Refusing to Honor a Debt

Xiang Yang knew nothing of Bai Jiantao's whereabouts, nor of the Divine Constable Gate's response and plans. At present, he was taking Little Black over mountains and ridges, hurrying all the way toward Nanxiang.

"If they were somewhat weaker, like Zhao Qingfeng—an Innate martial artist who had broken through by relying on external aid—then with my Acquired peak cultivation and the Divine Saber Slash, I should be able to kill them.

"Yet Bai Jiantao is absolutely not that sort. He carries the bearing of a grandmaster of a school, created the Fish-Dragon Transformation himself and entered the Innate realm through it. I must not be careless. First, I'll get my hands on Que Xie Blade. That will give me a few more cards to play."

Xiang Yang had gone through another round of abolishing and rebuilding his cultivation during this period. With the Night Flower Pearl continuously attacking him with spiritual qi, and the Golden Silkworm Rain defying heaven to draw qi from between heaven and earth, his cultivation had recovered swiftly. Though it was only eighty percent restored, it had already surpassed the peak cultivation he had possessed before abolishing his martial arts once.

At this point, he already felt as though there was nowhere further to advance. He had trained his internal cultivation to the absolute pinnacle of the Acquired realm. Even if he cultivated his power to its peak and then abolished it once more, there would likely be no further improvement. This was his limit.

In other words, since the Heavenly Silkworm Transformation, Xiang Yang had abolished and rebuilt his cultivation twice. His Essence, Qi, and Spirit had been strengthened twice, and the limits of his potential had been developed to their utmost. Among Acquired martial artists, his power might not be unprecedented and unsurpassed, but