Chapter 257: Chapter 182: Spiritual Cultivation! Meditation Breathing! (Subscribe please)_2
"Xia Country and Freedom Country don’t differ much in technology by themselves. So why did we choose to invest in Martial Arts? It’s because, from the beginning, through our bold speculation while exploring these ruins, we inferred that a complete civilization once existed here. This civilization was ahead of Xuanxing’s current levels in every way, both in technology and individual Cultivation.
"As of today, we can finally talk about reaping the rewards.
"This is a Crystal Meditation Ball we found in a Grade A Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. Inside it is a set of Crystal Meditation Method. According to the introduction, this is one of the most fundamental Techniques in cosmic Cultivation. Our Martial Arts in Xia Country rely on understanding and releasing power to enhance the body’s strength.
"But in this civilization, their growth didn’t come from repetitive training, but from sleep!"
Wang Yan, while speaking, moved towards the Crystal Meditation Ball, and everyone followed suit, mimicking his every step.
Outside, they were all Great Grandmasters of Elixir Strength.
In the Martial Artist Alliance, any video they posted could top the charts, drawing countless Martial Artists to watch and worship.
But now, they were like elementary school students, listening to a lesson.
Even Jiang Shu, who had reached the Acupoint Passage Realm, listened intently.
After learning about the world beyond the Da Jing Dynasty, he knew that in that vast Great World, the Six Martial Arts Realms were merely the beginning of true Cultivation. The previous realms, Xia Country’s Martial Arts, had all helped him.
That’s how he could advance to his current realm in such a short time.
Apart from the panel’s ’once-proven-always-proven’ feature, the complementary aspects of Martial Arts from both worlds also played an indispensable role.
Should there be a lack of this complementation in the future, his Cultivation speed would inevitably slow down.
So, in actuality, he was more eager than anyone present for this cosmic Cultivation Method!
What kind of realm lies beyond the pinnacle of Martial Arts? Shattering the Void and Witnessing the Indestructible Divine may seem incredibly powerful, but to me, it absolutely couldn’t compare to the Furnace Fire Realm. After all, at such a realm, one truly has a lifespan of five hundred years, can cultivate Divine Skills, and perform feats like Moving Mountains and Filling Seas. This is not an Immortal descending to the mortal world; this is being an Immortal!
"Those present are all Great Grandmasters of Elixir Strength. You have all cultivated the ’Dream Sleep Elixir.’ The most important aspect of this Cultivation Method is the very act of sleeping itself! There are three stages of sleep. The first stage requires a long period of meditation, breathing, and guidance to enter deep sleep. This stage doesn’t greatly assist in improving Martial Arts. Many Martial Artists below the Transformation Strength Realm can achieve it. It merely allows them to better conserve and build up their energy, leaving them more time for Cultivation.
"The second stage is the ability to enter deep sleep anytime and anywhere. Does it sound familiar? The entry-level threshold for the ’Dream Sleep Elixir’ is precisely this! This means, once a Martial Artist cultivates their Spirit to the second stage of sleep, they can, at the very least, become a Great Grandmaster of Elixir Strength!
"The third stage: the spirit sleeps, but the mind does not; the body sleeps, yet the heart remains vigilant. This is the ability to enter sleep while in motion. This is equivalent to having achieved Perfection in the ’Dream Sleep Elixir.’ A Martial Artist at this stage has a hope of becoming a Martial Saint, as their vitality will improve with each day."
Wang Yan’s speech continued.
The thoughts in Jiang Shu’s mind became clearer and clearer.
His Martial Arts Talent was never particularly outstanding. Even his understanding of the Clear Strength Realm depended on breaking through the Skin Grinding Realm in the other world first. If he only relied on Xia Country’s Martial Arts for Cultivation, he would only be able to attend an ordinary university, lagging one step behind and eventually becoming a mere Martial Artist of Dark Force.
But his Talent for Spiritual Cultivation was extremely high. Before he had fully stepped into the realm of Martial Arts, he could already achieve the first stage of sleep.
Since obtaining the ’Dream Sleep Elixir,’ he had advanced quickly while cultivating it.
Keep in mind, what the panel could do was only its ’once-proven-always-proven’ ability, allowing him to reach Perfection without bottlenecks, even to Break Limits. But the speed of Cultivation still depended on personal Talent.
"What about beyond the third stage of deep sleep?"
There was a collective gasp from below, and a Great Grandmaster of Elixir Strength couldn’t help but speak up. They had also come into contact with Crystal Fragments, acquiring some fragmented meditation methods they deemed extraordinarily mysterious. But no one imagined that reaching the Great Grandmaster’s Realm would mean they were still only at the sleeping stage.
Although they didn’t know how the Universe’s Cultivation realms were divided, it became undeniable that sleep was just the most basic realm!
"Meditation!
"With a strong Spirit and mental strength, one can dispel Heart Demons, achieve a mind as clear as the sky, and remain free of distracting thoughts. Those who reach this realm are invariably Martial Saints of Gang Strength. With just a thought, one’s voice can be transmitted into another’s mind. This is the profound power of Meditation. Meditation is also divided into three stages: Minor Meditation, Major Meditation, and Constant Meditation.
"As for what lies beyond Meditation, based on the relics currently discovered in the Grade A Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, there are only records of the two words ’Fetal Breathing.’ We are still analyzing how to explain this realm and how to reach it. But what is certain is that this Fetal Breathing is not the ultimate realm of Spiritual Cultivation. Beyond Shattering the Void and Witnessing the Indestructible Divine, there is still a path!"
Wang Yan’s words were extremely slow.
A vast and boundless Great World unfolded before the eyes of all the Elixir Strength Great Grandmasters.
Jiang Shu’s body remained still, but his Spirit surged with it.
The path of Martial Arts had a way, proving that he could continue to cultivate both Martial Arts of the Two Realms simultaneously, possessing an absolute advantage whether in combat of the same realm or in the speed of Cultivation!
"Martial Arts is difficult, and Spiritual Cultivation is even harder!
"A person’s thoughts are always complex: restless hearts and minds, long nights of unease, thoughts scattered like a shower of flowers. Even achieving the initial deep sleep is not something ordinary people can do. Therefore, even though we have known about Spiritual Cultivation for a long time, our Xia Country still started by promoting the practice of Martial Arts.
"Before Elixir Strength, Martial Arts were nothing more than strengthening the body and improving health. Only by entering Elixir Strength does one truly step through the gateway of Spiritual Cultivation.
"In other words, the promotion of Martial Arts lays a solid foundation for future Spiritual Cultivation."
Wang Yan stopped at that, saying no more. Those who could come to this hall were undoubtedly the truly clever ones. These simple words were enough to let them know where the future direction lay.
Elixir Strength, Gang Strength, to the final Shattering the Void and Witnessing the Indestructible Divine.
This was the path of physical Cultivation. But this path was extremely difficult.
Even with their outstanding Talents, reaching the state of Elixir Strength had exhausted half their lives’ accumulation. To think of making further breakthroughs was even more challenging.
And now, Spiritual Cultivation was the path they needed to take!
As long as they comprehended, as long as they entered Meditation.
All their potential would be massively unlocked.
Stabilizing the Minor Meditation stage. One will certainly enter the Gang Strength Martial Saint Realm!
Seeing Wang Yan had nothing more to say, some Elixir Strength Great Grandmasters paid their respects one after another, reaching for the Crystal Fragments beside them.
In these Crystal Fragments, there were fragments of meditation methods or annotations on the practice of meditation methods, which were of great help to them.
Before long, only Jiang Shu was left in front of Wang Yan.
"Martial Saint Jiang, you didn’t mind what I said just now, did you?"
Hearing Wang Yan suddenly ask teasingly, Jiang Shu was startled for a moment, then laughed heartily, "I actually feel that Senior Wang calling me Martial Saint was a great honor. How could I mind anything else? In the face of a great nation, our Martial Artists’ Martial Arts are indeed a bit weaker.
"Otherwise, a great nation like Freedom Country wouldn’t have resolutely decided to research genetics and Mechas. Clearly, the path they’re on now is extremely successful. It’s unknown how many countries are gravitating towards them. Compared to Xia Country’s Martial Arts with its high Cultivation threshold, and even more difficult Spiritual Cultivation, genetics and Mechas undoubtedly seem easier."
People always tend to choose the easier path between difficulty and ease. It’s a fundamental human weakness.
But no matter how easy, how powerful genetics and Mechas are; no matter how weak Martial Arts are, how difficult Spiritual Cultivation is, Jiang Shu would still make a firm choice without hesitation.
Because, whether in Xuanxing or in the vast Great World outside the Da Jing Dynasty, only when mighty power belongs to oneself can one truly master one’s own destiny.
This thought, from its inception, has never once wavered.