Immortal Martial: Pushing Across Two Worlds, Starting in Reality

Immortal Martial: Pushing Across Two Worlds, Starting in Reality

Author: Zhe Wo Zui Fan Zhi

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

(A story spanning two worlds, with decisive, ruthless action)

With the Proficiency Panel in hand, Jiang Shu traveled between two worlds!

In the real world, Spiritual Energy Recovery had begun. Martial arts experts could Punch Mountains and Rivers, Genetic Warriors underwent a Leap in Life, and Battleships and Mechs soared like dragons.

In the Immortal Martial world, Primordial Core True Persons could Unite Divine Abilities; Nirvana True Monarchs could Manifest Heaven and Earth.

In a real world where all things evolved, I Alone Possess the Unique Method!

In an Immortal Martial world where strength reigned supreme, I would use a mountain of resources to forge a Glorious Path!

Entrusting My Body to Sharp Blades, Killing in the Mortal World.

In both worlds, I'd strike with all my might!

This book was also known as: "Three Years into Spiritual Energy Recovery, How Did You Already Achieve Physical Sainthood?" "The Trader Wants to Become Immortal," and "Two Worlds: Money Just Found a New Way to Stay by My Side."

The school year always started especially early for seniors.

Ji City Fifth High School.

Jiang Shu first jogged two laps around the track, then walked into the corridor and spent several minutes regulating his breathing. He settled into a Horse Stance, steady as a rock, his body rising and falling faintly like waves.

The sky was dim, and a thin layer of ice still clung to the lake in front of the corridor.

"Martial arts... What does it really mean to have stepped onto the path of martial arts?"

Jiang Shu murmured to himself. In his previous life, he had suffered from a serious illness and been confined to bed, dying far too young, before he even turned thirty. So in this life, after breaking through the In-Utero Mystery three months ago and awakening a special ability, he had decided to walk only one path—martial arts.

Only by making power his own could he truly take control of his fate!

His wandering thoughts quickly settled. Jiang Shu imagined himself as a bowl of murky water, becoming still as the impurities sank and the water cleared.

This was the One Bowl of Water Method he had learned in his previous life. Combined with the Horse Stance, they complemented each other perfectly, doubling the results for half the effort.

As he rose, his toes curled tight like a chicken's claws, his legs tensed, his waist lifted, and his abdomen drew in.

As he sank, his toes relaxed like a duck's webbed feet, his legs loosened, his waist settled, and his abdomen bulged.

Between one rise and fall, a red sun climbed above the distant mountains.

The warm sunlight, along with the chill wind of the first lunar month, fell upon Jiang Shu's hair, which had grown past his ears.

Beneath his thick hair, sweat steamed from his body, and his temples bulged, unseen by anyone.

Only after Jiang Shu finished his stance practice, returned to the dormitory to shower, and came back out did the dorm's morning alarm finally ring.

At the school gate, students began arriving in twos and threes.

He strolled across campus, his senses sharp, taking in every word his classmates said.

"One pen, one lamp, one miracle in one night. Yesterday nearly killed me. I wish I could switch to being a Martial Arts Student. Supposedly, all they have to do every day is stand in a stance. The rest of the time, they can do whatever they want. Meanwhile, we have morning study at seven and evening study until nine-thirty. We eat worse than pigs, sleep later than dogs, and get up earlier than chickens."

"Jealous? Who'd become a Martial Arts Student unless they were a lousy student? Didn't our homeroom teacher say it was just a trial run for the national college entrance exam reforms? The schools Martial Arts Students can get into are mostly junior colleges. How can they compare to us future university graduates?"

"That's not necessarily true. As long as you can Sense Qi and Blood in your body, you can apply to enter any undergraduate university without taking the entrance exam. If you can circulate your qi and blood, that's even more impressive—you can go straight to a top-tier university! How many top-tier students does our school have? And if you advance further, there's the academy..."

"Ha. Do you think the Horse Stance is some peerless martial art? It's just a basic skill! Even if you've mastered it, it won't turn you into a superhuman overnight. Go look at the coaches in those martial arts gyms. They beat punching bags like they're incredible, but how many have even reached minor mastery in the Horse Stance, with bulging temples? They're selling dog meat under a sheep's head. In reality, they're still teaching modern combat, not real martial arts! Just get back to your books, Small Town Test-Taker."

"Bah! What's wrong with being a Small Town Test-Taker? Getting into an undergraduate university, then finding a steady, respectable job after graduation—that's the dream for so many people. You should be grateful."

In November 2026, according to the Mystic Star calendar, the Xia Kingdom's senior leadership issued an order allowing all high school students, regardless of their academic track, to switch to martial arts and practice the Horse Stance.

Anyone who reached minor mastery in the Horse Stance and sensed their own qi and blood could enter any undergraduate university without taking the entrance exam.

But at most high schools, aside from students who had no hope of getting into an undergraduate university and planned to give up at a junior college, hardly anyone signed up for martial arts.

They were already seniors. No one would gamble with their future.

Some freshmen had just started their first year of high school, though. With less pressure from their studies, curiosity and interest led them to watch the Horse Stance videos released by the Education Bureau, imagining that one day they might reach minor mastery and get into university without taking the entrance exam.

Jiang Shu passed through the crowd, climbed to the fifth floor, and knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

The voice of Old Yan, his homeroom teacher, rang out. Jiang Shu pushed open the door and saw Old Yan repeatedly tapping at his computer, apparently organizing some back-to-school materials.

"Jiang Shu, what brings you here?"

Yan Dehou looked up, surprised.

Jiang Shu's grades were average for the class. If he worked hard and got lucky, he might still get into an undergraduate university.

Students at that level tended to go unnoticed in class. They might not visit the office once all semester. Yan Dehou didn't know why he had come in on his own this time.

"Teacher Yan, I'm here to apply for a leave of absence."

Jiang Shu got straight to the point.

Since taking up martial arts, his thoughts had grown as clear as crystal, and he had learned to simplify everything.

"A leave of absence? Has something happened at home?"

Yan Dehou forgot all about his work. His brows furrowed, and he stood up at once, asking with concern.

"No. I'm planning to switch to martial arts. I want to spend my final semester at home practicing the Horse Stance."

"Martial arts... I see..."

At the words "martial arts," Yan Dehou fell silent, all the words of persuasion caught in his throat.

Last November, the school leaders had held a meeting. They had decided that if a student applied to switch to martial arts, the homeroom teacher must not obstruct them and had to approve the request immediately.

"Jiang Shu, why don't you think it over? With your grades, you still have a chance at an undergraduate university if you push yourself. And even if you switch to martial arts, you'll still have to take the college entrance exam. Unless you can Sense Qi and Blood, you won't qualify for admission without the exam..."

"I'm not asking you to attend class and do homework like the other students. You can come sit in on class when you have time, and work on some practice questions now and then. That way, if you end up taking the entrance exam, you won't be completely lost. Preparing for both the academic and martial arts tracks is a pretty good idea, especially since there's still time before the exam. Don't make such a hasty decision..."

With no other teachers in the office, Yan Dehou couldn't help speaking up. He had taught and mentored students for more than twenty years and was deeply traditional. He hoped every student under his care would smoothly get into a university they liked.

To him, martial arts and the Horse Stance were no Glorious Path. They were more like a risky shortcut.

If the applicant were truly at the bottom of the class, that would be one thing.

But Jiang Shu clearly had a shot at an undergraduate university.

"Teacher Yan, I've made up my mind."

Jiang Shu said no more and handed in his application. He had looked into the process. As long as the application concerned martial arts, the school would approve it outright.

This only proved that martial arts in this world was far more than his classmates imagined.

"All right."

Yan Dehou looked at Jiang Shu several times, then glanced at the signatures in the parents' section of the application.

He let out a long sigh. All he could hope was that his student had made this decision after thinking it through, again and again.

"Thank you, Teacher Yan."

"If there's nothing else, why don't you head back to class for now, Jiang Shu? I'll talk to your classmates later, and we can have a little send-off. We've been together for over a year, after all. I'm sure we've all grown attached."

"No need. I'm only taking a leave of absence. We'll see each other again."

Jiang Shu politely turned Old Yan down and left.

After breaking through the In-Utero Mystery, his past-life consciousness had taken the lead. In this world, aside from his parents, who had raised him, and his younger sister, who had grown up with him, nobody else could stir even the faintest ripple in his heart.

Besides, in his previous life, he had been thirty.

Reborn into this life, his mind was even more mature than before. What could he possibly talk about with a bunch of high school students who had yet to experience the world?

More and more students filled the school, chattering like sparrows.

Some students in the classroom had already begun furiously copying their winter break assignments.

Jiang Shu didn't bother clearing out the pile of books in his desk. He left the classroom building and returned to the empty dormitory.

A semi-transparent panel appeared in his mind:

Jiang Shu--

Great Jing Dynasty Language/Writing: Beginner (926/1000)

Horse Stance: Minor Mastery (526/1000)

Two Worlds Travel Countdown: 00:00

"I can't believe that after waiting three months, the Xia Kingdom still hasn't announced a real martial arts cultivation method. Even with the panel's permanent progress, the further I advance, the slower my Horse Stance progress becomes."

"By the college entrance exam, I'll probably only reach the Greater Mastery stage, circulate my qi and blood, and qualify for admission to a top-tier university without taking the exam."

"Getting into a top-tier university would already put me ahead of more than ninety percent of Fifth High School's students. But my parents are supporting me so much in this life. Why shouldn't I try for the academy?"

"The Great Jing Dynasty has eighteen provinces, two hundred and seventy commanderies, and thousands of counties. Any county town has martial artists in the Viscera Refining Realm stationed there. As long as you have enough silver, you can join a county martial arts school and learn martial arts!"