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Chapter 729 - 0453 All Matters of the Human World (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 729: 0453 All Matters of the Human World (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets)

The year 2248, December 31st.

It has been many years unseen, and the human world has grown larger. Lu Chenzhou traversed Yun Meng Lake for two days and nights before returning to Su City Dragon Martial.

Thus, even from outer space, it was difficult for him to glimpse the full view of the planet, which suggests just how vast the Great Wilderness was in the past.

Logically speaking, the expansion of the planet would trigger a series of chain reactions in the solar system, but apart from a gradual increase in gravity and climate changes, there have been no other negative impacts.

These, presumably, are the workings of the divine.

"Su City has changed quite a bit. Roughly sensing the aura of Grandmasters, there are fifty, with four Great Grandmasters as well." Lu Chenzhou eagerly disappeared into the city.

...

In a certain lost city in Jiangnan, an abandoned building from a past era overgrown with vines.

"Everyone, open your eyes and look. In today’s world, with a population of over ten billion, those who can become Grandmasters are one in a million! And those who can become Martial Artists are one in a hundred!

Without talent, there are no resources; without resources, there’s no way to train in martial arts, which is a vicious cycle!

The council can’t help you, and high-up Martial Artists won’t care about the lives of mortals. Mortals are production tools, reproductive machines, readily harvestable chives.

Mortals are to fill the gaps in war, to fill the trenches. Face reality! To learn martial arts, your root bone is determined the moment you are born." An elder with a kindly face was lecturing, his tone agitated.

"Mr. Liu, I disagree. The ’Invisible Wanxiang Chapter’ researched by Wanxiang Dao can alter the postnatal root bone. Even ordinary people, if willing to work hard, have the chance to become Martial Artists. My nephew, for example, practiced the ’White Ape Bone Refining Skill’ and achieved the ’Ape Arm and Slender Waist’ appearance, breaking through constraints at the age of 25."

A gathering member couldn’t help but retort.

Mr. Liu smiled and said:

"Don’t take an exception as the rule. From what I know, those with low-class root bones who practice the ’Invisible Wanxiang Chapter’ are either rich or noble, and it’s very hard for them to reach the Grandmaster Realm in their lifetime. In the coming era, those who haven’t become Grandmasters are mere ants!"

"But if we don’t train in martial arts, what can we do to become strong, to protect our families, to survive the end times?"

"Yes, does Mr. Liu have any solutions?"

"I also want to become a Transcendent."

Gathering members showed faces of longing.

Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Martial arts have never been the only path. The mysterious organization I serve has developed methods for ordinary people to control supernatural powers like earth, fire, wind, and water. It evolves from the ’Great Wilderness Era Qi Refining Skill’ mentioned in martial arts textbooks but abandons the drawbacks of high requirements and slow progress. All we need is an Eye of Truth that can analyze everything in the world and a sincere heart that never gives up in pursuit of truth to begin cultivation!"

Someone raised doubts.

"Is there really such a method? Council law stipulates that apart from the three major martial arts systems, everything else is forbidden and cannot be practiced. Sir, are you from the Ancient Divine Church?"

Mr. Liu’s expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said:

"Our transcendent path does not require faith in gods, only belief in the ’Truth’ within your heart. Just visualize the god of truth in your heart.

We are... Truth Mages."

...

Su City Base City.

Wanxiang Dao branch.

As the new year approached, people gathered at Qingtian Cang’s house, organizing a dinner party, with Old Ji drinking some wine and reading a newspaper.

"I always felt that taking Chenzhou as a True Inheritance was just yesterday. In the blink of an eye, he has already promoted to Great Grandmaster, killing the Great Demon King as easily as cutting melons and chopping vegetables. Time flies so fast; I’m already an old man past seventy, but luckily I successfully broke through the second realm."

"If you don’t break through the second realm soon, your disciple and grandson will surpass you. Isn’t that right, Yao’er?" Ji Feiyan said with a smiling gleam in her eyes, as time had made her more mature and steady.

Yet compared to many women not even half a century old, she still possessed an undeniable girl-like charm, as if nothing had changed.

Putting down the cultivation notes from her master, Li Yao smiled and said, "That’s not true... I still need two or three more years to break through the second realm. Achieving it by the age of 22 like Master is too difficult."

At 22, Li Yao had fully inherited the advantages of her mother, Li Yu, being acknowledged as the most beautiful among her sect.

Within and outside Wanxiang Dao, pursuers were numerous like clouds.

Li Yao felt somewhat nervous; her master would return soon, and seeing that she hadn’t broken through the second realm yet, would he be disappointed?

Shi Ruyu, wearing an apron, walked out from the kitchen and smiled, "Don’t compare yourself with your master. Cultivate at your own pace; with your aptitude, reaching the Grandmaster Realm is just a matter of time."

Time had rendered Shi Ruyu even more settled and gentle. Her cultivation progress, much like that of Ji Feiyan, hovered around the breakthrough to the second realm. Breaking through the third realm before sixty would satisfy them.

As for becoming a Grandmaster...

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

Many with top-class root bones, even Martial Arts Geniuses, have not crossed over the Grandmaster threshold. Although she had enlightenment, she never awakened the Martial Bone Dao Embryo. Her current achievements are inseparable from her sect and Lu Chenzhou’s help.

So Shi Ruyu was content.

On the sofa, Old Ji couldn’t resist asking, "Ruyu and Feiyan, when are you going to settle the major life events?"

The two women spoke in unison:

"First, become Grandmasters... they always said those below Martial Artists are ants. Now being Martial Artists, it becomes beneath Grandmasters are ants. We don’t want to be ants!"

Qingtian Cang sighed, "Indeed, the times have changed drastically. In the past, all of Su City had only a few thousand Martial Artists. Recently I went to the Martial Arts Association and heard that the number of Martial Artists in Su City has exceeded fifty thousand."

Old Ji couldn’t help but say, "It’s infuriating! The value of my Martial Arts Master’s qualification certificate has further decreased. I haven’t even warmed the seat yet, and I want to travel back to ancient times."

Old Ji casually urged, Shi Ruyu and Ji Feiyan are very likely to reach Breakthrough Third, with a lifespan of four Jiazi. Although they are older now, their Qi-Blood is no longer at its golden age. However, in reality, their physical functions and fertility are still in their prime. Martial Artists are, after all, not ordinary people, and there’s no need to rush everything. Martial Arts come first.

He never urged Lu Chenzhou.

He knew that unless they were a Heavenly King or an Absolute Peak powerful woman, they wouldn’t be a match for his disciple, not enough to be evenly matched.

Noises began to echo outside.

"The chief is back."

Inside Wanxiang Dao, it was like the New Year.

The crowd looked at the robust young man in a black Training Clothes, surrounding him in the center, and both teachers and students couldn’t help but cheer.

"Five years gone by, Brother Lu is already a top-level strongman in the human world. At that time, we were in the same class... It’s a pity the captain didn’t see this day." Already a Master, Chen Xiaoyun lamented with a complex and melancholic gaze.

"If the captain were still alive, he would almost be a Grandmaster, right? In Class 1, his talent was only second to Brother Lu and much stronger than us. Damn that Ancient Divine Church!"

Leopard Woman sighed.

A year ago, while performing the Lamp Master Guard duties, Wang Hongdao encountered an ambush by the Ancient Divine Church and sadly died in the line of duty. At that time, he was already at the Master’s End Realm and ranked in the top thirty on the Su City Genius List, also among the top five hundred on the Earth List.

...

"Come on, Chenzhou, eat more."

Li Xianghua, with her hair full of white, kept piling food onto her son’s plate while Lu Guoping just watched with a smile.

Lu Chenzhou, who had been busy with Cultivation and progress, suddenly realized that everyone around him seemed to have grown old.

His parents were in their sixties, and although they had life-extending Treasure support, living through two Jiazi was more than enough, but the signs of aging were hard to change.

The two senior sisters were also no longer young.

He pushed his food around, feeling a complex mix of melancholy.

After some thought, Lu Chenzhou said:

"Dad, Mom, Master Ji... I have now apprenticed to a deceased strongman and found a Cave Heaven Blessed Land. If you wish to enter, I can take you inside. The place is rich in Primordial Qi, which can extend your life and also promote Cultivation. But you are not Inner Sect Disciples, only going as my relatives, so to avoid disturbing the peace inside the Cave Heaven, once inside, it’s very difficult to come out, unless one day, the war is over."

At the dining table, everyone stopped their eating.

Old Ji thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said:

"I won’t go; I can’t stand loneliness. I have to be human to Cultivate... Besides, the war hasn’t ended yet. If I hide in the Cave Heaven now, wouldn’t I be a deserter? It would make my drinking buddies laugh at me."

Li Xianghua and Lu Guoping actually didn’t really want to go either. For them, seeing Lu Chenzhou’s current achievements, with connections across the Five Lakes and Four Seas, and having so many friends and relatives, is already enough.

But the elderly couple are ordinary people and are getting old, staying in the human world would only add trouble for their son, so they agreed to go, albeit with the possibility of feeling lonely later.

"We won’t go either, our Cultivation does not require such a good place, human life is sufficient... Moreover, the council has built [Primordial Qi Training Rooms] in each major Base City using Primordial Stones, which can be rented for Cultivation using Battle Merit."

Ji Feiyan and Shi Ruyu also didn’t go.

Wang Changming: "I’ll venture out myself in a while and should be able to become an Inner Sect Disciple, so no need."

Qingtian Cang: "Haha, though the Cave Heaven is good, it is only suitable for seclusion in times of peace, the present human world is already lacking in combat power, I still want to kill more from the Demon Race."

Lu Chenzhou respected everyone’s choices.

He also understood Mr. Turtle’s dilemma, if a group of people come and go, the Cave Heaven can be easily exposed to the Evil God.

"But I am now under close attention from the Evil God, worried that he might implicate you all, please be careful daily."

Li Gui said: "Don’t let the psychological pressure get to you, who among us doesn’t face death? Without pressure, there wouldn’t be the motivation to Cultivate, so don’t worry about us."

Hong Fu said: "There’s truth in that, Chenzhou you just keep charging forward, and we ordinary people will perform our duties. If one day we really have to go, we won’t have regrets."

Lu Chenzhou smiled faintly.

Old Ji held up his wine glass, slightly tipsy, and said, "In the New Year, I wish everyone smooth progress and advancement in Martial Arts!"

"Alright, junior brother, make a wish quickly." Lin Xia returned from executing the Lamp Holder mission, still holding a cake, she had been investigating the clues of the Ancient Divine Church.

Without mentioning the Demon Palace and Rashamon Ghost Country as these thorns, there are still some cancers in the human world that have never been eradicated.

Carefree Travel, Blood Hidden Tower, Ancient Divine Church, and a mysterious organization emerging from somewhere trying to spread ’Evil Skill’ to ordinary people, are causing no end of trouble.

"Alright, make a wish!"

Lu Chenzhou closed his eyes, reminiscing the youthful spirit of days gone by,

and now making a wish, he is beyond confusion.

In the city, ten thousand lights illuminate, quiet and peaceful.

Outside the city, the Cang Mountain like a sea, the setting sun like blood.

......

ps: Happy New Year, asking for monthly tickets.

New year, new atmosphere. For the coming month’s content, I feel there’s a lyric that matches perfectly, so let’s use it as the title of the volume.

"Who can oppose within thirty years of freewheeling!"