Chapter 339: The Ascension Ceremony

For example, take this set of inscription armor specifically tailored for Shen Xing.

In truth, expending great effort to design inscription armor for Shen Xing was not cost-effective.

Because his strength was increasing too rapidly.

The old version of the inscription armor would soon be obsolete.

But at the same time, customizing armor for him was also extremely difficult, even far exceeding the difficulty of customizing for ordinary people. This directly led to Shen Xing himself being regarded as the highest standard for custom inscription armor.

It presented a considerable challenge.

And Shen Xing had also witnessed the true technological level of the Human Federation.

Xu Qing, who had previously designed armor for him, was considered a genius in armor design, but even he felt great difficulty when facing Shen Xing.

But now, a large group of true elites gathered around, and it didn’t take them long to design a preliminary plan, maximizing the integration of inscription technology and the original armor technology.

These technicians were, at the very least, Spirit Realm martial artists.

In terms of technical ability, they truly amazed Shen Xing. It could be said that any one of them, if they traveled back to Shen Xing’s previous life, would have the ability to become a great person forever remembered by the entire human civilization.

And Shen Xing also tested the power of this armor.

The results were quite astonishing.

Since learning the Ascending Dragon Formula, the quality of his Yuan Power had undergone a transformation akin to life evolution. Although he had not yet reached the Seventh Realm, he had far surpassed the ordinary Sixth Realm, even giving him the possibility of challenging the Seventh Realm.

The gap between him and the Seventh Realm was only in accumulation, not in quality.

But now, this set of armor showed Shen Xing the possibility of filling that accumulation gap.

After wearing the armor, he could even deplete all his Yuan Qi in a very short time, unleashing terrifying power.

He even went to the Human Federation’s side to find a small asteroid to test it out. The power was indeed terrifying.

That asteroid, about one-third the size of the moon, was completely shattered by Shen Xing’s single strike!

Completely shattered, not just damaged on the surface.

This kind of power was truly at the level of a “Sage”.

Although he only had the power for one strike, and even with sufficient Yuan Qi, it would take at least several hours to recover, it still achieved a miracle that was impossible in both the Human Federation and the other world.

One could imagine the shock this would bring.

And this was only a part of accumulating knowledge.

During this period, more and more powerful martial artists were brought to this world, frantically learning the inscription techniques of this world, while also learning science and technology, frantically making up for their deficiencies.

Most of these powerhouses were carefully selected and possessed a certain level of scientific and technological knowledge.

This was actually the norm on the Human Federation’s side. After all, when one’s strength reached a certain level, simply closing oneself off in cultivation had little effect. Many people would allocate time to learn technical skills, or even lead their own martial arts research.

Ji Long was a typical example.

The technical strength of these people might not be as strong as that of truly top scientists, but it was still not to be underestimated. And now, after filling in the gaps in inscription-related technology, these people played an astonishing role in the integration of the two.

Shen Xing became increasingly expectant of the exchange meeting in thirty years.

However, he did not put all his attention on the exchange meeting. His focus was still on his own cultivation.

Thanks to the existence of the shuttle, he could freely travel between the secret realm and Liantian Workshop. Even if he was distracted by the preparations for the exchange meeting, it would not delay his cultivation.

Moreover, because of his previous statement, he had gained a lot of support within Liantian Workshop, and he had also received further replenishment in terms of pills.

He was now using all Seventh-Grade pills.

Such pills were barely enough for him now.

Of course, Shen Xing clearly realized that his cultivation speed was still further increasing, seemingly related to the increase in his foundation. Coupled with the assistance of the formations in the secret realm, if his current cultivation speed were to be known, even Sages would be shocked.

And the speed of realm growth brought about by this efficiency was equally astonishing.

Shen Xing originally thought that no matter how fast he was, it would still take hundreds of years to step into the Seventh Realm. But now it seemed that this time might be reduced to less than a hundred years.

At least several times faster than the expected time.

This was all due to the combined use of pills, formations, and foundation.

For Shen Xing, this was naturally a good thing.

“Within thirty years, I must break through to the Mid-Sun and Moon Stage!” Shen Xing set a goal for himself and then began to enter a fulfilling life rhythm.

His own cultivation, the preparation of the exchange meeting, the development of technology, and the establishment of the space city on the Human Federation’s side.

Everything was developing rapidly with the passage of time.

At the same time, the news of the exchange meeting finally spread throughout the entire Middle Ruins Land. Almost immediately, it caused a sensation throughout the entire region.

All the sacred grounds, even all the Sages, all turned their attention to it in various ways.

They wanted to know the specific situation.

When they learned that Wenren Caifeng had officially broken through to the Eighth Realm and was only left with accumulation, everyone knew that no sacred ground would be absent from this exchange meeting.

Regarding this as a grand feast for the birth of a Great Sage was enough to attract all the sacred grounds, even all the Sages.

This was also considered a tradition.

In the past, whenever a new Eighth Realm expert was born, it would be like this. They would send their “ascension gifts” to this new Great Sage. It was also a good opportunity to exchange martial arts and trade resources with other sacred grounds.

Under these circumstances, the actual attention paid to the exchange meeting itself decreased somewhat.

Although before this, many sacred grounds and Sages were very interested in this mysterious force with an Eighth Realm expert and the birth of one, and were also interested in the so-called “science and technology techniques,” this level of interest was indeed overshadowed by the birth of a Great Sage.

However, Shen Xing had originally used Wenren Caifeng’s reputation to attract the Sages of the entire Middle Ruins Land to enhance the status and influence of the Federation in this world.

The only, biggest problem was that Wenren Caifeng couldn’t stay here for ten years.

By the time the exchange meeting began, she probably wouldn’t be able to come to this world anymore.

This also made the exchange meeting, which should have been a grand event, take on an unusual atmosphere.

Moreover, the closer the time got, the more obvious this strange atmosphere became.

In the blink of an eye, five years passed in a fulfilling life.

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In these five years, Shen Xing had truly experienced what it meant for time to fly.

High-level cultivation was indeed different from low-level cultivation. Sometimes, just a single refinement, a single meditation session, would take months without even realizing it.

Therefore, these five years, in Shen Xing’s perception, did indeed pass extremely quickly.

If he hadn’t had to pay attention to the situation of the exchange meeting from time to time, he might have directly closed himself off in cultivation for five years, and time would have passed even faster.

However, at this moment, this fulfilling life was slightly disrupted.

“Many Sages have jointly voiced their desire to move the exchange meeting up to five years from now? And to change it to an ‘Ascension’ Ceremony?” Shen Xing looked at Tian Yanzi in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed. “Who are the ones who spoke out?”

“Here is the list.” Tian Yanzi was obviously prepared. He stretched out his hand and presented a list.

Shen Xing opened it and took a look.

Good heavens.

There were more than two hundred Sages!

If he remembered correctly, there were only a little over six hundred Sages recorded by name and still active in the entire Middle Ruins Land.

This was one-third of them all at once.

And they were all from different sacred grounds. Many of them could represent the opinions of an entire sacred ground behind them.

When these Sages gathered together, they were indeed a force that could shake the entire Middle Ruins Land.

“These people can’t all be wary of us, right?” Shen Xing looked at Tian Yanzi again.

“Naturally, it’s impossible for there to be so many.” Tian Yanzi seemed somewhat helpless. “It’s just that many people want to see the splendor of a Great Sage. Great Sage Wenren is the only Great Sage to ascend in the past seven thousand years.”

Seven thousand years ago, another Great Sage was born, from the Taiyuan Sect.

Originally, although the Taiyuan Sect was powerful before that, it was not ranked first. However, that Great Sage, with his power that overwhelmed an era, forcefully elevated the potential and capital of the Taiyuan Sacred Ground, allowing it to surpass all other sacred grounds in one fell swoop and firmly occupy the first position.

In the seven thousand years since then, no other Great Sage has been born.

Therefore, the appearance of Wenren Caifeng now would make these Sages eager to meet her, even to hear her preach, which was quite normal.

But this obviously did not conform to the interests of the “Federation.”

Shen Xing, or rather the “Federation,” had additional purposes for this exchange meeting. It was not just about simple exchange. Ten years was simply not enough time to prepare fully.

Therefore, this was indeed a difficult problem.

It was also a way for some people to make trouble.

“Senior Tian Yanzi,” Shen Xing suddenly asked, “If these sacred grounds unite, is it possible for them to contend against a Great Sage?”

Tian Yanzi was stunned for a moment, as if he had not expected Shen Xing to ask this question at all.

But he quickly reacted and hurriedly said, “If it’s just these hundreds of Sages, then naturally it’s impossible. Even if Great Sage Wenren’s accumulation is not yet complete, it is not something we can compare to. However, firstly, Great Sages cannot randomly take action in this world, otherwise, those Great Sages who have left will inevitably intervene, and after ascension, it will also lead to questioning, even punishment. Secondly, powerful sects such as Taiyuan Sect, our Liantian Workshop, and Heavenly Demon Sect, all of which have produced Great Sages in the past, all possess Eighth-Grade Great Sage Divine Weapons. This is the ultimate foundation of powerful sacred grounds. If they all act together, then…”

He didn’t finish the rest, but Shen Xing understood his meaning.

Great Sages were indeed invincible in this era.

But they couldn’t act recklessly either.

In fact, let alone whether there were Eighth-Grade Divine Weapons, even if there weren’t, they couldn’t take action. Otherwise, it could very likely trigger an avalanche-like collapse of this fragile world.

At that time, no matter how many undiscovered ancient technologies or rare resources and spirit herbs there were, they would all be destroyed.

Shen Xing and Wenren Caifeng naturally couldn’t do that.

In fact, Wenren Caifeng had already begun to seclude herself three years ago, to control her power as much as possible and not move around in this world unnecessarily.

“It seems that after Sister Wenren broke through to the Great Sage realm, she doesn’t have the same deterrent power as before,” Shen Xing sighed faintly.

Tian Yanzi did not dare to respond.

But then Shen Xing smiled slightly and said, “Since so many people want to see Sister Wenren’s splendor, we can’t deny them this opportunity. I’ll have to trouble Senior Tian Yanzi to help us spread the word. The time of the exchange meeting will remain unchanged, but five years from now, the ascension ceremony they want will also be held.”

“This…” Tian Yanzi seemed to not have expected Shen Xing to give such an answer. He couldn’t help but say, “If that’s the case, the attractiveness of the exchange meeting will be greatly reduced.”

This was also an obvious fact.

Even Sages didn’t have too many things they needed to exchange or trade. If they had already exchanged everything five years from now, then the exchange meeting twenty years from now would not have the expected influence.

This was undoubtedly the purpose of those behind the scenes.

By suppressing the influence of science and technology, they weakened the influence of the “Federation.”

It could only be said that at this moment, Tian Yanzi was truly on Shen Xing’s side, especially on the side of “science and technology,” that he would give such a reminder.

But Shen Xing smiled slightly and shook his head slowly, “It’s fine, just treat it as a warm-up. The pills in my hands are also just about insufficient. It will also be an opportunity for trade. And those Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, the sooner I obtain them, the better it will be for my cultivation.”

“Since Young Master Shen is confident, then let’s do as Young Master Shen says.” Tian Yanzi was slightly disappointed, but he could indeed see Shen Xing’s confidence.

He didn’t say anything more at the moment.

In these five years, he had truly come to understand the status of the person in front of him.

For a decision like this, this Young Master Shen didn’t even need to discuss it with anyone, nor did he need to follow anyone’s approval. He could handle it directly himself.

His management position was indeed above Great Sage Wenren.

This also made Tian Yanzi involuntarily lower his posture when facing Shen Xing.

And after Tian Yanzi left, Shen Xing didn’t pay too much attention to this matter.

Their trump cards and methods were indeed not comparable to these people who were limited by the doomsday world without even realizing it.

Shen Xing glanced at the time. He decided not to rush into cultivation and instead went to the place where the exchange meeting was being prepared.

It was still shrouded in a barrier. Even a Sage couldn’t see the slightest bit from the outside.