Chapitre 80: Sparring
Elder Xinyan sat down, while his two disciples stood behind him.
Mo Yu Qingyan personally served fruit and fine wine.
"Please," Luo Feng said, raising his glass.
Elder Xinyan poured himself a drink as well. For powerful cultivators, even if their eyes are blind, they can still observe their surroundings without hindrance.
Some cultivators have divine bodies that are gaseous or liquid in form, with no eye structures at all.
"Please," Elder Xinyan also raised his glass. After taking a sip, he smiled and said, "Before I arrived in Huyang City, I had already heard of Luo He Shenjun's great name. General Yonghu from Yu Nation's capital couldn't even detain Blood Cloud Shenjun despite using the Huyang City formation. However... Luo He Shenjun, you managed to kill Yu Tianxu, Yu Tianyi, and the fleeing Blood Cloud Shenjun all in one night. Your strength indeed surpasses that of General Yonghu."
"General Yonghu was concerned about the citizens of the city and feared causing too much collateral damage, which is why Blood Cloud escaped," Luo Feng said.
"The battle between Yonghu and Blood Cloud was recorded and sold by the Yan Feng Pavilion," Elder Xinyan remarked. "Anyone could see that Blood Cloud's strength was unfathomable, which only makes our Heart Shadow Sect admire Luo He Shenjun even more. The Sect Master has already ordered that upon arriving in Huyang City, we must not offend you."
"The Sect Master is too kind," Luo Feng said with a smile.
Mo Yu Qingyan, who was standing by, perked up her ears, carefully listening. "Never offend the Master? The Heart Shadow Sect is indeed wary of him."
"This time, our Heart Shadow Sect has come to Huyang City in search of a place to survive," Elder Xinyan sighed. "It's incredibly difficult for a sect to survive."
Luo Feng listened quietly.
"In order to survive, our disciples of the Heart Shadow Sect are willing to pay any price," Elder Xinyan continued. "I hope Shenjun can understand the Heart Shadow Sect and not get involved in these matters."
"Haha..." Luo Feng laughed, "I'm not part of Yu Nation's government, nor am I with your Shi Kingdom. I'm just a wandering cultivator! As for whom I'll help? Sigh, we wandering cultivators are always struggling for resources. If there are enough resources to hire me, how could I refuse?"
Luo Feng understood the other party's intentions. They wanted a promise from him not to interfere in the Huyang City conflict.
"Enough resources to hire you?" Elder Xinyan asked, "How much would it take to hire Luo He Shenjun?"
"I treat everyone the same. Yu Nation has already given me many benefits, but I have not agreed to help them," Luo Feng said. "If the Heart Shadow Sect wants to hire me, two billion cosmos sand will suffice."
"Two billion cosmos sand?" Elder Xinyan's face twitched slightly.
Quite a bold price.
Luo Feng, on the other hand, knew that Yu Nation's ruler had gifted him a leaf from the Xuyuan Mother Tree, and Jiujang Hou had given him ten million cosmos sand as a token of gratitude. These were acts of goodwill.
Quoting Yu Nation one billion cosmos sand was a friendly price.
Charging the Heart Shadow Sect two billion cosmos sand was also appropriate. If the Heart Shadow Sect agreed to such a high price, Yu Nation wouldn't have anything to say about it, knowing they received a half-price offer.
"I'm just a wandering cultivator, helping whoever provides the resources. I'm sure Elder Xinyan understands," Luo Feng said.
The conversation between Luo Feng and Elder Xinyan made the two disciples behind Elder Xinyan and Mo Yu Qingyan tremble. Two billion cosmos sand? That was an enormous fortune.
"I understand. Even for our sect's disciples, obtaining resources isn't easy," Elder Xinyan said. "I have traveled the world, challenging strong opponents everywhere. With your strength, Shenjun, would you be interested in sparring with me?"
"Sparring?" Luo Feng nodded. "Sure."
Elder Xinyan sensed Luo Feng's confidence and nodded. "I'll arrange a spacious place for us."
"Let's just do it in my mansion," Luo Feng suggested. "It's just a spar; there's plenty of room here."
"I'm afraid it might damage your mansion, Shenjun," Elder Xinyan added.
"If it gets damaged, you don't need to pay for it," Luo Feng said with a smile, standing up.
"Shenjun, you are truly generous," Elder Xinyan said, also standing up. His two disciples and Mo Yu Qingyan grew a bit tense.
In an open area of Luo Feng's mansion, Luo Feng and Elder Xinyan stood facing each other from a distance. Morosa, Mo Yu Qingyan, and the two disciples of the Heart Shadow Sect watched from the edges of the mansion.
"Please," Luo Feng said with a smile, looking at his opponent.
Elder Xinyan flipped his hand, revealing a black spike. At first glance, the black spike appeared ordinary, with a restrained luster and no visible secret patterns.
Since it was just a spar, neither side burned their divine power, and their auras were kept restrained.
"This Luo He Shenjun still wants to sway between the two forces, asking for two billion cosmos sand? Once he realizes the gap in our strength, he'll be much more compliant," Elder Xinyan thought.
"Shenjun, be careful," Elder Xinyan said, and with that, he thrust the black spike forward.
This thrust immediately pierced into the 'Life-Destruction Domain' that enveloped the entire mansion. As soon as Elder Xinyan thrust the spike, the Life-Destruction Domain met with heavy resistance.
The Life-Destruction Domain was a combination of three Chaos-level techniques, manifesting as a massive Tai Chi cloud, rotating with vast power, several times stronger than the pure 'Mastering Chaos.'
Rip!
Elder Xinyan's thrust forcibly pierced through the resistance of the Life-Destruction Domain, tearing the cloud apart and sending shockwaves rolling. The spike had already reached Luo Feng's robe.
Luo Feng remained unmoved, and a gray protective robe appeared on the surface of his clothing. It was formed by concentrating the Life-Destruction Domain, combined with two Chaos-level techniques related to chaos laws. The five techniques were merged into this protective chaotic robe.
Although it wasn't as powerful as Blood Cloud Shenjun's nine-technique Blood Cloud Array...
The Life-Destruction Domain and the chaotic robe were just a few of the techniques Luo Feng had mastered during the past five eras.
"Poof!" The spike forcibly pierced through the gray chaotic robe on Luo Feng's body and even broke through his skin, leaving a small red dot of blood on his perfect divine body, which had undergone three refinements.
"Hmm?" Elder Xinyan immediately retreated, finding it hard to believe.
"Incredible, incredible. Elder Xinyan, with just a casual thrust, you managed to break through my domain, my protective robe, and even wound me," Luo Feng remarked.
Elder Xinyan felt the pressure.
"I have trained in the God King-level inheritance of the 'Six Destructions of Ruin,' combining seven Chaos-level techniques into one thrust," Elder Xinyan thought, surprised. "I've encountered infinite divine bodies before, and this thrust was enough to severely injure them. Yet, against Luo He Shenjun, it only barely broke his skin?"
What seemed like an ordinary thrust was actually one of Elder Xinyan's killing moves, honed over many battles.
"Shenjun, please test this next move of mine," Elder Xinyan said, and in an instant, his figure blurred.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!!!!
He suddenly split into thirteen figures, each launching a strike. Each individual strike appeared terrifying, but when the thirteen strikes combined, the resulting power was truly earth-shattering.
Boom~~~ The converging black spike struck with such force that even Luo Feng was surprised. "As expected of a disciple of a God King-level sect, your techniques are indeed profound. Using multiple techniques to form a formation, creating a combined strike? My protective robe alone won't be enough; I'll have to show some real skill."
As the terrifying combined strike approached, Luo Feng extended his left hand.
Boom!
His arm expanded, and his palm grew enormous, as if it covered the sky. Each of Luo Feng's five fingers contained swirling vortexes, and the entire palm resembled a chaotic world.
Boom~~~
When the terrifying spike collided with Luo Feng's palm, the impact created a frenzied clash, each side trying to annihilate the other.
On one side was a technique recorded in a God King-level inheritance, where the disciple simply followed the steps, gradually increasing their foundation, and drawing closer to the Chaos-level.
On the other side was a technique that directly confronted the mysteries of the Life-Origin Path and the Destruction-Origin Path, integrating the two into one, along with insights from chaos. This was one of Luo Feng's six major killing moves, the 'Tenfold Extinction Palm.'
If the 'Tenfold Infinite Blade' of the 'Nine Blades of Breaking the World' was purely defensive...
Then this 'Tenfold Extinction Palm' was an offensive technique, merging ten Chaos-level techniques into one. It was executed with the hand of a perfect divine body refined three times! This was one of Luo Feng's true killing moves. Luo Feng even had to hold back his strength, as too much power would exceed the 'Eternal True God level.'
Luo Feng had set strict limits for himself. In terms of his realm and accumulations, he had no need to hide anything—after all, the outside world already considered him to be close to reaching the Chaos level. However, the full power of his perfect divine body needed to be restrained.
Even when he restrained his power to match that of an infinite divine body, it was still enough to overpower Elder Xinyan.
The Tenfold Extinction Palm, though still a bit rough due to the fusion of ten techniques, was no less formidable than Elder Xinyan's killing array.
Boom~~~
The terrifying spike strike was ultimately shattered and obliterated under the crushing force of Luo Feng's enormous palm.
This scene left Elder Xinyan stunned.
"This Luo He Shenjun… He possesses the infinite divine body of the law path. Moreover, his accumulation in his realm surpasses mine," Elder Xinyan instantly realized. "If he were following the bloodline cultivation path, with such accumulation, he would have already reached the Chaos level."
"Heart-Eye Elder's array technique is indeed formidable," Luo Feng praised, "I was forced to use one of my ultimate moves. Do you have any other techniques, Elder?"
"There's no need to continue. I am indeed not a match for Luo He Shenjun," Elder Xinyan replied. "This sparring match has truly broadened my horizons. I shall take my leave now and convey your terms to the Sect Master."
"Very well," Luo Feng said with a smile, nodding.
Elder Xinyan turned and left immediately with his two disciples in tow.
During their sparring, the mansion had been enveloped by the Life-Destruction Domain. Elder Xinyan had also deliberately kept his power restrained, so the mansion remained relatively intact, with only a few pits and dents in the ground where they had fought.
"Whoosh." With a thought, Luo Feng quickly repaired the ground.
"Master, that Heart-Eye Elder is quite powerful," Morosa remarked. "He seems stronger than Blood Cloud."
"Yes, Blood Cloud's array was still somewhat crude, while Heart-Eye Elder's killing move is more refined and cohesive, with greater power," Luo Feng nodded. "As expected of a God King-level sect."
Though Luo Feng also possessed two God King-level inheritances...
Unfortunately, his master, Sitting Mountain Guest, was a God King in the artifact refinement path, and none of the God King-level inheritances he had were suitable for Luo Feng's cultivation. The three God King-level inheritances left behind by the three generations of ancestors from the Duandonghe lineage—Duanmie, Donghua, and Undying River—were all auxiliary techniques.
There was no way around it. Both Sitting Mountain Guest and the three generations of ancestors had only just entered the God King level. That's why they met such tragic ends: one was forced to flee into the Universe Sea, and the other perished completely.
Strength is the foundation of everything!
"Heart-Eye Elder, how did your visit to Luo He Shenjun go?" asked the Heart Shadow Sect Master, Feng Yuqi, who had already returned from visiting the Yan Feng Pavilion. "I heard you sparred with him?"
"I requested that he not interfere, but he demanded two billion cosmos sand as the price for his services," Elder Xinyan replied, frowning. "So, I resorted to the backup plan and sparred with him, hoping to pressure him. However, in our exchange… His divine body is stronger than mine, and even his realm is superior."
The Heart Shadow Sect Master, Feng Yuqi, couldn't help but ask, "Didn't both our patriarchs say that you, Heart-Eye Elder, have accumulated enough that with a bit of luck, you might break through? Is his realm truly higher than yours?"
"Although it's slightly higher, we're still in the same tier," Elder Xinyan responded. "But once I command the disciples and wield the mechanical flow treasure Heart Demon Kite, I would be able to rival that Luo He."
Back when the Heart Shadow Sect was founded, the God King who established it specifically crafted thirteen mechanical flow treasures based on his inheritance to serve as the sect's foundational artifacts.
However, after countless years, only seven of those thirteen sect-protecting mechanical flow treasures remained, with Heart Demon Kite being one of them.
A God King who establishes a sect leaves behind numerous methods. However, due to the sect's decline, the Heart Shadow Sect's resources and means had dwindled.
"This was merely a sparring match. I didn't use my willpower secret technique, Invisible Stab, which is my most powerful move!" Elder Xinyan said. "If I had used that, it wouldn't have been a spar but a life-and-death battle."
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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