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Chapter 168: Preparations Before Entering the Inner Domain
Chapter 168: Preparations Before Entering the Inner Domain
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Though he appeared plump, his strength was likely formidable, and ordinary Grandmaster realm warriors would probably be no match for him.
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Moreover, the path to breaking through the Innate Realm no longer seemed so enigmatic.
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Given his naturally strong talent, the impact of the pill on him was naturally diminished.
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"We're less than ten warriors away from reaching a hundred martial artists entering the path," Li Xuan thought with anticipation.
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Currently, the martial artists in Borderland were mainly concentrated in the Xu family and the Evergreen Pavilion.
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With his strength, Kou Ruozhi had easily secured a territory and initially established the reputation of the Evergreen Pavilion. He had also made contact with one of the managers of the Tianbao Pavilion in Tieshan County, laying the groundwork for potential future cooperation.
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"Prepare to enter the Inner Domain," Su Lingxiu instructed. "The alchemy room is of utmost importance, and I trust you have a plan in mind. After entering the Inner Domain, formulate a strategy to maximize the benefits of the pills and acquire resources."
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Then, another person came to his mind.
The Devil Lord of Fire Slaughter!
One of the Nine Devil Lords of the Demon Sect, Xu Yan had killed one of his three strongest subordinates, the Skull of Killing.
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Having already reached the perfection of the Innate Realm, Xu Yan could break through to the Insight Realm at any time. However, he was temporarily suppressing his breakthrough, aiming to enhance and transform himself during the process.
Of course, if they were the very best among the Peak Grandmasters, he would still give them a passing glance, but ordinary Peak Grandmasters would be no match for a single palm strike from him!
"Big Senior Brother, the black-robed man is quite powerful. We should still be careful. I'm afraid they might have set up an ambush on Canglan Island!" Su Lingxiu furrowed her brows and said.
"Junior Sister, there's no need to worry. I'll go with Big Senior Brother, and we can take the opportunity to kill a few Grandmasters to let off some steam!" Meng Chong walked over with a vicious smile on his face.
Having been pursued by Grandmasters for some time, he had been bottling up his anger. Now that his strength had broken through, he had been looking for a chance to take it out on some Grandmasters, and his opponents had conveniently come to him.
"Rest assured, Junior Sister. In the face of absolute strength, so-called ambushes are nothing but suicide missions," Xu Yan said, though he was not the least bit complacent.
Master's teachings were always on his mind. Countless peerless powerhouses had ultimately met their end due to underestimating their enemies and being caught off guard.
And he, Xu Yan, was no reckless fool!
"I'm sorry for causing trouble for Big Senior Brother," Su Lingxiu said shamefully.
"What trouble? Those black-robed men are just delivering their wealth to me," Xu Yan waved his hand dismissively.
"There's... there's also another matter," Kou Ruozhi spoke up again.
"What is it?" Xu Yan glanced at him.
The person Kou Ruozhi feared the most was not Su Lingxiu, but Xu Yan, so in front of Xu Yan, he was always cautious and careful, afraid of displeasing him.
"There's someone in Tieshan County looking for news about the two of you. They seem to be in a hurry," Kou Ruozhi said.
Xu Yan and Meng Chong frowned. Who in Tieshan County was looking for news about them?
Meng Shushu!
"What happened to our young cousin? Was he being pursued by the black-robed men again?" Meng Chong asked curiously.
"I don't know," Kou Ruozhi shook his head.
"Alright, I'll go see our young cousin. It's a good opportunity to deliver the pills to him as well," Meng Chong decided.
Meng Shushu was a spirit herb scout. Could he have discovered a spirit herb treasure ground and couldn't enter it alone?
After reporting the matter, Kou Ruozhi began preparing to enter the Inner Domain.
Su Lingxiu also became busy, and so did Xu Yan. They shuttled back and forth between Donghe County and the Qi Kingdom's capital. Since they were going to the Inner Domain, their families would also move there.
The Inner Domain was not as desolate as the Borderland. Even Tieshan County had a certain level of danger.
However, the danger was not that significant. After all, the only Grandmaster in Tieshan County was the one sitting in Tianbao Pavilion.
Since Tieshan County was a barren land, the Grandmaster stationed there was only a third-rate one.
He couldn't even beat Red Cat.
Xu Junhe had already reached the pinnacle of the Qi Blood realm and was not far from perfection. Although it would take a long time for him to break through to the Innate realm, reaching the pinnacle of Qi Blood realm made him an absolute top powerhouse in Tieshan County.
Li Xuan watched his busy disciples with a sigh. Finally, they were leaving the Borderland for the Inner Domain.
"It's time to change places. I wonder if there will be suitable disciple candidates in the Inner Domain," Li Xuan thought.
As the martial artists from the Borderland entered the Inner Domain, their martial arts would spread, and there might eventually be a conflict of martial arts styles.
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In the Inner Domain's martial arts world, the news of Xu Yan slaying a Grandmaster in the perfection stage spread like wildfire, shocking the entire Inner Domain.
In the Seven Stars Academy, Grand Mentor Fu Yuntian sighed in admiration. Xu Yan was truly a monster. His current strength had already surpassed his own.
And how old was he?
At that moment, he recalled Xu Yan's discussion about martial arts with the group of Martial Arts Scholars.
"Iron Bones, Bronze Bones, Golden Bones, Jade Bones... Sinews and Bones Thunderclap, Vital Energy like a Rampart... Qi Blood realm, Innate realm," Fu Yuntian muttered to himself.
The martial arts that Xu Yan had discussed were not made up!
He was not a Grandmaster realm martial artist, but an Innate realm martial artist!
Ever since their discussion with Xu Yan, the Martial Arts Scholars had been constantly arguing, believing that Xu Yan was shameless and reckless in his fabrication of martial arts theories.
However, some also felt that Xu Yan's theories were not baseless but rather had a complete framework, indicating that they might actually exist.
The Martial Arts Scholars debated noisily, unable to reach a consensus. They even demanded to meet Xu Yan again to discuss further.
The debate became so heated that the scholars even sparred with each other several times to settle the argument of whether Xu Yan was making things up or if his theories truly existed.
But when the news of Xu Yan slaying a Grandmaster in the perfection stage spread, the scholars stopped their arguments and began to doubt themselves. Some even came to Fu Yuntian to spar, wanting to test if their martial arts could achieve the same feat of defeating a stronger opponent.
Of course, they were easily suppressed by Fu Yuntian's palm strike.
This incident gradually spread, and the Grandmaster-level Martial Arts Scholars also got involved. They spent their days pondering over Xu Yan's theories, trying to make sense of them.
According to Xu Yan's theories, his Innate realm theoretically corresponded to the Grandmaster realm. Yet, he had killed a Grandmaster!
Wasn't this martial arts path far more powerful than the one they had been cultivating?
Fu Yuntian sighed, "I have a feeling that something is about to happen. Those guys are all martial arts fanatics. For the pursuit of martial arts, they would disregard everything else."
The Martial Arts Scholars of the Seven Stars Academy were all fanatics, their minds filled with nothing but martial arts. And the Academy had a deep foundation, providing an environment for them to dedicate themselves to their studies.
That was why they stayed in the Academy and would not allow anyone to disturb the peace of the Seven Stars Academy.
This was also the reason why the scholars had taken action to crush the kingdom that had once lusted after the Academy.
Fu Yuntian felt a headache coming on. He shouldn't have agreed to let Xu Yan discuss martial arts with the scholars.
Now, these fanatic scholars might leave the Seven Stars Academy to find Xu Yan and further research his theories.
"I need to talk to Xu Yan again," Fu Yuntian sighed inwardly.
As for eliminating Xu Yan?
That went against the principles of the Seven Stars Academy, and they might not even have the capability to do so.
It had been a long time since Xu Yan had killed the Grandmaster in the perfection stage. By now, his strength had probably grown even further.
Only by understanding Xu Yan's growth could one truly grasp his monstrous talent and power.
Another piece of news arrived.
One of the Nine Great Devil Lords of the Demon Sect, the Fire Slaughter Devil Lord, declared that he would wipe out Xu Yan on Canglan Island.
However, when he arrived at Canglan Island, Xu Yan was nowhere to be found, which enraged him. He vowed to make Xu Yan come to Canglan Island to die, or else he would destroy the island and slaughter everyone associated with Xu Yan.
Fu Yuntian held an envelope in his hand, containing intelligence about Canglan Island.
"The Fire Slaughter Devil Lord and two other Peak Grandmasters... They must have felt threatened by Xu Yan and wanted to join forces to eliminate this potential danger. The black-robed people..." Fu Yuntian pondered for a while, then raised his hand to summon a kite, on which he wrote a letter. The kite then flew away, carrying the message.
"Such a powerful dark force, there are only a few in the entire Inner Domain. The black-robed people belong to..." Fu Yuntian mused.
This was an opportunity to establish a good relationship with Xu Yan.
(End of Chapter)
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