Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 624 Engagement
His comrades stopped trying to persuade him.

After a while, the atmosphere changed, and everyone started chatting and laughing.

As night fell, everyone gradually left.

In the end, the comrades who were close to Zhao Lianshuo stayed behind.

Everyone was a little drunk when Zhao Lianshuo asked about the relationship between Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin.

Upon learning that Xu Qingjin hadn't given up on Zhou Leng during his most difficult time, and had even proposed marriage, Zhao Lianshuo gave Xu Qingjin a thumbs up.

"As your father's former platoon leader, I'll take the liberty of presumptuously today. I'm not qualified to be your officiant or witness; that would definitely require someone at the level of a Tenth-Level Martial Saint. But I think it would be better to hold the engagement ceremony sooner rather than later. Your elders are both here, so why not do it today?"

Li Linhan smiled and said, "Our elders discussed it before and all agreed."

Xu Qingjin's mother nodded with a smile.

Xu Qingjin blushed and stole a glance at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng said, "I've actually been wanting to find a time, but I've always been too busy and missed it. Since the elders are willing to help, let's seize the day and get engaged to Xu Qingjin today. Come here, Qingjin."

Xu Qingjin blushed and stood up.

What followed was a lively and joyous feast.

Afterwards, the group returned to the Furukawa Research Institute, still slightly drunk.

Li Linhan and Li Yuanhe let Zhou Leng take Xu Qingjin back to her room alone, and Xu's mother pretended not to hear.

After Zhou Leng escorted Xu Qingjin back to her room, his hands began to wander.

Xu Qingjin whispered, "Today..."

"today."

One night fish and dragon dance.

The next day, Xu Qingjin couldn't get out of bed, and Zhou Leng had to bring her food.

Everyone else pretended not to know. Xu's mother also knew that her daughter was shy, so she only chatted with Wu Xin for a few minutes to make sure that everything was alright.

Fortunately, Xu Qingjin had already entered the Body Refinement stage and was powerful enough. Another day passed, and he stepped out of his room, but walked slowly.

Then, Zhou Leng personally taught Xu Qingjin how to cultivate.

"A martial artist must first have a healthy body," Zhou Leng said earnestly, making Xu Qingjin blush with embarrassment.

Zhou Leng was worried that giving Xu Qingjin too many pills would hinder her future growth.

Realizing his lack of experience, he then sent out a large amount of tonics.

Looking at the mountain of tonics, the young Xu Qingjin inexplicably came to understand the middle-aged man.

"You should cultivate diligently. After a while, I will take you to the world of giants and the world of dragons to complete the trials."

"Is it necessary..." Xu Qingjin lowered her head, her voice a little hoarse.

"Absolutely necessary. Remember to eat plenty of dragon's blood goji berries..."

Xu Qingjin felt both ashamed and helpless.

"It's still a bit dangerous now. Let's get our marriage certificate after we've dealt with my main enemy."

"it is good."

"In addition, my skills have improved. It seems that proper exercise helps with cultivation. You also need to work harder."

"??????"

Zhou Leng looked out the window and sighed at the profoundness of martial arts. Just as a certain martial arts master once said, "Give me a martial arts manual of the stars, and I can lift up the blue planet."

For several days in a row, Zhou Leng was so happy that he forgot all about home.

Martial arts will? What is that? Don't let it affect our relationship.

Several more days passed, and Zhou Leng finally returned to normal cultivation, sometimes alone, sometimes with someone.

In his spare time, Zhou Leng listed Shen Yunxian's "Divine Essence Pill" formula, indicating the properties of each ingredient and providing illustrations. He then sent it to the Ice and Snow Cult and Jax, instructing them to search for the ingredients or similar items at all costs.

After consolidating his strength, Zhou Leng bid farewell to everyone and, with Xu Qingjin in tow, headed to the world of the Iron Dwarves.

A new round of trials for the Ancient King's treasure among the Iron Dwarves is about to begin.

They also need to go in and study the divine script.

Zhou Leng found a high-ranking member of the Iron Dwarfs and explained his purpose.

The Iron Dwarfs' leadership stated that Xu Qingjin could enter directly, but Zhou Leng needed to discuss with the tribal chiefs before giving a response, and that they would wait until the trial began.

The next day, Molten Hammer arrived excitedly, bringing with him a group of young people from various tribes.

"See this? This is my elder brother, the Demon Slayer King, Zhou Leng!" Molten Hammer stood with his hands on his hips. The eyes of the Iron Dwarves gleamed, but no one looked at him; they only looked at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Lengdao said, "Aren't you too idle? Have you advanced to the Innate Realm? Have you mastered your combat skills to the extreme? How's your steel skin polishing going? Should I contact your chieftain?"

"Are you even human? You didn't even look for me when you came to participate in the Grandmaster Trial last time."

"Why would I want to see you? To have those grandmasters beat you up?"

"Sister-in-law, aren't you going to do anything about Zhou Leng?"

"I'm the oldest in my family."

"You're really good at bragging..."

The two chatted and joked around.

After the others had dispersed, Hammer Hammer whispered, "Where's your ancient relic?"

Zhou Leng remembered the solar shield and whispered, "It's lost."

"Then let's pretend we don't know. The higher-ups probably won't bother to ask. By the time they do ask, it will be many years later."

"By the way, where did you get that thing? Is there a record of it?"

"I don't know either, I'll ask around when the time comes."

On the third day, the ancient king's treasure was officially opened.

Giant Furnace and the other Iron Dwarves led Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin to Grandfather Mountain. Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, Giant Furnace said as they walked, "If you can really get in, we won't interfere. If you can't get in and can't cause any damage, you'll have to figure it out yourself. After all, this is a power set up by a demigod, and we can't change the rules without disrupting the trial."

"Is there no other way?"

"No. Unless... you become a demigod, destroy your grandfather's power, force your way in, and then sever all ties with my clan."

"Why don't I fix this trial later?"

"Hmm... then let's mend our friendship. We Iron Dwarves are always friendly, provided you can fix it before you get killed."

Zhou Leng walked slowly forward, looking ahead at the many Body Refinement stage dwarves and people of various races who had come to participate in the trial.

Several groups of people looked over, initially hesitant, until one group quickly walked towards Zhou Leng to take a group photo, and the rest swarmed over to take photos with Zhou Leng one after another.

As the start date approached, Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin walked to the foot of the mountain and stood with many other trial participants.

The two waited hand in hand.

When the time came, the entire Grandfather Mountain flashed with light, and with a whoosh, those who met the criteria disappeared from the spot.

Only a few people stood alone in the same spot.

Seeing Zhou Leng disappear, the giant furnace nodded slightly.

Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin appeared in the ancient king's treasure.

“You’ve come in too,” Xu Qingjin said.

"It seems the Divine Script Teacher is helping you. I'll take you directly to the end of the trial, and then you can learn Divine Script."

"it is good."

After walking for a while, Zhou Leng said, "It'll be faster if I carry you."

Zhou Leng picked up Xu Qingjin and traveled through the treasure at supersonic speed.

They occasionally encountered other dwarf trial participants, but didn't pay them any attention.

When he encountered an orc trial participant who had sneaked in, he grabbed in mid-air with his right hand, and with a few crisp sounds, he compressed several air balls into his right hand. Then, with a flick of his wrist, the air balls flew out like missiles, killing the orc.

Zhou Leng ran all the way, but because no one could understand the divine inscriptions of the Mountain Furnace, he still fell into several traps.

However, this level of trap was no match for Zhou Leng, who easily broke through it.

Before long, Zhou Leng carried Xu Qingjin to the end of the trial, put her down, and gave her many magical artifacts. He then pointed a finger and used a wisp of starlight energy to attach to her dantian.

"When you go all out, a trace of my power will be added. Be careful when you use it, or you'll get covered in blood."

"You're so good to me." Xu Qingjin smiled and stretched out her arm to wrap around Zhou Leng's waist, her gaze soft.

Zhou Leng kissed her forehead, then turned and said goodbye.

"I'm leaving. See you after the trial. If you don't see me, you can continue to cultivate in the dwarven world."

"it is good!"

Without Xu Qingjin, Zhou Leng traveled at an even faster speed, killing orcs along the way, and headed to the Divine Script Academy.

Although I really wanted Xu Qingjin to go in, she would have to pass the divine script test before she could enter, and she would inevitably be killed.

With Xu Qingjin's current skill level, she cannot pass.

I stepped into that hall filled with silver-gray metal once again.

Just like last time, the ground was littered with corpses.

A faint sound of crystal shards breaking rang out, and the little fairy appeared ahead.

Unlike the kind elf from before, the elf teacher is now unusually serious.

"You know you're here to learn? Come in." The little elf teacher spoke in standard divine script.

"Yes."

Zhou Leng followed the little elf into the Divine Script Academy and into the Divine Script Library, which he had entered before.

I saw the corpse of the Flower of High Earth again.

However, the corpse had lost its previous spirituality and its power was greatly depleted.

Her last remaining strength has embraced the furnace of the mountains and dissipated into the world.

"This way."

The little elf led Zhou Leng into the classroom next door.

Next came the extremely rigorous instruction in the divine script of advanced civilizations.

Because of the powerful abilities of divine runes, and the fact that Zhou Leng had learned a large number of advanced divine runes, he was able to learn elementary knowledge extremely quickly.

Those elementary knowledge points can be memorized immediately after being read four or five times, leaving a divine imprint in the mind.

With a mental image, as long as you keep reviewing it, turning the abstract into reality, you won't forget it.

In just one morning, the little elf taught the equivalent of a month's worth of lessons at a regular divine script school.

She asked curiously, "Have you ever been in contact with the power of the illusory gods?"

"Yes."

The little elf sighed, "You're probably the legendary chosen one. Even the shackles of civilization will make an exception for you. The ethereal gods possess unimaginable power. Being able to communicate with their power is practically equivalent to constantly being taught divine script; the effect is naturally extraordinary. In advanced civilizations, the descendants of those gods master divine script from a young age, making them far more powerful than ordinary people..."

"However, don't be too proud. Divine runes are just the foundation of the foundation. You still need to condense Star Cluster Pages, and the ultimate goal is to build your own Star Cluster Wall. At that time, you will find that even some divine descendants with excellent birth, if they do not work hard, will ultimately achieve less than those ordinary beings who started from a low point but worked hard..."

"Remember, even the most outstanding gods may not be able to build the Star Cluster Wall. And those who cannot build the Star Cluster Wall with their own divine runes can never be said to have mastered divine runes. The Star Cluster Wall contains the power to transcend this world."

Zhou Leng said, "I will definitely try my best."

"Great, let's continue. If you get tired, just signal to stop."

One teaches and the other learns.

Zhou Leng would only feel tired after studying for ten hours at a time, then eat and rest before continuing to study.

After studying for a few days, Zhou Leng asked, "Teacher, how many years is the course in the Advanced Civilization Divine Script Kindergarten?"

(End of this chapter)