Supreme-Grade Spacetime Secret Realm.
Li Qingyang and the others, some sitting cross-legged, some standing, were all pondering the insights they’d gained from the Heavenly Celestial Music.
Jun Changxiao was there too.
Perhaps because his realm was higher than the disciples’, the inspiration he gained from the sound was the strongest.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Within his consciousness sea, seven-colored radiance streaked from left, right, up, and down.
This was the Seven Profound Radiant Breaking. Different from before, the seven streams of radiance contained more profound mysteries and more powerful might.
As long as Jun Changxiao fully mastered it, the martial technique would be strengthened tremendously.
“So the martial technique created by the Seven Profound Saint Venerable could actually be driven by the power of Heavenly Celestial Music.”
Regarding the Seven Profound Radiant Breaking, he and his disciples had long comprehended it in the lower realm. Although being in a plane with stronger heavenly and earthly attributes would bring substantial improvements, it ultimately felt lacking, and even its usage frequency wasn’t as high as the Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal.
Now the case was solved.
This martial technique could be driven by either attributes or Heavenly Celestial Music.
Using heavenly and earthly attributes to execute it wasn’t impossible, but in terms of power and effects, it definitely couldn’t compare to execution with celestial music.
“Not enough.”
After careful consideration, Jun Changxiao shook his head and said, “Far from enough.”
The celestial music obtained from the ethereal fairyland was extremely limited, insufficient for him to elevate the Seven Profound Radiant Breaking, so… he needed to enter several more times.
In this regard.
He Wudi was more cunning.
He didn’t use the celestial music power he obtained to comprehend the Seven Profound Radiant Breaking, but instead comprehended the Nine Dragons Splitting Palm. After all, the two techniques were at different levels, so he could maximize efficiency.
…
The next day, early morning.
Da Hei and Er Hei called out at the top of their lungs, “Time to eat!”
“Swish!”
The originally empty cafeteria was instantly filled with high-level members and disciples, as if they’d been specifically waiting for mealtime to arrive, then occupied seats at the fastest speed.
“Line up properly.”
Er Hei said, “One steamed bun per person.”
Today’s meal had no meat or vegetables, just a large white steamed bun.
Was it filling?
Whether it was filling wasn’t important—what mattered was that the large steamed bun was steamed in the bronze cauldron.
So everyone ate with great enthusiasm and relish.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
After one large steamed bun went down, white mist emanated from everyone’s bodies again, and they entered the environment similar to the Land of Eternal Life once more.
“I understand!”
He Wudi sat cross-legged and said excitedly, “As long as we eat food made in the bronze cauldron, we can enter this place every day to comprehend the Heavenly Celestial Music!”
Half right.
The Heavenly Celestial Music indeed gradually sounded in their ears.
But unlike yesterday, everyone’s mental state and souls had no ripples whatsoever. Instead, their muscles tightened to varying degrees, as if being invisibly tempered by some force.
“Could it be…”
Jun Changxiao said with considerable surprise, “Different foods made in the bronze cauldron have different effects?”
To verify this, the next day Liu Wanshi brought soup.
Sure enough.
After everyone drank it, they entered the ethereal fairyland again. While listening to the Heavenly Celestial Music, they felt their souls being nurtured at a deeper level.
Steamed rice also had this effect, but it additionally elevated mental states. Soup was more singular—going straight for strengthening the soul, so the effect was naturally more outstanding.
“Doo doo.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Change it up again tomorrow!”
“Change to what?”
“Something spicy, like crayfish!”
“Okay!”
The next day, spicy crayfish came out of the pot. After everyone ate them, they were sweating profusely from the spice and their lips trembling from the numbing sensation. When they entered the ethereal fairyland, the meridians and blood in their bodies seemed to ignite.
Over the next half month.
Liu Wanshi changed the cooking method and food every day.
Though the disciples’ tastes kept changing, what remained constant was always entering the fairyland to listen to the celestial music and experiencing changes in various aspects of their bodies.
Finally.
After summarizing.
Jun Changxiao roughly understood what improvements cooking in the bronze cauldron would bring.
Some strengthened soul and mental state.
Some tempered muscles.
Some affected the soul.
Some affected blood and meridians.
Some increased dantian capacity.
Why not list which foods corresponded to which improvements?
Because after Liu Wanshi’s testing, many cooking methods brought the same effects. For example, spicy crayfish and spicy fish head—after consumption, entering the ethereal fairyland had the same effect of strengthening blood and meridians.
The only constant was that no matter what food they ate, they would always hear the Heavenly Celestial Music once inside—this seemed eternal and unchanging.
Of course.
There were also regrets.
They could only stay inside for one hour.
“Sect Master!”
After several dozen days of rigorous testing, He Wudi said with extreme excitement, “We’ve struck it rich!”
Eating food made in the bronze cauldron every day allowed them to enter the ethereal fairyland for comprehension. Although it was only a mere hour, it still counted as a tremendous opportunity.
From another perspective, it was equivalent to entering the edge of the Land of Eternal Life every day to freely strengthen various aspects of their bodies for a period of time.
Powerhouses of the Upper Cosmos were still desperately searching for the Land of Eternal Life.
Jun Changxiao and his disciples could already board an exclusive express train to tour the outskirts of the Land of Eternal Life. Just thinking about it was thrilling.
This cheat.
Absolutely unbeatable!
But in reality?
Although everyone could enter the fairyland every day to improve various bodily aspects, after a month, the effects weren’t very noticeable. Especially despite being brainwashed by the celestial music daily, they still couldn’t strengthen their martial techniques.
He Wudi expressed regarding this: “It ultimately requires time.”
Indeed.
The food cooked in the bronze cauldron only provided them with a convenient path. As for whether they could achieve substantial changes, it not only required personal effort but also time.
The path to becoming stronger.
Had never relied on cheats.
If there was one, it must be Jun Gou Sheng.
…
The daily lives of Eternal Sect disciples were already colorful—for example, going to various secret realms to cultivate, going to various training rooms to temper themselves, going to the Mission Pavilion to do missions. Now they had one more activity: taking time to enter the fairyland for comprehension.
Though tiring, it was very joyful.
“Hahaha!”
One day, He Wudi walked out of the Spacetime Secret Realm and could no longer control his emotions as he burst into laughter. The reason was that he could finally use the power of celestial music to execute the Nine Dragons Splitting Palm.
Upon learning this, Jun Changxiao asked, “How much improvement is there?”
“We need to test to know.”
“Test!”
Jun Changxiao hurriedly ordered someone to notify Purple Hall Master and have him seriously spar with He Wudi once on the martial arts field.
“No way!”
A’zi waved his hands and stamped his feet, wailing like a distraught child, “Can we switch to someone else for this kind of thing? Why does it always have to be me!”
“Because you’re not human.”
Jun Changxiao gave him an answer that left no room for rebuttal.
…
Martial arts field.
The Zilin Demon King stood bare-chested wearing red shorts.
One had to say, his strength had improved during this time, and his muscle definition was more aesthetically pleasing than before.
He Wudi cupped his fists and said, “Purple Hall Master, martial techniques enhanced with celestial music power are far more powerful than those with heavenly and earthly attributes, so please take this seriously.”
“…”
A’zi’s brow furrowed.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, his body was enveloped by overwhelming aura, and then he summoned his true form, transforming into a Dao-Transformed Kun that covered most of the martial arts field. As for his red underwear, it was hanging on his fin.
Clearly, he was taking this seriously!
“Come!”
After activating his true form, A’zi’s voice became more arrogant.
“Excuse me!”
“Swish!” He Wudi bent at the waist, hands behind his back as he charged forward. Just as one foot stamped on the ground, he suddenly stopped in front of the true-form A’zi, then quickly formed complex hand seals and shouted, “Lushan Rising Dragon Strike!”
“Roar roar roar—”
In an instant, nine dragons roared, shaking heaven and earth.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Thud!”
After a moment, the shaking camera finally stabilized. The perspective moved to the martial arts field, where He Wudi stood proudly in the Rising Dragon Fist pose, while the Zilin Demon King had returned to human form, lying on the ground with his head tilted and occasionally twitching at the corners of his mouth while drooling white vomit.
The gate-closing disciple knocked out the Spirit Beast Hall Master with one punch!
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