Splitting the Heave

With the help of the Polarity Essence Gathering Pool, Shang Xia’s cultivation took a huge leap forward.

Naturally, there were drawbacks to his sudden increase in strength. As the amount of inner qi in his dantian grew larger, the control he had over it decreased proportionately.

He even had the Yin Yang Diagram to keep his inner qi in check, but even so, it was getting tough to keep it under control.

If that wasn’t the case, his inner qi would have shown signs of going out of control way earlier!

Right before he concluded his cultivation session in the Polarity Essence Gathering Pool, he got a sudden hit of inspiration. He transformed all his inner qi into yang attributed qi and officially reached the large completion stage of the Martial Extremity Realm!

From the amount of time he had been in the battlefield between the two worlds, Shang Xia could tell that it hadn’t been a month since he entered the Martial Extremity Realm!

In one month, he progressed to the Martial Extremity Realm and the large completion stage at that! If anyone claimed to be able to do what he did, they would be laughed out of existence. 

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However, that was the truth! With the use of the Tongyou Peak’s Polarity Essence Gathering Pool, he managed to achieve the impossible!

Shang Xia smiled as he transformed the yang attributed qi to the yin attributed qi. 

After reaching the large completion stage, he could freely transform his qi with the help of the Yin Yang Diagram!

Not only was he much more flexible when it came to his use of qi. At the critical moment, he would be able to transform his qi to scare his opponents away!

A loud blast rang through his mind, and the excitement he felt faded instantly. The blood-red tablet in his sea of consciousness reappeared and he couldn’t be bothered with anything else. He focused completely on it.

Light flashed across the surface of the tablet as rows of words started to appear on its surface.

Martial Intent: Yin Yang Sword Formation (Can be advanced)

Prerequisite Cultivation Technique: Yin Yang Mysterious Art

Prerequisite Martial Art: Vigorous Sword Art, Formless Sword Art, Flexible Sword Art

Subsequent Martial Art: None

Requirement: Yin Yang Diagram

Medicine Required: Meridian Tempering Powder, Meridian Replenishing Powder

Required Item: Yin Yang Sword Talisman

Success Rate: 75%-80%

Shang Xia’s expression turned a little weird when he read the words on the tablet.

The way the technique appeared this time was completely different from when the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm was displayed!

Shang Xia was cultivating sword techniques after entering the Martial Extremity Realm, but the technique that appeared on the tablet was a sword formation!

It was the first time he had heard of a sword-based martial intent being referred to as a formation!

Moreover, what did ‘can be advanced’ mean?! It was the first time Shang Xia had seen something like that!

“...” As he continued to read the words on the tablet, Shang Xia discovered that it was teaching him a way to advance. 

The Yin Yang Mysterious Art was something he created after fusing the Triple Mystery Polarity Art into his cultivation method. 

As for the prerequisite martial arts, he reached the large completion stage of both the Vigorous Sword Art and the Formless Sword Art. Since the Flexible Sword Art was a combination of the two, he was somewhat confident that he could comprehend it in a short period of time.

Well, other than that, there was nothing noteworthy other than the Yin Yang Diagram.

The medicines were things he could obtain after spending a little bit of time, and he had a basic understanding of what the two medicines were.

The Meridian Tempering Powder was able to strengthen his meridians such that it could withstand a greater amount of inner qi surging through them, and the Meridian Replenishing Powder could allow him to quickly restore himself to his peak state.

With the requirements of the two medicines, Shang Xia could tell that his journey to the next cultivation level was fraught with dangers.

Turning his eyes to the Essential Secret Art, Shang Xia had no idea what it was. However, it was clear that the Yin Yang Sword Art was extremely critical to his advancement.

When Shang Xia completed his cultivation of the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm previously, he managed to obtain a secret art called the Lightning Collection Blood Art

He eventually managed to comprehend the technique, but it wasn’t without any risks. He used the power of the heavenly lightning that struck him during the tribulation as the basis of his understanding! After his successful cultivation of the technique, his Chaos Essence Lightning Palm became much stronger than before!

From the looks of it, that was what comprehending the Yin Yang Sword Art would do! Without the essential technique, one would be able to comprehend the martial intent. However, the success rate would be abysmal, and the might produced by the martial intent would be much weaker! There was even a chance for cultivators to experience a severe backlash if they tried to comprehend the martial intent without the essential technique!

With all the techniques and medicine out of the way, Shang Xia looked at the success rate. Even so, he wasn’t too concerned about that. 

He knew that the tablet would optimize the way to advance! 

Shang Xia looked at the prerequisite techniques again and frowned. He was clearly improving through his cultivation of yin and yang. Why in the world did it require the softness and strength attribute of the Flexible Sword Art? That made no sense to him!

However, he forgot to think about the part where the martial intent could be advanced!

Since the attributes of softness and strength were only a minor path of the yin and yang, Shang Xia felt that it could be a foundation of the Yin Yang Sword Art!

As soon as he thought about it, the words on the tablet changed.

Martial Intent: Sword River

Prerequisite Cultivation Technique: Triple Mystery Polarity Art

Prerequisite Martial Art: Vigorous Sword Art, Formless Sword Art, Flexible Sword Art, Flexible Twin Sword Art, Flexible Dual Sword Formation

Requirement: River Sword Seal

Medicine Required: Meridian Tempering Powder, Meridian Replenishing Powder

Success Rate: 40%-50%

With the River Sword Policy as the base, that was another martial intent he could comprehend!

He learned that the martial intent followed the way of the sword and that it was called the Sword River intent from one of the instructors of the institution, and once he comprehended it, the strength he could display was phenomenal! 

Throughout the process of comprehending the River Sword Policy, Shang Xia learned that there was an inheritance called the Sword Seal! It was a crucial part of the manual, and it could bring the sword policy to a whole new level! 

The missing Sword Seal was why the technique was reduced to the River Sword Policy. If it wasn’t, the River Sword Policy would be renamed to the River Sword Scripture!

Shang Xia looked at the blood-red tablet in his sea of consciousness and sighed. It seemed as though he had revealed the complete cultivation method for the River Sword Scripture!

Through the assessment of the tablet, Shang Xia would only possess a 40%-50% chance of comprehending the Sword River intent.

Of course, in the cultivation world, the success rate was considered pretty damn high. The cultivation method of the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm he gave to the institution before didn’t even boast a 50% success rate! Even so, they were more than happy to accept it!

Now, he received the complete inheritance of the River Sword Scripture.

“Hehe, after I comprehend the Yin Yang Sword Formation, I can bring out the River Sword Scripture and pass it over to the clan or the institution. The rewards from both sides would be astounding!” Shang Xia chuckled in his heart.

Well, there was no way he would pass on his Yin Yang Sword Formation. From the name and prerequisites, Shang Xia could tell that it was much stronger than the Sword River intent!

The technique contained a secret that he couldn’t afford to pass on to the members of the institution!

If he did, the Yin Yang Diagram wouldn’t even be his biggest problem. It was difficult for him to explain his comprehension of the Yin Yang Diagram, but it would be a bigger pain in the ass to explain where his knowledge came from!

A wave of relief swept through his heart when he finally gathered his thoughts.

His path of cultivation was clear now. There was nothing stopping him from charging to the grand completion stage of the Martial Extremity Realm!

In his excitement, Shang Xia felt his control over his inner qi improving slightly. His dantian that had reached the limit seemed to expand once more, allowing him to absorb even more heaven and earth qi.

The Yin Yang Diagram continued to spin and the energy that surrounded him was forcefully absorbed. Once again, the vortex of heaven and earth qi formed above him.

…

Liu Qinglan and Sun Haiwei stood at the side of the crater and saw that the energy had returned to normal and heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed as though Shang Xia had reached his limit and was about to end his cultivation session.

“45 percent… That should be all…” Liu Qinglan heaved a sigh of relief.

Even though she expected Shang Xia to absorb more heaven and earth qi than cultivators his level, the amount he sucked in had already exceeded her expectations!

“Junior Brother Shang is only at the small completion stage of the Martial Extremity Realm. If he manages to refine two more pairs of qi, his foundations would surpass us completely!” Sun Haiwei said in an extremely envious tone. There was even a slight trace of jealousy behind her words.

Liu Qinglan naturally heard her unhappiness and she chuckled in response, “That might not be the case. Shang Xia’s foundations are solid, but that would cause his cultivation speed to fall far behind. Moreover, you have already comprehended your martial intent and you’re about to charge into the Martial Intent Realm. You’re pretty impressive too!” 

Sun Haiwei laughed, “Teacher, there’s no need to comfort me… I can control my emotions…” 

“That would be for the best.” Liu Qinglan smiled before turning back to the pool. “Let’s wake him up soon. He should be at his limit. No matter how long he stays, he won’t be able to take in any more energy.” 

As soon as the words left her lips, the energy contained in the Polarity Essence Gathering Pool sank. 

Sun Haiwei gasped in fright, “50… 50 percent!”