Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

"Is this Master Jiang's method? It's truly astonishing."

Although the change in power was sudden, Li Changqing was not completely caught off guard.

Despite his young age, he has laid an incredibly solid foundation.

If it really comes down to a head-on collision, then strength might not be able to overcome his skill.

But Li Changqing did not do that.

This power was like chewing gum, always clinging to his soul. It would take Li Changqing half a day to a full day, undisturbed, to expel this strange energy.

But he is now trapped in the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, and outside, the old patriarch of the Qi Kingdom is watching him with covetous eyes.

If Li Changqing wanted to completely avoid him, he could only escape using a stealth technique. In doing so, his reputation as the Supreme Regent would undoubtedly suffer a severe blow.

If forced into a corner, Li Changqing could disregard all these considerations and prioritize saving his own life.

After all, as long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood.

At this point, Li Changqing was clearly not yet driven to the brink of despair.

He was somewhat unwilling to just leave like that.

Just then, this strange energy acted on its own, trying to sever his wrist, so Li Changqing simply went along with it.

Other supreme realm experts would never want to lose any part of their body.

It's okay to get injured, even if it's serious.

With the tenacious vitality of those at the Supreme Realm, they always find a way to recover.

But losses are unacceptable.

Even if they find a miracle doctor who can reattach their severed arms and hands.

They have no way to perfect their martial arts anymore, and can only retain their current strength.

Li Changqing, however, was not afraid of this at all.

As long as his brain and heart are not damaged, he can recover instantly under the blessing of the Tai Xuan Shen Zhao Jing.

The ability to regenerate broken branches is merely a basic ability of the Tai Xuan Shen Zhao Jing, and of course, it is also a signature ability.

Li Changqing's seemingly casual actions startled the Qi State Patriarch, who was hiding in the shadows.

He even rubbed his eyes.

"Impossible!"

"I've never heard of such a miraculous method."

"Could it be that he gleaned this knowledge from the Golden Man of Heaven?"

The Heavenly Divine Skill, the number one divine skill in the world, contains 12 golden figures, each of whom records a different divine skill.

The Heavenly Divine Skill is completely different from the divine skills that everyone else cultivates, both in terms of power and effect.

To put it bluntly, even ordinary top-tier martial arts techniques are incredibly powerful.

But more often, it is the understanding of the true meaning and realm of martial arts, which does not involve the rules of heaven and earth.

The techniques recorded in the Tongtian Divine Skill almost all involve the power of rules.

To put it bluntly, these are completely different approaches.

This is also one of the reasons why ordinary martial arts masters find it difficult to comprehend the Heavenly Divine Skill.

Their martial arts talent was far less useful for the Tongtian Divine Skill than one might imagine.

On the contrary, some powerful beings at the Free and Unfettered Realm or the Great Free and Unfettered Realm might be able to learn the divine skills on the Golden Man of Heaven through their unique comprehension or extraordinary opportunities.

As for Li Changqing himself, not only did he have amazing martial arts talent, but he also encountered no obstacles in learning the divine skills on the Tongtian Golden Man.

Everything happened naturally; he learned these skills effortlessly.

It was precisely because he learned these divine skills that Li Changqing's understanding became even more profound.

The divine power on the Golden Man of Heaven is somewhat similar to immortal arts or advanced Taoist techniques, but not entirely the same. It is related to martial arts, but not entirely complementary.

According to Li Changqing's understanding, these divine skills should be rules that evolved from martial arts.

All roads lead to Chang'an.

Cultivating immortality is acceptable, and so is cultivating martial arts to a certain level.

The demon race can do it, and so can the human race, once they reach a certain level in martial arts cultivation.

When the ancestors of the human race created the Heavenly Divine Skill, they may have used the demonic magic of the demon race.

The demon race possesses innate supernatural powers, which the human ancestors simplified through their own research, eventually transforming into the powerful divine skills we know today.

What Li Changqing has already learned, including "shrinking the earth into an inch" and "shrinking the earth into an inch," all belong to this category.

Although both golden figures are on Li Changqing, this does not mean that he alone has mastered these two divine skills.

The Tongtian Divine Skill has been passed down for so many years, changing hands countless times. Although most of them, including those at the Supreme Realm, have not been able to comprehend its profound mysteries.

But there are always some exceptional individuals who learn these divine skills and pass them down.

Among those top sects, Li Changqing only knew one: a sect that had mastered the art of the Inch-Light technique to its pinnacle.

Within that sect, the Cun Guang technique must have been modified. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for so many people to learn this divine skill.

The limb regeneration that Li Changqing had just displayed was seen by the Qi Kingdom's patriarch and his men as a technique possessed only by the most powerful divine arts.

Other divine skills are unlikely to achieve such an effect.

"Not only did he reach the Supreme Realm at such a young age, but he also mastered the Heaven-Reaching Divine Skill?"

The old patriarch of Qi was secretly annoyed.

If they had known that this kid was so incredibly talented, they wouldn't have broken ties with him.

No matter how powerful the Great Zhou Dynasty was, it would not launch a large-scale southward invasion as long as the two sides did not completely break off relations.

Although the Great Zhou was the most powerful country in the surrounding world.

They occupy the most fertile land and possess the largest population and most talented individuals. They have no shortage of any mineral resources.

But precisely because of their advantageous geographical location, they were surrounded by formidable enemies.

The northern steppe people and the Great Jin Kingdom, the eastern Star Empire, the fifteen kingdoms in the south, and the western sacred mountain and the five major tribes.

None of these are free.

Once the Great Zhou Dynasty is weakened internally, they will inevitably swarm in like a pack of wolves.

Even if we can't completely destroy the Great Zhou Dynasty, we can at least take a piece of flesh from this most powerful empire.

They were still happy.

The Great Zhou was well aware of this, which is why they exercised great restraint in their foreign wars.

The Great Zhou's national policy is to focus its attacks on any neighboring country that dares to rise to prominence. Because of this resolute attitude, these surrounding forces at most engage in probing attacks and rarely risk a full-scale war against the Great Zhou.

After all, if they really had to fight the Great Zhou to the death, they didn't know if the Great Zhou would die.

They, however, are destined to die.

This is the true value of being the world's leading power in the region.

This was precisely what the old patriarch of Qi regretted: as long as they hadn't completely broken ties with the Great Zhou.

No matter how strong the Great Zhou was, at most it could only occupy a few cities in the Qi Kingdom, and it would not launch a large-scale invasion.

Now, however, the situation is not so certain.

He was plotting against his opponent, wanting to make Li Changqing lose a hand.

Putting ourselves in their shoes, the other side would definitely not mind wiping them out completely.

Just as the Qi State Ancestor was thinking this, Li Changqing's moon wheel also flew out.

The sun and moon shine simultaneously, one with dazzling sunlight, the other with cool moonlight.

"Now! Let heaven and earth be buried together!"