The next morning, Qin Han Chu rented a car and drove to the mountains and forests outside the city.
Within these woods stood a waterfall a hundred meters high.
Standing on the bank, his ears were filled with the sound of the waterfall crashing into the water.
The turbulent flow plunged from the hundred-meter cliff, carrying terrifying power.
An ordinary person would undoubtedly be injured by the impact of this waterfall.
After changing into his swim trunks by the bank, Qin Han Chu leaped into the pool below the waterfall.
Standing on a large boulder, the waterfall's current continuously battered his body.
The boulder beneath his feet became extremely slippery from the impact of the water.
If Qin Han Chu hadn't possessed immense strength, he wouldn't have been able to stand steady.
"The impact force is too weak; it's not much of a challenge for me."
The impact force of this waterfall could transform into strong kinetic energy. Even a ninth-grade martial artist wouldn't be able to last long here.
Martial artists below the ninth grade would even suffer internal injuries from the waterfall's power.
For Qin Han Chu, however, the waterfall's power was far too weak.
To increase the difficulty of his training, Qin Han Chu found a boulder weighing several tons by the bank.
Carrying this boulder, Qin Han Chu returned to the area beneath the waterfall.
With the boulder's weight combined with the waterfall's impact, Qin Han Chu finally felt the strain!
Rumble, rumble!
The waterfall's power continuously battered the boulder, and Qin Han Chu felt his entire body ache.
Despite this, he gritted his teeth and endured.
Over the next few days, Qin Han Chu continued his training in this manner.
As he trained, Qin Han Chu's physical strength improved further.
By this time, Qin Han Chu could easily withstand the force of the boulder and the waterfall.
He could even perform squats under the waterfall while holding the boulder.
In the distant forest, several men watched Qin Han Chu with binoculars, their faces filled with shock.
These men were martial artists from the Feng family.
Qin Han Chu performing squats under a hundred-meter-high waterfall while holding a boulder weighing several tons was simply inhuman.
At the Feng Shen Estate, three elders looked at the photographs in their hands, falling into silence.
The photographs depicted Qin Han Chu training.
They were only now realizing the terrifying extent of Qin Han Chu's strength!
Could this be the legendary innate divine strength?
At the same cultivation realm, individuals with innate divine strength were considered invincible among their peers.
Little did they know, this was merely Qin Han Chu's physical strength.
Although Qin Han Chu couldn't utilize elemental energy, his internal energy was still formidable.
With the augmentation of his internal energy, they were like ants in his hands.
"When will the royal family's envoy arrive?" the Feng family's patriarch asked in a deep voice.
"Wang Shang Shuai has already been dispatched."
"It was Wang Shang Shuai who introduced him into the royal family."
The Feng family's patriarch sighed, "If the royal family cannot persuade him, we will have no choice but to enter the secret realm to report the situation."
...
Two days later, Wang Shang Shuai arrived at the waterfall.
Qin Han Chu had now switched to an even larger boulder, and he was struggling to withstand the impact of the immense force.
Upon seeing Qin Han Chu in this state, Wang Shang Shuai's eyes were filled with disbelief.
As a fellow cultivator of the Celestial Being realm, Wang Shang Shuai knew very well that he could not achieve what Qin Han Chu was doing.
This indicated that Qin Han Chu's strength was several times more terrifying than his own.
Wang Shang Shuai's arrival did not surprise Qin Han Chu. He dropped the boulder into the pool and returned to the bank.
"The royal family sent you," Qin Han Chu stated.
"The Feng family is vital to Tiannan's economy, so the royal family still has to show them some respect," Wang Shang Shuai replied.
Qin Han Chu chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, I won't kill anyone from the Feng family. I just want them to deliver a message for me."
"If the Feng family wishes to reclaim their family heirloom, do me a favor and return it to them."
Qin Han Chu continued to smile, "I can return it to them, but the right person must come to retrieve it. Tell the Feng family that as long as they send the person I wish to see, I will certainly return this jade pendant. To be blunt, this item is not particularly precious in my eyes; it is merely bait."
"Who is it you wish to see?" Wang Shang Shuai asked with a frown.
Qin Han Chu did not conceal his intentions. He said, "I am looking for true martial arts experts, existences that have surpassed the Celestial Being realm."
"There are no such experts in this world. Celestial Being union is the pinnacle of martial arts," Wang Shang Shuai stated.
"Just relay my words to the Feng family."
"If no such expert exists, the Feng family will not get this jade pendant back."
With that, Qin Han Chu jumped directly into the pool.
Looking at the shimmering water of the pool, Wang Shang Shuai knew he couldn't persuade Qin Han Chu.
Qin Han Chu's tone was resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.
At the bottom of the pool, tens of meters deep, Qin Han Chu lifted the boulder he had dropped earlier.
Carrying the boulder, he walked step by step from the bottom of the pool towards the bank.
By the time he reached the shore, Wang Shang Shuai had already departed.
Carrying the boulder back under the waterfall, he resumed his training.
Qin Han Chu didn't return to the bank until midnight.
He built a bonfire and leisurely roasted fish.
After eating the grilled fish, he took out the jade pendant.
He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the jade pendant.
As before, the blood was absorbed, but there was no reaction.
Qin Han Chu knew that the Heavenly Dao spirit of this world must be restricting the power of this spiritual artifact.
It did not want Qin Han Chu to obtain the cultivation methods of this world through the spiritual artifact.
Although the Heavenly Dao spirit was the ruler of this world, it was not omnipotent.
It could seal Qin Han Chu's power, but it couldn't kill him.
Or rather, the Heavenly Dao spirits of the two worlds must be engaged in a silent battle.
As long as the Heavenly Dao spirit of Blue Star did not abandon Qin Han Chu, Qin Han Chu would not be annihilated by the Heavenly Dao spirit of this world.
In the following days, Qin Han Chu continued his training here.
The Feng family had already received Wang Shang Shuai's message.
Although Qin Han Chu had seized the Feng family's jade pendant, he had not harmed any of their members.
Since it posed no threat to Tiannan's economy, the royal family had no reason to offend a powerful Shang Shuai for the sake of the Feng family.
Three days later, Wang Shang Shuai walked into the Imperial Court of the capital!
"Marshal Hong means that the Feng family possesses an expert who has surpassed the Celestial Being realm?"
In the grand hall of the Imperial Court sat a majestic middle-aged man. This person was the current Emperor of Hua Country!
Upon hearing Wang Shang Shuai's report, the Emperor appeared greatly astonished.
His shock was genuine, not feigned.
Although the royal family controlled Hua Country, they were indeed unaware that the Feng family possessed an expert who had surpassed the Celestial Being realm.
In other words, the royal family had also been kept in the dark.
"I think the credibility is not high. Perhaps this is merely Marshal Hong's wishful thinking."
"He achieved peerless status in martial arts at such a young age."
"The loneliness of invincibility compels him to seek stronger existences to prove himself."
"Since ancient times, there has never been any mention of existences surpassing the Celestial Being realm."
"Even Grandmaster Zhang, who lived for over 140 years, never reached a higher level," Wang Shang Shuai stated.