Chapter 1082: Chapter 769: Martial Saint (End of Book)
Tianxia Year 2551.
Xia Star.
Yun Meng City, the lakeside cottage.
Two elderly folks with snow-white hair sat in the yard, staring blankly at the juveniles practicing martial arts in the dojo.
As ordinary Martial Arts Polymaths, Lu Guoping and Li Xianghua had lived through their fourth century.
The Elder Council tried everything to extend the couple’s lives.
This day, Yaochi Immortal brought a longevity treasure to the lake.
"Dad, Mom, this is the Heavenly Peach Fruit, which can extend life by three hundred years."
The two elders had consumed too many longevity treasures, developing tolerance, and their own cultivation wasn’t high, with few methods left to prolong life.
"Thank you, it’s another waste of the organization’s resources." Li Xianghua accepted the Heavenly Life Fruit, holding Yaochi Immortal’s hand.
Yaochi Immortal sat beside her, chatting with Li Xianghua about recent events.
"Dad, Mom, Qianfan and Xiaolan are together now." Yaochi Immortal said.
"Good, this eldest grandson is finally settling down." Lu Guoping smiled.
Thinking of this, Yaochi Immortal felt a sense of relief.
Lu Xiaolan and Lu Qianfan had feelings for a long time, but Lu Qianfan hesitated to confess.
His cultivation had long been overshadowed by Lu Xiaolan.
Always striving for excellence, Lu Qianfan felt embarrassed, unable to express his heart.
The change was a year ago when Lu Qianfan ventured into the Holy Tree Realm and found a great opportunity, achieving Great Power before Lu Xiaolan.
Three days ago, Lu Xiaolan made her breakthrough.
Lu Qianfan finally spoke up, and now they are in their sweet period.
As his mother, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"When does Qianfan plan to get married?" Li Xianghua asked.
Yaochi Immortal replied with a smile, "They plan to wait for Chenzhou to return."
Mentioning this, her tone noticeably saddened.
It’s now the hundredth year since the Great Cosmic Catastrophe passed.
Lu Chenzhou turned into a giant tree, suppressing the catastrophe, and then disappeared without a trace.
The giant tree’s branches span the heavens, and its leaves formed numerous Holy Tree Realms.
Lu Chenzhou’s inner world manifested in the Xia Realm’s starry sky, known as the Martial World.
Over the century, cultivators in the Martial World expanded their territories, pioneering in the various Holy Tree Worlds, marking the start of a new era.
The likes of demon ghosts have long been extinct.
Lord Toad also perished with Lu Chenzhou’s disappearance.
In the century, thanks to the efforts of the Elder Council of Tianxia Civilization, peace prevailed in the Human World.
Martial Arts flourished, and over a hundred Great Powers have emerged.
The human pinnacle is the Dragon King.
Soon after Lu Chenzhou’s Dao unification, the Dragon King broke free, achieved Body Sanctification, and reached the Absolute Peak of the era.
Yaochi Immortal once asked the Dragon King, who said the situation might be due to Lu Chenzhou becoming one with the Universe, transformed by the Dao.
The Dragon King wasn’t sure if salvation was possible, and now he’s also in seclusion, hoping to transcend beyond the cosmos and seek a solution in the Endless Chaos.
Upon hearing Chenzhou’s name, the elderly couple’s hearts skipped a beat.
Along the journey, they almost had to send their black-haired children to the grave numerous times.
But each time, Lu Chenzhou managed to escape danger.
This time, the elderly couple sighed but said nothing.
Consuming this Heavenly Life Fruit, they could wait for another hundred years.
But ways to extend life were dwindling, and their cultivation couldn’t advance.
They feared they wouldn’t be able to wait for that day.
...
Elder Council.
A group of Great Powers gathered.
Eternal Immortal, Priest, Emperor Shitian... many Dao Pioneering Martial Artists had successively achieved Great Power.
Since Lu, the Alliance Hierarch’s Dao unification, the difficulty of becoming a Great Power has significantly decreased compared to before.
Some have already surpassed Great Power, reaching a realm close to the former Lu Chenzhou, namely, the Dragon King.
Civilization flourished, Martial Arts soared.
Soon, newcomers like Lu Xiaolan and Lu Qianfan also joined.
The Elder Council primarily discussed the development of the Holy Tree Realm and how to establish a stable Martial Arts governance in the new era.
After discussing these matters, there was also a regular agenda.
Eternal Immortal asked, "Anyone have any clues about Lu Alliance Hierarch during recent explorations of the Holy Tree Realm?"
For a century, the Elder Council never gave up searching for Lu Chenzhou.
Lu Qianfan had a calm expression, clenching his fists, closing his eyes.
Everyone shook their heads and sighed.
Lu Qianfan had grown accustomed to this.
Although not highly cultivated, he knew Dao unification is irreversible.
He may never see his father again.
Unless one day he reaches Supreme, or even higher, to awaken his father.
But even awakening may be futile since the father has unified with Dao.
Lu Xiaolan gently held Lu Qianfan’s hand, yearning for the day Lu Chenzhou returns.
They planned to hold the wedding; it couldn’t miss the father.
...
Tianxia Calendar Year 2602.
Holy Tree World numbered 2205.
A Martial Arts team, starting with Heavenly King Level experts, was exploring it.
Leading them was Wang Gang, an Inner and Outer Cultivation expert who recently achieved commendable ranks in the Yun Meng Martial Arts tournament.
Recently, Wang Gang successfully achieved Breakthrough Seven.
Nowadays, the difficulty of Breakthrough Seven roughly equates to the Breakthrough Forth difficulty of the early Great Catastrophe period.
In the entire Martial Arts Civilization, Heavenly Realm Martial Artists just surpassed ten thousand last year.
This number is seven times that of the Ancient Four Sects period.
Outpacing the old, making continuous progress, is the dominant theme of a healthy, advancing civilization.
Wang Gang looked at the towering tree supporting a myriad of worlds, feeling complex emotions.
"Alas, old friend, if you see us, find a way to send a message."
"Old classmate, when will you awaken?" a Female Heavenly King dressed in military attire sighed softly; it was Leopard Woman.
"Let’s pay our respects to Brother Lu; maybe we can communicate with him through the Power of Faith," Chen Xiaolan suggested.
