Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 688 - 6814 Ascension Platform

Seeing Lu Ren's composed demeanor, Rat-Servant, though insightful, could discern the subtle discontent underlying Lu Ren's seemingly relaxed words.

Indeed, since Lu Ren embarked on the Path of Cultivation till now, many friends who did not follow this path have since passed away, turning to dust.

Even Li Shu, who was once a neighbor and lived a pampered life taking good care of himself, reached the natural age limit but also passed away over thirty years ago.

As for Xiao Chen, a veteran over one hundred and fifty years old, he died in a sacrifice explosion during a True Realm outer invasion by the Evil God, while piloting the latest power armor into the fray.

Learning this news, Lu Ren felt a touch of helplessness, but more so a calm acceptance.

After all, the peaceful surface of Hantu belies the reality; back when the Huaxia Human Race first emerged from Earth, even with Lu Ren overseeing, not competing for territory with the Celestial Palace and Ling Mountain, maintaining apparent peace, there were countless wars behind the scenes.

Not that Lu Ren couldn't take action, he chose not to intervene, but deliberately stood aside.

Huaxia cannot always be sheltered like greenhouse flowers; only through hardships and iron will can true talents emerge.

Having shouldered most pressures himself, those grains of sand from him, if still untended, Lu Ren would indeed have nothing left to say.

As time flows like water, Yang Jian, Nezha, and others quickly adapted to modern life. Nowadays, Yang Jian and Nezha sport trendy attire and have each moved out to experience the colorful life brought by modern technology.

"Bewildering sights may enchant the mind!"

Lu Ren glanced at the expense records from the Security Bureau showing Yang Jian, Nezha, and Sun Wukong's spending, clicking his tongue in mild amazement but having little further thoughts.

After all, both Yang Jian and Nezha are super experts at the peak of Earth Immortal Realm comparable to modern cultivation systems, their minds steadfast, capable of resisting the indulgences of night revelries.

As for Chen Hao, under Pangu AI's information comparison, it was confirmed his last living relative, his biological sister, had died forty years ago, while his wife and children suffered misfortune during an initial calamity in this world, sharply reducing Huaxia's population, claiming at least half, turning them into beast-like monsters, whose traces still linger in those Earth regions, within Hantu.

"But you still have a descendant three generations apart, rumored to be a lineage from your son with an outside mistress, would you like to see him?"

Originally resigned to immerse in virtual reality games, Chen Hao's spirit revitalized upon hearing this, hope rising anew within.

Indeed, seeing him experience both sorrow and joy, life's ups and downs, followed by resurgence, Lu Ren felt deeply satisfied in his mischievous pleasure, patting Chen Hao's shoulder with a laugh: "Your great-grandson is quite accomplished, making strides on the Martial Path, has reached Human Immortal Realm, even more impressive than you; your thoughts of being a mysterious old grandfather should be dispelled."

Studying the information displayed on the tablet, Chen Hao was both excited, pacing around, and suddenly deflated, waving his hand: "Never mind, the legitimacy is incomplete, meeting would only add awkwardness... but knowing I still have descendants in the world, my Old Chen Family's lineage hasn't ended."

Now, this great-grandson is a core figure within Huaxia, holding a military post, commanding a division of power armor infantry stationed at the borders with the Celestial Palace and Ling Mountain, truly living on the alert, vigilant.

These years, the borders have been restless, friction constant, victories and losses among the three sides, restrained on a proverbial red line; while Huaxia's mid-to-high-level cultivation prowess is weaker, unable to match the Celestial Soldiers and Generals of the Celestial Palace or the Vajra Warriors of Ling Mountain, modern technology enough to hold ground.

In one of the fiercest clashes, even the latest deployed battleships on near-Earth orbit unfolded menacing turrets, stocked with azure energy, bombarding with losses against Celestial Soldiers and Generals, Vajra Warriors woven into battle formations channeling massive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Lu Ren, ever since he emerged from seclusion, is aware of these matters but refrains from controlling or personally seeking to turn the tables, these thoughts encircle his mind yet dissipate swiftly.

Not just talking about the Immortal Path, but also nowadays the flourishing Witchcraft Path and Martial Path, especially the combined ways gaining traction in current times; these paths each demand fighting the heavens, shaking the earth, requiring countless battles and undergoing fire and blood for tempered growth.

Currently, eighty percent of top experts at the True Immortal Realm or peak Earth Immortal Realm within Huaxia have emerged from the military.

This acts as Huaxia's great filter, the borders serve as excellent training grounds.

Chen Hao, knowing he had successors and that his great-grandson has risen as an Immortal Human, was content to dive into virtual MMOs, becoming a middle-aged net addict; meanwhile, his cultivation continues vigorously, obtaining the Thirty-Sixth Grade Celestial Immortal Spell stoking fervent enthusiasm.

Rat-Servant was directly released from Huaxia's haven by Lu Ren, with his Innate Divine Techniques, surely capable of achieving great things.

Rat-Servant was thrilled beyond measure, Hantu sealed off for countless years, now reopened for less than a century, treasures everywhere on its vast lands, despite Huaxia having a dedicated exploration bureau for such matters, still lacking comparably to Rat-Servant's roaming prowess, with Innate Divine Techniques ignoring most worldly dangers.

Days drift by unnoticeably, with Lu Ren openly standing nearby the so-called Ascension Platform, quietly watching those Celestial Soldiers and Generals, Immortal Cultivators wielding Magical Techniques, even the Vajra Warriors and Arhat Bodhisattvas of Ling Mountain taking turns to construct that so-called Ascension Platform.

As for Lu Ren's presence, intensifying their vigilant gaze, initially had them tense, smartly forming battle formations, deploying Taoist Artifacts for protection, indeed numerous resplendent rays, layers of Immortal Light, what a splendid Immortal atmospheric display.

Meanwhile, Ling Mountain wasn't willing to concede, full of Buddha Light and Bodhisattvas, a moment filled with chanting music, conveying a noble and majestic allure of universal salvation, the Arhat Bodhisattvas unveiling their Bodhisattva Dharma Aspects and Arhat True Bodies.

In terms of sound effects, the Immortal Path and Ling Mountain were still slightly lacking.

Lu Ren couldn't help but criticize: "Indeed, this Buddhist Spirit Mountain is deceiving people, no wonder despite the many dead Arhat Bodhisattvas, there are still many devoted individuals... That Joyful Bodhisattva is truly stunning, born with an androgynous body, saving considerable cultivation effort."