prynovel Chapter 156 The Strong Are Always Strong
Chapter 156 The Strong Are Always Strong
Chapter 156 The Strong Are Always Strong
"Nephew Chu, are you alright?"
Liu Donglin rushed over and looked at Chu Xuan with concern, even more nervous than if he were looking at his own son.
Chu Xuan shook his head, his face a little pale, and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Liu. I'm fine, just a bit exhausted!"
Liu Donglin rubbed his teeth, unsure of what to say about Chu Xuan.
That's incredibly bold!
A mere Qi Refining cultivator dared to launch a sneak attack on a True Yuan expert, and most importantly, he actually succeeded.
"Nephew Chu, you were too reckless just now." Liu Donglin couldn't help but remind Chu Xuan, "There is a fundamental difference between Gang Jin and Zhen Yuan. You'd better be careful in the future."
Warriors with the "罡劲" (gangjin) style still rely on their "气膜" (qi membrane) for defense and their "气劲" (qi jin) for attacking. In combat, they also need to breathe, accumulate strength, and circulate their "气血" (qi xu) to release their "罡气".
But True Essence is different; it is a complete transformation.
Qi, blood, muscles, bones, and vital energy are completely fused together to create an even more terrifying energy, which is called true essence.
When a True Essence Realm expert practices their technique, True Essence is generated spontaneously, and a layer of solid, liquid-like light automatically surrounds their body. They no longer need to deliberately accumulate power, adjust their breathing, or mobilize their Qi and blood.
At most, one can only jump high and run fast with a strong physique.
At the True Essence Realm, one can already stand in mid-air and fly through the air, truly transcending the realm of mortal martial arts.
That's the difference; the two are simply incomparable.
"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Liu. I've got it." Chu Xuan nodded humbly, showing no pride despite his successful ambush of Protector Bai.
He was well aware of the gap between the two of them.
If Protector Bai hadn't been completely focused on Liu Donglin and hadn't taken him seriously, even a full-force sneak attack wouldn't have been enough to break through his defenses.
"It's good that you understand."
Liu Donglin nodded, becoming increasingly satisfied with Chu Xuan.
The Xuan Yang Sect has too many geniuses, and just as many have died! Most of these prodigies perished because they were too arrogant and ultimately met their tragic end.
Since the Liu family has decided to go all in on Chu Xuan, they are now on the same side as him.
One glory and one glory.
If Chu Xuan were to perish along the way, the Liu family would likely be unable to sustain itself.
"By the way, what kind of swordsmanship did you use just now—?"
He finally couldn't resist his curiosity and asked.
The difference between Gang Jin and Zhen Yuan can almost be compared to that between an egg and a stone.
He had been in the Xuan Yang Sect for so many years and had never seen any Qi-level martial artist who could break through the defenses of a True Yuan Realm cultivator.
Even inner disciples, and even the true disciples, could never do this when they were in the Gang Jin stage.
This may be related to the Four Harmonies True Qi cultivation technique that Chu Xuan practiced, but it is clear that the more crucial factor is the sword technique that Chu Xuan used.
"Of course, I'm just curious. It's alright if you don't want to say," Liu Donglin added.
Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "There's nothing inconvenient about it. I cultivate a technique called 'Overlord Blade Technique,' which I obtained by chance. I wonder if Uncle Liu has heard of it?"
He still remembers clearly that this sword technique was created by a master named "Xuan Yang".
This is a name that not just anyone would dare to use.
This is a good opportunity to ask Liu Donglin.
After all, the other party was also from the inner sect of Xuan Yang Sect, and was the head of the Liu family, as well as the manager of Wanbao Tower. He was definitely knowledgeable and experienced.
"The Overlord Blade Technique?"
Liu Donglin shook his head with a puzzled look. "I have never heard of this sword technique. As far as I know, there is no such sword technique in the inner sect of the Xuan Yang Sect. It should not be a technique of the Xuan Yang Sect."
However, your swordsmanship is indeed domineering; it can even reverse the flow of internal energy to cut through true essence. It's definitely a top-tier technique!
Liu Donglin looked at Chu Xuan with envy.
The Overlord Blade Technique, a technique that uses reversed internal energy to attack true essence, is probably not even found in the Xuan Yang Sect's inner sect's treasure pavilion!
However, he wasn't jealous.
Jealousy is useless. Such a monstrous cultivation technique must be extremely difficult to master. Even if he obtained it, it would be of no use to him.
If he truly possessed that talent, he wouldn't be stuck in the True Essence Realm.
Therefore, upon learning that Chu Xuan was actually cultivating this monstrous technique, he did not harbor any greed; on the contrary, he was happy for Chu Xuan.
The more outstanding Chu Xuan's performance, the more it proves that the Liu family made the right bet.
"Wait, the Xuan Yang Sect seems to have one too—"
Suddenly, Liu Donglin seemed to have thought of something and looked at Chu Xuan, saying, "Nephew Chu, your Overlord Blade Technique reminds me of a cultivation method that could reverse true essence even when one was at the Gang Jin level!"
Chu Xuan asked, "What kind of cultivation technique?"
"The Heaven-Opening Blade!"
Liu Donglin said with a solemn expression, "The 'Heaven-Opening Blade' created by the founder of my Xuan Yang Sect is both a cultivation technique and a sword technique. It is said that when the founder of Xuan Yang Sect was in the Gang Jin stage, he once used the Heaven-Opening Blade to kill a True Yuan expert with a single strike."
However, this is just a legend. Moreover, at that time, Master Xuanyang had already reached the pinnacle of his internal energy cultivation, and was only one step away from achieving true essence.
Chu Xuan felt a jolt in his heart.
The cultivation technique created by the founder of the Xuan Yang Sect was not the Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Technique, but the Heaven-Opening Blade?!
Could my Overlord Blade Technique really be related to the Heaven-Opening Blade?
He quickly pressed on, "Does Uncle Liu know how one can learn the Heaven-Opening Blade technique?"
Liu Donglin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You have no chance. Even if you become the sect leader's true disciple, you still won't have a chance!"
Our Xuan Yang Sect's founder was a contemporary of the Great Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty. Even in the face of such a peerless hero as the Great Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty, he was in no way inferior. His Heaven-Opening Blade was hailed as the "Number One Offensive Weapon of the Era," and even the Great Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty's Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Technique paled in comparison in terms of offensive power.
If the founder hadn't been uninterested in vying for the world, the Great Yong Dynasty might have been renamed the Great Xuan Dynasty.
As for the Heaven-Opening Blade created by the patriarch, let alone you, there is probably no one in the entire Great Yong who wouldn't want to learn it. But since the patriarch, no one has succeeded in mastering it.
At least as far as I know, not a single one. Including the Xuan Yang Sect!
The strongest cultivation technique of the Xuan Yang Sect today is the Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Technique of Crimson Sun Peak. As for the Heaven-Opening Blade technique, it has been lost for hundreds of years; perhaps it is still kept in the royal library.
Liu Donglin's meaning was simple: you can't obtain the Heaven-Opening Blade technique, and even if you did, you wouldn't be able to learn it.
So, stop thinking about it!
Chu Xuan was not discouraged. If he couldn't have it, he couldn't have it. He already had enough with the Overlord Blade Technique.
He asked with some surprise, "The Heaven-Opening Blade is actually stronger than the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Force?"
"It's not the Eight Desolate Suppressing Prison Force, it's the Eight Desolate Suppressing Prison Technique!" Liu Donglin corrected. "The Eight Desolate Suppressing Prison Technique is a complete set of techniques, while the Eight Desolate Suppressing Prison Force is just the cultivation method for the Gang Force part of it."
It's not that the Heaven-Opening Blade is stronger than the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Technique! Both are top-tier martial arts techniques of their time, just with different focuses. The Heaven-Opening Blade emphasizes attack, while the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Technique is more comprehensive, with virtually no weaknesses.
No wonder he's a veteran; he knows so much!
Chu Xuan sighed inwardly.
The carriage had long since disappeared from sight, so the two decided to walk to the Xuan Yang Sect.
Along the way, Chu Xuan kept asking Liu Donglin all sorts of questions, and Liu Donglin answered them all without reservation.
As they approached the mountain gate, Liu Donglin suddenly stopped and said, "Nephew, you should have already achieved minor mastery of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) technique, right?"
Chu Xuan nodded.
Liu Donglin sighed, "With your talent, if it were revealed, all the top-tier powers would be vying for you! It's a real bargain for our Liu family. Nephew, if you change your mind, it's not too late."
Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "Uncle Liu, please rest assured. Since I have agreed to cooperate with the Liu family, as long as the Liu family does not let me down, I will certainly treat the Liu family with sincerity in return! However, please keep my affairs a secret, Uncle Liu!"
Liu Donglin's face immediately lit up with a smile.
They were right about him.
Then, with a somewhat solemn expression, he said, "You can rest assured about that, my dear nephew! However, while caution is a good thing, excessive caution can easily lead to missed opportunities!"
For example, this time today, if I hadn't been there, you probably wouldn't have been able to escape from the Blood God Cult's True Essence experts!
But if you were Luo Yun, ranked number one on the popularity list, let alone a True Yuan Realm expert, the Xuan Yang Sect might even send a Core Formation Realm expert to secretly protect you. Of course, unless you're in a life-or-death situation, they won't bother you.
He looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Nephew, do you understand what I mean? The stronger your talent, the more the sect will value you and allocate more resources to you!"
Chu Xuan nodded.
The strong will always be strong!
He naturally understands this principle!
His display of some of his abilities today was actually meant to show Liu Donglin.
"Therefore, I suggest that you do not reveal the Overlord Blade Technique, but there is no need to hide your strength of minor completion of Gang Jin and the news that you have cultivated the Four Harmonies True Gang Jin!" Liu Donglin said.
Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Then I'll listen to Uncle Liu."
"Ha ha----"
Liu Donglin laughed and said, "Then it's settled! I'll report this matter when I return to the sect! With your performance today, you'll probably be ranked in the top ten of the Ranking of Heroes."
After entering the sect, the two parted ways at the outer gate.
Chu Xuan returned to the Hundred Beasts Garden, while Liu Donglin went into the inner sect to visit his former fellow disciples.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these days, Chu Xuan stayed in the Hundred Beasts Garden and did not go out. Apart from cultivating, he occasionally slaughtered a couple of exotic beasts to replenish his essence.
The number of exotic beasts in the Beast Garden is limited. Fortunately, disciples who frequently go on missions bring back exotic beasts to replenish the supply, otherwise they would have been wiped out long ago!
That day, after harvesting the essence points, Chu Xuan returned to his residence in Beast Garden No. 9 to continue cultivating.
Meanwhile, the outer gate was in an uproar.
Yunxi Ping, the place where outer disciples gather, is already packed with people.
The popularity rankings have been updated!
Chu Xuan jumped from twenty-seventh on the popularity list to ninth place in the top ten!
"My God! Chu Xuan has actually advanced to ninth place! How is this possible?!"
"Which Chu Xuan? It can't be the one from the Hundred Beasts Garden, can it?"
"Who else could it be but him? Didn't he just break through to the Gang Jin realm? He's jumped from twenty-seven to ninth in a flash!"
A cacophony of voices rose and fell.
Some people simply didn't believe the ranking, loudly questioning, "Could there be a mistake in the Popularity Ranking? How could Chu Xuan have risen so quickly?"
The higher you climb on the popularity chart, the more difficult it becomes to advance!
Starting from 20th place, the rankings were almost all one by one, but Chu Xuan jumped to 9th place!
Such a situation only occurs among extremely gifted disciples.
Chu Xuan's past performance clearly did not match the word "monster".
"Quick, look at what they say below!" someone at the back of the line shouted.
The top ten disciples on the popularity ranking all have detailed introductions and the reasons for their ranking.
The disciple at the front of the line immediately read out loudly: "Chu Xuan, formerly ranked twenty-seventh on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, minor mastery of Gang Jin, technique: Four Harmonies True Gang Jin!"
Battle record: A few days ago, he was ambushed by the Blood God Cult, but he fought back and killed three powerful enemies with the Gang Jin skill, and even ambushed and injured the leader of the True Yuan experts.
In conclusion, it ranks ninth!
Upon hearing this, the surroundings immediately fell silent!
The previous doubts have vanished without a trace.
Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with horror.
Minor achievement in Gang Jin? Or has he cultivated the Four Harmonies True Gang Jin?
One person kills three Gang Jin cultivators?
They even ambushed and injured a True Essence Realm expert?
Each of these pieces of information, taken individually, would be enough to shock the entire audience!
But now, it's all focused on one person!
A moment later, an outer disciple said with a wry smile, "If I remember correctly, Chu Xuan only joined this year, right?"
His companion said, "You're not mistaken! Moreover, among this year's new recruits, Lu Changge, who was previously ranked first, is only ranked twenty-first on the popularity chart! Now he's been far surpassed by Chu Xuan!"
"So, he's the Rookie of the Year?" the man said with a wry smile.
The scene fell silent once again.
No one answered, but they all clearly accepted the title.
The so-called "Newcomer King" is not a ranking in the Xuan Yang Sect. It is just a title given by the outer disciples to the top-ranked new disciple who enters the sect each year.
In less than a year, Chu Xuan went from an unknown nobody to ninth on the popularity list, leading his fellow disciples by a huge margin. He definitely deserves the title of "Newcomer King"!
evening.
Animal Park No. 1.
Zheng Zi'ang held the list of influential figures copied by his subordinates, his eyes fixed on that glaring name.
ninth!
Zheng Zi'ang was only ranked twenty-third!
Although the difference may not seem that big, starting from 20th on the popularity chart, each place that moves up is incredibly difficult.
Those ranked in the top ten are the true prodigies!
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Zheng Zi'ang is now facing a choice!
If he wants to stay in the Hundred Beasts Garden, he'll probably have to put away his senior brother attitude and bow down to Chu Xuan! Otherwise, he'll have to take the assessment like Tong Yuanzheng and enter the inner sect.
But he hasn't even made it into the top twenty of the popularity rankings yet, and he's already entered the inner sect. It's really hard for him to accept this!
"Haha, I'm back!"
Just then, a burst of laughter came from outside the door.
Tong Yuanzheng walked in covered in blood, disheveled, and his clothes were tattered, but his face was filled with indescribable excitement.
"Zheng Zi'ang, from today onwards, I'm an inner disciple! Remember to call me Senior Brother when you see me! And that brat Chu Xuan, I'd like to see if he dares to bare his teeth at me again!"
Tong Yuanzheng said with a smug look on his face.
He had already accumulated enough contribution points, and now that he had passed the inner sect assessment, he was naturally considered an inner sect disciple. However, before he had a chance to register and change his identity card, he came to Zheng Ziang to show off.
Zheng Ziang glanced at him, his expression strange, and said, "You just got back from a mission? Haven't checked the popularity rankings yet?"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Tong Yuanzheng asked, his neck stiff and somewhat puzzled.
He's already an inner disciple, why would he care about the popularity rankings?
"See for yourself!"
Zheng Zi'ang did not answer directly, but instead threw the copy of the list of famous figures in his hand to him.
I can't let my own Dao heart be shattered, can I?
If we're going to break, let's all break together!
Tong Yuanzheng looked puzzled, but when he saw that Chu Xuan was ranked ninth, he immediately felt dizzy and the world was spinning.
"puff----"
The next moment, he, who was already seriously injured, could no longer suppress his injuries, spat out a mouthful of blood, and staggered to the ground.
He looked around in a daze, his eyes filled with confusion:
who am I?
where am I?
What's wrong?
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