Chapter 352: Rapid Development

It could be said that, even though the Human Federation’s history of civilization was far shorter than this world’s, they were still able to handle diplomacy impeccably.

A large number of professional talents, after detailed investigation and research, firmly grasped the characteristics of some forces.

They had even established some seemingly unbreakable alliances.

Shen Xing was a little surprised after learning about it.

It had to be said that he, the chief executive, had little use in most matters.

It seemed that his mere existence, just sitting there, was enough.

However, this was also the consistent style of the Human Federation since it embarked on the path of the Martial Path system.

——The strong only need to be responsible for being strong, and a large number of professionals will naturally flock to them.

Under such circumstances, Shen Xing could be considered to be able to concentrate without distractions and peacefully go into seclusion to seek his own path.

After once again arriving in the Secret Realm, Shen Xing sat on the dragon head of the Dragon Emperor’s statue.

This was the place to comprehend Martial Path Intents.

According to Tai Luo Dragon Sage, this place of comprehension was also specially arranged by the Dragon Emperor back then.

“If you don’t even dare to sit on his head, what qualifications do you have to comprehend his martial arts?”

These were the original words of that Dragon Emperor.

After knowing this, Shen Xing could only say that this Dragon Emperor had indeed thoroughly understood the two words “Martial Path”.

Fortunately, he did not have the slightest reverence for the so-called Dragon Emperor. At this moment, he just closed his eyes and immersed himself in all the Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents contained in the statue.

There were a total of thirty-six, all of which were Heaven Grade. Eight of them were the same as the Heaven Grade Martial Path Intents that Shen Xing had learned outside. In other words, there were twenty-eight waiting for him to learn.

If he learned them all, the number of Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents he mastered would reach a full forty-three.

This was undoubtedly an astonishing number!

What was even more astonishing was that Shen Xing’s current goal was not just to learn the basics, but to integrate all the Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents!

If this matter were to be said to others, they would probably think it was a fantasy.

Normal martial artists, even Sages, would at most specialize in three or four Heaven Grade Martial Path Intents. Even so, they would often spend their entire lives exploring them, and they might not be able to reach the peak, or even reach Major Completion.

This was also why martial artists who could create Heaven Grade Martial Path Intents were certain to step into the Great Sage realm.

This in itself meant an extremely high level of Martial Path Intent and an extremely deep Martial Path experience.

However, Shen Xing also had his own confidence.

This confidence, of course, came from the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

From the very beginning of cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, Shen Xing had already realized that this Dragon-Type Martial Path Intent had a dominant influence over all Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents.

It was like the “Grand Outline of the Dragon Path”.

After cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, Shen Xing’s comprehension of Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents had improved astonishingly, and this improvement was also constantly increasing as the level of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique increased.

Not to mention anything else, he could even directly raise all the cultivation-type Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents to a level equal to the realm of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

What an amazing effect this was.

This meant that as long as Shen Xing raised the realm of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique to the Sixth Realm limit, then all the cultivation-type Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents would all be at the Sixth Realm limit!

“The first step still lies in the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.” Shen Xing narrowed his eyes.

Let’s begin.

First, he used the highest-level Martial Path Intent learning device to learn all the Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents.

With his current comprehension and the assistance of the device, it was not difficult to do this.

This step took him about two years.

And after learning twenty-eight Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, the quality of his Ten Thousand Dragons Technique was getting closer and closer to that limit, even to a point where he could clearly feel it himself.

To break through this limit, what was needed was not Heaven Grade Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, but his own comprehension.

Shen Xing naturally chose space.

But before that, he had to raise the realm of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique.

This step alone took Shen Xing twenty-four years!

In his previous cultivation, even when his Ten Thousand Dragons Technique reached the Sixth Realm, it remained at the Minor Completion level. But now, it was from Minor Completion to the peak, and it also had to cross Major Completion. Even with his current foundation and talent, it still required a lot of effort.

Being able to reach this point in just twenty-four years was already due to the help of a large number of Seventh-Grade Dragon-Type Pills, and even the occasional guidance and sparring from Tai Luo Dragon Sage.

Yes, even in seclusion, Shen Xing was not completely isolated. Whenever he had a need, he would go out to spar with people.

And the people he sparred with were all Sages.

At this point, even Sages could not afford to be careless when sparring with him.

According to Tai Luo Dragon Sage, his strength had already surpassed history and created a new record.

But for Shen Xing, this was only the second step.

The third step, also the most crucial step, was to raise the realm of the Space Martial Path Intent as well.

Shen Xing chose to comprehend at the edge of the world.

Yes, it was the place that was constantly being devoured by spatial turbulence.

Here, countless “Space Bubbles” were born and destroyed every moment. The existence of space was no longer abstract, but extremely real, even allowing Shen Xing to easily see the Yuan Qi blended into the essence of space.

Yes, in this world, Yuan Qi was the foundation of all things, including “space”, including the “world”.

It was as if the entire universe existed because of Yuan Qi.

This unique power connected life, will, and all things together. Even the existence of the Divine Soul was a combination of will and Yuan Qi.

And here, it was the closest place to this most essential power.

This allowed Shen Xing’s comprehension of space to improve rapidly.

There was no need to use it, no need to spar. It was as if this power was becoming his essence, and there was no need to rely on the will of “struggle” to improve and drive it.

Here, Shen Xing stayed for a full thirty-four years.

Fifteen years ago, Ji Long could no longer suppress his strength and had to ascend to help Wenren Caifeng.

At that time, Shen Xing also specially came out of seclusion and appeared at the Ascension Ceremony.

He just wanted to know if anyone would stand up again at such a time.

However, no one did.

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These people seemed to have learned their lesson. Even Sage Wuyou of Taiyuan Sect, who had been seriously injured by Ji Long, personally attended Ji Long’s ascension ceremony and even presented an astonishing gift—some transcendent materials for refining Eighth-Grade Divine Weapons.

In today’s world, this was indeed a generous gift.

After all, those Great Sages had already scraped these transcendent materials clean before creating their small worlds and leaving this world.

And this approach also left Xue Weiguo, who came to take over, with nothing to do.

That’s right, Xue Weiguo was the councilor from the Xue Family who was closest to the Eighth Realm.

Unlike Wenren Caifeng, who had always been exceptionally talented in terms of realm, and Ji Long, who had suppressed an era with his combat power, Xue Weiguo was a very senior martial artist. In the Xue Family, he could be considered the second generation. He was born in the darkest and most chaotic period, and he was also one of the earliest councilors of human civilization.

He was a powerhouse of the same era as the current Supreme Councilors.

Originally, many people felt that with his talent, it would not be so easy to reach the Eighth Realm.

But he was indeed about to reach it.

He relied on the Martial Path Intent “Tai Xu Eight Directions”.

Yes, this Martial Path Intent, which should have only been Earth Grade, had now been successfully deduced to Heaven Grade. Xue Weiguo had also found his own path to becoming a Great Sage because of this.

This was a martial artist who looked to be in his fifties and seemed to have a very kind personality. However, if one spent enough time with him, one could still see the boundless sea of blood on him. As a martial artist who had accompanied human civilization through the entire Martial Path Era, the wars he had experienced were beyond Shen Xing’s imagination.

Having no chance to take action made him very regretful.

But even so, when he stood up and replaced Ji Long’s original work, the entire Middle Ruins Land, and even the entire world, still shook fiercely.

The third Quasi-Great Sage!

It was not uncommon for a force to have three Great Sages appear.

Taiyuan Sect had even had twelve Great Sages in its history.

However, these twelve Quasi-Great Sages were born over nearly a million years! However, this sacred ground called “Federation” had produced three in just a hundred years!

This was simply impossible in terms of probability!

Not to mention a hundred years, even if three appeared in the entire world within ten thousand years, it could be considered a grand occasion of cultivation that was rare even in a hundred thousand years!

From this, it could be seen how shocked the people of the Middle Ruins Land were.

But no matter how much they couldn’t believe it, or even accept it, this fact was placed before them.

As a result, in the time that followed, the prestige of Federation Sacred Ground rose again.

In addition, Xue Weiguo’s path to becoming a Great Sage was not as smooth as the other two. He could last for at least a hundred years.

This made Shen Xing’s subsequent cultivation extremely peaceful.

Twelve years later, his cultivation in the Sixth Realm Space finally reached its limit.

And his martial arts realm also successfully broke through to the late Sixth Realm!

Now, if he went out, even Sages would misjudge his realm, thinking that he was a genuine Sage.

Perhaps only Great Sages could truly see through his realm.

Even when sparring, he could fight to a draw with some early-stage Sage martial artists.

This was undoubtedly very astonishing. Looking at the two worlds, he was truly unprecedented!

However, even so, this was still not the ultimate goal of Shen Xing’s seclusion this time.

——He wanted to integrate space into his Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, create his own Seventh Realm of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique, and walk his own path!

This was the real challenge of this cultivation.

Shen Xing did not hesitate and started immediately.

His chosen cultivation locations were erratic.

Sometimes he comprehended the path of space in the spatial turbulence, sometimes he went to the Dragon Emperor statue to comprehend Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents, and for a period of time, he even returned to the Human Federation, continuously performing spatial jumps, experiencing this spatial comprehension that was completely different from transcendent martial arts.

Later on, even interdimensional battlefields and the borders of many Middle Ruins Lands often saw his figure.

Shen Xing seemed to have forgotten everything, wholeheartedly throwing himself into the pursuit of his own martial arts.

If he hadn’t occasionally appeared in various places to spar with people to deepen his comprehension, perhaps no one in the two worlds would have known his whereabouts.

Time passed slowly and quickly.

During this period, the Federation’s strength and influence continued to increase throughout the Middle Ruins Land.

Especially Liantian Workshop.

Relying on the continuous stream of new technologies, the Human Federation’s status and influence in Liantian Workshop increased rapidly. The cities they built were constantly expanding. Not only did they completely replace Taiyuan Sect’s original position in Liantian Workshop in a short period of time, but they also used Liantian Workshop’s influence to continuously expand their own influence to the point where they could influence other sacred grounds.

During this process, Taiyuan Sacred Ground and some other powerful sacred grounds did not fail to try to stop them.

However, their methods were always perfectly resolved by Federation Sacred Ground.

Sometimes, they were even turned against them.

It was as if in just over a hundred years, they had completely understood the original rules of the Middle Ruins Land, and even knew how to use these rules to seek sufficient benefits for themselves.

Moreover, some of their methods were very ruthless.

They even made some sacred grounds suffer greatly.

Only now did they gradually realize that although this third Quasi-Great Sage seemed like a kind and gentle old man, in reality, this person’s actions and personality were the most ruthless and the most powerful among the three Quasi-Great Sages of the Federation.

Because this person, for the benefit of Federation Sacred Ground, could disregard his own face as a Quasi-Great Sage!

He even disregarded integrity, and could even lie with a straight face with ease.

His attitude was that he could give everything for the Federation!

He even disregarded his own personal interests.

Frankly speaking, this was completely incomprehensible to the many Sages of the Middle Ruins Land.

While the power of a faction was important, the essence of a faction’s existence was to seek benefits for powerful individuals like them. However, Xue Weiguo’s actions, just like his name, were completely the opposite.

Give everything for the Federation.

It was precisely this completely different choice that caught many sacred grounds off guard and made them suffer great losses.

The influence of Federation Sacred Ground soared rapidly.

It became increasingly powerful.

But this was not entirely a good thing. For the many Sages who were accustomed to thousands or even tens of thousands of years without change, the Federation’s changes were too great, so great that they could not imagine, and even found it difficult to accept.