I Have A Martial Dao World

"During the Heavenly Tribulation, there is also a will within the thunder..." Lu Yao suddenly felt that the Golden Body and the Heavenly Tribulation realms had a great deal in common. One used the cycle of life and death within thunder to temper the Divine Soul, and the other drew from the immortality of gold to smelt the flesh, both were breakthroughs of the self through a special will. This was not a coincidence but a cultivation method explored by the sages through exhaustive thought, a path of evolution. Lu Yao immediately had a realization: with the experience of Crossing Thunder Tribulation, advancing to the Golden Body would be unexpectedly simple! The task now was to patiently wait until his cultivation was strong enough to melt gold within his body. In terms of control over his body, Lu Yao might be the best in the world, and he made a judgment in an instant: "With the Divine Soul nourishing the body, in just one month, I should be able to reach the leakless state of Great Perfection and then I can begin to condense the Golden Body!" The Martial Path and Spirit Refinement had to complement each other to display the strongest combat power. After breaking through to the Golden Body Realm, his strength would truly undergo a qualitative leap. At that time, he would certainly give Xu Fu a huge surprise! Using the brilliant sparks fashioned from life-and-death struggles, he would light the path ahead! At that thought, a burst of heroic spirit rose in Lu Yao! However, he suddenly found his surroundings eerily quiet. Turning his head, he saw that Yu Yanmei had left without him noticing, leaving only a lingering fragrance. By the bed lay a conspicuous black stocking, the principal source of the aroma. Lu Yao shook his head with a smile: "This woman, she got my cravings up and then ran off." He knew that she did it with good intentions, to increase his motivation for the breakthrough. After all, the joys of love were not to be rushed. But then again...He might not have many other things, but he certainly wasn't short of girls; without Zhang the Butcher, he didn't have to settle for a wooly pig. Lu Yao took out the "Glazed Breastpaste" that Liao Ya had given him. They had agreed that she would wear it to boost the mood after his breakthrough, but these past few days, she had been avoiding him, as if trying to renege on the deal. This he could not tolerate! Lu Yao hastily got up, planning to vent the frustrations he had suffered at the hands of the Great Grandmaster mercilessly on his senior sister. But sometimes fate is just so peculiar, destined to leave one with empty results despite their efforts. ~~~~~~~~ With the "Glazed Breastpaste" in hand, Lu Yao excitedly headed to the Liao Family Sisters' residence, but halfway there, he unexpectedly ran into Mrs. Xiao. Mrs. Xiao usually lived alone and seldom appeared in public; she seemed to be looking for her daughter for some reason. Not wishing to behave inappropriately in front of her, Lu Yao hid the object behind his back and greeted her formally: "Mrs. Xiao." "Lord Lu, I just happen to have something I wish to discuss with you," Mrs. Xiao said gently with a nod, her voice mild. "I plan to take my two daughters back to the Xiao family for a visit. The Xiao family has been operating in Izumo for many years, and since you are planning to use troops against Izumo, it's only fitting that they act as spies to provide intelligence for the army..." Clearly, she was looking to leverage Lu Yao's influence to bring her own family into submission. Lu Yao, seeing no issue with such minor matters, readily agreed, "Let two Spiritual Sparrowhawks take you there. It will be more convenient that way." Mrs. Xiao chuckled softly: "Then I thank you." Her voice was soft and glutinous, lightening one's bones by three taels, a stark difference from the crisp and tender voices of Lu Yao's other women. As his mind wandered, the two sisters, hearing the conversation, came out. Liao Qe ran up and clung to Mrs. Xiao's arm, her voice delicate: "Mother, I was just about to look for you." When Mrs. Xiao explained her intentions, Liao Qe agreed without hesitation. Liao Ya didn't really want to go, but as soon as she saw her junior brother giving her a look, she knew what he was up to. After parting with that breastpaste, Liao Ya regretted it, feeling that the object was too embarrassing, and she hadn't prepared herself mentally. Therefore, she decided to tag along, and it would give her a chance to teach those from the Xiao family a lesson and let off some steam. Seeing that her senior sister was pretending not to know him, Lu Yao knew she was going to deny it, and he quickly communicated telepathically: [Senior sister, one should keep their word!] Liao Ya turned a deaf ear and raised her hand to summon two Spiritual Sparrowhawks to descend. In front of Lady Xiao, Lu Yao couldn't make any inappropriate moves and could only force a smile, watching helplessly as the three women rode away on the Spiritual Sparrowhawks. The most infuriating part was that before taking off, Liao Ya even deliberately stuck out her tongue at him. Thus, the self-proclaimed "ladies' man" Lu Yaohao was left burning with desire, yet he had to suppress it all by himself. As for manual labor, he hadn't even considered it—who would have thought a Celestial Lord could fall so low! ~~~~~~~~~ "I wonder if Li Pei will come back tonight..." Lu Yao wasn't desperate for pleasure, but his formidable physique naturally brought strong desires. At this moment, he split himself in two again, allowing his physical body to train in the Martial Path and vent his vigorous energy, while his Divine Soul went to the study. There, on the spacious sandalwood desk, were the newspapers picked out by Er Ya and the intelligence reports brought by Li Pei, left there for Lu Yao to read at his leisure. Picking up a newspaper at random, the hottest news of the moment was certainly the conferment of honors and lands, with all the newspapers devoting entire pages to this matter. The fervor for war throughout the nation had been completely ignited, and now countless people sought connections to enlist in the military. The conquest of Izumo didn't even require Lu Yao's prodding; people consumed by intense greed would spontaneously prepare everything. Taking second place in the news was the completion of the "Lido Peace Conference" by the great powers. After half a year of bickering, they had finally divided the spoils, redefining spheres of influence and colonies. However, what was interesting was that after his battle with Xu Fu, where the powers they displayed shocked the world, the great powers' attitudes towards the Far East had dramatically changed. In the eyes of the great powers, the best course of action at this moment was, of course—let Lu Yao and Xu Fu fight to the death! Best if they both perished! What was laughable was that the outside world generally considered Lu Yao to be the weaker party. To achieve the effect of mutual destruction, the great powers decided to appropriately weaken Izumo. Not only did they suspend various forms of support for Izumo, but they also condemned on an international scale the "Tactical Ghost," deeming it an inhumane bio-weapon. "I didn't expect to inadvertently set Xu Fu up… However, these great powers are only laughing now; I will settle the accounts with them in the future." And seeing the term "Tactical Ghost," Lu Yao suddenly remembered that Yu Yanmei and Bai Jingting had also brought back some research materials, which were currently in the study. Out of curiosity, he opened and looked them over, noticing something strange. Xu Fu highly valued this research, but the focus wasn't on the lethality of bio-weapons, but rather… how to maintain one's sanity after contamination? The epidemic water supply troops captured many civilians from Goryeo, expending a great deal of energy to research—how to remain sane, or rather, retain one's self, after turning into monsters. This was also the reason why the "Tactical Ghosts" had sentience and could set traps; Izumo's research direction had been such from the beginning. "What does Xu Fu want with these studies? Does he want to turn into a monster himself?" Lu Yao was somewhat puzzled, as Xu Fu surely wouldn't give up being fully human to become that kind of revolting flesh ball. But what he didn't know was that Xu Fu, having lived for 2000 years by possessing others, had an understanding of life that was radically different from normal people. Just then, Er Ya suddenly came over, her pretty face cold as she reported, "Uncle Master, the Joyful Sect's Yun Qinglan requests an audience."