Chapter 721: World Ascension: Rank Five Martial Art

Everyone knew that the best time to advance to the Martial Dipper Realm was during the fusion of the worlds.

The experts of the various Holy Lands and even some scattered cultivators didn’t miss the chance, but no one knew how many succeeded and how many failed.

Regardless, the number of experts who had the qualifications to attempt a breakthrough to the Martial Dipper Realm during the fusion of the worlds was pretty much known to all.

It was especially so for the Tongyou Institution. They were a power that was making a meteoric rise, and it was a key faction of scrutiny for those of other factions.

Before the Tongyou Mysterious World became the Tongyou Paradise, they couldn’t hide the phenomenon when someone broke through to the Martial Dipper Realm.

Moreover, the institution was in a precarious situation. They would be more than happy to expose their strength to the rest of the world. In the eyes of other experts, there was no need for them to hide the birth of a new Martial Dipper Realm expert!

That was why no one understood how a fourth Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor appeared in the Tongyou Institution. Moreover, what was more confusing was the fact that the fourth Martial Dipper Realm expert was ShangXia!

As a talent of the later generation, Shang Xia was like a shining star on the rise. The various powers paid a lot of attention to him. That was also why even though he was at the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm the last they checked, they felt that he wouldn’t break through anytime soon.

At the very least, they felt that the possibility of Shang Xia entering the Martial Dipper Realm was lower than that of Yun Jing or Yan Su’er.

The reason was simple. One needed strong foundations and deep accumulations before attempting a breakthrough to the Martial Dipper Realm. Shang Xia hadn’t been in the Martial Extermination Realm for long! It hadn’t even been 10 years since he entered the Martial Extermination Realm!

The way of cultivation wasn’t a simple game where everyone strived to blindly increase their cultivation. One needed to pave their own way and come up with their philosophy of cultivation. Everything required a lot of experience and knowledge.

What’s more, one needed to refine a fate dipper they were compatible with along with a bunch of high-level spiritual treasures and herbs to craft their advancement medicine.

Also, Shang Xia was just too damn young! It had been barely over 10 years since he stepped onto the path of cultivation. Without mentioning accumulations and knowledge, the institution shouldn’t be pouring resources into him, a third generation disciple! They shouldn’t even be thinking of it…

However, the truth was laid out before them. The youth who was overflowing with life force to the point he could make those Martial Dipper Realm jealous of him had easily nullified Yuwen Changqing’s fist intent!

Only Martial Dipper Realm experts had the ability to deal with other Martial Dipper Realm experts!

Under such hopeless circumstances, the Tongyou Institution once again surprised everyone and overturned what everyone thought of them!

In the air above the You Continent, Shang Xia could feel several gazes shifting away and disappearing.

In the air above the Bing Continent, Yuwen Changqing finally managed to catch up to Feng Yezi who ran away at the key moment. Or perhaps, it was more accurate to say that Feng Yezi allowed him to.

Naturally, Yuwen Changqing wouldn’t be able to stop Feng Yezi if he was hell-bent on running. After realizing there was no danger, Ye Fengzi slowed down.

“If you didn’t run away and attacked the Tongyou Island with me, that kid wouldn’t have been able to stop us! Also…

Yuwen Changqing hadn’t completed his sentence when he was interrupted by Feng Yezi. “So? They have 4 Martial Dipper Realm experts!”

Feng Yezi was even more exasperated than Yuwen Changqing. “Do you understand what I’m saying?! There are 4 of them! I shouldn’t have been goaded by all of you to take action. From this day forth, I will never step into your Bing Continent! I hope I never see you again!”

He turned into a light wind and disappeared right after speaking.

Standing at the edge of the continent, Yuwen Changqing stared in the direction he left and yelled, “Are you really going to let it go?! Is a mighty Martial Dipper Realm expert like yourself going to live in fear and hide for the rest of your life?!”

“Give up. Kou Chongxue will definitely seek revenge. There’s no doubt about it.” The whistling of wind turned into a voice that rang in Yuwen Changqing’s mind.

It didn’t take long for the wind to disappear and the weather around them to clear up. Not a trace remained.

It was also then when the eastern coast of the You Continent emitted a loud rumble.

The rumbling didn’t seem to be caused by intense shifts of the land, but the soundwaves were transmitted extremely far away. Even Yuwen Changqing who was at the other edge of the Bing Continent could hear it clearly.

The Tongyou Island was successfully integrated into the world!

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In the skies above the You Continent, Shang Xia who had been holding the Tongyang Needle in his hand heaved a sigh of relief before putting it away.

He was finally able to relax.

When Yuwen Changqing broke the void and sent his fist intent over to the You Continent earlier, Shang Xia noticed the presence of another Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor besides the person who made his move.

If the other Martial Dipper Realm expert made his move earlier when Shang Xia was dealing with Yuwen Changqing’s fist intent, the consequences would be disastrous!

Shang Xia didn’t know why the other party didn’t make use of the opportunity, but he was fortunate that it happened. He could also tell that the other party ran away at the last second, allowing the You Continent to no longer be threatened.

He seemed indifferent as he observed the situation around him, but he was circulating his inner qi with everything he had. It would be impossible for him to deal with any other threats that might happen.

The experts of the various factions who had their eyes on the Tongyou Institution might have been frightened away by the appearance of a fourth Martial Dipper Realm expert when Shang Xia made his move earlier. No one else tried to interfere with the process when the island was placed into the body of water to the east of the continent.

Once the Tongyou Island was placed into the water, it turned into a part of the You Continent. The expansion of 800 or so miles wasn’t without benefits. Shang Xia felt as though a mysterious power was about to descend on him.

It was impossible for one to find an opportunity like that so easily, and the peculiar feeling wasn’t foreign to Shang Xia at his current level.

“Is this the World’s Will?” Shang Xia muttered to himself. Since he made a connection to the World’s Will back then, it was easier for him to do it again. He once again sank his consciousness into the strange land.

The endless lake seemed exactly the same, and there were multiple connections to the various Holy Lands and Elysiums. He could also see the origin essence of the Manyu Continent pouring into the lake.

It might be extremely beneficial to the new world, but at the same time, they seemed to be somewhat rejecting each other. The assimilation of the world origin from the Manyu Continent didn’t seem to be going too smoothly.

The instant the Tongyou Island integrated itself into the You Continent, Shang Xia noticed that the rate of accumulation increased by a tiny amount.

It was then that he realized that the ascension of a world didn’t just rely on world origin and origin essence. The various continents also played a huge role! World origin wasn’t the only thing they had to increase. The world needed an all rounded upgrade, both inside and out!

When Shang Xia understood the intricacies behind it, the space that surrounded the giant lake seemed to undergo some transformation. It was as though it was about to merge with his body.

No… That wasn’t exactly it…

The origin in the lake wasn’t trying to merge with him. Instead, it was trying to form a special connection with his dantian! That was right, it was trying to form a connection with the origin in his dantian!

An epiphany struck Shang Xia. If he compared the endless lake before him to the origin in his dantian, the various Holy Lands and Elysiums would be like their organs and meridians.

Foreign origin essence from the Manyu Continent was like impure heaven and earth spiritual qi or world origin cultivators absorbed and had to be assimilated into their bodies…

He was basically looking at a complete diagram of how the origin of a true dipper expert worked.

That was the strange feeling he was getting earlier!

Inspiration struck him at that moment and he seemed to have found a way to work on his rank five martial arts! Even though it was a mere frame of what he had to do and had a lot of room for improvement, he had found a way to make a complete circulation of dipper qi through his body!

That was the reward the World’s Will gave Shang Xia!