In the Gravity Room.
Beside a huge mace in the center of the room, Shi Yan, wearing only a pair of shorts, was petrified and sweating profusely.
The mace was seven meters high and three meters wide, deeply inserted into the stone floor in the center of the Gravity Room. The spikes on the mace were like short sticks, shining with a dark luster.
ShiYan's body was dark brown. He was breathing heavily, circling around the huge mace, using his shoulders, arms, waist, thighs, back, and other parts of his body to hit the mace.
In the Gravity Room, muffled booms could be heard continuously.
If the Shi family's Petrification Martial Spirit wanted to unleash its full potential, it had to be trained in this way, which was like self-mutilation. Only by clashing with hard objects could the power of the Petrification Martial Spirit be fully unleashed.
Only by torturing himself like this could the Petrification Martial Spirit adapt to his opponent's crazy attacks.
Around the Gravity Chamber, there were seven gravity pillars glittering with black light. Due to the existence of these seven gravity pillars, the spacious chamber's gravity was always maintained at seven times the norm.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "
Naked, Shi Yan's face was determined. He was immersing himself in the extreme training of his body, trying to fully activate the potential of the Petrification Martial Spirit.
Every time he collided with the mace, a faint brown light would appear where his body came into contact with it.
The light flashed and disappeared. Only when his body collided with the mace would it suddenly bloom, and when his body separated from the mace, it would disappear in an instant.
After his body had been hit five thousand times in different areas, ShiYan had become a pile of mud. He couldn't even lift a little bit of his strength. His four limbs were spread out, lying in the middle of the Gravity Chamber. His body was sweating like a stream, overflowing from his body, making the bluestone floor wet.
Half a month had passed.
During this half a month, Shi Yan ate and slept in the Gravity Room. Except for going to the bathroom, he almost never left the Gravity Room.
This was Shi Jian's arrangement.
When Shi Jian found that Shi Yan's Petrification Martial Spirit had entered the second stage, he asked him to stop training and focus all his energy on training his body.
This way, he could fully activate the potential of the second stage of the Petrification Martial Spirit. With the help of the Petrification Martial Spirit, he could change his body as much as possible and make his body strong enough to withstand the attacks of a Human Realm warrior.
During this half a month, Shi Jian, Han Feng, Yang Hai, and the elders of the Shi family would come here from time to time.
Especially Shi Jian, he would come here almost every three days to check Shi Yan's training results and the changes in his body. Then he would suggest the direction and intensity of training.
His whole body was exhausted, but his Profound Qi was running much faster than usual. While he was quietly cultivating, he didn't think about anything, and his mind was as clear as a mirror.
Every time he did this, he would find that his blood, flesh, cells, and bones were nourishing his body in a way that he could not understand.
His body, which was so exhausted that it was about to collapse, would quickly recover, and his tiredness would be dispelled.
This was the self-recovery ability of the Immortal Martial Spirit!
Shi Yan's heart was clear.
After a long time, he slowly woke up, his eyes as bright as the stars. After a period of meditation and training, the tiredness in his body had been swept away, and the Profound Qi in his body was surging, as if there was an explosive force in his body that had to be released.
At this time, the stone door of the Gravity Room was pushed open a little.
Han Zhong walked in with a smile, carrying seven bamboo baskets of different sizes.
After coming in, Han Zhong put down the bamboo baskets, and took out the delicacies one by one. He said while arranging, "Today we have bird's nest, sea cucumber, hundred-year turtle, bear's paw, and ganoderma. Brother Yan, you really can eat! The other young masters of the Shi family can't even eat as much as you eat in one meal in five meals. Your appetite is enough to make some small clans poor. "
Han Zhong talked and laughed. He put down the jars of delicacies, and secretly took out a jar of wine from his pocket. He said with a smile, "This jar of 'Flame' is my collection. Drink it quickly, or I'll dispose of it as soon as possible."
Shi Yan did not stand on ceremony. He came to Han Zhong, sat down, and began to gorge himself. He devoured all the nutritious food that ordinary people could never touch. At last, he held the jar of 'Flame' and drank it up.
Shi Yan wiped his mouth, put down the empty jar, and said with a smile, "Old Han, bring two jars of this wine next time. One jar is not enough."
"Brother Yan, this' Flame 'is the best wine in the Spring Pavilion. One jar costs five hundred purple crystal coins!" Han Zhong put on a bitter smile and said, "I saved this jar last time. I'll bring you more 'Shaodaozi' tomorrow. It's only a hundred blue crystal coins per jar. It won't be a problem for me to bring you four jars."
"It's just crystal coins." Shi Yan said nonchalantly, "Feel free to give me 'Flames'. I won't forget your crystal coins. I'll make it up to you next time."
"Then it's fine." Han Zhong smiled and said, "Brother Yan, the family head has kept the news that you have become a warrior a secret. Even most of the warriors and guards in the family don't know about it. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Shi Yan said lazily.
"The Martial Competition that happens once every five years will start in three months. You know, last year when we fought with the Mo family and the Ling family, we suffered a little loss. The family head came back and roared for days, so this time … "
"He wants me to join the Martial Competition?" Before Han Zhong finished, Shi Yan reacted and said in surprise.
The Martial Competition was an event jointly organized by the Merchant Union's Five Great Aristocratic Families. As long as one was a martial artist, they could participate.
The Martial Competition was divided into five levels: Elementary, Nascent, Human, Disaster, and Earth. Warriors of different levels could compete for the top three of each level.
The five big families would provide rich rewards, such as elixirs, secret treasures, Martial Skills, and other cultivation materials. The winners would get the corresponding rewards.
The Martial Competition was organized by the five big families of the Merchant Union. On one hand, it was to select the best warriors from the Martial Competition to strengthen their own families' forces. On the other hand, it was to ensure that the warriors of the Merchant Union could keep practicing hard and improve the overall strength of the warriors of the Merchant Union.
The warriors who didn't belong to the big families and the independent mercenaries had a strong desire for the elixirs, secret treasures, and Martial Skills provided by the big families. There were also some independent warriors who wanted to catch the attention of the big families through the Martial Competition, hoping to have a chance to join the big families.
Therefore, every time the Martial Competition was held, many warriors would flock to participate, and it would be very lively.
In addition to the scattered warriors, the big families would also send their own children to compete for the ranking in the Martial Competition.
This was to prove their strength, so that the warriors who performed well in the Martial Competition would know how to choose.
The Martial Competition was a good opportunity to select talents, and it was also a stage for the big families to fight secretly.
Therefore, not only the warriors and mercenaries of the Merchant Union would pay attention to the Martial Competition, but even the big families themselves would treat the Martial Competition very seriously.
Sometimes, even the ownership of properties that the big families didn't know would be solved through the Martial Competition.
For example, last time, the Shi Family and the Mo Family took out the ownership of three mines as a bet.
Unfortunately, in the battle between the third generation of the two sides, only Shi Tianyun won. Shi Tian Luo and Shi Tian Ke were both defeated by the Mo Family. In the end, the Mo Family won the ownership of two mines, and the Shi Family only got one.
"You don't know, but recently the Shi Family and the Mo Family have been fighting fiercely. There are many disputes over properties, and they haven't been able to solve it. In this Martial Competition, the same thing will happen again, and they will continue to gamble with the ownership of some properties. "Han Zhong said.
"So, I will have a chance to fight?"
"You will definitely fight. The Patriarch definitely expects you to win a match. Otherwise, he wouldn't keep an eye on you every day. He actually comes every three days. You have no idea how busy the Patriarch has been recently. Even though he is so busy, he still finds time to check on you. It can be seen how much importance he places on you."
"Oh, I see."
…
In the Rock Hall.
Shi Jian was sitting on a huge rock with a solemn expression. His eyes were shining, as if he was thinking about something.
"In the Misty Pavilion's auction house, an incomplete map with the 'Gate of Heaven' appeared …" Han Feng stood aside and told Shi Jian the latest news.
The 'Gate of Heaven' was a strange entrance that led to the 'God Area', which was a mysterious space. It might be in a strange place in the Grace Mainland, or it might not belong to the Grace Mainland, and it was an independent space.
No one knew how the 'God Domain' was formed, no one knew what the structure of the 'God Domain' was, and no one knew where the 'God Domain' would appear. No one could say for sure.
Only the 'Gate of Heaven' could lead to all kinds of 'God Areas', and the 'Gate of Heaven' was the entrance to the 'God Area'.
In the Grace Mainland, there were all kinds of legends about the 'God Area'.
It was said that there were all sorts of mysteries hidden within the 'God Domain'. It was said that different 'God Domains' contained different Spirit Rank, Profound Rank, and even God Rank martial skills. It was even to the extent that there were strange medicinal pills that had always been circulating but no one had ever seen before, and precious treasures of the world …
"Four months ago, there was news that Medicine King Mu Xun's disciple, Karu, stole an incomplete map with the 'Gate of Heaven' from him. Could it be that these two incomplete maps came from the same treasure map? Were these two pictures one, or two? Could it be the one that Karu stole? "Shi Jian thought quickly and thought of the incomplete map that he had seen a while ago.
Han Feng shook his head, "That Master Karu disappeared long ago. There's no news of him at all. However, I heard that the Misty Pavilion's map was put up for auction by a woman. The Misty Pavilion didn't dare to put it up for auction because it was a big deal. Instead, they kept it in the name of testing its authenticity."
"Is it still in the Misty Pavilion?" Shi Jian asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Han Feng nodded, "The Beiming Family, the Mo Family, the Ling Family, and the Zuo Family all contacted the Misty Pavilion after receiving the news, intending to buy it. But the Misty Pavilion said that they wouldn't put it up for auction before confirming its authenticity. The four families had no choice but to express their strong desire to buy it, but didn't do anything secretly. "
"That's because it's only an incomplete map. If it was a complete treasure map, the Beiming Family wouldn't give the Misty Pavilion any face, and would have already robbed it." Shi Jian snorted.
"Should we do something?"
"Keep an eye on this news, but don't get involved. Remember to keep in touch with the Zuo Family. We won't do anything before the second incomplete map appears. "
"Yes."
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