Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

After making his decision, Cheng Zongyang slowly turned and walked steadily toward the room.

"Ring Spirit, begin formulating the rules for Territory Two and the passage," Cheng Zongyang said, his voice steady and firm as he began to lay out the framework for the new rules.

He looked over the six rules he had written down, each one a product of careful deliberation. Though there were only six main rules, he had broken them down into much finer detail, resulting in a rich and comprehensive system.

He had gone back and forth with the Ring Spirit multiple times to finalize the details, especially regarding the sacrifice and Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal functions.

Only through such detailed rules could he properly motivate the people within the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

He was quite pleased that all these sub-rules fell under the umbrella of their corresponding major rules, meaning he didn’t have to spend any extra Points to implement them.

These six rules would cost sixty thousand Points. When adding the color-coding rule, which only he could see, the total cost was seventy thousand. However, the color-coding rule had already been implemented ahead of time.

As Cheng Zongyang dictated the rules one by one, the Ring Spirit recorded them.

Once the recording was complete, the Ring Spirit’s ethereal voice echoed through the space. "The six rules have been formulated. Do you wish to execute them now?"

Without a moment’s hesitation, Cheng Zongyang transported himself to the Realm of Dominator. He stood there, gazing at the magnified view of Territory Two with eyes full of anticipation.

His gaze first fell upon the entrance to the passage, where a constant stream of people flowed in and out.

These people hailed from different Main Cities, but they all shared the same purpose: to seek their fortune and earn Spirit Stones!

It was thanks to them, and the development efforts of the Five Great Immortal Sects, that he had learned of the passage connecting the Realm of Ten Thousand Races to the outside world ahead of schedule. This saved him the future cost of spending millions of Points to establish a new one.

In a way, they brought a sense of liveliness and vitality to the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

Cheng Zongyang watched them, a sense of gravity settling over him. ’These people will be the key to the development of Territory Two,’ he thought. ’Their actions and choices will determine how much of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races gets explored.’

Next, his gaze shifted to the color-coded figures scattered across the landscape. The colors represented different levels of strength and identity, allowing him to see the location of everyone in the territory at a glance.

Cheng Zongyang glanced at the current size of Territory Two and murmured to himself, "If Qi Cultivation Practitioners start coming in, this territory might be a little too small."

With the establishment of Territory Two and its rules, the area was now enclosed by a barrier. It was no longer a boundless expanse as before.

As things stood, without any further expansion from him, these people could only operate within this fifteen-thousand-kilometer area.

At the speed a Cultivator could fly, they could cross fifteen thousand kilometers in no time at all, quickly reaching the boundary. ’If I want them to explore,’ he reasoned, ’they’ll need a much larger area.’

But Cheng Zongyang quickly calmed himself and began to analyze the current situation.

’Right now, my goal is to attract more Qi Cultivation Practitioners and expand my influence,’ he thought. ’The size of the territory is a secondary concern. The priority is establishing the altars and healing beds.’

’Under the new rules, a safe zone of a thousand mu will be established near the entrance of the passage. The altars and healing beds will be located there, along with a hundred small, private rooms scattered throughout the area. The real draw will be the temptation of the offerings at the altars and the healing provided by the beds.’

At this thought, Cheng Zongyang’s doubts gradually faded. He decided not to worry about the territory’s size anymore and instead asked the Ring Spirit, "What will happen when I execute the rules? How long will it take?"

The Ring Spirit replied, "All entry and exit will be temporarily suspended for approximately two hours."

"Alright."

Cheng Zongyang nodded decisively.

At that same moment, as Cheng Zongyang gave his assent, an invisible barrier suddenly materialized in front of the orderly crowd at the passage within the Secret Realm. The abrupt change left everyone, both inside and outside the passage, completely bewildered, with no idea what was happening.

Inside the Secret Realm, people exchanged stunned and confused glances.

They had been about to leave the Secret Realm with their rewards, only to find their path blocked by the sudden, invisible barrier. Anxious murmurs began to ripple through the crowd.

"What’s going on? Where did this barrier come from?" a short Martial Artist asked with a frown, touching the transparent wall before him. He even tried striking it with his True Qi, but it didn’t budge an inch.

"Could there have been an accident? Or is something wrong with the Profound Origin Secret Realm?" another Martial Artist near the front asked worriedly.

Doubt filled everyone’s minds. They had no idea what this barrier was or why it had suddenly appeared.

A few impatient Martial Artists tried to break through the barrier using various Martial Arts techniques, but all of them failed.

Even the Innate Martial Artists stationed in the Secret Realm by the Immortal Sects began trying to find a way through.

The people outside the Secret Realm were equally confused. They had been preparing to enter, only to be blocked by the same invisible barrier. Some began to speculate that something dangerous had happened inside, or that a major event was unfolding.

"Why did the Secret Realm suddenly close? Can we still get in?" a young female Martial Artist asked anxiously.

"I don’t know. What are we supposed to do? We’ve been preparing for so long just for this chance to enter the Secret Realm," a man beside her added with a sigh of resignation.

Amid the crowd, a few experienced Martial Artists remained calm. They observed the barrier, trying to analyze the situation and determine its cause.