Faced with Zhu Shan's attack, Gu Yifeng remained calm. His spiritual energy erupted from his dantian, instantly condensing into the Mountain and River Sword, from which a sword light burst forth.
"Stars fall".
Gu Yifeng uttered a soft shout, and then a beam of starlight flashed out at lightning speed. With just one sword strike, a line of blood burst open in Zhu Shan's abdomen. Before the spear could even touch the opponent, the attack was broken.
This sword strike originated from the Meteor Sword Technique. It was the first time he had used it against an enemy, and its terrifying explosive power and astonishing speed were something he had not expected.
With a flick of his right hand, the illusory image of the Mountain and River Sword dissipated, and Zhu Shan was carried off the stage by the puppet. He had won this battle.
"So this is what it feels like to enter the Void Realm..."
Gu Yifeng quietly landed outside the arena, waiting for the next round to begin, and whispered to himself.
According to the records of the Continent of Light, the Great Void is an intangible existence, the essence of Qi. Its gathering, dispersing, and changing are merely manifestations of it.
The Realm of Great Void is where one touches upon the origin of the universe, comprehends the power of heaven and earth, draws upon a wisp of primordial energy, condenses it into the body, and plants it within.
The reason he is now ignoring realms and breaking through to the Taixu realm is because of the Dao seed he obtained during his ten previous reincarnations. It replaced the existence of Qi, or rather, it was also a type of Qi. When planted in his dantian, his cultivation naturally entered the Taixu realm.
When one's true realm breaks through to the Taixu Realm in the future, the Taixu Qi will enter the body and automatically merge with the Dao Seed, becoming one with it and catalyzing the growth of the Dao Seed.
While this kind of cultivation, which violates the laws of the world of the Qun Guang Continent, has many advantages, its drawbacks are also quite obvious. The first point is that it makes it impossible to use the spatial techniques of the Tai Xu Realm.
Limited by his realm, Gu Yifeng could only sense the spatial power flowing through heaven and earth and the application of spatial laws, but when he wanted to use them, he was restricted by the Heavenly Dao and could not mobilize even a fraction of them.
Secondly, Tianling could sense an invisible constraint, which seemed harmless, but would act as a bottleneck when he condensed his divine soul, hindering his breakthrough.
However, there was no point in thinking about it now. Gu Yifeng could only watch the battle below the arena, waiting to quickly settle this matter and rush to Xuanwu Heaven.
Nangong Wan was slower than him in defeating her opponent; it took her a full incense stick's time to come out of the arena.
"Your strength is too great. Although Zhu Shan has always been inconspicuous, you just killed him with a single sword strike. Both of Zhu's sons have fallen into your hands. This is a huge grudge."
Nangong Wan said jokingly.
"It doesn't matter, neither the Zhu family nor the Gou family can stop me."
Gu Yifeng smiled upon hearing this, and the two chatted briefly for a while, gaining a clearer understanding of the power structure within Taihang Prefecture.
Within the Taihang Prefecture, cities are divided into different ranks, and Taishan City naturally belongs to the top rank. The benefits of holding the position of city lord are undeniable.
Although the Nangong family has now seized the position of city lord, the Zhu family has always maintained good relations with the other major families in Taishan City. When they unite, the Nangong family can only barely resist them.
Therefore, Nangong Wan became even more determined to secure the position of disciple of the ancient sage. The higher the position, the better the reward, and the more she could contribute to the Nangong family.
Gu Yifeng smiled but remained silent, simply waiting for the arena match to continue.
Next came the quarterfinals, and he was lucky enough to avoid Nangong Wan. Instead, he faced Wang Ye of the Wang family, another major family in Taishan City.
Wang Ye's cultivation was at the half-step Tai Xu realm, and he was originally the hottest candidate to compete for the first disciple. However, he still couldn't withstand a single move from Gu Yifeng.
When the Fire Meteor was unleashed, it instantly covered the entire arena. The terrifying heat spread out, accompanied by a violent roar. Wang Ye's clothes were torn apart, and he flew directly out of the arena. His body was covered in crimson, and there was a strong smell of meat.
The onlookers all looked on with pity; the cruelty was almost unprecedented in a century.
In just half a day, Gu Yifeng successfully won first place, defeating his opponent in one fell swoop each time. This terrifying combat power gave everyone a completely new understanding of him, and they were all curious about where this genius came from.
As for Nangong Wan, perhaps because of Gu Yifeng, she also performed exceptionally well and secured third place.
With the arena battle over, the secret realm was essentially complete. Under the puppet's guidance, Gu Yifeng received a cultivation manual, a martial arts technique, and ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, one thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and one hundred high-grade spirit stones as a reward for first place.
The technique was passed down by the ancient sage of Taihang and is called the Mountain Refining Technique. It is a technique that focuses on self-defense and cultivation. It requires finding the direction of a mountain range, cultivating on the mountain range, and absorbing the earth energy of the mountain.
Once cultivated to its peak, one can turn their hand to create mountains, suppress cultivators of the same level at will, and move mountains and fill seas with ease.
This technique, as identified by the Eye of Concealment, is a quasi-heavenly-rank technique. When undergoing tribulation, it can connect with the earth energy of the surrounding mountains to resist the heavenly tribulation and increase the chances of success.
As for the martial arts technique, it is also paired with the cultivation method and is called the Mountain-Crushing Fist. Unlike the suppressive power of the Mountain-Suppressing Fist, the Mountain-Crushing Fist uses the earth energy of the mountain range to unleash a punch that can shatter a mountain.
This martial art is only at the Earth Rank, but the destructive power of the shattering fist intent it contains is extremely strong. When cultivated to its peak, it can even shatter space itself.
After putting away their cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, Gu Yifeng and Nangong Wan left the secret realm.
The two, along with the Nangong family, left the Taihang Mountains and rested for another night before deciding to head directly to the far north ice plains and enter the Xuanwu Heaven.
Nangong Wen was naturally very supportive. With Gu Yifeng around, he was very happy for his daughter to be by his side, as she could gain many opportunities. Judging from the current situation, in just one or two months, Nangong Wan's strength had improved significantly.
However, for safety reasons, in addition to Uncle Gu, Nangong Wen also sent a third elder, who was in the mid-stage of the Taixu Realm, to accompany the three of them to the far north ice plains.
Gu Yifeng didn't care. With a free henchman around, even as a monitor, there was nothing to hide.
After packing their bags, he took out the Wuji Immortal Boat. The four of them boarded the boat, and after placing dozens of spirit stones in the engine room, the Wuji Immortal Boat burst into supersonic speed.
A streak of light burst forth, leaving a trail of clouds behind it, and vanished from Taishan City. Nangong Wen was nearly dumbfounded, never expecting that this kid possessed such a fast-moving immortal boat magic treasure.
Under Nangong Wan's guidance, Gu Yifeng quickly determined a route on the map, then set a route in front of the steering wheel and switched the Wuji Immortal Boat to automatic mode.
The magical artifact provided by the system was indeed of high quality, saving him a lot of trouble.
With some spare time, Gu Yifeng began studying the Mountain-Crushing Fist in his room, since he was not currently on the mountain and therefore unable to practice the Mountain-Refining Technique.
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