Registering as a Martial Artist, the Xu Family's Sunset

Before his sister got home.

Lu Xuan showered, changed his clothes, disguised himself, and went out.

The Federation Martial Artist Association is open all year round.

Anyone who breaks through to become a Martial Artist must register here, whether they want to join the Federation or not.

This is to maintain social order.

And to mobilize Martial Artist resources during wartime and set up defensive lines against Monsters.

Of course, A small number of people choose to remain hidden. If discovered, they generally meet a bad end, either being monitored or directly eliminated.

The Federation will not keep ticking time bombs around.

"Congratulations on successfully registering as a Martial Artist. A Martial Artist account is being created for you!"

Although the Great Cataclysm caught humanity off guard, it also led to a leap in technological development.

Registering as a Martial Artist is a fully automated process.

Unless you intend to join a specific faction, no one will specifically observe or test your strength.

Another reason is to protect personal privacy.

After all, which Martial Artist doesn't have enemies?

The Federation values this. No matter how many enemies you have, as long as you don't endanger the Federation's interests, and step up when humanity faces danger in the future, your information won't be easily exposed.

This is how unity is fostered.

"Please enter your codename, real name, or nickname. The Federation will not disclose your personal information."

"Codename?"

Lu Xuan lowered his head in thought. "Even if they say they won't leak personal information, it's always better to be safe."

With that thought, He clicked on the input field, which read "Recipient."

"Information confirmed. Generating Martial Artist account for you!"

[Nickname: Recipient] [Age: 18 (Hidable)] [Level: Tier 3 Martial Artist (Hidable)] [Account: 990,000 Federal Coins (Hidable)]

"You have successfully registered as a Martial Artist. With this account, you can log into the Federation database, purchase cultivation techniques and martial skills, or access any Martial Artist software developed by other companies to learn more about world changes and stay updated on Martial Artist news..."

The so-called account is an intelligent chip.

It can be embedded in the eye membrane, hair, pores... anywhere on the body. A slight activation of Spiritual Energy can bring up the intelligent panel.

This is also the difference between ordinary people and Martial Artists.

Martial Artists don't need physical smart devices; they connect to the internet through their consciousness.

Precisely because of this, When he was still an ordinary person, Lu Xuan had no way of knowing what could save his parents, as ordinary people didn't have access to information at this level.

"So, the world of Martial Artists is this convenient."

Lu Xuan was truly shocked.

He had previously imagined that the world of Martial Artists would not be much different from that of ordinary people, but he never expected the gap to be so vast.

It was like two different worlds.

As Spiritual Energy circulated within him, a virtual screen popped up before his eyes.

With this, he wouldn't have to risk buying cultivation techniques and martial skills; he could simply borrow them from the Federation database.

After registering as a Martial Artist.

On his way back, Lu Xuan bought a lottery ticket.

He bought a few extra tickets this time. At worst, he'd make tens of thousands of Federal Coins, right?

He thought to himself as he returned home, following his routine.

There were still many things waiting for him to do.

Cure his parents.

Help his sister break through to become a Martial Artist.

Improve his own strength.

More importantly, avoid being discovered by the Monster Potion Company and the Xu family.

"To avoid raising suspicion from the pharmaceutical companies, I can't change my original life trajectory..."

Lu Xuan rubbed his head, baring his teeth. "I'm already a Tier 3 Martial Artist. I can't keep working at the monster cleanup warehouse every day, can I?"

"No."

There seemed to be a second option.

He nodded in thought. "I can change my original job and become a regular person who follows Martial Artists on adventures. This would be reasonable, wouldn't arouse suspicion from the pharmaceutical companies, and would allow me to openly venture into the wilderness for training and to find treasures to earn cultivation resources."

Perfect!

"Next, I need to spread the news that the Xu family's Martial Dao Grandmaster is dying."

"And borrow cultivation techniques to practice and improve my cultivation!"

Martial Artist Forum.

This was generally where online Martial Artists gathered.

The forum was divided into a World Public Channel and Federation Regional Channels.

One gathered Martial Artists from around the globe, and most fresh news worldwide was posted there.

The other was for regions, such as the China Zone channel, which only gathered explosive news and various miscellaneous tidbits from within China.

Lu Xuan edited a post about the Xu family, a Martial Dao Grandmaster family in Jinling City, and sent it out.

The content specifically analyzed the Xu family's situation.

"With the Federation's Martial Arts Examination approaching, I accidentally discovered some secrets while prospecting in the wilderness near Jinling City. It seems the Xu family, a Martial Dao Grandmaster family in Jinling City, might be in decline. The arguments are as follows: First, the direct descendants of the Xu family risked stealing an Earth Dragon egg. Second, the Xu family is offering a reward at all costs..."

The content was meticulously detailed.

It almost closed the entire chain of suspicion, leaving no room for flaws.

As soon as the news broke.

Martial Artists in Jinling City flocked to it, and countless people responded.

"Whoa, now that you mention it, it really seems possible. I haven't seen a Xu family Martial Dao Grandmaster appear in a long time."

"The analysis is well-founded. If Martial Saints were dispatched to find higher-level recovery Spiritual Items, it would surely alert other companies, martial arts schools, and forces. However, lower-level Spiritual Items also have restorative effects. For example, an Earth Dragon egg's vital fluid can restore vitality, so they could only send Martial Artists to find it. Otherwise, a mere direct descendant of the Xu family wouldn't risk it."

"The Xu family is a Martial Dao Grandmaster family with assets worth hundreds of billions of Federal Coins."

"..."

The effect was excellent, with comments coming in within just a few hours.

Now, they just had to wait for the post to slowly ferment.

Lu Xuan stopped paying attention to the forum and logged into the Federation database instead.

He opened the cultivation technique store.

[Cultivation Technique]

Name: Sun Qi Cultivation Method Level: Heaven Grade Price: 100 billion Federal Coins / 10 million Spirit Crystal Coins Remarks: Created by the renowned Heaven and Earth Martial Saint "Sun Martial Saint." He was inspired by a debate with a child about the sun while he was becoming a Martial Artist, and thus created this cultivation technique.

*

Name: Heart Sutra of Fighting the Giant Kun Beast Level: Earth Grade Price: 10 billion Federal Coins / 1 million Spirit Crystal Coins Remarks: Created by the Heaven and Earth Martial Saint "Giant Kun Martial Saint." Legend has it that he created this cultivation technique by observing the Giant Kun's recovery ability and physical vitality during a battle with it.

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Name: Chapter of Inhaling and Exhaling the Essence of Sun and Moon Level: Profound Grade Price: 1 billion Federal Coins / 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins Remarks: Created by the Heaven and Earth Martial Saint "Sun Moon Martial Saint"...

After a brief browse.

Lu Xuan fell silent. His first feeling was just one word.

Expensive!

Damn, it was too expensive.

Cultivation techniques were divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow grades, with Heaven Grade being the strongest and Yellow Grade the weakest.

But even the cheapest cultivation technique cost 10 million Federal Coins, or 1,000 Spirit Crystal Coins.

Ten million Federal Coins, Lu Xuan didn't have.

As for Spirit Crystal Coins.

Lu Xuan didn't even know what they were.

While confused, he searched for Spirit Crystal Coins and finally understood what they were.

Spirit Crystal Coins were a form of currency containing Spiritual Energy, artificially produced by storing Spiritual Energy in special materials.

They were incredibly precious.

Besides the rarity of manufacturing materials and the difficulty of the manufacturing process, Spirit Crystal Coins could be refined and absorbed upon acquisition, comparable to a spiritual medicine or Spiritual Item.

10,000 Federal Coins: 1 Spirit Crystal Coin.

"Martial Artists and ordinary people are truly from different worlds."

Lu Xuan sighed inwardly.

The reason Federal Coins weren't abolished was likely because Spirit Crystal Coins were too difficult to produce.

After his thoughts wandered for a while.

He calmed his mind and continued searching for cultivation techniques.

Now was not the time to dwell on these things.

The most important thing now was to find a cultivation technique to cultivate and improve his strength as quickly as possible.

He focused and browsed through the options.

Lu Xuan discovered that while he could borrow many cultivation techniques, they were all incomplete.

Some even had comments from other Martial Artists below them--

Great Desolation Heavenly Origin Emperor Scripture

Comment 1: What the f***, what kind of idiot wrote this cultivation technique? The name sounds grand, but it's completely useless when cultivating!

Comment 2: I tried it, and I dropped from a Tier 7 Martial Artist to a Tier 3 Martial Artist.

Comment 3: The author's mother is very fertile. I bought it but couldn't bear to throw it away...

"..."

What was all this?

Lu Xuan rubbed his forehead and continued browsing.

Suddenly, An official cultivation technique caught his attention.

Mindful Breathing Technique

Level: Yellow (Incomplete)

Price: 500,000 Federal Coins / 50 Spirit Crystal Coins

Remarks: Not created in the current era, obtained from certain special ruins.