C7 Open Blade Domain
"Dong, cultivation is about mastery. The growth of Martial Soul depends on the cultivation technique, but it depends more on the essence that you comprehend from the cultivation technique!" In the training room that the Returning Sea Sect was specially prepared for Liu Tie, Returning Sea Sect Master explained earnestly: "Even though the《 Returning Sea Technique》 is our sect's most basic mental cultivation method, we absolutely cannot underestimate it. This is the secret of your father becoming one of the Three Inscriptions of the Returning to the Sea! "
"I will follow Grandmaster's teachings." Wang Dong replied respectfully. He had been practicing the Returning Sea Formula for a few days already, so he naturally had a deep impression of Grandmaster's words. Even though it was an initial stage cultivation technique, Wang Dong felt that he would eventually gain some insights from it, and believed that before long, he would be able to completely understand the Returning Sea Formula through the Manifestation Martial Soul, and get a further understanding of it.
A Returning Sea Formula mental cultivation method had created a legend of his father, the Jade Faced Husband. Thinking about that, Wang Dong became more and more anxious.
"Martial skills are the extension and direct expression of the Martial Soul and the mental cultivation method. Only by being supported by the mental cultivation method can one's martial skills improve by leaps and bounds …" Returning Sea Sect Master said, "Dong, even though the elders have high hopes for you, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Everything has its limits and needs to be combined together..."
"Grandmaster, I …" Hearing Grandmaster's words, Wang Dong's face changed. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't say anything. These days after entering the training room, he hadn't stopped his training.
"Forget it, since you have the courage to challenge us, then do as you wish!" "Child, you seem more and more like your father!" Returning Sea Sect Master looked at Wang Dong lovingly, and smiled: "My Returning Sea Sect, has successors!"
… ….
"Just a little more!"
Beads of sweat dripped down from Wang Dong's forehead. He gritted his teeth as his handsome face turned red. His hands quickly formed seals of the "Returning Sea Technique". Wang Dong knew that he was about to break through!
Grandmaster's pointers from time to time made Wang Dong take many detours. He only needed a few days to reach the threshold of level 3 Martial Disciple. Now, he could clearly feel that the threshold was right in front of him.
Level three Martial Disciple was the key to opening the Saber Domain Space, Wang Dong had been doing everything he could to enter the Saber Soul Space these few days. At this juncture, he did not slack at all, all of the soul energy in his body was being channeled frantically by the Returning Sea Formula, and the breakthrough was happening in an instant!
Wang Dong, who was wearing a black martial arts suit, was already soaked in sweat. Wang Dong was sitting cross-legged with his palms and his seals flying around, to the point that it was enough to dazzle people. Just at this moment, Wang Dong's actions came to a sudden stop as a wave of qi gushed out from under him, making him look like he was sitting on a blooming lotus flower.
"I've finally broken through!" Wang Dong said excitedly. The feeling of having energy flood his entire body made him ecstatic.
"Circulate the Returning Sea Formula, stabilize your cultivation." Blade Soul warned him at the right time.
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Before Blade Soul finished his sentence, Wang Dong's hand had already formed the seal of the Returning Sea Formula technique. Once again, his soul power surged and flowed through his meridians, making Wang Dong feel extremely comfortable.
The Returning Sea Formula circulated for three consecutive cycles. Only then did Wang Dong's body's soul power completely settle down, consolidating his cultivation at the early third level of the Martial Disciple realm.
"Activate your Saber Domain Space." Wang Dong said without hesitation as he raised his hand to stop.
"It's that urgent?" Sword Soul asked in surprise. He didn't think that Wang Dong would want to enter the Saber Domain Space the moment he broke through to the third level. This made Saber Soul feel a kind of reverence and fear towards him.
"I have to hurry." Wang Dong spoke out his inner thoughts honestly.
"Good boy, you're quite ambitious." Blade Soul let out a satisfied laugh, and then, he said: "Saber Domain Space welcomes the arrival of the new master!"
Just as Blade Soul finished speaking, Wang Dong started to look down at his chest, trying to figure out how to activate the Saber Domain Space, but before he could think about it, after a split-second of being dazzled, Wang Dong appeared in an empty space with a pure white background.
"You came in just like that? It's that simple? " This Saber Domain Space was even simpler than what he had imagined. Looking around, it was completely empty. Wang Dong muttered to himself: "I had thought that there would be some fancy and dazzling ceremony to enter the Saber Domain Space!"
"Fancy?" "Do you know what the most basic usage of Saber Domain Space is?"
"Cultivate and raise my strength?" Wang Dong replied as he pondered.
"Wrong, Blade Saint was the one who used Saber Domain Space as a life-saving technique at the beginning! Blade Saint, the old man, has been hiding his Saber Domain Space in the nick of time to avoid a fatal strike a few times … " Blade Soul explained: "If you go through all sorts of motions of hiding in the Saber Domain Space and get detected by people, then you'll be in for a disaster!"
"So that's how it is!" Wang Dong first understood, then his face revealed a look of excitement, as he had activated his Saber Domain Space, there was actually an additional lifesaving skill!
"Don't be happy too early for now. Your soul power has a limited time limit on maintaining your Saber Domain Space …" With the sound of Sword Soul's voice, a tight-uniformed elder with a curved blade on his shoulder appeared in Wang Dong's sight. The elder walked in front of Wang Dong and played with the curved blade in his hand, "You have to hurry!"
"You are senior Blade Saint? Why is it Blade Soul's voice? " Wang Dong was still surprised by the sudden appearance of the old man in front of him. Although this old man had a head full of white hair, he gave off an aura of immortality. As the old man approached, Wang Dong felt a formless pressure engulfing his body and mind.
"I am Sword Soul, but my image is of Master Blade Saint …" The old man grinned and added to Wang Dong, "Of course, if you need it, I can transform into other forms as well. For example, that Junior Sister Jun of yours?"
Hearing Junior Sister Jun's words, Wang Dong couldn't help but to swallow his saliva. Recalling the look of disdain in her eyes when she looked at him, Wang Dong immediately shook his head and chased out the gorgeous girl out of his Sea of Consciousness.
"Take it!" Sword Soul put away the mocking look on his face and handed a curved blade to Wang Dong.
"You want me to use the blade?" Wang Dong weighed the scimitar in his hand and looked at Blade Soul in confusion.
"What you use is not important. The weapon is only an extension of the fleshly body, that's all … " Blade Soul opened his mouth and said: "However, in the Saber Domain Space, I can only provide you with knives."
Wang Dong nodded thoughtfully, with one hand on the handle of his saber, he asked, "How can I start my training and challenge you?"
"With your current strength, you want to challenge Blade Saint's Blade Soul? Even with your pathetic soul power right now, you still won't be able to stop me from releasing one attack. " Saber Soul grinned and waved his hand. A huge wall of light appeared in front of Wang Dong.
"This is?" Looking at the scene on the light wall, Wang Dong was stunned. On the wall were all kinds of knife wielding humanoid patterns. Each of the humanoid patterns was the size of a real person, with a total of nine rows.
Wang Dong took a step closer and glanced at the bottom row of humanoid patterns. Only then did he realize that there was a line of text at the bottom of each of the humanoid patterns, from Martial Disciple Level 1 to Martial Disciple Level 9.
Dong, dong, dong!
As if he thought of something, Wang Dong subconsciously took a few steps back, so that he could clearly see the wall of light.
Sure enough, after careful observation, Wang Dong found that the humanoid figures on the wall of light were of the Martial Disciples, Warriors, and Martial Masters from bottom to top. There were also changes in the same realm from left to right.
"Why are the Level Three Martial Disciple humanoid figures constantly flashing?" Wang Dong noticed another suspicious point of the light wall and asked: "Is it because I am now a Level 3 Martial Disciple?"
"Yes and no." Blade Soul explained: "What you saw was the 'eighty-one Saber Spirit,' the essence of my master's life, the legacy he wanted to leave to his descendants, but unfortunately the old man accidentally fell and this' eighty-one Saber Spirit 'was buried with him!"
Wang Dong gasped. This was Blade Saint's legacy! No wonder Blade Soul said that Saber Domain Space were beneficial to him. Here, he could obtain Blade Saint's inheritance!
"The reason why you can see the Level 3 Martial Disciple flashing non-stop is because with your current cultivation, you can only unlock these three Saber Spirit. If you are currently Level 4, the corresponding Saber Spirit will also unlock it." Blade Soul patiently thought about Wang Dong and explained: "Of course, even if you are a level three Martial Disciple, as long as you can defeat the first three Saber Spirit, the fourth will still be unlocked and flash."
"I understand!" Wang Dong became excited. Blade Saint was too considerate. This was like providing coal in a snowstorm. What he lacked the most right now was an opponent in actual combat. Without hesitation, Wang Dong asked: "How do I use the Saber Spirit that has already been unlocked?"
"In my heart, I just need to summon the Saber Spirit! "But let me give you a reminder …"
Before Blade Soul had finished speaking, the picture of a level 3 Martial Disciple Saber Spirit lit up, following that, a faceless swordsman covered in light instantly appeared, and with lightning speed, he rushed towards Wang Dong. The curved blade drew a perfect half moon arc, mercilessly attacking Wang Dong's vitals.
All of this happened too fast, when Wang Dong reacted, he could only raise his sword in a hurry to block. The Saber Spirit's sabre technique was simple, it swung wide and wide, seemingly simple, but it had an unspeakable mystery, causing Wang Dong, who had never experienced actual combat experience to be in a difficult situation.
"Can you stop it? I'm going to be killed by it! "
After barely enduring two rounds, Wang Dong already felt that his strength was insufficient. The Saber Spirit's offensive force did not decrease at all, it was almost like a knife going straight for Wang Dong's vitals. Wang Dong only felt a chill on his back, seeing the opponent's shiny sword light, goosebumps immediately rose all over his body.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not done yet!" The corner of Blade Soul's mouth twitched, seeing that the Saber Spirit was about to use Wang Dong's first grade sacrificial blade, Blade Soul did not have time to hesitate, the scimitar in his hand released a hum, and a burst of blade light shot out from his blade, instantly decapitating the Saber Spirit's head.
"Hey, why are we back?" Wang Dong only felt a burst of light and after he recovered his vision, he found himself back in the training room.
"I said it already, your soul power isn't enough to support me using one strike, much less continuing to maintain my Saber Domain Space …" Blade Soul helplessly said: "If it wasn't for my quick reaction, you would have died in Saber Domain Space right now!"
"Was that a third grade Martial Disciple Saber Spirit?" Wang Dong said with some lingering fear, "How can it be so scary? I'm also level 3, I have no way to fight back!"
"I told you not to finish listening to me …" Blade Soul grumbled: "I wanted you to start from level one Saber Spirit, but you summoned level three Saber Spirit without waiting for me to finish. You are overconfident, aren't you? Every single Saber Spirit has strength that surpasses their rank! "
"Over rank?" Hearing that, Wang Dong was stunned, a look of astonishment flashed across his face, but then, he seemed to have thought of something, and the corner of his mouth slightly curved up: "Then, if I defeat the Saber Spirit, does that mean that I can also kill enemies beyond my cultivation level?"
"Of course!"