Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 519: Chapter 34 Holy Object

“What is a true Saint?”

Wang Sheng was somewhat bewildered.

A Saint could represent a state of being, or a title conferred by later generations.

The sudden mention of a Saint by the Planet Will caught him off guard.

[Changing the course of the world and making significant contributions can be called a ‘Saint.’ This kind of Saint is unrelated to realms or strength but is even more important. A world without a ‘Saint’ would hardly advance further.]

The words of the Planet Will made Wang Sheng realize that the mentioned “Saint” must be of the latter type.

The Saint represented by a title.

It’s hard for one person to drive the progress of the world, but without those key individuals, progress would also be difficult.

He stopped agonizing over it and asked, “What did this ‘Saint’ do, what contributions were made, and who is he?”

[He clarified part of the world’s true nature. Based on calculations, for countless years thereafter, many will be influenced by what he wrote.]

“What specifically?”

[The foundation of energy. He elaborated on energy in detail, which has been a tremendous help in both cultivation and other fields—epoch-making progress.]

“…” Even though the Planet Will hadn’t mentioned who it was, Wang Sheng already knew who this “Saint” must be. “Is it someone I know?”

[Yes, that’s why I informed you. Saints, upon their emergence, will face trials. I hope you can protect him.]

“Can’t you make a move?”

[As I said before, I am the rules, yet I am not the rules. When it comes to action, I cannot intervene.]

Wang Sheng nodded; he understood.

Heaven is not sentimental, using all creation as its puppets; this speaks of the impartial attitude of the rules towards everyone. It means that the rules show no mercy to anything.

However—

“If I intervene to protect, will there be any implications?”

[It’s just a safeguard. Generally, it should be resisted, but there might be accidents, hence the need for a safeguard. If an accident does occur, intervention by outsiders, although it causes loss of the ‘Saint’ title, can at least save the life.]

Hearing this, Wang Sheng suddenly realized another problem: “According to you, ‘Saints’ are major contributors, so it makes sense for holy objects to encounter trials, but why would Saints themselves face such trials, even possibly losing their lives?”

Such enormous resentment, making contributions, yet still facing trials.

[Any world that gives birth to a ‘Saint’ generally involves internal matters and is rarely interfered with, but we are being targeted. Even without prying eyes, the emergence of a ‘Saint’ cannot be concealed from those who watch us.]

“You mean that opposing world; they can intervene?” Wang Sheng immediately thought of the world of Kui Tian Monarch.

[Yes, they are very powerful and possess beings like me, capable of intervening to some extent. Of course, intervening would come at a great cost, but with a Saint emerging, they might make a move. We must be cautious.]

Wang Sheng hadn’t expected that the world of Kui Tian Monarch, having lost its prying eyes, could still sense and even intervene.

This also proved the strength of that world.

He secretly mobilized his power, ready to intervene at any moment, and continued to query the World Will for more information: “Why do you attach so much importance to this?”

The World Will did not respond immediately.

[The trial is about to begin; prepare for it.]

“Don’t worry, my powers have already extended there; here and there, there is no difference.”

Li Xueqian’s location was Datong College.

The college was close to Qingshan Village; he had already extended his power at the time of the Planet Will’s request.

[Thank you.]

The Planet Will seemed more vivid than before, even showing some emotion.

Wang Sheng was distracted by the Saint and did not notice but continued, “Can you now tell me why?”

[Because this is the first ‘Saint’ since my birth, and any ‘Saint’ is very important to civilization.]

“The first ‘Saint,’ could it be that contributions from the Cultivation System are inadequate? Or was your birth quite recent?”

Wang Sheng had not seen what Li Xueqian wrote, so he could not judge.

But he was sure that whoever formulated Qi Blood Martial Arts could not have contributed less to the world than Li Xueqian.

The result being the first Saint?

Then it must be another possibility.

The Planet Will had appeared abruptly; Wang Sheng hadn’t researched it, but he also guessed that the Planet Will had formed long ago and had been suppressed by the Destiny Dynasty, which is why it hadn’t emerged.

But now it seemed not to be the case.

[My existence, my birth conditions are very complex. Not just any planet can give birth to me. I was born after the destruction of the Destiny Dynasty, and of course, the conditions for a ‘Saint’s’ birth are also very complex.]

“What are the conditions?” Wang Sheng was indeed curious.

But before the Planet Will could answer, a tremendous rumble sounded.

Clearly, this was a sign that the Saint’s trial was about to begin.

[We’ll talk about this later; the trial is coming. The trial primarily targets the Holy Object. Once the Holy Object survives the trial, enemies can no longer target it.]

Wang Sheng watched as dark clouds formed over Datong College in the sky, then his gaze shifted to Li Xueqian.

“The Holy Object must be that book in his hands, right?”

[Yes, that’s also the main target of the trial.]

Meanwhile, the thunderclouds had gathered to their limit.

Just as the book slowly flew into midair, lightning struck directly onto it.

The destructive power of the lightning was immense, yet, the book, seemingly composed of ordinary paper, appeared to be enveloped by a mysterious force. The lightning struck down without causing any damage; instead, the book bathed in the lightning, becoming more sacred.