Free Web NovelChapter 1711: Chapter 1319: Resolving All Affairs! The Mystery of Breaking Realm!
Monk robes hang in the zen chamber atop the mountain, outside the window, birds fly over the creek where no one is.
At dusk, halfway down the mountain, one can hear the sound of the stream lingering in the lush greenery...
Thirteen days later, Jiang Dali finds himself at the Pure Thought Zen Sect, enveloped in an atmosphere brimming with profound serenity and peace.
Jiang Dali walks slowly, hands behind his back, accompanied by an old monk along a stone-slab path lined with bamboo trees, exuding an ancient charm. They pause and stand exchanging words in front of the majestic hall "Abbot’s Court" built on the cliff’s edge.
"Amitabha Buddha, Master Jiang, now among the vassal states you call the wind and summon the rain, becoming a figure unparalleled in history. Why bother going to the Holy Dynasty?"
The speaking old monk, with white beard and eyebrows, carries deep wrinkles crisscrossing his face, akin to marks carved by the passage of time, yet traces of the benevolent charm of the past can still be seen. He is none other than the founder of the Pure Thought Zen Sect—Heavenly Monk.
As it turns out, these past ten or more days, after Jiang Dali inherited the Heavenly Gate’s legacy, he handed the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament over to Ning Shu and other players to manage. In his leisure time, he came to the Pure Thought Zen Sect to repay a favor to Heavenly Monk, settling a matter.
Originally, part of Heavenly Monk’s primordial spirit, his divine fragment repeatedly helped Jiang Dali overcome numerous crises, eventually leading to the complete disappearance of the fragment.
However, within the Pure Thought Zen Sect, Heavenly Monk’s main primordial spirit remains in a dormant state, similar to Di Ni’s state in Cihang Jingzhai.
Only, Di Ni’s physical body was aging and deteriorating, eventually creating a golden body for refuge;
Heavenly Monk’s physical body had entered the altar, becoming like a living Buddha, almost mummified with only a thread of life remaining, yet still retaining his body.
Jiang Dali fed Heavenly Monk a precious Infinite Heart Transformation Pill to restore vitality to his physical body, reviving shriveled muscles and replenishing bone marrow, rejuvenating the spring of life. Then he fed him an even more precious Lifespan Extension Pill, extending the life of his aging body, ultimately succeeding in leading him out of the Death Gate.
Upon hearing Heavenly Monk’s words, Jiang Dali stood proudly and laughed, "Among the vassal states, how many sect leaders would clap their hands in delight, secretly rejoice upon hearing that I am bound for the Holy Dynasty? Yet only you, Heavenly Monk, advise me to stay in vassal state and live freely as a local emperor, hahaha! Are you not afraid that Martial World people will come to your tranquil place to demand an explanation someday?"
Heavenly Monk chuckled lightly, "It is not the wind nor the banner; what in the clear sky moves the jade pendant? In bright times, one need not discuss justice. A man at leisure sees clearly. As for Master Jiang’s character, any true hero within the Martial World knows of it, and as for those trivial beings wanting to disturb the tranquility of the Pure Thought Zen Sect, this poor monk ought to persuade and enlighten them."
Jiang Dali chuckled to himself, recalling the old monk’s knack for endless, vexing talk, unless one chooses not to listen and knocks him out with a punch. Otherwise, reasoning with him would indeed go on indefinitely and without end.
He shook his head, looked up at the red sun on the horizon, and said, "The vassal states are not where my heart belongs; the Holy Dynasty is where I must go. Today, waking you, monk, is to return a favor and also bid you farewell in advance."
"Since Master Jiang’s heart is set, this poor monk will no longer try to persuade. With nothing to offer, in the future, I will often pray in the Zen temple and chant Buddha’s name for you, wishing you peace and good fortune."
Heavenly Monk clasped his hands together, sighed inwardly, knowing he could not dissuade the majestic hero before him.
Actually, his persuasion was partly out of concern, and partly as he feared this hero might stir chaos in the Martial World upon reaching the Holy Dynasty, adding to conflicts. Yet, differing pursuits and paths meant such words had limits, lest there would be no opportunity to sit together and talk in the future.
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After bidding farewell to Heavenly Monk, Jiang Dali rides the dragon away. With this matter and favor settled, his mind within the vassal states is a bit lighter.
As for the opportunity to experience the Spirit Realm given by releasing Heavenly Monk, Di Ni, and Xie Tiao, it no longer means much to him now, viewed more as a dramatic triangle involving a nun, a monk, and a demon master.
If a Heavenly Human Realm player obtained such an experience, there might be a chance to learn powerful Heavenly Person’s Ultimate Skills like Dao Heart Demon, Other Shore Sword Technique, or Pure Thought Zen Book from the Spirit Realm. Yet such skills mean little to Jiang Dali now.
After all, these ultimate skills are insights derived from the War God Chronicles, which he himself has cultivated to the realm of Great Success at the 7th level, reaching the absolute peak of the current world, apart from the likes of Ling Donglai who chose a different path and vanished breaking realms, or the deceased Emperor or War God, there will be no one stronger in the cultivation of the War God Chronicles.
"Once the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament concludes normally and perfectly, my Cultivation Points and Potential Points should have exceeded one billion, since this event is even larger compared to the last Black Wind Martial World’s first Martial Arts Tournament...
After surpassing one billion, I can make an all-out effort to cultivate the Divine Demon Golden Body and War God Chronicles to the highest 9th level, and then break through to the 9th Returning to Truth level, as for breaking realms...will those Cultivation and Potential Points help me breakthrough?"
Sitting on the dragon’s back, Jiang Dali’s long hair danced wildly in the wind, he glanced down at the sea of clouds below, pondering deeply in his heart, uncertain.
Breaking realms, very likely, represents the ultimate strength ceiling in the Mixed Martial Arts World."
At least for now, he had not heard of any strong person more powerful than the Breakthrough Realm, even the Holy Dynasty Emperor, who was said to suppress the entire world, was rumored to be within the scope of the Breakthrough Realm.
And now, the strongest person of the Holy Dynasty, the Regent King, is also an existence of the Breakthrough Realm, hence being able to govern the Holy Dynasty well during the Emperor’s years of seclusion, with no one daring to defy him.
Of course, from the information he currently possessed, it can be speculated that within the Breakthrough, there might also be those like Chuan Ying, Ling Donglai, and Guang Chengzi who ingeniously breakthrough using the Shattering Void Technique, considered as pseudo Breakthrough.
These pseudo Breakthrough strong individuals, perhaps have reached the realm, but in other aspects of power fall far behind the true Breakthrough masters like the Regent King and Qin Shi Huang. Hence, although these individuals have left their names in the Martial World, they are ultimately not as renowned and formidable throughout history as the latter two.
Regardless of whether it is a true, unembellished breakthrough to the Breakthrough Realm, or an ingenious breakthrough to the Breakthrough Realm, as he sees it, the methods of breakthrough are not unified.
This also presents an unknown situation: what is the correct way to truly break through to the Breakthrough Realm?
Can one rely on Cultivation Points and Potential Points to achieve a swift, true breakthrough?
After all, the breakthrough method using Cultivation Points and Potential Points was actually created by the top experts of his original world’s Supreme Alliance.
Those he called the "Ancient Ones," pioneering players, paved the way to breakthrough to the "Heavenly Human Realm" with great wisdom when there was no path ahead, and perhaps also opened the road to the Returning to Truth Realm. Otherwise, he would not have been able to use Cultivation Points and Potential Points to repeatedly breakthrough in the Returning to Truth Realm so logically.
But now the question arises, when facing the power ceiling of the Mixed Martial Arts World—the Breakthrough Realm! Could it be that among the ’Ancient Ones’, someone has overcome this challenge?
Jiang Dali judged that even the mysterious Ancient Ones could not possibly overcome the challenge of the Breakthrough Realm.
In fact, among the Ancient Ones’ players, none surpassed the Returning to Truth 5 Realm, otherwise, they would have already troubled him.
Therefore, the troublesome situation he foresaw might occur after he breaks through the Returning to Truth 9 Realm, that after breaking through to Returning to Truth 9 Realm, relying solely on Cultivation Points and Potential Points may no longer help him continue to breakthrough to the Breakthrough Realm.
Because by then, he would have surpassed all ’Ancient Ones’ and be the first to face the enormous challenge that the pioneers had not yet conquered—the Breakthrough Realm.
At that time, how to proceed on this path, only he, who was once a player but is no longer one, an odd NPC, must explore on his own.
"If it really comes to that step, wouldn’t I, an NPC who only knows how to reap benefits, suddenly become one of the Ancient Ones, the first to help countless players attempt to pass through the Breakthrough Realm in an early test?"
Jiang Dali jested amidst his hardships, yet he did not feel overly anxious about it.
As the Black Wind Village Chief who has made a name for himself in the Mixed Martial Arts World, his journey has been based on hard-earned and diligent cultivation, his breakthroughs in realms and understanding of Martial Arts come from his superior Martial Arts Talent and countless rich battle experiences, certainly not solely reliant on reaping benefits. How could he not have his own confidence in Martial Arts!
Now, his ambition has surged forth, determined to tackle the challenge that the Ancient Ones could not conquer, personally as the mountain bandit king—a former player and present-day NPC, paving the ultimate peak path for countless players to come!
But for now, the accumulation must continue.
Up ahead, the border of the Tang Country is already visible. Jiang Dali reinvigorated, patted the Demon Dragon’s body, and ordered it to fly directly to the capital of the Tang Empire.
Seven days ago, he received Wan Wan’s handwritten letter, aware that the change at Xuanwu Gate had already occurred.
And now, seven days have passed, Li Shimin, under his urging, had ascended as the Emperor of Tang two days ago.
In the previous life, after the change at Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin, concerned about his image, only ascended two months later, but in this life, due to his influence, the schedule has advanced. This time he is going to the Tang Country, to complete the final matter—sealing as king!
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