I am Jinshan Youxia

I need to be more careful when martial artists in this world get close to me from now on. Even without unlimited internal energy, this method of being possessed by inner demons is disgusting.

It has nothing to do with physical defense. The moment his body is touched, his instincts will shut down. No, if he weren't a modder with considerable control over his body, it wouldn't just be a shutdown; he would be directly stripped of control.

His body, which was logged into by a modder, didn't have any inner demons or anything like that, so he couldn't possibly master such awesome skills. It seems he can only continue down the path of throwing bricks with great force.

[If you can control other people's bodies, you can naturally control your own body...]

Seeing Wuyazi recover quickly, Zhang Chengyi shook his hand, his fighting spirit surging, and said, "Let's go again!"

He spread his hands, revealing a machine gun-like Six Meridians Divine Sword enhanced with the Everlasting Youth True Qi—

start up!

Wu Yazi was not surprised that the sparring was not over yet. The Beiming Yin-Yang Technique had given his body sixty-four more acupoints, which made his true energy recovery speed far exceed that of ordinary people. Moreover, the air was full of spiritual energy. Without using the Kunpeng Descent Technique, he could fight for several days and nights without any problem.

However, how could he not unleash the Kunpeng Descent technique when facing Zhang Chengyi?

Whether it's the efficiency of releasing true energy, physical fitness, or reaction speed, he is completely unable to keep up with Zhang Chengyi in his normal state.

This is a genuine and overwhelming advantage in basic numerical values.

"Chucky!"

The sword energy of the Six Meridians Divine Sword transformed into an overwhelming, blurry light and shadow that swept in. The originally completely transparent sword energy became semi-transparent due to the Everlasting Youth True Qi, trading its concealment for greater destructive power.

Chapter 119 The Spirit of Mountains and Rivers

"boom!"

Faced with the unavoidable sword energy, Wu Yazi had no choice but to hastily transform. His specially made loose clothes were torn to shreds by the sudden burst of energy, forcing him into a state of being exposed with tattered rags hanging from his body. He used both hands and feet to neutralize and attack the wave of attacks, and then used the same trick again, fighting and retreating as he disappeared into the clouds.

In a real, head-on confrontation, let alone one of him, even ten of him wouldn't be able to contend with Zhang Chengyi.

Once a move that affects the body has been used, the chances of it being effective again are very low. But if he doesn't hide, the omnipresent sword energy alone is enough to keep him busy and eventually defeat him.

Fortunately, in his descended form, if he can engage in close combat and utilize his advantages, he is not entirely incapable of fighting.

Wu Yazi released his true energy, swimming silently in the clouds like a fish. The air was divided, the sound was isolated, and his aura was hidden. He became almost one with the clouds and the wind.

Zhang Chengyi seemed to have no reaction as when he was ambushed earlier, standing still with wisps of mist emanating from his body.

He said calmly, "The same tricks don't work on me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick fog began to rise, and then the surrounding spiritual energy became restless. He reached out and grabbed at the clouds, and Wu Yazi was pinched by the huge hand formed by the fog. The place where his body was held began to freeze rapidly with a thin layer of ice.

Since he released all the spiritual energy in the world, even if he had given up control and let others absorb it, it would be very easy for him to regain control.

It's nothing more than dispersing some of his internal energy into the spiritual energy. With the help of the vast spiritual energy in the outside world, he can do things that are stronger than his current physique and internal strength combined.

Precise manipulation is difficult; simply controlling a slap is incredibly easy. The part he controls now is enough to shatter a snow-capped mountain.

"..."

Wu Yazi sensed Zhang Chengyi's immense power and, after a brief moment of disorientation, said, "I have lost."

It was more than just a loss; judging from the fact that his opponent could control spiritual energy, he couldn't even get them to take things seriously.

The gap from over thirty years ago has not only not narrowed, but has actually widened...

Zhang Chengyi released his grip, and the synesthetic cloud hand also released its grip. The reason he wanted to start a second round was simply because he was a little annoyed by being caught off guard and had his face pressed close in the first round. He decided to go all out and show his true strength.

His control over spiritual energy is still in its early stages; he needs to test its effects and how to use it gradually.

Even the Everlasting Youth True Qi that he just mastered has many mysteries, and he hasn't developed any of them yet.

Incidentally, the reason he separated his own eternal youth energy and spiritual energy is because true energy has the problem of merging with other things. True energy that spreads between heaven and earth quickly incorporates other characteristics. Apart from the fact that the underlying essence is still the eternal youth spring water, its outward appearance has long been completely changed.

For example, the spiritual energy on the Great Snow Mountain is much colder and has the property of freezing. The spiritual energy stagnating in the high altitude is extremely hot, while the spiritual energy that is constantly dissipated by the wind is lighter and has a stronger cutting ability.

In just one day and one night, spiritual energy has already divided into countless types. No one knows what it will become in the future.

"Crack~Bang!" Wu Yazi broke free from the ice on his body, and his skin suffered some frostbite. The spiritual energy with special characteristics is strictly speaking a kind of attribute true energy, which is much more direct in its harm to the human body. It is very difficult to resist the invasion of a large amount of spiritual energy from the outside world with one's own martial power.

It is entirely conceivable that in the future, these unique natural environments will become even less suitable for human habitation.

[Spiritual energy, spiritual energy! The nature of energy is to rise upwards. The spiritual energy of mountains and rivers must be the most abundant. However, due to the influence of different environments, it might stagnate in certain places. If plants could also absorb spiritual energy, would they give rise to medicinal herbs with even stronger effects? And so on, animals...]

Zhang Chengyi finally realized the problem: even mountains and rivers were affected, so how could animals be left behind?

We need to observe patiently for a while.

"Let's go back." He frowned as he thought, his joy and desire to show off gone.

What effects does spiritual energy have on animals? If it were to create monsters, what impact would it have on humanity? And where would martial arts go as a result?

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Half a month later, in the Valley of Immortality, in the afternoon.

"After absorbing spiritual energy, true energy will have the characteristics of 'water'. It can be compressed into liquid. The only problem is that the liquid can flow in the meridians, but it cannot be stored in the internal organs."

Zhang Chengyi shook his head in distress. The Everlasting Youth True Qi had a watery feel to it, which naturally reminded him of the internal force in the Main God Space that could be compressed into liquid and solid. These past few days had been quite boring, except for cultivation and animal observation, so he naturally began to study the way to liquefy true qi into true essence in his spare time.

However, problems soon arose. Qi can guide Qi back to emptiness, which is based on the fact that Qi itself is formless and shapeless. It is not a problem for the internal organs to have more Qi.

But if liquid were actually inserted, many organs would likely suffer direct problems.

Wu Yazi tapped the human anatomy diagram on the ground with a wooden stick and said, "What if we skipped the process of storing liquid true qi and directly collected the qi from the snow mountain, allowing the true qi to liquefy into pills?"

Such an internal alchemy is far too 'hardcore'.

"How will the true energy that has solidified into an ice pill circulate out of the body? Will it melt away little by little each time it is used?"

Zhang Chengyi felt that this idea was a bit too strange. Theoretically, it was fine, but the effect he imagined was probably not as good as the feeling of his whole body being filled with true qi. Anyway, it would dissipate, so he didn't care about dissipating a little.

The key point is that the transformation of true qi only involves the characteristics of true qi, and the characteristics do not necessarily increase the power of true qi.

To transform into true essence, one needs a higher concentration, turning water into liquid. The logic is to enhance the properties of true qi water, perhaps even enabling the control of water to turn it into solid ice, which is somewhat counterproductive.

Wu Yazi frowned in thought, and said, "If it is not bound by the solidity of ice, perhaps it can draw upon the Qi of the Five Elements..."

Inspired by this, he also considered moving towards the Taoist concept of "elixir," perhaps not an inner elixir, but an outer elixir that could be dissolved with true qi at any time.

“In my opinion, we should use the Yin and Yang energies,” suggested Tianshan Tonglao, who looked to be only seven or eight years old. “By gathering the Yin and Yang energies to refine our true essence, we might be able to refine something.”

"Nonsense," Wu Yazi shook his head and said, "If you can't handle the true energy, you'll easily lose your power."

"The purpose of condensing the core is to increase one's own storage of internal energy..."

Perhaps influenced by someone, he always felt that his internal energy was insufficient.

Chapter 120 Invitation

More than a month later, in the Valley of Immortality.

“Uncle Zhang, a few days ago, there was a big mess in the Western Regions. I heard that a master killed several ‘kings’ and the army there is besieging and suppressing them, making the whole Western Regions uneasy.”

Su Xinghe rattled off the intelligence in an orderly fashion. Ever since Zhang Chengyi pulled off such a big stunt, creating a celestial upheaval that caused spiritual energy to spread, the intelligence network belonging to the Deaf-Mute Sect had been re-established.

Besides the Eight Friends of Hangu and more than twenty deaf-mute disciples, there were also many Lingjiu Palace disciples and Nu people who volunteered to serve everyone in the Everlasting Spring Valley. Although Wuyazi had long ordered the release of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands that Lingjiu Palace had once controlled, there were still some interactions between them and some of the people.

The manpower, limited by the environment, quickly left the deep mountains and forests. They had connections, martial arts skills, and money, and were among the best in the world in terms of intelligence gathering.

"The 'Nine Heavens True Scripture,' which had been circulating in Jiangnan, was seized by Huang Shang, an official from the Song court..."

Su Xinghe continued recounting recent news, "Fang La's army is already approaching Suzhou City, and the Sihai Gang, entrenched in the Suzhou-Hangzhou waterway, is calling on its heroes to fight a decisive battle against Fang La's army..."

The Four Seas Gang emerged thirty years ago. Most of its leaders were from the Suzhou Ten Thousand People Skill Transmission Group. They did things that were even more outrageous than those of wealthy people in the past, and they were somewhat lawless. However, who could blame them when they had the biggest fist?

The Nine Heavens True Scripture is said to be a martial art created by Master Juexian, a high-ranking monk from Donglin Temple in Lushan, after returning from Leigu Mountain. This master had already left the monastic life and gone to sea 25 years ago.

"Very good, it's done."

Zhang Chengyi put down his brush, clapped his hands, shook the invitation he had just finished writing, looked at Su Xinghe beside him, and said, "Old Su, take this and rewrite a few thousand copies, then send them to all the sects and heroes of the martial world."

"Yes."

Su Xinghe bowed in response, accepted the invitation, and turned to leave.

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Inside a cave on the back mountain of Shaolin Temple.

"Grandmaster Uncle." The world-renowned monk Xuzhu clasped his hands together and bowed to the old monk who was sitting cross-legged on the futon and chained up.

Xuanji twitched his dark eyebrows, opened his eyes, and looked younger than he had thirty years ago because he had been taken to Leigu Mountain and mastered the Northern Darkness True Qi.

“Xu Zhu, ‘he’ is back.” His tone was very certain.

Two months ago, the rain was followed by an overwhelming surge of strange true energy, both familiar and unfamiliar. Its essence was the same as theirs, and only one person could possibly have produced such a massive amount.

Kingsoft Ranger.

If we can create thousands of experts out of thin air, why can't we use our true energy to summon wind and rain?

These are all actions that defy imagination; there's nothing to disbelieve.

Xu Zhu's face showed a somewhat complicated expression as he said, "Grandmaster Uncle, with our current level of skill..." He was grateful to Zhang Chengyi for changing his life.

But this chaotic world was also created by the other party, so it's impossible to agree with it.

Xuanji shook his head, his expression very heavy.

In the hearts of most people in Leigushan, Jinshan Youxia Zhang Chengyi is not a living person, but a god or Buddha descended to earth.

This event is recorded in many legends.

But there are no rules in the world that can bind such gods and Buddhas, and mortals can only endure it.

"Amitabha." Xuanji chanted the Buddha's name softly, then said, "The Buddha cut off his own flesh to feed the eagle; we must persuade the heroes of Jinshan to do more good deeds this time..."

As he spoke, he thought of the past and the other Xuan-generation monks who had returned and then left together.

On the night of the great fire at Leigu Mountain, the monks of the Xuan generation, like most others, waited quietly. If Zhang Chengyi appeared, everything would proceed as usual; if he did not appear, they would then decide what to do.

In the end, someone dug open the cave and found the "Martial Arts Manual" and the "Northern Darkness Yin-Yang Technique" inside. After confronting the masked outsiders, they tacitly passed the two martial arts manuals around before dispersing.

Fearing Zhang Chengyi's wrath upon his return, the Xuan-generation monks decided to return to Shaolin Temple to live in seclusion.

There's not much to say about the martial arts manual. Most people have some knowledge of body tempering and body refining techniques. As for the Northern Darkness Yin-Yang Technique, they only skimmed through it, and even among the monks themselves, there were some discrepancies.

The Beiming Divine Skill is inherently contrary to other martial arts. They were merely taught the skill and gained a powerful Beiming True Qi, but they did not understand the Beiming Divine Skill at all. Furthermore, the Beiming Yin-Yang Skill incorporates other Taoist martial arts from the Xiaoyao Sect, so its concept alone is incompatible with Shaolin martial arts.

Even though everyone had read it, not everyone had a photographic memory. When they returned to Shaolin Temple and recited the Beiming Liangyi Gong, less than half of them could be matched.