A Thought Spreads Terror, a Turn of Heart Condenses Qi

The attacker was Qiu Yan. He rode the strong wind and clashed palms with the old man. His aura was powerful, but his clothes were torn and stained with blood, indicating that he was injured.

"How did you get here? Did you see through my plan and methods? No! Impossible, just a few moments ago you were fighting the Fire Pillar, how could you..."

After the initial surprise, Tian Zhun managed to calm himself down, but disbelief still lingered in his eyes.

Qiu Yan glanced at him but did not respond. Instead, she focused her energy, her hand moving continuously, with phantom images of wolves, sheep, Rhinoceros, and Rhinoceros Beetle flashing behind her.

Immediately, the old man who had exchanged palm strikes with Qiu Yan's changed expression.

"This Qiu Sheng's aura is continuous, and after unleashing his palm strike, it changed several times, clearly indicating that he has refined many aspects of his physique. Taking him down will not be easy!"

With this thought, the old man's face suddenly changed, first turning bright red, then purplish, and finally becoming pitch black.

In contrast, the force within his palm also changes as a result, rapidly increasing and bursting forth!

"Hmm?" Qiu Yan let out a soft exclamation, took a step back, and then leaped into the air. The surrounding air currents converged and turned into Black Wind, making it look as if wings had sprouted from his back.

Then, his entire body exploded with power, his True Qi coursing through his flesh and blood, perfectly controlled by his consciousness, not a single bit of energy was scattered, but gathered together, and with the momentum of falling, he struck out again!

Call!

A strong wind howled, almost tangible.

The old man frowned slightly and said, "Young Master Qiu, we mean no harm. Please understand. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to resort to force! To be your enemy Non-Self wish."

As he spoke, the man's complexion continued to change, turning from black to blue, and finally the blue color dissipated. At this moment, he raised his hand and made a sweeping motion, from which a blue ribbon of light shot out, hovering in mid-air and protecting him!

The azure ribbon appeared suddenly, and Qiu Yan's palm, imbued with his True Qi and strength, struck it solidly. However, the ribbon flicked, sending him flying!

However, in the instant he flew out, Qiu Yan took advantage of the opportunity to feel the surging power contained within the bolt of lightning. This power was hidden and unleashed, and it was also mixed with some intention and thoughts.

Then, the cyan ribbon moved lightly and flew towards Qiu Yan, threatening to entangle him.

This scene brought back some memories from Qiu Yan's heart—

He recalled the scene when he fought the Tongshan Demon King, where the demon king waved his hands, and scarlet streaks of light danced in the air.

"True Essence?"

Suddenly, a name popped out of his mouth.

Once Life Cultivation reaches the Third Realm life cultivation, after experiencing the stages of Seven Souls Materialization and the False Core, they can condense True Core, which is the Golden Core. They can then refine True Essence and Flesh and Blood to sustain their consciousness! In terms of realm alone, this is equivalent to Soul Dao cultivator splitting off their Divine Sense!

"Could this old man be someone who has condensed Golden Core at the Third Realm? However, his aura is even weaker than that of the Tongshan Demon King. The Tongshan Demon King's cultivation has declined due to reincarnation, and he can only barely retain his True Essence. This person..."

"Oh?" The old man's expression changed slightly, then he nodded. "Since you, young master, are familiar with the name 'True Essence,' you must know that it is a combination of power and consciousness. We were wrong to provoke you this time, and I apologize. However..."

After unleashing his True Essence, he felt a sense of control over the situation, yet he lowered his tone in his speech, seemingly wanting to settle things peacefully. This caused Tian Zhun's expression to change slightly, but the young man also understood the situation and did not say anything more.

"Since you want to settle this, you should at least tell me your background, so that I, Qiu, will know your motives. Otherwise, how can we resolve this misunderstanding?" Qiu Yan said, landing back on the ground and narrowing his eyes.

Tian Zhun that the old man had the upper hand, Tian Zhun sneered, "What a joke! You come here to cause trouble, and you expect us to explain where we're from?"

Qiu Yan was not surprised and nodded. "In that case, I can only explore it myself." After speaking, he put his hands together, made a hand seal, opened his mouth and spat out a wisp of illusory flame.

Heart Fire!

After this Heart Fire appeared, it merged with the hand seals and burst forth with a single sentence—

"The student surpasses the teacher!"

The Sage Spirit in his words spread out, mobilizing the surrounding Force of Order and permeating the blue ribbon.

Instantly, the cyan ribbon began to fluctuate, its color changing noticeably. The cyan faded, turning faintly red, and the consciousness fused within it was forcibly expelled by the Force of Order!

Qiu Yan raised his hand, and a colored ribbon wrapped around his arm before he returned the way he came!

The old man was startled, his face showing surprise. He stomped his feet on the ground and took two steps back, leaving two blue footprints on the ground. True Essence surged out from the footprints, constantly growing, arranging, and changing, transforming into a human figure that was ten feet tall, with gears visible at the joints.

Click! Click!

The cyan humanoid reached out and grabbed, making a cracking sound as it collided with the red ribbon!

The next moment, the entire room erupted into chaos!

Tables, chairs, and beds all flew into the air, and many small objects danced wildly in the air. The room shook, the walls creaked, and a strong wind and dust swept in from all directions, filling every corner.

Amidst the chaos, Qiu Yan calmly formed a hand seal, merging the seal with his heart, causing his Heart Fire to blaze and ripple outwards.

"Advantage of location!"

Instantly, the Order in the room trembled, and all the tiny objects around him became connected to Qiu Yan's consciousness and were under his control!

Immediately afterwards, several items were propelled by Qiu Yan and flew towards the old man.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Faced with the attack, the old man shifted his figure, leaving a series of afterimages as he dodged. He then used his azure True Essence to wrap around Tian Zhun behind him, helping him to evade the attack.

He could sense that beneath those seemingly ordinary objects lay some undercurrent, filled with an aura of eeriness and impending doom.

"It seems I chose the wrong time. I only wanted to train Zhun'er, but I didn't expect to anger Qiu Yan. This person's Divine Ability abilities are much higher than I thought, and he Nature-Life Dual Cultivation. His Life Cultivation level is indeed amazing, but his Nature Cultivation methods are even better. Even I can't see through his foundation. If I want to take him down, I'll have to make quite a commotion. Moreover, he might have a backup plan..."

As he was thinking, his ears suddenly twitched slightly as he heard footsteps and panicked shouts coming from outside.

"This is Eastern Capital. Making too much of a commotion and getting exposed would be a huge loss!"

With this thought in mind, the old man made a plan. He flicked his sleeve, and something shot out, growing larger in the wind. In the blink of an eye, it became a giant pangolin, as tall as two people, occupying half of the room. Its body gleamed with a cold light, and every scale shone with a metallic sheen, densely covering the pangolin's entire body!

Upon seeing the Metal Pangolin, Tian Zhun's expression froze, and he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, what are you going to do with this?"

Before he could finish speaking, several objects flying towards him emitted specks of starlight, which coalesced into a wolf's head with sharp teeth and claws, spinning as it rushed toward Tian Zhun!

A wave of thought was transmitted!

Fear! Horror! Panic!

The word "fear" was deeply imprinted in his heart!

"Ah!" Tian Zhun's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise!

The boy, who had always been defiant towards Qiu Yan, now seemed terrified!

Snap!

The wolf's head was shattered by a beam of green light.

"Hold your breath and calm down," the old man shook his head at Tian Zhun. Then he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Qiu Yan, "Young Master Qiu, we acted rashly this time, causing a misunderstanding. We will make amends in the future. Farewell."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's body trembled, and True Essence surged from his pores, enveloping him and Tian Zhun. Then the light receded. With a turn of his True Essence, he dodged Qiu Yan's attack and flew into the pangolin, carrying the two of them away. They disappeared without a trace.

Suddenly, the pangolin's eyes lit up. It swung its tail and smashed the red True Essence that Qiu Yan was forcibly controlling into pieces with two cracking sounds. Then it pounced on the ground and spun around!

The next moment, wood chips and gravel flew up, and the pangolin broke through the floor and quickly burrowed into the soil. It was so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a pit. Dust flew up inside, and soon a layer of soil formed, burying the pit.

At this moment, the turbulent air gradually subsided. Qiu Yan took a deep breath, looked at the pit, and slightly flicked his fingers.

"Mechanism Arts, the Blank Divine Power, Ink Garb —the secrets behind these two, hmm..."

As Qiu Yan pondered, he suddenly groaned, raised his hand to cover his chest, and blood seeped through his fingers—the wound on his chest was from his battle with the Black-Robed Mechanism Man.

At that moment, the Mechanical Puppet propelled his body with steam and flew over at high speed, knocking Qiu Yan into the hill. Qiu Yan's senses caught a trace of thought in the air, and he then split up and moved.

"The fact that the other side sent another mechanical creation to fight me means they have other plans in place and aren't worried about exposing themselves with one or two mistakes. However, any plan takes time to unfold, so that Mechanical Puppet didn't say a word and just started attacking to divert attention and buy time."

Thinking this, Qiu Yan turned her head and looked around a few times, only to find a scene of utter chaos.

"My purpose in coming here is certainly to warn them, but I also have the objective of ascertaining their identity. A battle now, to intimidate them, is enough. Going too far would be tantamount to making enemies for no reason and provoking the forces behind them. If I'm not mistaken..."

Da da da!

Outside the room, a jumble of footsteps could be heard; the commotion from the earlier fight had already thrown the entire inn into chaos.

"This place is not safe to stay any longer, but the damage to this room was ultimately caused by me."

As Qiu Yan pondered, a thought crossed his mind. He raised his right hand and formed a hand seal for the Five Ghost Transport Art, while his other hand reached out and grabbed at the center of his palm, where a wisp of energy was constantly shifting.

This trace of energy was what Qiu Yan collected from Tian Zhun Tian Zhun at the very beginning. It wasn't difficult at all; anyone with a little cultivation could do it.

However, the aura was also very weak, containing very little information, making it difficult for anyone to deduce anything from it. Moreover, it was difficult to maintain, and after a while, it would dissipate on its own, leaving no trace. This was why the old man didn't care.

At this moment, the aura on Qiu Yan's hand was rapidly dissipating, but then a glint flashed in his eyes, and a wisp of his Heart Fire flickered.

This spark of Heart Fire contains a trace of the Sage Spirit.

"Human harmony!"

As the spirit manifested, the surrounding Force of Order trembled, converged, and merged into the thin aura, mobilizing the Human Path energy within, strengthening and solidifying it.

In the blink of an eye, the aura transformed into a glass bead.

Inside the bead, Karma, and aura, were solidified, faintly revealing a shadow.

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