Dao Position!
The voice of Black Mountain True Person echoed in the empty Great Void Hall.
Qi Yun had already reached the center of the hall and stopped about ten zhang away from the main platform.
He did not bow, but simply raised his head slightly to calmly meet the unfathomable eyes of the Black Mountain True Person, eyes that seemed to contain an endless Cold Abyss.
"Thank you for your concern, Vice Headmaster."
Qi Yun spoke, his voice clear and resonant like the clinking of jade stones, standing out exceptionally clearly in this stagnant space shrouded in the oppressive aura of the Black Mountain True Person: "I entered the hall without prior announcement; please forgive me, Vice Sect Leader."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over his fellow disciples on both sides, whose expressions varied—some surprised, some happy, some worried—and lingering briefly on Qianxin, Chiyang, Qingli, Mingyu, and others.
He then looked at Black Mountain True Person again, his tone still calm, but each word clear. "Just now outside the hall, I seemed to have overheard the Vice Sect Leader intending to deal with my dojo?"
These words caused the already tense atmosphere in the hall to freeze even more!
Countless gazes darted back and forth between Qi Yun and Black Mountain True Person, filled with disbelief and trepidation.
Qi Yun —how dare he question a Great True Person who holds power in the sect so directly and calmly?
The faint ripple on Black Mountain True Person's face had subsided, replaced by an indifference as cold as eternal ice.
He didn't answer immediately, but simply looked quietly at Qi Yun below, a barely perceptible glint of light slowly flickering deep within his eyes.
His right index finger, resting on the armrest of the cloud seat, tapped lightly again.
Thump.
This time, it wasn't directed at the other True Person in the hall.
Instead, they specifically and precisely targeted Qi Yun!
An even more concentrated and powerful pressure than when it suppressed Qianxin and the others before descended from the the Unseen heights like an invisible phantom of an ancient divine mountain, pressing straight down on Qi Yun!
This is not simply the intimidation of Law Power power, but the manifestation of Great True Person's [Dao Position]!
For an ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage True Person, let alone resist, it would be extremely difficult to even stand up and keep their mind clear. In an instant, their Dao heart would be damaged, and they would kneel down in a sorry state!
The True Person in the hall felt as if they could barely breathe, and their gazes toward Qi Yun were filled with worry and horror.
Black Mountain True Person was truly enraged and intended to crush Qi Yun, who was defiantly defying him, with his absolute power!
But the next second!
The expressions of everyone, including Black Mountain True Person, suddenly hardened.
Qi Yun was still standing there.
His figure was as straight as a pine tree, and the hem of his dark blue Daoist robe did not even flutter.
The overwhelming pressure of that Dao Position power, capable of crushing mountains and solidifying the void, seemed to strike an invisible and intangible barrier as it descended three feet above his head!
Sizzle----
A faint, almost inaudible sound, like glass scraping against solid ice, emanated from the invisible point of clash.
Centered on Qi Yun's foothold, a layer of fine, pale gray patterns, resembling both ice cracks and spider webs, silently appeared in the void within a three-zhang radius around him.
That was an unusual phenomenon of two different Dao Position rubbing against and confronting each other.
He actually managed to withstand it!
The hall was deathly silent.
All the True Person held their breath, their eyes wide open, as if they had seen a ghost.
True Person Qianxin forgot the pressure he was under, True Person Chiyang forgot the struggle, True Person Qingli forgot the shock and anger, True Person Mingyu forgot the worries.
Everyone was completely captivated by this mind-blowing scene!
In the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, can one contend with the Dao Position Great True Person?
This—how is this possible?!
Even though Qi Yun possessed unparalleled talent and forged the legendary [Supreme Dao Foundation].
The difference between the Great True Person realm and the Foundation Establishment Early Stage is like a stream versus a river, a firefly versus the bright moon!
It's not something that talent and foundation can easily compensate for.
unless----
"Qi Yun has reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?" After the initial shock, True Person Qianxin was the first to react, and then a look of joy appeared on his face!
The Supreme Dao Foundation is invincible among those at the same realm!
Moreover, it can elevate one's Dao Position by a single realm out of thin air!
Qi Yun was able to so easily block the Dao Position of the Black Mountain True Person.
The only explanation is that he has already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
His Dao Position is equal to that of Great True Person!
"Foundation Establishment Middle Stage —he's only been at Foundation Establishment for a short time, how could that be—" True Person from the Black Mountain lineage questioned, but his voice grew softer and softer.
Regardless of their doubts and objections.
The facts are undeniable!
They had no choice but to believe it!
Black Mountain True Person's cold and indifferent eyes slowly narrowed, and within the narrow slits, a chilling light, like a tangible blade, pierced through the void and fixed firmly on Qi Yun.
"It seems you've gained a lot during your year away."
Black Mountain True Person's voice remained steady, yet it was colder and deeper than before, each word seeming to be carved from the depths of an ice cave. "No wonder—he dared to act in this way."
He slowly rose from his cloud throne.
As he stood up, the entire Great Void Hall seemed to tremble slightly!
All the Holy Sect True Person inside the hall staggered.
In a daze, it seemed as if I saw countless ancient demonic peaks rising from the ground, reaching the heavens and earth, piercing the clouds, crushing the nine heavens and ten earths, and encompassing the four extremes and eight directions!
A vast and powerful aura, far more terrifying than the pure Dao Position pressure from before, slowly awakened within the body of Black Mountain True Person.
He no longer resorts to intimidation solely through his power.
Rather, it truly triggered the Dao realm cultivation belonging to Great True Person.
He wanted to use absolute power to completely suppress this arrogant junior who repeatedly challenged his authority!
The air inside the hall solidified into a gel, and all the True Person felt a suffocating sensation originating from the depths of their souls.
Just as Black Mountain True Person's aura reached its peak, his eyes as cold as knives, and he was about to strike, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A deafening, thunderous roar erupted from the Great Void Hall and above the Holy Sect's mountain gate!
The thunderous sound was not fleeting, but continuous, deep and powerful, as if millions of ancient war drums were beating simultaneously above the clouds.
The vibrations caused the beams, pillars, and walls of the entire hall to tremble slightly, emitting a buzzing resonance!
Outside the palace, the once clear sky darkened at a visible speed.
Endless, thick, leaden clouds emerged from nothingness, layer upon layer, hanging low as if about to fall, almost pressing down on the towering eaves of the Great Void Hall, shrouding the Great Void Hall and even the surrounding mountain peaks in an eerie, unsettling dim light, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
No lightning flashed through the clouds, but a more oppressive, more violent, and terrifying power, as if it could tear the sky apart at any moment, was brewing and churning!
Caught off guard, the True Person inside the hall were stunned by the sudden appearance of this strange celestial phenomenon and the continuous thunder that pierced their very Divine Soul. They all looked on in astonishment and bewilderment, and involuntarily looked out at the sky outside the hall, which had suddenly become like the end of the world.
"This is----?!"
"An anomaly in the heavens?!"
"No! This aura—it's not something that naturally arises from divine power!"
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty -
"Sizzle--!!!"
A dazzling and domineering beam of blazing white lightning, like the first divine punishment at the beginning of creation, fiercely tore through the thick, leaden clouds.
It falls straight down from the highest point of that gloomy sky!
The intense light blinded everyone in the hall instantly, leaving only the deafening, terrifying thunder that seemed to threaten to destroy everything!
As the blazing white lightning subsided slightly and everyone barely regained their vision, they looked on in horror.
Qi Yun remained standing in the same spot, his figure somewhat blurred in the lingering, fragmented lightning.
The blinding white lightning intertwined with the dim sky outside the window, casting most of his face in a flickering shadow.
Only his eyes remained calm, yet within them seemed to flicker with golden lightning.
Inside the hall, there was a deathly silence.
Only the low-hanging leaden clouds outside the palace, the faint rumble of thunder, and the almost stagnant breathing of the crowd could be heard.
After a long silence, someone, trembling, uttered the earth-shattering guess: "This—this is—"
"Thunder— Thunder Method?!"
If Qi Yun's ability to achieve the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in just a few decades was enough to astound all the Holy Sect True Person in the hall—
So, at this moment, the blazing white lightning that tore through the dim sky, and the terrifying thunder that lingered, brought nothing but utter fear!
The Supreme Dao Foundation is indeed rare, one in ten thousand. However, there are also scattered records in ancient books of exceptionally talented individuals who have forged such a foundation.
Thunder Method ----
The Holy Sect True Person inside the hall, each having cultivated for at least several hundred years, are all highly experienced and well-versed in ancient texts.
They knew all too well what the term "Thunder Method" meant in the records of the cultivation world in this era!
No one has ever truly mastered it!
Not a single one!
And now----
It's unclear who started it.
On both sides of the hall, the group of True Person who had been standing in order began to slowly retreat in unison.
The crowd, like a tide parted by an invisible force, slowly retreated to both sides of the hall.
Between the high platform where Qi Yun and the Black Mountain True Person stood, a wider, empty space was created.
As the crowd backed away, their gazes remained fixed on the two figures locked in a standoff.
That gaze was incredibly complex, yet deep within—an irrepressible, burning curiosity was rising within it.
The supreme master of all magic, unparalleled throughout history— Thunder Method!
The undisputed supreme being below the True Lord – the Great True Person!
These two forces, right before their eyes, within the Great Void Hall, the core of the Holy Sect's power, had formed such a tense, imminent standoff.
All the True Person held their breath, even subconsciously slowing down the flow of their internal Law Power to the extreme, for fear that the slightest disturbance would become the last spark to ignite this terrifying balance.
On the high platform.
Black Mountain True Person remained standing there, his dark robes hanging loosely, completely still.
The calm on his face, like an ancient, icy pool, was even more profound and unfathomable than before.
It was as if the terrifying Thunder Method phenomenon that terrified everyone was nothing more than a slightly chilly gust of wind to him.
Behind him, the once faintly visible, myriad demonic mountains were now undergoing a visible transformation.
The illusory image is transforming into reality at an astonishing speed!
The rugged rocks, steep cliffs, bottomless ravines, and even the ancient ice that has been frozen for thousands of years on the mountain ridge, along with the eerie demonic aura that permeates the landscape.
The textures of each mountain peak became clear, and a heavy, cold, and all-encompassing will spread out like a tangible tide, layer upon layer.
It silently collided and compressed with the still-lingering destructive aura of thunder surrounding Qi Yun below!
This oppressive force was no longer directed solely at Qi Yun.
Instead, it was like a sleeping behemoth stretching out its body, carrying a vastness and domineering power that encompassed all directions and controlled the whole situation, slowly enveloping the entire Great Void Hall!
At this moment, Black Mountain True Person has completely revealed his terrifying cultivation and supreme majesty at the peak of the Peak Great True Person level!
The Holy Sect True Person who had retreated to the sides stared wide-eyed at the scene, not daring to miss a single detail.