Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 441 - 269: Three Years in Seclusion, Divine Skills Break Limits, Xuan Star’s New Changes_2

Chapter 441: Chapter 269: Three Years in Seclusion, Divine Skills Break Limits, Xuan Star’s New Changes_2

It was almost comparable to an Earth Rank Divine Power.

The Heavenly Rank Technique, "Azure Sky and Blue Sea Technique," had also gone from entry-level to small success.

The speed at which he absorbed Yuan Qi and refined Primordial Power could even rival that of an ordinary Primordial Pill Realm True Man.

The True Fire in his Dantian blazed fiercely, Primordial Power condensed into liquid, compressed to the extreme—just one drop of Primordial Power felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"In three years, my realm might still only be Mixed Element Breath, Furnace Fire Realm, but the Divine Skills I’ve cultivated had already increased from sixteen to twenty-eight. A few critical Divine Skills had even been pushed to Great Success, Perfection, or even Break Limit. My overall combat strength had increased by at least double,"

"With my current self, if I had to face the siege of the Dark Night God and the others again, I pretty much wouldn’t need to resort to extreme methods like using the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile, Xuan Water Puppet, or self-destructing the Green Sky and Blue Sea Seal. Just relying on my own strength, I could take on many foes alone."

"Shut-in cultivation had already reached its limit. Next, if I want to improve further within the Furnace Fire Realm, I must head to the Endless Sea for another round of tempering."

"The last time I went, I was with Lu Qingling. We barely lingered in Fuhai City at all. On one hand, I’d killed a Disciple of Dao Yi Sect and didn’t want trouble or complications. On the other hand, my strength wasn’t what it is now—I’d just advanced to Mixed Element Breath. Against these consciousness projections of Xuanxing, which lacked powerful Treasures, I could hold my own—but against Primordial Pill Realm True Men who had accumulated strength for decades or even centuries, my spiritual power was still obviously inadequate."

"Once this Xuanxing affair is done and I’ve settled Master Ming Lei’s descendants, I’ll go train in Fuhai City and see if I can refine a few more Divine Skills from Primordial Pill Realm True Men. Having twenty-eight Divine Skills makes me quite formidable among ordinary Outer Disciples. But the top of Dao Yi Sect’s Divine Power ranking has thirty-five Divine Skills! The top of True Martial Sect’s Divine Power ranking, Lin Yanqing, also has thirty-four Divine Skills."

"*True geniuses all build up a strong foundation in Furnace Fire Realm, hoping that, upon advancing to Primordial Pill Realm, they’ll be able to condense even more Innate Divine Abilities!* Lin Yanqing, even at the very moment he steps into Primordial Pill Realm, will have a Primordial Pill with thirty-four Innate Divine Abilities. If it collides head-on with the Great Pill of Master Xuan Shui—who has thirty-five Divine Skills—there’s no question Master Xuan Shui’s Primordial Pill will be shaken, its brilliance dimmed."

"The more Innate Divine Abilities a Primordial Pill has, the more power it can unleash within Primordial Pill Realm, and the higher the chance for further advancement into Nirvana Realm."

Jiang Shu’s eyes looked sharp—Primordial Pill Realm was nothing like Furnace Fire Realm.

If Furnace Fire Realm was the starting point for Cultivators,

then Primordial Pill Realm was absolutely crucial, a connecting, pivotal step.

Of course, for great sects like True Martial Sect, disciple evaluation looked not only at talent and realm, but naturally also emphasized age.

For Outer Disciples, the maximum age was sixty.

Once past sixty, no matter if they attained Furnace Fire Realm, they would be expelled from True Martial Sect. If they wished to remain, they’d only become stewards over at Chores Peak.

Inner Sect Disciples, on the other hand, had a maximum age of one hundred.

Therefore, while cultivating more Divine Skills in Furnace Fire Realm was certainly better, not every Outer Disciple could devote enough energy to do so.

On one hand, the more Divine Skills you cultivated, the harder it became to condense your Primordial Pill.

On the other, for cultivators of merely average talent, just getting entry-level with one Divine Skill could take about a year. But Divine Skills didn’t stop at entry-level—you still had to reach small success, great success, even perfection.

Every step of the way, an enormous investment of time and resources was required.

For your regular Outer Disciple, being able to cultivate a dozen or so Divine Skills and condense a Primordial Pill before age one hundred—advancing to Inner Sect Disciple—was already an impressive feat.

To them, instead of grinding out one or two extra Divine Skills during Furnace Fire Realm, it was smarter to enter the Inner Sect early and gain more cultivation resources.

He descended slowly down from the Ji Mountain villa district.

After having a family dinner with his parents, Jiang Shu headed north.

He changed his form, shuttling between cities, feeling the continual accumulation of Power of Faith in every school.

Some once-ordinary students, after clarifying their resolve and finding faith, made meteoric progress—like Martial Arts geniuses. After just over a year of martial arts in high school, they’d already become Martial Artists of the First Realm.

Some former genius students, after advancing to the Martial Arts Third Realm, joined coastal military units, fought across the Pacific Ocean against countless Mutant Beasts; through life-and-death tempering, the Power of Faith they gathered was almost three or four times higher than genius peers of the same realm still in school.

Ordinary elderly and middle-aged folks now also practiced Martial Arts in public squares—holding horse stances, training in Guiding Skills, their blood and Qi circulating vigorously, looking quite healthy.

Old neighborhoods in the cities had almost all been demolished and replaced. Every newly built high-rise exuded a strong sci-fi vibe.

In the sky, a few empty rails hung overhead—new maglev trains shot swiftly across them.

Giant screens in malls broadcasted martial arts and technology videos on loop.

"Latest update, genius Xiao Ming from Senior Three Class One, No. 9 High School, has officially entered the Second Realm of Martial Arts, and has already been specially recruited by Tianshu Academy."

"Martial artist Pei Canguang, a local powerhouse, slaughtered a Fifth Rank Mutant Beast on the Pacific Ocean—set to be auctioned in three days."

"Professor Zhong Hongjie of Shengjing Academy led a team to successfully develop the Tianzi Fighter One, capable not only of reaching deep mountains, but also achieving speeds that allow it to leave Xuanxing and enter the Universe. It’s a must-have for Martial Arts Fifth Realm powerhouses."

"National congratulations! Wang Yan, Wang Tianren, successfully broke through to the Martial Arts Sixth Realm yesterday and was promoted to Divine Breath Realm powerhouse."

"Latest observations, there are three habitable planets around Xuanxing! Citizens of Arla Nation will be first to immigrate and survey the planets."

"Pacific war update: Xia Country scores a major victory, taking another island. Zhao Cheng, a genius, repeatedly distinguished himself and was awarded the rank of major."

"Great news! The cult branch of the Evil God of Torrential Rain has been successfully wiped out by our city."

The city was more livable, with middle-aged and elderly fired up with new vitality, and birth rates rising dramatically. On the streets, pedestrians milled about in crowds, some pausing by the big screens, happy smiles curling on their lips as they watched the news reports.

Drawing in torrents of Power of Faith, Jiang Shu moved through the crowds and finally stepped into Shengjing.

The Imperial City.

He passed through unimpeded.

Still stabilizing his realm, Wang Yan, upon hearing of Jiang Shu’s arrival, immediately exited seclusion to greet him personally, "First Leader is still in a meeting, Martial God Jiang, what brings you here?"

Standing before Wang Yan, Jiang Shu looked like an average man, seemingly never having practiced Martial Arts.

But the moment Wang Yan scanned him with spiritual power, he felt as if he was touching an unfathomable sea or a sky beyond reach.

Three years had passed, and he himself had advanced rapidly, walking a road he once thought would take ten years.

But Martial God Jiang... he was even more of a genius; his realm was inscrutable, inestimable!

"Having finished closed-door cultivation, I needed some movement and decided to wander for a bit. The gods from the West haven’t visited again, have they?" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The city’s people would only ever know part of Xia Country’s reality.

Jiang Shu needed to know everything; he must come to Shengjing and ask the First Leader, and ask Wang Yan.

"With you here, of course they don’t dare, but they keep up their little tricks. Still, these cults in Xia Country are like water without a source. With our tech, we can easily pinpoint their locations and wipe them all out—they can’t stir up any real trouble,"

"The sea battlefront is going really well too. Lots of geniuses are growing through the slaughter, showing battle power two or three times what they had before. Martial Arts advancement has sped up, and we’ve produced many promising talents,"

"The Universe warship discovered in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm all those years ago—after so long, we’ve finally got it fully repaired and ready for interstellar travel. To start, of course, we’ll send other nations’ civilians to colonize and see how it goes."

"Of course, just because the planets we’ve found are habitable doesn’t mean they’re good for cultivation. Even as vast as Xuanxing is, it has limits, and no matter how abundant our resources are, they can’t support dozens of billions of martial artists forever. That’s why the First Leader decided to send citizens of some of the smaller countries up first. Eventually, Xuanxing will become Xia Country’s exclusive star."

"Three years, and Xia Country had grown so much—nearly all the news is good. The only thing I can’t figure out is whether it’s a blessing or a curse: three more powerhouses have entered Xuanxing through the Star Gate. Curiously, only two new gods appeared in the West; the third powerhouse hasn’t made a single move, with no news whatsoever. We don’t know his strength, his location—almost as if he never existed at all,"

"If it’s the West, it doesn’t really matter—they’re already a chaotic mess over there. What I fear is the possibility that he’s come to Xia Country, and my realm is limited, so I can’t detect him..."