44: Cultivation conditions

The development of industry and the increase in productivity continued for five or six months, during which Gu Chang did not stop Cultivating martial arts, but he did slow down considerably compared to before.

Every two months, he would seek out Yan Zhiliang or other generals to fight and kill. After one bloody battle after another, Gu Chang's original Bottleneck was gradually being Broken through.

"Hoo~ Nowadays, I spend a lot of time every day using internal Qi to cleanse my entire body, continuously strengthening my most fragile internal organs, meridians, nerves, and brain, again and again!"

"The biggest difference after Breaking through the Bottleneck is that my five senses and reaction speed have been greatly enhanced."

"Now I can easily recognize faces from ten miles away, hear any tiny movement within a thousand zhang, distinguish various smells in the air, and even taste all sorts of flavors in food."

"However, the most important thing is that even without relying on these senses, simply relying on touch and combat instincts, I can still perform blind combat against enemies of the same level!"

This is one of the most powerful aspects of the Marrow Refining Realm, an almost all-encompassing strength from within and without, far surpassing Martial Artists below Marrow Refining.

However, reaching Marrow Refining is already the limit of the Xuanbing Blood Fiend Skill. If one wants to become even stronger, then they can only search for other Cultivation Techniques.

Of course, whether there are Martial Artists stronger than Marrow Refining in this world is still an unknown. At least, Gu Chang has not seen any so far.

"So, next, I must find better Cultivation Techniques and more powerful Martial Artists."

After repeated consideration, Gu Chang set his next goal in the Reincarnation World.

Soon, Gu Chang ended another Reincarnation, and his consciousness returned to the real world.

"Splash~ Splash, splash~"

His Ship (multi-decked boat) still floated on the Wu River. No one had disturbed him these past few days, which was clearly due to the Pai Jiang Sect's efforts behind the scenes.

Currently, Gu Chang had no immediate plans to return to Taihu Lake, as the commotion there had not yet subsided, and he did not want to get involved.

So, after careful thought, Gu Chang continued along the Wu River and eventually arrived in front of a city by the river.

This city was named Mengzhou City, and it was not small in scale, with at least a hundred thousand people living within it.

However, Gu Chang was no longer the cautious little fisherman who had to be careful even when selling fish. After stopping his Ship (multi-decked boat), he changed his attire, then directly boarded the dock and entered the city.

The entire Mengzhou City had a strong martial spirit, with various Jianghu Martial Forest figures almost everywhere. In larger streets, one could even see arenas.

Gu Chang blended into the crowd, silently observing the city, watching those combative Jianghu figures fight to the death on the arenas.

Needless to say, most of the Jianghu figures on these arenas were either unranked or Third-rate Experts. Those with strong capabilities would generally not stoop to such levels.

"Good! Well fought!"

"As expected of the Young Hero of the Golden Blade Sect, this blade technique is truly sharp!"

"Of course, it is! Don't you see who this is!"

"Who is it?"

"This is our Senior Brother Song, known as Little Golden Blade!"

"So it's Little Golden Blade himself. My respects, my respects!"

...

The Jianghu figures on the arena fought fiercely, while the common people and Jianghu figures watching below also enjoyed the excitement.

However, in Gu Chang's eyes, the blade technique of that so-called Little Golden Blade was truly unbearable. To call it a mere show might be an overstatement, but it was certainly not powerful; it was just that the Moves were flashy and the actions graceful.

If he were to fight the opponent, he would only need one finger to kill him. If it took more than one Move, it would mean Gu Chang had practiced in vain.

So, after watching for a while, Gu Chang directly turned and left, as it was clear he wouldn't learn anything here.

Walking and stopping, Gu Chang discovered that there were quite a few martial arts schools in Mengzhou City. These martial arts schools varied in size, but they all adhered to one principle: you could learn if you paid!

"If I had known about such martial arts schools earlier, perhaps I would have learned a thing or two!"

"But now, forget it. The martial arts level in this world is just so-so. What martial arts schools can teach probably won't exceed the level of a First-rate Expert. There's really no need to waste time on this."

Gu Chang was not particularly interested in the Martial Dao of this world now. What truly interested him was information related to Cultivators.

Thus, after several twists and turns, Gu Chang found the Bai Xiaosheng (Omniscient Scholar) in Mengzhou City.

The so-called Bai Xiaosheng did not simply refer to one person, but a special organization in the Jianghu. The members of this organization were the Bai Xiaosheng, specializing in the intelligence business.

"May I ask if Your Excellency is indeed Hero Gu?"

When Gu Chang found the other party, this Bai Xiaosheng was first stunned for a moment, then respectfully bowed to Gu Chang and asked.

"You know me?"

Gu Chang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Logically speaking, he rarely interacted with others, so no one should recognize him.

"Hero Gu is joking. You are now the famous Hero of Taihu Lake, whose horizontal cultivation kung fu has reached the point of being invulnerable to blades and spears, and impervious to water and fire. Even Hero Lin Zhong of the Pai Jiang Sect praises you endlessly!"

"I am Yu Can, the Bai Xiaosheng of Mengzhou City. Hero Gu, if you have anything important, please speak directly!"

The other party answered with a slight smile, then immediately got to the point.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect that fellow to be such a big mouth."

Gu Chang understood what was going on upon hearing this, but he had no complaints in his heart.

"I came to you for only one thing, and that is about Cultivators. I want to know things related to Cultivators, such as how to become a Cultivator? What is the specific strength of Cultivators? And information such as their specific locations."

Immediately, after a brief silence, Gu Chang directly asked the other party.

In fact, the questions he asked were nothing special, as there were many people in this world who longed for, were curious about, and interested in Immortals.

"Hero Gu is interested in Cultivators? Yes, Hero Gu has lived in Taihu Lake for many years, indifferent to fame and fortune, and dislikes contention with others. Such a character is indeed a good candidate for Cultivation."

Upon hearing Gu Chang's question, Yu Can's expression remained unmoved, but he secretly analyzed it in his mind.

After some thought, he finally organized the relevant information and then said to Gu Chang: "We, the Bai Xiaosheng, do not know much about Cultivators, but we do know some related rumors."

"The most basic condition for becoming a Cultivator is to possess a Spiritual Root. The Ascension Immortal Assembly in previous years was when those Immortals checked whether various children had a Spiritual Root."

"Only those with a Spiritual Root can absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Cultivate those Cultivation methods. This is not a secret."

The other party first humbled himself, then began to get to the point.

Gu Chang also knew about this matter, as he had been checked when he was a child, but it was clear that he did not have the talent for Cultivation, which is the so-called Spiritual Root.

"However, besides this, there is another method rarely known: after becoming an Innate Martial Artist, one can open the Heaven and Earth Divine Bridge, and similarly draw and absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, thereby entering the Dao through martial arts, and begin Cultivating the methods of Cultivators!"

However, his next sentence made Gu Chang suddenly tremble. He never expected that the rumored Innate Martial Artists could actually Cultivate Immortality!

"Are you telling the truth?"

So Gu Chang's gaze immediately became serious, and his entire aura exuded, staring at Yu Can like a prehistoric beast and confirming with him.

Just that one look made cold sweat stream down Yu Can's forehead. Facing the terrifying might exuded by Gu Chang, he felt as if he were a lamb facing a tiger. Not to mention moving, even breathing became incredibly heavy!

"Uh, I, I... I swear there's not a single false word!"

However, he finally woke up and immediately stammered a guarantee to Gu Chang.

"Good! Very good! Haha!"

Gu Chang's mood immediately became extremely joyful upon hearing his reply, and his emotions instantly soared, then he couldn't help but laugh loudly.

Yu Can dared not question Gu Chang's laughter at all. He just sat there stiff-faced, honestly trying his best to squeeze out a smile and laugh along.

Finally, Gu Chang calmed his inner emotions, then withdrew his aura, and his entire person became like a stone again.

At this moment, Yu Can's back was completely drenched. Now he finally understood that the information he had obtained was complete nonsense!

This young-looking Martial Artist in front of him was not a First-rate Expert at all, but the rumored Innate Expert!

Definitely an Innate Expert! Only an Innate Expert could make him restless and lose all courage just by the Qi they exuded!