Chapter 369: Great Advancement in Cultivation

Her azure robes tore asunder!

Blood splattered!

With a muffled groan, Liu Qingli was sent flying backward, slamming hard against the wall of the chasm. She drove her sword into the rock to steady herself.

Looking down, she saw a bloody hole on her left shoulder, so deep the bone was visible!

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape pressed its advantage, striding forward to strike again with its massive palm!

Just then—

VMMMM—!

The ring of a saber suddenly echoed!

A flash of the blade, white as snow, descended from the sky, chopping toward the Demon Ape’s neck!

The Demon Ape hastily turned and slapped its palm toward the blade’s gleam!

BOOM!!!

The blade’s light shattered!

The Demon Ape stumbled back two steps!

A figure stood, hovering in mid-air!

Liang Cheng!

Liu Qingli’s pupils constricted.

“Junior Brother Liang…”

“Don’t talk. Heal.”

Liang Cheng didn’t look back, his eyes fixed on the Three-Eyed Demon Ape.

“Leave this thing to me for now.”

Liu Qingli opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing. She gritted her teeth, took out an Elixir, and swallowed it before sitting cross-legged to heal.

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape stared at Liang Cheng, its three eyes filled with a ferocious light.

‘Another human!’

ROAR!!!

With a furious roar, it attacked first!

A giant palm swatted down!

Instead of retreating, Liang Cheng advanced!

His left hand formed a fist!

Fist Intent like a mountain!

He threw a punch!

BOOM!!!

Fist met palm!

Liang Cheng stumbled back three steps!

The Demon Ape also took a step back!

They were evenly matched!

A Tier Eight Peak Fierce Beast’s physical strength was terrifying!

Liang Cheng grinned.

With his Protective Technique having reached Perfection before Core Formation and Breaking Mortality, it was no exaggeration to call him a Humanoid Fierce Beast.

“Again!”

He charged forward, throwing punch after punch. His Fist Intent was like a mountain, each blow carrying the might to suppress all things!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Man and ape, trading blows flesh on flesh!

Every impact made the chasm tremble!

Liu Qingli watched, dumbfounded.

‘This guy is trading blows with a Tier Eight Peak Fierce Beast and isn’t at a disadvantage?!’

Thirty punches!

Fifty punches!

Eighty punches!

The Demon Ape began to retreat!

It couldn’t take it anymore!

It had expended too much energy fighting the Void Spirit Lotus and had used a full-power strike to gravely injure Liu Qingli. Now, trading blows with this freakishly strong human, it finally couldn’t hold on any longer.

A cold glint flashed in Liang Cheng’s eyes.

‘Now’s my chance!’

With a flick of his right hand, the Zhenxian Saber left its sheath!

Blade Intent soared to the heavens!

He slashed out, aiming for the Demon Ape’s neck!

The Demon Ape was horrified and hastily dodged!

But it was half a beat too slow!

The raging Blade Intent grazed its shoulder, leaving a wound so deep the bone was visible. Black blood gushed out!

The Demon Ape let out a wretched howl!

It turned and fled, escaping toward the depths of the chasm.

Liang Cheng didn’t give chase.

This was the Demon Suppression Array; it was unwise to pursue a desperate foe.

He sheathed his saber and turned to Liu Qingli.

“You okay?”

Liu Qingli had already taken the Elixir. The bleeding from her wound had stopped, but her face was still pale.

She stared at Liang Cheng, her expression complicated.

“Thank you!”

“The Sect Leader instructed us to work together before we left. It was nothing.”

Liu Qingli was silent for a moment, then looked at the Void Spirit Lotus floating in the center of the chasm.

“That thing… it’s yours.”

Liang Cheng looked at her.

“You’re willing to part with it?”

Liu Qingli gave a bitter laugh.

“In my current state, how could I possibly compete with you for it?”

She stood up and sheathed her longsword.

“It’s yours.”

“But—”

She looked at Liang Cheng, her gaze serious.

“Next time, I won’t just let you have it.”

Liang Cheng nodded.

“Alright.”

He walked to the Void Spirit Lotus and reached out to pick it. It felt warm and smooth in his hand, and he could feel the immense energy contained within.

He took out a Jade Box and carefully placed it inside.

He turned back to Liu Qingli.

“Let’s go. This chasm is about to collapse.”

Sure enough, as soon as the Void Spirit Lotus was picked, the chasm began to tremble violently.

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously used their Body Techniques, rushing out of the chasm!

RUMBLE—

Behind them, the chasm began to collapse!

The chasm collapsed along its length—hundreds of feet, then thousands, then tens of thousands…

The entire chasm vanished completely!

The two of them rushed out of the chasm and landed on a barren hill.

Looking back, there wasn’t a single trace that the chasm had ever existed.

Liu Qingli let out a long breath.

She turned to leave, but suddenly stopped.

“Oh, right. There’s something I have to tell you.”

“When I was on my way here, I saw people from the Seventh Peak gathering over there.”

She paused.

“Be careful.”

Liang Cheng’s gaze sharpened.

‘The Seventh Peak?’

‘Gu Tianya?’

He nodded.

“Thanks for the warning.”

Liu Qingli waved a hand, and with a flash, her figure disappeared behind the barren hill.

Liang Cheng stood in place, lost in thought for a moment.

‘The Seventh Peak is gathering…’

‘What is Gu Tianya planning?’

He shook his head, temporarily setting aside his doubts. He found a hidden spot and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

‘I have the Void Spirit Lotus. If I don’t break through now, when will I?’

「Three hours later.」

Liang Cheng found a safe place, took the Jade Box from his Storage Pouch, and gazed at the Void Spirit Lotus inside. It was as transparent as crystal, with ripples of space lapping at its petals.

He took a deep breath and swallowed it in one gulp.

The spiritual lotus entered his stomach and instantly transformed into a warm current that surged through his limbs and bones!

And then—

BOOM!!!

A violent surge of Spiritual Power erupted inside his body. It felt like countless knives were slicing through his Meridians!

Excruciating pain!

Heart-rending, gut-wrenching pain!

Liang Cheng gritted his teeth, forcing himself to endure it.

He circulated his Crossing the Sea True Intent with all his might!

He circulated the Ice Soul Scripture!

He circulated the Heaven-Burning Scripture!

All three Cultivation Techniques were pushed to their absolute limits simultaneously!

Inside his Dantian, two streams of Pill Qi—one ice-blue, the other fiery red—madly devoured the surging Power of Space like two great dragons.

One meridian!

Ten meridians!

A hundred meridians!

Wherever the Spiritual Power passed, his Meridians were torn apart, only to be immediately repaired by his Cultivation Techniques!

Torn!

Repaired!

Torn again!

Repaired again!

With each cycle of tearing and repairing, his Meridians became tougher and wider. Cold sweat drenched Liang Cheng’s body, but he clenched his jaw and didn’t make a sound.

In his Sea of Consciousness, three phantom figures trembled in unison!

The Void Spirit Lotus contained a trace of a special Dao Rhyme, causing his Blade Intent, Fist Intent, and Sword Intent to stir restlessly!

A thought crossed Liang Cheng’s mind.

‘Since you want it, then you can have it!’

In the next instant, that special Dao Rhyme surged into his Sea of Consciousness!