Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Senior Brother Shi is right. That Lü Ci is no good either. I originally thought my Qiankun Dao Technique could finally be put to good use, but I didn't expect them to be such cowards!"

Hinata Hoshino's expression was subtle. Without him, one would have been killed by the reflected Lightning Thunder Fist, and the other would have fared alright, but that wouldn't change the fact that he was once a villain.

In the final match, Hinata Hoshino simply dropped the pretense, his hair returned to its pure black color, he put on a purple Taoist robe, wore a lotus crown, and stood at the highest point to watch the battle with Zhang Zhiwei and Tian Jinzhong.

Zhang Chulan and Chen Duo stood facing each other. When their eyes met, Zhang Chulan was a little nervous. Chen Duo's endless stream of magical artifacts, some of which reminded him of his childhood, left Zhang Chulan at a loss for words.

As Rong Shan announced the start, Zhang Chulan's face showed an unwavering expression, while Chen Duo remained calm, her eyes like a deep, dark pool.

Suddenly, Zhang Chulan moved. He stimulated his cells with lightning magic, instantly accelerating, lightning flashing, and he charged towards Chen Duo like a cheetah.

Chen Duo remained calm and composed, stepping onto a skateboard with burning wheels and leaping into the air to avoid the attack.

However, Zhang Chulan did not stop; he launched a new attack in an instant. His movements were swift and powerful, leaping high into the air and appearing beside Chen Duo like a ghost.

Chen Duo remained frighteningly calm, took out a replica of the Kunlun Mirror, and controlled the energy of heaven and earth to form an invisible barrier around her.

Neither Zhang Chulan's Golden Light Mantra nor his Thunder Technique could break through this barrier.

"dong dong dong"

Zhang Chulan's attacks were repeatedly blocked by the barrier, producing deafening sounds that caused the audience to cover their ears.

Zhang Chulan's performance further convinced Wang Ai and Lü Ci that Zhang Chulan definitely possessed the Qi Body Source Flow. However, Lü Ci glanced at Hyuga Hoshino with a mysterious expression and noticed that Wang Ai's gaze was becoming increasingly fervent.

Lu Ci suddenly didn't know whether he should stop Wang Ai. The Lu family was split in two, but his Lu family village still had a part of Shuangquan Shou.

Although the Gao family withdrew from the Ten Elders, they still hold positions in the company and are still in charge of one side of the business.

The Lu family not only has Lu Jin who possesses the Tongtian Talisman, but his great-granddaughter has also climbed the Maoshan Mountain.

Only the Wang family did not benefit from the previous changes in the world of supernatural beings, which caused the Wang family, which was originally not weak among the four families, to decline like the Gao family.

Chen Duo remained calmly watching Zhang Chulan, who suddenly launched his strongest attack.

His Qi surged, and waves of energy rolled around him. Stimulated by the thunder magic, his figure moved as fast as lightning, arriving beside Chen Duo in an instant.

Zhang Chulan threw a punch, which thundered and unleashed boundless lightning towards Chen Duo. This strike concentrated all of Zhang Chulan's Qi, as he wanted to win this battle.

Chen Duo also realized the power of this attack. She took out the Vajra Bracelet, and Zhang Chulan's lightning magic was absorbed by the Vajra Bracelet. Chen Duo reversed the Vajra Bracelet.

Zhang Chulan was still in mid-air and couldn't dodge in time. Helpless, he mobilized his limited Qi, condensed it into golden light, and withstood the attack head-on.

His body tumbled through the air before crashing heavily to the ground. Once the dust settled, he struggled to his feet, only to discover that his left arm was broken.

Zhang Chulan reached out to adjust his bones without uttering a sound. He focused his Qi into his dantian and, upon internal inspection, saw that his Qi infant had already taken shape. When Zhang Chulan discovered it, he was equally shocked. Now, he could only entrust it to it.

Zhang Chulan emptied his mind, and the Qi infant let out a soft laugh, taking over Zhang Chulan's body.

"So this is how Qi can be used," Zhang Chulan remarked.

The blue light emanating from Zhang Chulan's eyes was a manifestation of overflowing Qi.

"Old Zhang, Big Ear Thief's Qi Source Flow is quite interesting."

"That's right, it's derived from the internal alchemy methods of my Taoist school, and it's similar to the Nascent Soul stage in novels."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded. He didn't take the Qi Source Flow seriously. It was a cultivation method that had only been around for a short time, yet it dared to think it could rival a true method that had been passed down for many years.

"How much longer?"

Zhang Zhiwei then asked a question that left Tian Jinzhong scratching his head, and Hinata Hoshino chuckled.

"It's almost time. The outcome should be decided soon. Strictly speaking, it will be time to finish everything once Duo'er admits defeat."

"When I inherited the position of Celestial Master, the news I saw really surprised me. Your background is truly remarkable."

"Ha, so what? At least in this world, I am just the founder of Maoshan."

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

Lightning bolts transformed into threads, which coalesced into a fishing net and shrouded Chen Duo in its embrace. Chen Duo raised an umbrella, and the Qi of the Five Elements spread out, allowing Hyuga Hoshino to create a simplified version of the Five Emperors Demon God's Great Canopy.

Thunder belongs to the Yang Wood Qi. A flash of green light appeared on the Great Canopy of the Five Emperors and Demon Gods, and the thunder disintegrated.

Dissatisfied that his attack was easily neutralized, Qi Ying controlled Zhang Chulan to move, appearing in front of Chen Duo at an even faster speed than before, with lightning covering his left and right hands.

With the Thunder Claw, Chen Duo used her umbrella as a shield to block the attack head-on. Golden light appeared under Qi Ying's feet as a springboard, propelling him into the air.

The golden light transformed into a battle axe, covered in lightning, which the Qi Infant raised high before suddenly slashing down. Chen Duo looked at the Five Emperors Demon God Canopy in her hand, unsure if she could block it.

This was a gift from Hinata Hoshino, and she didn't want it to be broken. This was the second time Chen Duo had dodged during the entire battle.

With an innocent smile, the Qi Infant assumed the attack had worked and transformed the golden battle axe in its hand into a forty-meter-long broadsword.

"Swish swish swish"

After several powerful slashes, Chen Duo dodged repeatedly, but Qi Ying pressed his advantage relentlessly. A hint of impatience flashed in Chen Duo's eyes as she controlled her skateboard to approach Qi Ying. The Samadhi True Fire on the skateboard wheels surged forth, its target Qi Ying.

"Wow!"

Qi Ying cleaved through the Samadhi True Fire with his bare hands, shook his hand as if he had been burned, and howled at Chen Duo in dissatisfaction.

Chen Duo felt she could spend another day with Zhang Chulan when she suddenly remembered something. She took out her monocle, looked at Zhang Chulan, and realized he was about to wake up.

Just in time, before Zhang Chulan woke up, he pretended to have exhausted his Qi and collapsed to the ground.

Wow! Zhang Chulan is amazing!

After saying that, Chen Duo pretended to faint. Then, as if remembering something, she took out a note from her pocket, confirmed that there was no problem, and fell to the ground again.

Chapter 241 Converging the World, Naruto's Dragon Vein

"Hiss."

The audience, including Zhang Chulan, gasped in shock. It was fake! So obviously fake!

Hinata Hoshino smiled, her cuteness almost excessive. Poor Zhang Chulan, his shamelessness is now completely confirmed.

Hinata Hoshino jumped off the platform, picked up Chen Duo, and noticed that Chen Duo had a faint smile on her face. She was fine during training yesterday, so she must have deliberately embarrassed Zhang Chulan. He reached out and flicked Chen Duo's nose.

"You're so naughty, little girl!"

"Humph!"

The Luo Tian Grand Ceremony officially ended, and Zhang Chulan, contrary to his usual behavior, accepted the Tongtian Talisman.

"Chu Lan, come with me. Today is the day you will learn the truth."

Zhang Chulan nodded. Several disciples from Longhu Mountain, knowing that Zhang Zhiwei might be about to pass on the Heavenly Master's Seal to Zhang Chulan, reached out to stop them.

"Don't stop us. This isn't a transmission of power. You'll find out what happened in a moment."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded, and the others stepped aside. Zhang Zhiwei and Hinata Hoshino walked in front and soon arrived at the summit.

"Master, what are we supposed to see?"

"Wait a minute, you'll find out."

Hinata Hoshino looked at Zhang Chulan with a strange expression. Feng Baobao suddenly trembled. The environment, which seemed unchanged to everyone else, had undergone a tremendous change in her intuition.

"Hey, you old fox, what are you doing?"

"Old Zhang didn't even notice, but you knew first? Interesting, Old Zhang, what do you think?"

"Hurry up, my cultivation has been stuck for more than ten years. Do you know what that feels like?"

The earth and sky began to tremble, and the earthquake was especially noticeable to the group who were still on the mountaintop.

This tremor, like the pulse of the earth, is like a magnificent musical movement.

This echoes a couplet by Xie Jin, a Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty: "The earth is the pipa, the road is the string; who dares to play it?"

It was an indescribable shock; the whole world trembled, and everyone heard a low murmur in their ears, "Salvation."

All things in heaven and earth, all living beings, felt this stirring. They ceased all activity, gazing up at the sky, their pupils reflecting the countless stars.

The death of new life brings forth vitality, as death recedes and a sense of joy fills the world—a sign that the world is about to be reborn.

Under this cleansing of life, the earthquake began to subside, the boulders rolling down the mountains slowly came to a stop, the flames burning in the forests went out, the withered trees sprouted new buds, and the treacherous ocean fell into calm.

Both predator and prey should slow down and savor the great joy of nature.

A sound, deep and resonant, emerged in the hearts of all living beings.

"I, the founder of Maoshan, have become the master of the world today. From this day forward, death will recede, life will return, and a great era of cultivation is about to begin."

"bang bang bang"

Hinata Hoshino heard a continuous series of breaking sounds, and Zhang Zhiwei began to laugh loudly.

"Hahahaha, hahaha!"

Zhang Zhiwei's hair and beard are flamboyant, unlike that of an elderly person; he has regained some of the arrogance of his youth.

"Shixing, thank you!"

The shattering of the Celestial Master's Seal meant that they, the Celestial Masters, were now free. Zhang Zhiwei's aura surged, and he looked several years younger. His cultivation had broken through, and although he was still far from the Human Immortal realm, at least he was no longer bound and had hope.

"Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao."

"I'm here." *2

"Come here, Lao Zhang and I will tell you what you want to know."

Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao left the quiet room. They had said what needed to be said. As for what they thought, that was their business. Next, it was time to discuss the Dao with Zhang Zhiwei.

"Shixing, what does it feel like to be one with heaven and earth?"

“It’s wonderful, but I have a simplified version of that power here. Would you like to experience it?”

The ultimate goal of Sage Mode in the Naruto world is to discard chakra and use only natural energy. In other words, it is to become one with the world, a simplified version of the so-called unity of man and nature.

Slug Sage, Gamamaru, and White Snake Sage all achieved a simplified version of the unity of heaven and man, but it is clear that they can only complete this sage mode in their own territory.

The natural energies of Shikkotsu Forest, Mount Myoboku, and Ryuchi Cave are almost entirely controlled by them.

Hinata Hoshino once tried to steal natural energy from the Slug Sage in Shikkotsu Forest, but was completely defeated.

What Zhang Zhiwei is experiencing now is this simplified version of the unity of man and nature. Zhang Zhiwei closes his eyes and, guided by Hinata Hoshino, senses all the natural energy within Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Zhiwei opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them. He sensed it, and from that moment on, he had a direction for improvement.

First, master the natural energy of Longhu Mountain, and then enter the true state of harmony between man and nature.

Human Immortals are categorized into three levels: third, sixth, and ninth.