Chapter 467: The Birth of the Martial Saint

‘Granted, the Saint Master, Bodhisattva Guan Yun, and Jue Xuan should still be alive.’

‘If I were to bring out the explosives now, their appearance in the world would likely attract the attention of those three.’

‘But it probably wouldn’t matter. Magical Power recovers very slowly. After thirty or forty years, they probably haven’t recovered much of it.’

‘The explosion at the Celestial Palace back then was just too terrifying. Even the Spatial Magical Artifacts on the Saint Master, Bodhisattva Guan Yun, and the others were all blown to pieces.’

‘Any Magical Artifacts they had on them were likely destroyed as well. I wonder how many they managed to keep.’

‘So they probably don’t have any Spiritual Liquid or anything like that to aid their Cultivation.’

‘Just absorbing the world’s Spiritual Qi to recover Magical Power is an extremely slow process. The amount of Magical Power they’ve recovered over these few decades shouldn’t be enough for them to dominate the world.’

‘In this day and age, that little power is only enough to be used cautiously for self-preservation.’

‘Take my current Magical Power, for example.’

‘Naturally, I’ve been practicing my Cultivation every day all these years, trying to completely recover my own Magical Power.’

‘But after eight years, I’ve only recovered a small fraction of it. If I were to use it against Martial Artists now, I could probably kill an Innate Powerhouse, but I’m not sure if I could kill a Grandmaster.’

‘In any case, if it wasn’t a quick fight, they might deplete my Magical Power first.’

‘After all, today’s Ancient Immortal Martial Artists are incredibly powerful. And after they use up their Inner Strength, they can recover it all with just a few hours of Qi Regulation and Breathing.’

‘So for Bodhisattva Guan Yun, the Saint Master, and the others, living in a world like this… it’s hard to say if they’ve even been able to peacefully recover their Magical Power over the past few decades.’

‘They might have been bullied by Martial Artists and been forced to fight back. One confrontation like that could wipe out more than ten years of accumulated Magical Power.’

‘Of course, the aptitude for Cultivation and Magical Power is one thing.’

‘The aptitude for Martial Arts is another. The two are not the same.’

‘Because they are two different paths. Cultivating Magical Power is one Extraordinary Path, and now, practicing Ancient Immortal Martial Arts to train one’s Willpower is another Extraordinary Path.’

‘The two types of Power are not the same.’

‘The aptitudes for these two Extraordinary Paths are also different from each other.’

‘This body I’m in now has no aptitude for Ancient Immortal Martial Arts, but perhaps Jue Xuan, Bodhisattva Guan Yun, and the Saint Master do.’

‘Maybe they’ve already cultivated a considerable level of Martial Arts by now.’

‘But at most, they’d be Innate Powerhouses. It’s unlikely they could be Grandmasters.’

‘Because Grandmasters are the cream of the crop, born only after decades of Cultivation among the countless people who started practicing after the Ancient Immortal Martial Secret Collection spread throughout the world!’

‘Ancient Immortal Martial Arts is actually a new race. Everyone in the world who received the inheritance was a starter in this race. Those who have now reached the Grandmaster Realm are the top competitors, the most outstanding people.’

‘Although the Saint Master, Jue Xuan, Bodhisattva Guan Yun, and the others might have had a slight advantage at the beginning, since they had some Magical Power, everyone was at the same starting line once they began Ancient Immortal Martial Arts. After that, it all comes down to aptitude.’

‘So they haven’t necessarily become Grandmasters.’

‘They might even be like me, with no aptitude for it at all.’

‘Or maybe they do have an aptitude, but even so, they’d only be Middle-Level Martial Artists by now. With that kind of strength, it’s not enough to dominate the world, and it’s certainly not enough to confront the Great Kang Royal Family and its army equipped with hot weapons.’

‘As long as the Great Kang Royal Family is equipped with hot weapons and can unleash a barrage of cannons, numerous Explosive Packages, Machine Guns, and more…’

‘At least in the current situation, they can still sweep away all opposition.’

‘Even if Bodhisattva Guan Yun, the Saint Master, and the others came looking, would they be willing to waste their Magical Power to probe the secrets of the Royal Family?’

‘They would have to risk using up all the Magical Power they’ve painstakingly cultivated over the last few decades.’

‘After all, the Royal Family has quite a few Ancient Immortal Martial Artists on its side.’

‘Ancient Immortal Martial Artists are also Extraordinaries, and their senses are quite sharp.’

‘If the Saint Master and the others dared to sneak in and investigate, they could be discovered and surrounded.’

‘Therefore, unless they are also formidable Martial Artists themselves, the most they could do is take a simple look from a great distance.’

‘They would absolutely not dare to try and slaughter the Great Kang Royal Family.’

‘Compared to them, the real danger in the world right now is those Martial Artists.’

‘Over the past eight years, I’ve naturally reclaimed all the Magical Artifacts I left behind in my previous life. Among them is one more item: a Small Qiankun Cloth Bag.’

‘It only has a space about the size of a small suitcase. Usually, it can only hold some daily necessities.’

‘But it can’t hold much in the way of explosives.’

‘Using it to carry explosives would be ineffective.’

‘It’s not like before, when I had a ring that could hold a volume of explosives the size of a basketball court, which I could use to blow people up anywhere.’

‘Now, with just this small suitcase’s worth of space, I can’t carry much.’

‘There’s no way to unleash immense power by combining it with explosives anymore.’

‘These days, the explosives can only be used in conjunction with an army of ordinary people.’

‘Of course, while my plan could give the Great Kang Royal Family a fighting chance and allow them to maintain their current rule… ‘

‘If a Martial Saint Level expert were to appear in the world—and not on the side of the Great Kang Royal Family—then there would be danger.’

‘In the end, the Great Kang would inevitably be overthrown.’

‘Because that is the tide of the times.’

‘Even I might not be able to stand against it. And what’s more? By then, the secrets of explosives, firearms, and so on would very likely have spread throughout the world.’

‘After all, once you equip an army of ordinary people with these things, the knowledge is bound to spread far and wide. They will no longer be a secret.’