Chapter 85: Are There Realms Above the Golden Body Realm?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
October.
It had been a year since that world-shocking decisive battle. Great Jing was still consolidating its territory and politics. Jiang Xiu had not been to Longqi Temple for several months and was busy helping the Emperor deal with administrative affairs.
Right now, Great Jing’s territory had doubled, and the number of civil and military personnel they had far exceeded the past. Jiang Ziyu was busy until late every day. Seeing this, Hua Jianxin would always ask Jiang Changsheng for pills every month for him, fearing that he would fall sick.
On this day, Jiang Changsheng refined the 3,000-year-old Flame Ginseng into a medicinal pill. In pill form, the medicinal effect and efficiency would be stronger.
He called for Huang Chuan and bestowed this pill to him.
Other than him, the other disciples of Longqi Temple were weak and unqualified to use this pill. Even though Ling Xiao had fortuitous encounters, they were only sword techniques. His strength had just barely stepped into the Divine realm, and he was far inferior to Huang Chuan.
When Huang Chuan learned of the effect of this pill, he was extremely excited and immediately kowtowed to thank Jiang Changsheng.
Bai Qi was extremely jealous. Her gaze was like a knife, making Huang Chuan uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Huang Chuan did not dare to stay any longer and quickly slipped away.
With this pill, it was likely that in a few months, Longqi Temple would have its first True God. As for Ping’an, he did not count. That was because he became a True God with the help of the imperial power. Right now, Ping’an was the number one general of Great Jing and was not considered a disciple of Longqi Temple.
Jiang Changsheng stretched and checked the incense points.
[Current incense points: 490,743]
More than 490,000 points!
That was a terrifying number, which meant that there were 490,000 people in the world who would burn incense for him.
In a world without a technological civilization, the transmission of information was very slow. To be able to obtain so much faith, it was enough to show Jiang Changsheng’s current status in Great Jing.
Was he considered a virtuous sage?
No, how could those sages compare to him?
Jiang Changsheng smugly thought that it was not only the commoners who believed in him. Many aristocratic families in the capital also had statues of him.
Would he become a mythical figure hundreds of years later?
Just the thought of it made Jiang Changsheng look forward to the future.
The incense points did not only bring him a sense of achievement, but also a sense of security.
With so many incense points to transcend the tribulation, it should be stable, right?
Jiang Changsheng did not want to die in the hands of an enemy or under the heavenly tribulation.
He closed his eyes and continued to cultivate. Recently, the Emperor had sent over many medicinal ingredients, including tributes from other dynasties, allowing him to refine many medicinal pills and save a lot of time for cultivation.
He was very close to breaking through!
Jiang Changsheng was filled with expectations and decided to devote himself to cultivation and not care about the world.
The waves crashed on the table. There was an inn at the intersection between a beach and a forest. Inside, there were five tables, two of which were occupied by fishermen. There were also two martial artists drinking at another table.
They were Meng Qiuhe and the head of the Mahayana Dragon Tower, Xiao Buku.
Meng Qiuhe put down his bowl and asked, “Have you thought it through?”
Xiao Buku buried his head in wine and drank three bowls in a row before he said, “There’s no need to think about it. I have no choice.”
Meng Qiuhe remained silent.
Xiao Buku waved his hand and asked the waiter to serve three more jars of wine.
Meng Qiuhe sighed and said, “Everyone thinks that the Dao Ancestor is an old fart, but they don’t know that he is not even seventy years old yet. At his realm, he can rule Great Jing for another hundred years. There’s no point in staying. I heard that the current Emperor is expanding the White-robed Guards and might be targeting the Mahayana Dragon Tower. You should rightly leave, but why are you going overseas?”
The ocean to the south of Great Jing was a restricted area. Commoners there only dared to fish around the coast and did not dare to venture too deep. Not only Great Jing, but even the previous dynasties did not dare to venture into the deep ocean.
Xiao Buku mocked, “If I don’t go overseas, where can I go? Is there a place for me in this continent? Right now, the Mahayana Dragon Tower is like a street rat. Those Chao Sect members who were on good terms with us wantonly hunted and killed the disciples I sent to express my goodwill. They are afraid that the Demonic Priest will hold a grudge if they were to have anything to do with us.”
As he continued on, his smile became more and more bitter. The former confidence and unrestrainedness no longer existed.
When he learned that Jiang Changsheng had killed a Golden Body realm expert, he knew that the Mahayana Dragon Tower could not be rebuild and would only become a page in the history books.
If Jiang Changsheng was only at the Golden Body realm, he might still have a glimmer of hope. After all, there had been a Golden Body realm expert in the history of the Mahayana Dragon Tower, but it had been 500 years since one had appeared.
How powerful mustJiang Changsheng be if he could easily kill someone at the Golden Body realm?
Most importantly, he also learned the real age of the Demonic Priest from Meng Qiuhe. Even though he could not understand how the Demonic Priest trained, he understood one thing. He had no hope of revenge in this life. He had to avoid the calamity first. If a peerless genius appeared among his descendants, then they could talk about restoring the sect.
Meng Qiuhe asked, “Then go. Perhaps there is a wider world overseas.”
Xiao Buku nodded and continued to drink.
An hour later.
Xiao Buku got up and drew the sword on his waist. He killed everyone in the inn and plundered the fishing boats. Then, he moved all the food and drinks in the inn to the boats. He also specially tied the five fishing boats together so that they could carry more food and wine.
Meng Qiuhe looked at him silently.
After doing all this, Xiao Buku stood on the fishing boat and used his true qi to push it offshore.
He shouted at Meng Qiuhe, “Old Meng, I’m afraid we’ll never see each other again in this life. If there’s a next life, we’ll be brothers, not friends.”
At this moment, he had recovered his former carefree appearance. Seeing him like this, Meng Qiuhe could not help but laugh. He waved at him, indicating for him to leave quickly.
Meng Qiuhe watched Xiao Buku disappear into the fog at the end of the ocean before he got up.
Meng Qiuhe looked at the continuous green hills behind the inn and suddenly felt confused.
The world was vast. Where should he go?
When he thought of his sister, Meng Qiushuang, his eyes dimmed. She was his only family member in the world, but he had abandoned her. He suddenly felt that his life had been a failure. Even if he obtained unparalleled martial arts, what was the use? In the end, he was still all alone.
Jiang Changsheng did not know that he had frightened his enemies into fleeing from Great Jing. Even if he did, he would not care.
Only by becoming stronger could one protect their territory. The biggest mistake of the Mahayana Dragon Tower, the Martial Comprehension Valley, and the Star Gathering Tower was that they were not strong enough!
Jiang Changsheng had to maintain his mysteriousness and could not reveal his true realm to others. In the future, he would consider himself as someone at the Golden Body realm. And if anyone were to find trouble with him, he could farm them to earn survival rewards.
On this day, Jiang Changsheng gathered Qing Ku, Huang Chuan, Ling Xiao,
Wan Li, and other old disciples to fill the courtyard. He then explained the realm of martial arts to his disciples.
“Above first-rate is the True Qi realm. Once you have condensed true qi, you are in the True Qi realm.”
“Above the True Qi realm is the Spiritual Sense realm. When true qi is released and the senses are enhanced, you are in the Spiritual Sense realm.”
“Above the Spiritual Sense realm is the Heaven Arrival realm. In the Heaven Arrival realm, you can use your true qi freely and continuously accumulate strength. It is considered the first transitional realm of all martial arts realm.”
“Above the Heaven Arrival realm is the Divine realm, and someone in the Divine realm is considered as a Grandmaster of the martial arts world. At this realm, one can already develop their own martial arts.”
“Above the Divine realm is the True God realm. A True God can break free from the shackles of the earth and step in the air and move around in an instant. Their strength will also usher in a transformation. This realm would usher in the first major transformation of a martial artist.”
The disciples listened attentively. Even though Longqi Temple had Jiang
Changsheng’s martial arts techniques, most of the disciples were only at the True Qi realm, and only one-third of them had reached the Spiritual Sense realm. If it were dozens of years ago, Daoist Master Qingxu probably would not have dared to think about it, but in Jiang Changsheng’s eyes, they were still too weak.
“Above the True God realm is the Golden Body realm. In this realm, one’s physique will turn golden and one’s flesh will also turn tough and indestructible. The dantian of the Golden Body realm is far larger than the dantian of True Gods. It can compress true qi like raging flames. Every move has the power to destroy mountains and cities.”
Golden Body realm!
A fanatical look appeared in the eyes of the disciples. Right now, the Golden Body realm was no longer a secret. At the mention of the Golden Body realm, they would think of the Dao Ancestor.
Huang Chuan could not help but ask, “Are there any realms above the Golden Body realm?”
Ling Xiao also stared at Jiang Changsheng. They had all obtained an official position and enjoyed a salary from the imperial court after their victory in that decisive battle. From that battle, they felt that Jiang Changsheng must have surpassed the Golden Body realm.
Jiang Changsheng revealed a regretful expression and said, “I also want to know what realm is above the Golden Body realm. Unfortunately, I have been staying in Great Jing all this time, so how can I know everything in the world? I only hope that someone from the younger generation can surpass the Golden Body realm and step into a higher realm that I know nothing about.”
These words made the disciples’ blood boil.
Huang Chuan and Ling Xiao had set this as their goal, and they planned to devote their entire lives to pursue it.
After another incense stick of time, the disciples dispersed. After they left, Jiang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was a little tiring to speak so much at once.
At this moment, Bai Qi could not help but ask, “Daoist Master, do you really not know the realm above the Golden Body realm?”
Wang Chen picked up a broom and said with a smile, “You demon wolf, if the Daoist Master says he doesn’t know, then he doesn’t know. If you ask again, I may throw you into the medicinal cauldron.”
Hearing this, Bai Qi could not help but look at Jiang Changsheng. When she saw Jiang Changsheng’s malicious expression, she immediately trembled in fear and did not dare to ask again.
Jiang Changsheng seemed to have thought of something and said, “Wang Chen, ask Wan Li and Mingyue to take Qing’er with them and teach her to be the next eldest disciple. Of course, we can’t tell her that.”
Wang Chen nodded, but he was still puzzled. He asked, “Daoist Master, she is still so young. Why do you think she can become the next eldest disciple?”
The Longqi Temple was no longer the same as before. It had nearly a thousand disciples, and it involved many incense offerings. Because of that, the eldest disciple had to befriend the influential people in the capital. It was a test of the ways of the world. At the same time, they had to have a certain level of strength to convince the public.
“I think she resembles Meng Qiushuang.”
Jiang Changsheng chuckled. Wang Chen was stunned for a moment before he shook his head and laughed.
He left the courtyard with the broom. Even though he felt that this reason was nonsense, Jiang Changsheng was not an ordinary person. Perhaps this woman was really talented.
Jiang Changsheng continued to cultivate under a tree.
Several days later.
Hua Jianxin led a boy to the courtyard. The boy was only two to three years old, but his footsteps were steady, unlike children of his age.
“Bai Qi, go out for a while.”
Hua Jianxin ordered. Bai Qi opened her eyes. Even though she was puzzled, she still left obediently.
Only the three of them were left in the courtyard.
Hua Jianxin let go of the boy and let him play by himself. The boy did not restrain himself and ran to the medicinal cauldron with a curious expression.
Jiang Changsheng opened his eyes and looked at him.
Hua Jianxin smiled and said, “Can you see it?”
Jiang Changsheng narrowed his eyes and said, “There’s something wrong with his birthmark.”
Hua Jianxin nodded and said in a low voice, “That’s right. This kid is not even three years old, but his body has automatically condensed true qi. I’ve observed it before and founf out that true qi is surging in his birthmark.”
She was very excited and felt that this child had obtained Jiang Changsheng’s bloodline inheritance.
The birthmark between the brows of the other princes, including Jiang Ziyu, seemed to be just for decoration. Only this kid was different..