Chapter 114 – The Path Where All Can Survive

“The three realms of the innate: to see reason, to contain prana, and to see God.”

“Observe the principles of heaven and earth, contain the spirit of martial arts, and see the God of the Self.”

“The essence of the three realms is a step-by-step increase, observing the world, imitating the world, until one becomes the world.”

“I’m now stepping into the first step and achieving the status of an innate martial artist, which can only be considered as just beginning.”

Crunch–

After the breakthrough ended, Department Xu pushed open the wooden door and once again returned to the snowy outside world.

It’s cold and people are busy.

After the demonic tide ended, Green Ox Town did not become quiet.

Burying the dead, healing the wounded, cutting up demon flesh and blood, and cleaning up collapsed houses.

There’s so much people need to do.

It was too late to grieve, the emotions were numbing, and they could only clean up the hideously shaped ruins as fast as they could to prepare for the next wave of demons.

The demon wave will last a long time, from winter until next spring.

It’s like a never-ending punishment, torturing and whipping everyone.

“It’s not enough, it’s not enough ……”

The Xu system muttered.

Clear.

Clarity.

The heart cavity seemed to have literally transformed into an oven, with qi and blood burning fiercely, providing a constant stream of power to the Xu system.

Cultivation of the Realm of Observational Reason.

The astral body of an innate martial artist.

After the realm breakthrough, System Xu was far stronger than his own self in the Blood Transformation Realm.

However, this was not enough, having the cultivation level of the Realm of Observational Reason alone was far from enough.

“Although I don’t know the depths of the Great Qian, there’s no doubt that there are Martial Human Immortals within the Great Qian, and that’s an existence that’s completely above innate martial artists.”

“Human Immortals are still no match for 100,000 mountains, let alone innate martial artists?”

Wind-pressured eaves.

Snow hits the windows.

Amidst the sound of the whistling snow and wind, System Xu recalled the ghastly sights that he had witnessed in the past few years.

There are rooks with wings spreading to cover the sky and sweeping the dome of heaven.

There were giant snakes as big as mountains, opening their mouths to swallow the starry sky.

That kind of greatness, as if a mythological story had shone into reality, was far beyond the reach of an ordinary martial artist.

“Whew-!!!”

The sound of the wind and snow intensified.

Facing the flurry of snowflakes, Xu slowly raised his right hand, five fingers straight, as a hand knife, cutting across the sky and snow in front of him.

Thumbs up.

Like a balloon deflating.

The soft chirps were silky.

But suddenly, the soft chirping sound evolved into a loud boom, and the snowflakes flying in the sky were like out-of-control butterflies, crashing around wildly.

It was shattered and broken by the invisible astral energy.

The sky and the earth suddenly cleared, and no matter whether it was a storm or drifting snow, all of them were cut down and stagnated by the Xu system.

Even though the familiar blizzard struck again a few breaths later, it was enough to prove that the strength of an Innate Martial Artist that far surpassed that of a Forged Body Martial Artist.

However.

It was this kind of strength, strength as terrifying as it was in the eyes of mortals.

In the eyes of the stronger demons and human immortals, they were as ridiculous as ants, not worth mentioning at all.

“It’s a long road ahead.”

…

[In the seventh year of the simulation, following your breakthrough to the Blood Transformation Realm, you advanced to become an Innate Martial Artist at an extremely fast rate]

[This is a promotion you didn’t expect.]

[You’ve done the math, according to the time you’ve been stuck in the Easy Marrow Realm, it will take you at least five years to break through to the Innate Realm]

But now, five years have passed, and you’ve entered the realm of the innate.

[You lament the special nature of the qi and blood martial arts path]

[In the Immortal Cultivation World, cultivators need to meditate and cultivate to avoid the birth of karma as much as possible]

[In the magical world, magicians need to meditate in order to empty their minds and communicate with the elements]

[The vast majority of the time, drastic ups and downs in moods affect the cultivation of immortality and magic, but today’s battle with the demon has led to a rapid breakthrough in your martial realm]

[You suddenly realize that pure persistence, pure hard work, is certainly useful, but in this system of martial arts, the belief in oneself is equally important]

“You’re so much stronger.

“You’ve got a lot of blood in your veins.

[The third wave of winter’s demons has arrived, and this time, you’ve chosen to face it alone.]

[You walk in the air, without any teacher, just by your own persistence, you learn the basic use of astral energy, and use your energy to turn into a sword, to kill all the incoming demons.]

[You managed to protect the town of Green Cow, and the people were amazed at your strength and cheered for you.]

……

“You don’t feel happy.

[On the contrary, you look incredibly grave]

[In recent years, the wave of demons in the spring and winter seasons has become stronger and stronger, and there are more and more demons in the Blood Changing Realm, which is an extremely dangerous signal]

“If a demon comparable to an innate martial artist appears, it will cause serious damage to Green Cow Town.

[You’re guarding against this by quietly increasing the intensity of your martial arts training.]

You’re lucky

[All of Green Cow Town is lucky]

“Until spring, when the last wave of demons ended, no demons comparable to the innate martial artists appeared.” “With your protection, Qingniu Town successfully survived the difficult winter.

[In the spring, the earth awakens from the winter cold, the grass and trees thrive, except for the blackened bloodstains on the roads, engraved with winter’s bloody butchery.]

[Eighth year of simulation, you’re 23 years old]

[You have completely stabilized your innate realm, your astral energy is condensed, your qi and blood are like rainbows, you are as hardworking and diligent as ever, and your insistence on martial arts is not put down]

[But in addition to that, you’re dividing some of your time, planning future actions]

[You know very well that according to the frequency of demon tides in previous years, more powerful demons are bound to appear with the coming of the next winter]

[Innate martial artist you are powerful, but you can’t protect everyone]

[You’ve received vegetable dumplings from Niu’s family.]

[You’ve received Granny Liu’s bland soup]

[You received ‘candy’ from the neighborhood children, a special kind of grass cob that was chewed with a sweet taste and was a favorite of the border children.]

……

[You begin to look for a new way out, a way that will protect more people from a horrible death.]

[Why are you doing this?

[You ask yourself in your mind]

[You eat the vegetable dumplings, drink the bland soup, chew the ‘candy’ from the children, and suddenly burst out laughing softly, thinking that this doesn’t need a reason]

[Or, perhaps, there are reasons everywhere.]

[You come up with a rather difficult solution]

[You’re going to train people in martial arts so that the townspeople can defend themselves, but there’s a key problem: most of them don’t have the talent to do it.]

[They lacked the enlightenment to understand the principles of the Kung Fu]

[They have poor bones and are born with weak blood and qi.]

[So, are there any feats in the world that require neither enlightenment nor root bones that can make even ordinary mortals martial artists?]

[The answer is no.]

[But you’re not going to give up]

“You have a myriad of possibilities when you have the word “martial arts”.

[You silently sought out the Nourishing Yuan Gong, wanting to use this lousy gongfu that everyone knows as the basis of martial arts, and evolve a martial arts gongfu that ordinary people can also become stronger]

[Your continued practice of “Nourishing Yuan Gong” ……]

[You continue to refine the Big Dipper ……]