Within the drone's camera, one could clearly see a massive island shaped like a crescent moon on the vast blue sea.
Initially, only the island's outline was visible.
As the drone's camera zoomed in, Lin Ze could clearly see the pavilions and buildings on the island, as well as the people moving around on the island, appearing as small as ants from the drone's perspective.
Some of these people were practicing martial arts, while others were busy with fishing, wood gathering, farming, and weaving.
It seemed that even within a Martial Arts Holy Land, there were many ordinary people providing services to the upper echelons.
"The longest stretch extends for twenty to thirty kilometers, with a width of over ten kilometers, and there are also many attached islands close to the main island."
"Roughly estimated, the total area of this island group adds up to about three to four hundred square kilometers, inhabited by at least tens of thousands of people. Even if only a small portion of these people practice martial arts, they can readily assemble an army of martial artists numbering in the tens of thousands."
"No wonder it's a Martial Arts Holy Land; this strength is truly terrifying."
Lin Ze watched the island from afar, muttering to himself.
The fundamental operating rule of human society is violence. The reason others can become a Martial Arts Holy Land, capable of influencing the rise and fall of dynasties, is because they possess a sufficiently powerful foundation.
Across a distance of several thousand meters, and separated by a Gates to Heavens, even though martial artists have extremely keen senses, it was still possible to avoid Xu Sheng's prying eyes.
"I'm afraid they also anticipate that someone might use such methods to spy on and observe them."
At the same time, a hand reached out from the other side of the gate, carefully placing a camera among the bushes, aimed directly at the Martial Arts Training Ground, well-hidden.
Just watching like that, Xu Sheng certainly wouldn't learn that superior sword technique.
"Those wearing ordinary coarse linen clothes are servants, while those in gray uniforms are Outer Sect Disciples aged four to ten. Then, those slightly older, eleven to seventeen years old, who haven't been kicked out, become Formal Disciples wearing blue uniforms, and then those in black and white uniforms are probably Inner Sect Disciples."
"Given me the same time to develop, with the help of the Gates to Heavens, the strength and influence I can possess will only surpass this."
"According to the school's general layout, the dormitory nearby should be the classroom, cafeteria, and playground."
At the core of this Crescent Moon Lake, there was a magnificent four-story building. On the building's plaque, eight large characters were written with strokes like silver hooks.
Just forcibly learning by spying through the gate like that would only result in grasping the superficial form.
Soon it was late at night, and without any accidents, Xu Sheng retrieved the camera he had been filming with all day.
Putting away his distracting thoughts, Xu Sheng began searching in the core area of this Bright Moon Pavilion.
In order to find the Mountain Gate residence of Bright Moon Pavilion, Xu Sheng hadn't cultivated yesterday.
Then, Xu Sheng withdrew his hand, and the gate closed.
"That should do it; my actions just now didn't attract the attention of Bright Moon Pavilion's experts."
Next to a building called Martial Arts Hall, there were many Martial Arts Training Grounds.
"I have to say, Bright Moon Pavilion's uniform is quite good-looking. If they weren't estimated to not want a disciple of my older age and unclear origins, I would really want to join and wear a black and white uniform for a month."
The strength of a Martial Arts Holy Land was already so powerful, so what kind of formidable foundation did the Great Zhou Imperial Family, which could suppress these seven great Lin Ze Holy Lands and the heroes of the world, and willingly be respected as the common ruler of the world, possess?
The next moment, the gate opened again, and this time the Gates to Heavens was opened among a cluster of carefully manicured plants near the Martial Arts Hall.
"Next is the time for me to absorb nutrients and develop."
The son of Martial Arts had just become a Formal Disciple, wearing a blue sect uniform. Cao Si also saw martial artists wearing gray, white, and moon-white uniforms on the Bright Moon Pavilion side.
Skipping the meaningful scenes, Xu Sheng quickly found what he wanted to see.
Bright Moon Pavilion!
Now that there's no other path to take, he didn't want to waste so much time idling.
There, there was a Crescent Moon Lake, with many pavilions and towers built along the lake, creating a transcendent artistic conception like a landscape painting.
As usual, he first looked down from the sky.
In the face of a force as large as the Bright Moon Pavilion, even if Cao Si directly sent tens of millions of taels of silver, it was estimated that the other party would not think too highly of him. Giving him the identity of an Inner Sect Disciple without directly robbing him would be considered showing face.
With the drone's fragile body, even if the kinetic energy of an arrow was weakened after traveling hundreds of meters, it still couldn't withstand the attack.
Although he would have Superior Lin Ze teaching him personally later, he didn't have it in hand yet, so Xu Sheng chose to first cultivate the Cao Si he already had.
Therefore, after confirming the location of the lecture, he directly chose to close the Gates to Heavens and return to his residence in Fengping County to sleep.
It takes more than a decade or several decades of cultivation to obtain the qualification to learn the Sect-Protecting Skill. Cao Si would reluctantly endure it if he had no other choice.
In the evening, Xu Sheng could retrieve those cameras, cut out the nonsense and extra scenes, and it would be a complete version of the Superior Lin Ze secret manual.
Otherwise, if he carelessly exposed his differences from this world, showing that he possessed many benefits but lacked the strength and power to match those huge benefits, he would probably be found by the experts of this world and slaughtered like a fat sheep before long.
After transporting the yellow croaker that Dan Xuliang sent today back to the Main World warehouse and making it into iced fresh fish, Xu Sheng came to the Two Realms Trade Base to continue his Lin Ze stealing plan.
To unleash the power of a set of superior swordsmanship, it's not just the moves, but the matching breathing and circulation methods, and how the bones, flesh, and blood of the whole body should cooperate to exert force. These are the essence.
Cao Si suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart and personally proceeded with the next step of the plan.
The surveillance cameras were very quiet, unless the top experts of the Bright Moon Pavilion personally cultivated to the point where they could sense electromagnetic waves.
Although the ultra-long-distance focusing lens was very useful, he could only capture a rough image from such a long distance.
So Xu Sheng decided to steal the learning.
Soon, he found a place that looked like a lecture hall.
"Their martial arts are not weak. Those who were responsible for checking the martial arts identity before were all Formal Disciples, while those wearing moon-white uniforms are middle-aged or even elderly people. They should be the backbone and high-level members of the sect."
At the pier, Xu Sheng saw the martial artists who had just landed.
He didn't directly control the drone to investigate blatantly. Although the noise generated by the drone's operation would be covered by the surging waves, it wouldn't have much hiding effect for martial arts practitioners with keen ears and eyes.
Xu Sheng checked the surroundings and quickly found places like a cafeteria, classrooms, and a Martial Arts Training Ground.
First, he opened a small, fist-sized door in the sky several kilometers away from Crescent Moon Island, then took out a high-definition telescope, extended it through the Gates to Heavens, and began to observe the entire Crescent Moon Island from a high vantage point.
It would be a big deal if he developed in the future, and then found an opportunity to repay the Bright Moon Pavilion one or two.
At that time, Xu Sheng used the method he had used to peep at the Zhang Family Fist Martial Hall in Fengping County.
After the other party was inspected by a few martial artists holding swords and sabers, a smile appeared on his face, and he walked slowly towards the island, seemingly going to find his son.
One of the middle-aged women wearing a moon-white uniform was teaching some Inner Sect Disciples wearing white uniforms swordsmanship in a Martial Arts Training Ground.
Next, Xu Sheng decided to cultivate well for a period of time to make up for the progress he had missed yesterday.
Comparing them, Xu Sheng had a brand new discovery.
After almost twenty-eight hours without sleep, Xu Sheng slept soundly.
Xu Sheng reopened the Gates to Heavens in the sky several kilometers away from Crescent Moon Island, watching the Martial Arts Training Ground.
Repeating the process several times, Xu Sheng installed a total of seven cameras in the bushes far away from the Martial Arts Training Ground from different angles.
Compared to those Bright Moon Pavilion disciples who were learning from Lin Ze on the spot, although Xu Sheng couldn't directly ask the questions he encountered during the practice, he could record the content explained by the teacher and listen to it repeatedly.
But if it came to that point, his Two Realms Trade Base career would be ruined.
Instead, he took the risk of acting in person.
After observing for a while, Xu Sheng confirmed that the people from Bright Moon Pavilion really hadn't discovered his behavior of placing cameras, and then he closed the Gates to Heavens with peace of mind.
The whole process lasted less than half a second, and the slight movement was hidden in the wind and waves and did not attract anyone's attention.
Xu Sheng remembered the appearance of that teenager.
With the idea decided, Xu Sheng began to take action.
Previously, when Xu Sheng investigated the scale of Crescent Moon Island, the drones were operating several kilometers away from Crescent Moon Island.
Even the Bright Moon Pavilion, which was isolated overseas, had such powerful strength. Even if the overall strength of the other three Martial Arts Holy Lands, which were as famous as Bright Moon Pavilion, was not as good as Bright Moon Pavilion, it would not be much inferior.
After seeing the specific scale of this Lin Ze Holy Land of Bright Moon Pavilion, Xu Sheng also rejected another backup plan to send money in exchange for learning qualifications.
Judging from the fierce sword light that bloomed between the shots of the middle-aged woman, this was an extremely powerful superior swordsmanship.
After all, compared to the huge movement of the entire person moving, the movement of Xu Sheng's hand could be ignored.
Then, he could start practicing the superior Lin Ze of Bright Moon Pavilion according to this secret manual.
It was midnight at the moment. With the moonlight, Xu Sheng found that the world was quiet, the patrolling disciples landed silently, and only the sound of waves rolling from the sea surged on the entire island.
In the process of Xu Sheng staring at this Bright Moon Pavilion high-level, the other party did not find anything abnormal.
Analyzing this information, Xu Sheng's gaze naturally turned to the magnificent building complex in the center of Crescent Moon Island.
However, the internal promotion mechanism of the other party, which required eight years of Outer Sect Disciple assessment of temperament, eight years of Formal Disciple assessment of aptitude and comprehension, and subsequent contributions to the sect to learn the Sect-Protecting Skill, directly dissuaded Xu Sheng.
Although he had experienced the slight movement of Xu Sheng placing the camera just now, no one appeared around the Martial Arts Training Ground to check the situation.
This place seemed to be the disciples' residence. Xu Sheng saw many seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenagers wearing blue brocade clothes embroidered with crescent moon patterns. Xu Sheng found one of the teenagers who looked very similar to him, and smiles appeared on both of their faces.
Now that he had found the Mountain Gate of Bright Moon Pavilion, the next step was naturally to find a way to learn the superior Lin Ze of this sect.
"Don't think too much, although others are powerful, they are also the achievements accumulated over many years."
After getting up, it was already midnight. Xu Sheng got up and took a bath and changed clothes with the help of several concubines.
A gust of sea breeze rustled.
Such speculation also reaffirmed Xu Sheng's belief that the high-profile principle he adhered to in his Two Realms Trade plan was correct.
In focus, time passes slowly.
Tomorrow during the day, once the instruction of Lin Ze in that Martial Arts Training Ground is finished, my camera will be able to faithfully record the images and sounds.
As for sending less, wouldn't it be more convenient to just rob Xu Sheng? Why would they teach a Sect-Protecting Skill to an outsider of unknown origin?
Bright Moon Pavilion is, after all, a Martial Arts Holy Land. Out of respect for the experts here, Xu Sheng didn't directly use a drone to place a camera like he did at the Zhang Family Martial Hall back then.
Having confirmed this, Xu Sheng reset the coordinates of the Gates to Heavens.
In this way, he could also personally ensure that his cultivation process would not be inaccurate, and perhaps his practice progress would be even faster.
Previously, through the drone's lens, he could only see a rough outline, able to see many blurry, ant-like people moving around. But now, with the help of binoculars, Cao Si clearly saw the scenery on Crescent Moon Island as if he were there.
After charging the camera, Cao Si took out the storage card and connected it to a computer that wasn't connected to the internet using a card reader, and began to review the Bright Moon Pavilion's superior Lin Ze content he had filmed today.
Although, thanks to the existence of the Gates to Heavens, Xu Sheng didn't have to worry too much about his safety, couldn't he still run if he couldn't win?
Cao Si stared at a Bright Moon Pavilion high-level member dressed in moon-white robes embroidered with a crescent moon in gold thread for a while, and sighed in his heart.
Or, if they were idle and had nothing to do, they might rummage through the bushes; otherwise, they wouldn't discover these cameras.
Although, theoretically speaking, Xu Sheng's Lin Ze talent was not bad, and he could choose to become a disciple and enter the Bright Moon Pavilion to learn martial arts.
Presumably, in addition to the millions of troops openly mobilized, there were also countless experts existing in the shadows.
Xu Sheng didn't look around aimlessly, but followed the path of martial arts and came to a building.
Here, there were the most Bright Moon Pavilion disciples in moon-white uniforms active.
At this time, if someone on the Other World side could see the scene in the sky, they would see a lens wrapped in white plastic floating in mid-air.
After that, he let the servants go back to sleep, and Xu Sheng entered his own separate courtyard under the pretext of continuing his cultivation.
Then, he turned the camera and began to look at the surrounding situation.
And also personally steal martial arts skills.
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