Chapter 621 - 331: The Trump Card of Martial Arts Versus the Cultivation Realm (Part 3)

Master Xuan Yang suddenly realized, "You’re really wiser, Senior Brother!"

While saying this, Master Xuan Yang took out a pile of things from his Spatial Ring, saying, "I have some Elixirs here, as well as Cultivation Secret Manuals, Magical Artifacts, and Spirit Medicine, all of good quality!"

"That’s fine," Changmingzi said, "I also have some items here, and additionally, I have a few Array Maps that can help His Majesty the Martial Emperor establish a Grand Array in the Capital City, which is very significant for him now."

Having said that, Changmingzi pulled Master Xuan Yang along and said, "Let’s go, let’s visit His Majesty the Martial Emperor again now that Kong Xi has left. This step will ensure we receive more favor than the Kong Family!"

The two returned joyfully,

However, just as they reached the Imperial City gates, they suddenly froze,

because they saw Kong Xi approaching with a tray, covered with a red cloth over some items. Although they couldn’t see clearly, the Spiritual Power emanating from inside suggested they were undoubtedly precious treasures.

In an instant, three people, six eyes met,

Three faces showed surprise and awkwardness, then the next instant, both Changmingzi and Kong Xi snorted coldly, and then they all forced a laugh, turned their heads, and entered the Imperial City on separate paths.

"Damn Kong Xi, indeed these scholars are full of trickery, trying to set me up to offend the Martial Emperor, then come to flatter him—a wretched fellow with a poisonous mind, not a good person!"

Entering the Imperial City, Changmingzi murmured beside Master Xuan Yang.

On the other side, Kong Xi glanced at Changmingzi and Master Xuan Yang, just as they looked over, and all three feigned mild smiles.

After turning away, Kong Xi couldn’t help but curse under his breath, "These two old sly foxes really become wise with age, trying to stall me and secretly make moves, not honest at all. I’ll have to be wary of them in the future. They appear so honest and straightforward, but are actually so cunning behind the scenes, truly formidable opponents!"

Each harboring their own schemes, the three of them returned to the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, Gu Zhan was tallying the night’s gains, with more than ten Spatial Rings laid out in front of him. Upon hearing the guard report the return of the three with items, he was stunned.

After learning that all three returned with items after leaving,

Gu Zhan laughed,

Although he rarely participated in political struggles, due to his high position, he’d seen such matters occur too often. He didn’t need to participate, but his subordinates were never short of overt and covert conflicts. As an observer, he often saw things clearly, guessing the situation with near certainty.

For a moment, he couldn’t help but laugh!

Once more meeting with the three, Gu Zhan found a heap of items laid out before him.

They consisted of Spirit Medicines, Elixirs, and Magical Artifacts, quite valuable, yet of little actual significance to Gu Zhan. However, he was somewhat impressed by the heritage of notable families—these offerings exceeded even the bounty from defeating dozens of Golden Core Cultivators yesterday.

Inside the great hall,

Gu Zhan examined the items before him,

He carefully counted through them,

Among the Magical Artifacts useful to him were only the Vajra Bracelet and the Immortal Binding Rope, which he’d reshaped into an irregular Iron Whip.

The artifacts sent by Kong Xi and the others weren’t of poor quality; however, compared to the Vajra Bracelet and the Immortal Binding Rope, they were inferior. For the average Golden Core Cultivator, they held considerable auxiliary power. To him, they were a bit redundant but not entirely useless, considering the Wu Dynasty was newly founded and lacked depth.

Still, regarding the seized Cultivation Secret Manuals, the heritage of notable families was evidently discernible. Among the basic manuals sent by Kong Xi, several contained Forbidden Techniques. One Cultivation Secret Manual even made Gu Zhan pleasantly surprised, as the system’s detection rated it Five Stars.

[1 Cultivation Technique detected for deduction]

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Gu Zhan instantly withdrew his Divine Sense.

Immediately,

Gu Zhan began checking:

Cultivation Technique: Righteous Qi Flowing Formulas

Cultivation Level: Five Stars

Convertible to Martial Arts Techniques: Five Stars

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This is a typical Confucian Dao Cultivation Method, emphasizing the majestic righteousness of scholars, cultivable to the Nascent Soul Peak.

Through the system’s analysis of this technique, Gu Zhan finally understood why Kong Xi previously mentioned that all sects across the land from the Three Religions and Four Sects would vie for the Opportunity for Immortality, i.e., the so-called Mandate of Heaven.

Because pure cultivation puts Nascent Soul at the ultimate apex; further realms no longer depend on cultivation techniques but require the quest for one’s unique Great Dao toward immortality.

Seeing this system analysis,

Gu Zhan furrowed his brow slightly, feeling puzzled,

Clearly, the system previously analyzed that

Cultivation Secret Manuals are divided into seven stars in total, yet currently it decoded that Five Star level Nascent Soul Technique is already at the peak, so what are the remaining Six Stars and Seven Stars for?

However, Gu Zhan did not continue to linger on this thought, as it was futile. Immediately, he proceeded to deduce and convert to Martial Arts Techniques:

[Cost 20 billion Experience Points]

[Righteous Qi Flowing Formulas successfully deduced into Martial Arts Techniques]

[Congratulations, Player, for acquiring the Five Stars technique Vast Spell]

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Gu Zhan took a look at the analysis of Vast Spell,

Following the system’s deduction, it had successfully been transcoded into a pure Martial Arts Technique, divided into seventeen levels. The first fourteen levels correspond to Martial Arts Initial Realm up to Nirvana Ninth Realm, with the remaining three levels beyond Nirvana, which match the Cultivation Realm’s three great realms of Nascent Soul.