Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 1428 - 256: The Secret to Becoming a Martial Saint! (Part 2)
Now with these words spoken, he finally understood that Jiang Ning’s foundation was even deeper than he had perceived.
First-grade, Perfect Unity!
Just thinking about it made him feel incredible.
First-grade is the pillar of Great Xia, truly the pinnacle of the pyramid.
With martial arts strength alone, one can break apart kingdoms and fiefdoms.
"But!!" The old man looked at Jiang Ning, his gaze slightly tense: "In this current world, why would it grant you enough time to grow."
"Residence Master, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Ning asked.
"No one will idly watch you reach this level, even if it is only a possibility with you, it is also so! Do you know that when Wuque was growing, despite my protection, he encountered several life-and-death crises?"
"I don’t know!" Jiang Ning shook his head.
"Three times!" Xiao Wuque picked up the conversation, slowly saying: "Altogether I experienced three life-and-death crises, once was half a year after first becoming the master’s apprentice, upon leaving the Royal Capital I encountered an ambush, if it weren’t for the life-saving tools prepared by the master for me, I would have perished that time!"
"The second time was after becoming a Second Grade Great Grandmaster, I was attacked by paper figures in the Royal Capital!" At this point, Xiao Wuque gave a faint sneer and continued: "That was a tactic even White Immortal Lady left behind, to attack in this way, it underestimated me too much!"
"As for the third time, it was entirely different, after becoming First-grade, I was cursed to death through a certain medium, if it weren’t for the master, I would have surely fallen that time!"
Xiao Wuque looked at Jiang Ning again: "So the master is right, you will inevitably encounter similar dangers, all major sects, Cave Heaven Blessed Land, including the Imperial Family, do not want to see you reach master’s level, or even approach it they can’t tolerate either. Because no one wishes to see another person of master’s caliber appear in this world."
Jiang Ning slowly nodded.
Their views, he had heard from several people before.
Now after hearing from these two again, he was even more convinced.
"So you need to be more diligent, to quickly have strength strong enough to protect yourself!" The old man said to Jiang Ning.
"Thank you for the warning, Residence Master, I understand now!" Jiang Ning expressed his gratitude.
The old man looked at Jiang Ning, nodding approvingly.
Then he said: "Originally you were a person of the Inspection Office, as the Residence Master of the Inspection Office, I am supposed to help you!"
"The Residence Master has already helped me a lot! With the talisman paper and the Small Shifting Talisman granted by the Residence Master, it’s enough to give me two more lives!" Jiang Ning said.
"If it were a few years earlier, I could have helped you more! But now what I can help you with is just this much. As for more, you can only rely on yourself." The old man said.
"It’s enough!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Having this confidence, not bad!" The old man nodded and continued: "Those who can truly reach the apex have never relied on others! Relying on mountains sees the mountains collapse, relying on trees sees the trees topple, relying on people sees people disperse! True reliance has always only been on oneself, a strong person must believe in themselves! Sometimes the strength of the mind is far stronger than you can imagine!" The old man said.
"Thank you for the warning, Residence Master!" Jiang Ning stood and cupped his hands in thanks.
"Sit down!" The old man gestured with his hand for Jiang Ning to sit down.
Then he said: "Since you’re here, drink some more tea before you leave, I can’t finish drinking all this tea by myself!"
"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.
He could feel that these tea leaves contained a large amount of life essence.
For ordinary people, just one sip of this tea could prolong life, keeping all ailments at bay.
Even for those accomplished in martial arts, it could extend life and even restore youthful appearance.
He immediately picked up the tea and drank continuously mouthful by mouthful.
After finishing one cup, he hurriedly picked up the teapot and refilled it for himself.
...
A long time later.
The two returned once again to that previous peak.
Xiao Wuque looked up at the sky until the void returned to calm before retracting his gaze.
"Curious, aren’t you? Curious why my master became like this?" Xiao Wuque said.
"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.
Regarding the tales of this individual, he had heard countless deeds along his journey.
Those deeds combined to create in his mind someone who surpasses gods, demons, and Buddhas.
One person single-handedly suppressed the world for over eight hundred years, bringing a flourishing era of peace for over eight hundred years.
To the entire world, this person truly is a Saint, truly the heavens.
But upon meeting this person today, he found that this existence that once surpassed gods, demons, and Buddhas was now just an old man, aged and bowed, hunched over, with white hair.
On this old man, he could not feel the invisible oppression that was as vast as the sea or as deep as an abyss, only sensed the decaying aura of death.
It was the aura of death that could not be suppressed by the repeated washing and baptism of strong vitality.
"My master could have succeeded, but he gave it up!" Xiao Wuque said faintly.
Then looking at Jiang Ning’s attentive gaze, he continued: "My master originally intended to refine the Pocket World, to bring that Pocket World under his control, incorporating it within, to elevate himself with the Pocket Heaven, maintaining his life, thus embarking on a different path!"
"But my master failed! Incorporating the Pocket World into his being was incompatible with the path! Between becoming the master of the Pocket World, being constrained by it, and freedom, my master chose freedom."
"He said the martial arts path is unbound!"
"The martial path, whether in spirit, will, or flesh, cannot be bound or constrained."
"The failure of this attempt also greatly damaged my master’s Primordial Energy, reducing him to his current state!"
At this point, Xiao Wuque sighed deeply.
"Then previously..." Jiang Ning began, hesitating, with the image of that spirit body appearing in his mind.
Fu Yuan Saint causing havoc in the Royal Capital.
As the Martial Saint Mansion was about to be attacked, the Martial Saint Spirit Body descended.
Just with two punches, he obliterated the arrogant, formidable Fu Yuan Saint.
"That spirit body, right?" Xiao Wuque said.
"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"My master had long not shown his presence or left traces that he was still around!" Xiao Wuque said.
He continued: "On that day, Fu Yuan Saint wreaked havoc in the Royal Capital, not causing massive destruction or slaughter, but heading straight for the Martial Saint Mansion!"
"Clearly, my master had been away too long, many could not sit still, itching to move."
"Fu Yuan Saint’s actions were a consensus reached among many forces, forcing my master to show himself."
"Even my master understood this, but his real self moving, even if he killed Fu Yuan Saint would be of no avail!"
"If my master’s state was seen by those people, they would all pounce."
"In my master’s state, even playing out a few parts of his strength, he couldn’t possibly kill all those people!"
"If my master were to fall, the entire world would immediately fall into chaos, the dynasty would end, life and death would be in turmoil!"
"So my master could only manifest a spirit body in the world, forcefully killing Fu Yuan Saint to prove that though the tiger is old, its might remains."
Afterwards.
Xiao Wuque let out another long sigh.
"But looking at my master’s state, it won’t last too long now!"
"His back is more hunched than the last time I saw him!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"His hair is whiter than the last time I saw him!"
"The melancholy on him is deeper than the last time I saw him!"
Hearing Xiao Wuque’s words, Jiang Ning felt a heavy weight settle in his heart.
Before coming here, he had never thought the Martial Saint’s condition would be so dire.
Now, tying it together with Xiao Wuque’s words, he instantly understood that the real danger was not the current Yellow Heaven Sect, nor the various natural disasters and man-made calamities.
But the day that person departs this world.
It can be said that Great Xia for over eight hundred years has been supported by the Martial Saint alone.
One person, supporting the sky, delivering over eight hundred years of prosperous and peaceful times.
Once that person passes, the glory will crumble into ruins.
"If something truly happened to him, as he said, as Ji Mingya and others said, the crisis looming over me would truly come!"
Thinking about this, his heart tightened at once.
With the Martial Saint still around, the world would not collapse.
The rules would still be there.
Great Xia could still sustain the afterglow of a dynasty.
And he, under the rules of an ordered world, had the space to grow safely.
Once it entirely collapses, some individuals would stop at nothing, striving to eliminate all potential dangers.
In such a situation, how could one hide in such a vast world?
His heart immediately grew heavy!
