By then.

He could also absorb Incense from various places to aid his Cultivation.

This would also indirectly save him a huge sum of Contribution Points.

HUM!

A flash of light.

Wang Xiao’s figure once again returned to the Real World.

He rose from the Biological Pod and glanced at the time, realizing he still had about three days until his appointment with Ye Tianying.

’I’ll have to keep track of time from now on. I feel like it’s easy to lose myself in Cultivation!’

That was the downside of traversing between two worlds.

The further he progressed, the more time his Cultivation consumed.

Wang Xiao often got so lost in his Cultivation that he’d forget about the passage of time!

However.

He also discovered that the Book of Space-Time’s travel interval seemed to be linked to his time in the Real World.

In other words.

The time he spent in the Incense Realm didn’t affect the Book of Space-Time’s travel trigger.

The Book of Space-Time only counted time spent in the Real World.

Otherwise.

Having spent nearly twenty-seven years in the Incense Realm, he should have already been transported to the next world long ago.

’Fortunately, with my current control over my body, twenty-seven years is nothing. My appearance hasn’t changed much at all.’

’I just wonder if this will affect the selection for the God Creation Plan. After all, my physical body made the trip this time.’

Wang Xiao wondered inwardly.

He wasn’t sure what methods the God Creation Plan entailed, or if there were any physical requirements.

However.

He figured it probably wouldn’t be an issue.

Refining a planet only had to do with one’s Inner World and Great Daoist Nascent Soul; age was irrelevant.

The Supreme Federation likely set the thirty-year-old age limit simply to more efficiently screen for exceptionally talented Evolvers.

Putting the matter aside.

Wang Xiao walked out of the Training Room and headed to the Martial Arts Arena.

During this time.

He hadn’t stayed in the Incense Realm exclusively; he would occasionally come out and make an appearance.

Otherwise, disappearing for ten days to half a month at a time would inevitably arouse suspicion.

At this moment.

The Martial Arts Arena was already packed with people who had come from all over the country, drawn by his fame, to learn Martial Arts.

However.

Since the Martial Arts Evolution Path was still in its infancy, there were no Martial Arts Teachers to instruct them.

Especially not enough to teach so many people.

To solve this problem.

Shen Tianhe had come up with an idea: first, compile a list of all the problems the students were encountering.

Then, he would have Wang Xiao give a lecture every half-month or so to answer all their questions at once.

Afterward, they could select a few of the better-performing students to assist the others.

While this approach was sure to leave some people dissatisfied, it at least wouldn’t tarnish the reputation of the World Martial Arts Hall too badly.

Wang Xiao had no objections.

He also took it as an opportunity to see if he could discover any promising new talents in Martial Arts.

Unfortunately.

Aside from Pei Shiqi, most of the people who came to the Martial Arts Hall to train had very ordinary aptitudes. At most, there were one or two with decent Talent, but they were nowhere near the level Wang Xiao would consider accepting as a disciple.

"The Hall Master is here!"

"Greetings, Hall Master!"

"Hall Master, can you lecture a little longer today? I still didn’t understand everything from last time."

Seeing Wang Xiao, the group of apprentices couldn’t help but light up with excitement.

Most of them had come to the Martial Arts Hall to learn specifically because of Wang Xiao.

Although Wang Xiao hadn’t publicly claimed to be the founder of the Martial Arts Evolution Path, some scions of prominent families had managed to uncover the truth.

In fact, some hadn’t come to the Martial Arts Hall to learn at all, but simply wanted to build a connection with Wang Xiao. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Unfortunately for them.

Wang Xiao only gave a lecture once every half-month and would leave immediately after, giving them no opportunity to get close to him.

"Today, we will discuss the Qi Condensation Chapter of Martial Arts. Afterward, I will reserve an hour to answer any questions you have about your Cultivation over the past few weeks."

Since Wang Xiao was temporarily unable to make another breakthrough himself, he didn’t mind imparting his knowledge and clearing up the doubts of the Martial Arts Hall apprentices.

...

「Three days later.」

Wang Xiao boarded a Hovercraft that resembled a flying saucer.

It was a high-tech product from the Supreme Federation, a tier above even a standard flying car.

It was designed for long-distance travel, capable of reaching speeds of roughly Mach 15.

Before long.

Wang Xiao had left Huaxia airspace and arrived at an archipelago in the South Sea.

Before the Great Cosmic Era, this place was apparently known as the Mariana Islands.

The Hovercraft passed through multiple checks and barriers, finally landing on one of the small islands.

Soon.

Wang Xiao was dropped off in a vast, open area on the island.

He glanced around and saw six or seven other people standing scattered about.

More Hovercrafts continued to fly in from all directions, dropping off more people in the clearing.

Wang Xiao’s Divine Thought swept out, and he discovered that the energy within each person was exceptionally potent.

Every single one of them had reached the level of a Tier Five Life!

A few had even reached the Limit Breaking Level.

’These must be the other candidates for the God Creation Plan. There are more of them than I expected.’

Soon.

He spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

Ying Xu.

The young master of the Imperial Capital’s Ying Family had also been chosen.

The last time Wang Xiao had seen him, he was only a Tier Four Life.

To think that in just half a year, he had already broken through to become a Tier Five Life!

Ying Xu, of course, also saw Wang Xiao and quickly walked over.

"Brother Wang, I knew you’d be selected. Looks like I’m just here to make up the numbers."

’On Skull Island, I witnessed firsthand how his strength could utterly crush mine. Nearly half a year has passed since that mission. Wang Xiao must have grown even stronger. He has to be at least at the sixth or seventh layer of the Spiritual Domain for a Tier Five Life by now.’