High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the spirit-gathering array, his entire body enveloped in layers of spiritual energy.

The primordial divine crystal between his hands has now shrunk to the size of a grain of rice.

The pale golden light flickered between his fingers, like a candle flame that might be extinguished at any moment.

But each flash carries a heart-pounding surge of energy.

For the past two weeks.

He almost never left the training tower.

It absorbs the world's primordial power from this divine crystal day and night, and its divine power grows at an astonishing rate.

The feeling of that power surging through the meridians is like rivers flowing into the sea, never ceasing.

A pale golden halo swirled around him.

The entire ninth floor of the cultivation tower was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Chen Yuan could clearly feel that the divine power within his body was several times stronger than it had been half a month ago.

The vortex of divine power in his dantian spun more and more violently, each rotation creating a surge of power within his meridians.

That sense of depth and fullness.

It made him feel like a volcano about to erupt, with all its power waiting for the final breakthrough!

And that breakthrough is just around the corner!

The Martial God is just one step away from breaking through the final barrier!

At this critical moment.

【"bite!"】

That familiar mechanical voice suddenly echoed in my mind.

Chen Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he did not open his eyes.

[Ding! Host clone detected frantically plundering various Heavenly Caves, triggering hidden achievement: Heavenly Cave Raider]

[Bonus Reward: Perfect Understanding of Divine-Level Formation]

["Does the host wish to claim it immediately?"]

Hidden achievements?

I swiped it again.

Chen Yuan felt a slight surge of joy, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled up.

My clone has been working tirelessly outside for the past two weeks, looking exhausted, but it seems to have reaped considerable rewards.

It can trigger hidden achievements.

This indicates that the clone's actions over the past two weeks have been significant, and the number of Heavenly Caves it has plundered has been substantial, meeting the standards recognized by the system!

Moreover, the rewards this time are quite substantial.

A perfect understanding of divine-level formations!

His current mastery of array formations is at the Saint level, so setting up arrays below the ninth rank is no problem for him.

It comes easily and effortlessly.

However, it struggles against god-level formations.

With this thing, dismantling the protective arrays of those rulers in the Heavenly Cave will be as easy as dismantling building blocks.

The elaborate formations that those high and mighty rulers painstakingly set up were nothing more than a pile of toys that could be dismantled at will in his eyes.

Thinking about this...

Chen Yuan's lips curled up even higher.

He didn't rush to claim the reward, but instead calmed down and assessed his internal condition.

The energy of the Origin Divine Crystal has been almost completely consumed, with only a tiny bit the size of a grain of rice remaining. It will last for at most another week before it is completely refined.

At that time, reaching the late stage of the Martial God realm will be a sure thing, a certainty.

Moreover, the clone had brought back all sorts of rare and precious materials from the Heavenly Cave over the past half month.

We should have enough resources to break through to the peak of Martial God!

Everything is progressing according to plan, and even more smoothly than expected.

"receive."

Chen Yuan silently recited in his heart.

The voice just fell.

hum!

An unimaginably vast flow of information surged into my mind like a flood bursting its banks.

The information wasn't dry text, but something far more mysterious.

It is about perception and understanding.

And a direct understanding of the laws governing array formations in the universe!

Every pattern, every node, every arrangement and combination seemed to be engraved deep within his soul.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes, his body tensing slightly.

It takes time to digest this information, but not as long as it used to take to understand it.

The system's reward is "perfect enlightenment," not "cultivation techniques," so he doesn't need to figure it out himself.

Information is poured directly into the brain, and insights are directly imprinted on the soul.

It's as if he was born with these skills.

While digesting these insights into divine array formations, he continued to absorb the last bit of energy from the primordial divine crystal between his hands.

The two things can be done simultaneously without interfering with each other.

His divine power steadily increased, gradually advancing towards the threshold of the late stage of the Martial God realm.

Although the speed is not fast.

But every step was taken with utmost solidity, without any sense of superficiality.

The pale golden light around him grew increasingly intense, illuminating the entire ninth floor of the cultivation tower in every detail.

......

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of kilometers away in the sky.

The Netherworld Demon carried Chen Yuan's clone, flying slowly.

The pace was not fast; in fact, it could be described as leisurely.

After all, there were no enemies chasing them, no danger to escape from, and they had already robbed and taken everything they could, so there was no need to rush on their way.

However, the appearance of this human and beast is hardly respectable.

Covered in dust and dirt.

The Dark Knight Armor was covered in various colored debris and powder.

In some places, there was a sticky substance on the surface, it was unclear whether it was residue from spiritual liquid or bodily fluids from some kind of spirit beast.

He looked like he had rolled through a garbage dump or crawled out of a mine.

The Netherworld is no better off.

The dark red scales were covered with layer upon layer of something.

Ore powder, plant fragments, dust, and dirt were all mixed together in various colors, making it almost impossible to see the original color of the scales.

In some places, things dried up and hardened into lumps, which would occasionally fall as they flew.

But both the human and the beast had smiles on their faces.

That smile wasn't a reserved smile, but a genuine, uncontrollable, almost wild laugh.

Chen Yuan's clone held five spatial rings in his hand, scanning them with his divine sense over and over again, his lips curling into a wide grin that almost reached his ears.

Seventy million high-grade spiritual crystals.

50,000 top-grade spirit crystals.

There are more than 800 ninth-grade spiritual herbs.

Seven 10th-tier divine herbs.

It was crammed full of all kinds of ores, spiritual liquids, pills, array materials, and weapon-refining materials!

This only covers the spirit stones and elixirs.

Those low-grade materials.

He didn't even bother to keep track of anything below the sixth rank, because there were just too many of them, too many to bother with.

He casually pulled out a handful and tossed them into several spare rings that were specifically for storing low-level materials.

The gains over the past two weeks have been incredibly abundant!

As Ming Sha flew, he was also making plans in his mind.

For the past two weeks, it has followed Chen Yuan's clone on his campaigns across the country, covering almost every large and small celestial cave within the Great Xia Kingdom.

Every time I went in, I was on tenterhooks, fearing that I might encounter some unpredictable danger.

But I have to admit that these past two weeks have definitely not been a waste of time.

It received more than twenty ninth-grade spiritual herbs, along with some good-quality ores and several bottles of spiritual liquid. These things would be enough for it to cultivate for quite some time.

Moreover, Chen Yuan's clone said that there would be an additional reward after returning.

The exact amount was not specified.

But based on its understanding of the boss over the past two weeks, the boss is never stingy when it comes to spending.

"Boss." Ming Sha finally couldn't help but cautiously probe.

"Um?"

"You said you'd reward me handsomely when we get back, how much exactly?"

"What's the rush? Let's talk about it when we get back."

"I was just asking... so I could be mentally prepared."

"If you say another word, you won't get a single plant."

Ming Sha immediately shut up.

His mouth was tightly shut, his upper and lower jaws pressed together, and he dared not utter another word.

But its tail was already wagging uncontrollably, swinging from side to side, making a whooshing sound in the wind.

Its thick, dark red tail swished back and forth behind it, making it look like a large canine trying to please its owner.

If it weren't flying in the air, its four legs would probably be hopping around too.

Chen Yuan's clone glanced at the wildly wagging tail but said nothing.

......

Several hours later.

The outline of Longyuan Mountain finally came into view.

Looking down from above, the entire Longyuan Mountain is shrouded in a thin layer of mist, and you can vaguely see the well-arranged buildings and winding mountain roads on the mountain.

With its wings retracted, Ming Sha tilted its body slightly and swooped down towards the front courtyard of the Holy Venerable's Mansion.

The wind whistled in my ears.

The ground is getting closer and closer.

boom!

The landing was quite loud, shaking the entire ground and sending up a visible cloud of dust on the bluestone slabs.

The four legs of the demon were firmly planted on the ground, and its thick claws left shallow scratches on the bluestone slab.

Shadow was the first to rush forward.

With its four hooves flying, it galloped all the way to Ming Sha, looking him up and down with its small eyes full of doubt and curiosity.

"Boss, what happened to you guys? You look like you crawled out of a coal mine."

Chen Yuan's clone jumped off Ming Sha's back and looked down at himself.

The Dark Night Armor is adorned with a variety of colors.

Red ore fragments were embedded in the gaps of the armor, and bluish-gray mist lingered on the shoulder armor like moss.

There were also patches of unknown plant sap that had dried into irregular shapes on the breastplate.

He really looked like he had rolled through a garbage dump.

The Netherworld Demon was even worse, looking like it was made of mud.

Chen Yuan's clone remained silent.

A thought crossed my mind.

Spiritual energy surged from within the body, quickly sweeping across the surface like an invisible gust of wind.

All the dust, powder, debris, and liquid were cleaned up in an instant.

The Dark Night Armor returned to its original color, its deep black hue gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

Then he casually waved his hand at Ming Sha.

The spiritual energy swept over Ming Sha's entire body.

pat pat pat.

Various attachments fell off the scales and landed on the ground like rain.

The scales of the Netherworld Demon regained their dark red luster, so clean they were reflective, and each scale shimmered with a metallic texture in the sunlight.

Ming Sha swayed comfortably and let out a satisfied growl.

"It's nothing," Chen Yuan's clone said casually.

"They've only looted most of the Heavenly Caves within the Great Xia Kingdom in the past two weeks."

A single, understated sentence.

The shadow's tail stopped.

The tail, which had been wagging happily, seemed to have been paused, frozen in mid-air, motionless.

Shadowblade squatted on the steps next to him, his mouth wide open, almost big enough to fit a fist.

Chen Tianling stood behind with the Holy Dragon Guards, silent but his eyes filled with shock.

The gazes of all eleven people fell on Chen Yuan's clone, their pupils dilating slightly.

They looted most of the Heavenly Caves within the Great Xia Kingdom...?

There are at least several dozen Heavenly Caves within the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Although most of them are small and medium-sized caves, what does it mean to be able to sweep them all in half a month?

This means we have to fight several tough battles almost every day!

Furthermore, facing various unknown dangers within the Heavenly Cave means there is almost no time to rest or catch one's breath!

Ming Sha stood to the side, head held high, neck held high, like a proud rooster.

Although it was initially forced, it acknowledges this.

But after these past two weeks, it feels like it has become a hero, and an indispensable one at that!

Chen Yuan's clone didn't waste any words.

He took out more than twenty ninth-grade spiritual herbs from his spatial ring, along with a few pieces of decent-quality ore and two bottles of spiritual liquid, and tossed them all to Ming Sha.

The movements were swift and decisive.

"your."

Ming Sha quickly stretched out its two front paws to catch it, filling its arms to the brim.

It held more than twenty ninth-grade spiritual herbs in its arms, while the ores and spiritual liquid could only be held in its mouth, making the dragon look quite disheveled.

But the light in its vertical pupils was so bright it was almost overflowing.

"Thanks, boss!"

His voice was loud and clear, full of energy, and carried a heartfelt joy.

Chen Yuan's clone took out a few more spiritual herbs and threw them to Youying.

"your."

The shadowy creature caught the herb in its mouth, then happily wagged its tail, its voice full of laughter, "Thanks, boss!"

Shadowblade crouched to the side, watching longingly.

Is it my turn?

Is it finally my turn?

Chen Yuan's clone did not forget it.

Two ninth-grade spirit herbs and a small bottle of spirit liquid were tossed over, landing steadily in front of Shadow Blade.

Shadowblade held the bottle of spirit liquid, his claws trembling.

It wasn't fear, it was excitement.

After following the boss for so long, I'm finally getting a proper reward.

They used to pick up the leftovers.

This time, it was a real allocation that was assigned to me!

Chen Yuan's clone collected all the remaining resources, ignoring the excited reactions of the guys, and turned to walk to the open space in the front yard.

The terrain here is flat, paved with bluestone, and open on all sides, making it a good place for alchemy.

He raised his hand and waved.

The Creation Cauldron flew out of the spatial ring, drawing an arc in the air.

With a "thud," it landed steadily on the bluestone ground.

With three legs and two handles, the cauldron has an ancient and simple body, and the dark gold patterns shimmer with a faint luster in the sunlight.

Then he took out all the spiritual herbs he had gathered over the past two weeks.

One plant after another, one pile after another.

More than 800 ninth-grade spiritual herbs, seven tenth-grade divine medicines, and countless eighth-grade and seventh-grade spiritual herbs were neatly stacked on the open ground beside them.

The medicinal herbs were piled up as high as a small mountain.

It was colorful and smelled of herbs.

The surrounding air became somewhat viscous due to the rich spiritual energy contained in these spiritual herbs.

Chen Yuan's clone sat down cross-legged.

Raise your hand and wave.

laugh!

Divine fire surged from his palm, transforming into a fire dragon that burrowed into the bottom of the Creation Cauldron.

Flames burned at the bottom of the cauldron, and the temperature rose rapidly.

The entire Creation Cauldron glowed slightly red under the scorching heat of the divine fire, and the dark gold patterns on its surface became increasingly bright.

The first spiritual herb flew into the cauldron.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

The medicinal herbs entered the cauldron and melted rapidly under high temperature, turning into various colored medicinal liquids.

The spiritual liquid churned and mingled within the cauldron, merging and reacting with each other.

Chen Yuan's clone closed his eyes.

But his hands didn't stop moving.

No, it should be said that although his eyes were closed, his perception was even more acute than when his eyes were open!

The timing of adding each medicinal herb and the control of the heat during each fusion of the medicinal liquid are precise down to the millimeter.

Now, with his mind filled with perfect insights into divine alchemy, alchemy is as natural to him as breathing.

Less than a minute.

hum!

The first batch of pills has been produced.

A dozen or so round pills flew out of the cauldron, tracing arcs in the air before landing in a jade bottle that Chen Yuan's clone had casually prepared.

The fragrance of the elixir permeates the air, refreshing and delightful.

Chen Yuan's clone didn't even glance at it, casually placing the jade bottle aside and continuing with the next batch.

......

Time passed day by day.

The fragrance of cinnamon in the front yard grew stronger and stronger.

How concentrated is it?

The entire Longyuan Mountain was enveloped in a rich, almost tangible, medicinal fragrance.

The jade bottles piled up more and more.

From dozens to hundreds, and from hundreds to hundreds.

Ninth-grade pills, eighth-grade pills, all kinds of effects are available.

Some enhance cultivation, some strengthen the physical body, some heal wounds, some detoxify, some restore divine power, and some temporarily boost combat strength.

The styles are complete and the selection is dazzling.

Chen Yuan's clone never stopped moving.

He is an energy clone, so he doesn't know what fatigue is. He doesn't need to eat, sleep, or rest.

When the spiritual herbs ran out, new ones were taken out from the spatial ring; when the pills were full, new jade bottles were put in to continue storing them.

The entire process is like a production line that never stops, efficient, precise, and tireless.

......

Day .

Longyuan Mountain, an island in the middle of the lake.

The ninth floor of the cultivation tower.

Chen Yuan's main body was still sitting cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Gathering Array, and the Origin Divine Crystal between his hands had shrunk to almost invisible.

If you don't look closely, you might even think he has nothing in his hand.

But that last bit of pale golden light still stubbornly flickered.

It throbbed slightly between my fingers.

It was like the last flicker of a dying star.

suddenly.

That last bit of light suddenly shrank!

All the energy was compressed to an extreme in an instant, and then it exploded!

An immense and unimaginably profound primordial power of the world surged forth from the crystal.

Like a flood bursting its banks or a collapsing snow mountain, it surged into Chen Yuan's body with overwhelming force!

boom!

Driven by this force, divine power surged wildly.

The meridians were stretched and ached slightly, the pain was sharp and clear, as if countless tiny knives were scraping the inner walls of the meridians.

But Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even frown.

The divine power vortex in his dantian spun at an unprecedented speed, almost forming a black hole.

The bottleneck that had been holding them back for over half a month shattered like paper under the impact of this force.

Late stage of Martial God!

Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

Deep within his eyes, a pale golden light flashed like lightning, carrying an intimidating pressure.

He clenched his fist.

Feeling the surging power within my body that was almost overflowing.

Feeling the immense energy contained in every muscle, every meridian, and every cell, the corners of my mouth slowly turned up.

We've finally broken through!

Just then.

A subtle ripple came from outside the cultivation tower.

Chen Yuan slightly turned his head and probed outwards with his divine sense.

forecourt.

Chen Tianling was leading the Holy Dragon Guards on patrol in the front yard.

His steps were steady, and everything seemed normal.

suddenly.

His body jolted violently!

A surge of heat unexpectedly erupted from the depths of his dantian, like a torrent of molten lava flowing through his meridians.

Then, the cultivation bottleneck that had been stuck for so long shattered under the impact of this heat flow.

The aura surged wildly!

Peak of Martial Saint!

Breakthrough.

at the same time.

From Chen Yi to Chen Shi, all ten people's bodies jolted at the same instant!

Ten streams of heat surged from the ten dantian simultaneously, ten cultivation bottlenecks shattered at the same time, and ten holy might erupted simultaneously.

Late stage of the Martial Saint realm.

All ten have been broken through!

Their auras surged upwards by a significant amount.

Chen Tianling stood in the front yard, feeling the ten breakthrough fluctuations that sounded almost simultaneously behind him, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Again.

The shadowy figure was dozing off on the bluestone slab in the front yard.

Its long body was curled up in a ball, its tail resting on its nose, and it was fast asleep.

suddenly.

Its body shuddered violently!

A surge of heat welled up inside, as if someone had poured a pot of boiling water into it.

Its aura began to rise wildly, and the muscles beneath its scales swelled up at a visible speed.

Peak of Martial Saint!

Its body size expanded uncontrollably, growing from its original size to almost the same size.

The color of the scales became even deeper.

The shadowy figure jumped up from the stone slab with a start, almost losing its balance when it landed on all four legs.

"Another breakthrough!"

Her voice was full of surprise, with an excitement that said, "Even though I've experienced it before, it still feels amazing."

In the corner of the front yard.

Shadow Blade was squatting on the ground, carefully counting the two spirit herbs he had been allocated.

Two ninth-grade spiritual herbs were neatly arranged on the ground, with a small bottle of spiritual liquid placed beside them.

It was staring at the two spiritual herbs, pondering whether to eat one first, eat both together, or save them for when it needed them.

suddenly.

It sensed waves of breakthrough energy emanating from the front yard.

One share, two shares, three shares... twelve shares.

Every single one was broken through.

The Shadow Blade's claws froze in mid-air.

It slowly raised its head, looked in the direction of Chen Tianling, then in the direction of Youying, and then lowered its head to look at the two spirit herbs in front of it that were still motionless.

His lips twitched.

Then he lowered his head and continued counting his spiritual herbs.

got used to.

Not the first time.

got used to.

I've really gotten used to it.

But Ming Sha was no longer calm.

It was crouching under the World Origin Tree in the backyard.

The primordial tree had grown to be more than a person's height, with a faint golden halo flowing among its emerald green branches and leaves, from which a rich source of primordial energy continuously emanated.

Ming Sha sat comfortably cross-legged on the ground, happily absorbing the power of origin, while refining the more than twenty ninth-order spiritual herbs given to it by Chen Yuan's clone within its body.

A two-pronged approach yields extremely high efficiency.

suddenly.

A series of breakthrough fluctuations came from the front yard.

Ming Sha suddenly opened his vertical pupils.

A probe with divine sense.

Twelve of them, all twelve of them who were just patrolling obediently, have broken through without missing a single one!

Peak of Martial Saint!

Late stage of Martial Saint!

Ming Sha's mouth was wide open, so wide that you could almost see deep into his throat.

The herb in its hand almost fell to the ground, but it quickly caught it with its paws.

What the hell is this?

Is it really that easy to break through the minor realms between martial gods?

Shadow Blade appeared from the front at some point, squatted down next to Netherworld, and glanced at its shocked and distorted face.

"Don't make a fuss, you'll get used to it," Shadowblade said calmly.

Ming Sha suddenly turned his head to look at Ying Ren, his vertical pupils filled with disbelief, and his voice even changed.

"Have they... always been like this?"