Chapter 39: Undying Divine Phoenix Meridian, Second Life

"Little White, are you full?"

"Meow~"

"At Beidou University's cafeteria, one person and one cat had finished their meal."

"Junior, can you add me on V? The senior girl's sword manual lacks a sparring partner..."

"No thanks."

"Lu Xun left the cafeteria holding Little White."

"Lu Xun junior, are you interested in joining our Ancient Road Expedition Army?"

"Just after leaving the cafeteria, another student came running up."

"Ancient Road Expedition Army?"

"It's just a club; over a dozen of us have entered the nodes of the Starry Sky Ancient Road. If you junior ever get a chance to set foot in the Starry Sky, we can stick together."

"Oh, I'll think about it."

"This is my business card; feel free to contact me if you have any ideas."

"This student is a club official."

"At the cultivation school, there are also many clubs."

"Compared to clubs at ordinary schools, these clubs have greater practical significance."

"For example, if there's a chance to enter the nodes of the Starry Sky Ancient Road, the students in the club can huddle together for warmth."

"Lu Xun currently has no idea."

"With his current strength, even if Lan Xing re-entered the Starry Sky Ancient Road, he would have no chance to set foot on its nodes."

"The sky grew dim."

"Although Lan Xing is no longer in the solar system, its day-night cycle is not much different from when it was in the solar system."

"Lu Xun held Little White, planning to take a stroll before heading back to sleep."

"Have you heard? Lu Xun actually has some real skill—he made a second-year senior at the fourth layer of Qi Sea vomit blood."

"Really? Lu Xun just graduated, didn't he?"

"They say he succeeded with a sneak attack."

"That's about right; even if it was a sneak attack, it's still impressive. I can't figure out why he chose Fei Tai'a."

"A few students walking toward him happened to be talking about Lu Xun."

"The news spread that fast?"

"Lu Xun pulled out his phone and saw that there was indeed a post on the campus network."

"Coincidentally, this period is when freshmen are most active, so the news spreads quickly."

"These students are also freshmen."

"As for upperclassmen in their second year and above, most are buried in cultivation, so far fewer pay attention to this."

"Damn, Lu Xun, you're awesome—you can even make a fourth-layer Qi Sea cultivator vomit blood. Bring along your little brother!"

"Have you opened your Heaven Earth Meridian?"

"Nope. This damned Heaven Earth Meridian just won't open. I was out window‑shopping with a senior girl looking for inspiration."

"??? You used to say you don't even talk to senior girls, let alone date them."

"Tsk, that was when I was young and clueless. Lu Xun, you have no idea how fragrant a senior girl's body is, how soft her hands are..."

"A message from Li Bu Fan opened Lu Xun's eyes."

"I don't know which senior girl is so capable, but she actually managed to snag this guy."

"Meow~"

"Little White in his arms let out a meow."

"Immediately after, the sky that had just been dim suddenly became abnormally bright."

"Lu Xun looked up; above the horizon, it was as if the sky were on fire—red clouds roiled, and the rosy light boiled."

"Within that scorching flame‑filled sky canopy, round after round of great suns, like awakening deities, leapt forth from the sea of fire, bathing the entire capital city in crimson."

"With the birth of each sun came a heaven‑shaking phoenix cry—only to see a pure crimson‑gold phoenix spread its wings from the blazing inferno, tracing a mysterious orbit around the newborn sun as it wheeled and danced."

"Wow!"

"It's an omen!"

"How astonishing—this omen is incredible!"

"Exclamations rose from the campus."

"In the capital city, where geniuses gather and the strong are as numerous as clouds, heaven‑earth omens are not rare; they don't happen every day, but basically one appears every few days."

"Sometimes, several heaven‑earth omens can occur in a single day."

"However, most heaven‑earth omens are not large in scale, and their momentum isn't that shocking."

"This heaven‑earth omen, though, is somewhat shocking."

"It's mainly the sun."

"Ordinary heaven‑earth omens, like when Lin Yan opened his Scarlet Yang Meridian and a single scarlet sun rose."

"But this heaven‑earth omen, the suns came one after another as if they were free."

"Among omens featuring suns, the more suns appear, the more shocking the omen."

"The prodigy that triggers the omen becomes ever more monstrous."

"One, two, three, four, five..."

"Some students craned their necks to a 90‑degree angle, counting the number of suns rising."

"Six, seven, eight... nine?!"

When the ninth round of great sun rose from the crimson flames, the entire capital city seemed to fall into an apocalyptic heat.

The sky was no longer covered in rolling red clouds, but had completely turned into a boiling sea of fire; the nine rounds of blazing great sun hung in the firmament, each emitting an oppressive pressure that made one breathless.

"Nine rounds of great sun... this is the Nine Stars Spirit Meridian!"

"Crimson flames blaze the sky, nine suns hang; phoenix dances with golden feathers, cracking the vast heavens—long have I not seen the Nine Stars Spirit Meridian!"

In the sky, several streams of light halted, staring at the nine-round sun above and exclaiming.

However, the phenomenon did not stop——

Boom——

The tenth round of great sun actually rose slowly before everyone's eyes!

"Ten, ten rounds?!" one person's voice trembled, showing extreme unease.

But this was not the end—the eleventh and twelfth rounds of great sun rose one after another.

"The sacred meridian startles the twelve stars... twelve stars sacred meridian..."

In the capital city, more people could not sit still, rushing toward the center of the heavenly phenomenon.

The Nine Stars Spirit Meridian is not the name of a particular spirit meridian; meridians like the Crimson Yang Meridian and Crimson Lotus Meridian, types of Heaven Earth Meridians, inherently have ranks, and if opened to the extreme, they could also trigger the Nine Stars Phenomenon.

The Nine Stars are already incredibly formidable.

Now, twelve rounds of great sun have actually appeared—this is the legendary Twelve Stars Sacred Meridian.

Since Lan Xing set foot on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, the phenomenon of the Twelve Stars Sacred Meridian has appeared only once!

【Chu Youqing opened the Scorching Sky Crimson Phoenix Meridian, the host gains twenty times the harvest from Chu Youqing's meridian opening.】

【The host will open the Heaven Earth Meridian, unable to fully conceal the phenomenon, and will release part of the phenomenon.】

After the rounds of great sun rose, Lu Xun also welcomed his own harvest.

"What, thirteen rounds?"

Thus,

Above the horizon, a thirteenth round of great sun emerged.

No, thirteen rounds is not the limit.

There are also fourteen, fifteen, sixteen rounds, up to seventeen, eighteen rounds.

A full eighteen rounds of great sun!

"Pop~"

In the Clear Void Academy's headmaster's office, the old headmaster's teacup "popped" and shattered on the ground, "Eighteen stars... how is that possible!"

"Eighteen stars, hiss!"

"How could there be eighteen stars!"

"The direction from which that wave came... is Clear North!"

Eighteen rounds of great sun rose, truly astonishing; the entire capital city was illuminated brighter than daylight.

This also caused the capital city to boil over.

Countless powerful ones were startled.

Streams of light shot up into the sky, flying toward the direction of Clear North.

"Eighteen stars... no, this is a double phenomenon."

Above the horizon, a powerful one cast their gaze.

That powerful one could tell at a glance that this was a double phenomenon.

This means,

This phenomenon was caused by two people, not one.

But this double phenomenon is too close, making it hard to distinguish.

Even so, a double phenomenon capable of producing eighteen stars is still truly astonishing.

"Huh?"

The powerful one suddenly let out a soft "huh".

Because, after the eighteen-star phenomenon appeared, a change occurred again.

"Clang-clang~"

Phoenix's cry, clang-clang, a seven-colored phoenix soared into the sky, on its back indeed bore a round golden great sun!

"Phoenix bearing the sun... what meridian is this?"

The powerful one above the horizon showed a contemplative expression.

"Let's call it the Undying Divine Phoenix Meridian... good, now I have a second life."

Northern Dipper University, on an open space near Clear Void Academy, Lu Xun's low whisper sounded.

Chu Youqing opened the Scorching Sky Crimson Phoenix Meridian, which can also be called the Crimson Phoenix Meridian.

After the twentyfold return, Lu Xun named it the Undying Divine Phoenix Meridian.

The special feature of the Heaven Earth Meridian is that it grants the possessor a special ability.

The Undying Divine Phoenix Meridian grants Lu Xun the special ability of Nirvana Power.

This amounts to giving Lu Xun a second life.