“Refining the essence to qi…” Shang Xia muttered to himself as he played with a long spear in his hand.
If that was truly the case, the medicine and way for him to enter the Martial Intent Realm that had been modified by the blood red tablet in his sea of consciousness was only a guide for him to form an origin core in his body.
Only when his inner qi completed its transformation would it finally be considered his ‘Triple Command Origin True Qi’. He would have to circulate the Triple Command Origin True Qi in his body in order to start training in the Triple Providence Chapter.
The Triple Command Origin True Qi had nothing to do with the ball of chaos that appeared in his dantian during his promotion to the Martial Intent Realm. Instead, he had to transform his Yin Yang Essence Qi that he had gathered when he was in the Martial Extremity Realm completely into Triple Command Origin True Qi. In order to do that, he would need to practice the Providence Spear!
He discovered that the process of cultivation was long and difficult indeed. Every time he broke through, he would have to start from scratch by transforming his inner qi! Of course, that didn’t mean that it was all bad. When he trained in the Providence Spear Art, he would slowly transform his inner qi in the Triple Command Origin True Qi. It worked almost exactly like when he entered the Martial Extremity Realm where he had to transform his inner qi into Yin Yang Essence Qi.
When the transformation was complete, his cultivation speed would rise rapidly!
After all, the amount of Yin Yang Essence Qi he gathered in the Martial Extremity Realm was abundant. He was so strong that no one in the same realm was his match!
The metal spear trembled in his hand as it barely managed to contain his inner qi. Even though it looked like it was about to break apart, Shang Xia hadn’t injected a lot of power into it. In fact, he was afraid to put too much energy into it in case it became a pile of scrap metal.
At the moment, the spear in his hand was made purely from iron. It wasn’t that he didn’t wish to use a spear made from precious materials. If he had a proper spear, it would be much easier to train in the Providence Spear Art!
It was too bad his Triple Command Origin True Qi was extremely high level. It possessed destructive properties that could destroy pseudo-graded weapons that were made from precious materials. Although it would last longer than the current spear in his hand, it would still shatter after a few rounds of training. The Shang Clan didn’t possess that many good spears to begin with, and they couldn’t ensure Shang Xia’s expenditure.
After he destroyed three pseudo-graded spears after nine days of training, Shang Xi personally came to look for him to forbid him from using any more.
Helpless and desperate to use a spear to continue comprehending his spear art, Shang Xia could only look for those made from ordinary iron white waiting for Duan Hong to complete the modification of his Waning Moon Spear.
While that was happening, he continued to explore the properties of his Triple Command Origin True Qi.
Deep down in his heart, he knew why his qi destroyed the spears he was using. The Providence Spear Art wasn’t just a technique. It contained several profound principles that one had to figure out for themselves.
Shang Xia was also unable to prevent his inner qi that would leak from time to time. It contained many different properties. Due to his cultivation, his inner qi would transform instinctively between the powers of lightning and the seven pairs of qi he mastered in the Martial Extremity Realm. When it entered the weapon he was holding, it would bring about extremely destructive behavior, weakening the weapon severely.
That was also the reason why Shang Xia hadn’t made any actual progress in the half month he was training in it.
One fine day, he was thinking of leaving seclusion and returning to the institution when Duan Hong rushed towards his courtyard with an elated expression plastered to his face.
“Sixth Young Master, I did it! I succeeded!” His voice arrived long before he did.
“Really? Where is it? Let me have a look!” Shang Xia rushed out into his courtyard in excitement.
He was already starting to get disappointed by his inability to practice his spear art. Now that Duan Hong had arrived, it seemed as though a huge part of his problems would be solved!
Seeing the look of joy on Shang Xia’s face, Duan Hong waved his hand and yelled to his apprentices, “Bring it in!”
The two of them carried a long spear on their shoulders as they stumbled into the courtyard.
Without a second word from Duan Hong, Shang Xia went over to grab the body of the spear. Twisting his wrist, he drew a perfect arc before him. A strong breeze swept against the two apprentices and they stumbled backward slightly.
Duan Hong reached out to hold their shoulders and he muttered softly, “Watch carefully. This is a good opportunity for the two of you.”
His apprentices were disciples of the Shang Clan to begin with. They were sent over to Duan Hong to learn the ropes due to their superior talent, and they were the hope of the Shang Clan.
Duan Hong knew that they would eventually take his place once they grew up, but he couldn’t do anything about it. He required the support of a giant power like the Shang Clan if he wished to improve his skills. They were basically making use of each other, and he wasn’t reserved when imparting his skills to the two of them.
With their teacher’s tip, the two of them opened their eyes wide to watch Shang Xia swinging his spear around the courtyard. The sharp wind that slammed against them caused them a little pain, but they couldn’t be bothered with it at that moment.
Strictly speaking, Shang Xia wasn’t too adept with using the modified halberd due to the fundamental difference between the two weapons. Regardless, a graded weapon was a graded weapon. It was capable of holding Shang Xia’s Triple Command Origin True Qi.
When he was ‘training’ in the Providence Spear Art previously, he could only visualize the moves. Now, he was finally able to test them out! With Duan Hong and his apprentices as witnesses, he started his formal training in the spear art!
As he swung the spear, he vented all the frustrations he had built up when the various spears he used previously shattered, rendering him unable to train properly.
The faster he swung his spear, the clearer his mind became. The large amount of inner qi in his dantian started to transform, and the Triple Command Origin True Qi that was stored in the formless mass of chaos in his dantian increased by one-fold. Stabbing his spear into the skies, a loud whistle tore through the air.