Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 496 The Decline of Martial Arts

Liu Qingmeng stared in shock at her disciple who had left this world with Fang Can.

In just a moment, her disciple broke through to the sixth level, which was completely beyond her expectations.

Understanding Liu Qingmeng's surprise, Jiang Ning'an explained, "Master, it has been 500 years since we last met."

"Year 500?"

Ning An raised her head and slowly recounted her experiences after the separation.

With the girl's explanation, Liu Qingmeng fully understood how much she had missed by refusing to return to the real world with Fang Can.

"You mean, Fang Can has fallen into a deep sleep and may not wake up for tens of thousands of years?" Liu Qingmeng looked down at the blue silk hanging down her chest.

Jiang Ning'an smiled calmly and said, "If Master chooses to stay away from the affected area for the time being, we can meet again in three to five years."

Liu Qingmeng snorted coldly and did not answer, after all, cowardly running away was not in her nature.

Now that the entire new dynasty is in full swing, she can see Fang Can soon if she leaves, but wouldn't that be the same as watching Fang Can be imprisoned by those wicked women for ten thousand years?

Ten thousand years from now, when everything is already done, Fang Can will probably be completely exploited and thoroughly exploited by others.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingmeng subconsciously gripped the long sword in her hand, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes!
After a thousand thoughts raced through her mind, she looked up at Jiang Ning'an and asked, "Where is Fang Can now?"

Faced with her master's question, Ning An naturally did not hide anything and answered directly: "Since falling into slumber, A-Can has been serving in the harem of the Imperial Special Zone of the New Dynasty."

After receiving a definite answer, Liu Qingmeng did not hesitate and resolutely headed towards the spatial passage leading to the Serving Empire.

In just a few breaths, she traversed millions of miles and landed directly in the capital of the Serving Empire!
She entered the inner palace without any obstacles, and as soon as she entered, she clicked her tongue in slight displeasure.

Before her was a scene of utter desolation.

Even though Liu Qingmeng had already planned ahead, the scene before her was still more elaborate than any of the games she had played with Fang Can in the past.

What displeased Liu Qingmeng even more was that among the group of people in front of her was one of her former incarnations.

However, now that this avatar has devoured Fang Can for five hundred years, its strength is no longer what it used to be, and it is far more powerful than itself.

"Oh, your true form has arrived." Xiaoliu gently wiped her slightly moist lips and said, "Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Liu Qingmeng's face was as cold as she looked at the people in front of her and said, "I'm not here as a guest, but to get a share of the pie!"

"Just you?"

Ye Xiu straightened his back abruptly, turned to look at the woman in front of him whose aura was colder than late autumn: "What makes you think you're worthy to speak to me, a mere fifth-level cultivator, when you're only at the sixth level?"

"You can't kill me!" Liu Qingmeng said, her meaning clear as she looked at the sleeping Fang Can.

"So what?" Ye Xiu sneered, "I'm not killing you outright because of Fang Can, but you're just a mere fifth-level cultivator, do you really want to push your luck?"

In response, Liu Qingmeng sneered and said, "Right now, only a few of us know that Fang Can has been taken over by you."

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

Ye Xiu's phoenix eyes narrowed immediately: "What do you want to say?"

Liu Qingmeng sneered, "In the past, you always used Fang Can's slumber as an excuse to monopolize the entire harem, preventing the other sixth-rank disciples from having a chance to enter."

"So, what consequences would occur if this news were to leak out?"

"You!" Ye Xiu's killing intent was fully revealed. The pressure of a sixth-rank cultivator violently crushed down on a fifth-rank cultivator, as if he was about to make a move at any moment.

The mere pressure was enough to turn Liu Qingmeng's pretty face pale, but soon Xiao Liu beside her took action to protect her true form within her mind's eye.

"I told you, you can't kill me! That's my biggest asset."

Liu Qingmeng looked at Ye Xiu with a mocking expression and said, "You don't want those tens of thousands of cultivators outside to know that Fang Can has been detained by you for the past five hundred years, do you?"

As she spoke, she gently placed her hand on Fang Can's sleeping cheek and said in a calm voice, "Add me to keep this secret, or refuse me but let all the sixth-level cultivators know the news..."

"You should know which one you should choose."

As soon as she finished speaking, in the instant Ye Xiu gritted her teeth, Liu Qingmeng pushed her off Fang Can.

Despite his anger, Ye Xiu ultimately did not make a move and could only watch helplessly as Liu Qingmeng appeared to be a victorious knight.

Looking at the sleeping Fang Can, Liu Qingmeng cupped her lover's face in her hands, her heart not as happy as it appeared.

In her eyes, not being able to possess something exclusively is a failure.

'Ultimately, it's because we're not as skilled as others that we resorted to this method,' Liu Qingmeng thought helplessly.

If she achieves the seventh level of transformation, she will directly drive all the sixth-level transformations out of the star field and wait in vain, while she alone dominates Fang Can for 30,000 years!

Looking down at her lover's face, Liu Qingmeng made up her mind: 'This is just a temporary setback. When I grow up, I will definitely have you all to myself.'

After saying that, Liu Qingmeng bent down and borrowed strength from Fang Can!
……

Time leaps again, and the territory of the new nation continues to expand.

Under the golden age of Fang Can opening up all martial arts classics, martial artists sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

These martial artists, by dedicating themselves to scientific research, have demonstrated a mental capacity even more terrifying than AI, directly driving rapid technological advancements.

By the time the year 1000 of the New Calendar arrived, the territory occupied by the New Kingdom had increased more than tenfold.

The new nation places great emphasis on internal civilization development and continuously alleviates poverty externally.

Compared to cultivation systems that require massive resources to improve, the new dynasty, which is almost entirely based on idealism, has little interest in external expansion.

Even a small amount of the resources and technology that the new dynasty possesses would be enough to overwhelm those inferior civilizations.

This naturally earned the praise of these universes, making the new dynasty an instant beacon of civilization across all worlds.

Although the country continues to accept immigrants and issue green cards, the number is strictly limited, and not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can be let in.

In all universes ruled by the Sixth Rank, every year there are flying beings with the strength to reach the Fourth Rank who, after investigating past records, obtain an identity card to the new dynasty.

No matter how hard the cultivators from all realms outside the new country try, the new country only issues Immortal Cards to the outside world, which is only 1% of the current total population.

Even if the number of Celestial Cards increases by 1% every year, it is still a drop in the ocean for the countless civilizations in the myriad worlds.

Therefore, in order to obtain the Immortal Card of the New Dynasty, countless civilizations in tens of thousands of universes have joined forces to develop a strict industrial chain centered on obtaining the green card.

In the year 3193 of the New Calendar, in the Azure Sky Realm, the Qin Kingdom, the Law Continent, and the Azure Sky City, Han Yu nervously handed his resume to the examiner in front of him.

The reviewer took the resume from the boy, glanced at it, and nodded in approval.

"Han Yu, right?" the auditor suddenly looked up and asked.

Han Yu was startled and subconsciously looked up, saying, "Yes!"

"Your aptitude is quite good. Born in a small town, you reached the first stage of cultivation at the age of 18, based solely on the publicly available cultivation techniques and tutorials of 'The Peerless Master' on Qidian Engine."

"This is considered a top-tier martial art even within the entire Qidian engine."

The auditor nodded in satisfaction and said, "Your self-discipline and talent are rare even in the entire Sky City. You meet the requirements and can study at Kunshu University."

Han Yu was overjoyed, and thinking of all the hard work he had done over the years, he almost cried tears of joy.

The reviewer expressed understanding regarding the teenager's behavior.

For small-town martial artists like them who have just escaped poverty, getting into university is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

If it weren't for the great poverty alleviation efforts undertaken by the new dynasty's immortals 20 years ago, this place would still be a backward cultivation-based agricultural society, where most people would have to farm their entire lives to support the immortals.

It was precisely thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts of the new dynasty that the economy of Qin Kingdom began to take off.

With the full release of labor, various facilities, including hospitals and schools, began to be built on a large scale, and various talents were discovered.

Against this backdrop, Han Yu easily gained admission to university through his own efforts and qualifications.

Seeing the young man bowing repeatedly, the interviewer clapped his hands reassuringly and said:

"Remember to work hard in university and strive to pass the second transfer exam during your four years of study. Don't let down the country's cultivation."

"Yes, I will definitely work hard," Han Yu said firmly, then tentatively asked, "Sir, do you think I have a chance of being recommended for postgraduate studies?"

The reason he asked this question was because he had heard that the so-called "guaranteed postgraduate admission" meant that one had the opportunity to enter the legendary Immortal Dynasty for further studies as an outstanding graduate.

If you stay in the Immortal Dynasty to conduct research, you will have the opportunity to obtain an Immortal Card granting you permanent residency in the Immortal Dynasty if you break through to the fourth level during your studies.

"Take the postgraduate entrance exam?" Upon hearing Han Yu's words, the interviewer hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to take this path, you will need to reach the third level of professional development within at least four years, which is very difficult."

"Achieve the third transformation within four years?" Han Yu raised his head and said firmly, "I'm not afraid of hardship!"

"Very good, that's ambitious!" The interviewer patted the candidate on the shoulder encouragingly.

As Han Yu had imagined, during his university years, he made arduous efforts, rejecting all useless things such as socializing, parties, and sleeping, and began to work hard every day with a group of martial arts enthusiasts who were determined to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Finally, four years have passed in this life of hard work and dedication.

Han Yu broke through to the third stage at the last minute, outmaneuvering all his classmates and successfully securing a place in the postgraduate program.

In the subsequent 20 years of postgraduate studies, he once again made a name for himself.

Through hard work, he successfully reached the fourth level of advancement and obtained the qualification to study in the Celestial Dynasty, which he had dreamed of since childhood, thus fulfilling his childhood dream.

Martial artists like Han Yu were merely a microcosm of the entire era; for a considerable period, the entire Qin Kingdom maintained a vibrant and upward-looking vitality.

Even if the college students of Han Yu's generation did not get a guaranteed postgraduate admission, as long as they successfully broke through to the second stage and graduated, they were hired by various major sects in the Qin Kingdom immediately after graduation.

In this era, college students are receiving offers left and right, and sects that lack talent are begging them to join.

Before the interview even started, they received gifts from those major sects, and were led by sect warriors to spend a few days at the Hehuan Sect before discussing the so-called interview.

In order to attract students, some sects even invited these college students to travel all over the country before they graduated, in order to prevent other sects from interfering.

In an instant, the entire Qin Kingdom exuded a vibrant and thriving atmosphere, with everything flourishing like fire and flowers in full bloom, and the whole country radiating an uplifting and energetic spirit.

But those wonderful times were always short-lived. The entire period of high spirits lasted only 20 years before society's demand for martial artists became saturated.

Meanwhile, as more and more countries, planets, grotto-heavens, and civilizations in the universe set their sights on the new dynasty's immortal cards, fierce competition began.

After the current ruler of Qin Kingdom ascended to the new dynasty with a Celestial Card, the newly appointed ruler issued a statement: "Within the university, the development of martial artists must shift from high quantity to high quality!"

On that day, countless martial artists discovered that their dreams of advancing in the martial arts realm had been abruptly shattered.

The graduation requirements for universities have begun to increase, and various performance indicators have started to accumulate.

The graduation requirements of martial arts universities have changed from focusing solely on cultivation level to requiring all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, causing immense suffering to countless martial artists.

This does not mean that fewer martial artists are appearing; on the contrary, the rate at which martial artists are appearing has begun to explode exponentially, marking an unprecedented golden age of martial arts.

However, under this golden age of martial arts, the physical sensations of individual martial artists have become extremely poor.

why?

Of course, it's because there are just too many martial artists!!!

A century later, Han Yu, a member of the New Dynasty who had recently broken through to the fifth level, was brought back to his alma mater by his alma mater at a high price to give a speech as an outstanding graduate.

But Han Yu knew in his heart that it was because no one from his alma mater had been able to enter the new dynasty for ten consecutive years, so they wanted him, as someone who had been there, to pass on his experience.

Looking at the diligent junior students in front of him, Han Yu leisurely took a sip of the "Tranquility Tea" provided by the school at a high price.

After a quick glance at the resumes of the many junior students in front of him, he had to admit that after a hundred years of development, these junior students had completely outclassed him in every aspect.

Anyone in front of me could have easily entered the new dynasty in the past.

Unfortunately, I was born in the wrong era...

Thinking of this, he threw down the resumes and said indifferently, "College students, right? You all have the potential to break through to the third level within four years. You have good qualifications, but unfortunately, you can't even get into the first round of interviews."

"Because you are competing with tens of thousands of other geniuses from across the universe, and simply working hard won't work."

"Please, please instruct me, senior." The second-stage martial artists on the scene bowed and spoke with a respectful tone that was almost fawning.

Perhaps it was this "senior" that awakened Han Yu's memories of his university days many years ago, for he suddenly laughed and said, "Alright, then I'll share some top-secret information from insiders."

"It's incredibly difficult for you guys to get into graduate school now."

As he spoke, he looked at the many second-stage martial artists present with some pity and said, "The simplest thing is, you've all reached the second stage now, so why haven't you started working on your theses yet?"

"And what era are we living in? Still practicing such a low-level martial art as the 'Peerless World-Shaking Manual'? This kind of inferior technique can't even defeat other first-stage competitors!"

(End of this chapter)