If at the beginning, the Martial Lunatic was only seeking revenge, the relentless pursuit by the Qi cultivators later fueled his rage. Why could Qi cultivators kill with impunity while he, as the avenger, still faced retribution?
He felt as if he was perceiving the full malice of the Immortal Path; the injustice of this world filled his heart, making him feel oppressed and dissatisfied, and an idea began to form in his mind.
Since the Immortal Path was so unfair, so full of sin, then it would be up to him to overthrow this injustice and put an end to this era of wickedness.
From there on, the goal of the Martial Lunatic completely transformed. Initially, after taking his revenge, he had wanted to perfect and spread Martial Arts and pursue longevity. But the constant attacks from the immortal sect's Qi cultivators left him exhausted and repeatedly close to death, inflaming his anger and dissatisfaction to the peak.
Unwilling to continue living this way, he resolved to overturn these immortal sects and topple the weight they had placed upon him, to bring fairness back to Heaven and Earth.
Thus, a revolution that would sweep across the entire world began, with the Martial Lunatic no longer passively defending. He began to retaliate consciously, becoming increasingly proactive.
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Moreover, he started to teach Martial Arts and sought out those who harbored grudges against Qi cultivators but lacked the ability to take revenge. Harnessing their vengeful hearts, he sought revenge for them and nurtured them.
In just thirty years, not only had the Martial Lunatic ascended to the Twelve-Floor Tower Realm in Martial Arts with his extraordinary talent, able to contend with the Sect Leaders and Supreme Elders of the immortal sects, but he had also amassed a formidable force, truly challenging the immortal sects.
Until then, the Immortal Dao, which had flourished for countless years in this world, finally faced their greatest challenge—the rise of Martial Arts. The conflict between the two was now a contest of Dao and a struggle for life and death, with no room for reconciliation.
Initially, the Immortal Path was in the ascendancy because the emergence of Martial Arts was too recent. Even with the Martial Lunatic at the helm, they still couldn't match all the top powerhouses of the immortal sects.
Yet, due to the presence of the Martial Lunatic, the immortal sects simply couldn't eliminate Martial Arts in a short span of time. As time passed, the advantage of Martial Arts practitioners in rapidly enhancing their power became evident. The number of high-level fighters on their side grew incessantly, and the gap between the two sides began to diminish.
The powerhouses of the Immortal Dao couldn't allow the continued growth of Martial Arts. Eventually, they instigated a true final battle, and many powerhouses from both Immortal Dao and Martial Arts commenced their final confrontations.
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This was a catastrophe that lasted nearly a hundred years, with countless Immortal Daoist Strongmen and Martial Arts powerhouses fallen. Yet, at the same time, many transcended their limits and ascended in rank through the trials of blood and fire. Even the Martial Lunatic and the many Sect Leaders and Supreme Elders of the Immortal Dao, those at the pinnacle of the universe, experienced unimaginable advancements.
In the final battle, this Martial Lunatic actually exceeded his limits and surpassed the accumulations of the Immortal Path over thousands of years, glimpsing a domain of the Immortal Path that no Immortal Daoist Strongman had ever touched upon. One foot stepped into the Immortal Path, and then he suppressed all these Immortal Daoist Strongmen.
However, it's a pity that it was so, because if this Martial Lunatic had completely entered the domain of the Immortal Path, then after suppressing these Immortal Daoist Strongmen, he could have thoroughly buried the era of the Immortal Path and restarted the era of Martial Arts, then, as the ancestor of Martial Arts, he would have been revered by thousands.
But the pity was, he indeed broke through and stepped into the domain of the Immortal Path, but he never completely stepped into it, especially in the last Obstruction Tribulation, facing the actions of so many Immortal Daoist Strongmen, he encountered unprecedented dangers.
Ultimately he suppressed these people, but these Immortal Daoist Strongmen also prevented his complete transformation, stopping him from truly stepping into the True Immortal Realm, and even though these Immortal Daoist Strongmen were suppressed to death, they still left him with a curse of the Immortal Path era and Tao injuries that were difficult to heal. This forced the Martial Lunatic, who had stepped into the domain of the Immortal Path, into a deep slumber and prevented the Martial Arts from reaching fulfillment.
Facing such a situation, if not resolved, this Martial Lunatic could only remain asleep forever until the moment of death arrived.
How could a True Immortal, with such a vast future, be willing to accept such an ending? Hence, before falling into a deep slumber, this Martial Lunatic made a decision, a plan, in order to find a way to heal his injuries and awaken from his slumber once again.
"So that's how it is, this realm of Martial Arts was created by this Martial Lunatic. As a True Immortal, even if he was not complete, he still received the favor and authority of Heaven and Earth. Before his slumber, he laid out a plan to harvest the lifespans of the martial artists that came after, using their vitality to heal his own injuries, which is why these martial artists, despite possessing great power, only had brief lives," Pei Xuanjing mused with a sigh in his eyes.
It was undoubtedly the portrayal of a dragon-slaying youth who ultimately became an evil dragon. However, Pei Xuanjing had no desire to judge from a moral high ground, after all, the instinct for survival is inherent in all living beings. At this stage, there's nothing blameworthy in the actions of the Martial Lunatic; if anyone should blame him, it should be the martial artists he harvested, not Pei Xuanjing.
"There actually exists a strongman of the Immortal Dao Realm in this world, one who has achieved the status of True Immortal through the Path of Human Immortal," Pei Xuanjing's expression was filled with dumbfoundedness, reasoning that when he went up to the heaven, he too should have been able to sense the presence of the True Immortal will: "But why, when I was investigating, was there not even the slightest trace of True Immortal will in this universe? Even if this Martial Lunatic fell into slumber, his will should have left some residue, shouldn't it?"
Doubt surged in Pei Xuanjing's heart. Although he had uncovered the secrets of this world and the reasons behind the decline of Immortal Dao and the rise of Martial Dao from the Sanbao Divine Sect, Pei Xuanjing still didn't feel as though all the mists of confusion had been cleared, instead, even more uncertainties lingered in his mind.
"This is the legacy left by the Sanbao Divine Sect. Although the history leading up to it is described without any concealment within, if one reads carefully through the written records, one can find that many things are unspecific. Not to mention the role played by the Sanbao Divine Sect in the past, the recorded history and what is now passed down are completely different," Pei Xuanjing's eyes flashed with doubt.
Being the records of the Sanbao Divine Sect, even if their role in these events was somewhat questionable and they might have intentionally distorted some facts out of reverence for the venerable, but what about the end?
In the end, this Martial Lunatic suppressed many Immortal Daoist Strongmen, overturned the Immortal Path era, and established the Martial Arts. As the pioneer of Martial Arts, how did he then become silent without a trace, leaving not a single whisper of his existence between Heaven and Earth? This too was far too strange.
"It seems that if one wants to unravel the mysteries and completely understand the truth, it is necessary to focus on the heritage of these Ancient Immortal Sects. As one of the Ancient Immortal Sects, the Sanbao Divine Sect recorded these matters and even left measures for contingencies. Similarly, the other Ancient Immortal Sects must have something similar," Pei Xuanjing thought.
At this moment, undoubtedly, this news had captured his attention. After all, no matter what existed in this realm's market before, to Pei Xuanjing, it wasn't really important; it was merely a game!
Only a True Immortal can be an opponent of another True Immortal. Now, this information about the existence of a True Immortal was something Pei Xuanjing took very seriously, especially since he didn't have much information about this entity, and what state they were in was still unknown.
"Promoting the reform of Martial Arts is one aspect, but it doesn't mean that I won't take any precautions. Even though I am very confident in myself, in the end, without the Divine Kingdom here, I am just reincarnated in this world, possessing the Immortal Dao Realm without having ascended to the Immortal Path. I might be capable of dealing with the top Martial Artists from the Twelve-Floor Tower, but I'm not necessarily certain I can suppress a True Immortal," Pei Xuanjing weighed his current state and contemplated the potential problems he might encounter.
Therefore, he decided that he must first enhance his own battle power by perfecting the embryonic form of the Mystical Land of Blessings as soon as possible. On the other hand, he planned to send people to explore and search for the heritage of the Great Immortal Sects and records from the age of the Immortal Path, in hopes of discovering the original truth and unraveling all these mysteries.
Pei Xuanjing became a True Immortal through the Dao of Spirit Immortals. The laws governed by his Divine Position, inherited from the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, were universal in many heavens and earths, or rather, as long as the Heavenly Authority was not occupied by others, the moment Pei Xuanjing descended into a world, these authorities would naturally be congenial to him, and he could easily wield them, receiving the endorsement of heaven and earth.
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Of course, with Pei Xuanjing's realm in the Immortal Path, he could obtain the endorsement of heaven and earth in a short time, but unless he was willing to coagulate authority in this world and earn the favor of this heaven and earth, that was as far as he could go and not advance further.
Just these alone were enough, at least in times of need, it would enable Pei Xuanjing to possess the battle power of a True Immortal to cope with many emergencies.
While dispatching his guards to collect information on the heritage of the Ancient Immortal Path in secret, Pei Xuanjing began to focus on perfecting his own embryonic form of the Blessed Land Secret Area.
The embryonic form of the Blessed Land Secret Area has different levels, with the lowest level being barely formed and its effects subpar to some naturally charming mountain rivers. The highest level of the Blessed Land Secret Area has its own system, almost comparable to some Cave Heavens that can exist independently, only lacking the final step to break free from the earthly veins and form a natural cycle.
Although the embryonic form of the Mystical Land of Blessings that Pei Xuanjing was creating was only recently started, he had spared no resources in its creation. With his experience in the creation of the Longevity World and the Divine Kingdom's realm, even without prior experience in creating Mystical Lands of Blessings, his vision and methods were far superior to cultivators who explored on their own.
Combining Pei Xuanjing's novel ideas and deliberate efforts to advance the natural cycle system, his embryonic form of the Mystical Land of Blessings had already reached its pinnacle in this short time. What remained was only to complete the natural cycle and ascend from the earthly veins to the Cave Heaven Spirit Realm.
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Once this Mystical Land of Blessings ascended to the Cave Heaven Spirit Realm, Pei Xuanjing's power would inevitably surge again. Moreover, the short union with heaven and earth that the Cave Heaven Spirit Realm provided would also grant Pei Xuanjing a portion of the Heavenly Authority, giving him control over hundreds of miles all around.
While Pei Xuanjing was studying his Mystical Land of Blessings and its ascension toward the Cave Heaven Spirit Realm, the realm was still reeling from the influence of the dissemination of the Martial Classics.
For many Martial Artists, when it came to extending their lives, trivial resources meant nothing. Thus, they spared no resources while cultivating their disciples, all for the sake of seeking the answers they longed for the most.
And indeed, these people obtained the results they desired. By using the system of the Martial Classics to complete their foundation and continue their cultivation, their lifespans would extend greatly, far surpassing the methods of the current powers between heaven and earth.
This news was shocking, and countless powerhouses of the Martial Arts world went wild, inevitably leading many Martial Artists to take risks and try to break into the Royal Mansion to steal the second half of the Martial Classics, especially when the first half of the Martial Classics was profound, and even many top Martial Artists from the Twelve-Floor Tower could not rapidly deduce the appropriate skills in a short time.
Indeed, each Martial Artist who could enter the Twelve-Floor Tower was extraordinarily talented. Given enough time to study the first half of the Martial Classics, they could deduce their own methods and continually perfect their Martial Arts.
But time was ultimately too short, especially for those top Martial Artists nearing the end of their lifespans — they didn't have the luxury of time. So, inevitably, they set their sights on the Royal Mansion, hoping to acquire the second half of the Martial Classics from Pei Xuanjing.
Although it was uncertain whether the second half of the Martial Classics actually existed — after all, the founding and perfection of Martial Arts was not something one person could accomplish — many believed that it was remarkable enough that Pei Xuanjing had created the first half. They reasoned that the second half probably did not exist, or if it did, it was not perfect and only in an embryonic form.