Chapter 5

Yun Fan put away the mecha and picked up the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' from Liao Qingyuan's arms.

Flipping through it, Yun Fan's expression turned elated, his eyes sparkling with excitement. This 'Dalu Treasure Manual' was indeed a martial arts secret manual!

On the second page, it read: Supreme cultivation technique, can be cultivated to the fourth realm of martial arts—the Spirit Sea Realm!

The book introduced several major realms of martial arts: the first realm of martial arts—the Condensing Qi Realm! The second realm—the Returning Origin Realm! The third realm—the True Core Realm! The fourth realm—the Spirit Sea Realm!

According to the description of the Condensing Qi Realm, cultivating 'True Qi' within the body allows one to harm others from a distance, with a strength exceeding 3,000 pounds, and the stronger the True Qi, the greater the strength!

From this, it was evident that Liao Qingyuan and Li Feiyang were both at the Condensing Qi Realm!

The Condensing Qi Realm is the first realm of martial arts, but it is equivalent to the fourth realm of ancient martial arts on Earth—the Gang Realm. If the subsequent realms are also equivalent, the fourth realm of martial arts, the Spirit Sea Realm, would be equivalent to the seventh realm of ancient martial arts on Earth—the Five Qi Convergence!

On Earth, high-level martial arts are monopolized by noble families, and high-level ancient martial artists all come from noble families. Ancient martial artists at the Five Qi Convergence are the standard for second-tier noble families!

Earth's ancient martial arts can be cultivated to the Transformation Realm for lower-level techniques, to the Gang Realm for middle-level techniques, to the Innate Realm for upper-level techniques, to the Three Flowers Gathering at the top level, and to the Five Qi Convergence for superlative techniques!

In other words, this supreme cultivation technique, the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' on the Qianyuan Continent, is equivalent to a superlative ancient martial arts technique on Earth. Given enough time, this technique is sufficient to create a first-tier noble family!

Yuecheng is a third-tier city, with only third-tier noble families, and not a single second-tier noble family. If Yuecheng were to have a first-tier noble family, it would be an absolute hegemon, with no noble family able to compete. It would be one of the top forces on the entire Earth.

From this, it is clear how precious the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' is. On Earth, superlative ancient martial arts techniques are extremely rare, and Yun Fan obtained one on his first day on the Qianyuan Continent. He was incredibly excited!

With this technique, Yun Fan had no fear of not making a name for himself.

However, what was slightly regrettable for Yun Fan was that this 'Dalu Treasure Manual' was incomplete. The complete 'Dalu Treasure Manual' is divided into four volumes: the Condensing Qi Volume, the Returning Origin Volume, the True Core Volume, and the Spirit Sea Volume!

The Condensing Qi Volume can only be cultivated to the Condensing Qi Realm, up to the peak of the Condensing Qi Realm!

However, this was enough to make Yun Fan excited. He could feel that the air on the Qianyuan Continent contained extremely strong natural energy, more than ten times that of Earth, making it very suitable for cultivating martial arts!

The 'Dalu Treasure Manual' is a supreme cultivation technique, and cultivating True Qi within the body is much easier than cultivating Gang Qi with ancient martial arts techniques. Yun Fan was already at the peak of Dark Force cultivation, with Dark Force already present in his body, and a solid foundation. Cultivating True Qi on this basis would be much more efficient!

Given the cultivation environment on the Qianyuan Continent, Yun Fan was very confident that he could quickly enter the Condensing Qi Realm!

After a brief flip through the 'Dalu Treasure Manual,' Yun Fan put it away and searched Liao Qingyuan's body, finding a money bag with quite a few silver notes.

Picking up Liao Qingyuan's sword, Yun Fan then walked to Li Feiyang's corpse and also found a money bag, with even more silver notes than Liao Qingyuan's.

Money makes the world go round, and without money, one cannot take a single step. This saying should also apply on the Qianyuan Continent. Yun Fan, a newcomer to the Qianyuan Continent, was unfamiliar with the place and needed money to survive.

Since the money belonged to dead people, Yun Fan didn't steal or rob; he took it without hesitation!

He also collected the money from the bodies of the three strong men and the other three guests.

Then, Yun Fan gathered the three strong men's knives, Li Feiyang's and Liao Qingyuan's swords, and walked towards the tavern owner.

The tavern owner had been hit by Liao Qingyuan's palm from a distance and was seriously injured. His daughter, who had been paralyzed by Liao Qingyuan's True Qi, had now recovered and was supporting her father on a chair, wiping away the blood.

Seeing Yun Fan approach, the young girl and the tavern owner immediately became wary, their eyes filled with fear.

Yun Fan was dressed strangely and could transform into a steel giant. Although he had killed Liao Qingyuan, they didn't know if he was good or bad, so they naturally feared him.

Yun Fan walked up to them, placed the weapons on the ground, and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't harm you. These weapons should be worth something. You can sell them. I want a set of clothes and need you to answer some questions!"

Hearing that Yun Fan wouldn't harm them, they both relaxed.

Given Yun Fan's displayed strength, they dared not refuse to give him a set of clothes or answer his questions.

Yun Fan didn't force or interrogate them but offered the five weapons as compensation, so they naturally agreed.

The tavern owner had been running a small tavern on the roadside for over a decade, serving many travelers, many of whom were martial artists, so he had some knowledge.

After a conversation with the tavern owner, Yun Fan finally had some understanding of the Qianyuan Continent.

The Qianyuan Continent is divided into five major regions: East, South, West, North, and Central. Martial arts are flourishing, and sects are numerous.

There is no centralized government, and the cities are self-governed. Martial arts sects are the rulers of this world!

Yun Fan's location was in the Xuanluo Prefecture of the Southern Region, on the Jingyang Road.

Xuanluo Prefecture, covering ten thousand miles, has seven major sects: the Xuan Yue Sect, the Da Lu Sect, the Chi Huo Sect, the Ling He Sect, the Yin Shan Sect, the Tian Yang Sect, and the Chang Qing Sect!

Whether martial artists or ordinary people within Xuanluo Prefecture, all know the names of these seven major sects!

The Da Lu Sect is a prestigious sect among the seven, with top-tier strength and a loud reputation. It has produced many talented disciples and numerous strong figures. Every July 1st is the day the Da Lu Sect recruits new disciples.

Yun Fan's Earth clothing was too unusual on the Qianyuan Continent, so he changed into the clothes given by the tavern owner. The tavern owner, seeing that Yun Fan seemed unfamiliar with many things, also gave him a map of Xuanluo Prefecture.

The map indicated the locations of the seven major sects and various famous cities. Yun Fan quickly gained a clear understanding of Xuanluo Prefecture.

The Jingyang Road connects Jingcheng and Yangcheng, and it is closest to the Da Lu Sect, which explains why he encountered disciples of the Da Lu Sect!

Yun Fan packed the clothes he had taken off into his bag and carried them with him. The clothes he wore from Earth would be needed if he returned to Earth. He thanked the tavern owner and then left.

The high school mecha league was to start in a little over a month. Yun Fan's most pressing desire was to win first place in the high school mecha league and receive the one million Federation coins as a reward to cure his sister Yun Xuan's gene virus.

Therefore, he didn't think about the Da Lu Sect or high-level martial arts techniques. With the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' Condensing Qi Volume, he had enough to cultivate for now.

What Yun Fan needed to do was find a place to cultivate peacefully and strive to break through to the Condensing Qi Realm within a month!

The Condensing Qi Realm is equivalent to the Gang Realm of Earth's ancient martial arts. In the high school mecha league, he should not encounter opponents of such high cultivation.

As long as he could break through to the Condensing Qi Realm, combined with his superior mecha combat skills, winning first place would no longer be a distant dream!

After walking a section of the Jingyang Road, Yun Fan left the main road and took a small path into the forest.

Through his conversation with the tavern owner, Yun Fan knew there were some small villages nearby. His destination was a small mountain village—Yun Family Village.

The Da Lu Sect's talented disciple had died, and the Da Lu Sect would definitely come to investigate. Yun Fan didn't want to get into trouble and planned to hide in a small village with little contact with the outside world.

Before leaving the tavern, Yun Fan also instructed the tavern owner to close the business and leave the place of conflict.

Yun Family Village was located in the mountains, with only a few dozen households and less than a hundred people, with a simple and honest folk style.

Yun Fan, citing the need to recover from injuries, found a household in Yun Family Village to stay in, giving them enough money to stay for a while.

All the families in Yun Family Village were surnamed Yun, which gave Yun Fan a sense of familiarity.

After settling in Yun Family Village, Yun Fan immediately took out the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' Condensing Qi Volume and began to read it carefully.

This cultivation technique was profound and complex, and ordinary people couldn't understand it at all, let alone cultivate without a master's guidance.

Fortunately, Yun Fan was a peak Dark Force ancient martial artist from Earth, with Dark Force already circulating in his body, which was very similar to the circulation of True Qi, making it easy for him to understand the 'Dalu Treasure Manual' Condensing Qi Volume and cultivate smoothly.

It was simply the difference between Dark Force and True Qi!

The Qianyuan Continent had abundant natural energy, and Yun Fan converted his Dark Force into True Qi at an extremely fast speed!

After about twenty days, Yun Fan's cultivation made a qualitative leap. The intangible Dark Force in his body was completely converted into tangible True Qi, breaking through to the Condensing Qi Realm and successfully entering the path of cultivation in this world!

Yun Fan felt the surging power within his body. The circulation of True Qi gave him a sense of boundless strength, and he was elated!

"Condensing Qi Realm, this is equivalent to the Gang Realm of Earth's ancient martial arts. I was at the peak of Dark Force, and in just about twenty days, my cultivation reached the level of the Gang Realm. This is truly unimaginable!"

Yun Fan was amazed and awed by his own cultivation.

On Earth, due to the widespread practice of martial arts, Dark Force and Transformation Realm ancient martial artists were numerous and considered ordinary. However, the Gang Realm, which can only be reached with middle-level ancient martial arts techniques, was much rarer. Out of a hundred Transformation Realm ancient martial artists, only one could reach the Gang Realm!

If he returned to Earth now, Yun Fan would be a martial arts expert. Ordinary high school students would be no match for him. Even in society, he would stand out!

Yun Fan was eager to return to Earth and test his skills.

"Little Fan, what happened today that you're so happy? Your face is glowing with excitement," Aunt Zhang asked during dinner.

Yun Fan was staying with an elderly couple, Uncle Yun and Aunt Zhang.

The elderly couple had only one son, who died three years ago while hunting in the mountains. Since then, the two elders had been living together.

Yun Fan's stay with them made the elderly couple often think of their son, and they treated Yun Fan very well and respectfully. Yun Fan focused on cultivation daily and ate meals with the elderly couple.

Today, Yun Fan's cultivation broke through to the Condensing Qi Realm, and he was genuinely happy, with his joy evident on his face. Both Uncle Yun and Aunt Zhang noticed.

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