The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 29: Light-In-Weight

After conducting a quick test on the defensive power of the jade pendant, Bai Xiaochun could not help but laugh. Next, he turned his attention to the wooden sword. He had obtained this wooden sword when he joined the sect, and since then, had performed spirit enhancement twice.

"With the protective power of this jade pendant, after I performed a triple spirit enhancement on my little wooden sword, I will definitely be truly outstanding!" Bai Xiaochun smiled, then started preparing the small wooden sword for spirit enhancement.

Silver light flashed inside the turtles. As it faded, a small wooden sword appeared in front of Bai Xiaochun. Three silver designs glistened on its surface, then gradually disappeared. At the same time, the physical appearance of the sword changed. It was longer than a finger, and the wood grain was now almost completely purple.

There was also a strange scent that pulsed out from the sword, a scent that, when it entered the nose, was sweet, but quickly caused the mind to enter a state of puzzling confusion.

Bai Xiaochun trembled for a moment, but then his eyes became clear. He looked at the wooden sword for a moment, then grabbed to pick it up, whereupon he found that it was many times heavier than before. Unexpectedly, when he held it in his hand, it felt like a heavy stone.

With glittering eyes, he examined the sword, and slowly a deep radiance appeared in his eyes.

"This wooden sword is made of rarely seen heavycloud wood," he murmured, "which only needs to be refined for forty-nine days before you can use it in the forging equipment. It can also be used in mass production. " Next, he focused on the veins in the sword wood.

“Vena in purple. There's only one explanation for that. After performing some of these spirit enhancements, these were signs of sword transmogrification. " Bai Xiaochun closed his eyes and began to review the information about the heavycloud wood he had gathered while learning about plants and herbs.

After a while, his eyes opened, and they sparkled with anticipation. He did a spell motion and then tapped on the small wooden sword, which instantly caused a black light to flash, where there were small purple spots. Suddenly, the sword shot out from the wooden hut, across the courtyard, and then about thirty meters, where it pierced a boulder.

Without making a sound, the sword then revolved within the rock, pierced through it, and flew back to Bai Xiaochun.

The sword was not damaged at all, and it actually started emitting a piercing aura.

Bai Xiaochun's expression brightened. He toyed with the sword a little more, then once again painted the design. Finally, he opened the door of the log cabin, stepped out, and took a deep breath. Unfortunately, once he thought about the competition in two months, his previously high spirit slightly decreased.

"It's not good enough.I'm still not ready enough. Other people in the competition will definitely become beasts. I need to do more. " Gritting his teeth, he thought of the two levels of Violet Cauldron Control Art, which he had read about in the manual.

Light-in-Heaviness-is. Weight-in-War.

The two levels of Violet Qi Cauldron Control Art was a powerful magic that appeared when cultivating the art. If both were cultivated to the peak, they could cause a divine ability called the Violet Qi Cauldron Summoning.

On the southern edge of the Spirit Stream Sect, the basic technique of the Violet Cauldron Control Art was something that almost everyone practiced. However, some people developed Lightness-in-Heaviness, and for the second stage of Heaviness-in-Lightness, it was even rarer. As for those who cultivate the arts to the absolute peak, and could release the Violet Qi Cauldron summoning divine abilities, they were the rarest.

In fact, most of those who gained the enlightenment of the Violet Qi Cauldron Summoning were disciples of the Violet Cauldron Peak.

"Lightness-in-Heaviness …. Only by reaching that stage to be able to fully control a physical object can I even be completely sure to rise above that pack. ” Bai Xiaochun kept thinking about the description of the technique as he stared at the small wooden sword.

Back when he fought with Xu Baocai, everyone from the Supervisory Department and even the Ovens mistakenly assumed that he had obtained Lightness-in-Heaviness enlightenment. Now that he was rethinking the situation, an idea popped into his mind.

“The reason people think I have achieved Lightness-in-Heaviness is because of how adept I am at controlling my little wooden sword. However, the real reason behind it was mostly because of how incredible the sword was after my spirit enhancement.

"The truth of the matter is that my ability to control it is actually not very extraordinary, and definitely not Lightness-in-Heaviness." Frowning, Bai Xiaochun randomly sat down cross-legged and stared at the wooden sword. Slowly, his eyes became empty, and were immediately shot with blood.

A moment later, his right hand suddenly waved into the air, sending the small wooden sword flying out. It whistled through the air in front of him, kicking up a cloud of dust. Bai Xiaochun's wrinkle deepened as his right hand flickered with a movement of incantation, and then pointed his finger. However, what he was pointing at was not a sword, but rather a huge rock outside the courtyard that he had just stabbed with a sword a moment ago.

The wave of his finger caused the boulder to tremble slightly, then it slowly rose into the air by about a third of a meter. But then Bai Xiaochun's spiritual energy grew unstable, and that energy dropped back with an explosion.

Bai Xiaochun was not disappointed, though. In fact, it is just the opposite. His eyes began to shine brightly. Focusing completely, he circulated his spiritual energy and once again waved his finger.

Once, twice, three times ….

Time pass. Half a month was gone in the blink of an eye. Almost the entire time, Bai Xiaochun was trying to control the stone. Of course, this stone was about three people tall, and weighed about 1,500-1,600 kilograms. Despite the fact that Bai Xiaochun was already in the great circle of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, manipulating objects like this was no easy task. [1. I've been counting, and for a rock that's only 1,500-1,600 kg tall, it has to be really thin. I think we can assume that Er Gen made a mistake in how much it weighed. , or that it was some sort of magic stone that wasn't as heavy as the big rocks in the real world]

The only reason Bai Xiaochun was able to do so was because of the condition of his extremely refined cultivation base. Other people at level five Qi Condensation would never be able to move a stone more than a few centimeters.

"The key is to move the threads of spiritual energy at a constant speed," he murmured furiously, his eyes red but shining brightly. "That's how to make sure they're never broken."

It was the same principle applied to humans when they made noodles at home. If you pull the dough too fast, it will break. If you walk too slowly, it is impossible to stretch it too far.You have to use the right amount of force, and then you can control the object smoothly and clearly as you wish.

If cultivators wanted to control physical objects to a level that exceeded ordinary ones, they needed to use the right amount of strength, and maintain stability. Of course, it increased the difficulty level significantly.

"I understand now!" Bai Xiaochun thought excitedly. “Lightness-in-Heaviness is more than just the words 'lightness' and 'weight'. It could not only control heavy objects as if they did not weigh much. It is just the meaning of the surface. Real and deeper meaning must be made, not by physical objects, but by the way you manipulate spiritual energy!

"At the fifth level of Qi Condensation, your total reserve of spiritual energy is what makes a burden. When you take that spiritual energy and turn it into many tiny threads that cannot be broken, that is the lightness. Doing it right is Lightness-in-Heaviness. Of course, with the meaning of the surface, the result is a speed that you can easily control physical objects! " After getting to the root of the problem, he waved his hand again, and the stone began to tremble. Then suddenly it rose into the air.

It was almost as if there was a big hand that just grabbed him and pulled him up. Then, he started whistling in the air towards Bai Xiaochun. However, before it could reach him, it suddenly fell from the air into his courtyard, where it kicked up a huge cloud of dust.

Bai Xiaochun did not feel despair. He continued to train for half a month. Unfortunately, throughout that time, he was unable to maintain a single thread of spiritual energy that was continuously stable.

Even when he was able to form a stable thread, the overwhelming weight of the stone ensured that the threads of spiritual energy always grew unstable and broke off.

Of course, when it came to controlling the small wooden sword, he had no problems whatsoever. Due to the huge difference in weight between the stone and the sword, Bai Xiaochun now felt that controlling the wooden sword was much, much easier. Furthermore, after a month or so of training, he could move it at a much greater speed.

In reality, he had actually reached Light-in-Weight. However, he was not satisfied. His eyes were completely red, he gritted his teeth, and that ruthless determination once again appeared.

"I refuse to believe I can't do it!" He performed a spell motion with his right hand, causing the stone to fly and float right above him.

Grain of sweat appeared on his forehead as he stared at the stone nervously, exerting all the effort he could to preserve that invisible thread of spiritual energy. After all, if it was broken, then the stone would fall. Although it would not kill him, it would definitely be extremely painful.

This time, he was clearly able to maintain the connection for longer than before. However, after about an hour had passed, rumbling sounds began to echo, and then Bai Xiaochun let out a scream as the stone collapsed. After a while, it shook and fell to the side as Bai Xiaochun crawled out from underneath it.

Thanks to his Eternal Skin, he was unharmed. However, the pain of what had just happened made him grimace.

Even so, his determination grew more intense. Another month passed, and the stone struck him repeatedly. Eventually, he reached the point where he could actually keep it alive all day without dropping it.

Furthermore, the height he could lift was getting bigger. Immediately, he could hold it thirty meters high in the air. Of course, the pain generated when he dropped it from that height made Bai Xiaochun completely pale-faced.

However, it was the only way to fix himself to the top.

Slowly, his ability to reach Light-in-Weight with his internal spiritual energy grew increasingly stable. Eventually, he reached a point where he almost never broke the connection. However, he was still not satisfied. Furthermore, he did not train while sitting with his legs crossed, but instead, while exercising.

It made things even more difficult, and caused booms to constantly ring in his yard.

Time passes, one day at a time. Soon the competition that Li Qinghou mentioned was now only three days away. The scene in Bai Xiaochun's courtyard was a figure moving around while a 1,500-kilogram rock floated above. Despite how much Bai Xiaochun moved, the stone remained motionless in the air.

Finally, Bai Xiaochun stopped running around, and stood there in front of the wooden hut, laughing out loud. Then, he waved his right hand, causing the stone to fly out of the courtyard and return steadily to the ground.

Next, he made a spell move and pointed, causing his small wooden sword to slash in front of him. It moved so fast that it was only a little blurry; clearly it was much stronger than before.

Bai Xiaochun's face shone with delight, and his hands began to flash with movements of incantations.

Speed combined with sword force, resulting in a surprising combination. Suddenly, the courtyard was almost filled with innumerable small wooden swords, all flying around.

In the end, he flicked his sleeve, causing the sword projection to disappear. Only one wooden sword remained, which then shot back towards Bai Xiaochun and disappeared into his bag.

"Now I finally feel ready to get into the top 5." Bai Xiaochun took a deep breath. Although he did not feel a hundred percent confident, time was running out. All he could do was finish his qi and calm his mind, then sit cross-legged to meditate and put himself in the right condition.