Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

"So this is... the feeling of being in the Primordial Immortal Realm?" the Primordial Spirit spoke.

Though it was a formless body, a voice emerged, echoing within the cave.

Unlike his usual tone, it was clear and melodious like jade chimes clashing, without a trace of earthly flavor.

His mind slightly stirred.

The Primordial Spirit’s body instantly transformed into a stream of intertwined black and white light, disregarding the barriers of rock, directly piercing through the thick mountain wall, appearing under the night sky outside the cave.

At this moment, the eastern horizon had shown the dawn, but the night had not completely faded.

Stars began to fade, while the waning moon hung low in the east.

The Primordial Spirit floated mid-air, gazing upwards at the heavens, and scanning the vast ground beneath.

In his vision now, the world was already different.

Mountains were no longer simple piles of earth and stone; he could "see" the geomantic flow, the movement of spiritual energy, the vibrant light points of plants, and the weak Qi-Blood glimmers of insects and beasts.

Air was no longer formless, but filled with various minute energy particles, Five Elements Qi, Yin and Yang Qi, and all kinds of energy in the world clearly distinguishable yet intermingling.

At this moment, he could easily hear the sounds of all things in nature, even the deep rumble of earthfire rushing from the depths of the earth, as well as the subtle sounds of river water vapor boiling in the distance, all merged into his hearing.

This hearing was not derived from the organs capturing air fluctuations, but the Primordial Spirit capturing the fluctuations between heaven and earth.

The speed of capturing these fluctuations was far beyond the efficiency of ears listening to sounds countless times over.

All kinds of intricate and complex sounds between heaven and earth were almost heard by him in an instant.

Simultaneously categorized and presented in his mind without any confusion.

Every sound, he could easily distinguish and judge which direction it came from, which distance it originated from, precise to the tiniest margin, without a hint of deviation.

All things in heaven and earth, in his perception, were transformed into the most fundamental energy and information flow.

Then, he extended the hand of the Primordial Spirit, lightly touching a wisp of morning mist floating by.

The mist did not condense into water droplets but directly decomposed at his fingertips, dissipated, and transformed into the purest water-based spiritual energy and a faint wisp of lunar Yin energy, naturally absorbed by his Primordial Spirit.

"The Primordial Spirit’s body, reaching this level, can actually absorb nature’s spiritual energy!" He was momentarily stunned, instantly understanding why it was called the Primordial Immortal.

Reaching this level was fundamentally different from before.

From here on, one could live off Qi and breathe with the heavens and earth, and life span would no longer be bound by the shackles of mortal flesh, Jiang Ning understood this deeply.

Then, he looked at the heaven and earth ahead.

With a thought.

The energy in the surrounding heavens and earth suddenly became agitated.

Within a radius of hundreds of meters, whether it was Plant Essence, Earth Meridian Spiritual Energy, Sun and Moon’s residual glow, or even the sparse energy lingering in the air, it all seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant force, frantically converging towards him to form a huge spiritual energy storm, with his Primordial Spirit body as the center.

A vast amount of spiritual energy poured in, transformed by the Primordial Spirit into threads of exceedingly pure power, thoroughly mastered by him.

This power was not spiritual power, nor Qi-Blood, nor spiritual power, nor True Yuan.

"Is this the Mana described in ancient texts?" Feeling the momentary accumulation of energy within the Primordial Spirit, he silently mused.

In Ancient Immortal Dao, before becoming an Immortal, the power within was collectively referred to as spiritual power.

After becoming an Immortal, the attributes of power underwent fundamental transformation, called Mana.

Flesh and bone cannot carry Mana; only the Primordial Spirit itself can briefly contain it.

But like sand in the palm, it will eventually slowly drift away completely.

Only by condensing the Immortal Body can Mana be sustained.

Should the Immortal Tree be displayed, it would induce the Power of Heaven and Earth to enhance, each strand of Mana’s power would exponentially increase.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind; the Primordial Spirit then gently inhaled.

A jagged boulder the size of a house ten meters ahead silently and swiftly turned to dust, with the earth and stone essence contained within it absorbed in an instant into the Primordial Spirit’s body.

While the residue was blown away by a wisp of breeze, as if it had never existed.

"Lifting a finger to invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth. This is just the tip of the iceberg of Immortal Dao techniques." The Primordial Spirit nodded slightly, gaining a clearer understanding of his own power.

At this moment, even if he doesn’t deploy the main body, merely relying on this Primordial Spirit, the strength exhibited is exceedingly powerful.

"Nine Profound Yin Yang Immortal, an excellent Immortal Dao Foundation!" He silently thought.

Then his gaze turned towards the distant.

With a thought, Yin Yang Mysterious Light pierced through the sky, instantly appearing a hundred meters away.

Another thought, already reaching the mountain peak a thousand meters away.

Speed fast as rainbow light, not relying on brute force to break through space, but transforming into Escape Light in a mysterious way.

This technique was no longer a Martial Arts technique; it was of the Immortal.

At this moment, his mind suddenly recalled several scenes he had seen before.

Qingyuan Taoist, upon departure, used Escape Light.

Xia Xuanyan, did so as well.

The Escape Light upon departure also wrapped the physical body.

Now upon reaching this step, he truly understood that this is the mystery of the Primordial Immortal, also the mystery of Escape Light.

The transformed Escape Light is also related to the foundation of the achieved Primordial Spirit.

He looked towards the distant south.

Guangning Prefecture, is in that direction; Dongling County, is also in that direction; Xisha County, as well.

In the next moment.

With a thought.

In an instant.

A Yin Yang Escape Light soared to the sky.

In the blink of an eye, it pierced through the long sky of ten thousand li, crossing countless rivers and mountains.

Countless fleeting glimpses appeared in his mind.

Like the previous day when the Martial Saint took him south to the Demon Country region.

But now it is different from before.

The previous fleeting glimpses piled together, he couldn’t process them in his mind.

Now the images of ten thousand li of mountains and rivers piled together were instantly processed by his Heart Spirit, presented one by one in his mind, giving him no burden.

In only a few breathing moments.

A figure shrouded in a layer of hazy, chaotic light appeared above Guangning Prefecture.

Yin and Yang Qi around the figure moved like two agile dragons, layers upon layers of Yin Yang Mysterious Light unfurled, seeming to have nine layers.

At the same time, accompanied by purple Qi.

This figure’s presence above Guangning City didn’t cause any commotion.

Jiang Ning looked down at the scene below, with countless citizens falling into his pupils.

Buildings couldn’t obstruct him in the slightest.

His gaze swept across the entire city, then locked onto Shen Wenyan, subsequently sweeping again over Shen Wenyan sitting quietly in the courtyard below.

At this moment, Shen Wenyan was completely unaware of a gaze skimming over him.

Jiang Ning immediately withdrew his gaze, choosing not to disturb him.

Instead, the Primordial Spirit moved, transforming again into the Yin Yang Mysterious Light of Escape Light and departing.

In an instant.

It was only a moment before he arrived above Dongling City.

Jiang Ning gazed from high above, with the entire Dongling City falling into his sight,

He saw Wang Qintan and Wang Qinghan, the two sisters, embracing each other in sleep, sleeping deeply, their expressions serene, their breathing calm.

His gaze paused for a moment, then gently nodded and departed again.

The next instant, he had arrived above Luoshui County.

His gaze enveloped the entire city, illuminating every corner, every grain of sand and stone.

He saw Wang Jin sleeping soundly in the martial arts hall, sleeping very sweetly, his body functions good, more vigorous than the young ones, organs like fire.

He nodded in satisfaction, quietly withdrawing his gaze.

In only a few breaths of time, he had traversed Guangning City, Dongling City, and arrived at Luoshui County.

At this moment, he felt closer to the Martial Saint.

Also felt that the world had become narrow in his vision now.

With his current Primordial Spirit transforming into Escape Light, it wouldn’t take longer than a cup of tea to travel through all Thirty-six Prefectures of the Nine Provinces.

"This world, now seems like a shallow pond!" He suddenly felt some sentiment.

Then, he looked towards Luoshui Lake.

Once in his eyes, Luoshui Lake seemed extremely spacious, now it no longer appeared large.

His gaze fell upon the lake, sweeping through countless waters, seeing scattered pieces of Taiyin Stone within the lake.

Once in his eyes, it’s an extremely rare treasure, capable of nurturing Emperor’s Liquid, yet in his current eyes, it could no longer be called a treasure.

That thing, he hadn’t used for a long time.

"Since I’ve come here, I might as well take all the scattered pieces of Taiyin Stone from the lake. Those pieces together might have stronger effect!"

A thought flashed through his mind.