Chapter 417 - 177: Fate Chart, Hidden Dragon Emerges from the Abyss

Chapter 417: Chapter 177: Fate Chart, Hidden Dragon Emerges from the Abyss

For others, this was a good thing.

But for him, it wasn’t exactly a good thing.

Of course, he didn’t care about such things.

Qing Province was stable, but there were still plenty of Demons and Monsters in other places.

The Demon Alliance’s roots ran deep. Across the entire Southern Border, he hadn’t even killed one-tenth of the Demons and Monsters.

Besides, he also needed some time to consolidate his own gains.

At the very least, he wasn’t currently short on Enhancement Points to use.

As for what would happen after he broke through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm, he’d cross that bridge when he came to it.

He was also too much in the spotlight right now. It was a good opportunity to lay low and focus on improving his strength.

By the time he stepped into the Grandmaster realm, the attention on him would likely have died down.

Looking at Fang Xing, Hong Miaojin raised her teacup and took a sip. "You’ve done a great service by stabilizing Qing Province. I’ve already reported your merits to my superiors. You will receive everything you deserve."

"Thank you for your guidance, my lady."

Fang Xing cupped his hands.

"In a few days, you will accompany me to the Capital City. Based on your merits, you’ll be able to choose a Divine Level Martial Arts from the Armory as your reward."

Hong Miaojin said faintly.

The Armory!

A Divine Level Martial Arts!!

Hearing Hong Miaojin’s words, Fang Xing’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

Divine Level Martial Arts were the foundation of the Upper Sects, and even of the Court itself.

The local branches of the Observatory across the Great Jing Dynasty didn’t offer Divine Level Martial Arts for exchange.

And the Armory Hong Miaojin mentioned was located at the headquarters of the Observatory in Jade Capital City.

It wasn’t just the Observatory’s repository of martial arts.

It was the place with the largest Martial Arts Treasure Vault in the entire Great Jing Dynasty.

’A Divine Level Martial Arts... If I enhanced that, what kind of martial art would it become?!’

The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind.

He was filled with anticipation.

’A martial art beyond the Divine Level... that would have already transcended the scope of martial arts.’

’Once I reach the Grandmaster realm, if I cultivate a Divine Level Martial Arts as my core skill, my power will continue to grow by leaps and bounds.’

’But the difficulty would probably be immense.’

The more powerful the martial art, the more terrifying the resources it consumed.

Fang Xing knew this from personal experience.

From the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt and the Red Fire Divine Skill to the Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppression Force, the strength he possessed now hadn’t appeared out of thin air. He had consumed vast resources to achieve his current power.

"My lady, I can really go to the Armory and choose?" Fang Xing asked, finding it hard to believe.

"What, you don’t want to go?" Hong Miaojin looked at him.

"Of course I want to go. I’m just surprised, that’s all," Fang Xing said with a small smile.

"The merit of pacifying Qing Province is enough to grant you entry to the Armory. However, obtaining a Divine Level Martial Arts is not as easy as you think. When the time comes, it will depend on your own Creation."

Hong Miaojin said, taking a sip of her tea.

Fang Xing nodded.

He was well aware of how difficult Divine Level Martial Arts were, but it was a necessary trial to obtain true power.

The core prodigies and true disciples of the Upper Sects were all individuals who had cultivated Divine Level Martial Arts.

A single martial art could be enough to completely transform one’s strength.

Perhaps below the Grandmaster realm, his strength was unrivaled, but once he reached that level, his advantage would shrink considerably.

The power gaps in that realm weren’t so large that he could leap across multiple stages as he had before.

After all, his peers would have also cultivated skills like the Celestial Extreme Divine Skill, or even top-tier Divine Level Martial Arts. The gap would naturally narrow.

But if he could enter the Armory and choose a Divine Level Martial Arts, he could widen that gap once more.

"My lady, what is above Divine Level Martial Arts?" Fang Xing asked, blinking as he looked at Hong Miaojin.

Hearing this, Hong Miaojin paused, slightly startled, and looked at Fang Xing.

"You want to learn something even beyond Divine Level Martial Arts?"

"I’m afraid you would be hard-pressed to find such a thing even if you scoured the entire Southern Continent."

"Does that mean Divine Level Martial Arts are the pinnacle?" Fang Xing asked, looking at her.

Hong Miaojin shook her head. "Not exactly. But for even the most talented Demon Fiend, a single Divine Level Martial Arts is enough to spend a lifetime cultivating."

"Anything above the Divine Level can no longer be called Martial Arts. They should be called Immortal Techniques."

"They are peerless Ultimate Skills that can only be created by beings who have surpassed the Celestial realm."

’Immortal Techniques...’

Fang Xing narrowed his eyes.

"I’ve read about it in some ancient texts. Tens of thousands of years ago, Immortal Techniques were still in circulation, controlled by a single Sect."

"But that Sect later suffered a great Tribulation and eventually fell into decline. However, its shadow still looms over various parts of the Southern Continent."

"For example, the Ten Great Upper Sects of the Great Jing, and the sects of the surrounding Dynasties—you could say that their legacy Ultimate Skills all originated from this one Sect."

"Even though it has declined and vanished, its shadow remains." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Hong Miaojin said slowly.

!!!

’What kind of Sect was that powerful?!’ Fang Xing was shaken to his core.

’A single Sect with such vast influence... not just over one nation, but the entire Southern Continent.’

The Great Jing and Great Wei were only at the center of the Southern Continent. In other regions, countless other sects and nations existed.

And while the Great Jing and Great Wei Dynasties were considered top-tier powers on the Southern Continent, the other sects and nations weren’t weak by any means.

’A Sect that had been destroyed for tens of thousands of years still held such immense influence.’

’That was a history far more profound than the entire span of human civilization in his past life.’

’And not just by a small margin.’

’The difference was severalfold.’

This was the first time he had ever heard of such secrets.

"My lady, what was this Sect called?" Fang Xing asked Hong Miaojin, his curiosity piqued.

"The South Pole Immortal Palace!"

Hong Miaojin uttered the name.

’South Pole Immortal Palace?!’

’Why did that name sound so familiar?’

Fang Xing frowned in deep thought. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration—a Spirit Light—struck him.

The Demon Infant!

’He remembered.’

’He had learned of this Sect back when he had wiped out a stronghold of the Evil Cult.’