Warriors Must Contend, Grandmasters Face the Pass!

Chen Kefa looked at Wang Jian with a complex expression in his eyes.

As the saying goes, a martial artist must fight!

To reach his current position and become a martial artist with a unique title of his own, who among them didn't have their own special opportunities?

He, Chen Kefa, had them.

His father-in-law, Du Chun, had them.

Even the highly respected Grandmaster Wang Anguo before them must have experienced fighting others for opportunities in his youth.

The path of martial arts was, by nature, a bloody road where thousands of troops and horses vied to cross a single-plank bridge.

Martial arts techniques, medicinal pills, heaven-sent treasures...

Behind every single resource, there could be hidden struggles and schemes unknown to others.

Yet now, a teenager was handing over a mental martial art—one capable of stirring up a storm of blood and perhaps even changing the future of the entire human race—so casually, in front of everyone, without asking for anything in return.

What kind of magnanimity was this?

What kind of great righteousness?

By comparison, his own impatience and perfunctory attitude regarding this escort mission seemed so ridiculous, so petty!

Du Chun stood to the side, watching his disciple, his eyes filled with gratification and pride.

He didn't say a word, but his straight back already made his stance clear.

This is my, Du Chun's, disciple!

Grandmaster Wang Anguo remained silent for a long time, his eyes, which seemed capable of piercing through the affairs of the world, gazing deeply at Wang Jian.

After a long while, he slowly stepped forward, yet he did not reach out to take the booklet.

"Child, have you... practiced this yourself?"

The Grandmaster's voice was very soft, yet it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

Indeed!

For such a precious technique, anyone else would likely have practiced it in secret first, confirming its validity before making any further plans.

Wang Jian shook his head, his tone incomparably sincere.

"Reporting to the Grandmaster, this disciple dared not."

"The senior who saved my life and passed on this technique—I do not know if it is genuine, nor do I know if it contains hidden dangers."

"This technique is of great importance; this disciple dared not act on his own authority and felt it should be handed over to The Alliance to decide."

What a fine "dared not act on his own authority"!

A terrifying, brilliant light suddenly erupted from Wang Anguo's eyes!

He nodded, his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible approval.

"You did the right thing."

"A technique of unknown origin could be a heaven-sent opportunity, or it could be a fatal trap."

"If mental martial arts were truly so easy to invent, The Association wouldn't have been stuck for so many years..."

"We have no way of knowing the true intentions of that rogue cultivator."

Wang Anguo's tone suddenly shifted, his voice becoming grave.

"It is even difficult to tell, for anyone below the Grandmaster realm, whether he is truly dead or not."

What?!

Feigned death?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!

Wang Anguo ignored their astonishment; he looked at Chen Kefa and slowly revealed a heaven-shaking secret.

"Because the path of martial arts dictates that a martial artist only begins to truly touch upon the cultivation of mental power after breaking through to the Grandmaster realm."

The faces of the Special Investigation Team members and the experts from The Association changed in unison.

Such a secret, and Grandmaster Wang was just stating it in public like this?

Wang Anguo seemed not to notice their expressions and continued to explain: "The barrier of the Grandmaster realm is also known in ancient times as 'Knocking the Heavenly Pass' or 'Opening the Ancestral Aperture'."

"In truth, it is the process of carefully guiding one's own blood-energy, which has been cultivated to its peak, strand by strand into the cranium, using it to gently wash, nourish, and temper that most precise and fragile brain region."

"This process is exceptionally painful and carries extremely high risks; the slightest carelessness results in brain death and demise."

"When blood-energy and mental power converge, compress, and finally detonate at a single point in the center of the brain region—the depths of the space between the eyebrows..."

"Success means opening an 'Ancestral Aperture' that exists between the void and reality, from which point one can project mental power outward and roam the heavens and earth."

"Failure means the end of everything."

Chen Kefa's entire body shuddered!

He suddenly realized that Grandmaster Wang's words, while seemingly an explanation, were in fact... directed at him!

He was only twenty-five years old and currently at the peak of the fifth professional dan; he might well have the opportunity to challenge this barrier in the future.

The distance between a high-ranking professional and a martial arts grandmaster was only a single step!

Yet, that step was as vast as the distance between heaven and earth!

The grandmaster's few sentences were no less than a guiding beacon, instantly granting him a vague yet incredibly precious understanding of the path ahead!

The surrounding experts and team members also reacted, their gazes toward Chen Kefa filled with undisguised envy.

To receive such straightforward guidance from a grandmaster—what an unattainable stroke of fortune!

Of course, the prerequisite was that one had the talent and the hope to challenge the realm of a grandmaster!

Grandmaster Wang Anguo finally reached out and solemnly took the Mystic Meditation Method from Wang Jian's hands.

His movements were slow and steady, as if he were holding up the future of the entire human race.

"I will personally bring this cultivation method back to headquarters."

"Next, I will coordinate with the Association's top experts to verify it."

Wang Anguo scanned the crowd, his voice resonant and firm.

"We will use the most rigorous attitude, the most advanced equipment, and even... conduct tests with a True Person to determine its safety and efficacy."

"Once confirmed, the Alliance will spare no cost to promote it!"

"Wang Jian, you have rendered an unparalleled service to the entire human race!"

Having finished his words, Wang Anguo did not linger; he turned and left with the accompanying experts.

The matter had already exceeded the scope of what the Jiang City branch could handle and had to be reported to the Alliance immediately.

Du Chun and Wang Jian remained behind, as they still needed to process the subsequent handover and reward procedures.

Chen Kefa took a deep breath, suppressing the agitation in his heart, and hurried to follow.

His mission was to escort the grandmaster safely away.

Even though the grandmaster... likely had no need for his protection...

The black sedan started silently once more and merged into the flow of traffic.

Inside the car, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Wang Anguo closed his eyes to rest, seemingly deep in thought.

Chen Kefa sat behind the passenger seat, his body held straight, while a battle between heaven and man raged within him.

He wanted to speak up.

For the sake of Yu Lei.

The brother who had once fought side-by-side with him, braving life and death together.

The man who now lay in the intensive care unit, unable to care for himself, capable only of smiling foolishly at others.

He wanted to beg the grandmaster to intervene, even if there were only a sliver of hope.

But... by what right?

What was the status of the man before him?

He was a pillar of the human race!

He himself was merely a captain of a Special Investigation Team in Jiang City, having just received a few words of guidance from the man.

Would it not be ungrateful to open his mouth now to ask for such a personal favor?

Would it be pushing his luck too far?

Chen Kefa's hands clenched on his knees, relaxed, and then clenched again.

In his mind, he saw the expressions of all the Special Investigation Team members whenever the name "Yu Lei" was mentioned—expressions of anger, sorrow, and utter helplessness.

To hell with pride!

To hell with being ungrateful!

For the sake of his brother, he would gladly cast aside this face today!

Chen Kefa suddenly looked up, as if he had made a monumental decision.

"Grandmaster Wang!"

His voice sounded dry and hoarse from nervousness.

Wang Anguo slowly opened his eyes, looking at him with a calm gaze.

"Captain Chen, is something the matter?"

"Grandmaster, I... I have a presumptuous request!"