newbobooks Chapter 412: Guidance from the Senior Brothers!
Chapter 412: Guidance from the Senior Brothers!
"Remember this clearly."
Jian Wuchen’s expression suddenly became extremely solemn. His voice also deepened as he said, "This is not only the common enemy of the Seven Overlord Forces, but also the common enemy of the entire Azure Void Region. That enemy is called the Iron Blood Sect."
"The Iron Blood Sect?"
Li Yun was slightly startled when he heard this name.
He still remembered the Blood Zombie Young Master and the Blood Zombie Demon General he had encountered in the Black Wind Desert. Both of them had come from the Iron Blood Sect. He had also heard before that the entire continent had once fought together against this demonic cult in order to destroy it.
Yet now, he discovered that the Iron Blood Sect still existed in the Eastern Martial Domain.
"Is the Iron Blood Sect truly so terrifying that even the Heavenly Sword Sect and the other six overlord forces must join together against it?" Su Fengyan could not help asking.
"I can only tell you that the Iron Blood Sect is even more terrifying than anything you can currently imagine," Jian Wuchen said in a heavy voice. "The Sect Master of our Heavenly Sword Sect once said that if you encounter someone from the Iron Blood Sect and you cannot kill them, then you must immediately destroy yourself. Otherwise, for the rest of your life, you will wish you had died at that moment, because what awaits you will be a fate worse than death."
His words caused a chill to spread through everyone’s hearts.
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect was a dominant figure who stood at the peak of the entire Azure Void Region, so such a person would never speak empty words just to frighten juniors. Since even he had given such a ruthless warning, it meant that the Iron Blood Sect possessed methods so cruel and strange that even top experts had to treat them with deep caution.
"Alright, you only need to keep the matter of the Iron Blood Sect in mind for now."
Jian Wuchen did not continue explaining further and calmly changed the topic.
During the following journey, Jian Wuchen continued introducing the general situation of the Azure Void Region to everyone. He also explained several important details about the Heavenly Sword Sect.
The Heavenly Sword Sect was somewhat similar to the normal sects in the way it managed its disciples. The sect mostly adopted a loose and hands-off approach. It paid little attention to ordinary Outer Sect Disciples, and even Inner Sect Disciples only received limited support. Only True Disciples and genuine geniuses were truly valued by the sect and given focused cultivation.
However, this also meant that competition inside the Heavenly Sword Sect was incredibly intense. There were many factions among the disciples, and regardless of whether someone was an Outer Sect Disciple, Inner Sect Disciple, or True Disciple, they would often belong to different groups, alliances, or circles of influence.
For example, Jian Wuchen and Mo Qingren both belonged to the same Inner Sect faction.
After explaining the structure of the sect, Jian Wuchen began speaking about the realm divisions that came after the Essence Qi Realm.
When this topic was mentioned, Li Yun’s attention sharpened slightly, and he quietly listened.
"The Essence Qi Realm is something all of you already understand. At this stage, the qi within the body transforms into Essence Qi, and once the Essence Qi forms an independent cycle inside the cultivator, it becomes continuous and difficult to exhaust. This realm corresponds to the liquid state of Essence Qi. The next realm, the Mortal Core Realm, represents the solid state of Essence Qi."
"To reach the Mortal Core Realm, a cultivator must compress their Essence Qi to the absolute limit, transforming it from liquid into solid form. Once the Essence Qi condenses into a core, the cultivator enters the Mortal Core Realm. This realm can be considered the peak of refining and condensing Essence Qi."
"After that comes the Earthly Core Realm. To step into this realm, a cultivator must draw Earthly Force from beneath the ground and integrate it into their Essence Qi Core. Once the core absorbs and stabilizes this Earthly Force, the cultivator successfully reaches the Earthly Core Realm."
"As for the Heavenly Core Realm above that, it requires the cultivator to use the power of heaven and earth to transform the Essence Qi Core into a Heavenly Essence Core. That realm is still something I can only look up to, so speaking too much about it now would be meaningless for you."
With only a few explanations, Jian Wuchen clearly outlined the cultivation path after the Essence Qi Realm.
Li Yun nodded slightly after listening. This was not much different from what he already knew, but hearing it from a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect still gave the information a different weight.
Over the next few days, everyone remained on the back of the Crimson Hawk-Lion and used the journey to cultivate quietly.
From time to time, Mo Qingren and Jian Wuchen would offer guidance to Su Fengyan, Huang Chen, Li Hao, and the others, helping them correct flaws in their cultivation and giving them advice that ordinary cultivators in the Southern Martial Domain would rarely have the chance to hear.
At the beginning, Jian Wuchen and Mo Qingren also tried to guide Li Yun, but they soon realized that although Li Yun’s cultivation realm was lower than theirs, his understanding of the martial path was not inferior to theirs at all. In some areas, his insight was even deeper and more profound than what they themselves had comprehended.
This discovery dealt quite a blow to Jian Wuchen and Mo Qingren. After that, they no longer tried to embarrass themselves by casually instructing Li Yun. Instead, whenever they encountered certain doubts in cultivation, they would occasionally take the initiative to discuss them with him.
Whenever such conversations happened, Su Fengyan, Huang Chen, Li Hao, and the others could only exchange helpless smiles. With their current level of understanding, they were simply unable to join the discussions between Li Yun and the two Inner Sect Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.