Chapter 295: Mountain and Sea Realm, Achieved!
That’s right, as long as Shen Xing spreads the news about alchemy when he breaks through to the Mountain and Sea Realm, then almost no additional publicity will be needed, and alchemy will immediately resound throughout the entire human civilization.
It might even be more sensational than the appearance of inscriptions.
Although the status of an artifact refiner seems to be higher, inscriptions are, after all, just external methods, while alchemy is related to the essence of the Martial Path.
Who in the entire human civilization wouldn’t want to achieve something on the Martial Path?
Even if we don’t talk about status, even just pursuing longevity would be enough to drive most humans crazy.
But precisely because of this, Shen Xing still chose to reveal inscriptions first.
Even now, after careful consideration, he felt it was still too early.
The mere Mountain and Sea Realm couldn’t control such a momentum. Perhaps even Eighth Realm experts would come looking for him.
He was well aware that some people were already guessing whether he or the forces behind him had discovered a special other world, a world with a civilized inheritance. With the continuous appearance of other worlds, this wasn’t an impossible scenario.
If he revealed alchemy now, it would be almost like admitting it.
Moreover, considering that no one from the so-called “forces” had ever appeared by his side, they might even guess that he himself had mastered a way to travel between worlds.
This wasn’t something that was easy to hide in the first place.
“I still need strength.” Shen Xing couldn’t remember how many times he had sighed like this. Even the joy of reaching the Mountain and Sea Realm seemed to have faded a lot.
It could only be said that the situation he had stirred up far exceeded his current level of strength.
However, this wasn’t just the case now.
Ever since he embarked on the path of cultivation, it had always been like this. He had never relied solely on his strength to satisfy his needs.
Just like that, Shen Xing smoothly reached the completion of the Fourth Realm.
The Yuan Power in his body and the spirituality in his Divine Soul had completely merged. There wasn’t a fundamental difference between the Fourth and Fifth Realms. If one had to point out a difference, it would be that the Divine Soul and Yuan Power, after a long period of accumulation, would undergo a qualitative change, granting the ability to move mountains and overturn seas, truly resembling immortals and gods.
Therefore, this realm didn’t pose a significant problem for Shen Xing.
And that was indeed the case.
After a slight adjustment, he found that the bottleneck had loosened considerably. He only needed the qualitative change to reach a certain level to break through immediately.
There was no need to say more, he just needed to go into seclusion.
After giving some instructions, Shen Xing stayed directly in the secret realm, preparing for the breakthrough.
He even held a Sixth-Grade pill in his hand.
A Dragon-Type one at that!
This pill was a gift from Sand Court as an apology. Even for Sand Court, finding such a pill must have taken a lot of effort. But precisely because of this, their sincerity was evident.
At this moment, just holding this pill in his hand, he felt an awe-inspiring aura, as if this small pill contained an entire world of mountains, rivers, sun, and moon. A golden dragon hovered above this world, making the whole thing look like an indescribable work of art.
At this level, pills had even faintly developed a kind of spirituality.
This spirituality wasn’t about having consciousness, but rather that it could maximize its benefits to the user when consumed. It was truly a divine pill.
It was said that there was even a type of Sixth-Grade pill that could remain dormant in the user’s body for hundreds of years, slowly releasing its effects as needed. Even Body Tempering Stage martial artists could directly consume it without worrying about their bodies exploding.
Of course, the pill in Shen Xing’s hand wasn’t that magical.
But it was more than enough for a breakthrough.
Shen Xing swallowed it in one gulp.
Instantly, streams of heat surged into his body and merged with his Divine Soul. There was no feeling of explosion, but when he began to attempt the breakthrough, it was as if waves were crashing in the void, one after another, continuous and with great momentum.
As a result, his already complete bottleneck began to shake under the impact.
The qualitative change began.
First was the more perfect fusion of the Divine Soul and the body. At the Mountain and Sea Realm, besides the brain, some originally fatal points were no longer fatal. Even being cut in half at the waist could be restored with one’s powerful vitality. To kill a Mountain and Sea Realm expert, one had to directly erase the Divine Soul along with the vitality using Yuan Power.
Second was the qualitative change of the Yuan Power itself.
The Yuan Power of the Mountain and Sea Realm wasn’t mysterious, but it was stronger, unimaginably stronger. Even a wisp of it possessed immense power. It was ten times, even a hundred times more concentrated than the Yuan Power of the Spirit Realm. This was also why Shen Xing could fight against Mountain and Sea Realm experts with his armor, because the inscriptions on the armor were meant to enhance Yuan Power.
Mountain and Sea also meant “containing mountains and accommodating seas.”
Finally, there was the qualitative change of the Divine Soul.
There wasn’t much to say about this, it was simply stronger. The Divine Sense of a Mountain and Sea Realm expert could cover hundreds of kilometers. Compared to the Spirit Realm, it was another qualitative change.
And these changes were even more exaggerated when applied to Shen Xing.
He had never felt his foundation as clearly as he did now.
It was as if he was a sponge that had absorbed water to its limit. Even though it was full, the sponge itself was only so big. But now, the sponge was constantly growing, and the power that was almost overflowing was rapidly dissolving into the new realm.
The path that had reached its limit was once again wide open.
A month later, Shen Xing slowly opened his eyes, carefully experiencing this new power!
Mountain and Sea Realm, achieved!
Although it seemed like he had easily killed Mountain and Sea Realm experts before, it was a completely different feeling now. It wasn’t just the difference between wearing and not wearing armor, but more of a new understanding of life and the world.
At this moment, he could even clearly see the bacteria floating in the air with his naked eyes!
He could also clearly perceive what was happening hundreds, even nearly a thousand kilometers away with his powerful Divine Sense.
It was as if the whole world, the whole earth, was under his control.
He could even sit here, and with a thought, burn a martial artist who was robbing others nearly a thousand kilometers away to ashes, or summon lightning to strike them into charcoal!
In any case, he wasn’t much different from the immortals in the myths and legends of his previous life.
Shen Xing didn’t know if other Mountain and Sea Realm experts had such power, but their Divine Sense was definitely not as strong as his, even if they were at the completion of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
However, the increase in Divine Sense was mainly due to the benefits from the Heaven Grade “Sun-Swallowing Dragon.”
Shen Xing was able to clearly feel that his current strength was roughly equivalent to when he was wearing armor before, precisely because he had experienced the power of the Mountain and Sea Realm with the help of the armor. However, this wasn’t just reflected in his martial power, but also included all-around growth in Divine Sense, perception, and so on.
But if he were to fight without armor, he estimated that he could probably fight against a Mountain and Sea Realm expert at the completion stage from the other world.
But only against ordinary ones. He might not be able to win against those with a very strong foundation.
However, this was also very normal. As his realm increased, his foundation advantage might not be able to be maintained unless he continued to increase his foundation. But that would require more than just a Heaven Grade cultivation technique. He would need to continue to improve the level of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.
Shen Xing thought hard, but he didn’t have any good ideas for the time being.
Fortunately, the armor could still be updated. After the new armor was designed and made, even if he couldn’t deal with Sun and Moon Realm experts, taking out a Mountain and Sea Realm expert at the completion stage with a single strike shouldn’t be a problem.
Then, it was time to test the effects of the pills.
Shen Xing first took out a low-grade, fifth-grade, Nine-Pattern Golden Dragon Pill. He had the most of this type of pill now. He couldn’t use them all up before, and even now, there were still many fifth-grade alchemists constantly refining them for him.
But after swallowing one, his expression turned somewhat unsightly.
In his perception, it was like throwing a stone into a pond. Although it created a splash and ripples, it didn’t last long.
When he was at the completion of the Spirit Realm, one pill would take a day to refine. But now, it wouldn’t even last an hour or two.
It could only be said that his Yuan Power strength and cultivation speed were far superior to ordinary Mountain and Sea Realm experts.
Although he could take a large number of Nine-Pattern Golden Dragon Pills, there was no need to. Whether it was efficiency or quantity, this was the least cost-effective choice.
Shen Xing tried the other pills in his hand.
Fortunately, he had accumulated a lot of pills during this period, and the Great Shang Dynasty’s Sixth-Grade Alchemist had personally refined pills for him. He had quite a few pills on hand.
After testing them, he found that there was good news and bad news.
The good news was that although he could refine Sixth-Grade pills, they had to be of a mild nature, and one pill should be enough for him to refine for two or three months. It wasn’t as exaggerated as before. And although high-grade, fifth-grade pills only lasted for four days, their efficiency wasn’t much weaker than mild Sixth-Grade pills, so they could still be used.
The bad news was that mid-grade and low-grade fifth-grade pills were completely useless. They couldn’t replenish his needs, and the refining efficiency was also very low.
In other words, from now on, he would have to use at least high-grade fifth-grade pills, or at the very least, Sixth-Grade pills for his cultivation.
“Where am I going to get so many pills?” Shen Xing had a headache.
He thought of the place Shang Lian had mentioned. It seemed that to solve this problem, he really had to go there.
But behind that place was a true sacred ground.
The two jade talismans in his hand could only be used twice.
“First, send someone to investigate further, and also Ancient Sword Sect.” Shen Xing narrowed his eyes.
Although Ancient Sword Sect’s previous actions seemed to be a gesture of goodwill, since he had decided to use Ancient Sword Sect as a stepping stone, Shen Xing wouldn’t change his mind so easily.
Moreover, compared to the sacred ground that gathered alchemists and artifact refiners, Ancient Sword Sect’s sacred ground had already revealed its traces.
When the new armor was made, it would be a good opportunity to test his new strength.
However, the most important thing right now was to learn all the Fifth Realm Martial Path Intents!
At the Fifth Realm, the learning device could still play a huge role, but it was already very expensive, even more valuable than a spaceship. Especially the learning devices that could learn Earth Grade Martial Path Intents. Some families even used such devices to recruit Mountain and Sea Realm experts.
This was no longer something that could be bought with just money. Many of the materials in these learning devices came from other worlds.
If it were the previous Shen Xing, it would have been difficult to obtain one.
However, for him now, it was no problem at all.
He had even bought one a few months ago, and it had been delivered to the spaceship.
He immediately started learning.
Because of this, some people in the research institute already knew that he had broken through to the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even though it hadn’t been widely spread, this news had already caused quite a stir within the research institute.
If the Spirit Realm was considered the “upper echelon” of the Human Federation, then Mountain and Sea Realm experts were all well-known figures, capable of supporting a small warband, or holding important positions in large warbands and families.
For example, in families like the Nangong family, a Mountain and Sea Realm expert from the direct line could directly be listed as a member of the Nangong family’s direct lineage.
Therefore, Nangong Jin Yi’s parents were only at the Spirit Realm.
This showed the status of Mountain and Sea Realm experts.
More importantly, it had only taken Shen Xing less than five years from the beginning of his cultivation to reach the Mountain and Sea Realm!
Five years!
This was what truly shocked everyone in the research institute.
“The earliest publicly known record for breaking through to the Mountain and Sea Realm in the Human Federation is nineteen years!” Xiaoling couldn’t control her excitement. She rarely lost her composure like this, but she couldn’t help it.
Her boss wasn’t just breaking a record.
This was beyond comprehension!
It had reached a point where no one could imagine it, and no one could imagine what kind of future he had!
Seventh Realm? Eighth Realm?
No, maybe more!
With such high expectations, everyone in the research institute who knew about it was extremely excited!
Shen Xing actually didn’t do anything special in the research institute, but after this, his prestige among his subordinates directly reached the top! No matter how outstanding, confident, or talented a prodigy was, they would have to completely submit to him!
This was the Martial Path Era, and the direct status brought by achievements in the Martial Path!
Shen Xing understood this point, so he didn’t try to hide his cultivation, even though he knew that it wasn’t the right time to spread this news.
“Keep it confidential.” Shen Xing looked at Xiaoling and gave the order, “Only let a few people on the spaceship know, don’t let the news spread.”
“Yes!” Xiaoling responded sharply.
Her boss’s future had once again exceeded her imagination, but precisely because of this, she had to do her job to the best of her ability.
She believed that many people in the research institute felt the same way.
Just relying on this martial arts potential was enough to fundamentally solve many internal problems that were originally unavoidable.
I’m having a terrible writer’s block T-T
