Chapter 506 - 250: Those Who Offend Me Will Be Slain

Chapter 506: Chapter 250: Those Who Offend Me Will Be Slain

As for things like Sword Dao Realms, they were even more complex, with different lineages having different combinations.

For example, the lineage of the Great Dao Sect’s Vast Peak possessed the Vast Sword Intent, which combined with the Literary Dao Realm to become the Holy Dao Sword Intent.

Other lineages had the Immortal Sword Intent, Heart Sword Intent, Destruction Sword Intent, Light and Dark Sword Intent, Chaos Sword Intent, and so on.

Since Chen Cheng had been unable to deduce a Second Layer Realm in his current cultivation, his only option was to take the path of cultivating multiple Realms.

And among these paths, the best option was the lineage of Horizontal Cultivation Techniques from the Great Dao Sect’s Four Symbols Peak.

In other words, the lineage of his master, Mr. Zheng.

His master, Mr. Zheng, had already shown Chen Cheng the path forward through his actions.

Despite only being in the initial stage of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, the old master had been able to fight on par with City Lord Jiang Botao, relying solely on his Realm Power. Jiang Botao was at Organ Refining Realm Perfection and had cultivated a Second Layer Five Elements Geng Metal Realm, yet Mr. Zheng had still faintly held the upper hand.

This was a clear testament to the formidable combat prowess of the Four Symbols Peak’s lineage Realm.

It was no weaker than the Yin Yang Realm, Five Elements Realm, Eight Trigrams Realm, or Sword Dao Realm.

Given his current situation—stuck in the Body Refining Realm and unable to break through to a higher realm anytime soon—the best way to improve his combat ability was to follow the path of his master, Mr. Zheng.

And following the path of his master, Mr. Zheng, naturally meant cultivating the First Layer of three different Realms: the Great Power Realm, the Dragon Roar Realm from the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, and the Realm of the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand.

Once he accomplished that, the path to the Second Layer True Dragon Realm should become much clearer.

Strictly speaking, his approach to Realm cultivation was in line with Xia Lingfeng’s advice to first focus on a single type of Realm.

’Of the Powerful Eagle Claw Skill, Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, and Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand, the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt is by far the most difficult to cultivate, and my progress is the slowest. However, in less than a month, I should be able to cultivate the Dragon Scale Armor Stance.

Within half a year, the progress bar for the Dragon Roar Realm should appear!

As for the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand, that’s going much faster. I’ve already unlocked the progress bar for the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Stance.’

Chen Cheng summoned his panel to check again.

[Skill: Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand (Perfection) (Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Stance 1351/100000)]

Although the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand was a Superior Cultivation Technique, it lacked a Fundamental Diagram.

Chen Cheng had always been puzzled by this, but now that he had cultivated the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Stance, he was beginning to have some insight.

The moves of this Cultivation Technique each had a different emphasis.

The ’Three-Plate Lock’ and ’Touch and Topple’ emphasized disarming an armed opponent, focusing on Body Technique.

The ’Nine-Section Entanglement’ focused on grappling and capturing an opponent, emphasizing the Power Dao.

And the tendon-separating, bone-crushing aspect itself emphasized precision and viciousness.

When all the moves were mastered and one cultivated the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Stance, one could separate an opponent’s tendons and break their bones in an instant during close-quarters combat.

It was naturally a dominant technique when fighting ordinary Martial Artists.

However, against a Martial Artist who had also trained in Horizontal Cultivation Techniques or a physically powerful Demon Beast, it was often ineffective—certainly less useful than Divine Weapons and Sharp Blades.

Therefore, the purpose of the Realm for the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand was to further enhance its power.

And to enhance its power, one inevitably had to return to the specific emphasis of the technique’s moves: should the focus be on Body Technique, the Power Dao, or precision and viciousness?

A different emphasis would very likely lead to a different Realm.

It was just like the Frost Snow Condensation Realm he had previously derived; because it focused more on condensing the frigid aura while neglecting to control it, the result was vastly different from the true Frost Snow Realm.

Just then, the old servant, Shi Fangdong, walked slowly into the courtyard.

His face was still aged, but his steps were quite steady, and his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were much better than when he first arrived at the Chens’ home.

"Master, someone from the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm delivered a formal invitation.

Manager Jian Luchuan also stopped by. When he heard you were in seclusion, he left a secret letter and departed."

As he spoke, Shi Fangdong respectfully handed over the invitation and the secret letter.

"Yes, I understand," Chen Cheng said with a slight nod, reaching out to take them.

The invitation was written on parchment, inlaid with gold thread, and seemed to have been scented with perfume. It was quite exquisite.

The contents invited Chen Cheng to the Jasper Pool Immortal Pavilion within the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm to attend the Jasper Pool Banquet. It was signed by Qiluo and Ni Chang.

After reading the contents, Chen Cheng frowned slightly.

He then turned to the secret letter left by Jian Luchuan.

Jian Luchuan, along with Ji Qing and Gou Yi, were informants Chen Cheng had cultivated to specifically gather any news from the Jianghu that concerned him.

The information he reported this time was also about the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm, much like his previous reports.

Several days ago, the two Fairies from the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm, Qiluo and Ni Chang, had created a Celestial Pride List in Linji City.

Chen Cheng was ranked at the very top, with Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang in second and third place. After them came the other talented figures of Linji City’s younger generation.

All those ranked on the Celestial Pride List were invited to the Jasper Pool Immortal Pavilion in the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm to meet the two Fairies, Qiluo and Ni Chang.

Chen Cheng knew the true nature of the Sutra of Ultimate Sect, so naturally, he wasn’t so bored out of his mind as to go meet the so-called "Fairies," Qiluo and Ni Chang.

He had never taken the matter seriously and simply chose to ignore it.

However, Jian Luchuan’s message today mentioned that the Celestial Pride List had been updated again, and Mu Xiaowan was now on it.

Furthermore, they had given her an extremely high evaluation, stating that Mu Xiaowan possessed peerless beauty and outstanding Martial Arts Talent, and that within a few years, she was certain to become famous throughout Linji City.

"The next time someone from the Sutra of Ultimate Immortal Realm arrives, just turn them away. Tell them I’m busy with official matters and have no time to attend any banquets."

Chen Cheng gave the order, then waved his hand dismissively. "You may go."

"Yes." Shi Fangdong bowed respectfully and turned to leave.

Chen Cheng walked over to the flowerbeds. With a wave of his hand, he turned both the invitation and the secret letter to dust, his gaze growing cold and sharp.