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Liu Chengfeng practiced the Purple Mist Flying Waterfall Technique. When he moved, his body was like wisps of light smoke, ethereal and swift.
When he stopped, he was like a fallen mountain meteorite, his blood qi erupting with enough force to shatter rocks and smash through walls.
The Purple Mist Flying Waterfall Technique was formed by combining the Purple Cloud Technique and the Flying Sand Steps.
The Purple Cloud Technique used blood qi to strengthen the body and rosy clouds to protect it.
The Flying Sand Steps excelled in footwork. The body moved like the wind, kicking up flying sand and rolling stones to confuse the enemy's vision.
Celestial Body had merged them together, using the innate as its foundation to forge an Innate Cultivation Method.
The Purple Mist Flying Waterfall Technique's footwork was exquisite. It allowed the user to weave freely among enemies and dodge their attacks.
When the technique was used and the blood qi settled, purple clouds protected the body, producing tremendous force on impact.
It could bring out the full power of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury.
Liu Chengfeng moved like a wisp of smoke, weaving among the trees and leaping from treetop to treetop. He climbed the mountain as if he were flying on leaves.
The Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury had not yet reached the point where one could fly; one could only leap high into the air.
At the first stage, for example, one could leap a hundred meters, travel three thousand li in a day, and wield thirty thousand jin of strength.
Those were all the limits.
Liu Chengfeng practiced innate mental and martial methods, and his true blood was unique. He could completely surpass the limits of others at the same stage.
When Liu Chengfeng used the Purple Mist Flying Waterfall Technique, his speed and leaps reached their utmost, making him seem to fly.
He sprang up, lightly touched the treetops, changed his foothold several times, and vaulted over a mountain.
His body was like light smoke, riding the rosy clouds. He looked exceedingly carefree.
When Liu Chengfeng's blood qi settled, his body was like a mountain's roots.
His muscles, tendons, and bones were like an iron wall. His body hurtled forward like a meteor crashing into the woods.
A series of cracking sounds rang out. Mud and stones flew, and a large stretch of trees came crashing down, knocked over by Liu Chengfeng.
With a deafening bang, his body slammed into a huge boulder. It shattered into pieces, but Liu Chengfeng was completely unharmed.
"Good!"
Even the Second Elder, who had practiced the Purple Cloud Technique his whole life, and the First Elder, who had practiced the Flying Sand Steps his whole life, couldn't help shouting their praise.
"Brother, your progress is so fast it doesn't seem human. In just two or three months, you've achieved what would take me ten years of cultivation."
Jiang Yu could only envy him. A genius seen once in a hundred thousand years—how could he possibly compete with one, even if he wagered his life?
As the senior disciple, Jiang Yu was already considered a genius in the Cloud Rising Sect.
His Flying Sand Steps were peerless, allowing him to move with ease among throngs of enemies. But next to Liu Chengfeng, they now seemed utterly dull.
"That impact should have broken through the first-stage Treasure Mountain limit, right?"
The Fourth Elder examined the shattered boulder.
"His impact force must be over forty thousand jin."
Nangong Renshe was absolutely certain.
Jiang Yu and the others couldn't help gasping. The limit for strength at the first stage of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury was thirty thousand jin.
Few cultivators at that stage could reach the limit.
Now Liu Chengfeng had not merely surpassed the limit; even an opponent at the second stage of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury would be suppressed by him.
"That's the power of the innate!"
The elders and disciples like Jiang Yu had all benefited from Liu Chengfeng.
After Liu Chengfeng practiced the Cloud Rising Sect's techniques, he had fused and created four innate methods in one fell swoop. Now they, too, could practice innate methods.
Before this, they hadn't even dared to dream of innate methods.
"Dear nephew, when will you be able to cultivate the Reception Divine Treasury?"
Nangong Renshe wished Liu Chengfeng would hurry up and cultivate the Reception Divine Treasury. Once Liu Chengfeng fused and created an innate method, he could practice it too.
The Five Elders all laughed.
Suddenly, spiritual energy poured away like a gale rushing in from the distance.
"What's happening?"
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders were all taken aback.
The horizon brightened, and a phoenix cry rang through the sky. Beams of light shot upward one after another.
The beams wove together high in the sky, forming a phoenix that swooped toward the enemy with flames trailing behind it.
"The Flying Phoenix Kingdom—"
At the sight of the strange phenomenon, Nangong Renshe sensed trouble.
The Flying Phoenix Kingdom's imposing force bore down on them, followed by a lion's roar that pierced the sky.
Golden light surged upward. A giant lion roared as it ascended to the heavens and struck. Its blade cut ten thousand meters, as if cleaving the earth apart.
"Dragon Ascending Slash—"
The divine lion roared as it descended upon the world, its slash splitting the flaming phoenix apart.
A mournful cry rang out. The phoenix was cleaved apart, broke into pieces, and dissolved into countless wisps of spiritual energy.
"The Dragon Ascending Holy Sect. Their leader is Feng Wanli."
At this sight, Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders all paled.
"This is bad. The Flying Phoenix Kingdom's Spirit Vein Dojo has shattered."
Feeling spiritual energy scatter in every direction like the tide, Nangong Renshe was horrified.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Nangong Renshe and the others immediately returned to the main peak to discuss matters and sent disciples to investigate.
It didn't take long for Nangong Renshe and the others to learn what had happened. The Flying Phoenix Kingdom had been destroyed, its capital breached, and its Spirit Vein Dojo shattered by the Dragon Ascending Holy Sect's leader.
The news sent shockwaves through the Qiuchi Kingdom, and an invisible pressure spread across the entire country.
"The Flying Phoenix Kingdom has been destroyed. Could the Qiuchi Kingdom be next?"
Nangong Renshe was deeply concerned.
The Flying Phoenix Kingdom, the Dragon Ascending Holy Sect, the Nangong Clan, and the Qiuchi Kingdom were four neighboring powers of the Grandmaster level.
Now that the Dragon Ascending Holy Sect had destroyed the Flying Phoenix Kingdom, the Qiuchi Kingdom could very well be next.
In the Green Meng Realm, sect powers were divided into three ranks, from lowest to highest: Grandmaster level, Ancient Kingdom level, and Divine Dynasty level.
The Cloud Rising Sect didn't even make the list, and the Qiuchi Kingdom, which stood above it, was only at the Grandmaster level.
The Flying Phoenix Kingdom had just been destroyed when the Ascending Wu Clan came knocking. Their head, Ascending Wu Rong, personally appeared outside the Cloud Rising Sect's mountain gate to issue a challenge, but he didn't dare enter lightly.
Ascending Wu Rong had come to demand that the Cloud Rising Sect hand over Liu Chengfeng.
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders immediately took their places, not daring to underestimate him.
"Sect Master Nangong, our two factions have no grievances between us. I only came here under orders. Hand over Liu Chengfeng, and I'll leave at once."
Ascending Wu Rong had come alone and had no intention of starting a battle immediately. He was following the proper courtesies before resorting to force.
"Worthy Nephew Liu is a guest elder of the Cloud Rising Sect. Brother Wu Rong, please go back."
The Cloud Rising Sect flatly rejected the Ascending Wu Clan's demand.
"Brother Nangong, it's not me who wants his life. The Dragon Ascending Holy Sect has specifically ordered his death."
"The Qiuchi Kingdom isn't the Dragon Ascending Holy Sect's territory."
Nangong Renshe gave a cold laugh.
"Brother Nangong is right. This order came from the Ancient Li Royal Court."
"An order from the Ancient Li Royal Court—"
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders all looked grave.
"That boy surnamed Liu killed Villa Master Zhao. How is the Ancient Li Royal Court supposed to account for that to the Divine Dynasty?"
"Sect Master Nangong, a wise man submits to circumstances. Don't bring the Cloud Rising Sect the disaster of annihilation."
Ascending Wu Rong threatened Nangong Renshe, making him and the Five Elders turn pale.
Ascending Wu Rong's words were not without reason.
Back then, when Zhao Tian descended from the heavens, the Ancient Li Royal Court had been the first to discover him. They had originally planned to take him in as a divine son.
But later, for reasons unknown, they sent him to the Divine Dynasty.
According to the rumors, Zhao Tian had already received an audience with a god. His future was boundless, and perhaps one day he would truly become a god.
"Clan Head Wu Rong, please go back."
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders felt their hearts sink, but still ordered Ascending Wu Rong to leave.
"You brat, the Cloud Rising Sect can't protect you forever. Make an enemy of Young Master Zhao, and your entire clan will be wiped out."
Ascending Wu Rong didn't dare storm into the Cloud Rising Sect to snatch Liu Chengfeng away. He threatened him coldly instead.
Liu Chengfeng's expression darkened as he stared at Ascending Wu Rong, his gaze fierce and domineering.
"It remains to be seen who will become a god first. I'll slay that traitor's son one day."
"Hmph. We'll see."
Ascending Wu Rong had gained nothing, so he turned and left.
"The Ancient Li Royal Court won't let this go, Brother Nangong. Take care of yourself."
The threat the Ascending Wu Clan left behind as they departed weighed heavily on Nangong Renshe and the others.
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders discussed the matter. They absolutely would not hand Liu Chengfeng over. If all else failed, they would send him to the Qiuchi Kingdom.
"What about sending him to the Nangong Clan?"
The Five Elders discussed other contingency plans as well, all of them looking to Nangong Renshe.
Nangong Renshe was not only the Cloud Rising Sect's sect master; he was also a branch disciple of the Nangong Clan.
"We can discuss that option."
"If that doesn't work, we can invite the Sixth Ancestor back."
The Fourth Elder had an idea, and everyone else turned to look at the First Elder.
The Cloud Rising Sect did have powerful backing. It wasn't some small sect that anyone could bully.
"We'll have to get in touch. I've lived for two thousand years and only met the Sixth Ancestor once. I don't know how the old man is doing."
"With the Golden Crow Ancient Kingdom behind us, we truly have nothing to fear from the Ancient Li Royal Court."
Nangong Renshe couldn't help thinking of the Mountain Ghost Coin Liu Chengfeng always wore on his chest.
Everyone said Nangong Renshe was the strongest in the Cloud Rising Sect, but that wasn't true. The sect had another founding ancestor—the Sixth Ancestor.
It was just that the Sixth Ancestor wasn't in the Cloud Rising Sect. He was serving as a guest elder in the Golden Crow Ancient Kingdom.
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders discussed the matter and came up with several plans.
No matter what, they had to protect Liu Chengfeng. They absolutely couldn't let Ascending Wu Rong take away a genius who appeared once in ten thousand generations.
However, the Ascending Wu Clan acted quickly. Within a few days, news came back from outside that the Wu Dao Sect had been burned to the ground.
Hearing this, Liu Chengfeng's expression darkened. He worried for Zhou Yinfeng's safety.
"Don't act rashly. This is a trap to lure you out. The Ascending Rong Clan wants you to go back so they can capture you."
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders were all worried Liu Chengfeng would lose his temper and rush back to Little Meng Mountain.
"Don't worry. I'll go there."
Seeing Liu Chengfeng's concern, Nangong Renshe readily agreed.
"Sorry for the trouble, Uncle."
Liu Chengfeng was grateful for Nangong Renshe's kindness.
"I'll be going that way anyway. I can contact the elders of my clan while I'm at it."
Nangong Renshe didn't want Liu Chengfeng to fall into the trap, so he decided to go to the Wu Dao Sect himself.
Besides, he did need to contact the Nangong Clan's elders and secure Liu Chengfeng's backing.
After Nangong Renshe left, the Fourth Elder brought Liu Chengfeng a secret manual.
"You've mastered the Purple Mist Flying Waterfall Technique. We discussed getting you a Sage Scroll combat technique."
"But things are tense right now. Practice this technique for self-defense first. It's only temporary; we'll definitely get you a Sage Scroll technique."
The Thunder Sound Five Staffs the Fourth Elder brought over was a top-grade Human Scroll technique.
Nangong Renshe and the Five Elders believed that cultivating techniques was about mastering a few, not accumulating many.
They had wanted Liu Chengfeng to practice the Fourth Elder's Imperial City Mad Monk Thirty-Six Pestles.
A Sage Scroll technique would better unleash the potential of a genius like Liu Chengfeng.
There was still no word from the Su Family, and now the Ascending Wu Clan had come after them.
So the elders decided to have Liu Chengfeng practice the Thunder Sound Five Staffs first.
They also gave him a Thunder Sound Staff, custom-forged for the technique. It had belonged to the previous generation of elders and had been kept in storage ever since.
Liu Chengfeng didn't refuse any technique. He took the manual and immediately began practicing.
Using Celestial Body, he pounded the Thunder Sound Five Staffs into a supreme-grade technique.
Liu Chengfeng didn't refine it into an innate technique. Besides intending to use the Thunder Sound Five Staffs as a transitional method,
there was another reason: the road to creating a new path, ascending to heaven, and becoming a god was still long.
He didn't know how many black stone fragments he would need, so he had to use them sparingly.
The supreme-grade Thunder Sound Five Staffs was immensely powerful, especially when paired with the Thunder Sound Staff, which doubled its power.
The Thunder Sound Staff was forged from Five-Tone Colored Bronze and was a top-grade weapon of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury.
Weapons of the Blood Sea Divine Treasury were forged from strange iron. They could absorb blood qi and withstand a force of ten thousand jin.
Weapons of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury were forged from colored copper. They could not only absorb blood qi but were also hard and sharp, and could even be melded into the body's muscles and bones.
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