The Human Emperor's Enemies, One Qi Breaks Ten Thousand Methods

With a light step, Yu Tunzhou's figure moved like a hawk, directly entering this hidden stronghold.

The martial artists guarding the mountain along the way only saw a blur before their eyes. Before they could even send out a warning, their acupoints were sealed by an invisible force, and they collapsed to the ground.

He didn't start killing anyone. After capturing a few people, he searched the area and found that the outpost was sparsely populated, as if it had been abandoned.

After being guided by his Primordial Spirit, the captured people revealed the situation of Fallen Soul Ravine. Yu Tunzhou learned that there were actually two gates being suppressed here, and that two Outer External Scenery were originally guarding this place.

However, half a month ago, a riot broke out at the gate, and the new Heavenly Origin Pill was delayed. With the aura of Immortals and Gods becoming increasingly strong and polluting their minds, one of the External Scenery chose to leave directly.

Another External Scenery, who had been struggling for over ten days, received a message a few days ago and immediately led a large number of people away from the area, leaving only a few to guard the site. He left with the message, "Someone will come to take over soon; you will remain on duty for now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tunzhou understood.

Nan Guan, bound to the side, silently watched everything until this moment when he finally spoke:

"Yu Tunzhou, if you continue your rampage, acting as a benevolent philanthropist, rescuing these Immortals and Gods and destroying their Alchemy Chamber, the Heavenly Origin Pill will only become more scarce! When no one remains to guard the gates, the rift will widen completely, and the Eastern Wilderness will be plunged into chaos. You will be a sinner for all eternity!"

Yu Tunzhou said calmly, "Did I come here half a month ago?"

Before Nan Guan could speak, he coldly said, "Of course, the Heavenly Origin Pill are not enough. The Yao Household has to supply Divine Capital Xiao Household and their own clan. And if the Yao Household does this, the Nan Household will naturally do the same. They have to support their allies while also enriching themselves. How can the Heavenly Origin Pill be enough?"

"You aristocratic families are indeed all greedy and insatiable creatures, worse than pigs and dogs. If one day Immortals and Gods were to descend, you would probably be the first to wag your tails and beg for mercy, willing to become lackeys of Fallen Immortals immortals. Little do you know whether the fallen immortals, who have already lost their true nature, would be willing to accept you."

Nan Guan's expression was grim as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "We have our own plan. Once the plan succeeds, we can use the power of the Fallen Immortals Fallen Immortals deal with them!"

Yu Tunzhou only glanced at him.

There was no contempt, no mockery, and not even a trace of extra emotion in that glance.

Nan Guan's expression darkened. He would rather Yu Tunzhou mocked him, but that one look clearly said—

You really believe that?

At this moment, Yu Tunzhou's gaze swept across the area, his mind racing.

The first External Scenery guarding this place can be said to have escaped, but what about the second one?

Did the Yao Household and others reassign the second location External Scenery to create an encirclement and annihilation against us?

Perhaps, but it's definitely more than that!

The Immortals and Gods emanating from the two portals has reached this level, yet no additional personnel have been deployed. Instead, those guarding the External Scenery have been transferred away, clearly indicating an intention to allow the portals to further riot!

The first to be affected by the sect uprising was that Daoist Shouzheng.

Is this an attempt to force the mountain lord to make a statement?

Thinking of this, his expression grew even colder.

First, under the guise of suppressing sects and protecting the Eastern Wilderness, they recklessly refined Heavenly Origin Pill, but in the end, they enriched themselves first.

Now they are even trying to use the lives of the entire state as leverage to coerce the mountain lord into making a choice...

These aristocratic families have indeed long since become the biggest parasites in the Eastern Wilderness; they all deserve to be killed!

He stopped looking at the Nan Guan and strode towards the deepest part of the place.

Push open a stone door at the end.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

This is a huge natural cave with a dome tens of meters high. The rock walls are covered with unknown dark patterns, like blood vessels or tree roots, pulsating slightly.

The source of those patterns is at the end of the cave—two Void fissures suspended in mid-air.

The fissures resembled two torn scars, their edges twisted and irregular, revealing endless darkness within.

From that darkness, a dense, almost liquid aura was constantly surging outwards.

The aura was thick and cold, like hundreds of invisible tentacles waving in the air, omnipresent. Even if he held his breath and closed his acupoints, it would still seep into his body, causing a chaotic murmur deep within his Primordial Spirit.

This is the aura of Immortals and Gods, but it is also accompanied by terrifying chaos, madness, and even primordial chaos.

Just as Nan Guan had said, those behind the door were all "Fallen Immortals."

Yu Tunzhou left Nan Guan at the door and walked towards one of the rifts.

Seeing this, Nan Guan, who had been left aside, looked on with a near-despair in his eyes and simply closed them.

In his view, Yu Tunzhou's brazen approach to the gate would only enrage the beings behind it, ultimately triggering a riot!

Unexpectedly, instead of dying at the hands of Yu Tunzhou, he was destined to perish in the chaos of the sect uprising, ultimately corrupted by the turbid energy of Immortals and Gods, and reduced to a demon that was neither human nor ghost.

Yu Tunzhou had already summoned Huntian to sense the Immortals and Gods corresponding to the Daoist School, to see if they were High Antiquity or primordial beings.

Huntian sensed them for a moment and said, "These two guys' auras aren't very strong, much weaker than mine at my peak. Judging from their auras, they seem to be minor deities from the Heavenly Court who control clouds, rain, wind, and thunder."

"Could it be the gods of the Thunder Ministry?" Yu Tunzhou raised an eyebrow.

Huntian shook his head. "I'm only familiar with things from before the Primordial Era."

Yu Tunzhou took a step forward and continued trying to get closer.

With just one step, the aura of immortals Immortals and Gods became extremely dense, flooding his mind like a tidal wave, attempting to bewilder his mind and erode his Primordial Spirit.

He immediately calmed his mind, circulated his Nature Cultivation, and changed his state of mind accordingly. He used his own pure intention to suppress the restless energy around him, but he could only barely protect his own clarity and could not completely suppress this dissipating power.

With his current level of Nature Cultivation, he is comparable to Grandmaster at the External Scenery Fourth Layer.

Even so, he could only barely suppress the erosion of that aura on his Primordial Spirit. Every step forward felt like wading through waist-deep mud.

It is evident that even if the being behind the door has been corrupted and lost for a long time, it is at least at the Dharma Aspect level.

"In the Eastern Wilderness alone, nine portals have already appeared, and the number is still increasing." Yu Tunzhou's expression was solemn. "If a dozen or so Dharma Aspect level Fallen Immortals were to descend simultaneously in the future..."

The fall of the Eastern Wilderness happened almost in the blink of an eye!

This is only the Eastern Wilderness...

The instant he stood before the rift, a thought filled with hatred and rage suddenly pierced through the Void and crashed into his mind:

[Human Emperor--!!]

Yu Tunzhou's expression changed drastically.

The one behind the door actually recognizes the Human Emperor? And seems to harbor deep hatred for him!

"I remember now!" Huntian suddenly exclaimed, "This aura... should Thunder Ministry God of the same rank as the Rain Master or the Earl of Wind!"

Yu Tunzhou was startled, instantly understanding the cause and effect.

The Basic Annals of the Human Emperor already contain records of how the Human Emperor rose up in the Eastern Wilderness and defeated the Rain Master and Earl of Wind God.

So it seems... could it be that behind these Immortals and Gods Portal in the Eastern Wilderness stand ancient immortals and deities who were defeated and banished by the Human Emperor?

As he stopped, the fluctuations behind the rift became even more intense, as if it had been greatly provoked, and the aura of Immortals and Gods surged over like a tide.

Nan Guan, standing behind him, couldn't help but shout, "Back off! Don't go any closer! These ancient Immortals and Gods have already lost their minds; the closer you get, the more you'll anger them!"

He turned a deaf ear to the Yu Tunzhou.

He first tried to activate the Vajra Bracelet, intending to use this Innate Spirit Treasure to collect the dissipated aura of Immortals and Gods.

However, the Vajra Bracelet still suppressed the Demon-Summoning Banner. As soon as he moved it, the will within the banner showed signs of becoming violent, so he had to give up and find another way.

He then activated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, opening all the acupoints in his body, and attempted to refine the surrounding turbid energy.

And this trick worked. The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art lived up to its name as a supreme technique. In theory, it could refine any power that existed in the world. However, compared to the speed at which the power dissipated behind the door, its refining efficiency was somewhat inadequate.

Ultimately, his profound cultivation level was too shallow, while the aura of Immortals and Gods was too high.

Yu Tunzhou frowned, continuing to circulate his profound energy to barely maintain his strength while pondering a new method.

Little did he know that behind him, Nan Guan's eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief.

This child... can actually refine the aura of Immortals and Gods?!

Although the speed is slow, it exudes the aura of Immortals and Gods!

Even Grandmaster of the External Scenery Realm could only barely resist the aura of immortals Immortals and Gods with the help of the Heavenly Origin Pill!

Even though the speed is slow, if ten, a hundred, or a thousand people practice this skill together, how can they not suppress the dissipating turbid energy?

Even if it cannot completely eradicate the scourge of the Immortals and Gods Portal has plagued the Eastern Wilderness for many years, it can greatly suppress it and delay the return of the Immortals and Gods!

Nan Guan's heart was in turmoil.

A thought popped into his head uncontrollably: Was it not a coincidence from the very beginning that the Yu Tunzhou and sent Zhang Buyu to the Eastern Wilderness?

Was he specifically targeting the Immortals and Gods Portal?

What force is behind him, and who taught him this technique, sending him to the Eastern Wilderness to verify it?

At that very moment.

Yu Tunzhou's expression changed drastically, and his mind sank into his Dantian.

Deep within his Dantian, the fragment related to the Human Emperor suddenly began to tremble violently without warning!

An Ruyu once told him that this was a fragment of the Investiture of the Gods.

However, his trip to the Northern Plains Emperor's Ruins made him suspicious. He had obtained a Peng Feather that time, while An Ruyu had obtained another fragment. But at that time, his own fragment did not react at all to the Investiture of the Gods fragment in An Ruyu's hand.

An Ruyu, however, claimed that she had her own method of verification and confirmed that what she held in her hand was indeed a fragment of the Investiture of the Gods.

So what exactly is this thing in my hand?

Before the thought had even finished, the fragment trembled even more intensely, and it actually shot out of his Dantian on its own, hovering in front of him.

The moment the fragment appeared, it collided violently with the surrounding aura of immortals Immortals and Gods.

The surrounding Immortals and Gods auras rushed towards the fragments as if they had encountered an enemy, and the two forces collided like two giant waves, causing the heavens and earth to roar.

However, this fragment had lost its foundation, and the little remaining power made it unable to resist the aura of Immortals and Gods, and it quickly showed signs of weakness.

It hovered in front of the Yu Tunzhou, humming incessantly, as if urging him on.

Yu Tunzhou tentatively infused it with Limitless Gang Qi.

The meteorological activity triggered by the debris suddenly intensified, as if it had gained access to a hidden backup energy source.

But then, a clear and undisguised sense of discontent emerged.

It's as if it's saying it uses gasoline, not diesel.

As Yu Tunzhou was wondering what was going on, the fragments infused with the Gang Qi slowly began to form the phantom of an ancient seal in the Void above.

The seal was square and without any elaborate carvings, yet it exuded an aura of power that could suppress heaven and earth Dominion all beings in all realms. Even though it was just a phantom, it still made Yu Tunzhou's mind tremble.

At the same time, a Method Formula flowed into his mind like water – it was the sequel to the "Spark Instruction"!

This seems to be...

A brand new Secret Method for condensing Gang Qi?

Yu Tunzhou is slightly taken aback.

He had already forged the Dao Sprout Immortal Embryo; the Limitless Gang Qi was all generated and evolved from the Immortal Embryo itself. Why would he need to cultivate another Gang Qi method?

At this moment, the fragments conveyed a renewed sense of urgency.

Helpless, Yu Tunzhou could only look at the Method Formula. The Method Formula was not complicated, and with his comprehension, he grasped it in a moment and understood its True Intention Method Formula. At this moment, he revealed an undisguised shock.

However, he had no time to continue thinking about it.

The fragments conveyed a renewed urgency, even more urgent than before.

The commotion deep within the crevice grew increasingly violent, and the dark patterns on the surrounding rock walls pulsated faster, like enraged creatures!

Yu Tunzhou immediately activated his Secret Method, which, like the Spark Instruction, created a vortex around his body. Although the vortex was small, it was absorbing the aura of Immortals and Gods around him!

Its speed is even greater than the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art!

The violent and chaotic turbid energy was drawn into his body by the vortex and slowly merged with his Blood Qi.

A faint yet extremely resilient warmth arose deep within his Dantian, like a craftsman chiseling stone, a spark appearing, exactly the same feeling he had when he first began practicing the Spark Instruction.

However, the throughput is still somewhat slow.

Yu Tunzhou's Thoughts Arose.

He unleashed the full power of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, opening up all the acupoints in his body, like countless miniature furnaces operating simultaneously, absorbing and releasing the surrounding Immortals and Gods aura even more rapidly.

Not enough--

The Void behind him twisted, and an invisible divine bird suddenly appeared, soaring across the heavens and earth. With a single swallow, it seemed to devour the entire world!

With the support of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art and the Kunpeng Primordial Spirit, the vortex around his body suddenly expanded, the turbine turned, and the vortex transformed into a millstone of heaven and earth, slowly rotating and stirring up the turbid air in all directions.

In an instant, the airflow throughout the entire cave was stirred up, and the Immortals and Gods aura from all directions seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, surging wildly towards the direction of the Yu Tunzhou.

Nan Guan, standing to the side, stared at the scene in disbelief.

In his vision, the Immortals and Gods aura of the entire hall suddenly surged towards Yu Tunzhou like a madman, and even the miasma of Fallen Soul Ravine swept back from outside the hall, continuously flowing into the area where Yu Tunzhou was!

In just a few breaths, the latter's figure disappeared from his sight, enveloped by the turbid energy of Immortals and Gods that went from formless to tangible, from vapor to liquid.

Nan Guan was horrified, feeling that all his understanding since he began cultivating had been overturned.

Surrounded by the aura of Immortals and Gods, Yu Tunzhou felt the warmth in his Dantian growing stronger and stronger, gradually transforming into a cluster of dancing flames that burned ever brighter...

This is the Secret Method of the Human Emperor that the fragment bestowed upon him, and it is also the new path of Qi cultivation opened up by the Human Emperor —based on the Blood Qi and Qi of the human body, incorporating innate Sha Qi for use, and ultimately combining the three into one, one can possess the divine power to One Qi Breaks Ten Thousand Methods!

The reason why the three are combined is that in the Human Emperor's deduction, in addition to Blood Qi and Sha Qi, the most crucial ingredient is still missing.

That is -- Martial Intention.

This was also something that had previously shocked Yu Tunzhou.

The Martial Dao was established a thousand years ago, and the so-called Martial Intention was born after the Martial Dao, and is one of the manifestations of the Way of the Martial Artist.

However, this Secret Method records that, according to the Human Emperor's deductions, only Martial Intention that is so pure that it cannot tolerate any external things and can contend with the Heavenly Abhorrence Banishment can penetrate Blood Qi and Sha Qi, forge a true spark, and then gradually elevate this Secret Method to the level of a supreme technique!

It can be said that this Method Formula has the potential to rival the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art in the future; it is a quasi-supreme technique personally developed by the Human Emperor!

The Human Emperor had already foreseen the birth of Martial Dao in later generations back in High Antiquity times!

At this very moment.

Within his Dantian, the ball of flame formed by the intertwining of Qi and Blood and blood with Sha Qi pulsed slightly, just one final step away.

Yu Tunzhou a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly.

His Fist Intent, which was "unrivaled in its power," flowed out slowly, initially like a trickle, but in an instant it became a mighty torrent, sweeping across the heavens and the earth.

That was the Fist Intent forged in countless life-or-death battles, and the unique Martial Dao he possessed after repeatedly questioning his own heart in the face of difficult choices.

I am intolerant of external things, I do not seek recognition, I do not ask the heavens and earth to open their eyes, I do not ask the gods and Buddhas to show mercy, I only ask that my heart remain unchanged and my body never retreat. Even if there are millions of people, I will go; even if the heavens and earth abandon me, I will not abandon myself!

Faced with this Martial Intention, the world here seemed cramped and small, unable to contain this infinitely rising Fist Intent.

As this pure and intense Fist Intent surged into his Dantian, it merged with his Blood Qi and Sha Qi—

The cluster of flames suddenly shot up, soaring into the sky!

Eastern Wilderness, the westernmost point of the Cangwu Mountain Range.

This place is located near the border between the Eastern Wilderness and the Central Plains.

At this moment, the entire border town was bathed in twilight, its tranquility tinged with a sense of desolation.

Suddenly, two incomparably powerful auras pressed down from the horizon, like two heavy black clouds sweeping across the city. The power of their Primordial Spirit swept through the city's long streets like mercury spilling onto the ground.

The warriors guarding the city walls and walking on the streets all felt a tightness in their chests. Those with weaker cultivation trembled with fear and didn't even have the courage to raise their heads.

Only after those two figures had passed did people in the city dare to whisper among themselves.

"As expected, it should be the powerful experts from the External Scenery gathered by the Yao Household to hunt down the demonic monster Yu Tunzhou."

"This time, the Yao Household, relying on their own strength, managed to enlist the assistance of more than ten experts from the Outer External Scenery! With Floating Hill Mountain not interfering, this force could practically sweep through the Eastern Wilderness. What is a Yu Tunzhou compared to that?"

"With over a dozen External Scenery on set... even if that Yu Tunzhou is incredibly powerful, it's doomed this time, right?"

"What a pity! I just climbed to the top of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking and now I'm being hunted down by a group of the Aristocratic Clan families. If I were in second place, I'd be ecstatic, lying around as the number one..."

"Hey, that's why you think that way because you're not!"

The whispers grew louder and more chaotic.

In the crowd, a figure with a sword at his waist lightly lifted his bamboo hat, his gaze following the two departing External Scenery in the distance, his eyes calm and undisturbed.

He was about to take a step to catch up when he suddenly stopped, and the long sword at his waist emitted a faint, ringing sound.

His gaze suddenly sharpened like a sword, locking onto a figure approaching from the opposite direction.

He was a young Daoist priest, dressed in a blue robe and cloth shoes, not showing any sign of his status, walking down the long street like a drop of water merging into a river.

At that moment, the young Daoist priest stopped and, across half a street, met the swordsman's gaze.

The long street was teeming with people, yet an invisible ripple seemed to emanate outwards from the two of them, causing passersby to involuntarily walk around them. No one noticed anything amiss, nor did anyone step into the atmosphere of this confrontation.

The two suddenly smiled knowingly.

Lin Yueheng laughed and said, "Even the True Martial Sect are joining in the fun?"

The Daoist Xuanfa said solemnly, "Since ancient times, both Daoism and Buddhism have had a role in slaying demons and monsters. I, too, am born with a chivalrous heart, so how could I not come?"

Lin Yueheng glanced in the direction the two External Scenery had left and smiled, "One for each of them?"

"That's fair." Daoist Xuanfa nodded.