Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality
Chapter 123 - 109: Jiang He’s Expectations, The Army Advances, A Brief Peace Begins, The College Entrance Exam Starts!

Chapter 123: Chapter 109: Jiang He’s Expectations, The Army Advances, A Brief Peace Begins, The College Entrance Exam Starts!

Actually, this question had been on Lu Sheng’s mind for a long time, he just never asked it.

Jiang He looked at the confused expression on Lu Sheng’s face and said with a bitter smile, "For Transcendents of all systems, once they cross into the fourth tier, their lifespan is at least three hundred years. For every subsequent breakthrough into a higher tier, their lifespan increases based on this foundation."

"Martial Artists have a longer lifespan compared to other Transcendents because of their strong vitality, but the increase isn’t by much."

"Although the lifespan is longer, the further one cultivates, the more difficult it becomes. I think you should understand this point as well."

"I have been at the Golden Body stage for more than twenty years, but up to this point, I am still stuck at the early stage of the Golden Body, with the mid-stage being a far-off prospect."

"Maybe in a few decades, I’ll be able to enter the mid-stage Golden Body, but..."

"To break through to the fifth tier is basically an impossible task."

Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng fell silent, comprehending Jiang He’s implication.

"Think back to when Lord Emperor Bai, with his unparalleled talent, single-handedly established the Martial Artist System in line with the other two Transcendent systems. Yet even with such exceptional talent, it took him two hundred years to go from the fourth to the seventh tier."

"And another three hundred years to ultimately achieve the singular Galactic Life Form in the Martial Artist System, a speed that was unprecedented."

"With Lord Emperor Bai’s talent, it required such a long time to cultivate, let alone other Transcendents."

Jiang He said slowly but with a hint of melancholy.

"Compared to other systems, the cultivation speed of Martial Artists is already very fast. The situation of other systems’ Transcendents is not much different from ours or may even be slightly worse."

"Therefore, many fourth-tier Transcendents choose not to continue cultivating because with their fourth-tier strength, they can already live comfortably on any planet."

Listening to Jiang He’s words, Lu Sheng fell into a long silence.

Did Jiang He and the others lack talent? No, being able to cultivate to the fourth tier and achieve a leap in life, their talent was not lacking.

It’s just that the further the cultivation goes, the more difficult it becomes, to the point where even those with certain talent find it daunting.

Who wouldn’t want to become a stronger Transcendent? If there was even a glimmer of hope, no one would be willing to give up.

But the difficulty stands in their way, making it hard to overcome.

"You are different, being able to reach the fourth tier at your age is rare in the history of Tianqi Star. Your future is bright, so you should seize the time to cultivate."

"If you can break through faster, try not to get stuck at this stage for too long."

Jiang He looked at Lu Sheng, like an elder looking at his most treasured junior.

Lu Sheng nodded lightly, then asked Jiang He about his experience in cultivating the Immortal Technique. However, what disappointed Lu Sheng was that even though Jiang He had broken through to the fourth tier more than twenty years ago, the Immortal Technique had not yet shown significant progress, which limited the guidance he could provide to Lu Sheng.

Consequently, Lu Sheng no longer obsessed over it.

"Though the principal’s help to me now is limited, once I get to Star River University, there will surely be mentors who have also cultivated the Immortal Technique, and I can ask them then."

"For now, the college entrance exams are only about ten days away, so I need to focus on consolidating my cultivation and improving my progress as much as possible."

"Even a slight improvement is beneficial!"

Lu Sheng thought to himself as he re-entered the practice room and began his final sprint.

...

As time ticked by, the entire Human Federation fell into an atmosphere of tension.

Whether on any of the Federation’s colonial planets or in any of the cities, all Transcendents, and even ordinary people, would keenly notice an increase in the local garrison.

Even near some schools, soldiers on patrol could be seen everywhere.

The people of the Human Federation understood that this was a prelude to the upcoming college entrance exams.

However, the exams were divided into different tiers.

One is exclusively for ordinary people, focusing solely on written knowledge tests, while the other... is for Transcendents.

Although both exams take place simultaneously, the former does not require entry into the Void Star Realm.

Firstly, the population of ordinary people is too vast; even if the entrance exams are activated and the Human Federation summons the Void Star Realm’s core, it couldn’t accommodate such a large number.

Secondly, ordinary people’s Spiritual Power is relatively weak, unable to withstand the mental link between Immortal and the Void Star Realm, which could easily lead to mental collapse over time.

Therefore, ordinary people’s entrance exams are conducted in different schools and examination halls within the same city.

The day before the college entrance exams, Lu Sheng emerged from his retreat.

His cultivation had been consolidated over the past few days, but the progress still remained at two points, with no improvement.

Though a bit disappointed, Lu Sheng was quite optimistic.

With his Golden Body Realm cultivation, he was undoubtedly among the top-tier of all Martial Artist examinees in his cohort.

Moreover, he had truly pushed his True Martial Body to its limit before condensing his Golden Body, making him stronger than other Golden Body Martial Artists who had condensed their Qi Blood Illusions.

He believed he could achieve excellent results and get into Star River University.