John opened his eyes wide in shock.
"What? Ten percent? How is that possible?"
John couldn't believe what his father had told him. His entire life, he had grown up believing this was everything in the Yuan continent, but it seems like he was completely wrong.
"It's true. As you said, there is a mountain range east of here that spans north to south, and spans from ocean to ocean. It cuts the entire continent in half, but have you ever considered what is on the other side of the mountain range?"
John finally realized where the other ninety percent of land existed.
"I never considered what was on the other side. I had always thought it was ocean on the other side of the mountain range, and that everything I knew was the entire continent. Just what is on the other side?"
"That mountain range is called the Great Desert Mountain Range. On the other side of the mountain range is a desert. A desert so massive it is actually larger than the entire area on our side of the mountain range. It spans for thousands of miles, and is impossible to cross over without a cultivation level at the Core Formation Realm or above. Even at the Core Formation realm, it is still extremely dangerous to cross the desert, which is why you haven't heard anything of this land before now."
Barden paused for a moment, deciding how to carefully word his next statement. After a minute of silence, he once again spoke.
"Oh the other side of the great desert, lies the rest of the continent. The land spans for tens of thousands of miles in each direction, and it is a completely different world compared to ours. Over there, the natural density of Qi is much much higher than here. That higher Qi density allows cultivators to cultivate faster, and reach higher heights than they ever could here. It is truly a holy land for cultivation. This body battle technique is from one of the powers of that land, and those two Qi Condensation friends of yours from the Heavenly Lighting Sect that you told me about also come from that land. Over there, geniuses sprout like grass. Those friends of yours aren't even the best of the best from what I've seen of that land."
John sat there in stunned silence. He could hardly believe his ears.
'I truly am a frog in a well.'
"Father, if that land has powers beyond ours, why don't they come over here and take over this land? Wouldn't it be easy?" John asked in confusion.
Barden shook his head and responded, "They live in a holy land for cultivation, and consider this land we live in a wasteland. Why would they willingly leave when there is really nothing of value for them over here? The Great Desert and Great Desert Mountain Range are also dangerous to cross, and so it's really not worth it for the most part."
John sat there speechlessly for quite some time. A worried look appeared on Barden's face as he looked at his son. He had wanted to avoid telling John this information, for fear that it would cause a mental blow to John. It wasn't easy for youths to find out that they were completely insignificant compared to others out there in the world. Barden was just about to console John when a surprised look appeared on his face.
"Father, I want to go to that land. I want to get stronger!"
Barden had expected John to become depressed at learning the truth, but instead noticed that John became even more resolute in the pursuit of power. After a few seconds of surprise, Barden started laughing loudly.
"Haha, I was worried for nothing. I should have expected as much from my son. I had wanted to keep this a secret from you, as before there wasn't any chance of you going to that land. Even if our most gifted geniuses go to that land, their only fate is to become stepping stones for others, and that's if they're lucky enough to enter a sect over there. I suppose Miko would be the only exception to that, but now with your current cultivation situation, even you would soar even in that land. How about this, after the pocket realm, I'll figure out a way to take you there, and maybe you can enter one of the powers there. Oh, by the way, that land is called the 'Yuan Continent Holy Land'."
John nodded his head in agreement, before he suddenly thought of something.
"Dad, if that place is so amazing, then how did you manage to get this body battle technique? Have you been there before?"
"I have been there twice before. As for the technique, let's just say that I did someone over there a favor and they owed me. I used this favor to get my hands on this technique. Anyways, I still have matters to take care of, so I'll be leaving for now. Make sure to study that technique."
"Wait, father, before you leave, i have something that I haven't told you yet."
Barden paused and looked back towards John, "What is it?"
"Those two friends I told you about, Elliot and Leah...I never told you why they were over here...They told me they're looking for the pocket realm."
Barden narrowed his eyes at John's words as a serious look appeared on his face. "It appears that someone from the five powers has erred and let the secret of the realm out. I need to inform my father about this. You study the technique, I need to go."
John nodded his head and watched as his father left the mediation platform and walked off into the distance. He sat there in silence for a few minutes, processing everything that he had heard.
A furled scroll eventually appeared in his hands, at which point he unfurled it and started to read its contents. John read over the single scroll for hours before he finally stored it back in his spatial realm.
'How profound. Both the battle art and cultivation technique seem to be incredibly powerful, although I have my Immortal Asura Body so I only need to focus on the battle art. From what I can surmise, this scroll contains two stages to the battle art, but it still seems like there's more. Oh well, even if father couldn't get me the complete technique, this is still more than enough for now. I hope the technique is compatible with the Immortal Asura Body. It would be a shame if I need to cultivate the Supreme Battle Body to use the technique.''
John stood up and focused on what he had learned reading the scroll. Qi started to surge from his body dantian, and John started to guide it according to the descriptions of the Supreme Battle Art. The battle art focused on maximum power in the quickest amount of time. It was a technique of pure, explosive power, and held nothing back for defense. John felt that it suited his fighting style quite well. As he started to guide his Qi, John's eyes lit up.
'It works, it's compatible with the Immortal Asura Body.'