Fierce Wind Devastation, triggering tsunamis and destroying cities and towns, this terrifying power would make people fearful;
Rumbling Thunder: with each rumble, a mountain would explode;
Heavy Torrential Rain: fill a great river and submerge mountains, rivers, and cities;
Lightning Strikes: towering mountains would be instantly destroyed;
Fluttering Snowflakes: snowflakes fill the white sky, freezing the world;
Hail Devastation: easily reap the lives of the living;
Boundless Mist: conceal danger, leaving no way to predict it;
Sun Shines Upon a Thousand Miles: a terrifyingly temperature would wither countless living beings;
Darkness Descends: the world loses its light;
Volcanic Eruption: a blazing hot magma that could easily melt steel, so living beings had no escape;
Earthquake Impact, the earth would crack and bruise;
Stars Flying Beyond the Sky, this was the sign of doomsday!
Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, snow, hail, mist, sun, dark, volcano, earthquake, and meteorite!
Exactly twelve celestial phenomena were represented by twelve lotuses!
Each successful refinement had extremely terrifying power. Combined with <Snow Lotus Sword Art>, it would be even more terrifying!
Naturally, such a terrifying scene was the result of an ancient martial artist’s ability. With Ling Xiao’s current strength, it was impossible to achieve.
However, once he condensed all twelve golden lotuses of <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>, it would substantially improve his strength. After that figure completely condensed twelve golden lotuses, <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>’s content integrated into Ling Xiao’s soul.
Ling Xiao could feel that when the figure in the manual displayed the first nine celestial phenomena, they were extremely sturdy and close to perfect.
However, when displaying Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake Impact, and Stars Flying Beyond the Sky, it clearly had several flaws. They were entirely based on theory and not yet revised via actual combat.
This was not surprising: even the creator of the <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> had been unable to cultivate the final three lotuses.
This fellow was truly a madman. He actually dared to pass down this martial art, not fearing entrapping many geniuses.
After the contents of <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> were fully integrated into his soul memory, Ling Xiao put the book away.
The matter of studying soul power was not urgent. Now, he had to focus on cultivation. The faster his cultivation progressed, the more he would be able to study soul power.
Moreover, according to Ling Xiao’s judgment, soul power’s usage had a special connection with refining arrays. His understanding of the law of refining arrays was basic, so it was not good to hastily study soul power.
It might even be extremely dangerous.
In any case, he had already obtained the original copy of the <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>, and the connection between the two would soon be clear to him.
Besides, the formations and magic arrays within this Moonlight Tower might also have a connection to soul power. Although he couldn’t see the connection now, he might one day be able to directly copy everything while other people could only choose one manual.
The more difficult things were, the more Ling Xiao was interested.
This was his character.
“Ling Xiao, remember! Although <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> is not counted as a martial art of the Moonlight Sect that must not be passed to others, if you arbitrarily teach it to other people, that would be regarded as breaking the rules, and you will still be punished!”
“This disciple understands!”
Ling Xiao replied without any worries. The requirements of this <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> were so high, how could ordinary people learn it?
Besides, once he completely cultivated <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>, refining twelve lotuses, his attainments would be higher than the original creator’s.
Then, this martial art would be regarded as his own, and the sect would have no qualifications to restrict who he taught it to.
“No wonder Yang Danlin, that old thing, values this kid so much. This kid is very talented, but he is not arrogant and treats his seniors respectfully. Such a kid is very rare nowadays.”
Ling Xiao didn’t know that his demeanour had earned the appreciation of the Tower Master of the Inner Sect’s Moonlight Tower.
“Hahaha, old man, are you coveting him? It’s a pity, this kid is already a disciple of Hall Master Old Yan. You have no chance.”
The other person with the Tower Master of the Moonlight Sect was none other than Desperate Tower Master who wore a ghost mask.
“Yes, I covet him, but this kid is a bit too confident. I’m worried that the <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> he chose will not only not bring him any benefits, but it might also harm him and make it harder for him to progress.”
Those words he used to warn Ling Xiao before had not just been to scare him but rather something that had truly happened.
The older generation disciples of the Moonlight Sect knew that the <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> used to be the Moonlight Sect’s nightmare.
“Don’t worry, he will learn from mistakes. Moreover, Hall Master Old Yang will not let him have a mishap.”
Desperate Tower Master, in fact, didn’t believe that Ling Xiao would be able to successfully cultivate <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>.
In his view, Ling Xiao would learn a bitter lesson, but as long as his life was saved, he would have ample time.
……
Ling Xiao didn’t know what had happened in the Inner Sect’s Moonlight Tower after he left.
His thoughts were entirely focused on <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>.
This inner core law would not only improve his true essence, but it would also help in the improvement of his cultivation base. Moreover, it had a special amplification effect on <Snow Lotus Sword Art>. He truly wanted to know as much as possible as soon as possible.
Martial art manuals could be divided into two types: ancient martial arts created by ancient martial artists and modern martial arts created by the newer generations.
Back then, martial arts had been used in conjunction with martial souls.
<Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> was the same.
Combining with twelve types of celestial phenomena martial souls, the result would be multiplied; this was not even including coordination between the martial souls.
Meanwhile, modern martial arts did not involve martial souls.
Generally speaking, modern martial arts were more suitable for the new generation of martial artists. However, with relatively lower requirements, simpler cultivation techniques, and faster progress, their upper limits were also lower.
Cultivation of ancient martial arts was relatively difficult and progress was slower; moreover, you needed suitable martial souls to exert their maximum power.
However, the scary thing about ancient martial arts was that once you obtained a suitable martial soul, the upper limit would far exceed the might of modern martial arts of the same grade.
After returning to his cave dwelling, Ling Xiao sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.
A figure immediately appeared in his mind and repeatedly practiced <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>’s cultivation method.
Coordinating with <Snow Lotus Sword Art>’s styles in succession, it cycled through the motions.
It drew twelve different celestial phenomena, displaying terrifying destructive power as if a god had descended.
A rare gold-grade martial art?
Ling Xiao shook his head inwardly. This <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula> was definitely not a rare gold-grade martial art. He even felt that this martial art’s grade was higher than <Heavenly Dragon Golden Body>.
<Heavenly Dragon Golden Body> was a superior gold-grade martial art. How could this be just a rare gold-grade martial art?
