Hunting God Era

Chapter 178 Cultivation is about taking another step forward from a hundred-foot pole

Li Ye stepped out of the disinfection hall and headed to the local disinfection branch.

When I pushed open the office door, Pan Zhengyang was already waiting there.

"I heard about it."

Pan Zhengyang cut to the chase, a mischievous smile playing on his lips, "Your assessment ran into the Yuan Chu realm? How was it? Pretty exciting, huh?"

"Is this something that stimuli can represent?"

Li Ye shook his head and chuckled, "However, the gains were indeed considerable."

Pan Zhengyang looked him up and down, his eyes filled with mixed emotions, and pointed at Li Ye with his finger:

"When I saw you last year, you were just a roadside weed, struggling to absorb nutrients. This year, you've grown into a towering tree. Kid, you've surpassed me!"

Pan Zhengyang already knew about breaking through the six barriers and entering the Kaiyuan positioning grid, which was already astonishing enough. But now it's even more remarkable that he obtained the Dharma Seed in the Primordial Beginning and has properly entered the Three Realms.

This news didn't even need to be told by Wang Ting; he revealed it himself at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, there were martial artists from Jianghuai Province who were taking the assessment. Anyone with a bit of background had already spread the word when they returned.

As the story spread, it naturally reached Pan Zhengyang as well.

How can one not sigh in admiration?

Li Ye a year ago, and Li Chuang a year later, have already gained considerable fame.

"That's how martial arts cultivation is, isn't it? Whether you're strong or not, you'll always be my big brother," Li Ye said with a smile.

"I'm not going to listen to that nonsense. Just remember to give me a copy if you get anything good in the future."

Pan Zhengyang lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Wang Ting has already told you about the methods of cultivation. Let me tell you, sometimes it's so complicated that it's like playing a permutation and combination game. Before you've figured it out, it's best to cultivate your own five elements first."

"I'll think about it carefully when I get back."

Li Ye laughed and said, "I just happened to have something to say. Once I enter Tianwu, I will officially begin the extermination."

Pan Zhengyang was startled. "Sect... wait, you chose us? You don't need to choose in this area. Look at Wang Ting, he's still a disciple of the Canal Gang, so it doesn't affect him."

"Don't look down on me. My aptitude is limited. Major sects don't accept members with the Human Origin rank. The sects that come to me are not as good as our own. But with your talent, you should be able to choose some major sects, right? Why haven't they come to you?"

Li Ye stood up and walked towards the window next to Pan Zhengyang's desk, looking down through the window.

The location wasn't high enough to see the entire city; the blinds obscured the view, making even what was right in front of us difficult to see.
"I don't like those sects, just as I don't like the local bullies who occupy the area, nor do I like those companies that open a business in the secular world and frantically seize resources. I especially dislike the big sects and old families that hide behind the scenes and seem to be able to compete with us."

“I was born in a new era and grew up in a peaceful environment. I always thought that becoming a martial artist would be the same as an ordinary person, at most just gaining some advantages in life. But look at me.”

Li Ye pointed at himself and said, "I took down the local tyrant, but now I'm the local tyrant myself. Is that good for me personally? But if you look at it from a broader perspective, it's a different story."

“Those who exist, those that need to be eliminated, must be eliminated. Brother, you can kill someone's whole family, but you can't kill their entire clan. I'll try my best. What you can do, I'll do; what you can't do, I'll still do!”

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube can be seen.

Li Ye has only been practicing martial arts for a short time, yet he has already become the local tyrant of Ningjiang, and even remotely commands Jinze. It's as if the martial arts circles of the two cities are under his orders, just like a local bully.

So, how much power must those ancient sects, which have existed since ancient times, possess?
Safety is always superficial; the harm caused by these people may not be any less than that caused by demons.

Li Ye was actually not used to this. His initial idea was simply to cultivate diligently, get into a good martial arts university, and then use his martial arts skills to deal with more demons, just like a security guard.

Instead of the way it is now.
Once a person is being pushed along, it's very difficult for them to stop.

Thirty years ago, there was a crackdown in China, which was indeed triggered by the fact that his master was crippled. Under this pretext, all the sects and families were wiped out.

Those who exist are either local strongmen in recent years, or representatives of certain sects and families.

From that time on, China was safe, at least on the surface.

The price paid was also high. The extermination system that had been in charge of everything thirty years ago was also shattered, and it was also unable to completely eliminate those sects and families.

Putting aside the good and bad aspects that shouldn't be completely dismissed, the deeper issue is that these problems cannot be eliminated further; continuing the crackdown would only lead to internal strife.

Those ancient clans and families did not exist in reality, but rather in the early Yuan Dynasty.

The power of Shenzhou was not great enough to completely eliminate them, but it was also an opportunity to force them to return to the arena, which led to the situation where sect members acted as examiners during the joint examination of eight provinces.

In official terms, this is what is meant by 'entering the world'.

Those sects, just like those who ascended to immortality in ancient times, came down from the beginning of time and called reality 'the human world'.

Back then, many martial artists joined sects while serving in the mortal world. Grandpa Wang was one of them, as was Tian Zhixing, who was killed by Li Ye.

However, in recent years, China has become stronger and has gradually become a dominant force in reality, gaining the initiative.

If weapons weren't restricted from entering the Primordial Era and martial artists were still required, the situation might have been completely different.

The role of sects and aristocratic families is not entirely harmful. They suppress Yuan Chu, but they also use Yuan Chu for cultivation. Advantages and disadvantages exist in reality. The world is not black and white. Li Ye saw this very clearly during the period of elimination.

But someone has to supervise and provide oversight, and that's what disinfection and sterilization do.

The restoration over the past thirty years, led by Li Ye himself, can be considered the backbone of the new generation. From the moment he decided to enter the 'court', the restoration and elimination efforts have allowed him to regain his former power not only in the human world.

Therefore, despite the numerous atrocities committed by Li Ye, he has not been affected to this day. In fact, given his current situation, Li Ye could easily become a local tyrant.

There are new tasks.
In the past thirty years, China has become stronger. After stabilizing the human world, the new task of the exterminators is to infiltrate the sects and become the Six Doors' Embroidered Uniform Guards to supervise them.

Li Ye accepted the task!
Since martial arts universities can't cultivate three realms, there's no point in him going there. He's just going to see his master's school and also to put his parents at ease.

Just lend your name to it.

His specific focus will shift to disinfection and sterilization.

"As long as you understand, I personally support you doing this."

Seeing Li Ye's resolute expression, Pan Zhengyang sighed, "But if it's just to repay the favor between me and your master, there's no need to go to such lengths. There are good and bad sects, and their resources are sometimes indeed hard to come by."

"Just take it by force."

Li Ye laughed and said, "We're working together as humans, making it difficult for the gods to interfere. If we can enter the Primordial Era to obtain resources, can they still come to the mortal realm and do whatever they want? It's different. Let's go."

With that, he lowered the blinds and walked outside.

As Pan Zhengyang watched his figure disappear, he sighed again, "I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." As for Li Ye, he actually wanted him to take some proper path, just like the necessary path for martial artists like them.

He first showed his talent at the Dragon Gate Realm, then entered the Martial Arts University to reach the Second Realm and honed his skills. After entering society, he gradually reached the Third Realm and gained a basic understanding of the world. Then he began to choose whether to live a mediocre life in the mortal world or turn around and enter the Primordial Era, venturing into the turbulent waves of the Divine Continent and the sects.

Li Ye's statement is too early.

Cultivation is not something to be rushed. At their current level, they are actually entitled to wait a little longer and allow themselves time to mature.

But Li Ye acted too quickly, and Pan Zhengyang couldn't say anything about his choice.

Ultimately, he's better than her.

A second-realm expert can kill a third-realm master. Once they reach the third realm, even the most basic level is enough to cause trouble.

But Li Ye didn't think that way.

"In martial arts training, the further you progress, the more difficult and complex it becomes, requiring you to take another step forward from the very top."

On the way back, Li Ye thought about the cultivation method and couldn't help but chuckle: "Compared to that, the Dragon Gate Realm is actually simpler."

Because in the Dragon Gate Realm, no matter what methods are used—nutritional supplements, martial arts, or even unorthodox methods—the ultimate goal is to improve one's qi and blood; once the qi and blood reach that level, that's all that matters.

Once you break through to the second realm, you begin to focus on comprehensive improvement, with a minimum of three realms and a maximum of six realms.

But once you reach the third realm of enlightenment, things become even more complicated.

The Five Elements and Three Ranks sound simple, but they are actually quite difficult.

Because it has permutations and combinations.

The combination is based on the theory of mutual generation and restraint of the Five Elements. The order in which they are combined affects the effect, the martial arts, and the combat power. Moreover, the rules are very strict.

For example, if he is of the water element, in terms of mutual generation and restraint, it is either metal generating water, water generating wood, or earth restraining water, and water restraining fire.

According to the Five Elements theory, perfecting the seed of Dharma within him is like cultivating a potted plant into the desired shape, setting up the framework, and waiting for it to bloom and bear fruit.

For example, if Li Ye chooses the metal element first, then as a water element type, according to the rule that metal generates water, his attack will not increase, but his water element power will be strengthened.

If you choose the fire element, then the power of your magic seed will naturally gain some restraining power to suppress explosive attacks.

To increase the attack power of the water element, he must first suppress the power of the water element, stabilize it with the earth element, and then nourish the metal element. Only in this way can the magic seed be transformed into a state of pure power growth.

This also requires considering the attributes of the fiefdom, what the fiefdom itself contains, and how the cultivator cultivates—all of these are very complex.

The advantage of joining a sect is that you can cultivate according to the sect's Five Elements theory. Every sect, especially the major sects, is mature in the Five Elements theory and has supporting resources, allowing you to follow in the footsteps of predecessors and innovate.

Joining the extermination efforts doesn't bring any benefits, but it grants greater power in the human realm. The authorities will also collect the Five Elements methods of impoverished households from previous years for reference.

He has to cultivate himself, figure things out on his own, and develop his own set of experiences.

Li Ye disliked sects because once you joined one, you were essentially cut off from the mortal world, like Grandpa Wang. There were examples of this in the past, but they are rare now. Sects wouldn't do such a thing; they preferred to take people to the Yuan Chu.

He himself still wanted to stay in the mortal world and had no longing for the sect itself.

Secondly.
He also felt it was unnecessary.

With the existence of the 'Devouring Ghost', he can infinitely improve his aptitude, and the mere Five Elements Technique is not that difficult for him.

It would be better to take more of his own power in the world, so that he can live a more comfortable and carefree life.

After returning to Ningjiang, Li Ye did not go home immediately, but went directly to Hulong Palace.

Once the seal was opened, Li Ye entered the water and was carried by the current into the palace.

"This place"

He sat cross-legged on a stone platform inside the palace, sensing things carefully, and gained some insight.

"There's a feeling hidden deep within."

Lake Dragon Palace produces 'Continuous' and 'Water Element'. Martial artists of the third realm who do not wish to condense their own True Seed can also come here to absorb them.

Condensing a true seed is also very time-consuming. Although it may suit one's own nature, many people need to spend a lot of time doing it, and its power may not be as great as the readily available one.

But apart from that, the cultivation of these three realms also takes place here.

Li Ye himself can absorb the Yuan Power of the Dragon Palace in the lake to enhance his water element, but if he absorbs too much, the power of his fiefdom will be insufficient, and he will gradually degenerate.

The existence of this elemental energy can generate a large amount of high-grade ingredients, allowing the Lake Dragon Palace to produce seeds multiple times.

"Not much will be left."

As soon as the seed sensed it, it realized that the Yuan energy in the Lake Dragon Palace was running low. It could only sustain Li Ye's cultivation for two or three times before it was completely depleted.

No wonder the higher-ups gave it to him without any hesitation.

There wasn't much to begin with, but it was enough for a low-level martial artist to make a fortune.

However, the Yuan energy absorbed is different for each of the three realms.

"However, it is different. The Yuan energy of this fiefdom is hidden and not revealed, and it is exposed but not shown. If we absorb it, it can add the 'concealment' attribute to my water element. When fighting enemies, it can make people unable to figure out the strength of the enemy, and it also has the effect of leaving no loopholes for ourselves. It is indeed very good."

After thinking it over, Li Ye decided to give up on cultivation.

That's the trouble with cultivating in the three realms. It's like going to a vegetable market. Without a sect, there's no final form. You can't infer from the result. You have to consider every step yourself.

He doesn't have a template yet; he'll compare it to one once it's available.

Buying vegetables at the market offers a wide variety of choices. Should I make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, or shredded pork with green peppers? Should the eggs be farmed or free-range? Are the tomatoes fresh?
Look again!
"There's one advantage to choosing the 'imperial court'."

Li Ye looked at his hands. "I can destroy whomever I want, without asking permission first, with special authorization from the central government. With this power, I can destroy a few sects and obtain their template cultivation techniques, can't I? Eliminating pests can also strengthen myself, what's wrong with that?"

Instead of joining a sect and groveling before it, dealing with all the rules and elders, it's better to be direct.
Kill them all and loot!
He thought so when Director Wang told him.

He already has authority, yet he still acts like an ordinary martial artist?

Wouldn't that make it seem like he's just wielding power for nothing?
Instead of spending money on groceries, why not make the market your own?

(End of this chapter)