Chapter 261: Invincible Below the Mountain and Sea Realm
After leaving Xu Qing, Shen Xing continued with his own tasks.
The Fourth Realm learning devices were also quickly delivered.
He still needed to continuously learn Martial Path Intents.
Fortunately, the vast majority of the Earth Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents he had acquired had a Fourth Realm level. Only three or four did not, which was inconsequential.
The bigger problem at hand was still pills.
Learning Martial Path Intents itself accelerated consumption, especially Fourth Realm Martial Path Intents. Moreover, this type of learning intensified the depletion of the Divine Soul. If no pills were taken, it would take two to three days to recover after one learning session.
This was still because his Divine Soul was strong enough and he had the Heaven Grade Divine Soul-Type Intent, the Sun-Swallowing Dragon. For other newly promoted Spirit Condensing Realm martial artists in the Human Federation, it would probably take at least a month to recover.
Compared to cultivation before the Spirit Condensing Realm, this was indeed a bit exaggerated.
However, the reason was also very simple. At this stage, the Divine Soul and the physical body were highly integrated, and the control over Martial Path Intents was also elevated to a completely different level. Learning Martial Path Intents at this level had a great impact on the body.
Even the pills were not the same as before, which were specifically designed to repair the Divine Soul. At most, they were more focused on it.
In fact, Shen Xing had almost realized why so many Spirit Condensing Realm martial artists in the Human Federation were stuck at this level for hundreds of years.
The perception of time had changed on all levels.
If they entered a state of deep sleep to accelerate the repair of the Divine Soul and the conditioning of the body, they could easily sleep for an entire month.
If they were completely immersed in cultivation, they could easily spend a month as if it were a day.
The perception of time had completely changed.
This was also the stage where lifespan increased the most. With the technological means of the Human Federation, it was easy to extend lifespan to over 1,500 years. Even the Spirit Condensing Realm martial artists of the other world generally had lifespans of over a thousand years.
It was no problem to call them a “long-lived species”.
However, Shen Xing was obviously not satisfied with this speed of cultivation.
“At this rate, even with an uninterrupted supply of Fifth-Grade pills, I need at least ten years before I can try to break through to the Mountain and Sea Realm.” Shen Xing swallowed a Nine-Pattern Golden Dragon Pill and calculated in his mind.
One Fifth-Grade Low-Grade pill was enough for him to refine for about ten days.
He had heard that the Sixth-Grade Alchemist Ancestor of the Great Shang Dynasty was working on refining a batch of Sixth-Grade pills for him. However, with his current strength, he definitely couldn’t use pills of that level. They were more of a symbolic gift. If he wanted to obtain more pills now, he either had to gather more Fifth-Grade Alchemists or start looking for ways to acquire them from other factions.
Shen Xing thought for a moment and directly asked Sect Leader Xuan Yu of Tianyuan Sect and Princess Shang Lian of the Great Shang Dynasty about the publicity of the opening of the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm.
He quickly received a reply.
In this period, they had already notified more than a dozen nearby regions, and many factions were interested. Calculating the time, the first batch should arrive soon.
“Then let’s wait.” Shen Xing no longer had any other thoughts and directly began a new round of cultivation.
Even if he didn’t have the same cultivation speed as before, it was still not the time to slow down. The improvement of strength still mainly relied on the accumulation of daily cultivation.
Moreover, based on the Fifth-Grade pills he had accumulated, it was enough for half a year of cultivation.
There was no need to rush.
During this time, apart from cultivating in the secret realm, Shen Xing also gradually saw some young prodigies from other places in Tianyuan Sect coming here.
Most of them were disciples of martial arts families.
For many people, being able to use a secret realm of this level for a fee was something they could only dream of. After all, the lifespan of a martial artist was fixed. The earlier they improved, the greater the possibility of advancing in the future. Perhaps it was precisely these ten or so years saved that could lead to a breakthrough in a major realm.
More importantly, as more and more people came to cultivate in the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm, those who didn’t come would inevitably be compared unfavorably to their peers who did.
Just for this reason, they couldn’t miss out.
Although most of the factions at this level could only offer some Fourth-Grade pills, or some spirit medicines, spirit herbs, and some Dragon Vein Demon Beasts, the accumulation of small amounts would eventually lead to astonishing wealth.
The entire Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm was slowly recovering.
According to Huang Xingjie, the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm could once accommodate nearly ten thousand people for trials at the same time. It was still far from that level now.
“When the momentum is completely opened up, the fees can be even higher.” Shen Xing deeply realized that the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm itself was a huge source of wealth that would continue to flow in.
This was enough to support the cultivation of the disciples of a Sacred Ground!
However, if his own strength was not enough, it would probably not be so easy to raise the fees.
But thinking about the armor that was being made, Shen Xing was full of confidence.
Just like that, another half a month passed. Disciples from various clans of the Great Shang Dynasty also began to arrive one after another. Probably reminded by the royal family, Shen Xing finally began to receive Fifth-Grade pills, and they were precisely Dragon-Type.
The newcomers were from several duke families of the Great Shang Dynasty. They had Fifth-Grade Alchemists within their ranks. This time, they not only sent five disciples but also presented five Fifth-Grade pills, including three Nine-Pattern Golden Dragon Pills and two Purple Soul Tempering Pills, which were exactly what Shen Xing needed.
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“One Fifth-Grade pill can allow a Third Realm martial artist to cultivate in the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm for a year, and a Fourth Realm martial artist for half a month.” Shen Xing smiled at Shang Lian. “I see that you have sent Third Realm martial artists. Are you planning to cultivate five Fourth Realm prodigies in one go?”
“In front of Young Master Shen, who dares to call themselves a prodigy?” Shang Lian smiled. “If these people have good results, more and more people will come in the future.”
“Thanks to your coordination.” Shen Xing nodded slightly.
This was one of the reasons why his attitude towards Shang Lian had improved a lot.
Otherwise, it was unlikely that many people would be willing to offer Fifth-Grade pills without knowing the effects.
Although it was essentially a win-win situation, the start was always the hardest.
“Has Young Master not yet contacted your family elders?” Shang Lian suddenly asked.
“That’s right.” When Shen Xing mentioned this, his eyebrows also furrowed slightly, but he quickly shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. It’s just some Fifth-Grade pills. Even if I can’t go back for the time being, I can get them anywhere.”
“Indeed.” Shang Lian’s eyes blinked, sparkling.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to imagine that someone who had just broken through to the Fourth Realm could directly take Fifth-Grade pills for cultivation.
You must know that even with her current strength at the peak of the Fourth Realm, she wouldn’t dare to take Fifth-Grade pills casually.
Wasting them was a minor issue. If she couldn’t withstand the effects, she might even injure herself.
It could only be said that ever since she learned of Shen Xing’s existence, her understanding had been constantly refreshed. She also truly realized the huge gap between so-called prodigies like her and the true Holy Sons of Sacred Grounds.
It was completely beyond imagination, and it was hard not to feel discouraged.
However, Shang Lian’s mentality was still good. She didn’t have an invincible heart, but…
She remembered another purpose of her visit today and couldn’t help but smile. “Young Master Shen, Shang Lian once thought that your actions might bring some trouble. As expected, this trouble has now arrived.”
“Oh?” Shen Xing looked at her with some curiosity.
Originally, this meeting was because the Great Shang Dynasty had brought him five Fifth-Grade pills, and might bring more in the future.
But now it seemed that there was more to it than that.
“Does Young Master Shen know which is the publicly recognized strongest force among the twenty regions surrounding Tianyuan Sect?” Shang Lian still smiled, her eyes sparkling, looking like she was expecting a good show.
Shen Xing recalled the information he had seen before and directly said, “It’s the Ancient Sword Sect, right?”
“Exactly.” Shang Lian nodded gently. “The Ancient Sword Sect inherited the orthodoxy of an ancient nameless sword sect. Although nameless, it was indeed powerful and suspected to be one of the ancient Sacred Grounds. Therefore, they call themselves the Ancient Sword Sect. Everyone in this sect is proficient in sword-type Divine Intents, specializing in offensive methods. Each of them is born for battle and lives for strength. Therefore, even though the internal competition is extremely cruel, with many dying at the hands of their fellow disciples, those who survive are all extremely strong.”
Shen Xing nodded slightly.
The previous information also explained this.
This was indeed a very brutal sect.
They didn’t even care about life or death in internal sparring, emphasizing that the winner lives and the loser dies.
In fact, there were only four Sun and Moon Realm martial artists in their sect, the same as Sand Court.
But if they were to fight, Sand Court would probably be wiped out without taking a single one of them down.
The information clearly stated that when the current Sect Master of the Ancient Sword Sect had just broken through to the Sun and Moon Realm, he was besieged by three Sun and Moon Realm martial artists. They fought until the sky turned dark and the earth shattered, even shattering large chunks of land. The final result was that this person from the Ancient Sword Sect killed two of them.
Since then, the combat power of the Ancient Sword Sect has been recognized as the strongest.
However, this sect could not be said to be evil. Their disciples challenged others everywhere, but as long as it was a fair fight within the same major realm, even if their disciples died in battle, there would be no act of revenge.
They were only interested in fighting and had little interest in anything else, including resources.
And when Shang Lian mentioned this sect at this time, Shen Xing understood.
“Who is coming?” he asked directly.
“The sect’s number one of this generation, known as the Sword Maiden.” Shang Lian said without hesitation. “It is said that she was born with a clear understanding of the Sword Path, without emotions or feelings. She is already one with the sword. Her current cultivation is at the Mid Fourth Realm, and she is only in her thirties. She can be said to be exceptionally talented. I once saw her from afar when she was only at the Early Fourth Realm, and I felt that I couldn’t withstand a single strike from her.”
“I see.” Shen Xing nodded. “Since she has such a reputation, if I defeat her, I should be able to have some peace and quiet for a while.”
“Young Master Shen, do you need more detailed information about this person?” Shang Lian no longer hid her anticipation.
“No need.” But Shen Xing shook his head, looked at her lightly, and said, “Below the Mountain and Sea Realm, I am invincible.”
