The essence of the martial arts is that in the lower worlds it is only used for fighting and for keeping fit.
But in a world like this one, where the energy of heaven and earth is extremely strong, its essence has to be changed. The essence of fighting is still there, but keeping the body healthy has to be replaced by evolution.
As the martial realm is refined, the gap between martial artists and ordinary people grows wider and wider. The gulf kept arising until, in the end, it was a world of difference.
This was the case for Qing Yu at this moment. Due to his special gong method, Qing Yu’s perception and insight were far beyond those of people of the same realm. Even ordinary True Dan realm martial artists were not necessarily as good as Qing Yu in this regard.
This caused that the difference between him and ordinary people arose early on, but continued to grow at an extremely fast pace.
Two years ago, the Qing Yu who was still nestled in the Northern Cang Mountains of Qingzhou at that time was an ordinary person. And now, there was a great difference between Qing Yu and ordinary people, even those below the Innate Realm.
Just like Feng Jiu’s fourteenth sister, the fourteenth princess of the Northern Zhou, Feng Chu Han, her origins were top notch in the current world, coming from the royal family and having the Tong Shen realm powerhouse Feng Ming Xiao personally teaching her.
Although the princess was not small-tempered, she had a great love for martial arts. At the age of a teenager, she had reached the seventh level of Xiantian, so if she really wanted to go out and mix with the world, she would be able to mix with the Dragon and Phoenix Rankings.
However, in Qing Yu’s eyes, Feng Chu Han was no different from an ordinary person.
This difference is not just because Qing Yu kills her in the same way as an ordinary person, all in one move, or because in Qing Yu’s eyes, Feng Chu Han is the same as an ordinary person, all without any secrets.
In his capacity as Feng Jiu’s advisor, Qing Yu had been travelling inside and outside the palace for a long time, and had met Feng Chu Han a few times.
These few meetings were enough for Qing Yu to find out everything about Feng Chu Han and to know her better than she knew herself.
If Qing Yu had to make a deliberate effort to befriend her, he would be able to make her his best friend in three days, make her love him in five days, and make Feng Chu Han think “if I can’t be with him, I might as well die” in ten days.
This is definitely not an exaggeration, this is like the galgame in Qing Yu’s previous life, as long as you get the cheat sheet, you are destined to be able to cheat the target. In Qing Yu’s eyes, Feng Chu Han who knew everything was no different from a game character.
For this kind of game character, it is strange that Qing Yu can be interested.
Of course, the other side of the coin has to do with the fact that it’s a bit disgusting. If you could tell at a glance how much Xiang was in the goddess’ stomach, you would also feel disgusted.
If Qing Yu had reached the True Dan realm and his perception had improved further, if Feng Chuhan had not yet broken through to the Divine Origin realm, Qing Yu would have been able to “smell the tiger and smell the shang” if he had only been a little bit more attentive.
Therefore, if it is really to get Feng Mingxiao’s support, instead of asking Qing Yu to take Feng Chuhan, Qing Yu is more willing to go to the extremely difficult Feng Mingxiao.
The fact is that Feng Chu Han is not as attractive as a paperweight in Qing Yu’s eyes. At least a paperweight didn’t need to pull a Xiang.
“According to you, aren’t you more aware and disgusted by the a plug in your own body. After all, compared to sensing others, self is the one that doesn’t guard itself at all, and senses it more clearly.” Feng Jiu laughed lightly.
“Me?” Qing Yu laughed dumbly, “You are in the end using my power to help the realm of divine origin, you still have a poor grasp of the current realm.
At my current realm, I can already stir up the food I eat directly with my true qi, absorbing the essence and excluding the dross. At the late stage of divine origin, a martial artist can already engage in inculcation and can maintain basic physiological activities by occasionally taking some elixirs.
Of course, body refining martial artists still need to eat in order to do so. However, the consumption of body refinement at the Divine Origin realm is not something that can be replenished by ordinary food anymore, at least it requires spirit pills to do so.”
“When one reaches the True Dan realm, gulping down heaven and earth’s Yuan Qi is better than millions of cuisines. For martial artists above the True Dan realm, lack of water and food won’t kill them, a long term lack of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi will definitely kill them.”
Qing Yu’s face was clear and cold, but between his words, he revealed the great difference between martial artists and mortals, “Therefore, the essence of the martial dao is evolution, and the later one reaches, the more inhuman one becomes, wanting the legendary gods and demons to converge. When one reaches the Godlike Realm, the difference between a martial artist and a mortal is truly a world of difference. One soars in the sky with abandon, while the other labours on the ground.”
“I’m not qualified to understand how the God-Realm is like, because I’m not at the level of the God-Realm,” Feng Jiu shook her head, “but I dare say that although your realm has not yet reached the God-Realm, transcending the ordinary and reaching the level of Gods and Demons, your mentality is already inhuman, extremely close to that of Gods and Demons, and perhaps some strong people at the God-Realm would not have such thoughts as yours.”
At least this was not the case with Feng Mingxiao and Zhuge Longxu. Feng Jiu silently added these words in his mind.
Judging from the two Tong Shen realm powerhouses he had come into contact with, perhaps their strength was still transcendent, but their mindset was still that of a human heart.
Unlike the Qing Yu in front of him, he had a heart that was close to a god or a demon.
Feng Jiu’s heart could not help but feel a hint of fear towards Qing Yu’s.
It was not about loyalty or lack of loyalty, nor was it something Feng Jiu had in mind, it was just an instinct, an instinct to be wary of powerful aliens.
“The more you see, the more you think naturally. The more you come into contact with powerful essences, the more your heart can’t help but gravitate towards them.” Qing Yu said indifferently.
After entering the state of “The Way of Observing the Heavens”, Qing Yu was able to see through everything in the surrounding heaven and earth. The feeling that everything was in his eyes, but not in his mind, and that all the mysteries were in his hands, was truly a desire.
As Qing Yu’s beloved, Feng Jiu was naturally aware of this state. However, unlike Qing Yu, he was extremely wary of this state, which was close to the way of the heavens.
“While it was good to observe the way of the heavens, if one was not careful, one could easily be a*similated into it and eventually become part of the heavens and the earth. No matter how far the seas and oceans change, my heart is eternal, but your heart is not your own anymore.
“Although the Heavenly Dao is good, as a human being, it is better to be cautious.” Feng Jiu advised.
“I am aware of the pros and cons,” Qing Yu smiled, “and rest a*sured, let’s see in the end, who a*similates who.”
Naturally, Qing Yu would not give up his own path for Feng Jiu’s advice. After the clear analysis of his heart’s phase in the Mountain Sutra, Qing Yu was more certain and determined about his own path than ever before.
It was impossible to give up. Qing Yu is afraid of death and a*similation, but even more afraid of mediocrity and banality. Having spent several years under house arrest, Qingyu knows that in a world where force is paramount, the weak certainly do not need to be born to die, but they are the ones who leave their lives and deaths to the judgment of the strong.
There is no need to die because once you face death, there is no chance of reversing the situation.
Moreover, the world is in chaos, and all the forces, explicit or implicit, are eager to move. If you do not advance now, you will not have the choice to live or die later.
