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Chapter 305 What kind of monster are you?

The duel between powerful beings is completely different from the chaotic battle at the foot of the mountain, especially in the Boundless Realm, where a single thought can travel a thousand miles.

Thus, the entire Dan Sect was transformed into a battlefield under the cover of darkness.

Amidst howling winds, the dark Dan Mountain was illuminated by endless thunder and fire, and several figures collided in mid-air, the thunderous roar shaking the mountains.

Chu Hong and Chen Ke landed on Dongshan Mountain, one in the south and the other in the north, and both headed in the direction of Yaoguang Palace, indicating that they were referring to the alchemists on the mountain.

However, the patriarchs of those aristocratic families who had taken the elixir did not give up. At this moment, they followed closely behind under the cover of night, taking advantage of the void to swoop down.

boom!
Under the cover of night, Chu Hong, on the southern hillside, raised her right arm high. Her palm was like a branding iron just taken out of a furnace, red and scorching hot, before she slammed it down.

In an instant, the three pursuing aristocratic patriarchs were sent flying backward, their robes torn to shreds, and blood began to spill from their mouths and noses.

But that overwhelming arrogance did not subside, causing a fierce glint to appear in Chu Hong's eyes.

He came to capture alchemists; these patriarchs of powerful families were not originally his target.

But he couldn't shake them off and had to deal with them again, which made this powerful man feel frustrated.

So he decided to kill these people so that he wouldn't have to worry about them spreading rumors after tonight.

With a bang, Chu Hong leaped into the air and descended against the mountain. Her blazing iron hands distorted the light in the forest, and then she slammed her palms down again.

The three patriarchs of the powerful families tried their best to stop them, but in the end, they were sent flying while coughing up blood.

However, just as it was gathering its strength, intending to kill one person first, a series of rustling footsteps sounded on the dark mountain path, which were particularly clear in the thick darkness.

Chu Hong suddenly turned her head and, in a daze, saw a glimmer of light.

Before his soul could discern the truth, his body reacted first, his aura surging wildly, and a purplish-red aura instantly enveloped him.

"boom!!!"

The moment the gleaming sword light struck the roaring, surrounding spell, a blinding white light exploded outwards.

Chu Hong felt an overwhelming force strike her, as if her internal organs were being displaced.

He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through three ancient pine trees that would take two people to encircle before slamming into the cliff face of the eastern mountain, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Amidst the rubble, Chu Hong suppressed her surging blood and qi, her brows furrowed as she stared intently ahead.

A white figure slowly walked through the dense forest, stepping on fallen leaves, its face gradually moving from the shadows into the moonlight.

Before Chu Hong could get a clear look at him, a voice came from the other side.

"Another Hun Tian technique?"

Chu Hong stood up from the rubble, and after a long while, she narrowed her eyes slightly: "Heavenly Academy Immortal Robe... So you are Ji You?"

Before anyone could answer, a scorching heat suddenly swept across the mountaintop, and amidst this soaring aura, the heavy iron sword whistled as it hurtled towards them.

Amidst the clanging of metal, Chu Hong used her fiery red iron hand to flip over and land on the south cliff edge, the rock beneath her feet cracking open with a "crack".

Although he had not received a response from the other party, he was now certain that the visitor was Ji You.

Because all the geniuses in the world are roughly equal in terms of cultivation level and combat strength, but he alone has always been rumored to have unusual combat strength.

Moreover, among the thousands of disciples of the Heavenly Academy, he is the only one who knows the swordsmanship of the Spirit Sword Mountain.

But Chu Hong didn't understand why the phrase "different combat strength" could reach such a level.

Before he could think it through, a fierce sword cry suddenly soared into the sky.

At this moment, the Dao Sword Little Chongshan roared in.

The heavy sword intent tore through the air, emitting a piercing whistle, and a gale arose wherever the sword's edge passed.

Having already dodged earlier, Chu Hong was now poised to strike. Her Hun Tian Technique formed a purplish-red raging wave around her body, while her blazing iron hand slammed down, her ten knuckles exploding with a thunderous crack.

As the number one family in the world, the Chu family possesses almost as many family-inherited techniques as the immortal sects.

Among them, the Hun Tian Technique, which is based on the principle of "all laws accompany the body", is the strongest defense and cannot be cut through by the Dao Sword.

Therefore, in his view, if the swordsman in front of him could not break his magic, then the sword was as good as nothing, while he could tear apart this strangely powerful junior with his bare hands.

But the next moment, he realized that as Ji You swung his sword down, the iron sword did not break as expected.

boom!
The fierce energy surged like a drumbeat, sending Chu Hong flying backward.

Amidst the intense pain, he discovered that his abdomen was bleeding, and at the same time, a sharp bone fragment pierced through his skin from within.

No, it's not sword energy.

It is a technique.

It is his own technique.

Chu Hong's eyes froze instantly, finally realizing that her sudden injury was not because the sword had just pierced through his body of magic.

On the contrary, it was a burst of energy from his magic that broke his ribs; he injured himself.

To be precise, the sword energy wasn't particularly difficult for a powerful being of his level to block, but after the powerful repulsive force within his own magic was deflected back, he was caught off guard and pierced through the body.

The sword strike from the mountain forest earlier had sent him flying, yet his magic hadn't deflected the force, which seemed to confirm this.

What Chu Hong couldn't understand was why each of his sword strikes was so perfectly timed.

"I already told you, it's another Hun Tian technique, why did you still use it?"

Ji You leaped forward, his iron sword whistling and clanging.

He could see the flow of magic, and after his autumn battle with Chu He at the Heavenly Academy, this method was no longer useful to him.

Chu Hong suddenly realized something, instantly dispelling the raging spells around her body. Her fiery red iron hand pressed down, shattering the hillside beneath her feet with a single palm strike.

Using magical protection is just his usual method; his real killing technique is these iron hands.

Amidst the crimson flames, Chu Hong leaped into the air, her scalding palms sizzling as she struck Ji Youtian's head.

But at that moment, Ji You suddenly waved his sleeve.

He did not draw his sword, but instead waved his sleeve.

In that instant, Chu Hong, whose palm was about to strike, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and became extremely alert.

The next instant, a magnificent arc of mysterious light suddenly roared up from beneath his feet, like an inverted Milky Way hanging straight to the sky. The powerful aura made the entire East Mountain tremble, sealing it directly within.

At the same time the mysterious light rose, a golden ripple slowly began to spread towards him.

Chu Hong originally intended to kill someone by leaping into the air, but his energy was instantly annihilated. Upon seeing the golden light, his pupils constricted, and he hastily dodged as his energy surged forth.

Unexpectedly, the arc of light suddenly trembled, blocking his path. In his panic, the golden ripples gently touched his left shoulder.

boom!
A cloud of blood mist exploded.

Seeing Chu Hong clutching her broken arm with her eyes wide open, Ji You turned and roared towards Chen Ke on the adjacent cliff.

In fact, after learning what had happened to the Pill Sect, he made many preparations.

At dawn, he changed into the Heavenly Academy's immortal robe, pretending to represent the Heavenly Academy, and entered the Kaiyang Hall to observe the cultivation levels of everyone present.

He discovered that each sect had experts at the Boundless Realm.

Under these circumstances, even if he could join the battle, the outcome might not be good, so we should prepare for the worst in advance.

So he asked Yuan Caiwei for the mountain-protecting formation diagram of the Dan Sect, studied the route, and also asked for the formation hub to activate the great formation.

The Yaoguang Palace is located relatively close to the core of the mountain-protecting array. Heading south, one can exit the mountain.

However, alchemists cannot fly through the air, making them highly susceptible to being hunted down. This may be why the members of the Alchemy Sect never considered fleeing.

Therefore, he had been setting up his formation along the mountain, hoping to use the Dan Sect's protective array to trap the pursuers within, giving them enough time to escape.

After all, when the enemy is outside, the great formation serves as protection; when the enemy is inside, the great formation can also become a prison.

When he finished his work, a fight had already broken out down the mountain. To his surprise, the Dan Sect's strength had been underestimated.

He truly hadn't expected that they could rely on so many years of accumulated strength to hold off the five major immortal sects until he finished everything, and those people still hadn't even broken through the ninth level.

He was especially surprised that the few old ancestors who had taken the medicine were able to rush forward and hold off the Boundless Ones.

Coincidentally, he also returned.

Using the protective formation to escape was the worst-case scenario, but that didn't mean he couldn't have a better plan. He thought he could try killing some people.

Even if he fails, he can still hold off a few people with his abilities, giving the Dan Sect disciples time to leave through the array gate at the back of the mountain.

Plans are always like this; they can't keep up with changes, but fortunately, these changes are beneficial to me.

Ji You strolled down from the broken cliff, then crossed the mountain, landed on the adjacent solitary peak, and stepped across a winding stream.

The stream had been dyed pink, and three corpses, cut in half at the waist, lay scattered around it—all belonging to the patriarchs of the powerful families who had just come to pursue them.

Standing on the cliff behind the stream, the elder of the Chen clan, with a shiny forehead and white hair like a curtain around his head, turned around.

A heavy sword aura descended upon them.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Chen Ke reversed the iron knife in his hand, unleashing his inner energy, and clashed fiercely with it.

The moment the swords clashed, Chen Ke saw a young face approaching with a sword, a fierce glint flashing across his aged face.

"Tongxuan Realm, Zhan Wujiang, what kind of evil art have you been practicing?"

"Want to learn?"

"Unorthodox methods..."

Chen Ke suddenly raised his arm, his left hand grasping a ball of wind and thunder that crashed down, directly crushing Ji You's sword momentum.

Taking advantage of the gap in distance, he raised his broadsword again, the violent energy causing the blade to vibrate continuously, and a powerful blade aura directly crushed the ancient pine tree.

This is the Chen Clan's secret technique, the Ten-Stage Slash. With the increasing force field, each strike becomes more terrifying than the previous one.

Ji You had previously learned about this technique from his duel with the Chen family members at the Heavenly Dao Society. He knew that it allowed one to borrow the opponent's strength and that to break it, one could neither attack it by force nor let the battle drag on for too long.

Thinking about this, he suddenly felt a sense of destiny.

The previous struggles and hardships seemed to have been all for the purpose of letting him understand how to break the law, defeating the small ones first and then the big ones.

Amidst the continuous thunderclaps echoing through the jungle, Ji You whistled and retreated, his figure disappearing into the forest.

But the reason it's called Boundless is because it can ignore distance within a certain range. So, in the next instant, Chen Ke, wielding a sword, appeared in mid-air, while Ji You sped along the mountainside beneath his blade. Elder Fang was at the upper realm of Boundless, but due to his impending death, his body was severely withered, and his combat power had declined significantly.

Although the Elder Chen in front of him was only at the initial stage, his body was still quite robust, and the oppressive aura he exuded was nearly 60% that of Elder Fang.

"boom!!!"

The iron blade struck down, and half of the cliff collapsed with a deafening roar.

Ji You blocked with his sword, but he fell down the broken cliff.

Amidst the towering, churning waves, Chen Ke charged forward with his blade, directly plunging into the smoke and dust.

However, before he could find Ji You, he suddenly noticed a faint light coming from the cliff on his left.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Chen Ke was horrified and dodged instantly. In a daze, he only caught a glimpse of a thin, bright silver line appearing beneath his feet before feeling a sharp pain.

When he looked down, his left thigh was completely bare.

Elder Chen's eyes widened in anger as he saw the swordsman on the cliff staring at him with a cold expression. The white robe, as white as moonlight, gradually began to seep blood, which then spread across his shoulder.

This battle was different from the one against Chu Hong.

Chu Hong's combat power is actually quite formidable, but Ji You is aware of the flaws in the Hun Tian Technique, and given that his opponent is unarmed, he has a significant advantage.

But he truly took that blow head-on.

It has to be said, the Boundless Realm is truly terrifying.

If he hadn't realized that the Ten-Stage Slash wasn't about charging up power but about borrowing it, he probably would have been killed.

Ji You suddenly shattered the hillside, and in an instant, the Dao Sword Liu Sexin arrived.

"The ultimate speed of the sword is indeed extraordinary, but the initial attack is still at an ordinary speed..."

Chen Ke silently recited a phrase, and with a thought, he swept ten miles away. Then, as he turned back, he fiercely slashed downwards with the third blade in his hand.

Just now, the cliff broke, and the surging waves had filled the entire East Mountain with smoke and dust, but at the moment the knife fell, a clear expanse was directly cut away.

But the knife didn't fall, because Ji You grabbed a short knife in his other hand and blocked the third blow with a bulging arm.

The knife in Ji You's hand was extremely short, probably only the length of a palm.

He then grabbed Chen Ke's wrist with his other hand, and at the same time, a surge of intense heat erupted from his body like a tidal wave.

"Peng!!!!"

Ji You swung his fist fiercely, unleashing the power gathered within his body, which directly dented Elder Chen's chest, causing blood to gush from his mouth.

Such a heavy punch should have sent him flying, but Ji You tightly pulled his right hand, which was holding the knife, making a cracking sound as if the bones were twisting.

Then the second punch landed, accompanied by the sound of air being squeezed and bursting, directly severing the right arm holding the knife.

The essence of battle is to use your strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses. This applies to both Chu Hong and the Chen family elder in front of you.

Under the night wind, Chen Ke, whose arm had been smashed, cried out in pain, blood seeping from between his teeth, as if his soul was about to be pierced.

Because it was close-quarters combat, he was extremely close to Ji You. After taking two punches, blood and foam continued to seep from his wounds. He lowered his eyes and stared at Ji You's shoulder.

Ji You had a long, narrow wound on his shoulder, inflicted by his second strike.

At this moment, the blood on the shoulder of his white robe had not yet dried, but the wound had already begun to scab over.

"What...what kind of monster are you?"

"Don't speak, take a deep breath..."

Ji You pulled his arm like a drawn bow, then, carrying the elder of the Chen Clan, smashed through the oncoming cliff.

However, to his surprise, Elder Chen suddenly roared, and a blade of light condensed from between his eyebrows flew out and severed his right arm. In an instant, he fled.

Boundless Realm moved at great speed, but to Chen Ke's surprise, as soon as he stepped down the mountain, a beam of mysterious light enveloped him.

At this moment, Ji You put the black and gold broadsword into his storage gourd, flew through the air to a high place, and watched as the blood mist around Chen Ke, who was surrounded by golden ripples, continued to burst up. He couldn't help but purse his dry lips.

Peng!
Covered in blood, Chen Ke was thrown back and landed face down on the ground.

It was only when he remained motionless that the golden array patterns stopped spreading towards him.

The Boundless Realm was indeed more difficult to kill than he had imagined; Ji You was unsure whether he was dead or alive.

Meanwhile, Chu Hong, trapped in the formation, seemed to have stopped moving in the distance.

At this moment, a figure appeared in the forest, coming down the hillside.

The figure was very slender, and with the faint aura surrounding him, he was as sharp as a peerless sword.

"Why are your Little Chongshan and Willow Green New Society so strong?"

"It's all thanks to Elder Qi's excellent teaching."

Qi Zhengyang stopped at the bottom of the slope, looking at him with a serious expression: "If I suppressed my combat power to your level, I wouldn't be as strong as you."

After taking a pill, Ji You sat down on the ground: "It's probably also because of body tempering. After all, whether it's a fast sword or a heavy sword, strength is the foundation. Elder Qi came here for the Pill Sect as well?"

"My master has ordered that I can only intervene when a sect is destroyed or when your life is in danger, and I can only save people, not kill them."

It was Yan Shuyi who sent the message that Danzong was in trouble, so it's not surprising that she made arrangements in Danshan.

Even as the next sect leader of Lingjian Mountain, under the combined pressure of the five major immortal sects, she could only order people to act in secret and ensure that the Dan Sect's incense offerings would continue.

That's all she can do.

Because in her heart, Xuanjian Peak is the most important, and she will not draw hatred to her own family.

Ji You chuckled softly after hearing this: "That's why I specially wore the Heavenly Academy's immortal robe."

"What does this mean?"

"It's a bit like the Heavenly Academy sent me here, so all the old and new grudges can be pinned on the Heavenly Academy."

Qi Zhengyang smirked after hearing this: "It's a blessing for Tian Shu Academy to have you."

Ji You put the short knife in his hand into his storage gourd: "They owe me."

At this moment, Qi Zhengyang also looked at his shoulder, staring at the scab and frowning slightly: "What the elder of the Chen Clan said is true, you really are a monster."

"It appeared after body refinement."

"Body tempering can be done like this?"

Ji You nodded: "Body tempering is not just about increasing strength and power, but about enhancing all bodily abilities, including self-healing. When I broke through the second major barrier, I discovered that I could even reverse the flow of my blood."

Qi Zhengyang stared at him for a long time: "There's actually such a method..."

"Elder Qi, do you know what kind of precious materials those immortal sects are trying to refine?"

"I won't tell you now. After you finish tonight's work, come find me at the Yuelai Inn in the town at the foot of the mountain. This is also the Emperor's decree."

Upon hearing this, Ji You raised his head: "I actually wanted to ask Elder Qi to come to my Fengzhou to protect Ji Village. After all, even if I could pin the blame for what I did tonight on the Heavenly Academy, it would probably leave behind some trouble."

Elder Qi placed his hands on his knees: "Since the Master of Appraisal has summoned you here, she has naturally arranged these things, including your scholar friend, who will be fine."

"So smart?"

"Do you really think that my Master has only been able to support Xuanjian Peak all these years solely through the Spirit Mirror?"

After Qi Zhengyang finished speaking, he suddenly looked in the northwest direction: "Aren't you going to the west? The Dan Sect Master's palace is about to fall."

Ji You exhaled slowly, "It will take a while longer."

Qi Zhengyang was taken aback upon hearing this, and golden light began to surge in his eyes: "What have you done to exhaust yourself to such a state of emptiness?"

"I spent the whole morning moving things."

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Meanwhile, in the sect leader's palace, in the Yao Guang Hall, everyone looked at the two beams of mysterious light that stretched to the heavens and the earth.

They had all witnessed Chu Hong and Chen Ke rushing towards the Yaoguang Palace on Dongshan Mountain, and their hearts were already ice-cold.

They had already realized from their first encounter that even with the pills, those aristocratic patriarchs would absolutely not be able to stop them.

Once the other three kill the remaining aristocratic patriarchs and capture the Danzong sect leader alive, the disciples of Yaoguang Palace will only have two options: commit suicide by swallowing medicine or wait to be captured.

But to their surprise, the battle continued halfway up the mountain, and even went further down, instead of the expected trend of advancing down the mountain.

Most importantly, Chu Hong and Chen Ke never showed up again, but three of the six elders who had chased after them were now limping down the mountain.

But none of that matters; what matters is that mysterious light.

Yuan Li looked at Danyangzi with a solemn expression: "What is that?"

After a long pause, Dan Yangzi came to his senses and said uncertainly, "It seems to be the protective formation of my Dan Sect..."

As the head of the Dan Sect, Yuan Li was naturally familiar with his own sect's protective formation, but the problem was that their formation was not like this.

Their formation is round, though it's a bit elliptical, it should definitely be round.

But now that light is distorted from the back of the mountain, as if the apex of a circle has suddenly caved inward, and the location of the caved-in is directly locked on the back of Yaoguang Palace.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Someone moved the base of the formation.

The grand formations of the seven immortal sects all originated from the formation master clan of yesteryear, using the power of sacred artifacts to tightly bind the entire mountain range.

Moving the base of the formation is almost equivalent to moving an entire mountain.

Moreover, because the array base is connected to the origin of the sacred artifact, it is powered by the heavens, so any technique that could move mountains or fill seas would be completely ineffective against it.

In their astonishment, Yuan Li and the elders suddenly felt a powerful pressure.

In the darkness of night, the discussions of the Dao Seeking Sect took to the air.

At the same time, the bronze disc suspended above his head pressed down towards the sect leader's bedroom, its roar causing the void to rumble.

Before the disc even arrived, the oppressive force was already pouring down like a celestial river, shattering the massive nine-tiered staircase, with cracks spreading upwards like a spiderweb.

(I've been thinking about the specific process since last night, and after finishing writing it today, I deleted and revised several paragraphs. It was really hard work! Please vote for me! I'm begging for your votes!)

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