Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 341 Exploded Before the Fight, Stepping Out

The lights in the suite's living room were still on.

However, the sky outside was already beginning to brighten slightly.

Yuan Zhonglu sat on the sofa, looking somewhat haggard with dark circles under his eyes. He clutched a cushion in his arms, appearing quite sleepy.

With her abilities, staying up for one night wouldn't normally be a big deal, but now it feels like she hasn't slept for two whole days.

Because Chu Tianshu and Chen Ying had a brief sparring session.

These two people are now sitting on the sofas on either side of each other.

Chu Tianshu looked to be in good spirits and full of enthusiasm. He was playing with a teacup in his hand, his eyes sparkling as if he were thinking about something.

Chen Ying remained expressionless, her emotions unreadable. She sat there as if she could enter a state of complete stillness, a state of Taoist cultivation, at any moment.

The two sparred directly in the living room, and their techniques were naturally very restrained; not a single item in the living room was damaged.

They simply sat on either side of a coffee table, using their hands instead of weapons, and competed in palm strikes, internal energy cultivation, and swordsmanship.

The only thing that might be affected is the glass panel on the coffee table.

Inside that glass, half of it is filled with pale white swirling vapors, some as large as the rim of a cup, others as small as a broad bean, which are still floating and drifting to this day.

Occasionally, a cyclone bursts open, shooting out a sword-shaped stream of air that pierces through other cyclones.

The other half of the glass looks much stranger.

There are blue fingerprints, and the lines on the fingertips are clearly visible.

There was also a dark red crescent-shaped mark in the middle of all the blue fingerprints.

The blue seal is like water, like ice and jade; the crescent moon is like blood, like black flame.

Yuan Zhonglu reached out, wiped the glass, and then tapped it twice with his knuckles.

The marks left by those two people were not on the surface, but rather they were inside the glass.

However, the sound produced when tapping on the glass was not hollow, but rather solid and substantial.

"You two are truly outrageous. You didn't cause any damage to the glass, yet you managed to infuse so much power into it and it hasn't dissipated after all this time."

Teacher Yuan felt a mix of envy and helplessness.

"The two who were fighting were really going all out, but I, who wasn't involved, was exhausted."

After the marriage is finalized, Chen Ying can finally reveal her true form in real life.

However, if she wants to unleash her forbidden power, she must enter a state of "borrowing fate".

To put it simply, she and Teacher Yuan temporarily switched numbers, causing the forces of rejection in the real world to misjudge and stop rejecting Chen Ying, instead rejecting Teacher Yuan.

Yuan Zhonglu was weak, and when faced with this rejection, it was like a needle falling into a stream.

The force of the water flow on this needle is much smaller than the force of the entire stream.

Therefore, Yuan Zhonglu was able to hold out for a while longer, though not for very long.

Every time Chen Ying exerted her full strength, Teacher Yuan had to rest for a period of time.

"This exchange is necessary."

Chu Tianshu twirled the small white porcelain teacup in his hand, took a sip, and smiled, "Besides, it's also to let you get used to it in advance."

"You can't wait until a life-or-death emergency occurs before you experience the feeling of being rejected by reality for the first time."

There are two ways to determine the winner in the competition among the seven souls.

First, it's a battle of the strongest, where the chosen one from the cave heaven is completely annihilated.

Secondly, sever ties by killing the opponent's top-incense attendant, forcing the opponent to retreat back to their grotto.

The Seven Souls experts are like seven gems embedded in the ruins of the cave, unable to move at all inside the cave.

Those who leave early can't cause any trouble in the cave, and they also lose their last chance to be nourished by the earth's energy.

When the decisive battle of a hundred days is over and a victor is determined, the celestial treasure ship will automatically operate and refine the defeated who have retreated.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Yuan Zhonglu has been targeted and is being targeted.

No matter how hard she tries to hide, there's no guarantee she won't be found.

If they can adapt to being used by Chen Ying, allowing Chen Ying to maintain his fighting strength while Yuan Zhonglu can also move around, it would at least give them a better chance of survival.

“Child, you already have the foundation of a true cultivator’s foundation, but you are not aware of it yet.”

Chen Ying said, “By sharing common sense, you have obtained the detailed method of the Living Dead Method. Just follow the twelve more and twelve less sleeping techniques in it to sleep and recuperate.”

Yuan Zhonglu nodded, put down the cushion, lay on his side on the sofa, propped one hand on his ear and the other on his lower abdomen.

She was naturally good at falling asleep, and she didn't know how she had this talent before. Now that she had the detailed method, she could circulate her internal energy and relax her body in a balanced way.

She fell asleep in just four or five seconds.

Chu Tianshu looked at Teacher Yuan.

He could see that Yuan Zhonglu was moving towards a deep sleep, but he hadn't stopped yet, and was moving towards an even deeper sleep.

"Jinggong?"

Hearing what he said in a low voice, Chen Ying nodded and said, "Sleeping exercises are indeed a type of meditation."

Whether it's cultivating internal strength, internal energy, or mental power, all of them involve a degree of stillness practice.

The practice of meditation is not just about mental strength, but more about cultivating a state of mind.

Some minds seek tranquility in stillness, while others seek movement within stillness.

Depending on the method of practice, personal aptitude, acquired interests, and the development path of one's state of mind, there are countless variations.

But regardless of the state of mind, there is one thing in common, and the simplest manifestation of it is the degree of control over one's own power.

Of all the cultivation techniques Chu Tianshu has practiced so far, there is not a single set of dedicated meditation exercises.

Although his level of control over his power was not low, it was not obtained through dedicated comprehension, but rather through the effects of meditation attached to various techniques, as well as constant reflection and practice.

"The Living Dead Method, it looks pretty good." Chu Tianshu secretly took it to heart.

However, this level of meditation is merely icing on the cake.

The treasure trove of "Chasing the Sun True Skill" is still in its early stages and needs to be explored. Chu Tianshu is currently circulating this skill within his body, so he is not in a hurry to ask about other methods.

"Master Chen, you said that there might be more than one evil spirit within the cave's spiritual energy. Can you describe the characteristics of their evil aura?"

"No."

Chen Ying said, "The seven of us have never met before, so our senses aren't very clear. We can only tell that it definitely belongs to evil energy."

Chu Tianshu pondered for a moment, about to ask another question, when he suddenly heard a faint explosion.

The explosion was quite far away.

But soon, the sirens of ambulances, fire brigades, and other vehicles passed by on nearby streets.

Chu Tianshu walked over, opened the glass door, and stepped onto the balcony, where he found that people on the street below were also in a state of panic.

Many people were discussing it, and some were holding up their phones, shouting, "That was terrifying! It really exploded!"

Chu Tianshu's eyes locked onto that phone screen. He took out his own phone and searched for it.

The local trending topics just updated.

Upon clicking through, one can find numerous screen recordings from previous users.

Just minutes earlier, a man carrying a truckload of gas had stormed into the New World Shopping Mall.

The man was wearing a hoodie, looked to be no more than twenty or thirty years old, had an unusually pale face, and bloodshot pupils. He was live-streaming, laughing and shouting at the camera.

A security guard rushed over to stop him, but he grabbed him and threw him four or five meters away.

Customers and merchants near the mall began to flee and hide.

"Seven stars, seven souls!"

After shouting, the man grabbed a lighter and lit all the gas cylinders. Fearing that the cylinders were of good quality and wouldn't explode, he then pulled out a large-caliber pistol.

boom! ! !
The video stopped as soon as the explosion and flames appeared.

Chu Tianshu swiped the screen and clicked on another live stream that was being broadcast from near the scene.

The person doing the live stream appeared to be on the second floor of a shop across the street from the mall. The camera was shaky, and the streamer and the people around them were talking amongst themselves.

"I noticed something was wrong there just now, it actually exploded..."

“Across the street, our windows are also cracked, and it seems there were several dead or injured at the scene.”

"Don't let your hands shake! Our live stream angle is so good, it's bound to go viral!"

Chen Ying also walked over, her eyes solemn: "Seven Stars, Seven Souls..."

"To point this out, and to act so lawlessly, is most likely the work of an evil spirit. This is a provocation!"

She reached into her sleeve and pulled out a small yellow paper umbrella.

An umbrella made of stiff, tough yellow paper, when opened, is only about half the size of a palm.

It seems that these were probably items she carried with her before she was selected to enter the cave heaven. They had been refined with mental energy and were well preserved, so they hadn't broken even after hundreds of years.

Chu Tianshu turned his head and asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Ying said, "I'll use this umbrella to catch up with the car from earlier. When they arrive and investigate the scene, I'll be able to hear what's happening there."

Although both the Northern and Southern schools of Jindan primarily follow the path of alchemy and qi cultivation, they also incorporate many elements of spiritual visualization.

Wang Chongyang and Bai Yuchan were both figures who cultivated both body and mind. In their later years, they both figured out some tricks for using internal alchemy to perform magic.

For example, Wang Chongyang, although limited by the times and unable to cross the taboo, had extraordinary skills. He once used a large umbrella to fly from the top of a tall tower.

The umbrella flew more than two hundred miles to deliver a message to his apprentice.

Now that Chen Ying has mastered the forbidden techniques, grasping these secrets will not be difficult.

Chu Tianshu stopped him, saying, "If it really is an evil spirit directing things, even if they can't trace back the source of your umbrella, they might still figure out your methods if they discover it."

Chen Ying paused for a moment, then realized what she meant.

"The Taoist priest doesn't seem to be very good at strategy, or perhaps it's because he just woke up?"

Chu Tianshu stepped back from the balcony, closed the glass door, and drew the curtains.

"You stay here with Teacher Yuan, I'll go check out the area myself."

Chen Ying watched his retreating figure, lost in thought.

The battle of the seven souls should be a fight between good and evil, a duel between the strong, a life-or-death struggle, where the victor lives and the one who dies has no regrets.

Evil spirits are immoral and cause such trouble.

But why did this extraordinary modern expert's demeanor become somewhat strange the moment he stepped out the door?

Yuan Zhonglu, who was on the sofa, was awakened by the car alarm. He asked sleepily, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, you can go back to sleep."

Chen Ying walked to her side, gently stroked her hair, thought for a moment, and then said, "Since this young man Chu is your friend, do you know anything about his life and deeds?"

"Actually, I wasn't very familiar with him before; I had only heard some things about him."

Yuan Zhonglu thought for a moment, "The principal is quite familiar with him. In the principal's words, it's like..."

Teacher Yuan gave a thumbs up.

"Fierce yet cheerful, brave yet ruthless, what a fine young man, a pillar of the righteous path!"

Chen Ying choked for a moment.

The righteous path of your time is quite... extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)