Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 529 - 309: The Foundation of the True Martial Sect, Return to Xuan Star!_2

"Not to mention those far away, your eldest senior brother only reached Nirvana by shattering his Core with sixty-nine Divine Skills, and I myself have only cultivated seventy-two Divine Skills. Even our Supreme Sect Leader of True Martial Sect had only seventy-eight Divine Skills at that time. Have we ever lacked opportunities? Cultivation is inherently a defiance of the heavens. The more Divine Skills you control, the greater the tribulations you will face. The reason I let you begin with the Kunpeng Swallowing Technique was to test you. If you cannot cultivate it, then do not mention cultivating Ninety-nine Divine Skills again. With even eighty-three Divine Skills, you can still lay an unparalleled foundation."

Lord Zi Ji nodded, clearly very satisfied with Jiang Shu. He had already prepared all the elements for his disciple’s Cultivation of the Kunpeng Swallowing Technique. Not to mention the True Martial Sect, in the entire Cang Mang Domain, aside from Jiang Shu, perhaps only Yi Meng Dao of Dao Yi Sect stood a chance of completely mastering this Divine Skill.

Sixteen Divine Skills transformed into orbs of light, each containing an initiation technique. Once accepted, one could thoroughly commence their Cultivation. Frankly, any Inner Sect Disciple present, given sufficient Primordial Power, spiritual power, and physical strength, could leap forward and add sixteen Divine Skills, increasing their strength by severalfold, or even more than double. But for Jiang Shu now, these sixteen Divine Skills could not bring about any significant change.

He did not rush to absorb all the orbs of light; instead, he collected them one by one into his Storage Bag. Having just cultivated the Kunpeng Swallowing Technique, he still needed to adjust his Realm. Once it was completely stable, he could be initiated into each Divine Skill one by one, and then cultivate each of these initiated Divine Skills to small success. Only then could they seamlessly combine with his current eighty-three Divine Skills. At that time, he would be ready to advance to the Nirvana Realm.

When Jiang Shu returned to his Cave Mansion, various elders of True Martial Sect came one after another to visit. Some brought Elixirs as gifts, others brought Treasures; every elder was hoping to establish a connection with Jiang Shu.

Within the Eight Great Sects of the Cang Mang Domain, an elder’s status was not necessarily higher than that of a Disciple. The status of a True Disciple surpassed that of all elders. And Jiang Shu was almost certainly about to become a True Disciple, even with the potential to become the future First True Inheritor. Such status was enough to move the elders.

Through his interactions with the elders, Jiang Shu also deepened his understanding of the True Martial Sect’s foundations. Having been established for tens of thousands of years, the True Martial Sect consistently had only ten True Disciples. Other Inner Sect Disciples, even if they broke through to the Nirvana Realm, could only become elders. With year after year of accumulation, the number of elders in the True Martial Sect was actually quite terrifying. Some of them appeared before the Disciples, teaching them Cultivation. Others remained concealed within the Sect, in secluded Cultivation to comprehend the Tao Embryo, striving for further advancement in their Realms. Until now, apart from the Supreme Sect Leader, not even the Peak Masters knew the full depth of the Sect’s foundations.

But now, seeing as many as eighty or ninety Nirvana Realm elders come to socialize with him in just a few short days, Jiang Shu realized that the True Martial Sect’s foundation was tremendously formidable. It was worth noting that the visiting elders were all neutral parties. Within the Sect, some elders had long since invested in other True Disciples and naturally wouldn’t visit Jiang Shu.

No wonder those Loose Cultivator forces could never compare to the Sects. Tens of thousands of years of accumulation, indeed. If the True Martial Sect is like this, what about the other Sects?

After chatting with one batch of elders after another and finally sending off Wu Tianming, who had recently become the Fifth True Inheritor, Jiang Shu turned his gaze towards Lu Qingling, Xue Xuan, and Luo Yu.

By then, Lu Qingling had reached the Primordial Pill Realm, her Realm stable. Her beautiful eyes gazed at Jiang Shu. From the very beginning, she had recognized that Jiang Shu was extraordinary and perhaps would soon surpass her. But she never expected his growth and Realm advancement to be so rapid. Not only had he completely surpassed her, becoming the number one Primordial Pill Realm cultivator in the Cang Mang Domain, but even her aunt, a Nirvana Realm elder, had to go through her to try and curry favor with Jiang Shu. He wasn’t a True Disciple, yet he was better than an ordinary one.

Lu Qingling’s gaze couldn’t help but be somewhat lost in thought. She had known Jiang Shu since he was a mere servant disciple, witnessing his rise from obscurity—from his initial composed demeanor to his now imposing aura. Even when facing elders, he seemed to hold the upper hand.

"Qingling, some of Master Xuan Shui’s Divine Skills have veered in the wrong direction," Jiang Shu began to instruct. Having obtained a portion of Master Xuan Shui’s Divine Skills, he naturally understood the flaws in Master Xuan Shui’s Cultivation more clearly. After all, Master Xuan Shui was merely a Loose Cultivator.

To his past self, who was only at the Furnace Fire Realm, Master Xuan Shui had been incredibly powerful. If Master Xuan Shui hadn’t been dead for so long, weakening his Soul Power, and if Jiang Shu himself hadn’t cultivated his mind, it was very possible he would have been completely possessed back then. But times had changed; even dozens of Master Xuan Shuis together could not harm him in the slightest now. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

His understanding of Divine Skills had reached a level that even Nirvana Realm elders admired. Naturally, he could offer guidance with the skill of a master butcher dissecting an ox, clearly explaining the subtleties of these Techniques. In this aspect, even Lu Qingling’s aunt could not compare to him.

Unknowingly, an hour passed. While Jiang Shu explained Divine Skills, Xue Xuan and Luo Yu, who were beside them, also listened with rapt attention, eagerly absorbing the knowledge.