224: Stowaway?

A month's time, like the blink of an eye, was gone.

On Tianzhu Peak, the three thousand Martial Artists from all corners of the world were now sitting cross-legged, no longer exuding any hostility. Instead, they emanated an ethereal, otherworldly charm.

Although the so-called “magic power fluctuations” in most of them were as weak as a flickering candle in the wind, as if they were about to die out at any moment, they were, after all… present.

The few hundred people with the best talent had successfully ignited the first wisp of Qi sensation in their Dantian, officially stepping into the first threshold of the path of Cultivation—Qi Refining First Stage.

The way these people looked at Lu Yuchen now was filled with fanaticism.

The title “Dao Master” was first called out by someone, and now, it was completely established.

After the lecture, everyone dispersed.

Lu Yuchen lay on the familiar grand master's chair at the entrance of the Sect Master's main hall, feeling the drizzle-like magic power that had accumulated in his body due to the System's hundredfold return. Instead of joy, his face showed a hint of disdain.

“Sigh.”

He let out a long sigh.

“Even a mosquito is meat.”

Better than nothing, he thought.

He was now a Soul Transformation Third Stage existence, and the energy returned from these three thousand Qi Refining First and Second Stage “power banks” was barely enough to fill a gap in his teeth.

However, with accumulation, the future was promising.

Lu Yuchen, thus, leisurely resumed his carefree, idle life as a hands-off shopkeeper.

...

Spring turned to autumn, and the cold and heat alternated.

Unknowingly, another year had passed.

This year, the changes in Tianwu World were simply earth-shattering.

As the “Three Thousand Guests of Taixuan” descended the mountain, bringing the concept of Cultivation and their own methods to all directions, the entire world was shaken!

A hundred schools of thought contended!

Countless Martial Artists, after witnessing the profoundness of the Immortal Dao, resolutely abandoned the Martial Dao, which had already reached its end, and embraced Cultivation.

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, becoming increasingly dense. In some deep mountains and old forests, there even appeared miraculous sights of Spiritual Qi liquefying and forming streams.

The world was upgrading.

Under this spring breeze, countless older generation powerhouses who were originally trapped in Bottlenecks broke through. Moreover, countless young talents emerged like mushrooms after rain.

What “Innate Sword Body,” “Nine Yang Divine Body,” “Tai Yin Body”... various powerful Physiques that previously only existed in legends and stories, popped out one after another as if they were free.

Among them, a force named “Great Thunderclap Temple” rose rapidly.

Its abbot, Xuanzang, a handsome young monk with a solemn appearance, actually rose from an unknown character to a giant capable of rivaling the major top forces in just one year!

Golden Core shattered, Nascent Soul emerged!

He became the first Cultivator in this world, after the protagonist, to condense a Nascent Soul!

Xuanzang even declared to the outside world that he was the legitimate successor of the ancient Buddhist sect, having received the Dharma from Arhat Fai Hai across generations. He re-established the “Great Thunderclap Temple” on the peak of Spirit Mountain in the Western Regions, aiming to recreate the boundless and supreme glory of Buddhism in the Immortal Ancient era!

For a time, countless people with a connection to Buddhism flocked to the Western Regions to join his sect. The name of the Great Thunderclap Temple resounded through the sky.

Of course, behind all this, there was an indispensable mastermind surnamed Lu.

On Tianzhu Peak.

Lu Yuchen felt his cultivation, which had surged again due to Xuanzang's Breakthrough, and nodded with satisfaction.

“Not bad, not bad, this kid didn't disappoint me.”

Adding his own several Personal Disciples who also gave him a headache, as well as the Three Thousand Guests of Taixuan, and the “vested Dao lineages” he created out of boredom...

His cultivation was now vastly different from before, and he was only one step away from the legendary Void Refining Realm.

His several precious Disciples also progressed rapidly.

Senior Brother Lin Fan, relying on his Ancient Desolate Body, advanced rapidly and was already at Golden Core Sixth Stage.

Second Senior Sister Nanny's cultivation had reached a terrifying Golden Core Seventh Stage.

Third Junior Sister Ling Ke'er was not to be outdone, at Golden Core Third Stage.

Fourth Junior Brother Xiao Huohuo, with his Endless Flame Body and exotic flames, had the most terrifying cultivation, already at Golden Core Eighth Stage.

Fifth Junior Brother Li Huowang, who created the “Great Thousand Records” and “Fire Robe Heart Sutra,” proved his Dao through slaughter, at Golden Core Third Stage.

Sixth Junior Brother Chen Ping'an, with his Gui Xu Sword Body, held a sword in hand and owned the world, at Golden Core Second Stage.

Even Ying Ziliang, the current ruler of the Da Xuan Dynasty, with the Imperial Luck bestowed upon him, came from behind and was the first to step into… Nascent Soul First Stage!

This Cultivation speed was simply astonishing.

...

At night.

Lu Yuchen was lying down, counting the stars in the sky and contemplating life.

Just then, an extremely subtle sense of summons quietly emerged from the bottom of his heart.

“Hmm?”

Lu Yuchen raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise on his face.

This feeling…

He swayed, and his figure already appeared at the peak of Tianzhu Peak.

Amidst the surging sea of clouds, a small figure, with its small hands behind its back, was suspended in the Void Realm.

“You're here?”

The little loli's cherry lips parted slightly, her voice ethereal and distant, not like words from the mortal world.

Lu Yuchen's eyelids twitched fiercely.

“What do you need me for?”

“Something happened.”

For the first time, a hint of… solemnity appeared on the Heavenly Dao little loli's face.

“In the midst of the unknown, I sensed that a group of auras not belonging to this world have smuggled in.”

“Their strength is very strong. Most of them are comparable to what this world calls ‘Martial Venerable.’ The two leaders have even reached the ‘Martial Saint’ Realm.”

“Martial Venerable? Martial Saint?” Lu Yuchen scoffed, “What era is it now, still using Martial Dao Realms for classification? Those are Golden Core and Nascent Soul.”

Heavenly Dao little loli: “…”

She seemed to be choked by Lu Yuchen's words, silent for a moment, then continued: “Their races are numerous, and their Cultivation Systems are completely different from this Immortal Dao and Martial Dao. I need you to act and… eliminate them before they cause irreversible damage to this world!”

“This fast?” Lu Yuchen frowned slightly.

He remembered that he had previously asked the System, and the so-called “Manling World” would take at least five years to open a spatial passage to this world.

How long had it been?

[Ding! Host, please note.]

The System's cold, mechanical voice sounded in time.

[Upon detection, this group of stowaways are the top powerhouses of all the Manling Worlds, who gathered all their strength and used a ‘World Core Fragment’ as a medium to forcibly send over a group of scouts.]

[Most of them are Prodigies from various forces in the Manling World.]

Lu Yuchen understood in his heart.

At that time, under the “secret promotion” of the Bright Angel Clan, the news that the Dark Angel Clan possessed the coordinates to invade a Martial Dao world had already spread throughout the entire Manling World.

Under the pressure of many forces, the Dark Angel Clan had no choice but to share this “fat meat.”

Thus, there was today's “Prodigy Smuggling Group.”

“So that's how it is.”

The corners of Lu Yuchen's mouth slowly curved into a cold arc.

“That's good.”

“I was just worrying about not having a place for my Disciples to practice.”

“It's a free experience package, why not take it?”