[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint":3,"chapter-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-789":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},251145,523,"Chapter 789 - 97: The First Heavenly Human Grandmaster of Dongling County!","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-789",789,"\u003Cp>Qingyuan Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine rain veiled, drifting down gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiushui, always clad in long robes, came before an inconspicuous grave in a corner of the Qingyuan Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers slowly caressed the inscription on the tombstone, a deep sorrow gradually emerging in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that below lay her last relative in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the last family member had also departed from her, bidding farewell to this world forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she suddenly felt an overwhelming regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Profound regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret for the choice she made back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, an elderly monk stood quietly under the locust tree, letting the broken petals fall upon him without making a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the atmosphere grow increasingly oppressive, the air seemingly becoming heavy. He couldn’t help but glance at Xiao Qiushui in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, it was my fault!\" At this moment, Xiao Qiushui’s fingers brushed over the three characters on the tombstone, her gaze mournful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What severing of seven emotions and six desires, Supreme Forget Emotion! Sister failed, sister did not manage! Sister was also wrong!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister shouldn’t have let you go alone to your death, now buried in a remote corner of the temple, becoming a wandering ghost with nowhere to return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured! Sister will take you home!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her low, murmured voice fell, and all was quiet again, the atmosphere even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drizzle added more melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly monk watched Xiao Qiushui leaning against the stone tombstone, her face pressed against the rain-drenched inscription, and still he spoke no word, as if his spirit roamed beyond the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently, Xiao Qiushui closed her eyes, as if reminiscing, as if longing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Qingyuan Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the hundred steps staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, that Palace Master, she is still in the temple!\" the young monk said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stern-faced middle-aged man nodded slightly, \"Lead the way then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" the young monk replied, subsequently guiding the way forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly ascended the hundred steps staircase and entered the Qingyuan Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the billowing green smoke and blurry drizzle, Qinghe Marquis soon noticed the direction within the temple that was unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that direction, precisely where his concubine, Xiao Qiuyue’s grave was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xiao Qiuyue was a concubine, she couldn’t be buried in the family cemetery, so he chose to bury her in Qingyuan Temple, letting her rest here for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day of Xiao Qiuyue’s funeral, he personally attended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even without anyone guiding him, he knew where Xiao Qiuyue’s grave was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the middle-aged man turned a corner and arrived at a corner of the temple where Xiao Qiuyue was buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze suddenly tightened, his expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, the descent from the nine heavens, as if spider silk, the fine rain seemingly paused, suspended in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman of charming stature and lovely appearance leaned against the cold, damp tombstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the woman’s face, a flicker of tenderness and longing crossed Qinghe Marquis’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he married Xiao Qiuyue back then was merely because he couldn’t marry her elder sister, Xiao Qiushui, and settled for a second-best option, marrying Xiao Qiuyue, who resembled Xiao Qiushui seven-tenths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze fell again on the seemingly frozen raindrops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intense, different hue flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such unusual phenomenon indicated Heavenly Person Resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed that Xiao Qiushui had already mastered the Realm of Unity of Heaven and Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiuyue’s willow-leaf shaped brows slightly arched, her eyes slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced around, even knowing she had reached the once-dreamed-of realm, her face still showed no joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the entire world was left with only her, utterly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sister was dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only nephew was also dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas!\" Xiao Qiushui sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound of her voice, the solidified rain fell to the ground, once again drizzling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiushui cast another glance at Qinghe Marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait here for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Shui’er!\" A flicker of tenderness crossed Qinghe Marquis’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiushui’s form flickered, then disappeared from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s a next time, it won’t just be a warning!\" An icy cold voice rang in Qinghe Marquis’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiao Qiushui’s figure vanished, Qinghe Marquis immediately reached up to touch his own neck, his fingers stained with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord... Lord! Are you... are you alright!\" The young monk, seeing the streak of blood on Qinghe Marquis’s throat, and watching the slow trickle of blood, suddenly panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, just a scratch!\" Qinghe Marquis said faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped the blood streak on his neck with his sleeve, and as the blood was wiped away, the wound was no longer apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavenly Human Grandmaster!!\" Qinghe Marquis murmured, dazedly staring in the direction Xiao Qiushui disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiushui had already mastered the Realm of Unity of Heaven and Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grasped the Unity of Heaven and Man, with Xiao Qiushui’s foundation, stepping into Third Grade and becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster would be all too simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this moment, Xiao Qiushui’s departure was nothing but stepping into Third Grade, achieving mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell on the corner where Xiao Qiuyue’s grave was, and threads of regret flickered in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known earlier that Xiao Qiushui could truly reach this stage, how could he have chosen such a place for Xiao Qiuyue’s grave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would definitely have insisted against all objections, placing Xiao Qiuyue’s resting place within the family cemetery, accompanying He Jinyun’s grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although such an act defied the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xiao Qiuyue was merely a concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the influence and importance of a Heavenly Human Grandmaster were enough to make him break these rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a Heavenly Human Grandmaster could completely restore the glory of Qinghe Marquis Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of such power, what do rules count for.\u003C\u002Fp>",991,"2026-05-29T16:07:30.711Z","2026-06-01T04:29:42.045Z",1,"novelbin.me","24cde9e86fcdeb874a9605de5c64a1e4f5e202ea6f6d2f0522ce8952d0a72ce9","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-790","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-788",1570,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-cover.jpg"]