The reason Martial Saints are called 'Saints' is due to their extraordinary origin rooted in spiritual power.

Besides the spiritual power flowing through their bodies, most of it is concentrated in the five organs. With each breakthrough to a new realm, the quality and quantity of spiritual power both double, with the addition of a new type of Five Elements Qi, thus making the might of the spiritual power even stronger.

Ning Qi's thoughts shifted, and instantly, the light of metal, wood, water, and fire flickered continuously at his fingertips.

And that's not all.

This is merely the most basic.

Based on the Five Elements Qi, it can evolve into other powerful forces. For example, Thunderous Power and Wind Power originate from Wood Qi, while White Cloud Power and Ice Power come from Water Qi.

Compared to other Martial Saints, Ning Qi's control over the Five Elements Qi is much more flexible, even with lacking Earth Qi. With just four elements, a sort of cycle is formed, becoming even stronger.

Various powers continuously manifest.

In Ning Qi's mind, spiritual light rose, gradually aligning the myriad paths he mastered with spiritual power.

At the same time.

Numerous martial arts and information regarding the Martial Saint Realm that he had previously acquired from the True Martial Hall were continuously being assimilated, transforming into nourishment for his strength.

"However, it's still incomparable to the true Five Elements Perfection and their endless cycle. Some power transformations are not that smooth." Ning Qi quickly noticed the drawbacks.

But there's no help for it.

This is the result of an imperfect realm.

If he steps into the Fifth Realm of the Martial Saint, it will be resolved, and by then, Ning Qi's power will become even stronger.

"It's not easy to step into the Fifth Realm of the Martial Saint. In reality, every breakthrough in the Martial Saint Realm probably takes centuries. The reason I was able to do it so easily before was due to the benefits of the Spiritual Awakening. When the source manifested, shortcuts could be taken. Now, even if I have a spiritual treasure containing Earth Qi in front of me, I can't just break through all at once."

"Only by continuously accumulating and honing spiritual power, allowing the body to adapt to changes, can Earth Qi naturally emerge. Only then can the Five Elements Perfection be achieved, breaking through to the Fifth Realm Martial Saint."

"At my current pace... perhaps it will still take a few years?"

Ning Qi was silent.

This is already an extremely fast speed, enough to leave other Martial Saints amazed.

But he was not satisfied.

"If that's the case, then seek external power. Luckily, I'm familiar with this."

Ning Qi smiled.

Back when he was in the Gang Essence Realm, he once tapped into the Power of Heaven and Earth to refine Gang Qi. Later, in the Celestial Human Realm, he utilized thunder to refine the Three Flowers. The principle was always to refine oneself with stronger power to expedite cultivation.

"Now that I have cultivated spiritual power, finding a power stronger than it is scarce…"

Ning Qi's gaze involuntarily turned to the horizon.

More accurately, to the depths of the High Heaven.

There.

Lies the extremely terrifying thunderstorm forbidden zone.

He is no longer the same as before, and the thunder on the periphery is probably already useless, but the deeper thunder can still be effective. He can sense that even his current self cannot traverse the thunderstorm forbidden zone.

With guidance for the future, given some time, he can create a Dharma Method to refine spiritual power with thunder.

However, he was not in a hurry.

For him, the only obstacle in the Martial Saint Realm is this. Afterward, the mutual generation of the Five Elements, their endless interplay, which is a bottleneck extremely difficult for other Fifth Realm Martial Saints, is instead not a problem for him. With his understanding, achieving this is straightforward.

"But all Martial Saint techniques end here."

"Taoist Baishan said that after the Martial Saint Realm is the Divine Power Realm, but so far, there are no records about the Divine Power Realm. To know more, I still need to visit Profound Turtle Senior."

Ning Qi made up his mind.

After consolidating his gains from this time, he would seek out the old Profound Turtle.

He took a deep breath, casting aside these thoughts.

His cultivation couldn't quickly increase in the short term, but his combat power was not yet at its peak. There are still many Secret Techniques and ultimate skills of the Martial Saint Realm that are only in a nascent form, waiting for him to perfect. Moreover, the True Martial Sword, this spirit sword, is yet to be developed.

Ning Qi's thoughts moved, and the silver-white spirit sword broke through the air from the side, landing steadily in his hand.

Carefully examining the natural patterns on the sword body, he seemed thoughtful.

"This seems to be... a sword array."

Ning Qi was intrigued.

He had previously sensed that, besides amplifying the sharpness of sword qi, the True Martial Sword also held other mysteries. Upon careful contemplation, he immediately discovered the exceptional nature within.

Spiritual power operated, activating it.

In an instant.

The True Martial Sword blazed with light, the sword patterns on the blade seemed to come alive, and then various colors of sword qi burst forth. Although these single strands of sword qi were not as terrifying as Innate Divine Sword Qi, they were still extremely potent. Most importantly, each of those strands of sword qi clearly encompassed the Five Elements.

"Five Elements Sword Qi?" Ning Qi's mind was continuously illuminated with spiritual light.

Under his watch, the strands of sword qi stood in five directions, with Golden Sword Qi, Wood Sword Qi, Water Sword Qi, Fire Sword Qi, and Earth Sword Qi each displaying their might, then forming a sword array where the Five Elements gathered together, tearing through the void within the sword array.

The power of the sword qi surged dramatically, ripping open a massive black hole in the void.

Ning Qi's eyes revealed a different hue.

"The might is remarkable, and it stands shoulder to shoulder with the Innate Divine Sword Qi. However, each has its merits. Innate Divine Sword Qi excels at penetration, while this Five Elements Slaughter Sword Array integrates the Five Elements for a forceful annihilation."

He was very pleased.

Being able to rival the Innate Divine Sword Qi was already exceedingly rare. At least among the Martial Saint inheritances from the True Martial legacy he obtained, even the top-tier Slaughter Techniques slightly paled in comparison to the Innate Divine Sword Qi.

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