Chapter 310: The Martial God

The next day.

Fang Xing glanced at his attribute panel:

【Gate of Heavens: 2/100 (Locating)】

He couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face: "It increases by one point of progress per day. As long as it takes over three months, I can open the next world, right?"

For someone with an extremely long lifespan like him, three months was indeed just a snap of the fingers.

"Three months, I can definitely afford to wait."

Fang Xing's expression was quite spirited.

Following that, he entered the virtual pod and began reading various S-rank martial arts in the virtual space.

……

Above a ten-thousand-foot cliff.

Fang Xing stood as steady as a rock, his figure appearing as if it might be carried away by the wind at any moment.

"This 'Dragon-Subduing and Tiger-Taming Art' still has some commendable points..."

He tossed an ancient book aside casually.

A terrifying gale swept past, instantly turning the ancient book into countless fragments, dancing like butterflies through flowers.

By constantly learning new martial arts, taking their essence, and integrating it into his own "Star Martial Six Absolutes," the proficiency cap for Fang Xing's Star Martial Six Absolutes was also constantly rising.

"But I wonder when I will be able to truly reach perfection, or even break through to Grandmaster-level proficiency?"

A trace of anticipation welled up in his heart, and he then looked toward the void.

Xiao Lan's figure appeared: "Master... you have an important communication!"

"From whom?"

Fang Xing frowned; he hated being disturbed while reading martial arts.

Could it be that his mecha factory was being investigated, for Xiao Lan to process it as an important communication worth disturbing him?

"From the President of Blue Star University, the Martial God 'Ye Ye Liuyun'!"

Xiao Lan spoke.

"It's the President."

Fang Xing was somewhat dazed. Back during the Moon God incident, the other party's "Gathering and Scattering Impermanent Tathagata Dharma Body" had truly left a deep impression on him.

Moreover, this was a Martial God who had reached the pinnacle of the Martial Way!

It could be said that he was a big shot who truly stood at the top of the Federation.

"The other party's communication?"

Fang Xing became interested: "What did they say?"

"It is an invitation from President Ye's artificial intelligence, hoping to meet with you, Master, in the virtual space."

Xiao Lan replied.

Fang Xing nodded. He hadn't even graduated with his doctorate yet.

It shouldn't be anything bad for the President of Blue Star University to want to see him.

'It couldn't be that they want to clean house just because I've been close to the Nine Swords Academy recently, right?'

'If they wanted to clean house, they wouldn't meet in the virtual space.'

Fang Xing couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Then, he took a step forward, his figure suddenly becoming empty, falling from the ten-thousand-foot cliff!

……

Tap, tap!

A sense of weightlessness arrived, and immediately, Fang Xing found himself in an inexplicable space.

Four huge stone tablets stood proudly in the four directions, giving him the intuitive feeling of the Ten Thousand Spirits Record's style.

But what was engraved on the stone tablets was not martial arts, but rather had the style of Martial Way Will secret patterns.

On one cyan stone wall, there were countless scratches, making Fang Xing feel as if he saw the wind—countless cyan winds, appearing to have spirituality, gathering on the rock wall.

On another crimson stone wall, like magma, there were scorching flames and flowing high temperatures...

There was also an earthy-yellow rock wall, carrying the heavy feeling of the earth.

The final azure stone tablet looked as deep as the ocean.

"Earth, Fire, Wind, Water?"

Fang Xing couldn't help but mutter.

"As expected of the most outstanding student Blue Star University has had in hundreds of years. You saw the profound meanings on these tablets at a glance..."

A gentle voice came.

Fang Xing looked over and saw an old man in white martial attire looking at him with a gentle expression; it was indeed the Martial God Ye Ye Liuyun.

"Greetings, President."

Fang Xing hurriedly bowed: "What 'most outstanding student,' I dare not accept such praise."

"Haha, Student Fang, you don't need to be humble."

Although Ye Ye Liuyun appeared to be an old man, his body was full of vigor, as if he had endless youth and vitality.

A Martial God's physical body is almost eternal; this was to be expected. He laughed a few times and continued: "Many Martial Saints and Martial Gods have come out of Blue Star University... but you are the first to go straight from undergraduate to master's, and finally break through to Martial Saint during your doctoral studies."

"Also, I have watched the videos of you at the Interstellar Martial Arts Competition... To be able to simplify the Tathagata Palm while in the Jin Gang Realm, you must have truly mastered this peerless martial art by now. Plus, you are a powerful Martial Saint who broke through from the Great Jin Gang Realm... I'm afraid that if you don't use a mecha, your strength among the Federation's Martial Saints is enough to rank among the best."

Ye Ye Liuyun's expression was quite emotional.

"Interstellar Martial Arts Competition? That... I think I was anonymous, right?" Although Fang Xing had guessed it long ago, there was still a slight look of surprise on his face.

"Haha, this old bag of bones is one of the shareholders of the 'Federal Holographic Universe Company'... But don't worry, we shareholders are all supervised by the Omniscient Brain. At most, we know it ourselves; it won't spread."

Ye Ye Liuyun said pointedly: "You don't need to worry about Old Gu coming to find you either..."

Fang Xing could only smile bitterly.

Back then, in order to mix for resources, he joined the research group for simplifying the Tathagata Palm, which could be called pushing the technique of writing fluff papers to the extreme.

The key was that the mentor still didn't know the truth, foolishly thinking Fang Xing was doing his best...

Thinking about it now, if Fang Xing were the mentor, he would probably flip out directly.

However, after he broke through to Martial Saint, these were all small matters.

"So the President is actually a shareholder of the 'Federal Holographic Universe Company'?"

What Fang Xing cared about more was this company: "I wonder if the Seventh Realm holographic simulation has been created yet?"

"It can already maintain Seventh Realm combat power. It will be put on the market soon. Even Eighth Realm live combat simulation tests can be conducted, but it can only be maintained for a very short period, and it is limited to a specific area... it can only be used on a small scale."

Ye Ye Liuyun shook his head: "The Eighth Realm is already the limit of virtual space technology. Simulating the Ninth Realm is simply impossible. In this regard, we have encountered a powerful technical threshold... even by the most optimistic estimates, we might be stuck for hundreds of years."

"Hundreds of years... that's not very long."

Fang Xing sighed: "Moreover, normalized Seventh Realm, occasional Eighth Realm... is enough to have a huge impact and push for the Martial Way of the Blue Star Federation."

"Not bad. Our original purpose in holding the competition was to promote the Federation's Martial Way... although other professionals have also had huge developments with the help of virtual space, none of them can compare to the Martial Way!"

Ye Ye Liuyun was a bit excited, yet also a bit dejected: "Unfortunately, after the Ninth Realm of the Martial Way, there is no path... we old guys originally hoped that we could simulate the combat power of Ninth Realm or even Tenth Realm martial artists in virtual space to provide some help for breakthroughs... now it seems there is no time."

"No time?"

Fang Xing was a bit puzzled: "Even if we encounter a technical bottleneck, waiting a few hundred years shouldn't be anything to us, right?"

After all, a Martial God's lifespan is infinite. Even if the mind eventually decays, who knows how many tens of thousands of years that would be.

"Common sense says so, but I trust my spiritual sense. The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes... Therefore, I may resign as President of Blue Star University in a few years and attempt to break through to a realm above Martial God, which can be considered paving the way for those who come after."

Ye Ye Liuyun had a strong heroic spirit; it was the spirit of fighting heaven and earth that came from the bloody battles against countless extraterrestrial evil deity dependents when the older generation of interstellar colonization had just begun!

"At that time, I will choose to broadcast the breakthrough process to the whole universe. Remember to watch it."

Ye Ye Liuyun seemed not to care about this at all: "If I succeed, it is the fortune of martial artists. If I fail, you can just learn a lesson..."

"President..." Fang Xing was a bit surprised and wanted to persuade him, but couldn't speak.

With his Martial Way Will, if someone else were to persuade him, he certainly wouldn't listen either.

"Haha... what is the scenery above Martial God? Although the Academy has made many hypotheses... but we must verify them one by one, even if it costs my life."

Ye Ye Liuyun looked at Fang Xing: "I called you here today mainly to see the person who will carry the burden for Blue Star University in the future... You specialize in the Tathagata Palm, and at least the path from Martial Saint to Martial God is clear, but what about after Martial God? How should you cultivate?"

He seemed to want to intentionally guide Fang Xing: "After Martial God, what is needed is 'comprehension'... The path you walk and the martial arts you cultivate all come from the creation of predecessors... but when you reach Martial God, you are at the pinnacle of the Martial Way. There are no ready-made martial arts; you must pave your own path."

"At the beginning, you don't need to pick the difficult ones first, but can create some low-rank cultivation techniques and martial combat skills... then go from easy to difficult, step by step..."

Ye Ye Liuyun taught earnestly: "Above Martial God, I think one should pursue the immortality of the mind, and then combine the immortality of the mind with the immortality of the body to reach the realm of 'True Immortality'."

"After immortality, one should comprehend the laws and touch the authority... There is no doubt that those extraterrestrial evil deities are like this, so our path in the future may also be like this."

……

Fang Xing's expression was solemn, listening carefully.

This was a peak Martial God personally imparting experience.

If he weren't the most outstanding student of Blue Star University, he probably wouldn't have gotten this precious opportunity at all.

He didn't lack resources for breakthroughs; what he lacked was this kind of experience and comprehension!

"By the way... I heard you've been quite close to the Nine Swords Academy recently?"

At the end, Ye Ye Liuyun mentioned it pointedly.

"Yes, in order to build a mecha, I imported a batch of evil deity materials from the black market... and looked for the Nine Swords Academy to pull a tiger skin."

Fang Xing replied softly.

"You were actually able to get the main materials for a mecha?"

Ye Ye Liuyun was a bit surprised, and also a bit gratified: "Good, good... originally I was worried that you would sign some unequal treaty with other major forces for a Martial Saint mecha. Now it seems there is no need to worry."

He pondered for a moment and sent an appointment letter via his smart brain.

"This is..."

Fang Xing glanced at it, his expression shifting.

"After your doctoral thesis passes, you can stay at the school directly and take up a position."

Ye Ye Liuyun said: "Of course I won't wrong you. A Jin Gang Realm can serve as a mentor. You can at least serve as a grade director or dean of students. If you don't want to be busy, you can also take a nominal position... How is this tiger skin compared to the Nine Swords Academy?"

"Thank you, President, for your favor."

Fang Xing hurriedly agreed.

Update will be late today.

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