Huang Yichen’s cultivation was very strong, far beyond that of an ordinary Xuanji Realm Grand Circle martial artist.
Duanmu Xingling was able to fight against her, so naturally she wasn’t weak either.
What Duanmu Xingling had opened up was also a special Divine Martial Seal, the Cold Ice Divine Martial Seal. The true qi in her body exuded with an extremely cold aura, and a white snowflake immediately appeared in the air around her.
Those other martial artists who had opened up the Cold Ice Divine Martial Seal, even if they had cultivated to the great circle of the Xuanji Realm, it was impossible for them to be this powerful. Only a heavenly pride of Duanmu Xingling’s calibre could achieve the “true qi, three zhang flying snow”.
Duanmu Xingling was only at the Xuanji Realm Grand Completion now, and could only condense flying snow within three zhang of her body. If her cultivation had reached the Earth level realm, then as long as she released the true qi in her body, she would be able to condense flying snow within ten zhang.
Ten zhang of flying snow.
If her cultivation reaches the Heavenly Extreme Realm, she is able to achieve “100 feet of flying snow”, once she fights with someone, hundreds of metres in a radius, the sky is filled with flying snow, that is the real myth of martial arts.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “Worthy of being Xuan Ranked Martial Artists, they are truly formidable, they should have all reached the intermediate realm of the Sword Follows the Heart, or even not too far away from the high realm of the Sword Follows the Heart.”
Only martial artists who had reached the middle stage of Sword Following Heart Walking at the Xuanji Realm would have the opportunity to challenge at the Martial Market Fighting Arena, impacting The Xuan Ranking and becoming a Xuan Ranking martial artist.
“Starling, if you stop me again, I’ll be impolite!” Huang Yichen’s swordsmanship became faster and faster, and because her true qi contained the Blizzard attribute, her speed advantage gradually showed itself.
Duanmu Xingling said, “Sister Dust, calm down first, if you kill him in a moment of impulse, the Martial City Academy will definitely punish you heavily. Why bother to die with a lecherous/thief? Moreover, even if you don’t make a move, that lecherous/thief won’t live for more than a month!”
“What do you mean?” Huang Yichen asked curiously as he stopped striking and put his sword away.
Duanmu Xingling also put away her sword, her eyes flashing as she laughed, “He promised to duel with Feng Zhilin on the stage of life and death, and the duel will take place twenty days from now.”
“How is that possible? Feng Zhilin’s cultivation has reached the Xuanji Realm’s Great Extreme Position, in the Western Academy, although he is not considered a top expert, he is still considered an upper-middle class powerhouse. Zhang Ruochen might be able to defeat him if he cultivates for another one or two years, but if he dueled with him on the Life and Death Stage now, he would surely die.” Huang Yichen said.
Duanmu Xingling nodded and said, “Right! So, there’s no need for you to even make a move to kill him, twenty days later, Feng Zhilin will be able to take his life.”
Huang Yichen still didn’t believe that Zhang Ruochen would be that stupid, a pair of beautiful eyes stared at Zhang Ruochen and said in a cold voice, “Twenty days later, do you really want to duel with Feng Zhilin on the life and death stage?”
“That’s right!” Zhang Ruochen said indifferently.
Originally, he didn’t think it was much of a big deal!
“Swish!”
Huang Yichen retracted his blue sword back into its scabbard and stared at Zhang Ruochen as if he was looking at a dead man, saying, “In that case, I’ll let you live for another twenty days.”
Subsequently, Huang Yanchen walked towards the gate of the Yellow Character No. 1, ready to leave, when suddenly, she stopped again, turned around, and stared at Zhang Ruochen as she said, “In twenty days’ time, if you are able to defeat Feng Zhilin on the Life and Death Stage, I can spare your life. If you lose to Feng Zhilin, even if Feng Zhilin doesn’t kill you, I will still kill you with my own hands.”
After saying this, Huang Yichen walked forwards, a wisp of true qi emerging from his feet, and with each step, he was able to stride three feet away, leaving behind only a series of residual shadows.
Seeing Huang Yichen leave, Duanmu Xingling finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Zhang Ruochen, there are still twenty days to go, do you have the certainty of defeating Feng Zhilin or not?”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t answer Duanmu Xingling’s question, instead, he seriously surveyed Duanmu Xingling and gently nodded, saying, “Senior Sister Duanmu, how many grades of the Cold Ice Divine Martial Seal are you opening?”
“Sixth grade!”
Duanmu Xingling got a little smug, clasping her hands in front of her chest before adding, “Moreover, I opened the Cold Ice Divine Martial Seal when I was two years old.”
The earlier the Divine Martial Seal was opened, the earlier a martial artist could start cultivating.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “No wonder you reached the Xuanji Realm Grand Circle when you were only thirteen or four years old, so it turns out that your natural talent is that high.”
“How could it be? I’m eighteen years old this year, okay.”
Duanmu Xingling blankly glanced at Zhang Ruochen, her eyelashes flickering gently as she added, “Reaching the Xuanji Realm Great Circle at the age of thirteen or four, how heaven defying would that be? Even the Heavenly Demon Ridge’s number one genius, Zhang Tiangui, was fifteen years old before he reached the Xuanji Realm Great Circle.”
In order to prove her age, Duanmu Xingling slightly puffed out her chest, revealing two rounded and upright curves.
It had to be said that in terms of appearance, the curvature of Duanmu Xingling’s chest was a circle larger than even Huang Yicun, and was quite well developed.
“Eighteen years old?” Zhang Ruochen was a little surprised. Other than the curvature of her chest, it was impossible to tell that she was eighteen years old.
Duanmu Xingling said, “The gong method I cultivate is a bit special, as long as I successfully cultivate the first layer of that kind of gong method, my body’s state will stay at that time. I was thirteen and a half years old when I cultivated the first layer of that kind of gong method, so I’ve been only thirteen and a half years old in appearance. Unless I dissipate my true qi, I will be able to regain my normal age appearance.”
Zhang Ruochen came to a realisation and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he said, “I remember that a terrific gong method of the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect is named ‘Eight Desolate ** Gong’, which is somewhat similar to the one you are cultivating.”
“You know the ‘Eight Desolate ** Gong’?”
Duanmu Xingling exclaimed in shock, with a few moments of disbelief in her eyes, as if she realised that she had lost her temper, she immediately added, “The Moon Worshipping Demon Sect has this kind of gong method? How come I’ve never heard of it?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “The Eight Desolate ** Technique, in the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect, belongs to the top techniques, and only those with extremely high status in the Demon Sect are qualified to cultivate it, so of course, outsiders don’t know about it.”
“Why do you know? Could it be that you are an undercover agent sent by the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect to the Martial City Academy?” Duanmu Xingling asked tentatively.
“I’ve only heard about it!”
Zhang Ruochen had read many cultivation techniques, and naturally, he had also flipped through the volumes of the Eight Desolate ** Gong. Of course, the last piece of the Eight Desolate ** Technique was kept at the headquarters of the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect, and Zhang Ruochen had not read it.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t want anyone to know the secret of his previous life and immediately changed the subject and asked, “Why were you so surprised when you heard about the Eight Desolate ** Palace just now?”
“Was there? No!”
Duanmu Xingling shook her head vigorously and said, “I was surprised by the Moon Worshipping Demon Sword. In the Kunlun Realm, the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect is a taboo, so it’s better for us not to discuss it, lest we be treated as heretical and evil disciples of the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect.”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t want to continue discussing this topic either and said, “Senior Sister Duanmu, I’m cultivating a palm technique and have encountered a bottleneck. Can you spar with me, I want to find the weakness of the palm technique in battle.”
“A trivial matter!”
Duanmu Xingling’s body carried a faint fragrance as she transformed into a fragrant wind and flew to the centre of the compound, standing straight there as she gently hooked her finger at Zhang Ruochen and said, “Attack me with your palm technique with all your might.”
“Senior Sister Duanmu should be careful!”
Zhang Ruochen stood ten feet away from Duanmu Xingling, his left foot took a step forward, his hands resembled palms and claws, and every bone and muscle in his entire body was pulled tight.
Zhang Ruochen’s toes stomped and violently rushed out.
Duanmu Xingling was slightly surprised for a moment, ”It’s only been ten days, and his speed has improved too much. Ten days ago, his speed could only reach thirty-eight metres per second, but now it actually reaches forty metres per second. A martial artist at the middle extreme position of the Xuanji Realm can only burst out at forty metres per second.”
“Dragon Image Shadow!”
Zhang Ruochen’s arms emitted the sound of a dragon and elephant whistling, his palms were fierce, and he exploded the power of his entire body, striking at Duanmu Xingling without any residual force.
Surging true qi surged out from Zhang Ruochen’s palm, transforming into an invisible palm wind, and when he was still five metres away from Duanmu Xingling, the powerful palm wind blew Duanmu Xingling’s robes hunting.
Duanmu Xingling nodded once again, the palm strike that Zhang Ruochen had struck was indeed powerful and very subtle. To be able to fuse his entire body’s strength into a single palm was not simple.
“Boom!”
Duanmu Xingling struck out even faster than Zhang Ruochen, only seeing a shadow striking out and knocking Zhang Ruochen back.
Zhang Ruochen struck out a second palm again, and a third palm ……
“Boom Boom!”
Zhang Ruochen struck out so fast that it was like a series of water waves, continuously striking out the palm imprints.
Duanmu Xingling stood still, one hand behind her back, blocking all the palm imprints Zhang Ruochen struck out with just one hand.
After Zhang Ruochen had struck out more than a hundred palms in a row, the true qi in the qi lake was finally a bit insufficient, so he immediately retreated back and stopped, not striking out again.
Duanmu Xingling stared Avray at Zhang Ruochen and said, “This palm strike of yours is quite impressive, it’s almost unbreakable!”
Zhang Ruochen’s body was covered in hot sweat as he laughed, “This palm move of mine is not yet a great success!”
“Not yet a great success?” Duanmu Xingling was a bit surprised and said, “I was going to instruct you, but, I found that there was absolutely no way to instruct you. I thought that this Palm Technique of yours had already reached the realm of perfection!”
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and said, “I already know the deficiencies in the palm technique! Again!”
As the words fell, Zhang Ruochen struck his fourth palm, “Dragon Image Shadow”, and attacked towards Duanmu Xingling.
One must know that Duanmu Xingling was a Xuan Ranked Martial Artist, and was definitely a good sparring partner.
Only when Zhang Ruochen was exhausted did he stop practicing his palms, and after sending Duanmu Xingling away, he returned to the inner space of the Space-Time Spirit Crystal and consumed a catty of Spirit Flesh, and his physical strength and true qi recovered very quickly.
Zhang Ruochen began to recall the deficiencies in his palm techniques when he fought with Duanmu Xingling, while at the same time continuously rehearsing.
The next day, Zhang Ruochen took the initiative to go forward to Xuan Character No. 1 and look for Duanmu Xingling again, continuing to fight with her and honing his palm techniques.
The third day, the fourth day ……
By the fifth day.
The fourth palm of the Dragon Image Prajna Palm had yet to be successfully cultivated, but Zhang Ruochen broke through to the late Xuanji Realm first.
It was actually quite normal for Zhang Ruochen to be able to break through the realm so quickly, after all, he was the one who possessed the Time and Space Crystal Stone, which allowed him to cultivate for three times as long as other martial artists.
Moreover, he had also consumed all forty-eight jin of spirit meat, so it could be said that breaking through to the late Xuanji Realm was just a matter of time.
