Earth Martial Realm

Earth Martial Realm

Earth Martial Realm martial artists mainly focused on constantly strengthening the qi force in their dantian and expanding the depth of their qi force reserves.

The strength of an Earth Martial Realm martial artist's qi force was something Black Martial Realm martial artists could not imagine. Relying on that powerful qi force, Earth Martial Realm martial artists could unleash certain terrifying powers that Black Martial Realm martial artists could not. These were called martial techniques.

For example, using qi force to form a defense around the body—ordinary Black Martial Realm martial artists could not break through this layer of defense at all. This defense was called "protective body qi force," and it was the first martial technique Earth Martial Realm martial artists mastered.

When Jiang Feng faced Nie Hu's sword momentum, the reason he had been able to stand unmoving as a mountain and easily neutralize Nie Hu's sword momentum was because he had used protective body qi force. The strength of protective body qi force was related to a martial artist's qi force reserves, mental cultivation method, and the protective body qi force art they practiced.

Jiang Feng's own qi force reserves were already extremely remarkable, because his Golden Body of the Wisdom King had given him exceptionally broad meridians and dantian. In addition, the Sutra of Observing Heaven and Eternal Treasures had made his soul extremely powerful, and under this influence, his ability to control qi force was more than several times stronger than that of martial artists in the same realm.

As for his mental cultivation method, Jiang Feng's method had been created by combining the strengths of several different methods. Though it could not be called perfect, it was not something ordinary mental cultivation methods could compare to. Moreover, this mental cultivation method suited his physical condition extremely well. If he encountered better methods in the future, after comprehending them, he could easily incorporate and improve upon them.

His protective body qi force art had likewise been created by Jiang Feng after referencing several different arts, and its defensive power was extremely strong.

With these three factors combined, Jiang Feng's protective body qi force was absurdly powerful. Even Earth Martial Realm martial artists of the same cultivation level would have to expend great effort to break through his protective body qi force, let alone those whose cultivation was inferior to his.

So it was no wonder that although Nie Hu's sword momentum was formidable, it still could not shake Jiang Feng in the slightest.

The gap in strength between Earth Martial Realm martial artists came from differences in cultivation, mental cultivation methods, and martial techniques.

Cultivation went without saying. An Earth Martial Realm first-level martial artist would definitely be at a disadvantage when facing a fifth-level martial artist in the same martial realm.

Mental cultivation methods had been mentioned earlier. A good mental cultivation method gave deeper qi force reserves and purer qi force quality, making one naturally stronger by comparison.

Martial techniques, meanwhile, were the most direct manifestation of how dantian qi force was deployed and utilized. High-level martial techniques consumed less dantian qi force, made more effective use of it, and possessed greater power. Low-level martial techniques not only consumed enormous amounts, but also had weaker power.

Therefore, when mental cultivation method and cultivation level were fixed, high-level martial techniques had an enormous influence on a martial artist's strength.

However, martial techniques were not so easy to obtain. A single martial technique, even a low-level one, could allow a martial artist to unleash comparatively tremendous power.

Thus, in order to consolidate their rule, every marquisate would regulate the martial techniques within its jurisdiction. It was just like how certain countries on Earth regulated firearms.

Of course, this kind of regulation was regulation on a certain level. After all, martial techniques were created by martial artists. No matter how overbearing a marquisate was, surely it would not go so far as to forbid martial artists from creating their own martial techniques, right?

Therefore, someone like Jiang Feng, who could create his own martial techniques, was naturally outside those regulations.

But in this world, how many people could create martial techniques as easily as Jiang Feng did?

Strictly speaking, Jiang Feng did not know how strong he was right now either. Because he had never fought a true Earth Martial Realm martial artist before. Although Su Di had supposedly stepped half a foot into the Earth Martial Realm, in the end, he still was not in the Earth Martial Realm, and the distance between him and a true Earth Martial Realm martial artist was like one hundred and eight thousand li. This was also why Jiang Feng had been able to kill him in one move.

Jiang Feng described in detail to Xiang Pang all the various feelings of the Earth Martial Realm, but Xiang Pang only had Yellow Martial Realm first-level cultivation, after all, and could not experience them at all. In the end, the topic could only return to reality.

"Ah Feng, what plans do you have from now on?" Xiang Pang asked.

It was time for Jiang Feng to consider this matter, because his goal was to reach the Spirit Martial Realm and become a transcendent life—and as quickly as possible!

Jiang Feng rose and looked toward the front of the hall, then slowly said, "I want to join the Bounty Alliance."

"The Bounty Alliance?!" Xiang Pang was startled.

He had thought Jiang Feng might leave the small town to go out and temper himself, but he had never thought Jiang Feng would join the Bounty Alliance.

The Bounty Alliance was a vast organization that specialized in taking money to handle affairs for others.

It was said that as long as one had money, there was nothing the Bounty Alliance could not accomplish.

From this, one could see that this organization possessed extremely powerful strength.

But at the same time, this organization was also an extremely dangerous one.

After all, many dangerous missions required Bounty Hunters to risk their lives.

The Bounty Alliance's missions were nothing more than hunting high-level Magic Beasts, killing people on others' behalf, taking revenge, and the like.

Jiang Feng wanted to join the Bounty Alliance and become a Bounty Hunter, undoubtedly to further temper himself and allow himself to improve rapidly through that tempering.

Cultivation in the Earth Martial Realm mainly involved continuously increasing the qi force in the dantian, and therefore placed great emphasis on real-combat experience.

Joining the Bounty Alliance was undoubtedly the best choice.

However, Jiang Feng was not in a hurry, because he knew the Qi Family would not let matters rest.

"Brother Xiang, are you willing to join the Bounty Alliance together with me?" Jiang Feng turned his head and asked.

The path of martial dao was boundless and endless; one could not keep walking it alone forever. If he could have a like-minded brother accompanying him at his side, the two helping each other and exchanging cultivation insights, it would naturally be a good thing.

After hearing this, Xiang Pang smiled helplessly. "I would very much like to join the Bounty Alliance together with you, Ah Feng. That way, we two brothers could advance and retreat together. It's just... it's just that my aptitude is ordinary. I'm afraid I can't meet the Bounty Alliance's requirements."

The Bounty Alliance was not something one could join casually. The first cultivation threshold was Black Martial Realm cultivation.

With Xiang Pang's aptitude, reaching the Black Martial Realm was not difficult; it was only a matter of time. But the problem was precisely time. If he wanted to reach the Black Martial Realm, without ten or twenty years of grinding away at it, it was practically impossible.

And by that time, Jiang Feng would probably have reached another level of cultivation entirely.

In other words, he was very willing to follow Jiang Feng, but unfortunately, he would never catch up to Jiang Feng's advancing footsteps.

Jiang Feng had naturally considered this point long ago.

"As long as you're willing, I can let you reach the Black Martial Realm overnight." Jiang Feng's words shook Xiang Pang to the core.

"Brother Xiang, don't forget, I already possess Earth Martial Realm cultivation now. Earth Martial Realm martial artists can release their qi force externally. Naturally, I can help Brother Xiang break through the extraordinary meridians in your body and reach the Black Martial Realm directly," Jiang Feng said with absolute certainty.

When Xiang Pang heard this, he immediately stood up.

Of course he knew that, in principle, Earth Martial Realm martial artists could help Yellow Martial Realm martial artists open their meridians. The principle was more or less the same as using the power of a Meridian Opening Pill to open the meridians.

However, using borrowed power to open the meridians was an extremely dangerous matter. Moreover, this danger was not one-sided. Instead, both parties would bear the same risk.

And there was one most important point—if Jiang Feng opened Xiang Pang's meridians for him, Jiang Feng's own cultivation would inevitably suffer.

Because of all these factors, unless it was for their own flesh-and-blood child, experts of the Earth Martial Realm generally would not step in to help younger-generation Yellow Martial Realm martial artists open their meridians. Of course, there were also plenty of people who would do it.

Xiang Pang naturally knew all these factors, which was why, when Jiang Feng proposed opening his meridians for him, he was so astonished.

"Ah Feng..." Xiang Pang was somewhat incoherent, not knowing what to say.

To say he did not want it would be absolutely impossible. After all, this could save him more than ten years, even more than twenty years, of time! It gave him, who had originally had no hope of reaching the Earth Martial Realm, a chance to make an attempt at the Earth Martial Realm!

Jiang Feng patted Xiang Pang on the shoulder and said with a smile, "No need for many words."

Xiang Pang was a man of deep feeling and loyalty. Back at the Zhushan Arena Tournament, he had risked his life to help Jiang Feng fight against Wei Changqing. This time, because of the Meridian Opening Pill, he had been dragged down by Jiang Feng and had nearly lost his life. At the moment when his life hung by a thread, he had still insisted that Jiang Feng leave him and flee on his own. Such genuine feeling could absolutely withstand any test.

So Jiang Feng was willing to let his cultivation be damaged for him.

What was more, losing this bit of cultivation truly did not count for much to Jiang Feng.