Chapter 341: Giving the Federation a Little Shock

Perhaps it was because Shen Xing had not relied on brute force to obtain what he wanted for a long time.

He didn’t have the same selfish desire for martial power that ordinary martial artists had.

Although he also sought to accumulate great power within himself, it was more of a pursuit of the evolution of life itself.

It was an instinctive pursuit.

It was like how he might not have liked wealth in his previous life, but still enjoyed the process of chasing it.

Therefore, even if someone surpassed him one day, Shen Xing felt that he would readily accept it.

And it wasn’t just him.

At least in the Human Federation, Shen Xing had never seen a young prodigy suppressed by senior experts just because they were “terrifyingly talented”.

It could only be said that the martial arts civilization of the Human Federation was fundamentally different from the martial arts civilization of this other world.

Of course, not being stingy didn’t mean he didn’t care.

So, after truly understanding Ji Long’s interests, Shen Xing still breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Without irreconcilable conflicts of interest, Ji Long might be even more reliable than Wenren Caifeng—they even had many opportunities to cooperate in their pursuit of martial arts.

Not to mention anything else, just the Seventh Realm Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

Even if Shen Xing couldn’t directly learn Ji Long’s Seventh Realm Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, he could certainly gain a lot of insights from Ji Long when searching for his own path.

However, it wasn’t time yet.

Shen Xing’s accumulation was not enough.

He also understood that his future cultivation, in addition to continuing to accumulate in realms, must also deepen his accumulation in martial path intents.

“If I want to create my own path, I must incorporate space.” Shen Xing already had a rough idea in his mind. “Find a way to combine space and dragon-type, and create a path of the ‘Space Dragon’?”

Undoubtedly, this was indeed a good idea.

Shen Xing kept this in mind.

Then, he directly took Ji Long and the new batch of resources with him.

Now, his shuttle space had stored an unknown amount of things, many of which were placed in that seemingly endless space.

With the assistance of the intelligent AI, he alone could be an entire fleet!

Looking at the entire universe, only Shen Xing could achieve this kind of power.

After being brought to the other world, Ji Long’s reaction was similar to that of Wenren Caifeng and even the councilors when they first arrived.

He immediately sensed the Yuan Qi in the air.

Compared to the Human Federation, the greatest wealth of this world was actually this incredibly rich Yuan Qi. Even the unique technologies of the martial arts civilization were secondary to this Yuan Qi.

After all, Yuan Qi was the foundation of martial arts.

As for technology, it was really just a matter of time.

However, what Shen Xing didn’t expect was that after carefully sensing it, Ji Long’s first words were filled with endless joy.

“This world really has true dragons! Even now!”

“How can you be sure?” Shen Xing was startled.

He had been in this world for so long, and although he had found traces of true dragons, he had never been able to find their whereabouts.

The existing so-called true dragons were either some ancient remnants or some dragon-type martial artists or dragon-type demon beasts who had undergone dragon transformation.

But Ji Long was sure of the existence of true dragons as soon as he arrived?

“There is a trace of a true dragon’s aura in the Yuan Qi,” Ji Long said with absolute certainty. “Even if it’s very faint, I can feel that unique essence.”

“True dragon’s aura?” Shen Xing frowned slightly. “I haven’t sensed anything, and I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

“This requires a unique ability,” Ji Long smiled. “I spent hundreds of years searching for traces of true dragons, trying almost every method I could think of. Finally, I focused on the unique components of Yuan Qi. Some dragon-type giant beasts are born naturally and resonate with the part of Yuan Qi that belongs exclusively to dragons. This is actually the prototype of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.”

Shen Xing was lost in thought.

He had already cultivated to this point, so he naturally knew something about the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

The principle behind the birth of this martial path intent was very simple.

It was to extract the “dragon” component from many dragon-type giant beasts, continuously purifying and experimenting until, at a certain moment, the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique was naturally born.

That’s why Ji Long claimed to have “discovered” the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

As the creator, even Shen Xing didn’t know how many failed intents were engraved in his divine soul. Perhaps some of them were specifically designed to search for true dragons.

“In that case, given some time, can you find them?” Shen Xing stopped exploring the principle and asked directly.

“I will definitely find them!”

Ji Long nodded without hesitation, almost unable to contain his excitement.

It could be said that his ability to remain calm at this moment was already a testament to his composure.

In the Human Federation, almost everyone who mentioned him could feel his fanaticism for true dragons.

In fact, this fanaticism had shaped him.

“However, it will take some time,” Ji Long added. “I don’t know how much time it will take, but as long as there is even one true dragon in this world, I will find it!”

Shen Xing could hear Ji Long’s determination.

It was uncertain what he would do after finding them, but this had almost become his pursuit of martial arts.

“This world did indeed have true dragons in the past. There are still many undiscovered true dragon secret realms on this land. Even the natives mostly suspect that the dragon race still exists in some unknown place,” Shen Xing said slowly, then suddenly smiled. “I also wanted to find them, but I didn’t know where to start. If I had known that Senior Ji Long had this ability, I would have brought you here sooner.”

“It’s not too late to come now.” Ji Long seemed a little impatient, but he still restrained himself and looked at Shen Xing. “I’ll help you organize the Ascension Ceremony first.”

Obviously, Shen Xing brought Ji Long here to make an appearance at the “Ascension Ceremony”, to inherit Wenren Caifeng’s position, and to give this world a “little Federation shock”.

He nodded at this moment, said no more, and directly took Ji Long to prepare.

As the time of the Ascension Ceremony drew closer, some people had already begun to arrive in advance.

This time, Shen Xing still limited the invitation list to those above the “Sun and Moon Realm”.

Mainly because the Sun and Moon Realm was truly the beginning of those who held power in this world.

There were only so many Sages, and the Sacred Grounds did not control everything. Many of those who truly held power in various places, who were attached to the Sacred Grounds, were mainly at the Sun and Moon Realm.

As for those below the Sun and Moon Realm, it wasn’t that they couldn’t be invited, but they wouldn’t be able to offer anything valuable for exchange.

It would be somewhat useless.

Therefore, most of those who were arriving now were at the Sun and Moon Realm.

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The city that Shen Xing was currently building for the exchange meeting twenty years later naturally couldn’t be opened at this time.

However, opening a corner of it was not a problem.

Just this newly opened corner gave these Sun and Moon Realm experts no small amount of amazement.

Baoming Zhenren was one of the Sun and Moon Realm martial artists who had come by invitation.

He was also a Sixth-Grade Alchemist.

Like most alchemists in the Middle Ruins Land, he had studied in Liantian Workshop when he reached the Sixth Grade.

However, Baoming Zhenren knew his own limits. Even if he spent his entire life, he might not be able to reach the realm of a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

On the contrary, there was still a sliver of hope for him to step into the Seventh Realm and become a Sage.

Therefore, after leaving Liantian Workshop, Baoming Zhenren did not directly join a Sacred Ground. Instead, he came to a small force with relatively few resources and less intense competition, becoming a true honored guest.

Up until now, he was almost seven thousand years old.

He had less than four thousand years left to live. Although his strength had reached the late Sixth Realm, he had yet to find his own path.

For someone like him, there was nothing more important than the opportunity to become a Sage.

This “Ascension Ceremony” was such an opportunity for him.

An opportunity that he might only encounter once in his lifetime.

“Seven thousand years ago, when the last Great Sage ascended, it was the era of my birth. The whole world was praising that person’s name,” Baoming Sage flew with his friend, inevitably reminiscing and looking forward. “Now, seven thousand years have passed, and another Great Sage has been born. For us Sun and Moon Realm cultivators, these seven thousand years are almost a lifetime.”

“Indeed.” His friend beside him, also a Sun and Moon Realm cultivator, nodded continuously. “I wonder how many Sages will descend on this grand event, and how many Sun and Moon Realm cultivators will gather. It is truly rare.”

For Sun and Moon Realm cultivators like them, this kind of event that almost swept the entire world was indeed the opportunity they dreamed of.

Perhaps just seeing something, or obtaining something, could pave the way for them to become Sages!

Ordinary Sun and Moon Realm cultivators were almost all attracted by this.

After all, the Great Sage level was too far away from them.

This was also why some people were actively promoting the early opening of this exchange meeting—in most cases, such an event could only have its effect once in a short period of time.

However, the calculations of the Sages behind this had nothing to do with Sun and Moon Realm cultivators like Baoming Zhenren.

At this moment, following the guide in front, he could already see a silver-white city in the distance, which was different from what he usually knew.

And this seemed to be just a corner of a certain city.

Because further away, it was shrouded in a mist. This barrier looked exactly the same as the barrier that enveloped Liantian Workshop.

Baoming Zhenren and the others didn’t pay much attention to it.

They weren’t really here as guests, let alone for sightseeing.

As long as there were enough strong people and safety was guaranteed, it would be the same even if it was placed in the desert or in the wilderness.

However, when they saw the corner of the city, they were somewhat surprised.

As far as the eye could see, there were buildings with white as the main tone. There were also many areas in the city that were obviously for viewing, embellished with many extraordinary plants with extraordinary Yuan Qi. Although they were also enclosed by barriers that separated Yuan Qi and hindered exploration, even with the naked eye, one could see the inscriptions and Yuan Qi surging within.

“This style is rare.”

“It has a simple beauty.”

“Simple, unadorned, but also beautiful enough.”

“It’s just too small.”

“Yes, it’s too small. How can there be so little distance between buildings?”

“Even the floating islands of Emerald Cloud Sacred Ground are not this compact.”

“…”

Baoming Zhenren also heard the discussions around him at this moment. In fact, he felt the same way. Although he was quite surprised by this never-before-seen city style, it was indeed a bit too small.

This level of compactness might be large enough for mortals or weaker individuals.

But they were Sun and Moon Realm cultivators!

Sun and Moon Realm cultivators stood above the sun and moon. Even without expanding their divine sense, they could easily perceive everything that happened within a radius of tens of kilometers. They could also cross several miles in an instant. Such compact houses were actually no different from sitting directly together for Sun and Moon Realm cultivators.

Even when many Sun and Moon Realm cultivators sat together in the wild, the distance between them was greater than this.

To some extent, this was also one of the reasons why Liantian Workshop let low-level disciples live in the city, while those with higher realms lived in the wild.

However, as mentioned before.

Complaints were complaints, dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, but they were just here for the exchange.

Therefore, Baoming Zhenren didn’t even bother to say a few words. He just flew down impatiently.

“Just treat it as a visit to the city,” he thought to himself. He soon arrived at what seemed to be the “city gate”.

There were no guards here, and everyone seemed to be able to enter freely. Baoming Zhenren glanced at the others entering, and without being polite, he strode in.

As soon as he passed through the barrier, he was completely stunned.

It wasn’t just him. Many Sun and Moon Realm cultivators around him were also stunned.

“My divine sense can’t extend out?”

“Is it a barrier?”

“It’s a very profound barrier, similar to a secret realm restriction.”

“Not just divine sense, speed is also limited!”

“Indeed, the faster the speed, the greater the restriction!”

“…”

Listening to the voices of many people around him, Baoming Zhenren suppressed his curiosity and tried to speed up.

Sure enough, at normal speed, there was no problem. But the faster the speed, the greater the resistance.

The same was true for divine sense.

If you walked like an ordinary person, you wouldn’t feel any restrictions. Only when you wanted to display some kind of supernatural power or strength that exceeded the limit could you clearly feel the suppression.