184: Breaking through the barracks with one sword, Mo Fan, are you still alive?

Back at his residence, Mo Fan focused his Mental Energy and poured it into the Jade Slip, resonating with the mental imprint inside to read the cultivation method of the Martial Skill, Pojun Fist.

Two hours later, Mo Fan slowly opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing on his face as he focused on checking his attribute information.

【Martial Skills: Golden Body Art (Third Layer), Pojun Fist (Entry), Wind Riding】

Pojun Fist had successfully reached the entry level.

Vajra Fist had been replaced.

Clenching his fist and slightly circulating the Pojun Fist, Mo Fan immediately felt the illusion of being able to face ten thousand soldiers and move the heavens and earth with his punch.

“It's too strong, thousands of times stronger than the Vajra Fist!”

“My current combat power is a bit exaggerated; it seems I really could hang up and beat Guiyuan Chui—” Mo Fan was a bit stunned, feeling that he was ridiculously strong.

Taking a deep breath, he shook his head and began to feel it out seriously.

Like the Indestructible Heavenly Art, the Pojun Fist could also be cultivated to the sixth layer, which was enough for him to use until the Void Breaking Peak.

“Whew—”

Having felt it out enough, Mo Fan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and focused his consciousness to connect to the system space.

“It's time to add points!”

Locking his gaze onto the mountain-like pile of origin stones in the system space, Mo Fan focused and cast an Appraisal Technique over it.

The azure virtual panel flashed, and a notification box popped up.

【Discovered Low Grade origin stones * 29,570. Can be absorbed and converted into attribute points. Absorb?】

Twenty thousand of those origin stones had been exchanged by Mo Fan using military merit.

The other nine thousand or so origin stones were given to him by Xiao Hei.

“Xiao Hei actually gave me over nine thousand origin stones. What a true friend—”

After silently thanking Xiao Hei, Mo Fan chose to absorb all the origin stones.

With a flash of light, the mountain-like pile of origin stones vanished instantly.

Next, the virtual panel flashed again, and Mo Fan's attribute information automatically popped up.

【Name: Mo Fan (+)】

【Cultivation: Fifth Level of Destiny (+)】

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【Available attribute points: 3,000,000】

In the blink of an eye, the attribute information changed. The available attribute points had surged from the original 43,000 to the current 3,000,000.

“Not bad, it's finally somewhat presentable—”

Mo Fan smiled, activated the shielding Magic Array he had set up beforehand, and focused on adding points.

In an instant, a surge of violent and mysterious information gushed out from an unknown space, converging toward Mo Fan.

Mo Fan only felt his brain roaring, and ethereal immortal music echoed in his ears like a great bronze bell, deafening and enlightening.

In a split second, the Great Momentum of Heaven and Earth surged from the unknown space, flowing into the space between Mo Fan's eyebrows and resonating with his spirit.

Mo Fan took a deep breath and focused on comprehending.

Even in a Small World where the Laws were shattered, under the effect of adding points, an endless Great Momentum of Heaven and Earth still appeared, resonating with Mo Fan and helping him comprehend the Laws and master the Momentum.

As he rapidly comprehended the information appearing in his mind, Mo Fan's aura gradually became more profound, and his understanding of the Momentum grew deeper.

Simultaneously, his martial dao foundation embryo became increasingly solid, connecting with the human body's hidden treasures, stimulating mysterious power that nourished his Soul, increased his Mental Energy, fed back into his body, and enhanced his life potential.

Boom!

His cultivation aura rose rapidly like a flood breaking through a dam.

Half an hour later, Mo Fan slowly opened his eyes.

Clenching his fist and sensing the changes in his body, Mo Fan focused slightly to check his attribute panel.

【Name: Mo Fan (+)】

【Cultivation: Sixth Level of Destiny (+)】

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【Available attribute points: 2,000,000】

His cultivation had successfully broken through to the Sixth Level of Destiny.

Correspondingly, the available attribute points had dropped from the original 3,000,000 to the current 2,000,000.

Looking at this result, Mo Fan's face was full of worry: “I can only add points twice more at most.

“How tragic. A demon core containing the power of Laws only traded for two chances to add points—”

Mo Fan sighed emotionally and took a quick glance at the attribute panel.

“Fortunately, with the nine thousand plus origin stones from Xiao Hei, plus the remaining ones from before, it happened to make a round number, allowing for one extra point addition.”

After finishing the cultivation Breakthrough and getting used to his new state, Mo Fan began to stay indoors, putting all his effort into studying the Pojun Fist.

“Calculating the time, it's been over a month since entering this Secret Realm.

“In another twenty days or so, I'll be teleported out.”

Mo Fan thought it over seriously.

“I can't Cultivate the Golden Body Art here... and the Pojun Fist doesn't require too much time to Cultivate.

“I can take this opportunity to fully study the Dao of Alchemy and digest the knowledge I've forcibly memorized during this period.”

Mo Fan estimated that after twenty days of careful study, his Alchemy level could reach another level, perhaps even the so-called King Grade.

After reaching the King Grade, he could prepare to refine the condensing origin pills.

“Second Master Sun is exceptionally talented, a ceiling-level existence among those at the Guiyuan Peak, and he has guarded the border for decades.

“If he hadn't damaged his Foundation twenty years ago, he would probably be a Supreme now.

“If I can refine the condensing origin pill and help him repair his Foundation, I wonder if he'll still have a chance to charge for the Supreme Rank—”

Mo Fan pondered seriously.

Facing the future calamities,

one more Supreme means one more source of help.

“Liu Xiyan's situation is much better. If I can refine the condensing origin pill, she will definitely be able to restore her sword dao physique.

“Combined with the Guiyuan Sword Canon, she might be able to charge for the Supreme Rank in a very short time and become a Sword Immortal.

“With the Human Race suddenly gaining two more Supremes, the plan to pacify the Demon and Fiend Races can be moved forward.

“The earlier we integrate the various races of Blue Star, the more advantage we'll have against the World-Ending Calamity.

“To be even safer, in another year or two, Yingying, Xu Jing, and I should also be able to break through to become Supremes.

“By then, the Demon and Fiend Races can be quelled with a snap of the fingers.”

Even without counting his martial cultivation, simply by nurturing his sword, Mo Fan would become a Sword Immortal in a year.

With so many Supreme-level combatants suddenly appearing, the Demon and Fiend Races wouldn't be able to cause any trouble at all.

Once the demon and fiend unrest is resolved,

they can start dealing with the light gate.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan grinned.

The future is promising!

...In the following days, Mo Fan immersed himself in the joy of practicing the Pojun Fist and studying Alchemy.

Aside from occasionally grilling a few fish for Xiao Hei, Mo Fan spent all his time studying Alchemy and practicing the Pojun Fist.

It had to be said,

the Dao of Alchemy was very complex.

Even with Mo Fan's talent and having absorbed so much knowledge, his research was still full of stumbles.

Fortunately, despite the difficulties, his Alchemy level was at least steadily improving.

“In a month at most, my Alchemy attainments will break through, reaching the legendary King Grade—”

After making a rough estimate, Mo Fan continued to bury himself in his research.

Happily, twelve days later, Mo Fan's Pojun Fist reached the third layer and could not be improved further for the time being.

Once he didn't need to practice the Pojun Fist anymore, his time for studying Alchemy doubled... In the blink of an eye, another twelve days passed.

Evening.

Mo Fan paced back and forth in his room, constantly murmuring something, the light in his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

“So that's how it is, so that's how it is! I get it now, I get it. So this is what Alchemy is like—”

“Hahaha, it's almost there, almost there.”

As he spoke, Mo Fan seemed to have figured something out. He quickly sat down cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, simulating Alchemy in his mind.

There was no other way; he had no equipment and no Materials.

He could only accumulate Alchemy experience in this way.

Fortunately, his Mental Energy was incomparably powerful, and he was proficient in the Dao of Magic Arrays. His simulations were immersive, and there was not much difference from actual Alchemy.

At the same time,

on the city wall.

Xiao Hei and Invincible Xu were staring at each other.

By now, Xiao Hei had finished absorbing the demon core and had completely refined the power of Laws within it.

Although its cultivation had not restored to the Void Breaking Rank, it had barely reached the Middle Stage of Supreme.

More importantly, its half-broken tail had been restored, and it strutted around narcissistically every day, swaying it in front of Mo Fan and Invincible Xu.

A moment later, Invincible Xu glanced in the direction of Mo Fan's location and said with a frown:

“Has this little fellow been researching Alchemy lately?”

“Yes, meow. He seems to really like Alchemy. Even without equipment and Materials, he keeps simulating Alchemy in his head over and over again.”

To save energy,

most of the facilities in the Military Camp had been shut down.

This naturally included the Pill Refining Room.

The Pill Refining Room required a continuous supply of origin stones to operate.

If it were kept open, the origin stones in the Military Camp would soon be exhausted.

“Nonsense! How can one achieve anything in Alchemy like that? It's a pure waste of time!” Invincible Xu's face darkened.

Who on earth relies on mental simulation for Alchemy?

Isn't that just armchair theorizing?

This is even more ridiculous than refining Cultivating Yuan Pills in an iron pot!

“If he likes it, just let him be, meow. Or why don't you restart the Pill Refining Room for him? Provide him with Alchemy Materials?” Xiao Hei looked at Invincible Xu with wide, round eyes.

“Uh—”

Invincible Xu rubbed his brow awkwardly and said sheepishly, “Then it's better to let him just figure it out on his own.”

“Exactly, meow,” Xiao Hei said, rolling its eyes at Invincible Xu.

Invincible Xu shook his head and continued, “I'm just worried that he's too obsessed with the Dao of Alchemy and might neglect his martial arts.”

Sighing, Invincible Xu continued:

“Since he started pondering Alchemy, hasn't it been nearly half a month since he last practiced the Indestructible Heavenly Art and the Pojun Fist?”

“It seems so, meow—” Xiao Hei thought about it carefully and then nodded vigorously.

In the beginning, when it went to Mo Fan for food, it could still see him pondering the Pojun Fist and the Indestructible Heavenly Art.

But starting from about ten days ago,

this guy seemed to only ponder Alchemy, ignoring the Pojun Fist and no longer practicing the Indestructible Heavenly Art.

Invincible Xu focused his gaze on the direction of Mo Fan's location and said with some concern:

“In the end, he still has a youthful Heart-Nature; he forgets his original intention when he encounters something interesting, putting the cart before the horse.

“Wouldn't it be better to raise his cultivation, achieve the Void Breaking Rank, gain a ten-thousand-year lifespan, and then study those miscellaneous things?”

Hearing this, Xiao Hei nodded in agreement:

“Yes, meow! But he doesn't listen to advice. Every time This Cat tells him, he agrees readily, but when This Cat checks again, I find him studying Alchemy once more. It's infuriating, meow!”

Invincible Xu was stunned for a moment and rubbed his brow helplessly, saying, “There's nothing we can do. He's our only successor. We can't force him; if we push him too hard—”

At this point, Invincible Xu looked up at the gray sky and murmured:

“Once we leave this space, without our supervision and without us planning his path, the situation will probably get even worse.

“When that time comes, I'm afraid he'll put the cart before the horse and directly neglect his martial arts...”

Thinking of this, Invincible Xu felt a chill all over his body, and his whole being felt unwell.

With such an unreliable youth, when will Pojun ever be rebuilt?

However, at this moment, the black cat said with a confident face, “Don't worry, meow!”

Invincible Xu was taken aback and asked in confusion, “You have a way?”

“I can supervise him, meow!” Xiao Hei raised its head and said proudly.

“You can supervise? How will you supervise?” Invincible Xu was a bit stunned and completely confused.

“I'll go to the outside world with him, meow. I'll keep an eye on him, and if he doesn't Cultivate, I'll beat him. I can also urge him to rebuild Pojun as soon as possible, hehehe!” Xiao Hei laughed mischievously.

“You're going to the outside world with him?” Invincible Xu was completely dumbfounded.

"You'll die within a few days of going out."

"How are you going to supervise then?"

"Do you eat grilled fish every day until your brain turns to mush?"

Invincible Xu didn't even want to complain anymore.

But soon, he seemed to think of something, his burly frame shuddering as he said, "You mean..."

"Exactly, that's what This Cat means!" Xiao Hei grinned.

"It's just..." Invincible Xu's expression shifted, his eyes full of worry.

"It's fine, meow. My cultivation has recovered to the Supreme level, my spirit body has been completed, and my methods for concealing my aura have returned to their Peak."

"I feel that in this state, I can even deceive the new Laws of heaven and earth."

When it came to concealing aura, no creature could compare to the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat.

Hearing this, Invincible Xu shook his head. "No, it's too risky. If even the slightest thing goes wrong, what awaits you is death and the dissipation of your Dao."

"Xiao Hei, you must remember, only by staying alive is there hope. You cannot take such risks."

To this, Xiao Hei shook its head and said, "Going out directly is indeed risky, but what if This Cat gets Equality for All Beings?"

"Equality for All... Beings?" Invincible Xu was stunned and fell into deep thought.

Equality for All Beings was a Buddhist Sacred Artifact, possessing the terrifying power to briefly distort rules.

Under the shroud of Equality for All Beings, one could briefly pull enemies with higher cultivation than oneself down to the same level for a so-called fair duel.

Even Void-Breaking Creatures had no way to break the restrictions of Equality for All Beings.

Relying on Equality for All Beings, the Buddhist sect had flourished for thousands of years.

Of course, what Invincible Xu valued at this moment wasn't that specific effect of Equality for All Beings.

Rather, it was its ability to mask one's aura and even shield against the Laws of heaven and earth, escaping the perception of the Heavenly Dao.

Of course, completely escaping the perception of the Heavenly Dao was nothing but a pipe dream; it was impossible.

However, Equality for All Beings combined with Xiao Hei's innate talent... it was highly likely it could be achieved!

While Invincible Xu was pondering, Xiao Hei continued:

"On the eve of the World-Ending Calamity, the Lesser Leiyin Temple moved its entire monastery to Pojun City, into that ruined temple at the westernmost edge."

"This Cat has had a premonition lately that Equality for All Beings was likely preserved."

"Now, This Cat's cultivation has just recovered quite a bit."

"My methods for concealing my aura have returned to their Peak."

"I can easily slip through the Leiyin Temple's protective Magic Array without anyone noticing to search for Equality for All Beings—"

Saying this, Xiao Hei shook its head.

It thought of the time it was zapped charred on the outside and tender on the inside by the Magic Array Mo Fan had set up.

If it had its current concealment abilities back then, that piece of junk would have been completely useless against it.

Composing itself, Xiao Hei continued:

"Tomorrow is the day the teleportation array opens. There's not much time left. This Cat must hurry and explore!"

With that, the black cat jumped down from the high wall, turning into a bolt of black lightning as it headed toward the Lesser Leiyin Temple.

"Stay safe, don't try to be a hero. If it doesn't work, retreat immediately. Only by staying alive is there hope!" Invincible Xu urged.

"Got it, meow!" the black cat replied without looking back.

Watching the black cat's receding figure, Invincible Xu let out a heavy sigh.

"If it succeeds, Xiao Hei might truly see the light of day again..."

He knew how terrifying the combination of Equality for All Beings and Xiao Hei's talent would be.

As long as it was careful and didn't act recklessly, Xiao Hei would most likely be able to evade the new Heavenly Dao's detection and return to the world.

Thinking of this, Invincible Xu was overjoyed. "Great! With Xiao Hei as Mo Fan's Dao Protector, I won't have to worry about him going astray, nor will I have to worry about him dying young!"

"Rebuilding Pojun is just around the corner!"

...Military Camp dormitory area.

Mo Fan began to grind, pushing his brain to its limits, simulating the refinement of the condensing origin pill in his mind over and over again.

In a flash, several hours passed.

When Mo Fan opened his eyes again, it was already the middle of a pitch-black night.

*Whoosh—*

He let out a heavy breath, a flash of exhaustion crossing his eyes, before he grinned.

"It's done. As long as I have the Materials, barring any accidents, I can refine the condensing origin pill now!"

Adding the time spent in the Pill Tower and the time spent researching the Dao of Alchemy while multitasking with his cultivation and Martial Skills...

Mo Fan had spent more than half of his time in the Secret Realm on the Dao of Alchemy.

Heaven rewards the diligent. On the day before leaving the Secret Realm, he finally raised his Alchemy level to the King Grade.

After the Alchemy level improved...

...refining the condensing origin pill was naturally no longer an issue.

"Phew, once I get back and have Second Master Sun and Liu Xiyan collect the remaining Materials, I can refine the condensing origin pill directly—"

Thinking of this, Mo Fan relaxed completely and lay down on the floor, not wanting to move.

Researching the Dao of Alchemy was too mentally taxing.

This caused his performance in the Dream Space to be very unstable.

Normally, he could take down the Red-Clothed Female Ghost in ten days.

But this time, it had dragged on for a bit.

But that didn't matter.

origin stones were in short supply anyway.

Slowing down a bit was harmless.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan took a deep breath and grinned.

"I was just a little bit away last night. I should be able to finish it today!"

With that, Mo Fan pulled himself together, got up from the floor, and after a quick wash, fell asleep... Early the next morning, Mo Fan got out of bed full of energy, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"It's done. Add points!"

Last night, through his relentless efforts, he finally defeated the Red-Clothed Female Ghost again, completely mastering the power of this level.

"Add points, add points!"

Mo Fan's expression turned firm. He connected to the virtual panel with his mind, checked his attribute information, and focused on the plus sign behind the cultivation bar, giving it a light tap.

Instantly, Mo Fan felt his brain roar, and ethereal immortal music echoed in his ears like a great bell, deafening and enlightening.

The momentum of heaven and earth surged from an unknown space, flowing into the center of Mo Fan's forehead and resonating with his spirit... Half an hour later, Mo Fan slowly opened his eyes and checked his attribute information.

He clenched his fists, feeling the changes in himself, and focused on checking his attribute information.

[Name: Mo Fan (+)]

[Cultivation: Seventh Level of Heavenly Mandate (+)]

[Cultivation Techniques: Breath-Fixing Art (Level 5), Sword Nurturing Art (Level 3), Guiyuan Sword Canon (Level 3), Purple Jade Turns to Smoke (Level 3), Azure Flame Art (Level 3), Indestructible Heavenly Art (Level 3)]

[Martial Skills: Golden Body Art (Level 3), Pojun Fist (Level 3), Wind Riding]

[Special Abilities: Dao of Alchemy (King Grade), Magic Array (King Grade), Field (King Grade)]

[Storage Space: Infinite]

[Available attribute points: 1 Million]

The Alchemy level was already displayed as King Grade.

In addition, the Pojun Fist had also broken through to the third level.

Most importantly, Mo Fan's cultivation had successfully broken through to the Seventh Level of Heavenly Mandate.

Unfortunately, only one million attribute points remained.

Looking at this result, Mo Fan's face twitched slightly.

"This consumption is too terrifying. No matter how many origin stones I have, it won't be enough—"

However, after carefully feeling the changes in himself, Mo Fan still nodded in satisfaction.

"Seventh Level of Heavenly Mandate so quickly; it really saved a lot of time—"

"Adding points is truly wonderful!"

Composing himself slightly, he stood up, quickly washed up, pushed open the door, and walked straight toward the high wall.

It was time to say goodbye to Commander Xu and Xiao Hei.

Barring any accidents, he would be teleported back in another two or three hours.

"After saying goodbye to Commander Xu and Xiao Hei, I'll go to Hidden Sword Manor and return with Liu Xiyan."

"I wonder how she's doing now and if she's recovered her sword dao physique."

"But it doesn't matter. Once I go back and refine the condensing origin pill, the sword dao physique issue will be easily resolved."

After reshaping her Primordial Spirit and re-gathering the Primordial Spirit Light, Liu Xiyan's cultivation would be able to instantly break through to the Returning to Origin realm.

In that case, repairing her Physique's defects and reshaping her Sword Body would be a simple matter.

Thinking this, Mo Fan walked to the base of the high wall.

This time, he didn't see Xiao Hei.

After a moment's thought, Mo Fan turned around and walked toward the office area.

He soon found Invincible Xu.

"Reporting, Commander!" Mo Fan said loudly.

"Speak!" Invincible Xu looked at him.

"I'm heading back. I've come to say goodbye!" Mo Fan got straight to the point.

"Alright, I understand. Don't forget your mission once you're out!" Invincible Xu responded.

Mo Fan smiled sheepishly, nodded, and then asked, "Commander, why haven't I seen Xiao Hei?"

"Xiao Hei is out on business, but it should be back soon!"

Pausing, Invincible Xu continued, "Do you want to wait for it?"

Mo Fan shook his head. "No, I have things to do. I need to go to Hidden Sword Manor."

"When Xiao Hei returns, please say goodbye to it for me, Commander!"

"Very well!" Invincible Xu nodded.

Seeing this, Mo Fan smiled and was about to turn and leave.

But just then, there was a thunderous boom.

Then came the rolling of heavenly thunder as the ground shook and the mountains swayed. A flash of cold light tore through heaven and earth, splitting the gray sky in two as it slashed toward the Military Camp.

"Holy crap?!" Mo Fan's pupils constricted. His figure flashed, and he appeared outside, staring blankly at the sky.

He saw a sword—a sword that reached from the heavens to the earth.

The sword light was brilliant, tearing through the firmament. The gates of heaven seemed to open as it slashed down toward the Military Camp like a World-Ending Calamity.

"A Sword Immortal from Hidden Sword Manor?!" Invincible Xu was also shocked. He took a step and instantly appeared in mid-air.

"Break for me!" he shouted, throwing a punch at the sword light that hung like the Milky Way!

In an instant, dragons roared and tigers howled as the void shattered.

The sword light and the fist imprint collided violently, like a sun exploding. They turned into billions of wisps of flowing fire, filling the world with dazzling beams of light. The sky was filled with rising flames, looking like the apocalypse.

The ground shook violently. Under the scouring of the endless flowing light, the incredibly sturdy high walls quickly cracked and teetered on the verge of collapse. The protective Magic Array was completely useless.

*Cough—* Invincible Xu's originally brilliant red armor dimmed slightly. A trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his entire body trembled slightly.

"Who goes there? Why attack the Military Camp?" Invincible Xu shouted coldly with a grave expression.

At the same time, a cold voice drifted down from the sky.

"Let this city be buried with Mo Fan—"

Elder Liu's voice!

Mo Fan snapped out of his daze from that peerless sword light and hurriedly shouted toward the sky, "Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! We're on the same side, don't attack!!"

As soon as he spoke, the elegant figure high in the sky visibly trembled. Her voice was filled with disbelief as she said, "Mo Fan... you're not dead?"