Chapter 1281
Murong Qing: After her master and Senior Yan retired, she took over the position of "Horse" of the Heaven's Will Palace and became a workaholic, aiming to emulate Yan Jinghong. She traveled everywhere to uphold justice and punish evil. Whenever there was injustice in the martial arts world, people would think of asking her to uphold justice. Until one day, she discovered that her younger brother had left Sea Continent without her noticing. Only then did she reflect on herself and wonder if she had neglected the feelings of her loved ones.
Si Jingyu: Suddenly one day, she and her maid disappeared, and a year later she brought back a baby girl. No one knew who the baby girl's biological father was. Her clansmen dared not ask and raised the baby girl as her illegitimate daughter. Until one day, a descendant of the Xiang Family shockedly declared that she was still a virgin.
Si Huaruo: She is clearly the clan leader, but she was abducted by an outsider. Because of the other party's reputation, the clan members dare not go to her door to investigate. Instead, they spread rumors about the Grandmaster's decadent lifestyle.
Si Shuiyun: She served Si Jingyu silently and was treated as a shadow until the Si Clan patriarch married out of the family. Si Jingyu was obsessed with raising children and had no interest in Lineage affairs. So, she took over the position of patriarch as a member of a collateral branch. At first, this caused a joint protest from the clan members, but after she showed her cultivation as Spirit Transformation Grandmaster, they all kept quiet. She never married in her entire life.
Ying Zhou: He shone brightly in the war between Dao and Demon, and by chance obtained the legacy of the Dark Sun Heavenly Venerable who was suppressed by the Divine Pillar. In the end, he joined forces with Xia Guanxue to kill the Devil Master who escaped from the hands of the new Grandmaster. He was known as the "Asura Mad God". What is puzzling is that although he fought for the Mohist School all his life, he refused to become a Mohist.
Xia Guanxue: After the war between the Dao and the Demon, he inherited the position of leader of the Shadow Hero Guard and became a member of the Heaven's Will Palace. He rejected the confessions of countless admirers and thought he would live a lonely life until one day he met a woman who looked exactly like his sister.
Murong Wu: During the battle against the Scorpion King, Marshal Mu and others discovered that he could wield the Juntian Divine Sword, which led to his identity being exposed. Afterwards, people frequently came to him hoping that he would inherit the throne of Li State, and he was even assassinated. After talking with Song Jingping in person, he decided to leave Sea Continent and travel the world to practice medicine and help people. He left his graceful figure in various places and was later revered as the "Healing Fairy".
Auntie Liu: Although my son-in-law has become Grandmaster, he still urges me to finish the manuscript every day. Rather, it's more accurate to say that the gimmick of Mohist School Grandmaster makes the novel a bestseller, which makes him even more eager to finish it.
Yan Jinghong: After recovering from his injuries and starting his training anew, he still couldn't suppress his chivalrous spirit. The spirit of heroism was already engraved in his bones, so he put on a mask and re-emerged into the Mutual Aid Society. Together with Ling Huanxi, they became a couple admired by everyone in the martial world, known as the "Sword-wielding Couple".
Ling Huanxi: She never confessed her feelings to him in person until the very end, but she asked for nothing more than to stay by his side.
Xiao Xuan: After the Republic grew stronger, it unsurprisingly faced attacks from all sides. Some of its Grandmaster even colluded with outsiders to attempt a coup. Fortunately, a new leader stood by him and rectified the situation in time. No one knows where the Republic will go under his leadership.
Qingyan: His legendary name was so renowned in the industry that he could no longer accept a single commission. He had no choice but to go to the Barbarian Continent, hoping to change his fortune by taking advantage of the changes in the environment. Although it turned out to be in vain, the legendary assassin never gave up. Therefore, he decided to learn from the spirit of Yu Gong and carefully cultivate the next generation.
Jiang Zhengtai: His parents caught him having an affair with his lover, and he eventually divorced Yao Bilian. He took his lover to Germany, but they were caught in the war between the Dao and the Demon, and he disappeared. Years later, someone saw a man with a similar build in the Hermit Valley who was living a dissolute and carefree life.
Yao Bilian: She became pregnant a year after divorcing Jiang Zhengtai, but refused to reveal the father's identity until someone came to her door to apologize.
Doctor: An important member of the Heaven-Defying Society, who had been researching the art of resurrection. He disappeared after the death of the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor, and all information about him was sealed away, with no access granted to those who were not members of the Heaven's Will Palace.
Pan De: He lost both arms in the war between the Dao and the Demon. Although he was fitted with prosthetics, his fighting ability was greatly reduced. So he retired and became the director of an orphanage, taking care of orphans who lost their families in the war.
Lin Qingxiang: After ten years of arduous training, he still failed to break through to the Spirit Transformation. Disheartened, he gave up martial arts and instead got married, had children, and started a family. But unexpectedly, his son was a once-in-a-century genius. Under his brother-in-law's tutelage, he broke through to the Spirit Transformation at the age of eighteen, breaking the record. Lin Qingxiang then had an epiphany and decisively encouraged his son to spar with the Shadow Hero Guard's sister, instructing him to avenge his father.
Xing Daozhuang: Not long after, Xiao Xuan visited him three times and hired him as the chief prosecutor of the Republic. He devoted his life to his duties and worked tirelessly. In order to keep his secret, he never married and had no close friends. In later works, he is usually portrayed as an incorruptible, Human Race, and straightforward man.
Wu Xiu: Because her beloved disciple had gone far away, she had to embark on a journey to find a successor, and along the way, she took revenge.
Ji Shichen: Decades later, after retiring from the Heaven's Will Palace, she became the librarian of Linked Mountains University Library. She immersed herself in the sea of books every day. Because of her ageless appearance, she was mistaken for the "bound spirit of a literary girl" and became one of the incredible legends on campus.
Zhu Hao: Soon after, he was hired by Xiao Xuan to become the president of the first university in the Republic. He devoted his life to teaching and nurturing students, and his students are all over the world.
Cang Baiyi: After the new Grandmaster took office, he withdrew from the Heaven's Will Palace and spent his life guarding the tomb of the former Holy Maiden. Decades later, no one knew that this white-haired, moss-covered tomb keeper was once a famous hero in the martial arts world.
Ke Chajing and Hu Jixian: After graduating from school, they opened a martial arts school, which went bankrupt in less than three years due to poor management. In order to make a living, they had to inherit the restaurant left by the man's parents. As a result, their fried rice became famous all over the country because it was so delicious. They opened chain stores all over the country. From then on, their unique skill Iron Refining Hand, was also jokingly called the Fried Rice Hand.
Nie Wanzhi: After graduation, she was hired by Linked Mountains University as a martial arts instructor. Because of her physique, she was given the title of "Teacher Little Wanzi is forever seventeen years old," even though she would get furious every time she heard it.
Chen Shimi: Captured by the Devil Master, his bloodline was fully awakened. Due to cultivating the "Dragon Devil Codex," he lost himself and became a general under the Devil Master. His maniacal laughter became a nightmare for the Germany martial arts world. Finally, he was slapped awake by the new Grandmaster. After the war between the Dao and the Demon, he opened a martial arts school to teach the Demonic Sect's martial arts and was revered by later generations as the Dragon Devil Patriarch.
Hao Shuai: He originally planned to spend half his life as a martial artist, making a name for himself in the arena. However, one day he suddenly received a telegram from Germany. A distant relative had unfortunately lost his entire family in the battle between the Dao and the Demon, leaving behind a fortune worth 30 billion. He was the first in line to inherit the fortune, so he began to live a simple, unpretentious, and boring life.
Yuezheng Yao: She learned from Murong Wu that her sister seemed to have other troubles. She had been searching for her sister's whereabouts, but because she was distracted by Lineage affairs, she was unable to do so. After she had trained a successor, she left a letter and disappeared.
Su Yingbo: He and his wife Ai Qing lived in the Barbarian Continent. Soon after, Ai Qing's hidden illness flared up, and she could only retain her memories for seven days. However, he remained devoted to her and their affection for each other did not diminish. Ten years later, they adopted a son and passed on all their martial arts skills to him.
Lu Mao: On the surface, he disappears from the public eye because his storyline was cut off by the author, but in reality, he travels to various continents to collect legendary cooking utensils in order to defeat the Dark Culinary World;
He Qichang: On the surface, he disappeared because his storyline was cut off by the author, but in reality, because of his half-human, half-demon bloodline, he chose to follow the Military God to the desolate land of the Barbarian Continent;
Han Hao: As times changed, when royal families in various countries were overthrown along with their imperial systems, only the France royal family was able to continue. Although it existed in name only and power was gone, it was still better than losing both. Therefore, later generations revered him as the "Last Sage Ruler".
Silver Wolf King and Colorful Butterfly King: After the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was sealed, they chose to inherit the will of the Barbarian King, leading the remaining less than 500,000 of their people to join the Li State, change their household registration, and integrate into Huaxia civilization;
Song Jingping: After learning the truth about his origins, he tried to ask his sister to support him, but was resolutely refused. One morning, he inexplicably suffered from food poisoning, which caused him to lose all his Cultivation Body and forced him to withdraw from the stage of competing for supremacy. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he finally achieved enlightenment in his later years and became a highly accomplished monk.
Yun Jinzang: Some say he ascended to heaven in broad daylight and left this world, while others say he failed his tribulation and his soul was destroyed. In any case, after the destruction of the Remote Heaven Society, no one has seen his whereabouts again.
Yuezheng Qiong: She was expelled from her Lineage. Some say she ascended to the Immortal Realm with Yun Jinzang, while others say they saw a woman who looked very similar to her in the Barbarian Continent, but there is no conclusive evidence. The reason why she joined the Remote Heaven Society is still a mystery.
Ba Shenhuang: Shortly after the Eternal Barrier loosened, he successfully advanced to the Void Returning Realm. After his battle with Si Ming, he left Sea Continent and embarked on the path of martial arts cultivation, searching everywhere for powerful figures to challenge. Until one day, he heard news of the Demon Emperor Huang Yan.
The Heavenly Martial Alliance: As the organization continued to expand, it inevitably followed the old path of bureaucracy, bloated organization, and rampant corruption. Shortly after the first leader stepped down, it disintegrated and split into various regional forces. However, the idea that everyone could learn martial arts had taken root in people's hearts and did not disappear with the disintegration of the alliance.
Glazed Temple: Three hundred years later, a great demon claiming to be the successor of the Blood Abyss suddenly appeared, defeating dozens of righteous Grandmaster in succession. Just as he was personally leading his army to attack Glazed Temple, he was easily defeated by a cleaning lady who was cleaning the Scripture Repository.
The Evil-Slaying Sword Sect: After several great battles, its population has dwindled and it is no longer as prosperous as it once was. Therefore, after discussions among its leaders, it was decided to close its mountain for a hundred years to recuperate and patiently wait for the day when it can draw its sword to slay evil.
Remote Heaven Society: After the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was sealed, the organization completely disintegrated. Its members went their separate ways. Some went into hiding, while others continued to work for others. Ten years later, all the members who remained in the Sea Continent held a reunion in the Shadow Hero Guard's prison.
The Netherworld Insect Princess: Currently in a slumber lasting 84,000 years, awaiting the moment she awakens to end the world, or to be awakened prematurely by someone else;
The Mohist School Sacred Sword: After the destruction of the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor, it was shelved by the new Grandmaster and never used for hundreds of years. Over time, news about it became nothing more than folk legends. Until one day, a legendary thief codenamed "Qingyan" stole it from the Mohist School's treasury and revealed the truth behind the invincible myth—the words "The benevolent are invincible" were engraved on the Sacred Sword.
(The End)
Postscript
I started writing this book in October 2016, which means it took almost three years to complete. I even had several editors during that time. First of all, I want to thank all the readers who supported me to the very end. Even with the later updates being so infrequent, your unwavering support makes me both ashamed and deeply moved. ▽
Admittedly, this book cut many side stories and many characters disappeared midway through, but the main plot is really finished. There's not much left to write. After the protagonist comprehends the Extreme Essence and masters the Tathagata Dharma Body, he is already invincible. If we continue writing, it will become an invincible story, since those villainous bosses are just little brothers in front of the fully grown protagonist.
Many people felt the ending was somewhat rushed, and indeed, if there were two or three more chapters to describe the post-disaster recovery in Li State, the handling of the Barbarian King's subordinates, the changes in the protagonist's status after returning to Su State, and perhaps some romantic moments with the harem, the ending would undoubtedly have been much smoother.
But after thinking about it, these are all trivial details. Rather than dragging it out for a few more chapters, it's better to give it a satisfying ending. So I'll just omit them all. Anyway, there's always an epilogue to fill in the gaps! (￣￣)
Finally, let me talk about the new book. It's expected to be uploaded in October. After all, the background setting and power system are already complete. All that's left is to start writing and revising the outline. This time, I'll learn from my mistakes and strictly control the side stories to avoid introducing unnecessary characters.
Writing a book is also a process of growth for the author. I have kept in mind all the mistakes I made in this book and will try my best to avoid them in my next book.