142: Chapter 142 Meeting the First Supreme Being of the Jin Kingdom

The effects of the Tianyuan Cultivation Method and the Tai Xuan Divine Art were somewhat similar.

After a Martial Artist condensed their martial Internal Energy, they had to refine it again using the Tianyuan Cultivation Method.

Therefore, Ning Feichi's thirty-four years of martial Internal Energy was far purer than that of the Ninth-Grades in Da Shun.

Under such circumstances, Ning Feichi's cultivation speed should have been slower.

Soon, Li Yuan found the answer within Ning Feichi's martial experiences.

The worldly aura of the Tianqiong Continent was completely different from the region where the Shun Kingdom was located.

There, the world was saturated with essence qi, which was extremely beneficial for a Martial Artist's cultivation and advancement.

Ning Feichi's cultivation speed was not only considered slow, it actually belonged to the lower-middle tier.

He had been stationed here precisely because he was not valued at all back there.

The core reason why the Tianqiong Continent was turning its attention back to this region was that this area had also begun to gradually fill with essence qi.

In contrast, the cultivation environment in the Tianqiong Continent was becoming increasingly harsh.

In the future, the region where the Shun Kingdom was located would become a blessed land for cultivation.

The people of the Tianqiong Continent were waiting for the moment when the essence qi would erupt.

When that day arrived, many Sects would take action to fight for these vast resources.

And Li Yuan was regarded as a small treasure by Ning Feichi.

The secret behind being able to raise his cultivation to the Ninth-Grade Realm so quickly before the essence qi was fully abundant could likely earn Ning Feichi a great merit.

The news had already been transmitted to the Lanyuan Sect, and the Lanyuan Sect had replied, telling him to bring Li Yuan back as soon as possible.

Through Ning Feichi's martial experiences and partial memories, most of the information Li Yuan wanted to know was clarified.

There truly was a place called the Tianqiong Continent, and the martial arts strength of that world was indeed a level higher.

Furthermore, the region of the Shun Kingdom was about to undergo a massive change.

With the eruption of essence qi, the difficulty of martial cultivation would decrease, and its peak would rise even higher.

Li Yuan leaned back in his reclining chair, watching the flowers and grass in the City Lord's Manor's backyard.

They bloomed and withered in silence.

Utterly indifferent to the changing winds and clouds of the world.

But Li Yuan could not do the same; he could not simply allow this potential danger to rush toward him.

He had to find a way to deal with this impending crisis.

He knew very little about the strength of the Lanyuan Sect.

But he had already been noticed by them.

With Ning Feichi dead and communication cut off, they were even more likely to send others to deal with him.

After returning, he would have to consider how to respond.

Li Yuan wasn't overly worried about this potential danger; with a miraculous technique like the Corpse Looting Technique, his martial advancement would never be lacking.

It was just that all of this required advance preparation.

If he only started cultivating when the danger arrived, he would be on the defensive and might even suffer great losses because of it.

Next, he still had to meet with the Jin Kingdom's foremost Supreme.

Originally, this matter was Li Yuan's main reason for coming to Yingyang Pass.

After the disturbance caused by Ning Feichi, Li Yuan had lost some of his interest.

Compared to the trouble from the Tianqiong Continent, the trouble brought by the Jin Kingdom was not worth mentioning at all.

The meeting was still a day away. In the extra time he had, Li Yuan began to study another technique he had obtained from looting a corpse: the Lanyuan Battle Soul Foundation Establishment Method.

The word 'Lanyuan' likely referred to the Lanyuan Sect.

As for the 'Battle Soul Foundation Establishment Method' that followed, it sounded somewhat unfamiliar.

What exactly was a Battle Soul?

Li Yuan began to delve into the details of Ning Feichi's martial experience, specifically the content related to Battle Souls.

The so-called Battle Soul was a cultivation method from the Tianqiong Continent.

In the understanding of the Shun Kingdom's martial arts world, martial cultivation consisted of only two aspects.

Basic cultivation methods were used for Body Refining and tempering one's state of mind.

Martial Skill techniques improved a Martial Artist's combat ability; these two aspects complemented each other to form a Martial Artist's actual combat strength.

If one had to separate another distinct category, perhaps lightness skills and movement techniques could be listed as a major branch of cultivation.

But in the Tianqiong Continent, besides these, one also had to cultivate a Battle Soul.

A Battle Soul needed to be nourished and nurtured with the Martial Artist's own essence blood.

After the Battle Soul took shape and reached Foundation Establishment, the artist not only had to refine their own body but also temper the Physique and Foundation for the Battle Soul.

In actual combat, the Battle Soul acted like a Clone that shared a telepathic connection, providing assistance to the Martial Artist.

In the Tianqiong Continent, a Martial Artist's own strength accounted for sixty percent at most.

The remaining forty percent was the Battle Soul!

Of course, how strong a Battle Soul could be was closely tied to the Martial Artist themselves.

After all, the cultivation and improvement of a Battle Soul relied on the Martial Artist sacrificing their own essence blood.

If the Martial Artist themselves was mediocre, then the Battle Soul naturally would not be very strong.

Seeing this, Li Yuan gained a better understanding of the entire Tianqiong Continent.

The martial arts of that world seemed truly much more flourishing.

When the great change occurred in the Shun Kingdom and the powerhouses of the Tianqiong Continent arrived, many Ninth-Grades might become like lambs to the slaughter.

While pondering these things, Li Yuan also began to calculate some plans in his mind.

Before those people from the Tianqiong Continent came here, perhaps he could go to the Tianqiong Continent for a visit first.

Two days passed, and the foremost Supreme of the Jin Kingdom arrived.

The location for this meeting was outside Yingyang Pass.

After the Jin Kingdom suffered a great loss last time, most of the buffer zone outside Yingyang Pass had been taken over by the Shun Kingdom.

To some extent, the Shun Kingdom was the host of the meeting, and the Jin Kingdom was the guest.

Li Yuan led several Ninth-Grade Supremes, along with Dean Guo and the others, to meet the Jin Kingdom's foremost Supreme.

It was the fourth quarter of the hour of the dragon in the morning.

Li Yuan and the others had already arrived at the prearranged crude courier station.

Wars often broke out at the border, so one couldn't expect high-quality restaurants or inns.

Having a courier station to provide shade and shelter from the wind and rain was already quite good.

After waiting for less than fifteen minutes, the people from the Jin Kingdom arrived.

Their group was also quite large, totaling twelve people.

Seeing the arrivals, Dean Guo immediately leaned toward Li Yuan's ear and whispered a reminder.

“The middle-aged man with the mustache across from us is Prince Guiyuan.

No wonder we couldn't find any news of him; it turns out he fled to the Jin Kingdom!”

Dean Guo frowned.

He said these words both to inform Li Yuan of the news and to remind him not to be impulsive.

When looking into the root of the tragic massacre of Li Yuan's family, the culprit was Prince Guiyuan.

He didn't dare to show his face in the Shun Kingdom, naturally knowing what he would face.

Daring to appear today, he clearly believed he now had a protective umbrella.

Besides Prince Guiyuan, Li Yuan also saw several familiar faces.

One was the Jin Kingdom's Grand Preceptor, whom he had fought before.

The other was the Jin Kingdom's number one Eighth-Grade, Prince Fang.

Li Yuan's gaze swept over them and finally landed on the person in the center.

Wen Jingci, the foremost Supreme of the Jin Kingdom.

Before coming, Li Yuan had heard some information about him from others.

He looked older than imagined.

His hair and beard were already gray, unlike other Ninth-Grade Supremes who, despite being elderly, still maintained a middle-aged appearance.

He held a brush in his hand, which suited his name, Wen Jingci.

The foremost Supremes of the two kingdoms were meeting again after more than forty years.

However, this time, the person standing opposite Wen Jingci had changed.

He was still there, but the Amber Sovereign had disappeared.