Martial Saint!

A month later.

Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven.

Lu Chenzhou looked towards his dantian, a black and white Core Formation infused with rich Life and Death Dao Essence spun leisurely, reflecting alongside the Pure Yang Golden Core, rotating with each other.

"After the 'Life and Death Talisman' reached perfection, it can be practiced from false to true, condensing a 'Life and Death Pill.' From now on, the cycle of life and death forms an endless cycle, requiring no more refining of Acquired Death Qi, enabling it to grow on its own."

'Life and Death Divine Seed (Eighth Rank)'

'Effect: Understanding life and death, extending lifespan by two Jiazi.'

The effect of the Divine Seed is very straightforward and crude.

A Great Grandmaster has a lifespan of seven Jiazi, a Heavenly King has nine Jiazi, Lu Chenzhou now has a lifespan no different from a Heavenly King.

Moreover, he had never taken any life-extending treasures, and as far as he knew, even Heavenly Grade life-extending treasures typically only extend life by one or two hundred years, facing efficacy decay.

Taking life-extending treasures again would see drastically reduced effects.

His Life and Death Divine Seed was cultivated through a cultivation technique, lacking such concerns, and could be compounded with life-extending treasures.

"From now on, I can use the Withering and Flourishing Technique with more peace of mind, with so much lifespan, it's practically inexhaustible. Furthermore, if I continue evolving the Life and Death Talisman to higher realms, raising the Divine Seed to top level, the life-extending effect should increase. But there's no need. With my aptitude, I only need to quickly break through realms, unless the Martial Arts Realm reaches an impasse, and I want to live a bit longer, then I might explore it."

He had little desire for immortality.

The purpose of his Martial Arts training was simply to see the scenery at the heights, immortality was merely incidental. As long as he was strong enough, someday, he would live as long as the sun and moon like a god!

Afterwards.

Lu Chenzhou turned his inner vision inside, a seven-colored light shimmered. With the increase in cultivation, the Star Primordial True Gang polished day and night, turning his five organs into a glazed, jade-like transparency, their hardness on par with or even surpassing a Supreme Divine Weapon.

The hardest was the glazed skull, estimated to be of quasi-Spiritual Weapon level, or else it would have been blasted apart by the Shocking Heart Needle last time.

"With my current state, my internal organs have no weaknesses, even if a Heavenly King lands a hit, it would at most strip away surface muscles, without damaging the internal organs. Together with Immortal Armor, Eastern Chanting, and other means, even a Middle Realm or End Realm Heavenly King would find it hard to inflict severe injuries on me. Against End Realm and Peak Heavenly Kings, it's hard to say, as they may have condensed a Divine Power Seed, initially mobilizing divine power."

Divine power is also connecting with God!

The birth of divine power is a qualitative change.

Ending the secluded training.

Lu Chenzhou looked towards his lung world, where a figure clad in a black robe emerged, the elder of the Shadow Kill Clan. The Ghost Slave Mark failed, but transforming it into a Chang Ghost succeeded.

"Addis greets the master."

"Where do you come from?"

"The Shadow Realm."

"How did you get here?"

"Transmission array."

"Where is it?"

"In the starry sky, the specific location is unknown to us. We were transported to this planet by a Supreme Treasure."

After the inquiry, Lu Chenzhou's face was solemn.

"No wonder the transmission array couldn't be found, it turns out it's in the starry sky, in the vast sky, finding it is as hard as climbing to heaven."

After coming out, he contacted the Northern Guardian King.

"The starry sky?"

"Yes."

"We know too little about the starry sky, we can only send someone to take a chance. By the way, with the ancient cultivation cave mansion opening soon, to prevent demons from causing trouble, I need you to keep an eye out, if there's a situation, you may need to intervene."

"No problem."

"And... Chenzhou, come to the Battle Realm."

...

The Elder Council, the highest authority of All Nations Assembly.

Its headquarters is not in the Imperial Capital but in a certain space in the Battle Realm, only those recognized as Heavenly King experts by the All Nations Assembly have the qualification to enter, Lu Chenzhou's Sky Battle Token transformed, and a deep blue door appeared before him.

Buzz——

Stepping inside, upon opening his eyes, stars hung high above, surrounded by endless void, one figure after another appeared, each exuding a terrifying Heavenly King aura.

Finally, several heavyweight figures emerged.

The Yellow River Old Ghost, with crane hair and child-like face.

"Haha, long time no see, young Lu."

The Golden Ruins Primordial Monarch, appearing ever youthful.

"Mr. Lu, congratulations on passing the 5000th level."

The Heart's Mediator, draped in a cloak, mysterious and enchanting, said nothing but her gaze said it all.

Little Lu, when are you breaking through the seventh level!

The handsome swordsman Ye Xiaoyao also nodded slightly, looking at him with admiration, "Three days apart, and you warrant a new look!"

This space.

Just from the top ten Heavenly Persons, half had arrived, Lu Chenzhou stood beside the Northern Guardian King, greeting each one.

"Greetings, elders."

The Northern Guardian King laughed and said, "Since you have joined the Elders' Council, although you are not a Heavenly King, you are of the same generation as us and can simply call names or refer to us as fellow Daoists. No need to be overly formal."

"Alright... Hmm? Have I become an elder?"

Lu Chenzhou raised his eyebrows, incredulous.

"According to the rules of the Wanbang Council Elders' Council, becoming a Heavenly King, or breaking through the 5000th layer, as long as one's martial virtue and character are sound, all can join the Elders' Council."

The Northern Guardian King explained.

"Alright then."

Lu Chenzhou was rather surprised.

People gradually arrived.

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The Northern Guardian King introduced:

"The Wanbang Elders' Council has a total of 332 Heavenly Kings and 1 Great Grandmaster, but many elders have guardianship duties or are in seclusion, thus most proposals can be passed with the agreement of one-third of the elders.

To avoid disturbing each Heavenly King's cultivation, for minor affairs we often have several Heavenly Kings discuss them and then inform me for approval. However, matters concerning the populace and civilization require formal meetings."

Lu Chenzhou expressed his understanding.

The Northern Guardian King said, "If you are free, you can participate in more meetings. After meetings, there is free exchange time, where you can discuss Dao and also exchange resources."

Lu Chenzhou nodded.

The Northern Guardian King looked at the crowd and said, "The reason for gathering everyone this time is firstly to welcome Mr. Lu and give him a chance to rest. Though he is a Great Grandmaster, his achievements speak for themselves. He has repeatedly slain Heavenly Kings and even broken through 5000 layers, which warrants treating him as a Heavenly King. Thus, he is the 333rd elder of the Wanbang Council. Mr. Lu needs a batch of Spiritual Light Jade Dew, and if anyone has it, they can find him post-meeting for an exchange. Mr. Lu is willing to trade Mid-grade Primordial Stones or Nine Apertures Exquisite Grass."

The Yellow River Old Ghost laughed, "So there's Nine Apertures Exquisite Grass? Its value is higher than Spiritual Light Jade Dew. If trading with Mr. Lu, remember to add some compensation."

Lu Chenzhou smiled, "Just having Spiritual Light Jade Dew is enough, no need for compensation. Happy to see everyone satisfied."

He could sense that among the Heavenly Kings present, at least half were very eager for Nine Apertures Exquisite Grass.

Even though the Heavenly King stage only has 90 apertures, it is extremely difficult for an average Heavenly King to open just one aperture per year. Even Cangtian Dragon King during this stage could only open 3 apertures a year, showing its difficulty.

Nine Apertures Exquisite Grass has a lesser effect on aperture opening at the Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster stages, but even a 10% increase can save fifteen to twenty years.

It's said this is the most-needed strategic resource for the Wanbang Council; if everyone had one, the number of Absolute Peak Experts born within a hundred years could double!

Unfortunately, there are too few.

Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven only has two pieces.

The scarcity is not due to its preciousness beyond the reach of Great Powers, but because of different cultivation systems. Great Wilderness Qi Refiners, apart from some special methods, do not require this item.

Next, the formal meeting commenced.

The Northern Guardian King said, "I believe you all know, there are Outer Boundaries Shadow Kill Clan infiltrating the Xia Realm through a Transmission Array. Based on information collected by Mr. Lu, the Transmission Array is in the stars. External threats are imminent. To deal with the Shadow Kill Clan conveniently, I want to completely eradicate the Demon Palace and Rashamon Ghost Country! I suggest everyone spend some time visiting the Million Mountains and outer seas. Once we find the headquarters of these two places, we shall send troops to conquer them."

Li Xiuying raised her sword-like eyebrows, "That's well, it's easier to find demon ghosts in the human world than Transmission Arrays in the stars. Keeping the Demon Palace was originally to give young people a chance to hone themselves, but given the urgency now, we can't care about that. Let's first sweep through the human world!"

The Golden Ruins Primordial Monarch said, "According to the intelligence from the Yaochi Immortal, the Shadow Kill Clan is just the vanguard. In the past Water Mansion trials, there were other hostile forces towards humans, including the Divine Race, especially the Red Feather and Purple Beard clans. They too are gearing up to invade the Xia Realm. Young people have many opportunities for honing; demons and ghosts are not necessary."

Lu Chenzhou heard this and felt an internal stir.

"A new round of full-scale war is about to begin."

The last full-scale war was in the early months of disaster when he was just a Breakthrough Second small fry, looking up every day as his masters flew to battle the Demon Emperor.

Now, it's his turn.

Battle intent burns, blood boils!

After discussions among the Heavenly Kings, the Northern Guardian King said:

"From this day forward, each of you may explore your responsible areas starting now. Especially those adept in Shadow, Void, Space, Unfettered, and concealment skills, and those skilled in Five Elements Escape Technique, perception, and deducing, please contribute more effort.

If you spot the Demon Emperor, do not act yet. First mark the position so we can find the Demon Emperor in the human world. Then we'll take unified action to avoid alerting the enemy.

Each discovered Demon Emperor varies by strength and yields a reward of 100-300 Mid-grade Primordial Stones.

Traces of Heavenly Ghosts are hard to find, and they tend to have keen perceptions, thus involving the top 100 Daoists on the Heavenly Person List.

In the Million Mountains and Rash Demon Forbidden Zone, I'll lead the top 30 Daoists among Heavenly Persons, using treasures to investigate.

..."

The remaining time,

The Northern Guardian King assigned detailed tasks.

He finally looked at Lu Chenzhou.

"Mr. Lu, you will join the Yun Meng Lake regional team to explore Yun Meng Lake, and remember to stay safe. Searching for demon ghosts is a long-term mission. Your immediate priority is to advance to Heavenly King. Just cultivate and go into seclusion as usual. If you encounter bottlenecks, take a tour for relaxation."

"Okay."

Lu Chenzhou was relatively familiar with Yun Meng Lake, and he could watch over the Qi Refiner Cave Mansion there as well. The main Daoist traditions in this large area include five: Magic City, Jiangnan, Yangtze River, Wudang, and the Wanxiang Dao branch.

After the meeting.

He acquainted himself and exchanged with the team members.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, an old Heavenly King from the Yangtze River Dao tradition transmitted a message to Lu Chenzhou: "Young friend, I do not have Spiritual Light Jade Dew, but I have a top-grade Sixth Rank War Soldier, equivalent to a Supreme Divine Weapon. Are you interested in exchanging?"