Chapter 544 - 325: The Celestial Mandate Confucian Saint Is Born, Welcoming Mr. Qi’s Return, The Myriad Demons Must Bow

After countless ages, the Ascension Platform had finally reactivated.

Lu Mingyuan looked up at the golden light spilling from the void. In a revealed corner, he could see the Immortal Halls and Spiritual Bridges of the Celestial Court, along with the silhouettes of its gods.

"Return to the body. Be reborn."

His expression turned incredibly solemn.

The immense Divine Power within the Ascension Platform surged forth, enveloping both Qi Xingyan’s Flesh Body and Divine Soul, then began to slowly fuse them together.

The three Divine Souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man entered the Qi Sea of his Flesh Body, sinking simultaneously into his Sea of Consciousness and the Primordial Spirit Temple within his Dantian.

BOOM.

Outside the cave housing the Ascension Platform, the world’s colors suddenly warped. Lightning flashed and thunder roared as countless bolts appeared at once, as if the very heavens were enraged.

The sky over the entire ocean turned into an oppressive, suffocating blackness.

The wandering Immortal Evil Thoughts became extremely restless.

"The Celestial Dao is furious! This is a sign of someone defying heaven to change their destiny!"

a Human Race Cultivator who had just made landfall said, his voice trembling.

Defying heaven to change one’s destiny violates the operational laws of the Celestial Dao. Success would naturally incur the wrath of the world.

WHOOSH—

Nature’s spiritual energy converged from all directions, pouring into Qi Xingyan’s body. His damaged Flesh Body healed at a visible rate.

Soon, not a single scar remained.

It was even more perfect and unblemished than before.

Qi Xingyan’s body floated into the air. As a gentle spring breeze swept by, the graying hair at his temples drifted like willow catkins. The aura of qi surrounding him was immense, and his Vast Righteous Qi was incomparably pure—like a sun in the Mortal World, illuminating all things.

His hair began to turn black.

His face, too, was rapidly growing younger.

His will had never truly vanished. It had been trapped in a world of boundless darkness, where he struggled bitterly, fighting against the universe itself.

An ordinary Cultivator would have perished long ago.

Slowly, his thoughts began to return, and images and memories surfaced one by one in his mind.

Finally, the figures of Qi Muxue and Lu Mingyuan appeared with perfect clarity.

BOOM.

An incomparably powerful force—a Confucian Taoist Literary Energy carrying wisps of Holy Power—erupted from Qi Xingyan’s body.

In that instant, Qi Xingyan finally opened his eyes, awakening from his long slumber.

The old man, who had been on the verge of death, had used the power of the Ascension Platform to transform into a middle-aged scholar, as gentle and warm as jade.

His aura was countless times stronger than before!

What hadn’t changed, however, was the kindness in his eyes and his comforting, spring-breeze-like presence.

He was a "man-made Saint," forged from the fused Destiny of Great Yan, the destiny of the prodigies of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Golden Crow Celestial Mandate. However, the term "man-made Saint" was hardly befitting. "Celestial Mandate Confucian Saint" was a more appropriate title.

Unlike traditional Confucian Saints, who drew upon Celestial Dao Fortune, Qi Xingyan was a Celestial Mandate Confucian Saint who had absorbed a massive amount of the Mortal World’s Destiny and used the Divine Power of the Ascension Platform to forge a divine body!

Qi Xingyan stood up and stretched his arms, which now glowed with a divine light. He felt an endless, inexhaustible power coursing through his hands, as if he could pluck the very stars from the heavens with a single motion.

His power was far, far greater than before.

Qi Xingyan remained silent, an increasingly profound light appearing in his eyes.

His gaze shifted as he observed his surroundings.

When he saw the Summoning Array Lu Mingyuan had carved and the blood covering the ground, he instantly understood everything, and his heart filled with shock.

He knew without a second thought that Lu Mingyuan must have paid an enormous price to resurrect him.

With his profound knowledge, Qi Xingyan naturally understood how difficult it was to summon a soul—especially the soul of one of the Saints and Sages.

"Sigh... You shouldn’t have gone to such lengths."

Qi Xingyan sighed, yet there was not a trace of blame in his eyes—only profound emotion.

"You secured the Central Plains and Great Yan with your strategies, Mr. Qi, only to give your life at Celestial Profound. We had to repay your sacrifice in kind. How could We do otherwise?"

"Regardless, welcome back, Mr. Qi!"

Lu Mingyuan gave a faint smile. His face was deathly pale, but he couldn’t hide the joy in his eyes.

"Leave the rest to me now," Qi Xingyan said, his tranquil tone imbued with a nascent sense of duty.

"Now that a Saint has emerged, all demons must bow their heads."

In his heart, he knew that even if he were to live another life,

he would still have to go through fire and water for all living things once more.

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