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

Chapter 290 Eastern Ruins

However, this was actually something Shen Xing did intentionally.

If he were to reveal the Fourth Realm Armor so quickly, it might directly threaten him. Delaying it wouldn't hurt. If it weren't for the fact that his other partners were "sincere" enough, he wouldn't have planned to reveal the Fourth Realm Inscription so soon.

There's no rush right now.

Just by looking at the huge buzz online, you can see the potential of rune-inscribed weapons.

"It's time." Shen Xing checked the time and refreshed the military-level shop.

Sure enough, inscribed weapons are now fully available.

In the past few months, the Inscription Company has built production plants in all major regions of the Human Federation and designed a complete set of production processes for inscribed weapons, which has been put into production. Therefore, it was able to launch the weapons to the entire Human Federation at once when they were officially sold.

Now that it's on sale, it can be delivered to any location within the Federation of Humanity's sphere of influence in the shortest possible time, and at the very least, it won't take more than a month.

Shen Xing refreshed the page again and was shocked to find that some products were already sold out.

He checked the company's back-end system and was astonished.

Good heavens, the total reserves of one billion were sold out in such a short time.

A massive amount of federal currency has been deposited into the company's accounts.

I imagine that if it weren't for the limitations of being a weapon and requiring contribution points, it would sell for even more.

Inscribed weapons are truly incredibly popular.

Just as Shen Xing was marveling at the news, he suddenly received a message from Xiao Ling.

"Boss," Xiaoling said directly after the call connected, "more than 30,000 companies related to inscriptions were established today and have submitted copyright applications. Should we grant permission?"

"More than 30,000 companies?" Shen Xing raised an eyebrow.

Obviously, if the rules were opened up, these companies could certainly collect a considerable amount of copyright fees, but they could also train their own rune masters and research and produce their own weapons.

Even though Mingwen Company has taken the lead, it will still be significantly impacted by competition of this scale.

The prosperity we enjoy today may not exist.

After all, the time when inscriptions first appeared was the easiest time to produce products. This technology could be applied to various fields, not just weapons. Shen Xing even suspected that inscription-based formations would be developed in no time.

However, even so, he still chose to let go.

"It's all permitted," Shen Xing said. "You can't stop it. Inscriptions below the fourth realm are inherently susceptible to piracy. Moreover, only by concentrating the power of the entire human civilization can we truly unleash the potential of inscriptions and usher in a new era for inscription technology."

That's right, this wasn't decided now; it was decided a long time ago.

Putting aside other issues, the Federation of Humanities also has anti-monopoly laws.

In addition, Shen Xing still has full confidence in his nameplate company.

Even if others were to catch up, it would be impossible for them to catch up with the achievements of the other world over countless years in such a short time. You must know that even with low-level inscriptions, he is only releasing a very small portion of them now, keeping the majority in his hands and releasing them slowly.

Moreover, the achievements of others can also be learned and used to enhance the company's strength.

"Yes," Xiaoling replied.

She wasn't surprised by the decision, but she still felt the pressure.

In her mind, she had long regarded this new company as her boss's company, and the upcoming competition as her own.

Seeing that even his subordinates were so motivated, Shen Xing decided to make more preparations.

"Perhaps I should look for some inheritances belonging to weapon refiners." He pondered, then returned to the Xuanlong Secret Realm.

For the past seven or eight months, he has spent most of his time in the Human Federation. Although he has not neglected his cultivation, he has not stayed in the other world for very long.

To an ordinary person, it would seem that he was also on guard against being assassinated.

Having already provoked the interests of many people by killing that Sun Moon Realm expert in Sha Ting, it wouldn't be surprising if Shen Xing were attacked by multiple Sun Moon Realm experts. Under such circumstances, it's not hard to understand why he would hide in the secret realm and keep to himself.

Even so, Shen Xing's influence continues to expand.

It's not even limited to the surrounding hundred regions.

Even in more distant places, people have already heard of his reputation.

"How many regions are there in this area?" Shen Xing asked, summoning Princess Shang Lian of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Shang Lian has now officially become the envoy of the Great Shang Dynasty stationed at the Xuanlong Palace.

Yes, Xuanlong Palace, not Tianyuan Sect.

Shen Xing's influence extends far beyond himself; he is connected with various forces. However, he has never revealed the power behind him. As a result, more and more people treat him as the "Holy Son of Xuanlong Palace."

Anyway, this identity is indeed correct.

In response to Shen Xing's answer, Shang Lian said gently, "Our place actually has a unified name, called the Eastern Ruins."

"The Eastern Ruins?" Shen Xing raised an eyebrow.

He had never heard of such a claim.

"This is a very secretive ancient name. To be precise, it's what people outside the Eastern Ruins have called us for the past ten thousand years," Shang Lian explained, seemingly a little surprised that Shen Xing was unaware of it.

Shen Xing suddenly realized.

No wonder Huang Xingjie and the others didn't know.

This name came about after the Xuanlong Palace was wiped out.

"How significant is this title exactly?" Shen Xing asked again.

"I don't know." Shang Lian shook her head. "If you go west from here and cross about 150 regions in a straight line, you will encounter a place called the Taixu Heavenly Barrier. It stretches for countless miles and is said to be a remnant of a great war ten thousand years ago. East of the Heavenly Barrier, within an infinite range to the edge of the world, lies the Eastern Ruins. No one knows exactly how many regions there are."

"I see." Shen Xing narrowed his eyes.

This is information I've never heard of before.

Judging from Shang Lian's behavior, this information is probably known to any "outsider" or "holy land".

So she never mentioned it to Shen Xing.

However, even so, this world is still much larger than he imagined. He originally thought that he had arrived at the martial arts center of this world, at most a little remote, which is why he did not directly encounter beings above the seventh realm. Or rather, there are not many beings above the seventh realm in this world, so it is not easy to encounter them.

But now it seems that he may not have touched the real core yet.

"Are there any sacred sites in the Eastern Ruins?" Shen Xing asked again.

"Yes." Shang Lian's expression also became serious. "Ten thousand years ago, all the holy lands either became extinct or weakened. However, in the past ten thousand years, there have still been people who have reached the realm of saints. So, there are holy lands. We, the Great Shang, know of at least three. As for more, it's not that there aren't any, but that we simply don't know about them. Our forces may seem powerful, but we are still living in fear."

Sure enough.

Shen Xing had some prior knowledge of the Holy Land, but he was unaware of the concept of the "Eastern Ruins".

But this is the first time I've inquired about the specific details of the holy site.

Since the Great Shang Dynasty knows three of them, it's likely that the Tianyuan Sect only knows these few as well, and may not even know them.

"Who is behind the Ancient Sword Sect?" Shen Xing asked again.

But this time, Shang Lian shook her head.

"Never heard of it."

Shen Xing nodded, unsurprised.

The entire Ancient Sword Sect was merely someone else's sword puppet. If this had been known earlier, things wouldn't have been so peaceful.

Indeed, even in the Eastern Ruins, the waters run deep.

Shen Xing then asked a few more questions about the Holy Land and found that Shang Lian's knowledge was extremely vague. It was likely that even her ancestor didn't know, including the so-called insurmountable barrier, which she also knew nothing about.

It's too far away, after all.

Even now, their knowledge extends to a maximum of about a hundred surrounding areas.

However, Shen Xing still learned some important information.

For example, regions closer to the western natural barrier tend to be more powerful.

This is determined by the characteristics of the flow of elemental force.

The further east you go, the more barren it becomes.

Shen Xing guessed that the places like the Sacred Lake Region and Wu Region were located in the east.

If it weren't for the teleportation array, I don't know how far I would have had to fly to get here.

Along the way, we will likely traverse many regions where the sun and moon exist.

"Are there any regions that specialize in weapon refiners?" Shen Xing asked finally, "or rather, regions where weapon refiner techniques and traditions are relatively strong."

As soon as he asked the question, he saw Shang Lian's expression change.

He immediately realized that there really was something inside.

He didn't say anything at the moment, he just looked at her.

"Indeed, there are such places." Shang Lian couldn't withstand the pressure from Shen Xing.

Despite Shen Xing's amiable demeanor, his cultivation level is only at the Spirit Realm, far inferior to Shang Lian, who is at the peak of the Spirit Realm.

However, his status has long surpassed the level of the Spirit Realm.

Even the sun and moon fell easily before him!

The pressure Shang Lian feels now when she looks at him is probably greater than when she looks at her own ancestor.

Therefore, she concluded by saying, "It is one of the holy lands I mentioned, or rather, the region that the holy land uses to cultivate weapon refiners and alchemists."

"Oh?" Shen Xing narrowed his eyes. "Tell me more."

"We don't know the name of that holy land or its exact location," Shang Lian said truthfully. "It was a place that our ancestor visited by chance when he was young. It's much smaller than a typical region, but almost everyone there is a weapon refiner or an alchemist. Our ancestor was able to enter because of his talent and ability as an alchemist. There must be a holy land behind that place, but our ancestor was unable to reach it."

"Even a sixth-grade alchemist won't do?" Shen Xing frowned slightly.

"no."

(End of this chapter)