“Surprisingly, it’s the Half-Saint Holy Intent of Elder Luo Xu.”
Zhang Ruochen was very impressed with Luo Xu and bowed slightly to the Half-Saint Sacred Intent.
When Luo Shuihan saw Zhang Ruochen’s actions, her eyes lit up slightly and she gently nodded, appreciating Zhang Ruochen a few more points.
Not only was his natural talent superb, but he was not arrogant, in the future, he would never be a thing of the pool.
Luo Shuihan said, ”There are a total of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four small streams, three hundred and twenty-five small rivers, sixty-four large rivers, nine rivers, and a sea on this Semi-Saint Sacred Intent. The creeks, small rivers, large rivers, rivers, and seas correspond to the five realms of spiritual power. Which step are you able to get to when you try?”
Zhang Ruochen nodded and sat down underneath the scroll, releasing his spiritual power completely.
At the same time, Luo Shuihan gently twisted up her white robe and sat cross-legged beside Zhang Ruochen, also mobilising her spiritual energy and gazing at the Half-Saint Sacred Intent.
“Wow!”
“Wow!”
A few moments later, the two of them simultaneously entered the world in the Half-Saint’s Sacred Intent with their spiritual power, arriving at a zephyr country where water flowed through.
Luo Shuihan was like a white immortal butterfly, barefooted, revealing two snow-white crystalline calves as she stepped on the water, veering off into the centre of a small stream, simply like a Lingbo Fairy.
She turned around and stared at Zhang Ruochen who was standing on the bank, her voice soft and melodious, like heavenly music, like a zither, and said, “There are thousands of paths in cultivation, but in the end, the small paths will converge into the great paths, and the great paths will lead to the same direction.”
“There are three thousand great roads, and they all lead to the same direction.” Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Ruochen walked to the bank of the brook, slowly closed his eyes, raised one foot and stepped on the water, his foot sunk slightly, but in the end, he did not fall into the water.
Subsequently, both feet stood on the water surface as if they were walking on flat ground and walked towards Luo Shuihan.
Luo Shuihan nodded gently and walked forward downstream.
Zhang Ruochen quickened his pace and walked to Luo Shuihan’s left side, walking side by side with her, his eyes closed, only feeling indescribably calm and comfortable.
“Zhang Ruochen, your natural talent is really high, stronger than any genius I’ve ever seen, able to tell me, how did you cultivate your spiritual power to the current height?” Luo Shuihan closed her eyes and walked forwards by instinct.
“Sorry, there are some secrets that cannot be told to anyone.” Zhang Ruochen said.
Luo Shuihan stopped asking and added, “Do you know what spiritual power really is?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Spiritual power originates from the brain’s spirit platform. The human brain is full of infinite potential. The average commoner can only utilise ten percent of the brain, so spiritual power is only of the tenth rank. Cultivating spiritual power can open up the treasure trove of the brain, presenting endless possibilities.”
“It is said that an ordinary person who does not cultivate martial arts would be able to make use of fifty per cent of his brain, which means that his spiritual power reaches the fiftieth rank. Then he would be able to break through the human limit and become a Saint through his spiritual power.”
“Spiritual power saints are even more terrifying than martial arts saints. Some of them can summon thunder and lightning, some can cast clouds and rain, some can wake up a dead body that has been sleeping for a thousand years, some can communicate with the gods, and some can foretell the future.”
Luo Shuihan nodded and said, “Spiritual power saints are indeed more powerful and more bizarre than martial dao saints, however, wanting to become a spiritual power saint is a hundred, thousand times harder than becoming a martial dao saint. The further one progresses in the cultivation of spiritual power, the more difficult it becomes exponentially, and each step up is as difficult as climbing into the sky. Just like Elder Yue Jingchan, he had cultivated his spiritual power for eighty years, and had cultivated his spiritual power to the thirty-ninth rank. Without a special chance, if he wanted to cultivate his spiritual power to the fortieth rank, he would need to spend at least another forty years. But will he be able to live for another forty years?”
At this moment, they walked past the stream and entered a small river.
At the surface of the small river, they continued to walk forwards towards the large river.
The water in the small river became even more turbulent, and wind blew on the water, blocking Luo Shuihan and Zhang Ruochen from walking forwards.
Not long after, they entered a large river.
The water in the large river became even more turbulent, and the wind on the water became even more violent, as if it was going to blow them away.
Halfway up the great river, Zhang Ruochen’s ears heard Luo Shuihan’s voice.
She said, “This is my limit, I can’t go any further!”
Zhang Ruochen stopped his steps and looked towards Luo Shuihan beside him, at some point, Luo Shuihan’s entire body had sunk into the water, leaving only a worldly and absolute face still exposed on the surface.
If she continued to walk forward, she would be completely submerged by the water.
Luo Shuihan said, “I’ll cultivate here, as long as my spiritual power grows, I’ll be able to float up from the water and have the ability to continue walking forward.”
“Take care.”
After Zhang Ruochen uttered two words, he continued walking forwards.
After walking out of this large river, Zhang Ruochen entered an even wider river.
As long as he followed this river, he would be able to enter the sea.
From a small stream to a small river, from a small river to a big river, from a big river to a river, and from a river to an ocean, one’s vision became wider and wider, and the spiritual power required became stronger and stronger.
Just after stepping into the river, Zhang Ruochen’s feet sank slightly by a few points, and the water in the river could already submerge the backs of his feet.
After walking forward for three thousand metres, the water submerged up to his knees.
After continuing to walk for two thousand metres, the water flooded up to his waist.
Another two thousand metres and the water was up to his chest.
Taking difficult steps, Zhang Ruochen continued to walk forwards, each step was very strenuous, and only by using his full strength could he move forward.
The water in the river was constantly hammering his mental strength.
When the water in the river, submerged up to his neck, Zhang Ruochen also had to stop, struggling to fight against the current, so that he could keep breathing and not be drowned by the river.
As time passed bit by bit, Zhang Ruochen’s body gradually floated up from the water, levelling off at waist level.
Luo Shuihan’s voice came from the bank, saying, “Zhang Ruochen, one hour has come and gone!”
Zhang Ruochen woke up from the intoxication of his spiritual power growth and looked towards Luo Shuihan on the shore, saying, “So soon?”
Luo Shuihan said, “If you wish to follow the path of a Spiritual Power Saint, I can lend you this piece of Semi-Saintly Intent to help you. Of course, if that’s the case, you’ll have to give up the martial path.”
“If you wish to continue cultivating the martial dao, now, you will have to leave the Half-Saint Sacred Intent!”
Zhang Ruochen certainly understood what Luo Shuihan meant.
A martial artist could cultivate spiritual power on the side, but he or she could not over-indulge within the cultivation of spiritual power, as that would have a rather large impact on the martial dao, and it was a taboo for martial artists.
Zhang Ruochen naturally couldn’t give up the martial dao, so he walked towards the shore.
Just then, Zhang Ruochen saw a faint silhouette on the surface of the river in the distance. That one silhouette stood in the centre of the water, as if it was rehearsing a profound boxing technique.
That one silhouette only flickered, and when Zhang Ruochen looked again, the silhouette had already disappeared.
“What are you looking at?” Luo Shuihan asked.
“I so wanted to look at a silhouette that resembles Senior Luo Xu.” Ning Xiaochuan said.
Luo Shuihan’s heart stirred, a strange lustre appearing in her beautiful eyes as she immediately asked, “What was that one silhouette doing?”
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and said, “That one silhouette has already disappeared, so maybe I’ve been mistaken.”
Luo Shuihan’s eyes revealed a slight disappointment as she said, “Perhaps you didn’t blink your eyes at all, that was most likely really a silhouette left behind by the ancestor, rehearsing his martial dao.”
“Perhaps!” Zhang Ruochen appeared indifferent as he stepped out of the water and ascended the shore.
Luo Shuihan’s eyes stared at Zhang Ruochen with some complexity, saying, “Do you know how many ranks your spiritual power has reached?”
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “Not quite sure.”
“Thirty-fourth rank.” Luo Shuihan said.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t feel surprised, the last Resonance of the Gods had caused his spiritual power to grow by a large margin, and reaching the thirty-fourth rank wasn’t a strange thing.
Luo Shuihan added, ”Do you know what the ancestor’s spiritual power was when he reached Half-Saint? At that time, the ancestor’s spiritual power was only thirty-eight orders as well. It wasn’t until the ancestor became a Saint that his spiritual power broke through the fortieth rank.”
“Zhang Ruochen, you are only at the late Xuanji Realm now, and your spiritual power has reached the thirty-fourth rank, so in the entire history of the Kunlun Realm, you can probably be ranked in the top ten. If you were to give up martial arts from now on and specialise in spiritual power, you would have at least a fifty percent chance of becoming a Spiritual Power Saint.”
Zhang Ruochen naturally understood Luo Shuihan’s meaning, and with a very firm gaze, he said, “It is impossible for me to give up the martial dao.”
“Fine! The path is under your feet, how you choose is all in your heart.” Luo Shuihan then added, “I will keep your spiritual power height a secret for you and won’t tell anyone.”
“Many thanks.” Zhang Ruochen said.
Luo Shuihan and Zhang Ruochen exited from the Half-Saint Sacred Intent and walked towards the outside of the Divine Power Hall.
Seeing Luo Shuihan and Zhang Ruochen walk out of the Divine Power Hall together, all those trainees who were already waiting outside the hall revealed envious and jealous eyes.
In particular, Yuchi Tiancong and Prince Huo Xing were simply crazy with envy, staring at Zhang Ruochen dead on, as if they were going to kill Zhang Ruochen with their eyes.
The door of the Divine Force Hall, once again, closed, and the twelve trainees each left.
Returning to Xuan Character No. 1, Zhang Ruochen was planning to enter the Space-Time Crystal Stone to cultivate his sword technique in preparation for the quarterly examination two months later.
“With a bang, the door of the room was opened with a slap, and Duanmu Xingling rushed in from outside in a flurry of wind and fire, a quirky smile on her pretty face as she said, “Zhang Ruochen, Senior Sister Luo has taken you to the third floor of the Divine Force Hall?”
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “That’s right.”
“What’s on the third level of the Divine Force Hall?” Duanmu Xingling asked.
“Can’t say.” Zhang Ruochen said.
Duanmu Xingling’s eyes glared as she made an exasperated face and said, “Forget it if you don’t say it, I was going to tell you about the quarterly examination two months later. Since you won’t say anything, then I won’t say anything either.”
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly and said, “Senior Sister Duanmu, this matter really cannot be said.”
Duanmu Xingling stared fiercely at Zhang Ruochen, and suddenly, a gorgeous smile appeared on her face as she said, “It’s fine if you don’t say it, then tell me, how did you cultivate your spiritual power to such a terrifying height?”
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and said very seriously, “Talent.”
Duanmu Xingling clenched her fists, having an urge to strangle Zhang Ruochen.
