The winter rain and the cold brought out the bleakness of winter even more thoroughly.
Master, Uncle Wei, Senior Sister, in the future … we'll meet again. "
Amidst the drizzling rain, Chen Zong knelt to the Marquis of Linshan and then bowed to Yan Wei. In the end, he clasped his hands towards Guan Yunxi before turning around. With the resolve of a swordsman, his footsteps were firm and his back straight as he pressed forward.
"Junior Brother, you must live well." Guan Yunxi shouted at Chen Zong's back.
Chen Zong didn't look back and just waved his hand as he walked further and further away.
"Let's go back." The Marquis of Lin Shan said only after Chen Zong's back disappeared.
Using his movement technique, Chen Zong's speed became faster and faster. When he reached the limit, Chen Zong entered the state of enlightenment. He guided the power of Heaven and Earth around him, making his body lighter and his speed increased by 40%.
Previously, it was only 30%, but now it was 40%, which was obviously faster. This proved that Chen Zong had a deeper understanding of the state of enlightenment.
Firstly, it was because he had read the Wuzhen Secret Record, and secondly, it was because of the Marquis of Lin Shan's guidance.
After all, the Marquis of Lin Shan was a pseudo Transcendent Realm master and had already stepped into the state of enlightenment. In terms of application, he was much better than Chen Zong.
His speed increased by 40%, but the consumption of Mental Energy was much less than when he increased it by 30%.
After leaving Lin Shan County, Chen Zong carried him all the way to Sinking Feather River.
His ultimate goal was, of course, to cross the Sinking Feather River and head to the even more powerful Longtu Dynasty to pursue his own path of martial arts. However, to set off from Linshan County, he would have to cross half of the Cloud Dragon Dynasty. The entire process would take quite a bit of time. Along the way, Chen Zong would be able to hone himself while searching for the opportunity to reach the Great Perfection of the Training Stage.
Chen Zong walked forward. He climbed over mountains and crossed rivers. He lived in the open. As he walked on the ground, his clothes gradually became tattered and his skin came in contact with the cold wind.
Comprehending Truth, sensing the power of Heaven and Earth. This kind of direct contact allowed Chen Zong to continuously deepen his comprehension of the Wuzhen Secret Records and the guidance of his master, the Marquis of Linshan.
"It's time to pack up and have a good meal before continuing our journey."
Rushing out of the forest, Chen Zong headed forward. There was a city in front of him, and on top of the city gate, there was a signboard with the words' Double Mountain City 'written in red.
Great Mountain City was the city of Great Mountain Commandery. It was also the most prosperous place in Great Mountain Commandery and Great Mountain Province.
Stepping into Heavy Mountain City, Chen Zong could feel the difference, a kind of settling down.
Heavy Mountain City was bigger and older than Mountain Overlook City, but it wasn't as big as the Imperial Capital.
The first thing Chen Zong did was to book a room in a restaurant and ask the waiter to bring him hot water. After washing up, he changed into a clean set of clothes.
Moving into the restaurant, Chen Zong planned to have a hearty meal. After all, the food he ate while sleeping in the open was very simple and could not be considered delicious.
There were so many people in the restaurant that it was almost impossible to find an empty table.
"Brother Chen …" A familiar voice sounded. Chen Zong looked over and saw the son of King Chongshan, Ye Feifan.
"Brother Ye." Chen Zong cupped his fist.
"Brother Chen, since you came to Great Mountain Commandery, you should have come to see me." Ye Feifan was very friendly. "Please have a seat. Waiter, bring me another set of chopsticks."
"Brother Chen, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Ye Feiyun. He is also Feiyan's brother." Ye Feifan pointed at the young man sitting on his left and said, "This is Qiu Honggang. He is Qiu Honglie's brother."
"Brother Ye, Brother Qiu." Chen Zong cupped his fist and felt that it was interesting. The first time he saw Ye Feifan, he was accompanied by Ye Feiyan and Qiu Honglie. Now, he was accompanied by Ye Feiyan's brother, Ye Feiyun, and Qiu Honglie's brother, Qiu Honggang.
What a coincidence.
"Feifan, who is this?" Ye Feiyun was confused.
"Cousin, Brother Qiu, this is that …" Ye Feifan said.
"That …" Ye Feiyun and Qiu Honggang were stunned. They didn't understand at first, but then they thought of something.
"Is he Chen Zong, Chen …" Ye Feiyun exclaimed.
"That's me." Chen Zong interrupted Ye Feiyun's exclamation. He didn't want to be the center of attention here.
Ye Feiyun didn't exclaim again. Instead, he stood up and saluted Chen Zong. So did Qiu Honggang.
After knowing Chen Zong's identity, the two became much more enthusiastic. Chen Zong was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, Ye Feifan spoke up and calmed him down.
The restaurant was very popular. There were no other empty tables. Chen Zong sat down.
Seeing Chen Zong gulping down meat and wine, Ye Feifan and the other two were also affected by his forthrightness. Their appetites increased greatly, and before they could finish the dishes on one table, they immediately called for the second table to continue eating.
Especially Chen Zong, who had been living in the wild for a long time. He ate to his heart's content. His strong physique made his digestion and absorption far better than others. Most of the wine and dishes went into Chen Zong's stomach. The other three were shocked. They all thought to themselves that Chen Zong was indeed a Great State Scholar. Even his appetite was incomparable to ordinary people.
After eating, Ye Feifan invited Chen Zong to the Ye Mansion.
After thinking for a while, Chen Zong agreed.
"A Great State Scholar is indeed extraordinary." King Chong Shan received Chen Zong.
Although King Chong Shan was a Transcendent Realm master, Chen Zong was awarded the title of Great State Scholar at a young age. It meant that he had amazing talent and potential. Moreover, he had broken the limit of the Strength Refining Realm in the dynasty. It was very likely that he would reach the Transcendent Realm in the future.
Chen Zong did not stay for long. He only stayed in the Ye Mansion for one night. After a little rest, he asked to leave.
"Brother Chen, do you think I'm not a good host?" Ye Feifan asked.
"No, I'm honing myself. I won't stay for long." Chen Zong said, "If fate wills it, we'll drink together in the future."
"In that case, I won't ask you to stay. Brother Chen, your martial arts are prosperous." Ye Feifan cupped his fists solemnly.
"Your martial arts are prosperous. Goodbye." Chen Zong cupped his fists in return and left with firm steps.
Watching Chen Zong leave, Ye Feifan's thoughts drifted. After a long time, he exhaled and secretly made up his mind to go out for experience and further improve himself.
After all, Chen Zong had been appointed as a Great State Scholar by the dynasty. He had a very high status and special honor. His combat strength had even broken the dynasty's record and reached the limit of Six Stars. No matter how one looked at it, it was a goal that no one in the same generation could reach.
Now, Chen Zong could start to break through to the True Martial Realm and become a True Martial Realm martial artist. He could advance by leaps and bounds and become more powerful.
However, he did not. Instead, he further honed himself. What was there to be proud of?
Chen Zong did not know that he had influenced Ye Feifan and made him decide to go out for experience. Experience was not a trivial matter. There was a possibility of death.
Walking out of Chong Shan City, Chen Zong continued to move north. Once again, he had to live in the open.
The Cloud Dragon Dynasty had one capital, three states, and eighteen counties.
After a month, Chen Zong walked out of Chong Shan State and was about to step into the Tianhe State.
His long robe was tattered and stained with many bloodstains. It had already dried into a dark red color and looked like spots.
Over the past month, Chen Zong had spent most of his time traversing mountains and rivers. He had also encountered many dangers.
There were not many bandits in the Cloud Dragon Dynasty because most of them had been eliminated. However, there were still some left. These bandits were extremely vicious and not weak.
Chen Zong had encountered bandits whose combat strength had reached Five Stars. They were a rare group of people in the Strength Refining Realm.
Of course, a Five Stars' combat strength was nothing in front of Chen Zong who had barely reached Seven Stars. It was just a matter of a sword to kill them.
In addition to bandits and villains, he would also encounter demonic beasts.
There were not many demonic beasts in the Cloud Dragon Dynasty. Some were very weak, but some were very strong. Chen Zong had encountered a demonic beast whose combat strength was equivalent to the peak of Six Stars of the Strength Refining Realm. Such a demonic beast, coupled with its strong physique, was more difficult to deal with than other peak Six Stars warriors. Chen Zong also spent a lot of effort to kill it.
Although this month was difficult and dangerous, it also brought great benefits to Chen Zong.
His spiritual will was obviously sharpened, becoming purer and more resilient. His spiritual power was also improved. In the Realm of Enlightenment, Chen Zong's understanding had increased a little.
In addition, there was the sword technique.
The sword technique learned from the Mountain Overlook Courtyard and the dynasty's arsenal were all digested in Chen Zong's sharpening. They became his own accumulation and pushed forward the progress of the Body and Sword as One.
Chen Zong was confident that even those warriors who had stepped into the Body and Sword as One Realm for decades might not necessarily surpass him in terms of comprehension of the Body and Sword as One Realm.
With the deepening of the Realm of Enlightenment and the improvement of his sword technique, Chen Zong's combat strength finally stepped into the early Seven Stars.
Pseudo True Martial Arts Realm!
His comprehension of the Body and Sword as One had reached a high level, he could no longer advance by leaps and bounds. He could only slowly polish and improve it bit by bit. Therefore, Chen Zong shifted his focus to the comprehension of the Lingwu Realm.
Lingwu was the martial arts and weapon of the Lingwu Realm.
Martial arts and weapons were all in one's heart.
His improvement was remarkable, but he still had not reached the Great Fulfilment of the Strength Refining Realm. Chen Zong's foundation was too solid, which caused the bottleneck of the Great Fulfilment of the Strength Refining Realm to be even stronger.
However, Chen Zong was not in a hurry. This kind of thing could not be rushed. Thinking back to when he broke through to the Great Fulfilment of the Qi and Blood Realm, there was a large factor of coincidence.
He believed that Ding Xuan was able to break through to the Great Fulfilment of the Strength Refining Realm because of great opportunities and luck.
There was no trace of this kind of breakthrough. Otherwise, it would not be like the legend that it was not truly categorized into the Strength Refining Realm. There were only Nine Transformations and no Ten Transformations.
"However, now that my combat strength has truly reached the early Seven Stars, if I can break through to the Great Fulfilment of the Strength Refining Realm, to what extent will my combat strength increase?"
"Middle-stage Seven Stars?"
"No, it should be more than that. The gap between the Great Fulfilment of the Strength Refining Realm and the peak of the Nine Transformations is very obvious."
"At least, I can reach the late Seven Stars."
While he was speculating, Chen Zong's sword trembled slightly. The Sword Qi surged and swept like a storm. In an instant, the three tyrannical monsters in front of him were killed. His figure swept past them and flew down the mountain.
Behind him was the boundary of the Chongshan State. In front of him was the boundary of the Tianhe State. The mountain below his feet was the boundary between the two states. It was called the Two Zhou Mountain.
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