Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

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If we're talking about the most prestigious martial arts in the world of martial arts, or even the world of wuxia.

The Emperor's Qi Observation Technique absolutely requires sitting on two and observing one.

Practitioners should proceed from the internal to the external, first clearly seeing their own Qi and comprehending internal vision, and then gaining insight into the Qi of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Its essence is to observe the "qi" of heaven and earth, see through the opponent's spirit and true qi, predict environmental changes, and then restrain the opponent's true qi according to the opponent's temperament, and also attack the opponent's weak points in temperament according to the opponent's true qi, which is incredibly mysterious.

Only with this skill could Gu Shentong be invincible. (I'm very puzzled as to how he could be poisoned and killed.)
As for its origin, it is fundamentally the art of judging enemies developed from Liang Xiao's "Way of Harmony," combined with Hua Xiaoshuang's art of seeing through the flow of blood and qi.

It is not difficult to see from this that "Zhouliu Liuxu Gong" and "Tianzi Wangqi Shu" are both specific applications of "Xiangzhi Dao", the former for defending against enemies and the latter for assessing enemies.

"Perceive the entirety of the Buddha's image."

A divine light flashed in Gu Shentong's eyes, and he said with emotion, "Is this Brother Ren's true form?"

Ren Shaoyang smiled and said, "You seem to know King Gudao?"

Gu Shentong grunted and nodded, saying, "I've seen this true form in a secret record. Its owner, whom even Peanut Master calls a half-master, was the number one swordsman in the world back then—'White-Robed Sword God'." As he spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on Ren Shaoyang's eyes.

Ren Shaoyang laughed: "You think I'm the same person as the Sword God from hundreds of years ago?"

Gu Shentong laughed it off: "How could that be? I only think of you as his descendant and disciple."

Ren Shaoyang flipped his sleeves and said, "Without further ado, shall we settle this with a final sword strike?"

“Okay.” Gu Shentong nodded, then suddenly looked up and said softly, “It’s going to rain.”

This statement was abrupt, but Ren Shaoyang frowned, looked up, and saw that the sky was clear and cloudless, with no sign of rain whatsoever.

Ren Shaoyang's eyes gleamed brightly, and after a long pause, he finally said, "No, there's no cloud."

"Yunlai!"

As the voice of the Valley God faded, he abruptly turned to the white-robed man opposite him, staring intently into Ren Shaoyang's eyes, and said in a low voice, "You can actually see? What did you see?"

Ren Shaoyang glanced around and smiled slightly: "My eyes can see the water vapor condensing in the sky, I can see that the wind is much stronger than before, and I can also see the clouds moving here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sky suddenly churned, dark clouds rolled in and piled up, a fierce wind howled, and the light of day dimmed in an instant.

It looks like it's going to rain.

Gu Shentong looked on incredulously: "Brother Ren, are those divine eyes something you were born with?" He looked up and smiled, "Lei Lai!"

Hooray!
Thunder rumbled through the dark clouds, like war drums echoing across the sky, but it vanished in an instant.

Ren Shaoyang smiled and said, "This is a magical skill called 'Eye-Clearing Style,' which is perfectly suited to 'Emperor's Aura Observation Technique.'" Then he glanced at the sky and murmured, "It's time to go."

In an instant, raindrops began to fall.

Gu Shentong slowly lowered his gaze, shook his head and sighed: "Brother Ren, I can perceive the changes in the three realms of Heaven, Earth and Man with my Qi, but you can perceive them with just your eyes. It's truly enviable."

Ren Shaoyang smiled and asked, "Do you want to learn?"

Gu Shentong said calmly, "How about we wager the 'Emperor's Aura Observation Technique' and the 'Eye-Clearing Method'?"

"Alright!" Ren Shaoyang laughed heartily, brandishing his longsword. "Come on!"

Gu Shentong glanced at the sky again and said, "It will stop in a moment; it's just a sudden rain."

"Then let's decide the winner in one moment!"

Ren Shaoyang shouted and strode forward.

A wisp of white smoke drifted by, and a layer of frost suddenly condensed on the sword.

Gu Shentong felt that the rain in the air was getting colder, as if the air itself was about to freeze, so he couldn't help but stare intently.

Ren Shaoyang walked up to Gu Shentong, accompanied by a cloud of white, icy dust, and the sword slowly disappeared without a trace.

Gu Shentong's pupils dilated slightly as he said, "The Sword of Escape from the Netherworld has truly vanished without a trace."

"Swish swish!"
Gu Shentong felt a dazzling blue light before his eyes. He suddenly dodged to the side, and a chill swept past his temple. A strand of hair cracked and froze into an ice thread, falling to the ground.

Ren Shaoyang shouted, "Escape to the Netherworld!" His longsword flashed like lightning, its blade light sometimes straight, sometimes curved, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes hard, sometimes soft, agile and unpredictable, as fast as a startled swan.

Gu Shentong swayed left and right, always managing to dodge the impossible. With a flick of his palms, he struck out with a seemingly light yet heavy, fast yet slow, like a meteorite falling from the sky, his strength unmatched.

Ren Shaoyang laughed and twisted his sword with his backhand.

Unexpectedly, Gu Shentong saw through the mystery and, seeing Ren Shaoyang's aura change, immediately changed his own, following the situation and pointing back.

Ren Shaoyang thrust his sword back, a smirk playing on his lips, and laughed, "King Gu Island, your skills are exhausted."

Gu Shentong's finger landed on empty air, but he wasn't discouraged and laughed, "It's still a long way off!"

Suddenly the aura changed, causing Ren Shaoyang's more than ten swords to lose their target.

The two faced each other with their swords, wielding them in the rain with incredibly fast and varied rhythms, like a hundred flowers in full bloom.

Suddenly, Gu Shentong unleashed a powerful chop, like an eagle soaring into the sky. Then, Ren Shaoyang struck out with a swift and chaotic motion, like a thunderbolt from the heavens. The movements were as fluid and graceful as drifting clouds and the moon.

By this time, the rain had started to drizzle, and the dark clouds were gradually dissipating, indicating that it was almost fifteen minutes.

Ren Shaoyang said, "King of Gu Island, please witness my 'Sword Silk Crossing the Void'!"

Gu Shentong was increasingly astonished. In his past battles, he rarely exchanged blows; he could defeat any formidable opponent with a single strike while chatting and laughing. Being in such a disadvantageous position as he was now was unprecedented.

But after the two have been fighting for so long, the white-robed man in front of them actually said he had a trump card up his sleeve?
Gu Shentong couldn't help but shout, "Good! Let me see you properly!"

He roared loudly, his fists and feet flew, moving like lightning, and his moves became unpredictable.

Just then, Ren Shaoyang suddenly let out a soft sigh, as if lamenting the fragility of life.

His figure vanished in an instant.

Immediately afterward, Gu Shentong's vision went white as a sharp white light suddenly rose up, blooming like a bright moon before him. Suddenly, the moonlight crashed into him with a deafening roar, like metal breaking and jade being pierced.

Gu Shentong was thrown backward by the impact.

While they were in the air, Ren Shaoyang sighed, "King Gudao, I still have flaws in this move."

Gu Shentong glanced to the side and saw Ren Shaoyang's body flashing rapidly, turning into a hazy light that pierced through layers of rain like lightning.

Like a ray of light, a wisp of wind wandered around him, both enchanting and alluring.

"Swordsmanship I have never seen before in my life!"

Gu Shentong smiled faintly, his mind clear and empty, free from all attachments. Life, death, honor, and disgrace all seemed so insignificant.

"No!" Gu Shentong's eyes snapped open, his pupils contracting sharply. "If he says there's a flaw, then there must be a flaw!"

where is it?
Where exactly?
"Hmm?" Gu Shentong's eyes lit up. "Rain Curtain! He hasn't yet achieved true harmony with the world, becoming invisible and intangible!"

Thinking of this, he immediately swept his palm out, unleashing an unparalleled force that actually struck a solid object!
"null!"

Gu Shentong suddenly felt his hand go empty as Ren Shaoyang's body, like a flowing stream, swept past him at an incredible speed.

The rain gradually stopped, and the shadows of the trees were faintly filtered through the clear light. The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the remaining raindrops on the leaves, reflecting the bright moon, shimmered and flickered like thousands of fireflies.

The two stood side by side, while trees around them snapped and fell to the ground with a clattering sound.

"Cough cough."

Ren Shaoyang suddenly coughed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but he laughed heartily: "King Gu Island, well done!"

Gu Shentong slowly turned around, looking extremely puzzled: "Brother Ren, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have surely died under your astonishing divine sword."

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "Victory or defeat is no longer important to me. What I want is to truly experience the 'Emperor's Qi Observation Technique' and perfect my own martial arts system."

Gu Shentong's eyes snapped open, and he exclaimed in realization, "You want to have a complete understanding of the changes in Heaven, Earth, and Man, so that you can break through all laws with a single sword strike?"

Ren Shaoyang flipped his wrist and drew a circle. A wisp of silver thread, like clouds shrouding a flower forest and the moon shining on cold sand, drifted back from all directions. Before the circle was fully drawn, the silver thread gathered around and transformed into a sword blade, which was then put back into his sleeve.

Gu Shentong swallowed hard and said, "Is this the legendary 'Divine Sword Capturing Dragon'?"

Ren Shaoyang smiled and said, "That's right."

Gu Shentong sighed and said, "It's a pity that the Azure Dragon Sword was lost to the martial world along with Ancestor Ye Lingsu. Otherwise, it would have been a wonderful thing for me to wield this sword and fight against Brother Ren."

Ren Shaoyang smiled and said, "There will be opportunities in the future." He then changed the subject and said seriously, "The martial arts system that I am thinking of now is to take all things in the world as my own sword heart."

"To take all things under heaven as one's own sword heart?"

Gu Shentong murmured, "So you want everything to be used by me, and even the enemy to be used by me, so that I can be invincible and indestructible?"

Ren Shaoyang said, "This is the method I came up with to resolve the flaws of 'Sword Silk Crossing the Void'."

"To take the enemy's swordsmanship, sword energy, weapons, and even true energy as one's own, so that the enemy moves as one moves." Gu Shentong became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, saying, "Brother Ren, if you master this swordsmanship..."

He looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said in a dreamlike manner, "Then every movement you make is like a ray of light, a cloud, giving you an invincible position from the start."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it 'A Flash of the Sword'!"

What the hell!

Always have a girl with you!
Ren Shaoyang shook his head, then slowly said, "King Gu Island, did I win this battle?"

Gu Shentong cupped his hands and said, "Brother Ren's sword strike is truly worthy of the title 'Sword God'! I am in awe!" He then gave a wry smile and took out a thin booklet from his pocket. "This book contains some insights from my experience. With Brother Ren's abilities, I'm sure it won't be difficult for you to understand it."

Ren Shaoyang reached out and took it, smiling, "Thank you, King Gudao."

Gu Shentong laughed and said, "Tomorrow I will have a duel with someone, and I don't know if I will live or die. Besides, if I survive, I would like to see the scenery of Brother Ren's perfected 'Sword Silk Crossing the Void'."

"Thank you, Island King," Ren Shaoyang said. "I believe you will definitely see this."

Gu Shentong paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

After a pause, he asked again, "But I still have a question, Gu: what is your relationship with the 'White-Robed Sword God' from back then?"

Ren Shaoyang smiled slightly: "I am the Sword God, and the Sword God is like me!"
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At the foot of Tianzhu Peak.

"Old monk, how do you plan to withstand this palm strike?"

A handsome man in a blue silk robe shouted, exhaled, leaped forward, and unleashed a furious attack with both palms!

The monk raised his palm to his chest, and with a "thud," he staggered back several steps and fell to the ground.

The man shouted and slammed his palm down again.

The monks of the Third Ancestor Temple in the distance were in an uproar. Monk Hun was only defending and not attacking. If he couldn't stop this palm strike, he would probably die here!
Suddenly, a loud shout came from afar: "Heavenly Sword Collapses the Mountain!"

Hooray!
Suddenly, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky.

A sword blade, several dozen feet long, pointed straight at the sky, arriving with a thunderous roar!

Upon witnessing this horrifying sight, everyone present felt as if they were in a dream, completely mesmerized and struggling to breathe.

Even proud people like Di Xi and Zuo Feiqing were stunned and speechless upon arriving here.

Only the monk sitting on the ground clasped his hands together and smiled slightly.

He knew that the child in the white robe was a man of his word.

They've come to his rescue.

(End of this chapter)