Chapter 536 - 262: Small Opening Acupoints Realm

Chapter 536: Chapter 262: Small Opening Acupoints Realm

The True Disciples of sects possessed many advantages in the Skin Grinding, Muscle Strengthening, and Bone Forging Realms. Their Qi Blood Power grew to a degree far exceeding that of other Martial Artists.

They could often break through bottlenecks with ease, completing the process of Purifying the Marrow within one to two years and advancing to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Their cultivation in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm was also faster than that of other Martial Artists.

In addition, when Martial Artists cultivated a Bone Marrow Cleansing Technique, they could consume various Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to strengthen their body’s Qi Blood Power.

These Spiritual Objects also contained an extremely pure Power of Heaven and Earth Origin, helping one break through bottlenecks and both accelerate and stabilize their cultivation of a Bone Marrow Cleansing Technique.

Martial Arts Cultivation is a race against time. The earlier one cultivates to a higher realm, the greater their martial potential and the higher their future Martial Arts Achievements.

Naturally, everyone needed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to accelerate their cultivation.

These Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects were extremely precious resources. They were exceedingly rare even in the Major Sects, and even True Disciples did not receive a large share.

Therefore, without exception, all the True Disciples of the Major Sects were searching for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

In the thousand years since the founding of the Great Yu, nearly all Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects had been scavenged.

Only in the hidden grottoes of predecessors could Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects still be found.

These grottoes naturally became a focal point of contention among the True Disciples of the Major Sects. The appearance of every grotto would attract countless True Disciples from Major Sects.

The Taiyi Sect’s rapid rise was precisely because they could use Taiyi Numerology to deduce fortune and calculate the time and location of a grotto’s appearance, thereby obtaining the grotto’s resources and cultivating many experts.

This was exactly why the True Disciples of other Sects kept an eye on the movements of the Taiyi Sect’s True Disciples, hoping to get a piece of the action.

As for why the various Sects did not dispatch Innate Realm Experts to enter the predecessors’ grottoes and seize the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, that had to do with the grottoes themselves.

To ensure greater secrecy, many predecessors’ grottoes were built with various Arrays to restrict the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin, preventing the grotto’s aura from leaking out.

When Innate Realm Experts entered a grotto, their Cultivation would be restricted by the Arrays, rendering them unable to exert their Innate Realm strength.

Inside the grotto, everyone’s strength was suppressed to the Acquired Body Refining Realm, putting them all on equal footing.

If a fight were to break out, even Innate Realm Martial Artists could be slain by their Acquired Body Refining Realm juniors.

Naturally, Innate Realm Experts were unwilling to take such a risk! They would not rashly enter a predecessor’s grotto.

Of course, the benefits of a predecessor’s grotto for Martial Arts Cultivation went far beyond just Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

Predecessors’ grottoes were often the secluded homes of past sages and masters from hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago.

Within them, one could often find legacies of lost Martial Arts Skills, Divine Weapons and Sharp Blades, and even Spiritual Artifacts.

Due to the insulation and protection of the Arrays, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi inside a grotto was also much richer than in the outside world.

Comprehending the various Concepts inside a grotto was often a much faster process.

Martial Arts Cultivation was a competition of Martial Arts Talent and various resources.

Martial Arts Talent was extremely difficult to change. If a Martial Artist wanted to stand out among the many geniuses and get a step ahead, they had to rely on an accumulation of resources.

Below the Bone Forging Realm, disciples of Major Sects and scions of great clans, lacking no resources, had a unique advantage.

But upon reaching the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, assuming no shortage of Marrow Cleansing Pills, everyone was on the same starting line.

To rapidly advance one’s Realm, the only way was to find an opportunity to enter a grotto and obtain its various benefits.

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「A few more days passed.」

That day, after Chen Cheng finished his duties at the Demon Suppression Department, he followed his routine of mooching some reading time at the Library Pavilion before finally heading to the Inspection Bureau Office.

Chen Cheng’s Government Office was located on the fourth floor of the Inspection Bureau Tower. Every day, his subordinate Brocade Guards would compile all the intelligence from the Inspection Department and deliver a copy to him.

Upon arriving at his Government Office, his daily routine was, naturally, to sip tea while perusing various intelligence reports.

Just like the past few days, today’s intelligence was still about Xiao Nianci reassigning officials in Linji City’s various Government Offices.

In less than half a month, this acting Lord Director of the Inspection Department had already installed her own people in every major Government Office.

This was especially true for key Government Offices like the City Lord’s Mansion, the Protectorate Army, the Salt Transport Department, the Smelting Department, and the Medicine Workshop Department.

Xiao Nianci had promoted many disciples from small and mid-sized clans to key positions.

Meanwhile, many disciples from the Four Great Clans of the Inner City were either reassigned to insignificant posts or dismissed outright.

In response, the Four Great Clans of the Inner City didn’t seem to dare make any unusual moves.

’It seems Xiao Nianci plans to put down long-term roots in Linji City.

Her methods are a drastic measure, and they will certainly serve to intimidate the Four Great Clans of the Inner City in the short term.

But the Four Great Clans of the Inner City have been entrenched in Linji City for many years. Their power is deep-rooted. It’s a bit naive to think she can completely change the landscape of Linji City with such tactics alone.

After all, she has a limited number of people from Su State City, and the ones Xiao Nianci promoted are, in fact, inextricably linked to the Four Great Clans of the Inner City.

The power of these Government Offices will ultimately remain in the hands of the Four Great Clans of the Inner City.

Forget it. Why should I concern myself with these worldly affairs? Focusing on cultivating the Martial Dao is what’s important!’

Chen Cheng took a sip of tea, set the cup down, and prepared to head home.

Just then, Meng Qin hurried over.

"Lord Chen, Lord Xiao requests your presence."

Meng Qin was the subordinate Xiao Nianci had assigned to Chen Cheng. She was twenty-three years old and had reached Great Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

"I understand." Chen Cheng gave a slight nod, then immediately stood and left his Government Office, heading toward the fifth floor where Xiao Nianci’s Deputy Chief’s Office was located.

Xiao Nianci was the acting Director, but since her official title was still Vice Director, she did not work out of the Chief’s Office on the sixth floor.

From this, it was clear the Great Dao Sect would eventually send another Director down.

When Chen Cheng arrived at the entrance to the Deputy Chief’s Office, Xiao Nianci was standing by the window, looking down over all of Linji City.