Clash with the Witch Race, Refine Battle Skills

The heavens and earth are impartial. Since there are trials, there are naturally rewards.

After the lightning tribulation, a sweet rain naturally descends from the heavens.

Not only Cihang, but even the surrounding members of the Witch Race who dared to undergo tribulation also benefited greatly.

"Good."

"To forcibly undergo tribulation with your physical body, what courage!"

"Your battle skill is equally powerful, already comparable to ours in the Witch Race."

"This is not Xuanmen cultivation, it should clearly be someone from our Witch Race!"

As the purple energy, golden flowers, and sweet rain dissipated, cheers erupted from the Witch Race.

Their disdain for Nascent Soul cultivators was ingrained in their bloodline, but they held a heartfelt respect for the strong.

Cihang first absorbed the lightning tribulation with his physical body for refinement, and then displayed powerful battle skills, naturally earning the recognition and admiration of the Witch Race.

The key was that Cihang could cultivate and undergo tribulation within the Witch Race's territory, clearly indicating he was a friend, not an enemy.

"Dual Golden Immortals in Nascent Soul and physical body!"

Cihang was also extremely delighted. He had finally reached the Golden Immortal realm, and his path of cultivation had advanced another step.

Seeing that the lightning tribulation had ended, Jiu Feng no longer concealed her presence and flew directly towards Cihang.

"Great Witch."

The members of the Witch Race parted ways, respectfully greeting Jiu Feng.

"Congratulations, young friend, on successfully undergoing tribulation and advancing to the Golden Immortal realm."

Jiu Feng said with a light smile, congratulating Cihang.

"Cihang greets Great Witch Jiu Feng. Thank you for taking me in, Great Witch. Only then could Cihang once again cultivate with peace of mind and successfully break through to the Golden Immortal realm!"

Cihang's gratitude was genuine. If not for Jiu Feng taking him in, he truly wouldn't have obtained these opportunities.

"You are too kind, young friend. This is merely a wilderness. Your breakthrough is entirely due to your own accumulation.

However, you truly surprised me this time. Besides our Witch Race, cultivators who also cultivate their physical bodies are extremely rare.

With your physical cultivation, you are not inferior to our Witch Race."

Because Cihang attached importance to the path of the physical body, Jiu Feng's attitude became even more amiable.

"Great Witch flatters me. Cihang has only just begun cultivating the path of the physical body and still has many shortcomings!"

Cihang knew that his Demonic God Body Refining Technique had only just been mastered, and there was still some gap compared to the Witch Race who had always specialized in physical cultivation.

"You are too modest. Look at those eager eyes.

If I weren't here, they would have likely stepped forward to challenge you already."

Jiu Feng smiled and pointed to her tribesmen nearby.

"Great Witch speaks the truth. Your physical strength is not weak, are you willing to fight me?"

"I also wish to witness the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator's physical body."

"Your Azure Dragon Battle Skill is also extraordinary, are you willing to spar and exchange techniques with me."

As soon as Jiu Feng finished speaking, those tribesmen no longer held back and stepped forward, expressing their desire to fight Cihang.

Although there were no direct praises or compliments, these challenges from the Witch Race were an acknowledgment of Cihang's strength.

"It is Cihang's honor to spar with fellow Daoists of the Witch Race!"

Cihang was also very willing to spar with the Witch Race.

Cultivation of the physical body's path cannot be separated from combat, and this is the best way to cultivate.

"Witch Race member Ming Yan, I request guidance from fellow Daoist."

Seeing Cihang agree, a Golden Immortal from the Witch Race immediately stepped forward, throwing a punch to attack Cihang.

Jiu Feng, standing nearby, merely smiled and did not intervene. She also wanted to see what Cihang's true strength was.

Having witnessed Cihang's methods during his tribulation, Ming Yan did not hold back his strength and attacked Cihang with full force.

"Good!"

Seeing the giant fist shadow approaching, Cihang also met it with a palm strike, faintly accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar.

His Azure Dragon Battle Skill had just been mastered, and it needed a battle to help him hone it continuously.

Cihang did not use any divine abilities or techniques, but instead relied solely on his physical body and battle skills to fight.

Even so, Cihang was not at a disadvantage, fighting on par with the Witch Race member who had long since entered the Golden Immortal realm.

His battle skill was indeed newly formed, but with his profound foundation, his physical body was even superior to that of an ordinary Witch Race member.

The Witch Race's cultivation method involved absorbing malevolent energy into their bodies, and their attacks were accompanied by overwhelming malevolence.

While both were body refining techniques, Cihang's path was the complete opposite, tempering his body with supreme vitality.

Even the Azure Dragon Battle Skill he derived was primarily based on vitality.

As the two fought, the malevolent energy and the power of life surged and clashed violently.

On one side was overwhelming malevolence, causing all things to wither; on the other was vibrant life, containing boundless creation.

This battle also made the other members of the Witch Race's blood boil. They all regretted not having joined the fight earlier, allowing that one tribesman to seize the initiative.

Cihang couldn't break free, but there were still many tribesmen around.

In just a moment, other members of the Witch Race also found their opponents, and thus began a chaotic sparring session.

The battle continued until sunset, and with reluctance, everyone ended the sparring.

"To contend with me and not be at a disadvantage, your strength is formidable. We couldn't determine a victor today, we shall fight again next time."

Ming Yan looked at Cihang with recognition, admiration, and even more so, fighting spirit.

"Fighting with you this time has greatly benefited Cihang. Cihang also hopes to spar with you again!"

Cihang politely returned a bow to Ming Yan.

"Then I will seek you out for a spar tomorrow."

Ming Yan readily agreed to a time for the next encounter.

Following closely behind Ming Yan, the group of Witch Race members also stepped forward to converse with Cihang, expressing their desire to fight him.

For the Witch Race, sparring and fighting were their methods of cultivation.

However, in their daily lives, they could only spar with familiar tribesmen, whose strength and battle skills they already understood.

Now that Cihang had suddenly appeared, they were naturally eager to fight him.

Cihang agreed to each of them one by one.

These members of the Witch Race needed him to improve their cultivation and strength, but wasn't he the same?

In the Great Desolation, there truly was no better place to hone battle skills than among the Witch Race.

Cihang saw off the enthusiastic Witch Race cultivators one by one.

Through this battle, Cihang felt the recognition and enthusiasm of these tribesmen.

No longer being targeted or ignored by the Witch Race was a rare treatment among Nascent Soul cultivators.

Cihang was happy to see this develop; at this stage, befriending the Witch Race would do him no harm.

After all, he had already offended Yuanshi and then fallen out with the Demon Race. Only the Witch Race treated him with relative friendliness.

As for the endless karma that would follow with the Witch Race, he could only deal with it later.

Moreover, he was merely befriending the Witch Race, not joining them.

"Your strength is indeed impressive. It's rare to gain the recognition of these tribesmen!"

Only after the other tribesmen had left did Jiu Feng reappear before Cihang.

Jiu Feng's impression of Cihang had also improved significantly.

This was not only because of his strength, but more so because of his attitude towards the Witch Race.

Although their Witch Race was not weak, those Nascent Soul cultivators had always held great prejudice against them.

Of course, the Witch Race felt the same way about them and had never had any dealings with those Nascent Soul cultivators.

Cihang was clearly an exception.

"It is Cihang's honor that his humble strength has caught the eye of a Great Witch. Cihang intends to trouble the Great Witch for some time longer!"

Cihang had originally planned to leave the Witch Race, but after sparring with those tribesmen, he had changed his mind.

"Of course, you can stay. Even if you wanted to leave now, those tribesmen would likely not agree. I know you wish to further temper your body and battle skills, and my tribesmen feel the same. Our Witch Race does not have so many rules; feel free to be yourself!"

In fact, it wasn't just the ordinary members of the Witch Race; even Jiu Feng was very interested in Cihang's body-refining techniques.

It was a method of body refining completely different from that of the Witch Race.

"Cihang thanks the Great Witch here!"