Chapter 370: Great Advancement in Cultivation

BOOM!!!

His Sea of Consciousness churned!

Three phantoms, like starving wolves pouncing on prey, began to devour it madly!

The Blade Intent grew more solid!

The Fist Intent grew more profound!

The Sword Intent grew sharper!

Not only that, but the connection between the Three Talents also grew tighter!

The threads connecting them, nourished by the Dao Rhyme, grew thicker and stronger!

The unity of the Three Talents had advanced another step!

Liang Cheng also finally understood what that Dao Rhyme was.

The Power of the Void!

Unfortunately, it was too faint for Liang Cheng to gain any concrete enlightenment from it.

Time passed.

It was impossible to say how long.

Perhaps a day.

Perhaps three days.

Suddenly, a roar echoed from within Liang Cheng’s body!

BOOM!!!

Inside his Dantian, the ice-blue and fiery-red Pill Qi surged dramatically!

Two great dragons roared toward the heavens in unison!

They had more than doubled in size!

The total volume of his Pill Qi had exploded once more!

‘As expected of a Treasure of Heaven and Earth that can help a Fierce Beast break through to Tier Nine and gain sentience. It actually let me force my way across a minor Realm.’

[Ice Soul Scripture First Layer: Great Success (1/400,000)]

[Heaven-Burning Scripture First Layer: Great Success (1/400,000)]

Core Formation Late Stage!

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

A three-colored light flashed through them and vanished.

He stood up and clenched his fists.

The power within his body was more than three times stronger than before. His five senses had sharpened, and he could even faintly perceive fluctuations in space!

It was a gift from the Void Spirit Lotus.

Although he had yet to comprehend the Path of Space, his perception of it already far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Liang Cheng nodded in satisfaction.

He looked into his Sea of Consciousness again.

The three phantoms hung there silently.

[Blade Intent: Middle Level (15,687/200,000)]

[Fist Intent: Middle Level (15,862/200,000)]

[Sword Intent: Middle Level (16,542/200,000)]

All three Intents had advanced in sync, stabilizing the Three Talents.

‘Even if I left the Demon Suppression Array now, my gains have been immense.’

Liang Cheng retracted his Divine Sense and was about to leave when—

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream came from the distance.

“AH—!!!”

The sound was shrill and filled with despair.

Liang Cheng’s gaze sharpened.

‘That’s a human voice.’

His figure flickered as he shot toward the source of the sound.

…

「Thirty li away.」

In a mountain valley.

Three figures were besieging a colossal beast.

The beast was twenty zhang long, its entire body covered in jet-black scales. It had two horns on its head, and the ground trembled violently with its every step.

It was a Tier Eight Fierce Beast, the Dual-Horned Demon Dragon.

The three people attacking it were dressed in the attire of the Penglai Sect’s Seventh Peak.

The one in the lead was none other than Gu Tianya.

He wielded the Soul-Devouring Sword, his Sword Intent flowing. Every slash he made left a gash on the Demon Dragon’s scales.

But the Demon Dragon’s hide was tough, and these wounds were nowhere near fatal.

The other two were also True Inheritors from the Seventh Peak, with Cultivation at the early to Middle Stage of Core Formation.

At this moment, however, all three were covered in blood, their auras weak.

They had clearly been fighting bitterly for a long time.

“Dammit! How is this thing so tough!”

One of the Disciples cursed through gritted teeth, his sword strike only leaving a white mark on the Demon Dragon’s body.

The Demon Dragon roared in pain and whipped its tail around!

The Disciple couldn’t dodge in time and was struck by the tail!

PTHOO!!!

He spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying, smashing into the cliff wall. It was unclear if he was dead or alive.

“Third Brother!”

The other Disciple cried out in alarm.

But the Demon Dragon gave him no chance, swiping down with another claw!

BOOM!!!

The Disciple raised his sword to block, but he was slammed into the ground, coughing up blood!

“Senior Brother! We should retreat!”

“We can’t kill this thing!”

Someone was starting to have second thoughts.

Gu Tianya’s face was ashen.

‘Retreat?’

‘How could we retreat?’

They had planned for three days to hunt this Demon Dragon, setting up traps and using a large number of Elixirs and Talismans.

‘If we retreat now, everything we’ve done will be for nothing!’

He glanced at the cliff wall behind the Demon Dragon.

There, a fiery-red Ganoderma grew, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance.

A Fire Ganoderma!

‘That’s our real target!’

‘The Demon Dragon is just a Fierce Beast guarding the Spirit Medicine!’

‘As long as we can get the Fire Ganoderma, it will all be worth it!’

“No one retreats!”

Gu Tianya roared through gritted teeth.

“Keep it busy! I’ll kill it!”

He took a deep breath, and the aura around him soared wildly!

A black light erupted from the Soul-Devouring Sword!

“Soul-Devouring Sword, Third Technique—”

“Heaven-Devouring!”

He slashed with his sword!

The sword light, black as ink, transformed into a hundred-zhang-long Sword Aura that shot toward the Demon Dragon. It devoured even light in its path!

The Demon Dragon seemed to sense the danger. It roared as black light gathered between its horns, and a thick, black beam of light shot out!

BOOM!!!

The Sword Aura and the beam of light collided!

The sky and earth changed color!

A violent storm of energy swept through the area, shattering rocks and causing the ground to collapse wherever it passed!

The other two were thrown by the aftershock, tumbling dozens of zhang away!

Dust and smoke filled the air!

A moment later, the dust settled.

Gu Tianya was kneeling on one knee, his Soul-Devouring Sword stabbed into the ground as he gasped for breath. The Demon Dragon was still standing, but there was now a new sword wound on its body, so deep that bone was visible!

Black blood gushed out like a spring!

ROAR!!!

Struck with pain, the Demon Dragon went completely berserk!

Gu Tianya’s face turned deathly pale.

‘It’s over!’

Then, he subconsciously grabbed his two junior brothers and, without hesitation, threw them directly at the Demon Dragon while he retreated frantically!

“Senior Brother!”

“Gu Tianya!”

But Gu Tianya turned a deaf ear, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Just as the two were plunged into despair—

BZZZ—

The ring of a blade suddenly echoed!

A flash of blade light, as white as snow, descended from the sky!

It slashed toward the Demon Dragon’s head!

The Demon Dragon hastily dodged!

But it was a fraction of a second too slow!

The blade light swept past, and one of the Demon Dragon’s horns snapped off with a CRACK!

ROAR—!!!

The Demon Dragon let out a pained howl and staggered backward!

A figure landed in front of the two of them.

Liang Cheng.

The two men’s pupils contracted.

“Liang Cheng?!”

Liang Cheng didn’t look back.

“Heal yourselves.”

The two Seventh Peak Disciples opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out. The Demon Dragon stared at Liang Cheng, its eyes filled with wariness.

‘This human is more dangerous than the other three combined!’

But it did not retreat.

The Fire Ganoderma was right behind it. It was something it had guarded for a hundred years!

It was its hope of advancing to Tier Nine.

ROAR!!!

It roared and attacked first!

A giant claw swiped down!

Instead of retreating, Liang Cheng advanced!

He clenched his left hand into a fist!

And threw a punch!

BOOM!!!

Fist met claw!

The Demon Dragon stumbled back three steps!

Liang Cheng didn’t move an inch!

A trace of shock flashed in the Demon Dragon’s eyes!

‘How is this human so strong?!’

‘I’m a Tier Eight Fierce Beast! My physical strength is terrifying!’

‘But I actually lost out in a direct clash with this human?!’

Liang Cheng gave it no chance to react, pressing his advantage!

His Fist Intent was as heavy as a mountain as he threw one punch after another!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Ten punches!

Twenty punches!

Thirty punches!

The Demon Dragon was forced back again and again!

Its claws were a mangled mess of flesh and blood!

Its scales were covered in cracks!

Finally—

The forty-second punch!

BOOM!!!

The Demon Dragon’s enormous body crashed to the ground!

When the dust settled…

Liang Cheng withdrew his fist. He stood beside the Demon Dragon’s corpse, his breathing steady, and carved out its Demon Core.

The two Seventh Peak Disciples stood there, dumbstruck.

One man.

Forty-two punches.

Had killed a Tier Eight Fierce Beast.

Without a blade.

Without a sword.

Using only his fists.

‘What kind of monster is this?!’

The two men’s faces were pale.

Liang Cheng turned to look at them, his gaze calm.

“The Fire Ganoderma is mine.”

“Any objections?”

The two Seventh Peak Disciples opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but when they saw Liang Cheng’s calm eyes, they immediately lowered their heads.

“None.”

Liang Cheng nodded, walked to the cliff wall, and plucked the Fire Ganoderma.

He placed it in a Jade Box and put it away.

He turned to leave.

“Wait.”

The two took a deep breath, stood up, and clasped their fists in a salute.

“Thank you for saving our lives.”

“Junior Brother Liang, that bastard Gu Tianya wants to harm you!”