My martial arts have no bottlenecks.

Chapter 148 Gathering Blade Intent

Soul-Falling Valley.

"Old Huang! It's your turn to make a move!!"

Qian Wanjin's hoarse roar echoed through the valley.

Liang Cheng paused, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Huang Lao?

How is that possible?

The next moment, Huang Tiancheng, the guest elder of the Situ family, appeared before us!

Liang Cheng subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. So it was Old Huang!

I scared myself!

However, he immediately became anxious again. No matter what, his opponent was a powerful cultivator at the Breakthrough Core Formation stage, and he was far from being a match for him!

In that very instant, "BOOM—!"

A pressure far more powerful and vast than that of the True Qi Realm surged into the sky from the deepest miasma at the bottom of the valley!

However, there was no movement outside the barrier; all activity was locked inside the barrier, and no one outside knew about it.

Huang Tiancheng, dressed in a gray robe, had a gloomy face and a murderous intent in his eyes that seemed to solidify. He walked slowly forward, and the air seemed to freeze wherever he went.

This sense of oppression is unprecedented!

"Liang Cheng".

Huang Tiancheng spoke, his voice icy cold.

"When Ming'er died in the secret realm, did he leave any words behind?"

Situ Ming?

Liang Cheng took a deep breath. It seemed that Situ Ming possessed special abilities, which exposed him.

The remaining internal energy within him circulated wildly, pushing his Hunyuan Gang Body to its limit, with a pale golden glass-like membrane flickering beneath his skin.

He gripped the eagle knife tightly in his hand, the blade humming.

"He who kills will be killed by others."

Liang Cheng looked directly at Huang Tiancheng without making any excuses. "Situ Ming wanted to steal the treasure and kill someone, but he was no match for him. His life and death are in the hands of fate."

"What a wonderful saying, 'Life and death are predestined!'"

Upon hearing this, Huang Tiancheng was so angry that he laughed instead, his laughter chillingly sinister.

"Then if I kill you today, it's because you're no match for me, and you deserve to die!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Cheng couldn't help but retort.

"It's nothing but bullying the weak. To say they deserved to die is laughable."

Before Liang Cheng could finish speaking, Huang Tiancheng moved.

He didn't prepare any momentum or make any fancy moves; he simply took a step forward.

But this step, covering a distance of thirty zhang, was completed in an instant!

Then he slapped down with his palm.

No internal energy was emitted from his palm, but wherever it passed, the air exploded with a violent bang!

At the Core Formation Realm, true energy is condensed into a pill, transcending the mortal realm, resonating with heaven and earth, dancing with spiritual energy, and every gesture exudes the power of heaven and earth!

Facing Huang Tiancheng's palm strike, which appeared slow, Liang Cheng had completely blocked all his escape routes.

We have no choice but to take it head-on!

A fierce glint flashed in Liang Cheng's eyes, and instead of retreating, he advanced!

Nine Heavens Severing Mountain Blade!

Within his dantian, nine seeds of qi spun wildly, squeezing out their last bit of power.

The Blade of Struggle emitted a clear and resonant cry, its blade surging with azure energy, accompanied by the sounds of wind and thunder, before slashing down with overwhelming force!

Knife and palm collided.

There was no explosion, only a muffled thud.

Liang Cheng immediately felt an irresistible, immense force coming through the blade. The blade trembled violently and almost slipped from his grasp. He was sent flying backward as if struck by a mountain, crashing heavily into the rock wall behind him!

"boom!"

The rock face cracked, and rubble flew everywhere.

Liang Cheng groaned, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

After a brief exchange, the difference in skill was immediately apparent!

"Oh?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Huang Tiancheng's eyes.

Although he didn't use his full strength in this palm strike, he still used six-tenths of his power. An ordinary True Qi Realm cultivator would have already died and perished long ago.

Liang Cheng actually blocked my palm strike!

"What an incredibly strong protective technique."

Huang Tiancheng's gaze fell on the pale golden light beneath Liang Cheng's skin. "No wonder he was able to kill my son in the secret realm."

He stepped forward slowly, his tone calm, yet his killing intent was palpable.

"Unfortunately, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, even the strongest protective techniques can only delay your death a little longer."

Qian Wanjin laughed wildly in the distance.

"Old Huang! Kill him! Kill him now!"

Liang Cheng used his knife as a crutch to prop himself up and struggled to his feet.

His internal energy was nearly depleted, and his meridians were throbbing with pain, but his eyes remained calm, and even the corners of his mouth curled up in a smile.

The Core Formation Realm is indeed very powerful.

However, Huang Tiancheng's attack was not as strong as he had imagined!

He saw a glimmer of hope in this.

However, I need to stall for time.

"I killed your son, what do you mean by that? Are you saying Situ Ming is your own flesh and blood? Then your so-called unparalleled loyalty and righteousness is nothing but a joke!"

Then he laughed loudly, reached into his robes and pulled out two pills to restore his inner energy, which he then swallowed.

As the elixir dissolved, a warm current surged into the dantian, and the fragment of the Crossing the Sea True Meaning circulated wildly, rapidly digesting and alleviating the emptiness of the body's internal energy.

Huang Tiancheng's face turned ashen when he heard Liang Cheng's mockery!

"You sharp-tongued little beast!"

Huang Tiancheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"I originally wanted to give you a quick death, but now I'm going to crush every bone in your body, inch by inch, so you can neither live nor die!"

Then he stopped talking and his figure suddenly blurred!

This time, he was three points faster than before!

Liang Cheng's pupils contracted, unable to see Huang Tiancheng's movements clearly, but subconsciously he pushed the Dragon Step to its limit and his body flashed to the right!

"Bang!"

Where he had stood, the ground silently collapsed, leaving a deep crater shaped like a palm print.

Huang Tiancheng's figure appeared like a ghost in the path he was dodging!

Like a shadow!

Is this what they call prediction when breaking through from the Core Formation Realm to the Mortal Realm?

"Kneel down!"

Huang Tiancheng formed a claw with his five fingers, and gray-black elixir energy swirled around his fingertips. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth resonated with the claw, and with a piercing sound of air being torn apart, he grabbed down!

Mysterious Yin Claw - Soul Split!

Before the claws even arrived, the chilling, bone-piercing pressure that went straight to the soul made Liang Cheng's scalp tingle!

You can't avoid it!

Bloodshot appeared in Liang Cheng's eyes. He roared and no longer tried to dodge. He slashed upwards with his blade!

Nine Heavens Severing Mountain Blade!

The sea has been cut off!

The blade flashed like a raging torrent, carrying the decisiveness to cleave rivers, striking straight upwards!

"clang--!!!"

The claw blades clashed, producing a deafening clang of metal against metal, sparks flying everywhere!

Liang Cheng's arms trembled violently, his tiger's mouth split open, and blood instantly stained the hilt of his knife.

The ground beneath their feet cracked with a "crack," and their feet sank half a foot into the soil!

But he still managed to block that claw!

"Um?!"

Huang Tiancheng gave a soft snort, his surprise deepening.

He had already used eight-tenths of his strength in that claw strike, yet Liang Cheng blocked it again.

This child's resilience far exceeded expectations!

"I'd like to see how many times you can block this!"

Huang Tiancheng shouted, his claws changed, turning from a grab into a slap, and his palm struck Liang Cheng's chest directly!

"Bang!"

The glazed light membrane of the Hunyuan Gang Body flickered violently, emitting a "crackling" sound as it struggled under the strain!

Liang Cheng was sent flying backwards like a kite with a broken string, the blood spurting from his mouth drawing an arc in the air.

He crashed heavily ten feet away, his clothes torn to shreds, revealing pale golden skin beneath. His once crystal-clear body was now covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and blood beads seeped from his skin.

Moreover, it felt as if the internal organs had shifted, and excruciating pain swept over the entire body like a tidal wave.

"Cough cough————"

Liang Cheng used his knife to support himself as he struggled to his feet. Every movement aggravated his injuries, but the flames in his eyes burned ever brighter.

I can't let myself fall!

"Your swordsmanship is excellent, and your protective divine skill is indeed quite formidable."

Huang Tiancheng approached slowly, his tone menacing.

"Unfortunately, the gap in cultivation level cannot be bridged by willpower alone."

He raised his right hand, and the gray-black elixir energy in his palm gathered wildly, condensing into a fist-sized, slowly rotating elixir of power.

The surface of the Yin Dan seemed to have electric snakes crawling around it, emitting a destructive fluctuation.

He no longer held back, and the full pressure of his Core Formation Realm power erupted!

The spiritual energy throughout the valley surged wildly into the Yin Pill in his hand, causing the pill to expand and solidify at a visible speed, its color changing from grayish-black to a deep dark purple!

An aura of destruction spread.

Qian Wanjin had already hidden in the distance, a twisted, excited smile on his face.

it's over!

Liang Cheng is doomed!

Liang Cheng looked at the increasingly terrifying Yin Pill and felt the power it contained that was enough to completely annihilate him.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the churning taste of blood in his throat.

Images from the past flashed through my mind.

A young laborer from a seaside town awakens his mayfly destiny, kills a black fish at night, and embarks on the path of martial arts.

Learning martial arts at the school, enduring arduous training through cold nights, killing to seize treasures, striving to be the best at every step —

The Three Towns Grand Competition, the Spring Hunt for the Champion, the Martial Arts Academy's Showdown, and the Enlightenment in the Secret Realm —

The journey has been filled with struggle!

Strive against Heaven, strive against Earth, strive against others, and strive against yourself!

Even a mayfly, though only for a day, dares to vie for glory!

My path, Liang Cheng's path, cannot end here!

"roar--!!"

He roared to the sky, and his previously weak internal energy suddenly erupted like a final burst of light!

In dire straits, under the pressure of life and death, Liang Cheng undergoes another transformation!

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, the drop of "divine soul liquid" from the trial of the secret realm was now fully activated, transforming into a vast spiritual power that surged into his limbs and bones!

The blade in his hand seemed to sense its master's determination and transformation. The hum of the blade grew louder and louder, and the azure blade energy surged on its own, the sound of wind and thunder reverberating through the valley!

Furthermore, a vague yet incomparably sharp sword intent slowly condensed on Liang Cheng's body, and the blade seemed to cleave even the heavens and earth!

[Nine Heavens Mountain-Slaying Blade: Perfection]

He created his own sword technique, and finally achieved perfection!

The intent of the sword is beginning to emerge!

Unfortunately, his cultivation level ultimately failed to reach the Core Formation stage and transcend the mortal realm, and his sword intent did not undergo a qualitative transformation.

"What?!"

However, Huang Tiancheng's expression still changed drastically upon hearing this.

He sensed the sudden transformation of Liang Cheng's sharp and domineering sword intent, which was definitely not the aura that a True Qi Realm cultivator should possess!

This young man, at the critical moment of life and death, actually perfected his swordsmanship and condensed a phantom of sword intent?!

If it weren't for my insufficient cultivation level, I would probably be in grave danger at the same level!

"This child must not be allowed to live!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Huang Tiancheng unleashed the dark purple Yin Pill, which had swelled to the size of a human head, from his palm!

"Mysterious Yin Power! Annihilate!"

The Yin Dan was released silently and quickly, disappearing from sight. Where it passed, a scorched ravine appeared on the ground, and a loud "pop" echoed in the air!

This attack was Huang Tiancheng's full-force strike!

He was scared and dared not give Liang Cheng any more chances.

Facing the opponent's all-out destructive attack, Liang Cheng showed no fear, only boiling fighting spirit!

He gripped the knife with both hands and raised it high above his head.

His internal energy erupted, carrying the spiritual power stimulated by the Divine Soul Liquid, and at this moment, it condensed at a single point on the blade!

not enough!

It's still not enough!

The difference in their levels of understanding is like an insurmountable chasm!

In that life-or-death moment, Liang Chengfu's spirit was revealed!

He recalled how, in the secret realm, when facing the perfect mirror image, he fused the Wind and Thunder Slash and the Mountain-Severing Blade to create the Nine Heavens Mountain-Severing Blade.

Sword techniques can be combined; could one also borrow the enemy's strength to compensate for one's own weaknesses?

An extremely crazy idea took shape in the blink of an eye!

He did not attempt to shatter the Yin Pill, but just before it reached his body, his sword strike suddenly changed.

Let's start with the execution!

At the peak of the Nine Heavens Mountain-Severing Blade realm, the control of power is exquisite and subtle. The blade traces a mysterious trajectory and lightly touches and guides the surface of the Yin Dan!

Like using minimal force to deflect a great weight!

That devastating Yin Pill was actually moved slightly by the sword intent, shifting a fraction of an inch!

By a mere inch, Yin Dan grazed Liang Cheng's left shoulder and slammed into the rock wall behind him!

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and the earth shook violently!

The entire rock wall was blasted to pieces, with debris and dust shooting into the sky. The violent, chilling aura of the pill triggered a rampage of spiritual power, turning everything within a radius of a thousand feet into dust!

Although Liang Cheng avoided the direct impact, he was still violently thrown away by the aftershock of the explosion. His left shoulder was a bloody mess, revealing the white bone, and his Hunyuan Gang Body was almost destroyed!

But a terrifying glint flashed in his eyes!

It's now!

At the moment when the Yin Dan's energy was at its most violent and chaotic, he mustered his last bit of internal energy and swung his blade into a stunning swan that tore through the heavens and earth, unleashing the complete explosion of his blade intent!

The target wasn't Huang Tiancheng, but the Sky-Locking Barrier above their heads!

The Struggle Blade carried the residual power of the Yin Pill's explosion.

"Open it!!!"

The blade flashed, accompanied by howling wind and thunder, its intent soaring to the heavens. This strike surpassed the limits of the True Qi Realm and touched the threshold of Core Formation!

"Snap—!!!"

A crisp cracking sound, like glass shattering.

The air-locking barrier that enveloped the valley shattered with a deafening roar under Liang Cheng's peak strike, which combined all of his power!

The fragments of the barrier turned into specks of light and dissipated.

The scenery, atmosphere, and energy fluctuations within the valley —

At this moment, Fallen Soul Valley was no longer concealed and was completely exposed to the outside world!

The force of the recoil sent Liang Cheng flying backward, just in time to pass the unconscious Yang Wei. He instinctively pulled Yang Wei along, and together they fell off the cliff of Fallen Soul Valley.

Almost at the same moment the barrier shattered, "Oh no!"

Huang Tiancheng's expression changed drastically.

The barrier has now been broken, and the aura has been leaked. Once those old guys from the main hospital sense it, they will arrive in an instant!

He no longer cared about confirming Liang Cheng's life or death. He glanced at the direction Liang Cheng had fallen, and then gritted his teeth.

"This child has no chance of survival after being struck by my Profound Yin Elixir!"

Without wasting any time, he transformed into a streak of gray light, grabbed the still-stunned Qian Wanjin, and shouted sharply, "Go!"

Then he took a step and instantly disappeared into the distant horizon.

As Huang Tiancheng left, a burst of internal energy erupted. Before Wang Bo could even react, the entire Fallen Soul Valley was engulfed in a bloody aura.

Before Wang Bo could react, his body exploded, leaving him with no burial place.

This was a backup plan devised by Qian Wanjin and Huang Tiancheng.

If the plan succeeds, it will detonate the Blood Fiend Array, burying all traces of life.

On the edge of the valley, at the edge of the cliff.

Liang Cheng lay amidst the rubble, covered in blood. His left shoulder was almost completely destroyed, countless bones in his chest were broken, his meridians were severely damaged, his internal energy was completely depleted, and his consciousness was rapidly fading.

Yang Wei was still unconscious on him, but thanks to Liang Cheng's support, he was no longer seriously injured.

At this moment, Liang Cheng could feel his life slipping away rapidly.

The aftershocks of Huang Tiancheng's all-out attack, coupled with the terrifying backlash from his own forced outburst beyond his limits, had pushed him to the brink of death.

His vision gradually began to blur.

Just as his consciousness was about to sink into darkness, he used his last bit of strength, his trembling hand reaching for his chest.

A warm, smooth jade bottle was taken out.

The Great Rejuvenating Pill that Master Huang had previously given him.

"As long as there's a breath left—we can keep her alive—"

He struggled to uncork the bottle and put the longan-sized pill, radiating a rich life force, directly into his mouth.

The elixir melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into a powerful yet gentle warm current that instantly flowed into the limbs and bones, protecting the heart meridian.

His body was like parched earth receiving sweet rain, or like a dying spark being refueled.

Wherever the warm current flowed through the body, the damaged meridians were gently enveloped, the lost vitality was forcibly pulled back, and the blurred consciousness was slowly supported, no longer falling.

However, Liang Cheng's injuries were too severe at this time, and the Great Rejuvenation Pill could only keep him alive, not cure him immediately.

He took one last look at the bottom of the cliff, which was shrouded in mist.

If I stay here, the main hospital might sense the situation and come to save me. But if Huang Tiancheng arrives first, I'm afraid...

No gambling!

But Master—

Liang Cheng glanced at Yang Wei, then used all his remaining strength to stuff a Warm Sun Pill into his mouth. He then hugged him, and with the last shred of his conscious will, rolled over and plummeted down the cliff.

The wind howled in my ears, and the light and shadows blurred before my eyes.

Before he completely lost consciousness, he seemed to see shimmering water glistening in the mist at the bottom of the cliff.

Almost at the same moment Liang Cheng shattered the barrier of Fallen Soul Valley with a single strike, "Buzz!!!"

From the direction of the Four Islands Alliance headquarters, several powerful auras suddenly erupted, locking onto Fallen Soul Valley from afar!

The commotion following such a great battle caught the attention of the Transcendent Realm experts at the main hospital.

Chen Xuanfeng was puzzled at first, then his expression changed.

He sensed Liang Cheng's presence!

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He hadn't paid much attention to Liang Cheng's emergence from seclusion before, since he knew that no one below the Breaking Mortal Realm was invincible after Liang Cheng's victory over Luo Zhan.

After a while.

"boom!"

Chen Xuanfeng, accompanied by the deacon of the Transmission Hall, crashed into the valley like a meteorite.

He immediately saw the devastation in the center of the valley: shattered rock walls and scorched ground.

However, the energy within the valley was chaotic and filled with bloodlust, making it impossible to discern the true nature of the energy. All that could be sensed was the power that had once erupted at the Breakthrough Core Formation stage.

"Cheng'er!!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and he swept his divine sense out. He rushed to the edge of the cliff, looking at the bottomless fog valley, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"try to find!"

His voice was hoarse, but resolute.

"I want to see him alive or dead!"

"Search every inch of Fallen Soul Valley, leave no corner unchecked!"

"yes!"

After receiving their orders, the stewards of the Transmission Hall quickly separated to search for Liang Cheng's whereabouts.

Chen Xuanfeng stood on the edge of the cliff, the mountain wind blowing his robes, making them flutter.

His eyes gleamed with a chilling light, and his killing intent was almost tangible.

"Who exactly made the move?"