Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

Chapter 102: Immortality and the Collapse of Faith!

On this day, in the evening.

Above the city of Luozhou, seven figures transformed into suns, suspended in the air, completely obscuring the fading sunset glow, as if seven days were shining upon the earth!

Someone has broken through to the Golden Body Realm!

And it's seven people breaking through at the same time!

For a moment, the residents and warriors of the city were boiling with excitement.

Especially those warriors who were at the initial or intermediate stage of the Iron Bone Realm, they were pounding their chests and stomping their feet, feeling a sense of urgency that soared to the limit!

The already scarce "Breakthrough Pill" was exchanged for seven at once. Doesn't that mean the competition for the remaining nine will be even more intense?

At the same time.

Wuxing, Zhiming, and others who were having tea and chatting with Zhou Yiren saw the disciples of the Empty Generation standing in mid-air, emitting dazzling golden light, and they all stood still on the spot.

They were all old foxes who had lived for half their lives. How could they not understand what it meant for the disciples of the Empty Generation like Kongwen and Kongyi to suddenly break through to the Golden Body Realm at this time?

This is like succumbing to the temptation of sugar-coated bullets and defecting!

"Deputy Zhou, what you're doing seems a bit shady, doesn't it?" Wuxing felt bitter in his heart and expressed his dissatisfaction with a gloomy expression towards Zhou Yiren.

These disciples of the Empty Generation were the ones he insisted on bringing to Luozhou.

Originally, he wanted to seize the opportunity to take the "Breakthrough Pill" here, help them break through to the Golden Body Realm in one fell swoop, and add sixteen more Golden Body Protectors to the Dali Temple.

As a result, instead of stealing the chicken, they lost the rice. These disciples were actually taken away by the military department of Luozhou!

This... is really frustrating, isn't it?!

If there is a chance to go back to the temple in the future, how should he explain to his master and the other elders in the temple?

Can those elders in the temple believe that the will of these disciples under the sect is not firm and they have all been taken away by others?

"Hmm?"

Hearing Wuxing's question, Zhou Yiren looked confused and pretended not to know as he asked in return,

"What do you mean by this, Wuxing? Is there something unsatisfactory about our hospitality?"

Seeing Zhou Yiren pretending to be ignorant, Wuxing, who was a little angry, directly pointed at the seven disciples of the Empty Generation who were shining in mid-air and asked,

"Don't know what it means, right?!"

"Then please tell me, Deputy Zhou, what's the matter with Kongwen and the others who are currently breaking through to the Golden Body Realm?!"

"Just now, you deliberately separated us from the disciples of the Empty Generation. Wasn't it all planned for this?"

"Hahaha, Wuxing, you're exaggerating!" Zhou Yiren laughed heartily. "We just wanted to help the disciples of your esteemed temple break through to the Golden Body Realm. It can't be considered a plan, and you don't have to thank us for it, Wuxing!"

"Under normal circumstances, for warriors who reach the peak of the Iron Bone Realm, as long as they serve in the Luozhou military department for ten years, they can directly obtain a "Breakthrough Pill" and instantly advance to the Golden Body Realm. This is a benefit specially arranged by our consultant Liu for the local warriors of Luozhou!"

"Originally, the disciples of your esteemed temple were all external martial artists who were not qualified to participate in the exchange. It was Director Liang who personally went to Consultant Liu to plead for this opportunity for your temple!"

"Abbot Wuxing, rest assured, we will take good care of these little apprentices who voluntarily serve in the military. After ten years, they will naturally return to civilian life!"

"Defending the country is everyone's responsibility. These little apprentices who have stepped forward to join the army are all outstanding men of our Great Xia!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yiren's praise and admiration, a twitch appeared at the corner of Wuxing's mouth.

"So, I have to thank you, Director Liang, and thank you, Consultant Liu?!"

First, they forcibly took away the martial arts secret of our Dalin Temple, and now they have even taken away our inner disciples of Dalin Temple!

Can you people have some shame?!

Even if you want to take advantage, can't you just take advantage of one sheep instead of continuously taking advantage? What did our Dalin Temple do to deserve this?!

If it weren't for their current cultivation being restricted and them being powerless, Wuxing would want to directly stand up and slap this smiling tiger in front of him to death.

"Disciple of the sect, since they volunteered, let them go!"

Seeing that Wuxing seemed to have trouble controlling his anger, Zhiming timely reminded him, "Being able to directly save decades of arduous cultivation and step into the Golden Body Realm is their own destiny. It cannot be forced."

When under someone else's roof, one must bow their head.

They are clearly trying to bully you now. Since you can't resist, you can only endure and get through this situation first.

Wuxing understood Zhiming's meaning and took a deep breath, no longer saying anything.

Fortunately, out of the sixteen disciples, only seven couldn't resist the temptation and joined the military department, while the remaining nine disciples still held onto their original intentions and didn't disgrace Dalin Temple.

However, when will this kind of day come to an end?

Wuxing is really worried now. If he stays here for a few more days, even the remaining nine disciples will be taken away by these shameless people!

In the eastern suburbs villa.

Liu Zimo also looked up at the seven figures suspended in mid-air, feeling very content.

The seven breakthrough opportunities brought to him have given him more than 120 years of martial arts cultivation.

It is much more generous than the legacy left by Zhao Beixuan when he died in the Grandmaster Realm.

More importantly, when these people break through and advance, besides bringing Liu Zimo a massive amount of martial arts cultivation, they also bring corresponding increases in his lifespan!

As a result, Liu Zimo's life source is now extremely abundant, far exceeding the lifespan that a Transcendent Realm martial artist should have!

This point is quite similar to his unfathomable sea of knowledge space.

Compared to martial cultivators or spiritual cultivators of the same realm, whether it is life source or sea of knowledge space, Liu Zimo is several times, or even dozens of times, more abundant than ordinary people.

"If this continues, immortality seems to be possible!"

Liu Zimo's mind surged, and he muttered to himself.

"Master, what is immortality? Disciple also wants it!"

Xiao Feihong had already come out of the house at some point, and upon hearing Liu Zimo's self-talk, she held onto Liu Zimo's arm and curiously interjected.

Liu Zimo couldn't help but laugh at the words, patting the little girl's head and saying, "Sure, as long as you work hard in your cultivation, constantly break through your martial arts and spiritual cultivation, you will be able to do it one day too!"

"Great!" Little Feihong nodded vigorously, full of confidence. "I will definitely be able to do it, just like Master, living forever and always staying by Master's side!"

Liu Zimo nodded silently, hoping that the little girl could achieve it if possible.

However, whether it was martial arts or spiritual cultivation, there was always a limit. When the little girl's martial arts and spiritual cultivation reached their peak, unbreakable and unascendable, she would realize that breaking the limits of human lifespan and achieving immortality was nothing but a luxury.

"Master!"

At this moment, Lou Xiaoxiao, who had been meditating in the living room, also woke up. She curiously looked at Little Feihong standing next to Liu Zimo and timidly called out, "Master."

"Xiaoxiao, come here!" Liu Zimo beckoned to her and called her over, saying softly, "This is your senior sister Ye Feihong. When Master is not around, you will practice with her!"

Lou Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on Ye Feihong, who was about the same size as her. She obediently greeted, "Hello, senior sister, I'm Lou Xiaoxiao!"

Being called senior sister for the first time, Little Feihong was very excited. She patted Lou Xiaoxiao's shoulder like an adult and cheerfully called out, "Junior sister Xiaoxiao!"

After that, the two young children, who were not much different in age, played together and quickly became familiar with each other.

And so it went.

In the following days, besides Little Feihong, Liu Zimo had another young and lovely little girl by his side.

Every day, besides taking the two disciples out of the city to hunt and cultivate their combat skills, Liu Zimo would also bring out some "Earth Vein Spirit Springs" from the spiritual energy blessed land to accelerate their cultivation progress.

In less than three days, Lou Xiaoxiao's martial arts cultivation went from the initial stage of Iron Bone Realm to the middle stage of Iron Bone Realm.

Even her spiritual cultivation unknowingly reached the peak of Spirit Yuan Realm.

Seeing her daughter's rapid progress in cultivation, Lou Yuchen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but also felt a lot of pressure.

Now, he even began to worry that one day his daughter's strength would surpass him, the father. How would he deal with it?

Lou Yuchen, who was only in his thirties, was far from the age of admitting defeat and growing old.

In order to delay the arrival of that day and maintain his dignity as a father for a few more years, Lou Yuchen also entered a crazy mode of self-improvement, and his cultivation speed increased by nearly thirty percent.

This was definitely something Liu Zimo hadn't anticipated before taking in Lou Xiaoxiao as his disciple.

But he was happy to see it happen, and even hoped that this future Jade Chen Martial Saint would become even more diligent and hardworking.

And so it went.

Time passed day by day.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had quietly slipped away.

Wuxing, Zhiming, and the other monks from Dalin Temple had been waiting at the Military Affairs Office for so long that they were almost withered, but they still hadn't received the pardon they were waiting for.

Although everyone at the Military Affairs Office, including Liang Luo, treated them kindly, providing them with good food and hospitality, their status as prisoners remained unchanged, regardless of the friendly attitude of their captors.

Moreover, in the past half month, not only did all sixteen disciples of the Empty Word Generation betray and defect, but they also chose to join the Military Participation Department for a "Breaking Realm Pill."

What surprised and was difficult for Wuxing to accept was that even the Elder Zhixin, one of the four Grand Masters, was also deceived and persuaded by Yang Sisi and others. On the third day after being "invited" to the Military Participation Department, he chose to settle in Luozhou City. Although he did not directly join the Military Participation Department, he received a large number of military merit rewards due to the preferential policies in Luozhou City regarding the settlement of Grand Masters. As a result, all the restrictions on him were completely lifted, and his strength in the Grand Master realm was fully restored.

For the past half month, Elder Zhixin has been using these military merits to exchange core spiritual secret techniques from Longhu Mountain in the military's martial arts library, practicing both Buddhism and Taoism. In the end, he actually managed to gain some insights and achievements, and his martial arts realm directly broke through from the initial stage of the Embryonic Breath realm to the middle stage.

When Zhiming, Zhihui, and Zhisheng saw this, they couldn't help but be tempted. As Grand Masters themselves, they were well aware of how difficult it was to make further progress in the Embryonic Breath realm. If Longhu Mountain's martial arts techniques or spiritual secret arts could truly help them rapidly improve their strength in the Grand Master realm, then choosing to settle in Luozhou City would not be completely unacceptable.

Anyway, whether they stayed in Dalin Temple or lived in Luozhou City, it didn't make much difference to them as ordained monks. In the past, the Buddhist sect had also practiced in the secular world. Joining Luozhou City would not be considered a violation of the sect's precepts; it would just be a different form of practicing in the secular world.

And so, after another half month passed, the three Buddhist Grand Masters, Zhiming, Zhihui, and Zhisheng, could no longer resist the temptation of advancing their cultivation. They each accepted Yang Sisi's invitation and officially settled in Luozhou City.

And thus, it came to this point.

All the monks from Dalin Temple who were "invited" to join the military have regained their freedom, except for Wuxing, the head disciple.

Wuxing is now a true loner in the military.

"Why is it like this?"

"In less than a month, everyone has been brainwashed. Either they joined the army or settled here and refused to leave."

"For over ten years, the sect has spent a great deal of effort and resources to train and nurture grandmasters and prodigies. And now they have all become pawns for others?!"

Wuxing is deeply frustrated and puzzled.

Why hasn't there been any news from Dalin Temple after such a long time?

Didn't that idiot Zhishan go back to report?

With Zhishan's cultivation level, even if his Qi Sea was sealed again, three days would be enough for him to return safely.

But now, half a month has passed, and there has been no response from Dalin Temple. This is obviously very abnormal, isn't it?

Even if Zhishan encountered an accident on the way back, and couldn't deliver the relevant information in time...

But with so many people, including himself as the head disciple, not returning for nearly a month, don't Zhuan Yuan Master and the elders in the temple send someone to check on them?

Did they not want to, or did they anticipate the danger and abandon them in advance?

Wuxing's heart is filled with despair.

As time goes by, even his faith begins to gradually shake and collapse. He starts to believe that Zhuan Yuan Master and Dalin Temple have truly forgotten and abandoned them!

(End of this chapter)