Chapter 1346: Chapter 1345: A Bustling World

After bidding farewell to Master Meng, Lu Yang returned to the Seek Dao Sect, where his life returned to peace, and there were seldom any recent movements heard about Lu Yang in the cultivation world and even across the entire universe, which had entered a phase of peaceful development.

Upon returning to the Seek Dao Sect, Lu Yang had not left the sect again. Now that the cultivation world had combined spiritual energy with technology, he could stay indoors and still stay informed about news big and small from across the universe.

Besides the internet, Lu Yang also learned about the outside world from the disciples of the Seek Dao Sect who went out for training.

"Young people are quite active," Lu Yang commented with a laugh. Even though the cultivation world had long lifted its wartime readiness, the geniuses that rose during the preparation period were numerous. They seized opportunities to soar to the heavens and carve out great reputations in the universe.

In terms of the number of geniuses, there are several times more now than during Lu Yang’s era. Some say this is the reemergence of the struggle of the Ancient Era.

Moreover, many major powers joined forces to host a grand contest of geniuses. Cultivators under a hundred years old could participate. Not only were there substantial cultivation resources as prizes, but the competitors could also become famous throughout the whole universe. The contest was broadcast live universally, with many dark horses emerging, truly a grand spectacle of the universe.

None of the geniuses conceded to each other, and various lost magic skills reemerged, with several epic comebacks performed.

Even the citizens of the cultivation world, accustomed to watching contests amongst geniuses, were surprised by such sights, not to mention people from other planets.

Xin Ding, a young monk Lu Yang had met in the Western Paradise Temple of Buddha Country, had become the top of the heavenly listing in Buddha Country. Wielding a sealed Sky Opening Axe, he defeated and converted his opponents.

Then there was Song Tianjing who Lu Yang had encountered at the Spirit Chef Competition. He had truly comprehended something from the Immortal Fairy’s "Complete Culinary Compendium", and his divine poison technique made him an opponent that all geniuses were reluctant to face.

Despite being expelled from the Spirit Chef World because of his poison technique, he made his mark in the Poison World and became a dread-inspiring rising star.

The only issue was that during his competition, no poison practitioners were present; they were all huddled in the Great Xia prison, silently cheering for Song Tianjing.

When it came to noticeable participants in the competition, Meng Semi-Immortal stood out the most.

Meng Jingzhou, who read fortunes and cultivated the Outline of Dao Fruit, also had not had any news for many years. When he appeared on stage, the audience was stunned momentarily. Wasn’t this a contest for geniuses? Why was Meng Jingzhou participating?

Then they realized, Meng Jingzhou’s cultivation level was too high; he was amongst the strongest in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, which made people subconsciously overlook his age; Meng Jingzhou had not yet reached a hundred years old and thus was still within the range of geniuses!

Lu Yang not participating, who could rival Meng Semi-Immortal? Even if everyone teamed up, they couldn’t shake his form in the slightest.

Those known as "mini Lu Yang" or "Meng Jingzhou’s successor" truly realized the gap between themselves and Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou at that moment.

People thought that if Meng Jingzhou appeared, Lu Yang would too, but they were disappointed. From the beginning to the end of the competition, Lu Yang did not appear.

Unsurprisingly, Meng Jingzhou won the championship.

The only time Lu Yang publicly appeared was at the wedding of Vast Sea Daoist Lord and Ao Ya, one from the Seek Dao Sect and the other from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, both famously aggressive. When the two became a Daoist couple, all powers of the cultivation world came to congratulate them.

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord fulfilled his promise and set the wedding location in the universe. The attending powers showed their Divine Abilities by arriving on boats, gourds, or riding great demons, resembling a scene from ancient mythology.

The wedding was broadcast live across the entire universe. When other civilizations witnessed hundreds of True Dragons navigating through space, their minds went blank, stunned by the sight.

Even immortals were present, not just one; this was the first time immortals appeared in front of the entire universe. Continuous prayers for good luck to the immortals filled the live chat, and the donations were nonstop, making it a very lively event.

At this moment, Lu Yang became the less noticeable one.

Beings across the universe were not very familiar with Lu Yang, and seeing him, they had a hard time matching him with the legends.

However, they could discern beauty, and Yun Zhi, Yun Mengmeng, Qinghe, Gan Tian, Tao Yaoye, Lan Ting, and others looked like celestial beings, each captivating in their own right, garnering countless fans upon their appearance.

Various major advertisers also had the idea of hiring them for advertisements, but once they knew their identities, no one ever thought of it again.

After the wedding, the attention of the world once again focused on the struggles among the geniuses.

However, there were two cultivators, not considered geniuses, who drew everyone’s attention.

"Fang Shan lost? Wasn’t he claimed to be unbeatable at the Divinity Transformation Stage, how could he lose to a veteran of the same stage?"

"Lost to whom?"

"To someone named Mo Xiaochou, I heard he is a cultivator from Buddha Country, but he’s not very famous there, and disappeared for a long time, only to reappear and defeat Mo Xiaochou."

"There also appeared a very strong veteran cultivator in the Body Integration Realm, named Duan Qingshui, who is also a cultivator from Buddha Country."

People were baffled, geniuses were called such because of their limitless potential, capable of fighting across levels, defeating veteran cultivators who have exhausted their potential, using them as stepping stones and backgroundboards.

But these two veterans were the exceptions.

Not only were their combat abilities strong, they were also versed in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, not to say masters, but certainly knew more than most cultivators of the same level, making it very hard to defeat them by using the Hundred Skills of Cultivation.

Their combat consciousness was also incredible, not resembling what one would expect of their realms, even when facing numerous assailants, they handled it with ease.

"Even if it’s a group battle among Transcendance Tribulation semi-immortals, I’ve seen too many to count, and you think this few could trap me?"

The geniuses were dubious; in this era, Transcendance Tribulation semi-immortals seldom fought, not to mention frequently battled in groups, where had these two gained such experience?

Rumors said that both of them had entered an ancient secret realm, where countless ancient great powers had left clones and inheritances; they spent numerous years passing the trials, undergoing transformation, and obtaining ancient inheritances.

The rumor stirred up a frenzy in the Cultivation World, everyone hoping to become as powerful as Mo Xiaochou and Duan Qingshui.

Sadly, they found nothing.

When the prisoners saw the reports on these two, they cheerfully paused their battles, agreeing to continue fighting tomorrow.

"I knew Little Mo was capable!"

"Little Duan hasn’t tarnished the name of Great Qian!"

Lu Yang witnessed all these scenes but just smiled faintly without any intention to get involved.

He was very busy, trying to avoid getting involved in trivial matters; the most crucial thing for him now was cultivation.

"Come Second-in-command, try the new dish I’ve developed."

"Lu Yang, River Spirit used water to create a body for me, how does it look?" Bai Shuang hopped around like a child, showing off her new body.

"Writing a cultivation technique is so hard, can you help me write it?" Xia He complained incessantly, how exactly to write a cultivation technique, that stinky Lu Yang didn’t even give a hint.

Lu Yang lay on a rocking chair, swaying and scrolling through the news, turning his head to take a bite: "It tastes good."

He used a little force to bounce forward, eating a few more bites of Yun Mengmeng’s new dish, relishing it.

"It’s time for closed-door breakthrough."