On the way.
"Big Brother, what's my sister-in-law's cultivation now? When should I offer my sacrifice?"
On the back of the Spirit-Calling Dragon of Time, Tianmeng asked Chu Chengzhou with a fawning face.
At this moment, Tianmeng wished his sister-in-law were already a level 90 quasi-Titled Douluo. Once she ascended to godhood and after this Lord Tianmeng was revived, he could swagger across the continent.
As for not becoming a god?
Impossible. His big brother was that brilliant. All his spirit rings started at a hundred thousand years, and he even had two million-year rings. With such peerless talent, his girlfriend wouldn't be lacking either and definitely had the potential for godhood.
"She just advanced to eight rings a short while ago."
"Ah..."
Tianmeng couldn't help letting out a depressed sigh.
Advancing from eight to nine rings, then nine rings to godhood. It looked like this Lord Tianmeng was still a long way from swaggering across the continent.
Chu Chengzhou shook his head and said, "Not long. Five or six years."
If Tianmeng sacrificed himself to Hu Liena, he could actually have a chance at revival in five or six years. It didn't necessarily have to wait for Hu Liena to ascend to godhood.
For a million-year Tianmeng, Xiaoqing the Spirit-Calling Ancient Tree of Life's divine ability, the Great Resurrection Technique, would not take effect. But if he ascended to Chaos Godhood and his spirit rings transformed into god rings, and Xiaoqing, as a million-year beast, became Beast God-level, then the Great Resurrection Technique would work on the million-year Tianmeng Bingcan.
At that time, he could just have Xiaoqing revive him with the Great Resurrection Technique. There would be no need to wait for Hu Liena to revive him after becoming a god.
Of course, if Hu Liena could become a god before he ascended to Chaos Godhood, Tianmeng's revival could come even earlier.
"Five or six years just to break through level 90… Big Brother, isn't my sister-in-law's cultivation talent a bit…"
Tianmeng Bingcan spoke with some hesitation.
Although for a Spirit Master who had just entered eight rings to break through level 90 in five or six years wasn't slow—in fact it could be called fast—in Tianmeng's view, a sister-in-law with such talent clearly didn't match his big brother.
Chu Chengzhou: …
Is that what you're saying? Five or six years to level 90, who are you looking down on?!
But Chu Chengzhou couldn't be bothered to explain. He cast Tianmeng Bingcan a glance and withdrew his gaze.
An hour later, outside the east gate of Spirit City, a platinum dragon shadow descended from the sky.
Last time in Spirit City he had pulled a job and kidnapped a Titled Elder. He felt a bit embarrassed about it, so this time Chu Chengzhou didn't make a big show. He put Xiaoguang away outside the city.
"Big Brother, I've heard Spirit Hall is the strongest Spirit Master organization on the continent. Are you with Spirit Hall?"
Looking at the plaque reading Spirit City on the gate tower ahead, Tianmeng asked Chu Chengzhou.
"No, but my girlfriend is from Spirit Hall."
"Oh, then my sister-in-law must be beautiful as a flower, the most outstanding genius of Spirit Hall."
Tianmeng slipped in a bit of flattery without leaving a trace.
Ignoring the flattery, once inside Spirit City, Chu Chengzhou spread out his spiritual power and found his brother-in-law, Xie Yue.
In a courtyard, on a wide training ground, Xie Yue held his Moon Blades and was practicing a self-created spirit skill.
"Full Moon!"
With a low shout, Xie Yue, Moon Blades in hand, spun at extreme speed. As his spirit power surged, his whole person together with his martial soul turned into a rapidly spinning white disc, slashing straight toward the iron pillar ahead.
Suddenly, spatial ripples rose, and two figures abruptly appeared in front of the iron pillar standing on the training ground.
Xie Yue: "???"
What's going on?
"Tsk."
Seeing the rapidly enlarging white disc in his field of view, Chu Chengzhou shook his head slightly, raised a finger, and pointed. A wisp of spatial power rippled out. At once, the rapidly spinning white disc was imprisoned in midair, unable to move an inch.
The next second, Chu Chengzhou withdrew that wisp of spatial power. The white disc twisted, turning back into Xie Yue holding a pair of Moon Blades.
"You're still this strong."
Putting away his Moon Blades, Xie Yue sighed.
Back at the Spirit Master Tournament, he had been far from Chu Chengzhou's match. Now, after two or three years, Xie Yue realized that not only had the gap between them not shrunk, it had grown even greater, so great he couldn't even tell how big it was.
As expected, the continent's foremost genius Spirit Master of the current era was not someone he could compare to.
"That's right. But you're not bad either. After some time apart, your strength has improved quite a bit."
Chu Chengzhou said with a smile.
Last time he came to Spirit City, Xie Yue had still been a five-ring Spirit King. Now Xie Yue was already a level 66 Spirit Emperor.
"Thanks to the spirit bone you gave me. Right, he is…?"
Xie Yue waved it off, then turned to look at Tianmeng in human form.
"My friend."
Chu Chengzhou didn't say more.
Seeing that Chu Chengzhou had no intention of elaborating on who this golden-haired, golden-eyed handsome youth was, Xie Yue didn't dig into it either and asked, "What did you come to me for?"
"Take me to see our dad and mom."
Chu Chengzhou only knew that Hu Liena's parents were buried in the cemetery of Spirit City, but he had never gone to pay his respects and didn't know exactly where.
Besides, to revive his father-in-law and mother-in-law, as their son, his brother-in-law Xie Yue naturally had to be present.
Otherwise if parents who had died for years suddenly popped out without a word, that wouldn't be a pleasant surprise but a fright.
At that, Xie Yue sighed and said, "Wait here."
With that, Xie Yue turned and went into the house.
Before long, when Xie Yue came out again, there was a basket in his hands filled with offerings such as incense and candles, clear wine, spirit money, rice and pastries.
Chu Chengzhou: …
Eat a good last 'meal' before being revived?
In the northeast corner of Spirit City, inside a cemetery paved with marble.
In this vast cemetery were interred Spirit Masters of Spirit Hall who had died in nearly the last hundred years.
On the day of the grand memorial, the current Pope of Spirit Hall would lead the Hall's Elders here to pay respects.
Of course, not all Spirit Masters affiliated with Spirit Hall were buried here after death.
Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters came from a wide range. If they had living relatives, for the sake of convenient visits, many would not be buried in the cemetery within Spirit City.
And after a hundred years had passed since burial, they would be relocated to the burial hill outside Spirit City. Otherwise, after accumulating for tens of thousands of years, Spirit City would have long since become a city of graves.
Xie Yue led Chu Chengzhou and Tianmeng to a joint burial plot in the cemetery and stopped.
"Dad, Mom, your son has brought Nana's boyfriend to see you."
Squatting down, he pulled a few weeds from the cracks between the bricks in front of the tomb, speaking with sadness as he took offerings from the basket and set them out.
Seeing his brother-in-law looking a bit sad, Chu Chengzhou patted his shoulder, then spread out his spiritual power, reached out his right hand, and as spatial ripples rose, two somewhat decayed coffins from within the tomb mound appeared before the grave.
"!!!"
Xie Yue's eyes widened at once. He stared at Chu Chengzhou in disbelief.
Are you f***ing here to dig up graves?