Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect-Chapter 218 - 166: Master, I Have Become a Martial Saint (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2
Chapter 218: Chapter 166: Master, I Have Become a Martial Saint (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2
Moreover, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation will grow stronger.
Originally, the might of Li Qian’s tribulation had been terrifying, thankfully, the barrier of the Human World weakened it. One can hardly imagine how fearsome later tribulations would be.
However, he is no longer the ignorant Little White. He will make thorough preparations for the tribulations to come.
Most importantly, he will definitely choose to transcend the tribulations within the Chen Bell Domain.
...
Time flies, seven years have passed.
With the power of the Demon Race in the Human World eradicated, various Demon Sects have become utterly despised, shunned by all. Many associated with the Demon Sects, regardless of their backgrounds, have been purged.
The once murky and corrupt Human World has entered a rare period of peace.
Without the threat of the Demon Race, and with the ascension of the Human World, the concentration of Primordial Qi has risen, resulting in a significant advancement in the overall martial arts hierarchies.
Even the chance of birthing a Heavenly Person... has increased.
Various major forces within the martial world have added one or two Heavenly Persons, more or less.
As for the Divine Sword Sect, there’s no need to mention their unique advantage. In just a few short years, yet many Heavenly Persons were born, bringing the count of Heavenly Persons to a staggering seventeen.
Furthermore, Supreme Elder Qing Song has smoothly advanced to an Intermediate Heavenly Person.
The numbers of Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters are even greater, surging like a spring.
Now, the Divine Sword Sect in the martial world... its overall strength undeniably ranks first.
Even the Yu Family... is far surpassed in terms of high-level combat power.
Almost all intermediate and senior-level Heavenly Persons of the Yu Family perished in the Huilong Mountain battle, leaving only one Intermediate Heavenly Person and a few lower-level ones. Although still strong in the foundations of the martial world, they no longer compare to the Divine Sword Sect.
These past few years, Li Qian undoubtedly had a very comfortable life.
His three newly accepted disciples have already mastered the Sword Stabbing Fist to perfection and have started on the path of Postnatal Cultivation.
It has to be said, those with Treasure Light Level talents truly stand out, cultivating at a pace even faster than Chai Shao.
As for the eldest disciple, Chai Shao has already stepped into the top tier of Grandmasters, surpassing Bai Yun across the board.
Bai Yun is a bit behind, but is also now an Intermediate Grandmaster.
The speed of elder Zhou Buping’s physical decline is faster than what Li Qian expected.
He could only watch as his mentor aged rapidly.
In just seven short years, Zhou Buping had become haggard and frail.
He seldom descends the mountain now, spending his days at Chen Bell Platform, sometimes offering guidance to his three disciples...
Zhou Buping knows he doesn’t have many days left to live.
Yet seeing the revitalization of his lineage brings him immense consolation.
One day, Zhou Buping suddenly asked Chai Shao to call Bai Yun back.
"Great Ancestor, why did you suddenly summon me back?"
Upon receiving the message, Bai Yun hurried back to Chen Bell Platform and asked curiously.
"Tonight, let’s gather and celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of our lineage founding its peak."
Zhou Buping spoke with a smile.
"Alright..."
Bai Yun was very happy, "I’ll cook the dishes."
"Little Black, go catch some game."
She suddenly called out to the black eagle, which was preening its feathers on the wooden shelter.
Now, Little Black’s size had almost stopped growing. Standing up, it was over ten meters tall, with a wingspan of ten meters—carrying several people would be no problem.
Chirp!
Little Black cried out and immediately spread its wings, flying into the sky.
Though it hadn’t become a demon, it was very clever and understood human speech.
"Junior Sister Bai, let me do it instead."
Chai Shao said.
"Senior Brother, then let’s do it together."
Bai Yun said, laughing.
"You two help out, I’ll prepare this meal."
Li Qian put down the book in his hands and stood up to speak.
"Eh, Master, you can cook too?"
Bai Yun was surprised.
Since her initiation, she had never seen the master cooking; back then, it was Liu Ming who took charge of the kitchen.
She and Senior Brother Chai only managed to cook under the guidance of Liu Ming.
"Nonsense, Liu Ming’s culinary skills were all taught by me, what do you think?"
Li Qian said with a light laugh.
Although he hadn’t cooked for a long time, his skills had not become rusty at all.
More than an hour later, a large table filled with dishes was prepared.
Little Black had already prepared the Exotic Beast Sheep he caught, slicing it into thin rolls of meat, which would be used for hotpot.
The seven members of Wu Xin’s lineage sat around the table and began their meal.
Zhou Buping was in high spirits and even drank several glasses of wine.
"Little Yun, pour me another full cup,"
he said to Bai Yun.
"Supreme Elder, you’ve been drinking quite a lot."
Bai Yun looked towards Li Qian as she spoke.
"If your Supreme Elder wants to drink, then let him drink."
Li Qian said with a smile.
Bai Yun was puzzled; usually, her master wouldn’t let the Supreme Elder drink too much. Why wasn’t he stopping him today?
"Master, I toast to you. If it weren’t for you taking me as your disciple back then, I might still be just an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple,"
Li Qian raised his glass towards his master Zhou Buping.
"Hehe, it should be said that I picked up a great deal. Even if I hadn’t taken you as a disciple, with your talent and effort, you’d have achieved something remarkable."
Zhou Buping said with a touch of emotion and laughter.
In his disciple, he saw the true qualities of a cultivator.
Decades of silent cultivation, unaffected by the glitz of the outside world, even after becoming a Heavenly Person and the Divine Sword Sect’s Supreme Elder, he still hadn’t changed his initial intentions.
Having such a disciple, he would die without regret.
After saying this, he picked up the wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then got up and walked outside.
"You guys continue to eat."
After Li Qian spoke, he followed his master out of the house.
Zhou Buping walked step by step towards the cabin in the back mountain.
Li Qian accompanied him by his side.
The two walked past the nearby fields, still planted with various vegetables and Spirit Grain, which had been tended by Chai Shao over the years.
Returning to the cabin,
Zhou Buping made an effort to sit down on the bed.
Li Qian moved to help him, but Zhou Buping waved him off.
After some struggle, Zhou Buping finally sat down cross-legged on the bed.
"Li Qian, your master’s time has come."
Zhou Buping looked at his disciple and said with a light smile, "Tell me the truth about your current Cultivation Realm."
Li Qian touched his nose, surprised, "Master, did you know that your disciple was concealing his Cultivation Realm?"
"You might be able to hide it from others, but did you really think you could hide it from me?"
Zhou Buping chided with a laugh.
He didn’t know the real Cultivation Realm of his disciple, but he could tell something was being concealed. However, he never revealed it.
"Master, by telling you, I won’t scare you, will I?"
Li Qian said with a smile.
"Your master is about to die, what is there to be scared of? You’re not going to tell me you’ve already reached the top-level Heavenly Person, are you?"
Zhou Buping huffed softly.
"Master, perhaps your guess should be even bolder?"
Li Qian shook his head.
"Bolder?"
Zhou Buping paused, then his eyes widened in shock, "You, you haven’t achieved the level of a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial, have you?"
"Master, your disciple reached the Martial Saint Realm fifteen years ago."
Li Qian spoke, his eyes suddenly welling up with tears because he sensed that the vitality in his master’s body had rapidly declined at that moment.
"Martial Saint?"
Zhou Buping suddenly burst into laughter, "So that was the breakthrough to Martial Saint... Hahaha..."
Suddenly, his voice came to a halt.
Zhou Buping, with a genuine smile, slowly lowered his head, lifeless.
"Master, may you have a good journey."
Like toppling a tower of gold and jade, Li Qian knelt down, his tears uncontrollably falling, his voice choked with emotion.
Since being transported to this world, it was the first time he truly felt the pain of losing a family member.
In his heart, he had long regarded his master Zhou Buping as his dearest family.
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