Sha Star Blocks the Path, Kills Sha God; Orthodox Lineage Obtained, Dao Script Acquired

Inside the ancient hall, it was as if the wind was howling and the universe was churning.

Chen Dengming used the Spirit Refining Art in conjunction with the Eye-Startling Technique to unleash his Dharma Aspect Divine Ability, which clashed fiercely with the Eye Power of the Sha Star's Dongfang Huayuan Spirit, Dongfang Huayuan, like Thunder Fire striking each other.

For a moment, the ancient palace scenery surrounding the two, which was between illusion and reality, was also distorted, highlighting the intensity of the spiritual confrontation. It was truly like the wind blowing mountains and turning rocks, and the thunder roaring with awe-inspiring power.

Chen Dengming even gained the upper hand for a time. His Eye-Shocking Technique absorbed and devoured Dongfang Huayuan's Divine Sense power, using it against him. His gaze was like two astonishing beams of light, forcing the Sha Star's divided spirit to retreat step by step.

"So your Divine Sense power isn't stronger than mine. This part of your soul only has the strength of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage."

Chen Dengming sent a message through his Divine Sense to disturb the Sha Star's mind, but he was quite shocked.

This Sha Star, Dongfang Huayuan, is indeed formidable. His combat prowess at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage is astonishing, which is simply unbelievable. Just now, I managed to suppress him for a while, especially that strange silver light, which was very lethal.

"You're not bad either. When I was in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, I defeated several Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators. You've managed to fight me to this extent. No wonder we're from the same place."

Dongfang Huayuan's eyes also flashed with Divine Sense. Even though his Divine Sense power was being steadily defeated, he remained completely calm and sneered, "The cultivators who come from Nanxun are born to fight, but you have chosen the wrong path!"

"Did we go down the wrong path?"

Chen Dengming was startled.

In that instant of mental emptiness, the Sha Star seized the opportunity, its eyes flashing with silver light, merging into its gaze and Divine Sense, instantly shattering the oppressive Divine Sense from Chen Dengming, and piercing straight into the Divine Ability power's form.

The Sha Star let out a long laugh, "The Human Immortal Way is the ultimate Physical Body, shattering the void, achieving immortality through martial arts, breaking through all laws with a single punch, and subduing all techniques with sheer force! You, you're too flashy!"

"Bang!--"

The silver light surged into Chen Dengming's Divine Ability form, like a scalding blade cutting through butter. In an instant, Chen Dengming felt an unprecedented mental pain, and his Divine Ability form nearly collapsed.

But at that very moment, a large number of trees around the ancient hall began to wither, and clusters of Rong Qi gathered towards Chen Dengming, merging into his Divine Ability form. This barely managed to keep his Divine Ability form from collapsing, and he was even trying to devour the Silver Light with his membrane technique.

The Sha Star was momentarily distracted, then burst into laughter, "You truly have a rich imagination. Your goal was to devour the Daoist scripture. So the mental gap you created earlier was intentional, but it didn't gain the approval of the Daoist lineage. Your desire to devour the Daoist scripture is nothing but a pipe dream."

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes blazed with intense light, and he intensified the transmission of his Divine Sense.

Chen Dengming immediately felt a sharp pain coming from the depths of his mind. The two cold eyes formed by his Divine Ability power bulged and churned, their Silver Light flashing, as if they were about to be torn apart.

At this time, the surrounding environment became increasingly distorted, and the Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique Method could no longer absorb the Rong Qi from the Ancient Wood around it.

Without the support of his Rong Qi, his supernatural powers and Divine Ability appearance are on the verge of collapse.

"Without this scripture, you would never be this strong!"

Chen Dengming suddenly let out a long roar, his chest filled with an unprecedented fighting spirit, which made him completely desperate.

He has always been cautious and prudent, and dislikes fighting, but that does not mean he lacks the courage to forge ahead at crucial moments; otherwise, he would not have earned the name "Mad Blade" in the past.

With the established tradition at hand, if we don't seize this opportunity, when will we?

In an instant, Chen Dengming used the image of a person as wood, sacrificing his own glory to transform it into the power of rejuvenation; his lifespan was the burning Rong Qi.

It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.

His lifespan of over ten years was suddenly exhausted, but Chen Dengming's lifespan was restored, and his eyes shone like thunder.

The Divine Ability power that was on the verge of collapse was stabilized once again, suppressing the rampant silver light and forcing back the Divine Sense of the Sha Star that had been distracted.

"Um?"

The Sha Star exclaimed in surprise, not expecting that Chen Dengming would still have the strength to suppress him even at this point. Where did this remaining strength come from?

He quickly calmed his mind, strengthened his resolve, and aimed to restore his State of Mind to a state of perfect tranquility. He gathered his remaining Divine Sense power and prepared to wage a protracted war to wear down Chen Dengming.

He was certain that the opponent's sudden surge of power would not last long.

At that moment, a chilling Spiritual Energy invaded his mind, accompanied by the echo of Chen Dengming's voice, shaking his mind and disturbing his thoughts.

"You're right, brute force can overcome any technique. Right now, my power is suppressing you! You may possess Daoist inscriptions, but this segment of your spiritual power may not be strong."

"Don't even think about disturbing my Dao heart!"

The Sha Star sneered, his Divine Sense enveloping the inscriptions and intensifying the destruction of the Divine Ability power.

Chen Dengming remained unmoved, sacrificing another ten years of his lifespan to transform back into rejuvenating energy and forcefully suppress it.

The Sha Star has the help of the Daoist text!

But didn't he also have his own trump cards?

He continued to coldly explain his own path, "What is a human immortal? You say that the ultimate Physical Body shatters the void, and that is the martial arts human immortal."

I said that if a person has a pure and peaceful mind, with little anger and desire, and finds joy and tranquility within, then that is the state of a sage."

"Enough! Stop talking!"

The Sha Star, his divine sense divided, roared in anger, unable to contain himself any longer. He abandoned the idea of a protracted battle, and his remaining Divine Sense, wrapped in Daoist script, formed an incomparably ferocious offensive.

"Not enough!"

Chen Dengming let out a low shout, already on guard, and his Divine Ability Dharma form suddenly contracted.

It was as if two eyeballs had instantly overlapped to form a double pupil, crushing down with overwhelming force.

Instantly, a brilliant Silver Light shone from his double pupils, and a sharp, intense pain was transmitted to his mind and soul.

Chen Dengming let out a long roar, forcing himself to calm his spirit. His voice was like a great bell. "The immortal is not manifested in the body or martial arts, but in the mind. He will not regret wasting his years, will not be complacent about his achievements, and will not despise the weak because of his strength."

Where the mind finds peace, there lies true enlightenment! I will walk my own path!

Boom!--

The Divine Sense power of the Sha Star's divided spirit could no longer be sustained, and it completely collapsed along with its divided spirit.

A streak of Silver Light, like an escaped arc of electricity, suddenly burst forth from the double pupils, flying towards the stone pillar of the stone hall behind, merging into the silhouette on that pillar.

"Hahaha, good, good indeed, 'I'll go my own way'! You have the right!"

Chen Dengming was about to press his advantage and capture Dao Wen when he saw this and was taken aback.

Dao Wen seemed truly elusive, and after defeating the Sha Star's divided spirit, he seemed to suddenly change his tone.

Although the previous battle was not only a mental clash between the two, but also a clash of their understanding of the Dao, no matter how hostile they were to attack each other, it was not excessive as long as they could disrupt each other's Dao mind.

But as soon as the fight ended, the other party suddenly changed their tone, as if the tense and explosive scene just now was just a joke, which was quite strange.

"It seems that this Sha Star's divided spirit is just a pre-set substitute he left here by combining the special characteristics of the Daoist land, a kind of interception barrier."

Anyone who can defeat this part of his spirit, regardless of the method, will gain his approval and access to the ancient palace; otherwise, they will not. This Sha Star is truly arrogant and domineering."

Upon realizing this, Chen Dengming gradually felt more relaxed.

That's good, because arrogant people are usually proud, and proud people won't do shameful things.

Just like just now, the Sha Star made a move with a distraction, not even bothering to launch a sneak attack. Having gained the other party's approval, he was not afraid that the Sha Star's true form in the Cultivation World would retaliate for such a trivial matter.

"Everyone has their own path. The path of the Sha Star isn't necessarily wrong; it should be the pure, old path of the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage. But who can say that my path is wrong?"

After a moment of introspection, Chen Dengming's resolve was strengthened.

No one can say that his way is wrong. If someone is wrong, then it's someone else who's wrong. That's how it is; the nitpicker will never stop.

Just like Sha Star, it won't deny its own path just because it was defeated by a moment of distraction; it will absolutely stick to its argument to the end.

Because 'Tao' is the culmination of everyone's character, values, experience, wisdom, and beliefs.

To deny one's own path is to go against one's own character, subvert one's own values, deny one's own experience, doubt one's own wisdom, and shatter one's own beliefs. Once this happens, how can one improve in the future?

Chen Dengming steadied himself, suppressed his mental exhaustion, and stepped forward again toward the ancient temple.

He was slightly wary as he passed the stone pillar, but the Sha Star figure on the pillar remained unresponsive.

However, the silver runes on another Dao Stone reacted, shining brightly.

Chen Dengming's heart stirred, and he moved closer.

The silver runes on the stone pillar flashed suddenly, shooting out like a fleeting shadow and landing directly in Chen Dengming's raised palm as he tried to block them.

"Hmm? This is Daoist script?"

Chen Dengming was startled and looked down.

Dao God silver rune, shaped like an "X," had appeared in his palm.

The rune flashed with light and quickly dissolved in the palm of the hand.

Chen Dengming suddenly felt as if his many memories of martial arts were being renewed, giving birth to new understandings and insights.

The panel shows that the proficiency level in the "Chen Family Martial Arts General Outline" is rapidly increasing.

In an instant, he understood the significance of this inscription.

Not only did it enhance his understanding of the martial arts he had learned, but it also allowed him to integrate Daoist principles into his martial arts offensive techniques, just like the Sha Star had done earlier, greatly increasing their power.

"Is this inscription a part of the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage? Or is it just the tip of the iceberg?"

Chen Dengming suddenly had a strange thought: Could the Dao that the legendary Dao-Merging experts merged with be related to these Dao inscriptions?

"It shouldn't be that simple. While these texts do significantly enhance the lethality of martial arts, they shouldn't rise to the level of achieving Dao integration."

Furthermore, judging from the combat power displayed by the Sha Star just now, although he was very strong, it was not enough for him to kill Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator at the Golden Core Late Stage.

However, that moment of distraction was only during the Foundation Establishment Early Stage of the Sha Star. Perhaps in the Golden Core Late Stage, the Sha Star would have incorporated more Daoist texts.

As Chen Dengming pondered, he placed his palm on the ancient stone pillar opposite him, and suddenly a realization dawned on him.

He could also leave a fragment of his spirit here, merging it into the ancient temple, so that he could emulate the Sha Star and intercept those who came after him.

Chen Dengming shook his head inwardly, not wanting to follow suit. At the same time, he was also unsure if leaving his attention there might pose any hidden dangers, so he immediately moved his hand away.

"Click--"

The moment he gave up, cracks appeared on the stone pillar, just like the other two stone pillars.

Chen Dengming was about to step across the threshold and enter the ancient hall when his foot stopped on the threshold, and his face turned ugly.

Inside the ancient hall, there were still twelve beams and pillars, four of which were cracked, while the other four shimmered with Silver Dao Script.

There are also four stone pillars, three of which depict a majestic and domineering figure—none other than the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan.

"That guy!"

Chen Dengming frowned and withdrew his foot.

He felt threatened.

The stone pillars inside the ancient hall, now occupied by Sha Star, are clearly also divided spirits, each stronger than the last, definitely at the Golden Core level or higher.

With his current strength, even if he had just obtained a Dao Rune, he would have no chance against him.

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment, then withdrew his foot and circled the ancient hall halfway around.

They discovered that the area behind the ancient hall, shrouded in a large curtain, was inaccessible.

The walls inside the ancient hall were also engraved with many Silver Dao Script, suggesting that to access more secrets about the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage, one must go through the interior of the ancient hall.

However, with his current strength, it's clearly not enough; he can't get around the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan.

This person was extremely arrogant and aloof. Although he did not completely cut off the path for future generations, he forcibly set standards. Only those who obtained his approval were qualified to come into contact with the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage.

Such behavior is undoubtedly unfair and offensive.

But in reality, there is no such thing as fairness in this world; it is always the strength that speaks.

The Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan is nothing but arrogance.

A more selfish and narrow-minded person would probably want to exterminate all the Nan Xun people and destroy all their martial arts to ensure that the lineage can only be accessed by themselves.

Chen Dengming did not harbor resentment. As he said, a pure and peaceful mind is the state of a sage.

Since the path has not been severed, we can compete again when we have sufficient strength in the future.

He contracted his Divine Sense, remotely sensing his Physical Body with his thoughts, and gradually flew away from the ancient palace, his soul and consciousness returning to his physical shell.

"Call--"

The moment Chen Dengming regained consciousness, he felt an excruciating pain as if his brain was about to split open, a pain that made his scalp tingle and almost made him faint.

The loss of my Divine Sense was too great, causing my brain to feel extremely uncomfortable.

He was about to take out Zhuang Shen Dan from his Storage Bag to use in conjunction with the Spirit Refining Art to recover when suddenly an idea struck him. He formed the Sacred Heart Seal with both hands and used the Sacred Heart Art to restore his Divine Sense.

At the same time, a flash of Silver Light appeared within his body, and Daoist script appeared deep within the Purple Mansion between his eyebrows in his upper Dantian.

Instantly, the image of the ancient palace clearly appeared in his mind again.

Large wisps of Spiritual Qi fell from the ancient hall and flowed into his body.

The Silver Light shimmering from the Daoist script merged into the thin spiritual mist floating above the Purple Mansion, actually accelerating the growth of the spiritual mist and making the recovery speed even faster.

Chen Dengming was startled.

"Can the Daoist script help me contact the ancient temple at any time and receive its Spiritual Qi energy?"

Moreover, it can help me recover my energy more quickly when I cast the Sacred Heart Art."

He wasn't surprised by the latter, after all, Dao Wen had indeed displayed astonishing power in the hands of the Sha Star, turning mortal martial arts into something magical, truly a punch that could break through all techniques.

The former, however, surprised him.

Even when practicing martial arts in a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, he can still access the ancient temple and absorb its Spiritual Qi.

However, the state of Unity of Heaven and Man and man is not something that can be entered so easily. His mastery of this state is clearly not yet at the level of the Sha Star. It requires time to cultivate, unlike the convenience of Daoist texts.

Once my Divine Sense recovered somewhat, the stinging pain in my brain subsided.

Chen Dengming opened his eyes, wiped away the dried blood from his eyes, and suddenly froze, picking up two strands of long hair that had turned gray again at his temples.

He then remembered that the battle with the Sha Star's divided spirit had cost him at least thirty years of his lifespan in order to cast the Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique; it was truly a life-risking battle.

Last time, after his lifespan was reduced by 120 years, his hair turned white. Although he used Blood Sha Qi to make it black again, the lifespan he had lost was not changed.

Therefore, even though his lifespan has been further depleted, his hair has turned white again.

Chen Dengming casually tossed his hair over his shoulder, too lazy to bother with it anymore.

"Huh?"

The Black Cloud Leopard approached, its enormous head turning to look at Chen Dengming, its eyes filled with confusion.

Chen Dengming laughed and said, "It's alright, Hei Zi, I'm all better now."

He stretched his body and bones, and through the connection between the Daoist script and the ancient temple, absorbed a large amount of Spiritual Qi, and then used hand seals to perform the Artifact Control Technique.

With a flash of light, Chen Dengming's figure was enveloped by the blade's light, soaring straight into the sky with unparalleled speed.

After flying more than ten miles, he returned with ease, his white hair flying in the wind, and landed slowly with a satisfied smile on his face.

This Daoist script serves as a constant bridge connecting the Ancient Human Immortal Palace, allowing its Spiritual Qi to be replenished at all times.

In this way, even if one cannot draw upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in this world, one can still fly using only one's own Spiritual Qi.

However, the consumption is simply too great.

Moreover, without the boost from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, his escape speed was unlikely to be too fast, but Chen Dengming was already very satisfied.

He then tried and used other martial arts techniques.

When Daoist scripture is incorporated into martial arts, its power increases significantly.

If ordinary martial arts are performed using Spiritual Qi, they are merely offensive techniques comparable to those of Body Cultivation, lacking the wonder of Law Technique, and are not difficult for cultivators of the same realm to deal with.

Therefore, martial arts techniques incorporating Daoist principles are greatly enhanced in terms of destructive power when used.

The power of this text seems unreasonable and destructive.

"The Sha Star likely obtained more Daoist texts during his Golden Core stage, integrating them into his martial arts system and Daoist techniques. Once he unleashed his power, his destructive force was astonishing, which is why he was able to kill the Nascent Soul Old Monster."

Chen Dengming had an epiphany.

The difference between the Nascent Soul and the Golden Core stage lies in the qualitative change in power.

Just like the difference between Xiantian with innate inner strength and Qi Cultivation Cultivator, the former cultivates Xiantian inner strength, while the latter cultivates Spiritual Qi.

For mortal Technique Method, which rely on internal energy, to break through spells cast with Spiritual Qi is like throwing an egg against a rock.

However, the existence of Dao script changes the qualitative difference between the two; the power of Dao script may even surpass that of the Nascent Soul.

The Sha Star uses the power of Daoist script in battle, much like a child aiming a gun at an adult wielding a knife—there is still a great threat to his life.

After familiarizing himself with the text, Chen Dengming determined that Daowen (Indestructible Vajra Zen Skill) had the greatest effect on martial arts that primarily focused on the Physical Body, such as the Innate Qi Skill Indestructible Zen Technique; the effect was second best on martial arts that primarily focused on Qi, such as the Innate Qi; and the effect was the weakest on martial arts that primarily focused on the spirit, such as the Sacred Heart Art: Eye-Shocking Technique.

It's unclear whether this follows the cipher sequence of 3, 2, 1.

The text he obtained only offered this level of enhancement.

In any case, this search for the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage in the south was not a wasted effort; we have truly come into contact with the lineage and gained tangible benefits.

At the same time.

The Wonderful Sound Sect.

Inside a pavilion that was drawn by the power of the Formation and floated within the array's energy.

Han Yongxu, the patriarch of the Wonderful Sound Sect, felt a sudden surge of restlessness and was abruptly awakened from his meditative state.

He frowned, touched the crimson musical note pattern between his eyebrows, did some mental calculations, and exhaled a long, frustrated breath.

Since his failure to capture Chen Dengming at the Luo Family and his subsequent injury and retreat by the second patriarch of the Longevity Sect, he has often found it difficult to concentrate on his cultivation.

Whenever I think of this, I feel a surge of restlessness and murderous intent rises within me.

This is very abnormal; it seems that this incident has created a psychological shadow, commonly known as a mental obsession.

But how could Golden Core Cultivator so easily fall into demonic possession?

"This isn't right. Unless that kid dares to plot against me and can actually threaten me in the future, I wouldn't keep the Unseen about it and feel so agitated, which would affect my cultivation."

Han Yongxu frowned in thought.

It's not impossible that Chen Dengming might want to kill him. After all, he did hire a group of cultivators to go south and harm the other party's family. Although they weren't killed, it was still a grudge. Even if the other party had no evidence, they might want to kill him just because they had suspicions.

But even if a Foundation Establishment Late Stage harbors murderous intent towards him, what can he do? It wouldn't make him agitated.

Unless that kid can be as powerful as the Sha Star.

Only then did Han Yongxu realize the truth, and his face gradually darkened.

This truly shows that what you think about during the day, you dream about at night.

The crisis connections formed in the subconscious are not random, but have their own logic and internal connections, and there is a cause-and-effect relationship.

Since Chen Dengming might have come into contact with the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage, it's not impossible that he could become the second Sha Star.

Moreover, more than ten days ago, he had already received news from the Red Cloud Gate and other sects that Chen Dengming had gone to Nanxun. At that time, he was already feeling irritable, but he was wary of the Longevity Sect and did not take any further action against this boy.

But now that I think about it, is it possible that Chen Dengming has already come into contact with the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage through Nanxun?

His former Wonderful Sound Sect Nascent Soul Ancestor, had died at the hands of the Sha Star.

Could it be impossible for him, the second sect leader Golden Core Ancestor, to die at the hands of a second Sha Star?

"This damned lineage! My master died fighting for it, and now I'm dragged into it again, causing all this trouble. Why was I so fixated on it before?"

Whether a sect has a lineage or not is none of my business!

As soon as he thought of this, Han Yongxu became even more agitated and could no longer suppress his murderous intent. A wisp of black mist appeared on his face, his eyes were bloodshot, and the shadow beneath him began to writhe strangely.

"Who!?"

Han Yongxu awoke with a start, realizing something was wrong. His gaze suddenly fell on the writhing shadow beneath him. Almost simultaneously, the shadow surged upwards like a black, gelatinous substance, wrapped around his boot, and quickly climbed upwards.

(I haven't set a goal in a long time. If I get 200 more monthly votes in the next two days, I can write 10,000 words.)