Chapter 129: Chapter 126: Great Freedom Technique
At the very end of the Blood Mist Forest, there was another tombstone.
Jiang Zuo was certain Bu Qiyang had never mentioned it to him.
Jiang Zuo clearly remembered that when Bu Qiyang had described the interior of the Blood Mist Forest, he had said the Inheritance Stele that taught Qi Burst was the final destination.
’A Cultivation Technique for after the Innate realm?’
’Impossible!’
After speaking with Bu Qiyang and reading some of the Bu Family’s inherited texts, Jiang Zuo now understood clearly that there were no Cultivation Techniques for post-Innate realms.
The reason was simple. Just like Inner Breath, True Qi also needed a place like an aperture to be stored.
In the human body, that place was the Qi Sea.
But only those with a Spirit Root could open a Qi Sea.
The very first step in Cultivation was opening the Qi Sea.
Only a Cultivator who had opened their Qi Sea could be considered to have truly entered the Qi Cultivation realm.
Besides, this tombstone didn’t resemble the Inheritance Steles in the Blood Mist Forest. Instead, it was somewhat similar to the tombstones he had seen on the path earlier.
But Jiang Zuo couldn’t be sure it was the same as the previous tombstones because, while it was shaped like one, it had no inscriptions at all. It was just a plain, smooth block of stone.
After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Zuo walked toward the unmarked tombstone.
This clearly wasn’t something just anyone who entered the Blood Mist Forest could see. At the very least, there were no records of it in the Bu Family’s archives.
Even the Blood Spirit had never mentioned this tombstone to Jiang Zuo.
Jiang Zuo walked up to the unmarked tombstone and first tried to make contact using his Blood God Skill.
Seeing no reaction, he reached out his hand and touched the tombstone directly.
A familiar sensation of his head about to explode washed over him, and his vision went black once more.
He quickly regained consciousness and found himself on a familiar, barren plain.
This time, however, there was no sign of the giants.
Nor was Jiang Zuo experiencing it from someone else’s perspective.
He looked himself over. It was his own form, but in a semi-ethereal state.
Jiang Zuo scanned his surroundings.
The area was a desolate wasteland, devoid of any signs of life, with only giant footprints left on the ground.
However, his gaze soon fixed on something ahead.
There, a Heaven-Reaching Giant Tree stood, its canopy blotting out the sun.
Jiang Zuo strode toward the giant tree, the throbbing in his head gradually subsiding.
As his mind calmed, the Heaven-Reaching Giant Tree, which had seemed incredibly distant, suddenly seemed much closer.
’If my mind hadn’t calmed down, I probably could have walked forever without getting any closer to the tree,’ Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but think.
As Jiang Zuo’s mind returned to normal, the giant tree was suddenly only thirty or forty meters away.
Jiang Zuo could finally see the giant tree clearly, along with what was on it.
It was a Heaven-Reaching Giant Tree of some unknown species.
The tree was brimming with life, its branches obscuring the sky, laden with huge, heavy fruits that looked quite delightful.
But on the massive trunk below, about twenty to thirty meters off the ground, a disheveled human was bound tightly to the tree by thick, black chains.
This person felt somewhat familiar to Jiang Zuo.
’It’s the human whose perspective I took on at the last tombstone!’
The information surfaced in his mind naturally.
As if sensing Jiang Zuo’s arrival, the person slowly opened their eyes.
But his eyes had no eyeballs, only two deep, dark sockets.
He opened his mouth, as if to say something to Jiang Zuo.
However, his tongue was also gone.
But this person was not asking Jiang Zuo for help.
As the person opened their mouth, Jiang Zuo felt a flood of formless information pouring into his mind.
His head, which had just calmed down, once again felt like it was about to explode.
However, Jiang Zuo sensed that this person might be transmitting some extremely important information to him, and he had to endure it no matter what.
Finally, Jiang Zuo had no idea how much time had passed.
It felt like an eternity, and also like just an instant.
The transmission of information from the person finally ended.
In a blur of consciousness, Jiang Zuo felt himself drifting up toward the sky.
The mysterious human chained to the giant tree watched him leave with a hint of regret in their eyeless sockets.
「Blood Mist Forest.」
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Zuo slowly opened his eyes.
The slightest movement sent a splitting pain through his head.
Aside from the headache, Jiang Zuo didn’t feel any other physical discomfort.
Jiang Zuo checked the system time and discovered he had been unconscious for three whole days!
’What on earth happened? What information did that person transmit to make me pass out for so long?’
’The last tombstone involved the Forbidden Words, and I was only out for an hour.’
"A Cultivation Technique?"
Enduring the headache, Jiang Zuo tried to recall what happened, and a Cultivation Technique appeared in his mind.
’The "... ... Great Freedom Technique"!’
’There are two characters before "Great Freedom Technique," but for some reason, I can’t recall them. Is it because my Cultivation is too low to know?’
Jiang Zuo pondered.
Then, information about this Great Freedom Technique began to surface in his mind.
’This is a supreme technique. Once mastered, both the physical body and the Divine Body will forever maintain their sense of self, free from any worldly constraints!’
’How could such a heaven-defying Cultivation Technique be hidden in a place like the Mortal Territory?’
’Let’s see... This Great Freedom Technique is divided into the "Body Freedom Technique" and the "Divine Body Freedom Technique."’
’If the Body Freedom Technique is cultivated to its highest realm, one can solidify their sense of self and achieve an indestructible physical body!’
’A Body Cultivation technique? Isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?’
’The Divine Body Freedom Technique... this is a Divine Cultivation Technique.’
’Cultivating it to the highest realm can keep the mind forever clear and allow the Divine Soul to achieve Eternal Life!’
’Supreme Magic Skills for both the physical body and the Divine Body?’
More and more information appeared in Jiang Zuo’s mind.
The more Jiang Zuo read, the more shocked and incredulous he became.
’This has to be bullshit, right?’
’Even for bullshit, this is a bit over the top.’
’No!’
’It’s definitely bullshit!’
’The person who passed this technique to me couldn’t even withstand a single one of the Forbidden Words when facing those giants.’
’Later, he was captured and bound to that giant tree, completely unfree.’
’If this Great Freedom Technique was really that amazing, how could he have ended up in such a state?’
However, even if it was an exaggeration, Jiang Zuo felt the Cultivation Technique must be extraordinary.
’Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been unconscious for so long.’
Jiang Zuo focused again, preparing to examine the specific details of the Cultivation Technique.
He hadn’t thought much of it, but when he did, his expression changed drastically.
According to the information in his mind, he had received the complete Body Freedom Technique, and it was fully recorded in his memory.
But he had only obtained the first level of the Divine Body Freedom Technique.
The reason he couldn’t get the whole thing was that his mind was unable to bear any more information from the technique.
’No wonder that person looked at me with such regret as I was leaving.’
Jiang Zuo struggled to his feet, wanting to see if he could return to that place.
Although he felt the person had been exaggerating, Jiang Zuo still thought this Cultivation Technique was incredibly powerful.
Especially the Divine Body Cultivation Method. Jiang Zuo suspected it would be difficult to find anything comparable to it even in the Cultivation Realm.
But he now discovered that while he was still at the end of the Blood Mist Forest, the tombstone had vanished without a trace.
’It’s gone!’
’I can’t go back!’
Jiang Zuo felt a little dejected.
To put it bluntly, the Divine Body Cultivation Method was a way to cultivate Spiritual Power.
He could raise pets to grind his physical stats, but he couldn’t do the same for Spiritual Power.
And if he could increase his Spiritual Power, Jiang Zuo would be able to do many things with ease.
Jiang Zuo would rather have given up the Body Freedom Technique in exchange for the Divine Body Freedom Technique.
But in the eyes of that mysterious human, the Body Freedom Technique seemed more important, which must be why he chose to impart the complete version to him, while only teaching the first level of the Divine Body Freedom Technique.
’However, with this person’s abilities, it’s unlikely he only left a message in this one place among the human race. He clearly wanted to pass on a message to future generations, so there’s a high probability I’ll encounter him somewhere else.’
’At that time, perhaps I can obtain the subsequent levels of the Divine Body Freedom Technique.’
Jiang Zuo calmed down as he thought.
He really wanted to obtain the Divine Body Freedom Technique, but it wasn’t an absolute necessity.
After all, unlike ordinary people, his Lifespan was practically infinite. As long as he spent enough time, he could train his Spiritual Power attribute up eventually.
With that thought, Jiang Zuo’s mind settled.
His head was still throbbing fiercely, so Jiang Zuo decided not to leave the Blood Mist Forest just yet.
He had already been here for nearly four days; waiting a little longer to recover before leaving wouldn’t make a difference.
The headache was because his Spiritual Power was too weak.
As he thought this, the cultivation method for the Divine Body Freedom Technique appeared in his mind.
’Huh, this first level of the Divine Body Freedom Technique is a bit different from what I imagined. The first level alone is a complete method for a Cultivator to train their Divine Sense!’
’But cultivating Divine Sense is also something only Cultivators can do. Right now, I can only scratch the surface by imitating it.’
Jiang Zuo was a little surprised.
’Could it be that this Great Freedom Technique isn’t bullshit after all?’
’Just the first level of the technique is already so substantial.’
’Let the Divine Sense enter a state of ethereal tranquility, to visualize all things in the world.’
The general principle of the first level’s cultivation method emerged in Jiang Zuo’s mind.
This first level could be described as a Visualization Technique.
But when Jiang Zuo looked at the cultivation method closely, he found that while the general principle sounded simple, the actual practice was highly unusual.
This so-called "ethereal tranquility of the Divine Sense" was actually about entering a void world created by the Cultivator’s own Divine Sense.
"Visualize all things in the world" meant that within that created void world, the Cultivator would visualize worldly objects one by one.
The more worldly objects they visualized, the stronger the Cultivator’s Divine Sense would become.
Jiang Zuo wasn’t a Cultivator yet, so he naturally couldn’t train according to the first level’s Visualization Technique.
But as he simply closed his eyes to rest his mind, the incantations for the first level of the Divine Body Freedom Technique continuously surfaced in his thoughts, and his damaged Spiritual Power gradually recovered.
In just one day, Jiang Zuo not only made a full recovery, but his Spiritual Power had also noticeably increased.
"It’s time to leave."
Jiang Zuo opened his eyes.
He took one last look around the Blood Mist Forest, and after finding nothing else, he headed back.
When he passed the tombstone of the Bu Family ancestor, he stubbornly tried one more time, but the scene he witnessed was the same as before.
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