Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 443 - 270: Overwhelming Power, Yet Nothing Beats a Fist! Secrets of Countless Books, Forgetting While Seated!_2

Chapter 443: Chapter 270: Overwhelming Power, Yet Nothing Beats a Fist! Secrets of Countless Books, Forgetting While Seated!_2

His influence... I wonder by how much it surpasses my own.

The difference between them is like that between the Immortals of ancient legends and the emperors of worldly dynasties.

"The First Leader is here."

Wang Yan stood up. Although he had already entered the Divine Breath Realm, he was different from Jiang Shu. Jiang Shu’s power stemmed primarily from his innate Talent, while Wang Yan’s breakthroughs were fully supported by Xia Country.

Jiang Shu’s aspiration was ’All People Like Dragons,’ completely transcending national boundaries and concerning the ordinary billions of lives.

Wang Yan’s conviction, however, had been set when he joined Xia Country. Standing with it, he naturally wouldn’t slight the First Leader.

"Wang Tianren, you two just continue your conversation."

Laughing heartily, the First Leader gently pushed Wang Tianren back into his seat, then pulled up a chair himself. The three of them sat together, and the topic shifted from Spiritual Cultivation to the current development of Martial Arts and technology in Xia Country. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"The biggest change is likely the increasing number of Secret Mine Crystal Stones on Xuanxing. Some of these stones are extremely hard and, when alloyed, can create cold weapons perfectly suited for Martial Artists on the Pacific Battlefield. With improved weaponry for battlefield combat, today’s Martial Artists of the third and fourth Realms now surpass the Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters of old."

"The cultivation of Martial Arts has indeed ushered in a great era, but geniuses in Spiritual Cultivation remain few. Many discovered geniuses are stuck in deep sleep, finding it difficult even to enter Meditation."

The First Leader sighed as he spoke.

Xia Country has over a billion people, and nearly everyone practices Martial Arts. Yet, not a single person’s Talent can match the pace of Jiang Wushen. The greater the genius, the more they understand the despairingly terrifying nature of Jiang Wushen’s Talent. In all of Xia Country, even the most supreme geniuses have only just reached the threshold to meet Jiang Wushen.

"Spiritual Cultivation is indeed difficult. Partly, it’s due to insufficient Talent among Martial Artists, but more significantly, we have access to too few Spiritual Cultivation methods. Those we have were merely excavated from Cosmic Relics within the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms."

"As you know, I reached an understanding with the God of Ten Thousand Beasts, designating the seas around our Xia Country as a battlefield for Martial Artists and Mutant Beasts to mutually enhance their strength. During this time, I also discussed Martial Arts, Spiritual Cultivation, and Divine Skills with the God of Ten Thousand Beasts. Only then did I realize that our Xuanxing is actually different from other Extraordinary Planets."

"The biggest difference lies in how Yuan Qi is generated. On other Extraordinary Planets, it’s the awakening of their Origin that produces wisps of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, nourishing all life and gradually transforming the planet. These changes are often subtle, accumulating over decades, even centuries."

"But on our Xuanxing, vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi are produced not from its Origin, but within the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms. It wasn’t until the passages merged that the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from these Secret Realms fully poured out and integrated with Xuanxing."

"Subsequently, these Heaven and Earth Secret Realms integrated into our Xuanxing. This is completely illogical. The planet’s mass is a given; how could it expand simply due to the presence of Yuan Qi?"

"The only explanation is that this Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi has long existed within Xuanxing. These Heaven and Earth Secret Realms were also originally part of Xuanxing’s surface area, merely sealed one by one by someone using Supreme Great Divine Power."

As Jiang Shu spoke, a thought flickered in his mind, and a piece of paper instantly hovered before him. Controlled by his spiritual power, the paper quickly crumpled into a ball.

"Xuanxing, ten years ago, was just like this." He gestured to the crumpled paper. "The so-called Heaven and Earth Secret Realms were actually hidden within these folded creases. But now, with the great changes in the world, this paper has completely returned to its original, flat form."

"Therefore, my current hypothesis is that Xuanxing didn’t expand because the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms integrated with it; rather, Xuanxing was always this large. It’s possible that even before human civilization emerged, Sitting and Forgetting Realm experts on Xuanxing altered the planet, preparing it for the current great era."

Jiang Shu’s explanation was exceptionally clear. The First Leader and Wang Yan, being immersed in the situation, hadn’t realized this. Only when Jiang Shu explicitly stated it did their expressions change. A mix of surprise and gravity filled them.

The surprise stemmed from the possibility that if this were true, Xuanxing might have a Sitting and Forgetting Realm cosmic expert behind its history. Such a grand undertaking almost confirmed that Xuanxing held profound secrets unknown to them. If discovered in time, these secrets could undoubtedly forge an endless stream of powerful individuals.

The gravity, however, lay in the fact that Xuanxing was still far too weak. The firearms that once dominated were insignificant before true experts, utterly fragile and not worth mentioning. If numerous experts invaded, even Jiang Wushen might find himself overwhelmed, unable to fight them all.

"Later, we can examine the ancient texts of our Xia Country. I’ve always felt that Xia Country’s ancient philosophy contains profound cosmic secrets, unlikely to have been conceived by those who never underwent Cultivation. These ancients have real historical records. They appear to be ordinary people, but it’s also possible they were powerful beings who, while ’playing in the mortal world,’ deliberately left these ideas behind. Or perhaps, they encountered Sitting and Forgetting Realm experts and listened to their teachings."

"This would also explain why, within Xia Country’s ancient philosophy, the older texts are more profound, while more recent ones are comparatively superficial."

This was a monumental task, and Jiang Shu naturally wouldn’t spend his own time on it. Xia Country had plenty of researchers specializing in ancient philosophy. He only needed to point them in a direction, and many would eagerly explore it.

As the discussion unfolded, the First Leader could no longer sit still. He summoned his secretary, and a flurry of government directives were issued at top speed. The power of a nation was truly immense.

Even the progress of Martial Arts and technological development temporarily halted. Numerous archaeologists began excavations across the land, attempting to discover new versions of ancient philosophical texts. This was because if the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms originally belonged to Xuanxing, it was highly probable that these Heaven and Earth Secret Realms also contained many archaeological relics waiting to be discovered.

In famous mountains and great rivers, teams escorted various professors, excavating mountainsides and diving into waters.

Meanwhile, within Xia Country’s research institutes, various versions of ancient philosophical texts were gathered. All professors in the field of ancient philosophy worked tirelessly, analyzing previously overlooked sentences from a Cultivation perspective. Any research findings were immediately reported and submitted.

「The Imperial Court.」

Jiang Shu, cultivating with the Spiritual Thought Crystal, not only exchanged insights on Spiritual Cultivation with Wang Yan but also took time each day to meet with various provincial leaders. He would generously help them thoroughly purify their bodies.

These leaders were often overwhelmed with daily affairs and lacked sufficient time for Cultivation. Each day, they could only consume certain resources to improve themselves. Some, despite reaching the Martial Arts Fourth Realm, had bodies riddled with impurities and medicinal toxins. Their Realms seemed decent, but it was a case of ’forcing the shoots to grow,’ an accumulation of problems that were hard to reverse, halting their future progress.

Under Jiang Shu’s Primordial Power infusion, their bodies felt lighter as all impurities and medicinal toxins were cleared, restoring them to their optimal state.

A provincial leader, in past times, would have been equivalent to a Feudal Governor. Yet, upon meeting Jiang Shu, each one clasped their hands, their eyes filled with excitement, trembling in awe. It was like a speck of dust witnessing the radiant moon and the great sun.

Jiang Shu stayed in Shengjing for nearly a month, only occasionally venturing out to absorb the Power of Faith from students at various academies and Martial Arts halls.

He perused one ancient Xia Country philosophical text after another. Some were recorded on silk, others inscribed on stone tablets. These were the most ancient records detailing the origins of philosophy discovered to date.

Yet, none of them managed to stir Jiang Shu. His expression remained calm as he examined them one by one.

Finally, among an indeterminate batch of delivered materials, he spotted a Jade Scroll. The text recorded in the Jade Scroll was exceedingly ordinary. Despite being reviewed by all the ancient philosophy professors and accompanied by dense annotations, it didn’t stand out among the numerous texts.

But Jiang Shu grasped it instantly. He sensed an extremely faint spiritual power hidden within the core of the Jade Scroll.

The moment his spiritual power entered it, a sentence slowly materialized in his mind:

"Disentangle the physical, dismiss cleverness, depart from form and knowledge, and unite with the Great Passage. This is what is called Sitting and Forgetting."