Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

The worry is... even Ji Jingqiu wasn't considered worthwhile?

Was it simply because he happened to be away when the Daoist Collection was not open?

Or was it plainly because he was not considered worthy?

If it's the latter, what kind of genius martial artist would it take to catch their attention?

Could it be that person's preference is based on fate? Then... do I also have a chance!

Liu Chong swept his gaze over everyone, shook his head slightly, knowing what they were thinking, and pronounced solemnly:

"No matter who, as long as it is a son or daughter of the Federation, that's fine!"

Everyone nodded in agreement; naturally, it was so.

"Has Ji Jingqiu set off yet?" Liu Chong suddenly asked.

This piece of news from the Ji Family made him reevaluate Ji Jingqiu once again.

"Yes."

This news brought Liu Chong great regret.

A generation's genius might thus end, which is a loss for the Federation!

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Dragon Tiger Dojo.

"...I always thought this rumor was just 'folklore' recorded by the predecessors of the dojo, but who would've thought it was true."

Long Qingyang sat opposite Shi Xuanzhen.

Shi Xuanzhen frowned and said: "Junior brother is already in the cryosleep chamber of the touring group, and it will be at least ten days before he can return!"

Long Qingyang's mouth twitched as he said:

"What are you worried about? Are you afraid someone will claim the Daoist Collection in ten days?"

"Tsck, the Ji Family only goes public every ten thousand years. Who knows how many more years it will take before news spreads that the Daoist Collection has chosen a master."

Shi Xuanzhen shot him a puzzled look.

Long Qingyang, however, remained silent, gazing into the distance. It was only after a long while that he said in a low voice:

"The autobiography of the original Daoist Master mentioned many deeds of Marshal He. If the records are true, then…"

"Hey, with his temperament, not to mention you juniors, even if the Six Marshals were reincarnated, they might not catch his eye!"

Shi Xuanzhen's eyes widened in shock. Could that be an exaggeration?

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Divine Temple Commonwealth.

The Divine Temple Commonwealth possesses Twelve Divine Palaces, each sharing in the glory of the Holy Master, and they are the true power-holders of the Commonwealth.

Throughout the ages, there have always been twelve Saint Heirs, but this generation has seen the emergence of a single Goddess, said to overshadow all the splendor of the Divine Temple.

Inside a temple towering amidst the starry sky.

Here lies the First Divine Temple.

Within this loftiest hall, a woman dressed in white, barefoot, knelt with closed eyes before the statue of a deity, basking in the artificial sunlight streaming through the dome.

She was a tall and beautiful woman, whose countenance seemed to be a gift from the Heavenly Gods, causing anyone who saw her to lament God's partiality.

Yet, within her eyebrows lingered a trace of wildness and pride that did not match her visage.

This pride detracted somewhat from her beauty but added a unique magnetism.

The tranquility of the temple ended with the clatter of armor.

A knight decked in white full body armor entered the hall, standing silently, like a serene and majestic statue.

"When I find myself lost, I quietly listen to the prayers of All Gods," said the woman softly.

"Goddess Chi Ji, Twilight has returned, and he brings troubling news," the knight said respectfully.

The woman slowly rose to her feet, her stature incredibly lofty, nearly two meters, yet her proportions were impeccable, and the voluptuous curves could hardly be concealed by her white robe.

She raised her head to look directly at the statue of the deity—an act of great disrespect for any devout follower, but no one dared to accuse her, just as no believer would question the will of God.

"Does it relate to the Mu Family?"

"Yes," the knight replied respectfully, "Twilight says, this generation of the Federation is very likely to have Mu Shitian walking among them."

The woman's eyes curved into a semblance of a smile as she said, "Previously, didn't the Holy Affairs Department report they had no news?"

The knight said nothing.

She did not care and murmured softly, "I have already heard the whispers of All Gods. The Federation will partake in this inheritance battle."

"Tell those old men, the martial artists of the Holy Hall this generation will accompany me to fight along the Ancient Road."

"I will meet the successor of Mu Shitian on the Ancient Road. With his blood and bones, I shall pay homage to my father."

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As a great tide readies to sweep across the world, those who stand at its crest anticipate eagerly, relishing the aspiration to grasp all of Heaven and Earth within their hands.

On this day.

Ji Jingqiu stood in front of the porthole.

Stars filled the boundless celestial canopy of the vast universe. The heavens, endless, stars like oceans, and isn't such a view similar to that of ten thousand years ago?

Was the scene he beheld now the same as what the ancestors of ten thousand years ago had seen?

Before this starry sky, all rise and fall, prosperity and decay, are but fleeting clouds.

In the face of the vast and endless celestial canopy of the universe, Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt moved.

It was emotion, not enlightenment.

Beneath this canopy of stars, life is so minuscule; nothing is eternal, not even time, perhaps.

Yet life's splendor bestows another form of eternity upon it.

They are the most inconsequential dust of this universe.

But also, miraculously existent.

And at this moment.

After a delay, a collision of neutron stars three hundred light-years away released energy surpassing that of several hundred suns in their lifetimes in an instant. The light, like brilliant fireworks, transformed the originally silent universe into a boiling ocean!

The surrounding Federation citizens, wearing special glasses to watch, exclaimed in awe at the beauty of the cosmos and the grandeur of the world.

The guide beside them continued explaining; the explosion would likely generate several planets' worth of gold and platinum, scattering throughout the universe.

And elements like gold and platinum, to naturally occur in significant quantities, must come from cosmic funerals as dazzling as neutron star collisions, based on the Federation's current explorations.