Chapter 474: Chapter 7 Spirit and Body under Thought Acceleration
Using the “God-slaying Sword” to strike himself, Wang Sheng sought the connection between spirit and body.
Although this method was devised by Wang Sheng himself, he clearly understood how insane the idea was. One misstep and he wouldn’t end well, possibly even dying.
“Theoretically, the method is feasible, but the risks are too high. I don’t have any certainty in my heart, so I must rely on the progress bar to ensure safety before proceeding with the plan.”
The progress bar has an impressive feature; once it starts, failure is impossible, and it will certainly complete loading.
Thus, as long as the progress bar appears, using the God-slaying Sword to strike himself won’t pose a safety issue.
“I must find a way to trigger the progress bar.”
Wang Sheng’s heart was eager to try this method, free from inner conflict now.
“It’s actually very simple for the progress bar to appear. The most important step is to control the ‘God-slaying Sword’ well, not allowing it to truly harm me before the progress bar appears.”
After formulating the plan, Wang Sheng gathered all his focus.
Using the God-slaying Sword on himself required absolute control over his strength.
A flying sword hovered above his head.
He had nine flying swords in total, four of which were not refined by the Five Internal Gods, making them relatively weaker. He specifically used one of the unrefined four, so that even in failure, the damage inflicted would be minimal.
“The cutting effect of the God-slaying Sword relies on the Spiritual Body, so the flying sword still needs to transform into a Spiritual Flying Sword…”
Under his control, it wasn’t long before this flying sword became ethereal and hazy.
Then, it slowly descended onto his body.
Just as the flying sword was about to make contact, he concentrated intensely.
Flying sword, Spiritual Body, physical body, Qi Blood Power—all came under his observation.
Drip!
Like a water droplet falling, the flying sword contacted Wang Sheng’s Spiritual Body.
His mind was highly focused; everything seemed to slow down. He saw the moment the flying sword touched the Spiritual Body.
No, it wasn’t slowing down; his thoughts were accelerating!
Under intense pressure, his subconscious sped up his thinking, seeking a solution.
There was only one possible reason for this.
“Am I sensing death?”
The Spiritual Body was the most crucial and also the most fundamental aspect of his cultivation.
If the Spiritual Body were damaged, he would not only lose all his cultivation but also directly die.
“Yes, even if I have some control, the fear of death is unavoidable for anyone, any cultivator. It’s the most fundamental emotion of living beings. The Spiritual Body perceived a threat, so it accelerated my thinking to find a solution.”
Wang Sheng knew that if he now retracted the Spiritual Flying Sword, everything would return to normal.
“How could I withdraw at this moment!”
Wang Sheng feared death and liked to be cautious, but that was when facing external enemies.
He was clear on one thing: cultivation lacks courage to advance upwards, even with a progress bar, one cannot reach the true summit.
Just like this time, the progress bar made his cultivation lean towards Inner Core Skill, not what he wanted.
So, he gambled!
In the midst of rapid thinking, the Spiritual Flying Sword made contact with his own Spiritual Body, causing some trauma.
Wang Sheng grunted, then forcibly focused his mind.
The most important step had arrived.
“God-slaying Sword” would utilize the Spiritual Body to inflict trauma on him.
A bizarre wave spread out.
The place where the Spiritual Flying Sword touched was his palm; Wang Sheng could vividly feel a wound splitting open, blood seeping out.
According to the current material of the flying sword, it shouldn’t have caused any harm.
But through the Spiritual Body, the flying sword unexpectedly breached his defenses.
However, Wang Sheng had no time to think about this.
His thoughts were rapid.
“I see it!”
“The connection between spirit and flesh, both are essentially integrated, inseparably intertwined.”
In that instant, Wang Sheng saw the most essential aspect of the human body.
But quickly, he also saw something different.
There was a dividing line.
“No, if they truly were one, this dividing line wouldn’t appear. Moreover, it seems the physical strength is even flowing towards the Spiritual Body!”
Wang Sheng wanted to see more.
However, the Spiritual Flying Sword wasn’t very strong, and the trauma caused to the Spiritual Body healed slowly as time progressed, with the physical trauma healing even faster.
Wang Sheng could no longer observe the earlier “dividing line” and exited that special state.
He opened his eyes, took a long breath, not disappointed.
Though it was just a brief moment, he had seen what he wanted and had acquired a new progress bar.
“Thought Acceleration: 1 (1%)”
Thought Acceleration might seem insignificant, but Wang Sheng, having just experienced it, knew.
This skill enabled further acceleration on top of his current speed of thinking.
Simply put, it’s a distinguished percentage-based skill, and it could be said to be limitless in scope.
“With this skill, when using the God-slaying Sword for observation in the future, I can control the risks and withdraw in time if danger occurs.”
Thought Acceleration provided him with security.
“But the injuries that should be incurred can’t be avoided.”
Thought Acceleration offered security, not immunity.
Of course, Wang Sheng could accept this trade-off.
Because to see the connection, one could only do so in that special state.
As long as there was gain, such injuries weren’t much at all.
Just like before—
“The physical body and Spiritual Body, originally meant to be unified without any division. But in my perception just now, I could distinctly feel an intense separation. Did this emerge because of the solidifying Spiritual Body?”
“If that’s the case, it means that the Body ‘squeezing’ in Inner Core Skill started even before entering the Qi Refining and God Transformation Fifth Stage…”
The presence of the dividing line made Wang Sheng aware of many issues.
Previously, from his speculation, this ‘squeezing’ would only start just before condensing the Yang Spirit.
But now, it looked like this ‘squeezing’ had already begun.
“Indeed, the Inner Core Skill harvests the great medicine of the human body, which is indeed ‘squeezing’, cultivating the body and then harvesting it. My body and Qi-Blood are still strong because of the six breakthroughs in Ba Duan Jin, and five in Yijin Scripture, which strengthens the body. Otherwise, although the body might not be weak, it definitely wouldn’t be this robust.”
“But with this, if we really wait until before the Yang Spirit condenses to think of a way to change, then it would definitely be too late. To change this kind of squeezing sacrifice, the earlier, the better, and as for now…”
Wang Sheng used the Spiritual Flying Sword skill “God-slaying Sword” to strike his own Spiritual Body again.
“Although there’s a dividing line, it hasn’t truly separated yet, it’s still not too late, but…”