Chapter 35: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes (Part Six)

Addressing someone of higher seniority or status. A Buddhist term. The Sanskrit word "Ārya" is translated as "venerable" or "saint." It also broadly refers to monks possessing superior virtue and wisdom.

Poverty, suffering, and pain hold no intrinsic value; rather, it is the actions we take to change them that possess true worth.

With such strong convictions, when did she ever let her parents dictate her decisions? Initially, it was the Bai family she devised plans against herself. Tang Hui merely regarded her as cunning, her gaze darkening before she looked away.

The call was answered by someone from the company’s finance department. Since the company was newly established, there was no administrative office yet. Although Wang Yuanping’s organizational chart included an administrative department, no personnel had been appointed. Administrative matters were managed by the father and finance staff.

Lü Shan and the other four continuously changed their sword formations. Their five flying swords streaked toward Master Yan like five shooting stars.

“Speak! As long as your demands are reasonable, we will surely comply!” Zi’er smiled faintly, emphasizing the word "reasonable" in her tone.

“Boss, I have another suggestion,” Ying Tianrui said, remaining behind after everyone else left the courtyard, addressing Ao Tian.

Gently embracing her, holding this fragile body that seemed as if it would shatter with even the slightest pressure, Master Yan’s face had already stiffened.

Just as Nezha’s spear was about to pierce Master Yan’s brow, Nezha suddenly pulled back his spear. The oppressive heat that had surged suddenly vanished, as if it had never appeared.

He furrowed his brows but said nothing. With hands placed vertically at his sides and fingertips lightly tapping the dagger at his waist, he took a deep breath and without hesitation stepped into an equally simple room.

“Hey, what are you doing?” The old man hurried over and took the bowl of noodles away. Feng Lu refused to let go. As they struggled, the soup spilled. Eventually, Feng Lu, being weaker, lost and the bowl was taken by the old man. “These noodles aren’t for you. If you want to eat, wait for me to make another bowl,” the old man said.

Though Lu Li’s cultivation was sealed and his offensive options limited, with high-level attack immunity, even the combined forces of the Heavenly Emperor and the Tathagata could not defeat him, at least not harm his true form. In truth, calling him a Celestial Venerable was not inappropriate.

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“And then? Are you certain they belong to the organization founded by the human race’s Chiyou?” Zhu Chenhuan asked.

He sought out the place of thunder because he needed to cultivate the Undying Thunder Body. Otherwise, he would definitely avoid such a place, as not everyone, like Thunder Lord and Lightning Mother, favored thunder.

Jiang Liu shouted, “Nonsense!” and gestured for Qing Ze to hide behind him. “You’re looking for death!” Hearing Jiang Liu’s curse, the two masked men were furious and charged forward, their swords flashing coldly as they simultaneously aimed for Jiang Liu’s chest.

“That’s mistaken. Love is the most uncontrollable emotion. Whether human or demon, as long as they love, why care about worldly opinions? You, who once caused havoc in Heaven as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, are surprisingly so narrow-minded!” The only one opposing the Great Sage was Bear Two, who saw no problem with love between humans and demons.

As a principal, Xu Xian’s mother carried a unique aura. She rarely lost her temper, her voice like a gentle spring breeze stirring the hearts of those who listened. Her long hair fell over her shoulders in soft waves, and as her lips moved, her skilled hands that nurtured students also moved gracefully.

However, the third young master’s urgency was justified, so the Ghost Fox had no reason to doubt him.

Later, this band of robbers fled to the territory of Limi City. Soon after, Dan Yunhe was ordered by Wei Xu to lead troops to suppress them. The local bandits, upon seeing the government forces, sought scapegoats and sent agents disguised as informants to betray the outlaw groups coming from other regions, including this gang.

Soldiers at the front of the Shengjie Army failed to evade attacks, falling to the ground, struck down by broadswords or crushed by heavy weapons that shattered their skulls.

Hong Dou’s anger surged as she accelerated toward Long Fei, striking with a punch while her right leg tensed subtly.

“Dimo Libbs! You are suspected of organizing an armed riot! I am arresting you now!” the military police officer declared abruptly, causing Dimo’s plump face to turn pale instantly.

The third match was Qian Cheng’s. To avoid losing momentum to Lin Xi, he copied Lin Xi’s approach: no demonstrations, launching an attack like an unrelenting tide once the match began.

Most cultivators undergo heavenly tribulations, but Xuanwu is unique. It requires passing an earthly tribulation. Its nature is earth; symbolizing the earth’s guardian turtle, it guards the center and pacifies the four directions. Born of earth and returning to earth, it is bound by the earth rather than the heavens. Thus, for Xuanwu to ascend and transform into an immortal, it must endure the earthly tribulation.

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The whirlwind slowly carried him forward, while the heavenly thunder in the wind relentlessly struck his body. Despite his continual efforts to resist, each strike caused excruciating pain, as if his entire body were being torn apart.

Upon transformation, he was protected by an innate spiritual treasure. Now, having passed the thunder tribulation and attaining the Dao cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, many onlooking cultivators envied him. Innate treasures are rare beyond measure. However, the Thunder God had already passed his heavenly tribulation, and his Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation was formidable.

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