manynovel Chapter 106 The Exception
Chapter 106 The Exception
The moment the woman stepped out of the void, she was drawn to the attention of Chen Chunan and Chen Yunling.
"Your magic is unique!"
"Unique? There are plenty of unique magical powers in the world. Besides, it seems rather impolite for a young lady to come uninvited, doesn't it?"
The woman didn't care about Chen Chunan's talk of politeness; she just stared at him intently: "You're different from them. They still steal the power of heaven and earth for their own power, unable to escape the foundation of spiritual energy. Your magic power has no spiritual energy at all. You are an exception!"
Although Chen Chunan had worried that powerful figures in this world might covet his inner alchemy technique, he now felt that even if it were to spread, they might not be able to master it.
The internal alchemy method requires severing the three corpses, also known as passing the three gates.
These three tests are so difficult that even the most brilliant and talented people throughout history are unsure if they can pass them, let alone others.
"My spiritual root aptitude is not good enough, so I can't seek it from outside; I can only seek it from within."
However, in my opinion, there is no difference between seeking externally and seeking internally.
Heaven gives birth and Heaven takes away; this is the principle of the Way. Heaven and Earth steal from all things; all things steal from man; man steals from all things. When these three thefts are in harmony, the three realms are at peace.
If I were also someone with exceptional spiritual talent, I might not have chosen this arduous path of internal cultivation.
"What a clever way to take advantage of internal resources! What a perfect combination of three types of theft and the attainment of peace for all three powers!"
Su Lingyue's eyes flickered slightly, and her usually cold voice was tinged with a rare hint of seriousness.
"But we cultivators all take ascension to the immortal realm as our ultimate goal, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to forge great magical power and compete with heaven and earth for profit. How can we talk about the three thefts being appropriate? There have been very few ascensions in recent times, probably precisely because of this."
Before she could finish speaking, a clear laugh suddenly echoed through the void, tinged with mockery: "Not just a handful? In the last thousand years, only one alien cultivator has ascended! For three thousand years, no one from our human race has knocked on the gates of the Immortal Realm! From the Nascent Soul stage onwards, each realm brings a great calamity; the slightest misstep will invite heavenly tribulation upon us. To avoid dying in these tribulations, all our predecessors have chosen to retreat into small grotto-heavens to save their lives. Where is even a trace of the heart of a cultivator? How can one speak of becoming an immortal under such circumstances?"
As the voice faded, a figure in a green robe stepped through the air, gently waving a folding fan, his eyes and brows smiling.
Su Lingyue turned her head to look, and her usually cold face instantly turned frosty.
Even the surrounding air seemed to freeze, causing Chen Yunling to involuntarily shrink back: "Xiao Yuxian? You've been following me!"
"Su Daozi's words are an accusation against me." Xiao Yuxian put away his folding fan, bowed to Chen Chunan from afar, but his smile was not sincere at all. "My Tianji Pavilion can tell that the founder of the new path has appeared in the world, and his whereabouts happen to be on the same path as Su Daozi. That's why I followed his trail. It's not that I was deliberately following him."
"The founder of the new path? The path of internal acquisition?" Su Lingyue's eyes sharpened, and she glanced at Chen Chunan with a more probing look before turning to Xiao Yuxian.
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is indeed quite remarkable; it seems we should also try to win over the Human Path Sect.
When Chen Chunan heard that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had calculated that he was the founder of the new path, his heart sank and killing intent arose.
"Uninvited guests are unwelcome, and the Chen family does not welcome unwelcome guests. Please, both of you."
Before the two could react, the Monkey King unleashed his magic power from his palm, and the Golden Cudgel reappeared: "My Lord, why waste your breath on them! These two are hiding something and are bound to cause trouble! Just go and kill them!"
The Mind Monkey was adept at traversing the Azure Sky, and although he had sensed spatial fluctuations earlier, he hadn't noticed them because his own strength was only at the Golden Core stage, and the two weren't targeting him.
Now he was certain that the two of them had been able to get close because of the Dragon Binding Rope.
It's a pity that I can no longer help myself enter the realm of emptiness and wondrous existence; otherwise, killing the two of them would be a matter of a single thought.
"I'm not a hostile guest!"
"The real one? An avatar of the monkey demon? You are the enemy of Xuanxiao Peak?"
The two spoke almost simultaneously.
The enemy of Xuanxiao Peak?
Chen Chunan had no idea what Xuanxiao Peak was, but Xin Yuan's expression changed drastically.
Xuanxiao Peak is one of the thirty-six peaks of the Dao Yi Sect!
"Are you from the Dao Yi Sect?"
Seeing the two's expressions, Xiao Yuxian, who seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, said, "Su Lingyue—the current Daoist disciple of the Daoist sect!"
Su Lingyue ignored Xiao Yuxian and only looked at the two of them: "I am from the Dao Yi Sect, but that doesn't mean I'm your enemy. Besides, you two are no match for me!"
Chen Chunan sneered: "So confident? Interesting!"
With a swift movement, the golden cudgel in the monkey's hand was instantly taken into his own.
With a club in hand, Chen Chunan's aura changed instantly.
Within the middle dantian, the Five Elements Spirit Flag and the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, which had been nurtured for over a hundred days, seemed to sense their master's killing intent and suddenly trembled.
"go!"
Chen Chunan let out a low shout, and five streams of light shot out from his dantian.
The five spirit flags instantly enveloped Xiao Yuxian and Su Lingyue.
As the flags landed, the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth swirled and intertwined.
The Western Geng Metal Demon-Slaying Banner and the Eastern Qing Wood Cloud Realm Banner, with their dual virtues of metal and wood surging, quietly gave rise to a giant tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead, and a lifelike azure dragon.
Once the dragon and tiger were formed, the two spirits eyed the two people in the formation with predatory intent.
Immediately afterwards, two sword lights shot out, which were the Yin-Yang Sword Pills!
The two sword pellets, one black and one white, transformed into two dragons, one white and one black.
With its distinct scales and flowing whiskers, the dragon opened its mouth and spewed out rolling yin and yang energies. It crashed into the flag formation, circling and roaring, transforming into a tai chi diagram to suppress the formation's core and amplifying the power of the entire Five Elements Formation several times over!
The two people, caught off guard and trapped in the formation, instantly lost all composure.
"Fellow Daoist, you certainly have a fiery temper. I've already said I'm not your enemy, so why the need for such hostility?"
Chen Chunan didn't believe a single word Su Lingyue said.
Although his enmity with the Dao Yi Sect cannot be described as a blood feud, it is impossible for him to turn enemies into friends immediately.
Just as Chen Chunan was about to fight first, two familiar auras drifted over.
"Fellow Daoist Chu Nan, I've arrived at the perfect time. Do you need any help?"
"Chen Chunan, I'm here to help you! Let them know the power of my Heaven-Turning Seal!"
The two people who arrived were Han Yuqiu and Chi Mianxi.
The sudden appearance of two Nascent Soul cultivators caused the two of them to change color slightly.
Just as Chen Chunan was about to test the two men's abilities.
Xiao Yuxian, who was also caught in the trap, was the first to raise the white flag.
"Fellow Daoist! It's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"
Chen Chunan sneered, "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding are you talking about now?"
Xiao Yuxian quickly explained, "Although I followed her to find you, you should be able to tell that our two families don't get along. Besides, I'm here to make connections, not to make enemies. If you have any grudges, go after her!"
Su Lingyue glared at Xiao Yuxian with eyes as sharp as knives.
That bastard, he used me and then threw me away!
Seeing the situation before her, Su Lingyue reached out and took out a jade knife, then slashed it in the air.
A spatial rift appeared.
Before Chen Chunan could make a move, Su Lingyue stepped inside.
He left only one sentence: "Fellow Daoist has a deep misunderstanding of my Daoist sect. I hope that next time we meet, we can sit down and talk about it."
The Monkey King's expression changed: "What a wonderful magic weapon!"
Chen Chunan was also shocked. His Five Elements Flag had been integrated with the three great divine restrictions of sealing, prohibition, and extermination, yet it was so easily broken by someone who broke through the great formation's seal and flew away.
The methods of the sects in the Central Region are indeed different!
On the other hand, Xiao Yuxian was secretly pleased by Su Lingyue's departure.
Su Lingyue is a woman who is meticulous and incredibly intelligent.
Judging from the words she left behind, she probably already saw through my intentions.
Fortunately, those two idiots on Xuanxiao Peak had made enemies with the founder of this new path, otherwise I would have had another competitor today!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yuxian smiled with relief and looked at Chen Chunan, saying, "Fellow Daoist, could you please dismantle this formation?"