Urban God-level Youth
Chapter 878 - 878: Maya Empire

Qin Hao had inquired thoroughly about this matter with the ancient martial arts families on Earth, but there were no clues; they didn't know either.

As for the principle of ancient martial arts altering human constitution, it also remains unclear.

Qin Hao understood the principle of ancient martial arts, which is to cultivate inner strength through ancient martial arts cultivation methods, and then use inner strength to enhance the body. However, the origin and production of this inner strength are still unknown.

Li Junchu continued, "Mr. Qin, let's have a drink. I'm also an ancient martial arts enthusiast. If we have time, we can discuss ancient martial arts cultivation together."

Qin Hao had a drink with him. Li Junchu was about the same age as them. Upon learning of Qin Hao and Lan Xin's identities, he put away his arrogance.

The group had a good chat at the dining table. After lunch, Li Junchu said, "Princess Mo Yu, Princess Lan Xin, Mr. Qin, do you have anything planned for the afternoon? I'll take you out to play. There's a fun place on Ancient Saint Star called the Ancient Holy Temple. It enshrines a saint. Legend has it that he was a celestial being. Ancient Saint Star is named after this temple. I found my ancient martial arts cultivation progressing quickly there."

Qin Hao was intrigued by his words: "Let's go and check it out."

"Alright, let's go together," Li Junchu said with a bright smile.

They left the restaurant and walked to a nearby elevator entrance. A group of people was standing there—both men and women, all with extremely proud expressions. These people exuded a strong aura of unattainable nobility.

Li Junchu noticed the confusion in Qin Hao's eyes and sneered, "These people are from the Maya Empire in the Maya Star System. People from their country always act like this, thinking they are heaven's chosen ones and feeling superior wherever they go."

Mo Yu also spoke, "Although these people are very arrogant, they indeed have the capability. Whether it's their mechas or warships, they can be said to have developed the strongest ones among the eight major empires. They are also very advanced in gene medicine research."

Li Junchu sneered again, echoing the truth in Mo Yu's words, but he couldn't stand their superior attitude.

Lan Xin also said, "The Maya Empire is powerful, but they rarely interact with other countries. They've long developed a kind of gene medicine that allows a person to live for over a thousand years. However, this gene medicine is only available in the Maya Empire, and outsiders cannot access it."

At the elevator entrance, Qin Hao scrutinized the seven or eight people from the Maya Empire. They were all handsome and beautiful, but their demeanor was cold and distant.

That group glanced at Qin Hao and the others before turning away, showing no interest.

Li Junchu was right; these people were too damn arrogant. In less polite terms, they were born pretentious. Qin Hao couldn't stand the arrogance in their eyes, itching to slap them.

He wanted to crush their arrogance under his feet.

Even though they hadn't offended Qin Hao, their faces just begged to be slapped.

...

The elevator opened quickly, and two groups of people entered. Lan Xin held Qin Hao's arm, standing close to the Maya Empire's people.

Li Junchu turned to them and asked, "Who are you in the Maya Empire?"

The group glanced at him and turned away, not bothering to respond.

Li Junchu looked a bit embarrassed: "I'm Prince Li Junchu of the Tanglong Empire. Are you disrespecting the Tanglong Empire?"

"That's not our intention. We generally don't respond to people we don't know," a young woman from the Maya Empire replied.

This statement was as good as saying nothing.

To the others, people from the Maya Empire appeared rude and ill-mannered.

But the Maya people themselves felt this wasn't rude; their etiquette was entirely different from those outside.

What seemed particularly rude to Qin Hao and others was actually normal conduct there, reflecting differences in local etiquette education.

If Earth's etiquette education equated rude expressions to greetings, interactions with others would surely end in fights.

Qin Hao was beginning to understand the Maya Empire's ways, but he still found their inherent arrogance and pride distasteful.

The Maya Empire's self-conceit led to minimal interaction with the galaxy. They lived within their own world.

But they were indeed impressive. Qin Hao had just checked online; their creativity was extraordinary. They led in developing all kinds of advanced weapons and warships, surpassing all other empires.

In the previous mecha and gene medicine competitions, the Maya Empire took the championships, reportedly without showcasing their best mechas.

Though they rarely interacted with the galaxy, their demonstrated strength made them formidable, deterring any empire from provoking them.

...

Li Junchu, feeling unsatisfied, asked, "Where are you headed?"

"To the Ancient Holy Temple," Su Anna responded coolly.

The elevator fell silent again. Li Junchu wanted to say more but couldn't think of anything else. The expressions on their faces were as if they were owed money.

Almost no one outside had significant contact with the Maya Empire, let alone seeing any Maya princess or even a foreign minister.

The Maya Empire was truly mysterious, and outsiders knew little about them.

The Interstellar Federation once tried to send people to the Maya Empire to learn more, but they were refused. Non-Maya clan members were not allowed to enter the Maya Empire's territory without permission.

Exiting the hotel, Li Junchu called a large tour bus, while the group from the Maya Empire boarded another vehicle.

On the bus, Li Junchu said, "Every time I come here, I see people from the Maya Empire going to the temple. I suspect they might also have cultivation techniques that might be more refined than ours."

Qin Hao's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Really?"

"Just a guess," Li Junchu replied with a smile.

Ancient Saint City on Ancient Saint Star was huge. The tour bus flew in the air for over ten minutes before arriving at the legendary Ancient Holy Temple.

The temple was immense. The tour bus stopped outside, and Qin Hao was stunned to see the crowd ahead.

"So many people?" Lan Xin exclaimed.

Li Junchu smiled and said, "It's normal to have many people at this time. Let's go in and take a look."

Following the crowd, they entered the vast temple. Inside were numerous palaces, with lesser and greater holy temples aplenty.