Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 616 - 568: Return to the High Martial Era

This Du Mao, with his skyrocketing strength in recent years, no longer gives a damn about the entire Martial God Institute. If things continue like this, even the Martial Ancestors of True Martial Continent might get a piece of his wrath. Thinking back, he regretted not being ruthless enough back then—not completely crippling this brat—giving him the chance to rise again to the peak.

Chang Chou took a deep breath, suppressing his rage.

He had never been one to rely on brute force to solve problems like Du Mao.

This was precisely why he had stood firm in the Martial God Institute all these years, like a golden flagpole. Most of those who defied or rebelled against him were secretly dealt with.

"Heh, I was merely assessing Du Shen's position. Since Du Shen is so decisive, of course, we trust your and Ruan Muhuan's judgment. We are somewhat older, and our thinking tends to be more conservative. If you could inform us ahead of time before making decisions, we wouldn't have needed to convene such a meeting. Before today, we agreed that Ruan Muhuan would decide, and that decision should be upheld. In any case, under Ruan Muhuan's governance, True Martial Continent has indeed improved significantly these years." Chang Chou quickly changed his tone and adopted an elder-like attitude.

Chang Chou's shift in demeanor prompted the others to follow suit immediately.

However, most Martial Gods still harbored deep confusion and anger in their hearts. Since when did the Martial God Institute come under the surname Ruan? Ruan Muhuan, a Martial Artist who crawled up from the very bottom, apart from being somewhat good-looking and pleasing to the populace, what abilities did she have that surpassed the rest of them? And yet, Martial Fool Du Mao loyally supported her like a faithful old dog.

"In half a month, we'll watch and wait. The ultimate decision will be made during the Heaven-Reverence Ceremony," Chang Chou said.

"No need to wait. I swear upon my Martial Soul, the Black Immortal we've chosen will be the future Immortal who will protect True Martial Continent and join us in resisting the Immortal Tribulation. From now on, he will also become the Immortal whom our people will revere!" Du Mao declared without hesitation.

Du Mao had interacted with Immortals before; he understood their true nature, which wasn't all that different from most mortals.

He didn't fully comprehend those Immortals who would stop at nothing to cross tribulations, but did he not know his own brother?

His brother was upright, kind, and selfless with his Martial Arts teachings. Most impressively, even when a living Fairy was sent to his bed, he didn't cross the line. He wasn't greedy, nor lustful—just a showboater. Such a person was practically a Living Bodhisattva; how could he not be trustworthy?

"This matter…" Chang Chou tried to delay, intending to adjourn and revisit the topic later.

"This matter is settled!" Du Mao never heed advice from someone too cowardly to face him head-on in combat.

Chang Chou shut his mouth, feeling as though he had swallowed a dead fly—utterly miserable.

With Chang Chou silent, no one else dared speak.

The meeting dispersed, with Ruan Muhuan and Du Mao swaggering off.

The remaining nine stayed behind at Chang Chou's urging… as if forming a new nine-person task force.

"Du Mao recently defeated an Immortal and is riding high with arrogance. There's no reasoning with him at the moment… Given the circumstances, I won't keep it from you anymore. I've been in contact with the Red Immortal these days, and he has made it abundantly clear: if the Martial God Institute supports him and aids him in crossing Thunder Tribulation, he will open the Cangwu Divine Acupoint for us!" Chang Chou Martial God said.

"Cangwu Divine Acupoint???" The White-faced Martial God exclaimed in shock, then widened his eyes and asked, "What is that?"

Fei Que Martial God rolled her eyes, initially assuming this younger Martial God was privy to knowledge of the peak secrets of Martial Gods. She couldn't help but show a slightly superior expression, lowering her voice to sound noble, "The energy we release is True Qi, but if you've interacted with the people of the Holy Sect, you would know that our True Qi is inherently inferior to the Holy Cultivators' Holy Breath. However, our True Qi can evolve further. If we unlock the Cang Acupoint, our True Qi will undergo a transformation."

Chang Chou Martial God knew it was time to paint a brighter future for the Martial God Institute.

For almost every Martial God who reached the Martial God Realm, further breakthroughs became exceedingly difficult.

On the True Martial Super Continent, they might well be invincible Gods, even against Demon Spirits who had lived for tens of thousands of years. But in the Cang Chu Divine Realm, some of them couldn't even qualify as Star-level Gods...

To elevate further, they needed the help of Immortals to unlock the Martial Gods' final Cang Acupoint. Once the Cang Acupoint opened, their True Qi would evolve into one of four forms: Yellow Cang True Qi, Xuan Cang True Qi, Earth Cang True Qi, or Heavenly Cang True Qi...

Immortals had long lifespans and vast experiences, while humans acquired only fleeting centuries of power before their decline. True Martial Super Continent had once been on par with the Holy Sect, but internal strife caused cultivation stagnation, leading to the downfall of the True Martial World. Subsequent generations couldn't attain Zhenwu's former glory, let alone access Zhenwu's True Scripture.

Immortals, however, had witnessed that glorious era, forged relationships, and exchanged knowledge with True Martial Ancestors. They possessed the secrets to opening the Cang Acupoint, corroborated by relics left by ancient Martial Gods that Chang Chou studied over the years!

Chang Chou had dropped hints to Ruan Muhuan multiple times, even arranging for her to meet the Red Immortal. He thought she would eventually choose the Red Immortal out of the seven Immortals, but to his surprise, the Black Immortal suddenly emerged, derailing his plans.

Chang Chou was accustomed to manipulating things in the shadows, but the risk of betrayal was the downside of such tactics!

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With two traitors, Ruan Muhuan and Du Mao, the Martial God Institute was truly cursed in the context of the True Martial Continent!

"After unlocking the Cang Acupoint, the kind of Cang Qi one receives is unpredictable, but… even the weakest Yellow Cang True Qi far surpasses the Martial God True Qi we currently possess. The Holy Sect won't dare to step on us again!" Chang Chou declared.

The other nine grew excited.

The Holy Sect had been their lifelong shadow. On True Martial Continent, they were Martial Gods, but in the Cang Chu Divine Realm, they were dismissed as a low-tier version of Holy Sect cultivators. In the same realm, these Martial Gods would be utterly overpowered by Holy Gods—a humiliating experience.

Finally, they could hold their heads high. In the future, Cang Chu Divine Realm would respect them the way it respected Holy Gods!

"We're united, but Ruan Muhuan and Du Mao are currently entranced. With Infinite City designating Ruan Muhuan as the decision-maker… what should we do?" Fei Que asked.

"This isn't difficult. Du Mao's current strength is hard to estimate, but can he really surpass the Red Immortal? Even if his combat power matches the Red Immortal's, the myriad Divine Skills that Immortals possess aren't something a mere Martial Artist can resist. I'll negotiate with the Red Immortal. As for Ruan Muhuan, leave her to me and you eight. She must be taught who truly holds authority in the Martial God Institute!" Chang Chou Martial God said.

"You will personally act as well?" White-faced Martial God asked in surprise.

She had initially thought Chang Chou Martial God would confront Du Mao directly.

Unexpectedly, Chang Chou Martial God planned to delegate Du Mao to the Immortal's suppression while personally handling a newer Martial God himself—a show of overwhelming dominance.

It was somewhat disgraceful...

"Do you want the True Martial Continent to remain under the Holy Sect's heel forever? If we achieve glory, won't the trillion citizens of True Martial Continent also rise to glory? The land the Holy Sect resides on is overflowing with Spiritual Energy and fertile divine soil. If our people and our descendants occupy it, how could we not produce peerless Martial Gods?" Chang Chou said.

White-faced Martial God fell silent.

Others nodded in agreement, convinced that the Holy Sect thrived solely due to its advantageous territory. On True Martial Continent, their growth was stunted by constant demon spirit threats, while the Holy Sect faced no such obstacles. With such advantages, naturally, more strong individuals arose.

"Prepare yourselves and bring out your strongest Divine Weapons. The Red Immortal will arrange a sealed battleground for us in Infinite City. Let's quickly deal with these two utterly foolish people and carve out a more prosperous future for True Martial Continent."

"United in mind and effort! Return to the High Martial Era!"