High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan nodded slightly and patted Han Wanli on the shoulder.

"Get some rest and take good care of yourself."

"I have completely closed the Raging Wave Cave. Those alien races inside should not be able to open a second rift in a short time."

"Even if it could be opened, it wouldn't be this large. This area of ​​the sea is safe now."

Han Wanli froze on the spot upon hearing this.

He looked up, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Chief Chen, you said... you closed down the Raging Waves Cave?"

He thought it was because his ear was damaged from the severe injury.

Large grotto, closed?

There has never been such a precedent on Earth since the appearance of the Heavenly Cave.

Those experts have already reached a conclusion.

Small celestial caves may be closed, medium-sized celestial caves are extremely difficult to close, and large celestial caves are impossible to close.

At most, it can only be sealed!

Now, Chief Chen is telling him that the hundred-meter-long giant cave has been sealed off?

"It's off."

Chen Yuan nodded, his tone indifferent.

"You can go out and see for yourself later; the crack is gone."

Han Wanli was still processing the information when he heard it, but Chen Yuan didn't have time to wait for him to come to his senses.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." Chen Yuan turned and walked out of the tent.

"Focus on recovering and don't think too much."

"Chief Chen..."

Han Wanli wanted to say something, but Chen Yuan had already lifted the curtain and gone out.

He hurriedly chased to the tent entrance and saw Chen Yuan step onto Youying's back, with Chen Tianling and eleven other figures following closely behind.

With a flap of its wings, the shadowy creature took to the air.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous figure disappeared into the horizon.

Han Wanli stood at the tent entrance, gazing at the departing figure, lost in thought for a long time.

half an hour.

He suddenly turned his head and shouted to a young martial artist beside him, "Quick! Go check the Raging Wave Cave! Is that crack still there?"

The young martial artist paused for a moment, then took off running towards the monitoring room.

A few minutes later he came running back, panting, with an expression on his face as if he had seen a ghost.

"Report...Reporting to Commander Han! It's gone! It's really gone!"

"That crack...it's gone! There's nothing left in the depths of the ocean!"

Han Wanli's pupils suddenly contracted.

He took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.

"Chief Chen... he really closed the large celestial cave..."

He murmured to himself, his voice filled with shock.

This has completely changed the future landscape of the entire planet!

If large celestial caves can be closed, then wouldn't there be hope for a complete solution to those old guys in the Great Xia Kingdom who have existed for decades and keep sending out alien races every day?

Han Wanli's heart skipped a beat when he considered this possibility.

He suppressed his excitement, turned around and walked back to the tent, picked up his communication ring and personally reported to the Dragon Martial Division.

......

With Chen Yuan standing with his hands behind his back on the shadowy back, they flew northwest into the morning breeze.

Below stretched an endless sea, shimmering with golden light in the morning glow.

The coastline is already faintly visible in the distance.

That was the easternmost military base in Xuzhou, where Lin Zuyao was placed to recuperate after being sent back.

At the speed of a shadow.

It only takes about the time it takes to eat a meal to get from the third line of defense to the base.

as predicted.

Before long, a sizable military base came into view.

The base is built on a hill by the coast and covers a vast area.

It is equipped with all kinds of fortifications, gun emplacements, and radar stations, and several large warships are also docked in the port.

Although it cannot compare to a fortress of the same caliber as the Demon Suppression Fortress, it is still a first-class military stronghold along the East China Sea coast.

The shadowy figure slowly descended from the sky, its enormous shadow sweeping across the base.

The martial artists who were training on the ground stopped what they were doing and looked up at them.

"What's that? It's a huge beast!"

"Are you blind?! That's Chief Chen's mount! Didn't you see there's someone standing on it?"

"Why did Chief Chen suddenly come to our base?"

"Elder Thirteen is recuperating here; Chief Chen must have come to see him..."

The crowd was filled with murmurs and discussions.

Many of the young martial artists were seeing Chen Yuan's true face for the first time, and they all craned their necks to look up at the sky, their eyes filled with curiosity and awe.

The shadowy figure landed steadily in the central plaza of the base.

Chen Yuan took a step down, followed closely by Chen Tianling and the others.

Almost the instant they landed, a figure strode towards them from the direction of the base command post.

The man was in his forties, burly, and dressed in a crisp Dragon Martial Division uniform. The badge on his shoulder indicated that he was the highest-ranking person in charge of this base.

Two deputies followed behind him.

The two, a man and a woman, were both at the late stage of Martial Venerable cultivation, their steps steady and their aura extraordinary.

"It is an honor to have Lord Chen grace us with his presence; I have failed to greet you properly!"

The middle-aged man quickly walked up to Chen Yuan and respectfully bowed.

"My subordinate base commander, Huang Zhenguo, greets Chief Chen! These two are my deputies, Zhao Yong and Sun Yun."

The two people behind him also quickly bowed.

"Greetings, Chief Judge Chen!"

Chen Yuan nodded, glancing at Huang Zhenguo.

At the peak of Martial Venerable, with a solid foundation, he is a veteran.

Unfortunately, there is no hope of breaking through to the Martial Saint realm.

"Commander Huang, how is Elder Lin?"

Huang Zhenguo quickly replied, "Reporting to Chief Chen, although Elder Thirteen's injuries are severe, he has been saved thanks to that mid-grade ninth-rank healing pill, and his condition has stabilized."

"With the head of the medical team personally overseeing things, there's no danger to his life."

He paused, then added, "But... the injuries are too severe, and I'll need to rest for a long time."

"The medical team estimates that it will take at least half a month before he can get out of bed, and it will probably take about six months for him to fully recover his combat strength."

Chen Yuan frowned slightly but didn't say anything more.

Unexpectedly, the mid-grade ninth-rank healing pill that he had casually given away unexpectedly saved Lin Zuyao's life.

"Take me to see him."

"Yes! This way, Chief Chen!"

Huang Zhenguo stepped aside and led the way, taking Chen Yuan and his group deeper into the base.

......

Deep within the base stands a small, detached building, guarded by ten armed martial arts soldiers.

This is the highest-standard medical area in the entire base, specifically used to house high-ranking personnel with serious injuries.

The small building was surrounded by soundproofing and temperature-regulating arrays, creating a quiet and comfortable environment, a stark contrast to the makeshift medical tents set up on the third line of defense.

Huang Zhenguo led Chen Yuan through the corridor to the innermost ward.

He reached out and knocked on the door. A weak voice came from inside: "Come in..."

As soon as I opened the door, a faint smell of medicine wafted out.

The ward was spacious and furnished like a suite in a luxury hotel.

The outer room is the reception area, and the inner room is the ward.

But at this moment, the entire room was occupied by various medical equipment.

Heart rate monitors, spiritual energy replenishment devices, wound healing chambers... all sorts of instruments were scattered on the floor.

Various tubing extends from the instrument and connects to the person on the bed.

Lin Zuyao lay on the hospital bed, his upper body wrapped in bandages, his left arm in a sling, and a glowing healing ointment on his chest.

He looked more than ten years older.

He was a completely different person from the spirited Martial Saint Elder he had been just a few days ago.

But those eyes were still bright.

Lin Zuyao was taken aback when he saw Chen Yuan walk in, then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Master Chen...Master Chen?!"

He struggled to sit up, but the movement aggravated his wound, causing him to gasp in pain.

Chen Yuan quickly stepped forward and pressed down on his shoulder.

"Lie still and don't move."

Lin Zuyao had no choice but to lie back down, his expression somewhat complicated.

There was surprise, there was emotion, but more than anything, there was an indescribable feeling, like shame.

"Chief Chen, what brings you here..." His voice was hoarse. "Weren't you at Dragon Abyss Mountain? How did you end up in the East Sea..."

"I heard you had an accident, so I came to see you." Chen Yuan sat down on the chair by the bed, her tone calm.

"I also took care of the matter of the Raging Waves Cave."

Lin Zuyao was stunned for a moment, then dealt with it?

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask how it was "dealt with," but swallowed the words back.

It's not that I don't want to ask, it's that I'm too ashamed to ask.

He lowered his head and spoke very softly, as if he were talking to himself.

"Chief Chen... I..."

Chen Yuan sighed as he looked at him; he knew what Lin Zuyao was thinking.

Ever since breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, this old man had been holding back a lot of energy, wanting to prove himself in front of the Dragon Martial Division.

In his eagerness to achieve merit, he not only nearly lost his life but also caused the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers.

Such a blow would be difficult for anyone to bear.

Chen Yuan glanced at Chen Tianling and the others behind him, then looked at Huang Zhenguo.

"You all go out first, I want to talk to him alone."

Chen Tianling nodded, waved his hand, and led the Holy Dragon Guards out.

Huang Zhenguo, being sensible, left with his two deputies, closing the door behind him.

The room fell silent, save for the faint hum of the medical equipment.

The shadowy figure tucked away in the corner and wisely kept quiet.

Lin Zuyao lay on the bed, silent for a long while, before slowly speaking.

"Chief Chen, this crushing defeat... is entirely my fault."

His voice was filled with deep regret.

"I greatly underestimated my opponent."

"The sea creatures pretended to be seriously injured and fleeing, and I believed them. I rushed in without even figuring out the situation inside..."

He closed his eyes, his eyes slightly moist.

"If only I had thought it through more, waited a little longer, I wouldn't have fallen into their trap. The lives of over ten thousand soldiers... were all because of me..."

His voice grew softer and softer until it became a muttering to himself.

"I was hoping to use this opportunity to show off... but instead, I ended up showing my ass..."

Chen Yuan's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this.

This old man, even injured like this, can still say such things.

However, this also shows that he truly regrets it.

Before the silence could respond, Shadow spoke first.

"Old man Lin, do you know how that mid-stage ninth-tier sea creature died?"

Lin Zuyao opened his eyes and stared at it blankly.

Youying said proudly, "My boss killed him. He blasted him to dust with one punch, avenging the fallen warrior."

"And the Angry Wave Cave has also been completely shut down by the boss; that crack is gone now."

Lin Zuyao was completely stunned after hearing this.

He stared at Chen Yuan with wide eyes, incredulous.

It's closed?

The massive celestial cave... is it closed?

Chen Yuan didn't give him time to process it, and continued, "You have to remember this debt and learn from it in the future."

Lin Zuyao's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak.

Then Chen Yuan changed the subject.

"But then again, that Raging Wave King is a mid-stage ninth-order rank, one rank higher than you, and it set up an ambush on its own territory. No one could have withstood it."

"It's quite an achievement that you managed to get out alive."

Lin Zuyao's eyes reddened.

"Chief Chen, I..."

Chen Yuan waved his hand, "Alright, I'm not saying this to comfort you, but to make you understand that a mistake is a mistake, but you can't give up because of it."

"You still need to recover from your injuries, and then kill more alien races to avenge those fallen warriors."

He stood up and looked down at the old man on the bed.

"I've already killed King Fury for you, and the Heavenly Cave is closed. Your task now is to recover from your injuries."

Lin Zuyao looked at him and finally nodded heavily.

"Yes... I will obey Chief Chen's orders..."