Chapter 1980: Lighting the Lamp
Fan Lang's strength had already reached the peak of the Martial God level. What he lacked was merely the special ability of the Longevity Realm.
To become a true Longevity Realm expert, one had to burn one's life force and light an "Eternal Lamp." As long as the lamp remained unextinguished, the person would not die, achieving immortality.
Lighting the Eternal Lamp carried considerable risks. Many Martial Gods had fallen at this very step, exhausting all their life force without successfully lighting the Eternal Lamp.
To fall at the final hurdle at the end of the martial path would be an immense regret.
Fan Lang would never allow such a regret to befall himself.
After making thorough preparations, he chose to make his breakthrough within the Universe Origin, with Li Yunyan and Wind Cloud Overlord protecting him.
Several decades had passed, and Li Yunyan had now reached the Great Dao Realm of the Upper God level. Her strength was vastly different from before. Since she habitually used a saber and had the character "Yun" in her name, both of which resembled Wind Cloud Overlord, the two had sworn brotherhood and sisterhood as unrelated siblings years ago.
On the way to the Universe Origin, a figure blocked their path.
Fan Lang looked over and saw that the other party was a young man with thick brows and large eyes, dignified features, and the cultivation of an Upper God. He held a Brocade Box in his hands.
The thick-browed young man hurried forward upon seeing Fan Lang arrive. Bowing deeply, he said, "This junior greets Alliance Leader Fan."
Fan Lang stopped and looked him over, recognizing his identity. "You are Chen Zhizheng, one of the universe's rising talents of recent decades."
"I dare not accept such praise.