Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality
Chapter 140 - 117: Departure, Life Factions, Centered on the Star, Plant Dyson Sphere, Reporting In!_2

Chapter 140: Chapter 117: Departure, Life Factions, Centered on the Star, Plant Dyson Sphere, Reporting In!_2

Du Bai spoke.

Lu Sheng smiled slightly. He chose Gumo because Gumo was a research mentor of the Life Factions. Since he was on the path of immortality, the Life Factions was obviously the most suitable direction for him.

"Our Life Factions is among the top five research factions in Star River University. We have many achievements, and soon you will be able to see the most precious research result of our Life Factions!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Du Bai’s face, which piqued Lu Sheng’s curiosity.

However, Du Bai’s words were so enigmatic that Lu Sheng had no idea what achievements he was referring to.

The Shadow Eagle Ship was speeding through the cosmos, moving at a pace many times faster than the speed of light.

As an exploration vessel, its speed was even beyond that of a battleship!

Soon, a gleam suddenly flickered in front of the Shadow Eagle Ship’s window, catching Lu Sheng’s attention.

Following the direction of the light, Lu Sheng saw three stars come into view.

There were three stars, one large and two smaller ones.

The two smaller stars were covered with enormous green plants that resembled vines. The vines intertwined to form an incredibly large green net, enveloping the two stars.

Amid the dense network of vines, there were gaps filled with some kind of transparent gel-like substance.

The largest star had only a few vines on it, not enough to cover the entire star.

Surrounding the three stars were dozens of planets, also linked together by slightly thinner vines.

The branches extending from the two vine-covered stars sprouted countless twigs that connected to the dozens of planets around the stars.

"This is..."

Lu Sheng was utterly stunned by the sight before him, his heart swelling with a torrent of emotions.

Beside him, Du Bai smiled slightly, showing a proud expression: "This... is one of the research results of our Life Factions... the Source of Life!"

"Using stars as the source, we continuously draw energy from the three stars by using principles similar to a Dyson Sphere, channeling it to the dozens of surrounding planets."

"In fact, many planetary Array of All Heavens systems also do something similar. The energy contained within a single star is massive, enough to destroy many planets. Equipping these stars with Dyson Spheres using mechanical materials would consume resources to the extent of collapsing hundreds of planets."

"Instead, the founder of our Life Factions cultivated a special plant called the Heaven-Reaching Vine. This plant can quickly grow by absorbing the energy emanating from the stars. Thus, by creating these plants, we can substitute the mechanical constructs required for Dyson Spheres."

"In this way, the energy from the two stars is continuously transmitted to the surrounding dozens of planets through these plants."

"Looking at the entirety of Star River University, our Life Factions is still one of the top five research factions. Our mentor is the seventh mentor of the Life Factions, and these two Plant Dyson Spheres you see before you, after a thousand years of energy accumulation, can be regarded as our most valuable assets!"

Du Bai said, patting Lu Sheng on the shoulder with a smile.

"So, how about our Life Factions? Quite remarkable, right?"

Lu Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze, his eyes still flickering with a hint of amazement.

"So this is... the foundation of Star River University?"

"This is only the Life Factions, not considering the other research factions, let alone those ranked higher than the Life Factions... What kind of scenes would those be?"

Lu Sheng was immensely shocked, but he was even more pleased with his choice.

The Shadow Eagle Ship flew towards one of the stars encased by the Plant Dyson Sphere and docked on a leaf of the vine.

Soon, the ship’s door opened, and a dense aura of life instantly poured into the spacecraft. As soon as Lu Sheng took a breath, he could feel the blood in his body flowing faster.

He felt much more rejuvenated in that moment.

"Before you came, you should know that our mentor Gumo often confines himself in the laboratory and carries out many tasks. Therefore, he usually has his disciples teach classes, right?"

Du Bai suddenly said.

Lu Sheng nodded. He was already aware of this before coming.

"Yes, our Life Factions has three senior disciples, all at the sixth level, teaching us. The eldest senior sister has received the true teaching of the mentor and is also the mentor’s true disciple. She follows the research factions like our mentor."

"She is the next heir of our Life Factions."

Du Bai explained to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng understood and asked: "What about the senior brother and the third senior brother?"

Du Bai: "The second senior brother belongs to the Ancient Martial Factions, while the third senior brother belongs to the New Martial Sect."

Lu Sheng nodded. This aligned with the information he had previously gathered.

"I can learn more from the second senior brother since my main focus is the Ancient Martial Factions."

Lu Sheng thought to himself.

Then Lu Sheng and Du Bai disembarked from the Shadow Eagle Ship and found that many other Shadow Eagle Type-II exploration ships had already docked around the large green leaf. Clearly, these were students reporting from various parts of the Human Federation.

But Lu Sheng was still surprised by the number of students.

"There must be about a hundred thousand students, like me, here to report," Lu Sheng said, looking around at the students.

These students’ cultivation auras were strong. Most were in the late third level of cultivation, with only a few at the fourth level.

This made Lu Sheng feel somewhat like a crane among chickens in terms of his cultivation level.

"A hundred thousand? You’re underestimating our Life Factions," Du Bai laughed.

"Our Life Factions has about ten million members. Each year, around two hundred thousand students report to us."

"Of course, most students are selected from within the Life Factions. Only a small portion are chosen externally to replenish our ranks."

Du Bai explained everything to Lu Sheng, leading him out of the docking area and into a rest hall.

"Give me your wristband. I’ll connect you to our Life Factions’ internal network. Once connected, you’ll be officially part of the Life Factions."

Lu Sheng handed his wristband to Du Bai.

After some operations, Du Bai returned the wristband. Lu Sheng looked at his personal terminal and saw a new line of text in the information section.

"Star River University, 8700th-class student of the Life Factions!"

"By the way, have you decided which faction you’ll study in?"

At this moment, Du Hua asked.

Before Lu Sheng could respond, Du Bai smiled and said, "As a new student, you’ll have a three-year transition period. During these three years, you can study in any three factions before deciding which one to pursue deeply."

"Actually... I think you might want to follow me to the third senior brother’s faction."

Du Bai suggested.

Lu Sheng looked at the raggedly dressed Du Bai with a peculiar expression.

"Senior Du, are you... from the New Martial Sect?"