Chapter 1184 - 396: Relics of the Heavenly Palace (Double-Length - )_4

Chapter 1184: Chapter 396: Relics of the Heavenly Palace (Double-Length Chapter)_4

His talent is extraordinary, embraced by heaven and earth; this gift primarily manifests in the spiritual soul with enhanced aptitude, being naturally sensitive to the communion of heaven and earth, with a spirit particularly lively, and perception extremely sharp, traditionally compared with the Senluo Immortal Body of the Taoist Sect.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Pu, with his bone-root talent comparable to the Confucian Divine Brush, is most suited for the path of...the Confucian Chanting Sect.

Sadly, born into turbulent times, with bloodshed everywhere, mixed and chaotic.

In that mortal world, warriors ruled the state, and Confucian studies were not prominent.

Zhou Pu learned martial arts from his adoptive father Zhou Wei since childhood, and by the time he achieved success, he had missed the opportunity to turn to literary studies.

A supreme Confucian genius forcibly refined into a martial artist in the Upper Three Heavens.

This is due to Zhou Pu’s extraordinary aptitude in understanding, which fits well with martial arts.

Thus, in terms of physical prowess, while Zhou Pu had no evident advantage in learning martial arts, he still rose in the chaotic world of killing.

At the same time, he had some unique aspects compared to other martial artists.

The most notable point is that Zhou Pu, while possessing the resilient and highly alert spiritual soul of a martial artist, also had an agility other martial artists lacked.

In terms of spiritual soul, he was almost without weaknesses.

Powerful and resilient, difficult for foreign enemies to harm, with a vast perceptive range, sensitive and precise, far exceeding outsiders’ expectations.

Many times, this helped Zhou Pu turn danger into safety, solving numerous crises and enemies.

"Overall, the martial artists of that mortal world, compared to the Great Tang and other mortal worlds, have quite some differences."

Lei Jun said, "Probably changes caused by the environment they are in."

The mortal world split from the Late Han.

Before that, martial arts heritage had already largely formed.

Many derived from the early Assassin Tao of the Mohist Family.

Therefore, including the Great Tang, many supreme martial arts passed down to this day focus on sudden explosive attacks.

Hence, their strengths and weaknesses are generally consistent.

Extreme explosiveness brings unparalleled speed, causing extreme lethal damage and destructiveness targeted at a point.

With vigorous energy and blood, when the body is whole without flaws, in terms of attack, defense, speed, and response, they are leaders of their time, with both physical and spiritual resilience, difficult for foreign enemies to harm.

However, once injured and bleeding, all aspects of body and mind are affected.

The opposite of extreme explosiveness is relatively ordinary endurance.

But the martial artists of Zhou Pu’s mortal world, through years of bloody warfare, gradually showed different changes.

Confucian and Taoist Sects were not prominent there.

In addition to warriors ruling the state, Buddhist Sect and Witchcraft Sect cultivators instead emerged collectively, submitting under the chaotic world.

Thus, to some extent, the martial arts of that world were significantly influenced by the Buddhist Sect and Witchcraft Sect.

Many features of the Blood River Lineage from the Witchcraft Sect have been integrated into the contemporary martial arts.

The martial artists of that mortal world, sacrificing some speed and explosiveness, exchanged for substantial enhancement in vitality and recovery, especially maintaining considerable combat power under injury, they are quite enduring in battles.

While still formidable in attack and defense, they are not as extreme as ancient martial artists like assassins.

It can be said they somewhat lost the greatest characteristic of ancient martial artists but became balanced, more akin to the image of some martial artists in Lei Jun’s past impressions.

Among the advantages and disadvantages, like drinking water, cold or warm knows oneself.

"On another note, quite concerning is..."

Lei Jun slowly said: "Received some rumors of Saha World and Mount Ling manifesting from there."

Yuan Mobai smiled, with a slightly more serious gaze.

Saha World has always been listed alongside Sumi, one of the Nine Heavens, controlled by the Buddhist Sect.

Mount Ling involves the long-term contention between the Witchcraft Sect and Buddhist Sect.

"Unlike Sumi controlled by the Western Regions Buddhist Sect, Saha World can be confidently determined to be controlled by the Zen Sect of the Buddhist lineage."

Lei Jun said: "Although Xuantian Temple and Tianlong Temple are no longer, that mortal world still has Bodhi Temple, besides which, the newly hailed Buddhist Sacred Lands like Glazed Zen Temple and Putuo Hermitage likely all relate to Saha World.

Opposing them, Mount Ling also supports the Witchcraft Sect Sacred Land; the chaos in that mortal world often has traces of the contention between Saha World and Mount Ling."

Yuan Mobai: "Chaos in all directions."

Lei Jun: "We should cultivate ourselves to guard in stillness, following destiny."

Yuan Mobai, upon hearing this, nodded with a smile: "I respectfully follow the sect leader’s orders."

He then bid farewell to Lei Jun and began retreating and cultivating in peace.

Lei Jun then received the latest information from Little Martial Sister Tang Xiaotang.

The other party also went to Guicang.

Tang Xiaotang has always been searching for methods to reopen Earth Sea and Netherworld.

Now her cultivation is high, insight extraordinary, and she further refined the Primordial Sovereign’s Law Idol.

Under her persistent pondering, some signs have finally started to emerge.

In the Great Tang mortal world, she temporarily had no method.

But outside of the Great Tang mortal world, through another world within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Tang Xiaotang gradually figured out some ways regarding Earth Sea.

She went to Guicang and immediately began various preparations there.

This move caused some controversy within the Tang Imperial Court.

However, it was better in Guicang than in the Great Tang mortal world itself.

A few knowledgeable members within the Great Tang’s upper echelons know the nine-layered Great Scholar Zhang Hui is currently in Guicang.

Coupled with Tang Xiaotang’s own remarkable cultivation and strength, the Tang Imperial Court thus closed one eye and left one eye open.

Of course, some court ministers inevitably headed south to Dragon Tiger Mountain to meet with the Celestial Master Lei Jun and understand the details.

Meanwhile, Shen Qubing, currently at the Northern Border of the Great Tang, received an imperial order to head to Guicang to assist National Master Tang.

"General, the soldiers are all ready; they can head south at any time."

Already serving as one of the generals among the sixteen guards of the Divine Strategy Army, Jin Daowu came to Shen Qubing, still habitually addressing him as General, as if they were still under Shen Qubing’s command years ago.

His name is peculiar, once leading to doubts about whether it was his real name.

But today, no one delves deeply; within the Divine Strategy Army, he is another top young expert who rose after Shen Qubing, one of the common disciples greatly promoted by Empress Zhang Wantong, long achieving the Seventh Heavenly Layer, currently preparing for the breakthrough to the Eighth Heavenly Layer.

However, his preparations are not through closed-door cultivation.

"Ready, then let’s head out." Shen Qubing called.

The group collectively boarded the Green Dragon Wind Beast used for transportation, then grandly left the Northern Border heading south.

Behind them remained the stabilized internal alien races brought by Shen Qubing.

Before and after the Battle of Luoyang, aliens previously caused upheavals.

Somewhat later, these disruptions were suppressed by the Tang Imperial Dynasty.

Having returned from Earth Sea, Shen Qubing once again went to the Northern Border.

Now, even some alien descendants joined Shen Qubing’s ranks, following him to war elsewhere.

"Uncertain about the current environment in Earth Sea, pity for the foundation laid by the General previously."

On the way, Jin Daowu commented beside Shen Qubing: "Also unsure whether Wu Li Clan is still led by Clan Leader Li Ying now?"

Shen Qubing: "Let’s first go to Guicang; perhaps by the time we reach, National Master Tang might have successfully opened the Earth Sea Portal?"

Their group crossed the sea, traveling via the Void Gateway to Guicang.

Just as they entered, Guicang shook intensely.

Jin Daowu and other Tang forces exchanged glances.

Shen Qubing’s eyes brightened, directly accelerating on the Green Dragon Wind Beast: "National Master Tang offers a promising spectacle!"

As expected, in some spiritual land in Guicang, at this moment unexpectedly the void twisted, bleeding as if alive, initially creating crimson fissures.

The red light seemed to emit from within, upon contact with Guicang’s heavens and earth, began transforming into swirling black mist.

The black mist momentarily failed to expand, confined by invisible forces within an inch.

Alongside stood a tall young Taoist priestess in a purple-golden Taoist robe, laughing proudly towards the sky:

"Ultimately, not all is beyond my control!"