Chapter 243 - 241: Bottomless Abyss
In addition, he also found in several ancient texts a mention of the so-called ’Bottomless Abyss’!
This Bottomless Abyss is located in the Land of Great Fog in the Outer Domain, almost completely severing the connection between Da Han and the Ancient Abyss Country, making it extremely difficult to cross.
It is recorded that the first batch of the human race who escaped from the Ancient Abyss had to endure great hardships to cross the abyss and reach the land on the other side.
"This is indeed an important piece of intelligence," Song Changming pondered.
If crossing this Bottomless Abyss is the only path to the Ancient Abyss Country, then in their search for a route through the Land of Great Fog, the focus is on finding this abyss to determine the direction and find a way to cross!
The ancient texts did not specify how they crossed in those days.
Perhaps there is more than one method, but all are difficult to achieve or require significant costs...
A few more days passed.
Song Changming attempted his first cultivation according to his analysis and understanding of that set of Third Grade Martial Technique.
He sat cross-legged, and the inner Qi of the martial arts Qi vortex in his body was guided by his spiritual power, flowing through his special meridians and beginning to change.
As described in the Martial Technique,
The key to mastering this Third Grade True Yang Technique lies in whether one can correctly transform the inner Qi into the unique True Yang Qi of the Martial Technique.
Even if it’s a massive amount of inner Qi, successfully transforming even a trace of True Yang Qi is considered successfully mastering the basic level.
If he cannot transform the True Yang Qi, then he truly lacks the essentials of mastery, likely leading to misguided practice.
As expected, during his first attempt to practice the Martial Technique, Song Changming encountered numerous flaws.
In just a moment, his inner Qi did not transform into True Yang Qi but became incredibly violent, nearly going out of control and almost causing a major mistake.
Although he promptly stopped, noticing something was amiss and interrupted the cultivation, some meridians were still damaged.
"This is truly..."
Song Changming felt somewhat helpless; this is the result of blind practice without guidance.
How the hell is one supposed to practice like this...
One wrong step could lead to partial paralysis and broken veins!
Just as Song Changming was feeling troubled, he suddenly noticed a new piece of Martial Technique information on his panel!
[Third Grade True Yang Technique: Not yet mastered (1/7000)]
"I actually succeeded!"
Song Changming’s mood instantly turned from gloomy to delighted.
He estimated that although he made mistakes with numerous flaws, all the content of the Martial Technique he remembered was correct.
And the general practice method he pondered over was not wrong, only that too many flaws and details led to the final failure.
And that was enough to trigger the entry conditions.
When the Martial Technique appeared on the panel with an experience value progress bar,
then everything from here on becomes simple.
He only needs to grind for experience.
Even if it is wrong cultivation, as long as it increases experience value, it is a correct cultivation path!
When he fills up the experience and formally masters the entry level, the panel will automatically correct his practice method, making it completely correct!
The only thing he needs to be careful of is not to injure himself during the process.
Additionally.
"Speaking of which, seven thousand experience points are needed just for basic mastery. How difficult is this Third Grade True Yang Technique to practice..." Song Changming muttered.
In terms of experience points, this is definitely the most challenging Martial Technique among all his cultivation techniques.
But fortunately, he has already mastered the Seventh Grade Fire God Saber Technique, which is also one of the Chu Imperial Family’s legacy Martial Techniques.
Even better, this Seventh Grade Fire God Saber Technique is derived from the Third Grade True Yang Technique as a legacy saber technique!
Both are related and are both fire attribute Martial Techniques, which will surely provide a significant boost to his cultivation of the True Yang Technique!
Combined with daily cultivation state bonuses, mastering the basic level within half a year would meet his expectations.
October.
It has been over two months since Song Changming’s battle with Sword Venerable Nan Wuji.
Because there weren’t many witnesses to the battle at the time, the news didn’t spread widely.
Otherwise, a sensation could not have been avoided.
This day.
A swordsman came looking for him.
"Lord Song, my master instructed me to tell you that he has completed his matters at Sword Cliff and invites you to Outer Celestial Pass Mountain in three days."
The swordsman respectfully and politely informed Song Changming.
"I understand," Song Changming nodded.
Needless to say, Nan Wuji is preparing to explore the Outer Realm.
Unlike Song Changming, Nan Wuji is the lord of Sword Cliff, and Su Yaoguang is the Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion.
No matter how carefree Nan Wuji is, he cannot just walk away, leaving the entire Sword Cliff and all its people behind.
Before they head to the Outer Realm, they must hand over and deal with various matters.
They can’t let the two hidden major sects be leaderless and chaotic.
In comparison, Song Changming has it much easier.
He does not have a major sect to manage, only the Changming Association, which Liang Zhao Long has been leading all along.
Even if he leaves and disappears for some time, it won’t affect much, considering Liang Zhao Long himself possesses Qi Refining cultivation and can stand on his own in the Jianghu.
As for the remaining people, he only needs to give some instructions to Elder Liu, Liu Ziwen, Song Ping’an, Su Qingqing, and others.
Among those who heard about Song Changming exploring the Outer Realm with Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang to seek a path to the Ancient Abyss Country, the most excited was Su Qingqing.
She dreams of returning to find her parents and has been striving to become stronger and accumulate strength for this very purpose.
Originally, she thought it would take a long time to see any sign of hope.
Unexpectedly, the surprise came so suddenly.
She then begged Song Changming to take her along, but Song Changming refused, explaining,
"This time is just for exploration. When it comes time to truly go to the Ancient Abyss Country, I’ll bring you along."
With this promise from Song Changming, Su Qingqing calmed down and silently wished for his success.
Earlier, Song Changming thought Su Qingqing, who was taken from the Ancient Abyss Country to this world, might know something after crossing the entire Outer Domain.
Unfortunately, Su Qingqing was unconscious at the time, and when she woke up, she had already arrived in this world under the control of the Corpse Refining Sect members.
As for the Bottomless Abyss, she had never seen it, and naturally, no useful information could be obtained from her.
This also shows that the family that sent the girl here was determined not to let her return.
As for why they didn’t just kill her, there are likely unknown considerations involved.
Three days later, early in the morning.
The weather cooled, with frost on the ground and a chill sinking from the sky.
This winter may be colder than previous years.
Song Changming did not prepare much, taking only two extra swords, and set off on his journey.
At the border between Wangyue Prefecture and the Outer Realm, two similar peaks stand tall.
One side of the peaks has green hills and water, while the other side is filled with rolling fog, boundless and endless.
These two peaks resemble two door gods or a celestial pass.
Hence the name Celestial Pass Mountain.
Many martial artists heading to the Outer Realm generally follow this route, leaving the celestial pass to see the great fog!
When Song Changming arrived, he found Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang already at the pass.
"Pardon me for keeping you waiting," Song Changming approached and greeted with clasped hands.
"No worries," Nan Wuji replied with a calm expression.
"We just arrived too, so Young Brother Song hasn’t delayed the hour," Su Yaoguang smiled.
"Let’s go. We need to look out for each other ahead; the path in the Outer Realm is not easy," Nan Wuji said.
Even someone as strong as him is wary of the dangers in the Outer Realm; it shows how perilous it is, and no one dares claim full confidence to roam freely.
"Alright," Song Changming nodded.
The three of them each rode an Exotic Blooded Horse as their transportation.
The horse beneath Nan Wuji had black, shiny fur with horns on its head and tusks in its mouth, looking quite fierce.
Su Yaoguang rode a white horse that appeared mystical and beautiful.
It must be said that both mounts seemed to match their masters well.
Most people tend to like things that resemble them.
In comparison, Song Changming’s mount looked relatively plain, but it also appeared quite intelligent. It was also an Exotic Blooded horse with fierce beast attributes.
Had it not been a Fierce Beast Level horse, an ordinary horse wouldn’t dare step into this fog even if driven by breaking its reins.