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

Chapter 85 Heading to the New Map

Even after reaching the perfection of the first realm, one must still cultivate one's spirit and soul for a period of time after learning, and is not allowed to learn any martial arts intent for at least three days.

All of these precautions are highlighted in red before you begin learning.

In fact, when Shen Xing climbed out of the learning pod, he had already experienced the power of the second realm.

His face was now deathly pale, and he seemed dazed, as if all that remained in his mind's eye was a huge, heavy axe!

Even the bones in my body were aching, especially my legs.

It wasn't until I took several Ice Soul Pills and lay back in the treatment pod that I felt a little better.

"Forcibly crossing borders to learn definitely comes at a price," Shen Xing muttered to himself.

Moreover, regardless of how much power he can unleash with his current strength, it will definitely lead to a lack of physical strength and energy once he uses it.

It can only be used as a last resort.

Even so, the effect is still powerful.

Shen Xing stretched out his palm, and he could clearly see streams of vital energy rising from his body and solidifying in his palm under his control.

His spiritual strength has reached a new level.

So much so that when a certain amount of energy is expended, it is enough to temporarily condense a trace of "elemental power".

This is an ability that is theoretically only available in the Innate Realm.

Even a tiny bit can play a huge role at crucial moments.

Given the filth of that other world, if someone were to take a direct hit from his leg axe, they would definitely be severely injured!

"In a novel from my past life, this would be the protagonist's method of using explosive power to kill across borders," Shen Xing remarked.

At this moment, it wouldn't be wrong to say that he was "half-step into the Innate Realm." Although his soul strength barely reached that level, it was enough to make his path to the Innate Realm smooth.

Of course, for Shen Xing, there was no threshold for innate talent.

If that translates into an increase in cultivation efficiency, then it's a huge win.

"Furthermore," Shen Xing hesitated slightly, "just now, didn't the shuttle in your mind move again, only stopping midway? Wasn't that enough intensity?"

Shen Xing wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

However, the last time the shuttle changed was when he first learned the leg axe. Clearly, this thing has some kind of automatic mechanism, and it is related to the strength of the soul.

It's unclear whether this will only happen when he reaches the Innate Realm or learns a second-realm martial arts technique.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the last change brought him an incredibly powerful "space," which Shen Xing was still quite looking forward to.

"There's only one Bone Tempering Pill left. After waking up, it's time to go."

Shen Xing gradually fell into a deep sleep.

I slept for a full nine hours, during which I was in deep sleep and allowed my whole body to repair and recuperate.

But when I woke up, I felt refreshed.

They are mentally stronger than ever before.

I even felt a slight tingling sensation between my eyebrows, which was a sign that my soul was about to materialize.

Before entering the innate stage, the so-called "spirit" is just a concept derived from "will and personality," but once one enters the innate stage, it manifests as a real thing.

This is the mark of life truly stepping into the extraordinary!

Shen Xing is currently only in the Body Refinement stage, but his transformation in terms of spirit and soul seems to be imminent.

"Teleport."

He went directly to another world.

He summoned Pang Zhan and asked directly:

"Those two should have confessed by now."

"Reporting to Young Master, we have confessed everything." Pang Zhan faced Shen Xing with an indescribable sense of awe.

He knew what the two prisoners had been like before: one was incredibly tough and eager to die, while the other was extremely arrogant and seemed to look down on everyone there.

But after just one meeting with the young master, and only a few days after returning home, everything changed drastically!

His eyes were filled with immense fear, almost numb. As long as the title of "Young Master" was mentioned, he would answer any question, as if he had become a completely different person.

This matter was completely beyond Pang Zhan's comprehension.

Destroying a person's mind is far more terrifying than destroying their body.

"Bring it up," Shen Xing said in a deep voice.

All the intelligence gathered was submitted.

With the help of these two people's knowledge, he finally gained some understanding of this world, or more precisely, this region.

This is a place called "Wu Yu".

Because a powerful kingdom called Wu once existed here. That kingdom was completely destroyed many years ago, but the name "Wu Region" has been passed down ever since.

Within the entire Wu Domain, there are approximately seven or eight hundred cities. The borders of the Wu Domain are dangerous forests and even more dangerous, massive mountain ranges, which even innate experts or those stronger cannot escape.

The six major sects that Chi Zhu mentioned are indeed real. They are just six relatively powerful sects that have formed an alliance to call themselves that. However, there are many other forces that are comparable to them.

Organizations, cities, sects, chambers of commerce, families.

Each has its own strong contenders!

Perhaps on the surface, the alliance of these six sects is indeed the strongest, but to say that they can act with impunity would only make them a laughing stock.

That Chi Zhu had previously bet that this person, who was suspected of being an outsider, wouldn't understand.

Of course, killing this person directly would be somewhat troublesome, because he was indeed a formal disciple of the Beast Taming Sect who was out on a training expedition.

In addition, his beast-taming skills come from a divine inheritance called "Thousand Threads of Intent," which can only be learned within the Beast Taming Sect. He only knows the most basic techniques, and can barely tame a bear and a tiger that he has raised since childhood.

For Shen Xing, it was of very low value.

But that Pang Yue

Jiaolong City is the closest major city to Qingshui City. According to Wu Yu's common sense, a city must have at least three innate experts residing there to be called a major city. Jiaolong City got its name because a dragon bone was once unearthed in the city's location. On the surface, there are more than twenty innate experts!

Many factions even have branches there.

There are as many as eight innate families based in Jiaolong City!

The Pang family is just one of them. With two innate masters in the family, it can be considered one of the weakest families among the eight major families.

The two brothers were already the most likely geniuses in the next generation of the Pang family to break through to the Innate Realm. Even so, they were still expelled from the family because of a mistake made by their son Pang Yan, and were forced to plunder resources as bandits.

"This Flood Dragon City is even more powerful than I imagined," Shen Xing thought to himself as he examined the intelligence data in his hand.

He had originally thought that if there were only one or two innate beings, he would simply kill them and occupy the city directly.

With its armor and POD, it is completely fearless.

But Jiaolong City is different. Its own strength is secondary. The most important thing is that it is well-connected and has connections with many forces in the entire Wu region, making it like an economic center.

A single hair can affect the whole body.

Shift targets?

There's no need for that.

With the military force he currently controls, although he cannot sweep through the entire Wu region, it is definitely not weak. Moreover, the more developed a place is, the greater the quantity and quality of its resources, which is more beneficial to his growth.

At the very least, the Bone Tempering Pill he needs must be found within Jiaolong City!

"The two members of the Gong family should have arrived by now," Shen Xing asked.

"Yes, I sent a message yesterday that I have bought a courtyard and settled down," Pang Zhan said respectfully, still marveling at the magical device that could transmit messages across hundreds of miles.

I've heard that some powerful chambers of commerce also have methods for rapid communication, but the young master's method is definitely the most powerful among similar methods!

Shen Xing nodded slightly.

Several days ago, he sent two members of the Gong family who had refined their marrow to lead a group to Jiaolong City ahead of him.

Firstly, to gather some basic intelligence; secondly, so that once he arrives, he will have a place to stand.

Well then, it's time to head to the new map!

"I'm leaving today. You stay here and stay by the side of the Gong family head to guard Qingshui City." Shen Xing stood up.

"Yes!" Pang Zhan replied hastily, "I will certainly keep a close watch on Qingshui City for you, young master."

Pang Zhan actually wanted to stay by the young master's side, but with his mere bone-refining strength, there was no point in following him.

Fortunately, he was one of the people Shen Xing trusted most, so he was left to keep an eye on Qingshui City.

Although this is just a small city, it is still a base of operations, and Shen Xing has no intention of abandoning it.

He returned to his training room and tidied up some equipment. Some devices with network capabilities that were difficult to bring back to the main world had their high-energy batteries removed and were left there. He also placed the drone electromagnetic rifle there at the lowest power consumption for guard duty.

Shen Xing donned armor, activated his optical stealth function, and soared into the sky.

To be honest, after learning about Wu Yu's general situation, he felt a sense of relief.

Looking at the whole world, Wu Yu may only be the tip of the iceberg, but this place is just right for him.

At least there's no need to worry about being too conspicuous and suddenly attracting the attention of some irresistible powerful figure.

Numerous resources and opportunities await him here!

"Let's start from Jiaolong City!" Shen Xing flew at high speed with POD.

Jiaolong City is more than 300 kilometers away from Qingshui City. The journey involves crossing several mountain ranges and there are no well-built roads. Even experts in the Bone Refining stage would face considerable danger if they wanted to cross it. Only those in the Marrow Refining stage could have a greater chance of success.

However, for Shen Xing, it only took a dozen minutes to see the huge city in the distance.

Even Shen Xing was slightly shocked when he first saw it.

The city was built right next to a large river and was surrounded by mountains. The city walls were at least seventy or eighty meters high, and the buildings inside the city were equally tall and orderly. Wide roads could be seen running through the entire city, and there were even eight huge tower-like buildings evenly distributed in eight directions. Each of them was much taller than the city walls.

(End of this chapter)