High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 184: Chapter 141: Peak of High-level Martial Artist

[Name: Li Wen]

[Age: 18]

[Realm: High-level Martial Artist (Level 18.6)]

[Class: Scholar LV11 (6024→10224/102400)]

[Skills: Blade Arts - Intent Realm (2%), Dawn Five Forms (Instantaneous Rainbow Form 10%)]

[Cultivation Technique: Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill (Perfection)]

His gaze first locked onto the Realm stat.

”Level 18.6...” Li Wen murmured to himself, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Today was the day he would consume the third and final Holy Body Golden Pattern Fruit.

Of the three precious fruits the principal had given him in the pavilion on the back mountain, the first two had already helped him cross the threshold of a Mid-Level Martial Artist and break through to the High-level Martial Artist realm.

The surging vital energy and life essence contained within this final fruit would be enough to push him to the peak of the High-level Martial Artist realm.

It had been a week since his blade arts had entered the ”Intent Realm.” This was the necessary path toward the Fourth Realm of skill, ”Blade Soul,” and also an indispensable foundation for his future cultivation of Super Grade divine arts like the Nine Heavens Divine Body.

The embryonic Blade Intent coalescing in his sea of consciousness, which seemed to possess a life and will of its own, was one of the sources of his power.

As long as his physical body’s level increased and fully stabilized at its peak state, he could wait a week, formally choose to join Nine Heavens Peak, and obtain the foundational Chapter of the Nine Heavens Divine Body. Then, he would be able to break through that crucial step without any hindrance—advancing to a Super Martial Artist and laying a true divine foundation!

He recalled his journey from Bluestone County: the Demon Beast attack on New Year’s Eve, the Demon Beasts on the road during the Tomb-Sweeping Day ancestral worship... Scene after scene flashed through his mind.

It made him deeply understand the insignificance of individual strength and the value of erupting with power at critical moments.

The principal’s warning in the pavilion on the back mountain—”The ’Shadows’ will move against him”—and the heavy mission of the Human Race to fight the Demon Race and defend their territory, all transformed into an invisible pressure, urging him to seize every single second of every minute to grow stronger.

The protection of powerful outsiders was not an eternal reliance. A wise man doesn’t stand under a crumbling wall. Only by being powerful himself could he have the ultimate guarantee to break through all obstacles and protect what he cherished.

His gaze slowly moved down, landing on the ”Skills” section.

”Blade Arts - Intent Realm (2%).” This line of numbers clearly showed his progress on the path of the blade over the past week.

The progress on ”Dawn Five Forms (Instantaneous Rainbow Form 10%)” was gratifying. The ”Instantaneous Rainbow Form,” a technique focused on ultimate speed that he had comprehended in the legacy space, was becoming increasingly swift and sharp under the enhancement of his daily arduous training and [Absolute Focus LV11].

But improving at the Intent Realm was as difficult as climbing a sheer cliff.

To temper this ethereal yet very real ”Blade Intent,” he had already extended his daily blade practice by nearly an hour, reaching a total of four hours.

During these four hours, his mind was constantly at the limit of [Absolute Focus LV11]. Every swing of his blade pulled at the embryonic Blade Intent deep within his consciousness, attempting to resonate with it, grow it, and transform it.

However, despite pouring in such tremendous effort, his Intent Realm progress had only increased by 2% after a week.

’Compared to the exhilarating feeling of rapid comprehension back in the Momentum Realm, as if I had divine help, isn’t the current speed of improvement in the Intent Realm worlds slower?’

Li Wen let out a soft, turbid breath.

He wasn’t being self-deprecating.

He was also well aware that across the entire Martial Arts Realm of Blue Star, countless Flying Star Level experts were stuck at the threshold of the ”Blade Momentum Realm” for their entire lives, unable to even touch the shadow of Blade Intent. Let alone clearly perceive their own progress in such a short amount of time.

’Two percent...’ This seemingly insignificant improvement, and the advancement in the Martial Dao and Primordial Spirit comprehension it represented, was already a miracle that countless Martial Artists could only dream of but never achieve.

Although it was a lot slower than his rate of improvement in the Momentum Realm.

But Li Wen also knew that this speed was actually countless times faster than anyone else’s.

This showed that improving Blade Intent was indeed countless times more difficult than improving Blade Momentum.

Without further delay, Li Wen got up and quickly washed up.

A nutritious breakfast infused with Spiritual Energy replenished his body’s expenditure and prepared him for the impending energy impact.

After his meal, he eagerly took out the precious jade box.

CLICK.

The lid clicked open, and the third Holy Body Golden Pattern Fruit lay quietly on the warm chalcedony within.

Its glittering golden patterns resembled flowing molten gold, emitting an intoxicating glow and a unique fragrance.

Even though he had already consumed two, seeing it again now and smelling the life-giving fragrance that seemed to permeate the depths of his soul, Li Wen still felt refreshed and invigorated, and even the vital energy in his body seemed to stir.

Without hesitation, he placed the fruit in his mouth.

The fruit melted the instant it entered his mouth, turning into a warm current that flowed down his throat.

Instantly, a majestic and pure torrent of high-energy vital energy erupted in his abdomen, like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years reawakening its source of power.

”Begin!” Li Wen’s eyes narrowed. He quickly assumed a stance, and the circulation route of the Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill began to operate at high speed under his mental command. The cultivation technique, already at the Perfection realm, displayed astonishing efficiency with the assistance of his second-level Primordial Spirit.

The sharp power of the Golden Fiend was no longer externally visible; it was completely contained within, perfectly playing the role of refiner and guide.

This newborn vital energy, which seemed to hold the heat of the sun’s core, did not violently assault his meridians like ordinary vital energy. Instead, under the smooth and perfect control of the Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill, it was rapidly broken down, organized, and purified.

Countless fine, minute streams of golden qi, like the most loyal combat engineers, guided the surging torrent of energy, precisely integrating it into the finest parts of his limbs, organs, bones, and fascia.

Through Li Wen’s powerful Primordial Spirit perception, every cell in his body seemed to cry out in joy, greedily absorbing this pure life essence.

His physical body was like parched earth receiving welcome rain, undergoing a deep-level transformation at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, yet incredibly steady.

His muscle fibers grew tougher and more condensed, filled with explosive power. His bone density continued to increase, faintly revealing a jade-like luster. His fascia and skin were further strengthened, granting him greater defense and resilience.

The information on his status panel, like a faithful recorder, clearly displayed a new line every few minutes:

[You have circulated the Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill to absorb the high-energy vital life essence from the Holy Body Golden Pattern Fruit. Your physical body’s refinement has increased significantly. Physical Body Level +0.1]

[You have circulated the Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill to guide and refine the high-energy vital life essence. Your Life Origin has been nourished and strengthened. Physical Body Level +0.1]

[You have circulated the Splitting Blade Golden Killing Skill... Physical Body Level +0.1]

...

Time flowed by silently during this deep cultivation.

「Three hours later.」

Li Wen took a long, deep breath. His chest rose and fell slightly before slowly calming.

A stream of white vapor, condensed as if it were tangible, slowly exhaled from his mouth and nose. It carried a scorching heat and actually lingered in the air for a moment without dispersing.

His tightly shut eyes snapped open, shining with a brilliant light like cold stars in the night sky.

With another thought, his status panel appeared:

[Realm: High-level Martial Artist (Level 19.9)]

”Level 19.9, the peak of a High-level Martial Artist.” Looking at this clear number, Li Wen’s eyes erupted with brilliant light and anticipation.

After several months of arduous struggle, and with the help of the Holy Body Golden Pattern Fruit, he had finally polished his physical body to the true apex of the mortal Martial Dao.

At this point, all the potential of the basic Martial Artist path had been condensed to its absolute limit.

’Physical realm, Primordial Spirit, skill realm... Among my peers, I have no weaknesses to speak of.’

This sense of completion filled him with unprecedented confidence for the path ahead.

”The foundation is laid; all that’s missing is the final push.” Li Wen stood up and stretched his limbs, feeling the immense power surging within him like a great river, yet held firmly under his control.

’In ten days, I’ll choose a peak, enter the Jiuxiao Sect, and receive the foundational Chapter of the Nine Heavens Divine Body. That will be the time to break through to Super Martial Artist and forge a supreme divine foundation.’

He didn’t linger too long in the joy of his breakthrough.

A sense of urgency always hung over him like the Sword of Damocles, pushing him forward.

After a short rest and adjustment, Li Wen walked straight to the virtual pod.

When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in a quiet room in the Void Realm of the Fire World.

Sitting down at a desk, Li Wen focused his thoughts.

Without ”shortcuts” like college entrance exams or final exams that could instantly provide a large amount of Scholar experience points, the most efficient way to raise his [Scholar] class level now was to immerse himself in reading, understanding, and digesting the vast collection of books condensed from the wisdom of his predecessors.

And right now, his reading goal was exceptionally clear: to build the most thorough knowledge base for his upcoming cultivation of the Nine Heavens Divine Body.

As the foremost among the twelve Super Grade divine arts, the Nine Heavens Divine Body was not only incredibly dangerous and demanding to cultivate; its contents were also profound and vast beyond imagination.

Although he had [Absolute Focus] and his Primordial Spirit to aid his cultivation, rushing into it without deeply studying its fundamental principles and the experiences of his predecessors would be extremely irresponsible to himself and to this supreme opportunity.

Thus, Li Wen began to filter through the massive database:

”Keywords: Nine Heavens Divine Body, fundamental theory...”

”Keywords: Divine foundation, energy configuration...”

”Keywords: Extraordinary physical body advancement theory...”

”Keywords: Related prerequisite knowledge and derivative systems...”

One after another, virtual books shimmering with the light of wisdom were retrieved. Their contents covered the evolution of ancient vital energy theories, the interaction between energy particles and the physical body, key energy nodes for constructing an Extraordinary divine body, the initial mapping of fundamental Laws onto the physical level... and so on and so forth. It was all-encompassing, profound, and obscure.

There was no fear in Li Wen’s eyes, only a calm focus.

He opened the first voluminous work. In his sea of consciousness, the light of his Primordial Spirit, which had already expanded into a vast domain, faintly glowed. His immense Spiritual Power acted like a highly efficient processor.

He began to rapidly scan, analyze, and absorb every character, every diagram, and every complex, abstruse formula and hypothesis on the pages...

In the quiet space of the library, the only sound was the formless ”RUSTLE” of his mind flipping through the virtual pages.

The young man was immersed, greedily drinking from this ocean of knowledge, laying an incomparably solid foundation for forging the heavenly path that led directly to divinity.

The peak of his body had been reached. Now, it was time for a deeper accumulation of will and wisdom.