Martial Saint!

The giant serpent was stunned in place.

Silence, stillness, trembling...

How could this be?

Is this truly the spiritual world of someone in the Fifth Realm?

"Pure White Chaos..."

The Holy Master murmured, burning its last remaining soul. The giant serpent grew as it faced the wind, transforming into a vast, brilliant starry serpent coiling in darkness like the Milky Way. Black as ink liquid dripped from the void, corroding everything it touched.

"Rise!" Branches clashed with the poisonous water, this was his [World Dao] clashing with the Holy Master's [Way of Ten Thousand Poisons]. Endless Dao Yun was birthed and extinguished, like ice and fire.

After a moment of deadlock, the World Tree quickly withered.

The Holy Master, seeing this, laughed heartily, recovering from its earlier shock. "Lu Chenzhou, although you have comprehended the [Chaos Law], it is far too superficial, merely the tip of the iceberg. You are too greedy, attempting to walk the path of chaos without realizing that grasping an incomplete chaos law is not as worthwhile as mastering a simple law to its peak, thereby gaining full control, and only then can you become a god!"

Lu Chenzhou's face was emotionless and calm.

To his knowledge, the Stars Gods categorize laws into nine classes; the World Dao should be a First Class Law. And from what he had learned from Mr. Turtle, it indeed is simpler laws that are easier to master to become a Great Power.

In this regard, the Great Wilderness and the Stars align.

In the Land of the Stars, law cultivation typically starts with a simple law, which is then endlessly deepened.

For example, his tamed [Blood Prison Ghost King], started with the Eighth Class [Blood Law], continuously evolving, eventually ascending to the Third Class [Blood Sea Law]. Theoretically, the ultimate form of the Blood Law is the [Blood Moon Principle].

Many Top Class Laws have their Lower Rank Laws with a clear path for ascension, but [World] does not.

The Holy Master spoke the truth. But its purpose was not to guide Lu Chenzhou, but to destroy his Dao Heart, unfortunately, it overthought once more.

Even the [Witch], far wiser than him, ultimately lost to Lu Chenzhou in their Unity of Heaven and Man battle.

"Whether it's the universe or the world, they will all head towards extinction, your path is doomed to a dead end."

The Holy Master continued its verbal assault.

"That's why the tree is withering, your Dao cannot withstand the test, Lu Chenzhou, are you willing to become my agent, I can teach you the Way of Ten Thousand Poisons that corrupts all!" This content originates from M1VLEMPYR, My Virtual Library Empire.

"Once withering, can't the tree rejuvenate?" Lu Chenzhou smiled and lightly breathed, as a spring breeze swept through the universe, the World Tree rustled, and a myriad of green leaves sprouted.

"The growth of vegetation, the battle between man and the heavens, is itself a force against cosmic extinction, your Dao is too low-level. Even if you are divine... you are a Weak God."

Lu Chenzhou sneered.

The Holy Master was deeply wounded; the truth hurts the most. "How dare you! The divine is lofty and above, how can you dare to comment?"

It exerted all its strength to break Lu Chenzhou's mental defenses and seize his body, but it appeared so insignificant in front of the ever-living World Tree until its residual soul was exhausted.

In desperation, the Holy Master said coldly, "Lu Chenzhou! One day, we shall meet again!"

A drop of inky black liquid hovered in the Spiritual World. Lu Chenzhou sensed a supreme and toxic Dao Yun power, whose realm was comparable to the Tao of a Divine Artifact. "This thing is too toxic, I must find a way to expel it, to prevent any hidden traps in my mind."

When facing the divine, one can never be too cautious.

Even if it is just a wisp of a residual soul.

Suddenly, in his mind, the Martial Arts Tree blossomed with brilliance, and the drop of liquid disappeared out of thin air. Later, within the [Chaos] bubble, a bubble named [Severe Poison] solidified.

[Severe Poison: Second Rank (1%)]

"Is this even possible?"

Lu Chenzhou was stunned.

The Martial Arts Tree truly accepted everything. Previously absorbing the Water Principle from the [Map of Ten Thousand Rivers] was understandable, but this was the power of law left by an Evil God.

In his mind, countless knowledge and insights about severe poison burst into dense inspiration, although he hadn't specialized in this Dao, he already equaled some Great Grandmasters specializing in it... This, this was too outrageous.

"But this residual soul, although weak, is authentically the soul of an Evil God, the power it contains is of a high level, such an effect is quite normal... Seems like I can research some techniques from the Poison Path in the future, combining them with my spear skills would be a great card in hand." He murmured.

Deadly Poison Master·Lu Chenzhou!

At this time, the Martial Arts Tree had already reached a height of sixty thousand zhang, previously it was less than thirty thousand. The reason for such rapid progress was due to [Unity of Heaven and Man]!

[Chaos: Third Rank (60%)]

[Power Extremism: Third Rank (1%)]

[Withering and Flourishing: Second Rank (1%)]

In this enlightenment, the biggest change for Lu Chenzhou was in the Triple Dao of Chaos, Power Extremism, and Withering and Flourishing. Chaos needs no elaboration, as it is his main trunk and foundation. As for [Power Extremism], he had only recently mastered it, but under the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, progress was made in leaps and bounds, alongside the incredibly challenging "Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture".

In just half a year, he had completed the transformation from [Power of a Mountain] to [Three Mountains Power], and with horizontal training, his physical strength was terrifying, thus even if True Gang Power was restricted, he could forcefully break ten thousand methods, hammering the Saint Master's residual soul with final realm strength to death.

"With this pace, in at most five years, I can finish the Second Layer, mastering the [Nine Mountains Power], while the average time for the 17 True Disciples under the Patriarch to advance from the First Layer to the Second Layer is 50 years..." Lu Chenzhou was pleased.

The Moving Mountain Scripture is indeed powerful.

But not all that hard to practice!

Theoretically, it takes two thousand years to master? That might be the Great Wilderness's limit, but it's not my Lu Chenzhou's limit!

"As for the [Way of Withering and Flourishing], this is formidable, and should be the greatest gain of my enlightenment this time."

The Witch was right. According to the law of entropy increase, the universe will inevitably move from order to chaos, from life to death... This was also what Lu Chenzhou witnessed firsthand during his divine enlightenment. But Lu Chenzhou felt that in the realm of heaven and earth, the process of human existence and the meaning of living is to 'reverse the law of entropy increase', to oppose entropy increase in one's own way, to give everything meaning, and to change!

The proliferation of living beings, the withering and flourishing of grass and trees. These are the ways the myriad beings oppose entropy increase, so he merged the four intermediate Daos of 'Life', 'Death', 'Chaos', and 'Order' into a new path possibly unseen before, known as the 'Dao of Withering and Flourishing'.

Both humans and the universe will wither and flourish.

Between withering and flourishing is reincarnation.

Within the great destruction, hope is contained.

On the Martial Arts Tree, with 'World' as the core, using commonly applied principle systems like Power Extreme, Withering and Flourishing, Time, Penetration, Shadow, and Darkness, it has already taken shape. These are all parts of the world, used to consolidate and perfect the world.

"Thus, the World Dao is difficult, because if one cannot master these, cannot see the overall operating laws of the world, an empty understanding of the World Dao is merely superficial, unable to exert its power. The essence of the world lies in its evolution of all things, encompassing everything!"

Fortunately, he has Brother Tree.

Lu Chenzhou couldn't help but daydream.

"If the Daoist Rules of the Evil God were all swallowed by Brother Tree, wouldn't my World Dao be even more complete?"

He seemed to see a Path to Heaven!

"The Unity of Heaven and Man has brought me so much enlightenment, it suddenly became clear how I could deduce 'Flowing Water Body' to Middle-level Divine Skill, I found another path."

His eyes were filled with joy.

"Lu Chenzhou, are you okay?"

A cold and ethereal voice came, accompanied by spiritual power vast like the ocean, filling heaven and earth. A phantom barefoot figure in white robes landed in front of him.

"Greetings, Senior, thank you for your protection."

Lu Chenzhou saluted.

He knew Heart's Mediator was strong, but before the Heavenly Person List appeared, he didn't expect this lady to rank in the top ten. No wonder she completely disregarded his master's connections back then?

She indeed had the capital for this.

Heart's Mediator's eyelashes trembled, her gaze appreciative.

"I've been here for a while, but seeing you could handle that Evil God's residual soul by yourself, I didn't intervene. Your will and Dao heart are steadfast enough."

"This Evil God was just a residual soul and had such power, I have gained quite some insight today."

"After all, they are beyond the Nine Realms, mastering means far beyond our imagination. If they weren't restricted by the Forbidden Zone, if not for barriers and the Divine Court's contingency, we wouldn't even have the qualification to contend with the Forbidden Zone."

The void hummed, and Ye Xiaoyao also arrived with a sword.

"Are you okay?"

"Thank you, Senior, I'm fine."

"Fortunate indeed, the calamities you face after reaching Great Grandmaster surpass those the Dragon King faced back then."

Ye Xiaoyao couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, I am quite helpless too."

Ye Xiaoyao said, "In your situation, you'll be fine in Su City, but if you travel, it's best to change your appearance. With your current strength, you might not fear an ordinary Demon Emperor, but against later-stage Demon Emperors, Ghosts, or even a Sect Hierarch, it's precarious."

"Understood."

"Let's go, it's not safe to stay here long." Ye Xiaoyao took Lu Chenzhou onto the Cauldron Sword and soared through the void.

Heart's Mediator's figure disintegrated and dispersed. For Po Suo Heart Cultivation, divine manifestation at a distance and remote combat are basic skills. There's no way around it; their physical bodies are weak, making direct combat inconvenient.

...

Su City Base City.

A hive of bustling activity.

Heart's Mediator, Gentleman Sword, Golden Ruins Primordial Monarch, Old Man Hanshan, and newly arrived from Magic City, Kunhai Dragon·Yang Ming, Heavenly Person List 36, and from Jiang City, the renowned Shocking Ghost God·Chu Yu, Heavenly Person List 165, are all top-tier powerhouses whom Lu Chenzhou had long admired.

"Thank you, esteemed seniors, and apologies for the trouble." Lu Chenzhou did not expect an enlightenment to alarm so many experts, feeling somewhat apologetic inside.

Ye Xiaoyao laughed and said:

"It's as it should be. If ever Jiangnan Wu University is in crisis, we'll count on your aid, young friend.

For me, leaping to heaven is a mere step, but once I leave the human world, I will rely on friends for help."

Heart's Mediator nodded. Po Suo was inherently weak, so establishing a rapport with Lu Chenzhou in advance was necessary. Even if she sought nothing from Lu Chenzhou, she would still intervene.

Shangguan Xue smiled and said:

"After achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, it's the best time for Mr. Lu to study martial arts, we shall not disturb you."

"Lu, your 'Martial God Spear' intrigues me very much. Let's spar spear skills properly in the future."

Chu Yu laughed heartily and left.

"Haha, count me in." As a Yang Family descendant, Yang Ming's spear skills have deep roots in the True Inheritance of the Sea Covering Spear.