Chapter 164 - Special Realm

Seeing that Wang Yi knew, Venerable Ning Jing smiled faintly and continued, “In the past, humans were extremely weak. Even the Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon wasn’t this powerful.”

“Only when members of foreign races are killed will the Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon appear. Then, it will devour the destiny of the other races and absorb it into its body to strengthen itself.”

“It was the sages who overcame all obstacles to establish the human race’s territory. They experienced endless slaughter and blood tribulations. They also killed countless Connate Realm experts of the beast race.”

“That’s why the Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon with such great destiny exist today. That’s also why the human race has our current status and prosperity.”

Wang Yi had never personally experienced that chaotic era, but when he heard Venerable Ning Jing’s words, the scenes from that era automatically appeared in his mind.

In the past, countless sages had their armor stained with beast blood all day long and held killing weapons in their hands. In the dark and chaotic years, they had killed for the human race and established an eternal foundation.

Since the Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon was condensed in its infancy, it had followed its predecessors in battle and slaughter. Then, it used the souls and destinies of countless beasts as nourishment. Today, it had become so powerful that it could support the destiny of the human race and protect them forever.

However, the hardships, blood, and sorrow of the human race during those years were something that those who had never experienced them could never understand.

At this moment, Wang Yi seemed to understand what Venerable Ning Jing meant and asked directly, “Then according to you, the Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon was born to devour the destiny of the Yang God Race, right?”

Venerable Ning Jing nodded slightly and chuckled. “It’s indeed as Fellow Daoist Wang said.”

“Battles among experts of the Connate Realm and above actually represent battles concerning the destiny of the race.”

“This is also why although there are constant disputes between the human race and the beast race, they only involve creatures in the nine-rank system. Connate experts rarely personally participate.”

“After all, Connate-Realm battles involve too many things, and battles concerning the destiny of the race are too cruel. There are some losses that neither side is willing or able to accept.”

Wang Yi couldn’t help but nod when he heard that. Some of the doubts in his heart were gradually resolved.

He finally understood why the Connate experts of the human race and the beast race were so restrained and never personally participated in battles.

Then, Wang Yi seemed to have thought of something again and did not avoid anything. He directly asked, “Pardon me for being presumptuous, but may I ask what method Venerable Ning Jing used to manifest that huge figure from back then?”

“Its combat strength is so terrifying that it’s actually on par with you. If the two of you attack together, even I have to avoid you.”

Upon hearing this, Venerable Ning Jing chuckled and did not hide anything. She said directly, “Fellow Daoist Wang, you’re too humble. That figure is just my physical Dharma Idol.”

Wang Yi’s heart skipped a beat. He could not help but raise his eyebrows and interrupt her. “What is a physical Dharma Idol? Can this Dharma Idol exist in the world?”

To be honest, Wang Yi was extremely interested in physical Dharma Idols.

If they could exist in the world for a long period of time, learning and cultivating this technique to its peak would increase his combat strength by several times.

Venerable Ning Jing held her forehead and felt very helpless. She really couldn’t understand why Wang Yi’s combat strength was so heaven-defying that it was comparable to a peak-stage Physical Realm expert, yet he was like a noob in martial arts who didn’t have even the common knowledge about the Connate Realm.

Since she couldn’t figure it out, Venerable Ning Jing couldn’t be bothered to think about it. It was enough to know that Wang Yi was loyal to the human race and was willing to fight for them.

As for the abnormalities in his body, they didn’t matter. Who didn’t have some secrets when they could reach this stage?

Venerable Ning Jing’s expression returned to normal again. She looked at Wang Yi and said with a smile, “The physical Dharma Idol involves the Connate-Realm cultivation. It’s a little troublesome to explain.”

Swoosh!

With a wave of Wang Yi’s hand, true qi instantly surged out and swept countless pieces of gravel into the air.

Then, the gravel was like ordinary soil that was continuously kneaded by the true qi hand in the void.

In an instant, the gravel turned into a table and chairs that appeared between the two of them.

Wang Yi waved his hand again. Then, tea leaves, a spiritual spring, and a tea set appeared on the table.

Supreme Yang True Qi surged out from his fingertips and instantly boiled the spiritual spring. After that, he skillfully brewed two cups of hot tea.

He pushed one of the cups in front of Venerable Ning Jing and extended his hand in an invitation. He then smiled and said, “Please sit down and have some tea.”

The corners of Venerable Ning Jing’s mouth involuntarily twitched, but she still sat down.

When Wang Yi saw this, he nodded slightly and sat down as well. He picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip. Then, he stopped talking and looked at Venerable Ning Jing.

At this moment, the scene looked extremely strange.

Two Connate experts of the Yang God Race were lying dead in a corner of the battlefield. Meanwhile, Venerable Ning Jing and Wang Yi were sitting in the center of the battlefield, chatting about martial arts. They were very carefree and comfortable.

Venerable Ning Jing also took a sip of tea and said slowly, “Fellow Daoist Wang, do you know how Connate Realm martial artists cultivate?”

Wang Yi shook his head gently when he heard this. It had only been about a month since he came into contact with martial arts, although his combat strength far exceeded ordinary Connate experts.

However, no matter what, he had yet to take that step and was only a creature in the nine-rank system.

For him, it was normal to not know how Connate Realm martial artists cultivated.

Venerable Ning Jing seemed to have expected this and did not feel any surprise. She continued speaking.

“The Connate Realm is about advancing one rank at a time. Every three ranks, there will be a threshold. The Connate Realm also has nine ranks, but most Connate experts are stuck at the threshold after Connate Rank-3.”

“Actually, cultivation at the Connate Realm is basically similar to cultivation in the nine-rank system.”

“The first three ranks of the Connate Realm also involve body tempering. It’s a process of strengthening the Connate body until it can reach the terrifying level of being able to absorb the power of the world into the body.”

“However, what’s different from the nine-rank system is that there’s a special realm between the peak of Connate Rank-3 and Connate Rank-4 in the Connate Realm. The physical Dharma Idol belongs to this special realm.”

When Wang Yi heard this, he lost most of his interest in the physical Dharma Idol. After all, it could only be condensed after one reached the Connate Realm.

However, when he stepped into the Connate Realm, he might have already obtained stronger divine techniques and secret techniques from the system. At that time, he might not necessarily care about this physical Dharma Idol technique.

Although he had lost interest, Wang Yi couldn’t help but ask, “Why does the physical Dharma Idol have to be condensed in that special realm?”

A faint smile appeared on Venerable Ning Jing’s face again. She couldn’t help but praise him. “Good question!”

Wang Yi was a little stunned. He did not know what this meant, but he heard Venerable Ning Jing continue. “If you want your body to withstand the power of the world and condense a physical Dharma Idol, there are extremely harsh requirements for the strength of your body.”

“Even if the body of a Connate expert is as strong as divine gold, it still can’t withstand the power of the world. It needs to go through the tempering of three Connate Levels to refine the body to its strongest state.”