Chapter 48: Astronomical Divine Body

The slash rushed towards Official Tian ruthlessly and with an evil pressure!

Official Tian acted in a flurry as he quickly summoned some protective Mystical Fortification, which formed into a giant Qi force field around him

“Bang!”

The Sword Qi shattered.

Official Tian breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to dismiss the protective Mystical Fortification.

“Apocalypse Devil Sword!”

A red greatsword flew out once again from Ning Xiaochuan’s body before it launched towards Official Tian’s protective Mystical Fortification.

Official Tian finally understood the situation. ‘I think this boy is using me as a living target to practice his Divine Martial Art.’

Official Tian was just about to get angry when Ning Xiaochuan suddenly stopped and no longer continued to send out more sword shockwaves.

Ning Xiaochuan stood in his place and pondered for a moment before he spoke with a smile, “Thank you Official Tian for protecting this junior of yours.”

Official Tian was already nursing rage within him but as soon as he heard Ning Xiaochuan say this, he suppressed his rage and almost caused himself internal injuries.

He dismissed his protective Mystical Fortification and said, “The first Divine Technique that your body birthed were these sword shockwaves? That can’t be right! I clearly saw the thunder and lightning releasing from your body, you should be an Astronomical Divine Body.”

Ning Xiaochuan calmly asked, “Official Tian, what is an Astronomical Divine Body?”

Official Tian noticed how humble Ning Xiaochuan was acting and his rage calmed even more. He said, “After a martial artist opens up three Hidden Vessels, they’ll be able to use their Combat Atrium to communicate with their Divine Body, thus allowing their physical body to turn into a Divine Martial Body. This realm is known as the Divine Body Realm.

“As everyone has different innate talents, the Divine Martial Body they gain from cultivation differs as well.

“Divine Martial Bodies can be roughly divided into three types and nine grades. These three types are the Five Elements1 Divine Body, Diamond Divine Body, and Astronomical Divine Body.

“The Five Elements Divine Body and Diamond Divine Body are the more common Divine Body types while the Astronomical Divine Body is relatively rarer.”

Ning Xiaochuan was still confused so he asked, “What are the differences between these three Divine Bodies then and why differentiate them?”

“The differences are mainly distinguished from the Divine Techniques born from the martial artist’s body. For example, once a martial artist that has cultivated an Astronomical Divine Body uses Divine Martial Art, they would be able to summon astronomical phenomena such as blizzards, thunder and lightning, storms, gales, and even turn day into night or vice versa. Only martial artists that have cultivated an Astronomical Divine Body can alter the weather,” said Official Tian.

Ning Xiaochuan was finally starting to understand a little. He pieced together that Yu Ningsheng had probably cultivated an Astronomical Divine Body since she was able to summon snow like a snow fairy.

Official Tian continued, “Martial artists that have cultivated an Astronomical Divine Body don’t just simply control astronomical phenomena. To be precise, the Divine Martial Art they’re able to cultivate will usually be related to astronomical phenomena.

“However, the Divine Technique you cast just now was clearly a sword shockwave condensed from your own Blood Qi. That is a Divine Technique that can only be born from a Diamond Divine Body. How peculiar!”

Ning Xiaochuan naturally would not tell Official Tian that he had not cast a Divine Martial Art just now. Instead, it was actually the sword cognizance the Devil Sword has transferred to him.

When Ning Xiaochuan first began his cultivation, he was still fumbling about with the sword cognizance. However, the power that the sword cognizance displayed was completely comparable to a Divine Technique. It was even stronger than common Divine Martial Arts.

Ning Xiaochuan used his divine insight to stare into the eye of the Devil Sword that was in his heart. Although this Devil Sword was merely a condensation of Sword Qi, it still had substance and possessed a lot of power. It contained more power than a Martial Supreme.

It could be completely regarded as an independent Devil Sword!

Once Ning Xiaochuan fully seized control of this Devil Sword, he felt that he would be able to kill a Martial Supreme with a single strike.

Just now, when he had sent a sword shockwave from the Apocalypse Devil Sword towards Official Tian, he had only used the sword cognizance he had cultivated to do so and not the Devil Sword itself.

If he had truly transferred the Devil Sword in his heart out of his body, the sword cognizance would only make it much stronger and he might not be able to control it completely then.

Ning Xiaochuan decided that he would never reveal the existence of the Devil Sword unless the circumstances made it absolutely necessary for him to do so. This Devil Sword was actually condensed out of the Apocalypse Sword’s Sword Qi, which meant it was essentially the Apocalypse Sword’s offspring. Revealing its existence would only bring death upon Ning Xiaochuan.

Ning Xiaochuan asked, “Why are the Divine Bodies divided into nine levels then?”

Official Tian replied, “The Divine Body Realm is divided into nine smaller realms. However, not everyone is able to birth nine types of Divine Martial Arts from their bodies. On the contrary, most people are only able to produce one to two Divine Martial Arts.”

Ning Xiaochuan continued, “Why is that?”

Official Tian answered, “The human body is a giant treasury but nobody has the same amount of things in their treasury. Most people have ordinary qualifications so they’re only able to produce one Divine Martial Art. Some people with extraordinary qualifications, on the other hand, are able to produce nine types of Divine Martial Arts. The physical difference is why Divine Bodies have nine levels.”

Ning Xiaochuan knew that he would only be able to break through one realm and into the next one if he cultivated one Divine Technique to its Greater Achievement, which made him confused again.

“Since most people are only able to birth one Divine Martial Art from their body, how do they achieve Stage Two of the Divine Body Realm?”

Official Tian smiled as he replied, “A Divine Technique makes up for a lacking Divine Technique, acquired skills make up for innate weaknesses.”

“A Divine Technique makes up for a lacking Divine Technique, acquired skills make up for innate weaknesses!” Ning Xiaochuan echoed.

Official Tian nodded his head and said, “Divine Techniques birthed from a martial artist’s own body are called Innate Divine Techniques. However, people who aren’t able to acquire Divine Techniques inherently can cultivate Acquired Divine Techniques to make up for the lacking in their bodies so that they can achieve greater realms. Although Acquired Divine Techniques don’t have as high compatibility as Innate Divine Techniques, that doesn’t mean you should underestimate Acquired Divine Techniques. Some Acquired Divine Techniques can be scarily powerful.”

Ning Xiaochuan had truly broadened his horizons. The road of martial arts was actually so mysterious and unpredictable. He would have never imagined achieving Divine Body Realm would truly open a fantastic door to the world of martial arts.

Ning Xiaochuan returned to his room and shut the door. Wisps of Qi dispelled from within his body before they condensed into a balloon that completely enveloped him.

This ball of Qi could completely isolate him from contact with the outside world.

Ning Xiaochuan extended his right hand and streaks of electricity appeared from his fingertips.

He lightly pushed a finger outwards and a ray of electricity came flying out of the tip before it penetrated right through a teapot on the table.

A small hole was punctured into the side of the teapot and out came a stream of tea that spread all across the table.

“Lightning Divine Beast!”

This was the first Divine Technique birthed from within Ning Xiaochuan’s body.

Of course, Ning Xiaochuan had just birthed this Divine Technique so all he could do with it was release a small ray of electricity.

Once he cultivated Lightning Divine Beast to Greater Achievement, he would be able to condense a Divine Beast out of lightning and turn electricity into a beast. That was the true power of Lightning Divine Beast.

‘Lightning Divine Beast and the sword cognizance of the Devil Sword belonging to the Apocalypse Order. I have two lethal techniques now which means I have one more card than the other people in the same realm as me.’

The cultivation of Innate Divine Techniques relied on one’s self to comprehend it. Even if a person had a master with the strongest Cultivation, the master would only be able to tell them how to cultivate better so they would be able to bring their Innate Divine Technique to Greater Achievement quicker.

Ning Xiaochuan knew his biggest shortcoming right now was that he had nobody to guide him. From the very beginning of his cultivation, he had progressed by fumbling about.

One would only be able to grow in the cultivation of martial arts through battle with others because only through battle would one realize one’s own shortcomings and discover the true meaning of martial arts at the same time.

However, Ning Xiaochuan severely lacked combat experience and the opportunities to learn from other powerhouses in the same realm, so it was difficult for him to see his own shortcomings.

‘Maybe I can go to the Heavenly Emperor Academy too so that I can make up for the shortcomings in my body. By meeting other powerhouses, geniuses, and outstanding talents of the same age group there, I’ll be able to expand my worldview and knowledge too. Only through striving with them will I be able to improve myself. After all, being overly subjective with no regard to the outside world isn’t the best long-term plan.’

Ning Xiaochuan was determined to take part in the entrance examinations for the Heavenly Emperor Academy. At the same time, the promise he made to Yu Ningsheng appeared in his mind.

Three hundred million copper coins!

Ning Xiaochuan had already achieved the Divine Body Realm so he should be able to refine mid-grade Pills now!

For the next two months, Ning Xiaochuan would focus entirely on refining these mid-grade Pills so that he would earn enough money to redeem Yu Ningsheng.