Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 127 Xu Qing's Choice Urges Ascension
"Senior brother is so confident, could it be that you have already broken through the void and ascended to the upper realm?"

Ning Zhongze understood that his senior brother would never speak without reason.

Since I told her about this, I must be absolutely certain.

Xu Qing's eyes were deep. He withdrew his gaze from the sky, smiled at Ning Zhongze, and nodded in acknowledgment:
"That's right. As long as one can become a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, one can break through the void, leave this world, and ascend to the Upper Realm."

Sure enough.

Ning Zhongze nodded, thinking that his own strength and that of his daughter Yue Lingshan were still far from reaching the level of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

She couldn't help but feel a little worried, but of course she was happy to learn that her senior brother's path could be continued by ascending to the upper realm.

However, it is difficult for her and her daughter to reach that point immediately.

"What is Junior Sister worried about?" Xu Qing noticed Ning Zhongze's emotional change.

“Senior brother, you have already been able to shatter the void and reach the point of ascending to the upper realm, while I and Ling Shan are still far from that point.”

I'm really afraid of hindering your cultivation!

Ning Zhongze voiced her concerns.

Xu Qing embraced his beautiful junior sister and whispered, "Don't worry about it delaying your cultivation progress. My path is not ascension, but in other directions."

"Senior brother just said that the road ahead is blocked and the only way is to ascend to immortality. Now he says that we don't need to rely on ascension. Is he just trying to comfort me?"

Ning Zhongze shook her head; she did not want herself and her daughter to become a burden to her senior brother's pursuit of immortality.

"Junior sister, believe me. My path is different from anyone else's in this world. Ascension is the only option for you, but for me, it is not the best option."

Xu Qing spoke sincerely, explaining that he possessed the [Gate of All Heavens], enabling him to traverse countless worlds.

The most suitable path for oneself is not to ascend to the upper realm, but to absorb resources from all realms to help oneself grow faster.

Otherwise, choosing to ascend to the upper realm would be a waste of the key abilities of the [Gate of All Heavens] treasure.

"Does Senior Brother mean that even if Ling Shan and I are both capable of breaking through the void, we won't choose the path of ascension?"

Ning Zhongze seemed to understand but not quite, and asked again.

“That’s right, junior sister. I’m not going to the upper realm, but somewhere else.”

Xu Qing was unwilling to keep it from the other party, so she revealed some of her secrets.

"Other places? What places are those?"

Ning Zhongze asked, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xu Qing, not wanting him to deceive her.

Xu Qing paused for a moment, then gave an ambiguous answer.
"It is also a world of a higher level than this one."

The journey through the [Gate of All Heavens] will not take Xu Qing to a very high-level place, but it will definitely be more advanced than the world he is in now.

"Is that the place from your past life?" Ning Zhongze asked.

She knew that Xu Qing had a secret, that his personality had changed drastically, that his aptitude had improved too much, and that his comprehension was extraordinary—something her former senior brother could never have possessed.

Therefore, she still believed that her senior brother must have awakened his innate wisdom, otherwise it would be impossible for a person to change so much.

It was as if he had become a completely different person; this was something that couldn't be hidden from her at all.

Xu Qing paused for a moment, then slowly said, "You know?"

“With such a dramatic change in his personality and such a far greater improvement in his martial arts than before, it’s really hard not to believe that there is such a thing as a past life and a present life,” Ning Zhongze nodded.

Xu Qing remained silent; indeed, that was the case.

Since arriving in this world, he has made no attempt to conceal his changes.

It's quite normal for Ning Zhongze to think this way.

"Then why did you keep it to yourself until today?" Xu Qing asked.

"I don't care who my senior brother was in his past life, I only know that he loves me, and that's enough." Ning Zhongze's eyes were misty and full of affection.

Xu Qing sighed softly to herself.

In fact, even now, Xu Qing still doesn't quite understand it.

Whether he was reborn through possession or truly became Yue Buqun, it was only at that moment that he awakened his memories of his past life. Initially, he believed he had been reborn through possession, borrowing Yue Buqun's body.

But as his cultivation deepened, Xu Qing increasingly felt that this was not necessarily true.

The initial speculation may not have been accurate.

He had also inquired about this question with the [Gate of All Heavens], but the treasure remained unresponsive and offered no answers.

Perhaps only when Xu Qing's understanding reaches a higher level will he be able to comprehend the difference.

"Junior sister, thank you for your understanding. I didn't mean to lie to you. I can only say that this is a path that belongs only to me and no one else can replicate it."

So you don't need to worry too much about my problem.

What you need to do now is to strive to become a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and then wait for our daughter to reach that level as well.

Shatter the void, ascend to the upper realm, and obtain the secret to immortality.

Xu Qing paused for a moment, then continued, "And I will find you at the right time."

Ning Zhongze nodded upon hearing this.

She understood that her senior brother had his own difficulties, which he couldn't express, and that there was a more suitable path for him to take.

She naturally couldn't stop it.

The two nestled together, everything unspoken, requiring no further explanation.

Xu Qing made this choice after much deliberation, without acting impulsively.

According to the method he taught, as long as all his disciples diligently cultivate, they all have the potential to reach the limit of this world.

His "Martial Arts Manual" had already been passed down to his disciples when it was created, and Ning Zhongze and his daughter Yue Lingshan also practiced this divine skill.

With the help of this divine skill, everyone's aptitude can be continuously improved through the refinement of their cultivation, thus reaching the limits of heaven and earth.

Xu Qing was not worried about this.

After all, his "Martial Arts Manual" brings together the essence of all the top martial arts techniques in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

With a steadfast heart in the pursuit of the Dao, and by gradually progressing over time, one can reach the level of a Grandmaster of the Primordial Realm.

Since that conversation, Ning Zhongze has become even more diligent in his cultivation, and Xu Qing's disciples have also come to understand the matter of breaking through the void. They are all full of energy and yearn for the scenery of the upper realm.

Time flies, and three years have passed.

Feng Qingyang made a perfect return with the realm of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

Knowing Xu Qing's choice and considerations, he was not in a hurry to break through the void and leave.

Instead, they waited for Ning Zhongze and the others to arrive together.

When everyone breaks through the void together and heads to the upper realm, they can look out for each other.

Time marches on and never stops for anyone.

Twenty years later, Ning Zhongze became a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

Decades after Ning Zhongze's success, Linghu Chong, Lin Pingzhi, Lu Dayou, and others followed in his footsteps and reached the pinnacle of their abilities.

At this moment, Xu Qing was over a hundred years old, and Feng Qingyang was nearly two hundred years old.

Both of them were approaching three hundred years of age, so they did not look old.

But Xu Qing was unwilling to let Feng Qingyang continue to wait.

He quickly made a decision, requiring Feng Qingyang, Ning Zhongze, Yue Lingshan, Lin Pingzhi, Linghu Chong and others to break through the void and ascend to the upper realm three days later.

Perhaps because so many people have achieved the status of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, Xu Qing clearly felt that the rate at which the spiritual energy in the world was thinning was accelerating.

It seems that even the heavens and earth are about to be unable to bear so many innate grandmasters.

Therefore, Xu Qing made this decision to allow everyone to ascend as soon as possible.

The crowd had few objections to Xu Qing's decision and all agreed.

(End of this chapter)