Chapter 811 Youth Version Fate

What initially gave An Jing this idea was that he was trying to condense his various methods of cultivation one by one.

The seventh-level Taibai Divine Prohibition, the Seven Evils Orthodox Method, the True Explanation of Heaven and Man… all of An Jing’s fundamental cultivation methods were successfully condensed into divine will.

Taibai can make matter strong and sharp, with excellent armor-piercing ability. Qisha can make the attack of weapons extremely corrosive and destructive, irreversible, and the attributes can be switched. Tianren can control the flow of natural spiritual evil around, and each attack can restore a certain amount of spiritual evil and physical strength.

The next level of cultivation, such as the sixth-order Pure Sword Contemplation and the fifth-order See the Emptiness and See Me Sutra, can also be condensed. The effects are respectively to concentrate the mind to exorcise demons, to clarify the mind, and to clearly see every flow of spiritual evil in the body, no matter whether it is a benefit or a damage.

Next, there are various other methods of practice, each with different effects.

During this process, An Jing also realized the essence of the magical power of [Concentrating the Mind and Intention].

“In essence, through cause and effect, I am applying a portion of my power’s ‘template’ to the object. However, how much power it can exert depends on how well the object adapts to my ‘template’.”

In An Jing’s hand, a branch was gradually breaking into pieces, turning into flying wood chips.

Sharp golden energy gushed out from it and transformed into overflowing divine will, like a platinum-colored spark.

This divine will is essentially composed of countless tiny Dao patterns and veins. If it is made of metal or gold-based materials, it can be carried. However, if it is made of wood-based materials such as branches, not only will it not be able to bear it, it will also be destroyed by this divine will.

Even metals cannot bear the full weight. According to tests, ordinary iron can only bear less than 10% of the divine will, while black iron can bear 30%, and jade-cutting steel can bear 55% – although this is enough to improve their own materials by several large steps, and have the power of cutting jade and breaking gold, and diamond indestructibility, but it still cannot exert the full power of the divine will.

After a closer look, An Jing noticed an extremely crucial fact.

[God’s will itself has no power]

Precisely because the divine will does not contain any power and is just a template, An Jing’s refinement of his own magical powers and divine will will not have any effect on his combat effectiveness.

The so-called ‘bearing capacity’ of those materials is actually not bearing capacity, but when the divine will descends upon the materials, they will absorb the corresponding spiritual energy through the material of the materials to strengthen themselves. Ordinary iron absorbs less, so it is strengthened less, while black iron and jade steel absorb more, so they are strengthened more.

The material of the ‘branch’ is equivalent to ordinary iron, but it cannot withstand gold energy, so after the arrival of the divine will, it was destroyed by the spiritual energy absorbed by the divine will.

At this time, An Jing hadn’t thought too much about it – although he vaguely felt that this ability seemed somewhat “familiar”, but because of personal habit, he was used to thinking about how to use this ability to enhance his strength to fight.

When An Jing was refining the divine power of [Jade Mirror Floating Light Carrying Spring Colors], a martial arts formation diagram that combined the Mingjing cultivation method with the Mu-type cultivation method, he decided to test it with an evergreen wood sapling that he had just bought not long ago.

An Jing originally planned to break off the branch of a sapling, and then restore it after blessing it with divine will. This plan was quite successful. The branches of the evergreen tree were very suitable for carrying the divine will of spring, and they quickly absorbed a large amount of wood-related spiritual energy, regained vitality, and returned to their original form.

But the final result was beyond An Jing’s expectations.

Because, when the branch returned to the [evergreen tree seedling], the divine will of Cheng Chunse was actually bestowed on the entire seedling!

Suddenly, something wonderful happened.

Under An Jing’s astonished gaze, the seedling that had received the divine will was surrounded by a ‘halo’ that he was extremely familiar with – this halo was extremely similar to the totem halo of fate, but it was simpler than an ordinary fate. It was merely a spiritual light produced by the condensation of wood energy along the lines of the Tao.

The seedlings that were originally in a dormant period began to actively absorb and exhale spiritual energy. They stretched out their branches and leaves, and their roots grew. All the damage caused by being dug out from the cultivation ground was quickly repaired, as if the [Cheng Chunse] technique had begun to work!

“what?!”

An Jing’s eyes widened. With his talent and understanding, he instantly understood what this magical power of [Concentrating the Mind and Intention] was similar to.

It was as if a flash of lightning had flashed through his mind, connecting everything together. The young Lord of Destiny could not help but mutter to himself: “So that’s it…”

“What happened?”

Hearing An Jing’s exclamation, Nian Quan and Huo Qing, who had almost never seen An Jing surprised and stunned, also quickly rushed over.

At this time, because Nianquan’s large flat was being renovated, An Jing, who was theoretically “recuperating” from the heavenly tribulation, and Nianquan and Huo Qing both came to the warehouse in Chonggang Town.

Before An Jing knew it, the [Ping An Grocery Store] opened in his name was already in full swing. This store, located in a prime location, was doing a booming business selling talismans, ammunition, luggage storage, low-level magic tools, and various low-level spiritual materials. After all, for low-level cultivators, it was better to go to a comprehensive but not specialized grocery store to buy all the low-level necessities than to go to specialized stores one by one.

Huo Qing is also a big boss. He is not responsible for daily operations. He relies on people sent by Tie Shou and Xiu Yu to maintain the warehouse. The training area inside the warehouse is becoming more and more complete, and is not inferior to the professional retreat room inside the Third Middle School. “Brothers, accompany me to do a test!”

When the two men arrived, An Jing didn’t say much. He immediately began to concentrate his mind and attacked the two men.

“what is this?”

Huo Qing never doubted An Jing. He stepped forward and took the reddish-brown divine power that An Jing sent toward him. At the same time, Nian Quan also took the icy-blue divine power that An Jing sent toward him.

Then, Huo Qing suddenly felt that his body and soul had suddenly learned a technique that was extremely familiar to him, but in some aspects was more profound than what he had understood.

Of course it is [the grass and trees wither and flourish and return to the hot land]!
This technique was tailor-made for Huo Qing by An Jing from the very beginning. An Jing himself also practiced it, but because An Jing only designed a general framework, the two people’s Gui Yan Tu gradually became different with subsequent practice.

An Jing’s Gui Yan Tu tends to be explosive and bombarding. He is a ruthless explosive fist generator, focusing on fire coverage.

Huo Qing’s Guiyan Earth tends to bless itself. The powerful explosive force blesses the body, allowing the body’s strength, speed, and power to increase rapidly in a short period of time. In essence, it is a method of disintegrating demons with controllable side effects.

This is the difference in their personalities and needs: An Jing has the Taibai Divine Ban, and does not need Gui Yan Tu to bless himself, he only needs an efficient and easy-to-use killing method, while Huo Qing’s martial arts cultivation method only has Gui Yan Tu, plus he is a physical cultivator, so he tends to develop as a whole and improve his life cultivation in all aspects.

But now, all kinds of extremely skilled essences of the [Withering and Flourishing Explosive Fist] emerged in Huo Qing’s mind. He subconsciously activated the Return to Flame Earth, and the energy of plants and trees burned and exploded in the Crimson Palace. Immediately, his whole body entered the Withering and Flourishing state, and was about to blast out with the Withering and Flourishing Explosive Fist!

In an instant, a round of crimson light lit up at the back of the entire warehouse – but soon, the light dissipated.

An Jing raised his hand and squeezed Huo Qing’s fist. He asked excitedly, “How does it feel?”

“…Excellent!”

Huo Qing also recovered from that exhilarating instinct. He raised his hand in amazement, staring at his fist that was still as hot as ruby: “In that instant, my understanding of Gui Yan Tu has deepened a lot! Although I haven’t fully mastered it, I can still activate that kind of ‘blasting fist’!”

“It’s really interesting – An Jing, have you learned the Heart-to-Heart Technique? Can you pass on your insights to us?”

On the other side, Nian Quan also raised the long sword in his hand thoughtfully – on the long sword, strands of ice crystals solidified and attached. He shook the sword slightly, and many ice crystals scattered and floated beside the long sword. With just a thought, these ice crystals would shoot out like bullets and pierce through the enemy.

Likewise, in Nian Quan’s hands, swinging the Snow Blade essentially enhances the power of his Tianhe swordsmanship, while in An Jing’s hands, it becomes a portable heavy machine gun that can instantly create a large barrage of frost to drown the enemy.

He quickly realized his current situation and thought that An Jing must have shared his experience with them.

Although they would soon be reduced to their original form as long as the link was broken, experience was something that one could master in part as long as they had gone through it, and it could not be completely taken away – Nianquan was also a genius, and as long as he was given an idea, he would soon be able to master another way of using the Snow Blade.

“That’s true, but it’s more than just a simple sharing of experiences.”

At this moment, after seeing Huo Qing and Nian Quan accepting the “divine blessing” without any hindrance, An Jing has completely understood the essence of his own magical powers.

He raised his hand and said to himself with emotion: “The same technique, due to different personalities and needs, will go in different directions under the influence of warriors…”

“The same is true for fate!”

“I see. This is why the same fate will gradually be corrected by various fate secrets and become more in line with the shape of the fate holder!”

At this point, An Jing can be confirmed.

God’s will can give people supernatural powers out of thin air, and if they learn to practice magic, their fate can also do the same.

God’s will can only achieve the maximum effect if the qualifications and materials of the person being bestowed are compatible. Fate also depends on whether a person’s character is compatible with it before it will be bestowed upon him.

The purpose of bestowing divine will is to enhance the strength of the one who is bestowed to fight.

There is no need to say much about the fate.

The [Concentrated Mind] that one gives to other people and things [Divine Will] is essentially the same as the [Destiny] that [Heavenly Way] bestows on all living things. It is the same thing, only different in quality!

In other words, [Concentration of Mind and Intention] is the youthful version of [God-given Fate]!
(End of this chapter)