Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 482 The Dark Forest of the Martial World

'Fang Shuyue…'

Fang Can muttered the name, looking at the gothic girl in his arms, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Logically speaking, the right to name a child should be the father's right, but the girl named the child herself without asking.

'They must be worried that I'm terrible at naming things,' Fang Can thought to himself.

'But it doesn't matter anymore.'

He reached out and pushed his adopted daughter away from his arms, trying to cool down the overly intimate atmosphere.

Fang Can's voice returned to its usual calm and steady tone as he said indifferently, "I'll take you with me once I break through to the fifth level in the Star Sea."

"Now I have devoured the entire faith of the Star Sea, and I can clearly feel the barrier of the fifth level."

"Once the promotion ceremony is completed, the entire Star Sea is governed, and the hearts and minds of all living beings in the Star Sea are aligned with the goal, then you can prepare for the breakthrough."

“I can help with this.” Fang Shuyue looked up at her father.

Fang Can shook his head after hearing this and said, "You're not thinking of doing that kind of forced brainwashing again, are you? Forget it, I'll treat it myself slowly. I should be able to meet the requirements completely within six months."

"That's taking too long. I have a perfect solution." The girl's lips suddenly curled up, revealing a bright canine tooth, revealing a hint of girlish cunning.

"Hey—" Fang Can reached out to stop her, but he was no match for the girl's movements.

Fang Shuyue raised her slender right arm and snapped her fingers crisply in the air with a "click!"

Almost the instant the snap of his fingers landed, everything around Fang Can, which had been still, began to flow again.

Then, the stars, the void, and even the flow of time itself in his eyes suddenly twisted and collapsed! No longer flowing smoothly, but being brutally stuffed into a crazy vortex by an invisible giant hand.

Fang Can's eyes glazed over, and the whole world began to change wildly in his vision.

The scene before my eyes is not a simple flicker or blur, but an instantaneous fragmentation, stretching, and folding, transforming into a rolling torrent of billions of overlapping and merging frames!
The birth and death of stars, the rise and fall of civilizations, the reproduction and migration of people, and even the turbulence of a martial artist's qi and blood circulation...

Countless processes that should have flowed slowly along the timeline are now being frantically manipulated by an invisible giant hand.

If the passage of time was originally like a gentle stream, under Fang Shuyue's invisible hand, the whole world seemed like a raging torrent, moving many times faster.

In this turbulent world, only the father and daughter at the center of the vortex remained steadfast, like rocks in a raging torrent.

From Fang Can's perspective as he gazed upon the sea of ​​stars, he witnessed trillions of stars trailing dazzling streams of light before his eyes, and trillions of planets spinning in their orbits, transforming into fleeting halos of light.

This feeling is hard to describe; the sun, which was originally regular, rose and set before my eyes, then set and rose again.

The entire universe within sight transformed into a giant kaleidoscope, and almost instantly, hundreds of days of ordinary time passed.

Just as Fang Can was becoming somewhat captivated by this godlike power...

"Snapped!"

Another crisp snap of the fingers, as if pressing the stop button.

Fang Shuyue withdrew her slender fingers, raised her small face, and spoke in a calm tone as if she had only set an alarm clock faster: "Dad, a year has passed."

Only then did Fang Can realize, as if in a dream, that the undigested fifth-level demonic medicine in his body had been instantly refined under Fang Shuyue's forceful catalysis.

Within the entire Federation of Humanity, in a mere instant, earth-shattering changes occurred.

At this moment, the two are still suspended in the higher dimensions, with a dazzling sea of ​​stars beneath their feet.

However, what I perceive now is no longer the hustle and bustle of half a month ago, but a stable, orderly, and magnificent presence.

Every single being in the entire starry sea broke through the path to heaven, and subsequently moved towards order under the invisible hand of the annals of time.

Without any disputes or riots, all conflicts were quelled, and the entire society of Xinghai transitioned smoothly for half a year.

The restless energy that once filled the starry sky with confusion and ambition after the gods' demise is now shrouded by an indescribable but unmistakably clear will.

The core of this will was directed at himself, and after a year of targeted intervention by the young girl, he won the hearts of the people.

As the world's hearts turned to him, Fang Can could sense that the ritual required for his breakthrough to the fifth level had been completely completed, and he could break through to the fifth level now if he wished.

This almost divine method left Fang Can horrified.

Because they felt the waiting time was too long, they directly accelerated the time of the entire universe, speeding up the timeline of the entire universe.

This is completely different from the previous method of capturing oneself from the past. It directly influences the flow of the entire universe with one's own power, causing the whole world to advance by one step. It's simply outrageous.

Even though the time structure of this star sea is much more fragile than that of the martial world, it is still not to be underestimated.

Thinking of this, Fang Can subconsciously asked, "What realm are you at now?"

“From the sixth level onwards, my path diverged from that of the martial world, heading towards two extremes, and cannot be judged by the standards of the martial world.”

Fang Shuyue crossed her small hands in front of her lower abdomen, regaining her docile, porcelain doll-like posture: "In terms of methods, I should be close to the eighth level, but my strength is only at the seventh level."

After saying that, the girl lowered her head, revealing a slightly uneasy expression: "Dad, I'm sorry, Shuyue acted on her own initiative. You won't be angry, will you?"

As she spoke, she raised her bright left eye and timidly glanced at Fang Can's expression: "If you really mind, I'll turn back time right now."

"No need!"

"That's enough for now." Fang Can bent down, gently patted the girl's shoulder, and said earnestly, "But next time I hope you can discuss it with me. I really dislike this feeling of being manipulated."

"Yes." Fang Shuyue nodded vigorously and said firmly, "There will absolutely not be a next time."

“That’s settled then. I’ll focus on breaking through to the fifth level for the next period of time, and then I’ll take you back,” Fang Can said.

"It would be fine if one of my consciousness-linked avatars went back with Dad."

Fang Shuyue said, "If the entire main body comes along, the size will be too huge, which will directly attract the attention of those experts in the martial arts world and may cause trouble."

"Masters of the martial arts world?" Fang Can couldn't help but ask, "Are there many?"

Fang Shuyue's delicate face calmed down, revealing a depth beyond her apparent age: "A lot, a terrifying amount."

"When I brought you here, I only gave you a quick glance, scanning the area within about fifty million light-years." She paused, raised her eyes, and said with a hint of seriousness, "In just this distance, I discovered three seventh-rank cultivators!"

Fang Shuyue recalled the situation in the present world that she had casually investigated when she brought Fang Can from the martial world:
"The entire martial world is vast and boundless, and it contains countless civilizations, existing as enormous islands on endless islands."

"And I can sense that there are at least several hundred units of level 6 units gathered around these level 7 units."

hiss--

Even Fang Can couldn't help but gasp inwardly. He was somewhat taken aback by the scale of the martial world, because a sixth-level cultivator represented a path to a separate celestial universe.

According to this understanding, the entire martial world would probably become a transit station for all worlds.

The sixth stage can connect to the universe, and then people in the universe who cultivate martial arts can also connect to other universes.

The laws and power systems in each universe are completely different. If this endless nesting continues, it can be said that one has inexhaustible resources.

This was also the reason why Fang Shuyue dared not explore the outside world in the first place.

That worldview of connecting countless extraterrestrial universes through black holes is truly terrifying.

If three seventh-level cultivators can be found with just a casual glance in the martial arts world, what else might be hidden 5000 million light-years away, and in those extraterrestrial universes?
Sometimes the unknown is terrifying.

In other universes, a seventh-level power could make someone a cosmic overlord, but in the martial world, it wouldn't even cause a ripple; at most, it would only make someone a slightly larger small fry.

Those at the seventh level had not even been able to rule over the kingdoms of Da Yan and Da Chu, or rather, it was precisely because they were aware of the depraved nature of the martial world that they dared not expand recklessly.

Compared to fighting to the death in the martial arts world, there is a multiverse outside the martial arts world with no end in sight. Instead of getting caught up in the life-and-death struggles within the martial arts world, it is better to switch to another track.

Therefore, Fang Can guessed that a considerable number of sixth-stage cultivators would not hesitate to take their respective civilizations and flee the Martial World after breaking through, and move directly into the cave heavens they were connected to.

In other words, for such a long time, martial artists in the martial arts world have been continuously expanding outward into the multiverse.

As for the interior, he dared not explore it casually at all, and even dared not release his mental image casually, for fear that some hidden eighth or ninth level cultivators would notice and slap him to pieces.

This idea is not just Fang Can's imagination, but is supported by solid evidence.

For example, the sun and moon above the martial arts world.

Fang Can discovered that this great sun was embedded in the entire martial arts world almost like a rule.

Whether in the Endless Sea or the New Dynasty, the distance between each person and the other remains unchanged.

In other words, no matter where you are in the martial arts world, you can see a bright, shining sun overhead whenever you look up.

This is practically a broadcast to the entire martial arts world, incredibly eye-catching.

Historical records state that the sun overhead existed long before the establishment of the Great Evolution, but for such a long time, no martial artist flew up to it and destroyed it. This phenomenon itself speaks volumes.

Given the high quality of this sun's performance, it's guaranteed to be at least an 8-turn upgrade.

With this powerful deity above them, whose realm is also profound, the greater the intimidation they feel, the more they have to suppress their arrogance, unless they reach the level of being able to single-handedly turn the sun above the martial world.

After so many years of development, the number of powerful individuals within the martial arts world has probably become a black box; no one knows exactly how big the martial arts world is or how many powerful individuals it contains.

'It feels a bit like the Dark Forest,' Fang Can thought to himself.

This situation is even worse than in The Three-Body Problem.

After all, being able to cultivate to a high level basically means that one's mental state is not quite normal.

The moment a person of lower realm discovers someone of higher realm, the other party can immediately sense it and, following their gaze, traverse the starry sea to directly descend upon your native civilization and colonize it.

At that point, whether you get killed, played with, or raped will be out of your control.

In this situation, keeping the interior closed is quite normal. Even if Fang Can is confident that nothing will happen, he wouldn't bother to go to the Endless Sea to observe for no reason.

“However…” Fang Shuyue gave a shy, innocent smile: “According to this theory, when I was observing outwards, the coordinates of the new dynasty may have already been exposed.”

"Maybe someone will come knocking on our door later..." Fang Shuyue lowered her head and her voice grew softer and softer.

Fang Can: ...

Seeing Fang Can's speechless expression, Fang Shuyue threw herself into his arms and sobbed softly, "Waaah, Daddy, I'm sorry, it's Shuyue's fault, I'm so sorry~"

"Is there anything else you haven't said?" Fang Can continued, his lips twitching. "It's not too late to confess now. Don't wait until you're exposed before trying to act cute, or don't blame me for killing women to prove my Dao."

Upon hearing Fang Can's warning, Fang Shuyue's mind subconsciously began to make connections.

The thought of Fang Can walking towards me with a butcher's knife in hand, muttering with a sinister face, "Shuyue, your father is here to kill you!" is unbearable.

The image that flashed in the girl's mind sent a shiver down her spine.

"No, it's gone! Shuyue swears it's really gone!" The girl buried her face in Fang Can's chest and said, "Shuyue has told you everything she knows."

"That would be best!" Fang Can said irritably, feeling like he was doomed to be stuck with women for the rest of his life.

"Forget it, you can be my protector for now. We'll talk about it after I break through to the fifth level."

After Fang Can finished speaking, the girl obediently took a step back.

After the girl created some distance, Fang Can sat cross-legged in mid-air, formed hand seals, closed his eyes slightly, and sank his mind into the boundless sea of ​​consciousness, beginning to communicate with heaven and earth and prepare for a breakthrough.

A surging, powerful force gathered and surged within him, like a singularity about to explode. A visible halo of light slowly rose from his body, illuminating the void with flickering light.

Not far behind him, Fang Shuyue floated silently, the hem of her gothic dress swaying gently without wind, revealing her slender legs encased in white stockings.

Fang Shuyue thought to herself, 'Once I break through, a fifth-rank cultivator comparable to a seventh-rank cultivator would be unprecedented even in the martial arts world.'

The girl looked at Fang Can with her heterochromatic eyes, a hint of worry in them.

If it were any other fifth stage, even if the ritual was completely intact, breaking through to the fifth stage would still be life-threatening.

But for Fang Can at this moment, it was completely different. His strength was already halfway to the seventh level, and his foundation was so solid that it was unbreakable. No matter what, he would not fail.

To use the language of some fantasy novels, Fang Can could have already broken through to a higher realm long ago; his efforts during this period were simply to lay a more solid foundation.

As the surging power flowed through the sea of ​​stars, a sense of connection between heaven and man began to emerge in the hearts of the nations, allowing them to clearly sense a great terror brewing.

While Fang Can was focused on breaking through his limits, in the real world...

In the Triangulum Galaxy, 300 million light-years from Earth, a man seated on a radiant throne looked at the projection before him and said:

"You mean, you suffered a setback in the Milky Way, and Ye Xiu is still stuck there?"

“Yes, Chief.” Qian Yan stood on the warship, a helpless expression on his face. “The situation in that star system is different, so…”

"No need to explain, I can see for myself!"

After the man finished speaking, a wisp of divine thought directly crossed a distance of 300 million light-years and descended into front of Qian Yan out of thin air.

As the man probed into Qianyan's sea of ​​consciousness, the corresponding memories were extracted.

(End of this chapter)