Chapter 22: The First Martial Arts Tournament

  Lin Ao was squatting at the entrance of a small shop, washing dishes.

  It's hard to imagine that the three female bosses in this small shop are actually the Three Saint Mothers, renowned throughout the human world. Meanwhile, Lin Huang, who is squatting outside washing dishes, is actually the newly risen Great Saint of the human world, who snatched away the Tian Nan Dao Chang and faced the gods without dying - the Wild Saint Lin Huang.

  But San Shengmu didn't mind, and Lin Huang didn't mind either.

  The three goddesses taught him for three days, without lecturing on the Tao or discussing the Dharma, but only treating him as a little servant.

  Lin Huang suddenly became enlightened and from time to time learned from the Third Holy Mother, lifted a small stool, sat at the door, and watched people come and go for a whole day.

  What I see is not people, but this red dust, it's the story hidden behind people, if there's anything gained.

  Three days passed, Lin Huang was getting anxious. San Sheng Mu told him clearly that there were three paths to become a god: the path of humanity, which no one had achieved so far; and the paths of heaven and earth, but Lin Huang couldn't find an opportunity to take either of them.

  "It's been three days."

  "It's time for you to go."

  "Don't forget your promise."

  "The way is clear in the midst of worldly dust."

  "It requires an opportunity."

  "You're way off."

  "Locking up is useless."

  "You'd better blend in with the mortal world."

  "The First Martial Arts Tournament."

  "More suitable for you."

  "Because you're young."

  "Don't make yourself look too old-fashioned."

  "See through the worldly affairs."

  "You still have a long way to go."

  "It's far from enough."

  "Then go and struggle in this mundane world."

  "Alright."

  "You can go now."

  Three saints and I took turns speaking, not giving Lin Huang a chance to interrupt, the shop door closed, and Lin Huang was driven out.

  Lin Huang didn't linger and chose a place to stay in town, thinking about his next move.

  As for San Shengmu's suggestion, Lin Huang naturally remembered it in his heart. He opened the Tianxu and found that all the news was about the First Martial Arts Conference.

  "The First Martial Arts Conference will begin tomorrow. Who is the greatest genius in the human world? Let's wait and see."

  "... Up to now, the number of applicants for the First Martial Arts Tournament has exceeded 30 billion. The official revealed that the preliminary round of this First Martial Arts Tournament will still be held in the Dream God Realm..."

  News of the First Martial Arts Tournament is everywhere, and the First Martial Arts Tournament, which takes place once every ten years, is a major event in the human world. So far, more than 900 sessions have been held, and only young people under the age of 30 can participate.

  Lin Huang was only twenty-six years old at the end of the year, and it was natural for him to participate. With his cultivation as a Holy Master, winning first place among these young people whose highest strength was only at the Marquis level was simply easy.

  "The Three Holy Mothers would never let me win so easily, there must be a deeper meaning behind this."

  At thirty, I took my stand; at forty, I came to no perplexity; at fifty, I knew the Decrees of Heaven; at sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth; at seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing from the right.

  With a thoughtful expression, Lin Huang muttered to himself: "I now have the power to do as I please, but I don't have my own rules, my own way. What I'm seeking now is the way. Seeking to establish my way. Thirty and standing tall, thirty and standing tall. The participants of this first martial arts tournament are all under thirty years old, exactly at the age of establishing their way, yet they haven't taken shape yet, which suits me just fine for gaining insight."

  Helped the Three Holy Mothers sell three days of Liangfen, Lin Huang also asked the Three Holy Mothers to show them their way, but Lin Huang couldn't learn it. In the words of the Three Holy Mothers, Lin Huang is now in the state of mind of a General, cultivating the cultivation of a Saint. What he needs to think about first is not becoming a God, but rather improving his mental state and cultivation.

  "Is this the true meaning of San Sheng Mu's words?" Lin Huang didn't know if San Sheng Mu meant it that way, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was indeed the case.

  "I want to illuminate my way in the mortal world. The path I illuminate is mine, and those who follow it should naturally be part of my mortal world. If I don't become a saint, will I go participate in the First Martial Arts Tournament?"

  "It will. It definitely will."

  "Even if it's not for victory, being able to fight alongside many geniuses is proof of my learning. That's when life can be considered fulfilling."

  "So it seems, to attain enlightenment in the mortal world, one must first walk this path of worldly affairs?"

  Lin suddenly understood.

  Enlightenment in the mundane world, enlightenment in the mundane world.

  If you don't walk on the worldly path, how can you understand the worldly way?

  At twenty, there is a way of living at twenty; at thirty, there is a way of living at thirty. The road through the red dust is the same, but there will be differences, only because the paths are different.

  Once he understood this, Lin Huang didn't hesitate and immediately signed himself up on the Heavenly Axis. With a glance, he saw that the number of sign-ups had already exceeded 3 billion. Lin Huang calculated with his fingers, and it could be said that almost all young people under the age of 30 in the entire realm had participated.

  This time, Lin Huang was even more determined about his decision to participate in the First Martial Arts Tournament.

  "But can these people really help me understand the way?" Lin Huang still had doubts in his mind, and with a flick of his wrist, he began to search for famous contestants on Tian Xuan.

  "The First Martial Arts Tournament: 200 Seed Selection Candidate Profiles Fully Exposed."

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, there were reports like this, and Lin Huang immediately opened them.

  Number one seed player Xu Qingcheng, fourth-year student of Tiānshén Academy, Taiyi Sect Saintess, Fēng Hóu Upper Section cultivator.

  Comment: The proud daughter of heaven, the national goddess, with the strengths of both Tian Shen Academy and Tai Yi Sect, two of the greatest sacred places. Born with a natural Tai Yin divine body, ranked 9th in the Dream God Realm's Human Realm's All-Time Genius List, and listed as the number one seed candidate, she is truly deserving of her reputation.

  Second seed candidate Tianjian Hou, First Disciple of Jian Ge, Marquis Upper Section Cultivation.

  Comment: The true pride of heaven, said to be the reincarnation of the Heaven Sword of the Seven Swords Great World, born with a noble title and cultivation, and refined into an indestructible pre-heavenly divine body and sword. Don't underestimate the champion.

  Third Seed Candidate, Blade Saint Successor, Sealed Marquis Upper Section Cultivation.

  Comment: Since childhood, he was taken to the Knife World by the Knife Saint and has a brilliant record of defeating strong kings. It is said that he even faced the Second Saint in the Knife World and retreated unscathed. He has mastered the Heavenly Knife Nine Methods passed down by the Knife Saint, and there are rumors that he obtained the inheritance of the Knife God, ranking as the third seed, but because he was far away in the Knife World, his reputation is not well-known in the Human World.

  Fourth Seed Stone Hao, sole inheritor of the Supreme Daoist Sect, sealed Hou Shang Duan's cultivation.

  Comment: It is said that this person was born with the blood of a heavenly being, his left hand unbeatable and his right hand invincible. Whether it's true or false doesn't matter, as long as you know he's the only successor to one of the top ten sacred places, the Unbeatable Taoist Temple, that's enough. He's ranked fourth, simply because he has few battle achievements.

  The fifth seed Hong Renyi, the first genius of the Hong family in this generation, sealed Hou Shang Duan Xiuwei.

  Comment: Fifty years ago, the Hong family produced a contemporary genius who was enfeoffed as a marquis at twenty, a king at thirty, and entered sainthood at forty. He is the Saint of Cinema, mentioned here because even someone as extraordinary as him did not receive the character "Yi". Hong Renyi is the first person in the Hong family to be granted the character "Yi" after Yizi, his talent can be imagined.

  。。。。。。。

  There were many more behind, but Lin Huang frowned as he looked at them. He wasn't interested in their strength; what he cared about was whether there were any figures who had already shown signs of enlightenment among them.

  From the mouth of San Sheng Mu, Lin Huang had already known that according to normal cultivation, even if one was an extraordinary genius, they would only be able to enlighten themselves during the late stages of the Sealing Emperor Realm. However, before that, if one's innate talent was extraordinary, they could still comprehend the embryonic form of the Dao.

  The so-called sword intent, fist intent, and knife intent are just the embryonic forms of this Tao.

  "Although it's not written, they're all extraordinary geniuses of the major sects, even able to win with weakness and kill enemies across levels. This embryo of the Tao should have been understood by now."

  Lin Huang muttered a sentence to himself, completely forgetting that he had not even grasped the embryonic form of the Tao.

  "Whatever, doesn't matter. We'll know tomorrow after one battle, if it's too boring, I'll just quit."