I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 649 Changes in Xinyuan City, Division of the Unity Realm

Moon and Stars, Xinyuan City.

After more than a decade of expansion, Xinyuan City has transformed from a place that originally covered only a few thousand square kilometers into a huge city with an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers.

It increased more than tenfold.

Of course, the inner city area only occupies half of the area, nearly 5,000 square kilometers.

Within this area of ​​5,000 square kilometers, there are now more than 10 million migrant workers.

Even on Earth, New Source City would be considered an extremely large number.

The reason there is such a large floating population is mainly because the cost of traveling between Earth and the Moon has been greatly reduced.

The price has dropped from 200,000 to 100,000.

Moreover, the accelerated pace of interstellar development, coupled with the booming development of various extraordinary industries, has led to this situation.

People now generally have more job opportunities and income than before.

For many, 100,000 is no longer an unattainable number.
Even people from average families can grit their teeth and bear it.

This has attracted more people with dreams or curiosity to come here.

Although ordinary people can only stay on the moon for a month, that's enough!
After all, this is interstellar tourism; who wouldn't want to experience it?
As for the permanent residents of Xinyuan City, their numbers are not very large.

now.

The people in Xinyuan City are divided into three types.

The first type is short-term tourists or temporary workers.

These people will not stay in Xinyuan City for more than three months at most.

They are also the largest group of people in Xinyuan City.

The second category is long-term residents and staff.

They typically sign a 1-3 year residency contract, after which they must return to Earth to recuperate for a period of time before they can travel to the Moon again.

The first two groups basically make up the majority of the population of Moonstar.

The last group consists of those who have permanent residency status.

These people are either superhumans, top scientists or engineers, or officials from various levels of the Federation of People's Associations stationed here.

The number is extremely small, totaling less than 200,000.

This is because ordinary people cannot adapt to the environment of the moon and stars for an extended period of time.

On the other hand, it is also because the cost of settling in Xinyuan City is very high.

Unless you're an extraordinary person, ordinary people simply can't afford to live there.

If it were located in the core area, even ordinary innate realm extraordinary beings would be reluctant to part with it.

The main problem is that housing prices in core areas are simply too high!

Even a courtyard of only about 300 square meters has seen its price soar to 500 contribution points.

Most extraordinary individuals at the Innate Realm might not earn this much in a year.

Therefore, those who can own property in the core area are almost all extraordinary individuals at the Grandmaster level or above.

of course.

If you can get into the Origin Academy, you will receive a house in the core area for free.

Well, those who can enter the Origin Academy now are at least Grandmasters, or even second-stage Transcendent Grandmasters!
It's not like it was twenty or thirty years ago anymore; getting into Origin Academy is no easy feat.

Origin Academy currently admits ten students each year.

Two of the spots will be given to Kunlun Academy and Lingguang Academy, while the remaining eight will be selected from the other eight extraordinary academies.

That's right, the number of extraordinary academies has increased from five ten years ago to ten now.

But let's leave aside Kunlun Academy and Lingguang Academy.

The remaining eight extraordinary academies produce at least two or three hundred grandmasters each year, if you add them all up.

Standing out from two or three hundred top geniuses is extremely difficult.

Like Uncle Ding's grandson, Ding Yan.

He successfully entered Lingxiao Academy and became a Grandmaster when he graduated three years ago.

But in the end, he failed to get into Origin Academy.

In that year, more than ten people reached the early stage of Dark Force in martial arts, and two of them even mastered the method of integrating intent into martial arts at the first stage of Transcendent Realm.

Therefore, even though Ding Yan's martial arts realm had reached the Dark Force level and he had also comprehended the meaning of the laws,

But in the face of these people, they are ultimately no match.

……

Xinyuan Airport.

Beneath the enormous dome, people from different regions of Earth, dressed in various styles of clothing, come and go.

As always, this area remains the busiest for tourists.

However, compared to more than a decade ago, Xinyuan Airport has undergone significant changes.

The most striking feature is its scale.

The airport used to be magnificent, but now the waiting hall seems to stretch on forever.

The number of channels has increased several times, and the categorization has become more refined.

Previously, Xinyuan Airport could only connect to three places on Earth, but now it has expanded to more than a dozen cities.

The number of spaceships coming and going each day is at least five or more.

The composition of the crowd has also become more complex; previously, it was almost entirely composed of travelers.

But now all sorts of staff, and even superhumans, are everywhere.

Of course, most of them are just extraordinary individuals at the Body Tempering Realm; those at the Innate Realm and above are rarely seen.

However, the biggest change remains the level of automation.

The airport is filled with intelligent guidance robots that are constantly moving around.

Looking around, more than 80% of the processes, such as baggage check-in, security checks, and immigration inspections, are completed by automated equipment, making them extremely efficient.

at this time.

On a viewing platform on a high-rise building in the airport, a figure is standing by the railing.

It was Xia Yuan who had just arrived in Xinyuan City.

Xia Yuan originally intended to go directly to the Origin Academy, but when he passed through the New Origin Airport, he spotted two familiar figures.

The old man I met here, and his grandson Yi Chuan.

Xia Yuan stood in the shadows of the viewing platform, his aura concealed as if he were an ordinary person. His gaze, filled with a hint of emotion, fell upon two familiar figures in the bustling crowd below.

The old man had indeed aged considerably; his hair was completely white, and his face was etched with the marks of time.

But he was unusually vigorous, his back was straight, and his eyes did not have the cloudiness of an ordinary old man, but instead shone with a sense of satisfaction and contentment.

His physical condition is significantly better than that of other elderly people his age.

"It seems he's been taking quite a few Origin Potions over the years!"

Xia Yuan couldn't help but smile, his gaze falling on Yi Chuan.

Thirteen years have passed, and Yichuan has undergone earth-shattering changes.

The boy who had just entered Kyoto Extraordinary University has now become a Grandmaster at the third level of Transcendent Realm!

What's even more remarkable is that he successfully gained admission to Origin Academy three years ago.

He became one of only two top geniuses from Lingxiao Academy to enter the Origin Academy.

To be honest, Xia Yuan hadn't expected this at all.

After all, when he first met this young man, he was only a level three martial artist.

Even at Kyoto University of Extraordinary Abilities, he wouldn't be considered a top genius.

But I never expected that it would reach such heights in the end.

Below, Yi Chuan was slightly turned to the side, patiently adjusting his grandfather's collar with meticulous and natural movements.

The old man had a smile on his face.

His gaze remained proudly fixed on his grandson, a look that described the greatest achievement of his life.

They were preparing to leave the airport through a faster, more privileged passage that led directly to the inner city's core area. Clearly, Yi Chuan had used his privileges as a student of the Origin Academy.

Xia Yuan had no intention of going forward to acknowledge them.

He simply watched quietly, as if he were looking at a warm painting.

"Speaking of which, Uncle Ding must be almost a hundred years old!"

Looking at the two of them, Xia Yuan couldn't help but think of Uncle Ding.

Uncle Ding is even older than the old man in front of him; he is now 98 years old.

Although Uncle Ding is still alive, he probably doesn't have much time left!
Maybe three years, maybe five years.
With a sigh, Xia Yuan withdrew his gaze.

He turned and quietly left the viewing platform, disappearing into the crowd.
……

Origin Academy, Dean's Office.

Ji Xuan pushed open the door and said with a smile:

"Dean, Mills has also broken through to the Unity Realm!"

"Oh? When did it happen?"

"Just half a day ago, there were abnormal energy fluctuations in the cultivation room, and the monitoring system alarmed."

"When I got there, he had already succeeded in breaking through!"

Upon hearing Ji Xuan's words, a smile flashed in Li Qingxuan's eyes.

He wasn't surprised.

After all, Mills has been at the peak of the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm for almost two years, and he could break through to the Unity Realm at any time.

"Did Mills open any acupoints?"

"Yes!" Li Qingxuan nodded.

"It seems that what Nangong Hong said is true; everyone can open their acupoints!"

When Li Qingxuan and the others first heard Nangong Hong talk about the path to opening up acupoints, they were quite surprised.

After all, Xia Yuan had not mentioned this matter before.

Therefore, they all assumed that it was Nangong Hong's own unique cultivation path.

However, as Qingyue, Ji Xuan, Li Qingxuan themselves, and now Mills have all sensed the existence of acupoints, and have all successfully opened them.

This is sufficient to demonstrate that opening up the acupoints is indeed a universal path to the state of returning to oneness.

However, there is no systematic method for opening up acupoints.

One reason is that one can only rely on oneself to perceive acupoints.

On the other hand, the acupoints that each person perceives are not exactly the same.

Therefore, no one else can really help; at most, they can only provide guidance.

Of course, through years of cultivation, Li Qingxuan and others have also summarized some experience.

The stronger one's spirit and physical body, the more acupoints one can perceive.

Opening acupoints requires not only a strong spirit and physical body, but more importantly, a sufficiently strong understanding of martial arts and the laws of the universe.

to be honest.

The soul and the physical body are equivalent to the foundation.

Martial arts and laws are like the keys to unlocking acupoints.

It can be said that from the point of returning to the One Realm onwards, the paths that follow are actually all the same!

Whether one follows the path of laws or the path of martial arts, the ultimate goal is to open up more acupoints.

For this reason, the admission process for Origin Academy has become increasingly rigorous.

Those who excel in only one area have a very low chance of getting into the Origin Academy.

Only those who are exceptionally outstanding can qualify.

For example, Long Youzhu back then.

Her understanding of the essence of wind reached the third stage ten years ago.

There's also the concept of wood, which reached its second stage a few years ago.

With such talent, he would undoubtedly be among the top five in the Origin Academy.

Only Ji Xuan, Qing Yue, and Cecilia can compare to her.

Long Youzhu's cultivation level has also reached the eighth stage of the Transcendent Realm.

Of those who entered the Origin Academy at the same time, only Xuan Yuan Yun Gui was higher than her.

Others, such as Noah and Jiang Yunpeng, also had the same cultivation level as her.

"Speaking of which, you should have completed the first stage of physical tempering by now that you've come out of seclusion, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan smiled and nodded.

The next moment, a faint white light appeared on his skin.

"good very good!"

Li Qingxuan clapped his hands, his smile widening.

"After this breakthrough, your strength should have increased significantly, right?"

"Yes, just as Nangong Hong said before."

"After completing the first stage of tempering, I was able to sense more than a dozen more acupoints, and my physical body was able to communicate with the source energy much more smoothly."

At this point, Ji Xuan gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"However, the difficulty of opening acupoints is getting higher and higher. If my artistic conception or martial arts level cannot break through, then I can open two or three more acupoints at most."

"It's practically impossible to open up any more!"

Ji Xuan was right about that.

Although he had broken through his cultivation level and sensed more acupoints, he still needed the key to open them.

That is, his understanding of martial arts and the essence of laws has not improved in tandem.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult to open up twenty-eight acupoints like Nangong Hong.

Unless his cultivation can completely complete the tempering of the flesh and blood and step into the second step of the Unity Realm.

However, this one is no less difficult than the former.

Without breaking through his understanding of the laws, it would take him at least thirty years to reach the second step of the Unity Realm.

As for the second step of cultivation, it still only exists in theory, and it is not certain whether it is correct.

That's right.

Over the past few years, under the guidance of Nangong Hong and others, I have been engaged in philosophical discussions.

The cultivation path to the Unity Realm has been roughly clarified!
After discussing the Dao, the group divided the cultivation of the Unity Realm into four steps.

These are the first step, the flesh and skin barrier; the second step, the tendons and bones barrier; the third step, the internal organs barrier; and the fourth step, the blood and marrow barrier.

The first step, the physical barrier, is further divided into three stages.

That is, the three gates of skin, muscle and fascia.

Once all three trials are completed, one enters the second step of the Unity Realm.

Ji Xuan just completed the first stage of tempering his skin and flesh.

As for the second step, the group has not yet determined the specific refining steps.

As mentioned before, this only exists in theory.

In fact, even this first step was something that Nangong Hong and others figured out through several attempts, failures, and discussions.

Initially, they chose to directly temper the internal organs, but found that it was simply not feasible.

The five internal organs are the foundation of the human body, fragile yet crucial. Without a strong physique to support them, rashly tempering them is tantamount to destroying one's own Great Wall.

Nangong Hong initially planned to temper his heart meridian first.

He believed that the heart governs the blood vessels and is the source of power.

Furthermore, this was the direction Xia Yuan initially cultivated in, so it should be correct.

As a result, his heart meridian was almost torn apart by the violent source energy, and he later recuperated for a full six months.

This is because his physical body is extremely strong and he has opened up many acupoints.

If it were someone else, they would probably have died on the spot.

After this experience, everyone realized that they had to proceed gradually, from the outside in.

Even so, every step was still extremely dangerous.

When tempering the skin and flesh, one must use willpower to guide the source energy deep into each muscle fiber, tearing, reshaping, and strengthening it.

The pain during that time was so intense that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was comparable to being slowly sliced ​​to death.

Moreover, one must remain absolutely clear-headed, otherwise, if one's will weakens and the energy source goes out of control.

In mild cases, it can cause extensive muscle necrosis; in severe cases, it can damage the very foundation of the meridians.

It can be said that these early seekers of the Way treaded on the edge of the unknown with every step they took.

With no prior experience to draw upon, we had to rely entirely on our own exploration and discussions with like-minded individuals to verify and refute any claims.

Its difficulties and risks far exceed the level of advancement achieved by those who paved the way for it.

Those who entered the Origin Academy in the last decade have truly seized the opportunities presented by the times.

They don't need to explore the road ahead, and they have ample resources to supply them.

This is also why the students of Origin Academy are cultivating at such a rapid pace.

"A breakthrough in artistic conception?"

Hearing Ji Xuan's words, Li Qingxuan couldn't help but sigh.

Currently, there are already three people who have broken through to the Transformation Realm in martial arts.

However, there was still no one who had broken through to the third stage of artistic conception.

According to what Xia Yuan said earlier.

Above the third stage of artistic conception, one should reach the true level of laws!
The shift from artistic conception to principles represents a fundamental change.

The biggest difference lies in creating something from nothing, turning the abstract into the concrete.

In essence, artistic conception is nothing more than a profound understanding, comprehension, and resonance with a certain natural force.

Extraordinary beings can guide the existing energy in the world through their spirit and blood, but they cannot create something from nothing.

For example, the imagery of wind.

You can sense every slight change in the airflow, allowing you to move like a ghost, unleash sharp wind blades in your attacks, and even form tornadoes to trap your enemies.

But these wind blades and tornadoes are essentially formed by you manipulating and compressing the air in the surrounding environment.

In a vacuum, or in a completely enclosed, windless area, the power of your wind manipulation will be greatly reduced.

The law is about control and creation.

It is about mastering, controlling, and reconstructing the underlying operating rules of the world.

To comprehend the laws means that the extraordinary individual has become part of the rules.

Or rather, it means that the rules have been "authorized".

Once you reach the level of laws, the power of heaven and earth follows you with every move, and you yourself become the source of energy. No matter how harsh the environment, your combat power will not be diminished in the slightest.

Although Xia Yuan had pointed out the direction.

However, from the realm of conception to the laws, it can be said to be an insurmountable chasm.

The gap between the two is even greater than the gap between Ming Jin and Hua Jin in martial arts.

Even Ji Xuan, who reached the third level of the Wind Intent fifteen years ago, still hasn't found an opportunity to break through the laws.
(End of this chapter)