Chapter 303: Subsequent Gains

However, although Lu Jian had good intentions, in reality, Shen Xing would naturally not let him off so easily.

“Firstly, it’s not just me who needs to go and learn, but quite a few people,” Shen Xing said slowly. “Secondly, I need an opportunity to trade with Liantian Workshop. Lastly, I need your Sword Tomb Sacred Ground to help me gather some things.”

The skin on Lu Jian’s face twitched a few times.

He was naturally doing this on purpose.

Of these three requests, apart from the second one being somewhat easier, the first and third were by no means simple.

The spots to go and learn at Liantian Workshop also required a price to be paid. The more talented the individual, the greater the price.

As for gathering things, it was obvious that it wouldn’t be easy.

However, such was the way of the world, and Lu Jian couldn’t say much more.

“What can be done, I will do my best,” he said slowly. “But the Sword Tomb Sacred Ground is not mine alone.”

“No matter,” Shen Xing said with a profound meaning. “There is still a lot of time, especially for me.”

Lu Jian understood the deeper meaning of these words. Only now did he finally place his gaze truly upon the person before him.

Previously, he had only considered him an insignificant ant in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even with some talent, he was meaningless in the face of a Seventh Realm Sage.

But now, for the first time, he realized that this person was indeed not that simple.

Lu Jian even took a slight gasp of air. “You’re only twenty-two years old?”

His shock at this moment was no less than when he had seen the soul fragment of that powerful Seventh Realm Sage earlier.

Twenty-two years old and in the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Let alone him, even looking at the entire history of this world, such a thing had never been heard of!

Even a reincarnated Seventh Realm Sage couldn’t achieve this, right?!

He himself was a peerless genius back then, also a generation’s Holy Son of the Sword Tomb Sacred Ground. But when he reached the Mountain and Sea Realm, he was already a full two hundred years old!

Twenty-two years old?

A tenfold age difference?

No, in terms of cultivation time, it was forty-fold! Fifty-fold!

“Just who are you people?” Lu Jian couldn’t help but murmur.

“This is nothing but the accumulation of foundation,” Shen Xing said very calmly.

Only he himself knew that the first reason for his achievements was naturally the advantage of his foundation. The Human Federation’s basic training routine, when brought to this world, was an almost impossible miracle, even from the perspective of Seventh or even Eighth Realm experts.

It wasn’t because it was too profound.

It was precisely because it was so fundamental that it was even more difficult.

Even the Human Federation didn’t create this foundational method through manpower, but through constant optimization and upgrades using quantum computers.

Similarly, the various supporting equipment in the early stages gave him a fast and incredibly strong foundation.

As for what came after, it relied on the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

Shen Xing had already felt the powerful advantage of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique in refining resources. The most obvious comparison was with Nangong Jin Yi and the others.

They had the same powerful foundation honed by the training routine, the same support from various equipment, and even the same pills now. But their cultivation speed was still far inferior to his.

To truly replicate everything he had, the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique was also essential.

Moreover, the influence of the shuttle and “Space” might also be involved.

However, although Shen Xing himself was clear about this, there was no need to let Lu Jian know these details.

Let him be shocked.

And that was indeed the case. If it were just this potential, without the ability to summon a Seventh Realm soul fragment, then Lu Jian would at most be amazed.

But at this moment, he felt a sense of awe.

Because he saw an extremely powerful force from Shen Xing’s body!

Talent had its limits. Shen Xing’s level could no longer be explained by so-called “talent.” The power behind him could cultivate one Shen Xing, and it could cultivate more.

Therefore, it was impossible to estimate how many Seventh Realm experts they had!

This was a Sacred Ground that the Sword Tomb Sacred Ground absolutely could not afford to offend. Even the so-called top ten Sacred Grounds were nothing compared to them!

Where did these people come from?

Various thoughts popped up in Lu Jian’s mind, but in the end, he was extremely polite. “To achieve these three points, it will take some time. For example, Liantian Workshop only recruits new people once every ten years. The next time is in four years.”

“Four years?” Shen Xing was a little helpless when he heard this.

Recruiting once every ten years, considering the lifespan of martial artists, could actually be considered very frequent.

And only needing to wait four years instead of ten could be considered good luck.

But unfortunately, he had only been cultivating for less than six years.

These four years were indeed a bit long for him.

However, there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he didn’t say much more, but instead put forward his other requirements. Naturally, they were all kinds of pills, some Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, and various precious resources that could enhance a martial artist’s foundation.

Even with his current reputation and strength in these Hundreds of Regions, collecting these things wouldn’t be easy.

But for Lu Jian, it wasn’t troublesome.

This was the influence of a Sacred Ground.

It was just a matter of time.

Therefore, Lu Jian immediately agreed, and even decided to send a batch immediately after returning to appease Shen Xing.

Thus, all the apparent benefits of Shen Xing’s use of the jade talisman this time had been laid out.

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After Lu Jian left, Shang Lian, who had been waiting for a long time, and the Sun and Moon Ancestor of Tianyuan Sect, who finally agreed to come out and meet, entered the secret realm impatiently.

They bowed deeply.

Including the Tianyuan Sect Ancestor, it was the same.

All expressed their complete submission with utmost respect!

This was also a matter of course. Seeing that even a Seventh Realm Sage was controlled, how could these forces, who only had experts in the Sun and Moon Realm, not submit? What capital did they have to hesitate?

Shen Xing agreed directly, and then quickly gave instructions: “Everything in Tianyuan Sect will remain as before. However, the core disciples will join the Mysterious Dragon Palace to support the situation of the Mysterious Dragon Palace Sacred Ground. In addition, the Sixth-Grade Alchemist Ancestor of Great Shang will also move here from now on, serving as an offering of the Mysterious Dragon Palace.”

Hearing this, it was clear that he intended to rebuild the Mysterious Dragon Palace.

Shang Lian and the Tianyuan Sect Ancestor naturally obeyed.

A few days later, the events of this day, especially the Seventh Realm Sage and the huge dragon that almost swept across the sky, quickly spread.

Just the news of “Seventh Realm Sage’s arrival” and “Seventh Realm Sage’s defeat” was enough to cause a huge sensation throughout the entire Eastern Ruins Land.

Since the great war ten thousand years ago, all the Sacred Grounds in the Eastern Ruins Land had declined. No one had heard of the existence of a Seventh Realm Sage here for thousands of years.

And this time, not only did a Seventh Realm Sage arrive, but this Seventh Realm Sage was even defeated!

And he was even placed under a restriction! To serve Young Master Shen for a thousand years!

The words that Ji Long roared out at that time could be said to have spread throughout the entire world. And because of this, it was even more shocking.

At least, after just a few months, Shen Xing’s reputation in this Eastern Ruins Land had reached its peak.

The benefits of this were also obvious.

More resources, more heavenly materials and earthly treasures were continuously sent over. Not to mention further places, but at least in the nearby Hundreds of Regions, no one would defy any of his demands.

This also made the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm recover faster.

Not to mention anything else, all the remnant souls in the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm now had their own puppet bodies. Even the several Sun and Moon Realm experts were no exception. Lu Jian had sent several Sun and Moon Realm puppets.

In this extremely short period of time, Shen Xing had accumulated far more power than before.

And all these huge gains were brought about by just one Seventh Realm jade talisman.

This also made Shen Xing sigh with emotion.

Martial arts strength was indeed everything.

And at this time, another matter also attracted Shen Xing’s attention.

——He was about to graduate.

Yes, Shen Xing had finally reached the age to graduate from the Academy Home Planet.

In his six years of martial arts cultivation, he had actually spent only a little over a year on the Academy Home Planet. Even in this year, most of the time was spent in the other world.

But this graduation node still had considerable significance for Shen Xing.

His current inscription company had a high degree of cooperation with the Academy Home Planet.

In addition, this was also an opportunity.

An opportunity to further promote himself.

Yes, even though Shen Xing was already very flamboyant, after careful consideration, he still planned to be even more flamboyant.

This was also because of the words that Ji Long’s clone had said to him.

Some people in the Human Federation still had their own persistence. And although his current strength was not enough, with the protection of the shuttle, he could completely be bolder and trust the Human Federation a little more.

This could also bring him more benefits.

Not to mention anything else, if he hadn’t created the inscription company, if he hadn’t shown such strength and foundation, how could he have obtained the two jade talismans from Wenren Caifeng and Ji Long?

Shen Xing planned to invite some people to attend his graduation ceremony on the Academy Home Planet when he graduated!

He had been busy with this matter during this period of time.

“The Nangong family can be invited. Jin Yi, you can decide who to invite. In addition, Sister Wenren will also send a representative. Mi Fei has already decided to come. I heard that Dragon Gate will also send several Sun and Moon Realm directors. Of course, the most crucial thing is the Human Federation. Three councilors will come in person,” Shen Xing said with some emotion at the end.

Three councilors!

Among them was naturally Councilor Hong Hao.

Although these three were not Seventh Realm experts like Ji Long and Wenren Caifeng who had reached completion and were almost certain to break through to the Eighth Realm, they were still Seventh Realm experts.

They were also coming in their official capacity as councilors of the Human Federation.

There was already a special meaning in this.

Obviously, there was no shortage of smart people under the heavens. Some of the things Shen Xing had taken out had actually attracted attention. There might even be all kinds of guesses.

Not to mention anything else.

Councilors might even have the authority to review related anonymous information under AI management.

However, Shen Xing was no longer an ordinary person now.