CHAPTER 178: CHAPTER 126: THE NINTH IN TAOISM, USED AS A TOOL?

Regarding the Martial Saint Realm, Ning Qi currently has no concept.

There are very few records of the Martial Saint among the many classics, and the scant bits and pieces of information available are ambiguous, making it impossible for Ning Qi to estimate the strength of a Martial Saint.

Unlike the Celestial Human Realm.

Even though he has never seen the top three experts on the Celestial Being List, at least he has a general idea in his mind.

After all, the limit of the Celestial Human Realm for ordinary people is just that.

The Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit reach perfection, and mastering some martial arts secret techniques, it’s impossible to defy destiny too much.

"To be conservative, I should walk some distance in the Celestial Human Realm before considering a duel with a Martial Saint."

Shaking his head, Ning Qi felt that he was thinking too far ahead.

At least for now, there is no need to overly worry about the existence of a Martial Saint. Haven’t you seen that Martial Saints of Great Yan almost only appear once in a century? As long as the Martial Saint doesn’t show up, with his current strength, he is basically invincible.

He continued to feel his physical body, which advanced another level after reaching the Primordial Core Realm’s nourishing feedback.

Ordinary Primordial Core Realm practitioners, when reaching this step, would also receive feedback, but their feedback effects are generally average, at most maintaining a level sufficient to bear the power, with the majority of their combat power still coming from Gang Qi.

But Ning Qi is different. The vast Gang Essence allowed his physical body to continuously break limits, having reached an incredible stage long ago. Even the Buddhist Sect’s Vajra who specialize in the Flower of Essence cannot match him.

He clenched his fist casually, feeling like he could shatter great mountains even without mobilizing Gang Qi.

The augmentation of the physical body is not merely an enhancement of strength.

It’s an enrichment of the human body’s foundation and a growth of vitality.

Ning Qi could feel his lifespan increased again, possibly surpassing a thousand years, even exceptionally so, a height difficult for the Celestial Human Realm to reach.

The most direct manifestation.

Is his enlightenment being elevated again, at the limit of his current life’s strength.

"This feeling is truly exhilarating!"

Ning Qi sincerely expressed.

The improvement in combat power is just incidental; what truly fascinates him is the transcendence of life each time. The sense of exhilaration and satisfaction from it is incomparable.

"Next, I’ll focus on optimizing the ’Refining Spirit Technique.’ This is content from the Myriad Phenomena Secret Record. Previously, I felt it was perfect, but now I see room for improvement, step by step integrating ’Spirit’ into the Primordial Core to truly control the Power of Heaven and Earth."

His eyes held anticipation.

Although he now uses various secret techniques like Unity of Heaven and Man and the Fake Pill Co-Heaven Technique, he has already caught a glimpse of the Power of Heaven and Earth ahead of time, but those are ultimately mediated through various means, always giving a sense of scratching an itch through boots.

When he truly steps into the Celestial Human Realm himself, he can clearly touch the essence of the Power of Heaven and Earth, allowing for some previous experiments and conjectures. Regarding the Martial Saint Realm, he already has some ideas, just waiting for verification.

"Also, the innate bloodline and Shi’s Innate Sword Bone, after reaching the Celestial Human Realm, perhaps deeper exploration can be attempted."

Ning Qi’s mouth curved slightly as he slowly closed his eyes, continuing his contemplation beside the Enlightenment Tea tree.

...

Time leisurely passed.

Luo Wentian’s side sent back information from Tao State, everything proceeded smoothly, even incredibly so.

Clearly.

The people of the True Martial Sect severely underestimated the influence brought by a True Man Tianjian.

The True Man Tianjian is suspected to possess the strength of the top twenty on the Celestial Being List; what does this mean?

Even taking into account the hidden depths of Taoism, this is enough to rank within the top five among Taoist experts, and on the surface, even the top three!

After all, the top twenty of the Celestial Being List, about thirty percent of those spots are already occupied by Great Yan’s Imperial Court, and when distributed to the other martial sects, how many can there be? On the surface, Taoism has only two strong contenders within the top twenty of the Celestial Being List.

Under such circumstances.

The weight of a True Man Tianjian is naturally sufficient.

Even if the lifespan of the True Man Tianjian isn’t long, there are at least a few decades left, and during these decades, it’s not difficult to maintain a top-tier position for a Taoist sect.

Besides having the strong support of the True Profound Sect.

The True Martial Sect was directly recognized as the ninth top Taoist sect in the world, entering the ranks of the top Taoist sects in the world. Moreover, Luo Wentian mentioned that if it weren’t for concerns about the short founding history and the shallow middle-level foundation of the True Martial Sect, it might have moved up two more places.

But even so, they are already very satisfied.

In the letter, Luo Wentian quietly mentioned that Taoist Longshan was extremely delighted, even unusually pulling himself in for a drink, making Ning Qi smile slightly.

He deeply knows his master’s long-cherished wish.

Now is just the beginning. It’s only a matter of time before the True Martial Sect becomes the number one Taoist sect in the world and even the number one martial sect in the world.

Ning Qi was also very pleased.

Becoming the ninth Taoist sect in the world isn’t just about appearances.

There are tangible benefits.

First, the Taoist Scriptures.

As part of Taoism.

The top nine Taoist sects in the world will share some Taoist Scriptures. Although there are no unique secret collections, the sheer volume is enough to greatly enrich the True Martial Sect’s scripture collection. Plus, the Taoist Scriptures transcribed by the Town North King had already been sent, and Ning Qi estimated that during his Celestial Human Realm phase, he wouldn’t have to worry about a lack of Taoist Scriptures to read.

He now reads Taoist Scriptures faster and faster.

First, because his enlightenment is steadily rising; second, because his foundation is increasingly profound, and he can quickly grasp the essence of some Taoist Scriptures that are a bit superficial, turning them into skills for his own use.

Secondly, the exchanges between top Taoist sects.