9: Chapter 9 The Possibility of Cultivation for All, Martial Arts?

Ye Qingxuan stood up and removed the Breath-Suppressing Talisman around his body; the sky remained completely motionless.

Extracting Spiritual Qi last time was indeed equivalent to committing a home invasion right in front of the owner, but now, wearing the identity of a family member, he could absorb Spiritual Qi with peace of mind.

Looking at the trapped rat on the ground, although it was bound by the Immortal-Binding Talisman, the rat lacked spiritual wisdom and still refused to submit.

Ye Qingxuan asked Xiao Jiu,

"Do you want to eat this rat?"

"It's too ugly, Meow can't bring itself to eat it."

"Alright, I'll help prepare it."

With that, he delivered a single palm strike, sending this rat to reunite with the Flood Dragon Snake.

Immediately afterward, the entire world broadcasted a notification:

"Ding, congratulations to the Hua Guo Chosen One for slaying the Level 7 Vicious Beast, Gold-Eating Rat, and occupying its territory, the Refined Gold Stone Forest."

"Starting to distribute rewards:

The Hua Guo Chosen One has slain a Level 7 Vicious Beast for the first time.

Reward: National Destiny increased by 10%,

All Hua Guo personnel's physical fitness increased by 10%,

National resources increased by 10%.

Local water resources purified, air quality improved by 10%.

Hua Guo's dragon veins restored by 10%, Spiritual Qi slowly recovering.

Hua Guo's National Destiny increased, favorable weather for the next ten years."

"Woah, the rewards are here again! My body feels so strong, I feel like I could take on two of my past selves."

"Not just that, the air has also become like when I was a child; that feeling of wanting to cough from a deep breath is gone."

"The stream in my hometown has water again, and there are fish and river shrimp in the water."

"The barren mountains in my hometown have also turned green, and the scenery seems to have returned to twenty years ago."

"Favorable weather for the next ten years means no natural disasters for the next ten years? Daoist Ye is awesome (voice cracking)!"

"My grandfather is nearly eighty years old this year. I just arm-wrestled with the old man, and I actually lost?"

Everyone in the Cultivation world felt it even more acutely.

First was the enhancement of physical fitness, especially for Body Cultivator.

With two rounds of rewards and the increase in Spiritual Qi, over a dozen practitioners reached Foundation Establishment Perfection in the Cultivation world.

Second, the dragon veins recovered significantly more.

Coupled with the slow recovery progress over the past few centuries, the dragon veins had now recovered about 40%, and the Spiritual Qi in the blessed lands had doubled.

"Almost there, almost there! Just two more times. As long as the dragon veins can recover to 60%, they can support the descent of the Heavenly Tribulation, and the Golden Core will no longer be an impassable chasm."

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan's great kindness, we shall never forget for all eternity!"

"Amitabha, all of us practitioners owe Fellow Daoist Qingxuan a massive Karma!"

"Well done, Junior Brother!"

"Many thanks, Senior Brother Qingxuan!"

Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion

The contemporary Celestial Master Zhang was discussing matters with various eminent priests.

"Now that the dragon veins are on the verge of recovery, and Spiritual Qi is also beginning to rise, our Cultivation world is starting to recover its former Origin Qi.

It seems the time for universal cultivation is approaching, and our Tianshi Mansion should make preparations."

"Senior Brother, even with universal cultivation, not everyone necessarily has this Aptitude, right?"

"Foolish! With so many people in Hua Guo, even if a Genius is one in a million, Hua Guo can still pick out thousands.

Now that old fogey Master Yuanxin has hitched a ride on the country's carriage thanks to his disciple's momentum, he has established a half-Master bond with people nationwide through explanatory livestreams.

Which School will talented people choose after the Spiritual Qi recovery?"

"Senior Brother's words truly wake one from a dream! What should we do now?"

"Go to the library pavilion and pick out some books related to cultivation.

As long as they don't involve closely guarded secrets, compile them all and hand them over to the country.

This way, after the Spiritual Qi recovery, our Tianshi Mansion can also gain Luck and stay a step ahead of others."

The Celestial Master stroked his beard and smiled.

"Brilliant, Senior Brother! No wonder Master chose you to be the Celestial Master back then."

One of the eminent priests gave a thumbs-up.

"There is one more matter."

"Contact the country; this old daoist wants to go do livestream explanations as well.

We can't let that old daoist Master Yuanxin take all the benefits.

Right, have Yuzhu come with me."

The Celestial Master rolled his eyes and added another sentence.

"As expected of Senior Brother! With this thick-skinned and dark-hearted style, I finally understand why I couldn't become the Celestial Master."

Another eminent priest praised endlessly.

Zhang Yuzhuo was hailed as the Flower of Longhu Mountain in the Cultivation world.

Before Ye Qingxuan burst onto the scene, he was the Number One Genius of the Cultivation world.

More importantly, Zhang Yuzhuo was born with white hair, handsome facial features, and a pair of heterochromatic eyes.

Together with Ye Qingxuan, they were called the Two Great Male Gods of the Daoist School by female cultivators.

If he made an appearance on the CCTV Livestream, hmph, those youngsters wouldn't go crazy? Isn't this just the style modern youngsters like?

At the same time, various factions in the Cultivation world were doing the exact same thing: organizing materials and handing them all over to the country, except for their School's closely guarded secrets, with the only requirement being to add their signatures.

---- The dividing line of National Destiny Space ----

"Ding, first time slaying a Level 7 Vicious Beast, additional reward distributed, physical fitness increased by 20%, reward distribution complete."

"Foundation Establishment mid-to-Late Stage strength, and a Level 7 Vicious Beast? Then what is the highest level?"

Ye Qingxuan felt the enhancement of his body's strength.

Now, even a Body Cultivator might not have a stronger physique than him.

"Meow! Daoist, Daoist, hurry up and make food for this meow!"

Xiao Jiu made a fuss. Hateful two-legged beast, didn't you see the cat was hungry?

Looking at the Gold-Eating Rat on the ground, Ye Qingxuan circulated his spiritual power, raised his hand with a shock, and directly shook off all its fur.

Waving his hand, Sword Qi overflowed, directly disemboweling the rat with the proficiency of a Master butcher in a slaughterhouse.

Then, he took out a few pieces of Flood Dragon Snake meat, gathered spiritual fire to roast it, and sprinkled seasonings while roasting, leaving Xiao Jiu dumbfounded.

Before long, the meat was roasted.

"Eat."

Looking at the mountain of meat in front of it, Xiao Jiu let out a howl and pounced on it.

"Meow wu, delicious! Daoist, the cat likes it!"

Seeing Xiao Jiu eating ravenously, Ye Qingxuan unconsciously stroked the cat.

Watching hundreds of pounds of meat go into the cat's belly, Ye Qingxuan took out a blood qi pill and asked,

"Are you full?"

"Meow wu, I'm full. Thank you, Daoist. This meow is sleepy."

Xiao Jiu crouched on the ground, licking its paws, and yawned, wanting to sleep.

"Eat the blood qi pill before sleeping."

Taking advantage of Xiao Jiu's yawn, Ye Qingxuan directly flicked the blood qi pill into its mouth.

Watching Xiao Jiu swallow the Medicinal Pill and fall headfirst into sleep, he originally wanted to ask if Xiao Jiu's Legacy memory contained information about this world, but decided to forget it for now and talk after it woke up.

Holding the cat, Ye Qingxuan followed the Gold-Eating Rat's footprints toward its lair.

After his Spiritual Sense probed it, he found it was just a rat den.

Waving his sleeve, he directly wiped out the group of rats.

Then, using the same method, he took out the Qi-Gathering Command Flag and directly drained all the Spiritual Qi of this place, while the Heavenly Dao made no reaction at all.

"As expected, having signed a contract with Xiao Jiu and having our auras intertwine, in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, I am that inherently deficient Holy Spirit. In that case, let's continue on our way."

Holding the cat, he soared into the air and flew toward the distance.

CCTV Livestream ——

"Too strong! Daoist Ye is too strong! With a wave of his hand, he wiped out this group of rats, looted their Spiritual Qi, and flew away. This suave attitude is too handsome!"

"I just came back from the foreigners' livestream. Those people are too miserable! First they were chased by the Flood Dragon Snake, and ended up running right in front of the Gold-Eating Rat, where they were directly torn to shreds. That tragic degree is simply unwatchable."

"Our Hua Guo Chosen One is not even in the same dimension as the foreign ones!

Looking at Daoist Ye, it looks like he's on a vacation tour.

Vicious Beasts that foreign Chosen Ones run away from upon sight are wiped out by Daoist Ye with a wave of his hand."

"Those foreign Chosen Ones are also too weak! So far, it seems only we have obtained rewards; all other countries are either failing missions or running for their lives. Truly two completely different styles."

"It's not that other Chosen Ones are too weak, it's that Daoist Ye is too strong. It feels like a max-level boss returning to the newbie village."

"It really is us enjoying quiet years of peace and prosperity, while foreigners are in deep water and scorching fire, with wails echoing everywhere."

"I really can't figure out—since our Daoist Ye is so awesome and getting rewards in the National Destiny Space is as easy as eating and drinking, what are those people emigrating abroad aiming for? Is their brain flooded with water?"

"This is only the first day, and already dozens of countries have failed their missions and accepted punishments.

The mission duration is three days, and who knows what it will turn into."

"Japan's people were torn to shreds by that group of rats, and their country resurrected him again. If he fails the mission, tsk tsk, why do I want to laugh so much?"

"The person above, I just checked. Right now, Japan is having earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions; it's so lively."

"Really? I'll go take a look too!"

The livestream bullet comments jumped around frantically, dazzling viewers' eyes.

At this time, CCTV Sister Qing received a notice and had to broadcast an additional piece of information:

"Dear viewers, we are now breaking in with a piece of information: various factions of the Cultivation world have officially made contact with the country.

Cultivation Schools such as Tianshi Mansion, Zixiao School, Chunyang Palace, Quanzhen School, Baiyun Temple, Lingyin Temple, Baima Temple, Yaowang Valley, and Heavenly Demon Palace,

An hour ago, they compiled the knowledge of the Cultivation world into books and handed them over to the country.

The country has already rushed to compile and print them, and they are expected to go on sale in 24 hours.

Hua Guo citizens can purchase them at Hua Guo bookstores with their Hua Guo resident ID cards.

As for Cultivation Techniques, please wait for the country's notification.

In addition, two new guests will be added to the livestream room.

Alright, the information broadcast is complete, everyone please continue paying attention to the National Destiny Space."

"??!! Cultivation world knowledge?

I want to buy it!

Even if I can't practice immortality right now, can't I preview in advance, lest I get the Cultivation Technique and still remain an illiterate?"

"I want to buy it too, I can't wait anymore! The mysterious Cultivation world, here I come!"

"Our CCTV is really fast! They even gave a preview Opportunity, it won't be long before we can practice immortality, looking forward to it!"

The livestream bullet comments became even more numerous.

If not for the magic of the National Destiny Space, replaced by Blue Star's technology, the server area would probably have exploded.

In fact, Number One and the Second Elder had carefully considered the matter of popularizing cultivation knowledge and Cultivation Techniques, and they agreed.

Many other high-ranking officials opposed it.

Since ancient times, incidents of knights breaking prohibitions with martial arts and scholars disrupting laws with literature have been common.

With the popularization of Cultivation Techniques, in case a few Geniuses appeared among the common people with powerful strength and lacking control, it would definitely cause huge trouble.

However, recalling the previous conversation with Master Yuanxin, the emergence of the National Destiny Space, and some unspeakable secrets, the Heavenly Dao was about to recover, and universal cultivation was an irresistible trend that no one could stop.

Master Yuanxin looked at the flying bullet comments and let out a long sigh,

"Fellow lay practitioners, you shouldn't be too happy too early.

Practicing immortality is not a simple matter; the Aptitude barrier alone can block nine-tenths of the people."

"Nine-tenths? Daoist, don't lie to me. But what if I happen to be that one-tenth?"

"Top of the tower, +1"

"+2"

"+10010"

Master Yuanxin looked at a pile of bullet comments and explained:

"It is not this poor daoist sounding an alarmist note.

Those with Aptitude can be said to be one in a hundred or even one in ten thousand.

But what about after getting Aptitude?

One must also have Comprehension Ability, otherwise even if a Cultivation Technique is given to you, you won't understand it."

"Even if you have both of these, there is still perseverance.

Cultivation is not just about Spiritual Qi entering the body; it also requires refining the state of mind.

The boredom of that process can be described as every second feeling like a year."

"And the most important thing—Opportunity, which is Luck.

Just like those online immortality cultivation novels, those who have read them should understand, so this poor daoist won't say much more."

The four major bottlenecks of practicing immortality—Aptitude, Comprehension Ability, perseverance, and Opportunity—these four massive mountains block 99% of people.

Bullet comment area ——

"This... sounds so hard."

"It's fine, Hua Guo has nothing else except a lot of people!

Even if it's one in a hundred thousand or one in a million, tens of thousands can still be picked out.

At least there's a chance, right?"

Some netizens with good mentalities comforted everyone.

Actually, this was also deliberately done by Master Yuanxin to dampen everyone's spirits.

After all, practicing immortality was contending with the heavens for life, with advancement and no retreat.

Going into cultivation with a playful mindset was worse than not cultivating at all.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanxin, you seem to have forgotten that besides practicing immortality, our Hua Guo has another path."

At this moment, another voice came from the CCTV Livestream room.

The camera turned to show an old daoist wearing a Daoist crown and a purple robe, followed by a young daoist in a blue robe with shoulder-length white hair.

The newcomer was none other than the contemporary Celestial Master of Tianshi Mansion, Zhang Changqing, and his disciple, Zhang Yuzhuo.

"Celestial Master Zhang, and little friend Yuzhu, why have you come?"

Seeing Celestial Master Zhang appear on screen together with Zhang Yuzhuo—who, alongside Ye Qingxuan, was called one of the Two Great Male Gods of the Daoist School—Master Yuanxin thought to himself that things were looking bad.

"Hmph, what, Sect Head Yuanxin can come, but this poor daoist cannot?"

'If this old daoist doesn't come, when Spiritual Qi recovers, will my Tianshi Mansion still be able to receive good seedlings?

One step slow means every step slow!

You greedy old daoist Yuanxin, having one Ye Qingxuan is not enough, do you still want to sweep up all the Geniuses of Hua Guo in one pot?'

Celestial Master Zhang was cursing inwardly, but on his face, he was smiling happily as he greeted the people in the livestream room.

Zhang Yuzhuo also followed suit with a Daoist obeisance.

Bullet comments ——

"Wow, such a handsome Daoist older brother! He's on par with Daoist Ye, and he has white hair that Hua Guo people love most! This little older brother even has heterochromatic eyes!!"

"Ahhhhh, so handsome, so handsome!

The little older brother is so handsome, but his Master's appearance is a bit sloppy?"

"Brothers, although this Celestial Master looks a bit, well... don't you think he is very majestic?"

"Indeed.

If I met him, and if he said I had the appearance of an emperor, I feel like I would believe it too."

"No way, the Daoist School even looks at appearance when accepting disciples?

First Daoist Ye, and now Daoist Yuzhu has come.

What should us ordinary people do?"

"The person above, look at this Celestial Master first, do you feel mentally balanced now?"

"Exactly, us mud spatters shouldn't compare to these graduation projects of Goddess Nuwa; we'll get depressed."

"Mud spatters—this metaphor is good!"

...

"Fellow Daoist, did you just mention a method other than practicing immortality? Do you mean Martial Dao?"

Master Yuanxin recovered his wits, thinking of the Martial Dao from the ancient era.

"Correct. Practicing immortality and Martial Dao are different.

Martial Dao is for people who cannot sense Spiritual Qi; they guide their blood qi and temper their physique with blood qi, walking the path of a pure martial artist.

It emphasizes ultimate force—no matter how many changes you undergo, I will break through it with a single punch.

Martial Dao cultivation does not care about Aptitude, only perseverance.

In the early stages, Martial Dao is stronger in strength than practicing immortality, but the disadvantage is that its lifespan is shorter than that of practicing immortality.

Cultivated to the very end, however, all roads lead to the same destination."

Celestial Master Zhang narrated slowly, explaining the pros and cons of Martial Dao compared to practicing immortality.

Although it couldn't cater to everyone, one had to admit that Martial Dao was indeed suitable for universal cultivation—it had a low floor, but an extremely high ceiling.

"After a dark willow and bright flowers, another village appears!

Those with Aptitude go to practice immortality, those without Aptitude go to practice martial arts—it's hard for Hua Guo not to become strong!"

"Thanks to Celestial Master Zhang"

"+1"

...

"However, where do we find Martial Dao Cultivation Techniques? Without a guide, relying solely on oneself to explore?"

Master Yuanxin also raised a question.

"Hehe, there will be.

Once the dragon veins recover, everything will get back on track."

Celestial Master Zhang smiled mysteriously, wearing an expression that the heavenly secret must not be leaked, prompting Master Yuanxin to glare fiercely at him.

This old daoist Zhang probably had also received messages from the Upper Realm Ancestral Master.

Beside him, Brother Yuzhu kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, looking like he couldn't see anything.

In the National Destiny Space, Ye Qingxuan brought Xiao Jiu and flew for two kun hours, gaining nothing along the way as the sky was about to grow dark.

He simply came to a mountain top, raised his hand to blast out a cave, and then walked inside.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to rest his mind, and waited for dawn.

As for the other Chosen Ones, they were also hurriedly looking for places to rest.

The leaders of various countries looked at Ye Qingxuan's calmness and composure here, and compared it to their own people—it was simply unwatchable.