Chapter 334 - 158: Crossing the Sea True Intent

"Your True Pill is newly formed, your Blade Intent is condensed, you practice Ice and Fire Dual Cultivation, and your foundation is solid."

"What’s even more rare is that you have cultivated my Crossing the Sea True Intent."

He paused.

"Although it’s only a Fragment, to have come this far with it means we are fated to meet."

Liang Cheng bowed deeply.

"This junior, Liang Cheng, greets you, Senior."

The Crossing Sea Master waved his hand.

"There is no need for such formalities."

He looked at Yun Jinghong, who had fainted behind Liang Cheng.

"Is this young man your companion?"

Liang Cheng nodded.

"Yes."

The Crossing Sea Master sized up Yun Jinghong for a moment.

"His aptitude is decent and his temperament is good, but he’s too eager to prove himself."

The Crossing Sea Master didn’t elaborate. He retracted his gaze and looked back at Liang Cheng.

"You’ve come for the Crossing the Sea True Intent Full Chapter?"

Liang Cheng nodded.

"I have."

The Crossing Sea Master fell silent for a moment.

"The Crossing the Sea True Intent is my life’s work. It encompasses Refining Essence and Transforming Qi, and Qi Refining and Divinity Transformation."

"You are currently cultivating the Fragment. Reaching the Core Formation realm with it is already your limit."

He looked at Liang Cheng.

"If you wish to learn the complete version, you may."

"But you must first pass my trials."

Liang Cheng didn’t hesitate.

"Please, Senior, issue your challenge."

The Crossing Sea Master nodded.

"Good."

He raised his hand and waved.

The scene perceived by Liang Cheng’s Sea of Divine Soul changed in an instant!

He was standing on a boundless sea, with surging waves beneath his feet and a gray sky overhead. In the distance, a colossal wave was rolling toward him!

The wave was a thousand feet high, blotting out the sky and sun, carrying with it the power to destroy all things!

The Crossing Sea Master’s voice echoed from all directions.

"The Crossing the Sea True Intent. It is named ’Crossing the Sea,’ but in truth, it is about crossing the self."

"The first trial: cross this wave."

"You cannot dodge. You cannot retreat. You can only meet it head-on."

Liang Cheng took a deep breath. The giant wave was already upon him!

He did not retreat. Using his hand as a blade, he slashed out!

A rainbow of light from his blade-hand struck the giant wave!

The crest of the wave was split by the light, but it instantly closed again and swallowed him whole!

Liang Cheng’s eyes were shut tight. The aura around him fluctuated violently, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

Meanwhile, in his Sea of Consciousness, the glowing figure of the Crossing Sea Master stood with his hands clasped behind his back, watching silently.

Inside the wave.

Liang Cheng was caught in the giant wave, tumbling and sinking.

With every breath, seawater flooded his mouth and nose.

Every struggle was met with an immense force that crushed him toward the seabed.

But he did not give up.

He closed his eyes, stopped struggling, and allowed the wave to carry him.

Within his body, the Crossing the Sea True Intent Fragment began to circulate wildly.

He no longer resisted the force of the wave, but began to guide it instead.

Following the momentum of the current, he used its own power against it.

An unknown amount of time passed.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

He slashed out with his hand-blade!

This slash held no earth-shattering power; it was utterly unremarkable. Yet this single strike cleaved the entire sea in two!

The giant wave parted down the middle, unable to merge again!

Liang Cheng stepped forward, standing firm in the empty air.

The surface of the sea was as calm as a mirror.

The Crossing Sea Master’s voice rang out once more.

"Good."

"Your insight is impressive."

"You have passed the first trial."

...

The second trial.

Liang Cheng found himself standing on a desolate island.

The island was small, only a hundred feet across.

Beyond the island lay an endless void.

The Crossing Sea Master’s voice sounded.

"The second trial: cross the void."

"There is no sea to cross, no waves to break."

"How will you cross?"

Liang Cheng fell silent once more.

He stood on the desolate island, gazing into the endless void.

No sea to cross, no waves to break.

’So how am I to cross?’

He closed his eyes and sank into quiet contemplation.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

He lifted his foot and stepped off the island.

One step into the void.

There was nothing beneath his feet.

But he did not fall. He manipulated the air with his qi, walking as if on solid ground.

’If there is no sea to cross, then I shall become the sea.’

’I am the sea. Why would I need to cross myself?’

The Crossing Sea Master laughed.

"A fine sentiment! ’I am the sea.’"

"You have passed the second trial."

...

The third trial.

Liang Cheng stood in a stretch of Chaos.

There was no sky, no earth, no direction, and no boundary.

The Crossing Sea Master’s voice sounded.

"The third trial: cross the Chaos."

"There is no self and no other, no form and no boundary."

"How will you cross?"

Liang Cheng closed his eyes.

Within his body, the Crossing the Sea True Intent circulated wildly.

The Ice Soul Scripture and the Heaven-Burning Scripture activated simultaneously.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the golden ocean churned, and the Ling Frost Short Sword trembled and hummed.

At that moment, all three Cultivation Techniques began to resonate with one another!

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

He slashed out with his hand-blade!

This slash was aimed at himself.

The light of the blade entered his body, yet left no wound.

He merely shuddered, and his entire being transformed into a beam of light that broke through the Chaos and shot toward the heavens!

「In the outside world.」

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

He was still in front of the stone monument, his hand pressed against its surface.

Yun Jinghong had already awakened and was standing to one side, his face etched with anxiety.

Seeing him open his eyes, Yun Jinghong let out a long sigh of relief.

"You’re awake!"

Liang Cheng nodded and looked toward the void where the Divine Soul had been.

The Crossing Sea Master was long gone.

All that remained was a complex stream of intent.

The Crossing the Sea True Intent Full Chapter—the complete Cultivation Technique!

He closed his eyes to absorb it all, only opening them again after a long while.

’The Crossing the Sea True Intent is named ’Crossing the Sea,’ but in truth, it is about crossing others.’

’You became the sea to cross yourself.’

’Only one who can cross both the self and others can achieve the Dao.’

Liang Cheng’s Sea of Divine Soul expanded rapidly, and the Divine Soul Liquid within it surged with joy.

[Crossing the Sea True Intent: Minor Success (25640/150000)]

He had achieved Perfection with the Fragment, but now, with the full version, he was merely at Minor Success.

Liang Cheng stood where he was, speechless for a long, long time.

After a long while, he finally turned to look at Yun Jinghong.

"Let’s go."

Liang Cheng took Yun Jinghong with him, and they flew through the air, leaving the solitary peak behind.

Behind them, the stone monument shattered with a BOOM, turning to dust.

...

They returned the way they came.

At the entrance to the cave, Leng Feng and Ye Zhiqiu were waiting anxiously.

Seeing Liang Cheng and Yun Jinghong emerge, Ye Zhiqiu was overjoyed.

"Little Junior Brother! You’re finally out!"

Liang Cheng nodded.

"How long has it been?"

Ye Zhiqiu said, "Two days and two nights!"

A chill ran through Liang Cheng’s heart.

’I felt like only an hour or two had passed in the trials, but it’s already been two days out here.’

’The Crossing Sea Master’s trials are truly profound.’

He took a deep breath.

"You all can look for your own opportunities here. I’m going to make a trip to the core region."

He now had the Crossing the Sea True Intent Full Chapter, but the location on Huang Tiancheng’s map was in the core region, still some distance away.

’I wonder what other opportunities lie there?’

The fog on Dragon Burial Island only cleared once every three years. How could he miss such a rare opportunity?

Yun Jinghong and the other two nodded. They agreed to wait for Liang Cheng’s signal and regroup here later, then they took their leave.

Watching Ye Zhiqiu and the other two depart, Liang Cheng no longer hesitated. He set off toward the central region of Cross-Sea Cliff, the location marked on his map!