Chapter 270: Secret Techniques of the True Martial Pavilion

Chen Mo stood before the courtyard gate, feeling that this voice was somewhat familiar; he was certain he had definitely heard it before.

He even vaguely guessed the owner of this voice, yet according to common sense, this voice should not appear here now.

Before Chen Mo could respond, the courtyard gate opened.

A figure stood in the courtyard, dressed in green martial attire, with a detached and transcendent temperament.

"Ah?" Zhang Qianlian looked at Chen Mo outside the courtyard, countless traces of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.

He truly could not understand why Chen Mo could appear here so quickly.

The information he had previously left for Chen Mo was, in fact, not wrong.

According to his estimations, by the time Chen Mo broke through to the True One Realm and arrived in Ju Hai City, he would not necessarily be dead, but he would likely be in the process of his final defense of the border.

Chen Mo would certainly not see him alive.

Yet he never imagined that Chen Mo could arrive so quickly.

His expression was full of surprise, and even more so, confusion.

The main thing was that there were many things in Ju Hai City that he had no way to give to his own kin and descendants, so they could only be left in the city.

According to Zhang Qianlian's estimate, it would take at least seven or eight years at the very fastest, and it was highly probable it would take even longer.

"However, since you have come, that is also a good thing," Zhang Qianlian added immediately.

"That is correct," Chen Mo nodded in acknowledgment.

This was the result he had previously anticipated for himself.

He truly could not understand why someone could break through to the True One Realm so smoothly.

Because breaking through to the True One Realm is by no means an easy task; if one encounters even a hint of a problem halfway through, a Martial Artist must spend decades slowly patching it up.

And in the world he lived in and among his own kin, there were quite a few disciples who joined the Huantian Alliance.

Zhang Qianlian took the lead, and Chen Mo followed closely behind him.

With Chen Mo's strength improved, the Huantian Alliance would inevitably become more prosperous.

On the other hand, Chen Mo had sufficient talent, was strong enough, and was also a cultivator within the Huantian Alliance.

Logically speaking, even if Chen Mo had not encountered a single flaw during his cultivation, it would be impossible to spend such a short amount of time.

Zhang Qianlian was not far from death and no longer cared for worldly possessions; except for the magic treasures and weapons he had to use, he was prepared to leave everything else to his friends in the Alliance.

"This matter is not complicated to explain, and it is my fault for not anticipating that you could break through so quickly. Logically speaking, if you had broken through normally, you would likely not see me at this time."

The prosperity of the Huantian Alliance would, to some extent, also benefit his younger descendants.

It was just that he had not expected there to be a freak like Chen Mo in this world who could complete the breakthrough so quickly and arrive in Ju Hai City.

He had originally intended to leave some things for Chen Mo in the city so that when he first arrived, he could directly embark on the path of cultivation without having to find ways to earn resources.

"Follow me; I will first take you to meet another Martial Artist in the Alliance."

But even for a simple breakthrough, logically speaking, it should never have been this fast.

Of course, even without these, he would still leave the cultivation resources behind, because he had no way to take them with him, so it was better to distribute them openly to friends or younger Martial Artists.

If not for them, even if he could break through smoothly without any flaws, the process of refining the Wanfa Spirit Fruit and breaking through would take at least seven or eight years.

Zhang Qianlian sighed softly and explained to Chen Mo.

Zhang Qianlian walked over in two or three strides and continued to ask, "You broke through so quickly?"

Since Chen Mo could arrive in Ju Hai City ahead of schedule, he now had one more person in this world he could entrust things to, and many items could be handed directly to Chen Mo.

Even if everything went smoothly, it would still take at least several years.

Zhang Qianlian did not seek any reward for doing these things; on one hand, these resources were already useless to him.

The two soon arrived at a quiet cultivation room, and Zhang Qianlian activated the Array outside the room.

"This junior had some fortuitous encounters, so the speed of the breakthrough was faster than that of ordinary Martial Artists," Chen Mo explained with a smile.

If one followed common sense, then by the time Chen Mo arrived, he should have long since died on the battlefield facing the creatures of the Mirage Sea.

That he could enter the True One Realm in a short time was due to both the Nine Treasures Lotus Heart Pill and the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, both of which were indispensable.

"Senior, didn't you say that you had already..." Chen Mo's tone was equally complex, and he stopped halfway through.

All in all, it had only been a little over a year.

"Alliance Leader?" Chen Mo's expression was also complex; he had not expected to see Zhang Qianlian again either.

"How did you come so quickly?" Zhang Qianlian's expression was even more complex, his eyes filled with bewilderment, and he then asked, "Have you broken through to the True One Realm?"

This could not help but make him feel surprised.

How much time had passed!

Even when collecting the Wanfa Spirit Fruit, Chen Mo had already reached the perfection of the Myriad Phenomena Third Heaven.

And in a situation where the other party had confirmed his own death, he could still see the other party.

Yet Chen Mo had broken through so quickly, which truly exceeded Zhang Qianlian's expectations and imagination.

One must know that all the information he had previously received was left by Zhang Qianlian himself.

Before long, the door to the quiet room opened, and a man in a black and white robe with a cold expression walked out.

"Alliance Leader?" the man greeted, then turned his gaze toward Chen Mo.

"This is Wu Qianqi, the only True One Third Heaven powerhouse in our Alliance, just one step away from the In-Charge Realm.

He is currently stationed in Ju Hai City; if you have other questions about things in the city, you can ask him."

Zhang Qianlian was all smiles as he introduced him to Chen Mo.

"This is Chen Mo, also a True One Martial Artist in our Alliance, who just broke through recently and is visiting Ju Hai City for the first time," Zhang Qianlian said, looking at Wu Qianqi.

Hearing this, the coldness on Wu Qianqi's face softened slightly, and he took the initiative to say to Chen Mo, "I reside here long-term; if you have things you don't understand in the city, you can come here and ask me."

"I still need to cultivate, so I will take my leave," Wu Qianqi said, and the door to the quiet room closed.

Zhang Qianlian's expression remained calm, as if he were already used to this behavior, but he still explained to Chen Mo.

"Old Wu is just like that; he has always been unsociable by nature, and now that he has a home he cannot return to, he is even more so.

However, although he does not like socializing, his conduct and way of handling affairs are absolutely reliable; he has a cold exterior but a warm heart."

Chen Mo nodded, his heart already guessing that the home Zhang Qianlian spoke of that he could not return to was, in all likelihood, the world that had been completely submerged by Chen Mo.

The reason Wu Qianqiu came to Juhai City and resided there permanently was also to avoid disaster.

Otherwise, even with the strength of a True One Realm Martial Artist, it would be very difficult for him to put up an effective resistance against the boundless Mirage Sea.

"Since you have just arrived at Ju Hai City, you must have already joined the Xuanhuang Heaven. Within this city, or one could even say within this Xuanhuang Da Tiandi.

All Martial Artists are within the Xuanhuang Heaven. The Xuanhuang Heaven cannot be considered a faction; it is more like an alliance or a platform. It provides various cultivation resources to Martial Artists, while also obtaining other resources from them to trade with others."

Zhang Qianlian walked to a nearby pavilion to sit down, introducing the current situation to Chen Mo in greater detail.

"If you wish to cultivate here for a long time, you will need to choose a faction to join.

There were originally over a hundred factions in this Ju Hai City, but after the great waves of time have washed away the sand.

Now only eleven factions remain, and among them, the bottom three factions are no longer worth joining.

It is likely only a matter of time before they merge with the remaining eight factions."

Zhang Qianlian continued to speak, taking a tea set from his Storage Ring and beginning to brew tea with great proficiency.

Chen Mo listened to what he said with extreme care; these were things that certainly could not be spoken of by someone who was not well-versed in the city's situation.

If he did not understand these things and casually joined one of those three declining factions, he would inevitably fall into a huge trap.

"It would be too troublesome for me to introduce the situation of these remaining eight factions one by one.

This information is all within this Jade Slip; you will know it after you refine it.

Furthermore, if you join the True Martial Tower, I still have tens of thousands of contribution points in the tower that I can give you."

Zhang Qianlian smiled freely and handed the brewed tea to Chen Mo.

He indeed had many contribution points within his faction, but even if these points were transferred, they could only be given to someone in the same faction.

And according to the rules, items exchanged with them could only be used on Martial Artists of the same faction.

Charity begins at home; Zhang Qianlian gifting these contributions to Martial Artists of the same faction, or using items exchanged with them on Martial Artists of the same faction, would not draw any objections.

No matter what, these things ultimately remained within his own faction.

But if he were to give them to an outsider, no one would agree to it.

The other Martial Artists of the Huantian Alliance were not in the True Martial Tower, and if Chen Mo did not join the True Martial Tower either.

Zhang Qianlian would only have to distribute these contributions to friends in the same faction; otherwise, leaving them would just be a waste.

Chen Mo took the Jade Slip and examined it carefully, streams of information flowing before his eyes.

He first checked the situation of the True Martial Tower faction; this faction controlled five secret lands, each of which could help Martial Artists cultivate.

Among them, two were of great help to Martial Artists in the True One Realm; one was called the Return to Truth Secret Land.

It could help Martial Artists in the True One Realm to condense their own laws as quickly as possible, enabling them to complete their current minor realm cultivation and prepare for a breakthrough.

There was another secret land called the Longevity Secret Land; it was called Longevity, but in reality, it had little to do with longevity.

When a True One Martial Artist entered, they could perceive the true meaning of life and death, allowing them to condense the Reincarnation Stele within their own body more quickly.

Both of these secret lands could help a True One Martial Artist cultivate; if Chen Mo were to enter, these were the two places he would need to use first.

As for the other secret lands, he would not have a use for them in the short term.

Aside from the secret lands, the most important things were the Secret Skills. Martial Artists in the True One Realm all had their own insights when facing cultivation; even if they needed techniques, they mostly used them as references to perfect their own techniques.

What True One Realm Martial Artists needed most were cultivation Secret Skills, which could both enhance their own combat power and serve as references for their own cultivation.

The True Martial Tower possessed seven cultivation Secret Skills; the number seemed small, but as Secret Skills that could be given to other Martial Artists to practice.

Then the Martial Artists who created these Secret Skills would not be in the Mastery Realm.

At the very least, they would have to be existences at the level of a Great Ability; only Secret Skills created at such a realm were qualified to be practiced by other Martial Artists.

Currently, in Ju Hai City, or rather in the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi, there were three Supremes.

Two of them were remnants of the Ancient Heaven and Earth, while the other broke through only after the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi was opened.

These three Supremes did not belong to any faction.

The Secret Skills created by these three Supremes could be learned directly by spending Xuanhuang Heaven contribution points, without needing to join any faction.

And the fact that the True Martial Tower could produce seven Secret Skills meant that this faction had at least seven Great Abilities.

Of course, these seven Great Abilities were not all present now; this Jade Slip only recorded that the True Martial Tower currently had five Great Abilities, which was already a significant number.

Among these seven Secret Skills, the one Chen Mo most wanted to obtain was the Secret Skill called True Martial Gang Qi.

The difficulty of practicing this Secret Skill was moderate, the threshold for practice was not high, it could be practiced at the Supernatural Power Realm, and it could be used all the way until the Mastery Realm was perfected.

True Martial Gang Qi: when a True One Martial Artist practices it, they can convert the Heaven and Earth True Gang they have condensed into a special type of Gang Qi.

This type of Gang Qi can be used for self-defense and fighting enemies, especially for fighting enemies.

The reason True Martial Gang Qi takes the word "True" is because it has the ability to pierce through anything.

Aside from a small number of rare treasures in the world, it can be said that almost no equipment can stop True Martial Gang Qi.

If a Martial Artist wants to counter it, they can only bring out power of the same realm to cancel it out bit by bit.

It can be said that when a Martial Artist masters True Martial Gang Qi, they are to a certain extent leveling the gap between themselves and their enemy.

Even if the opponent has supreme treasures for protection and endless means and magic treasures, as long as they have not accumulated as much Heaven and Earth True Gang as oneself, they are not one's opponent.

And in terms of self-defense, True Martial Gang Qi has the profound ability to resist the Mirage Sea.

Nowadays, many Martial Artists in the world rarely engage in combat easily; their main energy is spent on dealing with the Mirage Sea.

True Martial Gang Qi can isolate the erosion of the Mirage Sea and provide protection for the Martial Artist.

It can be said that every Martial Artist in the True Martial Tower has a copy of this Secret Technique, and even Martial Artists from other factions mostly learn this Secret Technique for self-protection.

Many Martial Artists who enter and exit Ju Hai City join the True Martial Tower precisely because of this Secret Technique.

Not only because of its profoundness in combat, but also because it can protect oneself under the Mirage Sea.

Apart from this Secret Skill, there is another Secret Skill called the Samsara Sacrifice Technique.

When a Martial Artist cultivates this method, they can accumulate an extra portion of Heaven and Earth True Gang outside their body during their daily state.

As for exactly how much can be accumulated, it depends on the amount of Heaven and Earth True Gang the Martial Artist themselves can contain, as well as their mastery of this Secret Technique.

This is only the most basic use of this Secret Technique; the most important part is for when the Martial Artist's own Heaven and Earth True Gang is exhausted.

The Martial Artist can forcibly overdraw their own strength to forcibly squeeze out a portion of Heaven and Earth True Gang from within their body.

Of course, after performing this Secret Technique, the Martial Artist will be weak for a period of time, during which it is difficult to make any progress in cultivation and they can only continuously replenish their own deficit.

But it must be said that this is indeed a very formidable Secret Technique, possessing both the functions of daily cultivation and explosive power.

Furthermore, this Secret Technique can be used in conjunction with True Martial Gang Qi, which has even more wonderful uses when facing enemies.

After all, at the same realm, except for freaks like the Mirage Sea, the amount of Heaven and Earth True Gang that other Martial Artists can accumulate, while having differences, will not be particularly large.

And under these circumstances, cultivating this secret art can increase the amount of Heaven and Earth True Gang one accumulates.

Although one must cultivate it back after using it up, the time consumed is relatively short.

And at a critical moment, it leaves the Martial Artist with one chance to burst forth, which makes it even more powerful.

Aside from these two Secret Techniques, Chen Mo also roughly looked over the other few Secret Techniques.

They are helpful to him, but not very much.

He will definitely not choose to cultivate them in the short term; on one hand, biting off more than one can chew is bad, and on the other hand, he cannot come up with that many contribution points.

Even though he joined the True Martial Tower and will receive the contribution points left behind by Zhang Qianlian, he cannot use all the contribution points to exchange for Secret Skills; the most important thing is still cultivation.

If one only exchanges for secret manuals while neglecting their own cultivation, that would be putting the cart before the horse.

After finishing the intelligence on the True Martial Tower, Chen Mo began to study the intelligence on other local forces in detail.

Compared to the True Martial Tower, the intelligence introductions for other local forces are relatively not very detailed.

This is also normal; after all, Zhang Qianlian is currently in the True Martial Tower and understands the situation here, so naturally, it is clearer.

Chen Mo carefully reviewed all the information, including the situation at Qingxuan Temple obtained earlier.

(End of this chapter)