Chapter 715: The Opportunity for Golden Core Level 6 (Part 2)

The once-dense Xuanli Sword Intent was shredded by the Bear Wind Domain, leaving only a thin layer behind, yet this meager layer was incredibly resilient.

The thin Xuanli Sword Intent, like smoke and mist, coated Fang Qingyuan’s body. When the black rings from the Bear Wind Domain sliced through from different directions, it was like striking a reflection in water—they only kicked up a few ripples, ultimately changing nothing.

“This…?”

Now it was Bear Wind’s turn to be surprised. He knew of the Sword Dao Fang Qingyuan practiced, but he’d never truly grasped its nature. This was his first time experiencing it firsthand.

“This is the Mirage Dragon Illusion Robe. Brother Xiong, are you truly certain those rings struck me?”

Fang Qingyuan chuckled, offering an explanation for Bear Wind. The nature of the Mirage Dragon was illusion. The Divine Technique he was demonstrating was one that could only be comprehended after cultivating the Mirage Dragon Sword Scripture to a certain point.

“Interesting. Is this meant to deceive my senses? Hmm, no, that’s not quite it. It inverts what’s real and what’s illusory… it’s more than just an Illusion Technique.”

Bear Wind offered his assessment. Fang Qingyuan’s technique had truly piqued his interest.

“And that’s not all. Brother Xiong, see how you handle this!”

Before Fang Qingyuan’s voice had faded, his body abruptly transformed into a streak of sword light, shooting toward Bear Wind. In the span of a single breath, Fang Qingyuan crossed a thousand feet, arriving before Bear Wind in an instant.

“Sword Escape?”

The thought surfaced in Bear Wind’s mind, but he quickly dismissed it. The Sword Escape Technique was not so easily mastered, and Fang Qingyuan, who had only practiced the Sword Scripture for five years, shouldn’t be capable of it.

And that was indeed the case. While Fang Qingyuan’s technique looked very similar to Sword Escape, it was actually based on the Golden Spirit Escape, one of the Five Elements Escape Techniques.

The Mirage Dragon Illusion Robe blocked the domain’s erosion, the Xuanli Sword Intent kept his soul clear and unaffected by the Nascent Soul’s pressure, and the Five Elements Escape Technique allowed Fang Qingyuan to move freely within the domain.

The tip of the Xuanli Sword was now mere inches from Bear Wind, yet it could not cross that final distance.

With but a thought from Bear Wind, thousands upon thousands of black rings stacked themselves in front of him, layer upon layer, forming an indestructible barrier that shielded his body.

Faced with such a defense, Fang Qingyuan had no choice but to redirect the Xuanli Sword. He had no confidence he could shatter such a barrier.

The streak of sword light veered away, carving a profound arc through the air before shooting in from another angle. But against Bear Wind’s thoughts, which moved as fast as lightning, the speed of Fang Qingyuan’s Gold Escape Technique was clearly not enough.

“Geomagnetic Meteorite!”

Unable to catch Fang Qingyuan as he used Gold Escape, Bear Wind finally unleashed his domain’s ultimate technique.

In that instant, the innumerable black rings began to vibrate in unison. Once they all reached the same frequency, something terrifying happened.

The once-bright moonlight high above seemed to have been devoured by Bear Wind’s domain. Within the domain, which spanned thousands of feet, the world was plunged into the deepest, darkest night. Light was swallowed, sound was consumed, and only an infinite suction force emanated from the very center of the rings.

While using Gold Escape, Fang Qingyuan sensed that things were going poorly. As profound as the Five Elements Escape Technique was, it still relied on the world’s Five Elements Spiritual Qi. Now that the Bear Wind Domain had consumed all the Spiritual Qi, his Golden Spirit Escape was beginning to fail.

“Stop, stop, stop! I concede!”

Fang Qingyuan hastily called a halt. If they kept fighting, he would have to reveal his trump cards. He didn’t want to expose his Immortal Mansion as a source of Spiritual Power, nor did he want to be so utterly crushed by Bear Wind.

When fighting a Nascent Soul Cultivator of Bear Wind’s caliber, not even the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Qi could escape his notice. If Fang Qingyuan suddenly manifested a great deal of Magical Power for no reason, it would surely make Bear Wind suspicious.

This wasn’t a life-or-death battle, so of course Fang Qingyuan wasn’t going to reveal all his trump cards. Thus, when he saw Bear Wind use his ultimate technique, Fang Qingyuan wisely conceded.

“Hahaha, I won!”

Bear Wind roared with laughter. In an instant, the surroundings returned to normal, the bright moon hanging high in the sky. The terrifying scene from moments ago seemed as if it had just been an illusion.

At that moment, Bear Wind’s aura was slightly unstable. Evidently, the technique he had just unleashed had been a massive drain on his power.

Fang Qingyuan reappeared, the Xuanli Sword in his hand still trembling. The Sword Spirit within it was also somewhat fearful of the scene that had just unfolded.

It was a feeling of being on the verge of being swallowed whole and ground to dust. If it had truly been caught by those thousands of rings, even something as durable as the Xuanli Sword would have been shattered into powder.

“Brother Xiong, you’re truly formidable. With a technique like that, you’re absolutely invincible in White Mountain.”

Fang Qingyuan sheathed his Xuanli Sword and started to flatter Bear Wind. Bear Wind clearly lapped it up, dismissing his Dao Domain and saying smugly:

“It’s just my Innate Divine Technique. Years ago, I relied on this very move to escape from a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators. If I didn’t have a few signature skills, I’d have been a pile of Withered Bones by now. But you’re not bad yourself. With the techniques you just displayed, if you were truly set on escaping, not even a Nascent Soul Cultivator could stop you. You could probably even hold your own for a few rounds against another Early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. That’s quite remarkable.”

Bear Wind was also filled with admiration for Fang Qingyuan. Fang Qingyuan was truly the first person he had ever seen reach such a level of prowess while only at the Fifth-Layer Golden Core.

‘It’s a shame the Xuanli Sword Spirit hasn’t fully submitted, so its true potential remains untapped. On top of that, my Mirage Dragon Sword Scripture is only at the fifth layer. If I reached the Sixth Layer, the combination of the two would make me far more formidable than I am now.’