Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 591 Governor
Zhou Leng walked forward, feeling puzzled.

The sword's cry seemed to be directed at him.

I had heard before that Li Shenkong had obtained a divine sword, which was also the only intact celestial artifact in human history.

However, with the Star Refining Furnace, it became one of them.

"Could that divine sword be...?"

Since the divine sword belonged to Li Shenkong, Zhou Leng didn't think much of it and went to the Tree Man Organization, where he opened a room in an underground tree cave to cultivate.

In the underground space, the roots of the Tree of Life are densely packed, radiating a rich life force.

While absorbing life force, Zhou Leng activated the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

The number of Star Phoenix feathers is also increasing, but extremely slowly.

It's far less efficient than eating fossilized ancient trees.

After finishing his cultivation, he took out the Star Refining Furnace, stared at the single divine rune on it, and silently memorized it.

Senior Sister Shen Yunxian said that the divine inscription representing the "Star Refining Furnace" is the text in the "Star Cluster Page" made by imitating the "Star Cluster Giant Wall".

The "Star Cluster Wall" is one of the most mysterious forces in the universe, and is even suspected to be the origin of the universe, containing endless secrets.

The term "Star Cluster Wall" is a name used to refer to advanced civilizations.

According to the understanding of normal civilization, it can be translated as "Star Cluster Painting", which belongs to a kind of book-like medium.

When information and the power it contains reach a certain level, it becomes so abundant that even normal text, ordinary illustrations, and various higher powers cannot contain it.

Thus, an unknown entity created the "Star Cluster Wall".

It was a colossal object composed of numerous magnificent and colorful galaxies, resembling a wall of stars in the universe, grand and spectacular.

It is also a truly divine manual in the endless universe.

However, the Star Cluster Wall is too powerful, majestic, and profound; only highly powerful high-level deities are capable of reading and learning from it.

The most powerful gods deciphered the most minute components of the galaxy by studying the Great Wall of Stars.

Divine text.

From then on, advanced civilizations embarked on the path of divine script.

After the higher deities thoroughly studied the divine script, they used the divine script in conjunction with the power of stars to create "divine script planets".

They then used countless divine-scripted planets to create divine-scripted star systems, scientifically known as "star cluster pages".

When countless divine star systems are connected, they form a "star cluster wall," which is the true carrier for higher deities to record information and pass on the great Dao.

Because the true path not only contains intangible messages, but also contains real power.

No book or ordinary medium can withstand it.

Only the infinite number of galaxies in the universe can contain it.

Even for gods, building divine planets, star clusters, and even giant star cluster walls is no easy task.

Many gods spend their entire lives without being able to build their own star cluster wall.

After learning that divine runes were only the most minute components of the Star Cluster Wall, Zhou Leng gained a new understanding of divine runes, and his level of divine rune propelled him forward by leaps and bounds.

However, the Star Refining Furnace is ultimately a celestial artifact, and using it at this stage would inevitably require paying a huge price.

However, take it slow, and there will be results eventually.

After cultivating for a day and a night, Zhou Leng was a little tired and went out for a stroll.

On the way back, I saw Li Shenkong again.

They exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

Zhou Leng noticed that Li Shenkong's eyes were strange, his gaze was somewhat dull, as if he hadn't slept well. Normally, even if a Grandmaster hadn't slept for three days and three nights, he would still be full of energy.

Perhaps it's due to over-training. No wonder he's the number one among the younger generation. He's clearly more talented and has more resources than anyone else, yet he also works harder than anyone else.

This first place is well-deserved.

Li Shenkong withdrew his gaze and continued walking in a sullen mood.

Before long, we arrived at a private room in a hotel.

Upon seeing Li Shenkong in the private room, a woman immediately stood up and said softly with a smile, "Little Shenkong, it's really difficult to see you these days."

Li Shenkong said helplessly, "Sister Tianfeng, I really need to cultivate for a long time."

Gao Tianfeng was particularly clever when she was young, and was well-liked by Madam Zhao Sheng and Madam Zhao Hao. They often took her with them when they participated in informal activities.

Gao Tianfeng did not waste this opportunity. With her eloquence and slightly feisty nature, she got to know many members of the Wu Clan.

Although Gao Tianfeng's martial arts skills were average and he was not a direct descendant of the martial arts clan, in previous years the martial arts clan did not have so many rules. Many old martial arts masters did not think that their family was superior, and the younger generation did not act arrogantly. They all regarded themselves as ordinary people.

In recent years, starting from the third generation onwards, the powerful clans have begun to act arrogantly, increasingly imitating foreign tycoons and the ways of ancient emperors and generals, acting as nobles and superiors, and increasingly disregarding ordinary people.

Li Shenkong grew up alongside Li Sheng from a young age, never receiving any special treatment. He was even used as Li Sheng's orderly, doing this and that, and was the Li family's well-known errand boy, yet no one considered him inferior. Gao Tianfeng was particularly adept at interpersonal relationships, deliberately cultivating goodwill with the younger generation of martial arts families. She couldn't reach those arrogant and temperamental ones, but a good-natured young man like Li Shenkong never looked down on her, and their relationship was quite good back then.

However, Li Shenkong was no fool. After hearing about the Zhao family and the Gao siblings when he grew up, he avoided them whenever possible.

This time, Gao Tianfeng actually came to the Tree Man World, and said it was related to Zhao Cong, so he had no choice but to come.

Zhao Cong is Zhao Hao's eldest son. He holds a very high position in the Martial Academy and is the next head of the Zhao family that the family is fully cultivating.

Whether in character, martial arts, or conduct, he is different from the rest of the Zhao family. Although he is somewhat old-fashioned, there are indeed no bad rumors about him.

The two had talked about martial arts before, and Li Shenkong had learned a lot from him.

Gao Tianfeng smiled and said, "It's not a big deal that I'm here to talk to you. My cousin is about to take office as the Governor-General of Liangjiang. I heard that you are in the Rucheng and Shuizhou area, so I wanted to arrange a time to meet you. Since I couldn't reach you here, I was sent to look for you."

Li Shenkong was stunned for a moment. There were many rumors about the Zhao family in Xiongcheng, saying that the Zhao family was going to decline. He didn't expect that Zhao Cong would reach this point so quickly.

In this way, when the election is held next year, Zhao Cong will surely be able to enter the Supreme Court and become one of the forty or fifty people with the highest status in the Martial Arts Academy.

At that time, the Zhao family's position on Earth will be even more secure.

Not to mention that the Li and Zhao families already had a good relationship, and the two families had a good relationship in the past, and with Zhao Cong being promoted to governor, he had no way to refuse.

Li Shenkong sighed inwardly, nodded slightly and smiled, "I haven't seen Brother Cong for many days. Now that he has been appointed Governor-General and is in charge of Liangjiang, I naturally want to bring him some fine wine to congratulate him."

Gao Tianfeng laughed and said, "Then it's alright. I just heard that you were promoted to Grandmaster, so I came to see how that handsome young man who used to be so serious and proper has become a Grandmaster that everyone looks up to. Maybe in a few years, when you become a Martial Saint, you won't recognize me as your sister Tianfeng anymore."

Li Shenkong hurriedly said, "Even if I become a Martial God, I will still have to acknowledge you as my Heavenly Phoenix Sister."

"Haha... I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything, just some local specialties from my hometown. Please don't mind them." Gao Tianfeng said, taking out some inexpensive but flavorful local specialties.

Li Shenkong had met her many times before. He smiled and accepted the gift, asking, "Sister Tianfeng, have you been in Rucheng these past few days?"

The Viceroy's Office of Liangjiang was originally located in Xihai City. After the fall of the city, it was first moved to Shuizhou, and later to Rucheng.

Although Nanjing is the largest city in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River after Xihai, it is, after all, the former capital of the dragon, which is easy to arouse suspicion and often tarnishes itself. Therefore, it is impossible for the Governor-General's Office of Liangjiang to be located in Nanjing.

Rucheng used to be a small city, but due to the invasion of monsters and the change of battle lines, it inherited many resources from the old West Sea and became one of the largest cities in the vicinity.

"Sigh... You know, my brother went too far. Just now... Never mind, let's not talk about him. I'm here firstly to handle the funeral arrangements, and secondly to come and check things out in advance, to help out the future Governor Zhao. You're family, so there's no need to hide anything. There are so many things to do here. Being a governor isn't easy; you have to be careful every step of the way. One wrong move and you'll step on a landmine... Sigh, look at my loose tongue. Come on, let's eat first."

Gao Tianfeng sat down next to Li Shenkong without any hesitation, and they talked about their childhood.

People are nostalgic, and Gao Tianfeng was very tactful, so both host and guests had a good time.

After sending Gao Tianfeng out of the Tree Man Base, Li Shenkong quietly gazed at the distant sky.

Are the rumors about the Zhao family true over the years?
In the matter of the sixteen families framing Zhou Leng, are Zhao Cong and Gao Tianfeng truly innocent?

When Li Shenkong thought of Zhou Leng, he thought of Xu Ming. He had met Xu Ming when he was a young boy in the army.

Xu Ming was one of the most outstanding young talents at the time, and the two collaborated many times.

Li Shenkong once disguised himself as an ordinary martial artist to participate in the Demon City Army battle, and it was Xu Ming who led people to protect him.

He still remembered Xu Ming putting his arm around his shoulder and laughing at a group of veteran soldiers: "This is my little brother, train him however you want, push him to his limits. But, if you mess around, don't blame me for saying this upfront..."

He and Xu Ming had gone through more than a dozen life-and-death battles, and their bond of camaraderie was as strong as iron.

Therefore, after hearing Xu Ming's message to Zhou Leng and the Demon City Army, he concluded that Xu Ming had died in battle, and he wept as he listened.

Xu Ming's dying wish was to protect Zhou Leng.

Therefore, he silently vowed in his heart that he would protect Zhou Leng if given the chance.

After I finish training in the Treeman World, I'll go directly to Chen Shouhu to get to know Zhou Leng.

Back in his room, he felt uneasy again.

Who exactly caused the sword to sing?
Never mind that for now, I'll find some time to meet with Zhao Cong.

Xiongcheng.

Zhao Cong and his wife sat on either side of Old Madam Zhao.

Madam Zhao served him carefully, but Zhao Cong had a big smile on his face and chatted with his grandmother like a child.

The old lady was usually stern and never gave her son, Zhao Hao, a kind look, but she was almost always willing to grant her grandchildren's requests.

Especially after the deaths of two children, she cherished her only grandson even more.

“Our Zhao family… only you and Nan Di are left… and you’re going south again…”

At first, the old lady was laughing and joking, but she quickly became sad. In order to avoid upsetting his grandmother, Zhao Cong pretended to ask her for advice on what to do after taking office.

The matriarch had worked at the Wu family mansion in the past, and her vision was far beyond that of ordinary people.

"You must never be like the second son, who went to the army thinking of establishing his authority first, only to be intimidated and then behave himself..."

"Remember to blend in with the world, remember that harmony is the most important quality in a team..."

(End of this chapter)