Chapter 209 - 161: Master, I Have Become a Heavenly Person (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 209: Chapter 161: Master, I Have Become a Heavenly Person (Seeking Monthly Tickets) In the past two days, Master Zhou Buping, who had been absent from Chen Bell Platform, suddenly returned from outside. Upon seeing Li Qian, he was overjoyed. Li Qian’s extended period of seclusion for cultivation had been a bit worrisome for him. "Li Qian, have you broken through in Sword Intent?" He eagerly asked. "Yes, I’ve broken through." Li Qian nodded. "Excellent, it seems that my Divine Sword Sect will soon witness the birth of another Heavenly Person." Zhou Buping smiled broadly upon hearing this. Li Qian was nearly sixty years old now. A sixty-year-old Heavenly Person would be considered quite young. After all, several Heavenly Persons of the Divine Sword Sect, other than Elder Qing Song who was in his seventies and Heavenly Person Xiao who was in his eighties, all had their breakthroughs close to a hundred years old. "Master, I have already ascended to Heavenly Person." Li Qian spoke with a smile. As he spoke, his body began to float upwards. It’s not like he could break through a second time. It would be better to directly acknowledge his ascension to Heavenly Person. "Your cultivation has also broken through?" Zhou Buping was very happy, "But wait, when the previous Heavenly Persons had their breakthroughs there were signs, how come there was no indication when you did?" However, Li Qian’s ability to levitate and fly was the hallmark of a Heavenly Person. "Master, I set up a simple array to seal off my aura, that’s why there was no disturbance." Li Qian explained with a smile. "An array can have such an effect?" Zhou Buping was incredibly surprised. The disciples Bai Yun and Chai Shao, standing beside them, were also thrilled to see their master floating and flying. After all, who wouldn’t take pride in having a Heavenly Person as a master? "I’ll head to the Inner Sect immediately to inform the Sect Leader about your breakthrough to Heavenly Person." Zhou Buping hurriedly headed down the mountain. "Master, there’s no need to rush..." Li Qian, seeing his master full of excitement, quickly said. "Why wouldn’t I rush? Now that you’ve become a Heavenly Person, I’d like to see who would dare oppose your claim to the position of Supreme Elder?" Zhou Buping waved his hand and spoke. All these years, his disciple had remained an Inner Sect Disciple and wasn’t even an elder; how could he not be anxious? Now that he had become a Heavenly Person, the status of Supreme Elder was surely within reach. Watching his master leave, Li Qian touched his nose and simply let it be. If his master was happy, there was no need to dampen his spirits. .... Inner Sect. Divine Sword Hall. "Elder Zhou, may I know what brings you here?" Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu welcomed Zhou Buping with a smile. He was also nearly a hundred and ten years old, with more white hairs now. His cultivation was at the level of a Top Grandmaster, but he was still slightly short of breaking through to Heavenly Person. He clearly felt signs of aging in his body. Without ascending to Heavenly Person, grandmasters of this age would all start to show such signs. Hence, he didn’t have much time left. "Sect Leader, Li Qian has become a Heavenly Person." Zhou Buping didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "Huh..." Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu was taken aback at first, then quickly grasped the gravity of the news, "What? Li Qian has become a Heavenly Person?" Li Qian was only around sixty years old, right? Initially a servant disciple, he was taken in by Zhou Buping and has since climbed his way up against all odds, becoming a Divine Sword Matcher. Many elders within the Inner Sect suspected that the reason Li Qian was assessed to have poor Root Bone during the Inner Sect’s examination was likely due to Hidden Bone. But even with decent talent, how could he possibly ascend to Heavenly Person so quickly? His peer, Nangong Bei, who was more outstanding, is now an elder with real authority due to lack of vacancies for Peak Masters or Sword Masters, despite being the right age. Yet, he is only an Intermediate Grandmaster. As for Chang Xiaoyao, who still had five years at Dragon Guard Temple, he is also at the level of an Intermediate Grandmaster. Ji Ming, initially not lacking in Root Bone talent but having sustained severe injuries, although he recovered his Lifebound Essence Qi using Life Gathering Pill, was still somewhat affected and slightly behind, now only an Intermediate Grandmaster. "Yes, he has been in seclusion for half a year, right? After coming out, he has ascended to being a Heavenly Person." Zhou Buping, seeing the Sect Leader’s shocked face, felt extremely gratified. He believed that many of the Inner Sect’s powerful elders and Peak Masters would be just as shocked. Moreover, with Li Qian becoming a Heavenly Person, wouldn’t the Wuxin lineage naturally establish the eighth peak within the Inner Sect following logical progression? "Elder Zhou, I will notify the Supreme Elders immediately." Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu hastily said. He knew that Elder Zhou would not make such a claim without good reason. The emergence of a new Heavenly Person, especially such a young one, meant his future achievements would indeed be boundless. So far, among the Heavenly Persons of the Divine Sword Sect, not one Supreme Elder had reached the level of an Intermediate Heavenly Person. Even Heavenly Person Hou, who had been a Heavenly Person for twenty-two years, was still at the same level, probably because he used Heavenly Celestial Pill to achieve his breakthrough. The most likely to progress was Elder Qing Song. After all, Elder Qing Song had become a Heavenly Person before he was eighty years old. .... Except for Elder Cang Yun who was stationed at the barracks of the Divine Sword Legion, the other four Heavenly Persons gathered at Chen Bell Platform. Upon sensing the aura emitted by Li Qian, they held no further doubts. In truth, they had never doubted from the beginning. This Li Qian was a disciple favored by that august ancestor, wasn’t it normal for him to achieve Heavenly Person? "Li Qian, now that you have become a Heavenly Person, according to the decision passed down by our ancestor before his transcendence, a Heavenly Person can assume the role of a Supreme Elder. Do you have any requests?" Supreme Elder Hou Shuwen asked. "Elder Hou, I hope the sect can allocate the mountain where Chen Bell Platform is located to my Wuxin lineage." Li Qian said. Master has always wanted to glorify the Wuxin lineage, and naturally, I wish to fulfill his desire. "This mountain is too ordinary, I’m afraid it’s not suitable to be the foundation for the Wuxin lineage... Why not choose a better peak instead?" Hou Shuwen said. "Elder Hou, it’s not the height of the mountain that matters, we in the Wuxin lineage have already gotten used to Chen Bell Platform." Li Qian said with a smile. "Okay, then we shall name this mountain Wuxin Peak, to serve as the foundation for the Wuxin lineage." Hou Shuwen nodded. The other three Heavenly Persons naturally agreed. Originally, the four Heavenly Persons suggested holding a grand ceremony for the establishment of the new lineage’s peak to celebrate his ascension to Heavenly Personhood, but Li Qian declined. Zhou Buping also felt that a low-key establishment of the peak was good enough. There was no need to make a big fuss and gather the masses. After the four Heavenly Persons left, Zhou Buping was overjoyed, "Chai Shao, prepare a few dishes, today we celebrate the official establishment of my Wuxin lineage’s peak." "Understood, Grandmaster." Chai Shao agreed immediately. That day, Zhou Buping brought two disciples and a large stone tablet, engraved with the three characters for Wuxin Peak, and placed it at the entrance of the mountain path. Just like that, the Wuxin lineage simply completed its establishment. .... The news of a new Heavenly Person being born in Divine Sword Sect, intentionally spread by the Sect Leader, quickly traveled throughout all the peaks and halls of the sect. When the numerous Inner Sect Disciples, elders, influential elders, and Peak Masters learned that the new Heavenly Person was Li Qian of the Chen Bell Platform, they were all shockingly indescribable. Chen Bell Platform. "Junior Brother Li, you’ve truly amazed everyone with your breakthrough... I am not even a Great Grandmaster, yet you’ve become a Heavenly Person... how am I to face this?" Pang Bai rushed over to Chen Bell Platform as soon as he received the news to offer his congratulations. "It’s merely a stroke of luck." Li Qian said laughingly. "Junior Brother Li, no wonder you were indifferent to becoming an elder. Who would care about being just an elder when they could be a Supreme Elder? Those elders who always wanted to block your qualification as an elder must feel extremely awkward now... haha..." Pang Bai said cheerfully. Over the next few days, people from Divine Sword Sect continuously visited Li Qian at Chen Bell Platform to meet the new Heavenly Person. Liu Ming also came to visit with his wife and child. He married an Inner Sect female disciple and had a child with her two years after descending the mountain. The couple has no immediate plans to leave the Divine Sword Sect because their child passed the Inner Sect assessment in the prior recruitment and had become an Inner Sect Disciple. For their child’s future, they plan on struggling within the Divine Sword Sect for a few more years, to lay a good foundation for their child before returning to their hometown. Unfortunately, despite more than a decade of cultivation, Liu Ming has not broken through to the Innate level and remains stuck at the Ninth Layer of the Acquired Phase. Had he not left Chen Bell Platform and had been close enough to feel the first toll of the Chen Bell, breaking through to Innate would likely have been effortless. But life’s choices inherently represent different paths. If he had not left Chen Bell Platform, he might have missed the opportunity to marry and have children, and he wouldn’t have his little family now. So, Li Qian thinks that Liu Ming’s current situation is quite good. He has a wife and child, and a clear goal to strive for. Just like Chen Yong, Song Yingying... they all have their own families, their own life goals. These are the choices of most people. Those who truly dedicate their lives to the martial path are, after all, a minority. Most of the elders of the Divine Sword Sect, even the influential elders and Peak Masters, have their own families. Only a few, like Master Zhou Buping, are without spouse or children, at most having taken in one or two disciples. Time passed, and another half month went by. Divine Sword Sect gradually returned to calmness, having been abuzz over Li Qian’s breakthrough to Heavenly Person. After all, Li Qian has kept to himself, hidden within Chen Bell Platform, and has not shown himself. That night, deep into the quiet hours, Li Qian quietly left Chen Bell Platform. This time, his departure was in preparation for advancing to Martial Saint. Considering the potential for unforeseen changes during the breakthrough, he had to be more cautious. Thus, he intended to stay far from Divine Sword Sect and find a truly uninhabited area. Three thousand li to the west of the sect, beyond the route of Shuchuan Dao in Ba State, lies an area known as the Endless Mountains. Li Qian planned to break through in the Endless Mountains. Even if the disturbance was significant, it was unlikely to affect anything. With Li Qian’s current flying speed, the journey of three thousand li would take hardly any time. A little over an hour later, he found himself within a boundless sea of trees. No humans dwelt here; instead, it was a paradise for exotic beasts. The density of exotic beasts here was incredibly high. They could be seen everywhere. Some of the powerful exotic beasts might even be on the level of a Great Grandmaster. In recent years, changes in the Human World have made the mutation of animals common. Li Qian chose a relatively high peak. It towered into the clouds, the temperature was very low, and the mountain’s summit was perennially covered in ice and snow. Under the hazy moonlight, Li Qian stood on the peak, overlooking the land below. Even though it was night, his vision was still exceptionally broad. "I shall stand atop the pinnacle, and all other mountains will appear small below me." Li Qian was moved to quote. With a wave of his hand, several Array Plates flew out, and he began to lay out a small Array featuring effects like Gathering Spirit, isolation, and sealing. With his current Cultivation Realm, there were few threats to him in the Human World. Still, caution is needed during a breakthrough. He sat down cross-legged, facing the boundless forest below, and closed his eyes. Primordial Qi swirled around him. There were more than a hundred Primordial Stones. The amount of Primordial Qi needed for breaking through to Martial Saint was sure to be extraordinary. Fortunately, he had plenty of Primordial Stones and didn’t need to worry about insufficient Primordial Qi. Relying solely on the concentration of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi in the Human World would never allow him to break through to Martial Saint. "Let’s begin the breakthrough." He murmured to himself. ... PS: About to break through to Martial Saint, asking for monthly tickets!!!!!! The most uptodate novels are published on freew(e)bnove(l).com