This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 114 The True Meaning Reversed, A Gift of Fate

The Celestial Alliance of Stars, 175th Meeting, October 1016, Purple Vine Realm.

"Hmm, not bad." Seeing that I was very satisfied with my only disciple, he smiled and said, "You have already achieved initial success in the True Meaning Martial Arts. All I can teach you is one last sentence."

"Uh..." Ye Yang, who thought his master would continue to impart the deeper principles, ideas and secrets of the next level of True Meaning Martial Arts, was completely stunned.

What does it mean to have already mastered the art and only have one sentence left to teach?

Isn't he just getting started?

In terms of cultivation, Ye Yang is currently at the late stage of the second level of Foundation Establishment in both Body Tempering and Qi Refining. Only his Divine Cultivation has been raised to the late stage of the third level of Enlightenment due to the influence of the self-awareness of the Devouring Instance Avatar.

In terms of realm, it is still at the most basic stage of comprehending the "Dao" meaning, and the corresponding laws are also at the entry stage.

Is this considered entering the inner sanctum?

Seeing Ye Yang's astonished expression, I realized I wasn't surprised at all. Instead, I smiled and said, "You've already fully mastered the essence of True Meaning Martial Arts. I don't need to teach you anything more."

"You have essentially turned your 'Tao' into a seed."

"If you follow the normal cultivation methods of the Immortal Alliance, what you need to do next is to let this 'seed' take root and sprout, then absorb nutrients, sunlight and rain, grow strong, experience wind and rain, until it becomes a towering tree."

Ye Yang realized what was happening and shook his head, saying, "But if that's the case, then it really has nothing to do with Immortal Martial Arts or Body Tempering. True Meaning Martial Arts will become a school similar to Dharma Cultivation and Sword Cultivation, and should be called 'Self-Cultivation'."

"You really understand immediately," he said with a smile upon seeing me in person.

"The Immortal Martial Arts School is part of the Body Tempering Cultivation System. In a broader sense, the Body Tempering Cultivation System also includes the 'War God' who sublimates wild instincts into divinity, the 'True Blood' who evolves through transplantation and fusion of bloodlines, and the 'Precious Body' lineage that uses one's own body as material for weapon forging..."

"But all body cultivators share a common characteristic: they love to tinker with their foundation!"

"If you feel your body isn't strong enough, crush it and rebuild it! If you feel your instincts are too weak, delete them completely and re-enter them! If you feel your bloodline is weak, change your bloodline! Or if you feel your flesh and blood are too weak, directly refine them into a Vajra treasure."

"And not just once or twice, but by making 'breaking down and rebuilding the foundation' the main method of practice!"

"To use an analogy, if cultivation is for reaching a higher heaven..."

"The Qi cultivation system strives to lay the most solid foundation from the very beginning, and then build the tallest and most stable skyscraper in an incredibly ingenious way with the fewest materials."

"The body-forging cultivation system, however, likes to dig foundations at the drop of a hat, and once it feels it's not enough, it expands the foundation. In the end, what is built is not a tall building, but a pyramid."

"The cultivation system... is like flying a kite from a rooftop."

That's quite a vivid analogy.

Ye Yang pondered, "So, Master, you said that 'True Intent Martial Arts' still belongs to the Body Tempering lineage, not the Dharma cultivation lineage, because it adopts the core ideas of the Body Tempering lineage?"

He nodded when he saw me in person:

"That's right! The reason why the Body Tempering lineage is not suitable for dungeon masters is because our 'Dao' and 'Dharma' are cultivated in our own physical body. In the end, even the divine soul is completely integrated into the physical body, reaching the point where a single drop of blood can be used for rebirth."

"And it is precisely because of this that each time we refine our bodies, we are not only reshaping our physical forms, but also reshaping our spirit and the Great Dao!"

"This is also the biggest difference between us and the Qi Refining and Spirit Cultivation lineages."

Ye Yang gradually understood, and then his face showed disbelief.

No wonder he told me earlier that he had taught me almost everything he could, and that his cultivation in True Meaning Martial Arts had reached a high level.

That's true, because if Ye Yang chooses to stay in this position and develop according to the current rudimentary form of the true meaning, following the normal process, and gradually nurture it into a towering tree... any high-level cultivator or true immortal can impart this knowledge to him.

Even if you're willing to look, there are plenty of related books and textbooks on the Xianmeng website.

Those with strong self-learning abilities don't need teachers at all.

Just like a child who has grown up, even if the parents no longer teach him any knowledge, he will learn and grow on his own.

But this is definitely not the true 'True Martial Arts'!

"Master, do you mean... to abandon your true meaning and start over?" Ye Yang asked, not quite sure.

"That's too much trouble! Have you forgotten the essence of honing true meaning?" Seeing my true self, he grinned: "The last thing I'm going to teach you is very simple:

"True meaning can be negated and recreated! Truth and falsehood can be defined!"

Ye Yang immediately fell silent, his mouth agape.

That's a really bold idea!

To abandon one's true intention is merely to shatter the previously accumulated Dao and thoughts, and to relinquish all previous cultivation achievements. To rebuild it requires the same, or even longer, time.

But seeing me in person means—denial! Rebirth!

In theory, the true meaning never disappears, but is simply reversed, so there is no need to spend a long time revising it.

But to deny the truth is to deny everything about oneself!

Now that Ye Yang has just begun to form his true meaning, he is well aware of the power of "true meaning".

It is the anchor of self. Ye Yang was able to bring the results of the "Tai Xu Refining God Method" to the Devouring World, and transfer the "Soul Imprint" secret method, the characteristics of mind power control, physical strength, etc. from the Devouring World, all of which were achieved through "true intention".

He considered the results of the "Great Void Refining Spirit Method" as part of himself and integrated them into his true meaning. Upon arriving in the Devouring World, his true meaning would "correct" his soul and body by influencing them.

This caused the 'Soul Void Attribute', which should have been a part of Ye Yang but did not exist in the clone, to reappear.

It's like Ye Yang's hand, which should have been part of him, was cut off, but it was able to grow back under the influence of his true intent.

Similarly, denying the truth is equivalent to denying everything about Ye Yang!

After denial, the true meaning is reversed:

Hands become handsless, feet become feetless, head becomes headless, body becomes bodyless, enlightenment becomes loss of the Way... Under the effect of the reversed true meaning, Ye Yang will dissipate and cease to exist!

This is suicide!

However, it's not entirely impossible... If you die in the instance world, the Gate of Heaven will forcibly maintain the instance owner's consciousness.

This causes the instance owner to experience three states upon death: 'at the moment of death', 'after death', and 'complete death'.

The essence of honing one's true meaning lies in experiencing "real death" time and time again, something that can only be experienced through the powerful function of the Gate of All Heavens artifact.

And that's the time we have to act!

If one can achieve profound enlightenment between life and death, and rediscover true meaning, one can distinguish truth from falsehood, be reborn as a new person...

Thinking of this, Ye Yang couldn't help but look at the True Person and ask, "Master, denying the true meaning and reshaping the true meaning, isn't that equivalent to living a new life? Wouldn't lifespan also be refreshed?"

Seeing that Ye Yang had already grasped the concept, I laughed and said, "That's certainly possible... but it's an option. And because it goes against the laws of nature, the amount of power available to sustain lifespan will decrease with each refresh, making it more difficult each time."

"However, since everything is negated and then reborn, naturally, you can decide whether everything you can perceive about yourself is 'true' or 'false' to yourself, and then separate the false from the true."

"Therefore, the most powerful function of the Recreated True Meaning lies in its ability to create something from nothing! It is the power of creation itself!"

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