Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 315: Improving Cultivation, the Five Realms after Xiantian
Inside the Weiwusi Yamen.

Shen Qing sat upright on the main seat in the back hall with a frown on his face.

Swenber and his party had already left.

For now, there is not much evidence to indicate that this group of people is targeting him.

These imperial envoys have no plans to conduct an in-depth investigation into the case of the demon in Yongzhou and the strange phenomena outside the city.

But he didn't think he could get away with it.

This is just the beginning.

No one can predict what will happen in the future, so we should prepare early.

"My boss."

At this moment, Tian Xiaohu's voice with a hint of hesitation sounded outside the door, breaking the silence in the room.

"come in."

"Yes."

Tian Xiaohu pushed the door open and walked in with steady steps. He clasped his hands and said, "My uncle and aunt are ready. When do you think we can be brought back to the city? Otherwise, I can come this afternoon..."

Shen Qing raised his hand gently, stopped Tian Xiaohu from finishing his words, and slowly said, "Wait a minute."

Taking into account the unrest in Yongzhou City, Shen Qing moved his uncle, aunt and eldest sister out of the city for their safety and found a safe place to settle them.

Now that the demons in the city have been pacified, my uncle and aunt are planning to move back, but it still seems a little inappropriate now.

Shen Qing vaguely felt that Shi Wenbo and others might take other actions next. Bringing his uncle and aunt back now would undoubtedly put them in a dangerous situation, and would also add weaknesses and constraints to himself.

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaohu frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

He didn't know about the imperial envoy sent by the court yet, nor did he understand the game behind it. A trace of worry flashed across his face: "Boss, what happened recently?"

"Nothing, just a small matter."

Seeing that Shen Qing was unwilling to say more, Tian Xiaohu was very tactful and did not ask any more questions: "Then I understand. I will arrange it right away."

Shen Qing watched Tian Xiaohu leave, then found Chen Guang and others and asked them to keep an eye on the whereabouts of Shi Wenbo and others.

After dealing with many trivial matters in this way, it was already past noon.

Seeing that it was still early, Shen Qing, who had always been very self-disciplined, walked into the training room as usual to carry out his daily practice.

In the Weiwusi office, there was a training room that he specially built. It was very quiet. There was only a cushion in the center, and the rest of the room was empty, looking extremely simple.

Shen Qing pushed open the door and walked in.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion in the middle of the room with ease, an unspoken aura of calmness surrounding him.

Shen Qing's eyes focused and a divine thought spread out.

With a bang, the door of the training room was slammed shut by an invisible force.

Shen Qing closed his eyes and calmed his mind. After his heart was calm, he slowly opened his eyes and took out a jade pendant as smooth as jade from his lapel.

This jade plate is engraved with intricate and exquisite jade symbols, which sparkle brightly under the faint light.

Shen Qing felt a burst of warmth where he touched, without any trace of ice, and it exuded a sense of extraordinaryness.

In the past few days since the Yongzhou demon was strangled, many affairs in the city have been in a mess, and the government office is short of staff.

He was always busy with government affairs and had no time to pay much attention to cultivation.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he used this jade token.

"I don't know what Shi Wenbo and his group are up to. It's always right for me to improve my cultivation and strengthen my strength."

The sudden visit of the imperial envoy gave Shen Qing a bad feeling.

He decided to put aside his heavy government affairs for the time being and devote himself to spiritual practice.

Shen Qing raised his hands lightly, moving them flexibly, forming mysterious spells.

As he moved, the light on the jade token suddenly lit up, like the brightest star in the night sky. Rays of spiritual energy, so rich that they were almost liquefied, surged out from the jade token, surrounding his body and forming a small sea of ​​spiritual energy.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the entire training room instantly increased to an unprecedented level.

Then, Shen Qing took out a wish bead emitting a soft white light from his sleeve.

Seeing that everything was ready, he did not delay any longer and started practicing the bead refining method.

Shen Qing's heart moved, and the wish bead floated up, emitting light that complemented the light of the jade plate.

Suddenly, Shen Qing's speed in condensing spiritual energy doubled, as if countless small streams converged into rivers, pouring into his body endlessly.

Under the refinement of the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Art, Shen Qing felt that every inch of his skin and every pore were greedily absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, and his breath became increasingly steady.

At this moment, Shen Qing seemed to have merged into one with the whole world.

Every breath and every heartbeat resonates subtly with the surrounding spiritual energy.

In the sea of ​​qi in his body, a shadow that looked exactly like him slowly emerged and was gradually solidifying with the nourishment of spiritual energy.

At this time, Shen Qing's mind was completely immersed in the mysterious world of cultivation.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed through his meridians like fine threads, nourishing his body and spirit.

After countless times of tempering and accumulation, the spiritual power in his body has gradually transformed from its original rough and thick state to a light and agile state, and has produced a resonance with the spiritual energy of the outside world.

Shen Qing's body was surrounded by a faint flickering light, and the spiritual energy in the training room seemed to be summoned and driven by something, rushing towards him more violently, forming a small vortex.

His spiritual sense became extremely clear at this moment. He was able to sense the flow of every trace of spiritual energy in his body, and even vaguely capture the subtle changes in the spiritual energy around him between heaven and earth.

Suddenly, an unprecedented force quietly surged in his body, and his whole body became much lighter.

Shen Qing knew that this was not a sign of a breakthrough, but a sign that his spiritual power was about to undergo a qualitative leap based on the innate realm.

After an unknown amount of time, the wish bead in front of him had been completely refined.

Realizing the speed of refining spiritual energy, Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes, stopped practicing, and took back the jade token.

Shen Qing noticed that the light of the jade token became more restrained after being refined, and was a little dimmer than before.

I think it’s because the spiritual energy has been used up.

This is all within reason.

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth right now is not even one percent of the spiritual essence of this jade tablet. It is really frustrating. If I don't have this spiritual essence, I want to improve my cultivation. It will be extremely difficult to cultivate with these scraps in front of me."

"No wonder the Ji family of the Great Zhou wants to seize the martial arts of the world for their own use. In the final analysis, it is because there are too few resources for cultivation."

Shen Qing sighed: "I really don't know what kind of era the ancient times were like." "Forget it, it's useless to think too much about these things. I can't go back to the past, so I'd better think more about the present."

Exhaling a breath of foul air, Shen Qing muttered to himself: "I remember that above the Xiantian Realm should be the Lingxu Realm. I know very little about this realm, and I don't have much intelligence and information at the moment. I should go to the martial arts hall to ask for advice."

Yongzhou's martial arts hall houses many unique skills and martial arts.

On a previous occasion, he used his ability of [Photographic Memory] to memorize all the martial arts techniques in the martial arts hall.

To be frank, even now he still knows all the martial arts in the martial arts hall by heart.

But this martial arts hall in Yongzhou is not just a place to collect martial arts.

After such a long period of learning, he gradually realized that martial arts halls in various places are also excellent places to discuss martial arts.

There are many people in this world who may not have high martial arts skills or their practice may be average, but they are extremely obsessed with studying martial arts and have a high level of attainment in martial arts knowledge.

The Great Zhou court attaches great importance to martial arts, and it is impossible for the Great Zhou court to allow these people to stay outside.

Therefore, there are some special examination schools to recruit these people.

After passing the examination, these people can enter the Hanlin Academy or the Shanhaisi, which is also an official status and they are supported by the government.

Some of them will be assigned to serve as coaches in martial arts halls across the country.

Shen Qing remembered that there were several veteran coaches in Yongzhou's martial arts hall. They were knowledgeable enough and were good people to learn from.

After walking out of the Weiwusi Yamen, Shen Qing went to the Bingmasi Lifang.

Not everyone can enter Yongzhou's martial arts hall; certain rules are required.

Before, Shen Qing was rewarded by the military commander Jia Zhiping for killing a demon and was given a hand card to advance once.

If he wants to go to the martial arts hall again, he still needs proof of his hand card.

However, now that the county magistrate is dead, the military commander Jia Zhiping is also dead. His reputation is known to everyone in Yongzhou, and his position in the county government is obviously quite important.

It is very easy to get the martial arts hall cards again.

The officials in the Lifang Office hardly stopped him and let him go all the way, which was just a formality.

Entering the martial arts hall again, Shen Qing found that there were a lot more people here compared to the last time he came.

Each of them was like a martial arts fanatic, holding a book and reading it with rapt attention and fanatical eyes.

Most of these people were dressed very simply. I think they were all ordinary people. Because they made many contributions in the invasion of demons, they had the opportunity to enter this martial arts hall for further training.

They knew that such an opportunity was rare, so when they got the martial arts, they cherished it very much and studied it with full concentration.

While studying, many people couldn't help but use their fingers as swords, drawing invisible tracks in the air, and silently deducing the exquisite sword techniques.

Even though Shen Qing came over, it did not cause any ripples.

They were all so engrossed that they were completely unaware of anything happening in the outside world.

Shen Qing ignored these people and went straight to find the old coach. This person was the one who entertained him when he first came to the martial arts hall and had the highest status in the martial arts hall.

Shen Qing clasped his hands together and said, "Old coach, we meet again."

The old coach glanced at Shen Qing and was a little surprised. He didn't expect Shen Qing to come here.

He stayed in the martial arts hall and rarely came out, turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside the hall and knowing very little about what was happening outside the hall.

However, the changes that have taken place in Yongzhou in recent times have been so great that it was difficult for him to remain immune and aware of the changes.

There is no doubt that the most prominent person in Yongzhou during this incident is the person in front of him, Lord Shen Qingshen, the chief of the Weiwu Division.

The old coach Fang Shizhen said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I wonder what brings you here, Lord Shen? Do you have a relevant token?"

The old coach Fang Shizhen was a little puzzled. As far as he knew, the current chief of the Weiwu Division had already reached the Xiantian realm, while the martial arts collected in the county martial arts hall only reached the Xiantian realm at most.

What's the point of coming to the martial arts hall again?
"Of course there is." Shen Qing smiled and took out his cards and handed them to the other party for verification.

After the other party checked it and made sure there was no problem, he returned it to me.

Shen Qing put away his cards and said, "Old coach, can I have a word with you?"

"Please come this way, sir." Although the old coach Fang Shizhen was confused, he did not show it at all.

He led Shen Qing through the winding corridors and finally stopped in front of a carved wooden door. He gently pushed it open and led Shen Qing to a quaint and elegant tea room.

The aroma of tea wafts through the air, making the room quiet and peaceful.

Shen Qing walked in, took a quick look around, and then sat down at a simple round table.

Fang Shizhen followed closely behind, skillfully pouring two cups of hot tea, placing one cup in front of Shen Qing and gently picking up the other cup, but not drinking it immediately. He just waited quietly for Shen Qing to speak.

Shen Qing took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said directly: "Master Fang, I came here this time to ask you some questions about cultivation."

Fang Shizhen heard this and said with a slightly stern expression: "Your Excellency, please speak."

"I would like to ask what are the realms after the Xiantian realm?" Shen Qing looked directly at Fang Shizhen and said.

This... could it be that there is another breakthrough?
When Fang Shizhen heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he soon relaxed.

In his opinion, Shen Qing must be gifted since he was able to break through to the Innate Realm in such a short time.

Such people will definitely not stick to the current situation, and it is only a matter of time before they make a breakthrough.

Fang Shizhen took a sip of tea, pondered for a while and said: "Above the Xiantian realm, there are five realms."

"Which five realms are they?"

"The realm of spiritual emptiness, the realm of the primordial spirit, the realm of the wandering air, the realm of unity, the realm of the end of heaven."

Fang Shizhen continued, "After the Xiantian Realm is the Lingxu Realm. In this realm, the spiritual power in the body changes from real to virtual, and can resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is a critical period for martial arts to enter immortality and condense the primordial spirit. When the martial artist's primordial spirit will gradually grow stronger and reach the stage where it can leave the body, it is the primordial spirit realm. At this stage, cultivators can master magical powers and cast spells."

Shen Qing's eyes became more and more fiery. He took a deep breath and couldn't help asking, "What kind of realm is the Sky Traveling Realm?"

Fang Shizhen shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"do not know?"

"The Sky Wandering Realm, the Unity Realm, and the Heaven's End Realm are not realms that we can touch. The cultivators who have entered these realms have already surpassed the scope of martial artists and are close to immortals. We know very little about them. I heard that the Heaven's End Realm is the pinnacle of martial arts, but this is just a legend. For thousands of years, no one has ever truly reached this realm."

Shen Qing's heart trembled.

"What else does Lord Shen want to ask?"

Shen Qing pondered for a while and asked, "Please tell me more about this Lingxu Realm, sir."

(End of this chapter)