Quickly conquer the martial arts world, and let your fists dominate the heavens!

"Well done!"

Gu Yu gave a low shout, drew his longsword, and infused the blade with Xuan Shui True Qi, giving it a blue glow.

She slashed her sword horizontally, unleashing a blue light that attacked the plum sword, while simultaneously shifting her footwork to dodge the tip of the orchid sword.

Shuangjiang unleashed the Lingbo Weibu technique, her figure moving like a ghost amidst the sword shadows.

With a flick of his fingertips, he conjured an ice blade, aiming directly at the wrist of the bamboo sword. The point of impact was precise, striking the crucial spot where the wrist was channeling its power.

"Ding!"

As the two swords clashed, Mei Jian felt a surge of internal force, both soft and resilient, which made her arm go numb, caused her to drop her sword, and made her involuntarily take two steps back.

The bamboo sword was struck by an ice blade, and the biting cold spread instantly, causing his blood and qi to stagnate and greatly reducing his grip on the sword.

She hurriedly tried to expel the cold by circulating her internal energy, but found that the cold was deeply ingrained and difficult to remove.

Seeing his companion suffer a setback, Chrysanthemum Sword changed his sword technique, unleashing a sword flourish to attack Frostfall's back.

Shuangjiang dodged to the side, then struck out with her palm, her Ice Nether True Qi transforming into a chilling aura that shot towards her face.

Chrysanthemum Sword flashed, but the cold air still swept across her cheek, stinging as if an ice pick had scraped against it.

In just a few moves, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums were all injured.

The four were already top-tier experts in Lingjiu Palace, capable of defeating ordinary masters when they joined forces, yet they were utterly helpless against the two, their eyes filled with shock and fear.

"Good martial arts."

Wu Xingyun stood rooted to the spot, his pupils shrinking as he watched Gu Yu defuse the attack with a palm technique. His tone was one of surprise and disbelief: "Hmm? You actually know the White Rainbow Palm Technique? Who taught you that!"

Just now, when Gu Yu dodged the sword, he struck out with his palm. The palm force was gentle but could turn in mid-air, bypassing the block and hitting Lan Jian's shoulder.

This is precisely the White Rainbow Palm Force of the Free and Unfettered Sect, which can be used with ease, both hard and soft, and can turn around and launch surprise attacks.

Gu Yu sheathed her sword and smiled faintly: "Naturally, it was taught to me by my master."

The White Rainbow Palm technique was learned by Chen Zhan from Wuyazi of Leigu Mountain during his early travels.

Chen Zhan once said that among the core techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect, the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme Technique" and the "Little Formless Technique" were exclusively passed down by Xiaoyaozi to Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui. Wuyazi did not obtain them, so he did not master them either.

"Your master?"

"Is it that vile woman Li Qiushui?" A fierce glint flashed in Wu Xingyun's eyes, and his tone was cold.

In her view, the White Rainbow Palm technique was a unique skill of the Free and Unfettered Sect, and apart from her, only Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui knew it.

Since Wu Yazi is dead, this girl's master must be Li Qiushui.

The thought of his nemesis filled Wu Xingyun with intense hatred.

"You're that bitch's apprentice? Then you deserve to die!"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Xingyun moved suddenly, using the Lingbo Weibu technique, which was far faster than Mei Lan Zhu Ju, and instantly pounced in front of Gu Yu.

A surge of powerful true energy rushed towards them, making it hard to breathe.

Frost was shocked and wanted to rush forward to help, but was blocked by Wu Xingyun's true energy barrier, so he could only shout urgently: "Be careful!"

Gu Yu sensed the deadly danger and dared not be careless. He took a deep breath and fully circulated his Xuan Shui True Qi, pouring it into his longsword.

The sword's blue light surged, and she gripped it with both hands, slashing through the air. The enormous blue sword shadow, accompanied by a whistling sound, struck straight at Wu Xingyun.

Wu Xingyun didn't care at all. He angrily struck out with his palm, and his surging true energy transformed into a giant palm phantom, which collided with the blue sword shadow with a loud crash.

"Bam—!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the collision of the two forces created a violent airflow that spread, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere and causing tree branches and leaves to sway.

Gu Yu felt an overwhelming force strike her, her arm throbbed with pain, her longsword nearly slipped from her grasp, and she flew backward like a kite with a broken string for dozens of steps before barely managing to steady herself. She stepped into a deep pit, felt a sweet taste in her throat, and forced herself to swallow blood.

Wu Xingyun merely swayed slightly and took two steps back, coldly staring at Gu Yu and saying disdainfully, "You dare to show off your meager skills before an expert?"

Shuangjiang rushed to Guyu's side and asked with concern, "How are you?"

Gu Yu shook his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, saying in a deep voice, "It's nothing, she didn't use her full strength in that palm strike."

The four, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, also took the opportunity to retreat behind Wu Xingyun, bowed their heads and said, "Your subordinates are incompetent, please punish us, Your Majesty."

Wu Xingyun waved his hand, his gaze fixed on Guyu and Shuangjiang, and said coldly:

“That bitch Li Qiushui has actually taught some decent disciples. You’re unlucky to have caught me in my prime today, arresting my men.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her true energy surged again, becoming even more terrifying. The sand and stones at the valley entrance shattered into powder under the pressure of her true energy.

Gu Yu took a deep breath and gripped her longsword tightly: "Senior Sister, let's join forces!"

Frost nodded, a resolute glint in her icy blue eyes. She fully activated her Ice Nether True Qi, her body enveloped in icy aura that resonated with the Valley Rain Profound Water True Qi, condensing into a pale blue light barrier in front of her.

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from inside the valley. Bai Sun Dao Ren and Zhuo Bu Fan arrived with the people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.

Upon reaching the valley entrance, they sensed a terrifying aura and stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with horror.

"Such a powerful aura!" Zhuo Bufan murmured, gripping his longsword tightly.

The girl in yellow possessed skills far beyond his comprehension, filling him with fear.

Bai Sun Dao Ren frowned. Shuang Jiang and Gu Yu were already highly skilled in martial arts, yet they were suppressed so much, which showed how terrifying the girl's strength was.

Wu Xingyun glanced at the crowd, his face full of disdain: "You have quite a few helpers, but it's a pity that no matter how many useless people there are in the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands, it's useless."

Before she finished speaking, she transformed into a yellow lightning bolt and pounced on the two of them, faster and with more powerful palm strikes.

"careful!"

The two shouted at the same time, unleashing their strongest moves.

Frostfall condensed several ice blades from the sword and shot towards Wu Xingyun like a rainstorm. Gu Yu swung the sword like flowing clouds and water, and blue sword energy wove into a sword net to block in front of him.

Wu Xingyun shattered the ice blades with a wave of his palm, his figure nimbly weaving through the sword net, his Lingbo Weibu technique reaching its peak, making him elusive and unpredictable.

The field opened up, and although the two people's different kinds of true energy were powerful enough, they couldn't touch her.

"boom!"

Wu Xingyun slapped Gu Yujian with his palm, causing her to stagger back again, her arm veins bulging.

Taking advantage of the moment when Wu Xingyun retaliated against Guyu, Shuangjiang suddenly unleashed a palm strike, gathering icy true energy in his palm and aiming it directly at Wu Xingyun's vital point at the back of his heart.

This palm strike was perfectly timed, chilling to the bone, and sealed off any escape route.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Wu Xingyun slightly turned his body to avoid the palm strike, while at the same time he flipped his wrist, his true energy surging, and returned the blow with a backhand palm.

The two palms collided, the force of the impact spread, and pebbles flew everywhere.

Shuangjiang felt a tremendous force strike him, his arm went numb, and he stumbled back more than ten steps, leaving a deep pit.

What's even more troublesome is that a strange true energy seeped into the body, causing numbness in the meridians and sluggish circulation of internal energy, as if the body were bound by shackles.

"Truly worthy of the title 'Unrivaled Mastery of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions'!"

Frostfall steadied itself, wiped away the bloodstains, and stood facing Guyu, one on the left and one on the right, tacitly maintaining a distance of several feet.

Both were at the initial stage of the Profound Realm, but with their unique true energy, they were just one step away from the middle stage.

But Wu Xingyun's realm is even higher. With over ninety years of experience, her skill has reached its peak, and ordinary martial arts can be transformed into something miraculous in her hands.

Previously, the two relied on various extraordinary martial arts skills to defeat skilled martial artists with unexpected victories or overwhelming power.

However, against Wu Xingyun, who also came from the Xiaoyao lineage, he lost all his advantages, as the opponent was proficient in more and more profound Xiaoyao martial arts.

Frost's Descent and Grain Rain nod to each other, understanding each other perfectly.

At the same time, he drew his sword, channeling his true energy into the blade. The sword's sharp edge cut through the wind as it attacked Wu Xingyun, intending to break through his true energy field.

Wu Xingyun, bare-handed, surging with true energy, his clothes fluttering, seemingly a casual palm strike, yet containing immense power.

Although its true energy was not of a different kind, it was extremely condensed, with a density several times greater than that of ordinary true energy.

This is the strange aspect of the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" technique: every thirty years, it rejuvenates the user, doubling the concentration of true energy. Wu Xingyun has already experienced this three times, and the degree of concentration of his true energy is beyond comprehension.

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

The two streams of true qi sword energy collided with Wu Xingyun's palm wind, causing the earth to shake and the air to surge outside the valley.

Wu Xingyun attacked without holding back, his more than ninety years of cultivation meant he didn't take the two girls in their early twenties seriously at all.

Under the impact of the air blast, Gu Yu and Shuang Jiang should have retreated further, but they stubbornly held on to the shockwave with their true energy and, under the cover of smoke and dust, quietly approached Wu Xingyun.

"Do it!"

The two shouted simultaneously from a distance of more than ten feet from Wu Xingyun, pouring all their true energy into their swords. The light flared up, and two condensed sword beams of true energy took shape, rushing straight towards him with earth-shattering power.

Wu Xingyun sensed the terrifying energy and used the Lingbo Weibu technique to flash several feet away.

Instead of being disappointed, Grain Rain and Frost's Descent both showed joy upon seeing this.

It turns out that the sword aura was just a decoy; the real killing move was to make the two different kinds of true energy collide.

Xuan Shui and Bing Ming were both extreme water-attribute mutated true qi, with a repulsive force far exceeding that of water and fire. Under their control, they collided violently at Wu Xingyun's original position.

"Boom——!"

After the loud bang, an energy storm swept through, uprooting trees, creating deep craters in the ground, and scattering debris and shockwaves.

Although Wu Xingyun dodged several feet, he was still affected by the aftershocks, his body swayed slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Interesting. Different types of true energy can combine in such a way?"

Wu Xingyun's tone held a hint of approval, then quickly returned to disdain, "But you think you can deal with me with such a trick?"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Xingyun flipped his hand, condensing his true energy into a rotating vortex, and gently pressed it against the aftershocks of energy.

The violent aftershocks gradually subsided, flowing with the vortex and being absorbed entirely into her body.

Gu Yu and Shuang Jiang stared in disbelief, and asked at the same time, "Is this still the Northern Darkness Divine Art?"

The two were utterly shocked.

Knowing that the Northern Darkness Divine Art can absorb and transform true qi, but the attributes of Ice Darkness and Profound Water True Qi are extremely repulsive. Let alone absorbing them at the same time, even a single type would be too much for an ordinary martial artist to withstand.

The two paid a heavy price to practice these two types of true energy.

The Frost's Descent, after being refined by the power of the thousand-year-old ice silkworm, was tormented for half a month and nearly died several times. Grain Rain, it needs to be soaked in extremely cold spring water all year round and endure the pain of its meridians freezing and cracking.

It's illogical that Wu Xingyun could absorb them all at once.

"Heh, the Northern Darkness Divine Art? Yes and no."

Wu Xingyun chuckled with a disdainful air, "My technique dares to claim to be the only one of its kind, capable of sweeping across the eight wastelands and ruling the six directions. All the true energy in the world can be absorbed and integrated into one!"

Her tone suddenly shifted, becoming sharp: "Enough nonsense, call that bitch Li Qiushui out to see me!"

"Bam—!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Xingyun shifted his true energy, no longer attacking the two, but instead gathered the absorbed alien true energy in his palm and blasted it towards the valley entrance.

Gu Gu Baisun Daoren, Zhuo Bufan, and others were watching the battle, but unexpectedly the flames of war turned against them.

A full-force attack from a Transcendent Realm expert was far beyond their ability to withstand. The terrifying pressure was like Mount Tai pressing down on them, a mixture of icy coldness and yin energy that made their bodies stiff and their breathing difficult.

Bai Sun Dao Ren and Zhuo Bu Fan stood at the forefront, facing an overwhelming life-or-death crisis. Their faces were deathly pale, filled with despair, and they could clearly feel that the true energy was enough to crush them into dust.

At the critical moment, an invisible field suddenly covered the area, firmly enveloping the raging true energy.

The unstoppable true energy was frozen in place, unable to move.

This bizarre scene stunned everyone from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands. They were filled with disbelief, having never seen such a mysterious technique that could so easily imprison a full-force attack from a Transcendent Realm expert.

In the deathly silence that hung in the balance, a voice rang out from within the valley, clearly penetrating everyone's ears: "Wu Xingyun, it's been many years, but your temper hasn't changed."

Wu Xingyun's movements suddenly stopped as the palm wind lingered in mid-air, and his true energy stagnated.

A look of bewilderment flashed in her eyes, which was then replaced by disbelief.

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, a figure in a green robe slowly emerged.

The newcomer held a folding fan, had a white jade pendant at his waist, and was followed by a woman in plain white robes. Her steps were calm and her expression serene.

"It's you?"

Wu Xingyun's voice tightened as he stared intently at the man in the blue robe, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

Chen Zhan ignored her outburst and walked straight to Shuangjiang and Guyu. His gaze swept over the bloodstains at their lips and their trembling arms, and he asked:
"You're not hurt, are you?"

"Master, we're alright."

The tense nerves of those on Frost's Descent and Grain Rain suddenly relaxed, and they responded in unison, bowing in greeting.

Chen Zhan nodded, raised his hand, and sent two streams of gentle true energy into the bodies of the two people.

During Frost's Descent and Grain Rain, I felt a warm current flowing through my meridians, and my stagnant internal energy flowed much more smoothly, dispelling the numbness.

He turned to look at Wu Xingyun and asked with a slight smile, "Have you completed the third time of rejuvenation? Your Eight Desolations and Six Directions Supreme Technique has become even more refined."

These words were like a key, completely unlocking the floodgates of Wu Xingyun's memory.

A dozen years ago.

She completed her second rejuvenation, reaching the peak of her power. The Lingjiu Palace's influence was at its zenith, and the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands bowed down to her.

Li Qiushui dared only hide deep within the Western Xia imperial palace, not daring to come out for even a moment.

At that time, a man in a blue robe who called himself "Master of Xuanyang Dao" climbed Lingjiu Palace alone.

The summit of Tianshan is extremely dangerous. The "Nine Heavens and Nine Earths Formation" she set up trapped and killed countless masters, and there were also life-and-death talisman attendants blocking the way.

But the man in the green robe moved as if he were in an empty place; the formation could not contain him, and he charged through the mountains with unstoppable momentum.

She personally went out to meet the enemy, and the two fought in the Heavenly Palace.

At that time, she had pushed her Eight Desolations and Six Directions Supreme Technique to its limit, her true energy condensed like steel, and her palm strikes could shatter rocks. However, the man in the green robe was no match for her, and after exchanging more than a hundred blows, it was difficult to determine a winner.

Finally, the man in the blue robe was the first to give up.

To her surprise, the man in the green robe did not kill anyone when he entered the mountain. After entering the mountain, he wandered around and repeatedly asked about Xiaoyaozi's past.

His early travels, details of his transmission of skills, and even lost classic texts.

She didn't know much about Xiaoyaozi, and even if she did, she wouldn't tell a stranger.

But the man in the blue robe was completely unprepared. When he reached the library, he turned his back to her and began flipping through the books.

A murderous intent arose instantly. She knew that a direct confrontation would be difficult to determine the winner, but a sneak attack would give her a strong chance of severely injuring her opponent.

He immediately gathered all his true energy, suppressed the cold air, and pounced forward in a blur, his palm strike aimed straight at the vital point in the back of the body.

The expected success did not materialize. The man in the green robe slightly shifted his body to avoid the sneak attack, and at the same time, he struck out with a backhand palm.

The palm strike appeared gentle, yet it carried an overwhelming force, instantly striking her palm.

The fierce force poured into her body, causing excruciating pain in her meridians and a reversal of her internal energy. She coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing into a stone pillar in the library, nearly dying.

Before the man in the green robe could press him for answers, a figure in black descended from the sky and attacked him without saying a word.

The man in black moved with unpredictable and ruthless movements, and his martial arts were equally terrifying. He fought the man in green to a standstill.

The two fought from the Heavenly Palace to the summit of Mount Tian, ​​then entangled in battle as they fell, finally disappearing into the vast sea of ​​clouds without a trace.

More than a decade has passed, and she has never mentioned this to anyone.

This was the first time someone had brought me to the brink of death with a single blow.

She would never forget that unique scent. (End of Chapter)