Chapter 222 - 218: Breakthrough to the 6th Realm of the Martial Dao
Chapter 222: Chapter 218: Breakthrough to the 6th Realm of the Martial Dao
"Alright then, get me an atomic bomb!"
"Alright then, get me an atomic bomb!"
"Alright then, get me an atomic bomb!"
On the other end of the line, Frank was dumbfounded. After snapping out of it, he couldn’t help but say with a wry smile, "An atomic bomb? My dear Mr. Ye Xing, I must have misheard you. You’re joking, right?"
"Yeah, I’m just kidding. Atomic bombs are indeed hard to come by." Ye Xing chuckled over the phone. "Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. Just prepare a batch of modern weapons for me. I’ll email you a list of the firearms, ammunition, and other munitions I need later. I’ll make another trip to the US when I have time. I have something to take care of now, so that’s all for now. I’m hanging up!"
Atomic bombs are nuclear weapons. Their power is terrifying, their lethality immense, and they are feared by all nations, which strictly prohibit their trade. To prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the hands of terrorist organizations and causing immeasurable disasters, countries like the United States, Russia, China, and the United Kingdom have signed non-proliferation treaties. Therefore, it was completely unrealistic for a private individual to purchase a nuclear weapon. Ye Xing was just saying it casually. But a taboo-level nuclear weapon like an atomic bomb... forget about using it on Earth; if it were dropped on the Martial Arts Continent, its destructive power would be just as horrifying. It could kill vast numbers of Martial Artists. The dazzling mushroom cloud would rise, and with the terrifying flames, shockwave, and nuclear radiation, even Innate Realm Martial Artists would likely find it difficult to survive. Once an atomic bomb was dropped, death wouldn’t come in ones and twos, but in vast swaths.
Hearing that Ye Xing was joking, Frank relaxed a little. But for some reason, he had a feeling that Mr. Ye Xing wasn’t actually kidding.
’An illusion. It must be an illusion!’ Frank’s heart pounded in his chest. He quickly shook his head and focused on his Longevity Fist Cultivation.
...
On a wide, flat concrete road, two rows of green trees stood tall, their leaves a vibrant, lush green. Under the sunlight, they shimmered with a jade-like luster.
Cars drove down the road one after another: green buses, large trucks, pickup trucks, and private cars of various colors—red, black, white, and blue.
After a forty to fifty-minute drive from Fu City to Luoxian County, and another ten to twenty minutes from Luoxian County, they finally arrived at Bilin Village.
The moment he returned to his ancestral home in Bilin Village, Ye Xing immediately began his Secluded Cultivation.
The iron door of the large iron house was tightly locked. It was constructed with four iron walls around an ancient well. With no skylight, the interior was completely dark.
Inside the ancient well, after consuming an Upper-grade Qi Gathering Pill, Ye Xing immediately activated the Thunder Heart Spring Wood.
The Thunder Heart Spring Wood was a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure. As he activated it, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi gathered frantically. In an instant, Ye Xing’s entire body was flooded with dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
This was one of the functions of a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure. They were born and nurtured by heaven and earth itself. All Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures, regardless of their elemental attributes—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth—possessed the innate ability to gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, making Cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.
Under the dual support of the Qi Gathering Pill and the Thunder Heart Spring Wood, Ye Xing immediately closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, and began to cultivate by circulating the Innate Skill.
HUUU—
HAAA—
He inhaled slowly, then exhaled just as slowly. Clear qi was drawn in, turbid qi expelled. With every Circulation, the True Qi in his body grew a little stronger, bringing him infinitely closer to the Martial Arts Sixth Realm.
Originally, after taking the Eight Treasures Profound Spirit Pill, Ye Xing’s Cultivation had already reached the Peak of the Martial Arts Fifth Realm, nearing the breakthrough point. Just that morning, while treating his uncle’s leg injury, Ye Xing had felt the bottleneck in his body faintly loosen. Therefore, as soon as he finished treating his uncle’s leg, Ye Xing had eagerly rushed back for Secluded Cultivation.
He felt that the breakthrough would happen within a day or two.
Ye Xing placed extreme importance on Cultivation. The level of one’s Cultivation represented one’s hard power—the very foundation for survival. He wanted to step into the Innate Realm as soon as possible and travel to the Central Plains Martial Arts world, because someone he worried about and longed for day and night was there.
The Martial Arts Continent was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Low strength would only earn you contempt. Only by possessing great power could one inspire awe and fear, and gain the respect one deserved. To this day, Ye Xing had never forgotten Huangfu Jianchen’s contemptuous gaze from back then, as if he were looking at an insignificant ant. With a casual wave of his hand, he had arrogantly departed.
Yet the sky-filling Sword Qi had shattered the stone pavilion, severely injuring both Ye Xing and Qiao’Er. Ye Xing could only endure that profound sense of powerlessness and anger, burying it deep within his heart.
Therefore, by cultivating desperately, Ye Xing believed he too could step into the Innate Realm; all he lacked was time. If he could break into the Innate Realm, with the help of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure, the Thunder Heart Spring Wood, Ye Xing would become an Innate Realm expert with monstrously powerful Recovery Power. Even if he faced Huangfu Jianchen head-on, he would have nothing to fear.
An Innate Realm expert would have a certain status even among the Major Sects of the Central Plains Martial Arts world. When that time came, if he went to Celestial Snow Mountain to find Mengxue, Ye Xing believed the resistance he’d face would be much smaller.
HUUU—
HAAA—
He inhaled and exhaled slowly. With each breath, his Qi Sea Acupoint contracted and expanded. Condensing again and again, his True Qi grew increasingly thick and powerful. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi poured into his body through his mouth, nose, and the pores of his skin.
Time passed, bit by bit. With each cycle of Cultivation, his True Qi grew more and more abundant.
HUMMM!
After an unknown amount of time in Cultivation, his Qi Sea Acupoint in his lower abdomen trembled and then expanded.
’I’ve finally broken through to the Martial Arts Sixth Realm!’
Ye Xing’s eyes shot open, a sharp glint flashing within them as they radiated a divine light.
’The Martial Arts Sixth Realm... in the Tang Country, I’d already be considered a minor expert. The next Realm is the Qi Condensation Stage of the Martial Arts Seventh Realm. If I can step into the Martial Arts Seventh Realm, I can recall Gao Zhisong to serve me. It will also be time for my White Cloud’s forces to undergo a major expansion.’ A glint flashed in Ye Xing’s eyes as he glanced at his phone. It was already the morning of the third day, which meant his Secluded Cultivation had lasted for one day and two nights.
’In the blink of an eye, I’ve been on Earth for three or four days. Those Martial Artists searching for the Eight Treasures Profound Spirit Pill should be gone by now. It’s time for me to return to the Martial Arts Continent.’ With that thought, Ye Xing immediately opened his Qiankun Bag.
As the Qiankun Bag opened, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi instantly surged. Rosy light swirled, and a Purple Light Group rushed out, appearing before Ye Xing.
Ye Xing had always been puzzled by the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate. He sometimes couldn’t help but wonder if it was a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure. Like the Thunder Heart Spring Wood, it had the ability to gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, a common trait among all Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures. When that thought first occurred to him, Ye Xing had excitedly tried to refine the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate. This was because once a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure was refined, its owner would gain special abilities. For example, the owner of the Thunder Heart Spring Wood would gain monstrously powerful Recovery Power, becoming a super-healer and what’s known as a "Rolling Blade Meat"—someone extremely difficult to kill. If the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate was also a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure, refining it would grant special abilities as well. A person with two Spiritual Treasures could practically do whatever they pleased among Innate Realm experts.
However, the ideal was beautiful, but reality was harsh. Ye Xing wanted to refine the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate, but he dejectedly found there was no way to even start. Generally, one only needed to drip a drop of fresh blood onto a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure to begin refining it; Ye Xing had used this exact method to refine the Thunder Heart Spring Wood. But when he dripped a drop of his blood into the Purple Light Group, he was frustrated to find that it passed straight through the purple qi and fell to the ground, not absorbed by the light at all. Naturally, he couldn’t refine it. Afterward, Ye Xing tried many other methods, but none of them were worth a damn, so he eventually had to give up.
The Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate was wreathed in rosy mist, with occasional flashes of lightning streaking through it.
He stepped into the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate. The next moment, the scene before his eyes changed, and Ye Xing found himself in the stone cave at the bottom of a cliff on Biluo Mountain, back on the Martial Arts Continent.