Loneliness in Pursuit of Martial Tree

"May I know what year it is?"

Finn Lloyd wandered atop the Nine Celestial Nation alone, looking at the vast sky and the towering pavilion below. Occasionally, he would feel the lapse of time, the feeling of being surrounded by stars.

After he had once walked out of the Lloyd clan and lived on his own, he had risen to fame in Phoenix. Later, he became the king of the Snow Moon Country as a living God there, then a disciple of Tristan, well-known in the Snow Domain and even the nearby Fire Domain. Thanks to his Second Senior Brother Horace River, he became a disciple of the Heavenly Altar and fortunately learned from Master Emperor Juan.

Time flew. He came to the Nine Celestial Nation. He became a student at the Warrior King Academy at the Rose Holy Court, defeated King Claudius Von Trapp, and forged a friendship with the Heaven Slaying Ancestor.

As time went by, he cultivated at the Temple of Destiny. However, as he has a Forbidden Body, who was not allowed to be in any temples, the Destiny Temple fought with the other temples on large or small scales. In the end, it turned out that it was a lie told by the prophets. At the thought of the past, he could not help but sigh: why bother?

As Finn thought about this, he descended and arrived at the peak of a cliff within the Nine Celestial Nation. The cliff had this imposing aura and occasional sounds like the roar of a tiger. Finn's long blonde hair swayed in the breeze, and the long robe flapped in the wind.

He was pondering, just what was the meaning of this line? Even though he was the ruler of the Nine Celestial Nation, he had no clue concerning this. There was also Alexandra Atkinson, when would her memories be recovered? And what was her identity in her previous life?

All of these were mysterious!

Finn remained silent and still. One year had passed, and ten years had passed.

Even though Finn had reached the realm of the ruler as the strongest in the Nine Celestial Nation, he had not made any breakthroughs over the past hundreds of years. His only two matches there, the Demon Sealers, or the Great Monarch, and Senior Sherlock, had been traveling all over the place. No one knew where they were.

"Are there any higher levels above the realm of ruler?" He did not believe that there was an end to Martial Tree. If there was an end, it would be impossible to be the only ruler over the past million or more years. Then, where had those people gone?

Suddenly, just as Finn was deep in his thoughts, a rainbow light streaked across the sky. Finn pinched his fingers together, causing a light afar, and making the summit of the mountain tremble.

"Bryant Thompson, it has been a hundred years, right?"

Finn laughed while he was squinting at the black-robed man who was slowly appearing in the sky.

Bryant Thompson, the Great Monarch, the father of Emperor Thompson.

"Haha, Finn Lloyd, long time no see, how is your cultivation?" Their laughter rang through the entire Nine Celestial Nation; everyone noticed them now. Everyone looked up at the two of them with excitement, envy, and deep respect.

"Ruler, that's Ruler Finn Lloyd."

"It is Ruler Finn Lloyd. He has disappeared for a hundred years and should appear on the top of the Southern Wasteland Mountain Cliff?"

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"There's also Bryant Thompson, Great Monarch! They're there too!"

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Stirred-up warriors from different regions all leaped into the air, staring at Finn Lloyd and Bryant Thompson.

Bryant walked in front of Finn with a smile, and the two of them disappeared without any traces. Everyone wanted to search for their trail but could only return in disappointment.

In the meantime, two people were sitting at a stone table under a common ancient tree.

Without any doubt, they were Finn and Bryant.

"Finn Lloyd, have you made sense of this line?" Bryant stared at him and asked in a low voice.

"No, I've studied it for a hundred years and still haven't understood it yet." Finn laughed bitterly and shook his head.

Bryant Thompson nodded in disappointment, slowly saying, "Me too, and also Senior Sherlock. All of us are in the realm of the ruler, but we all failed to fully understand this saying. Shame on me."

As Bryant spoke, he covered his face, his expression ugly.

Finn poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip, watching the sun going down. Another day passed.

"How can Martial Tree have an end?" "I don't believe it ends at our level. There must be a higher level. The thing is that we haven't discovered it yet."

Finn said in a low voice. Suddenly, Bryant's face turned serious, as if he wanted to say something but was somewhat held back. Finn Lloyd's gazed at him and said: "Thompson, what's on your mind?"

"I have got this hunch that the Nine Celestial Nation we are in, is just the tip of the iceberg." Finn agreed and nodded as he smiled.

"That's how I felt too. Back then, I thought that the Snow Domain was already big enough, and then I saw the Eight Desolation Realm, then the Holy City Grey, the Rose Holy Court, and the Heavenly Court. All of them turned out to be parts of the Nine Celestial Nation. So why is it impossible that our Nine Celestial Nation is also a small part of a larger world?"

"Yes, that's why Senior Sherlock and his disciple, the Divine Refiner, have already gone to investigate this matter. There should be an answer soon. Whether there is more to the Nine Celestial Nation or not remains to be seen."

There was a glimmer of expectancy in his eyes. The strong would also be lonely. Be it him or Finn, they both wished to reach a higher level concerning Martial Tree, so they could continue their cultivation instead of sticking at one level where they could do nothing.

Swish! Swish!

Right at this moment, another two rays of light flashed by, and two figures appeared in front of Finn Lloyd.

"Senior Sherlock? and Divine Refiner? "

Finn's gaze stopped at them for a moment. An old man walked over with a middle-aged man, and they seemed like ordinary people as they did not bear any traces of elemental strength.

That's right, these two were no other than Senior Sherlock and Divine Refiner.

"Finn, Bryant, I, together with my disciple, have finally found a clue in the time tunnel after a hundred years."

Wearing a solemn expression, he walked to Finn's side and sat on the third stone stool, and the Divine Forge Master sat down on the fourth stone stool.

Senior Sherlock's words caused the expressions of Finn and Bryant to turn serious, and they turned to look at him with some anticipation.

"Senior, if you have something to say, feel free to speak out?" Finn looked at Senior Sherlock.

So did Bryant. The two of them were unhappy due to their inability to continue to cultivate. For them, this was torture.

"Hoho, I found in the time tunnel that our continent is only a small continent. I tried my best and discovered that not far from the Nine Celestial Nation, there is an even larger continent, which is ten times the size of the Nine Celestial Nation."

"Phew …"

Hearing this, Finn couldn't help but take a deep breath. His pupils contracted, and at the same time, an extra glimmer of anticipation appeared in his heart.

"So, we have a chance to go out?" Bryant asked Senior Sherlock excitedly, his entire body quivering.

"That should be the case. However, we couldn't find the passageway, so perhaps the two continents are not connected." Senior Sherlock ended with a sigh. He was also unwilling to accept this.

"Then what should we do?" Bryant sighed. Could it be that he would still have to live such a boring life after waiting for so many years? He didn't even have the interest to fight as there wasn't his match except for Finn Lloyd and Senior Sherlock.

The Martial Tree had troubled them for a long time.

"If you want to leave the Nine Celestial Nation, I can help you".

Just as everyone was silent, a clear and cold female voice sounded in everyone's ears, and immediately the expressions of Finn Lloyd and the others changed slightly.

Turning around, everyone was stunned.

Was it her?