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150: ”Self-study of the Old History of Hua Yu”Chapter 150: “Self-Cultivation: Ancient Yu History”

“The Immortal Ancestor of Huai Country? An Immortal Rank expert? Don’t we, the Xia Country, also have a True Immortal?” Qin Jiang asked, somewhat surprised.

Step by step, he increasingly understood just how vast the gap between Martial Artist Ranks truly was.

If there wasn’t an expert of the same Rank to contend with, there would be almost no chance of victory, even if the Xia Country’s army had already breached the capital of Huai Country.

The foundation of a country still lay with its True Immortal.

Lin Mingzhi shook his head, “That one in the Imperial Capital, like the Sect Leader of Changshou, has already entered his twilight years. While he won’t pass away, his combat power is probably inferior to that of Huai Country’s Immortal Ancestor.”

Qin Jiang nodded, “Besides King Huai, who is the other True God?”

“The Grand Marshal of Huai Country’s army, Fushan. His cultivation is not beneath King Huai’s,” Lin Mingzhi said.

“Does our Xia Country not have such an expert besides the current Xia Emperor?” Qin Jiang asked.

“There is one more, and that is the former Governor of Yuan Province, and also our Xia Country’s current Grand Marshal of the army, Ye Yuanling.”

“But Elder Ye is also approaching his twilight years. He might not be a match for either King Huai or Fushan,” Lin Mingzhi said.

Qin Jiang narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. If that was the case, it would indeed be a bit difficult to handle.

“However, you don’t need to worry too much. The war in Yuan Province is just the beginning. True God Rank experts will not personally intervene for now; at the very least, they will only make probing moves when the war in Yuan Province is nearing its end,” Lin Mingzhi said.

Qin Jiang nodded. If that was the case, there should be enough time.

As long as he could raise the Vajra Indestructible Body or the Qi Kings Chaotic Sky Halberd to the ninth layer during this period, he would fear no True God of Huai Country, even if both of them attacked together.

The only remaining concern was the Immortal Ancestor of Huai Country. He had not yet witnessed the power of an Immortal Rank.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll take my leave first.”

“Brother, walk slowly. I will see you out.”

It was late at night when he returned to Qin Residence. Qin Jiang walked into the courtyard, where Xu Yanran was sitting in the pavilion, brewing hangover soup in front of her, gently fanning it.

Looking at the burnt wood shavings, she had been there for some time.

“Husband, you’re back,” she chuckled, picking up the earthenware pot and pouring the soup into a teacup.

Qin Jiang smiled, walked over, and gently embraced her from behind, “Still not sleeping this late.”

“I can’t sleep until you come back,” Xu Yanran said with a smile.

Qin Jiang gave a knowing smile, then directly picked her up in his arms, “So you can sleep now that I’m back?”

Xu Yanran’s cheeks flushed slightly upon hearing this, and she leaned gently into Qin Jiang’s embrace.

“Mm.”

Her body trembled slightly as she responded, her voice as faint as a buzzing insect.

“Madam, it’s time to rest.”

The next day, with a soft click, Qin Jiang pushed open the door and walked out, his arms slightly spread, feeling refreshed.

Behind him, Xu Yanran also emerged, her complexion rosy.

“Madam, I’m going out for a while. I might be back in two days.”

After leaving Qin Residence, Qin Jiang took out a beast skin scroll. He had accidentally found this in the Longevity Sect’s Myriad Treasures Pavilion, and it recorded an ancient city of Ancient Yu Country.

Comparing the locations, he pinpointed the spot, then directly soared into the air, flying towards his destination.

The scenery below him continuously changed, swiftly passing several cities.

Before long, he had arrived in the mountains of the wilderness, occasionally sensing waves of Demonic Qi carrying malevolence from powerful demons.

“Hmph!”

With a cold snort, the pressure of a Divine Warrior suddenly descended. In an instant, all malevolence vanished.

After traveling for a moment, he landed at the edge of a valley.

Looking into the valley, he took out the beast skin scroll and compared it, confirming that this was the place.

He couldn’t help but be surprised. The architectural habits of Ancient Yu Country were quite unique; almost all of their structures were in remote, uninhabited places.

Without overthinking, he directly leaped down. As he descended, a golden-black phantom appeared behind him, striking a punch towards the bottom of the valley.

With a loud bang, earth and stone cracked, and the shattered ground fell downwards. Qin Jiang also descended into the underground of the valley.

Looking around, it was a bronze palace, similar in scale to the underground palace in the Maple Forest Mountain Range, but even larger.

Looking ahead, there was a familiar-looking sacrificial altar, enshrining a Nightmare Beast statue.

He couldn’t help but sigh. After seeing so many Ancient Yu Country ruins, he finally saw one that worshipped a Nightmare Beast.

He walked forward, his palm gently touching the statue, and a surge of potential points poured into his body.

“Potential points being absorbed. 57810”

“Potential points: 797.4”

Not bad, it increased by over seven hundred.

Withdrawing his hand, Qin Jiang looked around and began to collect the remaining potential points.

A moment later, his gaze fell upon the panel.

“Current Martial arts”

“Qi Kings Chaotic Sky Halberd (First Layer) (6000/20000) [94%]”

“Vajra Indestructible Body (Seventh Layer) (2500/50000) [93%]”

“Eastern Wood Longevity Body (Third Layer) (2000/30000) [86%]”

“Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture (Perfection) [89%]”

“God-Demon True Scripture (Perfection) [98%]”

“Potential points: 986.6”

It was a bit less, but still pretty good.

Without hesitation, he invested all his potential points into the Vajra Indestructible Body.

“Vajra Indestructible Body (Seventh Layer) (2500/50000) [93%], Experience + 98000”

“Vajra Indestructible Body (Eighth Layer) (45500/90000)”

“Potential points: 6.6”

Dazzling golden light burst from his body, and a phantom of a golden bell appeared, identical in appearance to the Vajra Bell in Jingang Temple.

At the same time, faint Sanskrit chants subtly emerged in the Void Realm, carrying a sense of solemnity and grandeur.

A moment later, the golden bell phantom gradually dissipated. Qin Jiang slowly opened his eyes, golden light flowing within them, reflecting countless golden Sanskrit characters.

A feeling of power surged within his body. He slightly raised his head and exhaled a stream of golden Qi.

Is this an Eighth Rank Divine Martial? As expected, it’s powerful.

The golden light receded. He looked at the experience points required for the next stage of the Vajra Indestructible Body, his eyebrows slightly raised.

It had increased by a full forty thousand experience points, several times more than the previous layer.

No wonder an Eighth Rank Divine Martial was known as the Peak of Divine Martial; it was simply worlds apart from before the Eighth Rank.

Without reason, the words “True God” appeared in his mind.

If the difference between the seventh and eighth layers was so great, then how vast would the gap between the eighth and ninth layers be?

To what extent did it reach to warrant a dedicated, exclusive name?

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head.

No matter how great the difference, it was still considered within Divine Martial Martial arts, so there was no need for further leap-forward deductions, which would save a lot of potential points.

He slightly clenched his fist, casually swung it a few times, and adapted to the increased strength for a while.

Just as he was about to leave, the Sand Scorpion King, which had been in his sleeve, crawled out and waved its pincers at the statue.

Qin Jiang was startled at first, then, as if remembering something, he turned back to look at the Nightmare Beast statue.

The underground palace in the Maple Forest Mountain Range, where the original worshipped item had been replaced by the Vast Sea Dark Cauldron, was now unknown.

But in the bronze city in the Black Scorpion Desert, there was a Sand Scorpion King within the enshrined Sand Scorpion statue.

So, would there also be a Nightmare Beast in this Nightmare Beast statue?

After obtaining the Sand Scorpion King, he had consulted ancient texts. The many exotic beasts worshipped by Ancient Yu Country, including the Nightmare Beast and Sand Scorpion King, were all extremely powerful exotic beasts from several millennia ago.

These exotic beasts did not belong to the demon category. Although their intelligence was not high, the strength of their adult forms could all reach the level comparable to a Demon King, which is to say, a Divine Warrior.

Furthermore, these exotic beasts often possessed a specific exclusive talent, which could even be called a innate Divine Ability.

For example, the Sand Scorpion King could control sandstorms, and the Nightmare Beast could enter dreams to kill.

Especially the Nightmare Beast, its innate Divine Ability was extremely lethal even when used by a juvenile.

If one could obtain one, it would be equivalent to obtaining a Divine Warrior.

He walked forward, his palm pressed against the statue, and golden light surged.

A trembling sound emerged, gradually becoming sharp, and at a certain moment, a piercing, unusual sound suddenly appeared.

Qin Jiang exerted force with his five fingers, and cracks appeared on the statue, after which the entire head of the Nightmare Beast exploded.

He waved away the debris, looking at the broken section of the statue. A black, translucent gelatinous substance emitted a faint black mist, and beside it lay a book titled “Self-Cultivation: Ancient Yu History”.