The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 415 - 227 Nirvana Ceremony

Chapter 415: Chapter 227 Nirvana Ceremony

"The expert from Shadow Pavilion, what formidable strength!" After the expert from Shadow Pavilion had left, Feng Jiu watched the place where the other had disappeared and exclaimed.

Before, when that expert had killed Qi Junqiu with a single slash, that domineering Sword Force made Feng Jiu, who was in the Observation Tower, shiver with fear. Had he been at the scene, who knows what he would have felt.

"It was effortless for him to kill Qi Junqiu, the Royal Tributor. I wonder if this senior is known on the Earth Rankings?"

"The True Pill Realm is still quite a distance from ours. At this moment, pondering the True Pill Realm experts is like aiming too high with insufficient skills. Let’s focus on the present instead," Qing Yu turned and said.

"But the experts from Shadow Pavilion..."

Feng Jiu was about to say that there were many experts in Shadow Pavilion and that collaborating with them could potentially lead to being dominated and reduced to a puppet of the Shadow King, but he was interrupted by a sudden intense look from Qing Yu.

Though the True Pill Realm expert from Shadow Pavilion had left, it was uncertain if the other would not return halfway. That person had mastered such domineering Sword Force yet could engage in sneaky actions incognito; it was also uncertain if the other might have hidden nearby to eavesdrop.

Qing Yu never overestimated an enemy’s integrity or bottom line. He generally started by judging others to their extent and putting himself in the other’s shoes by thinking, ’If it were me, what would I do?’

Thanks to Qing Yu’s own very low bottom line and nearly nonexistent integrity, his way of thinking was almost too thorough, leaving no opportunity for the enemy to exploit.

Now, he was using that way of thinking to analyze the style of the expert from Shadow Pavilion.

"Let’s go."

The two figures also disappeared into the darkness.

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Qing Yu and Feng Jiu hurried back to the courtyard at the foot of Datong Mountain, where Qing Yu then took out the scroll he had obtained from Qintian Observatory and started to examine it carefully.

"What is this?" Feng Jiu felt dizzy upon seeing the scroll filled with all sorts of unfamiliar calculation processes.

It was rare for Feng Jiu, who was usually an academic achiever, to feel this way.

"It’s a calculation related to the compatibility of one’s birth date and the heavenly bodies," Qing Yu looked intently at the calculations, painstakingly written stroke by stroke by Su Shiyun, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, over several continuous days.

"This is Feng Tianming’s birth date. Feng Tianming wants Su Shiyun, the Director of Imperial Observatory, to determine the Heavenly Stem time that best matches his birth date and to especially watch out for the Fire Element moments. Since Feng Tianming is male, essentially masculine, the moment also has to be of the Ding Fire type to match his Yin and Yang.

Of course, if it can include both Bing and Ding, that’s even better."

Qing Yu kept his gaze fixed on the unrolled scroll and said, "Su Shiyun has calculated two appropriate times for Feng Tianming, one being four months later, on the twenty-eighth of July, and the latter, even more perfect, both Bing and Ding are complete, next year beginning on the twenty-second of January.

These two dates must be related to his method of body recovery."

Qing Yu spoke and then, seeing Feng Jiu silent for a long time, turned his head and asked, "What is it, have you noticed something unusual?"

Feng Jiu’s gaze was a bit vacant at this moment as if she had fallen into memories. Hearing Qing Yu call out, she hesitantly said, "Perhaps I know the method Father intends to use for healing."

"Since childhood, I couldn’t practice Martial Arts, but I was extremely curious about it. Though forbidden from viewing secret martial arts manuals, I still know quite a bit about various Martial Arts Secrets. That includes the Martial Arts of the Feng Family itself.

The Feng Family’s ’Phoenix Sky Strategy’ is inspired by the legendary divine bird, the Phoenix. Since it imitates the Phoenix, naturally, it includes the most legendary trait of the Phoenix—Nirvana Rebirth.

Phoenixes rise from their own ashes in a blaze, reborn in Nirvana; cultivators of the ’Phoenix Sky Strategy’ can also reach this state. Although there are limits on how many times it can be used, with some able only to use it once in their lifetime, it still remains an extremely miraculous magic door. By using this Nirvana Technique, the user can, like a Phoenix, be reborn from the flames in Nirvana. As long as a single breath remains, they can achieve a god-like effect of reviving the dead, and their power can ascend to a new level."

"So..." Qing Yu carefully said, "Is Feng Tianming intending to use the Nirvana Technique to restore his vitality?"

"It’s not that simple," Feng Jiu shook her head, "Nirvana Rebirth requires at least the cultivation of the Divinity Realm, and only transcendental warriors from the Divinity Realm can undertake such a divine-like Nirvana Rebirth. But for those who wish to achieve the Divinity Realm, Nirvana isn’t impossible; it just requires..."

"Nir...va...na... Ceremony," Feng Jiu said, pausing between each syllable.

"Oh? What exactly is this Nirvana Ceremony?" Qing Yu asked curiously.

He was utterly captivated by Feng Jiu’s explanation; Nirvana Rebirth was already miraculous, and the Nirvana Ceremony, which allowed even those not in the Divinity Realm to undergo Nirvana, intrigued Qing Yu even more.

"The Nirvana Ceremony requires specific conditions for the user, as you see in your hand, needing to match the Fire Attribute Heavenly Time with the user. At this pivotal moment, the user must use an Array as a guide and a cultivator of ’Phoenix Sky Strategy’ from the Divinity Realm as the prime source, drawing True Qi and vitality to help the user complete the Nirvana Rebirth.

The Nirvana Technique used in this method does not impose a limit on the number of times the user can later practice Nirvana Rebirth. Moreover, because it ignites the Life Fire with another’s True Qi and vitality as kindling, the user can absorb the other’s True Qi and vitality, transforming themselves, advancing their power, and even potentially breaking through realms," Feng Jiu explained slowly.

"If that’s the case, then Feng Tianming has only one target..." Qing Yu interjected.

In the current Northern Zhou Imperial Family, the only cultivator of ’Phoenix Sky Strategy’ from the Divinity Realm is Feng Tianming’s elder sister, the Elder Princess of Northern Zhou—Feng Mingxiao.

Feng Tianming’s target was thus self-evident.

"True nobility lies not in being superior to another man but in being superior to one’s previous self. In this regard, Feng Tianming is truly at the forefront," Qing Yu said, not sure whether he was admiring or pitying.

In this aspect, even Qing Yu himself couldn’t compare to Feng Tianming. Although he dared to face all challenges and had very low moral limits, when it came to family, especially close family, even a heart as ruthless as Qing Yu’s couldn’t quite match Feng Tianming’s.

Although at this moment Qing Yu had no concerns, in his past life, he ultimately grew up in a civilized society. Even though this so-called civilization was not without cruelty and harshness, it hadn’t turned Qing Yu’s heart cold to the extent of denying all kinship.

"So it is. Feng Tianming’s craving isn’t just for healing from his injuries; he also wants to use Feng Mingxiao’s formidable True Qi and vitality to break through the True Pill Realm and achieve the transcendental Divine Communication Realm."

As far as Qing Yu knew, Feng Tianming’s craving for power was no less intense than his own, evident from his numerous attempts to acquire Emperor Martial Art from the Mountain River Academy by various means.

With this method that could both heal and enable a breakthrough, even if there were other ways to heal, Feng Tianming would still choose the Nirvana Ceremony.