In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 479 Daluo Cave View
However, if Lu Jin wants to win on his own, it depends on whether he can break through from the peak of the second level to the third level under pressure, just like Zuo Ruotong did seventy years ago.

That way, he would have a better chance of winning.

Lu Jin, Ruan Feng, Zhang Zhiwei, and Zhou Sheng, the four top experts, were engaged in a fierce battle. Even the Old Master was able to spare some attention to protect Zhang Chulan and other people he cared about, making quite a commotion.

On the contrary, the space between Shimizu and Tanigi-tei appears to be much smaller.

"Impressive. No matter how I try to interfere, I can't affect your mind."

Gu Qiting looked at the clear water and clicked his tongue in amazement.

At this moment, the two sides appear calm on the surface, but in reality, they are engaged in a battle of wills and minds.

The reason why the Great Luo Insight can see through a part of fate and see the whole picture of all things is that this method can elevate the sorcerer's vision to a higher dimension, allowing them to view all things from a higher perspective.

The so-called Great Luo Insight is to enable sorcerers to see through all things like a Great Luo Immortal.

This also allows sorcerers who master this technique to possess some high-dimensional characteristics.

For example, the Quanzhen School of Taoism has a practice where one can achieve the ultimate state of sexual cultivation and manifest a yang spirit.

"Is this how you drove Hu Haiwang, the former leader of the Shuzi Sect, insane?"

Shimizu was also looking at Tanijitei, and was equally amazed.

No wonder Gu Jiting was able to drive Hu Haiwang insane.

That person was once one of the Ten Elders. If he were still alive today, he would at least be at the level of Lü Ci or Wang Ai.

No sorcerer's mental abilities are weak. Without sufficient cultivation of sexual techniques, it is impossible to break free from inner vision after entering meditation. Yet, this sorcerer, who is ranked among the top in the country, was driven insane by Gu Jiting.

The feeling this guy gave him was very similar to the extremely oppressive and corrosive mental attack he experienced when his former Marvel counterpart faced Dormammu.

If it weren't for his long-term research into the Mind Stone, which made him also proficient in the art of mind, and his recent mastery of the divine skill of psychic aura, he really wouldn't have been able to do anything about this guy.

The Yang Spirit of the Great Luo Cave Observation can interfere with reality, but it is not so effective against those with high cultivation and many methods. What is truly effective is a mental attack with the characteristics of a high-dimensional being.

He can directly compete on the level of sexual performance.

Furthermore, the Great Luo Cave Observation endowed him with the characteristics of a higher-dimensional being, giving him a significant advantage in this area. By seeing through the past timeline and discerning parts of the future destiny, he was able to easily seize the weaknesses in the enemy's mind.

If it weren't for a monster like the Old Celestial Master, whose stats were maxed out in both life cultivation and spiritual cultivation, an ordinary expert like Lu Jin would probably suffer a great loss.

As for Shimizu, he was perfectly restrained when he encountered Taniguchi-tei.

Although he doesn't have the Mind Stone as a backer like the incarnations in the Marvel universe, Taniguchi is still just a human sorcerer with some high-dimensional properties, and he's not on the same level as Dormammu, a true dimensional demon who has ascended to a higher dimension.

The two stood there facing each other, neither of them making a move.

Although things are calm on the surface, the clash of wills between the two sides has begun to affect reality.

The emergence of the Yang spirit is equivalent to graduating from spiritual cultivation for mortals. It allows the spirit to possess the properties of a physical body and to interfere with reality just like ordinary people. Qing Shui's spiritual aura can amplify and enhance all of her own abilities, so she naturally also has the ability to influence reality.

For some inexplicable reason, all the supernatural beings who were close to the two of them felt a tightness in their chests, and some even felt as if they had been hit hard in the chest and head. Thinking that they had been ambushed, they retreated to a distance without thinking.

The ground slowly cracked, and tiny grains of sand rose into the air.

Beneath the platinum armor, Shimizu's shadow clone was fully focused, using all his mental energy to fight against the oppressive force.

On the other hand, Gu Qiting seemed much more relaxed, but upon closer inspection, the spirit body that had previously been so solid as to resemble a real person was now slightly dimmer than before.

"I see, Mr. Gu. Without a physical body, it must take a lot of effort to replenish your spiritual body, right?"

Shimizu looked at Tanijitei and suddenly said this with a smile.

"Oh? How did you figure that out?"

Gu Qiting asked.

“Your heart is not quite right. It’s too calm. Although it’s gentle and has its own emotions, it feels like something is missing to me. I suppose it’s because it lacks a physical body as an anchor point and therefore lacks stability.”

The spirit and the body should complement and unite each other. As the scientific community says, human emotions are influenced by the body's hormone regulation. This may sometimes make us act impulsively and lose control, but it is precisely because of this that the power of the mind can influence the body, and the strength of the body can nourish the mind. Only when the body and mind are unified, influence each other, and promote each other can breakthroughs be achieved.

If I'm not mistaken, after you gave up your physical body, although your power increased rapidly in a short period of time, it must have been a long time since you made any progress, right?

"I suppose that with your sexual cultivation reaching this level, as a human, you could have graduated, and perhaps even gone higher. However, because your life cultivation is still stuck at the moment of abandoning the physical body, no matter how high your sexual cultivation is, you don't have enough life cultivation to support it and can't unleash its full power. You can only rely on the ability of the Great Luo Insight to borrow the power of heaven and earth to supplement yourself as a means."

Shimizu looked at Gu Jiting's yang spirit body and said indifferently.

Gu Qiting sighed at the clear water and nodded:

"Mr. Zhuo is indeed amazing. The Great Luo Immortal's ability to see all things, to know the past, and to glimpse destiny requires sufficient spiritual cultivation to see even a fraction of the world through the eyes of this immortal. As for life cultivation, one does not need to be at the level of the Old Celestial Master; being about the same as Lu Jin is barely enough."

Unfortunately, I was only in my thirties at that time, and my cultivation was not yet complete. I was besieged by Hu Haiwang and a large number of experts from the Shuzi Sect. If I wanted to escape, I had no choice but to give up my physical body and undergo corpse disintegration in order to gain a chance of survival.

My path to enlightenment was cut off by Hu Haiwang. That old fellow was capable enough to become the sect leader of the Shuzi Sect; even I had to expend considerable effort to force him to his death.

"Since replenishing your mana bar is so troublesome, why don't you just surrender? Continuing to fight will only hurt you the most, veteran."

"It is troublesome, but young man, don't underestimate this old man just because you've seen a little bit. Aren't you just a clone with limited Qi? Even with a high-tech magic weapon, you might not be able to outlast me. I made a mistake just now, but you'd better be careful from now on. Don't forget, as a sorcerer, my skills are not necessarily much worse than Brother Zhou's."

Gu Qiting snapped his fingers, and bright fireballs appeared around him.

"Li Zi Chi Lian!"

The exploding fireball, carrying intense heat that distorted the air, hurtled towards the water, only to be met by a series of freezing bombs halfway there.

The ice and fire exploded with a hissing sound, stirring up steam.

"Kan Character - Water Bullet!" Countless bullet-like water bullets flew out from the white mist, only to be quickly annihilated by the sword energy of Li Dun.

Gu Qiting touched his arm, which had been struck by a sword aura, and his expression became much more serious. He quickly changed his posture and used the Eight Gates Movement Technique to dodge.

He dares to be so reckless because he has no physical body, so physical attacks are ineffective against him. Unless his lifespan comes to an end, Gu Jiting, who possesses some high-dimensional characteristics, is practically immortal as long as he doesn't completely exhaust his mana to the point where he can no longer maintain his consciousness and is assimilated by the universe.

However, Shimizu's attack was enhanced with mental energy, and it could actually cause him harm.

Even though it has been greatly weakened by the time it reaches him, it is still not to be underestimated.

Gu Qiting was extremely wary of Qingshui, and Qingshui also felt that this old guy's skills were indeed extraordinary. Relying solely on a shadow clone and a suit of armor, there might actually be a risk of him being overturned.

In terms of mastery and variation in Qimen Dunjia formations, as well as the diversity of various methods, Gu Qiting was not as good as Zhou Sheng, who had mastered Feng Hou Qimen Dunjia.

He couldn't manipulate the four plates, and he couldn't even use "I" as the central palace like in the Wuhou Qimen.

However, when he borrows the power of heaven and earth, he can also bring these spells to the extreme that ordinary sorcerers can do, making him quite difficult to deal with.

If the two continue fighting like this, it will probably take a long time; it remains to be seen who will give up first.

On the other side, Zhou Sheng had already given up.

"boom!"

A massive elephant was blasted into a rock face, creating a deep crater.

"Zhang Zhiwei, you're too reckless. If I hadn't eased off the force, that one blow would have broken the Qi meridian that was just being repaired."

The giant elephant transformed back into human form, becoming Zhou Sheng with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and cursed at Zhang Zhiwei.

He had already suffered internal injuries from the old celestial master's thunder magic.

If he hadn't transformed himself into a thick-skinned elephant in that critical moment, he would already be seriously injured.

"Do you think I didn't assess my strength? Don't think that only you few are worried about damaging this precious land. I'm the one who held back the most. If it weren't for the trouble, and the fact that you're Huaiyi's sworn brother, do you think you could have lasted this long under my hand?"
"At worst, we can just kill everyone who needs to be killed, and start over. Your grand-disciple knows the Feng Hou Qi Men technique, and I remember there's a foreigner outside who knows the Liu Ku Xian Zei technique. The Shuang Quan Shou technique became useless after it was repaired in that cave. Cultivating Qi Meridians is a bit troublesome, but I'm not without other means to compensate."

Zhang Zhiwei, enveloped in tangible golden light, sneered at Zhou Sheng.

This made Zhou Sheng hesitate.

That old guy seems to be right...

"Do you really have other methods to cultivate your Qi channels?"

Zhang Zhiwei scoffed.

“Your Wudang has the Tai Chi diagram of Master Zhang Sanfeng, which evolves into Yin and Yang, the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams, to assist in the cultivation of Qimen. My Celestial Master’s Mansion also has the Ruyi Three Treasures passed down by the Celestial Master. Although the Zhengyi Alliance Talisman cannot leave Longhu Mountain, Professor Zhuo has cultivated to the second rank. Whether it is the earth vein, water vein, or wind vein, there are corresponding means to regulate them.”

Even though the Tongtian Talisman emphasizes borrowing the power of heaven and earth rather than understanding them, as long as one remembers what the Qi meridians Brother Gu just repaired looked like, one can still repair this treasure land by following the same pattern.

"Then...we're not going to fight? That won't do. If Old Seventeen is saved, Old Gu won't live for another two years. If we don't get any immortal opportunities, then we've come all this way for nothing."

"But if you want to keep fighting, you probably won't survive for the next two years. Besides, isn't there the Six Treasuries Immortal Thief? That thing isn't as strange as your Feng Hou Qi Men, the threshold isn't that high, and it doesn't have such a big negative impact for the next thirty or fifty years. With your abilities, you should be able to find a way to solve it over such a long period of time. At the very least, your spiritual cultivation is much higher than Ruan Feng's. He cultivated the Six Treasuries Immortal Thief for seventy years and became like this. You should be able to hold out for much longer than him, right?"

"That makes sense. What about Seventeen and Xiao Gu..."

"I can alleviate some of the troubles that Senior Ruan is in, including the methods that Qu Tong left on him. As for Senior Gu, you are currently in a pure spiritual state. You can enjoy incense offerings and become a deity, just like the shamans in Northeast China. With me here, you don't have to worry about being labeled as an evil priest, having your temple destroyed, or your statues smashed. Although it may not be as carefree as it is now, it can still be mutually beneficial with the country."

The sound of clear water came from afar, causing Zhou Sheng and Gu Qiting to stop what they were doing at the same time.

It seems... that can actually be done.

Although they couldn't compare to the celestial encounter in this cave, they were still no match for their opponent.

The people below were still fighting, suffering heavy casualties, but as time went on, they gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

However, the decisive factor will be the battle between a few top-tier players.

The Celestial Master was terrifyingly strong. Even Zhou Sheng could only barely hold out against him for a while. If the fight continued, Zhou Sheng would either die here or be seriously injured and have to run away.

At over a hundred years old, although he was in good health and had the Feng Hou Qi Men method to regulate his Qi, if his injury was too severe, he might die before he could be fully recovered.

Gu Qiting also admitted that he could not beat this scholar Zhuo Da.

He could only manage a 50/50 chance against one of the opponent's clones; he didn't even dare to imagine how he would fight the real body.

Not to mention, this professor has an entire country standing behind him.

As for Lu Jin...

"You lot, don't interfere! I'm about to break through! Don't interfere!"

Lu Jin's hair and beard were wild and unruly, and the milky white Qi waves around his body surged incessantly, constantly repairing the Qi that was being strongly corroded and decomposed by the Six Treasures Immortal Thief.

Although he was being beaten and looked quite dangerous, completely at a disadvantage, Lu Jin's cultivation level was enough to withstand it and was sufficient to try to break through to the third level of Reverse Life.

"Take it easy, Lao Lu. You're not young anymore, don't ruin yourself."

The old master sighed, saying this, but he was still ready to act at any time, so that he could save Lu Jin if he couldn't hold on any longer.

Nguyen Phung remained silent and continued his offensive.

Although he was still conscious and had his own thoughts, he was controlled by Qu Tong and would only obey her.

He wouldn't stop unless Qu Tong told him to, and he would die without hesitation if Qu Tong told him to.

(End of this chapter)