Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 288 297 Supernatural Powers? The Third Spiritual Aspect
The back mountain of Liangyi Peak.

The two faced off in mid-air, while Yan Daotong and Taiyi Zhenren whispered to each other not far away.

"Tianyun is always steady and reliable, so why would he be interested in Cunxiao, who has just broken through?"

"He must have noticed something extraordinary about Li Cunxiao. You yourself are unaware of your disciple's special nature?"

“But Cunxiao has only just entered the Chonglou level, and at most he can only climb to the first or second level. If he wants to fight against Tianyun who constructs the inner landscape, what I have taught him may not be enough.”

"Don't worry, I have sealed this place off with the Yin-Yang Banner. It's not good for others to know about Li Cunxiao's dual practice of Buddhism and Taoism for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren nodded, showing little concern.

It's perfectly normal for fellow disciples to spar; what surprised him was Xue Tianyun's intense fighting spirit.

Having been an apprentice for so many years, he knew his junior apprentice quite well; he was basically cut from the same mold as his senior apprentice.

Mature, steady, and broad-minded, this also means that the other party is unlikely to act impulsively for their own selfish desires.

It's been several years since Xue Tianyun fought against this generation's true disciple.

Since advancing to the Xuan Guan realm, he has become the current top disciple in the sect, with few rivals among them. He is usually challenged by elders from various peaks.

Louguandao took all of this for granted, because the other party was Xue Tianyun, and that alone was enough.

But after today, all of that will change.

'Cunxiao. For Heaven to treat him with such solemnity, could it be that he has truly cultivated three original forms?'

Taiyi Zhenren felt both anticipation and inevitable disappointment.

This disciple has grown so fast. As his master, I feel like I haven't taught him anything yet, and he's already grown into a towering tree.

This was certainly less troublesome, but it also meant losing out on a lot of fun. The more achievements Li Cunxiao made, the more empty he felt inside.

The complex feelings involved are truly difficult for outsiders to understand.

"Junior brother doesn't use a divine weapon?"

In mid-air, a black and white Taoist robe, unlike the ordinary purple robes of true disciples, fluttered in the winter north wind.

Beneath the white jade lotus crown, a pair of eyes, like morning stars, now revealed a hint of doubt.

The three minor realms of the entrance hall are the tower, the inner scene, and the communion. Xue Tianyun has broken through for several years and has already entered the inner scene of touching and communion, which is a whole level higher than Li Cunxiao who just broke through.

Before the Heavenly Ladder, it was all fine, but after the Heavenly Ladder, sometimes the gap between minor realms is even greater than the gap between the previous major realms, enough to achieve absolute crushing.

All of this is because of the primordial spirit.

The stronger one's primordial spirit becomes, the more power of heaven and earth one can mobilize.

The power of heaven and earth, even the smallest bit, is still superior to a martial artist's true qi and true essence.

Therefore, although Xue Tianyun sensed that the young man in front of him was unusual and felt threatened by him, and thus felt a desire to fight, that was on the premise that the other party would go all out.

He still remembered the scene of Jingfeng's defeat and death during the Ming Cult's sneak attack a few months ago. It could be said that the magic treasure made from the best raw materials—the Dragon-Binding Rope—played the greatest role in the incident.

Since then, the disciples have been joking that Senior Brother Li of Azure Dragon Peak is not the Pill Cauldron Daoist, but the Treasure-Gathering Daoist.

No need for fancy martial arts techniques; just display all your divine weapons and your opponent will flee at the mere sight of you.

But right now, Li Cunxiao, dressed in a purple robe, stood quietly, his shoes pointing upwards as if walking on flat ground, like an old pine tree.

There were no Wind and Fire Wheels, no Dragon-Binding Rope, and not even the Azure Phoenix Armor obtained from the sect was used.

"Senior brother, please don't misunderstand," Li Cunxiao said, noticing the other's confusion.

"I have just broken through, and it is rare for me to have the opportunity to spar with my senior brother to verify what I have learned. If I were to use divine weapons or magical treasures, it would be meaningless."

"Furthermore," the smile on his face slowly faded, and his black pupils turned transparent, transforming into a crystal-clear amber color.

Upon closer inspection, it seems to reflect countless stars in the sky, shining so brightly that it cannot be ignored.

At that very moment, Xue Tianyun suddenly felt a shiver run through his body, as if he had been stripped naked.

Eye surgery?

Or... supernatural powers?!

In this situation, he was not angry at all, but instead became completely excited.

"Since that's the case, then I won't hold back—I'll kill you!"

Before the words could be finished, they were drowned out by the resounding clang of swords.

The black and white true essence split into two swords, a dragon and a phoenix, which instantly pierced through a hundred feet of space. Before the sharp sword energy even touched the body, it caused a phantom pain as if the whole body was cracking.

"If one were to be struck by this sword, the death would be far worse than being torn to pieces."

Such a thought flashed through Li Cunxiao's mind, but his face did not show any panic.

His amber eyes widened slightly, like a clear mirror, and the two flying swords, which were originally too fast to track, slowed down.

Black dragon and white phoenix, scales, claws, horns, teeth, sharp beaks, feathers—every detail, every part, was covered in dense sword energy.

It may seem that the opponent only used two swords, but in reality, it was hundreds or thousands of swords!
Without using his divine armor for protection, even Li Cunxiao wasn't confident he could withstand the attack head-on.

But why fight it head-on?
roar~
A deep dragon's roar echoed, and illusory, winding shadows moved beneath my feet.

The black and white swords pierced through Li Cunxiao, but when the shadows faded, they realized that there was no one there.

"Senior brother, how is my movement technique?"

Xue Tianyun's pupils suddenly contracted. Without any hesitation, he turned around and swung his palm, forming a yin-yang symbol with a black dragon and a white phoenix, which collided fiercely with the suddenly erupting vortex of flames!
boom! ! !
Boom boom boom boom! ! ! !

A series of thunderclaps resounded, and the flames from their battle instantly stretched out a rainbow bridge a hundred meters long, which continued to extend into the sky, making it look from a distance as if someone were ascending to heaven in broad daylight.

"Is this the level of someone who has just broken through the initial barrier?"

Taiyi Zhenren and Yan Daotong stared at this scene, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

"Nine levels of the Divine Palace? No, that's not right. Judging from his aura, he's clearly at the third level. In such a fierce battle, it's impossible for Li Cunxiao to be concealing his cultivation level at the same time."

"But how could the Divine Palace, at its third level, possibly fight Heavenly Fortune to this extent?"

Yan Daotong frowned repeatedly, while Taiyi Zhenren, standing to the side, momentarily lost his composure before gritting his teeth.

"Divine Eye? Divine Footwork? This bald thief Qici isn't recuperating from his injuries? Well, he's secretly passing on his divine skills to his disciple behind my back."

"You with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you actually ran away!"

These words remained unspoken, but Yan Daotong's level of understanding was evident; Taiyi could see it, and so could he.

Not to mention that he had once fought with the Great Sun Tathagata of Qinglong Temple, so he naturally had a lot of insight into Buddhist supernatural powers.

"Supernatural powers, naturally, require divine skills to cultivate."

“Li Cunxiao practiced both Buddhism and Taoism. That Cloth Bag Monk only had him as his successor, so it’s not surprising that he passed on his divine skills ahead of time.”

"How could a young man who has just broken through the Xuan Gate possibly cultivate supernatural powers?"

"Even the most gifted person needs to reach a certain level of spiritual connection before they can begin to attempt to achieve oneness with nature and absorb the laws of heaven and earth to empower themselves."

"That eye technique does seem like a supernatural power, but the movement technique is a bit lacking, though it's still quite extraordinary. But it seems that this isn't one of the Cloth Bag Monk's signature skills?"

Regardless of how hard the two old men racked their brains, Xue Tianyun, who was fighting Li Cunxiao, didn't have such complicated thoughts.

pressure.

The long-lost pressure.

The sword energy, which was once invincible, was so powerful that even when fighting against the elders of the sect, the opponents often could not track the trajectory of the flying sword and could not dodge it.

But at this moment, it seems as if his opponent has seen through him completely.

Li Cunxiao seemed to have a premonition; he could accurately predict every change in the trajectory of his flying sword and always manage to create distance in the first instance.

His movements were so fast—no, they couldn't just be described as fast; they were practically ghostly.

But this should not be done.

Ground combat is one thing, but now they're in the air!

The Xuan Guan realm opens the Ni Wan (upper dantian), forges the divine palace, and unites the spiritual form. The power of the primordial spirit touches the surrounding environment through the bridge between heaven and earth, thus enabling flight without the aid of any divine weapons or magical treasures.

However, any skill needs to be learned, especially since the combat space has changed from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, which is a huge change that requires adaptation.

Li Cunxiao, however, seemed to have skipped the adaptation process entirely. From the very beginning, he appeared to be handling things with ease, even more so than his senior.

genius!

evildoer!

An excellent opponent!
The sword energy collided with the flames, exploding instantly, but then subsided under the exquisite control of the two, and even the explosion in the air became increasingly low and inconspicuous.

Not a single trace of true essence was leaked, yet within a radius of ten feet, the spiritual and demonic energy was already boiling like molten lava. If it were to erupt, it could instantly destroy a village!
"Junior brother, your movement techniques and killing methods don't seem to be taught by Uncle Taiyi."

The two landed on the ground without anyone noticing. Xue Tianyun slashed out with his sword, and a black dragon, as dark as ink, easily plowed a three-foot-deep ravine into the rocky ground.

"To be honest, senior brother, this is something I figured out myself. Please excuse my poor attempt."

With his palms raised and middle fingers touching, crimson flames swirled into a wheel, instantly enveloping the black dragon, and were thrown into the sky by Li Cunxiao.

Sword energy and flames exploded, blazing like the sun!

"Did you figure it out yourself?"

Xue Tianyun wore a wry smile, and the dragon and phoenix swords he had condensed with true essence froze in mid-air.

"Junior brother, you mustn't tell anyone this, especially Junior Brother Guo Zhao."

"He finally broke through the barrier, and he can't handle any more stimulation."

Li Cunxiao looked embarrassed.

After painstakingly honing his skills for over a decade, he finally broke through the bottleneck by chance and was filled with pride, only to find that his younger junior brother had achieved the same success in one fell swoop.

Not to mention achieving success overnight, he even created his own martial arts style. Anyone would find it hard to accept such a thing.

If others are so capable, doesn't that make me look useless?!

However, these movement techniques, killing methods, and eye techniques are all byproducts of deducing the "Western Guardian Dragon King Sutra".

But this is not all that has been gained.
"However, my junior brother is also a bit unruly," Xue Tianyun said, not dwelling on the matter of creating his own martial arts.

He created one or two free-fighting techniques, not a whole set of divine skills. It's not that he couldn't do something similar, it just requires a deeper accumulation of martial arts knowledge and more inspiration than the average person.

As for the deeper implications, he wouldn't think about it in that direction.

Perhaps it's because they dare not think about it.

"Junior Brother Li, why have you been hiding your spiritual form and not using it since we started fighting?"

"You've misunderstood me," Li Cunxiao said, spreading his hands. The Azure Dragon Spirit Image surrounding him raised its head, its dragon eyes merging perfectly with his own.

"I have already mastered the Azure Dragon Spirit Form."

"So there are other spiritual manifestations?"

Xue Tianyun stared at the young man in front of him, who simply smiled, neither saying yes nor no.

With a casual grab, the fire elemental energy in the air seemed to rise and condense like crimson clouds, transforming into a hundred-meter-long ferocious fire dragon.

With a flick of his finger, the fire dragon dispersed again, transforming into a solemn palace, where demons, gods, yakshas, ​​asuras, and hungry ghosts guarded the surroundings, paying homage to the empty throne.

This action seemed to answer something, but it said nothing at all.

"Forget it, let's not fight."

Xue Tianyun suddenly lost interest. The Yin-Yang Fish Spirit behind him leaped lightly and merged into his body in the ripples.

He could tell that Li Cunxiao hadn't gone all out, but since it concerned personal secrets, it wouldn't be right for him, as the senior disciple, to force him.

"I am ashamed that I failed to satisfy my senior brother."

Li Cunxiao chuckled as he put away his spiritual image, when suddenly a palm strike came his way. He was about to dodge, but he forced himself to endure it.

"Stinky boy!"

Master Taiyi patted his disciple's head, his face sullen, seemingly angry, yet also quite excited.

The old Taoist was very pleased that Li Cunxiao was able to fight Xue Tianyun to a draw as soon as he broke through the Xuan Guan (mysterious barrier).

However, the techniques used in their fight were all those taught by that thieving bald man Qici, which the old Taoist priest disliked.

No, that's not entirely true.

"Your 'Nine-Turn Flowing Pearl Nine Elixir Scripture' is complete, isn't it?"

The Nine-Turn Flowing Pearl Nine Elixir Scripture is based on the principle of creating yin and yang and mixing spirit and demon.

Although it is called alchemy, it is actually a secret method for harnessing the power of heaven and earth.

Just now, Li Cunxiao's relaxed demeanor, effortlessly mobilizing the power of heaven and earth with every gesture, clearly indicated that he had used the secrets of the Spirit Refining Pearl and the Demon Gathering Pill.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone at the third level of the Divine Palace realm to pull off such a grand display.

Otherwise, Li Cunxiao's extraordinary performance cannot be explained.

“Master, my Nine-Turn Flowing Pearl Nine Elixir Scripture is indeed complete.”

Li Cunxiao's answer made the other three inexplicably relieved; the reason was somewhat acceptable.

'But my ability to so easily wield the power of heaven and earth in battle is not solely due to the "Nine Revolutions Flowing Pearl Nine Elixir Scripture," but rather to my three spiritual manifestations.'

What is in one's heart is naturally unknown to outsiders. In any case, now that Li Cunxiao has left the pass, Yan Daotong will naturally return to the Sanqing Hall to handle worldly affairs.

"Tianyun, what are your thoughts?"

Watching the streak of light flying towards Azure Dragon Peak, Yan Daotong suddenly asked a question.

"Junior Brother Li is very strong. He has been holding back a lot of things in this battle."

He practiced both Buddhism and Taoism.

The person in front of him was the future successor, so Yan Daotong naturally wouldn't hide it.

These two fellow disciples will have to fight side by side in the future, so they need to be mentally prepared for some basic challenges.

But upon hearing this, Xue Tianyun frowned even more deeply.

"wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't explain it, it's just a feeling."

The chief of Louguandao Temple gazed at the still verdant Qinglong Peak in winter, his expression complex.

"Master, how much of your power do you think Junior Brother Li used?"

"Of course it's 50%, that's the chief senior brother."

Inside Miaoyan Palace, Li Cunxiao skillfully poured a cup of tea and handed it to Taiyi Zhenren with both hands.

Upon hearing this, the latter looked him up and down suspiciously.

This disciple grew stronger day by day, and his personality became more and more cunning.

"Master, let's not talk about that. I have some good news to tell you."

"What good news?" The old Taoist priest picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Haven't you always wanted to comprehend the 'Dongxuan Jing'?"

"puff!"

The tea sprayed out so rapidly that the force contained within it shattered the floor tiles in front of it into a sieve.

The old Taoist priest, without even wiping his mouth, grabbed his disciple's arm:

"The dragon boat has recognized its owner?"

(End of this chapter)