"Old Zhu finally has a whereabouts... I didn’t expect him to be there, no wonder I mobilized the players but couldn’t find him..."

Looking at the intelligence report inside the opened secret letter in his hand, Jiang Dali showed a look of astonished surprise.

According to the information provided by the Divine Martial Country’s intelligence organization Flying Dragon Platform, Zhu Wushi had not appeared in any other regions of the Divine Martial Country after disappearing in the battle with the Purple Robe Scripture King. However, the Purple Robe Scripture King was sighted at the border of the Divine Martial Country two days ago, only to vanish quickly thereafter.

Unless Zhu Wushi left the Divine Martial Country in disguise or was hiding injured in deep mountains and swamps, he most likely remained inside Unrivaled City.

Moreover, according to high-ranking magicians within the Divine Martial Country’s Imperial Palace, calculations proved that Zhu Wushi likely stayed in Unrivaled City, rather than leaving the Divine Martial Country or hiding in some deep mountain swamp.

"The most dangerous place is also the safest place, and it’s the easiest place to overlook. Old Zhu indeed has a high chance of still remaining in Unrivaled City. But since he’s in the city, why hasn’t he shown himself? Although Unrivaled City isn’t yet in my pocket, it’s occupied by my Black Wind Village People, there shouldn’t be any danger..."

Jiang Dali’s expression was puzzled, he crushed the secret letter with energy in his palm, then walked to the bedside, picked up the Eagle Saber, and raised the long knife to examine it, revealing a look of appreciation.

During these brief four days of cultivation, he had fully comprehended the information recorded inside the Eagle Saber, the "War God Chronicles," mastering the content of all 49 diagrams within, and achieved rapid progress in skills such as the "Reverse Nine Revolutions" and "Divine Power" that he had understood before, grasping more ways of application.

Thus, not only has he completely comprehended this Returning to Truth Realm’s unparalleled divine skill, he has cultivated this divine skill to the degree of the fourth realm, mastered.

And at this moment, the "Reverse Nine Revolutions" could now finally be concentrated in the legs to unleash astonishing destructive power.

However, the muscle group of the legs is far more developed than the arms, the emitted power is stronger, and the consumption of Inner Strength is greatly increased.

Additionally, capabilities from the "War God Chronicles" such as Thousand-Mile Battle and War God’s Body greatly benefit his strength enhancement.

But for this Returning to Truth Ultimate Skill, if he wishes to continue advancing, the required Cultivation Points and Potential Points are incredibly high; advancing from the fourth realm to the fifth realm alone requires consuming 20 million Cultivation Points and Potential Points.

Based on the standard that the higher the secret technique level, the higher the consumption for advancement, it’s estimated that raising "War God Chronicles" from the seventh realm to the eighth might consume over 50 million Cultivation Points and Potential Points, going from the eighth realm to the ninth will be even more terrifying.

Although this speculation might not be precise, Jiang Dali estimates it’s probably close to the mark, which is the price of becoming strong.

"War God Chronicles," this Returning to Truth Ultimate Skill, is certainly rare in the entire Mixed Martial Arts World, the power boost each realm advancement provides is extraordinarily formidable, reflected in Qi-Blood, Inner Strength, and the efficacy and consumption in executing techniques, is completely different.

Imagine unleashing the "Reverse Nine Revolutions" with a single punch, might be able to collapse a city wall but definitely cannot shake a small hill ten times larger than the wall.

But if it were the leg, with ten times more power than the arm, unleashing "Reverse Nine Revolutions," then it becomes very likely to shake a small hill ten times larger than the city wall.

This is the huge difference.

"My Qi-Blood has now improved by nearly sixty thousand, Inner Strength has also increased by almost sixty thousand, The Returning to Truth Ultimate Skill is truly worthy of its name, enhancing my Qi-Blood and Inner Strength by close to thirty thousand with each realm advancement, although this is also related to my significant increase in Qi-Blood and Inner Strength foundation, complementing each other, the growth potential of high-level martial arts is still plainly evident.

My current strength is much greater than it was during the battle at Heaven Mountain."

Jiang Dali looked at the panel, where his Qi-Blood has increased to almost 690,000, and Inner Strength to near 430,000.

This level of Qi-Blood and Inner Strength is nearly twice as powerful as during the battle at Heaven Mountain.

He’s more confident now that if he were to attempt entering 12 times Power state again, it wouldn’t be as embarrassing as last time.

Bringing his thoughts together, Jiang Dali placed the Eagle Saber into its scabbard to return it to Ying Yuan, then looked at the two messages that once popped up on the panel.

One of these messages was triggered when he met with the Divine Martial Emperor, the other was from the promotion of his Initial Realm mental state.

"You have triggered the task ’Assist the Divine Martial Emperor in acquiring the Dragon Vein to restore strength’

Task content: In the past, while combating the Fire Qilin, the Divine Martial Emperor knocked off its Reverse Scale, causing the last trace of auspicious energy within the Fire Qilin to charge out and completely fall. The Divine Martial Emperor was also retaliated against by the Four Spirits’ auspicious energy, needing to counter it with the nation’s destiny and auspicious energy, greatly limiting his strength. If you can assist the Divine Martial Emperor in obtaining the dragon vein in Lingyun Cave, claimed to suppress all evils, you can help him remove the backlash from the Four Spirits’ auspicious energy and restore his strength.

Task rewards: Increased favor with the Divine Martial Emperor to Supreme Respect, increased reputation with the Divine Martial Country to Supreme Respect, bestowed Dragon Energy by the Divine Martial Emperor, title of Prince of different surnames within the Divine Martial Country and fief;

Do you accept?"

"Your Initial Realm mental state level has been promoted to Original Mind State."

"Mental State: Original

Mental State effect: Upon entering the Original Mind State, spirit will instantly reach the current state at its peak, any disturbance or influence on the mental state will completely recover to the Original Mind State and maintain it, in this state the Primordial Spirit is immortal, any damage will recover in the next moment.

Mental State corresponding strength: Original!

Current Mental State: Stable!"

Even though it’s the second time seeing the detailed description of the Original Mind State, Jiang Dali couldn’t help but be impressed by the Original Mind State which evolved all the way from Extreme Realm to Initial Realm.

The strength of the Original Mind State has already left the Initial Realm mental state far behind, compared to the Extreme Realm mental state, it’s much more stable.

If the Extreme Realm is a state where one slices through the sea, then the Primordial State itself is that vast ocean. Even if divided by a single stroke, it still recovers in the next moment, neither increasing nor decreasing, boundless and vast.

In Jiang Dali’s view, this mental state is somewhat similar to the Divine Skill "No-Desire Technique" comprehended by Bu Jingyun as mentioned in ancient texts. In the no-desire state of this technique, one stands in an invincible position for a certain period.

However, he has not yet found a suitable opponent to test his skill, so he is still unsure of how strong he will truly be in the Primordial State.

As for the task triggered by another piece of information to assist the Divine Martial Emperor, he hasn’t planned to accept it yet.

Although the rewards for this task are indeed generous, especially the identity of a Prince of different surnames.

If it were in the past, Jiang Dali would have surely been tempted.

But now he has long been connected with Tang Country, and Li Shimin is expected to soon ascend to the throne. By then, he will naturally be conferred the title of Prince of different surnames, which will greatly diminish the allure of the Divine Martial Country’s throne.

"Bang Bang Bang!"

"Brother Jiang!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of Nie Renwang.

Jiang Dali was moved, his face showing a surprised smile as he turned and opened the door, stepping out from the room. There, he saw Nie Renwang, tall and robust with a powerful presence as he stood outside.

"Old Nie, it seems you have successfully broken through! Today we should drink heartily to celebrate!" Jiang Dali noted with emotion, saying cheerfully.

Nie Renwang laughed loudly and said, "Of course we should drink to celebrate, I broke through last night. Seeing you hadn’t come out from your room yet, I’ve been waiting! Just now I returned and saw the court eunuchs rushing out, and I knew you had finished cultivating!"

As he spoke, Nie Renwang looked at Jiang Dali’s mighty physique, taller by a head than his own, noticing the shining copper chest exposed from his attire as if it contained an awe-inspiring power. Even after his own breakthrough, he felt a strong sense of intimidation, and Jiang Dali’s rugged features further showcased an indomitable, rough masculine charm.

Obviously, this brother of his had improved significantly in strength after several days of cultivation. Nie Renwang smiled wryly, "I thought you were talking about celebrating for me, but it seems you’re celebrating for yourself. I can’t figure out how you cultivate, reaching such strength and yet still improving rapidly!"

"Haha! Perhaps that’s talent!"

Jiang Dali smiled, stepping out of the room.

Nie Renwang stepped aside to let Jiang through, then followed, speaking gloomily, "Comparing myself to you, my reputation as the North Drinking Mad Saber over these years seems insignificant. You say you’re destined for the Emperor’s Destiny, yet your cultivation speed is much faster than mine, isn’t it strange? I think we’ll skip the drinking today and save it for another day."

Jiang Dali restrained his laughter, continuing to jest, "After all, your Emperor’s Destiny hasn’t been fulfilled yet. Once you become Emperor and call yourself ’the lonely one,’ perhaps your cultivation speed will be faster than mine."

Nie Renwang was suddenly enlightened and agreed heartily, "You’re right!"

Jiang Dali glanced at the lazy Demon Dragon and Fire Qilin resting on the spacious square opposite, saying, "It’s fine not to drink today, now that the whereabouts of Old Zhu have been basically determined, it’s not too late to find him and drink together!"

Nie Renwang rejoiced, "So the whereabouts of Old Zhu have been found, where is he?"

Jiang Dali’s cold lips slightly curled, "Unrivaled City!!"

"Still in Unrivaled City?" Nie Renwang was stunned.

"We originally planned to visit Divine Martial Country and then head to Unrivaled City, but now it’s time to set off immediately."

Jiang Dali said, walking towards the Demon Dragon, "However, this time as we leave, we need to bring another person." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Who?"

"Ying Yuan."

Four days ago, Jiang Dali had already planned to travel with Ying Yuan to Shaolin after concluding their visit to Unrivaled City, to thoroughly understand the matter of Dharma’s Heart and Shaolin’s intentions.

Meanwhile, the All-knowing Madman’s channels and connections within the Martial World would be used to investigate information and plan more strategies in combining fortune-telling to deal with future crises.

Regarding the All-knowing Madman’s remarkable fortune-telling ability, Jiang Dali also intended to provide the information available to him for confirmation, determining the precise whereabouts of Zhu Wushi again, and possibly the whereabouts of the Martial Arts Legend Wu Ming.

Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zhaixing have been searching for Wu Ming in the Martial World for nearly a month, yet the collaboration of these two detectives and thief, who have always excelled at finding people and things, surprisingly found no clues. It’s unknown if the renowned Bai Xiaosheng who claims to know everything about the Martial World, will be able to uncover some traces.

In Jiang Dali’s mind, if Wu Ming, the Martial Arts senior, could be found and united, even in times of extreme crisis in the future, there might still be a chance to turn the tide...

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(More updates tonight! Requesting the guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month)

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