I Can See Your Combat Power

Looking at the scroll in his hand, Chen Menglu was deeply shaken. He had always been searching for a way to break through to the King Realm using the Four Imperial Spirit Seals, single-mindedly wanting to break free from constraints.

This idea wasn’t wrong, but ultimately it showed a lack of vision, because in his view, he himself was the only practitioner of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals, the true heir of the Four Imperial Spirit Realms.

To break through was simply to extend the life of a civilization that had already perished for a few hundred years and find a suitable opportunity to die, proclaiming to the world the brilliance of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals.

However, that was nothing more than lingering on with one last breath. Although Chen Menglu kept avoiding this outcome in his mind, he was acutely aware that this was exactly what he was doing.

Deep down, he knew the ideology of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals was wrong, but due to inheritance and civilization, he never dared to step out of line, pushing himself into a corner.

Yet, the thin piece of paper before him was about to pierce through all of this, forcing him to face his True Heart. But after modification, would the Four Imperial Spirit Seals still be the Four Imperial Spirit Seals?

Chen Menglu was doubtful, and he couldn’t help but turn his pleading gaze toward Tang Luo.

The latter looked at the Grandmaster’s helpless eyes and sighed, “Youngster, there was a concept in my homeland that I’d like to share with the Grandmaster for reference. Nothing is meant to exist forever. Anything that existed in the past will ultimately disappear into the future. The only thing that is eternal is the thread that stretches from the past’s past to the present and continues to extend into the future. This thread is the eternal inheritance.”

“The Four Imperial Spirit Seals were once glorious, just like the intact civilization of the Four Imperial Spirit Realms. It must have been magnificent, but any civilization that reaches a peak signifies the start of its decline, and it’s not at all surprising for a declining civilization to crumble and fade away.”

“But the shattering of a civilization is not entirely a bad thing. There’s a saying that nothing can be established without first being shattered. Only when something is truly broken can there be a possibility to rebuild. To the predecessor, the Four Imperial Spirit Realms might represent the desolation of a vast and profound civilization and inheritance on the brink of extinction. But to me, it is the starting point where everything awaits revival. Predecessor, you are not just the last heir of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals; you are also a Grandmaster who refined the Seals to an unprecedented level. Coupled with the Heaven-level Bloodline Illusionary Dream Space, why worry about not being able to reopen the Spirit Realm and bring back this inheritance?”

“Even for an eternal inheritance, one needs to first ensure its survival and thriving existence, otherwise, no matter how brilliant, it’s just a symbol in memory. So, do you want to continue chasing after the illusory King Realm to show others the brilliance of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals, or do you want to reopen a realm and restore the inheritance of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals? The decision is just a thought away.”

What is a path? It’s a direction leading to the future. But from some point in time, it seems only those who have reached the King Realm are qualified to proclaim teachings to the world from the other shore.

The Human Race seems to have forgotten that in the earliest days, so-called strong individuals were simply those who toiled day and night to strengthen their bodies. From today’s perspective, those people weren’t even equivalent to mundane warriors, but without those early sages who might seem foolish by present standards, how could martial arts have reached today’s prosperity and the brilliance of the future?

Chen Menglu’s pain stemmed from the fact that on one hand he was a bearer of an ancient civilization, while on the other, he had seen the dazzling martial arts of the present from Martial Saint Mountain. To chase the advanced with the outdated was an impossible task, and to force others to cultivate an outdated set of techniques that led nowhere contradicted the Grandmaster’s Dao Heart. Thus, another reason he sought to reach the King Realm was to tell others that practicing the Four Imperial Spirit Seals had a future too.

But in Tang Luo’s view, this matter actually wasn’t that complicated. For most ordinary people, achieving the level of a Grandmaster was already the ultimate realm beyond their reach. Setting such a high standard was just making it difficult for himself.

With Chen Menglu’s realm, he could completely establish his own school as a Grandmaster. Why wait until after reaching the King Realm to take action?

Therefore, in Tang Luo’s eyes, the so-called path ahead for the Four Imperial Spirit Realms was how to revive the legacy of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals.

After listening to Tang Luo’s philosophy, Chen Menglu was deeply shocked and sighed, “Unexpectedly, even with my self-proclaimed exceptional talent, I view problems less clearly than a youth, and thus deservedly stagnated within these troubled walls for decades without progress…” After lamenting his own situation, the refined Grandmaster then asked Tang Luo, “May I know where we should start this great task of establishing boundaries and reviving the legacy?”

The immortal nature of warriors really can be problematic, as they seem especially prone to losing their composure. With no other choice, Tang Luo could only give a roadmap:

“The first step, well, is to find a spiritual mountain and blessed land, then take it for ourselves. I believe the information system of Martial Saint Mountain must have records of such powers that are weak yet occupy blessed lands and heavenly grottoes.”

“The second step, well, is to use the spiritual veins as the pivot for the formation and the domain as the boundary, to transform this blessed land and heavenly grotto into a world powered only by the Four Imperial Spiritual Power, and to rebuild the Four Imperial Sacred Altars within it.”

“The third step is to abduct people, alas. There are indeed too many poor young boys and girls in this world. The mere appearance of a Grandmaster who relieves suffering and hardship, without saying a word, would make hoards of people cry and scream to follow. Thus, the first inhabitants of the Four Imperial Spirit Realms can be considered settled.”

After hearing the initial three steps described by Tang Luo, Chen Menglu’s expression became extremely grave, and he hesitantly said, “But wouldn’t this lead to endless slaughter?”

Occupying blessed lands and heavenly grottoes is easily said, but who would be willing to hand over such treasures? The very first step would be accompanied by endless bloodshed, and to traverse the world gathering boys and girls, even with his status as a Grandmaster, he would need to engage in extensive battles to achieve it.

It’s not that he lacked confidence, but rather he could not bear it, for he knew too well how formidable he was when compared to ordinary warriors.

“Indeed, getting others to cede their blessed lands and heavenly grottoes is impossible, but without spiritual veins as the core of the formation, even if we wrung Master Chen dry, it would not be enough to gather the Spiritual Power necessary for establishing boundaries. Therefore, the choice of what to sacrifice is up to Master Chen to make. I am only here to provide methods, but how to minimize the slaughter, that is for Master Chen to consider,” Tang Luo said.

Tang Luo was an exceptionally pragmatic warrior, his philosophy straightforward—getting stronger, stronger, and even stronger!

Be it cultivating Spirit Arts, physical techniques, or foreign divine abilities, using swords, spears, sabers, halberds, or wielding axes, maces, hooks, and forks—if it made one stronger, then it was acceptable.

But the warriors of this era still held onto a severe sense of self-pride. Just like how in recent years, the Tang Clan’s Secret Arts Pavilion insisted on incorporating various secret techniques and disciplines into Tang Clan’s Heavenly Pathway Technique, to constantly modify and improve this fundamental technique of their lineage.

From its original pure metal-based technique, it evolved into one that could achieve the Five Elements’ Perfection. No matter from which angle one looked, this was an extraordinarily positive change.

However, some conservative Martial Ancestors within the family continuously criticized the Secret Arts Pavilion for abandoning their traditions, claiming that the modified Heavenly Pathway Technique was no longer the fundamental technique of the Tang Clan.

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