Wang Xiao slowly opened his eyes.
The same familiar living room, the same familiar memorial portrait, the same familiar Martial Arts Hall...
It was as if nothing had ever changed.
'Thirty years... that was a long time. I'm finally back!'
Staring at his surroundings, Wang Xiao felt as if a lifetime had passed.
If not for the fact that he could still feel the Book of Space-Time in his mind.
And his Talent, Analyze All Things.
He might have even thought this was all just a dream!
'Time hasn't changed at all. It seems the flow of time between these two worlds isn't linked.'
Wang Xiao glanced at the clock in the main hall, his eyes lighting up slightly.
Perfect!
At least he wouldn't have to worry about anything happening to his original body when he traveled in the future.
"Heh, Grandpa, you used to say that Martial Arts could lead to Divine Communication. Is this what you meant? If I keep traveling between worlds, sooner or later, I'll become a Divine Spirit in everyone's eyes!"
Wang Xiao smiled at his grandfather's memorial portrait.
Although his body had reverted to its original state, his understanding and insights into Martial Arts hadn't diminished in the slightest.
That meant as soon as his body recovered, he could instantly become a Tier Three Life!
Even in the Real World, a Tier Three Life was considered a top expert who could dominate a region.
They were known as the "War General Level"!
'My immediate goal is to recover my physical strength as quickly as possible, then take the evaluation for Tier Three Life and become a Tier Three Citizen!'
Wang Xiao quickly began planning his next steps.
Currently, the entire planet had undergone a great unification.
It was uniformly governed by the Supreme Federation.
The Supreme Federation, in turn, had used advanced technology to create a supreme artificial intelligence: the Celestial Dao.
The Celestial Dao was involved in every aspect of life, including travel, work, promotions, military service, taxes, and so on.
Furthermore, for the better development of all humanity...
The Celestial Dao had also designed a citizen system.
Each citizen was assigned a corresponding Citizen Tier based on their strength and contributions to humanity.
The higher a citizen's tier, the better the benefits and treatment they enjoyed!
The division of strength was relatively simple: for every Life Tier a person ascended, their Citizen Tier automatically rose by one tier.
As for contribution, advancing from a Tier Zero Citizen to a Tier One Citizen required 100 Contribution Points.
Advancing from a Tier One Citizen to a Tier Two Citizen required 1,000 Contribution Points.
After that, the required Contribution Points multiplied by ten for each subsequent increase in Citizen Tier!
Therefore, at present, the vast majority of humans were merely Tier Zero or Tier One Citizens.
In all of Dachang City, Tier Two Citizens were a minority, and Tier Three Citizens were an extremely rare sight.
Right now, the fastest way for Wang Xiao to raise his Citizen Tier was, naturally, to raise his own Life Tier.
Once he became a Tier Three Citizen, the benefits were numerous.
For example, the bank would provide an interest-free loan of ten million.
He would enjoy a 20% discount on purchasing property.
He would have a one-time exemption from military service.
His taxes would also be reduced by twenty percent, and so on.
It could be said that by becoming a Tier Three Life, one would already be considered part of the elite in Dachang City.
Even the largest construction conglomerate in Dachang City, the Tianhe Group, would have to treat him with great respect.
They would no longer be able to force him to sell his Martial Arts Hall for a low price.
'So, the most pressing matter right now is to recover my strength and return to my peak as soon as possible!'
If he were in the Martial Arts World, wanting to start his Cultivation from scratch and recover to the Martial God Realm...
Even with Wang Xiao's mastery of various Martial Arts, it would still require at least several years of arduous training.
However, this was the Real World, which possessed all sorts of Genetic Potions to strengthen the body.
As long as he bought a single Genetic Potion and used it in conjunction with his Inner Qi, it would only take a few days to return to his peak.
With this in mind, Wang Xiao didn't hesitate. He took out the latest model Rice Phone, opened a holographic projection, and entered a shopping website to start picking out a Genetic Potion.
Nowadays, even an ordinary Genetic Potion targeted at a Tier Zero Life cost over 100,000.
This was equivalent to two or three years of an average person's income.
Fortunately, Wang Xiao had a sum of death benefits left by his parents.
He still had about one million left, which should be enough for him to recover to his peak condition.
'I'll buy one bottle to test the waters first. If it's effective, I'll buy more.'
Wang Xiao selected a Low-Level Life Potion produced by the Life Technology Company, valued at 100,000.
Drawing a comparison between the power levels of the Martial Arts World and the Real World...
A Tier One Life should be equivalent to the Grandmaster Realm in the Martial Arts World.
Of course, this was just a comparison of Realms.
In a true contest of strength, a Grandmaster should be stronger than a Tier One Life.
「Half a day later.」
A delivery person in a red uniform, carrying a sealed metal case, arrived at the World Martial Arts Hall.
After unlocking it with his fingerprint and a retinal scan...
Wang Xiao successfully retrieved the Low-Level Life Potion from the metal case.
The Life Potion was in a test tube about six or seven centimeters long, filled with a flowing red liquid.
It looked just like blood!
It was said to be made by refining the blood of a certain Mutant Beast and blending it with various medicinal herbs.
'This is it. It all comes down to this!'
Wang Xiao opened the Low-Level Life Potion and downed the entire liquid contents.
In an instant, he felt a scorching aura surge through his entire body.
Immediately after, an explosive power rampaged wildly, battering every inch of his flesh and blood.
'So powerful!'
Wang Xiao grimaced, his Inner Qi suddenly circulating to rapidly refine the Low-Level Life Potion.
Half an hour later, Wang Xiao suddenly clenched his fist, and a gust of wind swirled up around it.
'I've recovered my Cultivation to the Innate Realm Middle Stage. It seems this Genetic Potion works!'
Wang Xiao carefully sensed the state of his body.
His Inner Qi and physical strength had both soared.
'However, to continue recovering my strength, I'll need higher-grade Genetic Potions. At least three more bottles of Low-Level Life Potion and one bottle of Mid-Level Life Potion.'
Wang Xiao silently made a rough calculation.
This would cost him nearly all of his funds.
However, for the sake of recovering his strength, he naturally didn't hesitate, once again entering the shopping website to purchase the necessary Genetic Potions and the Nutrient Liquid to help his body recover.
Looking at his account balance, which now had only 30,000 left...
Wang Xiao sighed softly. "And just like that, I'm back to square one."
However, he didn't feel too bad about it.
Once he became a Tier Three Life, there would be plenty of ways to make money.
Even just by affiliating himself with a company, he could receive a stipend of at least ten to twenty thousand a month.
'All these Genetic Potions and Nutrient Liquids probably won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. I might as well use this time to post on the Ancient Martial Arts forums and see if I can attract a few people to sign up.'
Wang Xiao usually frequented various Martial Arts forums, but most of the time he just lurked, occasionally participating in discussions about Martial Arts.
Now, he naturally wanted to keep the World Martial Arts Hall running.
For one, he wanted to see if the Martial Arts he had learned were applicable to other people.
If they were, he could submit the Martial Arts Cultivation path to the Celestial Dao and see if he could obtain Contribution Points.
On the other hand, recruiting more students would also be a way to earn money and cover his daily expenses.
Even after becoming a Tier Three Life, Wang Xiao didn't plan on affiliating himself with any company.
Otherwise, he might run into some unnecessary trouble.
Wang Xiao took out a sword he normally used for practice, went to the backyard, pulled out his phone, and started recording himself.
His figure flickered as he recorded a set of the Basic Sword Technique from the True Understanding of Sword Dao.
He then opened the forums and uploaded the Sword Technique video.
The title was: "Recently had a bit of an epiphany and created a new Sword Technique. Please offer your critiques."
After uploading it, Wang Xiao paid it no more mind and began his Cultivation.
「The next day.」
All the Life Potions and Nutrient Liquid Wang Xiao had purchased arrived.
He eagerly consumed them one by one, then refined and absorbed them completely!
Until half a day later.
With an earth-shattering roar!
A formidable Sword Intent radiated from Wang Xiao's body as the prototype of his Martial Arts took form.
At this moment, he returned to his peak!
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