Chapter 139: A Hundred Professions, A Century of Vicissitudes, A Surge in State of Mind

In the days that followed, Ye Tian grew up bit by bit.

This life of practicing only Sword Dao seemed to bring him a different kind of experience.

Yet this world was too much like the real world, and starting from humble beginnings, his state of mind was also slowly being tempered.

If one could live for a hundred years in this world, it would be equivalent to gaining an extra hundred years of life experience; this was not mere observation, but true experience, and his state of mind would naturally improve significantly.

However, this world was not truly suitable for cultivation.

He had read the classics of this world; many were riddled with errors and lacked any rational rules, yet they could still be executed within this world.

Of course.

Truly rational Sword Technique classics could also be practiced and executed.

Therefore, he did not study the Sword Technique Dao of this world, as that would be a waste of time and might even cause his own understanding of Sword Technique to deviate.

In this Heart Refining World, finding ways to temper his state of mind was what mattered most.

And Ye Tian's method for tempering his state of mind was to combine combat with daily life, so his state of mind would naturally improve over time.

However, Ye Tian still had to survive in this world to begin with.

This world had several dynasties, was in a period of war, and everywhere there were famines, with people starving to death everywhere.

Various gangs and bandits ran rampant, and the government could not manage it all.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

Shi City.

Stone Gang.

Ye Tian arrived here; he intended to take over this gang, for if he did not have a force to collect various resources for him, he would be unable to quickly temper his body, and thus would be unable to unleash more powerful Sword Technique levels.

"Little brat, get lost quickly, this is the territory of our Stone Gang!"

A gang youth holding a blade shouted coldly.

However.

Ye Tian walked over holding a wooden sword, ignoring the other party.

Seeing that Ye Tian ignored him and was still walking inside, the youth became angry, raised his blade, and slashed over.

However.

Ye Tian slashed with the wooden sword, and the sword light cut the other party's wrist.

"Ah!"

The youth screamed in pain, and other gang members came over.

"Enemy attack!"

These people attacked Ye Tian one after another.

Pfft, pfft, pfft!!!

Ye Tian made his move, easily defeating them with Perfect Level Sword Technique, but he did not kill them.

These people would all be his subordinates in the future; if he killed them all, where would he find subordinates?

Soon.

The leader of the Stone Gang arrived; this leader held a long spear, strode over, and displayed Dichengji spear technique.

In terms of physical fitness, Ye Tian was naturally no match for this leader, but his Sword Technique level far surpassed the other party's spear technique level; no matter how the other party attacked, they could never hit him.

Swish!

Ye Tian closed in, executed Perfect Level Sword Technique, and slashed out a sword light directly; the sword light cut the other party's throat.

Pfft!

The Stone Gang leader fell to the ground, killed instantly by Ye Tian.

"From now on, I am the new leader of the Stone Gang. Does anyone have an objection?"

Ye Tian said coldly.

Seeing that their leader, who seemed invincible in their eyes, had been killed instantly by this child, the members of the Stone Gang trembled all over, as if Ye Tian were a devil in their eyes, and they knelt on the ground one after another, shouting: "Greetings, Leader!"

Just like that, Ye Tian became the new leader of the Stone Gang.

"Finally, I don't have to go hungry in this world!"

Ye Tian muttered.

Afterwards, Ye Tian reorganized the Stone Gang, making the Stone Gang more professional and focused on running businesses, so they could live well in this world.

If he encountered matters that could not be resolved, he would step in to solve them.

Therefore, combat was inevitable.

Afterwards, years passed one by one.

Five years later, Ye Tian had already developed the Stone Gang into the most powerful force within several hundred miles of Shi City, and his physical fitness had also surged, his stature now like that of an adult.

He was now able to unleash the Sword Intent into Silk technique, and his combat power was extremely strong.

This day.

Ye Tian chose to leave Shi City; he had come to temper himself, not to enjoy life, and if he continued to stay in Shi City, he would be unable to experience various things.

Thus.

After handing the Stone Gang over to his subordinates, he left all alone.

In the days that followed, he traveled to various places in the Great Li Dynasty, saw all kinds of people and events, sparred and fought with experts from various places, and also experienced various assassinations, beauties throwing themselves at him, and so on.

It could be said that his life became incredibly brilliant, and his state of mind slowly underwent changes.

State of mind is closely related to life; if one has experienced nothing, like a blank sheet of paper, then the state of mind cannot become strong.

Ten years later.

Ye Tian's physical fitness had surged much more, and he was already able to unleash the Sword Intent into Momentum technique, his body capable of withstanding it.

And he also became a Sword Saint of the Great Li Dynasty!

Sword Saint is the highest evaluation of attainment in Sword Technique, and the Great Li Dynasty previously only had three Sword Saints; one of them provoked him and was killed by him, so he naturally obtained the title of Sword Saint.

Afterwards, he left the Great Li Dynasty and went to several other dynasties to experience various lives.

When he had lived in this world for fifty years, he was already able to unleash the Dichengji limit of Sword Intent into Momentum, but he could not maintain it for long.

After all, his physical constitution was far inferior to his body in the outside world.

"My state of mind seems to have reached a limit!"

Ye Tian muttered.

He knew that there was nothing left in this world that could threaten him, but how to continue improving his state of mind was a problem.

"Since I only have this one lifetime of experience, I might as well experience a hundred professions!"

Ye Tian started by taking on the profession of a beggar.

Although he started as a little beggar, in reality, he had never truly been a beggar.

Thus, he chose a city, started as a beggar, hid his strength, and experienced the bitterness and misery of a beggar.

He spent a full year as a beggar, then chose to become a bodyguard, butcher, servant, waiter, shopkeeper, scholar, and so on.

Just like that, several more decades passed; by now, he had lived in this world for over ninety years, having experienced a hundred professions, and his state of mind seemed to have been completely sublimated.

The only thing Ye Tian regretted was that he had practiced Sword Technique for nearly a hundred years, yet he remained at the Dichengji limit of Sword Intent into Momentum.

Was this because his comprehension and talent were poor?

No!

It was not like that; rather, there was a problem with this world.

"This Heart Refining World is not a real world; everything is illusory and can only be used for refining the heart. If one wanted to use this place to improve Sword Technique, that would be impossible. If one could improve Sword Technique, wouldn't it allow people to enter again and again, practicing for a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years, to easily master Sword Intent Manifestation?"

"That is impossible!"

After thinking it through, he felt at ease.

A few more years passed.

Ye Tian's body still maintained its youthful appearance, but he knew his vitality was beginning to drain away, and the rules of the world were also rejecting him; it was time to leave.

In this Heart Refining World, a hundred years of refining the heart naturally leads to the greatest achievement being the refining of the heart itself.

His state of mind had improved by at least ten times.

As for his level of Sword Technique, it had not improved much; one could only say his combat experience had increased.

After all, every path in this world was false and erroneous, and he dared not improve recklessly, lest he easily go down the wrong path.

On this day.

Ye Tian's consciousness began to faint, gradually sinking.

Very quickly.

After a wave of dizziness, Ye Tian returned to the outside world.

At this moment, he felt as if he had truly experienced a hundred years of vicissitudes; just after returning, he was still somewhat unaccustomed, and only after a long while did all the memories of the past flood into his mind, and he gradually recovered.