Chapter 487: 20: Testing

Chapter 487: Chapter 20: Testing

“I, Mo Yang, have today broken through and become a Grandmaster, achieving Heavenly Martial and establishing the Heavenly Martial Dao!”

Wang Sheng had noticed something was amiss—he knew someone was about to break through, but he hadn’t expected it to be someone he knew.

However, Mo Yang was no ordinary individual, so his breakthrough was not a surprise.

Another powerhouse announced to the world.

Apart from Zhu Xiao’s Body Cultivation, another Heavenly Martial Dao had now emerged.

Before people could even recover from the news of the Heavenly Martial Dao, a few days later, another powerful aura rose.

“I, Yan Tian, have today broken through and become a Grandmaster, achieving True Martial and establishing the True Martial Path!”

Following the Heavenly Martial, another True Martial emerged.

Judging from the aura of the breakthrough that day, it was not simple and incomparable to a Grandmaster.

However, people also discerned the underlying message—Heavenly Martial and True Martial weren’t exactly opposing, but they were certainly not harmonious.

Many were puzzled.

If the waters do not infringe upon each other’s flows, why would such a situation arise?

Only a few strong individuals understood why.

“The earlier the breakthrough, the more one can seize the initiative. Body Cultivation was the earliest, and its potential is immense, but those who break through subsequently must begin to vie for talent.”

“The more breakthroughs there are, the more one understands that a single tree does not make a forest. One person’s cultivation cannot enhance their path significantly; thus, it’s crucial to gather as much talent as possible. Alas, if we don’t break through soon, we might not even get a taste of the soup.”

Wang Sheng naturally knew what was going on.

In this world, cultivation had no clear path forward. Even with the aid of the Spirit World, advancement was extremely difficult, and the likelihood of perishing along the cultivation path was high.

Thus, most strong individuals could see that the more people cultivating their path, the faster the progress.

This was like the Qi Blood Martial Arts, cultivated by all of the Human Race.

That’s why progress could be made quickly.

Now the strong faced the same issue.

Neither Mo Yang nor Yan Tian was someone to rest on their laurels or short-sighted.

Nor did they believe they could continue breaking through on their own, so they made a “server-wide announcement” to promote their paths.

And their methods differed from Zhu Xiao’s Body Cultivation.

Zhu Xiao’s Body Cultivation, born from Qi Blood Martial Arts, required one to start from the beginning to cultivate.

Many Martial Artists found it hard to decide.

But the ways of Heavenly Martial Dao and True Martial Path were different.

Both paths were the next realms following Qi Blood Martial Arts.

Their significance was completely different.

Some Grandmasters, feeling unable to create a new realm and seeing no hope for self-breakthrough, would choose a path that offered the possibility of advancement. Body Cultivation required a gamble on one’s aptitude, and if lost, it essentially meant losing everything.

However, Heavenly Martial Dao and True Martial Path were different—they did not need to abandon their cultivation in Qi Blood Martial Arts, just continue from where they were.

Conflict arose between Heavenly Martial Dao and True Martial Path.

“A talent resource conflict?” Wang Sheng smiled. “That’s good. Conflict fosters progress, but we must handle it carefully. I wonder how Huangtian will handle this?”

Datong administrators naturally would not just stand by and watch.

But as they were discussing, messages from both Heavenly Martial Dao’s Mo Yang and True Martial Path’s Yan Tian spread—they would transmit their teachings.

Simultaneously, they also communicated with Datong College, hoping to establish themselves there.

Until today, Datong College has proven its success, with countless elites emerging from it.

Affecting the entire Datong, there could be no more suitable place for dissemination.

Meanwhile, adherents of both paths were also vying for some Grandmasters, creating a tense atmosphere.

Initially, there was a limit.

Not everyone possessed insight, however.

Under the two mighty individuals, their factions kept expanding, encompassing both the good and the bad.

Eventually, in the Three Counties area, tensions escalated, leading to armed conflicts.

Fortunately, no one died in the end, but there were many injured, and the Datong law enforcement department arrested everyone.

However—

“You dare arrest me? I am a direct descendant of the Yan Family, and our ancestor just broke through the True Martial Realm, so we fear not your Datong!”

“I am a practitioner of the Heavenly Martial Dao, you dare to humiliate me like this!”

Some people failed to recognize the situation.

The day after the melee occurred, Datong issued an order.

The main instigators of the melee and their accomplices, having caused a large number of casualties, were stripped of their cultivation and imprisoned for ten years.

“This is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Our ancestor just broke through, and you strike now!”

Mo Yang personally took action to punish the melee participants, but it led to disputes within the Yan Family.

Emotions are the easiest to manipulate.

“Our ancestor has broken through to the True Martial Realm; how dare Datong treat the Yan Family like this!”

“The Yan Family is no longer what it was before; how dare you cripple a direct descendant of our clan!”

Many sought the help of the ancestor.

Did Yan Tian, as someone in the True Martial Realm, know about this?

Of course, he knew!

However, he did nothing, apparently waiting for the situation to ferment.

Huangtian and other upper echelons of Datong were naturally aware of this matter.

“The Yan Family’s elder is testing us, testing our bottom line. Once we give in, they will push further,” Huangtian understood clearly.

“Yan Tian used to seem wise; why would he do this?”

“Of course, it’s because of power. He thinks he has the power to confront us now. Once he calms down, maybe he will admit his fault.”

“The matter has already been settled, and any action now would be futile. Fortunately, it occurred in the Three Counties; if it had been an ordinary county, there likely would have been numerous deaths!” someone said angrily, if it were not in the Three Counties, where almost everyone is a martial artist, deaths would have been certain.

“Just arrest them; it’s been too peaceful for too long; some people have forgotten our fangs!”

However, they were stopped by Huangtian.

Huangtian sneered, “Yan Tian is delusional, not seeing where he stands. The uniqueness of the Three Counties is not just superficial. You must understand, it’s been one or two decades since such an incident occurred in the Three Counties. Why do you think that is?”

The Datong senior officials were momentarily stunned, then also sneered.

“Some might not know about the severed heads that once hung in the Three Counties!”

The uniqueness of the Three Counties was not solely because of the presence of the Spirit World.

Datong officials did not take immediate action, and the Yan Family elder frowned.

But the others in the Yan Family felt differently.

“Elder, Datong hasn’t taken action; could it be that they lack the strength?”

On hearing this, many in the Yan Family became eager.

“Wait a little longer…” Yan Tian, as some officials in Datong said, would calm down himself.

But the mistakes already made could not be undone.

Others still wanted to persuade him.

As a former Imperial Family, content with becoming an ordinary family due to the lack of strength, now believed they were strong enough, their ambitions surged.

Yan Tian wavered.

However, he was still thinking; something seemed off about this test.

He then asked, “How did the Three Counties come into existence?”

“Elder, it seems to be because of the Spirit World.”

As soon as this was mentioned, someone objected: “Elder, I specifically looked into it; the Three Counties existed before the descent of the Spirit World, apparently due to some Guardian God!”

Hearing this, the initially heated Yan Tian instantly cooled down.

“Immediately withdraw all actions, then apologize!”

Unfortunately, his realization had come too late!

A powerful force descended on the Yan Family residence!