Multiverse Skill System

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"Yi Shuihan, a passing cultivator."

Yi Shuihan said succinctly.

"A cultivator!?"

Li Xia looked at Yi Shuihan with some confusion, seemingly not understanding the meaning of the word.

"I found this place by chance. In fact, I didn't come here to find you. I just stumbled upon this place and thought I'd take a look around."

Yi Shuihan continued.

"just looking around?"

This reason was clearly unsatisfactory, and coupled with Yi Shuihan's less-than-respectful tone, which gave off an air of superiority, it immediately aroused dissatisfaction among some people.

As one of the three Innate Realm experts of the Pure Yuan Sect, and also the next sect leader, Zhang Yuan was always arrogant and proud. Seeing Yi Shuihan's attitude, he couldn't help but shout out.

"How dare you! Who raised such a junior to make me wait here for this reason? Didn't your elders tell you that when you go to someone else's territory, the first thing is to respect the host?"

"Has this guy eaten gunpowder?"

Looking at Zhang Yuan with a puzzled expression, Yi Shuihan was somewhat taken aback.

Not only Yi Shuihan, but everyone else also looked at Zhang Yuan with some surprise, seemingly not understanding why Zhang Yuan would lose his temper so badly. Although Zhang Yuan was usually arrogant, he would not be so outrageous. Although the other party's attitude was not particularly good, it was not bad either. They could have gotten along well. How did you say that, and now a conflict has arisen?

"It is indeed correct for juniors to respect their elders, but I do not consider myself your junior. Moreover, respecting the master of the territory is even more of a joke. Not to mention here, even on this planet, in the entire multiverse, the masters in the strict sense are not humans. You have the nerve to call yourself the master. I can't believe you have such a terrible idea."

Since others were being so lenient, Yi Shuihan naturally wouldn't hold back either. Besides, what he said was actually true.

As an outsider, if God had said these words to him, Yi Shuihan would have accepted them without any objection. But for a few ordinary people, who were not even ants in his eyes, to say such things, well, that was just laughable.

Even though Yi Shuihan was telling the truth, it sounded extremely unpleasant to others. It could be said that, apart from Fang Qing, everyone present immediately lost 30 points in their favorability towards Yi Shuihan, turning it into a negative number.

As the one being targeted, Zhang Yuan glared angrily at Yi Shuihan, his aura exploding so powerful that no one doubted he would resort to force at any moment.

Originally, Yi Shuihan intended to bestow a great opportunity upon the Chun Yuan Sect, hoping that the mysterious Eastern kingdom could occupy a place on Earth in the future, rather than relying on heroes like Superman.

Even now that things have turned out this way, Yi Shuihan's heart remains unchanged, but this guy who throws tantrums at him absolutely cannot be allowed to get away with anything.

These people could still understand the planets that Yi Shuihan mentioned earlier. Although they lived deep in the mountains and forests, they were not completely ancient relics. However, they couldn't understand such high-level concepts as the multiverse. They just felt that Yi Shuihan was becoming more and more mysterious.

"I'm not from your sect, but since you treat me as an elder, I'll give you a proper lesson. Come out! I'll give you some pointers."

Pointing a finger at Zhang Yuan, he said without any politeness.

When did you become an elder?

Yi Shuihan's appearance is too deceptive. If he were truly white-haired, it would be fine, but now his words are seen by others as a complete insult to Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang Yuan, please don't..."

Li Xia's attempt to stop him was too late; Zhang Yuan rushed over madly as soon as Yi Shuihan finished speaking.

The Innate Realm is, after all, beyond the mortal realm. Others could only see a black shadow and could not see Zhang Yuan's movements at all.

"True Qi?"

A blue aura burst forth from Zhang Yuan's body, enveloping his fist and looking quite intimidating.

Before reaching the Innate Realm, internal energy cannot leave the body, so its destructive power is limited. However, once one reaches the Innate Realm, true energy can leave the body, unleashing power surpassing that of a superhuman. With the enhancement of true energy, powerful martial arts can exert force comparable to a bomb. Although Zhang Yuan is not quite that powerful, he is not far off.

Unfortunately, his current enemy is Yi Shuihan, an existence whose gap in strength is so great that it could drive him to despair.

Without even making a move, Yi Shuihan merely released a slight amount of his aura.

Everyone noticed that Zhang Yuan was kneeling on the ground in front of Yu Shi, covered in sweat, and the marble floor was cracked from his kneeling.

"Although I am your elder, you don't need to kneel down to me like that. Oh, why are you kowtowing? This is not appropriate. Get up quickly."

Despite saying that, Yi Shuihan didn't look embarrassed at all.

The others from the Chun Yuan Sect were stunned. They didn't know what had happened and thought Zhang Yuan had done it on purpose. They all looked at Zhang Yuan with strange eyes.

Zhang Yuan had no time to care about the thoughts of the other members of the Chun Yuan Sect. He was on the verge of collapse. He had actually knelt down and kowtowed to a junior he had just met, and the junior was even telling him to get up.

Let me get up! I'm under so much pressure, I can't take it anymore.

The pressure transmitted through his bones made Zhang Yuan realize that if this continued, he might be crippled. Thinking of this terrible outcome, he dared not have any other thoughts, and his mind was filled with pleading for mercy.

"Please... have mercy..."

A faint voice came from Zhang Yuan's mouth; under immense pressure, it was extremely difficult for him to speak.

"Huh? What did you say? You want to keep kneeling? You were wrong just now. You have to kneel until I forgive you?"

Yi Shuihan said loudly, this was for others to hear.

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence could see something was amiss, yet not a single person stood up to speak for Zhang Yuan. Yi Shuihan was simply too strange.

Chapter 682, A Different Realm of Martial Arts

With a "crack," the sound of Zhang Yuan's bones breaking rang out. Zhang Yuan, who was already kneeling, now prostrated himself on the ground. A bloody smell gradually wafted out, and blood began to seep into Zhang Yuan's clothes.

If everyone still thinks Zhang Yuan did it on purpose at this point, then they are truly foolish.

"What did you do to Uncle Zhang Yuan? Let him go right now!"

A young man shouted at Yi Shuihan, his face anxious, clearly indicating that he had a very good relationship with Zhang Yuan.

"Young friend, as the saying goes, one should be lenient when one can. Although Zhang Yuan has done wrong, you have already taught him a lesson, so let him go!"

As the leader of the Chun Yuan Sect, Li Xia naturally had to stand up and protect his disciples. However, due to Yi Shuihan's strange behavior, he did not intend to break off relations and planned to use words instead.

There's nothing he can do. As the strongest member of the Pure Yuan Sect, Li Xia's strength is mainly due to his longer cultivation time. His talent is actually not as good as Zhang Yuan's. Even though he is stronger than Zhang Yuan now, the difference is extremely limited. Who knows if he would end up like Zhang Yuan if he were to go up against him?

The thought of having to prostrate himself in front of everyone, just like Zhang Yuan, made Li Xia feel incredibly guilty.

Of course, the other disciples had no idea what Li Xia was thinking. They thought Li Xia was standing up for Zhang Yuan, and he seemed calm and collected, so he should be confident in dealing with Yi Shuihan.

"Hey, get up quickly. Look, your disciples are starting to misunderstand me. I really didn't do anything. I already know how much respect you have for me, so you don't need to kneel anymore."

Yi Shuihan made a gesture to help Zhang Yuan up, while withdrawing his oppressive aura. Zhang Yuan raised his hand, wanting Yi Shuihan to pull him up, but he fell back down halfway because his body was too weak.

"You, it's you! Your martial uncle's legs are so weak from kneeling that he can't stand up. Hurry up and come help him up."

It was impossible to truly help Zhang Yuan, so Yi Shuihan suddenly pointed to the young man who had spoken to him earlier and said...

The young man was slightly taken aback, then subconsciously looked at Li Xia. After receiving a nod from Li Xia, he came over and carefully lifted Zhang Yuan up.

"Sect Leader, Martial Uncle has fainted!"

"Take him to the back room to rest."

After Zhang Yuan left, no one dared to underestimate Yi Shuihan anymore, and they all developed a sense of fear towards him.

"Aren't you going to invite me in? You must be tired after standing here for so long!"

They clearly wanted to rest, but they said we were tired. It's utterly shameless.

Li Xia looked at Yi Shuihan with a blank expression, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.

With a forced smile, Li Xia gestured for Yi Shuihan to enter the Chun Yuan Sect's council hall.

Yi Shuihan didn't know the meaning of politeness and sat in the position that was clearly reserved for the person in charge, which almost made Li Xia lose his temper.

"To put it simply, I'm actually quite disappointed in your Pure Yuan Sect. Your strength is far too low!"

Are we weak?

Being belittled by Yi Shuihan, the others were immediately enraged and wanted to ask what right Yi Shuihan had to say such a thing. They knew that although their Chun Yuan Sect was not a top-tier martial arts sect, it was by no means weak. Some weak sects didn't even have a single expert at the Innate Realm.

"Still don't want to admit it? Do you know what's happening outside? Aliens have appeared on Earth, and they possess the power to destroy the planet. Do you know who Superman is?"

When Yi Shuihan mentioned Superman, he found that everyone reacted blankly, looking completely bewildered. It seemed that these guys were truly completely isolated from the world, and they were still completely unaware of such earth-shattering events happening outside.

"Alright! Talking to you about what's going on outside is like casting pearls before swine. Let's talk about your own affairs. You practice martial arts, don't you?"

This question surprised Li Xia, who looked at Yi Shuihan with astonishment. He hadn't expected Yi Shuihan to ask such an obvious question, as he clearly considered Yi Shuihan to be a martial arts expert as well.

"Of course we practice martial arts, don't you?"

"Of course I'm not."

He doesn't actually practice martial arts!?

Yi Shuihan's answer was clearly unexpected by Li Xia. His first reaction was that Yi Shuihan was playing a trick on him, but when he saw Yi Shuihan's expression, which did not seem to be lying, he actually began to believe Yi Shuihan's words.

"Let me ask you again, what cultivation realms do you know?"

“From the first to the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm, to the three levels of the Innate Realm, the Initial Heaven, the Middle Heaven, the Upper Heaven, and finally the True Dao Realm.”

With a strange expression, Yi Shuihan realized that his understanding was wrong again. The division of realms was completely different from what he had thought. He thought it should be a system of acquired, innate, grandmaster, great grandmaster, and breaking through the void!

What exactly is this fantasy world's system?

"If I'm not mistaken, you belong to the innate level, but what exactly is that level?"

Being asked about his cultivation level so directly displeased Li Xia, but he still answered...

"I am from the Initial Heaven Realm."

"Oh?"

This is interesting. According to Li Xia, if Li Xia only has the Initial Heaven Realm, then this cultivation system is actually not weak. After all, there are Middle Heaven and Upper Heaven later on, and the final True Dao sounds even more lofty.

“The true path may correspond to returning to emptiness, or even merging with the Dao.”

With this understanding, Yi Shuihan became interested. If he could find a few true practitioners, then he would have achieved his goal of coming to the East.

Who is the strongest martial artist you know?

"It is Zhou Shu, the leader of the Zhou Tian Sect. His strength is said to have broken through the Heavenly Realm and become a True Dao Realm being."

Li Xia answered without hesitation, his eyes filled with awe when he mentioned Zhou Shu's name.

"There really is a true path. Just how powerful is this true path? Can you describe it? For example, can it destroy a mountain with a single blow?"

"I don't know if it can destroy a mountain, but I once saw someone at the Heavenly Realm use their full power to freeze a lake a kilometer long with a single strike."

"freeze?"

Frowning – that's another new phrase.

Seemingly realizing that Yi Shuihan was unaware of these common facts, Li Xia continued explaining without waiting for Yi Shuihan to press him further.

Chapter 683, Please, young friend, avenge my Chun Yuan.

"Upon reaching the Innate Realm, the gap between individuals becomes enormous. Often, each breakthrough brings a dramatic change in strength. First, at the Initial Realm, one can use true qi to leave the body, easily splitting mountains and rocks. At the Middle Realm, one gains the ability to fly, and the power of true qi is several times stronger than at the Initial Realm. A Middle Realm cultivator wouldn't even need a second move to defeat an Initial Realm cultivator. The mark of ascending to the Heavenly Realm is comprehending elemental true qi. Depending on the elemental true qi one comprehends, one can perform all sorts of miraculous feats. Comprehending the ice element allows one to unleash freezing attacks, capable of freezing people or objects. The fire element allows one to release fire true qi, capable of igniting everything. Earth elemental cultivators have greatly enhanced defensive capabilities..."

Based on Li Xia's explanation, Yi Shuihan became increasingly certain that this final True Dao expert was definitely not weak.

Staying this time was definitely the right decision.

"But why doesn't such a powerful person emerge from seclusion and live in the deep mountains and forests?"

If someone like Li Xia, who is at the initial stage of cultivation, would only die when facing airplanes and cannons, and therefore prefers not to be born, then why would a true Dao expert, who might not even fear nuclear bombs, leave the mortal world and remain completely out of touch with everyone?

Yi Shuihan's questions were quickly answered. It turned out that the so-called deep mountains and old forests were actually a secret realm, and they were actually beings existing in this ancient land.

The strongest sect in the Pure Yuan Sect is Chu Tian, ​​so it has no ability to occupy the secret realm and can only stay in the deep mountains and forests. However, the most powerful sects live in secret realms, and the combined area of ​​these secret realms is almost the size of the entire Earth.

Only sects with powerful experts at the mid-level are qualified to occupy a secret realm, and even the smallest one at that. However, even the smallest secret realm is no smaller than a province.

"This is the DC, yet such a secret realm still exists here. Could it be that these secret realms are not local, but were established by a powerful figure with this martial arts system?"

Yi Shuihan couldn't help but think about it, after all, these things had never appeared in the DC universe.

Establishing a secret realm is not actually difficult. Even Yi Shuihan in his current state could barely manage it. The principle is similar to creating a cave dwelling that belongs to one's own, much like the cave dwelling of the Blackwater True Monarch in the previous world. Considering the size of secret realms on Earth, Yi Shuihan estimated that if there were any outsiders, their strength would probably not exceed that of a Silver Realm expert, and might even be no stronger than his.

"So, if such a person really exists, where did he end up? Did he die? Or does he still exist in some corner of this world, or has he already left this world?"

Lost in his own thoughts, Yi Shuihan neglected Li Xia's feelings. Li Xia assumed that Yi Shuihan didn't want to hear him continue, so he stopped explaining.

In fact, Li Xia shouldn't have known so much. After all, he was just a beginner-level expert and had no access to such high-level matters. He didn't even have detailed knowledge of the intermediate level, let alone the upper level.

He wasn't lying when he said he had witnessed the power of someone at the Heavenly Realm; he truly had seen it.

At that time, Li Xia was just a boy of about ten years old. Their Chun Yuan Sect was not actually here, but in a small secret realm.

At that time, there were five experts in the Chun Yuan Sect who had reached the Zhong Tian realm. One of them was Li Xia's master.

Everything was fine, and Li Xia was living a very happy life in the secret realm. But one day, everything changed. A person, or rather a demon, single-handedly stormed into the secret realm where they lived, killed all the innate level experts of the Pure Yuan Sect, and drove the Pure Yuan Sect out of the secret realm.

Li Xia was only at the eighth level of the Acquired Realm at the time, but he was already one of the strongest martial artists remaining in the Pure Yuan Sect. Later, they came here and established a new Pure Yuan Sect, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

The demon who slaughtered all the experts of the Pure Yuan Sect was a Heavenly Realm expert. The scene of him freezing the lake with that move is still unforgettable for Li Xia.

"Alright, thank you for telling me so much! Now, tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"