Hunting God Era

Chapter 199 A Few More Families Still Need to Be Eliminated
The September sun in Beijing was blazing, its blinding rays pouring down and enveloping him entirely.

However, the intense light did not dispel the chill that had quietly risen deep within his heart.

Technology is indeed developing, even more advanced than the technology of his previous life, but compared to weapon technology, what they excel at here is exploring the stars; otherwise, there wouldn't be any floating buildings in this capital city.

But the more one explores, the more one, especially those at a higher level, can see the true nature of despair.

The Primordial Demon Realm is a broken coordinate leading to an unknown 'upper realm,' and Earth is like an isolated island floating in a cosmic desert.

Only someone of Li Ye's second generation could accept such information; someone of his level would probably find it difficult to process it.

"Have we been abandoned?"

The thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly shook his head to dispel it.

A defiant smile played on his lips, his gaze sharp as a sword. "That's not necessarily true."

One thing Li Ye was certain of.

He was not in a golden age of martial arts, but rather in a superposition of the end of martial arts and its rebirth.

Whether it will usher in an apocalypse or a new beginning, Li Ye has already obtained the key. Now, it all depends on the level of support he receives from above.

"Director Li."

The accompanying secretary said, "Your accommodations have been arranged. They will serve as your separate residence while you are in the capital. All your cultivation supplies have also been prepared. Would you like to go there now, or take a stroll around?"

"Just go over there."

Li Ye didn't really care about the city's prosperity. In his eyes, the only difference between Beijing and Ningjiang was that there were more buildings, more advanced technology, and more people.

You might as well go and take a look at the newly acquired Five Elements theory.

Soon, the secretary arranged the itinerary, and a car drove up, taking Li Ye to a secluded residence.

It looked like a large compound, with soldiers guarding the entrance, and each building was spaced a distance apart.

This is a typical three-story villa, the only difference being that it has a large basement.

"For daily life, I have a dedicated personal assistant. I just need to tell the assistant what I need."

As the secretary spoke, she led Li Ye into the basement.

The entire room was a secret chamber for cultivation. The walls were made of something that was lustrous, like jade or bone. As soon as he entered, Li Ye took a deep breath and felt his true energy loosening and subtly rising.

"The wall is made of 'Ice Jade Bone,' which is formed from a single piece of ice deep within the millennia-old ice layer of the far northern demon realm. It is as cold as jade and as hard as refined steel. It can also calm inner demons and has a remarkable effect on calming the mind and stabilizing true essence. It can help to concentrate the mind and increase cultivation."

The secretary explained, then gestured towards a futon in the secret room.

"The meditation cushion is used to enhance concentration. In the Demon Realm of the South China Sea, there is a plant called 'Tranquility Grass'. It is refined by the Alchemy Master using secret methods and then woven. Sitting on it will naturally concentrate one's mind and eliminate distracting thoughts, which is very beneficial for entering a deep meditative state."

Then, the secretary pointed to several objects arranged in a staggered manner around the secret room: a warm and translucent mutton-fat jade seal, a bronze seal carved with mysterious cloud patterns, and a ruyi scepter with a green body and an ancient shape.

"The jade seal is named 'Concentrating the Spirit.' When placed in front of you, it can help stabilize your soul and resist external demonic interference. The seal is called 'Suppressing the Primordial Spirit.' It can regulate and harmonize the true essence within your body, allowing it to flow like a rushing river without any disorder. As for this 'Pure Heart and Wishful Thinking,' simply holding it in your palm can guide your thoughts, eliminate all distractions, and lead you directly to the true essence of cultivation."

The secretary explained one by one, "The placement of these items in the basement is arranged according to a formation, the work of the 'Six Lines Sect.' The magical artifacts and the secret chamber complement each other. In terms of cultivation progress alone, it is no worse than cultivation progress in the Primordial Era. Most importantly, there is no danger like in the Primordial Era."

Li Ye glanced around the secret room and nodded in agreement, "I can tell."

The secretary smiled and said, "If someone else in the Three Realms said that, I would only think that they were agreeing with us. But you are different. If you think so too, then it is also a recognition of our preparations all along."

As he spoke, he nodded to himself, "Then I won't bother you anymore. If you have any questions, just ask, and we'll definitely resolve them."

"Hard."

Li Ye said something, followed his secretary to the first floor, and after seeing him off, he looked around again before going back down into the secret room.

Besides the magical artifacts placed around, there were also several jade slips on it.

These jade slips come in various shapes and sizes; some are as white and smooth as solidified fat, some are as green and vibrant as new leaves, and others have a faint metallic sheen.

In modern times, encrypted communication is one method, while jade slips made of magical artifacts that require authorization and specific power to open are another, offering a higher level of confidentiality.

Li Ye sat on the futon, reached out and drew in several jade slips, which flew over. With a flick of his Ruyi, the wind around his hand began to ripple rhythmically, seemingly gaining some texture, and it carried the jade slips as they spun.

The restriction on the jade slip had been lifted. Li Ye casually selected a slip, and the information appeared directly in his consciousness.

This thing seems convenient to use, but it has a learning curve.

It is limited to those at the third realm or above, and they must have practiced the Soul-Stabilizing Barrier; otherwise, they will not be able to withstand the sudden amount of information.

This is unlike reading. The brain has a protective mechanism; how much you can read at once is one thing, how much you can remember is another. Jade slips transmit information in an instant, directly imprinting it into your consciousness. Without an exceptionally strong will and spirit, it's difficult to withstand.

First, there are the four first-class jade slips.
"Imperial City Secret Manual, Kunlun Sacred Techniques, Shushan Enlightenment Record, Dragon Transformation Scripture"

Li Ye read out the names one by one, a smile playing on his lips: "What a fallen sect."

The four top-tier martial arts universities were originally declining sects that had even disappeared in the early Yuan Dynasty. Later, they merged with Shenzhou and preserved their heritage.

Its Five Elements method is completely different from that of the general public, and it is far more profound than the Six Ghosts Method.

The Five Elements Method of the Imperial City Secret Manual is even exclusive to the True Seed of Human Origin. Whether it is Earth Origin or Heaven Origin, if you want to cultivate according to the Five Elements Method, you can only condense the True Seed.

If one can cultivate human imperial aura by using this estimated imperial aura, then the first step will be completed.

Its five elements are not fixed. It is generally used to restrain the previous dynasty and is very much in line with the general trend of the world. However, in modern times there is no emperor, and the five elements of the human emperor's aura that everyone cultivates are different.

The Five Elements theory also has its intricacies.

The cultivation is carried out in the form of "following the king's lead and opposing the king's will," and it is divided into two sets. One is the king's way, which is to cultivate in the order of the five elements generating each other. The five elements are particular, and the chosen fiefdom must be a place with abundant human activity.

This popularity, formed by the world's understanding in history, possesses the power of deification and imperial aura, or a certain extreme, and it must be a fiefdom.

Generally, it is the Five Sacred Mountains. By using the Qi of the Five Sacred Mountains to harmonize the Five Elements, one can achieve fruition and attain perfect enlightenment.

Secondly, it is domineering, with a reverse method that cultivates using the five elements' mutual restraint. It focuses on the battlefields and the primordial era, drawing on the principles of restraint from these places, especially the places formed by famous dynasties vying for supremacy, which are the best places to learn from.

From the early Yuan Dynasty formed after the Battle of Changping to the fiefdoms established at Sarhu, all can be used for cultivation. This path is relatively dangerous, but once mastered, it possesses immense power.

The Human Element, Earth Element, and Heaven Element are only high in the lower limit. Normally, once you reach the fourth realm, it depends on the level of the Five Elements Method.

On the Kunlun Sacred Martial side, the former sect Kunlun Mountain was known as the land of immortals in ancient times. The cultivation there was basically at the Earthly Element level, but it was not as focused as the Forbidden City. One had to cultivate the Human Emperor's Qi.

As long as it is an Earthly Branch, its Five Elements method can be used. There is only one set of Five Elements mutual generation. Compared with the former, the latter pays more attention to secrecy.

The fewer the crowds, the better; the more beautiful the scenery, the better; but the key feature is that it must have a 'legendary' quality, such as which mountain once produced immortals, or which place once had people who became Buddhas or patriarchs.

Most of them are famous mountains and rivers, but they are rarely visited by people. They generally do not cultivate in their fiefdoms, but rather enter and exit the Yuan Chu.

Once mastered, their supernatural powers are comparable to those of immortals, possessing the ability to turn stone into gold and move mountains and fill seas.

The Shu Mountain lineage focuses on swordsmanship and emphasizes the reversal of the Five Elements, forming its own unique cultivation method. The chosen locations are invariably places teeming with demons and monsters, where they slay demons and monsters to enlighten their own minds. They discover the Five Elements pathways in the Primordial Era and then use them to control them.

It is a sect that cultivates through battle.

On the Dragon Palace side, the Five Elements are found in all rivers and lakes, regardless of land. They are not concerned with the order of the Five Elements, but rather with whichever element is found. This is the freest method of the Five Elements, where whatever is found is what it is.

However, the difficulty lies here: the Five Elements Method of the Dragon Palace is basically about discovering other Five Elements within the Water element, and it emphasizes quality.

Unlike those three sects, who only care about quantity and quality as long as the conditions are met, they don't care about the quality of the food.

Cultivating the aura of a human emperor, for example, can be done anywhere, whether it's the Five Sacred Mountains or places of battle. If you don't succeed in one place, you can try another. Once you've accumulated enough, you can attain enlightenment.

The Dragon Palace does not adhere to a specific primordial state, but the Five Elements it draws upon must be of the highest quality.

Only then did Li Ye realize that the five elements used for cultivation actually had qualities.

Using the primordial era of war as an analogy, large-scale wars are certainly of higher quality than small-scale ones.

A chaotic battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, or a village brawl involving hundreds of people, both belong to the category of 'war and slaughter' in the early stages of the universe's formation, but they are completely different in quality.

It's not that there's a fixed hierarchy of superior, middle, and inferior elements, but for hundreds of thousands of people, superior elements are more common, while for hundreds of people, superior elements are extremely rare.

In the Dragon Palace, only the highest-grade cultivation techniques are possible; the rest cannot be mastered.

This is the Four Great First-Class Five Elements Method, and the key points within it are even more complex, with even the order of the Five Elements varying.

The popular Five Elements method is more flexible; you just need to follow the order of mutual generation, without worrying about whether to first replenish your own Five Elements or absorb other Five Elements first.

The four first-class cities are completely different. The imperial city is the most particular about order. Whether it is mutual generation or mutual restraint, it must be done in strict order to achieve a perfect cycle.

Kunlun emphasizes first perfecting one's own five elements, and then perfecting the other five elements in sequence.

The Shu Mountain lineage operates in pairs, requiring a set of mutually restraining elements. Even then, perfection cannot be achieved until all five elements are restrained and enter the upper dantian.

The Dragon Palace can be anything, but the quality is a very difficult issue to address.

After reading about the four top-tier sects, Li Ye also saw the Five Elements techniques of other sects on the jade slip. He even saw the Five Elements techniques of the Salt Gang and the Canal Gang, as well as some he had never heard of, such as the Five Elements techniques of Vajra Village and the Three Poisons Sect.

The Five Elements methods of the Salt Gang and the Canal Gang are relatively simple. The former emphasizes 'territory', while the latter emphasizes 'travel'. Simply put, the Five Elements practiced by the Salt Gang is limited to their fiefdom, while the Five Elements practiced by the Canal Gang can be practiced anywhere within the Primordial Chaos. Neither requires mastering the rules; they simply follow the flow of the elements to cultivate.

The ones below that are very crude, on par with the Five Elements Method of the Six Ghosts Sect in Li Ye's hands, and most of the Five Elements Methods are similar, so there is not much effect to learning from them.

It's not comparable to the four top-tier sects, which seem to be truly prestigious.

Li Ye waved his hand, and the jade slip flew back to its place. He slightly opened his eyes, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "80%."

With his talent, after reading through these Five Elements methods, he already had a clear idea of ​​his own Five Elements method in mind, and it was extremely well-developed.

But it's still a little short. According to his estimate, the missing 20% ​​still requires some Five Elements methods to draw upon. Regardless of the level of the sect, as long as they are not similar, it should be enough.

Li Ye got up from the futon, went to the third floor, found a room that resembled an office, and picked up the red telephone.

"Li Ye, what is it?" The secretary's voice rang out quickly.

"Is this all the Five Elements method?" Li Ye asked.

The secretary paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, that's all for now. China has only been established for a hundred years, and this is all we've collected so far. If we need more, it will require considerable time and a suitable opportunity to complete."

契机
That means you can't take direct action.

"Alright, in that case, send me a list of sects and families near the capital that are easy to target."

After saying that, Li Ye hung up the phone and shook his head.

The reason why sects and aristocratic families can cooperate or avoid trouble is because there is a tacit understanding: the state will not intervene directly, and sects and aristocratic families will not cause trouble.

This was decided thirty years ago when they entered the fray: to break the deadlock, they needed to select a single, unprotected representative to challenge them. The lack of rules in the elimination efforts stems from this very point.

In any case, it can't be someone at their level who takes action.

That's how disinfection and sterilization came about.

The reason why disinfection and sterilization are unregulated, and why martial artists can engage in back-and-forth confrontations without regard to rules, is precisely this.

This was decided a long time ago. Whether you say it was foresight from above or it was a long-planned strategy, the purpose of disinfection is to do this. It's just that we're in the initial stage right now. Whether Li Ye comes or not, things will proceed according to this plan.

When they are weak, they can be treated like dogs by martial artists, so when they are strong, don't blame the beasts for devouring them.

If you're not as skilled as others, then you have to accept your fate.

Now, the opportunity has arrived.

This is also Li Ye's main job.

He licked his lips. "We still need to wipe out a few more."

The capital city may not have much else, but it's sure to be teeming with all sorts of scoundrels and monsters. Just pick a few out and wipe them out, so as not to interfere with his cultivation.

He may not be good at killing people, but wiping out an entire family is something he does very well now.

(End of this chapter)