With the revival of spiritual energy, I cultivated the Great Emperor's Technique on Blue Star.

The canyon was cool, and the breeze dispersed the blood and smoke left on the battlefield. In an instant, the vast Kunlun Canyon was transformed from a devastated wasteland into a bustling construction site.

Teams of staff members, dressed in distinctive gray-black uniforms and carrying precision instruments, entered the venue in an orderly fashion, their steps steady and their discipline strict.

Unlike the sharp edge of ordinary martial artists, they do not deliberately display their aura and power, but are surrounded by a rigorous and precise unique aura. Behind them are heavy levitation equipment, portable energy detectors, Dao pattern scanning analyzers, and even several modular mobile laboratories that can be quickly assembled, which are being precisely hoisted to the ground by mechanical devices.

The entire canyon is being rapidly transformed.

The originally broken rocks were neatly cleared, and layers of isolation barriers and observation areas were demarcated around the cracks. The ground was paved with fine sensing array bases, which could not only work with Lin Yan's Devouring Heaven Array Pattern to stabilize the space, but also capture the speed of spiritual energy flow, rule fluctuations, and changes in Dao rhythm from outside the domain in real time 24 hours a day, so as to preserve the most original and accurate data samples for the research of martial arts in the Great Xia.

The leader of this low-profile yet incredibly efficient special team is none other than Su Wanjun.

She was dressed in a simple and neat office suit, her long hair tied up, with a cool and calm temperament. Her brows and eyes carried a composure and profundity that ordinary people could not possess, and every gesture she made showed the calm demeanor of someone in a high position who held core power.

"Well, you've been keeping this a secret, kid. You even kept it from your own mother?"

"You and my dad were also hiding your identities from me."

Lin Yan's voice unconsciously softened as he looked at his mother, whose demeanor had changed drastically, and felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.

In his preconceived notions, his mother was just an ordinary person who lived a low-key, gentle, and composed life at home. But what he saw today was that she held a key scientific research position and was handling top-secret matters such as the remains of sixth-order alien races and the inheritance of top-level martial arts. Her aura, vision, and perspective completely overturned his previous understanding.

"What, are you surprised?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wanjun smiled faintly, her eyes gentle yet revealing a profound depth of understanding.

"What? Are you and your son the only ones allowed to be martial artists, but I can't? Besides, the martial arts of Great Xia have been revived for a hundred years. It is no longer the barbaric era that relied solely on physical combat and ancient cultivation methods. Martial arts are the edge, science is the foundation, and the combination of the ancient and the modern is the true path to the rise of the human race."

Then, she slowly revealed a core, secret department that Lin Yan had never heard of, yet which supported the rapid development of martial arts in the Great Xia Dynasty. In the past, it was necessary to keep it from Lin Yan, but now there was no need for that.

After all, Lin Yan is now one of the most powerful people in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"I work at the Great Xia Martial Arts Research Bureau, the most core and secretive research institution, commonly known as the Martial Arts Research Department. It is not open to the public, does not participate in martial arts disputes, and does not get involved in power struggles. Its sole mission is to pave the way for the martial arts of the human race."

Lin Yan's gaze sharpened, and he listened quietly.

"The Martial Arts Research Department oversees two core areas, which have been integral to the development of human martial arts throughout its history."

Su Wanjun spoke slowly and clearly, revealing the true essence of the martial arts of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Firstly, scientific research on martial arts innovation. Integrating cutting-edge modern physics, energy, materials, and space science, combined with ancient Dao patterns, secret techniques, and body-refining methods, we will create a brand-new martial arts technique that is adapted to the contemporary environment and conforms to the rules of the spiritual energy of Earth."

"Ancient methods are obscure and complicated, with extremely high barriers to entry, and are only suitable for qualified people. The most advanced methods have even stricter requirements for their inheritors. Modern pure scientific methods, on the other hand, are detached from the origin of martial arts, lack the nourishment of the Dao heart, and are difficult to reach higher levels."

"Our job is to learn from each other's strengths, integrate and apply them, eliminate the dross and retain the essence, improve ancient methods and create new achievements."

"The 'Strengthening Body and Improving Health Technique,' which is now popular throughout the country, was created by the Martial Arts Research Department. It has a very low threshold and is suitable for all ages. Ordinary people can improve their health, cure diseases, and prolong their lives by practicing it, while martial artists can stabilize their qi and blood and build a solid foundation by practicing it. It truly realizes the universal benefit of martial arts and allows hundreds of millions of people in the Great Xia Dynasty to enjoy the blessings of martial arts."

Lin Yan was shocked.

The widely known martial arts techniques actually originated from the secret martial arts research department where my mother worked. What appears to be an ordinary, popular skill is in fact the cornerstone of the era of martial arts for all, crafted by countless top researchers who have devoted countless hours of effort to combining ancient and modern principles.

Just like the Taoist scriptures he practiced, which held a prominent position in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they could be considered the strongest foundation-building method, elucidating the essence of cultivation from the shallow to the deep.

"Secondly, the iteration of divine weapons and equipment."

Su Wanjun continued her narration, her eyes filled with unwavering confidence in the development of the human race.

"We rely on rare materials such as the bones of exotic beasts, the blood essence of alien races, ores from secret realms, and fragments of space, combined with modern precision industrial technology, to forge martial arts battle armor, breakthrough weapons, evil-suppressing artifacts, and spatial storage devices exclusively for martial artists."

"At the same time, based on the characteristics of alien races, extraterritorial rules, and the battlefield environment of the passage, we will manufacture exclusive counter weapons, suppression formations, protective barriers, and monitoring equipment."

"The warriors of Great Xia are responsible for direct combat, guarding the territory, and opening up new paths. We are responsible for using technology to assist martial arts, providing a safety net for the human race's combat power, and ensuring that every bit of blood and every secret technique can unleash its ultimate power."

Lin Yan suddenly realized.

The Great Xia Dynasty stands tall on the Blue Star, steadily suppressing all martial arts forces. This is not only due to the unparalleled combat power of its national strongmen, but also to the martial arts research department that works diligently behind the scenes. Martial artists compete in the open, while scientific research is grounded in the shadows. The interdependence of light and darkness, the unity of martial arts and science, is what has supported the stable rise of humanity in this prosperous era.

Having learned his mother's true identity and background, countless questions that had been lingering in his mind resurfaced. With a burning gaze, Lin Yan blurted out the question that had been weighing on his mind for so long.

"Mom, since the Martial Arts Research Department can create all kinds of top-notch equipment and counter divine weapons, why have I never seen Great Xia use firearms in any of the battles I've participated in, from the chaos in the East District to the chaos at Jiangcheng Martial Arts University, and now to killing the sixth-tier Blood Luo?"

"Modern guns, missiles, and even nuclear weapons that once threatened all directions are considered ultimate weapons of death by ordinary people. However, they are nowhere to be seen on all battlefields involving high-level martial artists and on battlefields where alien races clash. Even when low-level alien races cause trouble, the Martial Arts Department only sends martial artists to quell the disturbances and never uses firearms."

"This is something I still can't understand."

This question lingered in Lin Yan's mind for a long time.

Blue Star boasts advanced technology and a highly developed civilization of firearms with immense power. However, on the battlefield against hostile forces, these weapons seem to have completely disappeared, rendered useless as scrap metal.

Upon hearing this, Su Wanjun gave Lin Yan a deep look and said irritably:

"You have the nerve to say that? Don't you ever think about how, since you suddenly appeared out of nowhere, you've been involved in these upheavals, giving others the opportunity to use these weapons? Even today, Elder Li can't participate in your battles anymore."

"Besides..."

Su Wanjun looked up at the tranquil, suspended spatial rift high in the sky, as if she could see into the deep, dark, boundless, and unknown outer space deep within the rift. After a moment, she continued to reveal the core truth that few people in the world knew.

"Moreover, it's not that it's not used, it's that it's useless on the ground battlefield. Those star passages guarded by the major states are the real battleground."

"Everyone knows that martial arts have been revived, spiritual energy has appeared in the world, and alien races have descended, but they do not know that the revival of spiritual energy has brought not only the rise of martial artists, but also a complete rewriting of the rules of heaven and earth."

Su Wanjun's voice was steady and her words were sincere as she analyzed the changes in the world beneath the surface of Blue Star.

"Several hundred years ago, Earth was dominated by pure technological and physical rules. Gunpowder combustion, kinetic energy impact, and explosive fission all followed the laws of physics and exerted their ultimate power."

"But after the revival of martial arts and the infusion of spiritual energy into the Blue Star, a completely new energy system was born in the world—spiritual energy. The endless spiritual energy that roams in the world will automatically form an omnipresent energy field."

"Low-level firearms, such as bullets, shells, and conventional missiles, will have their kinetic energy and power dissipated by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth before they even get close to high-level martial artists and alien races. Their speed will be greatly reduced and their power will plummet. They cannot even penetrate the protective blood and qi barrier of a third-level martial artist."

"High-level thermal weapons, tactical nuclear weapons, and strategic heavy weapons are powerful enough to penetrate defenses, but they have fatal drawbacks. Not only do they have a wide range of impacts, but they also cause unpredictable damage to the environment of Earth, making them unsuitable for use on our own soil."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yan listened intently, and the fog in his mind gradually dissipated. He smiled sheepishly, realizing that he had almost forgotten that he had ended the battles in a very short time each time, leaving little opportunity for others to use those martial arts era firearms.

"Massively firearms are prohibited in all Great Xia territories, mortal cities, martial arts secret realms, and local battlefields. Low-level firearms are ineffective, and high-level firearms destroy the land. The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages. Over time, although local battlefields have not completely abandoned firearms, they are basically decided by martial arts to determine victory or defeat and life or death."

"But this doesn't mean that firearms are useless. All of Great Xia's top-notch scientific research equipment has never been abandoned; it has all been sealed and modified for special supply to the Star Passage battlefield!"

Su Wanjun continued to explain in detail, with clear logic and thorough explanation.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan's gaze suddenly sharpened as he listened intently to what Su Wanjun was about to say. Perhaps, that would be the place he was headed for next.

"The Star Passage connects Earth to the outer realms; it's a true, unbridled battlefield, a meat grinder!"

Su Wanjun spoke solemnly, revealing the human race's current trump card in the fight against the alien races from beyond the realm.

"Since the revival of spiritual energy, the main battlefields on which the Great Xia guards the major extraterrestrial star passages and resists large-scale invasions by alien races have always been joint operations of martial arts and science."

"For low-level alien waves, martial arts heavy artillery, space missiles, and particle disintegration weapons take turns to cover the area and clear the field, which is far more efficient than martial artists fighting hand-to-hand; for mid-level alien legions, martial artists hold them off in front of the enemy and engage in close combat, while scientific research heavy equipment breaks through their defenses and tears apart their formations from a distance; for high-level alien powerhouses, national-level martial artists confront them head-on, supplemented by sealing weapons specially made by the Martial Research Department and Dao pattern-countering divine weapons, which restrict their combat power layer by layer and assist in suppressing and killing them."

"The reason why the world cannot see them is that all the interstellar wars take place on the other side of the extraterrestrial passage, in the boundless void far away from Earth. They will not affect the mainland in the slightest. The reason for blocking these messages is to avoid panic among the people and to protect the stability and order of Great Xia."

"Besides that, there's another reason."

Su Wanjun added, revealing the core key that is more relevant to high-level battles.

"Martial artists at your level have already begun to grasp the laws of heaven and earth, come into contact with the martial will, and can move the void, distort force fields, manipulate spiritual energy, and construct a protective Dao domain. The physical impact and explosive damage of conventional firearms simply cannot penetrate your defenses."

"When ordinary missiles strike, a high-level martial artist can activate a spiritual energy barrier with a single thought to distort the trajectory and dissipate the explosive force; even when covered by nuclear weapons, one can escape by spatial teleportation or withstand the impact with a Dao domain, resulting in limited damage."

"The higher the realm, the less effective technological weapons become; on the contrary, the stronger the suppressive power of the martial arts origin and the rules of the Great Dao."

"Therefore, in low-level battlefields, technology is secondary and martial arts are primary, while in high-level battlefields, victory or defeat is determined purely by the Great Dao and strength is determined by realm. Only in large-scale battles against alien legions from beyond the realm is the true home ground for modern scientific research equipment."

These words completely answered all of Lin Yan's doubts.

He finally understood why all the high-level battlefields he had encountered were pure martial arts duels; he also finally realized that the Great Xia Dynasty was able to steadily guard several extraterrestrial passages and resist the invasion of alien races, relying not only on the physical combat power of the nation's strongmen, but also on the endless technological foundation hidden behind the scenes by the Martial Research Department.

It's not that the Great Xia Dynasty abandoned technology, but rather that technology and martial arts had long since achieved a perfect division of labor and ultimate integration.

Local order is maintained, martial arts are revered, the foundation is strengthened and the foundation is built; external warfare is waged, martial arts and sciences are developed in tandem, science and technology are used to eliminate impurities, and martial arts are used to maintain order.

Two battlefronts, two systems, each with its own responsibilities, complementing each other, silently safeguarding the survival and rise of the entire human race.

"Alright, I've told you everything I needed to say."

Su Wanjun's tone softened as she pointed to the black iron box she had personally handed to Lin Yan.

"These two techniques are top-tier secret arts that the Martial Arts Research Department has combined with the ancient ultimate path inheritance and contemporary martial arts rules, and optimized them over time. One is an unparalleled escape technique that condenses spatial speed, suitable for star travel and battlefield evasion; the other is a top-level physical body tempering method that focuses on muscles, bones and body, and an indestructible body, which is enough to withstand divine weapons and withstand high-level impacts."

"These two types of cultivation methods usually have no level restrictions and can continuously evolve and improve as your realm advances, with unlimited potential."

Lin Yan touched the cool box with his fingertips, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he could clearly perceive the profound Daoist aura dormant within.

He looked up at Su Wanjun and said earnestly, "Thank you, Mom."

He used to know that his mother was gentle and caring, but now he realized that this seemingly ordinary mother had always been rooted in the behind-the-scenes battlefield of the human race, using knowledge as a weapon and scientific research as a shield, silently paving the way for the rise of the human race, working hard for half her life, and keeping her merits and fame hidden.

"Practice diligently and be careful."

Su Wanjun looked at the tall and upright figure of the young man in front of her, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

After saying that, she stopped talking and turned to devote herself to the transformation and research of the canyon. She led a group of researchers to build observation base stations, debug and analyze equipment, and disassemble the sixth-order alien Dao base data in an orderly manner.

Within the canyon, people come and go, each fulfilling their duties.

Holding the Xuan Tie martial arts manual box, Lin Yan slowly walked to the bottom of the rift and sat cross-legged in meditation.

The Heaven-Swallowing Array pattern above his head had flowed eternally, and wisps of pure and flawless spiritual energy from heaven and earth descended, engulfing him like a vast mist.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, opening his extraordinary divine sense. The Daoist scriptures operated autonomously, and he began to analyze the two top-level secret techniques. At the same time, based on the original runes, he slowly deduced, sublimated, and transformed them, intending to completely transform these two top-level techniques that combined ancient and modern times into his own unique supreme divine law!