Wang Hou was cultivating in seclusion in his training room when Jiang He found him.
He was an elite who pioneered martial arts in the first place and was blessed by Fortune Qi. His Fortune in martial arts flourished beyond comparison, and his talent in martial arts was unparalleled, or he would not have achieved what he had today.
His cultivation improved by leaps and bounds after cultivating all 108 godly martial arts and ascending to Divine-Tier. In just one and a half months, he had cultivated up to Undying, the eleventh tier of martial arts. After all, his own martial arts cultivation was equal to Grotto-Heaven, the twelfth-tier, and now that he was merely re-cultivating a new martial arts system, he naturally improved rapidly.
It's just that after reaching the Undead Realm, his cultivation speed slowed down.
How should he open a Grotto-Heaven?
Just as Wang Hou was thinking hard, Secretary Zhou's voice could be heard from outside, "Minister Wang, Mister Jiang is here."
"Oh?"
Wang Hou's expression twitched and he smiled. "Incidentally, I was about to ask Jiang He about the mysteries of Grotto-Heaven …"
Rising to his feet, he left the training room and went to his office.
Jiang He was playing Fight the Landlord in front of the computer in Wang Hou's office. When he saw Wang Hou enter, he nonchalantly threw out the game he was holding, and left the System Seizing it.
"You never come to me without a reason, Jiang He. Tell me, what brings you here today?"
Wang Hou said with a smile after entering the office, and then glanced at Secretary Zhou. Understanding his intention, Secretary Zhou respectfully excused himself, and soon returned with piping hot tea.
"What?"
"Can't you come to the Martial Arts Department (MAD) for no reason?"
Jiang He teased, and sat on the sofa with Wang Hou, chatting over tea and tea.
After a while, Wang Hui cut to the chase and asked, "Jiang He, I've run into a problem in cultivation recently, and I wanted to ask you about it."
"Go ahead."
"How should I open a Grotto-Heaven?"
"After it is opened, can it be gradually perfected and strengthened in subsequent cultivation?"
"Does the strength of the Grotto-Heaven affect a martial artist's combat ability?"
Wang Hou asked three questions in a row.
Jiang He appeared surprised at that, and asked in return, "Minister Wang, you are a match for Grotto-Heaven. Don't you understand that?"
Wang Hou scowled and shook his head.
Would I have to ask you if I knew?
And judging from Jiang He's reaction …
Could it be that he also didn't understand?
No, no!
Jiang He was the one who created the Martial Scripture and the new martial arts system. Most importantly, how could Jiang He not understand since he was already a Grotto-Heaven tier?
Wang Hou could not help but laugh. "My previous path of enlightenment was different from the system you've created. That martial art is not suitable for conventional cultivation, and while it is equal to the Grotto-Heaven tier you've created, I have yet to open my own Grotto-Heaven."
"I see!"
Jiang He had an 'I get it' look on his face, but soon lifted his brow and studied Wang Hou from head to toe, exclaiming in surprise, "By the way, Minister Wang, why haven't you ascended after cultivating for so long …"
It was slower than he had imagined!
His dog was already at the Ten Thousand Longevity Realm.
Nonetheless, Jiang He did not dwell too much on that question, and felt out his own condition …
The twelfth realm of the Martial Dao, Grotto-Heaven, was actually a type of evolution of a martial artist's Dantian.
His Martial Yuan Spirit had sunk into the Dantian, but the Dantian had long since lost its Sea of Qi after he opened his Grotto-Heaven. All that was left was an immeasurably vast Grotto-Heaven.
The Grotto-Heaven was filled with dense Qi, and one could vaguely see stars hovering within.
With a single thought, energy would surge out of the Grotto-Heaven to buff him.
"The strength of the Grotto-Heaven naturally affects combat ability." Jiang He said. "Grotto-Heaven would not be too powerful in its initial stages, but it could be perfected and strengthened as one's cultivation improves."
"What do you mean?"
Wang Hou appeared puzzled.
Jiang He answered truthfully, "When I ascended, my cultivation almost instantly rose from Grotto-Heaven novice to full-fledged Grotto-Heaven tier, and my Grotto-Heaven rapidly took shape as well to its current size. That is why I'm just guessing at your question."
Wang Hou scowled, but Jiang He charged his Grotto-Heaven's power to buff himself, and his aura promptly soared.
The silhouette of his Martial Grotto-Heaven appeared like an illusory realm that hovered in the skies outside, blanketing the sun and stretching over dozens of thousands of kilometers.
"Eh …"
Jiang He gasped in surprise and said, "I've found another use for a grotto-heaven, Minister Wang … aside from buffing oneself and greatly increasing the power of one's godly martial arts and boundless energy, the grotto-heaven projected would form a domain of its own, and any enemy within would be suppressed to a certain extent …"
Wang Hou was dumbstruck.
Though he was surprised by the ability of the Grotto-Heaven, he was inwardly speechless.
You're only learning about the abilities of the cultivation system you created now?
Moreover, you've ascended to the twelfth-tier of martial arts for so long, and you never tried the wonders of that tier?
As for how to open a Grotto-Heaven?
Jiang He then added, "Though my ascension was brief, I did experience the process of the Grotto-Heaven's opening …"
He then told Wang Hou about the process of the Grotto-Heaven's opening through his godly martial arts. Feeling a little enlightened at his words, Wang Hou closed his eyes and began to cultivate just like that. Moments later, his aura rose and a resounding rumble resounded from within his body.
A dozen minutes later, Wang Hou opened his eyes and laughed out loud. "Thank you for answering my questions, Mister Jiang."
Jiang He was beside himself in envy and sighed emotionally. "There's really nothing to be envious about your talent, Minister Wang. All I did was show you the process of opening a Grotto-Heaven, and yet you managed to open your own Martial Grotto-Heaven."
"I've long since reached that level, and I'm merely re-cultivating now. On the other hand, the more I cultivate the Martial Grotto-Heaven that you've opened, Mister Jiang, the more I find it wondrous. Though I've just opened my Grotto-Heaven, I could feel that my combat ability is a notch stronger than before, and my combat ability would increase by at least fifty percent if my Grotto-Heaven is mastered."
After all, Wang Hou had the ability to match an average Grand Luo before.
If his combat ability increased by another fifty percent, he would be able to fight an average Grand Luo … and if his combat ability increased by a little more, he would be able to match some Grand Luo who had made a name for themselves a long time ago, which was frightening.
Both men talked about martial arts for an entire hour, before moving on to the state of the world.
Wang Hou could not help smiling at the mention of the state of the world. "With the cooperation of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the ape king of Skull Island, the purge has been going smoothly," he said with a chuckle. "Including the seas and danger zones around the Hua Nation, we've cleared out a total of nine secluded cultivators and fourteen daemons, with three of them being True Immortals and seven Heavenly Immortals, while the remaining daemons and cultivators were all Mahayana."
"Those daemons and cultivators had lived for over two thousand years and cherished their lives. After we killed two demonic cultivators and several daemons, they all swore to the heavens that they would never disturb the order of the mortal world."
"Moreover, we suspect that there are elites living in seclusion in other parts of the world as well, and we are currently searching for them."
At that, Wang Hou seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, Jiang He, a group of elites had appeared in the west. A few days ago, a Sufferance-tier sword cultivator from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect ran into a western elite when he was sweeping the seas. He calls himself a Divine Envoy and is quite powerful."
"Oh?"
"Could it be an elite from the Pantheon?"
"It is said that the Pantheon had ventured deep into outer space as well. Could they be returning?"
Jiang He's interest was piqued at once and he laughed out loud. "I've been bored to death recently, and it just so happens that I'm about to head to the celestial battlefield. It seems that I could meet the elites of the Pantheon before I head there."
Wang Hou frowned and asked, "You're heading to the celestial battlefield, Jiang He?"
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