Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

It was late at night, and An An had already been put to bed, perhaps dreaming and occasionally smacking her lips.

Jiang Wang sat cross-legged with his five hearts facing the sky.

His mind sank into the Celestial Palace, where the star chart arranged by Dao Yuan was complex and shining at the top.

An unknown black candle hung in the center, and the true spirits of the meridians, transformed into earthworms, slowly swam around the candle.

Jiang Wang was patient, waiting for the right moment.

Originally, he had chosen the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation as his foundation, and it was expected to take half a year to complete.

But since opening his meridians, he had gained a lot.

First, he had the Purple Qi Coming from the East Sword Technique, which allowed him to cultivate his energy and blood, making his body capable of withstanding more meridian breakthroughs. Then he had also practiced the Four Spirits Body Refining Art of the Military, greatly increasing the number of breakthroughs.

Although it was only a true spirit of the earthworm, the increased number of breakthroughs meant that he had also absorbed a considerable amount of Dao Yuan. Then, Dong A passed on the Control of Elements Art, which allowed him to arrange his formation almost flawlessly...

The time had come to midnight.

Midnight was the beginning of a new day, a starting point.

Jiang Wang silently operated the Control of Elements Art, moving the last round Dao Yuan to the position of the Tai Yin star in the star chart.

From the Sun Star to the Tai Yin Star, then the Three Enclosures shook together and the Twenty-Eight Mansions shone together. The entire Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation shone brightly, illuminating the Celestial Palace!

At that moment, Jiang Wang's mind had a momentary blindness.

When he regained his insight, a mysterious and dreamlike vortex appeared in the Celestial Palace, slowly rotating with stars sinking and floating.

It was more like a rotating star river than a vortex. At the moment of its birth, nine Dao Yuan leaped out of the star river.

The Dao Yuan had formed the Dao rotation.

Jiang Wang knew that the foundation had been laid. From this moment on, he had truly entered the Transcendent Realm and stepped into the Meridian Realm of the Ninth Grade!

He opened his meridians on June 15th in front of the True Return Temple and laid the foundation on October 16th at home in Fei Ma Lane, taking four months.

He couldn't fully understand the effect of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation compared to the ordinary Returning to Origin formation.

But he noticed that at this moment, the inconspicuous earthworm had abandoned the black candle and began to climb the star rotation. When it reached the star rotation, it suddenly leaped!

It passed through the star cluster, and its body seemed to be covered with a little starlight, becoming slightly agile.

When the true spirit of the meridian passes through the Dao rotation, it can be strengthened. This is also one of the reasons why people do not judge a cultivator's future solely by their innate talent.

However, this is a long and gradual process, and such visible changes are clearly not possible.

Perhaps this was one of the extraordinary aspects of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation?

Jiang Wang did not know, but he looked forward to more changes and was very eager.

After passing through the star rotation, the earthworm slowly swam back to the black candle, seeming a little tired, and then wrapped itself around the black candle, not moving anymore.Tonight's beautiful spectacle in the Palace of Heaven has left Jiang Wang intoxicated.

When he came to his senses, he realized that the sound of smacking lips in the room had stopped.

He heard Xiao An An murmuring in a daze, "Brother, I think I saw stars. So many stars."

Jiang Wang remained silent for a moment, knowing that An An was still asleep.

He quietly got up, gently tucked her in, and then walked to the courtyard to practice his dao techniques, responding to the accumulation of knowledge he had gained from studying at the academy.

The stars do not ask for the traveler's destination.

Jiang Wang always believed in putting in extra effort. If the heavens do not help, then one must help oneself.

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In the dao system taught at the academy, there are four grades and twelve levels of dao techniques.

The lowest grade is the fourth grade, which mainly focuses on enhancing one's abilities.

For example, in the Five Elements Dao, they are: Flame Attachment, Sharpness, Solidity, Clarity, and Vitality.

Flame Attachment is the use of fire element to attach to objects, Sharpness is the use of metal element to strengthen weapons, Solidity is the use of earth element to strengthen physical defense, Clarity is the use of water element to clear the mind and eyesight, and Vitality is the use of wood element to drive away fatigue and invigorate life.

Although there may be slight differences in specific dao techniques among different academies, the overall principles remain the same. This is the tradition passed down by the three major dao sects.

In theory, those in the Meridian Realm can use all fourth-grade dao techniques, but in reality, it varies from person to person. Some people may struggle to even master the lowest-grade fourth-grade dao technique, while others may be skilled in metal or water element dao techniques.

The instructors at the academy often emphasize that each cultivator must recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, and develop their own fighting style as soon as possible.

Jiang Wang first tried Flame Attachment, which he had already mastered the basic hand seals for, with nine dao elements at his disposal.

He had rehearsed the hand seals countless times and was able to complete it within two breaths. He held the sword in his left hand and pointed his right hand at the sword, making a slashing motion.

A flame ignited!

The long sword was held horizontally in the night sky, and the flame burned under the moonlight.

Without relying on any tools.

This is the power of Transcendence, this is dao technique!

Jiang Wang suddenly had an urge to cry. He wanted to go back to the past and tell his young self that he could do it.

He also wanted to tell his father, who was on his deathbed, that he could do it.

Jiang Wang displayed his sword and used the Purple Qi from the East Sword Technique to extinguish the flame.

Then came Sharpness, Solidity... Jiang Wang almost wanted to try all the basic dao techniques he knew until his dao elements were exhausted.

Jiang Wang found that he was equally adept at mastering different elemental dao techniques, with no difference in speed. In other words, he was good at all of them.

But of course, he couldn't possibly master all the dao techniques.Dean Dong A has said more than once that cultivation is the foundation of the great dao, while dao techniques are just auxiliary skills. Even if someone has the infinite energy of a self-aware genius, they should put more effort into the fundamental aspects of the great dao.

Jiang Wang planned to accumulate enough dao yuan before trying other dao techniques, such as wind walking and thunder magic. However, even the most basic thunder magic is a grade-B dao technique, and if there is nothing special about it, he would have to wait until he reaches the Perfection Realm to have a chance to master it.

Although the talent displayed by the five elements dao techniques is currently the same, in Jiang Wang's heart, he is more inclined towards fire and wood dao techniques.

The latter is because his mentor, Dong A, is proficient in wood dao techniques, and the former is because... of that man who shone like the blazing sun in the battle outside the True Observation Sect.

Although he didn't even know the man's name, he learned a lot from him and gained a lot. Therefore, he has a strong liking for fire dao techniques.

It can be foreseen that no matter which direction of dao techniques he chooses, his choices in battle will have countless variations. His increase in combat power will be more than just double.

This is undoubtedly good news for the upcoming mission to exterminate the ferocious beasts.

Jiang Wang has preliminarily decided on his direction of dao techniques, and the sky is already slightly bright.

Facing the morning light, Jiang Wang completed his first meridian cultivation in the courtyard. He felt that the True Spirit Earthworm seemed to be much easier to swallow and spit out dao yuan.

After two consecutive meridian cultivations, he now felt slightly fatigued. So he took a break.

He washed up, made his bed, and went out to buy breakfast for Jiang An'an.

The early vendors pushed their carts and shouted, with bean curd stewing in pots and oil cakes steaming.

The smoke and fire of the mortal world, the ladder to the blue sky.

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("If heaven won't save us, we'll save ourselves. This is what I want to say, and what I'm doing. I'm very grateful to the readers who have accompanied me all the way. It's you who have made me unafraid of loneliness on the road of writing. Thank you for working hard with me.")