Lu Ren quietly watched as the special operations team members set up four cylindrical alloy devices around the space rift and opened them, raising an eyebrow involuntarily.
These alloy cylindrical devices could stabilize the space rift, preventing it from expanding and even allowing it to remain fixed.
However, simply connecting the misaligned expansion of the multiverse in this way was akin to attempting to stop two speeding cars from colliding using a very thin thread.
This approach was nothing short of a fool’s dream.
But it’s not necessarily bad. After all, many things begin with baby steps, and it’s only with a start that subsequent brilliance can follow.
Lu Ren watched carefully for a while and saw that the special response team was handling things skillfully, with nothing that required his intervention, so he turned and slowly walked away.
The surrounding crowd gathered in small groups, and although their faces revealed a trace of lingering fear, there was far more excitement.
Events seem rather commonplace in this era, or perhaps due to long-term promotion by official organizations, even though space rift incidents globally are rare, preparations were thoroughly made.
"You think if there’s a new world in that space rift, it would be fantastic!"
"Come on, nowadays many space rifts lead to extreme environments; if you fall into a world that’s frozen below minus one hundred degrees, how long can you survive?"
"Ha, you’re silly. I’m now in the Great Perfection Realm of Fist Technique; even in such an environment, I can survive for five hours!"
"Heh, and then what?"
The middle-aged bald man flexed his biceps confidently: "I believe in those five hours, I can definitely find a chance to survive!"
Next to him, a slim woman in a short Taoist robe nodded slightly: "The grand principle leaves forty-nine, letting one escape; if luck favors you, indeed there’s a chance to survive."
"Hey, if you can bring something back from there, and have it collected by the country, you’d be set for life!"
Hearing these words, Lu Ren felt a sense of unreality, as if the seven or eight people caught up earlier were like lucky winners, forgetting that twenty years ago, such situations were avoided at all costs.
But looking around now, with martial fervor rising, martial arts have spread nationwide. Starting in elementary school, they stretch muscles and build foundational stances, progressing to high school where basic fist techniques lay the groundwork, and finally branching into different styles at university based on talent, constitution, and physique.
Through a dozen years of structured development and correction, a fairly scientific and well-rounded cultivation system has formed, producing over ten thousand certified martial artists annually.
With such a large base of martial artists, many prodigies and extraordinary talents emerge each year.
As for the Huaxia Martial Arts Academy where he serves as honorary dean, it stands as an advanced institute for refining martial artists, thriving like boiling oil.
Just as he was about to leave, a significantly smaller figure appeared before Lu Ren, forcing him to stop.
He noticed more figures rushing over, clearly indicating that these bystanders were all skilled; if this had happened twenty years ago, the place would have been cleared out.
He looked at the woman in tight yoga pants and a sports top before him; her physique was powerful, the muscles in her calves visibly swelling with each movement.
"Something you need?"
With a calm expression, Lu Ren looked at the girl probably in her early twenties. Googlᴇ search noᴠelfire.net
"You’re leaving already?"
The girl looked eager at the space rift ahead and whispered: "How about teaming up to explore inside? It’s a great opportunity! You seem competent."
Indeed, the fearless youth!
Lu Ren was speechless at the overly adventurous girl; she was clearly newly accomplished in martial arts, feeling itchy from untested bones.
Although eager to court disaster, Lu Ren didn’t plan to stop her, but dragging him along was a bit much.
"There are many people here who seem skilled; you should ask someone else. I’m not interested in this."
Lu Ren flatly refused, but the girl was undaunted, staring directly at him.
"You’re different from them; you’re special!"
Lu Ren raised an eyebrow: "What’s special?"
"You feel very strong, incredibly strong."
The girl’s eyes dazzle with a brilliance that made Lu Ren feel as though they were emitting tiny starlike lights, indicating she had a unique martial constitution.
This made Lu Ren miss his student Li Qingling; tomorrow he planned to visit the Phoenix Falcon Fist Martial Arts Hall to see how things had progressed over the years.
Lu Ren casually remarked, looking at the girl: "I’m quite interested in your eyes; you seem to see hidden things others can’t. Is there an explanation?"
Startled by Lu Ren’s deep gaze, the girl stepped back, but feeling her retreat showed weakness, she quickly stepped forward again.
Lu Ren nodded slightly, said no more, bypassed the girl, and walked out.
The girl, seeing this, initially wanted to chase him but found herself unable to move her feet.
Around two o’clock, Lu Ren returned home, setting aside practice, and followed a normal person’s routine to go to sleep.
As for that space rift, Lu Ren had no intention to explore further, believing that at his level, diving into his Inner Realm and following the Path of Origin was more worthwhile than running around other worlds.
This path seemed exceedingly mysterious even to Lu Ren now, feeling almost like a fantasy.
It is a path of transcendence, hidden in the deepest recesses of the human body.
The next morning, after breakfast, Lu Ren specially took out the Security Bureau-issued motorcycle from the garage, and after setting the navigation, headed to Phoenix Falcon Fist Martial Arts Hall.
More than forty minutes later, Lu Ren’s long-held tension finally began to ease.
"Indeed, it’s the human connection..."
Lu Ren finally understood what future Ji Quanzhen meant. If one continues to pursue the highest realm and ultimate power, they will ultimately become increasingly distant from others.
Yet Lu Ren had a lingering question: When his perspective and mental level are on a completely different plane from others, how should he respond?