Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 442 - 270: Overwhelming Power, No Match for One Punch! Thousands of Books, The Secret of Forgetting!

With Jiang Shu’s strength, he could have easily stormed into the West and slain the Thunder God and the God of Torrential Rain. However, killing a consciousness entity did not hold much benefit for Xuanxing. New cosmic powerhouses would always emerge through the Star Gate, forming their consciousness entities. Instead of slaying gods, it made more sense to let these powerhouses gather their consciousness entities, have them divide territories and Faith Power among each other, effectively weakening their strength.

Thus, during the three years Jiang Shu was in seclusion, Xia Country merely monitored the Star Gate and activities in the West, aware of roughly how many powerhouses’ consciousness entities had entered Xuanxing. After all, with Jiang Shu present, Xia Country was always a sanctuary. But now, a consciousness entity of unknown strength and location had even Wang Yan, who had entered the Divine Breath Realm, somewhat worried.

The more Wang Yan cultivated, the more he understood the gap between realms. The gap between the Divine Breath Realm and the Mixed Element Breath Realm was even greater than the gap between an ordinary Martial Artist and himself. A cosmic powerhouse’s consciousness entity, at least comparable to the Mixed Element Breath Realm, was an existence he could not contend with. If it truly infiltrated Xia Country, it was undoubtedly a ticking time bomb hanging over their heads.

After all, no matter how powerful Jiang Shu was, he couldn’t possibly monitor Xia Country at all times. Even cultivating the most basic of the Six Martial Arts Realms required a vast amount of time, let alone the Fetal Breathing Realm above them. Spiritual Cultivation and the enhancement of spiritual power—these were processes measured in years!

"The formation of consciousness entities is completely separate from their original bodies," Jiang Shu explained. "These powerhouses in the Star Ruins Realm, due to the differences in worlds, are unable to grasp what their consciousness entities encounter or do here. Only when the consciousness entities return to their original bodies can their thoughts unify, allowing them to understand our Xuanxing."

"These consciousness entities, separated from their original bodies, are like rootless water; their spiritual power will inevitably be exhausted one day. Therefore, these cosmic powerhouses who have cultivated the divine system call themselves gods, rampantly gathering followers in the West and amassing Faith Power to consolidate their strength."

"Their cultivation system dictates that they cannot maintain a low profile, nor can they conceal their identities by hiding in the shadows. Therefore, the consciousness entity of that unknown cosmic powerhouse is most likely not one that cultivates a divine system. For this reason, in the upcoming period, I plan to travel among famous mountains and great rivers to see if any resource locations have undergone significant changes."

"Cultivation can never be detached from resources!"

"For the gods of the divine system, the faith of the Human Clan is their resource. For those of us who practice Spiritual Cultivation, the newly unearthed Spiritual Thought Crystals in Xuanxing are our resources."

Jiang Shu got straight to the point. While the strength and location of this cosmic powerhouse were unknown, he considered it far safer than some of the gods. After all, if it wasn’t from a divine cultivation system, the people of Xia Country would merely be burdensome ants to that powerhouse, who wouldn’t care in the slightest about their life or death. Its points of interest would only be the Cultivation Resources on Xuanxing... and the Xuanxing Origin itself.

Facing such a powerhouse, even if it proved unstoppable in the future, Xia Country could still migrate its people to other planets to seek temporary refuge.

"No wonder the First Leader always mentions in public that you, Jiang Wushen, are our Xia Country’s Qingtian white jade pillar, the purple gold beam that spans the sea! Now that you’ve explained it, my thoughts are much clearer. I’ll go check the national Cultivation Resource distribution map we previously investigated shortly," Wang Yan said. "It is also fortunate that you, Jiang Wushen, have come out of seclusion. Otherwise, with our current martial strength, even if we knew the powerhouse’s location, we wouldn’t dare act rashly."

Wang Yan shook his head, the heavy weight on his mind slowly easing. He led Jiang Shu into the banquet hall, seizing every opportunity to ask about methods and changes in Spiritual Cultivation. Jiang Shu held nothing back, sharing almost everything he knew.

He shuttled between the Two Realms and would later enter the Star Ruins Realm, meaning he would spend less and less time on Xuanxing. Although he planned to leave the puppet refined by Master Xuan Shui to guard his parents in the future, puppets and talismans were, after all, inanimate objects. They could never match the flexibility of a true powerhouse.

"The most important aspect of the Mixed Element Breath Realm," Jiang Shu elaborated, "is the understanding of heaven and earth, much like the transition from the Hardening Stage to the Core-Forming Stage. However, the understanding of heaven and earth at the Core-Forming Stage is still too narrow; it’s merely about integrating with nature and observing the mountains and rivers. The Mixed Element Breath Realm, on the other hand, is vast, like the initial opening of heaven and earth."

"Although it’s said that the Holy Embryo is formed in the Embryo Realm, transcending the mundane, in reality, only upon reaching the Mixed Element Breath Realm can one truly comprehend the wonders of the Fetal Breathing Realm. At that stage, one can kill a person from a thousand miles away with a single thought or infuse Yuan Qi to cleanse their marrow and purify their body. It’s like wielding the power of life and death, truly distinguishing between an Immortal and a mortal."

Spiritual power subtly stirred around Jiang Shu. Unbeknownst to them, the First Leader had already finished his meeting and was now standing silently beside them, patiently waiting. In Xia Country, on Xuanxing, he wielded immense power, second to none. Yet, the more power he held, the more keenly he realized that the world had changed. Authority was no match for true power!

Never mind Jiang Wushen; even if Wang Yan harbored the slightest disloyalty, Xia Country would face a major upheaval. An expert at the Embryo Realm could already suppress a small country. Those at the Divine Breath Realm were practically impervious to nuclear weapons—omnipotent, capable of soaring into the heavens and burrowing deep into the earth. As for the even higher Mixed Element Breath Realm, that was the level of the Western gods and Xia Country’s own Jiang Wushen. When exerting their full strength, they could even cause a planet to flourish or destroy one.