Chapter 6: Transcendence
"Is this real or fake?"
Zhang Dazhuang was somewhat skeptical, but out of trust in Li Musheng, he still happily tucked it into his bosom and carefully stored it away.
"The Yu Family Martial Arts School has now become a place of trouble. Brother Zhang, you should leave as soon as possible and seek another way out, lest you become collateral damage."
Li Musheng added another word of advice, then cupped his hands toward Zhang Dazhuang with rare solemnity, "In the past, I've received Brother Zhang's care. If we have the fate to meet again in the future, until we meet again!"
Having said this, he didn't drag things out at all. Carrying his bundle, he turned and walked toward the martial arts school exit.
Seeing this, Zhang Dazhuang reached out his hand, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing. He only clasped his fists toward Li Musheng's departing back.
Times were different now. Li Musheng's martial arts were now profound. The small Shun'an City could no longer contain him. Moreover, young people should take advantage of their youth to venture into the martial world!
Zhang Dazhuang felt reluctant in his heart. In the entire martial arts school, only he and Li Musheng had a good relationship. Now that the other party was leaving, his heart felt empty.
But thinking it over again, he couldn't help but sigh, "That kid Asheng hid himself deep enough. Turns out I'm the only waste in the entire martial arts school!"
After thinking about it, he reached out and pulled out the stack of rough paper Li Musheng had given him, "I hope this Indestructible Vajra divine technique is useful, and I can make something of myself with it." The next moment, his gaze changed as his eyes widened, looking at the middle of those rough papers.
There, lying quietly, was a hundred-tael banknote!
...
The Seven Villains of Zha River had all been exposed, and the Yu family's crisis for today was resolved.
Between Li Musheng and Yu Zhentian, accounts were settled. What happened afterward had nothing to do with him.
Actually, Li Musheng was not a person of this world. When this body was five years old, he had accidentally transmigrated here.
At that time, he was taken in by Yu Zhentian and became an apprentice at the martial arts school.
Although at such a young age he had been doing dirty and tiring work at the martial arts school, at least he didn't end up wandering the streets and freezing or starving to death. He had a place to settle down.
Moreover, his current martial Dao cultivation also originated from this martial arts school.
The original owner truly had extremely poor talent and aptitude, and his body also had lingering illness, being weak and sickly. That's why he passed away from a cold that year at age five.
However, after Li Musheng transmigrated here, the situation underwent earth-shattering changes.
Although Li Musheng came from Blue Star with its fully developed technology tree, he discovered that he possessed heaven-defying, terrifying comprehension on the martial Dao path.
All the martial arts taught at the martial arts school, he could remember at a glance. Just by watching once, he could learn them.
Although his bone structure and aptitude were still poor, relying on his heaven-defying comprehension, he could still quickly master them to the great completion and perfection stage.
At that time, Li Musheng had only used less than a few days to completely master all the kung fu at the martial arts school.
And with his terrifying comprehension, he naturally wasn't satisfied with these crude martial arts taught at the martial arts school.
But Li Musheng lacked channels to obtain more powerful martial arts secret manuals.
So, on a whim, he decided to start deducing from the most basic martial arts, preparing to create even more formidable martial techniques himself.
And in the end, he truly accomplished this, and the process didn't have too much difficulty.
For example, from the Five-Step Fist taught at the martial arts school, he deduced the "Five Absolutes Heaven-Reaching Divine Fist."
This fist technique was extremely powerful. Practiced to the extreme, one punch could seal heaven and sever earth with terrifying power!
As another example, he diligently studied the ordinary Two-Step Spring Kick technique and thus comprehended "Divine Movement Without Shadow."
Of course, although the Spring Kick technique was an offensive martial art, Li Musheng took an unconventional approach and from it comprehended a movement divine technique, riding clouds and treading on emptiness, formless and shadowless!
And the Indestructible Vajra divine technique he had given Zhang Dazhuang earlier was naturally also created by Li Musheng himself.
However, this was a martial art he had modified according to the other party's special circumstances. Actually, the final version of this martial art was called "Immortal Golden Body."
It was only because Zhang Dazhuang didn't have Li Musheng's terrifying comprehension and couldn't learn this divine technique that he had made some modifications and deletions.
It was precisely by relying on his heaven-defying comprehension that Li Musheng didn't need to search for any top-tier techniques or divine secret manuals, nor did he need to consume world-class pills to improve his cultivation.
In the martial arts school of the small city of Shun'an, just by focusing wholeheartedly on cultivation without caring about worldly affairs, he could continuously improve his strength.
And fifteen years had passed. In day after day of cultivation, Li Musheng had reached the pinnacle of the martial Dao path.
One day, when he habitually wanted to continue cultivating, he discovered that all cultivation had no effect.
He had already reached a point where he could progress no further on the martial Dao.
However, Li Musheng learned from some ancient texts that his current martial Dao strength was actually not the true extreme. Above the martial Dao, there was still the Transcendent Realm.
Although the Transcendent Realm was ethereal and only existed in legends, and over a thousand years no one had truly been able to reach it, Li Musheng still decided to try.
After all, he possessed heaven-defying comprehension that ordinary people didn't have, and he was still so young. Just coasting along waiting to die really wasn't his style.
Today's events at the Yu Family Martial Arts School were just an opportunity. He had actually long since formed the idea of leaving the martial arts school to travel the martial world and pursue the Transcendent Realm.
And using this event, he helped the Yu family today, and the debt of gratitude was already settled.
Li Musheng let out a light breath. With a light leap of his body, he landed on top of the Shun'an City wall.
He gazed at the distant layered mountain ranges extending to the endless horizon and stretched lazily.
"I haven't left this city even half a step in fifteen years. From now on, I can take the opportunity to experience the different customs and cultures of this world. Perhaps it will have a special kind of interest."
He stood at the top of the city wall for quite a while, bidding farewell to the past fifteen years.
From now on, he would wander the world. Martial Dao transcendence was within reach!
...
Before long, Li Musheng withdrew his gaze.
However, he didn't leave. Instead, he turned his head to look at a certain place below the city wall.
"You've been following me for so long. Shouldn't you show yourself and say hello?"
That place was a shadowy area among some trees, with dim light. Aside from the occasional sound of wind, there was no movement.
But after a moment, a human figure walked out from that shadow, appearing silently below the city wall.
It was a woman in plain gray-blue fitted clothes, with a slender figure and her face covered by a veil so her true appearance couldn't be seen.
She raised her head to look at Li Musheng on the city wall. After remaining silent for a moment, she finally spoke, "When did you discover me?"
Li Musheng crossed his arms, the corners of his mouth curving into a faint smile. He counted on his fingers and said, "Counting the time, you've been tracking me for five days. I discovered you from the first day, but I never said anything about it."
Hearing this, the woman below the city narrowed her beautiful phoenix eyes, but she didn't speak.
Li Musheng didn't mind. He just looked her over and said, "I don't sense any killing intent from you, yet you've been shamelessly following me all along..."
Saying this, he rubbed his chin and smiled, "Could it be that you've taken a liking to me, young lady? That's why you're pursuing me relentlessly?"