"I guess there’s some progress!" Guo Luming said with a smile.
Zhao Ya continued to flip through the pages, and after finishing, he couldn’t help but feel turbulent waves in his heart.
Because Guo Luming had creatively proposed a nearly whimsical method to perfectly fuse the Azure Dragon True Power and the Star-devouring True Power together.
That is, to transform the Azure Dragon True Power into the heavenly constellations.
One must know that the Star-devouring True Power is a True Power cultivated by sensing the Star Power, while the Azure Dragon True Power is comprehended from the immense will contained within the Azure Dragon Root Map.
Originally, there was an irreconcilable conflict between the two, which was the reason why Zhao Ya had not been able to completely fuse the two True Powers into one.
But if the fundamental map for cultivating Azure Dragon True Power was changed to the heavenly constellations, then there would be no difference in the cultivation methods of the two.
In this way, the difficulty of fusion is naturally greatly reduced.
It’s hard not to say that this is a near-genius concept, with a very high feasibility.
After all, there are innumerable stars in the sky, and the ancients had already transformed them into numerous constellations.
If I just experiment with this method, I might be able to break through the current obstacles in one fell swoop.
"So, what do you think? Any thoughts?" Guo Luming asked.
Zhao Ya pondered for a moment and found no flaw in this method. He couldn’t help but say with deep admiration,
"Master, how did you come up with this method? I think its feasibility is extremely high."
Guo Luming laughed heartily at this, proudly saying, "I owe it to the ancient individuals. I’ve been collecting and organizing ancient books in the Library during this time, and unintentionally came across a similar method in an old book. I was greatly inspired and then recorded this method."
Saying this, Guo Luming turned very serious.
"Disciple, even though this method is likely feasible, you can’t act recklessly. Know that Martial Dao cultivation is like a blind person walking on a cliff; one careless step can lead to falling into a deep abyss, so utmost caution is necessary."
"I understand, Master," Zhao Ya responded solemnly.
Then the master and apprentice engaged in a meticulous and rigorous discussion regarding the details of this cultivation method.
Thus it went on until evening, when Zhao Ya helped Guo Luming to the rooftop of the Library.
Even though it was midsummer, the mountain wind at night was still somewhat chilly.
Watching Guo Luming, whose robes were billowing in the wind as if he might fly away at any moment, Zhao Ya said with some concern,
"Master, perhaps you should rest downstairs; I can stay here alone."
"No need, this bit of mountain wind won’t do anything to your master."
Guo Luming was evidently in good spirits. He looked up at the summer night’s starry sky, carefully identified the stars, and then pointed to a brightly shining star in the eastern sky.
"That’s the Star of Horn. Extending from it, here are the Star of Neck, Star of Base, Star of Room, Star of Heart, Star of Tail, and Star of Winnowing Basket."
"These seven stars together form the Seven Stars of the East in the Ancient Star Map, the star map most closely resembling the Azure Dragon Root Map. Should you begin cultivating, use this star map as your guide."
Zhao Ya looked in the direction Guo Luming pointed and indeed saw seven bright stars in the vast sea of stars in the east.
If you connected them with lines, a dragon’s form could indeed be subtly outlined.
Zhao Ya studied them for quite a while, memorized them firmly in his heart, and then nodded.
"Disciple understands."
"Begin cultivating; I will watch over you."
"Yes!"
Zhao Ya sat facing east, closed his eyes to focus his mind, regulated his breathing, and in the blink of an eye entered into an Unstained Meditation Realm.
Guo Luming watched and nodded silently.
Not to mention anything else, the skill to enter meditation in the blink of an eye is not something the average person possesses.
Holding a Sounding Gourd, he attentively observed the subtle changes in Zhao Ya. If anything unusual occurred, he would immediately sound the gourd to awaken him.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ya had already begun, following Guo Luming’s taught method, to use the Seven Stars of the East as the Root Map, gradually altering the nature of the Azure Dragon True Power.
This was a lengthy and extremely dangerous process.
At least, for so many years, no one Beyond the World had ever been heard of changing the nature of their painstakingly cultivated True Power.
At first, Zhao Ya was very cautious and careful, afraid of any mistake.
But as time went on, Zhao Ya soon became adept and then discovered the knack of it.
Actually, the most challenging part of this transformation process was changing the concept in one’s mind and turning the Root Map into the star map in the sky.
At first, Zhao Ya was also somewhat unaccustomed, but he quickly found that instead of forcing a change in concept step by step, it was better to go with the flow and construct a relationship between the Azure Dragon Root Map and the heavenly stars through reasonable association.
Thus, in Zhao Ya’s visualization, the Azure Dragon Map on the cliff wall, after countless ages of baptism, finally succeeded in ascending to the heavens.
In an instant, the outer stone shell peeled away, revealing the true dragon underneath, and then the Azure Dragon let out a dragon’s roar, echoing through the heavens.
Immediately afterward, the dragon ascended into the sky, transforming into the celestial Azure Dragon constellation.
Every detail of the entire process was vividly clear, and Zhao Ya even unknowingly immersed himself in it, believing that the Azure Dragon Map had indeed ascended.
And at the moment of transforming into a constellation, Zhao Ya felt a tremor in his Dantian, and the nature of the Azure Dragon True Power quietly changed.