Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 518 - 304: The Impending Great Battle, Accumulating Heritage (Requesting Monthly Votes)
This Yi Meng Dao... does he really think the battle between me and Jiang Shu was a scheme cooked up by the Heavenly Puppet Sect and the True Martial Sect? A scheme to create the impression that the Cang Mang Domain’s strongest genius isn’t in the Dao Yi Sect? How laughable. He’s been in the Dao Yi Sect for so long, his brain must have gone soft.
Or perhaps, with the great war approaching, the Dao Yi Sect is dreaming of becoming the leader of the righteous path again, just like last time? Do they intend to use Yi Meng Dao to showcase their Sect’s profound heritage?
Wenren Ping scoffed, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
In my battle with Jiang Shu, no one knows Jiang Shu’s terror better than I do. Even though most of our Heavenly Puppet Sect Disciples’ power is concentrated in their Puppets, their own combat prowess far surpasses that of typical Loose Cultivators. Moreover, I am the top Disciple of the Sect, having integrated seventy-nine Divine Skills, and my strength soared after surviving the Nirvana Wind Tribulation. How could the Primordial Pill Realm possibly compare to a Nirvana Realm cultivator like me? Except for that freak, Jiang Shu! I now suspect Jiang Shu might have completely mastered a Tao Embryo, perhaps even gone further. Otherwise, there’s no explaining how someone at the Primordial Pill Realm, with his cultivation, could contend with my Nirvana Realm power. Yi Meng Dao’s public declaration, in my opinion, isn’t a challenge to Jiang Shu. He’s looking down on me! He’s implying it wasn’t Jiang Shu who was strong, but that I, Wenren Ping, am too weak!
"Among the True Inheritors of the Dao Yi Sect, several have built up an invincible momentum at the Divine Power Conference before breaking through," Jiang Shu said, his expression calm and indifferent. "Perhaps this Yi Meng Dao intends to do the same."
After stepping into the Forget Self Realm, Jiang Shu had entered an entirely new domain. What he saw and heard was beyond the perception of any Primordial Pill Realm True Man, even if that True Man was Yi Meng Dao—the top Inner Sect Disciple of the Dao Yi Sect, who cultivated eighty-one Divine Skills and was hailed as the number one Primordial Pill Realm cultivator of the millennium. To Jiang Shu, Yi Meng Dao was nothing special. He wouldn’t dwell on what Yi Meng Dao thought; his sights were already fixed on existences such as Nirvana Realm experts, Transformed Demons, Forget Self Realm masters, and Lower Gods.
"Yi Meng Dao has cultivated for only one hundred and fifty years," Wenren Ping said. "It’s said that on the day his mother conceived him, stars twinkled, and the wind and clouds shifted, as if a Great Dao was being nurtured, hence his name. On the day of his birth, the great sun rose, the morning glow was radiant, the wind was like galloping horses and the clouds like chariots—a magnificent spectacle.
"Before age fifteen, he did not practice Martial Arts, only studied the Dao. After fifteen, his Martial Arts progressed by leaps and bounds daily. His acupoints were all naturally open. Within three years, he broke through the Six Martial Arts Realms, condensed True Fire, cultivated Divine Skills, and meticulously honed himself. Later, using thirty-six Divine Skills, he consolidated his Primordial Pill. The Magic Drums thundered and the Magic Conches blared, making his name in one fell swoop. Within the Sect, he established an enforcement team, leading Inner Sect Disciples on a sixty-year demon-quelling campaign.
"He spent a sixty-year cycle adventuring outside, seeking out the hideouts of various Demon Path Loose Cultivators and eliminating them one by one. His strength also increased rapidly during this period. After returning to the Sect, he focused on secluded cultivation. To date, he has cultivated eighty-one Divine Skills and refined a personal Heaven Rank Treasure. If he weren’t waiting for the Divine Power Conference, he could have stepped into the Nirvana Realm ten years ago."
Wenren Ping shook his head as he finished recounting Yi Meng Dao’s life story. "Based on his experiences, Yi Meng Dao could indeed be called the foremost Primordial Pill Realm cultivator in the Cang Mang Domain for the past millennium. His father was a Lord of Wanxiang Realm, and his mother a Nirvana Realm Monarch. Influenced from a young age, he didn’t seek momentary gratification, building an exceptionally solid foundation."
If it were in the past, I would have completely agreed. Having cultivated seventy-nine Divine Skills myself, I know better than anyone that the more Divine Skills one cultivates, the harder they become. Each additional Divine Skill would intensify the Nirvana Wind Tribulation by several degrees. If not for our Heavenly Puppet Sect’s special Dao Formation, which allows Inner Sect Disciples to constantly perceive the Nirvana Wind when entering and exiting the Sect, thereby gaining profound insight into the Nirvana Wind Tribulation early on, even a genius like me might have failed the tribulation. The fact that Yi Meng Dao cultivated eighty-one Divine Skills and is still confident of stepping into the Nirvana Realm is a testament to his terrifying depth of power.
Unfortunately, in this past millennium, Jiang Shu appeared—Jiang Shu, who can contend with the Nirvana Realm while only at the Primordial Pill Realm. Let alone Jiang Shu’s terrifying spiritual power and physique; even in terms of Divine Skills, he has now cultivated eighty-two, surpassing Yi Meng Dao in quantity. Moreover, though I haven’t asked, I vaguely guess that eighty-two is not Jiang Shu’s limit! With Jiang Shu’s spiritual power and physical strength, he can still cultivate more Divine Skills! Yi Meng Dao... what does he have to compare with Jiang Shu? In my opinion, Yi Meng Dao should have advanced to the Nirvana Realm ten years ago. That way, he could have secured his empty title as the top Primordial Pill cultivator of the millennium and also stepped into the Nirvana Realm sooner to comprehend even more mysterious secrets of the physical body. One can only say that Yi Meng Dao was too greedy, and the Dao Yi Sect was too greedy. They want to monopolize first place in the Divine Power Conference every single time. After all, if Yi Meng Dao had truly advanced, it’s really unknown who would have taken first place.
"This parting may mean our next meeting will be in the Endless Sea."
Standing up, a hint of wistfulness tinged Wenren Ping’s tone. His exchanges with Jiang Shu over the past few days had yielded many insights. If Jiang Shu weren’t truly in a hurry to leave, he would have genuinely wanted to invite him for an extended stay at the Heavenly Puppet Sect to discuss the Dao day and night.
"With a great war looming, there will surely be opportunities to join forces," Jiang Shu said with a cupped fist salute. "However, I must trouble Senior Brother Wenren to arrange for someone to help me refine the Green Sky and Blue Sea Seal."
The resources of an entire Xuanxing were at Jiang Shu’s disposal. Naturally, the Green Sky and Blue Sea Seal contained some Heaven Rank materials. However, Jiang Shu’s cultivation was relatively shallow at the time, so he hadn’t truly refined and integrated these materials.
