34: Martial Arts Order Fragment

After checking into the room, Shen Xi closed the door and lay on the bed.

During this period, he was either adventuring in the Forbidden Ground or embarking on long journeys, so he was indeed a bit tired.

The soft, fragrant bed in the hotel made him feel exceptionally relaxed.

However, Shen Xi did not fall asleep immediately after lying down.

He took out the kuanglei gauntlets and the mysterious fragment from his storage bag.

"Now that I have reached the Minor Completion of Vital Energy Realm, combined with the Benlei Eight Styles, Indestructible Glazed Body, Purple Flame Eyes, Meteor Step, and the enhancement of the kuanglei gauntlets, defeating someone at the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm should be effortless. Even against someone at the Yuan Qi Transformation Realm, I have the power to fight."

Shen Xi estimated his current combat strength.

Almost every aspect of him had reached the current limit he could achieve.

Being invincible within the same Realm and killing across Realms were both more than achievable.

However, since he hadn't truly engaged in actual combat yet, Shen Xi could only roughly estimate his combat strength and couldn't truly confirm it.

"I'll have to find an opportunity to test it at a Martial Dao Hall."

Shen Xi quickly made up his mind.

As the saying goes, 'know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.'

In battle, one must not only understand the opponent's strength but also one's own.

"Forget it, I won't think about that for now, but why does this fragment, which is neither metal nor wood, give me a familiar feeling?"

Shen Xi's gaze fell upon the mysterious fragment.

The first time he saw the mysterious fragment in Wanbao Pavilion, he felt a strong sense of familiarity.

Although he didn't know where this feeling came from, he vaguely felt that the mysterious fragment was definitely not a simple item.

[Detecting that the host has obtained a martial token fragment. Do you wish to begin the detection?]

At this moment, the System's voice suddenly rang out.

"Martial Dao Token, what is that?"

Shen Xi couldn't help but ask.

He had never even heard of that name before.

[The Martial Dao Token is the key for a Martial Artist to open the door to the Dao. Only by possessing a Martial Dao Token is one qualified to embark on the path of the Dao.]

"The key to open the door to the Dao!"

Shen Xi couldn't help but gasp, finally realizing the value of this fragment.

When he was in school, Shen Xi had heard his teachers introduce the Realm divisions of Martial Artists.

Blood Refinement, Origin Qi, Acquired, and Innate were the four major Realms.

And each Realm was further divided into four minor Realms: Initial Stage, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Yuan Qi Transformation.

There were a total of sixteen Realms.

These sixteen Realms were collectively referred to as Martial Artists.

And above Martial Artists, there was the supreme Dao.

If Martial Artists were learning the paths taken by their predecessors and refining themselves, then the Dao was about transcendence, truly comprehending the essence of the Dao.

In other words, the essence of a Martial Artist was to temper their physique. Whether it was the Blood Refinement Realm, the Yuanqi Realm, or later the Acquired and Innate Realms, all were about elevating the Martial Artist's physique to a state of purity, untainted and flawless.

And the Dao was when a Martial Artist's physique had reached its peak, and they began to comprehend the true path, which could also be called the Dao.

These were two different levels, a true evolution of life.

And a Martial Dao Token, a single token, could help a Martial Artist open the door to the Dao, allowing them to embark on the path of the Dao. One can imagine the value of such a token.

This was a treasure coveted by countless major powers; even bankrupting oneself for it would not be an exaggeration.

After all, a single Dao Master was worth an army of thousands, an existence that could look down upon all Martial Artists in the world.

Realizing the value of the martial token fragment, Shen Xi did not dare to underestimate it and solemnly held the fragment in his palm.

[Host, do you wish to begin detecting the martial token fragment?]

The System asked again.

"Confirm detection."

Shen Xi quickly replied.

[Ding! This detection requires one hundred years of lifespan. The host's lifespan is insufficient, so detection cannot be performed.]

The System's notification sound rang out once more.

Hearing this, Shen Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes: "System, you're not playing with me, are you? Don't you know how much lifespan I have? You already know my lifespan is insufficient, so why do you keep asking me again and again if I want to detect it?"

[Hehe, it's to set a goal for the host, to give the host more motivation to Cultivate.]

[Friendly reminder, once the detection of the martial token fragment is successful, you will be able to pinpoint the location of the next martial token fragment and decipher part of the content recorded on the Martial Dao Token.]

He was indeed motivated!

Shen Xi couldn't help but feel tempted.

The Martial Dao Token could open the door to the Dao; this alone made the temptation irresistible.

But he also knew that it would definitely require a complete Martial Dao Token to achieve this, and a mere fragment was clearly insufficient to open it.

However, now the System told Shen Xi that after detection and analysis, he could pinpoint the location of the next martial token fragment, which was tantamount to giving him hope.

If he slowly collected these fragments one by one, one day Shen Xi could obtain a complete Martial Dao Token.

What's more, after detection and analysis, the content of the martial token fragment he held could also be obtained, which was equally an irresistible temptation.

The token that could allow a Martial Artist to embark on the path of the Dao must contain extraordinary things.

"It seems I'll have to find a way to hunt Yao Beasts and acquire Yao Beast lifespan next."

Shen Xi set his next goal.

Whether it was to rapidly improve his Realm or to analyze the martial token fragment, he needed a large amount of Yao Beast lifespan.

[Host, keep it up!]

The System cheered Shen Xi on.

Hearing this, Shen Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He had a sense of déjà vu, like he was being exploited by a capitalist.

During their conversation, the sky had unknowingly turned dark.

Shen Xi remembered his appointment with Kong Wen, solemnly put away the martial token fragment, and then hurriedly left the hotel.

Not long after, Shen Xi arrived at the agreed-upon location.

Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

The most top-tier restaurant in Zhu Feng City's Outer City.

Although it was in the Outer City, the decor of Drunken Immortal Pavilion was by no means perfunctory.

Inside the restaurant, the carved beams and painted pillars were resplendent and magnificent; just the various decorations alone started at six figures.

Even the waiters were all handsome men and beautiful women; those with average looks didn't even qualify to be waiters.

As for the consumption, needless to say, a casual meal started at five figures, which was already half a year's income for the vast majority of ordinary people in the Outer City.

This made Shen Xi secretly click his tongue.

It seemed that whether in the Inner City or Outer City, there was still a gap between rich and poor.

Drunken Immortal Pavilion dared to open in the Outer City and charge such high prices, naturally because there were corresponding consumers.

Indeed, even the Outer City, which was called a slum, also had rich people. It's just that their wealth was not enough to support them entering the Inner City, but they were unwilling to be lumped together with the poor of the Outer City, so they distinguished their status through high consumption.