CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 68 HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL

"Celestial Spirit, what is this Will Cultivation Field?"

In the Central Control Room, Wang Xu inquired while checking matters related to the warship.

"In response to the master, the Will Cultivation Field contains a hundred thousand Martial Steles. Each stele is inscribed with a kind of ’Heaven and Earth Will,’ like swordsmanship, staff technique, seal technique, and so on, which can accelerate a martial artist’s understanding of will." The Celestial Spirit smiled.

"Heaven and Earth Will?" Wang Xu was puzzled.

"The Heaven and Earth Will is an invisible force derived from the Cosmic Laws. Everything has will, like the Carved Moon Cyan Dragon Saber in your hand, which inherently contains will, but you have yet to connect with its intention, nor have you received the consent of heaven and earth, so naturally, you cannot sense the Heaven and Earth Will." The Celestial Spirit explained.

Wang Xu seemed to understand partially. If he guessed correctly, the so-called Heaven and Earth Will is similar to the realms often mentioned in martial novels such as ’sword intent’ or ’saber intent.’

"The Heaven and Earth Will is divided into minor will and Great Will. If you cultivate sword technique, it is minor will." The Celestial Spirit said.

"Then what is the Great Will?" Wang Xu inquired.

"The Great Will includes light, time, the five elements, space, and so on. These all belong to the Great Will. Once your minor will in sword technique reaches its extreme, you can sense the existence of ’light.’ Upon touching the light, your sword technique will be greatly enhanced, with speed as swift as rays of light." The Celestial Spirit explained in detail.

"Will... I have never felt it before. Quickly, teleport me to the Will Cultivation Field." Wang Xu was drooling and eager to experience what the so-called ’Heaven and Earth Will’ is.

The Celestial Spirit smiled sweetly, waved her small hand, and Wang Xu’s figure disappeared from where he was.

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"Is this the Will Cultivation Field?" Wang Xu strolled in a vast world, surrounded by various steles inscribed with profound characters that seemed to have the attraction of a black hole, drawing in anyone who glanced at them.

The steles stood in forests, and the world was silent as if it were a vast graveyard.

"Celestial Spirit, bring me to the stele for cultivating saber intent." There were too many steles here, and Wang Xu couldn’t look at each one, so he had to ask for the Celestial Spirit’s help.

The Celestial Spirit waved her hand again, and Wang Xu was suddenly teleported in front of a cracked stele.

"Sword technique, graceful and following the heart." He read a sentence, and Wang Xu was taken aback as the surrounding world shifted to an infinite starry sky, where stars filled the skies, and Wang Xu stood on the void, a faint human figure appeared before him.

The human figure wielded a great saber, swinging it in the void, the sword technique graceful and following the heart, free and unrestrained, a casual strike formed naturally, leaving Wang Xu stunned.

"Yes... saber technique, what is saber technique? This is the true saber technique, with the mind in motion, spirit in movement, unbounded... This is wonderful! Truly wonderful!" Wang Xu was overjoyed as if he had found a supreme treasure.

With each swing of the saber by the figure, Wang Xu gained another layer of realization, as though his dusty heart was gradually being wiped clean.

What is intent?

Break free of thoughts, not restraining in the heart, if the saber in hand is intent, then everything in heaven and earth is intent!

"Buzz." The Carved Moon Cyan Dragon in Wang Xu’s hand seemed to have also seen a realization, emitting a resonant sound, as Wang Xu swung the Carved Moon Cyan Dragon, following along with the figure to dance.

Every move and every strike contained intent, Wang Xu closed his eyes, entering a state of will.

Wang Xu was like a fish swimming happily in a comfortable ocean, enjoying himself thoroughly.

"Master!" Suddenly, a voice came, waking Wang Xu from his trance. Upon return, he saw that he was still standing before the dilapidated stele, with no change whatsoever.

"Celestial Spirit, just now... I seemed to have entered another world." Wang Xu hesitated.

"Master, this is very normal." The Celestial Spirit smiled, "These Martial Steles were all inscribed by great figures of the cosmos, each move contains will. Your comprehension is very high, directly entering a state of realization. A person with low comprehension wouldn’t even understand at a glance."

Wang Xu nodded, closed his eyes slightly, the insights just received welled up in his heart, and many things suddenly appeared in Wang Xu’s mind.

"Master, you have been here for almost two days now, the warship ruins are about to close. Would you like to stay here, or leave?" The Celestial Spirit said.

Wang Xu was startled: "I’ve been standing here for two days?"

He hadn’t felt the passage of time at all, with just about the time for a cup of tea in here, two days had passed outside.

"When realizing will, many martial artists often sit for a thousand years, or stand for ten thousand years, unless disturbed by the outside world, they stay in their own consciousness until the time is right for awakening." The Celestial Spirit stated.

"Alright, I’ll choose to leave." Wang Xu possessed the warship’s teleportation order, able to enter the warship any time and any place, but remaining here too long might lead others to think he had died. Returning alive would cause unnecessary waves.

The Celestial Spirit nodded, waved her hand, and Wang Xu was teleported to the passage from which he had come.

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The three-day period was over, and people gradually emerged from the warship ruins, each with more or less injuries, and a killing intent glinted in their eyes. Only upon successfully leaving the passage did they reveal smiles.

Most people had obtained treasures this trip, those who hadn’t were dejected, resentful, but could only watch helplessly.

The God of Slaughter had emerged two days earlier, his wounds severe, unable to contend for further treasures, he had to temporarily give up his qualifications, retaining the treasure in hand.

When he saw Wang Xu walking out of the passage unharmed, he was relieved but also angry.

He was angry with himself, having cultivated for so many years, fighting on the brink of life and death, yet he fell short of a junior.

The God of Slaughter decided that upon return, he would immediately enter a secluded cultivation as the family demanded, and not emerge until breaking through to the Venerable level!

"Ah, the air outside is indeed much fresher." Wang Xu took a deep breath, the air carried a tinge of saltiness from the sea, but compared to the bloody scent within the warship, it was much better.

Boom~

Moments later, the entrance of the passage slowly sank into darkness.

"Wait, wait for me!" Several youths with treasures in hand rushed out of the passage as fast as they could. They had found a few more treasures on the way and had been delayed. They desperately tried to catch up but were still a step too late.

"Ah—"

An invisible killing force suddenly spread, and the faces of the youths showed terror. Their bodies turned into minced meat within the blink of an eye, splattering everywhere. The passage was completely engulfed by darkness, and the youths vanished from the world forever.

They obtained several treasures, but had no life left to enjoy them.

Whoosh!

The enormous flying battleship arrived on time, descending slowly. An elder in purple robes entered the flying battleship directly.

Wang Xu glanced casually and found that only seven of the thirty students who had come together earlier were left.

The rest had all perished in the warship ruins.

For this, the elder in purple robes remained expressionless.

Subsequently, several flying battleships landed here to pick up students from different factions.

Their numbers had also sharply reduced, with only less than thirty of the seventy students remaining, more than half lost.

A Venerable even went berserk on the spot. His descendant had entered the warship ruins and never came back, and his furious roar caused the surrounding seawater to surge. The Venerable stepped into the void, brandishing two swords in rage, slicing through the seawater and slaughtering many fish, staining thousands of meters with blood.

Wang Xu silently retracted his gaze, thinking of Hei Teng and the family behind him. With the power of the Hei Family, once the news of Hei Teng’s death reached the ears of the elders, it would surely cause a commotion.

Wang Xu was not wrong. Right in the core area of the First Safe Zone, in a castle-like villa, a dignified middle-aged man suddenly stood up from the sofa, his hands trembling, his eyes staring fixedly at the screen, gradually turning red.

"What did you say... say it again!" The middle-aged man, as if mad, roared with a flushed face.

"Patriarch, please restrain your grief." On the screen, a man in a suit bowed, "We have already investigated, and the information is verified. The returning flying battleship’s student list does not have the young master’s name. We traced the situation out of the warship ruins and found no sign of the young master. I’m afraid..."

The suited man adjusted his glasses, the implication in his words already clear.

The middle-aged man sat back on the sofa in dismay, suddenly seeming ten years older.

Hei Teng was his only son and the most promising heir among the Hei Family’s descendants to become a Venerable and to manage the family.

The family spent a significant amount of resources cultivating Hei Teng, grooming him into a Tier Nine peak powerhouse. Yet, with just one visit to the warship ruins, he completely disappeared from the world.

The Black Cloud Country could not accept such a truth.

"Investigate, I want all the data on those who came out alive, I must find the culprit and use his blood to pay tribute to Teng’Er!" The Black Cloud Country roared madly.

"Yes, Patriarch." The man in the suit sighed inaudibly and hung up the communication.

"No, relying on these people alone won’t uncover anything. I have to find the ancestors, yes, find the ancestors!" thought the Black Cloud Country.

Immediately, he took out a piece of finely crafted broken jade about the size of a fingernail and gently crushed it.

Bang!

Suddenly, a powerful aura burst forth, and a figure appeared in front of the Black Cloud Country.

"Black Cloud Country greets Hei Xi, the Ancestor!" The Black Cloud Country bowed respectfully, his heart surging with great waves.

The elderly man in blue robes before him, named "Hei Xi," was one of the three Venerables of the Hei Family.

Hei Xi had once ventured into the Third Restricted Area, slain Ultimate Venerable-level Insect Beasts, and even killed Venerables of the same rank, famous and formidable.

Hei Xi was also one of the few "Executioners" in the Freedom Alliance.

"You crushed the ’Life Jade’, for what reason?" Hei Xi asked slightly displeased. The Life Jade was meant to be crushed by the patriarch in times of crisis, yet the current scene showed no trace of crisis?

"Ancestor Hei Xi, I beg you to stand up for the Black Cloud Country!" The Black Cloud Country knelt with a thud, wailing.

"As the Patriarch of the Hei Family, such weeping is undignified, stand up!" Ancestor Hei Xi sternly reprimanded, wielding authority without anger.

"Ancestor Hei Xi, Teng’Er... Teng’Er is... dead!" The Black Cloud Country said with difficulty.

"What!"

Hei Xi’s eyes widened, the terrifying aura spreading all around, and all the furniture in the room was immediately destroyed.

Subsequently, the Black Cloud Country recounted the whole story, and Hei Xi’s brow gradually furrowed.

"Warship ruins... it’s a restricted area, even I cannot step foot there. It’s beyond human reach. It is too difficult to catch the culprit." Hei Xi said in a deep voice, "Cloud Country, first gather all the information on those who came out of the warship ruins alive, and I will personally review it."

The Black Cloud Country was overjoyed, with Hei Xi taking action, the success rate was at least above eighty percent.

"Having killed the Hei Family’s descendant, how can they be allowed to go free!" Hei Xi snorted coldly and vanished into the air.