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

Chapter 348 Mid-sun and moon period!

Previously, when Wenren Dasheng was in power, the fact that he valued this Young Master Shen so much, and even made him the leader, could simply be because they had a good relationship.

But now, this newly emerged near-Great Sage, with such immense power, still says the same thing.

That would be completely different.

This shows that this isn't a relationship, but rather a set of rules!

Within this "federal" power, what are the rules that even a near-Great Sage like him must abide by?

This is the only explanation!

Think about it again. Tian Mozi is a top-tier seventh-grade weapon refiner with a high status in the world, yet he is not even given the opportunity to seek refuge. The root cause is probably because he has been looked down upon, insulted, or angered by this Young Master Shen!

At least at this moment, many suns and moons, and even sages, bowed their heads when facing Shen Xing.

No one dared to stand up and oppose what he said.

Shen Xing was quite satisfied with this reaction.

At the cost of a seventh-grade weapon refiner's life, the Federation's hegemony at this stage has been established. Ji Long's appearance this time can be considered as having initially achieved its goal.

However, this is only the first step.

After Shen Xing and the others returned to their residence, Ji Long seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.

"I thought more people would stand up, but it turns out to be just a weapon refiner who barely put up any resistance." His fighting spirit had clearly not subsided.

But Hong Hao, standing to the side, laughed and said, "Be content. On our side, there aren't many seventh-realm cultivators for you to kill."

"I just hope to have more opponents." Ji Long shook his head. "How can routine sparring compare to a life-or-death battle?"

"Your move this time seemed simple, but you used your full strength in those few moves. You should have gained something from it." Hong Hao nodded in agreement, seemingly quite envious.

Shen Xing looked at the two people with slight surprise.

"You two seem to know each other well."

"Hehe." Hong Hao chuckled twice. "Ji Long and I were in the same class, ranked first and second. Although I've gradually fallen behind, at the beginning, I was always the stronger one."

"You're quite content, saying it hundreds of times in just a few years." Ji Long shook his head, not seeming to care.

It seems these two are indeed very familiar with each other.

In fact, if the saints of this world were to see this scene, they would probably be astonished.

A mid-stage seventh realm cultivator dared to face a powerful quasi-saint in such a manner.

However, this is quite normal in the Federation of Humanities.

No matter how much martial arts develop, the entire civilization ultimately evolved from the period before martial arts existed.

Compared to the brutal and cold world of another world where the strong are respected, Shen Xing still prefers this kind of atmosphere.

However, this atmosphere of another world is not something that cannot be utilized.

He straightened his expression slightly and said solemnly, "Now, we have established basic prestige, which can be considered the first step. But the next step is the key. First, we need to win over some 'allies,' and I have set my sights on the lower and middle-level holy lands."

Everyone was listening attentively.

Giving them control of the other world to Shen Xing is not just empty talk.

Ultimately, the passage to this world is still in Shen Xing's hands.

In addition, Shen Xing's strength has increased very rapidly.

In the foreseeable future, he is destined to stand at the pinnacle of human civilization; this is merely the beginning of his training.

Moreover, although he is young, he already has his own style of doing things.

"Wouldn't our intentions be too obvious if we did this?" someone raised concerns. "Today we were caught off guard. Once the Taiyan Sect starts making moves behind the scenes and makes up their minds, they will still have the advantage in strength. I'm worried that if we start actively contacting those small and medium-sized holy lands, it will undermine their resolve."

"This concern is indeed necessary," Shen Xing nodded and smiled. "But what if we only want to obtain rights commensurate with our strength?"

This statement made some people think.

It seems they've figured something out.

"Although the Central Ruins have established their own set of rules and a seemingly unbreakable bond of interests, these rules have only existed for tens of thousands of years. There is another set of rules that have been engraved in the marrow of this martial arts civilization since ancient times: the strong should possess everything!" Shen Xing's smile grew even brighter. "If we only ask for benefits commensurate with our strength, most of the holy lands will not fight us to the death for that. They cannot afford such losses."

That's right, Shen Xing didn't expect to conquer the entire other world all at once.

The Human Federation is not yet strong enough to achieve this.

Moreover, time is definitely on their side, so there's no need to rush.

Now, all we need to do is tear open a hole.

All that matters is that the Federation of Humanity can sit comfortably at the poker table.

Then, naturally, in the days to come, they can gradually show those holy places in the world what true strength really is.

"We have a general idea of ​​the direction now." Hong Hao nodded, fully understanding Shen Xing's line of thinking.

The same applies to everyone else.

After all, this approach is inherently about playing it safe. Since Shen Xing has decided to do this, all everyone needs to do is support him.

"We must not let our own strength fall behind. I will bring more personnel from the Federation." Shen Xing was also preparing to unleash his full potential.

Including Ji Long, two out of the eight eighth-realm experts in the Human Federation support him.

Moreover, given the potential for even greater benefits in the future, he will gain even more supporters.

Of course, Shen Xing did not forget martial arts, which is the foundation.

Therefore, in the following meetings, he delegated a large amount of work and tasks, leaving himself free to focus on his spiritual practice.

After the meeting, he kept Ji Long behind alone.

"Are you planning to explore that secret realm next, or will you first go elsewhere to explore dragon-based martial arts?"

"You are more suited to explore that secret realm than I am," Ji Long said after thinking for a while, but shook his head.

"Why?" Shen Xing was taken aback.

"Because my 'bloodline' is not enough." Ji Long had clearly not come away empty-handed recently. "I can clearly sense that the condition for opening that secret realm is a dragon bloodline. Although my strength is great, my understanding of the Myriad Dragon Technique is not deep or pure. I am much worse than you in this aspect. Unless I force it open, that secret realm is not simple. It is very likely that it was created by someone at the Eighth Realm."

Shen Xing suddenly realized.

In that case, he is indeed more suitable.

But, dragon bloodline?

Therefore, this secret realm is indeed a true dragon secret realm, and it is more powerful than any other true dragon secret realm discovered before.

Shen Xing couldn't help but feel excited.

He now needs not only to improve his skills, but more importantly, to find his own path.

Currently, the focus is on the Wanlong Method and space.

But this requires a lot of research, and neither dragons nor space creatures are easy to find.

"There are still many Heaven-grade Dragon-type martial arts techniques in the Central Ruins. I'll learn as many as I can first." After thinking it over, Shen Xing decided to play it safe and "raise the Myriad Dragons Technique to the upper-grade Heaven-grade before exploring that secret realm."

"Okay." Ji Long also seemed extremely excited. "Next, I'll personally help you collect the Dragon-type Martial Arts Intent!"

"That would be perfect." Shen Xing's eyes lit up as well.

Ji Long is also a dragon-type martial artist, which makes things easier for him than for Wenren Caifeng.

Because finding one's own martial arts essence is obviously more intimidating than collecting martial arts essence for others.

Not many people dared to stand in the way of a near-Great Sage's path to martial arts.

"Perfect timing, you can also do some Alliance work." Shen Xing was thinking of giving Ji Long some more responsibilities, "I'll entrust you with a few tough holy lands. It's just a matter of having a big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other. We have plenty of carrots now, technology is one aspect, and wealth is another."

Since the start of the exchange, the wealth held by the Federation has indeed increased dramatically.

Trade between the two worlds originally had a great advantage.

With the emergence of the exchange meeting market, this advantage has unleashed tremendous potential.

Putting aside other things.

The mere act of refining extraordinary materials using the technology of the Human Federation and then selling them to weapon refiners and alchemists has created a continuous industrial chain that accumulates valuable wealth.

Not to mention, there's also the formidable weapon of "Yuanli Network".

There will also be living expenses and transaction taxes in the future.

If the benefits were not significant, the Taiyan Sect, Tianmozi, and the saints following them would not risk offending the Great Saints by standing on the opposite side of the Federation.

At this moment, even if only a small portion of these benefits were distributed, it would bring the Federation a large group of "allies".

Although Ji Long wasn't very good at this kind of thing, who in the interstellar era couldn't do it?

So, after that, everyone got busy.

This includes Shen Xing.

They also began to busy themselves with spiritual practice.

He is now completely free of pills, using seventh-grade pills for cultivation every day, including many seventh-grade dragon-type pills. In addition, Ji Long's actions have continuously brought him heaven-grade dragon-type martial arts intent inheritance.

Soul, physique, movement techniques, and even swordsmanship.

There are more than a dozen different Heavenly Grade Dragon-type Martial Arts Intents combined.

Ordinary martial artists, even saints, rarely learn so many Heavenly Rank martial arts concepts.

After all, each of the Heavenly Rank martial arts is incredibly profound and leads directly to the Great Dao. For most martial artists, it may take a lifetime to master even one Heavenly Rank martial arts technique. Usually, having three to five techniques is enough to dedicate a lifetime to studying.

In actual combat and application, the intensity of martial arts intent is far more important than its quantity.

Even Shen Xing, for most of the Heavenly Rank Martial Arts Intents, is only at the "learning" stage, merely using them as nourishment for the Myriad Dragons Technique, and has not specialized in any particular Heavenly Rank Martial Arts Intent for a long time.

His strength and foundation rely entirely on the level of the Myriad Dragons Technique and the spatial aspect.

However, this is both his weakness and his strength.

After spending six or seven years learning all of these dozen or so Heavenly Grade Dragon-type Martial Arts Intents, his strength and foundation soared once again!

On this day, accompanied by a long, drawn-out dragon roar, a golden dragon flew out of the valley, its length reaching tens of kilometers, and the aura it emitted made all living beings within a radius of ten thousand miles tremble.

This divine dragon is none other than Shen Xing.

His current realm has broken through to the mid-stage of the Sun and Moon realm!

As Shen Xing transformed into human form, a joyful smile appeared on his face.

"With the Heavenly Grade Top-Rank Myriad Dragons Technique and the strength of a mid-stage Sun and Moon Realm cultivator, he should be able to put up a fight against a Saint who has only recently entered the Seventh Realm."

It must be said that, in terms of sheer depth of knowledge and experience, Shen Xing is truly unique in the entire history of Zhongxu.

The main reason is that the martial arts concepts of the Myriad Dragons Technique and Space are too powerful.

"Congratulations on your great improvement." Ji Long jumped over from a distance, looked Shen Xing up and down a few times, and sighed, "If I were from the same era as you, I'm afraid I would have lived in your shadow forever."

"I haven't cast any shadow over anyone else." Shen Xing shook his head. "My current foundation is at most 30% due to hard work and 70% due to opportunity. There's nothing to compare. Right now, I'm comparing myself more to myself, which is also a manifestation of the 'competition' in martial arts."

"Indeed," Ji Long laughed. "Most of the strong in our Federation compete with themselves, and this proves that this martial path is even stronger!"

"You won again?" Shen Xing's eyes lit up.

"Of course." Ji Long nodded, appearing nonchalant.

During this time, while searching for the inheritance of the Heavenly Rank Martial Arts Intent for Shen Xing, he also established alliances with many holy lands in his own way.

That is preaching!

They not only talk about it, but they also have friendly exchanges.

Of course, it means sealing one's own power, suppressing one's own strength and realm.

Even so, he still demonstrated overwhelming power.

Later on, it even evolved into a one-to-many martial arts realm that only uses Earth-grade or even Human-grade martial arts techniques.

A dignified near-Great Sage, the world's number one Martial Venerable, a terrifying powerhouse who could easily crush a late-stage Saint, ventured deep into a group of martial artists who were only at the fifth or sixth realm, or even lower.

In just six or seven years, he gained a large number of loyal "fans" and even set off a "dragon" craze throughout the entire Central Ruins.

In terms of reputation, she seems to be even stronger than Wenren Caifeng before her.

It has to be said that this was indeed somewhat unexpected for Shen Xing.

But it also seems to make sense.

"If you had been born into this world, you would probably have thrived and become a legend," Shen Xing remarked.

"Perhaps, but I still prefer the Federation of Humanity." Ji Long shook his head. "Our vision is not bound, our era is developing wildly, and our future is full of infinite possibilities, while here, both the world and civilization have lost their vitality and are heading towards extinction."

(End of this chapter)