……

Liwan Mansion.

Temporary Prince's Palace.

Outside the mansion.

"Report——"

"Your Majesty!"

"There's a secret message from Liangshan!"

"stop!"

The guards blocked the doorway: "His Highness is in seclusion; you must not disturb him!"

"But this secret letter is very important. Liangshan instructed that it could only be shown to the prince."

"Go give it to Elder Mo. The Prince has instructed that all political affairs be handled by Elder Mo during his seclusion."

"Ok."

"..."

Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan.

It's not just this generation.

For almost a century.

Among all members of the Cao family of the royal family, he was the one with the highest talent in martial arts.

In just seven years, he became a martial arts saint, and then learned all the martial arts in the world, all in order to break through to the level of martial arts saint.

The back hill of the Prince's Mansion.

The Prince of Zhennan stayed in the training room filled with spirit stones, practicing stances and moves according to the records in the "Dragon Scripture," again and again, until this genius martial saint practiced until his veins bulged, his meridians were in excruciating pain, and he was covered in cold sweat. Finally, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"puff--"

The guards standing at the gate were terrified: "Your Highness! Are you alright?!"

Worried, the Prince of Zhennan knelt on the ground and raised his hand to signal the other party not to approach.

"Your Highness, how...how did this technique turn you into this?!"

The guard said angrily, "Is there something wrong with the cultivation technique? I'll tell the capital right now that the technique is fake!"

"Shut up!"

The Prince of Zhennan rebuked, "The technique is real! I can feel it, I can feel that every word is real! I can also feel that the Three Parts, Eight Scenery Gods, and Twenty-Four Realms within my body truly exist. My meridians are disordered, it must be because of the problem with my practice!"

"That……"

The guard said worriedly, "Isn't Your Highness being too hasty? After all, you are above the legendary Martial Saint, and you have only had the technique for less than two months. Why not take it slow? If this continues, I am truly worried about Your Highness..."

"Go back."

"I……"

"I hereby dismiss you! I no longer need your protection! Leave any matters to Elder Mo."

"Your subordinate obeys!"

"..."

"boom!"

The stone doors to the training room were tightly shut.

"what--"

Suddenly, the Prince of Zhennan's hands trembled, and he roared in agony.

He's finished!

The meridians are damaged and broken.

As long as one mobilizes their internal energy, it will damage their internal organs.

"impossible!"

"The technique is real, it must be my problem!"

"Start with the Lower God of Scenery!"

"Laiyu, Tengkang..."

The Prince of Zhennan stood up shakily and continued to deduce the cultivation technique again and again amidst endless pain.

Lingnan Town.

A small boat sailed into the deep sea under the cover of night, and soon after, it entered an endless fog.

This trip out.

Two more months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Since Chen Sanshi had no martial arts to cultivate, he could only practice the Five Elements Technique day and night, and finally reached the threshold for a breakthrough.

His spiritual root, possessing all five elements, continuously drew spiritual energy from the spiritual pearl. After undergoing a complex cycle of refining, it returned to his dantian, transforming from a wisp of ethereal white mist into a more solid and abundant form.

Two strands...

Five-grain...

After ten threads were condensed, they coalesced into a mist about the thickness of a hemp rope in the dantian.

at last.

The panel floats.

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Technique, Early Stage of Qi Refining (Two Levels)]

【Progress: 0/500】

The proficiency level of the second level of the technique did not increase and remained at 500. In fact, the first to third levels are collectively referred to as the initial stage. The reason for such a detailed division is entirely due to the nature of the technique.

It’s been a year!

It's been almost a year since I left Ziwei Mountain.

He's only at the second level of Qi Refining, and can't even fly on a sword.

Moreover, it is said that from the middle stage of Qi Refining onwards, the difficulty of cultivation will increase exponentially. Based on his spiritual root aptitude, it would take him about forty years to reach the peak of Qi Refining, and the probability of Foundation Establishment is... zero!

This trip.

Besides the various materials needed for cultivating the True Power Realm, we also need to obtain some of the cultivation techniques, pill formulas, and their materials.

Stern of the ship.

"Chen Sanshi, I've got you!"

Zhao Zhao went to great lengths to fish a general crab out of the sea.

This crab is covered in armor-like scales, as long as an arm, and belongs to the category of precious fish. Even a martial artist at the Profound Elephant Realm would benefit greatly from eating one.

Zhao Zhao used a specially made net to cover the crab, dragged it to an iron pot, stabbed it to death with a sword, threw it into the pot, boiled water to cook the crab, and soon after, she sat on the deck and ate the crab.

The woman surnamed Chen had a large bag of fasting pills, but she couldn't bear to eat them and saved them all to sell for spirit stones. Instead, she was forced to fish every day, which was no different from the soldiers in Lingnan Town who forced fishermen to fish.

"for you."

While eating crab, Zhao Zhao grabbed a handful of grass and fed it to Qian Xun, saying, "I don't think he treats you very well. He didn't even give you the good stuff."

Chihiro nodded.

"What are you two mumbling about?"

Chen Sanshi didn't stand on ceremony, picking up half a crab and eating it as he walked: "Sail well, we'll be there soon."

"Oh."

Zhao Zhao ate the crab even more vigorously.

……

Half a day later.

Before them emerged a hazy island, with a stone tablet standing at its edge inscribed with the four characters "Tianya Haijiao" (meaning "Ends of the Earth").

As the spirit boat slowly docked, it finally arrived at its destination.

Here.

There are virtually no traces of the last major battle left. It must have been cleaned up by someone, leaving it spotless and desolate, with not a soul in sight.

My master gave me instructions.

The seal between heaven and earth has loosened, and this is irreversible.

They can currently leave through the ancient teleportation array. After a while, the teleportation array will reopen, allowing a large influx of people into the country.

The early and middle stages of Qi Refining are alright, but the later and perfect stages will bring a lot of trouble.

Chen Sanshi told Qianxun and Zhaozhao to wait while he went to observe the situation near the ancient teleportation array. Only after confirming it was safe did he take out the jade token and, following the specific procedure, teleport into Tianshui Continent one by one.

"Should we go directly to the market?"

Zhao Zhao asked.

"Let's go to Xiaoshi Village first."

"Village?"

……

Xiaoshi Village.

"Immortal Master, why are you back again?"

As he spoke, Old Man Li ushered them into the house.

The courtyard is still the same courtyard, and the people are still the same old couple.

I lit a fire with firewood and cooked two side dishes.

"Where is Ping An?"

Chen Sanshi asked while eating.

"That little rascal, who knows where he went!"

Old Li said irritably, "Ever since... well, now he doesn't herd cattle or farm the fields, and he's been gone all day long, I never see him again."

"Grandpa, Grandma."

Dining room.

A woman's voice came from outside.

As dusk fell, a young woman dressed in fine clothes, who did not seem to be from a poor family, pushed open the courtyard gate. She was beautiful and carried a basket of meat and eggs.

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