In the 277th year of the Daqing era, with a Grandmaster in charge, the Qinghe Gang's power expanded rapidly, attracting a lot of fresh blood, including a few top-tier independent martial artists.
You recognized some of the people who had come and left, and you kicked them out.
However, due to a lack of advanced martial arts techniques and the failure to actively seek out highly talented disciples, while the number of members is large, their quality is low. Many, like you back then, are malnourished, and second-rate is their limit.
[In the 278th year of the Daqing era, you pass by the "Hun Yuan Sheng Mie - Children's Martial Arts School." Zhu Baowen, with his back to you, watches a child humming and hawing as he does "radio calisthenics," and suddenly mutters to himself.]
"It's not bad that a dragon can emerge from a small lotus pond, but ultimately it didn't seize the real opportunity... There's only a very small chance of jumping out of the pond and seeing a new world."
Yun Shou was taken aback: "So this kind of talent is enough to attract his attention?"
He thought he would have to wait until he reached the level of Bei Chenguang, or the creator of the Blood Essence Fusion Technique!
You paused after hearing Zhu Baowen's words.
Then, he rushed over and said, "Senior, do you perhaps know my master?!"
[Zhu Baowen: (?ω?)]
[No, he just said it casually, wanting to experience the smug feeling of "ignorant people not realizing I'm an unparalleled powerhouse." Why did you suddenly rush over here?!]
You excitedly cupped his hands in yours: "Senior, you are actually from the 'Upper Realm,' just like my master, aren't you?"
Holy crap!
Zhu Baowen forcefully suppressed his expression and calmly shook off your hand: "Young man, what nonsense are you talking about? This old man doesn't understand."
"That's exactly what my master said!" you repeated Zhu Baowen's soliloquy. "He also said that I was a dragon in a small pond, and if I wanted to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, I had to jump out of the pond, jump out of this world!"
Zhu Baowen was stunned. This... the coincidence was too much, but if the truth wasn't this, there seemed to be no other possibility.
He paused for a moment, glanced at the children in the classroom who were all engrossed in their "humming and hawing" and hadn't noticed him. Zhu Baowen waved his hand, "You all come inside and talk in detail."
"Has your master ever mentioned me?" Zhu Baowen asked. In recent years, he hadn't sensed any unusual movements in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy). If someone above the Innate Realm made a move within a two-hundred-mile radius, he would definitely be able to detect it.
"A radius of two hundred li... I understand!"
Yun Shou's eyes flickered. The safe distance was clear now. Next time he would inherit the throne, he would run 500 miles outside Qingcheng!
Even if I become a celestial being, he might not be able to detect the distance of one Kunbei!
You shook your head: "Master didn't mention anyone else, but he told me that his martial arts cultivation was called 'Supreme.'"
【Click! 】
[You only saw Zhu Baowen shudder, and the room suddenly shook violently, but it stabilized in an instant. Zhu Baowen's expression was strange: "It seems the soil here is not good; there was an earthquake just now."]
[The kids outside are squatting in a horse stance so steadily, it's clearly you who couldn't control your strength and let it leak out! You're speechless inside.]
"The known martial arts realms above Grandmaster are Innate, Celestial, Overlord, and Supreme."
Yun Shou confirmed one thing from Zhu Baowen's behavior: he was below the emperor.
Whether he is a celestial being or a hegemon is unknown, but he is definitely not a pre-heavenly being. He reached the pre-heavenly level of combat power in the last simulation, but it was clearly not as good as Zhu Baowen's performance.
"Next time, use Overlord or Celestial to test the waters."
[You've confirmed that Zhu Baowen won't surpass the Overlord. Pretend you didn't see his earlier lapse in composure and continue extracting the information you need.]
[This is different from the fifth simulation (Chapter 34). Back then, you were just a clueless native of a small world, an "outsider," and had almost no chance of ascending to the upper realm. So Zhu Baowen only gave you a few pointers out of consideration for our years of friendship.]
[This time, you are a "pond dragon guided by the Supreme One," and you already know about the existence of higher worlds. You also have the potential to ascend through the ascension channel, so there's no need to be evasive.]
[Many of your questions include the phrase, "This was mentioned unintentionally by Master, but not clearly. I hope you can provide some guidance, senior."]
[You realize: Indeed, the Grandmaster's "Celestial Being" path was correct. Tailoring a martial arts style to oneself is superfluous for someone with the potential to reach the Innate Realm, because it becomes useless once they reach that level!]
"Innate" is not a realm that needs to be broken through, but rather, when you sense the "primordial energy" between heaven and earth, you are half innate; when you can initially mobilize and use this primordial energy, you are truly innate!
[Zhu Baowen warns you not to be arrogant: Martial arts aptitude is important for martial artists below the Innate level, but once you reach the Innate level, everyone is equal!]
Those who initially advance rapidly due to high aptitude, but lack martial arts talent, comprehension, and wisdom, will ultimately become mediocre!
"!!!"
"What does this mean? Martial artists all need to comprehend the Great Dao and fight using the laws? I need to stack up my talent hundreds of times to barely be able to fight against someone using the most worthless laws?"
Yun Shou was shocked: "Is that still a martial artist?!"
[“Because the innate ‘Heavenly Origin Cleansing’ will push all martial artists’ aptitude to the human limit. Everyone’s aptitude is the same. Your current aptitude is about six times that of an ordinary human. After the cleansing, your aptitude will reach ten times that of someone who originally had three or four times the aptitude, making you indistinguishable from others!”]
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