Chapter 355: Former Friends

That base?

Shen Xing remembered. For him now, it was something that happened a long time ago.

At that time, he hadn’t even come to Liantian Workshop, nor had he brought so many people from the Human Federation over on such a large scale.

Even Wenren Caifeng didn’t have any plans at all.

He and Mi Fei had recruited geniuses below the Third Realm from Azure Sky Sacred Ground, requiring these prodigies to leave Azure Sky Sacred Ground and join this branch established by Federation Sacred Ground in Azure Sky Sacred Ground.

However, at that time, he had other things to do. After doing this, he directly left this matter to Mi Fei.

Except for going to take a look at the beginning and finding that the young people were overwhelmed by the various technologies of the Human Federation, and even more young people wanted to join, he didn’t pay any more attention.

He was even a little surprised when Hong Hao suddenly mentioned it at this moment.

However, he quickly understood what Hong Hao meant.

“You mean, this plan is still being promoted?” Shen Xing was indeed a little surprised because this matter had already passed for more than two hundred years.

The status of the Federation here at this time was also completely different.

Not to mention a group of prodigies from Azure Sky Sacred Ground, even in the entire Middle Ruins Land, there were countless talented disciples who longed to join Federation Sacred Ground.

Under such circumstances, there was actually no reason to continue this project.

However, Hong Hao nodded and said, “It is indeed continuing. At first, it was actually just Mi Fei herself who wanted to continue doing it. She is very interested in teaching young prodigies and has a sense of accomplishment. It seems that she has found her own Martial Path from it.”

“Martial Path?” Shen Xing was stunned for a moment. “Isn’t she walking the Path of Charm?”

“Charm is actually also a type of mental power.” Hong Hao explained with a smile, “I also have some understanding. The essence of this martial path is to influence the Divine Soul of others, or in other words, it is a struggle with the will of others. Therefore, the more people affected, the stronger the strength, the more significant the effect and the reward, just like winning a martial arts battle. On this basis, it is not necessary to charm. Teaching is theoretically the same.”

“That’s just theory.” Shen Xing was now walking his own path and naturally understood how difficult it was.

Mi Fei was Wenren Caifeng’s disciple, and she learned all of Wenren Caifeng’s Martial Path Intents. Theoretically, she should be walking Wenren Caifeng’s path.

And her innate charm physique was indeed suitable for this path.

But at this moment, it seemed that something was different?

“We just wanted to support her at first.” Hong Hao smiled, “It’s a precious opportunity to try more when you’re young. Although her talent is not as good as yours, it’s also very good. Especially in this era, it can be said that she has the potential to become a Great Sage. Naturally, we have to support her more.”

“As a result, she really set up this ‘school’?” Shen Xing had already guessed what happened next.

“Indeed.” Hong Hao nodded with a smile, “And it has continued until now. Now the people there are called ‘Core Disciples,’ our Core Disciples.”

“Then I really want to see them.” Shen Xing was indeed intrigued.

“Then you have to go to the inner core area to see them.” Hong Hao smiled, “And actually, there’s not much to see, because it’s very simple—those prodigies are no different from the prodigies of our Human Federation. They have been assimilated. It should be said that, except for some possible deviations in bloodline and genes, they are all genuine Federation people.”

“Cultivated from a young age?” Shen Xing nodded, “That’s not surprising.”

“The amazing thing is here.” Hong Hao shook his head, “Many of them were not cultivated from a young age. Some of them are already forty or fifty years old, and their cultivation has reached the Fourth Realm, or even the Fifth Realm Mountain and Sea.”

“…” Shen Xing was really surprised this time.

This was a bit exaggerated.

At this age, thinking and personality had already been shaped.

Except for hypnosis, he could hardly think of any other way.

And hypnosis, or mental manipulation, could not be permanent for martial artists.

Because the process of life evolution itself included the soul and mind. Any hypnosis or control would be detected when the realm broke through, and loopholes would appear.

Even the use of instruments and equipment was the same.

“It’s not control, but a kind of guidance, a natural transformation.” Hong Hao seemed to have guessed what Shen Xing was thinking and couldn’t help but laugh a few times, “You really haven’t paid attention to your friends for too long. A hundred years of seclusion is no small matter. We were also taken aback at the beginning. I have to say, each generation is stronger than the last. You are the real future of the Human Federation.”

“For us, those young prodigies behind are the future of the Federation.” Shen Xing laughed.

That’s right, this was the Human Federation, this was the current era.

Shen Xing also knew that since Mi Fei had such an ability, the absorption of a few elites could indeed be promoted.

Perhaps, after this Ascension Ceremony, they could start trying to bring some of the prodigies from this realm to the Human Federation, integrate them, and let them contribute to the development of the Human Federation.

After all, they were all elites.

Even if something went wrong, this number was not to be worried about.

However, after Hong Hao said this, he was really curious about his friends.

After thinking for a while, he directly sent a message.

It had indeed been a while since they had gotten together.

However, at their current level, it was not so easy to get together. After all, everyone had their own things to do.

Shen Xing continued to follow Hong Hao to “inspect” the entire city.

To be honest, this city was completely what Shen Xing had envisioned, a city belonging to martial arts experts.

Even Sun and Moon, even Sages, could cultivate and live in such a city.

The trading market for various cultivation resources and equipment was unprecedentedly prosperous, and it even set off a wave of innovation. Even the creation of Martial Path Intents had experienced explosive growth.

All martial artists could get what they wanted here.

Even he wanted to live in such a city for a long time.

Perhaps this was why the experts of the Human Federation wanted to form their own warbands and have their own battleships—no matter how martial arts developed, humans were beings who were afraid of loneliness.

Weren’t those Sages who had lived for too long, so long that they didn’t want to live anymore, also defeated by loneliness?

Only such urbanization could turn civilization into a pool of living water, which was the right way for the development of civilization.

“The space city on the other side shouldn’t be worse than here, right?” Shen Xing suddenly asked.

He is still thinking about his own space city.

That city had half of the shares. In the future, when his cultivation reached a certain level, or in other words, when things on his side were resolved, he would most likely go to that city and spend the longest time of his life.

“Of course, it’s much better than here.” Hong Hao laughed, “You really don’t pay much attention. It’s just a moment.”

“At my stage, nothing is important except cultivation.” Shen Xing smiled and shook his head.

But he was looking forward to it more and more.

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It was coming soon.

He was about to take that crucial step and achieve the Great Dao of a Sage.

As for the Eighth Realm, that would undoubtedly be after a much longer time.

However, now that this step had been taken, that step would not be far away.

With expectations for the future, Shen Xing ended his inspection of the city.

Then he was pleasantly surprised to find that his friends had already replied to him.

“It seems that they knew I would appear during this time and were already waiting for me.” Shen Xing felt warm in his heart.

In the Human Federation, there was one thing that people talked about the most, and it had appeared in various movies and scripts.

That was a reunion after a long period of time, maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years.

The same people, some might have passed away, some were still in their prime, some might still be young and beautiful, and some might already have gray hair.

This change brought about by martial arts was full of artistic sense.

Of course, for Shen Xing and his group at this time, a mere hundred years, less than two hundred years, would not have such a huge difference.

However, for them who were still young, this was indeed a long time.

Under such circumstances, Shen Xing was even a little impatient to teleport over.

The location was in a tavern in this Federation city.

Yes, a tavern.

It was very characteristic of this world, but it also incorporated high technology from the Human Federation. It could be said to be one of the typical examples of the technological integration of the two worlds.

Even each private room was a separate barrier.

And each kind of food contained the powerful Yuan Qi of a pill.

And it was also delicious.

Shen Xing’s speed was already very fast, but when he arrived, these people had already started eating.

“Too slow, Big Brother.” The first voice that rang out was Mi Fei’s. And Shen Xing was pleasantly surprised that not far away, there were three unfamiliar young people standing.

Two men and one woman.

No need to sense, just by looking, Shen Xing could recognize that these three were the children of Hu An and Gu Jiao.

“When did you have children? No, when did you get married? The children are already so big, and you didn’t even notify me.”

It could be said that in the past two hundred years, Shen Xing did not have that “mature” feeling.

But at the moment he saw these three young people, he realized that his mental age was different.

Even in his previous life, he didn’t have such a feeling.

“We’re not married.”

Hu An’s image had also changed at this time. He looked like he was in his thirties or forties, more mature and stable.

But when he looked at Shen Xing, the smile on his face seemed to return to when he was fifteen or sixteen years old.

“Actually, it’s just a wedding ceremony.” Gu Jiao said from the side, “We’ve already completed the current Federation marriage contract. Besides, we weren’t sure when you would come out of seclusion, and your strength has reached, so we couldn’t delay it.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay, I just said it casually.” Shen Xing waved his hand and smiled, “Gu Jiao, why are you explaining so seriously? Your personality hasn’t changed at all.”

Gu Jiao, a Mountain and Sea Realm expert, actually blushed at this moment.

Probably feeling a little embarrassed in front of her children, she directly said, “Don’t just stand there. This is your Uncle Shen that you’ve been wanting to meet.”

“Uncle Shen.” The three young people didn’t look very old. The oldest one was only in his twenties, and the youngest girl was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

But at this moment, their faces were flushed, and they looked extremely nervous and excited.

They were all born in this world.

From the time they had memories, they had been hearing about the legend of this person. This was the highest-ranking existence of their Federation Sacred Ground here! Even those Great Sages had to obey his orders!

And until not long ago, they found out that their parents, who were only at the Mountain and Sea Realm, were actually this Mr. Shen’s close friends!

His father had grown up with Mr. Shen!

Even now, they felt it was incredible.

“Don’t be nervous.” Shen Xing looked at the three of them and couldn’t help but smile, “In our Human Federation, some relationships transcend strength and realm. Just look at your parents, there’s no need to be nervous.”

“I, I just admire you very much.” The second son mustered up the courage and said a little stumblingly.

Hu An shook his head and smiled, “Okay, Ah Xing, don’t make it difficult for them. For this generation, your identity is indeed different. Well, it’s like when you were still on the home planet and suddenly met Ji Long. That feeling should be about the same.”

“That’s true.” Shen Xing nodded, “I guess I would be scared to death.”

“Giggle.” Mi Fei laughed unceremoniously, “That’s right, hiding such a big secret, a whole world.”

“What else could I do?” Shen Xing spread his hands, “I didn’t even dare to tell Hu An, for fear of suddenly attracting the attention of some big shot.”

“Now you’re about to become a big shot.” Hu An was a little emotional, “It’s only been two hundred years.”

“It’s not short.” Shen Xing poured himself a glass of fine wine, “Before martial arts, two hundred years was enough to live two lifetimes. But for us, it’s indeed just the beginning. The future is still long.”

“That’s right.” Hu An nodded, “The realm of Sages, we will definitely reach it!”

Shen Xing looked at him and felt relieved.

Although he had children, his Martial Path Heart had indeed never been lost.

Shen Xing suddenly felt that his state of mind seemed to have undergone a subtle but very important change.

At the moment of stepping into the Sage realm, perhaps even he himself hadn’t noticed that there was a trace of worry in his heart about this new level of life.

Worried about loneliness.