "The new emperor didn’t send you just to deliver something, did he? What else did he instruct you with?"

"Ancestor sees through a thousand miles, the Holy Emperor has indeed issued a decree. The Holy Emperor has been blessed with the birth of a Dragon Son and wishes to request a Nine Reversal Pulse Cleansing Pill, hoping for Ancestor’s grace!" the burly Great Han bowed deeply as he spoke.

Zhao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "The main ingredient for the Nine Reversal Pulse Cleansing Pill is the Moonlight Dew that is three thousand years of age, but I do not possess it."