Chapter 300: Chapter 205: Honorific Jiang Tianren, Promoting to Detachment Realm, Breaking through Two Barriers, Hatching, Commanding Objects!
When Jiang Shu walked out of the Grade-A Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, the entire world seemed to fall into an extreme silence. All soldiers turned their gazes at once, their fervent admiration and worship reaching its peak. In the military, strength is revered above all else. And Jiang Shu was, without a doubt, the strongest existence in the entire Xuanxing!
"This is... a Sixth Rank Mutant Beast..." Touching the giant ape-shaped Fierce Beast in the crater, Wang Yan’s voice trembled with excitement. Even though the Fierce Beast was dead, he could still feel its past power from its body. Every single strand of fur was both tough and flexible, its hardness capable of easily piercing any Martial Artist at the Ming Jin stage. The shattered bones did not deform even when he gripped them with slight force. The flowing blood was even more wondrous. Amidst the bright red, there was a hint of dark gold. All signs indicated that this Fierce Beast was certainly beyond a mere Fifth Rank.
"Indeed, it belongs to a Sixth Rank Mutant Beast, but among them, it should be considered a weaker one," Jiang Shu explained.
The path of Martial Arts involves Body Refinement, Body Refinement, and Spirit Refinement. Mutant Beasts, however, do not have such detailed distinctions. In Jiang Shu’s view, the strength of a Mutant Beast is determined by its bloodline. Take the giant peng he first encountered, for instance. It possessed the bloodline of the peng species. If it hadn’t already been injured, and if he hadn’t possessed a rocket launcher with armor-piercing shells, even at his current Realm, a one-on-one battle would have only ended in mutual destruction.
"Weak as it may be, it’s still a Sixth Rank! No, wait, you... you’ve reached the Fetal Breathing Realm?!!!" Wang Yan muttered. Then suddenly, as if he had realized something, his gaze lifted to Jiang Shu, filled with tumultuous shock.
The Fetal Breathing Realm, how was that possible? As someone in the Chang Ding Realm, he was extremely familiar with Spiritual Cultivation. He instantly sensed that the current Jiang Shu had returned to the innate state. Every cell seemed to be breathing, and the relationship between him and the world was like a fetus in amniotic fluid—natural and harmonious.
"In battle, I gained some enlightenment regarding the ’Crystal Meditation Method’," Jiang Shu said as he mentally transmitted the Break Limit ’Crystal Meditation Method’ to Wang Yan.
Jiang Shu smiled, not holding anything back. Whether for his personal Cultivation or for the sake of his nation, he hoped to see the Xuanxing Xia Country grow stronger and stronger. Slaying Mutant Beasts in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and propagating the Break Limit ’Crystal Meditation Method’ all originated from his earnest heart.
"This... is too precious! Profound... So, the beginning of meditation is to become the crystal, but the end of meditation is to step outside of it. It’s like a tourist climbing a tower, step by step, only to reach the top and look down, unable to truly transcend. Transcendence comes from that leap into the void... That leap is from life to death, shattering all great terrors!"
Wang Yan’s pupils shook dramatically as he experienced the Mysterious profundity of the Break Limit ’Crystal Meditation Method.’ Thoughts of various secret meditation techniques he couldn’t share flashed through his mind. Obstacles he’d never conceived of overcoming were now naturally understood. Now, all he could think about was rushing back to Shengjing, to the research institute! Countless thoughts were drawn and pulled by him, inspiration gradually forming. The aspects of the Fetal Breathing Realm he hadn’t fully understood before now had clearer annotations.
Jiang Shu is truly a natural Martial Arts prodigy! The upper limit of the ’Crystal Meditation Method’ was only the Chang Ding Realm, but Jiang Shu had innovated upon it, ascending to another level.
"Prepare the helicopter." Overcome with excitement and without taking time to explain, Wang Yan immediately arranged for a helicopter. He leaped into the air and flew towards Shengjing, not lingering for a moment.
Meanwhile, Jiang Shu accepted the general’s enthusiastic invitation to have lunch with the soldiers in the large cafeteria, where he pointed out deficiencies in their Martial Arts.
The world is vast, and the starry river is profound. The military is always where a country’s talents are most concentrated.
After Jiang Shu presented his need for electric current to assist his Cultivation, specialists modified a room in just half an afternoon. Bursts of strong voltage and current filled the room, like flashing lightning.
Jiang Shu sat cross-legged in the center of the room. He first circulated the ’Crystal Meditation Method,’ sensing the optimal current level. Then, the ’Heaven and Earth Void Thunder Soul Refining Chapter’ unfolded word by word in his mind.
The world is a sea of suffering, the body a ship, and the Spirit akin to the person on the ship. Some ships are sturdy, carrying people to shore. Others are decaying, and people must rely on their sheer strength and mastery of swimming to reach the other side. Electricity, following the flow of Primordial Power, stimulated his brain, deepening Jiang Shu’s understanding of body and Spirit.
When he had stepped into the Fetal Breathing Realm, he became capable of having his soul leave his body. But there was no need for that. In this worldly sea of suffering, if the soul is not powerful enough, forcibly leaving the body is like someone just learning to swim falling into a vast ocean, incapable of traveling far. Safety lies only with the vessel—the body.
「Time flew by.」
Jiang Shu was immersed in his Cultivation, only returning to the royal city periodically to check on the Hundred Dynasties War. The current in the room was adjusted again and again. Electricity potent enough to undoubtedly kill any Hua Jing Master upon contact filled every cell in his body. On the panel, the proficiency of the ’Heaven and Earth Void Thunder Soul Refining Chapter,’ after reaching entry-level, grew visibly each day. Every day, Jiang Shu increased the current in the room. Each surge of electricity tempered his soul, extending its range when it left his body from the original one zhang to ten zhang, then several dozen zhang!