I am Jinshan Youxia

Zhang Chengyi was also shocked. He had thought that the world of Tianlong might develop very quickly, after all, Xiao Feng had decided to establish a country when he left. But he never expected that when he woke up, even a married woman possessed his powerful skills.

The techniques he used to eavesdrop were completely incomprehensible; the only way to do so would probably be to force the qi to obey his commands.

The man next to him was completely unfathomable; his strength was probably far greater than his.

Only a hundred years? With that kind of strength, they should be able to leave Earth by now, right?

He casually brushed away the filth and stench from the clothes, hastily put them on, and asked, "Where is this place? Who are you people?"

"I am Guo Jing, the newly appointed Prefect of Suzhou." The man bowed and said a very familiar name. "May I ask who you are...?"

"I will not change my name or surname." Zhang Chengyi immediately put himself in the role and bowed, "Zhang Chengyi, the wandering knight of Jinshan."

Guo Jing? A character from The Legend of the Condor Heroes? Um, could the woman next to him be Huang Rong?

They're all married now, so the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes must be over by now. But even the countries don't match up, so the plot of The Legend of the Condor Heroes must have been a complete mess long ago.

Those who heard this were immediately in an uproar, and countless encrypted calls were rapidly transmitted under the cover of the gas.

Zhang Chengyi, out of curiosity, commanded the air outside to leak information to him.

"This is impossible!"

"Wife, the golden statue has come to life! It claims to be the Martial Ancestor!"

"Father-in-law, the golden statue in Changzhou County is broken; it is suspected to be the work of a practitioner of the Arhat Golden Body Technique..."

A barrage of sounds, lights, and colors exploded throughout the room, creating absolute visual and auditory pollution.

"My grass!"

Before Zhang Chengyi could even calm down from his command, Guo Jing calmly flipped his palm and pressed down, instantly silencing the room.

"This is a serious matter. I request that you all keep this a secret while I report to my superiors before taking further action."

Guo Jing said solemnly.

Please take one day off.

While organizing the outline, I discovered some issues, which I'm currently revising. The main problem is that I deleted some content, which has made it necessary to delete even more material when finishing Tianlong.

So I'm taking another day off... I should update during the day tomorrow, and I'll write part of it tonight.

Chapter 388 Shackles

"Acupoints, Qi and blood, meridians... the body's internal and external training is impeccable, and the Qi has also changed. What method was used to refine the Qi of heaven and earth?"

"The ability to condense inner demons into 'intention' is actually this powerful?"

Zhang Chengyi muttered to himself.

Just now, Guo Jing only flipped his palm, but he saw much more: a body that had been tempered both internally and externally through some unknown method, extremely high-quality true qi, and the mental control over external qi.

It has been done quite well in every aspect.

"What a pity..." he shook his head and sighed.

Unfortunately, the energy between heaven and earth severely limited the progress of martial arts in the Tianlong world, a feeling he experienced most acutely.

Guo Jing's physical abilities and internal energy have been honed to their limits, making it impossible for him to make any further progress by utilizing the energy of heaven and earth. Unless his energy evolves to become stronger over time, he will reach his limit in the realm of internal energy.

The rest involves refining the body and absorbing more true energy, which only increases the quantity.

Having witnessed too many power systems, Zhang Chengyi clearly understood that simply piling up quantity was meaningless in the face of many systems. Moreover, the nature of true qi in the Tianlong world was not known for its destructive power. Continuing to follow the path of strengthening the body and increasing true qi would only lead to becoming a true brute.

The inner demon is a path, and the 'intention' condensed from the inner demon is even more interesting. The combination of body and spirit allows one to forge a new path. He originally thought that his return would lead to a situation like The Legend of the Twin Dragons or Storm Riders.

It now seems that the martial arts of the Tianlong world have been relentlessly pursuing the path of bigger muscles and more powerful attacks, going to extremes in pure survival and brute force.

Although its power system is more versatile and more durable than that of the Dragon Ball world, the outlook is still not very optimistic.

His appearance left Guo Jing and his wife completely bewildered. He had just been praising him, but now he was sighing. Was there something wrong?

"Excuse me." Zhang Chengyi took to the air and flew outside.

"Wait a moment, sir." Before Guo Jing finished speaking, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth obeyed his command, forming a net to try to intercept it, but then dispersed like a gentle breeze.

Zhang Chengyi turned to look at the astonished Guo Jing and laughed, "Don't use such methods on me."

Just kidding. All the Qi in the world comes out of his body. Although it has changed a lot compared to a hundred years ago, the essence remains the same. Without any fundamental change, Qi techniques cannot have any effect on him.

This is another downside of over-reliance on external energy; often, there's no chance to resist the source of that energy.

After leaving the building and flying into the sky, Zhang Chengyi realized that he was actually in a museum in a county town.

If I remember correctly, this term and architectural style only existed in the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China period, right?

He surveyed Changzhou County with great interest.

Despite being a county town, it was incredibly prosperous, covering a vast area, comparable to a second-tier city in modern society. The antique-style buildings evoked a sense of nostalgia in him.

He sealed away the martial arts world a long time ago. No matter how much the martial arts system of a single world is developed, there will always be some flaws. Some worlds have power systems that are completely superior to martial arts. Cultivation worlds like The Journey of the Immortals and Stellar Transformations can completely crush the martial arts system.

Developing a martial arts system takes a lot of time and effort, but the final result is not as good as the existing power systems in other worlds. Wouldn't it be better if he developed it based on a power system like immortal cultivation?

"There are so many experts..."

Zhang Chengyi gradually shared the perception of the Qi of Heaven and Earth, which rapidly extended from Changzhou County to the entire land of China, and then to the entire planet.

The Earth is home to a staggering 13 billion people, more than any modern person in the previous generation.

There are at least hundreds of thousands of masters at the same level as Guo Jing, whose true qi and bodies have reached their qualitative limit. They can no longer further enhance their quality by absorbing the qi of heaven and earth from the outside world, and can only slowly and painstakingly improve their physical fitness and true qi little by little.

Countless martial arts manuals, whether displayed in the room or sealed away, were turned over with a rustling sound as the energy of heaven and earth stirred them.

"The system divides true qi into nine ranks based on its quality and quantity. Those above the third rank can ascend to the Heavenly Realm. Above the ninth rank, those who have completely mastered 'intention' are considered grandmasters, marked by rebirth from a drop of blood. As long as intention exists, one lives; when intention disappears, one dies..."

"The approach was indeed pretty much correct."

Once you reach the Grandmaster level, there's no real distinction between different levels. Simply focusing on physical attributes and the amount of internal energy doesn't really require differentiating between levels.

As a result, the gap between grandmasters will likely be significant, and it will probably take a long time to determine where the future lies.

Zhang Chengyi probably doesn't have the time or energy to get involved. Just let them figure it out themselves, give them some resources, and let them figure it out on their own.

"Beasts possessing true qi are called martial beasts. The name is a bit lazy, but it's very straightforward."

"The application of true qi has completely replaced the position of technology. I'm afraid there won't be much room for growth in technology and firearms in the future."

"The imperial court, sects, martial academies, various organizations, martial beasts..."

He recklessly perused all the secrets of the world. The energy of heaven and earth was not static. With continuous sedimentation, the energy of martial artists after their deaths was incorporated into it, and its quality was constantly improving. The range, intensity, and precision of his control were all increasing.

"The organization on Earth is very balanced. Even when Xiao Feng stayed in the Moon Palace for a few months, it was still running smoothly."

"After a warrior dies, his will transforms into a demon—"

Zhang Chengyi stared intently, but saw nothing. The theoretically designated spot for demons appeared as a series of empty holes in his perception.

"Are demons seizing my control over the energy of heaven and earth?"

He quickly understood the reason, but was somewhat helpless. These monsters could not possibly win against him in a direct confrontation, but they could tear off pieces of the world's energy to amuse themselves from a great distance. He had no good way to deal with this.

"No wonder they are called demons. They seize the energy of heaven and earth in a certain area, which is equivalent to stopping the martial arts of the nearby martial artists. The demons formed by the crude 'intention' will indulge their desires, while the demons formed by the condensed 'intention' will drag people to compete in the martial arts that the martial artists were good at in their previous lives, to determine the superiority and the life and death."

"In comparison, it's understandable that wild beasts, which also rely on the energy of heaven and earth, possess true energy, and roughly temper their bodies, are given the name of martial beasts."

"Hmm, this technique is quite interesting. The Nine Deaths Divine Art cultivates the 'intention' to be exactly the same as one's own consciousness. Suicide allows the 'intention' to leave the body and forcibly plunder the energy of heaven and earth. Then, the 'intention' is used to activate the body's cells to regenerate. This process of repeatedly destroying the body, spirit, and 'intention' is used to gain even greater power. Has anyone actually reached the level of a grandmaster through this technique?"

"It's similar to the 'withering and flourishing' technique developed by Buddhism..."

"These martial arts practitioners know how to do fancy tricks."

While processing information from across Earth, Zhang Chengyi continued to extend his senses, and has now left the Earth's surface, heading towards space.

"Demons and beasts are all good materials. Becoming a monster should be very promising."

Chapter 389 Hero and Monster

On an open space in the suburbs of Changzhou County.

"Let's do it here."

Zhang Chengyi descended slowly. He deliberately chose an open space with no people or buildings and a relatively thin aura of heaven and earth, just to provide Cui Zi with the best spot to insert the Bone-Eating Well.

After more than a hundred years of repeated changes, the Qi of Heaven and Earth has long since transformed from the original Qi of eternal youth into an energy with a wider range of properties, and the Earth, which has been thoroughly permeated by it, is constantly radiating the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

[Strange, why are none of the strongest acquaintances, the grandmasters who have lived for over a hundred years, still on Earth? Where did they go?]

Once he determined the location, he pondered for a moment and then relayed the information he had just determined to Cui Zi.

"Buzz!"

Zhang Chengyi saw countless identical bodies staring at each other; amidst the overlapping shadows, the world seemed to emit some strange, soft sound.

With just a click, it was all over.

The illusion of overlapping time and space disappeared, and a bone-eating well appeared out of thin air beneath my feet.

What's the underlying principle?

Zhang Chengyi was surprised to have the white ball jump into the well. After countless colorful and distorted images flowed past, the white ball successfully arrived in the Tianlong World.

"?!"

Guo Jing landed and looked at the white ball of fur wriggling onto Zhang Chengyi, a look of confusion on his face.

A lump of pure white soft flesh, with no trace of true energy, yet it was able to move on its own?

Immediately afterwards, countless white balls rushed out of the Bone-Eating Well, melting upon landing and quickly disappearing without a trace.

Guo Jing's confusion turned into shock and anger stemming from the unknown. He instinctively manipulated his inner energy and slapped his palm—

A golden dragon, formed from true energy and the energy of heaven and earth, roared out of the palm, growing larger as it faced the wind, and rushed toward the well opening at an extremely fast speed.

This is his jurisdiction, and the sudden appearance of so many strange and incomprehensible creatures can only be attributed to some kind of evil magic. Many of the demons and evil magics look bizarre, and there have been many tragedies caused by the pollution of the environment by evil magic in the past.

"Stop!" Zhang Chengyi shouted.

The primordial energy that formed the golden dragon dissipated, and the true energy became distorted. The golden dragon shattered into nothingness in less than a second.

"Demon!" Guo Jing felt the opponent's method of breaking his palm technique again, and his expression immediately became serious.