Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 349 - 227: I Observe Zhenwu to See My True Self! The Essence of Martial Arts! Heavenly Intent True Self Fist! _2
In mid-March, Jiang Shu spent most of his time, aside from cultivating and sleeping, familiarizing himself with the vast expanse of the Cang Mang Domain.
True Martial Sect, in addition to providing free Martial Arts training to servant disciples, also broadened the disciples’ horizons with extensive records of the Cang Mang Domain’s vastness.
The Dynasties!
The Sects of Cang Mang!
The Underground Abyss!
The Endless Sea!
The Classifications of Treasures!
The Uses of Elixirs!
The Outer Realm Demon Clan!
Thousands of catalogs, dense and numerous—even if he took one or two hours each day to browse, Jiang Shu understood only one ten-thousandth of it. The volume of information here was limitless and all-encompassing.
It was only after viewing this massive amount of information that Jiang Shu truly understood why talented Martial Artists all thought about joining the True Martial Sect instead of remaining within the dynasties.
A dynasty is just a piece of land encircled by Sects. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within had long been gathered inside the Sects.
Cultivating within a dynasty, one could at most reach the Furnace Fire Realm in their lifetime.
Above the Six Martial Arts Realms, the Furnace Fire Realm is merely the first step.
Furnace Fire Realm: Heaven and earth as the furnace, I am the fire within. Condense True Fire, master Divine Skills, five hundred years of life!
Primordial Pill Realm: True Fire Refining Divine Skills, merge as one into the Primordial Pill. The more Divine Skills refined, the stronger the Primordial Pill, and the greater the potential of the Cultivator.
Nirvana Realm: Survive the tribulations of wind, fire, and Heavenly Tribulation. Understand the mysteries of life and death, Blood Rebirth!
Each realm is a distinct heaven! Furnace Fire Realm, Outer Disciples; Primordial Pill Realm, Inner Sect Disciples; Nirvana Realm, True Disciples. The top ten True Disciples of True Martial Sect have the authority of life and death over ordinary Inner Sect Disciples.
Therefore, to gain a certain freedom, I must also step into this realm!
His wild ambitions burned within him like a wildfire, relentless and unending.
Jiang Shu ceased his practice of punches and kicks, deployed his spiritual power, and felt the information transmission within his Identity Jade.
This was his task as a servant disciple for the month.
If he did not perform tasks for three months, his Contribution Points would only decrease, quickly dropping to just fourteen points.
One must know, within True Martial Sect, Contribution Points are like the gold and silver of the mundane world.
If he wasn’t cultivating, it would be fine. But once he started cultivating, Spirit Rank Elixirs required Contribution Points. Spirit Rank Treasures required Contribution Points. Spirit Rank Cultivation Techniques also required Contribution Points.
To advance to the Furnace Fire Realm, one hundred Contribution Points were essential.
Servant Task One: Tend to the immortal cranes for ten days [three Contribution Points]. Requirement: None.
Servant Task Two: Care for Spirit Rank treasure medicine for ten days [five Contribution Points]. Requirement: Ordinary-level Alchemist, proficient in the properties of medicinal materials.
Servant Task Three: Refining Artifact Child for one month [fifteen Contribution Points]. Requirement: Proficient in ordinary-level Treasure Pattern creation.
I didn’t expect this month to have a task worth fifteen points. But the higher the Contribution Points of a task, the higher the requirements, and the harder it is to achieve.
Last time I heard Luo Yu say he started trying servant tasks already, I might as well ask him. It’s been a long time since we last talked.
With a thought, Jiang Shu headed towards the building where Xue Xuan and Luo Yu lived. After inviting them out, the three proceeded to the Spiritual Food Hall.
The Spiritual Food Hall was the dining location for the disciples of True Martial Sect.
Just entering required one Contribution Point.
But it was absolutely worth it.
The various dishes inside were unlike anything available in ordinary dynasties. Each grain of rice was imbued with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. All the dishes were prepared using Spirit Rank Treasures, like the Sun and Moon Spirit Pot.
They could truly condition every acupoint of a Martial Artist. Ordinary Martial Artists who ate there regularly could even advance steadily to the Detachment Realm without much cultivation.
Having been in True Martial Sect for three months, Jiang Shu had only eaten there twice.
The vast palace was as broad as several Da Jing Dynasty imperial palaces combined. Countless seats were situated within. It was open twenty-four hours, and the number of disciples entering and leaving was unknown.
Sometimes, one could even see Outer Disciples, on their mission outings, occasionally coming to the Spiritual Food Hall at Chores Peak to satisfy their cravings.
After all, it was said that the Spiritual Food Hall for the Outer Sect was even more expensive.
"I really envy Brother Jiang and Brother Xue," Luo Yu said. "I don’t have as many points, and the Contribution Points I can exchange are just a few. I started doing servant tasks in the second month, choosing the simplest one: feeding immortal cranes.
"Feeding them for ten days earns only three Contribution Points. But even these three points aren’t easy to get. Immortal cranes are extremely fond of cleanliness; their surroundings need to be spotless. When they fly out, I have to do my best to clean."
Knowing that Jiang Shu’s list of tasks also included feeding immortal cranes, Luo Yu explained in great detail.
Since arriving at the Sect, he no longer addressed Jiang Shu and Xue Xuan as he had before, calling them Brother Jiang and Seventh Prince respectively.
He knew his own Talent very well. To gather a hundred Contribution Points, cultivate a Spirit Rank Cultivation Technique, and reach the Furnace Fire Realm would take him countless years.
But the Talents of Jiang Shu and Xue Xuan could surely get them there within one or two years.
His duty was not to engage as peers but to explore as many paths as possible to enable them to cultivate fully.
Keenly aware of his own role, Luo Yu then began to discuss some events from the past three months.
Beneath the huge dining table, streams burbled. Dishes were carried along these streams by fish, delivered directly to their destined seats.
"This time, feeling restless after a period of quiet, I plan to directly take on a servant task of planting Spirit Plants," Xue Xuan said. "Although it requires a month, the Contribution Points are as high as ten. The difficulty should be moderate. I’ve inquired about it—apart from irrigating day and night, it just needs steadfast guardianship to clear out some bugs."
Xue Xuan channeled his spiritual power into the dining card on the table. Soon, a lotus flower was lifted by a fish. As the lotus flower bloomed, three exquisite dishes leaped out. Beside them, the choice rice was steaming hot, glistening like jade, each grain as plump as an Essence Yuan Great Pill.
"Brother Xue, I’m aware of this task," Luo Yu interjected. "I paid attention to it on my last mission. Indeed, it’s not very difficult, but it requires high concentration of spiritual power and very strong combat abilities. These bugs possess the strength of Sixth Rank Mutant Beasts. A single mistake could lead to disaster."
"It’s not very difficult, but for Brother Xue, this month means putting cultivation on hold. Last time, a servant disciple took on this task and, due to a moment of carelessness, a Green Netherworld Worm ate half a Spirit Plant. Not only did he not earn the ten Contribution Points, but he also ended up losing fifteen."
"A meal of three dishes and a bowl of rice costs one Contribution Point. With my income of three Contribution Points a month, I really can’t afford even one visit."
At this moment, Luo Yu’s dish arrived too. He humorously lamented that as a former Princely Heir, he now couldn’t even afford a Spiritual Meal in the Sect.
Fortunately, this time Brother Jiang was treating; otherwise, his heart would certainly have ached painfully.
"I’m aware of what Luo Yu mentioned," Xue Xuan began, "but Luo Yu, you only know one part of it, not the other. Every dynasty outside the Sect has its competitions. Why would the courts allow noble families to monopolize resources? Because only then can they select geniuses to the greatest extent.
"The resources of a dynasty are limited. If you spread the resources across all the commoners, the cultivation of noble family disciples would suffer. Naturally, this would overlook many ordinary-born geniuses, but how many geniuses can have abilities like Brother Jiang?
"In the past, our Da Jing Dynasty did provide support, but it mostly helped cultivators reach the Blood Exchange Realm and Acupoint Passage Realm. These realms, while prominent in the dynasties, don’t even qualify one to be a servant disciple in a Sect.
"Outside the Sect, every dynasty is in conflict, each thinking about how to have more geniuses enter the Sect. Do you think there are no conflicts within the Sect?"
Xue Xuan heartily enjoyed his meal, satisfying his hunger after a long time without eating. He then shook his head and continued, "No, the struggle is always present. It just extends from the dynasties to the inner conflict within the Sect, and it’s even more brutal! Because the resources of the Sect are also limited!
"The one Luo Yu mentioned is actually a genius from the Great Feather Dynasty. He took the task because a genius from the same dynasty, who had previously accepted it, claimed it was merely time-consuming and not very difficult in itself.
"In the Sect, the closer people are, the more you have to guard against them!"
