356: Chapter 355 The Old Drunkard

Blue Star...

The Oceanic Human Alliance Center.

A meeting was currently being held.

A banner hung there:

[Contributing Heroes of the Human Alliance]

"Bullshit... Lu Qingfeng must be the Ancestor of Martial Dao for the Human Alliance. Without him, would you all be sitting in these positions today? Without him, you'd still be exploited by the Noble Families. What? Forgotten your roots so soon? It's only been forty-two years, what are you trying to do?"

"Minister Xiao, don't get excited. We are discussing the facts. In terms of merit, truly no one can surpass Lu Qingfeng; we all admit that. However, he charged into Blue Star after falling into a demonic state. If it weren't for that mysterious stone man, would he have slaughtered everyone on Blue Star? We acknowledge his contributions, but his faults must also be noted, right? Therefore, I believe he isn't suitable for the top spot. Third, then. Third place—everyone agrees..."

"Song Chengze, bullshit! If he's third, who dares to be in the top two? Did he kill a single person on Blue Star? I'm asking you! Who else can bear the title of Martial Ancestor besides him? You tell me! Say it..." Xiao Jingdao roared excitedly.

"Minister Xiao, enough!" Du Qinglong shouted. "What Chairman Song said is reasonable. The first spot is yours. As for the second, let's give it to Xia Haotian. Though he is young, his battle achievements are countless. Without him, we might have already lost the Chaos Galaxy. Furthermore, he contributed the Xingyi Fist Manual. Lu Qingfeng's contribution is great, and I agree with calling him number one, but after all, there are many black marks... The Intelligent Humans' Cultivation Techniques were also traded away by him... It's hard to convince the masses!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingdao sighed. This was likely a black mark that the Lu Kid could never erase—trading Cultivation Techniques to the Intelligent Humans, allowing them to possess special weapons.

Despite thinking this, Xiao Jingdao still said, "I don't think that counts as a black mark. If the Intelligent Humans wanted Cultivation Techniques, do you think they couldn't get them? At most, it would have been a year or two later. That's not a black mark. If the Noble Families hadn't destroyed the Chaos Star, perhaps Lu Qingfeng could have unified the alien races by his own strength alone!"

Du Qinglong nodded, not refuting him. "Minister Xiao is right, but that's just a 'what if.' Currently, not a single person in humanity has reached the Seeing God and Imperishable Realm. One can imagine how strong Lu Qingfeng was back then. I wonder how he cultivated... Sigh..."

After speaking, he turned to Yan Hu and said, "Minister Yan, Xia Haotian has been at the Outer Astral Peak for a long time, hasn't he? Why hasn't he broken through yet? Doesn't he have the full set of cultivation methods?"

"Chairman Du, he said that biological energy is insufficient. Refining the body, refining Qi, and refining the spirit require a massive amount of biological energy... It's just that the Alliance's current supply of biological energy isn't enough... The small amount we have can only be diluted and used with medicine for the wounded."

Hearing this, everyone sighed.

This was currently the Human Alliance's biggest problem: high-end biological energy was far from enough. Even if a small amount was given to one person, they couldn't gather enough to produce a Seeing God and Imperishable expert in the short term.

A vast amount of good resources had been destroyed in that starry sky war forty-two years ago.

"Damn those Noble Families. They wanted to take all the good things with them, and in the end, everything was ruined..."

Qin Wu slapped the table and spoke with hatred.

"Enough. What we need to discuss now is the matter of Alliance contributions; don't talk about those things." Du Qinglong tapped the table and continued, "The rest are ranked. Let's vote on the top three!"

It was almost a unanimous vote. Only Xiao Jingdao still felt somewhat unwilling; he felt he had always let Lu Qingfeng down...

Perhaps it was his subconscious at work, but ever since he saw that Xia Haotian, he felt something was off.

Specifically, there was a ring on his hand that was exactly the same as the one Lu Qingfeng used to wear.

Others might not have seen it, but when he caught a fleeting glimpse, he saw that stone man grabbing Lu Qingfeng's arm—it should have been the right hand.

And his ring was worn on the pinky finger of his right hand, though Xia Haotian wore it on his left.

But he always felt that this might be the very same ring.

However, this kid Xia Haotian had been like he was using cheats the whole way. He was at the Inner Gang Peak as soon as he started university. Within a few years, before even graduating, he comprehended Fist Intent and stepped into the Outer Gang Realm in one go, quickly reaching the Peak.

Then he piloted a Level-Nine Mecha to campaign across the sea of stars, sweeping through everything with almost no opponents.

Actually, there was another person who might be even more formidable than him, but he was too flighty and loved taking risks. In battle, he was even more reckless, frequently disobeying orders. Consequently, after nearly twenty years in the army, he was still a first-class private—that was the kid Han Xiao.

Thinking of this, he sighed. How could a kid who was usually so clever become a different person the moment he reached the battlefield?

Should he find him a wife to keep him in line?

Xiao Jingdao thought to himself secretly.

...

Oasis Star.

A young man stepped off the spaceship. Seeing that truly towering tree, although it wasn't his first time seeing it, he was still somewhat shocked...

Checking the spaceship's time, there were still about two hours before the flight to Blue Star.

This time the Alliance had notified him to go for his decoration... The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He looked at the ring on his hand; it was all thanks to this. He was the one and only protagonist of this world.

He would surely illuminate the path forward for the Human Alliance, and he would be etched into the historical records, his name remembered for eternity...

He would also step onto the Peak of the martial path and live forever.

His only regret was that his own martial progress seemed to be stuck, unable to advance further.

Sigh... a lack of biological energy.

He had never been able to succeed in Body Refinement, which resulted in him being at the Outer Astral Peak for a long time.

But thinking about being ranked second, above that legendary person, he felt somewhat happy.

The slight regret was that he wasn't number one.

Shaking his head, he felt he was being a bit greedy...

Looking at the bustling Oasis City, he planned to go in and have a look around...

Walking down the street with light steps.

When he reached a single-story house in a corner of the city.

Suddenly, he heard some conversation that made him ecstatic.

"Old Drunkard, I heard that the Tree King of Oasis Star seems to have tree king essence again. I don't know if it's true or not. Can you tell me, is it real?"

"It's definitely true. I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else. Maybe we'll have a chance!"

Xia Haotian pricked up his ears to listen.

"I'm telling you, it seems that because the Tree King is getting older these past few years, it's undergoing a transformation, so the production of tree king essence has become frequent. There will be some in a month."

"Old Drunkard, for real? Don't lie to me!"

"How could I lie to you? I only told you. Keep it a secret!"

Xia Haotian suppressed the excitement in his heart and quickly left.

Afterward, of the two people sitting at the door of the house, the other person gradually dissipated, leaving behind a bearded old man called the Old Drunkard. He glanced at the ring on the young man's hand and smiled meaningfully...

Returning to the spaceship waiting hall, Xia Haotian's heart pounded incessantly. He was too excited; he had found it without even looking. The tree king essence must be his. He would use it to step into the Seeing God and Imperishable Realm in one fell swoop...

When that time comes... everything will change because of him.