High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

Chen Yuan lay on the sofa, going through the information he had received from Shadow Blade in his mind.

I still need to tell Zhou Qing about this important news.

He picked up the Holy Decree and dialed Zhou Qing's number.

A few seconds later, the light screen popped up.

Zhou Qing's face appeared in the frame, with the command room of the Demon Suppression Fortress in the Western Regions in the background.

He was clearly still awake.

The large screen behind them also displayed real-time monitoring data of the Tianku Crack.

"Chief Chen, why did you call me here for a chat so late at night? What happened?" Zhou Qing asked with a smile and a relaxed tone.

Chen Yuan nodded.

He recounted everything that happened tonight in detail.

From the story of Jiang Fan, a martial arts student from Luodu, being possessed and infiltrated by an alien race, to the large amount of intelligence extracted from his mouth.

Chen Yuan spoke calmly.

But each message exploded in Zhou Qing's heart like a bomb!

Zhou Qing's expression changed from relaxed to serious.

The somber mood turned to shock!

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he remained silent for a full ten seconds.

"Chief Chen..." Zhou Qing took a deep breath, his voice tense, "Is everything you've said true?"

"That alien race was imprisoned in the Mirror of Gods. It answered every question I asked, daring not to lie," Chen Yuan said calmly. "Moreover, I verified it with the Eye of Void Breaking, and it was all telling the truth."

Zhou Qing fell silent again.

He needs time to process this information.

"Chief Chen, you actually captured a ninth-tier alien race alive?" Zhou Qing suddenly grasped another key point, his tone full of disbelief.

Since the spiritual energy of Blue Star has been restored, capturing a ninth-tier alien race alive has become virtually impossible.

They are too vigilant and strong, and once they realize they can't escape, they would rather commit suicide than be captured alive.

In all these years, the Dragon Martial Division has never been able to extract any useful information from a ninth-tier alien race.

Thinking about this...

His gaze toward Chen Yuan held even more admiration; only Chen Yuan could have done something like that.

Zhou Qing then composed himself and began to consider practical issues.

"Chief Chen, since these alien races capable of possession and seduction are not only targeting our Great Xia, other forces on Blue Star may have also fallen victim to them."

"Should we... inform them?"

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, you decide."

He paused, then added, "We can also tell them about the situation in the Ruins of Myriad Realms."

"The suppression emanating from the powerful alien race inside is gradually weakening. If the human race on Earth continues to fight amongst themselves, there will only be one outcome: annihilation."

Zhou Qing nodded in deep agreement.

Chen Yuan changed the subject, a smile playing on his lips.

"However, we certainly can't give away this valuable information for free. We should make them exchange it for rare and precious materials or spirit crystals."

Zhou Qing paused for a moment, then laughed.

"Chief Chen is right. You obtained this information with great difficulty, so we can't just give it to them for nothing."

Chen Yuan waved his hand: "You can decide on the specifics, Director Zhou. There's no need to hide this information, but it's not exactly common knowledge either."

"Understood." Zhou Qing nodded.

"I will convene an online meeting to inform the other elders."

"By the way, what about the Abyss Shadow Cave..." Zhou Qing asked.

"My clone has already gone with the Sixth Elder," Chen Yuan said calmly.

"Assess the situation first. If it can be closed, close it. If it can't be closed, reinforce the seal and build a defense."

Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"I feel at ease with you here, Chief Chen."

Communication ended.

......

Chen Yuan put down the Holy Venerable Token and leaned back on the sofa, recalling what Shadow Blade had said.

The Origin Core Stone and the power of the world's origin are not available on Blue Star and will not be considered for the time being.

But there's another way.

It's worth a try to cultivate your soul to an incredibly powerful level!

Just do it.

He picked up the Holy Decree and probed the Dragon Martial Division's scripture pavilion with his divine sense.

The library contains all the cultivation manuals collected by the Great Xia Kingdom over the past hundred years, ranging from the first to the ninth level, numbering in the tens of thousands.

Chen Yuan rarely came here before.

Any one of the cultivation techniques and martial arts skills provided by the system is ten times stronger than the strongest one here.

But he had to come today.

"Soul-based cultivation techniques..." Chen Yuan's divine sense quickly swept across the Scripture Pavilion.

found it.

There aren't many, only a few dozen in total.

Saint-level works are even fewer, numbering only a handful.

Chen Yuan flipped through the books one by one.

"Concentration Technique", a low-grade Saint-level technique. When cultivated to its peak, it can slightly increase the strength of the soul. The cultivation cycle is... at least thirty years?

Chen Yuan frowned and skipped over it.

"Divine Soul Forging Method", a mid-grade Saint-level technique, has decent effects, but requires special rare and precious materials to cultivate.

Those rare and precious materials wouldn't be enough to fill the treasury of the Great Xia Kingdom, let alone the treasury of the Eastern Ying Kingdom.

The Nine Revolutions Soul Nourishing Technique, a Saint-level superior technique, is the highest-grade soul cultivation method in the Scripture Pavilion.

Chen Yuan carefully read through the introduction.

Reaching the Nine Revolutions Great Completion in cultivation can increase the strength of one's soul by three to five times, but each revolution requires several years, and it becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses.

Chen Yuan shook his head.

These techniques are utter garbage compared to what the system gave him.

Poor results, long processing time, and many limitations.

It takes decades of practice to see any results; by the time he succeeds, it's too late.

"As expected, the system is still the best."

Chen Yuan sighed and left the Scripture Pavilion.

However, he did not give up completely; if the cultivation method didn't work, he would use resources instead.

Chen Yuan then entered the national treasury of the Dragon Martial Division.

A batch of Saint-level resources that can help improve the soul were retrieved, including Soul Nourishing Flower, Mind Concentration Fruit, and Mind Tranquility Crystal... These are all good things that money can't buy on the market.

"Have someone deliver it tomorrow." Chen Yuan placed the order and logged out of the system.

He glanced at the time; it was 2 a.m.

"Let's try these things first to see if they work. If not..." He stroked his chin, "then we'll wait for the system to check in."

Just then.

Chen Yuan suddenly remembered something and took out the Mirror of Conferred Gods again.

In the world reflected in the mirror.

Shadowblade was curled up in a corner, recovering from his injuries.

Its body was charred black, and its scales hadn't grown in yet; it looked pitiful.

Chen Yuan skillfully reached into the mirror and slapped it across the face.

"Snapped!"

Shadowblade was slapped so hard he tumbled over, seeing stars.

"Get up, I have something to ask you."

The Shadowblade was filled with hatred!

It wished it could tear Chen Yuan to pieces, skin him alive, and pull out his tendons!

But now it could only manage a fawning, humble smile, scrambling to its knees.

"Please ask, my lord! Ask whatever you want! I won't hide a single word of what I know!"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "How do you raise your divine soul to its limit? I'll give you ten seconds."

"Ten, nine, eight..."

Shadowblade was stunned.

Was Chen Yuan deliberately messing with it?!

How could it possibly know how to raise its divine soul to its limit?! If it did, it would have already broken through to the half-step Martial God realm, and you wouldn't be keeping it locked up here!

"Sir! I don't know! Please change..."

"Three, two, one." Chen Yuan finished the countdown, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Don't know? You deserve to be punished."

"No!!!"

The Shadow Blade's screams echoed in the mirror world.

Lightning, fire, and soul impact—a triple strike descended simultaneously.

Shadow Blade was slashed and rolled on the ground, screaming in agony.

"I really don't know!!"

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I told you! I told you I didn't know!!"

Did you say so?

"I told you! I really told you! Please spare me, Your Excellency!!!"

Chen Yuan tormented it for a while longer, and only stopped when he was sure that the guy really didn't know.

Shadowblade lay sprawled on the ground, convulsing, with blue smoke rising from his mouth.

It had already cursed Chen Yuan's ancestors for eighteen generations in its mind.

Chen Yuan, I'll fuck your mother!

You're fucking messing with me on purpose, aren't you?! You want to torture me even if you don't know?!

But it only dared to curse in its heart.

Looking at the miserable state in the mirror, Chen Yuan felt much better.

Torture of other races is indeed beneficial to physical and mental health.

He put away the Mirror of Gods and leaned back on the sofa.

"It seems this path is also blocked. Let's wait for the system."

......

at the same time.

It was late at night over the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

A streak of silver-gray light pierced the night sky at an astonishing speed.

Gale.

Inside the cabin, Chen Yuan's clone sat in the pilot's seat, calmly gazing at the sea ahead.

Sixth Elder Ning Yutang sat in the passenger seat, with a flight path map displayed on the holographic screen in front of her.

"Chief Chen, how much longer?" Ning Yutang asked.

"Within one minute," Chen Yuan's clone said calmly.

Ning Yutang nodded and looked out the window.

Below was an endless, dark sea, the moonlight obscured by clouds, making it impossible to see anything.

But she could sense a suffocating aura approaching from ahead.

Those are unique energy fluctuations from the Heavenly Cave Crack!

"That's it." Chen Yuan's clone suddenly spoke, his gaze fixed on the distance.

Ning Yutang followed his gaze.

Extremely far away.

A dark dot can be faintly seen on the sea surface.

As the distance closes, the black dot grows larger and gradually reveals its outline.

That was an island.

It is not large in area, but the island is covered with lush vegetation.

From the air, it looks no different from the thousands of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

But Chen Yuan's clone's divine sense had already reached out.

About two hundred meters below the island, a thick and cold aura was surging.

That was the aura of a foreign race.

It is somewhat similar to Shadow Blade and Shadow Devourer, but much more complex!

"Found it," Chen Yuan's clone said calmly.

"Below the island lies the Abyss Shadow Cave, which contains many alien races, but none of them are particularly powerful."

Ning Yutang also released her divine sense to sense the situation, her brows furrowing slightly: "Where are the Japanese soldiers stationed here?"

"They escaped." Chen Yuan's clone spoke calmly.

"The six saints of Japan are either dead or captured. Their confidants know that their plan has been exposed and that staying here will only lead to their deaths."

"Therefore, there are currently only alien races and no humans on this island."

Ning Yutang sneered, "You're quick to run."

The Gale hovered over the island.

Chen Yuan's clone stood up and walked towards the cabin door.

"Chief Chen, what do you plan to do?" Ning Yutang asked.

The clone glanced back at her: "Go down and take a look first. If you can close it, close it; if you can't, seal it off."

The hatch opened, and the night wind howled in.

Chen Yuan's clone took a step forward, its figure transforming into a black shadow as it plummeted downwards.

Ning Yutang followed closely behind.

Two figures landed one after the other in the center of the island.

Beneath my feet were hard rocks and bushes, and all around was pitch black, with only the occasional glimmer of light on the distant sea.

Chen Yuan's clone closed his eyes and fully released his divine sense.

Below the island.

The outline of the chasm in the celestial cave was clearly visible in his perception.

It was an irregular, enormous space, with crisscrossing passages, and the deepest part was filled with a strong alien aura.

A cursory glance revealed at least a hundred alien races.

But the strongest is only at the peak of the eighth rank, there is no ninth rank.

"So what do we do now?" Ning Yutang asked.

Chen Yuan's clone glanced at the ground beneath his feet, then at the distant sea. The Great Xia Kingdom's fleet was heading this way and would arrive soon.

"First, clear out the alien races from this island, then try to close the Heavenly Cave rift. If you can't close it, reinforce the seal and build a defense line."

He spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something very simple.

Ning Yutang was startled by what she heard.

Close the cracks in the Heavenly Cave?

This is a large celestial cave! Although it is not as large as the Bibo Celestial Cave, it is still a truly large celestial cave.

But then I thought, if Chief Chen can close the Raging Wave Cave, this should be no problem for him either.