Chapter 348: Mid-Sun and Moon Stage!

Previously, when Great Sage Wenren was so respectful towards Young Master Shen, even prioritizing him, it could have been attributed to their close relationship.

But now, this newly appeared Quasi-Great Sage, possessing such immense power, still spoke in the same manner.

That was entirely different.

It indicated that this was not about relationships, but rules!

Within this “Federation” faction, there was something that even a Quasi-Great Sage like this had to abide by!

This was the only explanation!

Thinking further, Tian Mozi, a top-tier seventh-grade artifact refiner, held a high position throughout the world, yet he wasn’t even given a chance to pledge allegiance. The root cause was likely because he had slighted, insulted, or angered this Young Master Shen!

At this moment, many Sun and Moon Realm experts, and even Sages, lowered their heads when facing Shen Xing.

No one dared to stand up and oppose what he had said.

Shen Xing was quite satisfied with this reaction.

Using the life of a seventh-grade artifact refiner as a price to establish the Federation’s hegemony at this stage, Ji Long’s appearance had achieved its initial goal.

However, this was only the first step.

After Shen Xing and the others returned to their residence, Ji Long seemed somewhat unsatisfied.

“I thought more people would stand up, but it ended up being just one artifact refiner who barely resisted.” His fighting spirit clearly hadn’t subsided.

But Hong Hao chuckled, “Be content. Back in our world, there aren’t many Seventh Realm experts for you to kill.”

“I just hope for more opponents,” Ji Long shook his head. “How can routine sparring compare to a life-and-death battle?”

“Your attack this time seemed simple, but those moves were executed with full power. You should have gained something,” Hong Hao agreed, nodding, seemingly envious.

Shen Xing looked at these two, slightly surprised.

“You two seem quite close.”

“Hehe,” Hong Hao chuckled twice. “Ji Long and I are from the same batch, first and second place. Although I gradually fell far behind, in the beginning, I was always stronger.”

“You sure are content, saying that for hundreds of years about those few years,” Ji Long shook his head, not minding.

It seemed these two were indeed very close.

Actually, if the Sages of this world witnessed this scene, they would likely be shocked.

A mid-Seventh Realm expert daring to act this way in front of a powerful Quasi-Great Sage.

However, this was quite normal in the Human Federation.

No matter how much martial arts developed, the entire civilization ultimately originated from a time without martial arts.

Compared to this other world where the strong ruled and which was cruel and cold, Shen Xing preferred this kind of atmosphere.

However, the atmosphere of this other world could also be utilized.

He now adopted a slightly more serious expression and said, “Now, we have established basic prestige, which is the first step. But the next steps are the key. First, we need to win over some ‘allies’. I’m targeting the mid-to-lower-tier Sacred Grounds.”

Everyone listened attentively.

Giving Shen Xing the leadership in this other world was not just empty talk.

Ultimately, the passage to this world was still in Shen Xing’s hands.

Moreover, Shen Xing’s strength was also increasing very rapidly.

In the foreseeable future, he was destined to stand at the top of human civilization. This was just an early start to his training.

Furthermore, although he was young, he already had his own style of doing things.

“Won’t this make our intentions too obvious?” Someone still expressed concern. “Today was more of a surprise attack. Once the people of Taiyuan Sect start moving behind the scenes and make up their minds, they still have the advantage in strength. I’m worried that if we start actively contacting those mid-to-small-sized Sacred Grounds, it will push them to make a decision.”

“That concern is valid,” Shen Xing nodded and smiled. “But what if we only demand benefits equivalent to our strength?”

This statement made some people ponder.

They seemed to understand something.

“Although the current Middle Ruins Land has established its own set of rules and a seemingly unbreakable system of interconnected interests, these rules have only existed for a mere ten thousand years. Another set of rules has been etched into the bones of this martial arts civilization since ancient times: the strong should possess everything!” Shen Xing’s smile grew wider. “If we only demand benefits equal to our strength, most Sacred Grounds won’t fight us to the death for that. They can’t afford that kind of loss.”

That’s right, Shen Xing wasn’t expecting to conquer the entire other world in one fell swoop.

The Human Federation’s strength wasn’t capable of that yet.

Moreover, time was definitely on their side. There was no need to rush.

Now, they just needed to tear open a gap.

To allow the Human Federation to sit comfortably at the table.

Then, naturally, they could gradually show the Sacred Grounds of this world what true strength was in the days to come.

“We understand the general direction,” Hong Hao nodded, fully grasping Shen Xing’s line of thought.

The others did as well.

After all, this approach was inherently about stability. Since Shen Xing had decided to do this, everyone just needed to support him.

“We shouldn’t neglect our own strength. I will bring more people over from the Federation,” Shen Xing was also prepared to further unleash his potential.

Counting Ji Long, the Human Federation had eight Eighth Realm experts, and two of them supported him.

And in the face of even greater future benefits, more people would support him.

Of course, Shen Xing hadn’t forgotten about martial arts, which was the foundation.

Therefore, in the following meeting, he delegated a large number of tasks and responsibilities, leaving himself free to focus on his cultivation.

After the meeting, he kept Ji Long behind.

“Are you planning to explore that secret realm next, or explore other places for Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents first?”

“You are more suitable than me to explore that secret realm,” Ji Long pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

“Why?” Shen Xing was taken aback.

“Because my ‘bloodline’ is insufficient,” Ji Long clearly hadn’t been idle during this time. “I can clearly sense that the condition for opening that secret realm is a dragon bloodline. Although my strength is great, my progress in the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique is not deep, not pure. I’m far behind you in this aspect. Unless I force it open, but that secret realm is not simple. It’s very likely that it was created by an Eighth Realm expert.”

Shen Xing was enlightened.

In that case, he was indeed more suitable.

However, a dragon bloodline?

This meant that this secret realm was indeed a true dragon secret realm, and more powerful than any true dragon secret realm discovered before.

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Shen Xing couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation.

He now needed not only to raise his realm but, more importantly, to find his own path.

Currently, it seemed to be based on the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique and space.

But this required a lot of research. Neither dragon-type nor space was easy to find.

“There are still many Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents in the Middle Ruins Land. I’ll first learn all that I can,” Shen Xing decided to play it safe after some thought. “I’ll raise the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique to the Heaven Grade High-Grade level before exploring that secret realm.”

“Good,” Ji Long also seemed very expectant. “In the meantime, I will personally help you collect Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents!”

“That would be great,” Shen Xing’s eyes lit up.

Ji Long was also a Dragon-Type Martial Artist. In this regard, he was indeed more convenient than Wenren Caifeng.

Because seeking Martial Path Intents for oneself was clearly more intimidating than collecting them for others.

Few dared to stand in the way of a Quasi-Great Sage’s martial path.

“It’s a good opportunity for you to complete some Alliance work as well,” Shen Xing thought of adding more tasks for Ji Long. “I’ll leave a few difficult Sacred Grounds to you. It’s nothing more than a stick and carrot approach. We have plenty of carrots now, technology being one, wealth being another.”

Since the exchange meeting began, the wealth in the Federation’s hands had indeed been increasing dramatically.

The trade between the two worlds already had a huge advantage.

With the exchange meeting as a market, this advantage had unleashed enormous potential.

Not to mention anything else.

Just finely processing transcendent materials with the Human Federation’s technology and then selling them to those artifact refiners and alchemists had formed a continuous chain of valuable wealth.

Not to mention the “Yuan Power Network,” a powerful tool.

In the future, there would also be residential fees and transaction taxes.

If the benefits weren’t significant, Taiyuan Sect, Tian Mozi, and the Sages following them wouldn’t have risked offending a Great Sage to stand against the Federation.

And now, even distributing a small portion of these benefits could bring the Federation a large group of “allies.”

Although Ji Long wasn’t very skilled in such matters, who in the interstellar age wasn’t?

Therefore, after this, everyone became busy.

Including Shen Xing.

He also began to focus on his cultivation.

He now had no shortage of pills. He used seventh-grade pills every day, including many Dragon-Type Seventh-Grade Pills. In addition, Ji Long’s actions continuously brought him Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intent inheritances.

Divine Soul, physique, body movement techniques, even saber techniques.

All kinds of Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, adding up to more than a dozen.

Ordinary martial artists, even Sages, rarely learned so many Heaven Grade Martial Path Intents.

After all, each Heaven Grade technique was extremely profound, leading directly to the Great Path. For most martial artists, they might spend their entire lives and still not be able to cultivate a single Heaven Grade Martial Path Intent to the limit. Usually, three to five were enough to study for a lifetime.

In actual combat and application, the strength of Martial Path Intents was far more important than quantity.

Even for Shen Xing, most Heaven Grade Martial Path Intents were only at the “learned” stage. They were merely used as nourishment for the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique. He hadn’t specialized in any particular Heaven Grade Martial Path Intent for a long time.

His strength and foundation relied entirely on the level of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique and space.

However, this was his shortcoming, and also his advantage.

After spending six or seven years learning all of these more than ten Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, his strength and foundation soared again!

On this day, accompanied by a long dragon roar, a golden dragon several tens of kilometers long flew out of the valley. The aura it emitted caused all living beings within ten thousand miles to tremble.

This dragon was Shen Xing.

His current realm had broken through to the Mid-Sun and Moon Stage!

As Shen Xing transformed back into human form, a joyful smile appeared on his face.

“Heaven Grade High-Grade Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, plus Mid-Sun and Moon Stage strength. I should be able to contend with Sages who have just entered the early Seventh Realm.”

It had to be said that in terms of foundation alone, Shen Xing could be considered unique in the entire history of the Middle Ruins Land.

Mainly because the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique and the Space Martial Path Intent were too powerful.

“Congratulations on your great progress,” Ji Long leaped over from afar, looking Shen Xing up and down, his face also filled with amazement. “If I were from the same era as you, I’m afraid I would have lived in your shadow all my life.”

“I haven’t cast a shadow over anyone,” Shen Xing shook his head. “For my current foundation, effort accounts for at most thirty percent, opportunity accounts for seventy percent. There’s no comparison. Now, I compare more with myself. This is also a manifestation of the ‘competition’ in martial arts.”

“That’s right,” Ji Long laughed. “Most of the strong in our Federation compete with themselves. Facts have proven that this martial path is even stronger!”

“You won again?” Shen Xing’s eyes lit up.

“Naturally,” Ji Long nodded, appearing calm and collected.

During this time, while searching for Heaven Grade Martial Path Intent inheritances for Shen Xing, he had also used his own methods to establish alliances with many Sacred Grounds.

That was through giving lectures!

Not just lectures, but also sparring.

Of course, he sealed his own power, suppressed his strength and realm.

But even so, he still displayed overwhelming power.

Later on, it even evolved into one-on-many, and he only used Earth Grade, or even Human Grade Martial Path Intents.

A dignified Quasi-Great Sage, the world’s number one Martial Venerable, a terrifying powerhouse who could easily crush late-Seventh Realm Sages, yet he mingled with a group of martial artists who were only at the fifth or sixth realm, or even lower.

In just six or seven years, he had gained a large number of loyal “fans”. He had even sparked a “Dragon-Type” craze throughout the Middle Ruins Land.

In terms of prestige, he seemed to be even more popular than Wenren Caifeng previously.

It had to be said, this was indeed somewhat beyond Shen Xing’s expectations.

But it also seemed to be within reason.

“If you were born in this world, you would probably have been like a fish in water, becoming a legend of a generation,” Shen Xing sighed.

“Perhaps, but I still prefer the Human Federation,” Ji Long shook his head. “Our vision is not restricted. Our era is developing crazily. Our future is full of infinite possibilities. But here, whether it’s the world or civilization, they have lost their vitality and are heading towards extinction.”