Above the Great Grandmaster, there exists a new realm.
What seemed to be an ordinary piece of information, isn’t the presence of realms above another realm normal?
But in this world, that is not the case.
What caused the chaos in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
It was because a Master of Destiny died, and other Great Grandmasters wanted to become the Master of Destiny.
Ordinary Great Grandmasters have a lifespan of over 300 years, while Masters of Destiny live up to 500 years.
Those extra 100 years of lifespan, apart from living longer, provide hope, hope to ascend towards a higher realm, giving more time to explore the next path.
In this world, the Martial Artist System ranged from First to Ninth Grade, then Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, and then the very special Master of Destiny.
There seemed to be four major realms.
Yue had once said that the Master of Destiny and Great Grandmasters were not of the same species, but the truth is that just the term “Great Grandmaster” already clarified much.
The realm beyond the Great Grandmasters is not the Master of Destiny.
The Master of Destiny is an extremely special state and is actually still considered a level of Great Grandmaster.
Of course, these were originally just conjectures discussed between Wang Sheng and Yue, with no evidence to confirm them.
However, the words of the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley undoubtedly confirmed this point, that the Master of Destiny is not the realm after Great Grandmasters.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned that after the Great Grandmasters, there lies a new realm.
And the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had reached this realm just before his death, and he managed to employ tactics similar to those of a Master of Destiny.
From Tai Mountain to Shuzhou over thousands of miles, the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley could still transmit messages.
The last time something this impressive occurred was with the “Human Emperor’s Decree.”
Although it seemed that the “Human Emperor’s Decree” was still somewhat more impressive, both had the same distinctive features.
However, the Valley Master did not give any hints about this realm.
“… Yue, if your Valley Master talked to you about matters, would he leave things unclear like this? For instance, knowing that you advanced to the Grandmaster, telling you about only that one realm without sharing any of his experience.”
This was information left before death, and those that “silenced” might argue it was due to some irresistible forces.
But regarding the realm, it seems he only mentioned the existence of this one realm.
Yue also seemed to realize something and said, “The Valley Master wouldn’t do that; he used to say that speaking half-truths leads nowhere but astray, so one must clarify matters completely.
Regarding the realm beyond the Great Grandmasters, the Valley Master would either not speak of it, or if he did, he would clarify thoroughly… and if there’s no information…”
Wang Sheng picked up the conversation, “Either the entire sentence was like the rest of the information, unheard, or the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had already spoken it!”
Yue nodded and added, “Compared to the entire sentence disappearing, given the Valley Master’s character, I am more inclined to believe that the Valley Master had already hidden the information in what was said.”
Both of them recalled other pieces of information.
The Seven Bandits, something that was incomplete, and the issue of erecting a tomb for the little prince.
“Something is incomplete…this isn’t the first time I’ve heard this phrase!”
“Master Wang Sheng, have you heard it before?”
Wang Sheng nodded.
It was also mentioned in the old Scholar’s books.
“It’s all incomplete!”
He hadn’t taken this phrase too seriously before, even setting it aside at one point.
Now, hearing it from the mouth of the renowned Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, Wang Sheng couldn’t help but pay attention to it again.
The old Scholar’s words perhaps weren’t that simple.
And the old Scholar was involved with the court of Great Zhou.
The Valley Master mentioned that with the little prince’s help, he obtained some information.
“The court of Great Zhou… Yue, this is it…”
Wang Sheng shared his analysis with Yue, as two people thinking together is better than one, and since Yue was the successor of the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, he might know some crucial information.
“The incomplete matter… Master Wang Sheng, I don’t have any leads either, the Valley Master had never spoken of such a thing before.”
Yue was also puzzled.
The information sent by the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley lacked too much.
Thus, it was difficult to align all the information.
“But according to the previous idea, the thought process is actually very clear; is it because something is incomplete, so this thing needs to be compensated to truly reach the realm above the Great Grandmasters?”
“It is very likely; then excluding the matter of the little prince, there are still the matters regarding the Seven Bandits, the seven Great Grandmasters dubbed as bandits, indicating they stole something, and perhaps killing them could compensate for that incomplete thing.”
Wang Sheng connected all the information together.
And obtained a seemingly reasonable explanation.
“So, the current question is, what exactly is incomplete, what exactly did the seven Great Grandmasters steal, and one very serious question, whether the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley was indeed correct?”
Wang Sheng’s last remark seemed to overturn everything previously stated, yet in reality, some doubts were necessary.
From the received messages, it was undoubted that the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had perished.
Nobody knew what state the Valley Master was in before his demise, whether he was coherent?
Therefore, necessary doubts need to exist.
Yue did not object.
He didn’t doubt the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, but also wouldn’t prevent others from doubting.
And he knew Wang Sheng wouldn’t bother with this matter for now.
Because he was well aware that this matter most definitely involved the Great Grandmaster realm, if one rashly probed with insufficient strength, it would only bring catastrophe.
However, since Wang Sheng had been intrigued, he was likely to deal with it later.
The reality matched Yue’s expectations pretty closely.
Wang Sheng was indeed intrigued, but his intervention was contingent upon this so-called defect affecting him, impeding his cultivation.
Otherwise, whether he intervened would depend on the actual situation.
Having no idea what he thought, Yue said, “How to handle it shall be primarily up to you, Lord Wang Sheng.”
Wang Sheng nodded, then turned to look at the Jade Scroll.
The information inside the Jade Scroll was already perused, proving to be of little use now.
However, this item was also a relic of the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley; by rights, it should be returned to Yue, but he had developed a certain interest in it.
“Yue, may I keep this Jade Scroll for a few days to study?”
He was very interested in this method of Jade Scroll transmission and wanted to see if he could replicate it.
“It’s just a material possession; what’s most important in Stargazing Valley is the legacy.”
Though he said so, Wang Sheng, with his powerful divine thought, sensed that Yue actually still desired it.
“Yue, it’s not good to be insincere. Don’t worry, I’ll return it to you in a couple of days.”
If he could discern something, a day or two would suffice; if not, no amount of time would reveal anything.
“Lord Wang Sheng…”
Yue felt a bit embarrassed.
“It’s nothing, just human nature.” This scene lacked nothing but a display of “deep master-servant affection.”
Eventually, it was Yue who excused himself first, taking the initiative to leave.
Wang Sheng, too, breathed a sigh of relief; he really wasn’t good at handling such situations.
Once Yue had left, he began to study the Jade Scroll.
There was certainly a reason why he decided to keep the Jade Scroll for study.
He sensed a “divine” presence within it.
Divine!
Certainly, Grandmaster Level Martial Artists hadn’t touched upon it.
Great Grandmasters, perhaps they hadn’t either, or they had but could not achieve such a refined application.
The Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had reached a new realm, thus able to utilize it.
It was not to say the Martial Artist System was inadequate, as divine could only be utilized late.
The Martial Artist System itself places more emphasis on Qi-Blood and combat power, and Wang Sheng, based on this system, could exhibit significant combat power even at the Foundation Establishment stage.
The Martial Artist System had significant potential.
Wang Sheng hadn’t abandoned his current path, with a progress bar present, this path was most suitable, combining the advantages of both.
Take now, for instance.
In terms of combat power, he was only nearing the Great Grandmaster.
Yet, he had transformed “divine” into Divine Thought.
This trick from the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley might not be beyond his learning.
The only thing to do was to understand the underlying principle.
The Valley Master had been able to create the Jade Scroll right after utilizing Divine Thought; whereas he had long been able to use Divine Thought, his use still being rudimentary looked rather unsatisfactory.
However, he felt nothing.
How long had other Valley Masters been cultivating? How long had he cultivated? Even the progress bar couldn’t simply erase a couple hundred years of cultivation time.
The gap was normal, and his task was to use the progress bar to bridge this gap.
“Firstly, I need to confirm that to create such a thing requires Divine Thought, and there are two key aspects: first, how to merge what I want to say into the Divine Thought, and second, how to encase the merged Divine Thought into a container.
And does the container have to be jade? Or could it be something else?”
That was Wang Sheng’s current predicament.
The container, already confirmed by the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, was indeed jade.
So the matter of the container didn’t need much worry.
Thus, the most critical aspect was the combination of Divine Thought and language.
“My Divine Thought itself was born from the combination with Qi-Blood Force, could I use this method to transform language also into a form of force…”
When he truly researched it, Wang Sheng found out that although it was a study of the Jade Scroll, what he could potentially learn was not merely about the Jade Scroll.
If he really could transform language into a force and merge it with Divine Thought, it would be possible to create another Divine Skill, Divine Thought Transmission.
Divine Thought Transmission seems basic.
But nothing is inherent; everything needs learning and experimentation. It wasn’t as if having Divine Thought meant mastering all related skills.
In fact, Wang Sheng had previously been researching this, but lacking a teacher, he had to find his own way, not even managing the basics.
Nothing even showed up on his progress bar.
Meaning he hadn’t even reached the wrong direction; he was totally off track.
However, this “Heavenly Jade Scroll” could solve a problem that had troubled him for long, if he could just understand what was inside.
This Jade Scroll… what a treasure indeed…