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Chapter 1182 Smelting External Force
"The world outside is in chaos, your father has to prepare for war."

Lu Xueqing explained on Lu Li's behalf, "Wuyou, your mother doesn't object to you going out to play, but you must always remember not to neglect your cultivation."

This doesn't actually align with her and Lu Li's initial expectations for Wuyou. Perhaps it's because Heaven doesn't allow this child to live an ordinary life, which is why it bestowed upon her such extraordinary and heaven-defying talent.

At the age of twenty-two, Lu Wuyou's strength had already surpassed the peak of the ninth rank, comparable to the supreme taboo.

This is due to Lu Wuyou's unparalleled talent throughout history, as well as the personal guidance of the tenth-level Demon God. It can be said that even Lu Li has never had such good teacher conditions, since the Demon God has never been willing to pass on his teachings.

However, from the very beginning of her Foundation Establishment, Lu Wuyou was aiming for the tenth level. In addition, given her extraordinary background, it can be said that she hadn't put much effort into cultivation over the years, yet she easily reached this level.

In terms of cultivation speed, even the Demon God praised it, saying that He and 'that guy' were no match for it.

This further fueled Xiao Wuyou's arrogance. After all, her father had said that Grandpa Demon had an extraordinary background and had once been the strongest in the Boundary Sea. She was not going to be so arrogant.

Although Lu Li also felt that it was not good for the little girl to be too proud, he could not find an example to discourage her, because she was really too outrageous. It is true that Lu Li himself rose to the top in one step, but it took him several years to cultivate the forbidden level strength.

Later, seeing that his daughter was happily cultivating herself and had never been troubled, living up to her name of being carefree, he simply stopped interfering. He only often taught his daughter not to bully the weak.

Regarding this matter, Lu Li unusually acted as a strict father, warning Wuyou that if she ever used her cultivation to wreak havoc on the world, he would personally suppress her.

Because Wuyou's rebellious phase had already passed when she said this, it was alright. In addition, she was educated and grew up in a school and had many ordinary friends, so she was able to understand the preciousness of the equality of life. She obediently accepted her father's teachings.

As a result, the Demon God suffered a great deal of pain because when He taught Xiao Wuyou, He didn't just drop his own agenda, instilling in him the theory of 'might makes right'.

Simply put, He wanted Wuyou to feel that as long as she was strong enough, she could do whatever she wanted, and it was wrong for anyone to restrict her.

As a result of this mindset, He suffered in His early years. For example, when Wuyou was naughty and did not know how to be taught, Wuyou would pull His beard, showing no respect for His teacher.

There's nothing I can do; that's how my master taught me.

Later, Wuyou went to school and her values ​​changed. She then turned around and tried to educate her master, saying that her master's views were wrong. She clearly had a lot of fun with mortals, so how could she say that the existence of weak creatures was meaningless?
The demon god couldn't even win an argument with Xiao Wuyou, because when he got angry, Xiao Wuyou would hit him. Lu Li didn't care at all, which tormented the demon god so much that in the end he just let it be.

Despite the many ups and downs along the way over the past twenty years, Wuyou has not gone astray and remains his sweet little darling in Lu Li's eyes.

However, Lu Xueqing felt that her daughter was indeed a bit too willful and capricious. This quirky and mischievous nature of hers, and her love for playing pranks, made her wonder who she took after, since she and Lu Li were both considered to be quite serious and proper people.

"Oh, Father, are you really leaving?"

When Xiao Wuyou heard that Lu Li was going on a long journey, she felt sad. She actually had a lot to say to her father, and they had also made a promise to see the wonders of a certain world together.

"Time waits for no one, and your Grandpa Mo was right about some things."

Lu Li's words also revealed helplessness. In fact, for people of their level, time should be worthless. He had spent thousands of years traveling around with his family. Now, he was raising his daughter with the intention of waiting until she was strong enough to stand on her own before he could leave with peace of mind.

However, Wuyou's growth rate far exceeded his expectations, and things deteriorated faster than he imagined.

Just yesterday, another storm swept across the Boundary Sea. Lu Li reacted quickly, rushed into the Boundary Sea, and calmed the storm with a single strike, preventing the Boundary Sea from suffering damage.

Moreover, after the storm subsided, many new shadows fell, and they were all wiped out by Lu Li.

These are things that are easy to handle, but Lu Li deduced the situation from the direct confrontation and felt that things were very bad. As the Demon God said, there might not be two eras left.

This made Lu Li feel a sense of urgency. He knew that his daughter was exceptionally talented and might one day achieve something no less than her mother, and even surpass him. However, Lu Li had no intention of leaving the matter to his descendants.

Moreover, he is currently the closest to the highest realm, and he can only attempt to break through in the final moments.

The only good news is that he has married and had children over the years, achieving a fulfilling life and gaining many insights. His mind is now clear and insightful, and he feels that he can go even further.

On this day, the atmosphere in Lu Li's family was somewhat heavy, because no one knew whether Lu Li's departure would lead to a successful reversal of fortune or a final farewell to everyone, missing the last time for their reunion.

In the end, it was Xiao Wuyou who livened up the atmosphere. Xia Ren cooked a table full of delicious dishes, and the family enjoyed a happy and harmonious meal together.

The next day, Lu Li set off early in the morning.

"Aren't you going to take me with you?"

The demon god, who was trimming the flowers and plants in the manor, spoke, seemingly somewhat strangely.

During Xiao Wuyou's years at university, the Demon God fell in love with gardening again. In His words, it allowed Him to rediscover the joy of manipulating life.

"To say something you may not like to hear, you are not a great threat. If I were to ascend to the throne, one more person like you would not make a difference."

Lu Li said.

"Heh, kid, you're quite confident. Let's see if you can live up to common sense. In my opinion, You'er has a better chance than you."

The demon god sneered, feeling that Lu Li had underestimated him.

"If You'er can reach that realm, I will be very pleased. As her teacher, you'll have something to brag about, won't you?"

Lu Li said with a smile, not caring at all; he only needed to focus on his cultivation level now.

Initially, he had considered taking the Demon God with him when he left, but over the years the Demon God had behaved himself. Even though the hidden dangers on You'er's body had been eliminated, listening to the tenth-order Dao was still beneficial, so he decided not to take the Demon God with him.

In addition, his backup plan is always connected to the demon god's body and can be sensed at any time.

“I’m not after that kind of low-class fame.”

The demon god shook his head, then said no more and continued pruning the flowers and plants. With that, Lu Li left this realm, watched by everyone.

Lu Li's family also returned to the space not long after, mainly because Lu Xueqing felt that it would be safer for the Demon God to be in a space with the foundation of the tenth level.

Lu Wuyou finally fulfilled her wish to go out and run around. Under the contract of the New End Space, she became a pioneer, responsible for dealing with various small troubles in the World Sea, and also traveling and enjoying the scenery with her.

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So where did Lu Li go after he left?

He wandered through the void and arrived at the opposite shore of the World Sea, which was that desolate land.

It is said that this was once the territory of the Demon God. In essence, it was also part of the World Sea. However, after the great war began, the Demon God and the Space Ancestor divided the World Sea into two regions.

One can imagine that the Demon God himself disdained to create a bunch of small worlds for fun, so he created a super continent formed from the condensation of the source of the world, which is the land in front of Lu Li.

This region is much smaller than the World Ocean, less than one-tenth the size, but in reality, it contains a great deal of resources deep within the continent because it is solidified on the outside.

This land remains undeveloped to this day, and there's a reason for that: a devastating war once raged on this land.

The traces left by the battle between the two supreme experts are still lethal even now. Even ordinary forbidden touches will result in death or serious injury, which is quite terrifying.

As the Demon God said, the facts created by the tenth rank cannot be changed, even by another tenth rank.

For example, the beings killed by the demon god cannot be resurrected. Even if Emperor Wu killed the demon god, he could not resurrect those people.

Similarly, the traces they left behind during their battle will remain forever. That Martial Emperor may have the ability to erase those traces on the continent, but it will take a very long time.

As a fellow martial arts cultivator, Lu Li could roughly understand why the Martial Emperor didn't do that. On one hand, the Martial Emperor himself didn't covet the world's hidden resources on this continent. On the other hand, having defeated an extremely powerful opponent, the Martial Emperor might want to leave some mementos.

By putting himself in her shoes, Lu Li could understand the feeling of reaching the end of a road. Protecting all living beings is one thing, but once you defeat the strongest enemy, you become invincible and truly feel lonely.

Lu Li strolled across this continent, exploring the past and present, and seeing the marks of those great battles, filled with emotion.

He had to admit that, in the path of martial arts, that Martial Emperor was much purer and had gone much further than him; he was no match for him.

This "inferiority" doesn't mean he's currently inferior, but rather that if we're purely talking about martial arts, he might never be a match for that Martial Emperor.

Someone once told Lu Li, "Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die." Lu Li understood this principle long ago. Therefore, as a power-hungry individual, he has always been open-minded and used his extraordinary comprehension to learn about all the laws and paths in the world and open up the path of martial arts.

Now, looking at the traces of another power remaining here, combined with Xiao Wuyou's current state of Daoist magic, Lu Li seems to have gained a new understanding of the power principle of the other side in the great battle.

Immersed in profound contemplation, Lu Li sat cross-legged in the most dangerous crevice of this continent, thus beginning his meditation.

Having reached his current level, Lu Li understands many things. The most important one is that the unprecedented battle above is layered.

Those supreme powerhouses probably fight within the bounds of common sense, so they wouldn't normally directly impact the world.

Just as the Demon God told him, the tenth-tier doesn't need to lower themselves to fight. Normal battles won't affect the World Sea, so the Martial Emperor's method of restricting those enemies shouldn't be complicated. He just needs to find a way to make everyone fight within the bounds of common sense.

In order to exploit Emperor Wu's weakness, those enemies would interfere with this part of the River of Time. In order to protect the normal flow of time and prevent everything from going into chaos, there must be a buffer layer above the River of Time.

In that place, Emperor Wu probably used his great magical power to build some kind of buffer zone and sent people to guard it, so that the river of time could remain peaceful.

This is why some powerful elders disappeared from the space to reinforce their troops; Xue Qing's ancestors may have been fighting there as well.

In other words, whenever the world's ocean thinks something terrible is about to happen, it has actually been buffered by two layers of barriers.

Even so, let's not even mention the shocks that flowed out of common sense; just some shadows falling into the ocean of the world can stir up a storm.

This shows that most of the truly powerful are already on the battlefield, which is why the power in the world's ocean seems weak.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Li and the others have a relatively peaceful environment for cultivation.

Before Grandma Xue left, she left a message: someone who can influence the course of the war needs to be born to turn the tide. Therefore, if someone has such potential, they must remain calm and not act rashly like her.

At this moment, Lu Li calmed down and absorbed all that he had learned over the years. At the same time, all the equipment on his body shone brightly, and various powers began to resonate with it.

Long before the nine spiritual seeds began to manifest their power within him, all of Lu Li's title-related abilities were absorbed into his body by the power of the spiritual seeds. Even if he left the space, the power of the titles would not disappear.

His series of titles ultimately transformed from empty names into real strength, allowing him to undergo a complete transformation. Now, what Lu Li needs to do is to make what even the Spirit Seed cannot achieve a reality, that is, to transform the external force in the equipment into his own source power.

To outsiders, this might seem impossible and pointless. After all, why not just wear the equipment and fight? Why integrate it into your own body?
Only Lu Li understood the necessity of this. He knew that even if a piece of equipment reached the Origin level, it was only comparable to the Forbidden level. When it came to battles beyond the realm of common sense, such external objects would probably all be useless.

The Demon God also revealed some information, saying that according to common sense, only one can go there, and all external objects are not allowed. If one had to say, only the Prisoner Demon, which is associated with Lu Li's soul, can manifest according to common sense. All other equipment is just free.

Because the Demon God liked to brag to Xiao Wuyou and had told her about his great battle with Emperor Wu, Xiao Wuyou came to Lu Li to learn from her, and Lu Li naturally found out about it.

According to the Demon God, if He hadn't been in an abnormal state back then and been dragged into a battle of common sense by the Martial Emperor, He wouldn't have lost.

Furthermore, precisely because He failed to anticipate Emperor Wu's insane actions, He, as a long-standing tenth-ranked being, never considered a confrontation with him, and thus suffered a loss.

Importantly, Emperor Wu possesses a powerful set of equipment that allows him to draw upon external forces. In the parlance of space, this equipment deals three thousand times the true damage in a single strike, which even demons cannot withstand.

(End of this chapter)