Chapter 45: The Beginning of Turmoil

Chapter 45: The Beginning of Turmoil

The next day, the weather was overcast. After getting up, Chen Chu stretched his body a bit, had breakfast, and then went out together with Chen Hu.

Observing Chen Chu's increasingly upright and robust figure walking ahead, emitting a faint but discernible aura of pressure, Chen Hu felt somewhat puzzled. "Bro, why can't middle school students cultivate?"

Just a little over a month ago, his brother was thin and frail. Now, he had become so handsome and sturdy that it was truly enviable.

Chen Chu explained, "It's because your bodies haven't fully developed yet. Trying to cultivate too early could lead to some abnormal changes."

"So we have to wait more?" Chen Hu expressed a hint of disappointment. Visitt novelbin(.)co/m for the latest updates

Chen Chu cast him a sidelong glance. "This is coming from years of official research. They know what they’re talking about. But once you reach high school, as long as you have the talent, you can cultivate. The school provides systematic training and rare resources, which is safer than exploring on your own.

"Also, don't believe those twisted theories on the internet, and don’t practice any martial arts you find online. They’re incomplete, and practicing them can get you into trouble, understand?"

"Got it, Bro."

Seeing that Chen Hu truly took his words to heart, Chen Chu nodded and didn't say anything more.

Recently, there had been a lot of turmoil on the internet, almost like the pressure that built up before a large storm. Claims about everyone being able to cultivate true martial arts had been making a lot of noise, and people were spreading various cultivation arts around.

This information would be swiftly blocked and deleted by the authorities, but some of it still managed to leak out in secret.

When Chen Chu looked at screenshots he had taken of some of these, he had discovered that they were all low-level arts with only two or three stages, and their content was incomplete. It would be difficult to cultivate them successfully without going through the foundational step. Even if someone with extraordinary talent managed to successfully cultivate with these incomplete arts, without the subsequent methods, they would be limited to the First or Second Heavenly Realm.

It was unclear what the person releasing these incomplete arts was thinking.

According to current federal laws, almost everyone had the opportunity to cultivate during high school in the three major allied nations; it was just a matter of whether one had the talent to do so.

However, due to agreements made during the Federation’s foundation, the smaller allied nations could keep local laws that contradicted federal ones, with the Federation unable to intervene too much.

Therefore, in certain smaller nations, true martial arts were controlled by the elite, and ordinary people had no opportunity to access them at all.

Could it be that people were sharing these incomplete martial arts online to create chaos in those smaller nations?

What he didn't know, however, was that Chen Chu's physique had already surpassed the limit of the First Heavenly Realm. What was currently preventing him from breaking through to the Second Realm was actually the progress of cultivating his art.

Chen Chu didn't explain this misunderstanding. He just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the logistics department later. By the way, Old Xia, how much longer do you think it'll take for you to break through?"

"About half a month, I think," Xia Youhui replied. “Even if luck wasn’t on my side this time, and I didn't get into the top fifty, I still get 4 contribution points every month."

"With the point I have left from last month, I can exchange for a Life Crystal to enhance my physique. With that, I think it will take about a week to reach the limit of the First Realm. Then, I'll spend another week refining my vitality, and I should be able to break through."

"You can cultivate true power in just one week?" Chen Chu was a little surprised.

After reaching the limit of the First Heavenly Realm, one needed to continuously use a special cultivation art to condense their vitality, compressing it to the utmost to transform it into true power. Some, like An Fuqing, could achieve this in as little as a week.

Those with slightly lower talent, on the other hand, would probably need half a month, a month, or even two months, which could be quite mentally challenging.

This wasn’t just for the Second Heavenly Realm. Each breakthrough to a higher realm was a significant hurdle. Many people would get stuck at the Third Heavenly Realm for their entire lives.

That was why the school used the students’ initial talent to determine the distribution of resources. As a result, those blessed with exceptional talents would experience a quicker cultivation pace, effortlessly traverse realms, maximize resource efficiency, and find it easier to engage in the complexities of advanced arts.

For those with ordinary talents, it was more challenging to cultivate advanced arts even if they were provided. The entry difficulty was higher, the required resources were more precious, and breaking through realms was more challenging.

Of course, nothing was absolute. After all, with such a large global population, there were always some anomalies who had quietly accumulated strength and eventually made remarkable breakthroughs.

In the face of Chen Chu's surprise, Xia Youhui proudly declared, "I am a genius. My initial cultivation speed might be a bit slower than others, but I’m better in many other aspects."

Chen Chu pondered for a moment and replied, "For example, a weaker realm barrier."

"Hehe... you could say that, just like how your physique has a high compatibility with strength-based arts." Xia Youhui didn’t deny it.

"I feel that in the next week, a lot of the people in the top fifty will break through to the Second Realm. I’m so jealous! 5 additional points every month, and a twenty percent discount on resource exchanges," Xia Youhui said with a look of admiration. As far as he was concerned, Chen Chu also belonged to the category of talented individuals.

Chen Chu nodded in agreement, sighing, "Yes, with this resource boost, many geniuses who would have taken another month to break through can do so quickly."

The disparity between having resources and lacking them was substantial. Xia Youhui, who would have otherwise taken nearly a month of regular cultivation to reach the limit of the First Heavenly Realm, would now be able to do it more than a week in advance by using a Life Crystal.

In such a situation, Chen Chu was feeling the pressure.