I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

After instructing Meng Chong on the method of nurturing swords, Meng Chong made sure never to part with his sword, often nurturing it using his blood and Qi, while also pondering how to nurture the sword with his heart.

Whether Meng Chong can develop the sword and wake the sword’s soul, Li Xuan can only wait for time to provide the answer.

Fortunately, Meng Chong’s cultivation never showed a sign of slackening, on the contrary, he was getting more diligent.

He was not far off from mastering the “Great Sun Golden Bell Shield”.

Xu Yan had become more adept and profound in the Heavenly Lightning Flash technique while shuttling back and forth between Yunshan County, Donghe Province and Qi Country’s capital.

His personal training was also not slack, and he was not too far away from reaching the minor achievement stage of the innate realm.

Li Xuan figured it was about time to teach Xu Yan a cultivation technique beyond the innate realm.

He understood Xu Yan’s intentions behind his constant traveling, which were nothing more than trying to swiftly enhance the strength of his parents and the others, so that he could let go of his worries and venture into the inner domain once they had sufficient power.

Xu Yan had longed to be in the inner domain for a long time.

The border wastelands seemed too boring for Xu Yan as they lacked any Martial Artists.

From Xie Lingfeng, Xu Yan learned the inner domain was vast, filled with countless sects and innumerable Martial Artists, making the Martial Arts world of the inner domain extremely prosperous.

In comparison, the border wastelands were rather barren.

A Martial Artist should explore the Martial Arts world.

With Xu Yan’s assistance, the other members of the Xu Family were progressing faster in their cultivation, but it would still take a substantial amount of time to start learning Martial Arts.

As for cultivating to the Innate Realm, based on their current progress, there is probably no hope within ten years.

Meng Chong, now in the stage of nurturing the sword, spent most of his time in the mountains outside the city, or sitting on a hillside.

He was in search of the enlightenment of nurturing the sword, hoping to reach the realm of nurturing his sword with his heart and will.

Li Xuan was unsure if Meng Chong had made any progress.

Even though the method of nurturing the sword was consistenly practiced by Meng Chong – and Li Xuan himself had a much higher level of power – he still could not decipher the specific progress of this profound method.

He didn’t pay much attention to it, as long as Meng Chong didn’t neglect his cultivation, even if he didn’t cultivate the sword or awaken the soul of the sword.

As long as his realm continued to improve, he would continue to receive feedback from the Golden Finger.

One day, he was studying an ancient parchment.

He decided to change his approach and study only the first page, the first pattern of the ancient parchment each day, focusing on one page, perhaps there would be some gain?

A golden light appeared.

“Your disciple Meng Chong has mastered the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield. Your physical body has improved, the defense of the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield has improved, and the True Qi has slightly increased.”

Meng Chong mastered the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield, breaking through to the full Qi-blood realm, the next step is to reach the perfection stage.

He also received feedback from the Golden Finger. Although Meng Chong’s realm was a step lower than his, the feedback was comparatively less.

But his flesh and the defense of his Great Sun Golden Bell Shield both improved more than twofold. His True Qi increased a little less, probably by about 80 percent.

Li Xuan nodded, he was quite satisfied with the benefits received from the Golden Finger.

“I should pass on the Innate Realm physical Martial Arts cultivation technique to Meng Chong now. If he can realize it before reaching perfection, then 1 would be able to attain the Innate Realm in physical Martial Arts.”

If the orthodox Martial Arts and physical Martial Arts were both integrated, could he receive a greater benefit?

Just like Diamond Luoli Bones combined with Jade Bones, transformed into the Innate Spirit Bones.

Li Xuan was full of anticipation. If both orthodox and physical Martial Arts were elevated to the Innate Realm, his power would greatly increase.

Then, even if he was besieged by five or six Great Grandmasters, he could easily beat them, right?

They would not even be able to break his physical defenses.

Outside Yunshan County, on a small hill.

Meng Chong was sitting cross-legged, holding the sword by the hilt. At this moment, he seemed to have felt a mysterious sensation.

The sword in his hand seemed to be responding to his heartbeat, as if he was already nurturing the sword with his heart.

During this period of nurturing the sword, he faintly sensed a change in the sword in his hand, but couldn’t really figure out what the change was.

There were even times when he couldn’t resist the curiosity and wanted to pull out the sword.

But he ultimately held back.

“Pulling out the sword halfway would lead to failure, I shouldn’t pull it out!”

While Meng Chong was cultivating, he was also trying to resonate with his sword.

The Great Sun Golden Bell Shield has finally been mastered, and it is not too far from perfection.

“I hope to succeed in nurturing the sword and awaken the sword soul before breaking through to the innate realm!”

The sooner he could awaken the soul of the sword, the stronger his potential would be.

Awakening the soul of the sword during the Qi-blood realm, compared to awakening the soul of the sword in the Innate Realm, does make a difference.

A martial artist who awakens the soul of the sword in the Qi-blood realm would naturally be stronger once they reach the Innate Realm. When facing off against a Martial Artist who only awakens the sword soul in the Innate Realm, victory undoubtedly tails the former.

Meng Chong hoped to awaken the soul of his sword during his Qi-blood realm, so his foundation and potential would be stronger.

At this moment, he was cultivating while nurturing his sword.

Suddenly, he seemed to have a flash of insight.

“In cultivating the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield, my heart is like a great sun, the meaning is self-evident, every time my heart is a great sun, resonating with the sun in the sky, my cultivation speed quickens and the Great Sun Golden Bell shield possesses a strong mood.”

“Should I do the same when nurturing the sword? The sword in my heart resonates with the sword in my hand. That is what nurturing is.”

“This is true nurturing. Only by nurturing the sword like this can the soul of the sword be awakened.”

“But how can I resonate with the sword in my hand?”

Meng Chong fell into deep thought.

He didn’t even know what the sword in his heart looked like.

“No rush, as long as I keep at it, eventually I’ll be able to resonate with the sword in my hand..”