Revenge! Killing Duke Tianyuan, Ning Shanyue!
"Damn it! How did they find me? If they had such methods all along, what were they doing for the past hundred years?"
"Moreover, they attacked right after I broke through, as if they arrived at the exact moment."
"What's even stranger is that I killed the Pacify the Nation, so how did my Martial Dao cultivation increase so much? This shouldn't be my power."
"Moreover, the Great Sheng Dynasty is so powerful that it could easily wipe out these cultivation sects by sending just a duke. Why is it only now that they've taken action?"
"The background of this world is also excessively bizarre, as if it hides something I can't see through."
He knew his life was over.
Ning Shanyue is very strong; his luck is strong, while my physical body is not as strong as his.
Ning Shanyue seemed unwilling to linger any longer, and threw a punch that was unstoppable, striking him directly in the chest.
Amidst the excruciating pain, he felt himself being lifted into the air, his body flying backward like a torn kite. In his ears was Ning Shanyue's cold voice. "With such meager skills, you dare to challenge me? Die!"
Chen Du's consciousness rapidly faded. With his last ounce of strength, he stared at Ning Shanyue's face and forced out, "Next time, you will definitely die."
As the words fell, the True Spirit returned to silence!
[The Hundred-Lifetime Reincarnation has been triggered, consuming one rebirth opportunity, with nine remaining.]
[Reincarnation Inheritance. In the next life, you will inherit 50% of your current cultivation level.]
The world shattered into ashes in his eyes, and then returned to darkness.
When Chen Du opened his eyes again, he was still in that dilapidated side room of the Duke's mansion.
This time, however, he has already lived through a lifetime!
[Divine Revelation Reading - Martial Arts Creation Experience Points +1]
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[Current progress: Martial Arts Creation Lv8 (231/248) → Martial Arts Creation Lv9 (11/496)]
[Your Martial Arts Creation has been upgraded to Lv9. Your comprehension of martial arts manuals has been greatly enhanced, and your ability to deduce and create martial arts techniques has been greatly improved.]
At the outer gate of the Spirit Flourishing Sect, Chen Du put down the "Outer Sect Miscellany" in his hand.
He closed his eyes.
In his second life, he used the same method and successfully left the Duke's mansion.
This was his second time joining the Spirit Flourishing Sect.
The lessons learned in my previous life were too painful.
He learned his lesson in this life. From the first day he joined the sect, he hid himself as low as a stone at the bottom of the water, and he was no longer in a hurry to break through.
He knew that Martial Immortal Middle Stage would inevitably be defeated by Martial Immortal Peak Stage.
To kill Ning Shanyue, one must elevate their cultivation to the Martial Immortal Peak Stage, or even higher!
Ideally, one should be at the Seventh-Tier Peak Stage in Martial Dao and Immortal Dao.
Fortunately, he had another path to take.
He doesn't need to break through first and then slowly figure things out.
He can grasp the concept first, and then break through it instantly.
The Martial Canon has already deduced the Martial Immortal Chapter; what he needs to do now is to deduce the Martial Immortal Peak Stage, or even Martial Immortal!
Then I'll reach the peak of both Peak Stage and kill Ning Shanyue!
And so, another century began.
Just like in his previous life, he started as a menial servant in the outer sect and gradually worked his way up to the inner sect.
He read through all the cultivation manuals of the Spirit Flourishing Sect and continued to deduce their methods.
During the day, he lectured at the Chuan Gong Hall and occasionally went to the Sutra Repository to browse books.
At night, he meditated on the back mountain, repeatedly dissecting the Martial Canon and Immortal Dao cultivation techniques, and even deducing the Martial Immortal Peak Stage.
This time, he had more experience, a clearer goal, and knew where he had gone wrong.
Therefore, in this life, he thoroughly studied the Spirit Flourishing Sect's classic texts on destiny, the Heavenly Dao, and the rules of the world, intending to acquire more trump cards.
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[Current progress: Martial Arts Creation Lv11 (1981/1984) → Martial Arts Creation Lv12 (1/3986)]
[Your Martial Arts Creation has been upgraded to Lv12. Your comprehension of martial arts manuals has been greatly enhanced, and your ability to deduce and create martial arts techniques has been greatly improved.]
A hundred years have passed like flowing water!
Chen Du sat under the old pine tree on the back hill and finally smiled.
This time, he succeeded.
[You have completed the deductions for "Martial Canon: Peak of First-Rank Martial Immortal Peak Stage" and "Martial Canon: Peak Stage Body Integration".]
[You have broken through the shackles of the Seventh-Rank Late Stage and can break through to the Seventh-Tier Peak Stage.]
However, now is not the time to make a breakthrough.
When Chen Du arrived in the Capital, his cultivation level was still suppressed at the Sixth Tier.
He would not break through to the Duke's mansion.
He spent a full hundred years thoroughly deducing the path from the Martial Immortal Peak Stage to the Body Integration Peak Stage.
But deductions are just that—deductions. As long as he doesn't take that step, his true cultivation level will remain at the Martial God.
For the past hundred years, he has been extremely careful, keeping his voice so low that even he himself almost believed it.
The purpose was to prevent the rules of this world from noticing his unusual movements, and to prevent Ning Shanyue's fortune from sensing it prematurely.
He had to cross that hurdle at the last moment, in a split second before anyone could react.
Only in this way can we be absolutely certain of a kill!
Chen Du sneaked into the courtyard, concealing his presence.
Soon he stepped onto a spot where the bluestone slab beneath his feet had been the one where Ning Chuan had been forced to kneel for countless nights.
He looked up at the sky; moonlight shone through the clouds and fell directly on his face.
He no longer held back, but shared all the insights he had accumulated over the past century.
All accumulated,
All suppressed forces
Released at the same moment!
Martial Immortal Early Stage, broken!
Martial Immortal Middle Stage, broken!
Martial Immortal Late Stage, broken!
Martial Immortal Peak Stage, broken!
The same was true for the Immortal Dao; he broke through all the way to the Body Integration Peak Stage!
Instantly, a suffocating pressure descended upon the entire Duke's mansion.
Chen Du walked towards the main hall.
The main hall was brightly lit. Zheng-shi, dressed in her finest attire, sat in the main seat, holding a cup of warm tea in her hand, the slightly sarcastic smile on her face still lingering.
She saw Chen Du's face, froze for a moment, and tried to speak, but found that she couldn't open her mouth at all.
With a flick of his sleeve, Chen Du sent Zheng-shi, along with the teacup in her hand, flying several feet away and crashing into a large red-lacquered pillar in the hall.
The next instant, the venomous woman's head was completely shattered; she was dead beyond any hope of survival!
The teacup rolled around a few times before shattering into several pieces.
The servants and maids all screamed and fled.
Chen Du didn't look at them, and turned to walk towards the study.
Above the Duke Tianyuan's Estate's Mansion, purple and golden light intertwined, illuminating half of the Capital as if it were daytime.
Then, Ning Shanyue appeared.
"Ning Chuan!"
His voice boomed from his chest, "You dare come back!"
Chen Du raised his eyes and sneered, "I've come back to take your life."
He stood in the center of the courtyard and released the Concealment Technique.
Martial Immortal Peak Stage, Body Integration Peak Stage —two realms, two auras simultaneously soaring into the sky.
The clouds above the Duke's mansion were pushed aside and rolled outwards, revealing a large expanse of starry sky.
The courtyard wall was trembling.
The tiles are vibrating.
The entire mansion was groaning.
Ning Shanyue was staring at him coldly.
For the first time, the master of the Duke Tianyuan's Estate felt threatened by his own son.
In an instant, the two figures collided, their fists meeting in a thunderous roar that shook even the Capital.
Martial Immortal Peak Stage versus Martial Immortal Peak Stage, two people standing at the pinnacle of Martial Dao in the Spirit Martial Realm, every collision was like the collision of stars, countless streams of energy scattered and flew in all directions, completely collapsing the pavilions and towers of the Duke's Mansion.
Chen Du's fists and palms already possessed the power to destroy cities and shatter mountains, but Ning Shanyue became more and more alarmed as the fight progressed. This son, whom he had never taken seriously, actually possessed such power.
Moreover, he even cultivated the Immortal Dao!
Ning Shanyue roared, his aura surging, attempting to turn the tide with his luck.
But this time, the "luck" that had protected him his whole life seemed to suddenly fail him.
It seems that Chen Du's ambition has surpassed his.
Every counterattack he launched fell just short, while Chen Du's attacks always managed to precisely break through his defenses.
For the first time, Ning Shanyue felt fear; his luck, like a lamp that had run out of oil, had been extinguished silently.
Chen Du seized the opportunity and punched through his protective aura, piercing his chest.
Ning Shanyue's pupils contracted, and he froze on the spot. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Chen Du withdrew his fist, and Ning Shanyue fell backward, like a broken beam.
The Duke's mansion shook violently, and half of the residence collapsed.
Standing amidst the ruins, Chen Du felt the Martial Dao energy within him, which had been steadily rising, finally break through the last barrier and reach its Peak Stage!
He closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Ning Shanyue is dead!
The Duke Tianyuan's Estate is gone!
In this lifetime, he finally settled an old score.
In an instant, the Martial Dao aura within him shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption.
Beyond the Martial Immortal Peak Stage, the next step was the unprecedented power he had mastered.
This aura was vast and boundless, sweeping across the heavens and earth. The entire Capital trembled under its pressure, the clouds were torn apart, the stars and moon lost their color, and all was silent.
Unrivaled in the world, none could surpass this.
Just then, a voice echoed from beside him, clear and distant, as if descending from the heavens, or coming from the end of time:
"Great! Great!"
"Finally... it's done!"