Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 234 In the Northern Sea dwells a Kun, which transforms into a Peng.

There was a note on Jiang Mingzhe's person.

It was given to him by Ding Chunqiu, who instructed him to follow the clues and kill a few people after he finished his task.

Jiang Mingzhe had already opened and read it, and unsurprisingly, it was the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass.

The eight men had varying levels of martial arts skills. The eldest, Kang Guangling, was so skilled that he could defeat Bao Butong and Feng Bo'e in just one or two moves. The youngest, Li Kuilei, was less skilled, but he broke his own leg after delivering a sweeping kick to Deng Baichuan.

However, these eight people each had their own obsessions and were deeply passionate and genuine; they were truly eight remarkable individuals. Therefore, Jiang Mingzhe was unwilling to actually kill them.

Moreover, even if we disregard the brother's feelings, we should consider the sister's feelings; these eight people clearly have a close relationship with Abi.

Seeing that the eight people were about to make things difficult for Jiang Mingzhe, Abi quickly cried out, "Oh dear, Young Master Jiang is not a demon! Please don't hurt him!"

However, before she could even speak, Jiang Mingzhe had already made his move. He was still about ten feet away from the eight people when he unleashed a move called "Forceful Sweep of Demons." The extremely powerful Northern Darkness True Qi within his body was released with his fist technique, which actually condensed into a towering purple pestle, which he then swung horizontally with a thunderous roar.

Of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass, seven were immediately sent flying backward. Only the eldest, Kang Guangling, managed to catch the attack with his arms crossed, but blood still trickled from the corner of his mouth. He staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with horror.

It wasn't that he was cowardly, it was just that this move was too shocking!
That is to say, Xuan Bei is already dead. Otherwise, if he saw his signature move being used with such power by Jiang Mingzhe, he would probably die of jealousy again.

Jiang Mingzhe himself was also startled.

He knew his punches were powerful, but he never expected that his external energy would form a pestle!
This isn't a TV show. When Xiao Feng uses the Dragon Subduing Palm, we don't see him condense his energy into a dragon!
Granny Tong exclaimed in surprise, "True Qi manifests! Just how much internal energy did you absorb, brat? The Northern Darkness Divine Art absorbed too much, there's no more to transform, why didn't it kill you?"

These words were uttered by the old woman in her surprise, but to Jiang Mingzhe, they were like a thunderclap, a sudden realization striking him and clarifying a long-standing question—

The martial arts system he was familiar with was based primarily on internal energy, and the accumulation of internal energy, apart from fortuitous encounters, stemmed from several factors.

Technique, aptitude, time.

In these respects, the three major internal skills of the Xiaoyao Sect are all top-tier techniques, and the three elders of Xiaoyao are also first-rate in terms of talent and live extremely long lives.

However, the strength they displayed did not seem to be much different from that of Kumārajīva, Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Bo, who were decades younger than them, or even Xiao Feng, who was several decades younger.

Especially Wu Yazi, who possessed the divine skill of Beiming and lived to a ripe old age, was still ambushed by Ding Chunqiu back then.

In the original novel, Duan Yu absorbed more internal energy in a year than Ding Chunqiu cultivated for many years.

Could it be that Wu Yazi practiced Beiming only by cultivating on his own and never absorbed other people's internal energy?
This question baffled Jiang Mingzhe.

If it were the Star Absorbing Technique, that would be one thing. But compared to the Northern Darkness Technique, this skill seems to only have the Absorbing Power Technique, while the Power Transformation Technique is incomplete, and the Power Nourishment Technique and Power Transfer Technique are completely absent. Therefore, the internal energy absorbed is mixed and impure, and the more you absorb, the harder it is to control, until you suffer from internal energy deviation.

However, the Northern Darkness Divine Art absorbs energy quickly, has an extremely high conversion rate, and the converted internal energy is gentle in nature, making it far superior to the Star Absorbing Technique. Even if Wu Yazi absorbed energy from one master per year, he would still be incredibly powerful.

This roughly illustrates that there is actually an upper limit to the accumulation of internal energy.

Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tonglao have probably already reached this limit, so all they can do is keep refining their internal energy to make it more pure.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art also has a similar upper limit. Once you absorb too much and exceed this limit, it may lead to the result that Tianshan Child Granny said: "To be stuffed to death!"
Before the battle at Shaolin began, Jiang Mingzhe's internal strength was already quite high.

Looking across the martial arts world, he would definitely have a place in the top twenty.

And the difference between the top twenty is probably not that much.

After the battle at Shaolin began, Jiang Zheming absorbed most of Xuan Sheng's internal energy, 70% of Xuan Kui, Xuan Nian, and Xuan Jing's, and 30% to 50% of the internal energy of more than ten Hui-generation monks. He also absorbed all the internal energy and some of the life force of Xuan Bei and Xuan Jue, and finally absorbed all the internal energy of the You brothers. The Hui-generation monks and the You brothers were one thing, but the internal energy of the six Xuan-generation monks from Shaolin, who could easily rank among the top fifty in the martial arts world, was truly outrageous!

Could it be that I am a genius with a higher potential than the Three Elders of Xiaoyao, so that I have absorbed enough internal energy to reach the realm of true qi transformation?

Jiang Mingzhe thought about it. Although he hoped it was so, the more likely reason was probably the Thunder God's Might Skill that Lao Xiao had passed down!
He had previously felt that this skill was inexplicably compatible with the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

Tianshan Tonglao seemed even more confused than him. At this moment, she and Yan Longyuan had been fighting for forty-seven rounds when she suddenly unleashed three brilliant moves, leaving Yan Longyuan flustered.

When he used the third move, he struck out with a palm, his hand moving unpredictably. Yan Longyuan was completely unsure whether it would land on his left or right. Seeing the palm coming, he let out a low roar, gathered his inner strength in his right shoulder, and blocked with both hands to the left.

He was clearly taking a gamble. If the old woman's palm landed on the left, he would be right; if it landed on the right, he would have to take the blow head-on.

The old woman smiled smugly, and the palm shadows that had appeared on both sides vanished at the same time. A small, fair palm struck Yan Longyuan squarely in the chest. The sound of bones cracking rang out, and Yan Longyuan coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell backward.

The old woman said proudly, "You've been defeated by my 'Yangguan Triple Strike,' so you're quite the hero!"

After saying that, he turned around and leaped up, striking Jiang Mingzhe with the exact same "Yangguan Sandie" move: "You try to guess!"

"What the hell are you guessing!" Jiang Mingzhe roared, slapped his sword fan, and his figure spun in mid-air, head down and feet up, slashing at Tong Lao's head.

The Cloud-Piercing Sword Technique, Feng Si is below!
The old woman shook her head swiftly, almost brushing the edge of her fan to avoid the attack, and angrily said, "You're using my junior brother's swordsmanship against me?"

Having said that, he suddenly accelerated and reached out to snatch his sword fan.

Jiang Mingzhe immediately changed his fighting style, twisting his waist and spinning around. With a snap of his fan, a two-foot-long red light extended out, striking back at Tong Lao, and his speed also increased dramatically.

This sword was originally two feet long, with the blade itself being one foot and three inches long. With the addition of the two-foot sword light, it was even longer than ordinary swords. When the sword technique was unleashed, fiery winds blew everywhere, forcing Tong Lao to retreat repeatedly. Jiang Mingzhe launched more than ten sword attacks in a row, and Tong Lao had no time to retaliate!
The martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect were no secret to the three elders of Xiaoyao Sect; even those who had never practiced them were well aware of their strengths and weaknesses.

This is why Jiang Mingzhe had previously suffered setbacks at Li Qiushui's hands.

Tong Lao's martial arts skills were even superior to Li Qiushui's, and she was also familiar with the Chuiyun Sword Technique, yet she was still forced to make it difficult for Jiang Mingzhe to get close. The reason for this was simply speed.

Jiang Mingzhe had not truly used his full strength against the group of monks before, but now that he was facing Tong Lao, he was unleashing his full power. All the forces around him were mixed together, as if the whole world had slowed down, and only the sword light in his hand remained swift.

"Impossible! Impossible!"

As the old woman fought fiercely, she shook her head and said, "How could you be so fast? Even if my junior brother were to take action himself, he wouldn't be this fast!"

In fact, Tong Lao's moves were extremely fast. After Jiang Mingzhe unleashed his Thunder God Power, he was 30% faster than Xiao Yuanshan, but against Tong Lao, he was only slightly faster.

But even this tiny bit of weakness was enough to make Tong Lao, who could clearly see through the changes in his sword moves, unable to find a flaw. In addition, the Chuiyun Sword Technique was extremely skillful and the Seven Child Sword Lights were incredibly sharp, so she was actually suppressed by Jiang Mingzhe!

Both of them moved with incredible speed, and within a few breaths, they had already exchanged sixty or seventy blows.

Jiang Mingzhe, having gone all out, felt that the consumption was several times greater than before. Fearing that his internal energy would run out, he suddenly made a move, using the Netherworld Ghost Claw technique to grab a Lingjiu Palace woman dressed as a leader, and absorbed her internal energy while his right hand continued to attack relentlessly with sword light.

He was sucking away as he fought, completely unaware of how strong the suction was, something he had never seen before. The two fought for another thirty rounds. Jiang Mingzhe had no time to pay attention, but Tong Lao clearly watched as her subordinates gradually withered away, turning into skin and bones and dried corpses.

The old woman's already large eyes widened even more. She unleashed a powerful palm strike with both hands, taking advantage of Jiang Mingzhe's dodge to leap three or four zhang away. Her face was filled with disbelief, and she muttered as if possessed, "In the Northern Sea there is a fish, its name is Kun, which transforms into a bird, its name is Peng! Impossible, impossible! Didn't Master say that this 'Kun Transforms into Peng Divine Skill' was against the will of Heaven, which is why he couldn't create it even after exhausting all his efforts? Could it be that Master finally succeeded? But, but why would he pass it on to this little bastard?"

The Kun transforms into the Peng divine skill?

Jiang Mingzhe's heart skipped a beat, wondering if this was the original name that the Thunder God's Might Technique was supposed to be?
(End of this chapter)