103: Chapter 103 The He Family's Apology with Thorns on Their Backs, Fang Zhuo's Pressure

"Alright, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask me now. If not, go back and continue your training. For a true genius, becoming a Transcendent Martial Artist is only the beginning. I hope you can remain humble and grounded."

Director Xiao Yuan put away the 'red jellyfish fluid'.

Seeing this, Fang Zhuo also withdrew his thoughts of borrowing the treasure.

He had been looking forward to borrowing the red jellyfish fluid to use for Bai Shiwei... but that was very difficult.

After all, this was his first time meeting this Cosmic Martial Artist, and the red jellyfish fluid was far too precious! If it were him... he wouldn't lend it out easily either.

He would stop here for now; if there was an opportunity in the future, he would try again...!

Fang Zhuo turned his thoughts to cultivation and asked, "Chairman Xiao, after reaching Inner Scene Perfection in Body Control, how should one walk the Heaven-Reaching path?"

In the Blue Moon Federation, a martial artist's Body Control is divided into five major levels: Leakless, Micro-Perception, Inner Sight, Heaven-Reaching, and Unity of Heaven and Man.

Cultivation of the first three levels is not a secret; all Federation martial artists know of them.

Usually, one only needs to rely on the Federation's basic fist technique, the '12 Styles of Military Fist', and practice day and night. As long as one's comprehension is sufficient, they can improve step by step.

However, the Heaven-Reaching path of Body Control is not known to the vast majority of martial artists.

Director Xiao Yuan heard this and introduced it to Fang Zhuo with a serious expression: "For the first three levels of Body Control, martial artists only cultivate themselves, focusing on the mysteries within the human body."

"A body power output of 20 times is the limit."

"If you want to break this limit, you need to seek externally. That is how the so-called Heaven-Reaching path got its name."

"Seek externally..."

Fang Zhuo was thoughtful and said, "Is the key the interaction between the martial artist and the world?"

"Exactly. When Federation martial arts first emerged, many martial arts academies even set up special research projects to study the 'connection between the martial artist's physical body and the natural world'."

"At the Heaven-Reaching level, body power output starts at 24 times. Relying solely on fist technique comprehension is no longer enough. Most of the mysteries are contained within secret manuals. Your comprehension is good; just focus on cultivating the secret manuals."

After Director Xiao Yuan finished explaining, he reached out and picked up his teacup.

"Thank you, Chairman Xiao. Then I will head back first."

Fang Zhuo knew that this Cosmic Martial Artist was issuing a dismissal, so he didn't stay any longer.

Just clarifying the Heaven-Reaching path made this meeting worth it!

Not to mention that being under the view of a Cosmic Martial Artist had greatly broadened his horizons.

Transcendent... is only the beginning!

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Supervision Department.

Fang Zhuo had just come out of Cosmic Martial Artist Director Xiao Yuan's house when he was intercepted by Sister Lan.

"What did Chairman Xiao talk to you about?"

Manager Jiang Zhou looked curious, his tone filled with envy.

Since joining the Starry Sky Group, he had worked his way up to become a manager of the core six departments and had become a Flying Martial Artist, yet he had never been summoned privately by a Cosmic Martial Artist of the group.

"He just asked me about some cultivation matters and told me to ask him if I had any questions."

Fang Zhuo said regretfully, "I wanted to borrow some 'red jellyfish fluid' from Chairman Xiao to observe... but unfortunately, I couldn't borrow it."

"You really dared to ask...!"

Manager Jiang Zhou grinned and glanced at Fang Zhuo.

"You don't know how precious 'red jellyfish fluid' is. This thing doesn't exist on Origin Star, let alone the seven stars of the Federation; it doesn't even exist in our entire galaxy."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Manager Jiang Zhou waved his hand. Come to think of it, he had been cultivating for so many years and had never even seen the shadow of 'red jellyfish fluid'.

"I called you over mainly because there is something related to you."

"Let Secretary Lan tell you."

Sister Lan looked at Fang Zhuo and said, "After you killed Ding Nan in the Wilderness Area, the He family received the news from somewhere and took the initiative to bring He Yian to the group to seek an audience."

"He Yian?"

Fang Zhuo was somewhat surprised.

He had returned to Blue Star two days ago and originally wanted to take the opportunity to completely settle this last bit of grudges.

But with the Xinyue Li Family interrupting, he had been busy accompanying his family, and then he was in a hurry to return to headquarters to meet the Cosmic Martial Artist, so the matter of He Yian had been pushed back. He had planned to deal with her after meeting the Cosmic Martial Artist.

"It's like this..."

Sister Lan explained it to Fang Zhuo bit by bit.

After Ding Xu and Ding Nan died, He Yian couldn't believe it when she received the news. She returned to her maiden home in the Magic City in a somewhat crazed state, wanting to ask the He family's Transcendent Martial Artist to take action.

But unexpectedly, she was stopped by the He family's Transcendent Martial Artist, who brought her to the Starry Sky Group.

"He Yian is tied up; this is a gesture of coming to apologize. The He family's Transcendent is clear-headed and most likely wants to plead with you. How do you want to handle it? Will you see her or not?"

Sister Lan didn't add any embellishments, and after finishing the narration, she added:

"By the way, the matter you asked me to investigate has also had results in the past two days. During the days when Shi Wei was separated from you at the university, it was indeed people arranged by He Yian who were spreading rumors, wanting to destroy the relationship between you two."

"How is the deliberate destruction of the relationship between a Transcendent Martial Artist and their family generally punished in the Federation?"

Fang Zhuo asked.

"It depends on the circumstances, usually life imprisonment or the death penalty."

Sister Lan was very familiar with the Blue Moon Federation law.

"Tell the He family's Transcendent that I will not see her. Handle this matter according to the Federation law."

In Fang Zhuo's heart, there was no way he would let He Yian off. When he first heard Bai Shiwei mention the strange things at the university, he felt something was wrong. Now that it had been confirmed to be He Yian's arrangement, attempting to destroy his and Bai Shiwei's relationship, there was even less possibility of forgiveness.

New grudges and old hatreds, it was time to make a clean break!

"Understood."

Sister Lan nodded solemnly and immediately went downstairs.

She understood Fang Zhuo's meaning. The He family's Transcendent Martial Artist would not be able to protect He Yian. The other party was a smart person and would definitely not insist on protecting her.

In front of the Starry Sky Group building.

He Yian's eyes were red and bloodshot. Her body was tightly bound with tactical ropes, and her delicate skin had been chafed, drawing blood.

She knelt on the ground on both knees, struggling from time to time and looking at her second uncle.

Why did things turn out like this?

Her second uncle was a level 45 Transcendent Martial Artist, even stronger than her brother-in-law Ding Nan. She had inquired about it; Fang Zhuo had only luckily broken through to Transcendent and had ambushed Ding Nan in the Wilderness Area by taking advantage of the situation.

How could he be her second uncle's opponent?

Why was her second uncle not only unwilling to help but also willing to lower his status to beg for Fang Zhuo's forgiveness?

"Yian, you have completely lost your mind. Regardless of whether Fang Zhuo is a newly promoted Transcendent or if he killed Ding Nan by taking advantage of the situation, there is no choice in this matter."

The middle-aged man said calmly, "Fang Zhuo has already become a Transcendent Martial Artist. Even if I could kill him, the Starry Sky Group would not let me take action."

"I heard that the Starry Sky Group's Cosmic Martial Artist is even going to summon him!"

What kind of importance is this?

"Whether you can live now depends entirely on Fang Zhuo's intentions."

Hearing this, He Yian struggled desperately. Her mouth was sealed with a cloth strip, and she kept making muffled sounds, not knowing what she wanted to say.

She hated so much that she hadn't been more violent back then, that she hadn't directly attacked Bai Shiwei to completely destroy the relationship between the two. If Fang Zhuo had been affected, he might not have been able to break through to Transcendent.

Everything would have been different!

Just then, Sister Lan walked over.

"Fang Zhuo said, he will not see you!"

Sister Lan's voice was cold, with the demeanor of a professional career woman: "We will see you in the Federation court."

The He family's Transcendent Martial Artist, dressed in a grey training uniform, was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Take her away. She has no further connection to my He family."

Before his voice had even faded, he turned around and left decisively.

Sister Lan was not surprised by this.

Fang Zhuo had broken through to Transcendent and was even summoned by a Cosmic Martial Artist; he was already a dazzling genius of the group. Unless the He family's Transcendent had lost his mind, he would never go against Fang Zhuo to protect He Yian.

A few minutes later, He Yian was taken away by the law enforcement officers of Starry Sky Base City. After being tried that same day, she was sentenced to death at the base city's execution ground.