From Mortal Body to Immortality

“I’ve taken on a few beginner tasks with relatively high academic credit rewards. Want me to take you to have some fun?”

Du Bai winked at Lu Sheng, his face and words revealing a hint of confidence.

After all, with the blessing of the Colossus, Du Bai could unleash combat power at the early stage of the fifth order. These beginner tasks were no longer too difficult for Du Bai.

The reason he spoke like this was also because Du Bai was extremely optimistic about Lu Sheng.

Whether it was because Lu Sheng gave Du Bai a ride before, or Lu Sheng's performance in cleaning up the vine insects on the Tongtian Vine, they all made Du Bai feel that this junior of his would have extraordinary achievements in the future.

He considered this an early investment.

However, facing Du Bai's words, Lu Sheng smiled and said, “Thank you for your concern, Senior Du Bai, but—I have already renewed my two-year assignment to guard Ancient Temple Star.”

“What's the big deal? Just cancel it! It's just a matter of deducting some academic credits. When I take you to complete those high-return beginner tasks, those credits will be a drop in the bucket!”

Du Bai waved his hand dismissively.

“Your aura…”

“Your Flourish-Decay Art—is it almost reaching the second stage?”

Suddenly, Du Bai exclaimed, the solemn look on his face instantly turning into shock.

Du Bai had also practiced the Flourish-Decay Art, a planetary-level cultivation method, and his attainments in it were not shallow. He had already entered the second stage of the Flourish-Decay Art, Withered Tree Reviving in Spring.

That's why he could see the unique aura of the Flourish-Decay Art on Lu Sheng, and could see that Lu Sheng's progress in the Flourish-Decay Art was not low.

However, the reason he could reach the second stage of the Flourish-Decay Art was because he had been in the School of Life for more than thirty years.

How long had Lu Sheng been in the School of Life?

A little over a year, right?

And he was already about to reach the second stage of the Flourish-Decay Art?

At this moment, even Du Bai, who had built his own Colossus, comparable to a fifth-order transcendent, still looked at Lu Sheng with a somewhat complicated expression.

“Monster!”

Du Bai slowly uttered two words, while also admiring Lu Sheng in his heart.

After all, whether it was on those asteroids, or in the School of Life, or even in the entire Star River University, many transcendents became addicted to enjoyment after breaking through to the fourth order.

After all, after reaching the fourth order, the difficulty of improving was very high, and it was even possible to be trapped in the fourth order for a lifetime and unable to improve.

This also led many transcendents to choose to degenerate, after all, the road ahead was too difficult!

And Lu Sheng… Du Bai had been in the School of Life for so long, and he also knew something about Ancient Temple Star. Although it had many benefits for cultivating life and death-related artistic conceptions and techniques, the days here were too monotonous.

The environment was also extremely harsh.

However, it was precisely in such a harsh environment that Lu Sheng was able to maintain his original intention, continue to cultivate as always, and not be disturbed by the outside world.

Such a quality…

Was very rare among fourth-order transcendents!

Most importantly, Lu Sheng knew what he wanted!

When Star River University recruits students, why does it recruit those martial artists with a heart for martial arts?

It is because martial artists with a heart for martial arts will not easily give up martial arts, they all have a pursuit for martial arts!

Du Bai looked at Lu Sheng, his expression slightly complicated. Lu Sheng knew what he wanted, but what about Du Bai?

He spent thirty years to build a Colossus that belonged only to him, relying on the Colossus to go further and longer on the road of martial arts!

Thirty years of accumulation resulted in this Colossus comparable to a mid-fifth-order transcendent, allowing Du Bai to truly go further on the road of martial arts in a real sense.

Although Du Bai was walking the path of the New Martial Arts school, and Lu Sheng was currently walking the path of the Ancient Martial Arts school, the paths between the two were somewhat different, but the final direction was the same.

That is the end of martial arts!

Du Bai didn't know if he could reach the end of martial arts, but he was constantly working hard for it.

Lu Sheng was the same.

“I am becoming more and more fond of you!”

Du Bai looked at Lu Sheng and couldn't help but sigh.

Lu Sheng smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.

“Since you also know what you want and are working towards it, I can't say too much. You have your choice, I can't interfere, but I will bless you!”

Du Bai smiled and patted Lu Sheng on the shoulder.

“Thank you, Senior.”

Lu Sheng said softly.

“Ancient Temple Star is suitable for comprehending life and death-related artistic conceptions, and there is even a chance to increase the probability of comprehending the domain of artistic conception. Cultivating here does have twice the result with half the effort for the cultivation of the Flourish-Decay Art.”

“However, if you want to cultivate the Flourish-Decay Art to a higher level, don't always stay in the formation of the shelter. If you have time, walk around Ancient Temple Star more, and take a look at the depths of the desolate desert,”

“Go and see how those Yellow Sand Beasts are formed.”

“If you have extra academic credits, use them all to exchange for Flourish-Decay Fruits, which will have a very good effect on your cultivation of the Flourish-Decay Art.”

Listening to Du Bai's words, Lu Sheng was thoughtful.

“Go to the depths of the desolate desert more—”

Lu Sheng looked at the boundless desolate desert.

Speaking of which, Lu Sheng had spent most of his time in the shelter this year, and he really hadn't gone to the depths of the desolate desert as Du Bai said, nor had he seen how the Yellow Sand Beasts were born.

Now that Du Bai mentioned it, Lu Sheng naturally had to pay attention.

As for exchanging for Flourish-Decay Fruits, without Du Bai saying it, Lu Sheng also knew the benefits of these Flourish-Decay Fruits for him.

After a while, Lu Sheng came back to his senses and solemnly bowed to Du Bai: “Thank you for your guidance, Senior!”

Du Bai smiled slightly, but didn't say anything more, just turned around and walked towards his Colossus.

“Since you have made a decision, I will no longer persuade you. If you don't understand anything in the future, you can come and ask me.” After saying that, Du Bai waved to Lu Sheng and walked into the Colossus.

Lu Sheng looked at Du Bai located in the chest of the Colossus and said softly: “Goodbye!”

Du Bai smiled slightly. The next moment, a terrifying aura roared out from the Colossus, stirring up a storm. The sand that was originally suspended in the air directly rolled up a yellow sand storm under this terrifying aura.

Even the earth was trembling slightly at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, the Colossus turned into a white lightning bolt and instantly swept towards the outer atmosphere, eventually disappearing from Lu Sheng's sight.

It wasn't until the Colossus disappeared from Lu Sheng's sight that Lu Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze.

“Go to the depths of the desolate desert to see?”

Lu Sheng pondered, then walked into the shelter. Looking at the academic credits in his account, Lu Sheng first exchanged for five Flourish-Decay Fruits.

“It's not particularly urgent to go to the desolate desert. First cultivate the Flourish-Decay Art to the limit, and it won't be too late to go and see after it can't be improved.”

Lu Sheng said, sitting cross-legged in the shelter, waiting for someone to deliver the Flourish-Decay Fruits.

Because Lu Sheng was the only one on Ancient Temple Star, and the teleportation array could only teleport on the planet's mainland, it would cost too much to cross the interstellar space.

So generally, resources that cross planets are delivered by specialists.

It didn't take too long for someone to deliver the Flourish-Decay Fruits.

After a series of procedures such as identity verification, Lu Sheng sent away the staff who came to deliver the Flourish-Decay Fruits.

Picking up these five Flourish-Decay Fruits, he returned to the futon where he cultivated and directly swallowed one Flourish-Decay Fruit in one gulp.

Immediately afterwards, the heaven and earth spiritual energy in the shelter continuously poured into Lu Sheng's body.

The Flourish-Decay Art was running, and wisps of death energy also surrounded Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng once again fell into cultivation.

I don't know how many days have passed, until all the energy of the five Flourish-Decay Fruits was refined, Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes.

Outside the body, the dark death energy became more and more intense.

“The progress of the Flourish-Decay Art—has reached 99!”

Lu Sheng said softly, and the system panel also appeared in front of him.

【Occupation: Martial Artist】

【Realm: Golden Body (22/100)】

【Undying Art: (41/100) LV1】

【Flourish-Decay Art: (99/100) LV1】

【Sky-Stepping Step: (80/100) LV1】

【Five Elements Small World: (70/100) LV1】

【Longevity Artistic Conception: (MAX)】

【Greater Five Elements Fist: (MAX)】

【Five Elements Domain: (MAX)】

【Basic Mechanical Body Repair: (88/100) LV5】

【Basic Martial Arts Mastery: (1/100) LV8】

“Ninety-nine points of progress, it's basically reached its limit. Even if I take the Decay-Rebirth Fruit again, it won't have much effect.”

“To enter the second stage of the Decay-Rebirth Art, withered trees blooming in spring, still requires a certain level of comprehension.”

As Lu Sheng spoke, he looked towards the outside of the shelter. That direction was towards the center of the Silent Wasteland.

“Perhaps, just as Senior Du Bai said, I should also go and see the depths of the Silent Wasteland, to see the birth of the Yellow Sand Beasts. Staying in the shelter all the time still has the suspicion of being stagnant!”

As Lu Sheng spoke, he slowly stood up and walked out of the shelter.

In an instant, the surrounding aura of silence seemed to have found a release point, frantically surging towards Lu Sheng's location.

However, it was easily blocked by the power of Qi and blood on Lu Sheng's body.

Lu Sheng glanced at the time. There was still a month before the next resource collection, so he was not in a hurry and slowly walked towards the depths of the Silent Wasteland.

The Silent Wasteland was boundless. Lu Sheng walked for a long time. Looking around, it was still an endless expanse of yellow sand.

However, Lu Sheng could feel that the aura of silence between heaven and earth had become even more intense.

“This is it!”

Lu Sheng stood on a small sand dune. Apart from the yellow sand, there was no sign of life. The whole world seemed lifeless.

This was almost the center of the Silent Wasteland.

“According to Senior Du Bai, one cannot stay in the formation of the shelter all the time. If you want to gain insight,

the simplest way is to experience it personally.”

“Personal experience – I have to experience this aura of silence properly!”

Lu Sheng's expression was calm. He sat down cross-legged on the spot and slowly closed his eyes.

As Lu Sheng closed his eyes, the power of Qi and blood on his body dissipated at this moment.

Without the protection of the power of Qi and blood, the surrounding aura of silence instantly climbed onto Lu Sheng's skin, like a maggot attached to a bone, trying to drill through Lu Sheng's skin and enter his body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!

Sounds rang out. Under the stimulation of the aura of silence, Lu Sheng's skin seemed to be burned by flames, making such strange noises.

Even Lu Sheng's skin began to turn black and fester at this moment.

Waves of stinging pain constantly stimulated Lu Sheng's nerves.

Lu Sheng's brow furrowed from time to time, but his heart became more and more calm.

“The Gu Sha Star is full of the aura of silence. What I have to do is to understand the characteristics of the Decay-Rebirth Art, a technique of transforming death into life, from within the Gu Sha Star.”

“From death to life!”

“The most important thing is the word 'life'!”

“What I need is to find that glimmer of life in this silent world!”

As his heart became more and more calm, the aura of silence outside continued to pour into Lu Sheng's body, destroying Lu Sheng's skin and flesh. However, Lu Sheng became more and more aware of these auras of silence.

“Why can the aura of silence give birth to Yellow Sand Beasts?”

A question quietly climbed into Lu Sheng's mind.

He thought of the explanation given to Lu Sheng by the previous garrison when they handed over.

“Yellow Sand Beasts are special creatures condensed from the aura of silence!”

The voice of the previous garrison kept echoing in Lu Sheng's mind. The next moment, a bright light flashed in Lu Sheng's mind, and then Lu Sheng firmly grasped it in his hand.

“Creatures condensed from the aura of silence – life – life –”

“In the silence, there must be life! Otherwise, the Yellow Sand Beasts cannot have life, even if their main body is the aura of silence!”

“Then, there must be the aura of life in the aura of silence!”

Lu Sheng's eyes instantly burst out with a bright light. His body shook slightly, and the Decay-Rebirth Art instantly activated. The aura of silence between heaven and earth instantly poured into Lu Sheng's body.

In an instant, it destroyed Lu Sheng's body, and even the meridians and bones felt a burst of stinging pain.

However, Lu Sheng seemed not to have noticed it. He kept extracting strands of the aura of silence, tracing its roots.

Finally…

A glimmer of life suddenly burst out from the aura of silence and fell into Lu Sheng's body, causing a wound in Lu Sheng's body to heal completely under this glimmer of life.

“I… found it!”

Lu Sheng roared in a low voice and suddenly opened his eyes.

At the same time, a line of subtitles also appeared in Lu Sheng's vision.

【Ding, Decay-Rebirth Art has been upgraded to LV2!】

Along with the sound of this subtitle, a sense of enlightenment filled Lu Sheng's mind.

The next moment, the auras of silence that were constantly destroying Lu Sheng's body instantly became docile. Under the scouring of Qi and blood, they stimulated the aura of life in those auras of silence and fell into Lu Sheng's body.

A powerful aura also roared out from Lu Sheng's body at this moment.

The skin that had been burned to the point of being extremely festered began to heal slowly at this moment. New flesh buds began to emerge from the rotten flesh.

If Lu Sheng's body was like a decaying tree under the stimulation of the aura of silence before, then now, under the scouring of circles of vitality, this decaying tree has begun to grow new branches and leaves.

The withered tree… has really begun to bloom in spring!

“This is… the second stage of the Decay-Rebirth Art, withered trees blooming in spring?”

Lu Sheng felt the changes in his body. He could feel that his Longevity Domain seemed to have undergone some changes at this moment.

The Longevity Domain, which had obviously been upgraded to the limit, has been further improved after these changes.

It still failed to break through, but Lu Sheng could find that his combat power seemed to have been improved to a certain extent.

Lu Sheng let out a long breath. His eyes narrowed, and the system panel reappeared.

【Occupation: Martial Artist】

【Realm: Golden Body (25/100)】

【Undying Art: (43/100) LV1】

【Decay-Rebirth Art: (1/100) LV2】

【Sky-Stepping Steps: (80/100) LV1】

【Five Elements Small World: (70/100) LV1】

【Longevity Domain: (MAX)】

【Great Five Elements Fist: (MAX)】

【Five Elements Domain: (MAX)】

【Basic Mechanical Body Repair: (88/100) LV5】

【Basic Martial Arts Mastery: (1/100) LV8】

“After the Decay-Rebirth Art entered the second stage, the cultivation base has also been improved, including the Undying Art, which has also been improved by two points of progress.”

“Getting closer and closer to the mid-stage of the fourth level!”

Lu Sheng looked at the system panel, but couldn't help but smile slightly. Then, with a thought, the system panel slowly dissipated.

Lu Sheng looked around, stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the yellow sand instantly rolled up, exposing the Yellow Sand Beasts hidden in the yellow sand.

“Extinguish!”

Lu Sheng gently uttered a word, and his palm gently patted down, but it burst out with an extremely terrifying power. The surrounding Yellow Sand Beasts did not even utter a scream under Lu Sheng's palm, and they had instantly annihilated.

“I don't know what level my current combat power limit has reached.”

Lu Sheng said softly. In the Gu Sha Star, there are only Yellow Sand Beasts, and no other creatures to verify. Lu Sheng doesn't know what level his combat power has reached.

“If converted into the Mo Long Tower of the college entrance examination, I can at least rush to the 85th floor or above!”

“However, I will soon be able to break through to the mid-stage of the fourth level. At that time… I am afraid that even if I face a fourth-level late-stage transcendent, I will not be afraid at all!”

Lu Sheng smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards the shelter.

Back in the shelter, Lu Sheng opened the exchange list of the Life School and exchanged all the remaining credits for Decay-Rebirth Fruits.

Soon, the Decay-Rebirth Fruits were transported over with the help of the teleportation formation.

Lu Sheng took the Decay-Rebirth Fruit in his hand and sat cross-legged on the cultivation futon in the shelter.

“Now, I can continue to cultivate the Decay-Rebirth Art, and by the way, see if I can rush to the mid-stage of the fourth level!”

Lu Sheng took out a Decay-Rebirth Fruit, put it in his mouth, and the Decay-Rebirth Art instantly activated, and began to refine the energy in the Decay-Rebirth Fruit.