NOVEL WEB Chapter 159: Simulation Encounter with Cao Yi
"General Cao, it's been some time since we've seen each other. How have you been lately?"
Sun Shi sat directly across from Cao Yi and Yan Yuanyi, with Wang Chao to the left and Li Hansha to the right, Chan Yinsha and Tang Zichen were further to the left and right of the two, respectively.
Each of the five people had a different aura, but all wore a smile on their faces.
However, Cao Yi couldn't help but feel tense on the inside.
These five individuals were awe-inspiring and commanded the respect of gods and demons alike. Sun Shisheng, seated at the center, had paved the way for the current state of the world. No matter how easygoing he might appear, Cao Yi felt somewhat suffocated.
As thoughts raced through his mind, they quickly settled, and Cao Yi spoke up, "I heard that Ming Lun Academy wants to collaborate with us. May I inquire about the details?"
Sun Shisheng got straight to the point, briefly discussing the connection to Taixu Celestial Sphere and the matter of a Primordial Planet rich in Spiritual Energy.
Cao Yi was surprised, "An extraterrestrial planet?"
Sun Shisheng replied, "Yes."
"May I ask what plans your academy has?"
Cao Yi's face remained resolute, a hint of anxiety visible in the depths of his eyes.
Despite the establishment of a united and peaceful federation centered around the East on the international stage, countries still mostly operated independently.
This time, developing a planet—it wouldn't be a collective effort, would it?
As if aware of Cao Yi's worries, Sun Shisheng said, "Our arrangements are quite simple. Ming Lun can serve as the leader, educating the natives of that planet. And your demands are also quite straightforward. When it's time for Earth's residents to migrate there in the future, you can manage and prevent them from harassing the local inhabitants."
Cao Yi was taken aback; he had not anticipated Minglun Martial School harboring such intentions.
Educating extraterrestrials...
"We naturally support this. Even if they're aliens, as long as we can understand each other, we are all one family," Cao Yi said cheerfully.
"If that's the case, then let's look forward to a pleasant cooperation." Sun Shisheng stood up and shook hands with Cao Yi, "The resources of that planet, as long as they don't affect the ecological balance, are yours to exploit as you wish."
"Then it's settled," Cao Yi said, beaming with joy.
He knew that Ming Lun didn't care about the resources of a single planet since they could directly draw energy and resources from thousands of dimensions. However, these were exactly the kind of resources that mattered to the smaller folk like them!
What kind of mineral deposits would a planet with Spiritual Energy hold?
It was something to look forward to with great anticipation!
Even if they didn't find the Spirit Stones as described in the novels, there should be plenty of metal ores. Those were precisely the things they were hoping for.
Aiming not to surpass Ming Lun, just to close the gap...
...
At this moment, outside the Minglun Martial School compound,
Su Jie emerged from the Taixu Illusory Realm and thanked his instructor Zhao Xinglong, "Thank you for teaching me the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist."
Zhao Xinglong shook his head, "It's your own talent. If others also mastered the Eight Extremes Fist, I would teach them the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist too. You are not an exception."
Su Jie gave a sheepish smile.
But both of them understood that only Su Jie himself was qualified to learn the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist.
After bidding farewell to Zhao Xinglong, Su Jie left the office. At this time, students in the classroom also began emerging from the Taixu Illusory Realm. Jos greeted Su Jie.
"Where have you been?"
"The instructor taught me the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist."
Su Jie didn't hide the fact; after all, his mastery of the Eight Extremes Fist was known by his classmates, and Zhao Xinglong had mentioned before teaching Eight Extremes Fist that whoever mastered it would be eligible to learn the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist.
Therefore, even if he didn't say anything, his classmates would guess. The full series is hosted on My Virtual Library Empire, known as MV7LEMPYR.
"You really have strong talent," Jos said enviously, "but I'm not too bad myself. I estimate that after this training session is over, my life force will be able to increase to 0.9."
A life force of 0.9 was already very strong. Running a hundred meters in nine seconds wouldn't be any problem.
Su Jie simply smiled without saying a word.
Could he say that his life force had already reached 0.9 that morning?
And all afternoon, he had been practicing Eight Extremes Thunder Fist in the Taixu Illusory Realm. His physical body had also absorbed pseudo Spiritual Energy from the realm. Maybe his life force had already broken through to 1.
"Congratulations. I feel that my life force has also improved a bit," Su Jie said complimentarily.
"That's quite normal. The food at Ming Lun Martial School is prepared specially, allowing us to absorb more nutrients," Jos didn't catch the underlying point in Su Jie's remark and thought he was explaining for Su Jie's benefit.
Without arguing, Su Jie simply nodded slowly.
However, as the two set out from the classroom, planning to go to the cafeteria for dinner, they encountered a large number of heavily armed soldiers on their way.
"What happened?"
Su Jie looked puzzled at Jos, hoping that his experienced foreign friend could clear up his confusion.
Jos blinked and said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm not a know-it-all. But, I guess it's probably some kind of cooperation between the military and Ming Lun Martial School."
"I've heard that the military sometimes hires instructors from Ming Lun Martial School to train soldiers in the military, and occasionally soldiers from the military come here to train."
"However, they shouldn't need so many to come here."
Looking around, the military had formed a long line that seemed endless, making one wonder if Ming Lun Martial School had enough space to accommodate them all.
Moreover, among the soldiers' formation, there were tanks and armored vehicles!
Were they heading into battle?
Quite a few trainees took out their phones and started recording videos, but when they tried to send them out, they were unable to, even though the wireless network was clearly available.
"Let's go."
Jos patted Su Jie on the shoulder, "We small fries have nothing to do with such matters. Let's head to the canteen to eat. I have a feeling that I'm going to enter the second stage of deep sleep tonight."
Su Jie was intrigued by Jos's words: "The second stage of deep sleep, really?"
Jos replied with a smile, "Of course, I am the genius Jos after all!"
The two left the military matters behind and went to eat at the canteen before returning to the dormitory.
After Jos had washed up, he flopped onto his bed and fell into a deep sleep, while Su Jie quietly left the dorm room and headed to the nearby park to practice the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist that Instructor Zhao Xinglong had taught him.
He first practiced the Eight Extremes Thunder Pile for a while, and when he felt the food in his belly had digested, he stopped practicing, thinking to himself: "Practicing the Eight Extremes Thunder Pile for long periods isn't feasible in reality. However, it's remarkably effective at digesting food in the stomach, allowing the body to absorb nutrients and energy more efficiently."
In the current Earth, with the widespread use of Taiji rice, people weren't lacking in nutrition, but rather the issue was improving the body's absorption efficiency of the nutrients and energy in food.
The Eight Extremes Thunder Pile was exactly what Su Jie needed to increase the efficiency of absorbing energy from food.
"I'm sure that my life force level has reached 1."
Picking up a fist-sized stone from the ground, Su Jie squeezed it, and it crumbled, confirming the level of his life force.
Although he wasn't clear on the specific number, it was definitely at least 1.
Then Su Jie practiced the movements of the Eight Extremes Fist for a while, and as he moved, his muscles and bones seemed to crackle with sound.
After completing one set, his entire body felt refreshed.
"Good!"
A voice of praise came from not far away, a steady male voice.
Su Jie quickly looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a military uniform, with a square face and bright, spirited eyes. His temples were bulging, and his body was muscular and tall.
It was someone from the military!
"Who are you?" Su Jie asked tentatively.
"My name is Cao Yi, a member of the military unit. I'm here to discuss some matters with Ming Lun School. I didn't expect to encounter a talent like you here."
The man was indeed Cao Yi. He had heard vague thunderous sounds coming from the park near the teaching buildings, as if someone was practicing an ancient fist skill to temper their body, so he came to have a look.
"Officer Cao, hello, my name is Su Jie." Su Jie knew that Cao Yi might hold a high rank, but he remained neither humble nor arrogant.
"Good!"
Cao Yi praised again, appreciating the spirit Su Jie showed, "If I'm not mistaken, you're practicing the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist, passed down from Zhao Xinglong."
Su Jie inquired, "You know Instructor Zhao Xinglong?"
"Of course, he and my daughter are from the same school, both disciples under Chan Yinsha at Minglun Martial School. This fist technique is based on the modifications of the Eight Extremes Fist, adapted from the Taixu Thunder Seal." Cao Yi spoke confidently.
"What is the Taixu Thunder Seal?"
When the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist was taught to him, Instructor Zhao Xinglong also briefly mentioned the "Taixu Thunder Seal" to Su Jie but didn't elaborate.
So, Su Jie was naturally curious.
Cao Yi explained, "It is part of a supreme martial arts practice, which he realized from observing Ming Lun School Principal Sun Shisheng. My daughter realized the Taixu Wind Seal."
"The full name of this technique is the Supreme Void Nine Seals, consisting of nine different seals, each with immense power."
"Unfortunately, over the years, only my daughter and Zhao Xinglong have comprehended these two seals, while the other seven have yet to appear in the world."
"It is said that if one cultivates these nine seals together and reaches the Embryonic Breathing Realm, at the Primordial Respiration level, one can possess nine sacred embryos with a life force level reaching 100; at the level of Divine Respiration, the nine sacred embryos fuse into one, turning into a Dao embryo with a life force level of 333."
"As for the final stage of Primordial Respiration, the Dao embryo can transform into a divine embryo, capable of surviving in the cosmic void, with a life force level of 999!"
Su Jie was astounded.
If what Cao Yi said was true, then the Supreme Void Nine Seals was indeed an ultimate martial arts knowledge!
After all, according to the data provided by Minglun, the life force level of the general public in the Embryonic Breathing Realm, even at the final stage of Primordial Respiration, only fluctuated around 50.
But with the Supreme Void Nine Seals, one could reach 100 at the level of Primordial Respiration, which was simply defying the heavens.
However—
Talking about the Embryonic Breathing Realm now, wasn't it too far-fetched?
On the entire Earth, existences at the Embryonic Breathing Realm were all in Minglun Martial School; there were no such powerful beings outside of it yet.
Cao Yi continued, "Young Brother Su Jie, your Eight Extremes Thunder Fist is the foundation for learning the Taixu Thunder Seal. It seems you have received the true teachings."
Su Jie quickly waved his hand, denying, "No, no, no, I'm just a student from the summer training camp. The Eight Extremes Thunder Fist was only passed on to me because I had learned the Eight Extremes Fist."
"It seems I have misjudged," Cao Yi appeared surprised but quickly regained his composure.
He knew about Zhao Xinglong's teaching methods, but he didn't expect that a trainee from the summer camp would actually be able to learn the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist from Zhao Xinglong.
The last person to master this Eight Extremes Thunder Fist was Jiang Wudao...