Who would have thought that the Three Pure Alliance was plotting against the Spirit of Rules? The so-called rules are already an existence that is infinitely close to the Great Dao, or it can be understood as the consciousness born from the origin of the Great Dao.
Being able to grasp the spirit of the rules of a world means being qualified to transform into the Heavenly Dao.
This is the true goal of the Three Pure Ones Alliance: to cultivate a Heavenly Dao that can be controlled, so that even on the Continent of Radiant Light, they can command the wind and rain.
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On the Taihang Mountains.
Gu Yifeng spent a whole day observing the Daoist aura emanating from the mountaintop, and the Taihang Mountain imprint in his dantian solidified considerably. Although the aura was still insufficient, it was enough to rival a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator once unleashed from his dantian.
Such a mark can easily suppress a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
After retracting his clone, Gu Yifeng's perception of the Taihang Mountains surged once again, and the imprint in his dantian solidified even more. This was the benefit of having an avatar.
Back inside the barrier, he began his daily check-in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully checking in. You have received the reward: Mountain-Suppressing Fist."
As the system notification sounded, an ancient-looking book fell into his arms. Gu Yifeng immediately became interested and began to look through it. Unlike the martial arts and cultivation techniques he had received from previous check-ins, this boxing manual was simply a collection of pictures.
As he flipped through the illustrations of the secret techniques, Gu Yifeng immediately began to practice. His body moved back and forth in accordance with the illustrations in the ancient book, and soon he was wielding his fists with great force.
It took him the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to memorize the entire boxing manual. He then practiced each move, using only his physical strength. After practicing the entire set for half an hour, his whole body was burning up and he was sweating profusely.
After swinging his fist for a while, Gu Yifeng didn't feel any difference. Thinking of the name of the boxing manual, he immediately visualized the Taihang Mountains and started swinging his fist again.
This time, with just the first punch, he felt all the power of his body's blood and qi gather in his right fist, and then he threw a punch, and a loud bang suddenly rang out.
A terrifying suppressive force locked onto the void ahead, then a punch erupted, a mountain shadow appeared, and it instantly suppressed the void across space.
Then the force of the punch exploded, powerful enough to seriously injure a cultivator in the early stage of the Condensation Realm.
This was before Gu Yifeng had fully unleashed his physical strength and hadn't used a single bit of spiritual power. The fact that this punch was so powerful shows how formidable the Mountain-Suppressing Fist is.
The Hidden Eye's identification function was activated, and information about the boxing manual flooded into view.
"Mountain Suppression Fist: A Heaven-Rank Fist Technique. It involves visualizing the power of mountains and rivers in one's mind to unleash a terrifying suppressive force. It contains hidden energy that can penetrate into the body and explode. It can destroy and suppress anything."
"Note: Top-tier cultivation techniques can be divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The Heaven level can borrow the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which is hidden within the technique. The Yellow level can only utilize the physical strength to achieve its ultimate effect."
Looking at this information, Gu Yifeng nodded thoughtfully. The system was indeed giving him good stuff. A Heaven-rank fist technique was given away so easily, and each punch he threw could deepen his understanding of the Taihang Mountains.
For the next month, aside from signing in, he chose to practice the Zhenshan Fist.
On the day the Taihang Secret Realm opened, the mountaintop instantly became lively. A group of people dressed in white robes slowly came up the stone steps to the top of the mountain. Each of them had an aura above the Taixu realm, and some even had the aura of the Dao Integration realm.
Gu Yifeng woke up from his cultivation early in the morning and followed the crowd to a square on the mountaintop. The group of people in white robes slowly took off their robes, revealing their figures.
It turned out to be a group of elderly people, all of whom looked to be over seventy years old.
Just as he was secretly observing, two familiar auras appeared on the side path, followed by a flag that first appeared, bearing the name Nangong, indicating that it belonged to the Nangong family.
Nangong Wen was in the lead, followed by several elders of the Nangong family and the second and third masters of the branch. Behind them were Nangong Wan and Uncle Gu, as well as several young masters of the branch and their guardians.
"Looks like this secret realm is going to be quite lively."
Gu Yifeng thought to himself, then slowly withdrew from the crowd and waited to the side. Soon, Nangong Wen noticed him and his face lit up with joy.
"Oh, Young Master Gu, I didn't expect you to arrive so early. Have you been cultivating on this mountaintop all this time, or...?"
Nangong Wen was the first to speak and ask.
"Oh, I was in a hurry and forgot to announce myself. I climbed the ten thousand steps a month ago and came here to cultivate via a side path. Does Patriarch Nangong still have the qualifications?"
Gu Yifeng couldn't help but ask.
"That's right. I did hide something back then. Although there was only one qualification for the Nangong family's secret teachings, now that my cultivation has recovered, I managed to seize the position of city lord of Taishan City before the Zhu family. As a result, there are more qualifications for the secret realms in the city to distribute."
"I must thank you for this, young friend. You bought me a lot of time to secure the position of city lord and dealt a heavy blow to that brat's arrogance."
Nangong Wen waved his hand generously, and then a servant behind him handed over a low-level storage ring to Gu Yifeng.
“The competition in this secret realm was fierce. After all, you saved my daughter. A mere qualification for the secret realm is not enough to repay your great kindness. Inside this ring are five thousand mid-grade spirit stones, ten top-grade spirit stones, and ten bottles of Refining Spirit Pills.”
"It's just a small token of my appreciation, young friend. Please don't refuse. After we leave the secret realm, let my daughter guide you to Xuanwu Heaven."
Nangong Wen spoke frankly to Gu Yifeng.
Gu Yifeng was also stunned when he heard this. He did not expect Nangong Wen to be so generous. Five thousand mid-grade spirit stones would be a year's income for the Nangong family. There were also ten top-grade spirit stones, which were probably part of the family's reserves.
Such a person of temperament is rare on the continent of Qun Guang.
"Thank you, Uncle Wen!"
Gu Yifeng smiled and, without any pretense, changed his tune, which made Nangong Wen burst into laughter.
After a brief exchange, the group arrived at the square and waited for the elders there to speak.
"Hey, you've really made my dad happy! Coming to the top of Taihang Mountain to cultivate so early, what have you accomplished so far?"
Nangong Wan quietly approached Gu Yifeng and asked, feigning embarrassment and anger.
"There wasn't much progress, just that my physical body cultivation level broke through to the Condensation Realm. By the way, who is this old man in the square?"
Gu Yifeng smiled upon hearing this, and naturally patted Nangong Wan's head, responding calmly.
"You! What do you mean 'just'? You pervert, you little monster! Aren't you smart? You don't even recognize the people above? They are the descendants of the Taihang Ancient Sage, or rather, the disciples and descendants of the Taihang Ancient Sage."
"Since the fall of the ancient sage, this lineage has lived in the Taihang Mountains to guard the spirit of the ancient sage."
Nangong Wan said thoughtfully.
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