Chapter 253: Chapter 204: Fierce Collision, Unbridged Duel (Big Chapter of 5.2K presented) _3
Translator: 549690339
Just now, he had been completely focused on the duel between the two. Through their last few exchanges, he had naturally gained a clear view of Pei Xuanjing’s palms.
“From my perspective, if a martial artist who cultivates his body wishes to progress further, he needs to strengthen his body again, undergo a real metamorphosis. Unfortunately, I have not yet found the path forward.”
These were the words of the Diamond Sect’s Master when they debated about the path forward for bodily cultivation.
“Could it be that Brother Pei has already found the path forward in cultivation?” An audacious guess arose in Zhao Baiyang’s mind.
With this thought, a flash of color streaked across Zhao Baiyang’s eyes as he looked at his few old friends scattered among the crowd.
On the practice martial arts field, old I looked at his hands which had become somewhat mangled, chuckled lightly, and the injury healed quickly with the flow of True Qi.
“To cultivate your body to such a level at your age far exceeds my expectations.
In this competition of bodily strength, I admit defeat.”
When these words were spoken, old I couldn’t help but have a complicated expression, thinking about his countless years of painstaking cultivation, which had barely brought his body to this realm.
Yet the young man before him, who had just reached his prime, had far surpassed him in bodily cultivation, making him feel ashamed.
Pei Xuanjing looked at old I’s hands, which had been healed back to their original state, and silently praised his profound skill and abundant True Qi.
He was very clear, that the body realm of this old I was not beneath his own previous level. Had it not been for the reward from his last simulation, which not only further improved his body but also completed the spiritualization of his palms, the result of today’s bodily competition could not have been determined so easily.
Hearing old I’s praise, he just smiled without saying much.
“I presume that your method of body cultivation was obtained from the cultivation method of Danling Zi, a senior of Shenxiao Sect six hundred years ago!” Old I quietly opened his mouth.
Although he was somewhat envious of Pei Xuanjing’s cultivation of his body to completion at such a young age, he also knew that such a gifted person had appeared before.
“Uh!” Upon hearing old I’s words, Pei Xuanjing could not help but change his expression slightly and asked, ‘Which Danling Zi does old I speak of? And what happened to him in the end?”
He wanted to verify whether this Danling Zi was the same Danling Zi he thought of.
“Of course, I am talking about the Danling Zi of Shenxiao Sect who made a name for himself on Taihe Mountain six hundred years ago. It’s pity that the genius who was considered to have the potential to be on par with Master Sanfeng disappeared along with the concealment of Shenxiao Sect and was never heard from again.” Old I noted Pei Xuanjing’s change of expression but didn’t think much of it and simply replied.
He had learned from the manuscripts left by the previous few generations of heavenly masters that a senior of Shenxiao Sect, Danling Zi, had astonished the heroes with his strong physical body and body cultivation at the age of prime, making a name for himself on Taihe Mountain.
It was precisely because of the emergence of this legendary figure that all the major sects of the Taoist school, who had originally not paid much attention to body cultivation, had secretly spent a lot of effort in researching body martial arts.
From that time onwards, all generations of heavenly masters considered body cultivation as an essential path after the cultivation of Taoist skill and True Qi.
He had originally thought that such an excellent talent would be hard to find in a thousand years, but didn’t expect that such a person appeared again six hundred years later, and still entered Shenxiao Sect.
“Boom!”
Pei Xuanjing’s eyes narrowed slightly, appearing calm, but his heart had already set off a raging tide.
Shenxiao Sect, Danling Zi, wasn’t that his own identity in the illusion?
According to what the Netherworld Book had said, the illusionary trial back then was merely a historical fragment printed by it.
Logically speaking, everything that happened in there should not affect reality. But why is it now appearing in the records of Dragon Tiger Mountain?
It’s like a dream, what’s real and what’s not?
Was it that history was originally like that, there was indeed a Danling Zi who emerged from obscurity and made a name for himself on Taihe Mountain?
Or was it because of his existence that the events on Taihe Mountain changed, making the originally unknown Danling Zi awe-inspiring to all?
The divine light flickered in Pei Xuanjing’s eyes, it seemed that his research on the Netherworld Book was still too little.
Whoo…
He took a deep breath, he knew that now was not the time to investigate further. He calmed the surge in his heart, slowly raised his head, and saluted old I with a fist: “Thank you, Master.”
Old I grinned lightly, but a question arose in his heart.
However, before he had time to ponder, he sensed a surging sword intent appear out of thin air.
The moment Pei Xuanjing gripped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, the hidden edge once again descended upon the world.
“I request your guidance, Master!”
Buzz!
The crisp sword chant echoed around, and a sharp divine sword seemed to appear in the minds of the martial artists all around.
They only wanted to discuss and compete, not a real life-and-death battle, so Pei Xuanjing naturally would not take advantage of someone unprepared.
That’s why Pei Xuanjing’s sword, poised for action, did not immediately strike, but waited for old I to be ready.
Old I nodded and smiled lightly, then reached out into the air, and a thousand-refined divine sword from a distance fell into his hand.
Since they were not in a real life-and-death fight, he used his own side sword and did not use the Three -Five Evil Slaying Male and Female Swords of the Ten Thousand-Forged level of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Clang!
Pei Xuanjing drew his sword, a dazzling sword light emerged, almost at the moment of unsheathing, the sword intent like a bright sun permeated in all directions, causing the faces of countless people to change.
Within the flickering sword light, the air in front of him cleared turning into a vacuum, the sharp sword intent seemed to even cut the space.
Everyone who saw this sword couldn’t help but lose their focus due to its dazzling light, as if everything in the world disappeared, and only this sword remained.
Only strong individuals like Zhao Baiyang could resist this sword intent, he guarded his spirit, his martial arts true intent automatically emerged to resist this terrifying sword intent.
“His sword intent is stronger than before.”
Zhao Baiyang slightly furrowed his brows, the last time they sparred on Shenxiao Mountain, both of them didn’t use weapons. It was just a tentative match.
But when Pei Xuanjing’s soaring sword intent emerged, he realized that this heaven-destroying and earth-shattering domineering sword intent could likely slay him.
A newfound wariness arose in Zhao Baiyang, his vigilance towards Pei Xuanjing increased several folds. At the same time, he became even more eager to acquire the remaining secret techniques of the White Lotus from those sects.
It seemed that everyone was constantly transforming and becoming stronger, only he was stuck due to the problem of skill.. How could this not make the always proud Zhao Baiyang anxious?