Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 20 The Mysteries of the Domain

When Shen Mu brought Tang Yongqing back home, Chen Wen and Tang Cheng and his wife had a fairly pleasant chat.

However, with Shen Mu's arrival, the previously natural atmosphere became somewhat restrained again, though it was much better than the awkwardness before.

"Amu, come here," Chen Wen called to Shen Mu.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu sat down next to Chen Wen. After chatting with several elders of the Tang family for a while, Chen Wen led Shen Mu to get up and say goodbye.

……

Above the base city, the deep blue King-class fighter jet pierced the sky like a streak of light.

With the 3D virtual projection enabled, you can directly observe the scenery outside.

"Amu, how do you feel about Xiaoqing?" Chen Wen turned her gaze from the wilderness area to her son.

Shen Mu nodded gently: "Sister Yongqing is very good. She is focused on her ideals. I think we can treat each other with respect in the future."

Having experienced true life and death, Shen Mu had long since given up on the idea of ​​pursuing love. He only wanted to live well, see more distant scenery, and reach the ends of the universe.

Originally, Shen Mu had no intention of getting married, but he happened to meet Tang Yongqing, who was top-notch in both appearance and temperament, and also had a connection with Luo Feng.

"Since you feel it's going well, let's get married. Mom will take care of the arrangements."

"Thank you, Mom."

Chen Wen looked at Shen Mu and said with some emotion, "I suddenly feel like you've grown up. It turns out that your father and I asked you to practice martial arts hard, but you were always unwilling."

"People always have to grow up."

With a speed exceeding Mach 10, the King-class fighter jet can travel from one end of the base city to the other in just one minute.

After returning home, Shen Mu decided to go into seclusion and instructed his mother, Chen Wen, not to disturb him.

……

Inside the underground quiet room, Shen Mu sat cross-legged on a futon.

An invisible spiritual force filled the entire quiet room, resonating at a unique frequency. Shen Mu's genetic energy was also surging, resonating with the spiritual force.

In this process, the soul and the body become increasingly harmonious and unified.

Whoosh!

Faintly, the sound of ocean waves seemed to echo within the quiet room. This was the sound of the air being stirred when mental energy evolved into a state of mind.

The entire seclusion process lasted for three days. When Shen Mu opened his eyes again, a look of disappointment appeared in them.

"I never expected that even after reaching the state of oneness with the heavens, I still couldn't break through to the planetary level."

Shen Mu's physical fitness and mental strength have now reached the limit below the planetary level. Even if he cultivates diligently and absorbs cosmic energy, there will be no further improvement.

"It's already August, and there are still 14 months until January 60th."

Shen Mu let out a long breath and took out his phone to dial a number.

Beep, beep—

"Feed".

The call connected, and the owner of the museum, Hong Ping, spoke in a calm and deep voice.

"Master, I have broken through to the realm of oneness with heaven and man, but I still cannot directly break through to the planetary level."

After returning to the martial arts school from hunting the mountain giant ape, Shen Mu was told by Hong and Lei Shen about the division of realms such as apprentice level and planetary level when he was talking with them.

Hong even stated directly that if Shen Mu could one day reach the state of harmony between heaven and man, just like Thor, he could guide him through the mysteries of that field.

"Have you achieved oneness with nature?"

Shen Mu could detect a fluctuation of emotion in Hong's voice, which was quite rare.

"By sheer luck, I made a breakthrough. After reaching the state of oneness with heaven and man, I was constantly in a state of cultivating with my five hearts facing the sky, and I was able to vaguely perceive the external world and the energy of the universe."

"I'm at the martial arts gym, come over here."

After Hong finished speaking, he hung up the phone, looked out the floor-to-ceiling window at the bustling base city, and reflected on Shen Mu's experiences along the way.

In just three months, his marksmanship and movement skills reached a state of perfection.

If the first three levels are about skills that can be improved through effort, then the realm of artistic conception has nothing to do with effort. If one cannot comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth, it is impossible to reach the realm of artistic conception.

In just one month, Shen Mu's movement and marksmanship reached a state of perfection.

Now, in such a short time, he has reached the level of perfect artistic conception and harmony between man and nature, which makes Hongdu curious about how deep Shen Mu's understanding of the ocean really is.

A faint smile suddenly appeared on Hong's face, and then he directly left a message for Thor using the personal terminal on his wrist.

"Baldy Lei, that kid Shen Mu has already reached the realm of oneness with heaven and man. Look at his talent, and then look at you, you idiot."

I wonder how Thor will react when Hong inexplicably calls him stupid.

Shortly after, a deep blue King-class fighter jet arrived at Hongning Base City. Shen Mu returned to Hongning Base City.

The global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, inside a giant spaceship building.

In the spacious room on the top floor, which is Hong's training room, Shen Mu is the second person in the world, after Thor, to enter the training room.

Shen Mu and Hong sat facing each other at a small table by the window.

"You must have a lot of questions now, right?" Hong smiled, his eyes showing no attempt to hide his admiration as he looked at Shen Mu.

Shen Mu nodded and said, "Master, I have now reached the limit of the War God level. Is there any way to break through to the Planetary level?"

Hong shook her head slightly: "I thought you would directly ask about the mysteries of the domain. Actually, breaking through to the planetary level shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"No difficulty?"

Hong nodded and then said, "There are actually three ways to break through to the planetary level."

"The first option is to wait for an opportunity, or for a certain situation to arise, which might lead to a breakthrough. Of course, it's also possible to wait three to five years without any breakthrough."

"The second method is to use a strong will to push the power of thought or the Force to its limit and break through to the planetary level in one fell swoop."

"As for the third type, it requires a special breakthrough technique. This is just information I obtained from the ruins of ancient civilizations. There is no similar technique on Earth."

After explaining the three methods for breaking through to the planetary level, Hong looked into Shen Mu's eyes and said, "And your consciousness is already incredibly powerful, even comparable to that of a planetary-level mental master, Fourth Speaker Ister."

How to push mental power to its limit?

We can try this later.

Then Shen Mu asked again, "Then, Master, what is a domain?"

"Try to get a feel for what a domain is first."

As soon as Hong finished speaking, the black domain rapidly spread out, as if it were the territory of a god, instantly engulfing the entire room.

Instantly, Shen Mu felt a powerful pressure, as if an ordinary person were entering a space with 10 times the gravity, or as if he had fallen into the sea and his limbs were entangled by countless tough seaweeds.

Within this realm, Hong seemed to be blessed by some kind of power, his aura as deep and unfathomable as a celestial being who ruled over all living beings.

"This is the power of a domain."

After Hong finished speaking, he withdrew his domain and looked at Shen Mu, asking, "Did you sense the difference in me just now?"

Shen Mu nodded slightly: "I can indeed feel the change. The entire space seems to be under the control of the museum owner."

"That's right. In fact, the so-called domain is essentially the body, soul, will, and energy entering an incomparably beautiful state of harmony under the stimulation of the artistic conception."

In this state, one's own power merges and generates a force field, through which one can control the surrounding universe—this is the domain.

As he had guessed, although the original work did not describe the domain in much detail and Shen Mu had forgotten most of it, he was still able to deduce from his own experience that the domain was control.

"In other words, the only hurdle from achieving a state of perfect enlightenment to possessing a domain is to elevate one's soul, body, will, and energy from a state of resonance to a state of perfect harmony, and then one can unleash the domain."

Hong nodded approvingly: "You are a promising student. As for how to break through the bottleneck of the domain, this is something that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. I can only let you feel the power of the domain more and figure it out for yourself."

"Thank you, Master."

Shen Mu stood up to take his leave. His primary task was to break through to the planetary level first.

Seeing that Shen Mu was about to leave, Hong said, "Go ahead. If you gain any insights, you can come to me anytime to experience the domain."

They generously share their insights; this is probably the courage and vision of the world's first people. Their eyes have already set their sights on the stars.

After leaving the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, Shen Mu piloted his King-class fighter jet and headed straight for the Kyoto base city.

Next, it's time to break through to the planetary level.

(End of this chapter)