Martial Arts Crossover: A fortune teller told Li Hanyi that she was destined to marry him.

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However, he quickly realized something was wrong and asked loudly:

"May I ask, Celestial Immortal, since Li Chungang possessed the cultivation of a terrestrial celestial being back then, how could he have fought Sui Xiegu to a draw?"

Upon hearing this, the martial arts figures in the hall all nodded in agreement.

This is indeed a strange question.

Even today, sixty years later, Sui Xiegu would only rank fourteenth on the Nine Provinces Sword Immortal Ranking.

Even if such strength is not weak, it is simply impossible for him to fight to a draw with Li Chungang, who is at the terrestrial celestial realm.

Clearly, Li Chungang must have experienced some upheaval that caused his strength to plummet.

And this reason is very likely related to the woman who made him retire from the martial arts world...

Thinking of this, everyone became even more excited and looked at Bai Yutai with burning eyes.

Su Chen didn't waste any time. He looked around the room and said directly:

"If Li Chungang had been at his peak at that time, Sui Xiegu would have been no match for him at all."

"But before his battle with Sui Xiegu, his sword heart was shattered, his cultivation level plummeted, and he almost fell out of the realm of a terrestrial immortal."

"Strictly speaking, this was the only failure in Li Chungang's life."

"The world only knows that there were two gods in the Jianghu of Liyang sixty years ago: one was Li Chungang, the god of swordsmanship, and the other was Wang Xianzhi, the god of martial arts."

"But few people know that, besides them, there was another person who was just as famous as them, but he was very low-key, so no one knew about him."

"This person was Qi Xuanzhen, the leader of Longhu Mountain at the time, a Daoist master from the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Compared to the unparalleled fame of Li Chungang and Wang Xianzhi, Qi Xuanzhen is much more low-key. Since he was brought to Longhu Mountain, he has hardly ever left the mountain."

"His only famous battle in the martial arts world was when he established his prestige on the Demon-Slaying Platform, where he single-handedly killed six Supreme Elders of the Demonic Sect, causing the Li Yang Demonic Path to suffer a severe blow."

"Besides that, Qi Xuanzhen hardly interacted with people in the martial arts world, and when people talked about masters, they rarely included him."

"Furthermore, no one thinks that Qi Xuanzhen can be compared to Wang Xianzhi and Li Chungang."

"No one knows that more than forty years ago, on a rainy night, Li Chungang went up to the Demon-Slaying Platform on Longhu Mountain to find Qi Xuanzhen."

"He asked Qi Xuanzhen for a life-extending elixir, a treasure of Longhu Mountain."

"Qi Xuanzhen's request was to see Li Chungang's 'One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate'."

"That battle was the first time Li Chungang went all out after breaking through to the Land Celestial Realm."

"But when he unleashed the earth-shattering 'One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate,' all he received in return was Qi Xuanzhen shaking his head indifferently."

"Then, Li Chungang witnessed a scene he would never forget."

"Qi Xuanzhen was less than ten feet away from him, his aura was rising steadily, and he directly rushed to the fourth level of the Innate Realm!"

Vajra Realm is the flawless Vajra of Buddhism.

The Realm of Freedom is the Immaculate Great Finger of Taoism.

The carefree heavenly realm is the flawless grand celestial phenomenon of Confucianism.

"A spiritual journey through the mystical realm represents the perfect union of the three teachings."

"The instant he entered the Divine Realm, Qi Xuanzhen broke through once again, from a terrestrial immortal to a terrestrial celestial being... and then to a celestial being with great longevity!"

"Qi Xuanzhen reached an unprecedented level of immortality right before his eyes and ascended directly."

"Those who haven't experienced it firsthand can never imagine how shocking the scene was."

"The Celestial Longevity 2.4 that Qi Xuanzhen demonstrated is not the ordinary kind."

"It is the ultimate longevity of the celestial beings, where all three teachings have reached perfection; it is a flawless ultimate longevity of the celestial beings, the strongest ultimate longevity of the celestial beings!"

"Especially for someone like Li Chungang, who has always held himself in high esteem, the impact on his mind was even greater."

"Because he understands that even if he cultivates for several more decades, he will never be able to reach this level."

"What Qi Xuanzhen brought him was despair for the martial arts."

"That's why Li Chungang's sword heart shattered, and his cultivation level dropped directly out of the terrestrial celestial realm."

"It was at this moment that Li Chungang saw through Qi Xuanzhen's identity and realized that he was the reincarnation of Lu Zu."

"Because in the entire Liyang Jianghu, there has only been one person in the past thousand years who has been able to reach the Great Longevity Realm of Heaven and Man, and that is Lu Zu Lu Dongxuan from seven hundred years ago."

"Moreover, in the entire Liyang Jianghu for thousands of years, only Lu Zu has been able to cultivate the three supernatural powers of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism to the highest level and perfectly integrate them."

"And indeed, that's exactly what Li Chungang thought."

"As Su mentioned before, Lu Zu returned to the human world after his death seven hundred years ago, and was reborn through the method of 'dissolving the body'."

"And Qi Xuanzhen is his reincarnation."

"Qi Xuanzhen became invincible after he was twelve years old and remembered his past life."

"The 'ascension' he showed Li Chungang was nothing but a smokescreen."

"He did not truly ascend to heaven, but instead reincarnated once more, waiting for the right opportunity."

Inside the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

The secrets revealed by Su Chen were so shocking that they were deeply moved.

When Su Chen said that Li Chungang had broken through to the Land Celestial Realm sixty years ago, many people felt something was amiss.

Sure enough, when Li Chungang fought Sui Xiegu, he was no longer a celestial being on land.

But no one expected that Li Chungang's cultivation level would plummet because he was defeated by Qi Xuanzhen!

Li Chungang, who once swept through the martial arts world and dominated one side, was actually defeated by Qi Xuanzhen in a fair and square manner.

Even more shocking is that Qi Xuanzhen is actually the reincarnation of Lü Zu.

As the head of Longhu Mountain and a Taoist of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Xuanzhen was by no means an unknown figure in the Jianghu of Liyang.

In particular, his challenge and killing of the six Supreme Elders of the Demonic Sect on the Demon-Slaying Platform caused a great uproar in the martial arts world.

But Qi Xuanzhen has always been low-key, more like a cloud floating in the sky than a living person.

Therefore, most people in the Jianghu of Liyang choose to ignore him.

Only now did they realize that Qi Xuanzhen had actually fought Li Chungang back then.

Li Chungang was at his peak during that battle, and with his cultivation at the Land Celestial Realm, he unleashed "One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate"!

This sword is incredibly powerful; it could even instantly kill Wang Xianzhi, who has just entered the terrestrial celestial realm, demonstrating its terrifying power.

However, Qi Xuanzhen was greatly disappointed and immediately released a stronger aura of immortality than Li Chungang!

Moreover, it is the kind of perfect, ultimate, and immortal life that is between heaven and man!

Everyone could almost imagine how desperate Li Chungang must have felt at that moment.

The difference between being a terrestrial celestial being and achieving ultimate immortality is like an insurmountable chasm. For thousands of years, only Lu Zu in the entire Li Yang martial arts world has crossed this threshold.

Even though Li Chungang was exceptionally talented and went through countless hardships to reach this point, he still could not compare with Qi Xuan.

Because Qi Xuanzhen is demonstrating the most perfect realm of immortality.

Unless Li Chungang can break through the Great Longevity of Heaven and Man, he will be relegated to a subordinate position to Lü Zu for his entire life, which is almost impossible.

At this moment, Li Chungang fully understood that the so-called "hundred flowers blooming" was nothing but a joke.

From the day Lu Zu attained enlightenment, the entire Jianghu of Liyang has been shrouded in his shadow.

Who is at the pinnacle of martial arts? Upon seeing Lu Zu, one knows that all laws have been emptied!

Lu Zu, whose fame had resounded throughout the world for seven hundred years, finally revealed his true terrifying strength.

To the world today, Lü Zu is like a legend, and no one knows his true level of cultivation.

Those outside the martial arts world, especially those in Li Yang, are full of doubts about his strength.

But now, all doubts have been completely shattered.

Lu Zu's strength has been personally confirmed by the Celestial Immortal—he has cultivated the Buddhist Vajra, the Taoist Great Finger Profound, and the Confucian Great Celestial Phenomenon to perfection, achieving flawless immortality.

This means that even among the immortals, he is the first.

This was undoubtedly a huge shock to those martial arts heroes who aimed to travel to mystical realms.

The hall immediately erupted in discussion:

"No wonder Sui Xiegu was able to fight Li Chungang to a draw. At that time, Li Chungang was so frightened by Qi Xuanzhen that his sword heart was shattered."

"Li Chungang's luck is really bad. Only one Lu Zu appears in the entire Liyang region every thousand years, and he just happened to run into him."

"Yes! It can only be said that Li Chungang was too unlucky to encounter the reincarnation of Lu Zu. There is only one like him in the entire Liyang Jianghu in a thousand years."

"Lu Zu is truly terrifying. His cultivation has surpassed that of a terrestrial celestial being, reaching the mythical realm of celestial longevity."

"I had long heard that Lu Zu was all-knowing and all-powerful, the number one person in the Jianghu of Liyang for a thousand years, and now I am finally convinced."

"The Celestial Immortal once said that Lu Zu's reincarnation is in this world, but he hasn't awakened yet. If he does awaken, wouldn't he be another Qi Xuanzhen?"

"I thought the Great Longevity of Heaven and Man was just a legend, but I never thought that someone could actually achieve it. He truly deserves to be called Lu Zu."

"Lu Zu's immortality was not ordinary; he had cultivated Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism to perfection. It's terrifying to even think about."

Inside the second private room on the south side of the fourteenth floor.

"Is there really such a realm of immortality for celestial beings?"

Nangong Pushe muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Xu Fengnian and the others also looked at Li Chungang with curiosity. To them, the terrestrial celestial being was already out of reach, and the celestial being's great longevity was something they dared not even dream of.

Li Chungang leisurely sipped his rice wine, as if transported back to the battlefield of yesteryear, and sighed:

"That battle was truly unforgettable, and it remains vivid in my memory to this day."

"If you had seen Qi Xuanzhen's flawless celestial longevity with your own eyes, you would understand how insignificant terrestrial celestial beings are."

"At the end of martial arts, who stands at the peak? Upon seeing Master Lü, all is in vain!"

Xu Fengnian, Ning Emei, and Jian Jiuhuang are all from Liyang and grew up listening to the stories of Lu Zu.

But it was only at this moment that they truly realized the greatness of Lü Zu.

He stood alone at the pinnacle of the Liyang martial arts world, making it difficult for those who followed to reach his level.