Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

"Has anyone achieved it in this generation?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

"From what I know, among the younger generation under 20, three people have achieved one of the points, but none have achieved two," Zhuang Yanxing looked at Ji Jingqiu and added, "The youngest is also two years older than you, Ji."

"They didn't show up tonight?"

"No, like Daoist Shi Xuanzhen from your Dragon Tiger Dojo, the slightly older, fast-advancing group is seeking the final Perfection. In the end, they either directly break through Divine Travel, not participating in the struggle for Martial Arts Pride, or they stay where they are, polishing their Spiritual Cultivation, waiting for the Great Martial Arts Competition."

Ji Jingqiu curiously said: "Godseeing before Divine Travel in Martial Arts signifies a master's posture; then what about before Cultivation Body? Wouldn't that signify a Grandmaster's posture?"

Zhuang Yanxing looked at him with a strange gaze: "Ji, have you ever seen a Grandmaster?"

Ji Jingqiu narrowed his eyes and did not speak.

The former, startled, quickly replied earnestly:

"You're referring to the senior from the Seventh Level, right? That senior is indeed awesome. Generally speaking, after crafting a Dharma Body Prototype and touching upon Dharma, one has a chance to comprehend the mysteries of Martial Arts God before Divine Travel."

"But that one Godseeing before Cultivation Body, hence many praise him as unprecedented, setting a new record, but... that has nothing to do with being a Grandmaster!"

"In front of a Grandmaster, there are no geniuses!"

"The Federation doesn't have the saying of 'Martial Master's Posture,' even though many felt hopeful for that Seventh Level senior to become a Grandmaster in the future, but he disappeared before becoming one."

Ji Jingqiu inquired: "At the True Seed Realm, what step did he manage to reach in the end?"

He wanted to know the final achievement of this predecessor to reference and caution himself not to be complacent and to strive forward.

"That senior had an amazing talent for understanding martial arts, but he suffered from the compatibility of the Taoist Body. Reportedly, to create the strongest cultivation body, his backing forces spent over a billion and the incalculable [Divine Remains], but in the end, they only pushed the cultivation body progress from 87% compatibility to 99%, with no further progress."

Zhuang Yanxing said regretfully:

"Though it's just the final 0.9%, for a Martial Artist, that's imperfection."

"Uh... That didn't stop him from crushing his peers and defeating the older generation."

"By the way, he became Martial Arts Pride not through the first way, but the second!"

Ji Jingqiu nodded: "That senior is indeed formidable; I've benefited a lot from him."

Zhuang Yanxing couldn't help saying: "Ji, you're not any worse!"

"How so?"

"Age, man! You're only 16 years old! When that one claimed the name of Arrogant Sun and suppressed his peers, he was already 18!"

"Throughout history, Martial Arts Pride title holders were basically 18 or older! And you are very likely to break the record by reaching the peak at 17!"

Zhuang Yanxing finally couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

Indeed, the path of Federation Martial Arts values rapid and intense progress early on, but to progress at the pace of Ji Jingqiu, he had not heard of it!

"Body Refining, Heavenly Person Six Limits, superior visualization, Mingxin... I won't ask about the others, I just want to know, Ji, how long did it take you to comprehend the [Formless Visualization]?"

This question wasn't just from Zhuang Yanxing.

At this moment.

The group of big shots in front of the projection screen also wanted to know.

"To what realm is Ji Jingqiu in his Spiritual Cultivation?"

"The data shows meditation..."

"Your meditation cultivation, you can control a peer martial artist with a Spirit Secret Skill? Even when the opponent is on guard?"

"This only shows that his Heart Electricity is strong, and the tier of his Spirit Secret Skill is very high, and combined with sound... [Dragon Roar and Tiger Roar] from Dragon Tiger Dojo?"

"[Dragon Roar and Tiger Roar], only those who have entered Residence are qualified to comprehend, and even Pan Ding might not be able to practice the basics."

"Then he is at Residence."

"His strong Heart Electricity is because he went to Deep Red Laboratory, that can be explained. But Spiritual Residence, he's only how old, has he been exposed to Visualization for half a year?"

"Truth is often what you cannot understand."

"Spiritual Residence, Heavenly Person Six Limits, dojo prototype... Could it be that in this lifetime, we will really set the standard of 'Martial Master's Posture'?"

For a while, the meeting room fell silent.

The standards throughout Federation history have all been personally shaped by unparalleled prodigies.

...

...

"You just said, there's another standard to become Arrogant Sun?"

Ji Jingqiu was not aware of the speed at which his peers comprehended visualization maps, so he did not answer.

Besides, the main and subordinate relationship between him and Zhuang Yanxing was "he asks, Zhuang answers," not the other way around.

The hierarchy cannot be confused!

"...the second standard is a pure title selection competition, talent and the like, you can talk back and forth, but nothing is as decisive as a real battle."

"The Federation stipulates that after forging a cultivation body, one is eligible to participate in the title selection competition, vying for the final Great Martial Arts Competition. The Martial Artists who earn the name of Arrogant Sun through the Great Martial Arts Competition have the highest gold content and are most recognized by all parties.

Like that Seventh Level one, his generation had a peer who directly passed the evaluation and was bestowed the name of Arrogant Sun, but in the final Great Martial Arts Competition, he was still suppressed by him, once again proving the weight of the Great Martial Arts Competition."

Ji Jingqiu nodded.

After forging a superior cultivation body, there were many factors that decided victory or defeat.

Cultivation Body, Martial Arts, Divine Miracles, superior combat skills...

For true geniuses, it's about who has fewer weaknesses.

That predecessor, although short by a bit in Cultivation Body, clearly surpassed his peers overall.

"Also, I heard from my master that this season's struggle for Martial Arts Pride will be measured against the standards of the previous two Ages of Great Struggle, so there will be changes to both criteria..."

"What changes?" Ji Jingqiu asked with surprise.

"For example, the first criterion, elevating the 'master's posture' to 'Grandmaster's posture'," Zhuang Yanxing said cautiously.