Cultivation: I Can Traverse Otherworlds

Main World.

East Sea.

Zhu Ju’s footwork followed the steps of the Seven Stars. His body twisted and turned like a dragon, his hands shifting between fist and palm, striking the air with deep, muffled booms.

This was a Martial Skill he had learned from the Heir of Marquis Jinghai of Daqi using the Profound Light Technique. It was called the Little Heavenly Gang Hand.

It was a Cultivation Technique that tempered the Physical Body from the outside in.

Overlord’s Tripod Lifting!

Great Saint’s Body Binding!

Rotating Celestial River!

...

This technique was extraordinary. It incorporated the Daoist Family’s Celestial Spirit Beidou Technique, and once mastered, would allow him to dominate a space of several meters around him.

Qunxing Workshop had no shortage of Martial Arts Families and Body Tempering Secret Techniques, but in Zhu Ju’s opinion, this technique was the greatest of them all below the Divine Treasure Realm.

”Hmph!”

He let out a low grunt. The sound vibrated as it hit the ground, stirring up clouds of dust and resounding with power!

Second-Grade Grandmaster Realm!

This was not bolstered by Magic or True Qi; he had reached this Realm relying solely on the Power of his Physical Body.

’My Physical Body is on par with a First-Grade Grandmaster’s. For me, any Martial Arts below the Divine Treasure Realm only serves to unlock my body’s potential, not increase my Cultivation.’

’However...’

”SWISH!”

Saber in hand, Zhu Ju’s eyes narrowed. The long saber in his grip trembled, and in an instant, countless rays of saber light filled the area.

The thousands of saber gleams suddenly converged, forming a single, fine ray of light that shot skyward, actually slicing through the clouds above.

While the Blood Flesh Martial Dao couldn’t increase his Cultivation, it allowed him to perfectly control his Physical Body and enhance his close-combat abilities.

In the past, he could never have executed such a strike.

”CLAP!”

”CLAP! CLAP!”

The crisp sound of clapping rang out as Yann Nanshuang walked in through the door, her voice filled with admiration.

”Brother Zhu, your Saber Technique has reached the Transformation Realm. With such a Martial Skill, I fear even a Dao Foundation Cultivator would struggle to get close to you.”

”Miss Yann.” Zhu Ju sheathed his saber and let out a long, cloudy breath.

”You flatter me.”

”Once you advance to Dao Foundation, Cultivation, Spiritual Artifacts, and even Magic are what truly matter. Tempering Martial Skills is no longer very meaningful.”

Indeed, so what if his Saber Technique had improved drastically?

When faced with Sword Light Division, even a Saber Saint would be left dumbfounded.

”Not necessarily.” Yann Nanshuang shook her head.

”If you practice a Body Refining Hard Skill, Martial Arts can still be of great use. In close-quarters combat, you might even have the upper hand.”

”A Body Refining Hard Skill...” Zhu Ju sighed softly.

”That’s difficult!”

Let alone how hard it was to find a Body Refining Hard Skill Method, even if one had the method, it would require immense resources to achieve anything.

A Cultivator’s Body Refining Hard Skill is similar to a Body Tempering Method from the Acquired Realm. Unless one is exceptionally talented or has other special reasons, no one would choose to walk this path.

In comparison, a Body Refining Martial Artist in the Acquired Realm might still hold an advantage against an Inner Qi Martial Artist of the same rank.

A Body Refining Dao Foundation... even if their Cultivation was a realm higher, they wouldn’t be able to withstand the bombardment of a Magical Treasure. The cost-to-benefit ratio just gets worse and worse.

Of course, it would be a different story if one could master it quickly.

”Hee hee...” Yann Nanshuang chuckled lightly.

”Brother Zhu, are you not aware? Some Cultivation Methods treat the Physical Body as a treasure ship and the Primordial Spirit as the person sailing it. To cross to the other shore, the person must understand the Celestial Dao, but the treasure ship must also be forged to withstand calamities.”

”Such methods are the true and proper ways to traverse the world!”

At this last part, her voice was filled with emotion, and she shook her head repeatedly.

”The Bright Void Sect’s inheritance of the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Evils is exactly this kind of Wonderful Dharma. It can refine an Unparalleled Treasure Body and cultivate a splendid Primordial Spirit. For Brother Zhu to possess such a great opportunity is truly enviable.”

”Oh!” Zhu Ju’s eyes lit up.

”I was not aware of that.”

”Well, now you know.” Yann Nanshuang shrugged and handed him an object.

”Brother Zhu, please take a look and see if this can be crafted.”

”A Spiritual Artifact?” Zhu Ju unrolled the scroll she handed him. His brow furrowed as his gaze swept over it.

”What kind of Spiritual Artifact is this?”

”The Elemental Prohibition Ring!” Yann Nanshuang said.

”It’s a Spiritual Artifact designed with seventeen types of Array Patterns. You can think of it as seventeen separate components that can be combined.”

”The Four Phases, the Five Elements, the Eight Trigrams...” Zhu Ju’s eyes grew pensive.

”This is an Array-Breaking Spiritual Artifact!”

”CLAP!” Yann Nanshuang’s eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands together.

”I knew I couldn’t hide it from you, Brother Zhu. I created this Spiritual Artifact specifically to break an array.”

”Can you make it?”

”Well...” Zhu Ju thought for a moment before speaking slowly.

”It’s too complex. Even if I manage to craft it, it’ll be destroyed after a single use. To make it stable would likely require a Magical Treasure...”

”No need!” Yann Nanshuang said quickly.

”It’s meant to be a one-time use Spiritual Artifact.”

”One-time use?” Zhu Ju had a flash of understanding.

”That makes sense. Since it’s for breaking an array, once is enough. In that case, we just need to maximize its power.”

”Then it can be crafted.”

”How long?” Yann Nanshuang held her breath.

”If this is crafted as seventeen separate components, it’s not actually that complicated. It should be possible within a few years.” Zhu Ju did a quick mental calculation.

”Miss Yann.”

”I’ve promised the Commerce Association I would craft the High Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Five Elements Ring. I can only work on this item in my spare time.”

”Five years. I can definitely finish it within five years.”

”Five years...” A smile appeared on Yann Nanshuang’s face.

”That works!”

”Then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Zhu. This is my payment.”

As she spoke, she handed him a disc covered in intricate patterns.

”An Array Plate?”

Zhu Ju’s eyes lit up.

”Not exactly an Array Plate. Consider it an Array Map.” Yann Nanshuang shook her head.

”This is the Fierce Flame Golden Saber Illusionary Array, an improvement I made upon the Fierce Flame Golden Saber Array. Although it’s still Tier One High Grade, after being set up, it should have no trouble trapping and killing an Early Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.”

”Furthermore, the other four arrays of the Inverted Five Elements Array can also be modified in the same way. When the time comes, it might even become a Tier Two High Grade Array.”

The Fierce Flame Golden Saber Array is a Tier One High Grade Array. When combined with four other arrays, it forms the Tier Two Low Grade Inverted Five Elements Array.

But now, with the addition of the ”Illusionary” aspect, when it one day forms the Inverted Five Elements Array, it might become Tier Two High Grade.

Never mind a Dao Foundation Cultivator; it could even trap a Golden Core Grandmaster for a short time.

Its power could be said to have increased tremendously.

”The Fierce Flame Golden Saber Illusionary Array?” Zhu Ju gently stroked the Array Map and spoke slowly.

”Miss Yann, you are too kind.”

...

「A few days later.」