In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 71 Jade Purity Realm Ascension to Godhood

At the same time, at Tianyi Star Palace.

Although it is called an academy, it is actually an enormous city completely shrouded in starlight mist, a sign of extremely rich spiritual energy. Moreover, this starlight mist is emitted and exhaled by the wondrous object [Moon Well], making it more suitable for human absorption. Staying in such a place for a long time can even enhance one's potential.

Tianyi Star Palace is a unique place, with pavilions, towers, skyscrapers, and interstellar fortresses. The fusion of ancient and modern forms a strange landscape. Martial arts, immortality, magic, beast taming, medical, mecha, and many other professions that exist in the Xuanhuang Realm can all be found here.

Tianyi Star Palace is all-encompassing and a cradle for professionals. Looking around, a tall black tower first catches the eye; that is the wondrous [Tower of Heaven], the iconic building of Tianyi Star Palace. A dozen miles further on is the territory of the martial arts department.

The martial arts department of Tianyi Star Palace is known as the ancestral home of martial arts. Seventy percent of the martial arts experts in the Xia Kingdom came from this place, and martial arts is also the strongest department of Tianyi Star Palace!

While there are indeed no tenth-level deities in martial arts, such powerful individuals cannot be cultivated or produced in the first place. In fact, it is very difficult for professionals above the seventh level to achieve success solely through so-called talent and potential.

The birth of every top expert is the result of countless trials and tribulations. Talent and luck are both indispensable. It is impossible to cultivate them steadily, let alone reach the tenth realm.

Therefore, the absence of a god in martial arts is not a disadvantage for Xinggong, nor can it affect the status of Tianyi Martial Arts System.

Deep within the martial arts department, there is a stone house built on a mountaintop.

A young man with a mustache, dressed in a Taoist robe, walked in, carrying a stack of papers.

"Professor Zhao, these are the special admissions students for this year's martial arts department. Thank you for your help!"

The man with the eight characters on his hand bowed to a blind old man inside the house and handed him the paper.

A gentle breeze stirred, lifting several pages of paper and letting them fall to the ground, with a boy's file landing on top.

"Ji Ming—Luo Zhao?"

The blind old man smirked. "Luo Zhao has been gone from the Star Palace for so many years, and now we finally have news of him again?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhao, he has returned to his hometown of Baichuan City, and Ji Ming is his new student."

The eight characters must be answered in a precise and methodical manner.

"Um!"

The blind old man nodded. "Being away from the Star Palace brings peace and quiet; that's for the best!"

The man with the eight-character mustache sighed, "Where in this world can one find a truly peaceful place?"

The blind old man was silent for a moment, then picked up Ji Ming's file. "Forget it, it's none of this old man's business!"

He shakily placed the documents on the [Sky-Reaching Plate], and then a beam of light shot straight into the sky!

The blind old man was not alarmed. His eyes suddenly brightened, one like a deep black hole, unfathomable, the other like twinkling stars, connecting all things.

As the celestial phenomena shifted, the patterns in the [Heavenly Disc] lit up one by one, and the old man stared intently at them with his black, hole-like eyes.

After a long while, all the light went out, and the stone house returned to peace.

"How is it?" asked the man with the eight-character beard upon seeing the situation.

The blind old man closed his eyes again and slowly said, "There is no problem with the identity, there are no signs of external demonic invasion in the soul, and the life card is without any error."

The man with the mustache frowned. "So how come he was so ordinary before, but has recently made such rapid progress?"

The blind old man suddenly turned his head. Although his eyes were closed, he sensed a gaze scrutinizing him.

"The Celestial Compass can calculate all things, but it is not omniscient. Even incantations do not possess such power. This is all I know. If you are not satisfied, you can do it yourself!"

Bazi Xu waved his hands repeatedly, "Elder Zhao, you misunderstand. It's just that the students of Xinggong may become the pillars of our Xia Kingdom in the future, and we must ensure that nothing goes wrong. That's why I asked that question."

The blind old man said calmly, "What else could it be but a rapid advancement? It's an enlightenment, of course!"

"Has it dawned on you?"

"Has it dawned on you?"

A middle-aged woman in a tight-fitting outfit frowned at her mustache, her meaning clear: Are you kidding me?

The man with the eight-character mustache nodded again.

Ruan Yun asked, "Did Elder Zhao say this?"

The eight characters still need to be nodded.

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"No other reason? It has nothing to do with Luo Zhao?"

The eight characters must still nod.

Ruan Yun laughed, "Alright then, you can explain when Teacher returns from the Battlefield of Myriad Realms!"

Finally, the person with the eight characters on their beard stopped nodding.

Seeing his expression, Ruan Yun was speechless. "Fine, whatever! Spread the word, let's see who dares to accept Luo Zhao's student!"

"Once he starts school, we'll put him under some pressure and temper his temperament!"

The man with the eight-character mustache spoke up, "Senior Sister Ruan, I've recently had a sudden insight and need to go into seclusion. Why don't you have someone else do it?"

Ruan Yun gritted her teeth. After all these years, Luo Zhao has become a useless piece of trash. Are you still afraid of him?

But he's already using seclusion as an excuse, can Ruan Yun stop him? If he forcibly suppresses others from breaking through, how can they maintain unity in the future?

Of course, the most crucial point is that this person in front of you is not without a background.

"Alright! Then go into seclusion! I'll leave this matter to Hong Kang!"

Ruan Yun stormed off in anger. Bazi Xu watched quietly, his eyes filled with melancholy. Could Hong Kang handle this? Hopefully, he won't go and get himself killed!

Forget it, it's none of my business. If I can't afford to offend them, can't I at least avoid them?

Inside the room, Ji Ming looked at the identity card and shook his head. What a pity, the identity of "Tianyi Star Palace Student" was still pretty good.

Just as he was about to put it away, he suddenly let out a soft "Eh".

He stared intently at the "transmigrator" identity and looked down, a look of ecstatic joy appearing on his face.

[Identity: Time Traveler]

【Feature 1: As if in the calculation!】

[Feature Two: Protagonist Aura!]

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[Characteristic Three: Second Talent!]

[Feature 4: Activating!]

Feature four has changed!

The original "Pending Activation" status has changed to "Activating"!

Ji Ming was overjoyed. He had studied it many times in the past few days, hoping to activate the fourth characteristic, but to no avail. Now, finally, a change has occurred.

He focused his mind, and more detailed information appeared on the identity card.

[Activation conditions for Trait 4: Reputation value 7/10, Faction value 0/100]

"Reputation? Faction?"

Ji Ming muttered to himself, looking at the 7 reputation points displayed on the card. He understood that it must be because he had shown his talent in mastering the Ascension Technique and was specially recruited by the Tianyi Star Palace, which is why he received these 7 reputation points and reached the threshold for activating the fourth characteristic, causing the change in his identity card.

It seems that these reputation points are very difficult to obtain!

Ji Ming's heart stirred. He had been quite famous in the three cities of Hanyue before, but according to the identity card, he had no reputation value at all. Until this time—perhaps his name had reached the ears of a few high-ranking members of the human race?

He's pretty much figured out the reputation value; he can experiment with it gradually later. But how do he get the faction value?

Ji Ming couldn't help but scratch his head in frustration. He had no faction points at all, and he had no idea how to obtain them!

Factions — Do transmigrators have factions? Are they based on my current real-world identity? I'm currently a human in the Xuanhuang Realm, so how do I gain faction points? By killing members of the opposing faction, or by improving my own status within my own faction?

Ji Ming began to imagine boldly. He felt that the former was more likely. If it was the latter—his current status should be much higher than before, and he wouldn't have no faction value at all.

So, the plan is to eliminate members of the opposing faction? The Celestial Demons? The Abyss Clan? Or other hostile races from across the myriad realms?

He stroked his chin, feeling somewhat disheartened. There were countless races in the Battlefield of Myriad Realms, but if he went now, he would only be cannon fodder. It was too dangerous, and it wasn't something he could just go whenever he wanted; he was afraid it would be difficult to get his application approved.

As he pondered, Ji Ming's eyes suddenly lit up. "Shouldn't the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Abyss Sect also work?"

Absolutely! Although they are from the same race, they definitely belong to the opposing camp!

Compared to fighting hand-to-hand on the battlefield of countless worlds, these human traitors are much easier to deal with, and most importantly, he may be able to come into contact with them now!

More than a month ago, during the invasion of the Heavenly Demon Cult, several Heavenly Demon Envoys brought countless demons. After their leader died, these people scattered and fled. However, due to the martial law in Zhucheng, it was difficult for them to leave the vicinity of Baichuan City. The Patrol Division has been pursuing them and has not yet completely wiped them out.

If he offered to help, the Patrol Division probably wouldn't refuse, especially with Uncle Fang and Master Luo involved. If all else fails, he'll have to "go through the back door." In any case, testing the method of obtaining faction points is imperative!

Ji Ming clapped his hands, finding it increasingly feasible. He would ask about it tomorrow. His only hope was that acquiring faction points wouldn't be too difficult. If it required killing high-level enemies, he would be in trouble.

"You'll know once you try!"

Ji Ming thought to himself, there's no use thinking too much now.

With a plan in mind, Ji Ming suddenly felt much more relaxed and had high expectations for the fourth characteristic. If his guess was correct, the day he would activate this characteristic would not be far off.

Considering the power of his first three characteristics, his fourth characteristic must be just as impressive!

"Never mind, let's continue cultivating!"

Activating the fourth characteristic cannot be done in a short time. Putting this matter aside, Ji Ming closed his eyes and entered the virtual martial arts world.

[Main Character: Martial Artist]

[Life Strength: Level 14.0 (Jade Unearth Level 1)]

[Talents: Strong Willpower (Intermediate), God of War's Blessing (Saint-level)]

[Cultivation Method: Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong (Completed)]

Skill: Star King Body lv.15 (15%)

Nine Luminaries Mystic Heaven Blade lv.5 (80%)

Tai Xu Yi Dun lv.6 (6%)

Blood Clotting Curse, Dream Realm Curse, Spirit Void Step (Perfect), Flowing Moon Blade (Perfect)

【Special Features: Heaven and Earth Heart, Moon Shadow Slash, Soaring Through the Void, Stellar Transformation】

[Number of moments of sudden enlightenment: 0 (11/100)]

After the Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong is perfected, there's no need to worry about it anymore. The Dream Realm Curse can still be practiced while AFK, but it has been replaced with Tai Xu Yi Dun. This martial art requires sitting and comprehending a lot, and the difficulty is much lower. Half a day of AFK progress increases by 1%. If he also cultivates it himself, it's no problem to increase by 5% a day. He can level up in 20 days.

This speed is already quite good, considering that Song Zhirou has been practicing for more than two years and still hasn't mastered the characteristics of some martial arts techniques.

Now he can use the enlightenment opportunities he gains on the Nine Luminaries Profound Heaven Blade and the Void Escape Technique. With one month left until the Star Realm Grand Examination, his strength will definitely improve significantly.

"Let's practice the Void Escape Technique first!"

Ji Ming made his decision not only because it was easier, but also because a good movement technique plays a huge role in combat. After condensing the [Heavenly Rainbow] characteristic, in terms of speed alone, he was not much inferior to the late-stage Jade Unification realm!

Ji Ming was cultivating, striving to master the [Heavenly Rainbow] as soon as possible, while news of his special recruitment by the Tianyi Star Palace spread, causing another stir.

Early the next morning—

Ji Ming arrived at Master Luo's house.

Knock on the door, and the door opens.

This time, Luo Zhao didn't trim the flowers and plants; he was digging in the soil!

"Hey, you've come at just the right time, lend a hand!" Luo Zhao glanced at him.

Ji Ming took the hoe and started digging, huffing and puffing. "What are you doing fiddling with this thing all day?"

"Oh!"

Luo Zhao smiled. "You wouldn't understand, would you? This is called cultivating one's character. Over time, your willpower will naturally improve!"

"what?"

Ji Ming was dumbfounded. "You must be kidding me."

"Does it really work?"

"Of course!"

Luo Zhao said proudly, "This is experience that your teacher has summarized; I don't usually tell this to just anyone!"

"Hurry up, don't stop, keep working!"

Hearing the urging, Ji Ming continued digging. "Okay, I'll buy a couple of potted plants and grass to try later."

He thought to himself, "Master Luo probably wouldn't lie to me. Maybe he really has some trick up his sleeve. Anyway, it won't take much effort."

"Um!"

Luo Zhao nodded, looking like he was a promising student.

"What do you want this time?" he asked casually.

Ji Ming was extremely embarrassed. "Look at what you're saying!"

"I just wanted to ask about the Jade Purity Realm cultivation method, and I'd like you to give me some advice."

Luo Zhao glanced at him, still saying he wasn't here to freeload!

"The Jade Purity Realm cultivation technique—"

Luo Zhao paused slightly, and after a long while, he spoke, "Wow, that was fast. I had almost forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it."

He never imagined that Ji Ming could break through to the Jade Purity Realm in Baichuan City.

"The Jade Purity Technique is also known as the Meridian Opening Technique. You can find a lot of it at any martial arts shop in the city, but I'm sure you wouldn't be interested in it."

Ji Ming shook his head. He had already looked at them all; they were all high-grade cultivation techniques.

"Hehe, do you have any suggestions?" he chuckled.

"You want a divine-grade cultivation technique at the Jade Purity Realm?"

Luo Zhao gave a half-smile.

"Really?" Ji Ming asked expectantly, his eyes wide with anticipation.

"Yes, but I can't give it to you!"

Luo Zhao laughed and said, "Don't look like that. The Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong is an extremely special case. Back then—never mind, let's not talk about those old stories."

At this point, Luo Zhao suddenly stopped and sighed, "Any divine-grade cultivation technique or martial art is the crystallization of the wisdom of all mankind, and no one dares to bestow it privately."

"You want it? Sure, exchange it for merit points!"

"How many merit points do I need? Can you exchange them here?" Ji Ming asked hurriedly.

"Can't!"

Luo Zhao shook his head decisively, "You have to go to Tianyi Star Palace to exchange it, and only core students have the authority to do so."

Ji Ming sighed. Well, now there was another reason to compete for a spot among the core trainees.

"As for merit points, they're not expensive. Don't you get a hundred points as a reward for enrolling?"

Luo Zhao smiled and said, "It was prepared for you to exchange for cultivation techniques."

Ji Ming sighed helplessly. It seemed that the Star Palace had planned all of this. Was it really worth it to exchange one hundred merit points for a divine-grade cultivation technique?

It's really not expensive!

It's just that the human race is in a bad situation right now, with too many enemies for various reasons. If it were in another era, this kind of method that can be used as a clan's treasure would be unattainable without a strong background!

"You don't need to think about the Yin-Yang Meridian Opening Method for now. You can use another technique to deal with it for a while," Luo Zhao said slowly.

"Yin-Yang Meridian Opening Method —"

Ji Ming nodded. It seemed to be the name of that divine-grade cultivation technique in the Jade Purity Realm.

"If I practiced a different cultivation method, then—" He hesitated slightly as he thought of something.

"I knew you'd ask that!"

Luo Zhao sighed softly, "As you thought, the Jade Purity Realm does indeed have a method for ascending to godhood!"

Sweeping away the joy on Ji Ming's face, Luo Zhao continued, "The path to godhood has five steps, each more difficult than the last. The Mortal Ascension Method is the simplest of them all. With the help of the Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong, as long as you cultivate the Heart of Heaven and Earth, it will be effortless."

He sighed. "Nine out of ten martial artists on the so-called Path to Godhood only go through the Mortal Realm, laying a foundation. Are you sure you want to continue down this path?"

Seeing Ji Ming's determined expression, he didn't try to persuade him again this time, and nodded, saying, "Alright then!"

"The cultivation techniques in the Jade Purity Realm are different from those in the Mortal Realm; the gap between geniuses and ordinary people widens dramatically in this realm!"

Luo Zhao slowly explained, "The level of the Jade Purity Realm cultivation technique does not represent the cultivation speed, but rather the number of meridians opened. Spirit-grade techniques have eight levels, with the highest level opening eight Heavenly Meridians; Heaven-grade techniques have nine levels, opening nine Heavenly Meridians; Saint-grade techniques have ten levels, opening ten Heavenly Meridians! And Divine-grade techniques—"

"This divine-grade cultivation technique has a full thirteen levels, with the highest level capable of opening thirteen celestial meridians!"

Luo Zhao sighed, "The gap between cultivating divine-grade and spiritual-grade techniques is too great. Cultivating the former to the perfection of the Jade Purity Realm can almost sweep away a group of the latter."

"And the method of ascending to godhood in the Jade Purity Realm lies in this. Ten Heavenly Veins is the perfection in the common sense. The difficulty of opening each additional Heavenly Vein is almost no less than the breakthrough of a major realm."

"The Mortal Ascension to Divinity Technique links breaking the shackles of life with breaking through the Jade Purity Realm. After the breakthrough, life strength increases by an additional three levels. The Jade Purity Ascension to Divinity Technique is different; it requires transformation to begin within the current realm, and involves breaking through three times in a row, opening all thirteen celestial meridians simultaneously. In the end, life strength will reach level 26.0, comparable to the late stage of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

Ji Ming nodded slowly. No wonder it is said that the gap between Jade Purity Realm is huge. The strongest Jade Purity Realm has a life strength of 26.0, but the weakest Jade Purity Realm has a life strength of only 18.0. The basic strength brought by life strength is non-linearly improved, and the gap between each level is greater as you go further. The former can easily crush a group of the latter!

It is obvious that the former has an incredibly strong foundation, making it much more difficult to break through to the Divine Realm. The latter, although easier to break through, what's the use? Even after breaking through, they will still be defeated by geniuses and then nailed to the pillar of shame.

The Jade Purity Realm Ascension Technique is indeed much more difficult. The Mortal Ascension Technique, once the Heaven and Earth Heart is cultivated, is a natural progression. However, the Jade Purity Realm Divine-grade Technique does not offer such assistance. Its final three levels are itself the Ascension Technique, requiring one to break through the shackles of life three times entirely on their own!

"So I can start by practicing a low-quality cultivation technique and then switch to another one later?"

Luo Zhao nodded, "That's right. The level of the Jade Purity Realm cultivation technique only depends on the number of Heavenly Meridians you open, and they can all be seamlessly connected."

"Normal martial artists in the Jade Purity Realm cultivate Saint-grade techniques to open up ten Heavenly Meridians. Many people choose Divine-grade techniques not to open up the last three Heavenly Meridians, but simply to obtain the Yuan Qi characteristics granted by the Divine-grade techniques."

Ji Ming understood. No wonder in his knowledge system, the Jade Purity Realm always involved opening ten Heavenly Meridians, but the existence of Spiritual and Heavenly Grade cultivation methods must also have its reasons.

Some martial artists are indeed not talented enough to open all ten Heavenly Meridians. The increased difficulty brought by the Saint-grade quality can even hinder them from opening their Heavenly Meridians. This is when the role of low-quality cultivation techniques becomes apparent.

Although it's weak, breaking through to the Divine Realm will be much easier!

After reaching the third realm of martial arts, one can master spiritual power and begin to refine one's will. Every move one makes is incomparable to that of the Jade Purity Realm. Even if one's life strength is lower, one's combat power is greatly enhanced. A normal Jade Purity Realm Perfection Realm cultivator is truly no match for one.

This is the terrifying pressure that a higher level exerts on a lower level. Life strength is not the only standard for determining strength, unless you are far superior to your opponent, such as how a warrior on the path to godhood can challenge opponents of higher levels.

The Mortal Ascension to Godhood Method adds three levels to life strength, while the Jade Purity Ascension to Godhood Method adds another three levels and opens three more Heavenly Meridians. All of these can enhance combat power. Even if the rank suppression is severe in later stages, warriors on the path to godhood can still rely on their own extremely high values ​​to fight head-on!

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