Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 67 - 64: The Cry of the Young Phoenix

Mushan Martial Arts Academy.

"Hanyang, I've met the person from Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall," Lin Donghe said in a deep voice.

Before him, a long-haired young man was standing shirtless, his muscles robust and his figure evenly proportioned, a layer of shimmering gloss on his skin surface which, merely from looking, conveyed the immense strength contained within.

Upon hearing Lin Donghe's voice, he ceased his stance practice, and his whole body's tendons and bones resonated, producing a series of cracking sounds.

Hearing this, Lin Donghe felt full of envy.

When he first attempted to breakthrough his power limitations, due to limited talent and resources, he only broke the first layer, achieving Unbreakable Copper Skin, only to find further progress nearly impossible.

Whereas his junior brother Hanyang has already broken through the third limit, possessing Unbreakable Copper Skin, strong rib muscles, and Bone Forging Like Bell—the gifts of Heavenly Gate—with a composite score reaching 98!

He was gathering all the resources of the Martial Arts Hall, seizing the final moments to attempt the breakthrough of the fourth limit, considered to be Taian City's most talented young martial artist of his generation.

Even the master had said that if he were born in the central regions, he could aspire to break through the Five Limits.

Once Master Wan Qi opens his dojo, this junior brother will certainly be the most likely among them to be accepted.

Pei Hanyang took a deep breath out, ending the tempering of his blood and Qi, and opened his eyes, speaking in a mild tone:

"Senior brother, what was the result?"

"He didn't deny the act of saving Lou Qinglan," Lin Donghe replied directly, "and I even tried to win him over, but he showed no interest whatsoever!"

Pei Hanyang pondered for a moment, then said:

"Since he is the savior of Lou Qinglan, he definitely can make a connection with Lou Qinglan. Perhaps Lou Qinglan will even seek him out to express gratitude. This could be our opportunity."

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"The group's people will be arriving in the next couple of days. We need to confirm Lou Qinglan's whereabouts as soon as possible. Continue to contact him, try to win him over, and promise him some verbal incentives for now, sweetening the deal if necessary."

Lin Donghe instinctively didn't want to see Ji Jingqiu again.

He quickly said, "Hanyang junior brother, isn't it said that after some days, Lou Qinglan will attend an upper-class banquet? Why not take action then?"

Pei Hanyang spoke seriously: "Senior brother, we must show our value in front of the group as much as possible to bargain for more."

Lin Donghe hesitated but nodded: "…What does master think?"

Pei Hanyang calmly replied, "The master's intentions are clear. After the incident at the Martial Arts Association last time, the city hall suspects us of being the insider traitors, so we already have no way out."

Lin Donghe nodded solemnly: "Understood, I will continue to contact and try to win over Ji Jingqiu."

Pei Hanyang spoke lightly: "If it really doesn't work, senior brother, don't force it. When the time comes, we can simply fool him into coming out. The master said, the old owner of Yang Yan has sustained serious injuries and is severely drained of Qi and blood. As long as we deal with it swiftly, we would have already left East Three Bright Star."

...

Taian City Airport.

"How can the security in Taian City be so tight?"

An old man and a young boy, who had just struggled through the security checkpoint, were walking side by side in the airport, the senior frowning.

The young man was rather optimistic: "Tight security checks mean good public order."

"Right, master, after reading this post, I finally understand why you said last time that the Federation is brimming with talent."

Pointing at the terminal screen, the young man's tone was full of amazement,

"There's even a geographic tag here showing East Three Bright Star; this planet is also full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons!"

Looking at the posts boasting about unraveling the mystery of life and death in one day or breaking through the Five Limits at one go, the old man couldn't help but twitch in discomfort, forcing himself to look through till the end, until he saw a comment with the geographic location of East Three Bright Star saying:

[Embarrassingly, I will open my Heavenly Gate this afternoon, but it will probably not be until tomorrow morning that I can breakthrough one layer of the Heavenly Barrier.]

The old man said earnestly:

"Bulls are flying in the sky, they're just blowing hot air on the ground."

"Sanxi, you're grown up now; you need to learn to distinguish right from wrong. You believe in such obvious falsehoods?"

Shi Sanxi paused, scratching his head, "Master, you mean they're all just bluffing on the internet?"

The old man pondered for a moment: "The earlier predictions are too preposterous, things like breaking the Sharp Fifth Layer in one breath and such. However, the last one might be possible."

"The one about making a breakthrough on the second day?"

"Yes, that's historically possible," the old man added, "mostly among geniuses in Spiritual Cultivation who ignite the Heart Fire during Body Refining. After all, the sooner one opens the Heavenly Person Door after Opening Veins, the simpler the Breaking Limit becomes."

"So a next-day Breaking Limit is real?"

"Hard to say. I don't think such a genius exists on this planet." Luo Tianyou shook his head, "Come on, let's hurry. If we're any later, when Master Yang passes away, you'll only be able to offer incense at his grave."

Shi Sanxi was speechless.

Had it not been for the master's insistence on detouring to the northern district, they would have arrived much earlier.

Moreover, the detour to the northern district was to purchase a new life-sustaining medicine developed by Kangping Company for Master Yang, in hopes of treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

"Remember, when we meet him later, call him 'Master Uncle', not 'Master Elder Uncle'," Luo Tianyou suddenly turned back and reminded sternly.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh." Shi Sanxi numbly nodded his head. He had heard this many times on the journey, only to sigh to himself that both old men were truly competitive.

On the way from Taian City Airport, Shi Sanxi's eyes suddenly locked onto a short-haired woman with an aura similar to his own.

"Master," he called softly.

"Yes, I see her," Luo Tianyou said calmly, with ripples forming in his eyes, "Not only has she opened the Heavenly Person Door, but this level of aura indicates at least the fourth limit. It seems that this planet does have geniuses... Let's go."

The two stepped out of the airport, hailed an autonomous taxi, and headed to Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall.

Suddenly, Shi Sanxi said, "Master, let's stay on this planet for a while. I'm close to breaking the third limit, and you can catch up with Master Yang."

Luo Tianyou's face lit up with joy: "You're about to have a breakthrough?"

"Yes." Shi Sanxi's eyes were firm; even if he wasn't going to break the limit, he would break it anyway, just so that his insincere master and one of his few friends could reminisce longer!

"Very good! Worthy to be my disciple!"

Luo Tianyou patted his thigh vigorously, touched and contented. He started to replan their itinerary,

"When the time comes, I won't bring it up proactively. Once you break the limit in front of them, I don't believe Old Yang can hold back from asking!

Then, with a casual hint from me, I'll see if Old Yang isn't envious to death!"

Shi Sanxi: "...As long as you're happy."

Looking at the disciple beside him, Luo Tianyou was very satisfied.

His disciple was humble and courteous, and also extremely lucky,

Though occasionally lazy, mild-mannered and uncompetitive, which didn't seem to match the legacy of the swordsmanship he carried. When he broke the Five Limits in the future, Luo Tianyou would have to worry about the Body Skills cultivation techniques.

Of course, it was a happy worry.

As they approached Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall and the gilded characters came into view, Luo Tianyou prompted his proud disciple, puffed his chest out, lifted his head, and strode in, not forgetting to instruct on the way:

"Take that life potential medicine with you. Find a chance in the next few days to give it to Yang Yao secretly... not directly to him."

Shi Sanxi nodded and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Luo Tianyou also sensed something and looked ahead.

It was the sound of a saber's call.

Crisp and sonorous, like the chime of gold and stone, it carried far and wide, seemingly endless, reaching the limitless heights.

Like a young phoenix's clear cry, it resounded across the world.

Luo Tianyou's steps faltered, then sped up.

His gaze passed beyond Yang Yan, who turned to look with realization, and saw, sitting deep within—Ji Jingqiu, enveloped in an aura sharp and fierce as fire, as if erupting from every pore, severing the third limit in one fell swoop.

Under the surge of this sharp aura, the vast and spacious training field suddenly seemed exceedingly confined and small, as if unable to contain such a fierce and stern spirit.

This youth, he ought to learn the saber from him!