Chapter 79: My Master, My Younger Brother, Both Have the Potential of a Grandmaster

Chapter 79: My Master, My Younger Brother, Both Have the Potential of a Grandmaster

Dong San Qu, Dragon Tiger Star.

There are seven life-bearing planets in Dong San Qu, and four of them are directly or indirectly under the control of the Dragon Tiger Dojo.

Among them, the planet named after the Dragon Tiger Dojo is the headquarters of the dojo.

This entire planet is a dojo.

After countless years of development, the ecological environment of Dragon Tiger Star ranks within the top ten in the Federation.

Stepping into this place, one will find themselves amidst majestic mountains and rivers meticulously crafted by the Heavenly Master. Looking up, you can see white cranes soaring in the sky, and in the forests, the occasional roar of tigers echoes. In the rivers and marshes, there are creatures resembling dragon serpents, all of which are the result of the dojo's cultivation over generations, serving as excellent sources of high-quality medicinal ingredients.

On one of the mountains engraved with the characters "Dragon Tiger," a peak stands tall.

At the summit, clouds and mist swirl around a stone table where a freshly brewed pot of tea is placed. Seven individuals, each with a unique aura, sit around the stone table, all of them extraordinary men and women.

"The Dragon Tiger Body Technique is the core legacy of the dojo, and even if this generation's Daoist Master has not yet been decided, the dojo will not agree to the request of the Xilin Business Alliance. They should leave now."

An elderly man with white hair and beard speaks slowly, sitting there as if he has become one with heaven and earth.

After hearing his words, everyone nods slightly, all in agreement.

Those who sit here are the pillars of the Dragon Tiger Dojo.

Not long ago, the Xilin Business Alliance hoped to send their genius martial artist to study under the Dragon Tiger Dojo and cultivate the Dragon Tiger Body Technique.

For this, the Xilin Business Alliance was willing to offer two shares of resources for cultivating supreme body techniques as an exchange.

However, this proposal has already been unanimously rejected.

After this matter was discussed, another middle-aged man slowly spoke up:

"I just received news this morning that among the disciples who have established their own sects, there is another one who has attained the Firm Foundation and is on the verge of achieving the Mind Image. His name is Yang Yan."

"Yang Yan?"

"It turns out to be Yang Shi."

Among those present, a young-looking man nodded and smiled, "Yang Shi is of the same generation as me. Later, I will represent the dojo and congratulate Yang Shi on breaking free from the shackles."

Everyone nodded.

The Shackles Realm is also known as the Cage, and once this realm is broken through, one escapes the cage.

Since Yang Yan has attained the Firm Foundation, breaking free from the cage is only a matter of time.

The young man sighed, "Not long ago, I heard that Yang Shi suffered a great loss to his life origin for the sake of revenge. I never thought that he would break through and establish himself anew. In the future, I must have a drink with him."

In the Firm Foundation Realm, one is impervious to water and fire, and their life cannot be taken.

In this era, the average lifespan of ordinary people is 120 years. If one has some wealth, they can afford longevity services and easily extend their life to 150 years.

As for those top-tier figures, even without practicing martial arts, they can rely on various resources, and even with the help of the Heavenly Master in maintaining their health, they can easily live beyond 220 years.

Even if one chooses to lie in bed and prolong their life with money...

It is said that the current record for the longest-lived person is 310 years, and it was not due to being unable to bear it but because their descendants pulled the plug.

As for martial artists in this era, the situation is somewhat special.

In the Body Refinement and True Seed Realms, due to the extreme intensity of the cultivation techniques and prolonged combat, even with the aid of secret medicines, martial artists' lifespans generally do not increase.

Upon reaching the Divine Roaming Realm, there is a significant improvement, and their lifespans begin to increase substantially, but they also face their first turning point.

The choice is between stagnation or challenging the Shackles Realm.

As the name suggests, the Shackles Realm involves breaking the shackles of the human body, and this realm requires the "burning" of flesh and blood to ignite the spirit.

Just like in the Divine Roaming Realm, where one constantly piles firewood for the heart's fire, the purpose is for the heart's fire to reach its peak and bloom with pure radiance.

The Shackles Realm is similar; by "igniting" the spirit, one develops and nurtures their blood-flesh divine abilities.

After breaking through the Shackles Realm, one must regularly replenish a large amount of precious medicinal agents until the blood-flesh divine abilities are fully developed, or they break through the mystery of the Firm Foundation and enter the Mind Image Realm.

Therefore, the Shackles Realm not only does not increase lifespan but also reduces it.

Once the Firm Foundation is attained, and the martial arts reach the Mind Image Realm, even without any medicinal assistance, one can easily live beyond 500 years.

As for the Heavenly Master, they are renowned for being able to "single-handedly support a thousand-year-old family."

At the pinnacle of the Federation's martial arts, the Supreme Grandmasters, have not had a single death from old age in ten thousand years; they all died in battle.

Some have even provided statistics showing that, without considering the base number, the death rate of Supreme Grandmasters is higher than that of Grandmasters.

As for their battlefield, only the Heavenly Master is qualified to know.

Therefore, even though Yang Yan has broken through the Firm Foundation and previously burned his life origin, his lifespan has increased by at least two to three hundred years, and he may have a chance to touch the Grandmaster Realm.

He only needs to break through the Mind Image Realm to qualify for entry into the middle and upper echelons of the Dragon Tiger Dojo.

At this point, if the Grandmaster does not appear, the Mind Image Realm is the peak.

"Yang Yan..." Suddenly, a middle-aged woman spoke up, "Didn't he take on a decent student and recently apply for the 'Inviting the Divine' qualification for his student?"

The man who spoke first nodded, "This disciple is named Ji Jingqiu. The news received this morning indicates that within a month, he consecutively broke through the Celestial Human Four Limits, and he is a young man with exceptional talent, even witnessing the heart's fire during Body Refinement."

Everyone's faces showed surprise.

"Breaking through four limits in a month... With this progress, he can rank within the top twenty in the history of the dojo!"

"The Four Limits are meaningless; it's about when he breaks through the Five Limits. If he can consecutively break through the Five Limits within two months, he can rank within the top twenty in the history of the dojo."

The Dragon Tiger Dojo has existed as long as the Federation, and every hundred years, there is usually a martial arts genius born.

Ranking within the top twenty in the history of the dojo is an outstanding achievement.

"That's indeed impressive," someone praised, "What cultivation technique did he use to break the limits?"

"I heard it's the Eternal Blade Technique."

"Oh, Marshal Huo's Eternal Blade Technique!" Someone exclaimed, moved, "Good lad, the master dares to choose, and the disciple dares to learn. This young fellow has indeed made a name for himself! Excellent! He has the courage!"

"If it's the Eternal Blade Technique, then it needs to be calculated differently... Two months can be converted to one month." Someone thought aloud.

In the Sharpening Breakthrough Technique, the Eternal Blade Technique stands alone in terms of both intent and difficulty!

"With this conversion, it's even faster than Zen True," the young man laughed.

Shi Xuanzhen is the Daoist Master of this generation of the Dragon Tiger Dojo.

"Unfortunately, the dojo has a rule to nurture only one Shackles Realm cultivator every three years." A man wearing a Daoist crown expressed regret.

The middle-aged woman thought, "Does this mean we have to push him out?"

Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat eerie.

The Federation's martial arts community unanimously agrees that two realms are the most costly.

One is the True Seed Realm, and the other is the Shackles Realm.

These two realms have one thing in common: the higher the talent, the more expensive!

Once martial artists in the various dojos reach the Shackles Realm, they must establish their own sects and seek alternative means.

Yang Yan and Luo Tianyou were both like that back then.

Zhang Chongba also joined the Administration at the start of his soul-wandering journey, partnering with Cold Blade. The two of them were self-reliant.

Up until today, they had nothing to show for their efforts.

The eerie atmosphere at the scene was due to everyone sensing that the middle-aged woman and the man wearing the Daoist crown were using this incident to test the limits of the dojo's principles.

In other words, they had objections to the old rule of "nurturing a genius martial artist for three years."

The first to speak was an elderly man with white hair and beard, who said slowly:

"Since he's a good child with both talent and courage, let's take good care of him within the bounds of the rules."

This statement settled the matter.

The old man continued to instruct:

"Also, since they are martial artists of the same generation, let them get closer to each other."

Even if they don't follow the dojo's path in the future, they are still family and should support each other.

Our Dragon Tiger Dojo must not lose its human touch."

The young man who had previously called Yang Yan his junior smiled and said, "I'll follow your suggestion and let the young ones create a group chat later."

...

...

The assassination of Starlight Corporation's killer had already happened two days ago.

Ji Jingqiu heard from his second brother, Zhang Xingyi, that two soul-wandering martial artists from Starlight Corporation were killed on the spot, and a short-haired woman named Cheng Xin surrendered the next morning.

As for how to deal with Cheng Xin, it would depend on the decision from above.

This reminded Ji Jingqiu of the scene he witnessed that night through the fire stick.

What was Cheng Xin thinking when she saw that ray of heavenly light that night?

Additionally, the deputy director of the Security Bureau who had arrested him before was found to have taken bribes from Starlight Corporation and is now in prison.

Speaking of this, Zhang Xingyi shrugged and said it was a gain for Old Man Luo's second son.

He was probably referring to Luo Nanshan, the brother of Luo Xi.

But as soon as he turned around, Zhang Xingyi burst into laughter, saying that he was sure to get promoted before Luo Nanshan this time!

After that night, Yang Shi's spiritual cultivation reached the Firm Foundation stage. He should have continued his secluded meditation to comprehend the mysteries of Firm Foundation.

However, Yang Shi forced himself out of seclusion the next day, leading his junior brothers and sisters, including Master Luo's disciple Sanxi, to gather around him, allowing them to experience the wonders of Firm Foundation.

This made Zhang Chongba and Master Luo both worried and helpless, pounding their fists in frustration.

In their words, after reaching the Firm Foundation stage, there would be a brief period of near-unity with the Dao, which was the best time for secluded meditation.

Yang Shi should have sealed himself off immediately, striving to grasp every bit of the Firm Foundation stage's mysteries instead of leading a group of disciples.

However, Yang Shi took it in stride.

In his words, his advancement to the Firm Foundation stage was already an unexpected surprise, and he hadn't thought about further progress to the Embryonic Breathing stage.

Within this short day, Yao Wei, Liu Xi, Zhang Xingshan, and Luo Xi successively entered Firm Foundation under Yang Shi's guidance!

Even Ji Jingqiu greatly benefited, reflecting on his own insights about impermanence during the spiritual contact with Yang Shi.

During this time, Yang Yan gave Ji Jingqiu a deep look and smiled, scolding him playfully.

This was because he knew that Ji Jingqiu had already comprehended Tranquil Mind.

Ji Jingqiu felt a bit embarrassed, as he had broken through too quickly and wasn't one to show off. He hadn't had the chance to report to Yang Shi during this time.

Afterwards, Yang Shi returned to his room for secluded meditation, contemplating the mysteries of Firm Foundation while his spirit nourished his physical body, and he used medicine to repair the damage to his life force.

He was just waiting for his body to recover before attempting to break through the Mind Image stage!

Therefore, the mood in the martial arts hall was at an all-time high.

Everyone had a face full of joy, especially Yang Yao.

The news didn't spread intentionally, but gifts from all directions in Taian City had already arrived.

Zhang Chongba also brought good news to Ji Jingqiu, saying that he had found a major investor for their crowdfunding project and encouraged Ji Jingqiu to keep working hard and break through the Five Limits as soon as possible to establish a project in the core zone!

So, in the following period.

Ji Jingqiu focused all his energy on breaking through the Five Limits.

...

[Bone Luohan]: How's the task going?

[Blood Luohan]: Everything's going smoothly.

[Bone Luohan]: All of them?

[Blood Luohan]: Yeah, according to your instructions, we've also taken care of the Starlight Corporation.

[Bone Luohan]: ...Don't talk nonsense! I didn't ask you to deal with the people of Starlight Corporation! I was just giving an example to emphasize the importance of Ji Jingqiu's side!

[Blood Luohan]: Hehe, why are you so anxious?

[Bone Luohan]: Cut the chatter. Is Ji Jingqiu's matter resolved?

[Blood Luohan]: Of course, this kid is truly a genius. I really want to light incense and candles for him and taste his flavor...

[Bone Luohan]: Don't blame me for not reminding you, the higher-ups are watching this task!

[Blood Luohan]: Alright, I was just joking. I know my boundaries. Unless something unexpected happens, he should already be enlightened by the True Buddha.

[Bone Luohan]: That's good. Remember, the higher-ups are watching this task!

[Blood Luohan]: Mm-hmm. This kid's cultivation speed is a bit slow. Have you considered providing him with some resources?

[Bone Luohan]: He's currently breaking through the limit. What resources does he need?

[Blood Luohan]: For example, Bodhimanda Fruit...

[Bone Luohan]: ...

[Blood Luohan]: Is he not worth it?

[Bone Luohan]: ...I'll report it and see. Also, you're in the Shackles Realm, so Bodhimanda Fruit won't work for you.

[Blood Luohan]: What do you mean?

[Bone Luohan]: Hehe.

[Blood Luohan]: After Ji Jingqiu goes to the core zone, I plan to go with him.

[Bone Luohan]: ...Let's see how the situation goes. If your communication with him goes well, then we'll arrange it this way.

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