Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 555 - 322: Return to the Wilderness, Dao Artifact! The Myriad Manifestations Sonic Boat!

Chapter 555: Chapter 322: Return to the Wilderness, Dao Artifact! The Myriad Manifestations Sonic Boat!

For Ninth Rank powerhouses, whose lifespans easily stretched into the thousands, even tens of thousands of years, ten years was no more than the blink of an eye.

It just so happened to coincide with the selection of a genius.

But for Jiang Shu, from the time he had started learning martial arts and training in Horse Stance, it had also been just over ten years.

Nine years was enough time for him to do many things.

For example, he could first participate in the Divine Power Conference of the Cang Mang Domain, or first break through to the Nirvana Realm.

Calculating the time, a number of small-scale wars should have already erupted in the Endless Sea by now.

For major powers with Manifested Saint Realm capabilities, they surely possess treasures capable of altering the flow of time. In such circumstances, they still organize to recruit geniuses, who enter the Eternal Tower one after another.

Either the Eternal Tower holds secrets beyond time acceleration, or major forces like the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance have received advanced news. They might be using the Eternal Tower to rapidly enhance the geniuses under their command, thereby vying for the immense opportunities that are soon to arrive.

Jiang Shu muttered to himself. Although Master Cangwu and the widely spread Universal Star Network mentioned that the Eternal Tower was an extremely famous secret location within the Star Ruins Realm, the current Jiang Shu had gained much more insight compared to back then.

This was especially true after entering the Wenxian Palace in the Endless Sea.

Compared to the Eternal Tower, which had over a thousand times time acceleration on its tenth floor, the Wenxian Palace’s time ratio of one year inside to one day outside naturally wasn’t high.

But it was worth noting that the Wenxian Palace was merely a Dao Artifact. It had been forged by a Returning to Void Realm powerhouse, which, in terms of realms, should be equivalent to a Twelfth Rank powerhouse within the Star Ruins Realm. This was equivalent to the first sub-realm within the Manifested Saint Realm, and possibly, it might not even compare to the Manifested Saint Realm itself.

After all, the cultivation methods of the Cang Mang Domain, once past the Chaos Hole Realm, had taken a detour. This was equivalent to abandoning one’s own formidable power and merging into the universe. While one could work in unison with the universe when the time came, merging with the universe also meant being assimilated by it, ultimately losing one’s humanity. One would become a part of the universe.

That was exactly why, within the Cang Mang Domain, the highest combat strength was almost exclusively at the Chaos Hole Realm. A step further brought not transcendence but a slow death.

To make a change, one had to venture down a different path, such as that of the Immortals.

The master of the Wenxian Palace had died at this very step.

"What a pity."

Jiang Shu couldn’t help but sigh. To this day, within the Cang Mang Domain, he had encountered countless opportunities, from initially stumbling upon the Fog Python’s flesh to obtaining the inheritance of Master Ming Lei outside Qianyuan City. These included entering the Wenxian Palace and apprenticing under Lord Zi Ji.

Yet these opportunities had only provided him with an abundance of resources, allowing him to advance through realms at an extremely fast pace. They couldn’t lead him to a path of cultivation different from that of the Cang Mang Domain.

If he stayed within the Cang Mang Domain, he would likely only reach the Returning to Void Realm in this lifetime, making it difficult to transcend this world.

The master of the Wenxian Palace had been like this.

If only that master had been in the vast universe and entered the Star Ruins Realm, perhaps his realm would have surpassed the Returning to Void Realm.

In this world, talent was important, and effort was important, but nothing compared to choice.

For Jiang Shu, the Two Realms Shuttle on his character panel presented his greatest opportunity, granting him more choices.

One step at a time, no rush,

With this thought flitting through his mind, Jiang Shu logged off the Star Network.

For ordinary cultivators throughout the vast universe, the Star Network could expand their horizons, allowing them to encounter all manner of wondrous worlds.

But what Jiang Shu needed was extremely valuable information required by those at the Ninth Rank and above. This included information such as the cultivation methods after One Qi to Three Pure Ones, and the classification of realms in the Manifested Saint Realm, including what differentiated them. And these were not things that could be presented on the Star Network.

Over the next few days, Jiang Shu dedicated only a certain amount of time each day to cultivation, spending the rest accompanying his family.

He joined his family in virtual restaurants on the Star Network, partaking in various intergalactic cuisines.

Compared to the reality of the Star Ruins Realm, the food on the Star Network only simulated taste and couldn’t bring about an increase in strength. Of course, the cost was also reduced to an extreme.

A buffet in the Star Ruins Realm required a Cosmic Origin Crystal.

In the Star Network, it only cost 10,000 cosmic coins to fully indulge in all ingredients below the Ninth Rank.

"Mom, try this piece of Star Beast Meat. Star Beasts, unlike ordinary beasts, are born with the ability to absorb the vast Origin Power of the universe. Each adult has at least the strength of the Seventh Rank. If this were in the Star Ruins Realm, just this small piece of meat could fill you up so much that you couldn’t eat anything else."

"But on the Star Network, you should try more. Each Star Beast has its own unique flavor."

While eating and drinking, he explained. After the meal, he took his family to visit the dangerous yet scenic landscapes of major planets.

Each of these dangerous yet scenic landscapes was mysteriously incredible, even more astonishing than the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms of Xuanxing had been.

Even Jiang Shu’s mother, Xu Lizhi, couldn’t resist taking photos to remember these places.

These simulated environments greatly expanded the knowledge of his parents, his sister, and Ye Zhenzhen.

Letting Ye Zhenzhen accompany his parents, Jiang Shu took his younger sister, Jiang Yanyue, to the war zones.

He watched his sister battle geniuses from interconnected civilizations in the universe.

His younger sister, Jiang Yanyue, progressed from initially losing eight or nine out of ten battles to achieving a fifty-fifty win-loss ratio.