I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 666 The Influence of the Martial Sect
The next day.

Ding Yan arrived at Xia Yuan's residence early in the morning.

"Yuan Yuan Zu!"

When Ding Yan saw Xia Yuan again after many years, his attitude was noticeably more reserved.

Not only did the way they addressed each other change, but their speech was also filled with an indescribable sense of awe and nervousness.

It's completely different from how casual it was twenty years ago.

There was nothing we could do; we didn't know Xia Yuan's true identity back then.

But now that I know, things can't be the same as before.

After all, he grew up after the extraordinary era.

The legend of the progenitor has long resonated throughout human society.

That supreme majesty and sense of distance had long been deeply imprinted in his mind by the textbooks of the academy and even by the various mythical stories circulating in the world.

The immense shock and sense of distance brought about by this realization made it impossible for him to face it with the same composure as before.

"Alright, no need to be so formal!"

Xia Yuan smiled and waved his hand, then continued:

"Just call me Uncle Xia as before!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Yes, Uncle Xia!"

Actually, his grandfather had told him this before he came.

When facing Xia Yuanshi, there's no need to be overly polite or distant.

That would seem distant and would betray the friendship between the two families.

Just know and know.

But Ding Yan was not his grandfather or father, and he did not have such a deep emotional bond with Xia Yuan.

The two only spent a brief half-month together twenty years ago.

Therefore, it is impossible to portray the father and grandfather in the same way.

Moreover, his father and grandfather were ordinary people and could not possibly understand the status of the Origin Ancestor in the hearts of extraordinary beings.

That is a being that stands atop the clouds, almost like a god!
The fact that he was able to call out "Uncle Xia" was the result of overcoming his psychological barrier with all his might.

Xia Yuan didn't seem to mind his appearance.

As time went by, even his former friends, such as Qin Zhi, became increasingly reserved in his presence, let alone Ding Yan, a junior whom he had only met a few times.
Time is the most ruthless sculptor, not only carving out faces but also altering the distance between people.

When the gap in power, status, and lifespan reaches a certain level, the pure equality and freedom that once existed become a thing of the past that is difficult to return to.

Xia Yuan had long been accustomed to this change, and although he felt a slight sense of loss, he would not insist on it.

"He has reached the fourth stage of the Transcendent Realm, the mid-stage of the Dark Force Realm in martial arts, and has also mastered the Intent of Fire!"

"Not bad, it seems you haven't slacked off all these years!"

Looking at Ding Yan's current level, Xia Yuan nodded slightly.

He achieved his current strength in just six short years after breaking through to the Grandmaster level.

I have to say, it's actually pretty good!

Although he can't compare to the top geniuses of the Origin Academy, he is still considered one of the best in the outside world, even in the military.

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan quickly said:
"It's all thanks to the foundation you laid for me back then, Uncle Xia, otherwise I might not have been able to get into Lingxiao Academy!"

"In addition, after I graduated and joined the military, the military provided me with a lot of resources and training opportunities, which is why I was able to progress so quickly!"

That's not wrong.

Although Ding Yan himself is quite talented, he would never have been able to make such rapid progress elsewhere.

The military's training methods are indeed quite good.

Some of the military's top geniuses are no less than the students of the Origin Academy.

For example, Yuan Xiuwen, who ranked fifth on the first list of prodigies.

Seventeen years have passed, and he has already broken through to the eighth level of the Transcendent Realm last year!

This cultivation speed is in no way inferior to that of the top geniuses of the Origin Academy.

Others of similar age to Ding Yan have already cultivated to the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm and reached the late stage of Dark Force in martial arts.

This talent is only inferior to that of top-tier individuals like Augustus.

"Alright, there's no need for that!"

Xia Yuan smiled and waved his hand, then continued:

"For the next few years, you will continue to cultivate by my side!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan's face lit up with ecstatic joy.

To be honest, Ding Yan had never imagined that Xia Yuan was also in Panlong Town before he returned.

So Ding Yan originally thought that his return this time was only to accompany his grandfather on his final journey and to fulfill his filial duty.

He was even prepared to waste several years.

But to my surprise, when I returned, I not only saw Xia Yuan, but Xia Yuan also took the initiative to ask me to stay by his side to cultivate!

This was undoubtedly a huge surprise for him.

No matter how good the resources or how rigorous the training in the military, how can they compare to the personal guidance of the Origin Ancestor?

This can be seen from Zhang Yao back then.

Zhang Yao, who was originally stuck at the early stage of Dark Force, only trained with Xia Yuan for half a month.

However, after returning, he broke through to the mid-stage of Dark Force in just six months.

That's simply outrageous.

"Thank you, Uncle Xia!"

Coming to his senses, Ding Yan quickly bowed.

Xia Yuan nodded and said with a smile:

"Okay, let's head back now!"

"Come on time tomorrow morning."

……

Just as Xia Yuan had predicted, Uncle Ding's smile grew even wider after he learned that he was going to teach Ding Yan.

However, what Uncle Ding cared about was not how much progress his grandson could make, but rather how he could get closer to Xia Yuan in the process.

This is what the elderly truly value.

In Uncle Ding's view, how much his grandson Ding Yan can achieve is up to his own destiny.

However, if we can take this opportunity to maintain a connection with Xia Yuan, that would be the greatest guarantee for the future of the Ding family.

As a result, the elderly man's mental state improved significantly.

As if he had finally put his last and greatest worry to rest, even the lingering weariness between his brows seemed to have dissipated considerably.

This is exactly what Xia Yuan hoped to see.

In the following period, Ding Yan's life became unusually regular and fulfilling.

Aside from spending time with his grandfather and family every day, he devoted all his remaining time to cultivation.

Unlike his cramming approach with Hua Changfeng, Xia Yuan's teaching of Ding Yan was not a matter of simply cramming information into him.

It's more about offering guidance and advice.

Or it could condense into a scene containing the essence of fire, allowing Ding Yan to observe and comprehend it on his own.

This approach demands an extremely high level of understanding from the instructor.

However, for learners, it is the most effective way to unleash their potential and solidify their foundation.

Unless Ding Yan is truly unable to comprehend it, or his progress is very slow.

Otherwise, Xia Yuan wouldn't have chosen such a foolish method.

Behind the village.

Ding Yan was practicing a set of marksmanship commonly used in the military.

This spear technique is as swift and powerful as a dragon, with an extremely fierce and violent momentum.

After finishing his set of marksmanship, Ding Yan put away his spear and stood up, looking at Xia Yuan, who was leisurely sipping tea to the side.

Setting down his teacup, Xia Yuan asked with a strange expression:

Why did you choose to practice shooting?

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan scratched his head sheepishly.

"It's because during the first Extraordinary Person Competition, I saw that Wu Zong used a spear, so I ended up choosing to practice with a spear!"

"..."

really.

Xia Yuan shook his head helplessly.

Nangong Hong has indeed influenced too many people.

However, among all weapons, the spear is one of the most difficult to master.

It is easy to learn but difficult to master, requiring extremely high levels of talent, comprehension, and even temperament.

"The key to hidden strength lies in penetrating the muscles and bones, and emanating from the extremities, like an undercurrent flowing continuously."

"You are now in the middle stage of internal strength, your power is vigorous and fierce, but you lack restraint and penetration."

As Xia Yuan spoke, he raised his hand and waved it.

A willow branch flew from a nearby tree to Ding Yan's side.

"Take it!"

"Use this to attack me."

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan was taken aback.

However, he didn't ask any further questions.

Taking the branch, Ding Yan no longer hesitated. With a low shout, the willow branch in his hand shot straight at Xia Yuan's face like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!

Although he used a willow branch, the air at the tip of the branch exploded with a burst of internal energy, and its power was still not to be underestimated.

However, Xia Yuan simply raised his hand casually.

Extend two fingers and gently pinch.

He held the tip of the willow branch, which contained violent power, firmly between his fingers.

All the surging energy vanished instantly, like a mud ox sinking into the sea, without even a trace, leaving the willow branch itself unharmed.

next moment.

Ding Yan felt an extremely flexible yet irresistible force coming from the willow branch, which made his wrist go numb, and he involuntarily let go.

"How does it feel?"

Xia Yuan loosened his fingers, and the willow branch gently fell.

"My force seemed to have struck empty air, or as if it had been completely absorbed and neutralized."

Ding Yan's face was full of shock and confusion.

"Uncle Xia, was that the power of the Transformation Realm just now?"

Xia Yuan shook his head.

He picked up a willow branch and flicked it casually.

The willow branch instantly emitted a crisp, whistling sound, like a steel whip striking the air.

Yet, just as its strength was about to be exhausted, it suddenly became light and elusive, its trajectory unpredictable.

"The internal energy is activated, not like a flood bursting its banks and rushing forth uncontrollably."

"It is like a raging fire in the ground, seemingly calm, but in reality, its power is deeply hidden within, penetrating everywhere and omnipresent."

"It starts at the tip of the gun, but is not the end point. It is to penetrate into the opponent's body from the inside out."

As he spoke, Xia Yuan handed the willow branch back to Ding Yan.

"Forget whether you're holding a gun or a willow branch. Just feel your strength, how to activate your qi and blood!"

Ding Yan seemed to understand something, took the willow branch, and once again focused his mind and calmed his spirit.

He repeatedly drew his "gun".

The willow branches occasionally emitted a sharp, piercing sound as they cut through the air.

At times, it becomes completely silent, with only a fleeting spark of a tiny, concentrated spark, restrained and not outwardly emitted, disappearing in an instant.

Xia Yuan watched quietly from the side, occasionally offering a word or two of advice.

The days passed by in this monotonous yet rewarding practice.

Ding Yan could clearly feel that his control over internal energy was undergoing subtle changes.

His understanding of the essence of fire has also improved significantly. It's clear that Ding Yan's talent is considerably better than Hua Changfeng's.

In a blink of an eye.

Time then drew to a close in the thirty-sixth year of the Extraordinary Era.

During this time, a notification appeared on the panel that Fu Hongkang had broken through to the Grandmaster level.

As for Qin Zhi, he had already broken through a year and a half ago!

In less than four years, the Heavenly Gang Alliance gained three Grandmasters.

Their strength has been greatly enhanced.

Of course, it's not just that the Heavenly Gang Alliance has gained three more Grandmasters.

In the past three years, the number of Grandmasters has increased by more than one hundred.

The number of Grandmasters in the entire human race has now exceeded four hundred.

As for those at the Unity Realm, there are already more than twenty of them.

For example, both Xuan Yuan Yun Gui and Fang Yuan Hang have broken through to the Unity Realm.

Moreover, both of them opened up three acupoints immediately after their breakthrough.

However, Huang Shang had not yet broken through to the Unity Realm, which surprised Xia Yuan somewhat.

Thinking about it, Xia Yuan looked at the panel again.

Name: Xia Yuan

【Life: 68/10000】

[Status: Mortal Realm Perfection (Three Elements United) (Cannot be upgraded)]

【law:
Wind: Stage 1 (1/100)

Fire: Stage 1 (1/100)

Water: Stage 1 (1/100)

Wood: Stage 1 (1/100)

Earth: Stage 1 (1/100)

Yin and Yang: Beginner (can invest in the source point for further deduction and comprehension)

【Martial Arts (All Laws Return to One): Subtlety (100/100) (Reached the current limit, unable to evolve further)】

[Extraordinary Martial Arts: Azure Wave Sword Technique (Mastery), Wildfire (Mastery) (Can be used with Source Points for deduction and comprehension)]

[Source: 316852]

[Source Point Contribution Ranking (151631)]

[Nangong Hong: 1505]

[Ji Xuan: 1355]

Of the 150,000 extraordinary individuals, nearly 10,000 are Grandmasters, 500 are Great Grandmasters, and 23 are at the Unity Realm!
"There are more and more extraordinary individuals, but the number of Source Points just can't seem to increase!"

Seeing the source point on the panel, Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Six years later, he had only added less than 250,000 source points.

That's equivalent to an average increase of only about 40,000 per year, which is quite slow!
Of course, the main reason is the large investment.

In the past three years, his annual investment in the source points has never been less than 300,000.

This year it has even exceeded 400,000!
no way.

With the increasing number of extraordinary individuals, the number of sources of investment must also increase.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to support so many extraordinary individuals.

Four hundred thousand source points may seem like a lot, but compared to 150,000 extraordinary individuals, it's actually nothing.

Moreover, the Hong Kong Federation of People's Associations (HKFPA) allocates one-tenth of its budget to the Skyway project every year.

In other words, the number of source crystals invested in the Wanxiang Tianlu project in the past four years has reached 1.5 million.

The primary use of these source crystals is to work with the energy-gathering matrix developed ten years ago to concentrate source energy.

That's right, the Human Alliance mobilized a large number of research-oriented innate and grandmaster-level extraordinary individuals to set up the Gathering Source Matrix on the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Road.

Therefore, the energy concentration inside the Vientiane Sky Road is actually quite exaggerated.

It's almost the same as cultivating using source crystals.

Of course, we are talking about primary source crystals here, not advanced source crystals.

But nevertheless.

For those below the Unity Realm, this is already extremely good!

As for the Unity Realm, cultivating with primary source crystals is actually a bit slow.

Nowadays, any wealthy cultivator at the Unity Realm will purchase some high-grade source crystals for cultivation.

As for consistently using high-grade source crystals?
What are you thinking?

It's important to know that the price of a high-grade source crystal is twenty times that of a low-grade source crystal.

Even a tycoon like Nangong Hong, who can earn 20,000 to 30,000 contribution points a year, cannot use high-level source crystals indefinitely.

He only uses it when opening up acupoints or breaking through realms.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long."

Xia Yuan sighed softly.

As long as the seal remains intact, he can hardly expect to gain many contribution points.

Basically, 90% of it has to be returned.

However, it was all worth it.

The more solid foundation we lay now, the more contribution points we will gain in the future.

It's the same principle as farming.

So, to be honest, I don't feel particularly sorry for her.

Composing himself, Xia Yuan refocused his attention on reality.

In the distance, Hua Changfeng and Ding Yan were still diligently cultivating.

Hua Changfeng is getting closer and closer to the peak of Dark Force, and it is estimated that he will be able to break through in three or four years.

At that time, the road to the pinnacle of transcendence will be smooth sailing.

As for Ding Yan.

He continued to practice his spear technique using willow branches.

"what!"

A moment later, a hint of surprise flashed in Xia Yuan's eyes.

A wisp of scorching heat emanated from his body, eventually coiling around the willow branch.

"Have you already touched the threshold of integrating the essence of fire into your spear technique?"

Xia Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

Although there are top geniuses who can integrate artistic conception into martial arts as soon as they break through to the Grandmaster level, these people are ultimately a very small minority.

Most people only comprehend this after reaching the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm, or even after becoming a Grandmaster.

Therefore, it is already quite impressive that Ding Yan was able to touch the threshold at the fourth level of the Transcendent Realm!
Of course, this is also related to Xia Yuan's daily guidance and insights.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to reach the threshold so quickly.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

Xia Yuan's voice brought Ding Yan back to his trance-like state of cultivation.

He then realized that, without him noticing, the sun had already begun to set.

"Yes, Uncle Xia!"

Ding Yan bowed respectfully. Although he was drenched in sweat, his breathing was unusually full and his eyes were bright, indicating that he had gained a great deal.

……

In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed.

this day.

A familiar figure appeared once again in Panlong Town.

"coming!"

In the afternoon, Xia Yuan, who was watching the two cultivate, spoke to the person behind him without turning his head.

"Ok!"

"Your cultivation speed is slower than I expected. I thought you would be able to break through to the Unity Realm when you came this time!"

Upon hearing this, the visitor couldn't help but give a wry smile.

"I've been quite busy these past few years, which caused a slight delay."

The speaker was Huang Shang.

Three years have passed, and his vital energy has become even stronger.

Although he hasn't reached the peak of the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm yet, he's already very close!
Within a year at most, he will definitely be able to break through to the Unity Realm.

Then, without waiting for Xia Yuan to say anything...

He then took the initiative to tell Xia Yuan about the events that had occurred over the past three years.

The most important thing, of course, is the construction of the Vientiane Skyway.

After four years, the construction of Vientiane Skyway is nearing completion.

The only thing that is not yet perfect is the arrangement of the source matrix.

"However, we don't need to worry about these things anymore. It's basically Xiao Wen leading the people from Kunlun Academy and Tianguang Academy to make arrangements."

"In addition, a major event occurred recently: the headquarters of the Dawn Society was attacked."

"I've been investigating this matter for the past six months."

"Except for that mysterious leader of the rebels and a few high-ranking officials, everyone else has been captured."

at this time.

Hua Changfeng, who had finished his cultivation, also came over.

After hearing Huang Shang's story, he asked with a face full of curiosity:
"It's been almost three months, and that rebellious leader still hasn't been caught?"

"Ok!"

Huang Shang nodded, his expression also somewhat solemn.

"Those people seem to have vanished into thin air; we haven't been able to find them."

"What about their identity? Have you found it?"

"No, none of the people we captured knew the leader's true identity."

"So mysterious?"

This time, Hua Changfeng was genuinely surprised!
He originally thought that with such a big commotion and the fact that the person possessed source energy armor, the Judgment Hall should be able to investigate it more easily.

After all, the range of superhumans who are qualified to purchase source energy armor is only so small!

It's not difficult to find out who the source energy armor belongs to.

But to my surprise, I still don't even know his identity.

"It's not as easy as you think!"

“Those who purchased the Source Energy Armor were all high-ranking officials in various departments, and some were even involved in the Unity Realm.”

"It's simply unrealistic to expect everyone to be investigated."

Huang Shang rubbed his temples and sighed helplessly.

He had been preparing to investigate them one by one for some time.

As a result, it encountered tremendous resistance from the very beginning.

Which of those powerful people in high positions doesn't have their own secrets and arrogance?
How could anyone tolerate being questioned and interrogated like a suspect?

As a result, Huang Shang has offended many high-ranking officials during this period.

However, the Hall of Judgment has not come away empty-handed; it has now eliminated one-third of the candidates.

There are only about thirty suspicious individuals left!
The problem is that none of the remaining people have a lower social status than Huang Shang.

They are either deans or vice deans of various extraordinary academies, high-ranking military officials, or simply extraordinary individuals at the Unity Realm.

Under these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to continue the investigation.

Even if the Palace Master Sikong Yang personally intervenes, there is no guarantee that things will proceed smoothly.

"By the way, why don't you ask your temple master to ask the Martial Sect for help?"

"If the Martial Sect Master were willing to step in, then no one would dare to say anything."

(End of this chapter)