16: Chapter 16 Nangong Qing

Inside the high-speed rail station.

The crowds were surging.

As the most famous tourist destination in the Land of Huaxia, Zhangjiajie naturally had no shortage of tourists.

This was evident from the densely packed, jostling crowds.

Ji Yebai sat in his seat, his gaze quietly fixed on the crowded masses outside the window.

He was empty-handed, carrying only a cell phone.

On this trip,

he was going to a famous place.

And there,

lay a monumental Opportunity.

In his previous life,

during the first three months of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi recovery,

it was discovered that martial arts could Cultivate Internal Energy, but that was as far as it went.

No one ever thought that martial arts could make waves under the artillery fire of modern technology.

Until the birth of that peerless Genius.

In just three months, he directly shocked the heavenly thunder and broke into the Xiantian Realm.

The scene was grand, attracting the covetous eyes of those with ulterior motives.

The specific Karma involved was not very clear.

All that was known was that seven days later, the peerless Genius crossed the ocean alone and charged into Japan.

That battle

drew the attention of the entire world.

It was also the ultimate collision between martial arts and technology.

Facing artillery confrontation, the peerless Genius relied on his True Qi to withstand the shells, unleashing sharp Sword Qi that sliced straight through towering buildings to slay the culprits.

Facing the army's wrath, the peerless Genius showed no sign of weakness.

Guns, tanks, missiles...

He took them all on.

When the dust and smoke cleared, the body enveloped in True Qi shone brightly, completely unharmed.

In an instant, the world went silent.

It could be said that except for nuclear bombs and other weapons of mass destruction, the vast majority of conventional weapons showed their prowess in this war.

But even so,

the peerless Genius remained unscathed.

At that moment, nations began to seriously consider the Dao of martial arts under the Spiritual Qi recovery.

After that, the peerless Genius led a team into the capital, and two months later, the Longevity Fist was released to the world.

According to information that circulated later, the peerless Genius had put in a great deal of effort into the birth of the Longevity Fist.

“Presumably, only by looking down upon the path of cultivation from the Xiantian Realm with a strategic perspective could such a world-shaking Cultivation Technique like the Longevity Fist be born!”

Ji Yebai felt somewhat emotional for a moment.

In both his previous life and this one, he had enjoyed the benefits brought by the Longevity Fist.

That peerless Genius could be considered Ji Yebai's benefactor across two lifetimes.

Because he was so dazzling, that person's life trajectory was naturally well-known to the world.

“Bai Zhu, the peerless Genius, currently twenty-five years old, should be cultivating the Dao at Mount Laojun!”

Bai Zhu, the first Xiantian Martial Artist among humans.

He also had the merit of creating the Longevity Fist.

No one failed to admire this Genius.

And there were many interviews with this figure.

The Opportunity Ji Yebai wanted to obtain now was something this peerless Genius had revealed during an interview.

“According to what Bai Zhu said, there is a Legacy item in the Laojun Temple that has enjoyed a thousand years of offerings; no one expected that it wasn't just a simple inanimate object!”

“The five elements spirit beads!”

“Five strange pearls representing the Five Elements...”

“They are said to have been passed down by Lu Dongbin. Whether that's true or not is unknown, but they have existed for a thousand years...”

Ji Yebai's eyes were dazed; he seemed to return once again to Bai Zhu's live broadcast scene, where with a wave of his hand, five spirit beads danced in the air, illuminating the surroundings.

Bai Zhu being able to leap directly into the Xiantian Realm was actually also related to a spirit bead.

However, it wasn't the five elements spirit beads.

It was the Thunder-Fire Bead.

That was when, at the onset of the Spiritual Qi recovery, Bai Zhu was invited to Wudang Mountain to discuss the Dao.

On a night of wind and rain, he encountered the spectacle of lightning and fire refining the temple and accidentally obtained the Thunder-Fire Bead.

The spirit bead merged into his body, allowing Bai Zhu's cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, reaching the Xiantian Realm in just three short months.

Afterward, Bai Zhu conducted research on the five elements spirit beads.

Using a secret method, he mobilized the power of the spirit beads to directly infuse it into the human body.

Because of this, he helped Daoist Taixu of Laojun Temple and Daoist Xuande of Wudang Mountain break through to the Xiantian Realm one after another within two years.

This directly established the transcendent status of the Daoist school.

Afterward, the spirit beads no longer possessed power and once again became the spiritual Legacy items of Laojun Temple.

Therefore, when Bai Zhu was asked about it, he casually revealed the matter and even demonstrated the secret method for invoking the power of the spirit beads.

Because of this, an extremely intense discussion broke out on the internet for a time.

Some people even continuously improved and optimized that secret method.

The internet is just that bored.

Constantly reconstructing things that have already happened, even projecting themselves into it.

“But, I really have to thank those netizens!”

“Not only did they dig up the origin of the five elements spirit beads, but as martial arts recovered, new plans for optimizing the secret method kept popping up...”

Thinking of this, Ji Yebai smiled silently.

He had also seen the optimized secret method.

After his Rebirth, he began to Cultivate immediately to break through and become a Third-rate Martial Artist, so he could obtain the five elements spirit beads and use the secret method for his cultivation.

And now,

he was getting closer and closer to this Opportunity.

“Laojun Temple is a Holy Land of Daoist Legacy, and the atmosphere for practicing martial arts has been strong since ancient times. If I hadn't become a Third-rate Martial Artist, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have the ability to seek the five elements spirit beads!”

“Although the Longevity Fist isn't good for fighting, becoming a Third-rate Martial Artist automatically grants a body of divine bravery, which is enough!”

Ji Yebai closed his eyes in thought.

The Longevity Fist has a total of thirty-six forms; each form only has a number, no name.

This is because it doesn't possess powerful martial strength.

But Internal Energy is Internal Energy.

As long as one activates Internal Energy, the person's own speed and strength will be greatly enhanced.

It's just that compared to other martial arts, the degree of violence isn't as strong.

“I won't touch Bai Zhu's Opportunity, but I must get the five elements spirit beads!”

Ji Yebai pondered slightly.

After thinking through these things, Ji Yebai soon closed his eyes to rest.

But not long after, a name reached his ears, making him subconsciously open his eyes!

“Well, Nangong Qing, you're using your quick hands to steal my food, aren't you!”

A huffy, soft, and sweet voice came over.

“I've practiced martial arts for so many years, isn't it precisely for having quick hands!”

Immediately after, a voice full of laughter rang out.

Ji Yebai was slightly stunned, and then he started to laugh.

He didn't expect that he would actually run into her here.

He stood up.

In the distance, he saw two bright and beautiful women teasing and laughing with each other.

It really was her!

Ji Yebai immediately smiled.

Nangong Qing!

The Genius of the Nangong Clan, a remarkable woman who in her previous life cultivated the Bright Jade Manual and dominated the top of the heavenly pride list.

The heavenly pride list!

It was a list released by the state.

Only those with the strength of a First-rate Expert could make the list.

In the previous life, there were only fifty spots on this list.

If there were more than fifty candidates, they would compete for a spot.

But unfortunately, even by the time Ji Yebai was reborn, the entire Land of Huaxia had not gathered fifty First-Class Martial Artists.

At that time, only thirty-seven First-rate Experts had appeared.

This showed the scarcity of First-rate Experts.

In the entire Land of Huaxia, with more than 1.4 billion people, only thirty-seven had appeared.

This was also why First-rate Experts held a dominant status.

And the woman before him was able to reach the top of the list at the age of thirty, which spoke volumes about her natural talent.

Don't be fooled by the fact that nine Xiantian Experts were born in the previous life.

Looking closely, those nine Xiantian Experts were all piled up by large forces using massive resources; they had profound strength, Comprehension Ability, monumental opportunities, and vast amounts of resources to finally achieve the Xiantian Realm.

When truly counted,

the skeletal Aptitude and talent of the people on the heavenly pride list were truly not inferior to anyone else's.

What they lacked were just some luck and resources.

Of course, those who could become First-rate Experts were also individuals with world-shaking opportunities or skeletal Aptitude.

And the woman before him was exactly like that.

Nangong Qing had peerless skeletal Aptitude and talent; she cultivated with the Eight Treasures Jade Lotus and in one fell swoop practiced the Bright Jade Manual to Major Achievement.

She once used the Major Achievement of the Bright Jade Manual to hold her own against three First-Class Martial Artists, ultimately remaining unscathed and making a full retreat.

Because of this, she dominated the top spot on the heavenly pride list.

And Ji Yebai knew this person.

He had known her since before the Spiritual Qi recovery.

Ji Yebai smiled slightly, stood up, and walked over.

“You two beauties, could we get to know each other!?”

Ji Yebai said with a faint smile.

“Who are you? I don't know you, and I don't want to!”

The bright and beautiful woman with the soft voice gave Ji Yebai a side-eye and spoke quite bluntly.

They were used to this kind of thing; even if someone was handsome, they couldn't be polite, or it would never end.

Nangong Qing, however, was somewhat dazed.

Looking at Ji Yebai's face, she seemed to remember something.

“It's you!?”

Ji Yebai smiled.

“It's me. Long time no see!”