The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 331 - 267, Heaven Lord Wu Chao, The Curtain Call of the Old Era (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_2
In Penglai, low power means low status, and those with low status donโt get their share of things.
Itโs better to join Yellow Bear, earn some Merit, and at least have a tangible hope. ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐ฎ๐.๐ฌ๐๐ข
A very wise choice.
"What exactly are the Longevity Materials? Has Master Xu ever seen them?" Lu Yuan asked.
Xu Weiguo looked a bit embarrassed when faced with this question and shook his head shyly.
So, Lu Yuan smiled, moved on from the topic, and then said, "Master Xu, please tell me more about Penglai. I love hearing about it."
Xu Weiguo asked, "What does Lord Lu want to know about Penglai?"
"People." Lu Yuan casually put down the teacup in his hand and said indifferently, "For example, the Five Elders you just mentioned."
Xu Weiguo gave Lu Yuan a peculiar and meaningful look, then said, "The Five Elders are the five most respected Great Grandmasters in Penglai Pavilion..."
"Great Grandmaster?!" Lu Yuan was stunned. "Are there levels among Grandmasters?"
"Itโs just a conventional term," Xu Weiguo replied. "In Penglai, Grandmasters who are several times stronger than ordinary Grandmasters are called Great Grandmasters. There isnโt a very clear division of strength, and Great Grandmasters also vary in power. The Five Elders are at this level..."
Xu Weiguo even painstakingly told Lu Yuan all the information he knew about the Five Elders of Penglai. For example, their names, which Sects they came from, and what martial arts they excelled in. Although most of it was hearsay, it gave Lu Yuan the feeling of having broadened his horizons considerably.
"...It is said that the Five Elders are skilled in a combined attack technique; when the five of them fight together, few on land can match them. But I have never seen it, and I donโt know if itโs true."
"It seems the Five Elders are the five strongest people in all of Penglai," Lu Yuan said.
According to Xu Weiguo, the average strength of the Five Elders of Penglai is just a few times stronger than a typical Grandmaster. So, letโs consider them SS+. Their five-person combined attack, if itโs as profound as the rumors say, would at most reach SSS-level combat strength. With my current strength, it wouldnโt be too difficult to take them down. The five of them combined are only SSS-level... Well then, I just wonโt give them the chance to team up.
Lu Yuan was thinking about this when he heard Xu Weiguo say, "Thatโs not necessarily so. The most powerful person in Penglai Pavilion is the Heaven Lord."
"Heaven Lord?!" Lu Yuan was slightly shocked. "What a grand title."
"It certainly is." Xu Weiguo nodded, but his expression turned serious as he said, "But he deserves it."
"How so?" Lu Yuan squinted, a faint light flickering in his eyes.
Xu Weiguo replied, "Heaven Lord Wu Chao was a true legendary figure in the Ancient Martial Arts World from my great-great-grandfatherโs generation. He was born in Pingzhou... well, what is now Wangchuan Pingzhou City. He studied martial arts from a young age, and it is said that he became a martial master at the age of thirteen...."
"Thirteen years old?" Lu Yuan frowned, interrupting Xu Weiguo. "Thatโs absurd! At thirteen, he wouldnโt have even hit puberty, yet his body tempering reached Great Achievement and he advanced to martial master?..."
Xu Weiguo looked at him silently. Lu Yuan shrugged, picked up the teacup on the table, and gestured for Xu Weiguo to continue.
Clearing his throat, Xu Weiguo continued, "...Later, Wu Chao traveled north and challenged about five hundred sects of various sizes...."
Lu Yuan suppressed his urge to retort and nodded, indicating for Xu Weiguo to continue.
"...Hmm, you didnโt experience that era, so you might not fully understand. In fact, this number is not an exaggeration. Three generations ago, the enthusiasm for martial arts in the Sum Country was very fervent. Martial arts schools were all over the country. That era was also recognized as the fastest developing, most brilliant, and most flourishing period for Ancient Martial Arts. The last Martial Saint was born during that era. But I digress; letโs get back to Heaven Lord Wu Chao. Wu Chao was exceptionally talented. Even in that era, he was one of a kind. At the age of eighteen, he killed a Grandmaster in public view, becoming the youngest Grandmaster-level individual in the history of the Martial Arts Circleโa Young Grandmaster!"
"Young Grandmaster." When Lu Yuan heard this term, his heart jolted a little.
Then I carefully calculated how long it would be until my eighteenth birthday... Still plenty of time.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
That means I still have a chance, a chance to break his record. Why do I have to compare myself to others? Itโs just a manโs competitive spirit.
"Continue." Lu Yuan waved his hand, regaining his calm and composed demeanor.
"...After becoming a Grandmaster, Wu Chao entered Martial Saint Island and went into seclusion for a full ten years under the guidance of the last Martial Saint. Ten years later, the Martial Saint passed away. When Wu Chao came out of seclusion, he set up a hundred-day challenge arena, proclaiming he would challenge all Ancient Martial Artists in the world, causing a national uproar.... During those hundred days, a total of about eighty Grandmasters and countless Fighters of other strengths went to challenge him. During this period, Wu Chao hardly rested and only consumed rice water...."
"And the outcome?" Lu Yuanโs interest was piqued, and he couldnโt help but ask.
"The result..." Even Xu Weiguoโs eyes flashed with a hint of nostalgic admiration. "After more than a thousand duels, he only lost three. Later on, he never lost again."
"That powerful?" Lu Yuan expressed surprise, then asked in confusion, "Whatโs that got to do with the title of Heaven Lord?"
Xu Weiguo looked at him and said, "After the hundred-day challenge, Wu Chao created the โHeavenly Palace Sectโ martial arts, took the title of Heaven Lord, and officially established himself in Penglai. Afterward, countless people tried to challenge him... But the result only made his title of Heaven Lord and the reputation of the Heavenly Palace Sectโs martial arts even more famous. Later on, he seldom fought...."
"Heavenly Palace Sect martial arts..." Lu Yuan murmured the words, an unusual glint appearing in his eyes.
The legendary experiences of Heaven Lord Wu Chao, as told by Xu Weiguo, seemed to unfold a grand and splendid past era before him, an era where countless dazzling prodigies, like meteors, had streaked across the sky.
Unfortunately, that era had long passed.
Whatโs more regrettable is... I no longer have the chance to compete with those figures. No, wait... itโs not like I have absolutely no chance.
"According to Master Xu, Heaven Lord Wu Chao is still alive now? Then he must be over two hundred years old, right?"
"Yes."
"Then doesnโt that mean his strength has fallen off a lot?"
"Surely heโs past his prime, but heโs still much stronger than a common Grandmaster," Xu Weiguo remarked with emotion. "When I was in Penglai, I heard that just the year before I joined, Heaven Lord had taken action. He killed a Great Grandmaster with one move. Just imagine, how strong must he have been during his prime? Itโs unimaginable...."
Killed a Great Grandmaster in a single move... Lu Yuanโs eyes flickered as he calculated inwardly. Then this Heaven Lord Wu Chaoโs strength, even if not quite SSS-level, must be very close to it. Add to that the Five Elders of Penglai. No wonder Penglai is such a tough nut to crack. So hard to deal with that even Flying Bear Level experts stumble there. However, the more this was the case, the more interested I became in making a trip to Penglai.
Lu Yuan looked at his own hands, an inexplicable, fiery resolve surging within him.
"Eventually, someone has to... smash these old antiques and completely draw the curtain on the old eraโs closing act."
