Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality

"Senior Sister... Hasn't your injury healed after all this time?"

From the end of the great battle to resolving the Lord of Ascension's plan, so much time had passed without Liu Yao ever contacting him.

Lu Sheng had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Could Senior Sister's injury this time... be serious?"

Lu Sheng slightly furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, then his figure disappeared from the Celestial Brilliance Star, reappearing within the domain of the Life Factions.

Lu Sheng's gaze fell upon the three Plant Dyson Spheres of the Life Factions.

Looking at the body of the Heaven-Reaching Vine, Lu Sheng sighed.

"Even though the Heaven-Reaching Vine is of Tier Eight life level, it was still severely injured in this battle."

"Now the Heaven-Reaching Vine can probably only exhibit the peak combat power of Tier Six at most. Even a Tier Seven Cosmic Life could easily destroy it!"

"With Senior Sister severely injured... the Life Factions still need protection."

Lu Sheng muttered, pondered for a moment, then waved his hand, summoning a branch of the Heaven-Reaching Vine from the Celestial Brilliance Star.

Lu Sheng then integrated the branch into the main body of the Heaven-Reaching Vine. Despite the branch being somewhat injured too,

the main body of the Heaven-Reaching Vine became visibly stronger with the aid of the branch's power.

"This way... it should be able to hold off a Tier Seven Cosmic Life for some time."

"The Life Factions can continue to be protected by the Heaven-Reaching Vine."

After completing all this, Lu Sheng smiled slightly, then his figure flickered once more, arriving outside Liu Yao's laboratory.

At this moment, however, the laboratory was completely sealed, making it apparent that no one could enter.

Lu Sheng called out softly toward the laboratory, "Senior Sister, Lu Sheng seeks an audience!"

Following his voice, there was a long silence from within the laboratory. After a moment, the door slowly opened, and Liu Yao's frail voice emerged.

"Come in."

Hearing Liu Yao's weak voice, Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief but grew even more worried.

"Judging from Senior Sister's voice, this injury is no trivial matter."

Recalling what Gumo had told him earlier, that Liu Yao had intercepted a Tier Eight Cosmic Life to help him through an External Tribulation,

Lu Sheng, having faced the Tier Eight Mechanical Archbishop, remembered how challenging it had been. Even with all his trump cards, he'd managed only a temporary stalemate.

Over time, Lu Sheng knew he would only face defeat.

This showed the immense power of a Tier Eight entity.

And Liu Yao... had single-handedly held one back.

This filled Lu Sheng with guilt as he entered the laboratory.

Soon, he saw Liu Yao sitting cross-legged in a corner of the lab.

Liu Yao sat there, a dense energy continuously flowing into her body. Yet, despite this, Lu Sheng could still sense the frail aura emanating from her.

"Senior Sister!"

Lu Sheng hurried forward, his face full of guilt.

Liu Yao looked at Lu Sheng and a faint smile appeared on her pale face. "Not bad, you've finally broken through to Tier Seven. Now you can rightfully be called a mentor of the factions!"

"I've heard about your deeds in the Forging Star System. Well done, you've saved many lives with your actions."

Liu Yao's eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "You've worried yourself over me, Senior Sister!"

Liu Yao naturally understood what Lu Sheng meant, but she waved it off indifferently.

"It's a minor issue. In the end, I survived, didn't I?"

"But this injury... it'll take hundreds of years to fully recover. During this time, the Life Factions will still need your care."

Liu Yao's words made Lu Sheng feel even guiltier.

If it weren't for helping him through Tier Seven, how could Liu Yao have ended up like this?

Lu Sheng took a deep breath and said, "Rest assured, Senior Sister. As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to the Life Factions!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yao's smile grew brighter.

She appreciated Lu Sheng precisely for this trait. Her efforts to intercept a Tier Eight Cosmic Life for his External Tribulation weren't in vain.

"Alright, I won't have any issues for now. You should head back. Both the Life Factions and the Martial Immortal Villa need you to oversee them. You'll be quite busy for a while!"

Liu Yao said with a smile to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he didn't say anything more. He respectfully bowed to Liu Yao once again and left her laboratory.

After exiting the laboratory, Lu Sheng couldn't help but look back.

"Senior Sister is seriously injured. The burdens of the Life Factions and the Martial Immortal Villa now fall on me."

"For me, Senior Sister's recovery is the top priority. If I could find a way to quickly heal her wounds..."

"Besides, even though the Heaven-Reaching Vine's main body has recovered somewhat with the branch's integration, it can't return to its peak in the short term. If something happens again, it'll be troublesome."

"Currently, without the protection of the Heaven-Reaching Vine branch, the Martial Immortal Villa, even with my presence, still needs a defense akin to a Tier Seven array or a special cosmic life like the Heaven-Reaching Vine."

Lu Sheng pondered for a moment, as one idea after another began to form in his mind.