The martial arts immortals in the modern world.

Chapter 130: Hundred Refinements
"Longxiong City is the second largest city in Jiuxiao Territory after the capital city, Jiuxiao City. It is also the transportation hub city of Jiuxiao Territory. If Jiuxiao Territory had not implemented the strategy of strengthening the capital city and moved the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy in Longxiong City, Longxiong City would have been the largest economic city in Jiuxiao Territory. But even so, Longxiong City is still the most populous city in Jiuxiao Territory and the first choice for immigrants to live in, with an annual GDP of 200 billion."

In the car, Zong Yan introduced the basic information of Longxiong City.

Yaoguang felt a little uncomfortable at first, but now he saw the surrounding streets full of lights and people, and the endless stream of hovercars on the road...

Gradually becoming numb.

Especially at this moment...

There’s a traffic jam!
The first problem he encountered when he arrived at the cultivation city of Cangwu World was traffic jam!

Vehicles began to move into the city at a snail's pace.

After accepting the reality before him, he felt out of place. Instead, at an altitude of hundreds of meters, on tracks paved with flowing light, from time to time, sword-wielding monks flew by.

Anyone who has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining can fly with a sword. Rich sword practitioners at the fifth or sixth level can also buy a spiritual flying sword and do the same.

but……

Is it appropriate for a monk to appear from time to time in such a modern metropolis flying through on a sword?

"call out!"

While he was thinking, another sword light passed by from low altitude, bringing with it a brilliant light effect that attracted attention.

"These brats are showing off their flying swords again, and they turned up the light pollution so high that I could hardly see the road ahead. Aren't they afraid of causing a traffic accident?"

The driver of the vehicle moving side by side next to them could be heard cursing.

"Don't be jealous. If you have money, you can buy one. If you have a flying sword, why would you need to drive a junky car like you do now, stuck in traffic and unable to move?"

In the passenger seat, a woman in her thirties taunted.

"What's wrong with flying swords? The experience is not good at all. It's better to sit in the car."

The driver said stubbornly.

"If you can't afford it, then you can't afford it. Is it that hard to admit that you can't afford it? But it's true. This kind of top luxury goods is available only if you are born with it. If you can't afford it, you will never be able to afford it in your lifetime."

The woman spoke again.

Yaoguang glanced at the receding stream of light and asked, "Are flying swords so popular now? Do practitioners at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining have spiritual weapons?"

"With the vigorous promotion of industrialization and scale, the production capacity of various industries has increased significantly. The original valuable things have indeed depreciated greatly. In the past, high-level cultivators were lucky to have high-level magic tools, but now... spiritual tools are basically standard, and some are even upgraded to medium-level spiritual tools or high-level spiritual tools, just like many high-level cultivators practice the original foundation-building or even simplified golden elixir-level spells."

Zong Yan said, and added: "However, Jiuding Sect has experienced turmoil not long ago, and its industrial capacity has not yet been improved. It's okay for backward products like magic weapon-level flying swords, but spiritual weapon-level flying swords... are still not popular. Now those who can afford spiritual weapon-level flying swords are all rich children with power and influence. Even spiritual weapon flying swords that have almost no combat function and can only fly are priced in the tens of millions."

"A spiritual weapon with no combat function..."

Yaoguang is a ninth-rank weapon refiner after all, and he is quite knowledgeable about magical weapons and spiritual weapons.

This kind of thing has always been a powerful magical weapon used in fighting, and a spiritual weapon without combat power is as ridiculous as a fighter jet that cannot launch missiles.

"What's the point of refining these things?"

"It's the brand effect. The materials used by others are all magic weapon grade, but yours can reach the spiritual weapon grade, which sounds very high-end. It is said that the new 'Light Spirit' Flying Sword Immortal King Edition released by the Great Sun Sword Sect is not as practical in combat as a high-level magic weapon, but the price is more than ten times that of a high-level magic weapon. Even so, it is still out of stock."

Zong Yan said.

"Guangling is not doing well now. It is said that the 'Immortal King Edition' discriminates against women and has been taken off the shelves after being reported. The best-selling product in the high-end market now is their rival 'Liuxian' Nine-Type Fairy Edition Flying Sword. The sales volume in the first half of this year alone has exceeded 10,000."

Ji Pingtian interrupted.

"Liuxian series? Didn't the Jiuding Sect's quality inspection department report it? This is pure IQ tax."

Zong Yan was a little surprised.

"Many people think that the imported products from the Great Sun Sword Sect are high-end, and some even think that the quality inspection department deliberately prevents them from using high-end products from other sects in order to engage in trade protection."

Ji Pingtian said with a smile.

They have all been in high-level positions, and they can see through the tricks at a glance.

but……

This may not necessarily be the case for local practitioners.

The vehicles stopped and started.

As for the clothing of the people we met along the way, 30% each were wearing modern style, ancient style, and strange costumes.

The architectural styles include high-rise buildings and magnificent palaces.

But even in the quaint buildings, there are a lot of electronic products, which make them look like modern antique buildings.

Yaoguang saw that many shops hung magical instruments and spiritual tools directly on the walls for sale.

The same is true for various kinds of elixirs.

However, the store merchandise and decoration seem to be polarized.

The goods sold in the Jiuding Sect’s own shops are mainly mid- and low-end products, while the items sold in the shops with the names of some other sects are quite high-end.

On the electronic screen of a more luxurious store, there was an advertisement for the sale of precious artifacts.

"Can treasures be bought?"

Yaoguang looked at the electronic screen and said.

"Don't even mention treasures, you can even buy spiritual treasures."

Zong Yan said this with some emotion: "Now, whether it is refining equipment, refining pills, array formations, or talismans, they all tend to be large factory models, which greatly reduces production costs while speeding up production efficiency. This concept has permeated everyone's cognition, and the myth of combining thousands of great powers in one person is gradually being broken, turning to a group cooperation model... Therefore, when we come to the Cangwu world, the first thing we have to do is to change our cognition and learn new knowledge."

Yaoguang did not speak, but turned his gaze to the bustling streets around him.

Treasure weapons and spiritual weapons can be purchased, so the same should be true for elixirs used for cultivation.

In this way, the time it takes for him to perfect his cultivation of the celestial body might be much faster.

……

A city with a population of 16 million is certainly not a small city.

After more than an hour, the vehicle finally stopped at a hospital located in the old city. There was a sign hanging at the gate that read - Bailianmen.

Bailianmen looks quite large, no smaller than a middle school.

Not only are there six buildings, but there are also several squares and gardens.

Considering its location...

The value of this courtyard is more than 100 million.

Zong Lian’s influence in Longxiong City is just the tip of the iceberg.

After parking the car, Zong Yan, Ji Pingtian and Yaoguang entered the yard.

There are many people practicing martial arts in the outer courtyard.

There were also people giving guidance.

Seeing Yaoguang and his group coming, a man who looked to be in his thirties soon came out to greet them.

"Brother Yang."

Zong Yan hurried forward and saluted.

The man called Senior Brother Yang nodded, then turned to Yaoguang and said, "You are indeed very young."

Yaoguang looked at him and, with his "perception" talent, quickly determined that this was a celestial being.

He is still a stronger celestial being than Xie Boen. "This is Fourth Senior Brother Yang Kaitai."

Zong Yan introduced Yaoguang.

"The master is waiting for you, follow me."

Yang Kaitai said as he led Zong Yan and Yao Guang towards the inner courtyard.

Ji Pingtian stayed.

He is one of the three presidents of Jishihui, but in Bailianmen...

More than half of the formal disciples are stronger than him, so they are not qualified to enter the inner sect.

After walking a few hundred meters, the group arrived at a courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Yaoguang keenly noticed something.

Inside and outside the courtyard are like two different worlds.

Whatever you hear and see is completely different.

This difference...

"Array?"

He had a realization.

At this time, two people were fighting in the courtyard.

There were three more people watching.

Among the three, there was an old man wearing rather antique clothes.

The other man and woman also tended to dress in a more ancient style.

The man was about 30 or 40 years old, wearing a white jacket. The woman looked to be less than 30 years old because she was well maintained. She was wearing a cheongsam that outlined her slender and perfect figure.

Seeing Yaoguang, several people nodded slightly.

But he didn't say anything, just watched the two people fighting in the field.

These two people...

He is also a master of the seventh level of body training.

Their boxing skills, combat techniques, secret techniques, and experience are all top-notch. Even if they were asked to fight against Xie Bowen, who was possessed by Leng Tianfeng, they would probably not be much inferior.

After a few minutes, the two decided the winner.

What Yaoguang paid special attention to was that the fist power exerted by the two men in their fight seemed to be absorbed by some invisible force, so that the battle between heaven and man did not turn the yard into a mess.

His gaze lingered for a moment on some special runes on the ground.

"A formation?"

It seems that magical instruments, elixirs, formations, and spiritual practice have penetrated into every corner of the lives of people in this world.

"how?"

At this time, the old man sitting in the first seat asked.

Yaoguang thought about it for a while, and said politely: "Very good."

Before he had cultivated his body to become a supernatural being, it would not be easy for him to defeat any of them.

"good?"

These words caused dissatisfaction among the two winners of the duel.

His eyes fell directly on Yaoguang: "Chen Shu, you have been in the seventh level of physical training for four years, would you like to compete?"

Yaoguang didn't say anything, but just looked at the old man Zong Lian.

Zong Lian said: "I heard from Zong Yan that you are very confident in your talent. Do you plan to set up your own sect and then integrate into the Jiuding Sect?"

"Yes."

Yaoguang nodded slightly.

Zong Lian’s Bai Lian Sect follows this model.

They enjoy the treatment of honorary elders of Jiuding Sect, and they have to take action when Jiuding Sect is in danger.

But on normal days, the rules of the Jiuding Sect do not apply to them.

For disciples of Bailian Sect who were officially enrolled, as long as they did not practice evil skills or were tortured to death, the Jiuding Sect would not interfere even if they died.

"You won't switch to sword training or magic training, right?"

Zong Lian Dao.

"will not."

His new branches will not grow out until he becomes a star master.

In other words, before becoming a great practitioner, one cannot practice other paths at the same time.

What's more...

Even if one becomes a star master, the new branches that grow may not necessarily be [Qi Refining].

"Sword cultivation and magic cultivation are not something that anyone who starts from scratch can afford, but if you choose physical cultivation... it is not easy to gain independence."

Zong Lian said calmly, "In today's world, there is a saying that there are God Cultivators, Sword Cultivators, Magic Cultivators, and Physical Cultivators. This ranking directly proves the importance of the four major systems. The God Cultivator system is relatively weak in combat power and places great emphasis on talent. Even though the Jiuding Sect strongly advocates it, it is still developing slowly. What people really yearn for are the sword cultivators and magic cultivators who can win battles thousands of miles away, rather than the physical cultivators who rush to the front line of the battlefield and have the highest casualty rate. Therefore, the physical cultivators are ranked last."

Yaoguang nodded.

He was well aware of this.

"The cultivation of sword cultivators and magic cultivators requires a large number of magic tools, spirit stones, and natural treasures, but the Jiuding Sect has a lot of things to rebuild. Although there is a foundation left by the Weapon Sect in the art of refining, the world's technological innovation is too fast, and the Weapon Sect's technology is already outdated. Needless to say, the importance of spirit stones... The Jiuding Sect is extremely lacking in these two aspects. The reason why it can sit firmly on the throne of the world's largest sect is because of body cultivation!"

This great cultivator who practiced magic looked at Yaoguang calmly and said, "In terms of physical cultivation alone, the Jiuding Sect is comparable to the six major immortal sects. So, do you want to stand out in this competitive environment by practicing physical cultivation?"

The current combat form of Cangwu has already changed.

The characteristics of physical repair are consumability, high stability and long endurance.

But when the two sects really clash, it is often the case that the spiritual cultivators explore, the sword cultivators attack, the magic cultivators bombard, and finally it is the turn of the physical cultivators to enter and occupy.

The Jiuding Sect only has strong physical cultivators.

If you rashly enter the enemy's territory before your defensive fortifications are removed and your enemy's deployment is clear, you will simply end up seeking death.

I'm afraid that before I figure out where the enemy is, I'll be locked onto by the opponent's spiritual cultivators, who will then guide the sword cultivators and magic cultivators to launch long-range attacks, and my entire army will be wiped out.

Therefore, the importance of physical training is declining.

Its importance has declined, its danger is extremely high, and the entry threshold is low. What's more, Jiuding Sect is still a major sect for physical cultivation...

When there are too many monks of any type, internal competition tends to occur.

Under such circumstances, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for Yaoguang to stand out through physical cultivation.

"So, tell me, what gives you the confidence to start your own business?"

(End of this chapter)