Chapter 437: Two Sects Go to War

Martial consensus is some cultivation experience summarized by the martial world over many years.

The Yan Huang Chao's martial path is prosperous and has existed for an unknown length of time. Many martial consensuses have even been recognized by Wanxiang Realm powerhouses.

Ceng Xi is a genius disciple of the Qianji Sect, and the Qianji Sect is not without Wanxiang Realm powerhouses. If a martial artist could possess multiple strands of Innate martial will at the same time, the high-level figures of the Qianji Sect could not possibly not tell Ceng Xi.

Especially since Ceng Xi came to the Canglan Secret Realm; even if this secret shouldn't be made public, they would have told him privately.

"Brother Lin, what are you thinking about?"

Ceng Xi saw the thoughtful look on Lin Chen's face and asked with some curiosity.

"I'm just curious what kind of martial will would make Brother Ceng give up."

"Weapon-type martial will, or a long halberd... It doesn't quite fit my martial cultivation path."

Ceng Xi didn't hide it. Once he discovered it was the martial will of a long halberd, he lost interest.

Certainly, he could defeat the Canglan Beast and comprehend this Flawless martial will of the long halberd, and forge a long halberd as a weapon in the future.

But this could only increase his strength in the short term; in the long term, it would instead hinder his ceiling.

"Brother Lin didn't grow up in the Yan Huang Chao, so you might not understand some situations. Flawless-level martial will can indeed increase strength, especially between the First and Third Stages of the Innate Realm. But our goal is naturally not just the Third Stage of the Innate Realm. To walk higher, martial will that fits oneself is the best."

Thinking that Lin Chen came to the Yan Huang Chao later and might not understand these principles that their Yan Huang Chao genius martial artists all understood—Lin Chen might not know, and as for those elders of the Canglan Sect, they hadn't taken in disciples from such a desolate martial place as Lin Chen before, and might even have neglected to tell Lin Chen these things—Ceng Xi explained:

"There is a saying in the martial world: Refined-level martial will that fits oneself is better than Flawless-level martial will that doesn't fit oneself. Of course, most people comprehend martial will that fits themselves; it's impossible to comprehend it if it doesn't fit, except for the Canglan Secret Realm."

Lin Chen smiled. He understood the meaning in Ceng Xi's words. If one wants to become stronger in the short term, Flawless-level martial will is naturally better. Whether it fits oneself or not, it's comprehended anyway.

At the First, Second, and even Third Stage of the Innate Realm, relying on Flawless-level martial will, the strength one can erupt with is far stronger than other martial artists.

But later on, at the Fourth Stage of the Innate Realm and even stronger realms, that's not necessarily the case.

Both he and Ceng Xi are heaven-gifted disciples of their respective sects, and the end of their martial path is certainly not just the Third Stage of the Innate Realm.

If they only wanted to cultivate to the Third Stage of the Innate Realm, they wouldn't need to travel at all, and wouldn't need many opportunities; they could just stay in the sect and follow the steps.

And most martial artists, without a special place like the Canglan Secret Realm where they can obtain Innate martial will, comprehend martial will based on their own cultivation situation, which is itself extremely fitting for themselves.

And in the Canglan Secret Realm, these bubbles hiding martial will are random, so one will encounter martial will that doesn't fit one's own martial path.

"Brother Lin, it seems you succeeded in obtaining martial will. Is it one that fits you?" After Ceng Xi finished explaining, he thought of Lin Chen going to comprehend it earlier than him and asked with some worry.

"Yes, it fits me."

Lin Chen nodded. He couldn't tell Ceng Xi that he didn't care about these at all; after all, according to 【Racing Against Time】's reminder, he had a chance to fuse them.

Even without 【Racing Against Time】's reminder, when he saw the soul stars in his dantian, some stars connected into a long spear, while more stars were still shining alone, he wouldn't worry about this problem.

"Brother Ceng, is there no one in the Yan Huang Chao martial world who can comprehend multiple types of martial will?"

"There are."

Ceng Xi's words made Lin Chen's eyes light up.

"It's just that these people are all crazy."

Lin Chen:...

Ceng Xi took a deep breath. "Brother Lin, logically speaking, your sect's teachers should have told you these common sense facts. Martial will is a person's insight into the martial path. Only when comprehended to a certain degree can it be elevated to will. The soul is like wood, and will is a wood carving. The process of our cultivation is carving. Can one piece of wood be carved into two wood carvings?"

"Swords, spears, blades, halberds—surely there are martial artists who use multiple weapons, so comprehending the martial will of these several weapons won't work?"

"If you understand one, you understand a hundred. Suppose Brother Lin uses a sword as a weapon and comprehends sword will. Does that mean Senior Brother Lin can't display this sword will if you use a blade?"

Ceng Xi's counter-question made Lin Chen fall silent.

"Sword will can still be displayed with a blade as a weapon, it's just that its power cannot be maximized. The same goes for other weapons. But if you comprehend sword will and also comprehend the will of other weapons, it will indeed increase your strength, but it will cause tearing to the soul..."

Seeming to be afraid that Lin Chen would find it difficult to understand, Ceng Xi raised his right hand, and Innate power shot out, condensing into a pillar of light in front of the two. Then, he raised his right hand and gestured on the pillar of light, and a long sword appeared in the middle of the pillar of light.

"This is a strand of sword will. As the sword will improves..."

As Ceng Xi's words fell, the volume of the long sword in the pillar of light began to grow, until finally the entire pillar of light turned into the shape of a long sword, and not a single bit of the pillar of light was wasted.

"This is perfect-level sword will."

"But if it's as Brother Lin said, comprehending multiple types of martial will, this situation will appear."

Ceng Xi raised his hand again, and another pillar of light appeared. This time, not only did a long sword appear on the pillar of light, but a long spear also appeared. The long sword and long spear grew against each other, but after a certain degree, the two occupied half of the pillar of light each, and finally the pillar of light split into two.

"Soul tearing. When the limit is reached, the soul collapses, and the person is finished."

"Thank you for the explanation, Brother Ceng."

Lin Chen suddenly realized. Ceng Xi smiled. "Brother Lin is too polite. Thinking that your sect's teachers didn't tell Brother Lin these things, it should be because they thought Brother Lin might have already understood. After all, this is common sense in the Yan Huang Chao martial world. Your sect's teachers should have neglected that Brother Lin came from a desolate martial place."

Thank you, Senior, for the offense.

After saying this, Ceng Xi also silently apologized in his heart. Elder Bai asked him to befriend Lin Chen with the goal of finally being able to bring Lin Chen to their Qianji Sect.

The Canglan Sect certainly wouldn't let people go, so the only way was to make Lin Chen have a bad impression of the Canglan Sect and make Lin Chen actively choose to leave the Canglan Sect.

His words were sowing discord.

Neglect—doesn't that mean lack of importance?

In fact, Ceng Xi knew very well why that Senior Xie hadn't told Lin Chen about these things, because it was simply unnecessary.

Even for geniuses like them, being able to possess one strand of Flawless-level martial will was already the limit, and it was impossible to possess a second strand of Flawless-level martial will, because their souls couldn't bear a second strand of Flawless-level martial will.

In Ceng Xi's view, Senior Xie should have been prepared to tell Lin Chen these things after Lin Chen obtained Flawless-level martial will in the Canglan Secret Realm.

But wouldn't that Senior Xie be afraid that Lin Chen would go to subdue Refined-level martial will?

Relying on Lin Chen's soul strength, he could still possess two strands of Refined-level martial will.

Ceng Xi had this doubt because he didn't know that Lin Chen already had Mount Wudao points as a bottom line, so he wouldn't look at martial will below the Flawless level, and the problem he was worried about wouldn't exist.

"Brother Ceng, wait here for a moment. I'll go and experience the Flawless-level long halberd martial will."

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Hearing Lin Chen's words, Ceng Xi was stunned. Lin Chen already possessed one strand of Flawless-level martial will, and he still wanted to possess a second one?

But after a second thought, Ceng Xi knew he had misunderstood.

Lin Chen's goal should be to go and see it.

Defeating the Canglan Beast doesn't mean you have to go and absorb and comprehend the martial will; you can also choose to give up.

If he hadn't comprehended suitable martial will and needed to retain strength, he would have chosen to exit from that bubble. If he had already comprehended it, he would have had a battle with that Canglan Beast just now.

The Canglan Beast transformed by Flawless-level martial will is a peak-level First Stage Innate martial artist. Fighting the Canglan Beast is also equivalent to fighting a martial artist. If you encounter a martial artist possessing that will in the future, you can consider it having response experience.

"Brother Lin is really a battle maniac. Then I wish Brother Lin a successful start."

Hearing Ceng Xi's words, Lin Chen knew that Ceng Xi had misunderstood his intention, but this was exactly what he wanted. He couldn't tell Ceng Xi that he was really going to comprehend this Flawless-level martial will.

Even if the Qianji Sect and the Canglan Region had no grudges, and even if he and Ceng Xi got along relatively happily, the necessary guard must still be there.

Watching Lin Chen's figure enter the seven-colored bubble he had previously entered, Ceng Xi's gaze was also fixed on the sea surface, waiting for a new martial will bubble to appear.

However, after dozens of breaths, Ceng Xi's gaze fell on the figure of a man to the side. ===== CHAPTER 438 =====