Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 751 The Martial Saint Makes His Move Here, Shaking the East Sea!
The next day.

Outside the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

"Lord Dongling, stop here!" Xiang Yuan said cheerfully.

"King Wu, Lord Xiao, I will certainly treat you well when you have time in the future!" Jiang Ning said.

"You're too kind, Marquis of Dongling!" Xiao Wuque smiled faintly.

Then, the two walked through the snow, slowly heading into the distance.

"Junior brother, I never expected that our teacher would value him so much, and even take action again because of him." King Wu Xiang Yuan walked side by side with Xiao Wu Que.

Xiao Wuque's broad and tall frame made him appear thin and frail, like an ordinary, weak scholar.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuque slowly shook his head: "Senior brother has misunderstood the teacher's intentions."

"What is your opinion, Junior Brother Xiao?" asked King Wu, Xiang Yuan.

"The teacher's intervention, while reflecting his high regard for the subject, also serves to intimidate the world! The teacher has been inactive for far too long, to the point that many have almost forgotten his divine might! Xuan Yuan Blessed Land, being just a blessed land, is the perfect target!" Xiao Wuque said.

"Does Junior Brother Xiao mean that Master's support for Marquis Dongling was merely a coincidence?" King Wu Xiang Yuan asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuque smiled faintly: "Senior Brother Xiang is quite the talker these days!"

Upon hearing Xiao Wuque's joking remark, Xiang Yuan suddenly grinned.

bang bang-

Then he patted Xiao Wuque's shoulder twice, causing Xiao Wuque to stumble and the ground beneath his feet to tremble slightly.

The force was evenly distributed across the ground beneath their feet.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother Xiao, have you noticed any changes in this Marquis of Dongling?" asked King Wu, Xiang Yuan.

"What changes?" Xiao Wuque's eyes narrowed slightly.

“His eyes are too bright!” King Wu Xiang Yuan said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuque's eyes revealed a hint of contemplation.

He then slowly nodded: "Junior Brother, you are right!"

Then, Xiao Wuque added, "His progress is perhaps faster than most people imagine!"

King Wu, Xiang Yuan, nodded in agreement: "His eyes are overflowing with energy, which shows that he has made great progress recently and his spirit has grown much stronger! However, this makes it more difficult for him to find a balance between his essence, energy, and spirit."

Xiao Wuque nodded: "The stronger the spirit, the stronger the essence and qi must be. Only when the three are at the same level can a balance be found and one can step into the first-grade Hunyuan Realm. His eyes are now extraordinary, which means his spirit is exceptionally strong. It will take a lot of effort for his essence and qi to reach the same level."

King Wu Xiang Yuan said, "But this also means that the Marquis of Dongling has accumulated more experience and his strength will be even greater after he enters the first rank."

Xiao Wuque nodded: "There are both advantages and disadvantages! He doesn't have much time left, and with such an imbalance, the disadvantages ultimately outweigh the advantages!"

"It all depends on his fate!" said King Wu, Xiang Yuan.

"Yes!" Xiao Wuque nodded slightly.

the other side.

"After seeing Xiao Wuque and Xiang Yuan off, I can finally focus on my cultivation again!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He also knew that once he returned to the capital, news of his return would spread far and wide in the next few days.

After all, the soldiers guarding the city had seen him return.

Moreover, not long ago, the Martial Saint went out and destroyed the Xuan Yuan Blessed Land, shaking the world.

Grandmasters of the second rank or above achieve a spiritual resonance with heaven and earth.

Everyone witnessed the Martial Saint's departure at that moment, and everyone knew that the Martial Saint's departure was caused by him.

From this alone, he knew that there were quite a few people in the capital who wanted to see him.

He also instructed the two maids of the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Qinghe and Hongmian, to try to decline any guests they could.

Only those individuals who are truly unable to refuse will be notified.

Today's joint visit by Xiao Wuque and King Wu Xiang Yuan is an invitation that cannot be refused.

The thought flashed through his mind, and then he took out a bottle of Dragon's Nest Elixir, inhaled it into his body, and continued to enter a state of cultivation.

A blink of an eye.

Two days passed.

"My lord, a prince has come to visit!" Hongmian said as she approached Jiang Ning.

At this moment, the heavy snow fell like cotton, landing on the red cotton tree.

Compared to Qinghe's style of dress, Hongmian prefers red.

His red quilt stood out like a flame against the snow.

"Who is that prince?" Jiang Ning asked.

“Divine Might King!” Red Cotton exclaimed.

"The Divine Might King?" Jiang Ning murmured, a thought flashing through his mind before he realized what was going on.

Li Tianwen, the Divine Might King, is the senior brother of Xiao Wuque and Xiang Yuan, the Martial King.

He is also one of the strongest individuals in the Great Xia Dynasty.

In terms of strength, Xiao Wuque and Xiang Yuan are probably not as good as this person.

"My lord, would you like to see him?" Hongmian asked.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Let's meet!"

“Then this servant will bring the Divine Might King to see the Marquis!” Hongmian said.

"Bring him to the front hall!" Jiang Ning said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved and disappeared without a trace.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of the reception room.

At this moment, his gaze fell on the void in front of him, and on the panel that appeared before him.

[Skill]: Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method (Great Completion 9749/10000)

"I'm still about 200 points away from breaking through! Time to take a break and then finish the breakthrough in one go, so that the Lingtai Cave Illumination True Self Dharma can be perfected!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

With the assistance of cultivation resources, the progress of cultivating the Lingtai Cave Illumination True Self Method increased more than threefold.

He also discovered that continuously absorbing the Dragon's Spirit Liquid allowed him to cultivate for longer periods within the Inner Realm.

This has also led to an increase in efficiency.

This resulted in his progress in this technique being extremely rapid in just a few days, and he was only one step away from perfection.

He possesses a magical panel, allowing him to break through any bottlenecks in his cultivation techniques.

With enough source energy points, any upper limit can be broken in an instant, allowing him to reach a new level and climb to a higher level.

As for the usual bottlenecks, they are even simpler.

With sufficient accumulation, success will come naturally, leading to an instant breakthrough.

With a thought flashing through his mind, he looked at the Energy Points section on the panel.

[Source Energy]: 298755
The accumulation of Source Energy Points over these days has made him even wealthier. He had originally fallen below the 300,000 Source Energy Point mark, but after these days, he has returned to the 300,000 mark.

"After the breakthrough, the Dragon's Nest Spirit Liquid I have left should be enough for me to break through the upper limit once, based on my previous calculations."

"It's a good opportunity to see how this amazing technique performs after a breakthrough."

He muttered to himself, then looked toward the front yard.

Led by Hongmian, a tall and heroic man will appear before him.

The man looked to be around forty years old.

His face bore the marks of countless stories.

His eyebrows and eyes were like swords, and his gaze swept across the surroundings with an unusual sharpness.

The snowflakes falling from the sky were as fine as cotton wool, but none of them landed on the man.

Jiang Ning's gaze narrowed slightly as he watched the Divine Might King strolling towards him.

His progress in the Lingtai Cave Illumination of True Self Method further strengthened his divine power.

He could clearly feel that the Divine Might King, who was walking towards him, had already merged into this world with every gesture and step.

To reach a state where God and Heaven resonate, and humanity and Heaven are in harmony.

This is an extremely mysterious state of being.

This realm is not of the first or second grade, but rather a profound and enlightened understanding.

The understanding of heaven and earth, and the communication with the way of heaven.

Reaching this state means that the power that can be unleashed in every move is not just one's own strength.

There is also the vast power of heaven and earth, which is the might of the heavens, not human power.

"As expected of the Martial Saint's eldest disciple, and as expected of Xiao Wuque's senior brother!" Jiang Ning thought with a hint of amazement.

"Greetings, Divine Might King!" Jiang Ning stepped forward two steps to greet him, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Lord Dongling, you're too kind!" King Shenwei Li Tianwen laughed heartily upon seeing Jiang Ning and strode forward.

He then excitedly put his hand on Jiang Ning's shoulder, his eyes full of admiration and appreciation.

"Junior Brother Xiang mentioned you to me many times before, but I didn't take it seriously!"

"Now it seems that the Marquis of Dongling truly lives up to his reputation. No wonder my teacher came down from the mountains to display his divine power for your sake! Now, no one in the world dares to say that my teacher's time is coming to an end!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked ashamed.

"I am honored that the Lord of the Manor thinks so highly of me and has come all this way to stand up for me!"

Shenwei Wang said, "While my actions have supported you, they have also placed you in the spotlight."

Jiang Ning shook his head: "Even if the Lord of the Manor doesn't take action, the eyes of the world will still be on me. I can't avoid it or escape it."

“Indeed!” King Shenwei nodded in deep agreement: “Once Marquis Dongling has come this far, there is no turning back! He will inevitably attract all eyes.”

at the same time.

Before Jiang Ning's meeting with Divine Might King Li Tianwen had even ended, an indescribable surge of emotion swept through the entire capital and even more distant places without warning.

It is neither sound nor vibration, but a kind of "tremor" originating from the depths of the origin of heaven and earth.

All martial artists who had reached a certain level of cultivation, especially those who were second-grade grandmasters or above whose spirits could resonate with heaven and earth, were shaken to their core at that moment and involuntarily looked eastward.

Jiang Ning and Li Tianwen stopped speaking almost simultaneously, their gazes sharp as lightning, piercing through the pavilions and towers of the Imperial Preceptor's mansion and looking towards the eastern horizon.

“This feeling…” Li Tianwen frowned, and the aura around him that was in harmony with heaven and earth became slightly disordered: “It’s a power that has surpassed the first-grade limit erupting, and there’s more than one! In the east, in the coastal area!”

Within Jiang Ning's spiritual platform, the True Spirit Imprint glowed faintly. Although his divine sense was not fully expanded, he could already vaguely sense the immense pressure emanating from a great distance, a pressure that made his soul tremble.

The oppressive aura was filled with vast water vapor, violent lightning, and an ancient and wild cave-like atmosphere, as well as another familiar and awe-inspiring martial will that was majestic, domineering, and capable of suppressing everything!

"It's the aura of the Lord of the Manor!" Jiang Ning blurted out, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. Although it was faint and spanned an unimaginable distance, he would never mistake the martial essence unique to a Martial Saint.

Li Tianwen's expression was extremely solemn as he slowly nodded: "Teacher has made his move again. It was that spiritual body that traveled tens of thousands of miles and descended directly into the East Sea!"

At the same moment, in the east, in Haizhou, a coastal state.

This place has been the gateway to the East China Sea since ancient times, with a vast maritime territory. At this moment, the sky, which should have been gloomy in winter, was torn apart by endless divine light and chaotic energy.

Above the sky, a figure stood tall and imposing, shrouded in azure water vapor. The aura was so strong that it caused the sea within a thousand miles to churn and the clouds in the sky to shatter.

Its overwhelming power far surpassed the ordinary first-grade level, reaching an inconceivable realm. It was an unparalleled expert who emerged from an ancient cave!
His entire body carried an aura emanating from the cave.

It was an aura completely different from this world, utterly extraordinary.

"Martial Saint! Do you really intend to exterminate us all? I am merely searching for ancient relics in this state, and have not touched the foundation of your Great Xia!" The figure in the azure mist roared, his voice shaking the heavens like a thunderclap, causing countless living beings in Haizhou to tremble in fear.

Then, in response, there was a sound that seemed to leap from the heavens and earth.

thump—

As the sound rang out, countless powerful figures froze in their tracks, and invisible ripples spread across the distant horizon.

Then, the figure shrouded in dazzling white light suddenly appeared above the East China Sea.

At this moment, countless grandmasters who had reached the level of gods and heavens in all thirty-six prefectures of the Nine Provinces witnessed this scene.

They saw a fist swing out.

The fist was unremarkable, but as it was unleashed, a divine light exploded out.

The next moment, this divine light filled the heavens and earth, transforming into an unparalleled torrent of martial arts that cleaved through chaos and established the order of the universe!

"Unauthorized departure from the celestial realm is punishable by death!"

The Martial Saint's voice was calm and indifferent, yet it resonated like a divine decree, echoing deep within the hearts of every powerful individual who felt its resonance.

The voice did not come from the East China Sea, but came directly from the origin of martial arts, from the invincible will that had suppressed for eight hundred years.

The powerful being shrouded in azure mist was filled with shock and rage. He unleashed his full cultivation, activating the secret treasure of his grotto-heaven. A majestic phantom of an ancient world appeared behind him in an attempt to resist.

In an instant, the laws of the East Sea twisted, and ripples spread across the void, as if two worlds were colliding.

However, all of this proved futile under the fist of the Martial Saint.

Where the fist passed, the azure water vapor dissipated, the illusory cave shattered with a mournful cry, and the protective treasure that surpassed its grade was pierced as if it were made of paper.

"No—!" The mournful and unwilling roar came to an abrupt halt.

As the fist's light faded, the clouds and mist dispersed above the East Sea, and sunlight once again shone on the waves. The powerful aura of that celestial expert had completely vanished, along with all traces of its existence, erased from the world by that supreme punch.

Only on the surface of the sea, a giant whirlpool, bottomless and with smooth, mirror-like edges, slowly rotated, swallowing endless seawater, as if telling the story of the terror of the attack just now.

A lingering trace of martial arts essence, capable of subjugating all things, permeated the shores of the East Sea, lingering there as if warning all eyes that peer into this realm.

The front hall of the Imperial Preceptor's residence in the capital.

A brief moment of dead silence.

Li Tianwen let out a long breath, his eyes filled with complex emotions—shock, pride, and a deep-seated worry. "Teacher... is still so domineering and unparalleled. From ten thousand miles away, with a single strike of his spiritual body, he instantly killed a powerful expert from a grotto-heaven whose strength was probably no less than mine."

Jiang Ning remained silent; he saw things more clearly.

The powerful spiritual perception bestowed by the Lingtai Cave Illumination True Self Method, originating from the martial saint's lineage, allowed him to perceive the principles contained in that punch more clearly than others—it was a power pure to the extreme, a martial will that could break all rules and suppress all laws.

The Martial Saint was indeed in his twilight years, and his vitality might not be at its peak, but his will and his understanding of martial arts seemed even more unfathomable and even more domineering!
(End of this chapter)