Chapter 310: The Secret of Cultivation

Zhangtai Palace in Xianyang City, Great Qin.

In the solemn main hall, upon a high platform, a figure sat there, continuously flipping through bamboo slips.

Not knowing how much time had passed, this person put down the bamboo slips and then, as if speaking to the air, said, "How goes the investigation into this person's identity?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this person's identity has been investigated. Aside from his own claim of being a successor of the School of Novelists, he is also a Donghai Qi Refiner, and his master is Wujizi of the Taoist Sect's Heavenly Sect."

"Wujizi? So that means he is of the Taoist Sect's Heavenly Sect."

First Emperor Ying Zheng's expression did not change as he asked indifferently.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this Wujizi was expelled from the sect by the Heavenly Sect thirty years ago. Theoretically, neither Wujizi nor this person belongs to the Taoist Sect's Heavenly Sect."

"That is interesting. This youth now claims to be of the School of Novelists; has the reason for this been discovered?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me; we have not discovered it."

In the shadows, a figure hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Forget it."

Ying Zheng naturally would not blame him for this matter.

"For this matter, have the Shadow Secret Guard keep an eye on him; there is no need to worry about the rest."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The commander of the Black Ice Terrace in the shadows retreated.

"Your Majesty, should we really not interfere? This *Investiture of the Gods* mentions the Heavenly Court; this person likely knows something. It would be better to capture him and force him to reveal what he knows."

"Imperial Uncle, this *Investiture of the Gods* is mostly fantasy. Although the Heavenly Court is mentioned, there is still a great difference between what is inside and the reality there."

"If he truly knew something, would he write it out so brazenly?"

Ying Zheng shook his head. He did not believe that if the other party knew something, they would dare to write it out; were they not afraid of retaliation?

If one knew the situation of the Heavenly Court, one should be clear about the Heavenly Court's strength. Even he, the Emperor of Great Qin, could only barely resist it.

Over these years, he unified the Six States and the world, precisely in the hope of gathering the world's power together to defeat it.

What the Yin-Shang failed to do back then, he was confident he would certainly accomplish.

"However, as Imperial Uncle said, this youth likely learned a little bit of the truth from somewhere. Regardless of who this person is, keep a close watch on him to see if the Heavenly Court makes any moves."

"In these years, the Heavenly Court seems to have vanished, but I know they have always been there; they have merely hidden themselves."

"Back then, my father and grandfather, in order to severely wound that one in the Heavenly Court, did not hesitate to sacrifice their own lives; I do not fear them either."

Speaking to this point, Ying Zheng exuded a supreme aura throughout his body.

"Your Majesty, this old subject and the Imperial Clan are also willing to go through fire and water for Great Qin."

"Haha! Imperial Uncle is right. My Great Qin inherited the legacy of the Yin-Shang and holds an irreconcilable hatred for the Heavenly Court."

In Sanghai Cheng, Su Fan set off with several young children he had adopted.

Su Fan did not close his restaurant in Sanghai Cheng; he would return to Sanghai Cheng in the future, as it was, after all, an important plot location.

Therefore, he left some people behind.

Having transmigrated to this world for over a year, he had adopted quite a few people. After training, while they might not be great talents, they at least had no problems managing the restaurant.

Moreover, he had also asked Zhang Liang to intervene if any problems arose in the future.

Zhang Liang's status in Sanghai Cheng was even higher than that of the Commandery Assistant within the city—though, of course, this did not refer to power.

Rather, it was local prestige.

It is true that Great Qin had unified the world, but the local government offices of the Six States—perhaps those Commandery Assistants were people of Great Qin, but those below the Commandery Assistant were not Qin people.

After all, the Qin did not have that many officials, and they relied on the original local prominent families or influential village elders to serve.

As one of the Qi-Lu Three Heroes and the Third Master of the Little Sage Manor, if Zhang Liang were to join Great Qin, there would be no problem with him becoming a Commandery Assistant.

Therefore, by asking Zhang Liang for help, his restaurant would have no issues.

Taking a few clever people with him, Su Fan boarded a carriage and set off toward Xianyang.

Xianyang City, Su Fan's goal all along.

"I hope that place can give me more surprises."

Su Fan muttered to himself.

In Sanghai Cheng, Su Fan had exchanged much with Zhang Liang and learned of some realms in this world: Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, and Refining Spirit into Void.

Among them, Refining Essence into Qi is divided into the Internal Breath Realm and the External Gang Realm.

Refining Qi into Spirit consists of Ning Shen, Hua Yuan, and Tong Xuan.

Zhang Liang did not mention the final Refining Spirit into Void.

Comparing it to his own strength, Su Fan found that he was roughly at the peak of the Ning Shen Realm, while Zhang Liang had also said that he himself was in the Hua Yuan Realm and, with the help of his sword Lingxu, could even contend with experts of the Tong Xuan Realm.

Through this comparison, Su Fan also knew that his strength really did not count for much in this world.

Refining Qi into Spirit was considered the mainstream; most experts were at this realm. Zhang Liang's talent was not bad, and at only twenty-something years old, he had already reached Hua Yuan.

Of course, this was also because the other party was a protagonist of the Qi of Luck.

Then, according to Su Fan's comparison, there were many characters in *Qin Shi Mingyue* more powerful than Zhang Liang and his peers; for example, the combat power ceiling, the Vertical and Horizontal duo, were likely also at the Profound Mystery Realm.

And their combat power very likely reached the peak of Tong Xuan.

Of course, Su Fan was not entirely certain if that was the case.

As for whether it was Refining Spirit into Void, Su Fan felt it was impossible. According to Zhang Liang, no one had been seen breaking through to Refining Spirit into Void for several hundred years.

Su Fan also knew that it was naturally impossible for no one to have broken through; it was just that this realm was already considered the true big boss level of this world.

Would such people show their faces in the mundane world?

Of course not. With that time, it would be better to comprehend the heavens and earth to raise their cultivation even higher; perhaps they might even break the shackles of heaven and earth.

Su Fan believed that there were definitely quite a few people in this world at the Refining Spirit into Void stage.

It was just that their realms were too low, and they were completely unaware.

Furthermore, Su Fan felt that Xunzi of the Little Sage Manor was very likely an expert at the Refining Spirit into Void realm.

His own cultivation was comparable to the Condensing Spirit realm, and because his Divine Soul was powerful, it was no weaker than the Transforming Origin realm, but the feeling that divine sense gave Su Fan that day was truly too powerful.

At that time, he felt that he was merely a seedling in heaven and earth.

After understanding some of the circumstances of cultivation in this world, Su Fan felt mostly joy; the combat power of this world was already not the slightest bit weaker than the Main World.

Perhaps it was not as vast as the Main World, but it was enough that the combat power realms were not weaker than the Main World.

Here, he could strive to raise his realm, and when he returned to the Main World, he could quickly recover his cultivation.

If he could reach the Nascent Soul Realm in this world, wouldn't he be able to recover his peak strength within a few decades upon returning to the Main World?

The Nascent Soul Realm, even in the Southern Wilderness Ten Kingdoms of the Main World, was considered a top-tier figure.

After all, great beings of the Primordial Spirit were also rare existences in the Main World; since the founding of the Southern Wilderness Ten Kingdoms, such a powerhouse had never been born.