Top-Class Comprehension: Start with Basic Fist Techniques-Chapter 706 - 239: Lu Changsheng is Here, Everything is Settled!_4
However, he carefully searched through his memory.
It seemed that Heavenly River Sacred Land did not have a "Lu Changsheng" among their Martial Saints.
Could it be that he was a Martial Saint promoted in recent years?
But how could a newly promoted Martial Saint lead a team to participate in the Sacred Land Exchange Conference?
At this moment, Elder Feng stepped forward and said, "Saint Lu is also a title elder of our Heavenly River Sacred Land, the Infinite Elder!"
With Elder Feng’s explanation, the Martial Saints of Qingshan Sacred Land immediately understood.
Title Elder!
That title carried significant weight.
Anyone who became a title elder of Heavenly River Sacred Land was always an external Martial Saint.
But the assessment to become a title elder was almost unimaginable in difficulty.
Unexpectedly, there was still a Martial Saint capable of becoming a title elder of Heavenly River Sacred Land?
"Saint Lu, please enter the mountain gate."
Qingshan Sacred Land’s Martial Saint said respectfully.
Even though Qingshan Sacred Land and Heavenly River Sacred Land competed openly and secretly, with an uneasy relationship, they would not fuss over such trivial matters.
"Let’s enter Qingshan Sacred Land first."
Lu Changsheng said calmly.
Thus, he quickly led his group into Qingshan Sacred Land and took residence in the cave mansion arranged for them there.
Yet, the Martial Saints of Qingshan Sacred Land couldn’t stop thinking about Lu Changsheng, the title elder.
"Investigate!"
"Thoroughly investigate Lu Changsheng, the title elder of Heavenly River Sacred Land."
"Find out what his background is to qualify as a title elder of Heavenly River Sacred Land..."
Thus, Qingshan Sacred Land immediately began a focused investigation into Lu Changsheng’s information.
Soon, Qingshan Sacred Land’s agents discovered various deeds and details about Lu Changsheng.
This was not a particularly confidential matter.
After all, Lu Changsheng was already famous across the Holy Lands.
Only the Sacred Lands, standing lofty and aloof, were unbothered by occurrences in the outer Holy Lands.
They hadn’t recognized Lu Changsheng right away.
They just found the name "Lu Changsheng" vaguely familiar.
"We found him."
"Lu Changsheng, who condensed Infinite Divine Power, once used the Divine Power Body to reverse-slash a Martial Saint!"
"Later, he forged a Sacred Body based on Infinite Divine Power and advanced to become a Martial Saint!"
"Additionally, Lu Changsheng participated in Heavenly River Sacred Land’s Martial Saint assessment, even the title elder assessment, and faced the All-Saints Tower’s 108 Martial Saints, defeating a hundred Saints in one strike!"
"Today, Heavenly River Sacred Land even quietly acknowledges that Lu Changsheng is the foremost Human Saint!"
Qingshan Sacred Land found plentiful information on Lu Changsheng.
But the focus was on these key points.
"Hiss."
The Martial Saints of Qingshan Sacred Land, after seeing this intelligence, couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment one by one.
As Sacred Land Martial Saints, they were prideful and never paid much attention to external Martial Saints.
But Lu Changsheng was different.
Condensing Infinite Divine Power!
Defeating a hundred Saints in one strike!
And these hundred Saints were Martial Saints from Heavenly River Sacred Land.
Despite the animosity between Qingshan Sacred Land and Heavenly River Sacred Land, they had to admit that the Martial Saints of Heavenly River Sacred Land were no weaker than those of Qingshan Sacred Land.
Lu Changsheng’s ability to defeat a hundred Heavenly River Martial Saints meant he could defeat a hundred Qingshan Martial Saints just as easily!
"Truly unbelievable. To think such a monstrous genius could emerge from the outer Holy Lands, apart from the Sacred Lands themselves?"
"From the intelligence about Lu Changsheng, we can see that he truly clawed his way up step by step from humble beginnings. In fact, Lu Changsheng didn’t even originate from the Holy Lands; he came from an obscure and remote Ancient Domain..."
"I’d love to spar with Lu Changsheng and see just how extraordinary his Sacred Body is."
Many Martial Saints of Qingshan Sacred Land were itching to challenge him.
A Sacred Body forged from Infinite Divine Power?
Even within Qingshan Sacred Land, such a phenomenon was a once-in-a-millennium rarity.
At least for now, no one in the current era of Qingshan Sacred Land had condensed Infinite Divine Power.
And none of their Martial Saints had forged a Sacred Body based on Infinite Divine Power.
"Everyone, since this Sacred Land Exchange Conference is hosted in our Qingshan Sacred Land, we must ensure everything goes smoothly."
"Though we bear some animosity toward Heavenly River Sacred Land, this time you absolutely must not provoke them—especially not Lu Changsheng. If any of you are defeated by him, it would only be Qingshan Sacred Land’s disgrace."
The Sect Leader of Qingshan Sacred Land swept his penetrating gaze across the gathering Martial Saints.
This was a warning to all not to mess with Lu Changsheng.
If Lu Changsheng’s abilities were average, it would be different.
They wouldn’t hesitate to embarrass the martial artists of Heavenly River Sacred Land.
However, Lu Changsheng’s strength was overwhelming, capable of defeating a hundred Saints in one blow.
Provoking Heavenly River Sacred Land would undoubtedly result in humiliation for Qingshan Sacred Land.
The Martial Saints all nodded in agreement.
They weren’t foolish enough to challenge Lu Changsheng.
...
Lu Changsheng was unaware that Qingshan Sacred Land had already uncovered all his details.
After settling the disciples of Heavenly River Sacred Land, he remained in the cave mansion, awaiting the start of the Sacred Land Exchange Conference.
On the other hand, Elder Feng and others frequently visited various Martial Saints within the Sacred Land.
It seemed they had some connections, and perhaps friendships.
As for Lu Changsheng, he had no particular network nor acquaintances among the Martial Saints.
In any case, his purpose at Qingshan Sacred Land was to complete his assigned task.
Lu Changsheng remained inactive.
Many disciples, however, couldn’t contain themselves.
They wandered around various parts of Qingshan Sacred Land.
Some even began gathering information about the top Divine Power Realm martial artists from each Sacred Land.
This year’s exchange conference was limited to sparring among Divine Power Realm disciples.
The covert struggle between disciples of different Sacred Lands began the moment they arrived at Qingshan Sacred Land.
They were busy learning about each Sacred Land’s top disciples.
Someone even compiled a so-called Sacred Land Disciple Ranking.
This ranking was merely for reference.
It didn’t hold true significance.
But the existence of this ranking enraged the disciples of Heavenly River Sacred Land.
The ranking listed fifty names in total.
Among those fifty, not a single Heavenly River Sacred Land disciple made it into the top twenty.
The highest rank achieved was only twenty-fifth!
"What kind of nonsense ranking is this? Utterly ridiculous!"
"Are they saying no disciple of Heavenly River Sacred Land belongs in the top twenty?"
"This ranking originated in Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land, surely it’s the handiwork of their people."
"Indeed, consider the distribution within the ranking—the top twenty spots include seven Great Snow Mountain disciples!"
The disciples of Heavenly River Sacred Land were outraged.
But the disciples of Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land had their reasons.
In previous exchange conferences, Heavenly River Sacred Land’s disciples had consistently performed dismally, suffering devastating defeats.
Thus, when creating the rankings, they paid little attention to Heavenly River Sacred Land disciples.
The disagreement over the rankings ultimately led to injuries and skirmishes between disciples from the two Sacred Lands.
The Sacred Land Exchange Conference hadn’t even begun, yet conflict had already erupted between Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land and Heavenly River Sacred Land disciples.
Although motivated by pride, these clashes alarmed Martial Saint elders on both sides.
"Who dares harm the disciples of Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land?"
"Old Snow, your disciples from Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land attacked ours from Heavenly River Sacred Land with lethal force and even ganged up on them. What, is it wrong for me to merely injure a few troublemakers?"
"Feng Tianxing, you bully the weak as a senior. Shameless! Do you dare spar with me? Back when we were in the Divine Power Realm, you were always my defeated opponent. What makes you think you’re a match for me now as a Martial Saint?"
"Old Snow, you think I fear you?"
Feng Elder’s face turned ashen, filled with anger against Snow Elder from Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land.
Both elders were Martial Saints and former ’acquaintances.’
Yet Snow Martial Saint reveled in provocation, pushing Feng Elder’s patience to the brink.
The conflict escalated to the verge of physical confrontation.
But as soon as the fight began, Feng Elder was swiftly suppressed.
He suffered a crushing defeat!
Feng Elder’s face turned dark with rage.
"Feng Tianxing, I’ve told you before—you couldn’t beat me back in the Divine Power Realm, and now, even as a Martial Saint, you’re no match for me."
Snow Elder stood with hands clasped behind him, gazing down at Feng Elder loftily.
Even the disciples from Great Snow Mountain Sacred Land were brimming with morale.
In contrast, the disciples of Heavenly River Sacred Land drooped their heads one by one.
No matter how unwilling they were, there was no alternative.
Even their Martial Saint elder had faced defeat...
"Old Snow, do you truly believe Heavenly River Sacred Land has no one to match you?"
Feng Elder suddenly stood up.
He noticed a figure approaching from afar—a familiar presence.
Lu Changsheng!
Lu Changsheng had arrived!
At this moment, Feng Elder’s heart surged with excitement, almost forgetting that Lu Changsheng was an "external Martial Saint."
In this instant, Lu Changsheng represented Heavenly River Sacred Land!
Feng Elder exuded confidence.
With Lu Changsheng’s arrival, everything would surely fall into place!
