We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"what?"

"Where did you get this information?" Upon hearing this, Wang Yuxuan's previously indifferent and gossipy attitude suddenly changed drastically, and she stared intently at Feng Yanqiu.

"I heard about it." Feng Yanqiu ignored it, shrugging helplessly, seemingly unconcerned. But when she saw the gaze from the long, straight black-haired man opposite her, which seemed to want to devour her, she stuck out her tongue and said shyly:

"As you know, when I'm bored, I often browse the internet. In my family chat group, while chatting with some of my cousins, someone brought up this topic by chance."

"Furthermore," Feng Yanqiu said, glancing around cautiously like a thief before switching to telepathic communication, "I heard from my cousin that Senior Brother Shen's method of enhancing martial arts potential seems to have minimal cost."

"Really?" Wang Yuxuan frowned immediately.

"Don't look at me, you know, I was just watching the show at the time. My cousin heard about it from somewhere, and I don't know anything about it either."

"So, around when did you hear about this news?"

"It was probably yesterday morning."

"Are there many people in your family group who knew about this rumor before you?"

"Hmm?" Feng Yanqiu was puzzled, pursed her lips, and continued to transmit her thoughts telepathically: "Xuanxuan, what are you doing? Asking so many questions, it's like interrogating a criminal?"

"Tell me quickly, how many people know this gossip?" Wang Yuxuan urged the girl opposite her, her expression unconsciously turning somewhat gloomy.

"Quite a lot." Upon hearing this, Feng Yanqiu suddenly woke up.

Seeing Wang Yuxuan's expression, her own expression changed slightly, clearly indicating that she had realized the seriousness of the situation.

Because of the non-renewable and precious nature of resources, the certification of each martial arts prodigy involves a multi-faceted examination, including the foundation of martial arts – the Dragon Gate Seed.

Especially the Sun-class Lungmen species.

Martial arts students who can pass various tests and become martial arts prodigies naturally have good comprehension. Good comprehension means that their thinking is not so rigid.

However, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective and need someone to remind them.

After Wang Yuxuan asked a series of questions.

At this moment, Feng Yanqiu realized that this matter was not as simple as she thought, and there must be an invisible hand behind it.

wrong!

Perhaps multiple powerful forces are pulling the strings, and some of her relatives may also be involved.

Because among the entire family, if anyone was closest to Shen Bailian, it would be Feng Yanqiu, who had been saved by Shen Bailian.

Perhaps those relatives meant no harm.

Martial arts is not only a path to ascending to a higher level of spiritual cultivation, but also represents a long lifespan due to the powerful vitality of martial artists.

According to the most recent census of Great Xia, the population of Great Xia has now reached 36.32 billion.

The Great Xia is currently the most prosperous country in martial arts on Earth, but even so, the number of martial artists is only about one to two percent of the total population.

The number may seem large, but among these hundreds of millions of martial artists, martial arts apprentices alone account for 70-80%.

Martial arts apprentices, on the other hand, have virtually no combat ability.

This is true for at least the vast majority of martial arts apprentices.

Previously, the only way to improve one's martial arts potential was to rely on a large amount of money to purchase rare and precious materials.

As for the legendary initiation, it does exist.

However, the requirements for the person receiving the initiation are very high, especially in terms of martial arts skills. They must reach at least the fourth level of subtlety. Otherwise, the initiation will fail and their brain will explode. Even if there is an advanced medical pod nearby, there will be no way to save them.

Those who can reach the fourth level of martial arts skill are at least martial arts prodigies in their youth.

And, most importantly, it's a thankless task.

Strictly speaking, before and after the Transcendent Realm, due to the strengthening and transformation of cells, even if there is no reproductive isolation, they do not belong to the same species.

Finally, the martial artists on Earth are different from the martial artists in martial arts novels.

The latter is fundamentally about internal strength, internal energy, and true qi, so the unobstructed flow of meridians is very important. One of the greatest benefits of initiation is breaking through the Ren and Du meridians.

For the former, the physical body is fundamental, followed by the meridians. Furthermore, for martial arts apprentices, the sensitivity of cells to the elemental energy of heaven and earth is also one of the important factors affecting the leap index.

Therefore, initiation is not popular in the current martial arts path.

but now?

Shen Bailian has actually developed a method to artificially enhance martial arts potential, and in a way that appears to have almost no loss on the surface.

This is tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb on Great Xia.

Unpredictable; human nature is inherently evil.

The foundation of a country always lies in the broad masses of its people.

However, the public also has a herd mentality. If someone deliberately uses this to create some topics and morally blackmail Shen Bailian.

By then.

It's like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river – a truly pathetic sight.

After all, even in this era, being extraordinary is still something that ordinary people can only dream of.

Some people may wonder, in such an extraordinary era, an era in which one person possesses immense power, is the role of ordinary people still so significant?
Definitely not.

But the question is, will only ordinary people participate in this?
Obviously not.

Behind this discussion, there must be someone secretly placing a bet.

After all, it must be admitted that even the greatest people have their share of haters in this world.

Possessing a treasure is a crime, but a commoner is innocent.

These people may be martial arts students in the Tiangang Academy, or some leaders in the school, or other martial arts experts in the Great Xia.

This includes, but is not limited to, the extended families behind Li Feiyu, Chen Jiyue, Feng Yanqiu, and others.

"Xuanxuan, I... what should I do next?" Feng Yanqiu became increasingly terrified as she thought about it.

Upon closer reflection, she realized that this had happened far too suddenly.

The most important point is how Shen Bailian came to the conclusion that his methods of enhancing others' martial arts potential have almost no losses?

Or rather, who discovered it?

"Don't panic." Wang Yuxuan's composure, cultivated since childhood, allowed her to regain her calm after only a moment of shock upon hearing the news: "Believe me, no matter how things turn out, remember, you must stand firmly on Senior Brother Shen's side."

"Hmm," Feng Yanqiu replied subconsciously, though she was a little puzzled.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief and a faint smile appeared on her face.

As the eldest daughter of the Ruyang Wang clan, she was naturally well-informed. She learned from the Ruyang Wang clan's intelligence center that the former Third Elder of the Starry Sky Martial Hall, Si Buhui, had recently reached some kind of agreement with the Tiangang Academy. Si Buhui's goal was most likely to take Shen Bailian as his disciple.

However, the accuracy of this information has not yet been verified, and it has been listed as one of the top secrets of the Ruyang Wang clan, so it is naturally inconvenient to tell Feng Yanqiu.

Different people have different perspectives on things because they are in different positions.
Wang Yuxuan knew very well that there were only two types of martial artists on this Earthly Star.

One type is martial artists at the Divine Palace Realm; the other type is martial artists at other realms.

The existence of Divine Palace Realm warriors is more strategically significant than the existence of nuclear weapons before the New Era. Why has Great Xia become the "superpower" among the "one superpower and many strong powers" on Earth Star today?
Very simple.

Any country that can openly produce a handful of Divine Palace Realm experts can become the second "superpower"!
Remember, it must be overt.

Shen Bailian, who has a Divine Palace Realm expert as his backer, and Xiong Kuohai, together have two Divine Palace Realm experts.

Unless the person spreading such rumors also has two or more Divine Palace Realm experts supporting them, they might not be able to gain the upper hand.

otherwise?

In the face of absolute power, nothing else matters.

“Oh right, Xuanxuan.” Feng Yanqiu suddenly said as if she remembered something, “Why don’t we ask Yueyue, Feiyu and Shaoyang again?”

"Or, let them ask their families if they've heard the news."

“Okay.” Wang Yuxuan nodded slightly, glanced at the increasingly close natural barrier outside the window, and said, “But we need to hurry. We’re almost at Hulao Pass, and we need to allow some time for preparation.”

"Okay, let's go over there."

……

Above the Diyuan Star, the sky is beyond the sky.

Bai Yujing.

"How is it?" After noticing the commotion, the old man immediately looked nervously at Kronos, who was sitting in the middle of the formation and slowly opening his golden eyes.

"Heh." Thor clasped his hands and leaned against the thousand-year-old moon tree, chuckling coldly. A faint glint of shrewdness and envy flashed in his eyes.

After all, that's the power of time that's impossible to guard against. It would be a lie to say I'm not envious.

As the saying goes, "Heaven is watching from above."

This statement represents more than just deities; it also signifies the control of the power of laws.

With the existence of various deities, no matter how powerful these divine favored beings are, they all have limits; they can only infinitely approach the main god, but cannot surpass it.

Before the laws controlled by all the gods are fully mastered, the power of time and the power of space are beings that can reign supreme.

Unrivaled in combat power among those of the same level.

"Almost there." In a corner unseen by the old man and Thor, Kronos's face instantly changed from pale to rosy, and his previously depleted spiritual sea became full again.

He stood up, stopped his movements, and exhaled deeply, saying in a deep voice, "And I also discovered an unexpected surprise."

"Hmm?" Old Man Bai murmured in doubt, his brows furrowing slightly.

“I hope that a certain high-ranking divine favorite will stop spouting nonsense.” Just as the old man was about to continue asking questions, a sarcastic voice suddenly rang out: “Otherwise, so much divine matter has been wasted without any progress.”

"That would be a huge joke."

"You..." Upon hearing this, Chronos's expression changed drastically. Even with his excellent self-control, he could no longer tolerate Thor's trash talk.

Or perhaps a high-ranking deity's favorite?
This is no longer a veiled insult, but a direct and blatant attack!

Because in the current Jade Capital, there are only three high-ranking divine favored beings. Could the one Thor mentioned be any other divine favored being besides himself?
"Ignore that idiot." The old man sighed and glared at Thor, telling him to be quiet for a moment. Then he quickly pulled Chronos back, afraid that the other party might suddenly make a move.

actually not.

What the old man didn't know was that Kronos, having delved too deeply into the past, had suffered considerable injuries and naturally dared not actually make a move.

"This plan absolutely cannot go wrong again, otherwise..."

"Understood." Kronos suppressed his anger. He knew this was not the time for infighting. The loss of divine matter would have to be compensated by Thor and his high-ranking followers. He said firmly, "Don't worry, this plan is just as foolproof as the previous case of the Eastern Azure Sky."

"Is it reliable?" For some reason, the old man felt uneasy and said worriedly, "They shouldn't fall into the same trap twice, right?"

"Of course not," Kronos said coldly. "But what if Shen Bailian's methods for enhancing his martial arts potential have a limit on the number of times they can be used?"

All of a sudden.

A chill ran through the old man's heart.

That's a really underhanded trick.

After the failure in Kronos, in order to ensure that the next mission would be 100% successful, Old Man Bai asked the former to use his abilities to investigate all of Shen Bailian's relatives and friends one by one.

Although a large amount of divine matter was consumed, hard work pays off.

Through the experiences of Huang Xu, Wei Peng, and Gao Lei during this period, Kronos and the old man discovered the "magic weapon" to defeat their enemies.

The human heart can be considered the most terrifying thing in the world.

Even when many of the gods were alive, they couldn't understand why the human heart was so complex and fickle, let alone these divine favored ones.

However, this does not prevent them from exploiting people's hearts.

Especially when combined with Kronos's methods, every major plan yields unexpected results.

"What is the unexpected surprise?" Old Man Bai could only nod and continue to ask.

"What kind of unexpected joy it is, we have no conclusion yet." Upon hearing this, Kronos revealed a sly smile of confidence and said, "However, we can be sure that the hatred that person harbors for Shen Bailian is soaring to the heavens."

"It can be perfectly integrated into this plan."

"Alright." Old Man Bai nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Since you've made all the arrangements, I'll just have to wait for good news."

"However, I advise you to be cautious. I don't know why, but I have a vague sense of foreboding, as if some huge wave is forming."

"Ah."

……

The stars twinkled, and silvery light fell.

In this moment of utter silence, suddenly...

“Oh hoo!!!”

"finally!"

"After my tireless efforts day and night, I have finally broken through again today and become a martial artist in the mid-stage of the Sea Opening Realm." Shen Bailian stood atop the mountain, feeling the surging power within him, overjoyed. (End of Chapter)