Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Her face did not show the slightest shyness of a young girl.

"Look!" Lin Qingyi slightly raised her chin, saying with some pride.

Jiang Ning smiled.

Then, he spoke, "Sister Lin, what brings you here today?"

"Right!" Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Lin Qingyi suddenly snapped back to reality.

She took out a letter from her sleeve and placed it beside Jiang Ning.

"Take it!"

"This is..." Jiang Ning looked puzzled.

"A letter from little Seventeen for you!"

"Princess Seventeen?"

A vision of Ji Mingyue, who was half a head shorter than himself, suddenly appeared in Jiang Ning's mind.

He couldn't help but feel complicated as he recalled the moment Ji Mingyue intertwined her fingers with his.

"How about it? Are you moved?" Lin Qingyi giggled, letting down her skirt to cover her previously exposed smooth calves.

Jiang Ning did not respond, but instead tore open the letter's seal and picked up the contents.

After spreading it out,

he scanned line by line.

The entire letter was a few hundred words long and did not contain any flowery language; it simply shared what she had seen and heard in the past month, as well as her thoughts.

In the plain text was the outpouring of a young girl.

After finishing the letter, Jiang Ning silently sighed, then folded the letter back up and placed it in the envelope.

"Any thoughts?" Lin Qingi asked from the side.

"Nothing much!" Jiang Ning said in an even tone.

Afterward, he changed the subject.

"Sister Lin, you just mentioned you've achieved Grandmaster status, but is it Heavenly Person Master? Or is it an Earth Carrying Master?"

"I didn't expect you to know about these!" Lin Qingyi held the teacup with both hands, took a sip with her head lowered, then looked up at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning said, "I had a conversation with Master Bai the other day and gleaned a bit from him."

"Bai Luoyu?" Lin Qingyi asked.

"Mm!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"What an incredible person she is!" Lin Qingyi exclaimed, then said, "I've completed the First Refinement with Hundred Spirit Blood, naturally making me a Human Path Grandmaster."

"Human Path Grandmaster." Jiang Ning murmured to himself, then asked, "Is it very difficult to achieve Heavenly Person Master?"

Lin Qingyi nodded slightly, "Very difficult! Very difficult!!"

She continued, "In this world, only one in ten Grandmasters becomes a Heavenly Person Master, which is the most superior of Grandmasters, the rest fall below."

"For me, the biggest challenge to becoming a Heavenly Person Master is the lack of time and insufficient foundation."

"A Heavenly Person Master either relies on certain Cultivation Techniques to resonate with heaven and earth, thereby achieving the Grandmaster Realm."

"Or one achieves insight into the unity of heaven and man, also reaching the Grandmaster Realm."

Hearing Lin Qingyi's words, Jiang Ning asked, "Which of the two is more difficult?"

Lin Qingyi said, "In terms of difficulty, of course it's the first one, resonating with heaven and earth by relying on some powerful Cultivation Techniques, drawing in the essence of heaven and earth into the body, completing a blood refinement, and becoming a Heavenly Person Master."

"The challenge of this route lies not just in finding suitable Cultivation Techniques, but also in comprehending the Technique to an extraordinarily advanced level."

"As you know, the stronger the Technique, the harder it is to practice."

"Such Techniques are even difficult for ordinary Martial Artists to begin, let alone comprehend to an extremely advanced level."

"And the second one?" Jiang Ning asked.

Lin Qingyi continued, "The second option, where one's mind reaches Unity of Heaven and Man, blending with heaven and earth, is similarly challenging and also depends greatly on opportunity and the right moment."

"With the right opportunity and moment, a spark of enlightenment may flash through the mind, allowing one to comprehend Unity of Heaven and Man, merging with heaven and earth, drawing in the essence."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning suddenly understood.

Heavenly Person Master.

It requires more natural talent, but it is also the highest rank of Grandmasters and has the greatest potential.

Just as Bai Luoyu has said, amongst the Great Grandmasters, half were built upon the foundation of being Heavenly Person Masters, and the rest were the remaining two types of Grandmasters.

Earth Carrying Masters are those who achieve their rank with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as their foundation.

Compared to Heavenly Person Masters, they are a notch weaker and extremely difficult to come by.

Because the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures needed by Earth Carrying Masters are not found in today's world.

They lie in secret realms left behind by Great Divine Powers in Ancient Times.

Such secret realms are few and far between in this world, exceedingly rare.

At least, he had not heard of any until now.

The third type of Master, which is the most common Grandmaster, the Human Path Grandmaster, is also the most widespread.

These Grandmasters, like Lin Qingyi, use external things like Hundred Spirit Blood to accomplish blood refinement and thus complete the transformation of their physical bodies.

At this moment, Lin Qingyi glanced at Jiang Ning, and seeing him lost in thought, she couldn't help but speak up.

"Why, do you think my achievement as a Human Path Grandmaster is weak?"

"Not at all," Jiang Ning shook his head, "I was just thinking about the differences between those three types of Grandmasters."

"Do you have a general understanding of the Heavenly Person Master, the Earth Carrying Master, and the Human Path Master?"

"I have a general understanding of all of them!" Jiang Ning continued, "The Heavenly Person Master is presumably titled as such because they have achieved the Grandmaster Realm through resonance with the heavens and earth."

"The Earth Carrying Master is so named because they have achieved the Grandmaster Realm with the aid of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

"And the Human Path Master is named after the belief that humans are the leaders of all spirits."

Hearing this, Lin Qingyi couldn't help but shake her head and smile, causing the hairpin on top of her head to wobble back and forth.

"What you said is approximately correct, but that's not what I was asking you."

"However, based on what you've just said, it seems like you do understand quite a bit!"

Jiang Ning reflected for a moment, then nodded slightly, "I should have a fairly good understanding by now."

"Do you think that my achievement as a Human Path Master lacks ambition?" Lin Qingyi glanced sideways at Jiang Ning and asked again.

Looking into Lin Qingyi's eyes, Jiang Ning hesitated for a moment, then, following his inner conviction, nodded slightly.

"A bit."

He went on to say, "Sister Lin is so young and has plenty of time ahead. Why rush into the Grandmaster Realm?"

"I'm not young anymore!" Lin Qingyi let out a bitter smile, her expression somewhat sorrowful, and continued, "A woman starts going downhill after twenty-five. I'm already thirty."

Jiang Ning said, "Becoming a Grandmaster grants one a lifespan of at least two cycles of sixty years. Against the backdrop of such a lifespan, thirty is merely the beginning, like a flower in full bloom."

"You sure know how to flatter someone," Lin Qingyi's face lit up with a smile.

Jiang Ning said, "Every word sincere."

Lin Qingyi's smile deepened, then she said, "You don't understand. I don't have much time left!"

"Why do you say that?" Jiang Ning was taken aback, puzzled.

Lin Qingyi shook her head, clearly not wishing to delve deeper into the conversation.

She then stood up, "I have accomplished what I came for today, and delivered Little Seventeen's letter to you. It's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together; it would reflect poorly on your reputation."

"I don't mind, but it's different for you. You are not yet married."

"So I'll be heading back as well!"

With that, Lin Qingyi turned and walked towards the room's entrance.

Watching Lin Qingyi push open the door and disappear from the doorway, Jiang Ning's gaze involuntarily tightened, his face reflecting contemplation.

Clearly, from Lin Qingyi's recent behavior, she had deep concerns she didn't want to share with him.

After pondering for a moment,

Jiang Ning shook his head.

Then he picked up a book from the table that he hadn't looked at before and continued to read.

...

Elsewhere,

Lin Qingyi stepped out of the main gate, looking back at the east courtyard where Jiang Ning was.

"I mustn't entangle you in my affairs!"

"A Master is merely a chance for me to defy fate!"

She shook her head, her hair accessory quivering, then she lifted her foot and descended the steps.

...

The next day.

[Skill]: Reading and Writing + (Six times breaking limit 6000/6000) (Traits: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses, Divine Thought Agility, Outstanding Comprehension, Heavenly Vision)

Opening the panel and seeing the display, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

After his hard work and perseverance, he had accumulated six thousand Experience Value points for Reading and Writing much faster than expected.

It was only halfway through the morning and he had already reached six thousand Experience Value points.

With six thousand Experience Value points and enough Source Energy Points, he met the requirements for the next Break Limit of Reading and Writing.

He glanced at his own Source Energy Points,

[Source Energy]: 911.87

After accumulating slowly over the past few days, his Source Energy Points had exceeded nine hundred.

And the Six times breaking limit for the Skill Reading and Writing, as far as he knew, only required exactly five hundred Source Energy Points.

After confirming this once again,

He thought.

In an instant,

Source Energy Points plummeted like a waterfall.

In the blink of an eye, they stabilized.

[Source Energy]: 411.87

At this moment, he had also closed his eyes, feeling as though his soul was floating away, light and airy as if carried by the wind.

Simultaneously,

He felt his spiritual power field instantly expand, covering an area of two hundred meters in an instant and swiftly enlarging.