Chapter 225 Isn't This Also a Kind of Time Travel?
"Ha~"
Tao Yu slightly raised his palm, and twelve Sacred Fire Orders revolved around him. Following Tao Yu's lead, they shot towards a large rock six or seven zhang away and bombarded it heavily.
The multi-fused Blood Gang burst forth, actually smashing the rock into pieces by brute force!
"Not bad at all, much more practical than the Black Iron Heavy Sword," he said with a hint of joy on his face.
The Sacred Fire Orders themselves were Yuan Force items, inherently possessing the three attributes of [Sturdy][Self-Repair][Control of Energy].
Although the attributes didn't seem numerous, the presence of [Control of Energy] enabled Tao Yu to directly manipulate them through the air!
An ordinary person might not be capable of this, but Tao Yu had deified the Dragon Descending Eighteen Palms, and the copiousness of this feature granted him an exceptionally strong ability to control disembodied True Yuan. Coupled with the recently acquired [Great Shift of Qiankun], he once again achieved synergy with the Sacred Fire Orders!
When he brazenly stormed the grassland military camp head-on, Tao Yu had already sent little dragons flying all over the sky, but the expenditure was indeed substantial.
Even with Tao Yu's inexhaustible nature, intermittently retracting them for replenishment, he still had to manage control during destruction well—it would be wasteful to blow people apart.
But now, with the aid of the Sacred Fire Orders, there was undoubtedly a kind of compensation, and the difficulty of control was much less.
With the aid of physical items, the consumption was instead reduced.
"The output limit isn't as high as the Dragon Descending Eighteen Palms, but the endurance is greater, each with its own features," he mused.
With a wave of his hand, the twelve Sacred Fire Orders flew into his shadow.
This Divine Skill witnessed by others was met with astonishment.
This Sect Hierarch had always carried a heavy sword on his back, but had never used it, relying solely on various other means to display such formidable power—it was truly frightening!
"Brother Tao, I've always struggled with the seventh layer's mantras. I don't know what's wrong," Zhang Wuji stepped forward and voiced his doubts to Tao Yu.
Having mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill to perfection, in terms of sheer quantity of Inner Strength, he was even above Tao Yu!
At least Tao Yu had used Yuan Force for Acceleration, fortified by True Yuan, but due to the capacity limit, he had barely reached level 5 of the [Great Shift of Qiankun], which is the fourth layer.
This represented the normal human body's limit.
Beyond this, with insufficient density of Inner Strength, one could only grind ahead slowly.
Continued acceleration would certainly be effective, but in Tao Yu's view, it was no longer worth it. Once his own Nine Yang Divine Skill leveled up, the Great Shift of Qiankun would naturally improve. Now, at the fourth level after deification, his usage was more than sufficient.
Zhang Wuji, however, had directly entered the conjectured seventh layer.
Zhang Wuji was unaware of Tao Yu's progress with the Great Shift of Qiankun and, seeing him test other things, assumed that Tao Yu had finished his training.
"It's probably formulated based on the user's conjecture, don't mind it. Let's go, didn't you say there was trouble at the Ming Cult? We'll take a look. You all come too," Tao Yu said to Fan Yao.
"Alright, alright, I want to see who dares to attack our Bright Summit."
"These unworthy descendants, after we fend off the strong enemy, let's see how to box their ears," came the response.
The Left and Right Bright Envoys, the Three Protectors, and the Seven Scatterers were all rubbing their hands in anticipation.
With the Sect Hierarch, who possessed world-surpassing Divine Skills, leading them, this was simply like going to harvest vegetables!
Yet, at the same time, their gazes towards Zhang Wuji were mixed with surprise and wariness.
Where did the Sect Hierarch pick up such a wunderkind, who reached the seventh layer of the Great Shift of Qiankun in such a short time?
Though not as awe-inspiring as the Sect Hierarch, it was still quite shocking.
But with the impact that Tao Yu had brought before, their ability to adapt had significantly strengthened.
With the world in chaos and otherworldly immortals like the Sect Hierarch appearing, accepting another anomaly didn't seem impossible.
Although the seventh layer of the Great Shift of Qiankun was astonishing, in their eyes, it wasn't as impressive as Tao Yu's direct aerial manipulation of energy.
One was still within the realm of martial arts that could be understood, the other had transcended martial arts!
Tao Yu, taking the lead, walked towards the cave and also took a look at his two newly mastered abilities!
[Great Shift of Qiankun·Modified]lv5: A top-notch technique for altering vigor, it exhausts all variance in the application of force.
The deified Great Shift of Qiankun, besides the enhancements on its original foundation,
primarily gained an additional 'dissipation' feature: dissipating force, dissolving conflicts, which indirectly bolstered the defense of the [Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill].
Formerly, defending with an energy wall was about a direct clash, but now it could be dissolved and even deflected, greatly reducing the consumption of True Yuan.
Furthermore, with Tao Yu's control and comprehension, the non-deified Great Shift of Qiankun might have been inadequate, but after deification, it was indeed capable of neutralizing the conflict between the Nine Yin True Scripture and the Nine Yang Divine Skill!
It directly transformed the Nine Yang True Qi into a higher-level [Northern Dipper] True Yuan by combining Yin and Yang, also upgrading the recovery ability of the [Northern Dipper]!
[Nine Yang Divine Skill·Modified] initially resembled the [Northern Dipper] quite a bit, and mainly after deification, enhanced the purity and recovery capacity, but it couldn't compare to the secondarily deified, liquefied True Yuan.
Hence, the focus was on transforming with the [Great Shift of Qiankun] and the [Northern Dipper] into Northern Dipper True Yuan, but after one deification, the recovery ability of the Nine Yang Divine Skill once again increased.
Tao Yu's Nine Yang Divine Skill was still far from achieving great success. Not to mention the level Zhang Wuji reached with the breakthrough achieved using the Mixed Yuan Qi Bag, even with rapid acceleration using Yuan Force, Tao Yu hadn't achieved level 2.
This was completely different from the Great Shift of Qiankun, which inherently had a property of rapid mastering.
Even so, due to the traits brought about by Deification, he had gained a recovery ability that resembled that of a fully developed stage prematurely.
Tao Yu always quite liked this type of endurance assistance.
"The Nine Yang Divine Skill will not undergo a second Deification for the time being, otherwise, if the True Qi of the Nine Yang Divine Skill is also transformed into True Yuan, it may become difficult to convert."
Tao Yu pondered in his heart; the Great Shift of Qiankun resolved conflict by directly converting the Nine Yang Divine Skill into the Big Dipper True Yuan that balanced Yin and Yang, thereby obtaining the recovery trait.
In a sense, it was like 1+1=1.5; there was indeed no conflict dragging it down, and there was a certain enhancement, but it wasn't fully complementary.
"Perhaps it's time to try and see the renowned Zhang in person," he thought.
The harmony of Yin and Yang, truly, Tai Chi reigns supreme!
Tao Yu arrived in front of the giant rock blocking the entrance, lifted his hand, and pushed the boulder away without collapsing the secret chamber.
It seemed as if he lifted it with ease.
"Brother Tao's 'Great Shift of Qiankun' is so skillfully executed..." Zhang Wuji said admirably. Although he had reached the seventh level and was confident he could push it open, he definitely couldn't do it with such ease.
Tao Yu glanced at him.
This fellow sure had a sweet tongue, no wonder he had so many intelligent and beautiful friends given his honest and straightforward appearance.
"Let's go check it out. Do you have any friends or relatives over at the Ming Cult?" Tao Yu walked along and casually asked.
This made Zhang Wuji's expression turn bitter.
"My maternal grandfather is a Dharma King of the Ming Cult, and several of my uncles are the mainstay of Wudang. If they start fighting, I have to find a way to stop them."
"Wudang? I've never heard of this sect. Is it some small faction that has risen in the last hundred years? Why is it provoking my Ming Cult?"
Fu Youzhi was somewhat dissatisfied.
Why is it that every little Karami can now make it to the Bright Summit?
That's just too embarrassing!
"It was founded by my grandmaster and is now one of the six major factions in the world."
"Heh, to rise alongside the world's six major factions in such a short time, the martial world is truly changing."
One of the Hermits shook his head and spoke with a trace of old-fashioned sentiment.
And to tell the truth, knowing they were about to meet the later generations in a hundred years, they were actually quite intrigued.
By this time, many explosives had actually been hidden in the secret passages of Bright Summit, but Cheng Kun, having been injured and fleeing from Zhang Wuji, possibly thwarted a plan that could have killed everyone above. Seeing this, Tao Yu felt it was a risk to leave them unattended.
So he left the Seven Scatterers behind to continue handling the situation while he led others directly towards Bright Summit...
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"Yin Tianzheng, you have already established your own sect, why bother getting involved in this mess?"
Song Yuanqiao looked at Yin Tianzheng, whose inner strength was failing, and his face bore a color of reluctance.
This was Wuji's maternal grandfather; he truly hesitated to take action, and fighting an old man in what amounted to a gang-up felt somewhat dishonorable.
"There's no need for further words, Great Hero Song. As long as I live, I am a disciple of the Ming Cult; let us begin..."
After the altercation between the Left Emissary of Brightness, Wei Yixiao, and the Five Scatterers, with Cheng Kun sneaking an attack, the main forces now turned into spectators.
Yin Tianzheng had also exhausted all his eloquence to squeeze out a duel on the arena from the six major sects instead of a general onslaught.
A lone expert of the Eagle Sect confronting the relentless attacks of the six major sects.
As the last remaining strong figure of the Ming Cult, Yin Tianzheng first defeated three experts from Shaolin and Mount Hua, then defeated Zhang Songxi with internal strength, and overcame Mo Shenggu with martial moves.
Now facing off against Song Yuanqiao, even though Song Yuanqiao did not wish to take advantage, only comparing martial moves with him, even just the contest of moves was enough to leave the old man, Yin Tianzheng, mentally drained and dispirited.
Coupled with the continuous battles that depleted his inner strength, he now had only a tenth or so left in him.
"We agreed to only compare martial moves, and since this time we are even, my Wudang will stop here," Song Yuanqiao sheathed his sword and leaped back, standing in front of the Wudang group, with a trace of regret on his face.
While Wudang was willing to hold back, others probably wouldn't miss this opportunity.
At that moment, seeing a chance to take advantage, Tang Wenliang of Kongtong Sect leaped forward.
"Today, let me, Tang Wenliang of Kongtong, completely annihilate your demonic cult experts!"
However, at that moment, a furious shout came from behind.
"What kind of rat dares to speak so arrogantly? Just wait until I return to teach your ancestor a lesson..."
Several figures leaped out one after another from behind, with the speaker also dressed similarly to Yang Xiao. Following close behind him were several other agile figures.
Just from that robust shout, one's eardrums ached, indicating the profoundness of his inner strength.
Unexpectedly, the Ming Cult still had such formidable masters hidden away.
And with his attire so much like Yang Xiao's, many people subconsciously thought he was the other Emissary, dubbed as one of the Two Carefree Immortals, the Right Emissary of Brightness, Fan Yao...