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Qi Ming actually had many methods and divine powers, but this time, he mainly wanted to test how strong the Battle Sacred Body was.
He had only recently fused with the Battle Sacred Body and had yet to truly develop its power. However, the Battle Sacred Body had already made Qi Ming’s body invincible. He possessed the combat strength to cross a major realm and defeated the early-stage Soul Formation realm Gongyang Zhige while being at the early-stage Nascent Soul realm.
This meant one thing: the Battle Sacred Body was extremely powerful.
As expected of a Sacred Body.
This was also influenced by the Golden Core Great Dao Scripture and the Three Pure Dao Scripture that Qi Ming cultivated. During the battle, Qi Ming also used the mystic technique divine powers like Subduing Dragons and Tigers to increase his strength.
Silence.
Everyone fell silent again.
They were dumbfounded.
Everyone was already shocked speechless by this result. They knew that Qi Ming’s strength would be very strong, but they did not expect that Senior Brother Gongyang, who was at the early-stage Soul Formation realm, would actually lose…
What seemed like a fantasy actually happened.
Gongyang Zhige had indeed lost.
Moreover, he had lost in the Dao of Body Tempering.
“You…”
Gongyang Zhige held his chest. His injuries were not very serious, but he had broken a rib. Waves of pain came from his chest, constantly reminding Gongyang Zhige.
He lost completely.
At the same time, Gongyang Zhige was convinced of his loss.
A loss was a loss.
He, Gongyang Zhi Ge, was not a sore loser.
“Junior Brother Qi, I lost.” Gongyang Zhige said in a low voice, “You won. I didn’t expect Junior Brother’s physical body to actually reach this level. I was too complacent. I didn’t know that there was always someone better. Instead, I wanted to teach Junior Brother Qi a lesson. It’s indeed very laughable.”
“However…”
Gongyang Zhige raised his head and looked straight at Qi Ming. He shouted in a deep voice, “I lost this time because my skills were inferior to others, but next time, I will not easily lose to you.”
“I’ll be waiting.” Qi Ming said, “However, Senior Brother Gongyang, you’re already at the early-stage Soul Formation realm now, while I’m only at the early-stage Nascent Soul realm. You’ve already lost, so it’s even more impossible for you to defeat me in the future.”
“…”
Gongyang Zhige fell silent for a moment.
He had ignored this issue just now.
Qi Ming’s cultivation level was only at the early-stage Nascent Soul realm!
He was already at the early-stage Soul Formation realm.
There was a full Leaving Aperture realm difference between the two.
Under such circumstances, even Gongyang Zhige could not defeat Qi Ming, much less raise his cultivation level. The chances of Gongyang Zhige defeating Qi Ming were even slimmer.
“Sigh…”
Gongyang Zhige sighed and felt dejected at this moment.
“Who else?!”
Qi Ming retracted his gaze and clasped his hands behind his back. He stood on the stage and looked at the legacy disciples of the various factions of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.
For a moment, the legacy disciples of the various factions of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain below the stage did not dare to look at Qi Ming. All of them lowered their heads, and they did not dare to jump onto the stage to challenge him.
Even the early-stage Soul Formation realm Gongyang Zhige had lost, much less them.
Under such circumstances, unless the late-stage Soul Formation realm senior brothers of the various lineages of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain appeared, it was possible to suppress Qi Ming. However, those senior brothers were in seclusion all year round or tempering themselves everywhere in search of opportunities to break through to the Dao Integration realm. How could they care about this?
“You can leave.”
At this moment, Daoist Martial Saint appeared. He directly descended from above and stood on the stage. His gaze swept across all the legacy disciples present and looked at Qi Ming, “Qi Ming, you’ve already vented your anger. They’ve all been taught a lesson. This matter ends here. There’s no need to continue.”
“You are?” Qi Ming asked.
“…” Daoist Martial Saint’s expression darkened.
There was no helping it.
The aura of Daoist Martial Saint retracted. Coupled with his appearance, it was really not flattering. Qi Ming had always been in the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain and did not know the Grand Elders of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.
Qi Ming did not recognize Daoist Martial Saint.
“Cough cough.”
Swish!
Daoist Purple Firmament and Patriarch Wei He appeared at the same time. They glanced at the ugly-faced Daoist Martial Saint and then looked at Qi Ming, “This is the Grand Elder of the Body Tempering lineage of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain, Daoist Martial Saint. Hurry up and come greet him.”
“Er…”
Qi Ming was stunned, “Disciple Qi Ming greets the Grand Elder, Daoist Martial Saint.”
Daoist Martial Saint nodded expressionlessly.
“Greetings, Grand Elders.”
In the surroundings, the legacy disciples below the four platforms shouted in unison.
Daoist Purple Firmament said, “Daoist Martial Saint is right. This matter will end here. Qi Ming, you set up the arena in front of the Heaven Secrets Manor. Now that many legacy disciples have been taught a lesson, I believe this will never happen again.”
“How is it?” Daoist Purple Firmament asked.
“Qi Ming, let’s forget about this matter for the sake of the three of us. If this continues, everyone will look bad.”
Patriarch Wei He also said, “What do you think?”
Gulp!
“This… this…”
“There’s too much information.”
“This Qi… Qi Ming is too… too fierce…”
“The three Grand Elders actually asked Qi Ming to give them face…”
“Oh my god.”
“I’m going crazy.”
“They’re the Grand Elders of the twelve lineages of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect!”
“Gasp…”
Shock.
It was extremely shocking.
This was simply even more shocking than Qi Ming defeating Gongyang Zhige. After all, that was only a legacy disciple at the early-stage Soul Formation realm.
Now, these were three Grand Elders.
“The three Grand Elders are right.”
Qi Ming smiled. “I just came out of seclusion and cultivated some divine power spells. I wanted to find a few fellow disciples to spar and did not want to make a big deal out of it. As for setting up an arena at the entrance of the Heaven Secrets Manor, it was only a spur of the moment. I did not have any ill intentions.”
“Since the three Grand Elders said so, I naturally have no objections. This matter will naturally end here.”
“I feel guilty that the three Grand Elders specially came.”
“That’s good.”
Daoist Martial Saint nodded slightly. He was quite satisfied with Qi Ming’s words. His gaze landed on Qi Ming and sized him up a few times, “Qi Ming, in the battle just now, I discovered that your physique is quite special and is very suitable for the Body Tempering lineage. Do you want to come to my Body Tempering lineage?”
“!!!”
Daoist Purple Firmament and Patriarch Wei He were shocked.
Qi Ming was the personal disciple of Patriarch Heaven Secrets personally. He was the Eldest Senior Brother of the Heaven Secrets lineage. Daoist Martial Saint actually wanted to poach him from the Heavenly Secrets Ancestor?
This was too bold.
Or…
Qi Ming’s physique was really so special? He actually made Daoist Martial Saint say such words, despite offending Patriarch Heaven Secrets.
“Thank you for your kindness, Elder Martial Saint.”
Qi Ming rejected, “The Dao of Body Tempering is broad and profound. It’s indeed a very powerful cultivation path, but I’m not very interested in the Dao of Body Tempering.”
“That’s a pity.”
Daoist Martial Saint shook his head with a rather regretful expression. He looked at Qi Ming a few more times. That gaze was like a sculpting master seeing a perfect jade but not having the chance to carve it. It was filled with regret and desire.
Qi Ming chose to ignore it.
“Master… Master.”
Gongyang Zhige and the other legacy disciples of the Body Tempering lineage came to pay their respects to Daoist Martial Saint.
“How embarrassing.” Daoist Martial Saint glanced coldly, “A bunch of trash. If not for Qi Ming showing mercy, how many of you would be able to stand up?”
“Instead of practicing your cultivation technique properly, you like to cause trouble.”
“Get lost.”
“You will be punished to enter the Reflection Valley to enter seclusion for ten years. No one can come out until the time is up.”
“Reflection Valley…”
“This… this…”
The expressions of the legacy disciples of the Body Tempering lineage turned slightly pale.
“Yes.”
Gongyang Zhige took a deep breath and nodded with a firm gaze. Although the Reflection Valley was very terrifying, it was a good place to cultivate in seclusion. If he could withstand it, his cultivation and strength would definitely increase.
“You can leave.” Daoist Purple Firmament said.
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
“…”
The legacy disciples of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain left one after another.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Then, the three Grand Elders also left.
“It ended so quickly.”
Qi Ming shook his head. He was a little unhappy. He had only adapted to the Battle Sacred Body just now. Apart from that, he had not used the Three Pure Avatars, the Three Pure Dao Nascent, and other new divine power spells.
The three Grand Elders rushed over to let Qi Ming end this ‘farce’. He had to give the Grand Elders face, so Qi Ming could only end it early.
“Forget it.”
Qi Ming waved his right hand, and the square stage quickly shrunk to the size of a palm. It was then put into his inventory by Qi Ming, and the surroundings of the Heaven Secrets Manor became quiet again.
“Young Master, what are you going to do next?” Shangguan Wenge asked.
“Go back.” Qi Ming turned around and returned to the Heaven Secrets Manor, “I want to cultivate in seclusion.”
“…”
Shangguan Wenge looked at Qi Ming’s back and did not speak for a long time. It was unknown what he was thinking. Who could easily guess what he was thinking or plotting?
Three days later, Qi Ming went to the Legacy Hall of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain. He did not go there to find any inheritance cultivation methods. The cultivation methods and divine powers on Qi Ming’s body were already enough for him to cultivate.
He mainly wanted to find some history books in the Legacy Hall and figure out the ancient calamity and the history of the entire Mystic World.
The Legacy Hall was located at the top of the Yingzhou Immortal Mountain. It was very close to one of the three major forbidden areas of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain, but it was also a huge distance away.
The three forbidden areas were surrounded by array formations, preventing anyone from entering.
Swish!
Soon, he soon arrived at the legacy hall.
Qi Ming landed from the sky and stood in front of the inheritance hall. He looked up at the three-story-tall majestic palace in front of him. Clouds and fog surrounded the palace, like an immortal palace..