The third day of the Chang Family's destruction.
The morning light passes through the carved wooden windows, casting mottled light and shadow on the bluestone floor of the Xingyi Sect Master Hall.
In the hall, only the scent of tea mixed with the pine breeze from the mountains was left, diluting the bloody and violent atmosphere remaining three days ago.
The heads of the five factions sat on both sides.
Compared to the tense situation the last time they made a bloody alliance, the atmosphere in the palace at this moment was a bit more determined and peaceful.
Only Cen Qianfan, who was on the main seat, still looked calm, with the Xuan Qing robe hanging down and his eyes faintly sweeping toward the palace door.
There were steady footsteps outside the hall.
Chen Jianghe Wearing Xuanqing's elegant attire, he strode into the hall.
A ball of fiery red hair squatted on his shoulder. It was Redfire who had shrunk in size after returning to his ancestors.
The little guy was wearing the pair of Silver-Red Gauntlets. His little head scanned the people in the hall vigilantly. When he saw all the familiar faces, he lazily shrank back, revealing only a pair of scarlet-gold eyes, which were spinning.
Chen Jianghe stood still in the hall, cupped his fists and saluted Cen Qianfan, who was in charge, and then extended his hands to the four heads on both sides in turn.
Even when facing five True Essence Realm, he didn't feel any awkward at all. The aura around his body was as thick as an abyss.
At this time, there is a bit more restrained edge.
"Chen Chief Disciple, you are fine."
Blazing Sun Sect leader Lie Qingyang was the first to speak. He was dressed in a red robe and sat at the front seat on the left. When he finished speaking, he had taken out a Brocade Box from his sleeve and placed it gently on the table in front of him.
The moment Brocade Box was opened, a hot breath hit his face. Lying quietly in the box was a fist-sized spar, red as a flame, with fire-like lines flowing slowly inside. It was the Fire Essence Crystal he promised.
Lie Qingyang raised his hand and pushed Brocade Box to the center of the long desk. He looked at Chen Jianghe with a somewhat complicated look. There was a grudge against his son's defeat, an appreciation for the young man's fighting skills, and a commitment to the five factions' covenant.
"We made an alliance with blood that day, and I promised that if you can come back from Wild Wolf Valley alive, this Fire Essence Crystal will be yours." Lie Qingyang's voice was still rich, "This crystal is the condensation of the Blazing Sun Sect's underground fire veins for hundreds of years, and it can help you solidify your foundation."
Chen Jianghe solemnly clasped his fists. "Thank you so much, Master Lie, for keeping your promise."
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Taiji Sect, Lin Zhengyang, stood up slowly beside him. This old man, who had always been gentle and elegant, was dressed in a moon-white robe and held a yellowed silk book in his hand, with traces of time on the corners.
"Chen Chief Disciple." Lin Zhengyang walked to the long desk and gently put down the silk book. His voice was gentle but weighty, "This is "Yin-Yang Balance Treatise" handwritten by the sages of the past generations, Taiji Sect. What is recorded in the book are all the principles of mutual support of yin and yang and the restraint of the five elements, not offensive techniques."
He paused, with a bit of regret and a bit of hope in his eyes. "Chang Wanshan In one thought, he went astray.
I feel very sad about the road. But at such a young age, you are able to keep your true intention in the midst of the killings and seek Martial Dao in the right way. It is really rare.
This volume is given to you in the hope that you can understand its true meaning."
Chen Jianghe took the silk book with both hands, and his tentacles were warm.
He bowed again and saluted. "Thank you, Master Lin, for the generous gift. Jianghe will definitely live up to the efforts of the sages."
"Hahahaha! It's my turn!"
A deafening laugh broke the silence in the hall. Iron Fist Sect Leader Tie Xiong suddenly stood up, his bare arms muscles tangled, and strode into the hall.
In his arms he held a half-man-high pottery wine jar, with five vigorous characters "Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine" engraved on the jar. Even though the seal was not opened, a faint aroma of wine overflowed from the cracks in the mouth of the jar.
Tie Xiong walked up to the long desk, said nothing nonsense, and slapped the sealing mud of the wine jar.
"Pah!"
The red mud shattered, and the rich and mellow aroma of wine instantly filled the entire hall.
The fragrance contains the strength of tiger bones and the warmth of medicinal herbs. When you smell it, you can feel a warmth in your limbs and bones.
"Boy, this jar of wine was sealed by the previous leader himself when he was thirty years old. It has been hidden in the cellar for a hundred years. It is my treasure at the bottom of the box!" Tie Xiong patted the jar of wine, with a bold smile in his bell-like eyes.,"Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine, tempering the muscles and bones, strengthening the qi and blood, is the most suitable way for you to train your body! Your Vajra Skill has cultivated to the Golden Marrow state. After drinking this wine, you will definitely be able to reach higher levels.
One floor!"
Chen Jianghe looked at the jar of wine, and then at Tie Xiong's rough but sincere face, and a warm current surged in his heart.
He cupped his fists and bowed. "Thank you Iron Palm men."
The last person to stand up was Jiang Liu, the leader of the Wind Chaser Sect.
This slim leader is always thoughtful and doesn't talk much.
At this moment, he walked slowly to the long desk and took out a brocade bag from his sleeve.
Open it, and a jade stone the size of a pigeon egg lies quietly inside. The whole body is green and there are fine wind patterns flowing slowly inside.
"This is Wind Spirit Jade." Jiang Liu's voice was clear and clear, "This thing contains the wind and spirit of heaven and earth, which can help practitioners temper their minds and understand the meaning of Martial Dao Realm. You used Gang Force Peak to defeat True Essence Realm, relying not only on your physical body and marksmanship, but also on your concentration far beyond the same level. This jade is just right for you."
He put the brocade bag on the long desk and added, "Wind Chaser Sect's "Shadowless Steps" is the world's top body art. If you are interested, you can come to the Wind Chaser Sect Sutra Pavilion to have a look at it at any time."
Four important gifts were neatly placed in the center of the long desk.
Each piece is a treasure that everyone in the world is fighting for, but now they all belong to the twenty-year-old Gang Force Peak warrior Chen Jianghe.
The eyes of everyone in the hall were all focused on Chen Jianghe.
There is appreciation, envy, and a bit of fear for this young prodigy.
Twenty-year-old Gang Force Peak can cross the ranks and kill Half-Step True Essence, allowing the leaders of the five factions to fulfill their promises at the same time.
This achievement is unparalleled in Changxi Prefecture's century-old history.
At this moment, Cen Qianfan stood up slowly in the main seat.
Wearing a black blue robe, he walked slowly to the long desk and took out a thread-bound booklet from his sleeve. The booklet was sealed with black brocade, with the emblem of the Xingyi Sect embroidered on it, and the corners showed signs of wear and tear from years of reading.
"This is the handwritten note written by the Xingyi Sect's past leaders when they broke through the True Essence Realm." Cen Qianfan handed the booklet to Chen Jianghe, the voice was calm and thick, "From the time Xingyi Sect was established to the present, the seventeen leaders, each of them has recorded the difficulties they encountered when breaking through True Essence, the detours they took, and the true meaning they realized."
Chen Jianghe took it with both hands, and the tentacles were warm, as if they still retained the warmth of the past masters when they held the pen.
It is not only a handbook, but also the foundation of the Xingyi Sect's thousand-year heritage.
Cen Qianfan looked at him and continued, "It will be Shenxing Sect Selection soon. When the geniuses of Yu Province's seventy-two houses gather, Gang Force Peak is just the threshold. It is ten times more difficult for you Five Elements Root Bone to break through than others. This handbook can help you avoid many detours."
He paused and looked deeply. "I don't force you to get any ranking. I just hope you remember that no matter what time, stick to your heart and come back alive. Xingyi Sect will always be your backing."
Chen Jianghe held the manuscript, bowed deeply to Cen Qianfan, and bowed to the end.
"Disciple Chen Jianghe, thank you for the master's grace, and thank you for the Xingyi Sect's cultivation." His voice was not high, but every word was sonorous, "This disciple must go all out to live up to the master's expectations and live up to the Xingyi Sect's trust."
In the quiet room of Soaring Wood Court.
Chen Jianghe sat cross-legged on the dry couch, holding the green Wind Spirit Jade between his fingertips.
As soon as the jade stone touched the fingertips, a crisp and warm breath rushed straight along the meridians into the sea of consciousness, like the drizzle in spring, slowly washing away the fatigue accumulated from days of fighting.
The sea of consciousness tempered by Soul Infant Fruit becomes increasingly clear and clear under the nourishment of Wind Spirit Jade.
Those scenes of fighting that were engraved in my bones, and those nerves that had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed completely at this moment.
Redfire squatted on his shoulder, curled up with its furry little body, put its little head on the crook of his neck, and followed his example, closing its eyes and feeling the coolness of Wind Spirit Jade, and let out a contented purr in its throat.
After his mind had completely settled down, Chen Jianghe put down Wind Spirit Jade and carefully unfolded the volume "Yin-Yang Balance Treatise"
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"Yin and Yang are the way of heaven and earth, and the order of all things. The five elements are the transformation of yin and yang, which are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, and the cycle is endless.
To forcefully separate priorities will inevitably lead to imbalance; to follow the trend and guide it will lead to harmony----"
As he read the text line by line, Chen Jianghe's eyes became brighter and brighter.
He used to practice "Five Elements Return to Origin Art" and was always trapped in the framework of "taking wood as the sect and governing the other four elements". He always felt that there was an invisible barrier standing in front of him.
But the discussion in "Yin-Yang Balance Treatise" completely broke his inherent cognition.
The Five Elements have no priority.
Instead of using one element to suppress the other four elements, we allow the five elements to go their own way and complement each other, like a ring without reason, so that we can truly achieve the return of the five elements.
Chen Jianghe closed his eyes and his mind sank into his Dantian.
The five forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth were slowly flowing in the Dantian. This time, he did not deliberately guide him, but allowed the five forces to rotate naturally in the order of mutual generation. Water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water, connected end to end, like a ring without a reason.
The flow of the five forces, instead of the previous conflicts and chaos, has become more harmonious and smooth.
He brought up the system panel and glanced at the text on it:
[Fate: Heaven Rewards Diligence, you will succeed]
[Current skill: Five Elements Return to Origin Art (small success 37%)]
[Five Elements Primordial Fist(entry 72%)]
[Primordial Three-Body Stance(Entry 81%)]
In just half a day's study, the progress of the technique has made such a big leap.
Chen Jianghe opened his eyes and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Redfire on the shoulder also woke up, holding the silk book with his little paws, leaning his little head over and staring at the words on it for a long time. Although he couldn't understand a word, he pretended to shake his head.
Chen Jianghe was amused by it, and stretched out his hand to rub its furry little head. "You, when you can understand this, I'm afraid you will be able to transform."
Redfire blinked, stretched out her little tongue, licked his fingertips, and then dug into his arms.
At this moment, the door of the quiet room was pushed open with a "squeak".
Liu Shuling was dressed in dark black clothes and strode in. She held a secret report in her hand and saw Chen Jianghe sitting cross-legged on the couch, his breath more calm and restrained than three days ago, and a trace of relief flashed in his cheerful eyes.
"Okay, kid. After closing the door for a long time, your breath has stabilized a lot." Liu Shuling walked to the case and slapped the secret report on the table. "You can see for yourself the latest news that I just got from Shadow Guards."
Chen Jianghe picked up the secret report and scanned it ten lines at a time.
Lie Fangxu received help from Continuity Jade Salve, and his injuries have long since recovered. He entered the Blazing Sun Sect forbidden area to retreat three days ago, and his target was True Essence Realm.
As for the Demonic Sect, Netherworld Hall Shi Zhongshan disappeared after the destruction of the Chang Family, Dark Moon Hall Li Fengxing and Nether Springs Hall Su Yunshang seemed to have disappeared from the world. The three factions Shadow Guards searched hundreds of miles around Changxi Prefecture, but could not find the hiding place of several people.
Chen Jianghe put down the secret report and tapped his fingertips lightly on the table.
Liu Shuling looked at him and frowned slightly. "Lie Fangxu That kid is actually Half-Step True Essence. This time in seclusion, there is a high probability that he will be able to step into the True Essence Realm. There are also those haunting things like Demonic Sect, who have made it clear that they want to intercept and kill you on the road. This trip to Yu Province is probably very dangerous."
Chen Jianghe raised his eyes and looked at the rolling mountains outside the window. His eyes fell on the Fire Essence Crystal on the case and the altar Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine, his eyes calm and firm.
"First stabilize the foundation, then try to break through."
He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but with unquestionable certainty. "If Lie Fangxu wants to join True Essence, let him in. My path is different from his. He may not be my opponent. And what I have to do is to use this period of time to completely lay a solid foundation for the Five Elements. As for the Demonic Sect, if they dare to come, I dare to kill them."
Liu Shuling was stunned for a moment, then grinned. "Okay! With your words, senior sister will feel relieved!"
At dusk, Sharpening Martial Cliff.
Chen Jianghe was holding Army Breaker Spear, standing on the edge of the cliff. On the gun body, the dark golden tiger stripes glowed faintly in the sunset.
On the opposite side, Liu Shuling clenched his fists, Twelve Forms Fist's starting hand was already open, and cyan Gang Qi surged around his body.
"Ready?" Liu Shuling grinned, with fighting spirit in his eyes.
"Sister, please."
The next moment, Liu Shuling took a step forward, and the ground exploded!
The distance of ten feet came in an instant, and she punched out. Tiger Form Fist's fierceness was brought to the extreme. The fist was as solid as blue steel, and it hit Chen Jianghe's face!
Chen Jianghe didn't retreat but advanced! He didn't use the gun, he just clenched his right fist and punched out with the same punch!
Above the fist, five colors of light flowed, and the power of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth blended perfectly, turning into a Hunyuan fist, which collided fiercely with Liu Shuling's fist!
"Boom!"
The loud noise shook, violent shock waves spread to all directions, and the bluestone ground cracked inch by inch.
Liu Shuling took three steps back, and with each step, a deep mark opened on the ground.
She looked down at her right fist, her fist was numb, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
She is Gang Force Peak. She has been immersed in Twelve Forms Fist for more than ten years. In a duel of pure strength, she was knocked back by a punch from Chen Jianghe. "You kid——" Liu Shuling raised his head and looked at the motionless Chen Jianghe opposite him. "It has only been half a day. How come your control over the power of the five elements has reached this point?"
Chen Jianghe stood up with his fist closed and smiled slightly, "I just learned a little bit from "Yin-Yang Balance Treatise"."
Before he finished speaking, Army Breaker Spear was already moving in his hand!
Above the tip of the spear, five colors of light lit up at the same time, but there was no disorder at all. The five colors of gold, green, red, yellow and blue blended perfectly, turning into a bright spear light, like thunder breaking through the sky, piercing Liu Shuling's throat!
This shot is more than twice as fast as before. The light of the gun is condensed and does not scatter. It can be sent and received at will.
Liu Shuling's face changed suddenly, he tried his best to dodge sideways, and used both fists to hit the shot!
"The clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, gun and fist clashing sound was as dense as a drum, echoing on the top of the cliff for a long time.
The shooting skills of Chen Jianghe become smoother and smoother, the sharpness of Heaven Pivot Breaking Formation Spear, the smoothness of Five Elements Primordial Fist, and the richness of Five Elements Return to Origin Art are completely integrated into one at this moment.
The spear came out like a dragon, and the punch fell like a tiger. The five-color Gang Qi was like an arm in his hand. Every spear thrust out was filled with the endless power of the five elements.
After ten moves, Chen Jianghe fired across the target with a single shot. The gun body was gently pressed against the side of Liu Shuling's neck and stopped.
The victory has been decided.
Liu Shuling put down his fists, looked at Chen Jianghe, and laughed heartily, "Okay! What a good boy! It's hard to imagine that you have only started working for three years."
Chen Jianghe put away his gun and stood up. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a fiery red figure leaping down from the rock next to him.
Redfire was wearing the pair of Silver-Red Gauntlets, his small body landed firmly on the ground, and he made a Tiger Form Fist starting position. With his little head held high, he let out a thin roar towards Chen Jianghe, as if he wanted to compete with him.
Chen Jianghe couldn't help but laugh when he saw its impressive posture.
He put down Army Breaker Spear, assumed the starting position of Primordial Three-Body Stance, and raised his fingers towards Redfire.
Redfire's eyes lit up, his short legs kicked off, and he immediately pounced forward!
The small fist was filled with blazing flames Gang Qi, and it was punched out by Chen Jianghe. It was Tiger Form Fist that Chen Jianghe taught it. It was so strong and powerful that it actually had three punches!
Chen Jianghe did not dodge or evade, but also punched out, using only three-thirds of his physical strength, and lightly touched its small fist.
Start.
"Bang!"
There was a soft sound, and Redfire was shocked and took two steps back, but did not fall.
It shook its little head, but instead of flinching, it became even more excited and pounced forward again.