Chapter 420 - 178: Headquarters, Armory

Chapter 420: Chapter 178: Headquarters, Armory

"Elder Mo, I’ll leave things here to you," Hong Miaojin said as she stood up.

Mo Xuan nodded. "Rest assured, Miss. You can leave it to this old servant."

’Their relationship seems exceptionally close,’

Fang Xing thought to himself as he listened from the side.

For a Martial Dao Perfect Grandmaster to address her like that spoke volumes.

’He must be her most trusted confidant!’

Hong Miaojin looked at Fang Xing. "Let’s go. It’s time for us to depart as well."

Fang Xing nodded, bid farewell to Mo Xuan, and followed Hong Miaojin out of the main hall.

Watching the two of them leave, Mo Xuan couldn’t help but smile.

’Good. It’s rare to see someone the Miss treats this way. It seems the Old Master won’t have to worry anymore.’

As Mo Xuan thought this, his smile grew even wider.

Then, he too left the main hall.

...

「Qing Province City, Ten-Mile Slope.」

Hong Miaojin summoned a Spirit Boat. Fang Xing matched her pace and stepped aboard.

With a RUMBLE, the Spirit Boat shot into the sea of clouds like an arrow, vanishing without a trace.

On the ground, Mo Xuan watched the Spirit Boat disappear, then turned and vanished himself.

—

In the Void Cloud Sea, the Spirit Boat sailed through the clouds. Standing on the deck, Fang Xing looked over at Hong Miaojin.

"My Lady, you must have been to the Armory before, right? What’s it like inside?" Fang Xing asked curiously.

"The Armory isn’t as mysterious as you think. It’s just like the Observatory’s Library Pavilion."

"The first floor stores Top Level Martial Arts, the second floor holds Celestial Extreme Martial Arts, and the third floor is where the Divine Level Martial Arts are kept," Hong Miaojin said coolly.

"However, there are only twelve types of Divine Level Martial Arts," Hong Miaojin added.

"Only twelve?" Fang Xing looked at Hong Miaojin, surprised.

Hong Miaojin shot him a look. "You think Divine Level Martial Arts grow on trees? That you can just have one for the asking? Each of Great Jing’s Ten Great Martial Dao Upper Sects only has a single Divine Level Martial Arts as their heritage."

Fang Xing was speechless.

"Ahem, well, I was just a little curious," Fang Xing said with a cough.

"And those twelve Divine Level Martial Arts are the result of Great Jing’s thousand-year accumulation."

"Divine Level Martial Arts are the heritage arts of the Upper Sect Sacred Lands. Master even one, and you can look down upon the world," Hong Miaojin said faintly.

Fang Xing looked at her and blinked. "My Lady, do those twelve Divine Level Martial Arts include the ones from the Ten Great Upper Sects?"

Hong Miaojin shook her head. "No, they don’t."

Fang Xing was astonished. "Then why not collect the Divine Level Martial Arts from the Ten Great Upper Sects as well?"

Hong Miaojin rolled her eyes at him. "A heritage martial art is the very lifeblood of an Upper Sect’s Sacred Land. How could they be so easily obtained?"

"Besides, you don’t think the Celestials of the Upper Sects are pushovers, do you?"

"If you tried to touch their arts, it’d be a miracle if they didn’t fight you to the death."

"Wouldn’t it be better to share them with each other?" Fang Xing asked, looking at her.

Hong Miaojin looked back at him. "You’re too naive. Not everyone is selfless. If you exchange martial arts and someone tampers with them, do you have any idea how severe the consequences would be?"

Fang Xing fell silent.

’That logic is sound. But in a way, this also restricts the development of martial arts.’

’Then again, for the vested interests at the top, these restrictions can also help them prolong their own power.’

’It makes things easier to control!’

’But in his view, only by drawing upon the strengths of a hundred schools could martial arts truly sublimate to its peak.’

’Any martial art needs to be tempered, integrated, and finally, sublimated.’

’However, that was a monumental undertaking.’

’It couldn’t be accomplished overnight!’

’It would take countless years of refinement to achieve.’

’Especially for enhanced martial arts.’

’They required even more time for understanding to settle and mature.’ 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

’Creating a new martial art was also incredibly difficult.’

’Take him, for example. By combining his insights from the Martial Arts he currently cultivated, he could also create a Top Level Martial Arts.’

’Of course, it wasn’t something he could just do whenever he wanted.’

’It was a process that would take a very long time.’

’Calculated in years, at the very least.’

’Besides, even an enhanced Top Level Martial Arts wouldn’t be very effective for him.’

’If he were to create a martial art in the future, he would need to study numerous others first, especially the powerful ones.’

’Creating a martial art now would undoubtedly be a waste of time.’

’With that kind of effort, he would be better off learning a stronger martial art.’

’His cultivation would rise, and his horizons would broaden.’

’Only then could he create a powerful and unique martial art of his own.’

’Twelve Divine Level Martial Arts... Looks like I’ll have to choose very carefully,’ Fang Xing thought to himself.

’Choosing a Divine Level Martial Arts as my core martial art requires great deliberation.’

’Divine Level Martial Arts are not limited to offense or Inner Cultivation; they integrate both internal and external aspects.’

’Master one, and you can dominate the world.’

’Of course, each has its own advantages. The choice ultimately comes down to me.’

’Currently, the only thing I’ve cultivated to the Divine Level is the Void Divinity Transformation Technique.’

’But strictly speaking, the Void Divinity Transformation Technique isn’t a Divine Level Martial Arts; it’s a Divine Level Secret Technique.’

’A Secret Technique reaches the extreme in a specific aspect and possesses unique abilities.’

’Secret Techniques are supplementary. Martial arts are the core, the key to breaking through to higher realms.’

...

「Several days later.」

Outside Jade Capital City, a Spirit Boat descended from the sky.

Fang Xing gazed into the distance, toward the sky above the Capital City. The mighty Destiny True Dragon was coiling within the flames of the mortal world.

’For some reason, it looks even more powerful than last time...’

Fang Xing looked at the Destiny True Dragon. Compared to the first time he’d seen it, he felt it had grown much stronger.

Although it was still in a period of decline, it felt distinctly more powerful to him than before.

Facing the Destiny True Dragon coiled within the flames of the mortal world, his Primordial Spirit could feel an invisible pressure.