Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 669 Entrustment
Treeman World.

The Elders' Council of Tree People.

The people of the demigod tree gathered together.

"The Mother Tree's divine decree has descended. What are your thoughts?" The Elder of the Treant Race, Azure Sea, surveyed the numerous demigods.

“Since the Mother Tree says that Zhou Leng resolved our clan’s crisis, then he must be right. In principle, I don’t object.”

"However, is it too much for the Mother Tree to bestow upon him the title of 'Crown of the Ancients'? The status of the Crown of the Ancients is far higher than his status among the giants and dragons, probably even a level above the True King, and is already equivalent to a true divine child."

“Our clan has not conferred the title of Ancient Crown for tens of thousands of years. If we confer the title of Ancient Crown upon him, it would mean that he is the son of God and possesses the divine power of the Mother Tree. This is not quite appropriate.”

“Once he becomes the Ancient Crown, he will be the de facto King of the Tree People, and we will all have to obey his commands. At that time…”

"Yes, what I fear most is that he might have ulterior motives and bring about the destruction of his entire clan for his own sake."

"Even if it's just preparation for evacuation, it's wrong to bestow the title of 'Ancient Crown' upon a foreign race."

“I’ve heard in ancient legends that some powerful gods would compete for the title of Ancient Crown in order to obtain an avatar of the Tree God. This title must be taken very seriously.”

"Actually... whether it's sealed or not is not important. Our clan cannot afford to support a new ancient crown, let alone a second mother tree."

"makes sense……"

"Do you think the mother tree can stop the calamity from coming?"

All the Tree Elders remained silent.

"Alright, let's invite Zhou Leng to cultivate at the Mother Tree first. We'll secretly bestow upon him the identity of the Ancient Crown, but we mustn't leak it. That way, he won't interfere with us, how about that?"

"good……"

"This is the only way. Next, we'll discuss how to deal with the Heavenly Calamity Envoy and the Corpse King's Throne..."

While the Treeman World was holding its meeting, the Ancient River Sect Martial Arts Symposium of Blue Star was also being held as scheduled.

Zhou Leng, as the current senior disciple of the Ancient River Sect, served as the nominal initiator and host.

The seminar lasted for three days.

On the first day, the existence of the Ancient River Sect was officially announced to all major powers, and some information about the Ancient River Sect was introduced.

The next day, Zhou Leng broadcast live to the world, teaching some basic, external martial arts techniques that could be passed on to outsiders.

On the third day, the grandmasters and martial arts masters exchanged and sparred, and the seminar came to an end.

On the fourth day, some of the world's top experts joined the Ancient River Sect, but most of them were still observing.

After the meeting, the Supreme Court awarded Zhou Leng the title of National Martial Arts Model and sent a text message to all mobile phones across the country.

Zhou Leng's new position was also announced in the 7 p.m. news that evening.

Honorary Member of the Supreme Court, Honorary Vice President of the Armed Police General Hospital, and Honorary Vice President of the Demon City Army.

When the news came out, most people were just happy, but those in the various departments of the Martial Academy who were familiar with the Dragon Kingdom's job system were surprised.

To date, the title of Honorary Court Member has only been awarded to the Martial Saint and retired Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The daily management of the Dragon Kingdom and the Martial Palace is decided collectively by the current Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and members of the Supreme Court.

However, when it comes to the most important decisions, such as waging war against foreign powers or the war between the ten realms, which will affect the ultimate direction of the Dragon Kingdom, the "Honorary Councilor" also has a vote.

That is, all martial arts masters, all retired chief judges and deputy chief judges, also participate in the most important decisions.

This vote, this honorary councilor, may seem ordinary, but his actual status is beyond imagination.

Because honorary council members enjoy the same treatment as council members, except that they do not oversee specific work at the military headquarters.

In the Dragon Kingdom Martial Academy, the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge receive the highest level of treatment.

Court members and honorary court members receive the second tier of treatment.

This was personally formulated by Zhao Sheng, both to prevent the military from seizing power and causing the tragic situation seen in foreign countries, and to give the military sage sufficient status.

It caused quite a bit of controversy back then. It is said that Zhao Sheng summoned all the martial saints and eventually gained their approval in some unknown way.

Some say that Zhao Sheng "subdued people with virtue" and beat those who were not convinced into submission.

Some say that Zhao Sheng did so at the cost of giving up actual control of the Martial Academy.

After the implementation of the honorary councilor system, Zhao Sheng resigned from all his positions in the military government and relinquished all power, which is extremely rare in human history and is therefore more respected.

However, the Zhao family is somewhat special. Although the head of the family, Zhao Hao, holds the voting rights, the honorary councilor is still Zhao Sheng.

The Zhao family has not yet announced Zhao Sheng's death.

Zhao Cong has just been promoted to Governor-General of Liangjiang, but he has not yet become a member of the House of Representatives; he is only a candidate member.

It is said that there has been ongoing opposition, and the number of votes has been insufficient. He will not be able to be officially appointed until at least next year when several older councilors retire.

The residence of the Viceroy of Liangjiang.

The news played repeatedly in front of Zhao Cong, his expression calm and composed.

Zhou Lenglian's massacre of sixteen grandmasters and killing of Gao Tianfeng had an impact on the Zhao family, but it was extremely limited.

He was not promoted to Court Member, but Zhou Leng was promoted to Honorary Court Member ahead of time, which is of great significance.

What were the martial arts masters thinking?

What are the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and current members of the Court of Justice thinking?

Zhou Leng needs to go through three rounds of voting to become an Honorary Court member, but in practice, passing the first two rounds is sufficient.

The first round is a vote by the chief judge and several deputy chief judges.

The first round is a vote by the entire Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justices, and members of the Supreme Court.

Only after completing these two rounds of voting can Zhou Leng be appointed as an honorary councilor.

As for the third round, it will be voted on by a large council of over two hundred people, but if the first two rounds pass, the third round will definitely pass.

Although a third round of voting has not yet taken place and the "decree" has not been fully passed, the outcome is no longer in doubt. The Grand Council cannot defy the Supreme Court.

In other words, Zhou Leng gained the approval of the Supreme Court and entered the highest-ranking position in the Dragon Kingdom.

Zhao Cong did not.

This is an extraordinary signal.

Zhao Cong had visited the Guhe Research Bureau twice before, but now he had completely lost the possibility of entering a third time.

Because Zhou Leng's status in the Martial Academy is higher than his.

Even if he officially becomes a member of the House of Representatives next year, his status will be the same.

From this moment forward, Zhou Leng is a true member of the Martial Academy.

The prefix "Zhou Leng" has become "leader of the Martial Academy and the nation."

This change in prefix is ​​of great significance.

If Zhao Cong dares to force his way into the Ancient River Research Bureau again, it will be a huge political incident, and the Supreme Court and the Grand Council will definitely not sit idly by.

Therefore, he was well aware of what signal the Supreme Court was sending.

The Zhao family cannot touch Zhou Leng.

He was a little bewildered.

In just a few years, Zhou Leng grew from an ant invisible to the Zhao family into a behemoth that the Zhao family could not touch.

"The combined value of the Ancient River Sect far exceeds our imagination..."

Zhao Cong couldn't help but recall the intelligence reports from various parties.

The growth rate of the disciples of the Ancient River Sect is unparalleled.

Disciples from the Demon City Army, the Martial Guard Academy, and various powerful martial arts clans were almost all among them.

From then on, the Koga sect grew powerful.

Zhou Leng stepped into the forefront.

The sun sets in the west and rises in the east.

"Why do you always have to push me like this..."

Zhao Cong sighed softly.

Sunjiadian.

Zhang Xinglie and his girlfriend Liu Shanshan walked and chatted, their expressions peaceful, occasionally smiling slightly.

They look just like an old married couple who have been together for many years.

Walking back to the residential area, cigarette butts were scattered all over the ground at the entrance of the dilapidated building.

Wang Zhenghua, Zhang Xinglie's classmate from Yunhua Martial Arts University, threw down his cigarette butt, stubbed it out, and greeted him with a smile.

"Zhang Xinglie, Liu Shanshan," Wang Zhenghua said with a smile as he walked over.

Liu Shanshan had an ordinary appearance, but an excellent temperament. As soon as she reached out, Zhang Xinglie took the groceries he had bought from his magic bag and handed them to her.

"I'll go in and cook. You two chat first."

Liu Shanshan carried the groceries into the building entrance, while Wang Zhenghua and Zhang Xinglie walked out together.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Wang Zhenghua said, "I told you before that I'm best buddies with Lu Yuanhao, the senior student at Heyin Martial Arts University, since we were kids."

"Is he the one who participated in the Heavenly Rank Examination with Zhou Leng, whose father was framed for running a cake shop, and who's known online as the Cake King? I've seen the video of him killing the murderer."

“Yes,” Wang Zhenghua said.

“He’s a real man.” Zhang Xinglie reached out his hand, and Wang Zhenghua offered him a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, Zhang Xinglie suddenly withdrew his hand. “Never mind, I won’t smoke for a while.”

Wang Zhenghua put away his cigarette, lit it for himself, and exhaled a smoke ring.

call……

"We met a couple of days ago."

"It is somewhat sensitive, but not important." Zhang Xinglie naturally knew that Lü Yuanhao had joined Huang Meng's faction.

“He told me some things, and then gave me a sum of money without saying anything, asking me to take care of his elderly grandmother.”

"Hmm?" Zhang Xinglie looked at Wang Zhenghua.

“I felt something was wrong and kept pressing him for answers. Finally, he had no choice but to believe me and tell me something very important. Because it was too important, I couldn’t tell you.”

"Understandable."

“I came here to transfer his money and my money to you. If, and I mean if, maybe in six months or maybe a year, I don’t contact you, please take care of Lü Yuanhao’s grandmother and my younger brother.”

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xinglie stopped, leaning on his cane, and looked at Wang Zhenghua.

Wang Zhenghua remained silent for a long time, then finished a cigarette before saying, "We are going to do something very important and great, something that will result in certain death."

Zhang Xinglie remained calm and said, "You're the most radical person in our circle, and you act impulsively. If you don't explain yourself clearly, I can't help you."

Wang Zhenghua said, "My great-grandfather farmed all his life; my grandfather made screws all his life; my father was a flexible worker all his life. I might have had a genetic mutation and been lucky enough to get into Yunhua University. But..."

"My younger brother will probably be just an ordinary person. I escaped the vicious cycle of my ancestors, but my brother didn't, and neither will my brother's children, or even my future children, or my children's children..."

"I like my brother so much. I watched him grow up. He is so cute. Of course, I beat him a lot..." A faint smile flashed across Wang Zhenghua's face.

“I always think that I can pave a new path for my brother, a path that may be a dead end right now. But as long as one person after another goes to explore it, it will definitely be made possible, and then their children and grandchildren will be able to walk on a wider road.”

"Don't make mistakes," Zhang Xinglie said.

“I’m correcting my mistakes,” Wang Zhenghua said calmly.

(End of this chapter)