High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 569 - 400: Junlin Pavilion, Prototype of the Saint Realm Mark, Shadow of Time (5K8)

No, this girl mentioned a giant moon, which clearly indicates the simultaneous appearance of three celestial phenomena, while I only triggered two. The gap between them is more than a hundredfold.

Perhaps when the Celestial Cloud Martial Saint attained sainthood, even he couldn’t invoke such astonishing phenomena?

"Wait, what was that guy’s cultivation level when he climbed the mountain?"

As soon as he asked, the Drunkard realized he was confused. Only those below the Grandmaster level can trigger phenomena on Celestial Cloud Mountain and, like Junlin Pavilion, it can only be triggered once.

The Mountain’s master, Celestial Cloud Martial Saint, shared a life-and-death bond with the Ye Family’s patriarch. Celestial Cloud Martial Saint was one of the world’s first Martial Saints, even preceding Ye Family’s ancestor as the second Martial Saint, with Ye Family’s being the third.

"Wait, you said you saw the shadow of your master in that boy, walking on green moss without leaving a trace, with the wind blowing by?!"

The Drunkard’s pupils contracted, bursting with a radiant glow.

The girl probably didn’t understand what she was describing, but he knew very well; it was the budding form of a Saint Realm Mark, which only those with it can aspire to challenge the Saint Realm.

Normally, only after a martial artist encounters the Martial Saint Tower, fails in the Saint Realm challenge, and receives its mighty infusion, can the budding form of a Saint Realm Mark condense within them.

If successful, it becomes the Saint Realm Mark instead of just a budding form. In any case, with the budding form of the Saint Realm Mark, this group of martial artists will be far stronger than ordinary ones even if they don’t reach sainthood.

But how did this budding form of a Saint Realm Mark appear on this boy named Su Mu?

"This is truly reckless, letting a boy who hasn’t reached Grandmaster level directly come into contact with the Martial Saint Tower. Luckily, it worked out, a budding form of the Saint Realm Mark on the flesh? It’s probably the first of its kind below the Saint Realm, appearing even before reaching Grandmaster level. Such an astounding physique, this boy’s body likely harbors some special bloodline, Fierce Beast? Alien Race? Could it be a Relic Giant?"

The Drunkard mused silently, growing deeply interested in this boy named Su Mu.

"Hmph, later I’ll have those loafers thoroughly investigate this boy named Su Mu. No one reported such a major event to me; it seems those loafers need a good shake-up."

The Drunkard thought so in his heart. At the top floor of the Imperial Capital Huaxia Martial Arts Association Headquarters, many of Huaxia Martial Arts Association’s high-ups started sneezing in succession, and their right eyelids kept twitching.

"Did something big just happen? Why am I feeling so restless, like a foreboding of approaching calamity?"

"No, this is the Huaxia Martial Arts Association Headquarters. Even the Martial Saints of today wouldn’t attack easily. What do I have to fear? It must be because I haven’t rested well lately."

In the tavern, the Drunkard eventually shook his head in secret.

Apparently, the girl didn’t understand his hint. To show the budding form of a Saint Realm Mark before reaching Grandmaster is indeed world-shocking.

But...

The Junlin Pavilion is quite sinister, not caring about any budding form of a Saint Realm Mark!

His thoughts returned, feeling the gazes of the surrounding diners, the Drunkard’s old face blushed somewhat, and he called out.

"Girl, weren’t you feeling bored? Let’s go, I’ll take you somewhere fun."

...

At the same time, Su Mu, walking in Ye City, also felt his eyelid twitching slightly, but it wasn’t the right eye, it was the left eye twitching lightly.

The ancients said that the left eye twitching means wealth, the right eye twitching means disaster.

The stronger one’s martial arts prowess, the more likely they are to have some foresight about future events. Su Mu did not doubt this.

At a certain moment, he halted, his deep eyes flickering.

"Hmm... found it!"

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Crystal Human Form, which was always cultivating and transforming, slowly opened its eyes; the Sea of Consciousness emitted a splendid silver radiance. Su Mu sensed the dormant Golden Giant Seed suddenly stirring, as if called by something.

"The Dream Shadow mentioned that the Golden Giant Seed would guide me to find the Lost Realm, and only there can it truly sprout and grow. Could it be..."

Su Mu looked in the direction to which the Golden Giant Seed was calling him, and an ancient tower appeared before his eyes.

"Junlin Pavilion... looks like I must pay a visit."

Originally, Su Mu only planned to visit if he had the time, since the legacy of the first batch of Martial Saints was still attractive to him. But now it seems...

"Junlin Pavilion might be related to giants. After all, if the Martial Saint Tower is a fragment of the towering giant towers of the Golden Giant Realm, then all Martial Saints in this world are closely linked to the Giant Race and have ties with the plotter Forbidden Giant."

"Could this Junlin Pavilion be a kind of martial arts legacy of the Relic Giant, inherited by the Ye Family’s ancestor?"

Thinking of this, Su Mu’s eyes brightened; it all made sense because mastering, or even beginning to learn Giant Martial Arts has a high threshold, which the initial Martial Saints could achieve but doesn’t mean later saints * or Ye Family descendants can inherit.

Perhaps this Ye Family ancestor deliberately established Junlin Pavilion to preserve this giant legacy. No matter who it is, watching martial arts treasures go extinct is a pity.

"It’s an unexpected delight; the Ye Family came at the right time. Let’s go take a look!"

Su Mu was pleasantly surprised; none of this was part of his original plan. His initial reason for wanting to come to the Ye Family was merely to lure out the Phantom Demon.

In Ye City, the roads were wide, featuring both modern buildings and many ancient structures preserved, such as city towers, taverns with signs wavering with the word ’wine,’ satin shops, etc. The mix of ancient and modern buildings didn’t seem obtrusive, instead, it conveyed a sense of historical depth, through which the evolution of Huaxia civilization could be felt.