"True Martial Inheritance."
Guo Bingfu's gaze settled on the Wordless Stele, and his voice echoed through the spacious stone chamber.
"The Martial Cultivator inheritance of True Person Zhang of Wudang. The True Martial Force within it stands supreme through the ages. No matter how times change, it is inferior to no other Martial Force in the world."
At the name, Li Xiang's eyelid twitched.
Wudang. True Person Zhang.
In the world of Martial Cultivators, and even across the Great Xin Dynasty's long history, he was a blazing sun no one could overlook.
Guo Bingfu paused, then looked away from the stele toward Li Xiang, who stood nearby.
"I spent most of my life rolling in the mud. Later, by a stroke of chance, I glimpsed a trace of the spirit on this stele and learned True Martial Force. Even the Sky-Supporting Force I created has its roots in True Martial Force."
His tone was calm. He made no attempt to conceal the origins of his Martial Foundation.
Li Xiang had already known that Sky-Supporting Force came from True Martial Force, but hearing Guo Bingfu say it himself filled him with fresh awe.
He had seen how domineering Guo Bingfu's Sky-Supporting Force was. It could manifest the Inner Landscape Heaven-Opening Axe and cleave a God-Devil Fusion Demon Scion apart in a single blow.
Admiration rose in Li Xiang's heart. To innovate upon True Martial Force took extraordinary talent. In any era, Guo Bingfu would rank among its foremost figures.
"During the Blessed Land Contest, I made a bet with Hong Tianbao."
Paying no heed to Li Xiang's thoughts, Guo Bingfu revealed the real reason he was here.
"The wager was simple. If you took first place in the First Realm at this Blessed Land Contest through your own ability, I would