Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 497 Civil War in the New Dynasty
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The college students at the scene were stunned when they heard this.

"Senior, the 'Peerless Master' is a top-tier cultivation technique that has been ranked in the top 10 for a hundred consecutive years on Qidian.com."

One student argued, "We heard that you used this method to secure your postgraduate admission, and we felt that this method offered the best chance, which is why we all switched to it."

"That's right, senior, how could this be a low-grade technique?"

Looking at the still clueless college students, or rather, Kunshu University and even the entire Qin Kingdom, Han Yu did not get angry, but shook his head helplessly and said:

"It is precisely because a hundred years have passed that I say this technique is outdated! Or rather, the entire Qidian Engine is completely outdated."

"What you practice are ancient methods from a hundred years ago. You have no access to more profound techniques."

"How is this possible?" Upon hearing Han Yu's words, the entire audience was filled with disbelief: "[Qidian Engine] is the website with the highest pageviews across all realms, with daily discussions reaching trillions of views. It practically gathers the wisdom of all living beings to discuss and research it. How could it be outdated!"

"Heh..." Seeing that everyone present remained stubborn, Han Yu sneered: "Can the thinking of a weak person for a lifetime be compared to the quick wit of a strong person?"

"How many experts above the fifth level have you seen commenting on Qidian?"

This question stumped the college students present, because no matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't find the browsing history of those powerful people. It seemed that all the comments were just self-indulgence by people from the lower class.

"All your discussions and brainstorming every day, your supposedly amazing ideas, were already put forward by others decades ago. No matter how much you discuss, you're just spiraling in place, never moving upwards."

The scene fell silent; no one had expected such an outcome.

"Where are those powerful figures discussing things?" a college student asked.

Han Yu casually asked, "Have you heard of the Martial Network?"

"Martial Arts Network? What is the Martial Arts Network?"

"This is a local communication network within the new dynasty, with signals provided by the new dynasty's Grand Preceptor Fang Shuyue, and it can be interconnected across all worlds."

"People of the new dynasty can access the martial arts network from birth and view the latest martial arts information in the new country."

Han Yu explained, "As for outside the new dynasty, one needs to reach at least the 5th level of strength to have a chance to obtain the key and have the right to browse, and it is strictly forbidden to spread it outside."

“Every moment, those at the fourth, fifth, and even sixth levels are engaged in intense discussions, constantly contributing to the development of martial arts.”

"Take the 'Unrivaled Mastery of the World' as an example. It has been revised to the 46th edition. The concepts in it are completely different from the original, and the intensity is also incomparable."

Han Yu said proudly that he was currently cultivating this version, which was the result of the collective wisdom of tens of millions of martial artists in the myriad worlds who had reached the fifth level of this cultivation method.

Hearing Han Yu's words, the audience was stunned and at a loss for words. Then, one student said somewhat gloomily:

"But... wasn't the [Starting Point Engine] established by the new dynasty's Heavenly Emperor? Why create a separate Martial Network...?"

Han Yu did not respond to the student's words, but he muttered to himself.

The Xin Dynasty was not a monolithic entity. With abundant resources, the people of the Xin Dynasty sought a stronger sense of identity and had a high degree of cohesion as members of the Xin Dynasty. They also became increasingly discriminatory towards outsiders in their speech.

Later on, they even became unwilling to share their knowledge with others.

Not only externally, but also towards the newly arrived people of the new dynasty, there is some hostility. More than a dozen conflicts have occurred over the years, leading to some internal contradictions.

Fortunately, the top-level sixth-tier cultivators and those in power maintained stability, preventing any major problems.

To be honest, Han Yu also harbored prejudices against the people of the Xin Dynasty. Weren't these people born into the Xin Dynasty simply because they were born into a good family?

In terms of talent and perseverance, which of those old Xin Dynasty officials could compare to the successive generations that followed? They were a bunch of leeches sucking the blood of the Xin Dynasty system.

As for that Heavenly Emperor, Han Yu had never met him. In fact, there had been some small speculations circulating in the secret throughout the new dynasty.

That is... has that person already...?

Han Yu's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, but it was only for a moment before his thoughts immediately returned to normal.

After all, he had heard that the lord seemed to have the ability to sense something just by reciting his real name.

For someone as powerful as him, even speaking ill of him in your heart would get you investigated... Damn, I'm overthinking it again. Time to suppress my thoughts, words, and intentions...

Han Yu decisively cut off any distracting thoughts and dared not think any further.

His thoughts returned to the present world, and he looked at the group of college students in front of him and said, "Since you are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, your graduation thesis should have been planned. Let me see the topic."

Looking at the graduation thesis handed to him by his junior, Han Yu frowned again: [The Direction of Internal Force Circulation in "The Peerless Masterpiece of the World"], [On the Upper Limit of the Techniques in "The Peerless Masterpiece of the World"], [Analysis of the Current Omissions in "The Peerless Masterpiece of the World"]...

How should we evaluate this pile of martial arts techniques in front of us...? Are college students these days so mediocre?

Han Yu felt that what these college students produced might have been considered decent in his time, but in this day and age, the only use of these papers was to waste paper.

"The cultivation methods and gap-filling you're researching now, even the starting point engine, were already done by someone 20 years ago," Han Yu questioned.

He then looked at a second-stage martial artist and said, "And this direction of operation, I remember it was a popular research direction when I was still in school, but it was a wrong route that I verified not long after I became a graduate student. How come you, a new generation from a hundred years later, are still carving flowers on shit?"

"And your incomplete analysis, you're not questioning the technique itself, but the entire martial arts system. This is a research topic that should be at least at the fifth level or above. What are you, a second level practitioner, doing stirring things up?"

After reading the above, Han Yu made a precise assessment: "These things are useless after leaving school. Graduation is difficult enough, let alone getting a master's degree."

Faced with Han Yu's speechless gaze, the many college students present could only offer awkward smiles.

“Senior, the Myriad Realms and Billions of Universities graduate a massive number of martial artists every year. We are the largest class in the past ten years. Most of the paths have been trodden by our predecessors. We can only patch things up within the martial arts system, or rather, try to catch up.”

"Sigh." Han Yu scratched his head, feeling helpless. Even graduating was so difficult, let alone getting into Xinchao through postgraduate entrance exams.

It wasn't that he didn't want to help these junior students; being able to mentor one more young person meant he'd have a friend in the new dynasty.

The road ahead is only so wide, and the number of slots available each year is limited.

Almost everyone who obtains a Celestial Card is related to someone from the new dynasty. For martial artists without a powerful backer, succeeding is more difficult than a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

During the meeting, Han Yu gave these juniors some brief guidance for half an hour, bridging their information gaps, before shaking his head and leaving the office.

Behind him were the disheartened warriors, devastated by the disparity in power after he had mistakenly entered the Heavenly Palace and exposed a corner of it. Before today, they still dreamed of entering the new dynasty through their own efforts, but after Han Yu tore through the fog of information, the truth they learned completely shattered their ambitions.

Han Yu didn't know if what he was doing was right. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to let these people drown in their absurd dreams.

As Han Yu walked out of the school amidst the principal's compliments, he shook his head somewhat indifferently.

In terms of cultivation level, he and the principal were both at the fifth level, and there was no fundamental difference in their strength. They were graduates of the same class a hundred years ago.

The only difference between the two is that after graduating, the principal chose to accept the sect's offer of recruitment, while he himself made a great leap, successfully passed the postgraduate entrance examination, and entered the new dynasty. What the other party complimented was his identity as a member of the new dynasty.

"Brother Han, I truly envy you now." The principal looked at the still elegant alumnus in front of him and said absentmindedly, "Ten thousand years later, you still have the chance to escape this sea of ​​suffering and live a long life, unlike us who have exhausted all our strength to reach the fifth level and have no hope for the future."

"If you have the chance, come to my grave 30,000 years from now, pour me a cup of wine, and describe to me the scenery 10,000 years from now."

Looking at his former classmate, Han Yu nodded in agreement.

As he was leaving, he gazed at the moon overhead and suddenly had a fleeting thought of traveling to another country under the moonlight.

He then strolled through the Kingdom of Qin, and only through the perspective of an observer could he clearly see the current state of the entire Kingdom of Qin.

In short, it means unhappiness.

After everyone could learn martial arts, no one would starve to death anymore. However, once they were freed from basic sustenance, their thoughts began to become uncontrollable.

Looking at the numerous selfies posted around them and even online, those who live for thousands or tens of thousands of years find their own cramped lives increasingly unbearable.

That's how martial arts are. Limited by aptitude, if you don't know how, you just don't know how. Even if you try your best, there's still a difference between you and a genius.

'Isn't the new dynasty the same?' This thought suddenly popped into Han Yu's mind.

Compared to these foreign warriors, the people of the new dynasty are more equal and have a longer lifespan. Even the dying can be sent to the future, 3 years from now.

But wouldn't absolute equality be a form of oppression for those who are more qualified?
If the Kingdom of Qin is a place where mediocre people envy those with extraordinary talent.

The new dynasty was the opposite; the martial artists who had come in through fierce competition looked down on those new dynasty people who were clearly slacking off but still held the same status.

Or, to put it another way, the reason why the naturally submissive people of the new dynasty disliked those newcomers who got involved was because those who were involved made it seem ugly that they were submissive yet enjoyed equal status.

The more Han Yu pondered, the more cold sweat broke out, realizing that the new dynasty was rife with internal conflicts.

'It's alright, it's alright...' Han Yu patted his chest. He had never thought that having power was such a good thing.

Although the new dynasty appears to be egalitarian, the direction of the entire country has always been controlled by those sixth-level martial artists, and no matter how much the lower-level martial artists resist, it is futile.

The will of the strongest represents the will of the new dynasty! Whether the strongest desires democracy, dictatorship, or feudalism at the bottom, it cannot be changed.

Fortunately, the current sixth-level warriors desire equality, and as long as there are no conflicts among the sixth-level warriors, the new dynasty can continue indefinitely.

Han Yu was confident in the unity of the Sixth Rank.

After all, the history of the past thousand years has proven that the entire new dynasty revolved around the Heavenly Emperor whom they had never met.

The fact that the Heavenly Emperor hasn't appeared yet might be good news, at least there's no need to worry about internal strife among the sixth-level cultivators.

'I hope the new dynasty can remain stable,' Han Yu thought with anticipation.

Boom——

Just as he was making his wish, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth, reverberating in all directions!

"What's going on? Are there high-level martial artists fighting?"

Han Yu suddenly looked up, and a thunderous roar echoed in his mind: "Liu Qingmeng! Ye Xiu! You dared to hide Lord Fang Can in his secluded cultivation place and deceive us for a thousand years! You deserve to die!"

"That voice is... Ye Huaining, a sixth-level True Monarch, and she is actually accusing Qingmeng and Lord Yexiu, who are also sixth-level True Monarchs."

Han Yu felt a chill run through his body. The peace that had lasted for a thousand years had been shattered just like that. Didn't this mean...?

Sure enough, the constellations overhead began to distort in Han Yu's vision.

Even if the battles between the six ranks are separated by billions of miles, they can still affect the celestial phenomena above.

"Oh no... something terrible has happened! The sixth-rank cultivators of the new dynasty have started fighting each other!" Han Yu felt a surge of fear. It was fine no matter how much trouble the lower ranks caused, but this kind of battle between gods was the most terrifying.

At this moment, not only Han Yu, but the entire new dynasty was in complete chaos.

The fact that the upper echelons of the new dynasty, the core of all realms, are engaged in internal strife and fighting is bound to cause widespread panic both inside and outside the realm.

"What happened?" A sixth-rank cultivator poked his head out and looked at Ye Huaining, who was making trouble, and said, "Didn't we unanimously vote to let Lord Fang Can sleep peacefully so as not to disturb his seclusion?"

"Hehe, this is just an excuse for Yinghan and the others!" Ye Huaining sneered, then slowly recounted what she had witnessed in the harem.

The next instant, the sixth-ranked cultivator's eyes widened suddenly, a glint of true fire flashing within them as he said, "So, for the past thousand years, these people have been secretly keeping it from us..."

"What else?" Ye Huaining clenched her fist and said, "We trusted them so much that we even entrusted the unconscious Lord Fang Can to their care, and this is how they repay our trust."

"A thousand years! Do you know how I've survived these past thousand years?" The girl gritted her teeth.

Countless nights she'd spent in the dead of night dreaming about how these bitches had actually enjoyed themselves for so long? How could she tolerate this?

Thinking of this, Ye Huaining coldly looked at the women in front of her and said, "Now, quickly hand over the master's body, and then get out of the domain and stay there for three years to wait for the master to wake up."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing sisterly affection!"

"Arrogant!" Ye Xiu sneered, clenching his fist. His cultivation, refined over a thousand years, was unmistakable. "The strong should be respected, and might makes right!"

"If you want Fang Can, fine, then take him by your own merits!"

In an instant, the new dynasty, which was connected by Fang Can, also capsized because of the struggle for Fang Can's body.

(End of this chapter)