Chapter 269 – One Nuclear to Kneel! Founder of the Sky Water Stream Nuclear Sect

“Knock it off, Old Liu.”

Lu Yuan said sternly, “Last time you were humiliated and tortured by that pigtail-wearing Penglai Holy Envoy, they even beat the crap out of you… aren’t you thinking about getting revenge?”

“You were the one who got the crap beaten out of you!”

Liu Daoyuan was leisurely sipping his tea. But upon hearing Lu Yuan’s words, he spat out a mouthful of soda, breaking his previously calm demeanor and started to curse in anger.

Lu Yuan wiped the spit off his face, unfazed, and continued, “And about the Snake Sect, I heard they have long since erased your lineage from their records…”

Liu Daoyuan’s old face showed intense changes in expressions, but he forcefully maintained his calm.

He reclined back again and replied nonchalantly, “I now believe in… peace and harmony.”

Lu Yuan frowned, sensing something completely off about Old Liu.

But he couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong.

In short, he couldn’t understand why Old Liu had a “complete change in personality” after that incident.

“I should have someone look into it properly…”

Lu Yuan was thinking to himself when he heard Liu Daoyuan ask, “Why do you suddenly have time to come visit me? Come on, spill it. What’s going on?

I don’t have any new martial arts cultivation techniques to give you…”

“I’m not here to ask for cultivation methods.”

Lu Yuan shook his head and replied, “I mainly wanted to see how well you’ve recovered…”

“Now you’ve seen it.”

Liu Daoyuan said casually, “What do you think of my recovery?”

“I suggest you continue to stay in the hospital and not stop taking your meds.”

Lu Yuan said seriously.

Hearing this, Liu Daoyuan blew his beard and glared, ready to hit him.

Lu Yuan quickly filled up his cup with soda again, and then seriously said, “Also, I wanted to ask you, Teacher, about your process of becoming a Grandmaster.”

“The process of becoming a Grandmaster?…”

Liu Daoyuan frowned, then his eyes suddenly emitted a blue light, and he jumped up from his chair.

“Are you about to become a Grandmaster?”

Lu Yuan responded with a light “Hmm.”

Seeing him nod in acknowledgment, Liu Daoyuan burst into laughter, “Good, good, good! If you cross that threshold by the end of the year, you’ll be a seventeen-year-old Grandmaster. No one in the entire history of Ancient Martial Arts can compare…

If it weren’t for… Our crane style would have two Grandmasters. Does the Snake Sect have the nerve to remove us from their records? It’s laughable!”

Seeing his cheerful expression, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but say, “If you go back for surgery now, there’s still a chance to realize the tale of a sect with two Grandmasters.”

Liu Daoyuan was visibly tempted, but to Lu Yuan’s surprise, someone as prideful as him decisively gave up the chance to boost his reputation greatly.

“Forget it. I’m truly no longer interested in being a Grandmaster.”

Liu Daoyuan shook his head and changed the subject, “Let’s talk about your situation first.”

Old Liu was still the same Old Liu. Despite his “changed personality,” his concern for Lu Yuan remained unwavering.

He meticulously recounted to Lu Yuan the entire process of taking that crucial step, including all the causes and consequences.

He even went as far as to “reopen old wounds.”

In summary, it was the betrayal of his “beloved disciple” Pei Ye, the removal of sky water stream from records, and his physical disabilities…

A series of events left pain, humiliation, frustration, and regret in Old Liu’s heart, an accumulation of negative emotions.

These feelings had built up in him for fifteen years, becoming almost like a demonic obstacle.

During the Hundred Cities Martial Arts Tournament in the south, when the crane style was repeatedly targeted and bullied, this demonic obstacle resurfaced in Old Liu’s mind, leading even to self-doubt.

But unexpectedly, Lu Yuan, his “True Disciple,” brought him immense joy.

Together, they challenged thirteen sects in one night.

That night, countless people heard Old Liu’s jubilant laughter, akin to a night owl’s.

Old Liu’s demonic obstacle vanished overnight, and his True Intent soared threefold in one night. If it weren’t for his physical disabilities, he would have immediately become a Grandmaster…

“Break Heart’s Obstacle.”

After hearing Old Liu’s story, Lu Yuan summarized with three words.

Old Liu’s breakthrough experience was quite similar to the friend Xu Weiguo mentioned, who struggled with not having a successor.

Both had obsessions and were unable to find joy.

But once their obsessions were resolved, they naturally ascended to Grandmaster.

“Do I have any obsessions?”

Lu Yuan asked himself.

So far, he knew of two types of methods to become a Grandmaster: one was understanding the true essence of pure martial arts in the face of life and death, and the other was to Break Heart’s Obstacle, eliminating one’s obsessions.

These were two shortcuts.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan turned to Liu Daoyuan and said, “Teacher, could you arrange a quiet room for me? I’d like to stay here for a few days.”

He planned to meditate deeply on his thoughts, hoping to possibly achieve a breakthrough to Grandmaster overnight, similar to an “enlightenment in Longchang.”

“Sure.”

Liu Daoyuan called Liu Si to make the arrangements.

Before leaving, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered something and couldn’t help but ask Liu Daoyuan, “Are you still attending the Martial Arts Conference on the Martial Saint Island?”

This conference had been something Old Liu had been longing for earlier.

However, the current Liu Daoyuan barely flinched at the mention of it and indifferently replied, “I’ll decide when the time comes. If I’m in the mood, I might go.”

“Alright then.”

Lu Yuan shook his head, choosing not to press further, and followed Liu Si out.

After Lu Yuan left, Liu Daoyuan remained half-lying in his rocking chair, still looking as relaxed as ever.

Sipping his soda and basking in the sun, he seemed as lazy as a cat dozing off against the wall.

Who knows how much time passed before Liu Si quietly approached him.

With his eyes still closed, Liu Daoyuan spoke softly, “Has Xiao Yuan begun his seclusion?”

“Yes.”

Liu Si replied respectfully, “I specifically arranged for the Young Sect Master to be in the innermost room.”

“Swish!”

Upon hearing this, Liu Daoyuan’s eyes snapped open, and he quickly rose from his rocking chair.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes.”

Liu Daoyuan led the way with purpose, walking briskly-nothing like his previously indifferent and lazy demeanor.

Liu Si followed closely.

Before long, the two arrived at an underground room, twisting and turning through Linghexuan’s deepest corridors.

This space was quite large, with one side neatly constructed and the other rather rugged. All four walls were lined with thick soundproofing material.

It looked somewhat like a martial arts arena, but also resembled an underground shooting range.

As Liu Daoyuan walked to the center of the area, an indescribable excitement appeared on his elderly face.

He quickly said, “Let’s begin.”

Liu Si understood and quietly retreated to a corner, pressing a button on the wall.

“Boom! Boom!”

Hidden doors on the walls opened, and humanoid steel targets were launched out.

Instantly, blue light flashed in Liu Daoyuan’s eyes, and his entire demeanor became intensely excited.

“Bam! Bam! Bam!”

Liu Daoyuan’s limbs and chest quickly swelled, causing his clothes to tighten and tear.

“Click, click, click-“

Accompanied by a series of crisp and dense mechanical sounds, dozens of gun barrels emerged from his limbs, chest, and back.

“Boom, boom, boom-“

Dazzling energy beams and flames burst from these barrels, shattering one humanoid alloy steel target after another.

Liu Daoyuan’s emotions were thoroughly unleashed during this process, and he laughed heartily with immense delight.

His snow-white beard and hair fluttered with the shockwaves generated by the firearms.

“Hahaha!”

“A Grandmaster is nothing! Can a Grandmaster withstand a few shots from my laser gun?”

“Xiao Yuan is too young. Although he has great talent, his understanding of strength is still far below mine.”

“Pure martial arts are just a minor path; laser cannons are the true way!”

“Liu Si, order me eighteen more nuclear fission guns!”

“I’ve just figured out a new move-Atomic Supremacy!”

“One atomic Grandmaster kneels! Two atomic Grandmasters ascend to heaven!…

When the Martial Arts Conference begins, I’ll destroy the Snake Sect and Penglai!”

“From today on, I, Liu Daoyuan, am the founder of the Sky Water Stream’s Nuclear Sect!”

…

“Renovations at Linghexuan at this hour?”

In the quiet room, Lu Yuan heard faint vibrations from below and opened his eyes, muttering to himself in confusion.

He thought about extending his mental power to investigate but decided against it.

Instead, he stood up, walked to the wall of the quiet room in the dark, and pushed open the window.

The night had already fallen, with a full moon hanging high in the sky. Its pure, cold light poured down, illuminating everything below.

“It still doesn’t work…”

Looking up at the full moon, Lu Yuan murmured and released his mental power.

In an instant, mist-like mental power filled the entire quiet room.

Even the moon seemed to distort under Lu Yuan’s vision.

Compared to before, Lu Yuan had made considerable progress.

The mist-like mental power had become much denser, appearing to have the potential to transform into a liquid state.

The released True Intent had also been tempered and compressed to a height of one hundred meters, half of its original two hundred meters.

However, the distance from attaining the status of Grandmaster-where the True Intent completely integrates with the body-was still quite long.

Nevertheless, after a day of meditation, Lu Yuan had clarified the path for his ascension.

“My accumulation in martial arts is still lacking…”

“My long-held obsessions are twofold: one is to counter the extraordinary with pure martial arts, and the other is to create an extraordinary martial arts system…”

“And then there’s the understanding of life and death, indulging in pure martial arts…”

The three paths Lu Yuan had summarized for his ascension shared a commonality-all of them required combat!

A significant amount of high-level, high-quality combat between pure martial artists was needed to achieve them.

In this light, Penglai became a place Lu Yuan had to go.

Only Penglai could provide so many high-quality opponents in the domain of pure martial arts.

Penglai also had the Ascend the Heavenly Ladder, which could temper one’s will.

“The Martial Arts Conference… this trip must be aimed at causing a scene.

Yu Wen Tong mentioned before that I could target Penglai, but I couldn’t use Yellow Bear’s strength…”

“The Five Elders of Penglai… Lord of Heaven Wu Chao…”

Lu Yuan pondered.

Taking down Penglai by himself was clearly unrealistic.

Even if he could defeat The Five Elders of Penglai and Lord of Heaven Wu Chao, Penglai still had dozens of Grandmasters and a multitude of other pure martial artists.

He definitely needed some additional strength.

If he couldn’t use Yellow Bear’s power, then…

One term naturally came to Lu Yuan’s mind-the Evil Martial Alliance!

“If I attack Penglai as the Contemporary Evil Emperor of the Evil Martial Alliance… wouldn’t that be exciting?”

Penglai had taken many buddhist relics left by past Evil Emperors of the evil martial alliance. As The Contemporary Evil Emperor of the evil martial alliance, Lu Yuan had every right to go to Penglai and reclaim them…

Not only was this rightly justified, but it was also entirely reasonable.

Lu Yuan’s eyes lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible the idea seemed.

However, to carry out this plan, he needed to first consolidate the evil martial alliance and officially assume the position of the Evil Emperor.

“I need to get in touch with those three guys.”

Lu Yuan thought, using his current access level as a Twin-winged bear to locate the whereabouts of the three Protectors under Pei Ye.

These three, with their level S evil energy waves, were running around the old city circle, making them as conspicuous as light bulbs in the dark under Sky Eye’s surveillance. It wouldn’t be hard to find them.

Within five minutes, Lu Yuan had their exact locations.

It turned out to be quite a coincidence.

The three of them were currently within fifty kilometers of where Lu Yuan was.