Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 667: Chapter 666: [Entering the Ancient Martial World]

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Ye Tianchen, through his powerful Superpower Perception and his own conjecture, discovered the method to open the formation’s gap. It was near a small mulberry sapling not far away. Of course, it wasn’t that the powerful formation was weak, but it was a formation intentionally left with an escape route, meant to hide and protect, concealing and cloaking the vast Song Mountain. What ordinary people saw of Song Mountain was just a small corner of it.

Dongfang Meng directly flew up. She had now mastered the full Jade Maiden Heart Scripture and her strength had grown substantially. After such a long period of consolidation, she had reached the mid-stage Martial Venerate cultivation realm. In terms of Superpower Realm and Ancient Martial cultivation, she was on par with Ye Tianchen. Of course, this didn’t mean that the two could definitely tie in a fight. The realm of cultivation didn’t represent absolute combat power; it was merely a reference. Real combat power also depended on the person’s cultivation technique, combat experience, and more, which couldn’t be thoroughly explained in just a sentence or two.

As for Ye Tianchen, he looked at the tens of thousands of meters high cliff and didn’t use the simple approach of Qi Manipulation Flight. Instead, he climbed the cliff step by step. This miraculous method even earned some admiration from Dongfang Meng. Setting aside the sheer cliff face, under the influence of gravity, it was impossible to walk up it as if it were a wall surface. Plus, with the cliff’s steep, moss-covered surface making it nearly impossible to stand firmly, Ye Tianchen’s ability to do so still impressed Dongfang Meng.

At that moment, naturally, Dongfang Meng was the first to fly to the cave entrance in midair on the cliff. This entrance was peculiar, not like an ordinary cave, but a cave glowing with white light. When Ye Tianchen arrived, Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but ask, ”Did you solidify your Inner Strength in your feet to walk up here?”

”Beauty, did you forget I’m a Superpower User? Although I’ve practiced the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, the Inner Strength I gained is too little; it simply doesn’t work. So, I used a large amount of superpower, concentrated in my soles. This allowed me to firmly attach to the cliff and climb up,” Ye Tianchen said.

The use of this superpower was not surprising but Dongfang Meng, who rarely encountered Superpower Users and was a disciple of the Ancient Martial Sect, naturally didn’t understand this principle. By concentrating a large amount of superpower in the soles of the feet, one could walk up sheer walls and even on water without sinking.

”I don’t feel like explaining it anymore. Let’s go in now, and once we’re inside, you’ll listen to me. Here, there are two major Ancient Martial Sects, especially the Songshan Sect, whose influence is immense. We need to be cautious!” Dongfang Meng sternly told Ye Tianchen.

”Wasn’t it you who started this conversation?” Ye Tianchen said, feeling frustrated.

In a flash, Dongfang Meng stepped into the cave emitting white light, with Ye Tianchen following her inside. Once they both entered, the white cave embedded in the cliffs tens of thousands of meters high disappeared instantly. No trace was left on the surface of the cliff. Just below the cliff, not far off, stood a small mulberry sapling, swaying in the wind, growing vigorously!

The white light flashed and vanished before Ye Tianchen could clearly see the details. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a world that seemed as fantastical as an apocalypse planet. The inside of Song Mountain was incredibly vast. The concealing formation was immensely powerful, covering an unknown expanse of land, shrouded in mist, with wildlife, towering trees, and faintly visible Taoist temples, probably built by independent cultivators.

”Who would have thought Song Mountain was so vast? This is the real Song Mountain!” Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but remark as she walked ahead.

”Is this your first time coming here?” Ye Tianchen asked.

”Yes, I’ve only heard about it from my master before. The Sects that ordinary people know about, that they can visit, are mostly not the real locations of those Sects, like the Songshan Sect, Shaolin Temple, Wudang, etc. These are just modern coordinates set up by people, with a few martial artists posing there. The real Sects have long been hidden. They don’t completely isolate themselves from the world though; they still send disciples out to gain experience and to act when necessary,” explained Dongfang Meng to Ye Tianchen.

”This formation is very powerful. If someone who isn’t sufficiently strong tries to enter without the proper way, it’s nearly impossible. Whether attacking from the sky or starting from underground, it’s not feasible!” Ye Tianchen’s Superpower Perception was immensely strong, and he immediately sensed the formation’s power. How vast Song Mountain actually was, was beyond imagination.

Of course, from Dongfang Meng’s words, Ye Tianchen also understood one thing: the Sects that the common people knew about were mostly ”fake”; the real Sects had long been hidden from common knowledge.

”Let’s go, there’s a big meeting in the Ancient Martial World in half a month, and we have a lot to do,” Dongfang Meng mentioned as she looked ahead.

”What do you plan to do?” Ye Tianchen asked.

”I won’t let Bei Lengshi succeed. As the only heir and disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect, I must fulfill my master’s last wishes. I believe that there are still just Ancient Martial Sects that won’t elect Bei Lengshi as the leader of the Ancient Martial World!” Dongfang Meng said seriously.

”Are you planning to campaign?” Ye Tianchen asked with a smile.

”Let’s go first to a place to meet an old senior,” Dongfang Meng said, glancing at Ye Tianchen.

”Who?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”Master Fang Zheng!” Dongfang Meng said earnestly.

”Master Fang Zheng? The Master Fang Zheng from Shaolin Temple?” Ye Tianchen was surprised.

”Yes, in the legends of both the Ancient Martial World and the Mortal World, Shaolin and Wudang are like Mount Tai and the Big Dipper of the Ancient Martial World, and Master Fang Zheng is a highly respected senior who rarely intervenes in the conflicts of the Ancient Martial World. This time, the Songshan Sect wanted all sects to attend the assembly to lead all the Ancient Martial Sects, but only Master Fang Zheng from Shaolin Temple refused, and Bei Lengshi was helpless,” Dongfang Meng nodded and explained.

”Well then, let’s go meet Master Fang Zheng now!” Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and also said happily.

On Earth, Ye Tianchen had not expected there would be a hidden Ancient Martial World. The people of this world were all cultivators with immense strength, definitely not comparable to some ordinary people from the outside world. Moreover, these hidden Ancient Martial Sects were all inheritances from the ancient times on Earth. Among them were countless powerful foundations and unimaginable divine arts. Ye Tianchen was truly eager to experience them.

”Hmm? Why do I find you so enthusiastic about Master Fang Zheng? Have you met him before?” Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but ask.

”No no, this is just my utmost admiration and respect for the senior!” Ye Tianchen chuckled.

Thinking of Shaolin Temple, Ye Tianchen naturally thought of the ”Yijin Jing.” Now that he had learned so much about the Ancient Martial Sects, Ye Tianchen could almost determine that this ”Yijin Jing” cultivation technique was definitely not just any ordinary cultivation spell. It must also be something passed down from ancient times. The only place that might have it was the Shaolin Temple in the Ancient Martial World. Knowing that Earth was once a very suitable place for cultivation with numerous strong individuals whose power reached extreme levels, capable of destroying heavens and reshaping earth, how could the inherited divine arts and spells be inferior? Even in the Mortal World, it was said that the ”Yijin Jing” from Shaolin Temple had been the strongest method of cultivating inner strength for thousands of years. Thinking about this, Ye Tianchen was really eager to see for himself!

Dongfang Meng gave Ye Tianchen a look, always feeling that his smile was not so serious, but she didn’t have time to think more and quickly flew forward. Once in the Ancient Martial World, there was no need to worry about being seen by ordinary people, which would scare them half to death. Here in this hidden world, flying was definitely not a rare skill.

Ye Tianchen also unfolded his Divine Movement Skill, maintaining a certain speed, flying side by side with Dongfang Meng. They hadn’t gone far when Dongfang Meng and Ye Tianchen encountered four people. One of these four was an old man with a hunched back and white hair, wearing a gray cloth robe, his deep and somewhat sinister eyes tightly watching Dongfang Meng and Ye Tianchen.

”Where are you young ones heading to?” Behind the old man were three young cultivators, each carrying a longsword on their back, and the old man sized up Dongfang Meng and Ye Tianchen before asking.

”We have seen the elder, we are going to meet an old friend!” Dongfang Meng said politely.

”Meeting an old friend? This is Mount Song. Apart from Shaolin Temple and Songshan Sect, are there any other sects here?” the old man asked arrogantly.

Dongfang Meng frowned, and even Ye Tianchen quietly released his superpower perception to test the old man, wanting to see how profound his cultivation was. But as soon as Ye Tianchen released his superpower perception, the old man glanced at him and his mouth revealed a cold smile, saying, ”Two youngsters with decent cultivation. State your names and which sect you belong to.”

”Ancient Tomb Sect!” Dongfang Meng said with composure.

”Ancient Tomb Sect? Isn’t the old Ji Jing from the Ancient Tomb Sect dead? How could there still be people?” the old man asked rudely.

”You... Elder, I respect you as an elder, but if you insult my master like this, don’t blame me for being rude!” Dongfang Meng said sternly and coldly.

”Oh, so you’re Ji Jing’s disciple. Since Ji Jing is dead, let me see if her successor has any of her skills...”

Snap!

No one would have expected, but the old man suddenly attacked, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached Dongfang Meng’s front, striking with a palm... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)