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nChen Yiming observed it carefully, then came back to his senses.

nHe suddenly realized that he seemed to be in trouble.

nIf Wu Susu achieved success in her cultivation one day, she would definitely recall what had happened today.

nThe more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely. First of all, the provincial biological research institute controlled the production of the miracle blood. Institute head Wu only needed to give it to his daughter…

nWu Weiguo and Wu Susu quietly waited for an answer with hopeful expressions on their faces.

nChen Yiming’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded and said, “If you still remember the order of the spiritual concept diagram, you can give it a try, but it’s best not to force yourself to cultivate it.”

nWu Susu was all smiles as she thanked him.

nInstitute head Wu offered to treat him to a meal.

nSeeing this, Chen Yiming tactfully refused and quickly escaped.

n…

nEver since Chen Yiming left the spiritual crystal at the provincial biological research institute, many higher-ups had come over to check on the progress of their research.

nIt was unknown how many people’s hope had been placed on the fist-sized spiritual crystal.

nThe stronghold in the otherworld, the miracle blood, the training ground, and the crystal meditation technique appeared one after another in less than a year. They could almost make up for all the shortcomings in the humans’ martial arts talent.

nFor those with poor physical talent, the miracle blood could make up for it. For those with insufficient spiritual talent, the crystal meditation technique could make up for it…

nAlthough the technique was still far from being optimized, Jiangnan province was quickly entering the era where warriors were commonplace. They could already see a hint of this future scenario.

nAt the same time, those who were forward-looking felt a sense of urgency. They felt like they were being pushed forward continuously. No one was willing to miss out on this opportunity.

nIn the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

nThe seemingly peaceful Jiangnan City had already become filled with undercurrents. Whether it was outside the city or in the city, some unidentified people had secretly sneaked in.

nEarly in the morning, a large number of strong armed police officers appeared in the streets, districts, and buildings. They could be seen everywhere in the city.

nAfter consulting Wang Ronghui, Chen Yiming decided to publicize the first version of the crystal meditation technique in Jiangnan City.

nThe armed police had received orders to capture any unidentified persons and do their best to prevent the information about the crystal meditation technique from spreading out of the Daxia Kingdom.

nIn reality, unless the crystal meditation technique was not promoted as a universal cultivation technique, sooner or later, other countries would be able to obtain it through various channels.

nBut there was no need to worry too much.

nWith just the crystal meditation technique alone, it would take 10 to 20 years to see obvious improvement.

nThe Daxia Kingdom still had an advantage of the cultivation environment in the trial grounds that other countries could not compare to.

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nIn front of the park by the river.

n“Hello, Chief Instructor Zhu!”

nA young man bumped into Zhu Song by the river and saluted him.

n“Wei Qiang, you’re here too. Where are the others?” Zhu Song stopped and asked.

nZhu Song was also the chief instructor of a special forces team in the capital. Wei Qiang was one of the members of this team.

n“The others have various tasks to do and can’t leave. They can only arrange for me to come alone to learn the crystal meditation technique,” Wei Qiang explained.

n“That’s right. This might be the only chance. Remember to study it carefully and try to master it fully in one go,” Zhu Song said with a nod.

n“Chief Instructor, I heard that you also participated in the creation of the crystal meditation technique. Can you tell me about the situation back then?” Wei Qiang asked curiously.

nChen Yiming’s every move was being watched by countless people.

nBefore Chen Yiming accepted the invitation to be part of the mediation team, the attention on the internal strife in the Green Mountain Sect was limited to Minnan province. No one outside the province knew about it unless they deliberately tried to find out about it.

nHowever, Chen Yiming’s actions immediately brought the matter to everyone’s attention.

nAfter that, detailed information was gathered and sent back to the capital to the higher-ups in the central government.

n“Where did you hear that? In reality, I was useless from the start to the end. I was just an audience member during the entire process,” Zhu Song said in a low voice with an awkward expression.

n“This… That’s impossible!” Wei Qiang was speechless.

nIn his eyes, chief instructor Zhu was already a god-like existence.

nWhen training the team members, even if it was not an area that the instructor himself was familiar with, he could still give many pointers, which was comparable to being omniscient and omnipotent.

nHowever, when it came to the crystal meditation technique, his role was only that of an onlooker.

n“Look at the clouds in the sky.” Zhu Song pointed at the sky and said helplessly, “The difference between me and the other party is much greater than the difference between you and me.”

n“Is this what a true genius is like? Walking at the forefront of the path of martial arts, opening up a path that no one has explored before,” Wei Qiang muttered in shock.

n“You can say that.” Zhu Song sighed and said, “Only when you really come into contact with him can you understand that in front of him, we are the same. In fact, we are no different from ordinary people.”

nThe shock brought about by the 10,000-meter-long corpse dug out from the otherworld was indescribable.

nNow, the middle area of the trial grounds where the corpse was located was surrounded by a large number of ghosts. Deformed monsters could be seen everywhere in the inner layer. Most of the people who entered the trial grounds were training in the outer layer.

nWei Qiang had already lost the chance to see the true appearance of the corpse.

n“That seems to be the case.” Wei Qiang thought for a moment and said, “I remember that when the war with the treants entered a stalemate, while our special operations team was on standby, news of our victory suddenly came back.”

nZhu Song nodded.

nHe had no intention of telling Wei Qiang that the true level of the treants in the otherworld was above the master realm.

nThe martial master Rover from the Sam Nation had been beaten to a pulp. The entire western world did not dare to take any sort of revenge.

nThe four people from the capital seemed to have been arranged to stay in Jiangnan province for the long term.

nAll of this meant that it was a taboo topic.

nNot long after, Zhu Song and Wei Qiang left and walked along the riverside.

n“Chief Instructor, I heard that the crystal meditation technique will be demonstrated on the river, right?” Wei Qiang asked.

n“There’s nothing we can do about it. There are too many people who want to see how the crystal meditation technique is cultivated,” Zhu Song replied casually.

n“At that time, both sides of the river will be filled with people. The noise will definitely be very disruptive. What should I do if I can’t learn it all at once?” Wei Qiang revealed an uncomfortable expression.

nHe had come alone, with the hope of the entire special operations unit placed on him.

nIf he returned empty-handed, even he would not be able to forgive himself.

n“Alright! Don’t put on a tough front. You can’t learn everything by yourself. As long as you don’t mind learning from me, feel free to ask if you have any questions,” Zhu Song said with a smile.

nThen, he added, “Although I might not have a chance to return to the special forces, I’m still your chief instructor.”

nThis was not a joke, but reality.

nThe miracle blood and the trial grounds were all in Jiangnan province.

nThe center of the Daxia Kingdom had already begun to shift.

nWei Qiang smiled when he heard this and heaved a sigh of relief.

nThere were too many situations where the relationship between people faded as they parted ways. Fortunately, Zhu Song was a person who held onto his old ties.

nIn addition, they were all adults. Meeting each other coincidentally was something that could only be used to trick children. Wei Qiang had come to look for his old superior with this intention in mind.

n…

nIn a special prison in Jiangnan City, the cells were not made of ordinary steel. Instead, they were mixed with special ores from the otherworld, and were many times harder than ordinary steel.

nIn addition, there was a martial arts expert from the military standing at the entrance of each cell to guard the prisoners. There were extremely high security standards.

n“Let me out. I’m really not a traitor!”

n“My father is Li Gang. You arrested me without any evidence. I’ll deal with you when I get out. I’ll make you guys suffer.”

nFrom time to time, the sound of handcuffs clanging and shouts for justice could be heard from the cells.

nThe martial arts experts in charge of guarding the area were all expressionless and unbothered.

nSome of the people who had been arrested suddenly were the second or third generation descendants of big shots, and some were informants who had been bribed by unknown factions.

nIn short, as long as there was reason to suspect them, they would be arrested regardless of their identity and temporarily held here.

nAt the very least, they would have to wait for the public demonstration of the crystal meditation technique to be over before someone would come to deal with them.

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nIt was afternoon.

nJiangnan City, which was the provincial city, began to become crowded. Be it in the city center or the suburbs, there were large crowds everywhere.

nAs for the two sides of the river, they were already filled with people. These people had brought along their luggage and were preparing to camp here.

nThe time for the demonstration of the crystal meditation technique was either tomorrow or the day after. Other than a few people who knew the details, the exact time was still being kept a secret.

nIn a private room in a restaurant, Feng Wuji, a few elders of the Sword Clan, and more than 10 disciples were eating.

nA disciple asked gloomily, “Senior Brother Feng, is the crystal meditation technique really going to be made public for free? That was originally your unique spiritual talent!”

nThe elders looked at each other, but no one berated this disciple.

nIn their eyes, such a good thing was indeed that was originally monopolized by the Sword Clan. Now that they were preparing to publicize it to everyone, their hearts ached so much that they could not breathe properly.

nIf not for the fact that the person who revealed the crystal meditation technique could suppress the entire Green Mountain Sect with just a flip of his hand, the elders of the Sword Clan would have long since charged over with their swords to let the other party understand the consequences of stealing the secrets of their sect.

nFeng Wuji was speechless. His hand that was holding the teacup paused for a moment.

nAll the disciples and elders of the Sword Clan thought that he was a genius. In terms of the speed at which he broke through, he could be said to be the fastest person in the history of the Daxia Kingdom.

nThe master realm, and even what was after the master realm, was in his reach. It was only a matter of time before he got there.

nThese words were partly true and partly wrong.

nHe knew very well that his performance of geniuses at the three stages of the warrior realm or even the half-step master realm was all due to the talent of the spiritual crystal.

nThe deformed monsters and ghosts in the training ground could not win against the purifying power of the crystal shadow. The power of corruption and their curse techniques did not let them gain the upper hand against him, so he did not have to be as afraid as the others.

nAt the same time, he absorbed the purified spiritual power and quickly completed the accumulation of spiritual power. Only then did he notice the speed at which he was breaking through.

nThe path of martial arts from now on would not be as smooth as it was before.

nBecause he was an outsider, and had only just come into contact with the top circles of martial arts, he did not have a cultivation technique that could allow him to cultivate to the master realm.

nChen Yiming had given him some pointers back then, and he didn’t think it was good for him to try out cultivation techniques at the master realm. This was because the cultivation techniques corresponded to the power of nature, and the probability of it being compatible with Feng Wuji’s talent was too low.

nIt was best to start with the talent of the crystal shadow itself. However, during this period of time, no matter how he tried, he could not create any resonance with the corresponding power of nature.

nIt could be said that his martial arts path had reached a bottleneck. However, the elders and disciples of the Sword Clan still thought that it would not be long before Feng Wuji became the fourth martial master in the Daxia Kingdom.

nFeng Wuji took a sip of tea and cleared his throat. He corrected them and said, “How can the talent of the crystal shadow be the same as the crystal meditation technique?

nFor example, if the skeleton of a creature from the otherworld had the original concept diagram on it, could you develop a corresponding cultivation technique based on it?

nThat can’t be! Let alone a cultivation technique that can temper one’s spiritual power. There are no similar cultivation techniques left behind by previous generations to refer to.”

nThe disciple had nothing to say to refute Feng Wuji’s explanation.

nThis was indeed the case. Talent and cultivation techniques could not be mixed up. Using the crystal shadow as the blueprint, it was possible to create crystal meditation techniques, crystal body tempering techniques, crystal martial arts techniques, and so on.

nThe existing internal force cultivation techniques of humans were all created by geniuses.

nThose who could learn it among the later generations were already considered genius disciples. As for taking a new path, this had nothing to do with most people.

nThe elders of the Sword Clan remained silent.

nHow could they not know that it was just their selfishness? They felt that they had not received enough in return.

nFeng Wuji did not want to dwell on this topic anymore and said, “How’s the progress on the transfer of the base?”

nThe elder in charge of this matter lowered his voice. “The supplies that can be moved over have been secretly transported. We can set up the new base at any time.”

nFeng Wuji nodded and took another sip of tea.

nThe Sword Clan had already secretly discussed using this opportunity to move their base to the vicinity of the trial grounds.

nHowever, this was not something they could publicize after all, so they could only do it in secret. They planned to act first without the Minnan provincial government knowing and report it later.

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nNight fell.

nChen Yiming stood on the balcony and looked down at the brightly lit city.

n“Brother, don’t you have to write a speech? Aren’t you afraid that your brain will go blank if there are too many people?” Chen Yingying walked over and asked curiously.

nShe had given a few speeches before, and the school had prepared the speech in advance. She just needed to memorize it in advance.

nChen Yiming was indeed troubled. He wasn’t troubled by the script, as he didn’t plan to say much.

nWhat he was troubled about was whether he should demonstrate the crystal meditation technique with his true appearance. This did not mean that he did not dare to show his face in public, but that he did not want to be recognized wherever he went in the future.

nFacing his curious sister, Chen Yiming turned around and said calmly, “Do you think I’m you? I already have a plan.”

nChen Yingying pouted and nodded.

nChen Yiming changed the topic. “How’s your cultivation of the crystal meditation technique going? After it’s made public tomorrow, you will lose the advantage of having a head start.”

nHearing him ask about the cultivation of the crystal meditation technique, Chen Yingying immediately cowered and whispered, “It’s really difficult. It wasn’t easy to successfully construct the crystal, but after it was completed, the power of purification didn’t appear at all.”

nChen Yiming thought to himself, “There’s not even a trace of the purification power. How can that be considered a success? There must be some problem with it.”

nHowever, no matter how disappointed he was, he could only encourage her. “There are many similar cultivation techniques that can be referenced for internal force cultivation techniques. But there’s only one spiritual power technique. It’s also very difficult for others to cultivate it. There’s no need to be discouraged.”

nChen Yingying nodded, seeming to have regained some of her confidence.

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