Travel Far and Wide

The Limitless Martial Arts Center's headquarters, the Great Transport Ship—every time Qin Hao saw it, he felt deeply awed. After entering through the gates, he made his way familiarly to Hong's Study and pushed open the door.

"Center Master." Qin Hao looked at Hong in the study.

"Not bad. I didn't expect you to reach Advanced War God so quickly. Since you've graduated, you now have two paths to choose from. One is to remain in Hongning Base City and join the martial arts center's Special Action Team. The other is to return to Jiangnan Base City and become an Inspector." Hong spoke slowly. Once he finished, he looked at Qin Hao and waited for his choice.

"Center Master, I want to continue going out to train and gain experience," Qin Hao said firmly. Neither the Special Action Team nor the position of Inspector was what he wanted. What mattered most to him now was continuing to improve his strength. Shutting himself away to train could no longer satisfy his needs for growth.

"That works too. Young people should get out and see more of the world." Hong did not say much about Qin Hao's decision. In his view, the talent Qin Hao had displayed should not stop at Advanced War God. Breaking through to Beyond War God was not something that could be achieved simply by piling up resources.

After a brief exchange with Hong and asking a few questions about cultivation, Qin Hao left and returned to the Elite Training Camp, heading back to Jiangnan Pavilion.

"Qin Hao, I heard you applied for graduation. Is that true?" As soon as Qin Hao entered Jiangnan Pavilion, Zhao Ruo hurried over and asked.

"That's right. I've already applied for graduation."

"How did the Limitless Martial Arts Center arrange things? Will you stay in Hongning Base City or return to Jiangnan Base City?" Shi Jiang, who had been nearby, also walked over to ask. He knew something about the arrangements for Elite Training Camp students after graduation.

"Neither. I asked the Center Master to let me go out and train. For the time being, I won't be taking up a post within the martial arts center." Qin Hao did not hide it and told them directly.

Hearing Qin Hao's answer, Shi Jiang, Zhao Ruo, and Luo Feng were all astonished. After all, there were rarely exceptions to the martial arts center's usual arrangements. Every investment made in a martial artist was expected to bring returns. The investment in every Elite Training Camp student was considerable, and taking posts in various locations was part of that return.

Yet Qin Hao had actually become an exception. It was easy to imagine just how highly the Limitless Martial Arts Center—or rather, Hong—regarded him.

"Luo Feng, congratulations on officially joining the Elite Training Camp." Ignoring the three of them's shock, Qin Hao congratulated Luo Feng.

"Thanks. I didn't expect you to leave just as I arrived." Luo Feng's tone was full of regret. He had thought he would finally have the chance to catch up to Qin Hao, but the moment he entered the camp, Qin Hao had already graduated.

"I didn't tell my family about my graduation this time. I'll be training outside for a while, so I'll have to ask you and Shi Jiang to help look after my family," Qin Hao said. Once he entered the Wilderness Zone for training, he planned to devote himself fully to cultivation and experiencing nature. He was not certain he would be able to take care of matters at home.

As a Huaxia genius, Shi Jiang held a certain degree of influence with the government. Luo Feng was a martial artist from the Limitless Martial Arts Center, lived in Mingyue Residential Area, and had a good relationship with him. With the two of them looking after things, Qin Hao would have no worries holding him back.

"No problem," Luo Feng and Shi Jiang answered together.

After spending one day at the Elite Training Camp, Qin Hao left directly. He did not choose to take a passenger plane. Instead, he departed from the Elite Training Camp on foot and began his path of cultivation.

After leaving the Elite Training Camp, Qin Hao began traveling on foot, neither fast nor slow as he walked through the Wilderness Zone. He did not deliberately avoid Monsters, nor did he deliberately seek battle. So long as the Monsters did not provoke him, he would not attack them first.

As he traveled, Qin Hao seemed immersed in this cultivation journey—or perhaps this journey itself. Like an ascetic from ancient times, he gained insight through hardship. He crossed mountains and rivers, made his way through forests and marshes... Qin Hao's footsteps never stopped.

After reaching the coast, he even felled trees and made a boat, drifting across the ocean for some time. By the time he finally returned to land, he was at the location of what had once been Qingdao, Shandong.

Once more setting foot on land, Qin Hao continued his journey. He did not choose to enter a Base City, instead continuing to experience life within the Wilderness Zone. After a month, the clothes on his body had been completely torn apart. What he wore now had been entirely transformed from the Black Mountain Set.

At the foot of Mount Tai, Qin Hao climbed the stone steps. Step by step, he trod upon the damaged stairway and headed toward the summit. Mount Tai was an important sacred mountain in the hearts of the Huaxia people, with countless beautiful sights, poems, and myths.

In his previous life, Qin Hao had also visited Mount Tai. His experience climbing it was rather painful to recall. With his frail body, he had been too exhausted to walk before even reaching the ticket gate. Mount Tai taught a lesson to everyone who talked tough, and Qin Hao had been one of them.

But things were different now. With the physical strength of an Advanced War God, not to mention Mount Tai, he could easily climb Mount Everest. Yet for Qin Hao, reaching the top was not the goal. The process of climbing was more important.

Step by step, he ascended the stairs, taking in the scenery around Mount Tai: lush vegetation, ancient rocks unchanged for a thousand years, the sun, moon, and stars eternal through the ages. Standing amid nature, he felt the vastness of heaven and earth and the wonder of Creation.

Everything around him seemed to become alive: the vitality of the trees, the weight of the mountain rocks, the shifting changes of the sun, moon, and stars...

Immersed in this wondrous sensation, Qin Hao seemed to meld into his surroundings. That profound and mysterious feeling brought him an unprecedented sense of comfort, as though he could feel the joy of life within his heart.

By the time he reached the summit, dawn had arrived. The first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, and a streak of morning light shifted from gray to orange-red. The clouds in the sky gleamed red and purple, while the brilliant dawn glow merged with the boundless sea of clouds. Golden light radiated in all directions, dyeing the mountain peaks. A gust of wind swept past, stirring the clouds into rolling waves, as though a golden Giant Dragon were churning the seas.

"Creation truly is wondrous." Looking at the miraculous sight before him, Qin Hao could not help but sigh. This was the power of heaven and earth, the Creation of heaven and earth.

As his surroundings changed, Qin Hao felt his awareness of life's wonder and liveliness become clearer. His long saber slid from its sheath, and he began to wield it. He did not exert too much force; everything simply came naturally, his body continuously launching and withdrawing moves according to his feelings.

Each slash and stance lost its sense of brute strength, yet gained an added nimbleness, a flourishing vitality. The saber, which was meant for slaughter and dominance, took on an entirely different feeling in Qin Hao's hands.

Is this the Artistic Conception I've comprehended? As he continued wielding the saber, Qin Hao kept thinking. Knowledge about Artistic Conception constantly surfaced in his mind, and he gradually confirmed that what he had comprehended was indeed Artistic Conception. Yet Artistic Conception could only be understood, not explained. Everyone's state differed greatly, so Qin Hao could only slowly comprehend it for himself.