I Have the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye in the Storm Riders

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three extremely muffled explosions of internal energy rang out outside the pavilion.

Xu Fu trembled violently, like a dead dog whose spine had been removed, and collapsed stiffly onto the leaf-strewn bluestone slab.

The Sacred Heart Technique's true energy, which was originally like a vast, unrestrained, and ever-flowing ocean, was completely extinguished in that instant.

The terrifying backlash from the severed meridians followed, and with a "poof," Xu Fu coughed up a mouthful of blood!

His original ethereal and otherworldly appearance instantly collapsed, his face turned extremely pale, and blood mist was frantically seeping out of every pore on his body.

Thanks to the phoenix blood protecting his body, his appearance did not become withered and aged.

But in just a few seconds, he went from a powerful and arrogant immortal to a completely useless person with shattered meridians, worse than a beggar on the street!

The intense pain caused Xu Fu to convulse even when swallowing.

He mustered the last ounce of strength in his body, and lay trembling on the bluestone slab outside the Longevity Pavilion, his voice so weak it seemed as if a gust of wind would shatter it:

"Supreme Elder...I...I am now a complete cripple..."

He stared intently at Jiang Chen, his cloudy eyes revealing a desperate and humiliating resolve.

"You...you absolutely mustn't play a trick on this old man..."

Jiang Chen looked down at the panting old man, a faint, indifferent smile playing on his lips:

"rest assured."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly extended a slender, fair finger.

It moved with extreme ease in the void in front of Xu Fu, like flowing clouds and water!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

As the fingertips moved, golden characters materialized out of thin air, imprinting themselves firmly on the air barrier and radiating a terrifying, suffocating pressure!

Xu Fu sat on the bluestone slab, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the sky.

The first thing that caught his eye was four large, dazzling golden seal script characters, as bright as the blazing sun.

Five Elements Magic!

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Chen's fingers moved as if by divine intervention, wielding the brush with incredible speed and power, unleashing a torrent of golden light!

Xu Fu's blood-stained face was contorted with extreme shock as he stared greedily and terrified at the lines of incantations that appeared in the void:

Heaven and earth give birth to the five elements, and yin and yang determine the universe!

Metal and water conceal death and destruction, while wood and fire ignite life and soul!

Thick earth governs the eight directions, and all laws return to their origin!

The five elements connect the divine meridians, and the nine cycles open up the heavens!

The mantra was like a groundbreaking hammer, shattering Xu Fu's years of accumulated knowledge about martial arts.

Before he could catch his breath, Jiang Chen's fingers suddenly changed direction!

As the fingertips continued to trace lines in the air, lines of martial arts techniques capable of overturning the laws of the universe emerged:

The workings of nature are formless, defying the heavens; the five elements converge to break the deadlock!

Without relying on external objects to cultivate one's destiny, the physical body itself is a pool of creation!

Yin and Yang unite to condense the spirit and soul, proving eternal truth through countless eons!

The golden characters floating in the void each resembled a god overlooking all living beings, endlessly releasing a terrifying pressure as heavy as exploding stars!

The moment Xu Fu finished reading the entire mantra and mental cultivation manual, he felt a terrifying chill run down his spine!

Although his meridians were broken and his true energy was exhausted, he was a complete cripple who couldn't even beat a three-year-old child.

But he lived for over two thousand years!

His extremely sharp eye and martial arts intuition, which have seen through all the unique skills of the world, are still among the best in the world!

He only glanced at the essence of the mantra and mental techniques once!

His bloodshot eyes bulged and throbbed instantly, and it felt as if a million thunderbolts were exploding in his mind at the same time!

What boundless and all-encompassing changes in martial arts!

If the Five Thunder Transformation Technique that was originally pursued was merely a superficial use of the mutual restraint of the five elements to create destruction, then the Five Elements Divine Art before us is simply standing directly from the divine perspective of the creator, violently dismantling, absorbing, and even reversing the laws governing the operation of the entire world!

This is hardly a martial arts manual.

This is practically a manual pointing straight to the pinnacle of martial arts!!!

"How...how could such a vast and profound divine skill exist in this world?!"

Xu Fu stared intently at the words in mid-air, so excited that he completely forgot his excruciating pain; his entire soul was trembling and going mad!

"Many thanks to the Supreme Elder for bestowing such an unparalleled blessing!"

"Your subordinate...your subordinate will repay your kindness even unto death!!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Xu Fu burst into tears and, as if possessed, kowtowed three times to Jiang Chen.

Faced with such a divine and demonic ultimate skill that could directly point to the pinnacle of martial arts, how could he possibly hold back?

I can't wait to integrate this Five Elements Divine Skill into my very bones and blood!

He endured the excruciating pain of his meridians being torn apart and forced himself to sit upright cross-legged on the bluestone slab.

He memorized the incantation spoken in mid-air, then closed his blood-red eyes and began to try to gather qi according to the mental technique, attempting to break through the shattered Qi Sea acupoint.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes quietly in the deathly silence.

You could hear a pin drop around the Changsheng Pavilion.

Suddenly, a muffled "thud" was heard!

Xu Fu suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with undisguised astonishment and panic.

"No...something's not right...how could this be?!"

He trembled as he touched his lower abdomen, cold sweat pouring out like a waterfall.

Based on his profound knowledge of martial arts, and with his extraordinary comprehension, even if his meridians were completely destroyed, as long as he forcibly gathered a breath of true qi, even if it was a martial art that was difficult to learn, his dantian should at least have some slight warmth or vibration reaction!

But now, even after circulating his inner energy for the full duration of an incense stick's burning, his dantian remained as still as a stagnant pool, without even a ripple!

"Grand...Grand Elder..." Xu Fu was so frightened that his voice trembled, and he looked at Jiang Chen with eyes full of terror.

"I...I clearly followed the incantation and mental techniques word for word, so why is there no reaction in my Qi Sea?!"

"Could it be...could it be that my meridians are too shattered, and I've practiced the wrong meridian point?!"

If he can't master this divine skill, then wouldn't his three strikes just now have been wasted?

Did he really portray himself as a worthless old dog barely clinging to life?!

Jiang Chen stood with his hands behind his back, watching the old man's terrified and miserable appearance, a cold and playful sneer slowly rising to the corner of his mouth:

"You haven't practiced it wrong, and the incantation and mental techniques are all correct."

"Why is that?!"

Xu Fu was so anxious he was almost crying. He desperately crawled forward twice on the bluestone slab like a maggot.

Jiang Chen, looking down at him, calmly uttered an answer that sent Xu Fu plummeting into an icy abyss:

"Because the Five Elements Divine Skill aims to reverse the laws of heaven and earth and reshape the origin of life."

"And the phoenix blood within you is vehemently resisting this transformation!"

"The Five Elements Divine Skill and Phoenix Blood are mortal enemies!"

"Then...then I'm completely finished?!"

Xu Fu's mind went blank for a moment, and he immediately became anxious.

He stared intently at Jiang Chen, wailing and rolling around in pain:

"Elder, you've really put me in a difficult position!"

"My meridians are all destroyed, and this divine skill is incompatible with me. Doesn't that make me a cripple?!"

"What's the panic?" Jiang Chen glanced at him, his tone indifferent.

"Since it's being rejected, let's just drain it completely."

"Drain the phoenix's blood?!" Xu Fu shuddered violently, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"No! Absolutely not! Phoenix blood is my lifeblood! Without it, I won't live much longer!"

He was extremely afraid of death, and the Phoenix Blood was his only bottom line for achieving immortality.

"idiot."

Jiang Chen looked at him, his tone icy and chilling:

"The phoenix blood in your body is inherently incomplete."

"If you are severely injured in the future, and your phoenix blood continues to drain away, you will still face certain death!"

"Only one's own powerful martial arts skills are the foundation for survival!"

His voice was indifferent, yet every word pierced the heart:

"If you don't possess the power to achieve immortality, clinging to this remnant of blood will only make you someone else's stepping stone sooner or later!"

Xu Fu was jolted, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.

Yes!

Without invincible martial arts to protect you, immortality is a joke!

Hearing this, Xu Fu felt that it made perfect sense, and the fear in his eyes was gradually replaced by a clear-headed ruthlessness.

Jiang Chen then continued to cast the real bait:

"Moreover, the Five Elements Divine Skill is not only domineering, but it is also divided into nine stages."

"Each breakthrough grants an additional thousand years of lifespan!"

"A thousand years in a single cycle?!"

Xu Fu's eyes bulged out suddenly, and his heart pounded wildly.

This incredible skill can actually increase lifespan?!

But his eyes darted around, and he immediately realized a fatal blind spot:

"But... even if I, a peerless genius, cultivate to the full nine cycles, I'll only have nine thousand years left!"

"And what happens after the nine transformations? Won't your subordinates still die?"

Jiang Chen looked down at him, a mocking smile playing on his lips, a smile that seemed to have seen through the ages.

"The lifespan limit of this world is only ten thousand years."

"But after the Five Elements Divine Skill has undergone nine transformations, if you can comprehend the state of 'Five Elements Returning to One,' you will be able to break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao that have lasted for millennia and live as long as the heavens!"

"Longevity... Longevity equal to Heaven?!"

Xu Fu was utterly shocked.

Even the gods wouldn't dare to boast like that!

What does this mean?!

Jiang Chen didn't waste any more words. He slowly raised his slender finger and gently tapped it in the air.

"Very well, I will make an exception today and let you see what the true 'unity of the five elements' really is."

The moment he finished speaking, Jiang Chen had only used one ten-thousandth of his power.

There was no thunder or flying sand and stones.

It was just a soft "hum" sound!

Centered on the Longevity Pavilion, the void within a radius of several thousand feet instantly froze!

Immediately afterwards, Xu Fu was horrified to discover that everything within a few thousand feet—

Whether it's the soil underground, the flowing air, or even the distant glaciers and boulders, everything was forcibly decomposed into the most basic five elements of primordial energy in an instant!

The next second, Jiang Chen flicked his finger slightly.

The turbulent Five Elements energy instantly reversed and reorganized, and countless soils, air, and even glaciers hundreds of feet away were restored to their original state in the blink of an eye!

Not even a single shard of ice on the ground deviated from its course, as if the terrifying decomposition that had reduced heaven and earth to nothing had never existed at all!

Within this domain spanning thousands of feet, Jiang Chen is the absolute creator!

Life and death are decided in a single thought, and can be reassembled in another!

This has completely transcended the scope of martial arts; it is a dimensional reduction attack based on the laws governing a small world of the Five Elements!