Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

"Time’s up!"

As his connection with his physical body deepened, Wang Sheng’s perception of the outside world became increasingly clear, and he had gained some concept of time.

He had spent about two days studying the vortex.

This was already the limit of time, as his spiritual body could no longer resist the summoning of the physical body. Even during these two days, he could have returned whenever he wanted, but he chose not to do so.

Because the knowledge within the vortex was quite impressive.

The vortex was related to spiritual power, and most importantly, Wang Sheng felt that his summoning in the form of a spiritual body this time was related to this vortex.

He had discovered this during his two days of study, unfortunately, the summoning from his physical body was becoming stronger, leaving him no more time to continue his research.

"It’s a bit of a pity!"

Wang Sheng took one last look at the vortex and then disappeared from the white space shortly after.

Meanwhile, in Qingshan Village, Wang Sheng slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, feeling his familiar body, he took a deep breath and said, "I’m back!"

To be honest, Wang Sheng was somewhat disappointed. The vortex contained a lot, and even just two days had garnered significant insights.

Most crucially, this time he had pre-experienced a sensation similar to that of a "Primordial Spirit." Explore hidden tales at NovelBin.Côm

"After ’Refining Essence to Qi’, comes ’Qi Refining into God’, a realm that requires the cultivation of a Primordial Spirit.

Although a Primordial Spirit and a simple spiritual body aren’t the same, they share similarities. This experience was not something easily attained and might save him a lot of detours.

Thinking of this, Wang Sheng recalled the feeling once more.

It might be useful once the cessation of the refining process was complete.

Of course, he couldn’t remember too much, as they weren’t the exact same thing. If he really used that sensation to cultivate a Primordial Spirit, it probably wouldn’t turn out well.

Then there was the knowledge he had obtained from the vortex.

With the help of Divine Thought and "Heaven and Earth Dao Rules Analysis," he had deciphered quite a bit from the vortex.

Of course, this help wasn’t in realm advancement. He had already found out his spiritual body’s appearance was related to the vortex when he was about to leave, naturally, there were not many discoveries.

The greatest benefit of his findings was to aid in a Cultivation Technique.

"Lifeless Vacuum Sensing Chapter"

Wang Sheng had been cultivating this technique to enhance his Divine Thought power. If it wasn’t for this cultivation, his fight in the spirit world against Heavenly Father wouldn’t have been as smooth; it would have been much tougher.

The most significant part of the knowledge decoded from the vortex, aside from the last bit, was about the utilization of spiritual power.

To be more precise, it was about the methods of harvesting spiritual power.

Harvesting spiritual power was something Wang Sheng had always known, whether through "Lifeless Vacuum Sensing Chapter" or "Heavenly Thought Scripture." However, he would never use them.

The methods of harvesting described in these texts were too devious, easy to harm both others and oneself.

So he knew about this rapid advancement method but would not touch it.

Even the "Heavenly Thought Scripture" he sent to Huangtian was recompiled by him, omitting improper contents.

However, his research into the vortex this time revealed a new possibility.

A method that could also absorb spiritual power to enhance oneself without harming others.

Although it seemed like it would take a lot of effort to realize this possibility, having a possibility was already enough.

"I should spend some time perfecting it, see if I can implement it sooner. It’s a shame I can’t enter that world again to study the vortex!"

Going to that world, although it was embarrassing at times, ultimately the outcome was good.

The vortex, although devious, as long as it could be studied, the ultimate gain was undoubtedly substantial.

However, he quickly shook his head.

"Why do I feel like I’m researching forbidden knowledge? I know it’s devious, but I still want to study it."

He finally understood why many in some strange worlds, knowing something was deceitful, still pursued research.

Because this sensation of acquiring new knowledge was somewhat addictive.

For example, that vortex was definitely dangerous. If one’s Divine Thought wasn’t strong enough, the only consequence of approaching the vortex was being absorbed into it, with a surely unfavorable outcome.

It was only because Wang Sheng’s spiritual body was strong, and his physical body served as a solid anchoring point, that he could study the vortex safely for two days without incident, gaining precious knowledge.

"Perhaps that’s why I want to continue, right?"

"Never mind, try not to actively explore; if there’s an opportunity, then we’ll see!"

Wang Sheng knew that he had not discovered much about the vortex, so it was indeed difficult to give up on it completely.

He could only tell himself to temporarily hold back and not actively seek it out.

Even as cautious as he was, completely giving up was impossible.

This time, the "Lifeless Vacuum Sensing Chapter" had gone directly from a 15% progress at Breakthrough once to Breakthrough twice level.

It was an extraordinary Secret Technique and a Breakthrough skill. The progress had nearly doubled in just two days, which was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The progress really soared too fast!

Eventually, Wang Sheng had barely managed to suppress that excitement, calming his mind somewhat.

The intense desires from before were no longer present.

After calming down, Wang Sheng cultivated for a while before deciding to come out of seclusion.

"There are no issues with my body, same as before, it seems the Spiritual Body went to that world and nothing unexpected occurred. It’s just the Heavenly Father..."

This time, it was confirmed; no matter why he went to that world, one thing was certain—Heavenly Father had thoroughly set his sights on him.

This time, it was likely taking advantage of Shuzhou being divided into a royal dynasty, initiating some changes, drawing him into that world.

If there was an opportunity, Wang Sheng felt that entity would definitely not give up and would seek him out again.

"This feud is now thoroughly established—but good, I never intended to let it go."

He had originally wanted to lure Heavenly Father out, not expecting to be found by him first.

"It’s actually my oversight, not expecting to be sought out first. Next time, there won’t be many opportunities like this!"

This oversight, not anticipating Heavenly Father coming for him and unprepared, hadn’t needed to be so flustered.

This would not happen a second time!

Wang Sheng looked toward the sky.

"I look forward to your next visit!"

Even if he were pulled into that world again, it might not be a bad thing now.

It’s just uncertain whether Heavenly Father, having been injured by him, still had the courage.

But there was another important point.

"That Spirit World seems related to the Four Dynasties. So could there be something similar to Heavenly Father in every realm? Did my injuring one affect the dynasty in any way?"

He had come out of seclusion also to confirm the status of the dynasty, to see if there were any changes—if so, he could confirm his hypothesis.

Of course, he also needed to find out how much time had passed.

Not long after coming out of seclusion, someone came to bring food. After eating, Wang Sheng directly located Yue.

Though Yue rarely managed village affairs, he never missed any news.

"Lord Wang Sheng, this time your seclusion lasted about a week."

"A week?" Wang Sheng nodded. The time wasn’t as long as he had imagined. It seemed the Spirit World hadn’t changed much. "What eventually happened in Shuzhou, and were there any major events in the outside world?"

"Ultimately, Shuzhou was divided among the Four Kings, split into four regions, each corresponding to a dynasty. Yet, no dynasty has sent people here, even the Ming and Wu Dynasties that had originally occupied Shuzhou didn’t care and instead withdrew. Shuzhou is even more chaotic than before.

They came and then left without anyone understanding why, but I suspect they already got what they wanted.

With no one in charge, naturally, it became more chaotic—but the three counties under your protection, Lord Wang Sheng, faced no issues, no one dared to offend…"

Yue communicated Shuzhou’s overall situation briefly. However, he was also unsure why the situation had developed this way. These forces had come and gone, utterly baffling, even confusing for him.

After discussing Shuzhou, Yue talked about the external affairs, a task he was accustomed to.

"Recently, other than matters of establishing the nation, there hasn’t been much else happening, but about three days ago, another catastrophe erupted in the Royal Capital of the Eastern Dynasty, a thunderstorm this time. Even the Eastern Dynasty didn’t anticipate it, so the losses were significant; even Sun Qing from the Eastern Dynasty was injured.

Nobody knows why this Catastrophe happened—it was strange, suddenly appearing and then gradually dissipating. It’s said that the Royal Capital was completely baffled, and they are still investigating this matter…"

With Yue’s account, Wang Sheng was gradually confirming his thoughts.

He recalled Yue mentioning the area around Jiangyuan City in Shuzhou being nominally under the Eastern Dynasty’s territory.

The timeline matched when the Four Kingdoms announced the division of Shuzhou, and adding the unusual thunderstorm, his guess was likely confirmed.

Heavenly Father was definitely linked to the dynasties.

And now, being weak might be due to the lack of unification; if any dynasty completed unification, perhaps Heavenly Father’s power would become as strong as the one who fought with the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley.

"Indeed, not acting against the Four Kings was the right move. At the current stage, maybe only they are linked to Heavenly Father. Let’s see if I can do something to lure Heavenly Father out again…"