Chapter 232: Transformation to the Dantian

According to Shang Xia’s limited knowledge of the traditional way of his old world, he felt that the Martial Intent Realm in the Azure Origin World should be named the Triple Command Realm.

That was also the name scribbled on the blood red tablet in his sea of consciousness but he simply skimmed through it previously.

He didn’t know what the triple command stood for anyway. Extending his limited knowledge, it was possible that the triple command was represented by the Heavens, Earth, and Man. Slightly extrapolating it, he thought of the three sources of light, the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. It might also have some connections to the Spirit, the Soul, and the Qi.

Well, even if he could guess as much, he had no idea how it actually worked.

His thoughts returned to his breakthrough. The key seemed to lie in the three acupoints. When Shang Xia learned about the location of his Guanyuan Acupoint, he suspected that it was somewhere on his lower dantian. That would mean that the Shanzhong Acupoint was located at his middle dantian, and the Yintang Acupoint was located at his upper dantian!

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

That would also mean that when he entered the Martial Extremity Ream, the key lay in his lower dantian.

From the records kept by the Shang Clan, the ascension to a Martial Intent Realm expert had something to do with the other two parts of his dantian. Since a Martial Intent Realm cultivator would be able to gather their divine sense, advancing higher in their level would mean that their divine sense would experience a substantial improvement.

If his hypothesis was true, Shang Xia could fuse his knowledge of the Shang Clan’s insight with his own. The triple command might have something to do with the lower, middle, and upper dantian. There might be even more secrets hidden behind it!

Shang Xia shook his head slightly. Everything was a conjecture at the moment. He was unable to actually make sense of what was going on until he stabilized his cultivation in the Martial Intent Realm.

Observing the situation in his body, Shang Xia’s expression changed once again.

There used to be a giant Yin Yang Diagram controlling all the inner qi in his dantian. When he entered the grand completion stage of the Martial Extremity Realm, the giant Yin Yang Diagram gathered all the scattered inner qi in his body. Now, the Yin Yang Diagram is gone. In its place was a formless mass.

Shang Xia was clearly frightened by the sudden change. He thought that something had gone wrong during his breakthrough, crippling his cultivation completely. Luckily for him, the Intent Gathering Incense allowed him to remain focused despite his desire to crumble into panic at the moment.

Desperately circulating his inner qi, he heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that it was still there. Even though the Yin Yang Diagram had transformed into a ball of chaos, his cultivation was still there.

He also discovered an alarming fact. He was barely able to use 30 percent of his strength at the moment. If anyone were to attack him then, the results would be disastrous.

It was no wonder cultivators would search for a secret location when breaking through. They would also look for their trusted allies to protect them throughout the process.

With his attention finally turning back to the ball of chaos in his dantian, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of disappointment after realizing that it wasn’t changing anymore.

Picking up the second needle, he slowly stabbed it into his Shanzhong Acupoint after dipping it into the Essence Separation Liquid. This time, he was prepared for the pain.

Like the time he pierced it into his Guanyuan Acupoint, it sank into his body and the needle disappeared.

The same process applied to the third needle. The only difference this time was that it went for his Yintang Acupoint at the space between his eyebrows.

When the third needle sank into his body and disappeared, Shang Xia’s vision turned completely black. He felt his body descending suddenly into an endless abyss.

No one knew how long had passed, but Shang Xia finally regained consciousness thanks to the Intent Guarding Incense. When he opened his eyes, his mind slowly started to clear. He discovered that his entire body was surrounded by a region of chaos.

This… Am I currently in the space in my dantian?

With his eyes widening in fright, the space around him seemed to shift once again and he saw his surroundings in the secret chamber again.

Did I really enter the space contained in my dantian earlier?

Shang Xia used to be able to observe the situation in his dantian in the past. However, that seemed more like some sort of ‘inner vision’. A moment ago, the feeling he had was completely different. He seemed to have physically entered the space contained in his dantian!

The feeling was miraculous indeed.

As he thought about the feeling he had earlier, Shang Xia tried to do it again. The miraculous feeling returned and his surroundings was filled with chaotic air.

At that moment,Shang Xia discovered that even though the Yin Yang Diagram had disappeared, his abilities that made use of it didn’t. The chaotic qi contained in the formless mass in his dantian had the ability to transform at will. He was still able to use the techniques he comprehended in the past whenever he felt like it.

Perhaps it was because of the transformation to his dantian, his techniques would experience a fundamental transformation when he used them in the future.

After observing the transformation in his dantian, Shang Xia had a feeling he had finally entered the Martial Intent Realm! He truly entered the ‘Triple Command Realm’.

Now, he had to make sense of what the difference was between the lower, middle, and upper dantian. Even though he stabbed the three needles into the three acupoints respectively, a human could only possess one dantian!

Was it possible that the three acupoints were merely different entrances from which qi would enter his dantian? From the lower path, middle path, and upper path? Perhaps that was what it really meant.

Even though he was confused, it seemed to make sense. Since half the process was done, he decided to follow the instructions recorded on the tablet.

With a single thought, he returned back to the secret chamber. When he reappeared, he extended his divine sense to observe his surroundings. He was able to ‘see’ the entire area around him with his senses. Shang Xia found the feeling slightly weird but pretty amazing at the same time.

Extending his divine sense even further, he tried to look at the situation outside the secret chamber.