Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 355 - 173: Slashing the Divine Son_3

"This blow, if it were aimed at him, would surely kill him too, with no exception!"

West Emperor slowly let out a breath, his tone firm: "This strike must be his most powerful trump card, impossible to use consecutively, and it even requires a great sacrifice!"

Indeed, Ji Jingqiu's strength is formidable, but to think of leaving a Sealing King Peak without even the chance to react...

This has already surpassed the combat power of the Sealing King level!

It's a taboo!

A secret technique that allows a Sealing King Peak to momentarily step into the realm of taboo combat power must come with a tremendous cost!

"This person truly hates the members of the Four Gods Temple," West Emperor muttered to himself.

Yue Wukong nodded in agreement: "Your Wei Clan cousin is calling for your help, seems his name is Xi Yan? Aren't you going to save him? That person who used a forbidden move, must have greatly weakened now!"

West Emperor didn't take the bait, his expression cold: "A branch family member, with no small ambitions on normal days, let him die if he dies."

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Atop the towering mountain peak.

The clouds and mist swirled.

Seated on either side of a large rock that had been turned into a chessboard were an old man with white hair and beard, carrying a tranquil demeanor, and a middle-aged man with a profound gaze, whose temperament was even more restrained.

The latter's brows exuded a natural air of majestic stability, playing chess without haste.

During their game, there was no verbal interaction, only the crisp sounds of the chess pieces and the howling mountain winds.

As the game continued to unfold.

The elder suddenly spoke, revealing a kindness in his eyes: "Little Ke, how is your grandson doing? Any hope of further progress?"

The middle-aged man's expression was indifferent: "Elder Mu, every time you're about to lose, you like to start a conversation."

Elder Mu slapped the table, scattering the chess pieces all over, he retorted angrily: "Nonsense, when did I ever say I was losing?"

It was clear this game of chess could not continue.

The middle-aged man shook his head, showing no surprise, and with a flick of his sleeve, restored the chess pieces to their container.

"Taboo..." the middle-aged man sighed lightly, "If we can find the place where Marshal Mu once comprehended the Dao, perhaps there is still hope."

Elder Mu understood and said: "Then it's completely hopeless."

His Mu Family had searched for ten thousand years and never found it, what chance does your Ke family's offspring have? Because you have the audacity? At over three thousand years old, you still have the nerve to produce offspring?

The middle-aged man remained silent for a moment, then said: "What does Elder Mu think of my last proposal?"

Elder Mu shook his head.

The middle-aged man was, in fact, the Ke family's current Supreme Grandmaster, Ke Qianchi.

Ke Qianchi frowned and said: "Does Elder Mu really intend to cling to those possessions until death? According to Marshal Ji's prophecy, this era is the final great one, the entire Great Universe will attempt its last leap, and if those resources are not used now, there will be no chance in the future."

The proposal he previously made was to gather part of the resources of the Six Great Families and invest them all in the younger generation, cultivating an unparalleled Heavenly Pride who can compete for a ranking on the Ten Thousand Ancient Stele and follow in the footsteps of the ancestors.

In terms of resources, any one of the Six Great Families could match the royal families of first-rate civilizations in the Great Universe.

With Marshal Ji's prophecy, some of the Six Great Families' resources were meant to be reserved for use in this era.

This was something not even the Federation government could compare with.

Within the entire Yanhuang Federation, every aspect of the Six Great Families was unique.

A combined effort from all six families could push their chosen one to the brink of the taboo threshold, if not surpass it, and draw infinitely closer.

"The proposal is good, but I don't think the candidate is fitting," Elder Mu said calmly, "The so-called Heavenly Pride that your Ke family has spent millennia of resources to build does not compare to someone who climbed up from insignificance, proving themselves through Innate qualities. Does that have any meaning?"

Ke Qianchi was silent for a moment, then said: "But he is ultimately a child of the Ke family, a member of the Six Great Families, there should be a sense of closeness or distance."

Elder Mu shook his head and said:

"So the Divine Lord can't be bothered to see you. If the Seven Marshals had only looked at things through the lens of kinship and distance in the past, could we have the Federation we have today? You can gamble with the foundation of your Ke family, but you can't drag us into it."

"Furthermore, you're too hasty. Marshal Ji indeed said that this era would be a grand one, but he never said that only the martial artists of this generation are the hope of the Federation."

"Eh——"

The old man suddenly raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look towards the void, his gaze penetrating layers of space to observe a scene within a half-plane.

"Is there some disturbance in the Po Suo Half-plane?" Ke Qianchi tentatively asked, having not seen this person reveal surprise for a long time.

The old man did not answer but instead continued to look intently for a while before gradually withdrawing his gaze.

There was a rare hint of confusion in his eyes.

He looked up and asked, "Ke, do you think there are any absolutely perfect martial artists in this world?"

Ke Qianchi squinted and said, "Aren't we, after all, on the path to pursuing perfection?"

The old man nodded, finding the statement reasonable.

Where in this world can one find absolute perfection? Even they tirelessly sought this so-called perfection.

However, in this lad called Ji Jingqiu, he seemed to see a surpassing of the theoretical limits of the True Seed Realm, true perfection.

In the old man's eyes, if the heavens close one door on you, they must open a window; this is what's called fate, but most people often cannot find that window.

And vice versa.

If the heavens open a door for you, they will close a window.

Like Ji Linyuan a century ago, he made great progress on the path of Godseeing, yet ultimately found himself limited by the imperfections of his Cultivation Body, unable to reach the forbidden realms.

Or Zhang Tiancheng from two thousand years ago, with Innate Martial Bone and unmatched Martial Wisdom, self-proven Innate like Ji Jingqiu, but because his early progress was too smooth, he stopped making progress in spiritual cultivation and was stalled for a long time.

And then there's Ji Jingqiu...

It's as if he has no weaknesses, every aspect close to perfect.

If one must speak of a shortcoming, it is that he has not yet achieved Martial Arts Divine, but he is only sixteen this year, is at least at the stage of Spiritual Residence, and is sure to achieve Godseeing within a year, becoming the youngest Martial Arts Divine in the history of the Federation.

By then, he would naturally step into the forbidden realm.

And the "at least" is because the old man suspects this lad may have already achieved the Spirit Plate Realm, otherwise, how could he easily suppress a lineage of the Demon Eye Empire that possesses racial divine talents?

However, the spiritual cultivation is hard to verify, and even by observing, the old man couldn't tell.

And if he really achieved the Pan Realm at the age of sixteen...

That would be astonishing and epoch-defining.

The old man hardly dares to think about what degree of Divine Fire this boy would ignite after entering Divine Travel.

Some martial artists can only reach the Arrogant Sun Domain, no matter how much they strive they can't touch the pinnacle realm, but this lad now only needs to follow the proper steps to enter the forbidden realm.

How can the son of the Ke family be compared to him?

In terms of potential, even the girl from the Qin Family falls far short.

Wait a minute...

The old man fell silent.

Since when did Godseeing in the True Seed Realm become "following the proper steps" for martial artists?

Indeed, once you've seen enough geniuses, the threshold really does rise.

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ps: Fell asleep while writing last night... to apologize, I will strive to add another chapter soon.