Chapter 86: Chapter 84: Opening the Triple Gate! Dominating the World with Fists for Eight Hundred Years!

[When Zhao Qingzhou was young, he witnessed me practicing fist techniques. Since then, he never ventured into more profound martial arts fields but steadfastly took that "Basic Boxing Skill" as his foundation, layer by layer accumulating "power".]

[When he cultivated the "Sumeru Dragon Elephant" technique, his physical limits were broken, and his "power" was further inferred to an unimaginable realm.]

[Though Zhao Qingzhou was extraordinarily gifted, he was deeply devoted to this set of "fist techniques." His power was layered and fierce, advancing like a landslide or tsunami, oppressive with the momentum of heaven and earth, suffocating those who faced it.]

[Under the crushing force of that will, ordinary people simply had no way to evade, only confronting it head-on.]

[The Great Dao is simple; this "Infinite Heaven-Flipping Seal" was an ordinary punch, with only the concept of "shock," yet it was already "Divine Techniques"!]

[Zhao Qingzhou single-handedly slew the "Divine Emperor," saving countless nations from disaster. Afterwards, he resolutely returned to Qin Country, offering all his lifelong knowledge of the "Infinite Heaven-Flipping Seal" at the White Cloud Hall.]

[I, possessing the "Martial Saint Fate Grid," immediately saw through the mysteries of the "Infinite Heaven-Flipping Seal."]

[In the past, there were countless fist techniques in the world, often mimicking the forms of animals to exert force. Subsequently, countless heroes through the ages observed the magnificence of mountains and rivers, the brilliance of the sun, moon, and stars, comprehended the principles of heaven and earth, and achieved unparalleled feats.]

[They left behind countless treasures; thereafter, fist techniques began to mimic the forms of all things and heaven and earth.]

[However, "the forms of all things" and "the forms of heaven and earth" ultimately do not belong to humans.]

[Zhao Qingzhou was born in that turbulent "era of cataclysm," under the protection of Qin Country. He traversed eighty thousand miles of mountains and rivers, absorbing the grandeur of the landscapes, the splendor of the sun, moon, and stars, and the warmth of ten thousand homes into his heart.]

[The "Infinite Heaven-Flipping Seal" he comprehended surpasses all fist techniques, is close to the Dao, and is the perfect embodiment of "the human form" — the "True Form."]

[My master and I discussed the Dao on Cyan Mountain for three years, and Zhao Qingzhou finally opened the last gate, the "Gate of Evolution," with the Triple Gate remaining constant, stepping into — the Seventh Realm Divine Person.]

[A hundred years later.]

[I explored the "Martial Saint Fate Grid" to its utmost, all weapons returning to the root, deriving the supreme truth "the Dao is one foot higher, the demon one foot and three inches higher" from the "Red Ape Demon Suppression Divine Will Battle Technique."]

[I embarked on my unique Martial Dao, creating the supreme Martial Dao method "Ten Thousand Species Struggle for Freedom in the Frosty Sky," my flesh evolved once again, able to breathe in the heaven, earth, sun, and moon, I am the sun illuminating the world.]

[The hardships of the mortal world that could not kill me only made my flesh increasingly powerful on the path of "evolution," becoming indestructible.]

[At this time, Qin Country had unified the Mountain and River Seal World, with sudden changes in the winds and clouds, a giant beast appeared in the sky above, towering over the "Heaven-Swallowing Flood Dragon" — the "Golden-Winged Roc." Its wings, resplendent as gold and iron interwoven, devoured the innocent populace of the other three continents and rampaged everywhere upon appearing.]

[The Golden-Winged Roc was exceedingly intelligent, not only gathering many land giant beasts previously persecuted by the human race but also learning human speech, arrogantly proclaiming to establish an "Demon Country" on earth:]

"I am the Golden-Winged Roc, having attained the Dao today, observing the multitudes of Qin Country, ignorant and contentious. I wish to impart the supreme method to all beings, from today, all who breathe across the Four Great Continents and Eight Great Oceans must first offer sacrifices to my mouth! "

"Bah, enter my belly, and you shall enjoy eternal life and transcendence!"

[The words were extremely arrogant.]

[Surprisingly, many ignorant people from other continents of Qin Country began to worship the Golden-Winged Roc, viewing it as the supreme god. Those who could not bear the suffering of the mortal world flocked into its belly, vainly seeking that illusory transcendence and eternal life.]

[In March, Zhao Qingzhou emerged to confront it in battle, and the Golden-Winged Roc engaged directly, taking a direct hit from the "Infinite Heaven-Flipping Seal"; its beak was nearly smashed, almost dying on the spot.]

[At the critical moment, the Golden-Winged Roc relied on its incredible speed, hurriedly fleeing, disappearing into the sky.]

[Since its defeat at Zhao Qingzhou’s hands, the Golden-Winged Roc no longer dared to act openly, relying on assistance from those "followers," hiding and avoiding Zhao Qingzhou’s power. Its speed was so fast that even teamed True Gang Martial Artists struggled to contain it.]

[Thus, both sides fell into a hundred-year stalemate, testing each other with wisdom and valor, the Golden-Winged Roc on several occasions was nearly death struck by Zhao Qingzhou, yet always escaped, never decisively winning or losing.]

[In my heart, I knew all this was undoubtedly Duan Hong’s doing; the "Divine Emperor" years ago was orchestrated by his hands.]

[As Qin Country’s technology rapidly advanced, secretly the first cabinet created the "Celestial Net," and finally, after three years, successfully severed the Golden-Winged Roc’s wings in one blow, Zhao Qingzhou pursued it for seven days, finally killing it.]

[Zhao Qingzhou returned, carrying the body of the Golden-Winged Roc. With the crisis dispelled, Qin Country once again entered a prosperous golden age, with population surging and national strength flourishing.]

[Time flowed, a hundred years passed like a flash, Zhao Qingzhou faded into the background, becoming the pillar of Qin Country’s stability. During this period, several "Deep Sea Giant Beasts" desolated, threatening national extinction, all killed by Zhao Qingzhou alone.]

[With prosperity in Martial Dao and technological progress, Qin Country flourished with talents while the Innate Realm was but a wave in the martial sea; now only Celestial Martial Artists could be termed "Marquis," True Gang experts were honored as "Kings."]

[Yet, as centuries passed, I consistently failed to nurture another genius like Zhao Qingzhou.]

[On the eight-hundredth year of Zhao Qingzhou’s dominance, the celestial intent formed by Duan Hong rebelled to diminishing effect, initially causing ripples, but later sending a "Deep Sea Giant Octopus" that became mere barbecue material, posing no threat. ]

[One day, Qin Country ventured back to the moon, building the White Cloud Hall upon it, venerating the Cyan Mountain Saints. Zhao Qingzhou was also enshrined there, gazing at the banner fluttering over the Blue Star, sensing the Celestial Mandate of the Mountain and River Human Race, as Duan Hong finally fell completely.]

Cyan Mountain.

"Eight hundred years."

A majestic figure looked up towards the sky; the path of Martial Dao lacked longevity. He should have long since reached the end of his lifespan, turned to dust, but thanks to the martial master’s intervention lifespans extended to this moment, finally welcoming the end of destiny.

That man was none other than Zhao Qingzhou, returned in glory from the moon.

He walked unsteadily, step by step ascending to the summit of Cyan Mountain, beside a monument where he found a man sweeping the ground.

Zhao Qingzhou’s face was frozen in his middle age, with hair as black as ink and knotted muscles; his would have been the prime of vitality, yet now could only tremble as he sat on the stone block nearby, silently watching Martial Master Ning Xunqiu without daring to interrupt his sweeping.

After a moment, Ning Xunqiu put down the broom, sitting next to the large stone. Master and disciple were silent, with only silence flowing in the air.

"I plead with the Martial Master to save the pillar of our state," another group of black-armored warriors ascended Cyan Mountain, being Qin Country’s Flying Eagle Forbidden Guard.

Ning Xunqiu glanced at Zhao Qingzhou, whose body was brimming with vitality, but a soul like a flickering candle in the wind, sighing, "This is a sign of the Celestial Five Declines..."

In the Qingxu Realm, not practicing Qi cultivation, opening the Spiritual Aperture, nurturing the Primordial Spirit, relying solely on the flesh’s strength, human lifespans ultimately have their limits, with a maximum of eight hundred years!

This is fate!

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