128: The ultimate state!

"When the dark night descends, I am the sole dawn in that endless darkness!"

Lin Xuan's words echoed in Lu Sheng's mind.

A vivid image began to form in Lu Sheng's thoughts.

A world enveloped in darkness, endless dark clouds obscuring the sun's brilliance.

Yet, a streak of light suddenly appeared from the horizon, abruptly tearing through the black world, bringing boundless hope.

And that... was the radiance of the Dawn!

Lu Sheng's heart trembled slightly, and when he looked up again, he met Lin Xuan's smiling face and slowly extended his hand.

Their hands clasped together.

And at that moment, Lu Sheng understood that he had officially entered the Dawn Project.

Once in this project, he would no longer be his own master, but Lu Sheng didn't have many attachments.

At most, it was his two Senior Sisters and his teacher.

However, his teacher was the Great Xia Sword Saint; with him around, his two Senior Sisters would be perfectly safe.

It was just... if he were to "die," he wondered if his Senior Sisters would grieve for him.

Lu Sheng suddenly thought this.

Slowly, Lu Sheng came back to his senses, looked at Lin Xuan, and softly said, "So, what do you need me to do next? Do you need to arrange how I 'die' once?"

"Die? Why must you die?"

Lin Xuan looked at Lu Sheng with a smile.

Lu Sheng was startled, then frowned slightly: "Could it be like Wang Mu, betraying the Star Academy and joining the Demonic Cult?"

Seeing Lu Sheng's speculative look, Lin Xuan suddenly found it amusing, but he waved his hand and said with a smile.

"What are you thinking? Wang Mu could do that because he was already a powerful Martial Artist in the Qi Refining stage back then. At your current Realm, let alone betraying the Star Academy, if you make even a slight move, the Academy can easily suppress and kill you. If you could still escape, wouldn't that be treating the people of the Demonic Cult as fools?"

Lu Sheng sheepishly rubbed his nose.

The reason he thought that was because Lu Sheng had jumped to conclusions.

He thought that joining this project meant he had to disappear from everyone's sight.

But now, it seemed that wasn't the case.

"Although the Dawn Project requires some personnel to go undercover, you are different!"

Lin Xuan smiled at Lu Sheng: "Your talent is evident; having you do those things would be a waste."

"Your mission... lies elsewhere."

Lu Sheng asked curiously, "Where?"

Lin Xuan's eyes suddenly deepened.

"The Peak of Martial Arts, the end of all Dao!"

Lu Sheng's heart trembled slightly. Although he didn't fully understand the meaning of these eight characters, they brought a sense of immense power that washed over him!

"So... what exactly is it?"

Lu Sheng scratched his head. Lin Xuan always spoke in such a mysterious way, which made Lu Sheng a little uncomfortable.

Lin Xuan smiled slightly, then decided to get to the point.

"You should know about the three Realms of Martial Dao, right!"

"When you reach the third Realm of Entering Dao, you need to prove your Dao with your body. The further you walk on this Grand Dao, the stronger your power will be!"

"If you can reach the end of this Grand Dao, then you will have ascended to a Saintly Position!"

"Currently, there are only Ten Saints in the entire Great Xia."

"However, the limit of Martial Dao is not just the Saintly Position. Above the Saintly Position, there is an even more ethereal Realm called the Peak!"

"This is the origin of those eight characters!"

Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised: "So what you want me to do is to enter this Peak Realm?"

Lu Sheng's expression was a little strange.

None of the Ten Saints of Great Xia had been able to enter that Realm, yet Lin Xuan wanted him, a Martial Artist who had just broken through to the Viscera Refining Realm, to attempt to enter the Peak.

Was he crazy?

Moreover... "But if this Realm is something even the Ten Saints of Great Xia can't reach, does it really exist?"

Lu Sheng asked.

Lin Xuan said calmly: "Of course it exists. Otherwise, how do you think the Demon God came to be?"

Lu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly.

The Demon God was actually in the Peak Realm?

That was truly terrifying.

With such an existence, no wonder Great Xia was not a match for the Alien Demons.

Previously, Lu Sheng had only thought that the Demon God was an existence similar to the Ten Saints of Great Xia, but now it seemed... the top combat power of the Great Xia Human Clan was still somewhat inferior.

For a moment, a sense of crisis, even oppression, arose in Lu Sheng's heart.

With such a terrifying existence looming overhead, anyone would feel a great sense of danger.

Although he didn't know why Great Xia was able to maintain its current state despite the invasion of the Alien Demons, who had a Demon God overseeing them, he still felt a sense of urgency.

"Let's not talk about the Demon God for now, let's talk about the path to Peak!"

Lin Xuan waved his hand, changing the subject.

"The reason I chose you is simple: because you broke through the limits of the Qi Blood Realm, something no one in the entire Great Xia has been able to do."

"If anyone in the entire Great Xia has the most hope of reaching that step, then it's only you."

"So... do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Xuan gazed deeply at Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng nodded.

Indeed, apart from Xu Changqing, he was the only one who had broken through the Qi Blood limit. In terms of potential, no one in Great Xia could truly compare to him.

Plus... he still had the System!

Lu Sheng's heart gradually calmed down. Although no one in the entire Great Xia had been able to reach this Realm, he had the System's blessing, so he might not be unable to challenge this Realm!

Perhaps, at that point, Great Xia's decline would also be reversed!

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng's heart couldn't help but become a little turbulent with excitement.

Lin Xuan glanced at Lu Sheng with some surprise. He didn't understand why Lu Sheng suddenly became so excited, but he didn't say anything.

Perhaps it was the heroic spirit of a young man.

Lin Xuan shook his head, then softly said: "However, to reach this step, there are many things to do. Therefore, from now on, you will not follow the Academy's learning progress, but will follow my upcoming plan, step by step, to reach the Peak Realm!"

Lin Xuan's words also calmed Lu Sheng down.

Indeed, although Lin Xuan had chosen him, and he had that confidence, reaching that step would take a very long time.

He was currently... only in the Viscera Refining Realm.

And Lin Xuan's words also made Lu Sheng understand why he wouldn't be allowed to join the 【Night Owl】.