65: Chapter 65 The Public's Expectation
Five days later.
Miaojiang.
Over fifty ethnic groups live on the land of the Republic.
These ethnic groups all have long histories and even myths and legends on this land.
If one were to talk about the most famous among them,
or the one that leaves the deepest impression,
it must be the place called Miaojiang.
Here lives an ethnic group famous for producing many beauties.
The Miao people.
Furthermore, all the myths regarding the Miao people fill them with a sense of mystery.
Descendants of the Jiuli tribe, the Legacy of Chiyou.
Just thinking about it feels mysterious.
In his past life, Ji Yebai had never been here; this was his first time.
He had to admit, the scenery along the way was truly nice.
What was even better was the local snacks.
The vast majority of the cuisine here leaned towards sourness, but because of that, it really whetted the appetite.
Ji Yebai had arrived in this region yesterday.
But now he was facing a dilemma.
He only remembered that the Poison Spirit Saint Guan Zhou had obtained the Yimu Myriad Poison Pill in these mountains of Miaojiang, but he couldn't recall the specific location.
He had been wandering around here for a day, and besides eating various snacks, he hadn't accomplished anything.
"Sigh!"
Ji Yebai sighed softly, took a couple more bites of the delicious food, and said gloomily, "Forget it, I'll just go roam the mountain forests tomorrow!"
Before coming, he thought he remembered the general direction and that it should be easy to find.
But upon arriving and taking a look,
Good heavens.
Wasn't that the Hundred Thousand Mountains?!
Ji Yebai flew up to the highest treetop on the mountain peak and looked out.
A sea of green!
Peaks rose one after another, each higher than the last.
After heartily eating a bowl of rice there, Ji Yebai got up and left.
Returning to the hotel, Ji Yebai sat on the sofa and took out his phone.
He turned on the phone.
Rows of downloaded files immediately appeared.
Annotations on Minor Heavenly Circuit Qi Circulation
Health-Preserving Pine and Crane Stance
Longevity Scripture
Sun and Moon Essence Method
Unity Serenity Method
...
Each folder was a Cultivation Technique.
These were what Ji Yebai had downloaded from the internet over the years.
But he hadn't cultivated any of them.
Instead, he constantly studied them.
Over these years, it could be said that Ji Yebai had not cultivated any technique other than the Longevity Fist.
All of this was actually because he had a more far-reaching goal.
A human's bone structure and Aptitude are Innate.
They are extremely difficult to change.
Ordinary Heaven And Earth Treasures can only adjust the physical body; they cannot change Aptitude.
Aptitude is determined at birth. If there were a method or a Heaven And Earth Treasure that could change it, it would likely cause the entire world to scramble for it.
However,
this doesn't mean Aptitude cannot be changed.
The Xiantian Realm is the greatest opportunity for change.
As long as one can advance to the Innate stage, the flesh and blood body will be upgraded in all aspects, even undergoing a complete transformation.
Moreover, after birth of a Treasured Body, one could be considered a completely different type of creature.
After a Martial Artist advances to a Treasured Body, their Aptitude will receive a massive boost.
One could even say that after becoming an Innate, everyone's Aptitude is top-tier.
What truly determines Innate combat power is Comprehension Ability, Cultivation Techniques, and Moves.
This was also the reason Ji Yebai had never cultivated other techniques.
He wanted to create a Cultivation Technique that suited himself.
And it was created specifically for the Xiantian Realm.
Based on this, he had read many collected techniques in his spare time over the years.
Even though many techniques were incomplete, with only some scattered descriptions remaining.
But for Ji Yebai, what he valued was not those Moves and Mind-Cultivation Techniques.
It was the concepts within them.
Time passed leisurely.
The next day.
Ji Yebai brought a power bank and walked into the mountains.
Searching while pondering his technique.
In this way, every day or two, he would come out of the mountains to restock and then enter again.
Constantly searching, constantly entering and leaving.
...
Ten days later.
A piece of news exploded across the national internet.
"National Security Bureau Director Xiang Dahai will start a cross-platform live broadcast during the evening news to read the 'Letter to All Citizens'!!!"
This single piece of news nearly caused the entire Republic's network to crash.
A 'Letter to All Citizens'!
And it was to be read by the Director of the National Security Bureau.
Everyone knew that the National Security Bureau was a department established in recent years, and now it was specifically responsible for matters regarding the Spiritual Qi recovery.
Reading a Letter to All Citizens meant that something that would definitely affect and change the lives of the entire nation's people had occurred—something that could subvert or even threaten the lives and livelihoods of 1.4 billion people.
Combined with the background of Spiritual Qi recovery,
suddenly,
the entire internet was in an uproar.
The lives of all the people were in an uproar.
Some said that Spiritual Qi had recovered, the apocalypse was coming, and the public needed to be informed;
Some said that because Spiritual Qi had recovered, monsters were going to attack cities, and we needed to be told;
Similarly, some said that under the recovery of Spiritual Qi, aliens were coming.
Some even said that Spiritual Qi recovery was a precursor to the Earth exploding.
In short, a thousand people had a thousand opinions, and everyone voiced their own.
For a time, people were panicking and discussions were rampant.
Miaojiang.
In a hotel room.
Ji Yebai looked at the information on his phone, his expression full of oddity.
"This is... ahead of schedule!?"
Ji Yebai was somewhat dazed.
This Move was the state comprehensively promoting martial arts.
It was the same in his past life.
A 'Letter to All Citizens' officially began the Martial Arts Era.
Longevity Fist was comprehensively promoted and distributed for free!
The General Outline of Martial Arts explained the path of martial arts from the essence of cultivation, Realms, and other aspects.
The entirety of history was divided into two sections from that point on.
But.
"Isn't this something that only happens more than nine months into the Spiritual Qi recovery?!"
Ji Yebai's brow slowly furrowed: "Could it be that I've changed so many things!?"
The things he had done over these years surfaced in his mind one by one.
Living in seclusion in the deep mountains, seizing a pot of spirit gathering grass, exchanging for the five elements spirit beads, going abroad once...
Would these things cause history to change this much?!
"Could it be because of the Longevity Fist!?"
Ji Yebai pondered.
Among the things he had done over the years, the one that could have the greatest impact on the country was the Longevity Fist.
He had given the Longevity Fist to Laojun Temple!
As long as Laojun Temple contributed it to the state, it would be equivalent to saving half a year of effort.
Don't look at half a year as not being long.
But this was half a year under the recovery of Spiritual Qi.
In the beginning stages of Spiritual Qi recovery, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is active and extremely beneficial for cultivation.
It is the best era.
And.
The birth of the Longevity Fist would involve thousands upon thousands of top talents.
Could it be because he brought the Longevity Fist into the world early, saving the effort of thousands of talents and allowing them to focus on the General Outline of Martial Arts, directly causing the entire event to happen early!?
Ji Yebai frowned incessantly.
But he was also extremely relieved.
Since his Rebirth, he had done his best not to interfere with the progress of history.
On one hand, it was related to his own pursuits; on the other hand, he was worried about affecting the course of history and letting a situation that should have been great slide into an unknown abyss.
Foresight doesn't necessarily make things better; there's a higher probability of making things worse.
But fortunately,
the current situation was good.
"Moved forward by nearly half a year, the martial arts of this life will surely be even more brilliant!"
Thinking of this, Ji Yebai immediately revealed a smile.
He even felt a sense of relief.
"The number of viewers for this live broadcast will likely set a new historical record!"