Without a Heroic Spirit, I Can Only Hand-Craft a Mythical Version of Myself – Chapter 60

Ch 60: Mind is Principle

At the same time.

Chu Mo arrived at the Imperial Library. He scanned his surroundings, a hint of nostalgia appearing in his eyes, “Still the same.”

Although the library’s collection of books was countless times larger than during the Demon Qing Dynasty, the layout of the library remained largely unchanged.

Wang Cheng’en’s eyelids twitched a few times, his attitude becoming even more restrained and respectful, “Your Excellency, this is just the outer repository, with only some Innate Grandmaster techniques. The real inner repository is…”

“I know.” Chu Mo directly strode to the end, suddenly raising his palm and activating the Luck Technique. The door boomed open—this inner repository door could also be opened with the Luck Technique in later generations.

Wang Cheng’en’s expression changed. He respectfully retreated.

“Ten Thousand Qi Art!”

“Yongle Divine Art!”

“Strongest Martial Ancestor Art.”

“Qi Jiguang’s Jixiao Xinshu, Wubei Xinshu!”

“Sun Chengzong’s Martial Ancestor Method…”

There were too many.

Chu Mo gazed at the well-preserved books, which were even enveloped in the Great Ming’s luck to protect them from damage over time.

And this luck undoubtedly proved that these books were placed here by emperors of past generations!

Chu Mo picked up the Ten Thousand Qi Art placed at the highest point. After browsing for a moment, his expression turned solemn, “More than 80% is the same as the methods I cultivate.”

After also looking at the Yongle Divine Art and the Strongest Martial Ancestor Art, Chu Mo fell into deep thought. The simulation degree was basically around 70% to 80%.

Of course, although there were 20% to 30% differences, these were the essence… However, it only lost a part of the essence and didn’t go so far as to write nonsense or fill in randomly. Even if cultivated, it wouldn’t lead to cultivation deviation…

Or rather, those with that risk should have been deduced and screened out by Nüwa.

“Although there are differences from the original, these methods I am currently running are at least 90% similar to them!” Chu Mo clicked his tongue in amazement. After all, it wasn’t fake that he spent lifespan in the tens of thousands to deduce them.

But the remaining 10% difference still gave Chu Mo some inspiration. He immediately looked at all three of his cultivated arts carefully, remembered them all, and closed his eyes.

“First, spend five thousand years to liven things up!”

【In the first year, you abandoned your cultivation and began to re-cultivate.】

【In the first thousand years, you successfully cultivated the Ten Thousand Qi Art to the peak of the Heaven and Earth Realm. You abandoned your cultivation and began to re-cultivate again!】

【In the second thousand years, you successfully cultivated the Yongle Divine Art to the peak of the Heaven and Earth Realm…】

【In the third thousand years…】

【In the fourth thousand years, you cultivated a single technique every thousand years and tasted them to the peak! This gave you a deeper understanding. You were now completely aware of the mysteries of the Heaven and Earth Realm! Every move naturally harmonized with Heaven and Earth.

Your attainments in these methods truly rivaled, and even surpassed, their creators! Reaching an unprecedented level.

You spent a long time re-editing the Heaven and Earth chapter of the Heavenly Human Tome!

You created the Basic Cultivation Method: Heavenly Human Chapter!

As long as you have enough resources, you can pile up to the Heaven-Human Realm, but the worse the aptitude, the more resources and time it takes, and the lower the combat power at the same level.】

【In the fifth thousand year, after continuous tempering, the qi in your body became more and more viscous, even approaching a liquid state.

Unceasingly flowing, boiling and vast!

At this moment, you were a full 30% stronger than before this cultivation.】

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“Only 30%? Well, that doesn’t seem like little.”

Chu Mo felt the unceasingly flowing qi in his body and exhaled a long breath, drawn out and solid.

In a real battle, even the slightest difference in strength could become the last weight on the scales… Not to mention, for Chu Mo, who was proficient in the Luck Technique, this would allow him to add an extra three times the power when he sublimated to the extreme!

Next, Chu Mo looked through all the remaining techniques of Heaven and Earth Realm, and even those of cultivators suspected to be in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

“Wang Yangming’s Heart-Mind Study! A bit interesting… Add points, start!”

【In the three thousand three hundredth year, you finally tasted the philosophy in Wang Yangming’s Heart-Mind Study! You vaguely realized what the Sage’s Way of this era was.

His cultivation method resembled the martial arts cultivation methods of this era in form but not in spirit. You suspected that he was cultivating the Confucian-Taoist method! But there was no evidence.】

【In the six thousand two hundredth year, you successfully comprehended the fundamental mystery of Heart-Mind Study: Mind is Principle! You can call yourself a Half-Sage of Heart-Mind Study!

You can use this principle to simulate and play out the opponent’s attacks, including the domain, but the foundation of this method is still your own Heart-Mind Study attainments!

The stronger the Heart-Mind Study attainments, the higher the intensity of the opponent’s domain that can be simulated!】

“Hiss! Awesome.” Chu Mo was quite shocked. He belatedly realized that Wang Yangming, who he had fought before, might not have comprehended a domain related to the starry sky itself.

It was very likely that it was just a certain domain he had imitated…

“I just don’t know how buggy it would be if Mind is Principle was condensed into a Heroic Spirit Skill!” Chu Mo was filled with emotion, then suddenly realized, “Wait, I seemed to have seen the purple-level Yangming’s Philosophy before? Could it be this…”

“But my name is different from his. Mind is Principle… Is this a part of Yangming’s Philosophy?” Thoughts swirled in Chu Mo’s mind. He caressed the book in his hand, “But I have basically comprehended all the methods he created. This… Could it be! Because he was holding something back? Not very likely… A more likely possibility is that I simply cultivated it out, and as the creator of this method, after condensing into a Heroic Spirit, this method gained the blessing of legend!”

“I really want to know which aspect this skill has strengthened!” Chu Mo suddenly raised his hand, a trace of black light blooming, which was the Eternal Night Domain that Huang Taiji had once displayed.

Then, Chu Mo flipped his palm again, and the starlight was brilliant and vast—the Starry Sky Domain!

“A bit interesting! But the strength of the power purely relies on the support of Heart-Mind Study attainments and has no growth. Compared with a domain that is truly comprehended by oneself, it is much worse!”

Chu Mo pondered, but even so, it was very useful. After all, this was equivalent to having countless more methods…

Smiling, Chu Mo scanned the surroundings, like a hamster that had fallen into a rice jar, and continued to study.

【In the one thousand one hundredth year, you comprehended Qi Jiguang’s Jixiao Xinshu and Wubei Xinshu! You comprehended the ultimate killing technique—still as a deep pool, aura restrained, undetectable to outsiders; moving like a pear blossom in a rainstorm, violent and tyrannical, unstoppable!】

【In the eight hundred and seventieth year, you comprehended…】

Time flew by quickly, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chu Mo slowly walked out of the Imperial Inner Repository, the corners of his mouth raised, his heart filled with joy. Then, he saw Wang Cheng’en waiting at the door.

“Your Royal Highness, you’ve arrived?” When Wang Cheng’en saw Chu Mo, joy immediately appeared on his face.

“Your Royal Highness?” Chu Mo raised an eyebrow. The meaning was that Emperor Chongzhen had already issued an edict appointing him as Regent? Not beyond his expectations!

However, Wang Cheng’en misunderstood that Chu Mo was dissatisfied because of this. His face turned pale for a moment, and he remembered what he had heard in the palace before. He knelt on the ground, lowering his head in fear.

“No, no, not Your Royal Highness… It’s Imperial Ancestor, this servant misspoke, slap my mouth! I should slap my mouth!”