Chapter 328: The People Who Were Waiting

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Chen Yiming observed it carefully, then came back to his senses.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to be in trouble.

If Wu Susu achieved success in her cultivation one day, she would definitely recall what had happened today.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely. First of all, the provincial biological research institute controlled the production of the miracle blood. Institute head Wu only needed to give it to his daughter…

Wu Weiguo and Wu Susu quietly waited for an answer with hopeful expressions on their faces.

Chen Yiming’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded and said, “If you still remember the order of the spiritual concept diagram, you can give it a try, but it’s best not to force yourself to cultivate it.”

Wu Susu was all smiles as she thanked him.

Institute head Wu offered to treat him to a meal.

Seeing this, Chen Yiming tactfully refused and quickly escaped.

…

Ever since Chen Yiming left the spiritual crystal at the provincial biological research institute, many higher-ups had come over to check on the progress of their research.

It was unknown how many people’s hope had been placed on the fist-sized spiritual crystal.

The stronghold in the otherworld, the miracle blood, the training ground, and the crystal meditation technique appeared one after another in less than a year. They could almost make up for all the shortcomings in the humans’ martial arts talent.

For those with poor physical talent, the miracle blood could make up for it. For those with insufficient spiritual talent, the crystal meditation technique could make up for it…

Although the technique was still far from being optimized, Jiangnan province was quickly entering the era where warriors were commonplace. They could already see a hint of this future scenario.

At the same time, those who were forward-looking felt a sense of urgency. They felt like they were being pushed forward continuously. No one was willing to miss out on this opportunity.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

The seemingly peaceful Jiangnan City had already become filled with undercurrents. Whether it was outside the city or in the city, some unidentified people had secretly sneaked in.

Early in the morning, a large number of strong armed police officers appeared in the streets, districts, and buildings. They could be seen everywhere in the city.

After consulting Wang Ronghui, Chen Yiming decided to publicize the first version of the crystal meditation technique in Jiangnan City.

The armed police had received orders to capture any unidentified persons and do their best to prevent the information about the crystal meditation technique from spreading out of the Daxia Kingdom.

In reality, unless the crystal meditation technique was not promoted as a universal cultivation technique, sooner or later, other countries would be able to obtain it through various channels.

But there was no need to worry too much.

With just the crystal meditation technique alone, it would take 10 to 20 years to see obvious improvement.

The Daxia Kingdom still had an advantage of the cultivation environment in the trial grounds that other countries could not compare to.

…

In front of the park by the river.

“Hello, Chief Instructor Zhu!”

A young man bumped into Zhu Song by the river and saluted him.

“Wei Qiang, you’re here too. Where are the others?” Zhu Song stopped and asked.

Zhu Song was also the chief instructor of a special forces team in the capital. Wei Qiang was one of the members of this team.

“The others have various tasks to do and can’t leave. They can only arrange for me to come alone to learn the crystal meditation technique,” Wei Qiang explained.

“That’s right. This might be the only chance. Remember to study it carefully and try to master it fully in one go,” Zhu Song said with a nod.

“Chief Instructor, I heard that you also participated in the creation of the crystal meditation technique. Can you tell me about the situation back then?” Wei Qiang asked curiously.

Chen Yiming’s every move was being watched by countless people.

Before Chen Yiming accepted the invitation to be part of the mediation team, the attention on the internal strife in the Green Mountain Sect was limited to Minnan province. No one outside the province knew about it unless they deliberately tried to find out about it.

However, Chen Yiming’s actions immediately brought the matter to everyone’s attention.

After that, detailed information was gathered and sent back to the capital to the higher-ups in the central government.

“Where did you hear that? In reality, I was useless from the start to the end. I was just an audience member during the entire process,” Zhu Song said in a low voice with an awkward expression.

“This… That’s impossible!” Wei Qiang was speechless.

In his eyes, chief instructor Zhu was already a god-like existence.

When training the team members, even if it was not an area that the instructor himself was familiar with, he could still give many pointers, which was comparable to being omniscient and omnipotent.

However, when it came to the crystal meditation technique, his role was only that of an onlooker.

“Look at the clouds in the sky.” Zhu Song pointed at the sky and said helplessly, “The difference between me and the other party is much greater than the difference between you and me.”

“Is this what a true genius is like? Walking at the forefront of the path of martial arts, opening up a path that no one has explored before,” Wei Qiang muttered in shock.

“You can say that.” Zhu Song sighed and said, “Only when you really come into contact with him can you understand that in front of him, we are the same. In fact, we are no different from ordinary people.”

The shock brought about by the 10,000-meter-long corpse dug out from the otherworld was indescribable.

Now, the middle area of the trial grounds where the corpse was located was surrounded by a large number of ghosts. Deformed monsters could be seen everywhere in the inner layer. Most of the people who entered the trial grounds were training in the outer layer.

Wei Qiang had already lost the chance to see the true appearance of the corpse.

“That seems to be the case.” Wei Qiang thought for a moment and said, “I remember that when the war with the treants entered a stalemate, while our special operations team was on standby, news of our victory suddenly came back.”

Zhu Song nodded.

He had no intention of telling Wei Qiang that the true level of the treants in the otherworld was above the master realm.

The martial master Rover from the Sam Nation had been beaten to a pulp. The entire western world did not dare to take any sort of revenge.

The four people from the capital seemed to have been arranged to stay in Jiangnan province for the long term.

All of this meant that it was a taboo topic.

Not long after, Zhu Song and Wei Qiang left and walked along the riverside.

“Chief Instructor, I heard that the crystal meditation technique will be demonstrated on the river, right?” Wei Qiang asked.

“There’s nothing we can do about it. There are too many people who want to see how the crystal meditation technique is cultivated,” Zhu Song replied casually.

“At that time, both sides of the river will be filled with people. The noise will definitely be very disruptive. What should I do if I can’t learn it all at once?” Wei Qiang revealed an uncomfortable expression.

He had come alone, with the hope of the entire special operations unit placed on him.

If he returned empty-handed, even he would not be able to forgive himself.

“Alright! Don’t put on a tough front. You can’t learn everything by yourself. As long as you don’t mind learning from me, feel free to ask if you have any questions,” Zhu Song said with a smile.

Then, he added, “Although I might not have a chance to return to the special forces, I’m still your chief instructor.”

This was not a joke, but reality.

The miracle blood and the trial grounds were all in Jiangnan province.

The center of the Daxia Kingdom had already begun to shift.

Wei Qiang smiled when he heard this and heaved a sigh of relief.

There were too many situations where the relationship between people faded as they parted ways. Fortunately, Zhu Song was a person who held onto his old ties.

In addition, they were all adults. Meeting each other coincidentally was something that could only be used to trick children. Wei Qiang had come to look for his old superior with this intention in mind.

…

In a special prison in Jiangnan City, the cells were not made of ordinary steel. Instead, they were mixed with special ores from the otherworld, and were many times harder than ordinary steel.

In addition, there was a martial arts expert from the military standing at the entrance of each cell to guard the prisoners. There were extremely high security standards.

“Let me out. I’m really not a traitor!”

“My father is Li Gang. You arrested me without any evidence. I’ll deal with you when I get out. I’ll make you guys suffer.”

From time to time, the sound of handcuffs clanging and shouts for justice could be heard from the cells.

The martial arts experts in charge of guarding the area were all expressionless and unbothered.

Some of the people who had been arrested suddenly were the second or third generation descendants of big shots, and some were informants who had been bribed by unknown factions.

In short, as long as there was reason to suspect them, they would be arrested regardless of their identity and temporarily held here.

At the very least, they would have to wait for the public demonstration of the crystal meditation technique to be over before someone would come to deal with them.

…

It was afternoon.

Jiangnan City, which was the provincial city, began to become crowded. Be it in the city center or the suburbs, there were large crowds everywhere.

As for the two sides of the river, they were already filled with people. These people had brought along their luggage and were preparing to camp here.

The time for the demonstration of the crystal meditation technique was either tomorrow or the day after. Other than a few people who knew the details, the exact time was still being kept a secret.

In a private room in a restaurant, Feng Wuji, a few elders of the Sword Clan, and more than 10 disciples were eating.

A disciple asked gloomily, “Senior Brother Feng, is the crystal meditation technique really going to be made public for free? That was originally your unique spiritual talent!”

The elders looked at each other, but no one berated this disciple.

In their eyes, such a good thing was indeed that was originally monopolized by the Sword Clan. Now that they were preparing to publicize it to everyone, their hearts ached so much that they could not breathe properly.

If not for the fact that the person who revealed the crystal meditation technique could suppress the entire Green Mountain Sect with just a flip of his hand, the elders of the Sword Clan would have long since charged over with their swords to let the other party understand the consequences of stealing the secrets of their sect.

Feng Wuji was speechless. His hand that was holding the teacup paused for a moment.

All the disciples and elders of the Sword Clan thought that he was a genius. In terms of the speed at which he broke through, he could be said to be the fastest person in the history of the Daxia Kingdom.

The master realm, and even what was after the master realm, was in his reach. It was only a matter of time before he got there.

These words were partly true and partly wrong.

He knew very well that his performance of geniuses at the three stages of the warrior realm or even the half-step master realm was all due to the talent of the spiritual crystal.

The deformed monsters and ghosts in the training ground could not win against the purifying power of the crystal shadow. The power of corruption and their curse techniques did not let them gain the upper hand against him, so he did not have to be as afraid as the others.

At the same time, he absorbed the purified spiritual power and quickly completed the accumulation of spiritual power. Only then did he notice the speed at which he was breaking through.

The path of martial arts from now on would not be as smooth as it was before.

Because he was an outsider, and had only just come into contact with the top circles of martial arts, he did not have a cultivation technique that could allow him to cultivate to the master realm.

Chen Yiming had given him some pointers back then, and he didn’t think it was good for him to try out cultivation techniques at the master realm. This was because the cultivation techniques corresponded to the power of nature, and the probability of it being compatible with Feng Wuji’s talent was too low.

It was best to start with the talent of the crystal shadow itself. However, during this period of time, no matter how he tried, he could not create any resonance with the corresponding power of nature.

It could be said that his martial arts path had reached a bottleneck. However, the elders and disciples of the Sword Clan still thought that it would not be long before Feng Wuji became the fourth martial master in the Daxia Kingdom.

Feng Wuji took a sip of tea and cleared his throat. He corrected them and said, “How can the talent of the crystal shadow be the same as the crystal meditation technique?

For example, if the skeleton of a creature from the otherworld had the original concept diagram on it, could you develop a corresponding cultivation technique based on it?

That can’t be! Let alone a cultivation technique that can temper one’s spiritual power. There are no similar cultivation techniques left behind by previous generations to refer to.”

The disciple had nothing to say to refute Feng Wuji’s explanation.

This was indeed the case. Talent and cultivation techniques could not be mixed up. Using the crystal shadow as the blueprint, it was possible to create crystal meditation techniques, crystal body tempering techniques, crystal martial arts techniques, and so on.

The existing internal force cultivation techniques of humans were all created by geniuses.

Those who could learn it among the later generations were already considered genius disciples. As for taking a new path, this had nothing to do with most people.

The elders of the Sword Clan remained silent.

How could they not know that it was just their selfishness? They felt that they had not received enough in return.

Feng Wuji did not want to dwell on this topic anymore and said, “How’s the progress on the transfer of the base?”

The elder in charge of this matter lowered his voice. “The supplies that can be moved over have been secretly transported. We can set up the new base at any time.”

Feng Wuji nodded and took another sip of tea.

The Sword Clan had already secretly discussed using this opportunity to move their base to the vicinity of the trial grounds.

However, this was not something they could publicize after all, so they could only do it in secret. They planned to act first without the Minnan provincial government knowing and report it later.

…

Night fell.

Chen Yiming stood on the balcony and looked down at the brightly lit city.

“Brother, don’t you have to write a speech? Aren’t you afraid that your brain will go blank if there are too many people?” Chen Yingying walked over and asked curiously.

She had given a few speeches before, and the school had prepared the speech in advance. She just needed to memorize it in advance.

Chen Yiming was indeed troubled. He wasn’t troubled by the script, as he didn’t plan to say much.

What he was troubled about was whether he should demonstrate the crystal meditation technique with his true appearance. This did not mean that he did not dare to show his face in public, but that he did not want to be recognized wherever he went in the future.

Facing his curious sister, Chen Yiming turned around and said calmly, “Do you think I’m you? I already have a plan.”

Chen Yingying pouted and nodded.

Chen Yiming changed the topic. “How’s your cultivation of the crystal meditation technique going? After it’s made public tomorrow, you will lose the advantage of having a head start.”

Hearing him ask about the cultivation of the crystal meditation technique, Chen Yingying immediately cowered and whispered, “It’s really difficult. It wasn’t easy to successfully construct the crystal, but after it was completed, the power of purification didn’t appear at all.”

Chen Yiming thought to himself, “There’s not even a trace of the purification power. How can that be considered a success? There must be some problem with it.”

However, no matter how disappointed he was, he could only encourage her. “There are many similar cultivation techniques that can be referenced for internal force cultivation techniques. But there’s only one spiritual power technique. It’s also very difficult for others to cultivate it. There’s no need to be discouraged.”

Chen Yingying nodded, seeming to have regained some of her confidence.