Chapter 363: Chapter 1: Ways to Break the Bottleneck_2
“Yes, the Ming Dynasty and the Qian Dynasty wiped out everyone from both families!”
Wang Sheng from the Wu Family knew about it, the Incense Fire Pearl of Wu Family was in the hands of Mo Yang, and it was likely the same with the Sun Family in Lihai City.
The Incense Fire Pearl of the Zheng Family was mostly in the hands of the Jiang Family.
“So you mean, of the original seven great families, only your Zhu Family and the Jiang Family are left?”
Once, the seven great families were so dominant, they considered the entire world their possession, yet no one knows exactly what happened.
But now only two families are left.
“It seems the problem with the Incense Fire Pearls is bigger than imagined!” Wang Sheng remarked.
After studying the Incense Fire Pearls, Wang Sheng knew there must be significant issues involved.
But he had never imagined that the problems would be far greater than he thought!
It was clear from the information Zhu Xiao brought.
Those who became top Grandmasters using the Incense Fire Pearls were wiped out without resistance, most likely due to problems with strength.
And another point.
Throughout the long history of several thousand years, members of the seven great families always attempted to annihilate the other six, but they never succeeded.
It was due to their strong hidden capabilities.
Yet now they had been accurately located.
Wang Sheng did not believe there wasn’t something like a tracking mechanism involved.
“The problem is indeed bigger than imagined; I should have kept the Incense Fire Pearl, perhaps then more clues could have been gathered.”
Zhu Xiao’s strength was genuinely cultivated, not reliant on the Incense Fire Pearl, so using methods against the Incense Fire Pearl on her would certainly be futile.
If used well, catching the hidden manipulator directly was not an impossible task.
Wang Sheng shook his head, “The Incense Fire Pearl has been around for at least a few thousand years. Using such an object in schemes is obviously not simple; having no risks is also good.”
Who knows what kind of cards those people hold.
Zhu Xiao thought for a moment and nodded, “That’s right!”
There’s no need to take such risks.
“But who exactly is the murderer?”
“Most likely the Jiang Family; there’s basically no other possibility, though the possibility of outsiders can’t be excluded.”
Wang Sheng couldn’t make a definitive conclusion; he judged these matters only if there was solid evidence, otherwise, he would remain suspicious.
Of course, not making a definitive conclusion doesn’t mean doing nothing.
Since there were primary suspects, it was possible to focus somewhat more on certain actions.
“The Incense Fire Pearl is mostly used to augment strength. If it’s the Jiang Family, Jiang Dao’s strength will likely increase soon, and then it’ll become clear.”
“Do we need to pay more attention?”
“It’s not necessary; if it’s as we suspected, the Jiang Family will likely take action soon, and everything will become clear. We should rather focus on external affairs. The Jiang Family suddenly abandoning their strategy of thousands of years must have its reasons.”
Nothing happens without prelude; the Jiang Family’s actions weren’t without cause.
“You mean…” Zhu Xiao recalled the information she and Wang Sheng had learned while monitoring the arrival of emissaries from the First Dynasty.
“Calamity and transition!” Wang Sheng stated the two issues, “The persistent troubles of the First Dynasty along with the change of its Controller both require strength. Perhaps there’s been a new shift, although we rarely hear news from the First Dynasty, any significant event should stir some movements.”
“I understand!” Zhu Xiao nodded; these two matters had also constantly been on her mind.
“Thank you for this; I’ll see if I can help you circumvent some restrictions later.”
Wang Sheng said something that particularly excited Zhu Xiao.
“What restrictions are you referring to?”
“Just what you’re thinking, that unnatural bottleneck, but it still needs time.”
“Thank you so much!”
Zhu Xiao knew exactly what the ‘restrictions’ were.
They were the unnatural barriers stopping her progress.
Now she couldn’t advance even a little, and knowing there was a path ahead but being unable to break through was unbearably frustrating.
She was now devoting her energy to managing Yuelai Inn, diverting her attention to make it more bearable.
“Don’t get too excited so early, there’s just hope, but it will likely take some time.”
Wang Sheng wasn’t just offering empty promises.
He had truly discovered something, and naturally, the source was that Heavenly Father he had sealed.
As his research deepened, he understood more about the nature of the Heavenly Father.
The Heavenly Father was not only tied to the dynasty but, on a deeper level, also connected to the people of the world.
Wang Sheng wasn’t surprised by this discovery.
Harvesting the whole world, it would indeed be a real problem if there were no ties.
However, it was precisely because of this discovery that Wang Sheng had found hope to overcome the bottleneck, although the hope was still small, it was not impossible.
Perhaps just a bit more research, and he could truly help a few people circumvent those limitations.
As for needing more time, Zhu Xiao didn’t mind, she said, “It’s alright, having hope is already enough!”
Having hope was certainly better than having none!
If there were no more hope for progress, she felt she might go mad.
She had no other concerns; pursuing a higher realm was all she cared for now.
“Wait a bit longer, let’s see if I can help you advance a step further, not completely, but perhaps enhancing some of your abilities—I’ll research more!”
Originally, Wang Sheng had wanted to help completely overcome the unnatural bottleneck, but seeing Zhu Xiao’s condition, he thought he might change his strategy a bit.
First, help overcome a little, delve deeper into the research, and then gradually help overcome the entire bottleneck.
That way, it might even take less time.
After all, this involved researching while also verifying in practice.
“Then go and do your research quickly!”
Zhu Xiao hadn’t expected that she was just routinely passing on a message and ended up receiving such a great surprise.
Now, talking to Wang Sheng, she felt she was wasting his time.
She used to enjoy chatting with Wang Sheng quite a lot.
“Don’t worry, it won’t take long!”
But despite saying this, Zhu Xiao soon left.
Wang Sheng could only retreat again and begin researching the Heavenly Father.
He didn’t want his words to turn into mere empty promises, so he had to put in the effort.
The Heavenly Father was linked with people; once someone reached the Great Grandmaster Realm, there seemed to be no hope, with only the path of the Master of Destiny remaining.
Wang Sheng even suspected that whether it was the ordinary dynasty’s (National Guardian Level) or the first dynasty’s (Breakthrough Level), the Master of Destiny was essentially just the Grandmaster Realm, but with vastly more powerful abilities.
The path of the Master of Destiny didn’t seem to be a continuation of the development of Qi Blood Martial Arts.
That is, everyone was blocked at the Grandmaster Realm.
But the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had clearly broken through the Grandmaster Realm and found a way to shatter that boundary.
The Valley Master could break through, definitely overcoming the limitations.
And based on the situation at that time, Stargazing Valley only broke its own limitations, otherwise, a uniquely gifted cultivator like Zhu Xiao would likely have sensed something.
Clearly, such a sensation was non-existent, so the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had likely only broken his own limitations.
This was confirmed by Wang Sheng’s research on the sealed Heavenly Father.
The interference of the Heavenly Father with people was not a collective interference but targeted each individual.
And what Wang Sheng needed to do was find the respective Heavenly Father for that person and identify the method of limitation to break it!
Unfortunately, this was very difficult; the dynasty had already perished, perhaps changing the circumstances.
“So we need to find another way, it’s just a pity that the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley left behind too little information, otherwise, we might find a way faster…”
While he was conducting his research and thinking of methods.
Yue, who was cultivating in her own room, held a Jade Scroll and furrowed her brows.
“Go show it to Lord Wang Sheng, maybe he can see more information in it…”
(Today I went out for deliveries, left at four, and only came back at eleven, felt dazed all day, that’s all for today…)