Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 210 Shangyuan Palace! Prodigies and Ancient Masters!

However, Zhu Ge misjudged the time it would take for her body to recover this time.

Even with his body refined to perfection, it took him two full days and nights to fully recover.

The core of this lies in a chilling, yin energy.

This chilling power did not damage his body; on the contrary, after merging into his body, it made his body more resilient.

It's not about hardness, but about toughness.

Too much rigidity leads to breakage.

The original Zhu Ge's physical strength was more evident in head-on collisions.

But their resilience is different.

The increased toughness gives his body properties such as elasticity and extensibility.

On the contrary, it did not increase his physical strength much.

This led Zhu Ge to speculate that the water-based refining technique in the "Great Sun Glass Body" was mainly for enhancing the body's resilience.

That's a good thing.

After recovering, Zhu Ge went to ask Tong Zhen for advice.

Information concerning the Three Realms!

When Zhu Ge found Tong Zhen, he was patrolling the city wall.

The city walls of Mengzi were severely damaged during the previous siege, and craftsmen are working hard to repair them.

Tong Zhen leaned on his bone cane, his gaze sweeping over every gap, occasionally stopping to offer a few words of guidance.

"Lord Tong." Zhu Ge walked up the city wall.

Tong Zhen turned around, saw Zhu Ge, and said with a hoarse voice, "Palace Master Zhu, have you recovered? I heard from Miss Liu that you suffered a minor injury while cultivating."

"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious." Zhu Ge walked to his side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him: "Lord Tong, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Please speak," Tong Zhen said with a smile.

"How exactly are the realms above the three realms divided? What's the difference between geniuses, prodigies, and ancient philosophers?" Zhu Ge asked bluntly.

Tong Zhen was silent for a moment, then looked towards the distant mountains: "Palace Master Zhu, do you know what Shangyuan Palace is?"

"Niwan Palace, the abode of the spirit," Zhu Ge said.

"That's right." Tong Zhen nodded: "But the size of the Shangyuan Palace determines the strength of one's divine sense, and also determines its future potential."

He took a stone from his sleeve and drew a simple diagram on it.

"When an ordinary person breaks through to the third realm, the Shangyuan Palace is only the size of a room."

"The range of divine sense is only a hundred feet, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that can be mobilized is also limited."

"Geniuses are different."

Tong Zhen drew another square on the map, several times larger than the previous one: "The Shangyuan Palace of geniuses is as big as a typical courtyard house, and its divine sense can cover a range of several miles, allowing it to mobilize more spiritual energy from heaven and earth."

"And what about those prodigies?" Zhu Ge asked.

Tong Zhen did not answer directly, but instead drew a larger square on the picture, which almost occupied the entire stone.

"The Shangyuan Palace of the prodigy is like a small city, and the range of divine sense can cover tens of miles, or even hundreds of miles."

"Their spiritual sense is much stronger. Perhaps they've just broken through, yet their spiritual sense is already comparable to someone like me who's been stuck in the third realm for decades."

"I see—" Zhu Ge nodded thoughtfully, "What about the ancient philosophers?"

"The ancient philosophers?" Tong Zhen put down the stone, turned around and looked at him with a hint of awe in his eyes: "Legend has it that the Shangyuan Palace of the ancient philosophers was like a continuous mountain range, and their divine sense could cover a range of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. Such people are one in a thousand years."

"Each of them is a pillar of humanity, and each of them has left a significant mark on history."

Zhu Ge smiled and said, "Lord Tong, then tell me—how big will my Shangyuan Palace be?"

Tong Zhen glanced at him and smiled.

"Palace Master Zhu, you haven't even reached the third realm yet, how would I know how big your Shangyuan Palace is? However—" he pondered, "with your strength to kill a third-realm demon beast at the second realm, you are at least a genius."

"At least?" Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow.

"At least," Tong Zhen nodded, "if you can cultivate multiple paths and integrate various powers during your breakthrough, the possibility of the Shangyuan Palace expanding further will be higher."

"Perhaps this is why you study Confucianism, Taoism, and shamanism?"

Tong Zhen smiled and said, "There must be a master guiding you, right?"

"Yes," Zhu Ge replied, without elaborating on who the expert was.

However, he also began to ponder things in his heart.

His martial arts origins require him to absorb the essence of all schools of thought; with each additional path he cultivates, his dantian expands by one unit.

With each additional heart focused, the Zhongyuan Palace grows stronger.

Little by little, when the time comes to break through the three realms, with everyone working together, the Shangyuan Palace may finally reach its full potential.

Zhu Ge then asked, "How can one possess the talent of the ancient philosophers?"

Tong Zhen remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "I have only heard about it, I have never seen it myself."

"It is said that when the ancient philosophers broke through the three realms, strange phenomena would occur in the heavens and earth."

"A natural phenomenon?" Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow: "It's not a phantom manifestation!"

"No, they are natural phenomena." Tong Zhen looked at Zhu Ge with anticipation: "Some are golden lotuses falling from the sky, some are spiritual springs gushing from the earth, some are the sun and moon shining together, and some are a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. These phenomena are all manifestations of the path for those who break through."

"Similar to a phantom manifestation, but with a more powerful suppression effect."

"The reason why the ancient philosophers were the ancient philosophers was not only because they were powerful, but also because they pioneered a new path and pointed out the direction for the human race."

Pointing out the direction — Zhu Ge listened intently, remaining silent for a long time.

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Tong." He bowed deeply.

Tong Zhen helped him up and said with a smile, "Palace Master, there's no need for such formalities. I'm just telling you what I know. Whether you can do it or not depends on your own destiny."

"I will." Zhu Ge nodded. "Then, Lord Tong, we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning. Honghe Prefecture is currently beset by internal and external troubles, and time is of the essence."

"I know," Tong Zhen sighed. "I have no choice but to stay here. Otherwise, I would truly like to fight alongside Palace Master Zhu in all directions!"

Zhu Ge also understood Tong Zhen's feelings.

Zhu Ge still respected Tong Zhen, the city lord who was willing to live and die with the city.

Just like Eagle City and Jianshui City before.

These city lords could have easily escaped to other places using the power of the Third Realm, but instead chose to defend themselves to the death and fight against the monsters of the Third Realm.

For the people in the city, having such a city lord is a blessing.

Zhu Ge bid farewell to Tong Zhen and then returned to her room to ponder the matter of the Three Realms.

With his current strength, it's estimated that he could easily open up a Shangyuan Palace of genius level.

But what if a strange phenomenon occurs when the energy gathers in the Shangyuan Palace?

He wasn't sure if it would work.

Therefore, Zhu Ge does not intend to attempt to break through to the third realm until he is completely confident.

In any case, with his current strength, he can easily defeat any opponent at the normal third realm.

"I should continue to study the ways of war, chivalry, and thievery."

Zhu Ge produced the corresponding cultivation technique.

Mr. Wolf Hair gave him the art of military strategy, the Swordsman gave him the art of chivalry, and Li Hao gave him the art of thievery.

All three of these techniques are driven by blood and qi, so they all belong to branches of martial arts.

"Continue to improve your studies so that your blood and energy can undergo more changes and your self-control can be enhanced."

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