Chapter 399 (3): Present
Following the conclusion of their sparring session, Chen Ping’an and Zhu Lian returned to the table and sat down. Chen Ping'an retrieved a pot of wine that he had purchased from the capital of the Azure Phoenix Nation and poured a cup for Zhu Lian.
Zhu Lian downed the wine in a single gulp, and he didn't need Chen Ping'an to refill his cup for him. Instead, he directly grabbed the pot of wine and poured another cup for himself.
"Old Cook, you shouldn't drink so much," Pei Qian warned Zhu Lian. "Drinking too much is harmful to the body. In any case, this wine costs three taels of silver a pot."
Zhu Lian started to sip the wine slowly, and he asked in a quiet voice, "Young Master, when do you plan to break through the barrier and advance to the sixth tier?"
Chen Ping'an had made a decision about this a long time ago, so he replied, "I'll wait and see. There's a fated opportunity that I can fight for."
Chen Ping'an didn't explain what the fated opportunity was. After all, the notion of "strongest" was even more elusive and intangible than the manifestation of a nation's martial fortune.
He smiled and continued, "If I were told to enter those shattered blessed lands and mystical realms to try my luck and fight for fated opportunities and immortal treasures, hoping to find all kinds of inheritances and relics left behind by the immortals, I wouldn't really dare to do so."
However, relying on his fists to strengthen the foundation of his Martial Dao? Chen Ping'an felt like this was well worth a try.
However, Chen Ping'an knew that as long as Cao Ci was still at the fifth tier, he along with everyone else would have no hope of becoming the so-called strongest.
The old great sword immortal at the Sword Qi Great Wall had personally remarked that Cao Ci's martial arts cultivation was extremely far ahead of all other martial artists in the same generation as him. Because of this, he would become the strongest in the world at each tier that he advanced to.
Ning Yao was slightly disgruntled and unwilling to accept this at the time. She said that even if Cao Ci's master was the strongest martial artist in the four worlds, and even if she could manifest her martial fortune, just how large and unpredictable was the world? Things were ever-changing, so how could it be guaranteed that Cao Ci would definitely be the strongest in the world at each tier that he advanced to? Perhaps Cao Ci's ancestors were all powerful beings who had taken over the world and monopolized martial fortune?