In the world of martial arts, there is a vast fantasy world.

Chapter 261 Beneath Mountains and Seas, I Am Invincible

After leaving Xu Qing, Shen Xing continued with her own business.

The Four Realms Learning Device was also delivered very quickly.

He still needs to continuously learn the essence of martial arts.

Fortunately, most of the Earth-grade Dragon-type Martial Arts Intents he has obtained so far have the fourth level, with only three or four lacking it, which is insignificant.

The bigger problem right now is the elixir.

Learning martial arts intent itself accelerates its consumption, especially the fourth level of martial arts intent. In addition, this kind of learning actually intensifies the damage to the soul. Without taking any pills, it takes two or three days to recover after learning once.

This is only because his divine soul is strong enough, and he also possesses a Heavenly Grade Divine Soul Intent like the Sun-Holding Dragon. If it were any other newly promoted Spirit Realm cultivator in the Human Federation, it would probably take at least a month to recover.

Compared to his previous cultivation in the Spirit Realm, this is indeed somewhat exaggerated.

However, the reason is quite simple. At this stage, the soul and body are highly integrated, and the control over the martial arts intent is also elevated to a completely different level. Learning the martial arts intent at this level has a great impact on the body.

Even the pills are not like the previous ones that specifically repair the soul; at most, they are more focused on other aspects.

In fact, Shen Xing had also realized why so many Spirit Realm cultivators in the Human Federation were stuck at this level for hundreds of years.

The perception of time has changed at every level.

If one enters a state of deep sleep to accelerate the repair of the soul and the conditioning of the body, one can easily sleep for a whole month.

If one is completely immersed in spiritual practice, one can easily pass the days like the moon.

The perception of time has completely changed.

This is also the stage where lifespan increases the most. With the technology of the Human Federation, lifespan can be easily extended to more than 1,500 years. Even in the spirit realm of other worlds, lifespan is generally more than 1,000 years.

Calling it an "immortal species" is no longer an exaggeration.

However, Shen Xing was clearly not satisfied with this pace of cultivation.

"At this rate, even with a continuous supply of fifth-grade pills, it will take me at least ten years before I have any chance of breaking through to the Mountain and Sea realms." Shen Xing swallowed a Nine-Patterned Golden Dragon Pill and calculated in his mind.

A low-grade fifth-rank pill is enough for him to refine for about ten days.

He had heard that the sixth-grade alchemist ancestor of the Great Shang Dynasty was refining a batch of sixth-grade pills for him, but with his current strength, he certainly couldn't use pills of that level. A congratulatory gift was more symbolic. If he wanted to obtain more pills now, he either needed to gather more fifth-grade alchemists or he needed to start thinking of ways from other forces.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Xing directly asked Xuan Yu, the sect leader of Tianyuan Sect, and Shang Lian, the princess of the Great Shang Dynasty, how well the publicity for the opening of the Xuanlong Secret Realm was going.

I received a reply very quickly.

In the meantime, we have notified more than a dozen nearby regions, and many forces are interested. Judging by the time, the first batch should arrive soon.

"Then let's wait." Shen Xing stopped having any other thoughts and started a new round of cultivation.

Even if the cultivation speed is not as fast as before, it is still not time to slow down. The improvement of strength still mainly depends on the accumulation of daily cultivation.

Moreover, the fifth-grade pills he has accumulated are enough for him to cultivate for half a year.

There's no need to rush.

During this time, in addition to cultivating in the secret realm, Shen Xing also saw some young geniuses from other parts of the Tianyuan Sect come here one after another.

Most of them are descendants of martial arts families.

By simply paying some resources, one can access a secret realm of the Xuanlong Secret Realm level, which is something many people would love to do. After all, a martial artist's lifespan is limited, and the earlier one improves, the greater the possibility of future advancement. Perhaps it is precisely these savings of a dozen years or so that one can achieve a breakthrough of a major realm.

More importantly, with more and more people coming to the Xuanlong Secret Realm to cultivate, if they don't come, they will inevitably be surpassed by the other people of their generation who have come.

That alone makes it worth the wait.

Although forces at this level can mostly only produce some fourth-grade pills, or some spiritual herbs, spiritual plants, or dragon vein monsters, little by little, they have gradually accumulated astonishing wealth in the Tianyuan Domain alone.

The entire Xuanlong Secret Realm was able to slowly recover.

According to Huang Xingjie, the Xuanlong Secret Realm used to be able to accommodate nearly 10,000 people for trials at the same time, but it is still far from that level now.

"Once we've built up a strong reputation, we can charge even more." Shen Xing deeply understood that the Xuanlong Secret Realm itself was a huge and ever-flowing source of wealth.

This is enough to support the training of disciples in a holy land!

However, if one's own capabilities are insufficient, raising fees may not be so easy.

But thinking about the armor currently under construction, Shen Xing was full of confidence.

Another half month passed, and disciples from various races of the Great Shang Dynasty began to arrive one after another. Perhaps due to a reminder from the royal family, Shen Xing finally began to receive fifth-grade pills, and they were of the Dragon type.

The visitors were from several ducal families of the Great Shang Dynasty, including a fifth-grade alchemist. This time, they not only sent five disciples but also gave away five fifth-grade pills, including three Nine-Patterned Golden Dragon Pills and two Purple Soul Tempering Pills, which were exactly what Shen Xing needed.

"A single Rank 5 item can allow a Level 3 cultivator to cultivate in the Profound Dragon Secret Realm for a year, and a Level 4 cultivator for half a month," Shen Xing said with a smile, looking at Shang Lian in front of him. "I see that you've only sent Level 3 cultivators. Are you planning to cultivate five Level 4 prodigies in one go?"

"Who dares to call themselves a prodigy in front of Young Master Shen?" Shang Lian said with a smile. "If these people have a good harvest, more and more people will come in the future."

"It's all thanks to your coordination." Shen Xing nodded slightly.

This is one of the reasons why his attitude towards Shang Lian has become much better.

Otherwise, there might not be many people willing to take out a fifth-grade pill without knowing its effects.

Although it is essentially a win-win situation, getting started is always the hardest part.

"Has the young master not yet contacted the elders of the clan?" Shang Lian suddenly asked.

"That's right." Shen Xing frowned slightly when he mentioned this, but quickly shook his head. "It doesn't matter. It's just some fifth-grade pills. Even if we can't go back for the time being, we can get them anywhere."

"Exactly." Shang Lian blinked her bright eyes.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to imagine that someone could directly take fifth-grade pills to cultivate after just breaking through to the fourth realm.

It should be noted that even with her current strength at the peak of the fourth realm, she would not dare to casually consume fifth-grade medicine.

Waste is a minor issue; if you can't handle it, it can even lead to injury.

It can only be said that ever since she learned of Shen Xing's existence, her understanding has been constantly being refreshed, and she has truly come to realize the huge gap between a so-called prodigy like herself and a true holy son of a holy land.

It was completely beyond my expectations, which inevitably made me feel discouraged.

However, Shang Lian's mindset was quite good; she didn't have an invincible spirit, but...

Remembering her other purpose for coming today, she couldn't help but chuckle: "Young Master Shen, Shang Lian had always felt that your actions might bring some trouble, and sure enough, the trouble has now arrived."

"Oh?" Shen Xing looked at her with some curiosity.

Originally, this meeting was because the Great Shang Dynasty had brought him five Grade 5 pills, and might bring more in the future.

But now it seems that it's not just that.

"Young Master Shen, do you know which of the twenty regions surrounding Tianyuan Sect is the most recognized strongest force?" Shang Lian asked with a smile and her eyes sparkling, seemingly anticipating a spectacle.

Shen Xing recalled the information he had seen earlier and said directly, "It's the Ancient Sword Sect, isn't it?"

"Exactly." Shang Lian nodded gently. "The Ancient Sword Sect inherited the lineage of an ancient nameless sword sect. Although nameless, it was indeed powerful and suspected to be one of the ancient holy lands, hence the name Ancient Sword Sect. Everyone in this sect is proficient in sword-based divine intent and focuses on offensive techniques. Each one is born for battle and lives for strength. Therefore, even though the internal competition is extremely brutal and many die at the hands of their fellow disciples, those who survive are all extremely strong."

Shen Xing nodded slightly.

This was also mentioned in previous materials.

This is indeed a very ruthless sect.

In internal sparring, no one cares about life or death; the principle is that the winner lives and the loser dies.

Inside its gate, there are actually only four sun and moon statues, just like in Sha Ting.

But if a fight breaks out, Sha Ting might suffer a four-for-zero defeat.

The information clearly states that the current sect leader of the Ancient Sword Sect was once besieged by three Sun Moon Realm experts when he had just broken through to the Sun Moon Realm. The battle was fierce and even caused a large area of ​​land to collapse. However, in the end, he was killed by this person from the Ancient Sword Sect.

From then on, the Ancient Sword Sect's combat strength became recognized as number one.

However, this sect cannot be called evil. Its disciples challenge others, but as long as it is a fair battle between people of the same major realm, even if a disciple dies in battle, there will be no retaliation.

They were only interested in fighting; they weren't interested in anything else, not even resources.

When Shang Lian mentioned this sect, Shen Xing understood.

"Who is it?" he asked directly.

"The number one in this generation of the sect is named Sword Maiden." Shang Lian said without hesitation, "It is said that she was born with a clear understanding of the sword path, without any emotion or feeling, and is already inseparable from the sword. She is currently at the mid-stage of the fourth realm and is only in her thirties. She can be described as a genius. I once saw her from afar when she was only at the early stage of the fourth realm, and I felt that I could not withstand a single sword strike."

"I see." Shen Xing nodded. "Since he has such a reputation, if I defeat him, I should be able to relax for a while."

"Young Master Shen, would you like more detailed information about this person?" Shang Lian made no attempt to hide her anticipation.

"No need." But Shen Xing shook his head, then glanced at her indifferently and said, "Beneath mountains and seas, I am invincible."

(End of this chapter)