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Chapter 403: Chapter 399 Speculation
Gu Jinlai rested for a day before Zhao Yushu returned to the compound arranged by the Yellow Dragon Commerce on his behalf, bringing with her a stack of documents about the powerhouses in Wind and Rain City and some interesting devices.
"This gadget can reveal a person’s specific strength?"
Gu Jinlai held a device that resembled a monocle, his expression filled with bewilderment.
"It shows approximate strength. Before the opponent has gone all out, it can’t give a precise judgment."
Zhao Yushu explained, her expression likewise odd, "Why was I so convinced that there must be other Blue Star people in this world like us? This monocle-like device, which can ’see’ a person’s combat power, is one of the best proofs. Don’t you think this device looks very familiar?"
Gu Jinlai nodded his head.
He picked up the monocle-like device and looked at Zhao Yushu through it.
Numbers flickered rapidly, and in less than a second, it rendered its conclusion.
"Combat power of only 5? Trash?"
"Sigh, this monocle is mainly used for cultivation. Under normal circumstances, who knows how much combat power you have. Moreover, I am a cultivator at the Blood Exchange Peak, and this is without me going all out. The maximum number I’ve tested is 78."
Zhao Yushu defended somewhat unconvinced, "Back on Blue Star in ancient times, that would be called a supreme commander capable of defeating thousands of enemies."
"This combat power detection... this value mode..."
Gu Jinlai’s lips twitched as he said with certainty, "It’s definitely a Blue Star person’s bad taste."
The style has already changed, okay?
"Under different conditions, the value can vary greatly. When your Essence Qi Spirit burns intensely in life-and-death combat, the value may break through the limits. Therefore, its primary use is not for battle, but for training. It translates a person’s strengths and weaknesses into clear numeric values, allowing martial artists to directly monitor their training conditions and ascertain the most efficient methods for cultivation," Zhao Yushu continued.
Gu Jinlai listened and quickly grasped the purpose of the device.
If a martial artist could clearly feel every bit of their own growth...
The motivation it would bring is unimaginable.
"Accompanied by instruments and data for scientific training methods," Gu Jinlai remarked.
Zhao Yushu nodded deeply, also agreeing, "Although this device isn’t much help in combat, its effects during cultivation are too significant. Once the Heavenly Master Hall introduced it, it immediately received unanimous praise. The development of Martial Arts in recent years has been so rapid, and this device for intuitively understanding one’s own cultivation progress has played an indispensable role."
"Heavenly Master Hall?"
Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment, "When was this gadget released?"
"The original version was released fourteen years ago, and now it’s the fourth edition, with even more accurate data," Zhao Yushu replied.
"So you’re saying, if this device really does originate from the inspiration of a Blue Star person’s thought, then that Blue Star person must have arrived in this world at least fourteen years ago?"
Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised.
Someone had arrived in this world even before he did!?
"I went back and looked through some data collected from speculations about the presence of Blue Star people in this world like me and found two individuals who fit our target. One is the Holy Emperor’s close retainer Xing Bieli, and the other is the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Master Hall, Chao Jiuyin."
Zhao Yushu said, "Many of the devices in the Heavenly Master Hall are inspired by Vice Hall Master Chao Jiuyin. This hall master, it is said, isn’t even a Heavenly Monarch. Additionally, Xing Bieli is highly valued by the Holy Emperor. Many of the Holy Dynasty’s implemented policies have been advised by him, yet his cultivation is merely at the Hugging Pill Realm, which doesn’t conform to the rule that one must be powerful to hold a high position in the Holy Dynasty."
"Outstanding ability, yet mediocre cultivation?"
Gu Jinlai looked at her, "Have you not attempted to contact them? Or you couldn’t reach them?"
"I’ve thought about it..."
Zhao Yushu shook her head, "I only learned of Chao Jiuyin’s existence when procuring goods, but her Heavenly Master Hall is protected very strictly. Any message that goes in, even people carrying it, is subjected to strict scrutiny. And as for Xing Bieli, he had already died for his country from exhaustion."
She said with a somewhat sorrowful expression, "Half a year ago, he was used as a propaganda model for his promotion from commoner status to nobility based on his cultivation at the Hugging Pill Realm, showcasing the Holy Emperor’s wise use of people – that’s how I came to know of him."
"Dead?"
Gu Jinlai’s heart sank.
He had a vaguely bad premonition.
And there was the strict scrutiny in the Heavenly Master Hall...
If it was just for their safety, then the protection was excessively strict.
He glanced at Zhao Yushu and decided not to share his suspicion with her.
His experiences upon arriving in this world forced him to conjecture about others with the utmost malice – perhaps it was just overthinking on his part.
That Holy Emperor might be a truly wise and martial sovereign.
"Here is the information I’ve collected about the important figures in Wind and Rain City." Zhao Yushu then took out another set of documents at this point, "In a world where thousands of mighty powers reside, strength is the hard indicator for holding high positions. Without strength, even if one ascends to a high position, they will be ostracized in various ways, or even directly challenged by subordinates, losing all credibility. Thus, the supreme rulers of the four major systems – the City Lord Mansion, Demon-slaying Hall, Guardian Army, and Martial Arts Academy – are the Four Great Giants of Wind and Rain City."
"National Guardian Saint, Saint, National Guardian Martial Saint... Huh!?"
Gu Jinlai was somewhat startled, "National Guardian Saint and Saint are not the same concept?"
"Devas, Saints, Void Immortals - based on the Divine Skills they possess, they can be divided into ordinary, high-level, top, and peak. And those with the National Guardian title typically refer to those who have reached the very peak in their path and have been awarded a Divine Weapon."
"Divine Weapon!?"
Gu Jinlai’s pupils contracted.
A Peak Saint wielding a Divine Weapon!?
"It is said that above the National Guardian Saint, there exists a being called the Supreme Saint, one who, upon receiving recognition from a Divine Weapon, can, with the body of a Saint, rival an Immortal."
Zhao Yushu took out a small booklet: "Due to the large gap between Devas and non-Devas cultivators, an organization has further divided Devas, Saints, and Void Immortals into what is called the Strongest Eleventh Rank. Within these eleven ranks, an Earthly True Immortal belongs to the Seventh Rank, and the Supreme Saint recognized by a Divine Weapon also falls within this stage."
Gu Jinlai could not help but be speechless upon hearing Zhao Yushu.
"Three cultivation realms arbitrarily divided into the Strongest Eleventh Rank? Then why not simply divide each realm into nine ranks?"
"That exists."
Zhao Yushu took out another booklet: "This one also includes divisions based on the strengths of Devas, Saints, and Immortals, with Devas Nine Stages, Saints Nine Stages, and Void Immortal Nine Stages. The weakest Devas all belong to the Third Rank Devas, while the First and Second Rank Devas are reserved for a very small number of Primordial Spirit True Monarchs and Martial Kings who have received Divine Weapons."
"..."
Gu Jinlai looked at the booklet for a long time before saying, "You’re suggesting... if we trace back these pieces of information, might we pull out another Blue Star person?"
Zhao Yushu quickly understood Gu Jinlai’s meaning.
The ones who could divide it like this were definitely the Blue Star people.
"There’s also a combat power ranking here. Our Wind and Rain City Lord is on the list with a combat power of 530,000... and whether it’s the Strongest Eleventh Rank or the Sanjiu Ascension List, all the lists come from a power called ’World Building’... According to what Senior Gu said, in addition to Star Bieli from the court who has passed away, and Chao Jiuyin from Heavenly Master Hall, could World Building also have our compatriots from Blue Star?"
Zhao Yushu’s eyes widened, her face full of joy and amazement.
You just don’t know how startling it is until you look for it.
There are so many Blue Star people in this world...
"The creator of this artifact from Heavenly Master Hall, the one who arranged that list at World Building... I even suspect whether there is a connection between them."
Gu Jinlai said so, then stopped his wild thoughts: "Okay, when I have the chance, I’ll go have a look. With my identity as a Martial King, I may not be able to get into the Heavenly Master Hall, but entering Midnight City, where World Building is located, should be no problem."
Zhao Yushu nodded vigorously.
For a time, the constant anxiety that had plagued her heart seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Afterwards, Gu Jinlai took some time to review the classics that Zhao Yushu handed over.
It has to be said, just the power of Wind and Rain City alone was already not inferior to that of Qiantian after Master Wushi’s fall.
This was still due to the average combat power of the Qiantian realm being boosted by Divine Weapons.
In the recorded book that Gu Jinlai held in his hands, it was clearly stated that Wind and Rain City possessed four Saints and nine Martial Saints.
Among the Four Great Saints, the National Guardian Saint position was held only by City Lord Zhao Hua; the remaining Demon Slayer Hall Master Jin Fantian was a Peak Saint, Commander Cao Wudao of the Garrison Army was a Top Saint, and there was also Zhao Hua’s eldest disciple, Saint Zhao Liang, who had been promoted for over a decade.
Besides them, the nine Martial Saints of Wind and Rain City were also extraordinarily formidable.
Among them, three high-level martial artists had combat power comparable to ordinary Saints, with the strongest being the National Guardian Martial Saint, Wu Tianya.
Compared to the Peak Saints who were granted Divine Weapons and thus obtained the combat power of a National Guardian Saint, becoming a National Guardian Martial Saint with combat power comparable to a Peak Saint was even more difficult.
This realm required the Martial Saint to visualize the divine within their body.
Demon God!
Just as the Devas comprehend the Undying Will and Earthly True Immortals perceive the Dao!
When a Martial Saint visualizes the "Demon God" within them, their form of life will undergo a complete change, truly transforming towards a "Demon God."
The path of the "Human Immortal," as researched by many wise men of the Holy Dynasty, is in fact also the path of the "Demon God."
When the day comes that a Martial Saint can fully activate and awaken the "Demon God" visualized within them, incarnating into a real Innate Demon God, that will be the day of achieving Human Immortality.
It is said that, in competition with the title of "Human Immortal," the appellations "Martial God" and "Demon God" were the most popular choices at the time.
But in the end, people decided to align with the concept of a "True Immortal" and settled on the name "Human Immortal."
"Martial Kings, two levels weaker than Devas, only Top Martial Kings can contend with ordinary Devas. Martial Saints are one level below Saints, that is, high-level Martial Saints are comparable to ordinary Saints. I wonder if the path of Human Immortality, which has yet to be walked by anyone, will allow martial artists to catch up with Earthly True Immortals among cultivators."
Gu Jinlai was somewhat emotional.
...
It took Gu Jinlai two days to gain a detailed understanding of the forces and significant figures of Wind and Rain City.
Since it was time for the exchange of Martial Kings, and he was quite curious about the world’s martial artists’ cultivation system, he did not waste time and arrived early in the morning at the Martial Saint Institute.
At this time, there were already over ten Martial Kings waiting there in the institute.
However, when Gu Jinlai stepped into the courtyard, his gaze immediately fell upon a small group.
More precisely, it was on a man who was surrounded by four other Martial Kings of the same realm.
He unconsciously stopped his steps.
The Karma on this man...
Black!
Dark red like ink black!
