Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint

His tone was calm, and he didn’t reveal much.

The others who heard him all felt it was perfectly reasonable.

Looking at Chen Qing’s youthful face, many couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

Chen Qing’s greatest advantage was his youth. He had immense potential, and time was on his side.

Even if Lu Chenming successfully broke through, as long as Chen Qing continued his steady growth, he would undoubtedly be one of the most competitive candidates for any future True Disciple vacancies.

He could absolutely afford to wait.

After the banquet ended, everyone went their separate ways.

Chen Qing hadn’t walked far from the Four Seas Pavilion when a voice called out from behind.

"Brother Chen, please wait."

Chen Qing stopped and turned to see Han Xiong hurrying over. With a complex expression, Han Xiong clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Brother Chen."

Chen Qing’s expression was calm. He remained silent, waiting for the other man to continue.

Han Xiong took a deep breath, seemingly having made up his mind. He said with a sincere tone, "Brother Chen, I have offended you in the past. I was arrogant and acted improperly. I hope you can forgive my transgressions."

He looked at Chen Qing, his eyes now devoid of their former arrogance.

’Rather than hold onto old grudges and make such a powerful enemy, it’s better to take the initiative to resolve things. At the very least, that’s one less potential problem to worry about.’

’Besides, Chen Qing’s momentum is at its peak. He’s highly valued by the True Martial Lineage, and his future is limitless.’

Chen Qing looked at Han Xiong. ’Though he was once an enemy, he wasn’t a sore loser after his defeat and hadn’t pestered him endlessly. Now that he was taking the initiative to bow his head, it saved him a great deal of trouble.’

’Since the other party was taking the initiative to make peace, he was naturally happy to be left alone.’

"Junior Brother Han, you’re overstating things."

Chen Qing spoke lightly, his tone placid. "Winning and losing are a normal part of sparring. Let’s let the past be the past. As fellow disciples of the Sect, we should focus on our Cultivation going forward."

Hearing Chen Qing’s response, the tension that had been gripping Han Xiong’s heart finally eased, and he let out a quiet sigh of relief.

’Chen Qing’s words meant he had accepted the reconciliation.’

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Brother Chen!"

Han Xiong clasped his hands again, an expression of immense relief washing over his face. "You are right, Brother Chen. I ask for nothing else now. I only wish to recuperate in peace and focus on my Cultivation, in hopes of breaking through to the True Essence Realm soon. As for anything else... I dare not think about it anymore."

These words came from the bottom of his heart. After this battle, he had seen the cold reality of human nature and understood that personal strength was the only true foundation.

’Factional strife, empty fame, transient wealth... in the face of absolute power, it was all meaningless.’

’If he couldn’t break through to True Essence, everything else was just empty talk.’

Chen Qing nodded. "I wish you an early success, Junior Brother Han."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before parting ways.

On the way back to his small courtyard on Xu Wang Mountain, Chen Qing replayed the reactions of everyone at the banquet in his mind.

’Lu Chenming... Invincible in Astral Force...?’

Chen Qing mused to himself.

Everyone had temporarily given up the challenge due to Lu Chenming’s power, turning instead to seek a breakthrough to True Essence. This made the competition for the True Disciple positions appear, for the moment, like a pool of stagnant, silent water.

’I should just focus on my Cultivation. I’ll think about other things after I break through to the Late Stage.’

Returning to the Quiet Chamber in his courtyard, Chen Qing cast aside all distracting thoughts and once again immersed himself in Cultivation.

The days passed one by one. The snow on Xu Wang Mountain gradually melted, yet the winter chill only grew more bone-piercing.

Inside the Quiet Chamber, Chen Qing sat cross-legged, the aura around his body ebbing and flowing like the tide.

The Primordial Five Elements True Astral surged and flowed within his body. The chaotic-colored vortex spun faster and faster, emitting a heart-stopping fluctuation.

He had been cultivating for five days, and his Cultivation had now reached the very limit of Mid-stage Astral Force.

[Sixth Layer of Primordial Five Elements True Astral (19998/20000)]

At this moment, the True Astral in his body was full and surging, having reached saturation. The chaotic vortex within his Dantian was like a mass of gas compressed to its absolute limit, constantly vibrating and emitting a low rumble.

His entire body—limbs, bones, meridians, and acupoints—was saturated with the pure and immense True Astral, and a bloating sensation spread throughout him.

’Now!’

With a single thought, Chen Qing unhesitatingly began to operate the True Insights of Primordial Five Elements True Astral.

BOOM!

A colossal boom, like the one that heralded the dawn of creation, exploded deep within his consciousness!

Inside his Dantian, the slowly rotating, chaotic-colored vortex abruptly contracted, collapsing into a single, infinitesimal point. All of his True Astral seemed to be utterly devoured by it.

The next moment, that single point erupted with unstoppable force!

An even more vast Primordial Five Elements True Astral, like a torrent from a burst dam, surged madly from the epicenter of the explosion, instantly flooding every one of Chen Qing’s meridians, filling every corner of his body!

CRACK...

It was as if some invisible shackle within his body had been violently shattered by this new torrent.

The pores all over Chen Qing’s body opened, and a tyrannical aura burst uncontrollably from him. The very air in the Quiet Chamber seemed to twist, letting out a faint hum.

His vast and immense Primordial Five Elements True Astral erupted from his body, surging and roaring within the Quiet Chamber.

The external projection of True Astral!

This was the Outer Astral Realm!

At the same time, the information on the mysterious panel in his mind refreshed:

[Seventh Layer of Primordial Five Elements True Astral (1/30000)]

Success!

Late-stage Astral Force!

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