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"Do you know who did this?"

"If I knew, then why would I need you?" Xiao Pang after getting beat up wasn't in a good mood. Anyone in his situation who got robbed and then beaten up wouldn't be happy.

"Any suspects?" Clenching his fists, the man asked again.

"If I knew, then why would I need you?"

"God damn it fatty, now you are just asking for a beating." The man took a step forward, but before he could punch him again, the guards behind him suddenly rushed forward.

"Don't squad leader."

"Please control your anger Squad leader."

"Yes, yes..."

"Sigh." Taking a deep breath, the man looked at Xiao Pang before snorting in displeasure.

"I... I will tell uncle about it. See how he will tidy you up." Gritting his teeth, Xiao Pang spoke to the man grudgingly.

"Damn it fatty, you are really asking for a beating. You were assigned by the family to take care of business here and this is how you did it. I am going to tidy you up first."

"Don't squad leader."

"Please hold back. You are here as the city guard squad leader, not as his cousin."

"Yes, yes...."

"Fine..." Glaring at Xiao Pang, he spoke slowly "Tell me everything... EVERYTHING that happened after you returned."

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"And this was all about the Qi Guiding realm." Inside the martial alliance, the old man picked up a glass of water before sipping it. "Aaah! Now, do you have any other questions?"

The room went silent for a long time. For the people sitting here, they had already heard this lesson many times before. So, any questions or doubts they had were already answered a long time ago.

In the entire room, there was only one person who was perhaps new to these lessons, and sure enough, after a few moments, it was Yang Ze who spoke first.

"Teacher, I have a question."

"Oh! Ask me."

"You have explained everything about the Qi condensing and Qi guiding. How about you tell us something about the Innate realm?"

As soon as Yang Ze asked the question, the remaining people turned back their heads to look at him. Some of them were nodding while many were sneering. For a newbie who hasn't even started practicing, asking about Innate was nothing but foolishness. And sure enough, the old man too wasn't very pleased with this question.

"You haven't even started practicing, but you are already dreaming of becoming an Innate. I say, how about we focus on small goals first."

If it was another person besides Yang Ze, then perhaps they would have given up in embarrassment, but unfortunately for the old man, the person asking the question was Yang Ze.

"Master... Won't it be great to learn in advance about all the realms? Only when we have a clear goal can we strive to reach there. How can we reach Innate if we don't even know what that is?"

As soon as Yang Ze said these words, the majority of the students sitting there nodded their heads. For the very first time, they agreed with this newbie.

Looking at the eyes of the students that were filled with expectations, the old man sighed helplessly. After giving Yang Ze another long glance, he spoke slowly.

"The Innate is what comes after the peak of Qi Guiding realm. This is the realm that separates mortals from practitioners. In a sense, this is a threshold where one shreds their mortality to step into something grand."

"You see, a mortal lives up from seventy to eighty years old. If lucky, then even living till their nineties is possible. However, once someone is successful in condemning their Qi, then they are guaranteed to live up to a hundred years of age. In the realm of Qi Guiding, one could live up to a hundred and fifty years of age. You see, there is not a major difference, just forty to fifty more years compared to mortals.

But... Once you reach Innate, then your lifespan will be more than four hundred years. In a sense, you are already immortal in the eyes of mortals. This is why, in some areas, Innate powerhouses are also respectfully referred to as Immortals."

"Now, if this was just about living long, then they wouldn't be titled, immortals. It is the power that they command that actually gave them the title."

"In the realm of Innate, a person can command the power of heaven and earth to his convenience. You see, this is a power that is far greater than the Qi that we use in the Qi-Guiding realm. Comparing both of them is like comparing an ant to a sun. There is no comparison at all.

After reaching this realm, one could use the power of heaven and earth to do various things, things as flying in the air, lifting up a mountain, changing the shape of the ground, and much more. And if that was not enough, they could burn their Qi by fusing it with the power of heaven and earth, thus attaining a status called 'Exalted'. I have once seen this state, and let me tell you this..."

After gulping down the entire glass of water, he looked around before slowly speaking further.

"In this state, they are covered completely by white armor. As long as this armor is active, nothing can hurt them. During that state, they are practically invincible."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ze's eyes narrowed into slits.

"No wonder." Nodding his head in understanding, Yang Ze finally knew about the reason why he wasn't able to hurt the old man while he was constantly beating him up. At that moment the old man even laughed at him and told him how he doesn't truly understand the power of the Innate realm.

"Good thing, the spirit stones aren't wasted." Before coming here, Yang Ze was still somewhat skeptical in his heart, but after taking his very first lesson, he was able to get the information that was of tremendous help to him.

"Then... Does that mean we can defeat an Innate after his Qi is exhausted?" A young girl asked with some hesitation.

"Hahahahaha...." Shaking his head, the old man continued. "How could it be so simple? Don't you know that the Innate powerhouse can supplement the Qi in their body from the power of heaven and earth? And even if they run out of Qi, they can still control the power of heaven and earth to crush their opponents to death."

"Hissss...." Widening their eyes in surprise, the people listening to the old man exhaled loudly.

Even though they had some ideas about the power that the Innate powerhouse commands, they didn't know it was to this extent. No wonder, they were called Immortals. Just a single ability of theirs was far above Qi guiding experts.

"What about the difference? How is the Innate realm divided?" Yang Ze asked again. This was one of the main questions that he had since stepping into Innate. In the city of Ignis and Yuyang, there weren't any Innate powerhouses, so it was naturally impossible for him to know about how the Innate realm is divided.

The old man didn't reply but looked at Yang Ze for a long time. In his eyes, this brat who just joined today was asking more questions than what normal students ask in a month.

But no matter how disgruntled he was, he could only shake his head before answering the question.

"Three types. The Innate powerhouses are divided into three realms. The first realm is the realm of heaven and earth. You see, the ancestors of our three families are all at this level.

Then comes, the realm of manifestation. In this realm, one could fuse their Qi and the aura of heaven and earth to construct anything out of thin air."

"And before you all go into the fantasy of constructing countless gold and spirit stones, then let me tell you that it doesn't work that way. They could only form things with... how can you say that.... yes... energy. In easy terms, they can construct things with energy. Like a sword made up of Qi and aura of heaven and earth, or a small house completely made up of their own Qi and aura of heaven and earth. Or in extreme cases, fill the sky with countless arrows made up of energy."

"Wait..."

"What is it now?" After suddenly being interrupted, the old man looked at Yang Ze in displeasure. He was now getting annoyed with all his questioning.

"Master, just now you said that the Innates in the realm of heaven and earth could form a white armor, then doesn't that mean they could just form anything? How is it different from the realm of manifestation?"

Suppressing his displeasure, the old man nodded slightly before replying.

"In the realm of manifestation, the Qi inside the body began to go qualitative changes. It starts changing from Qi to the aura of heaven and earth. This is a gradual process that turns their Qi into a semi-state of heaven and earth aura.

And this brings me to the final realm of Innate."

"The third and the last realm of Innate is called Harmony. As for how is it different from the realm of manifestation, I don't know. Even the city lord of Mehull is in the realm of manifestation."

"Now, if there are no more questions, then focus on your breathing. We still have an entire day." While speaking, his eyes invertedly drifted towards Yang Ze. Just as he was about to sigh in relief, he heard the annoying voice speaks up again.

"Master, how about the realm after Innate? Do you know something about it?'

"............."

The entire class plunged into silence for a long time, before a thundering shout echoed.

"GETTTTT OUTTTTT."