Chapter 145: Pure Bamboo, Unrestrained (7k)

Chapter 145: Pure Bamboo, Unrestrained (7k)



It was still early in the evening.

The group gathered around the mystical flame, sharing their experiences in this trial land.

"The principles here are obviously more relaxed than the outside world, and the psychic force is also more easily detached from the physical body's constraints."

"Not bad. In this world, I can feel the joy that comes from the heart."

"How's your Dao Body progress? I'm currently at 96.5%. These Imperial City Guards can't offer me much benefit. I estimated earlier that a hundred of them could only help me increase by 0.2%."

"So little?"

"It's similar to what he said. After breaking through 95%, my progress has significantly slowed down, indicating there's a bottleneck."

Thus, the achievement of Innate Supreme Perfection among warriors is akin to having one foot across the threshold of the Celestial Realm.

In 1619, a book titled 'Nothing Wrong with the Version!' was published.

However, as this effortless harvesting continued for over a hundred guards, Bai Yutang's emotions turned to shock.

At this moment, amidst the chaos of the battlefield where numerous warriors struggled to escape, his smile exuded a sense of serenity, as if he alone could handle the situation.

Ji Jingqiu's figure had just vanished when he reappeared before Bai Yutang, moving so swiftly that it surpassed the latter's visual perception!

Indeed, it's been a while! He sighed slightly, grabbed all the bamboo, and without turning his head, he started running in respect.

His speed was incredible; it seemed like he had punched through a dozen guards, but in reality, he had unleashed a series of punches, each engaging only one or two opponents.

Leaving behind these words, Ji Jingqiu took the initiative and stepped forward, approaching Li Chengfeng, who cultivated the Reincarnation Dao Body.

He slashed the stele, and with everyone's awe-filled gazes, he proudly entered the bamboo forest.

Bai Yutang pondered, even if Shi Shixiong, who had mastered the secret transmission of the Dao Master's word seal, were here, it would be impossible for him to be as relaxed as Junior Brother Ji.

Ji Jingqiu stood alert, ready to face any potential danger.

Diao Xingyun cursed inwardly, remembering this guy's grudge. Instead of rushing to pass the trial, he came to cause trouble.

He quickly entered the bamboo forest and began selecting.

"Brother Ji!" Diao Xingyun exclaimed with relief after the ordeal.

"What's going on here?!"

"Move aside. This person's rating is also Superlative, so don't bother with him; it's not worth it!"

"Hey!"

How could this person be so fast? At a critical moment, he shouted angrily, as if pushing the Six Paths with his fist, weaving a grand scene of the Six Paths intertwining and reincarnation. Finally, just before Qing Zhu fell, he smashed it towards the blade! But the next moment, he suddenly became curious. How did the flame of the mystical flame block the dark mist's erosion? Was it the rule power of this relic? He scanned the crowd and found that everyone had fallen asleep. Ji Jingqiu tentatively reached out and slowly touched the mystical flame.

Yue Youcong and Shi Xin Suonao seemed to have not arrived yet.

"Relatively speaking, Federation Martial Arts focuses more on martial wisdom. We don't have bloodline power; instead, we borrow Hela's power to forge our Postnatal Body," he said. "Our Federation warriors are at a disadvantage in this regard. The Postnatal Body we forge is not within the evaluation scope unless... we can push it to 100%, turning Postnatal into Innate, just like our ancestors did ten thousand years ago!"

He had no other intention. When he saw the subtitle prompt, he looked left and right, but didn't find any mention of only being allowed to cut one Pure Bamboo."

At this moment, Diao Xingyun and Duan Xuanji passed the stele test and entered the bamboo forest.

In an instant, Duan Xuanji arrived at the stele, passed the test, and took away a Pure Bamboo.

After witnessing this battle, many evaluators were stunned and began discussing animatedly.

"Is this the bamboo you got earlier?"

Doctor Chen sighed, "If that's the case, the Federation would have an easier time infiltrating the upper echelons of Nine Provinces."

He moved cautiously, afraid that too much force would extinguish the mystical flame.

"Our former dean once said that the Federation warriors' method of forging the Dao Body defies the order of nature. We can forge the Postnatal Body thanks to Hela."

"What's this?"

Many of them were confident they wouldn't lose to Si Tianxing, and now that even Si Tianxing had passed the test, they had no reason to fail.

His breath was deep and powerful, and he used all his strength, causing his body to emit a rumbling sound, indicating the use of a secret technique to enhance his attack.

For a moment, the crowd was stirred into action.

Yue Youcong pulled Shi Xin Suonao along, as these two had an extremely deep interest in Divine Script and Wilderness Civilization.

This person took the initiative to come to the door, and now he still felt he could shake off Yue Youcong.

"Hey!" Li Chengfeng didn't hesitate and took the initiative to meet him.

"Because Nine Provinces defines talent differently from us, and our cultivation systems are distinct. The most obvious contrast is that we cultivate Postnatal Bodies, while they focus on Bloodline Dharmakaya."

"I'll go first!" Someone from the crowd suddenly jumped out, but before reaching the stele, they were stopped by other warriors.

"The creatures of Nine Provinces, unlike us, can't forge Postnatal Bodies and Dharmakaya. They mainly rely on Bloodline Battle Bodies and Pure Bodies, purely based on Innate Talent."

The fist and knife clashed, and Li Chengfeng regained his sense of the principles, intending to compete with Ji Jingqiu.

Witnessing Junior Brother Ji effortlessly harvesting the guards with Mind Secret Techniques, almost like strolling through the courtyard, the Imperial City Guards would fall one after another. Initially, Bai Yutang was envious and admiring, but suddenly—

Ning Fengyuan.

"Brother Li, let's fight again."

[You have discovered the Power Inscription·Far East Division Ranking (Incomplete). It was originally able to examine and record the Celestial Talents of the Far East Division for ten thousand years, providing relatively fair evaluations based on age and realm. However, time has passed, and its functions have diminished, losing much of its past data.]



"So fast! It's Lei Family's Lei Zutree!"

But this person didn't leave; instead, he stayed nearby, coldly observing the battlefield and occasionally pausing his gaze on certain warriors.

"Tomorrow, what are your plans? Are we going deeper into the city center? With only thirty-four of us left, I estimate we have just a couple of days left."

Dr. Chen gazed at the lengthy Divine Script before him, and after an unknown duration, an aged figure appeared beside him.

Damn, today, even if blood flows like rivers and corpses litter the land, there won't be any issues!

Upon hearing this, Shi Xin Suonao and Diao Xingyun both nodded, indicating that their elders shared the same opinion.

With this punch, Diao Xingyun's expression turned solemn, knowing he couldn't take it head-on.

The arena fell into deep thought.

The two glided over the dilapidated buildings, searching for traces of the Imperial City's sentinels.

"It's unclear, but everyone can keep an eye on it from now on."

At this moment, a dazzling light shone down from the stele, landing on Si Tianxing, whose face lit up with joy, his eyes sparkling, evidently having passed the stele's assessment.

"What kind of power is this?!"

Once again, Li Chengfeng was sent flying, and Ji Jingqiu stepped back, leaving no one in front of him.

In a sense, the Federation's martial arts could be said to be built upon the "corpse" of a deity surpassing the Supreme Primordial Perfection.

"Ji Jingqiu?"

He stepped forward, each step building momentum, and with the final step, his aura reached its peak. He punched the stele with all his might, and the principles of the Dao intertwined, evidently using his strongest killing move! At this moment, Ji Jingqiu finally fixed his gaze on the stele in the center of the plaza.

"This thing is excellent. It's just right to see who's stronger and who's weaker between me, the Federation's Sun Title holder, and the Otherworld!"

...

"The Dao Body is inherently postnatal, and in a sense, it's 'borrowing the fake to cultivate the real.' So, 99.9% is considered the postnatal limit, and 100% is the prenatal casting. The closer you get to the prenatal, the more you'll be suppressed by a certain force."

"Just now, my connection to the principles was shaken and suppressed!"

Every warrior was vying to get closer to the stele, trying to pass its test first, but often, they hadn't even touched the stele before being stopped by others.

Inside Crimson Lab.

"This is normal. The progress of the Dao Body is increasingly difficult as you advance, not only due to personal limits but also the suppression of the heavens."

Li Chengfeng was surprised to see the long sword raised above his head!

It wasn't until they regained their sense and control over the principles that they breathed a sigh of relief, regained their strength, and looked towards Ji Jingqiu in shock.

As for the reason...

Dr. Chen sighed. Yes, Wood Commandant had died, and this was confirmed when the Federation allowed a strand of Wood Commandant's divine consciousness to reappear in the world.

With this punch, the surrounding space seemed to distort, and the weight of the punch caused the tip of Diao Xingyun's spear to shatter instantly.

Dr. Chen glanced at him, "Why ask so much? Get back to work if you want your year-end bonus."

Several people asked in succession, all crouching down curiously.

Among the crowd, Ji Jingqiu spotted Diao Xingyun and Duan Xuanji. The former's weary appearance, carrying a long spear, was particularly eye-catching.

...

When they arrived at the large plaza where the stele was located, they found that many others had already gathered there.

For safety, he ultimately decided not to disrupt the bonfire's arrangement.

Before entering, Mu Juncheng had specifically mentioned a warrior they should pay attention to, and Ji Jingqiu was ranked first!

Researcher A left in disappointment.

Looking at the bamboo forest, which was only half its original size and sparsely populated, Ji Jingqiu's lips curled into a smile.

Ji Shidi had cultivated the Mind Secret Technique, which didn't surprise him, but the fact that he could support this level of cultivation without showing any signs of fatigue proved that his mental cultivation was not merely a simple state of meditation.

To give a simple example, in the Dragon Tiger Dojo's history, only the first Dao Master had achieved this.

His pupils constricted.

Following that night over a month ago when he swept through numerous warriors... this guy's stance had become even stronger!

"Bamboo?"

But soon, after witnessing Ji Jingqiu taking seven or eight bamboo stalks alone and being surrounded and chased by a group, everyone shook their heads and laughed, turning the topic to another place.

...

This was the first time he had heard of such a claim.

He didn't hold back, still punching with full force.

His expression turned solemn, and with ten fingers gripping the spear, an explosive force blossomed at his fingertips. The spearhead seemed to disappear, crossing space, and a dazzling cold light burst forth!

Researcher A's eyes lit up, "Any inside information?"

The remaining foot was for mental cultivation.

The atmosphere here was tense and solemn, a far cry from the harmony of the previous night's sanctuary.

"Would this 'Buddha' really be related to Wood Commandant? Weren't Wood Commandant and Hero General the ones who went missing?" Researcher A happened to pass by Dr. Chen and whispered.

From the point where the fist and the sword met, an endless weight poured down, making him feel like he was holding up the heavens' torrent, and his face suddenly turned red.

...

In an instant, he was like a balloon, sent flying dozens of meters away by the sword, nearly colliding with other warriors along the way. It wasn't until he landed that his feet sank into the ground, dragging a seven or eight-meter-long furrow, before he finally stabilized his body.

Ji Jingqiu's hand stopped in mid-air.

Just as the punch was about to land, a long sword inserted itself into the arena, blocking the punch.

After realizing this, the crowd stopped discussing the Talent Ranking and instead talked about combat power.

Ji Jingqiu gazed at the burning bonfire, the sparks resembling fragments of stars, occasionally splattering.

He had been searching for this person all along but hadn't found them. Unexpectedly, they had now come to him.

At this moment, Diao Xingyun and Duan Xuanji also joined the battle from the side, with Duan Xuanji providing support from behind. Diao Xingyun's long spear moved like a swimming dragon, its shadow heavy, and the tip of the spear, cold and bright like a full moon, seemed to echo the sound of the tide.

"The Talent Ranking has no meaning for us Federation warriors." Someone shook their head, "A Grandmaster has already assessed it, and even the top 10,000 in a single province can't make it."

Ji Jingqiu crouched by the bonfire, and in front of everyone, he picked out the bamboo joints below.

"Hiss, I suddenly remember, this child still has a lot of room for improvement, and his Dao Body hasn't been refined to 99.9%. His martial arts haven't even reached the level of seeing the divine... What would his limit be?

"Ji Jingqiu pondered, he was still quite far from reaching 95%, and tomorrow he would exert even greater force to end the suffering of the relic inhabitants and also help the Formless Dao Body reach 95% sooner.

Yue Yourong spoke softly,

The number of sentinels within the Inner City far exceeded those in the Outer City, and after this round of seizing, his Dao Body progress had already reached 94%, extremely close to the 95% threshold.

He had already utilized secret techniques to increase the power of his strikes, but to no avail. Ji Jingqiu's strike was too heavy, too profound! With the advantage of the Principle's superposition, he was unable to resist it!

Ning Fengyuan fell silent for a moment, then said, "There's no need to question that Wood Commandant has already fallen."

Suddenly, everyone widened their eyes, their gazes fixed on the bamboo forest.

But... nothing happened.

For a moment, everyone was so focused on their own battles that they simultaneously ceased fighting, quickly retreating from the area enveloped by the sword light! The mystical flame extinguished on its own, and the world returned to clarity.

'What an invincible posture!'

As a large amount of deciphered divine text was transmitted back to the lab for consolidation, Dr. Chen stood in front of the projection screen, deep in thought.

After smoothly entering the bamboo forest, Ji Jingqiu briefly pondered, then swung his sword, directly cutting down all the remaining bamboo!

He watched as the six principles intertwined on his fist twisted for a moment, almost collapsing under the pressure!

Accompanied by the collapse of another Imperial City sentinel, they were finally liberated.

At this moment, a young man from the crowd stepped forward, leading a group and saying,

But they all fell to this person's attacks within a few moves, retreating one after another!

He wielded his spear like a lightning bolt, creating a sea of spear tips!

His body moved like lightning, reaching behind Ji Jingqiu, and with a punch imbued with the power of thunder, he struck Ji Jingqiu's back! Ji Jingqiu sensed the attack and, holding his sword, burst into a spinning defense, slashing horizontally at his opponent's waist.

Many of those who had witnessed the battles of that night felt a heavy weight in their hearts.

If the Sun Title warriors were considered, in the Federation's past statistics, there was approximately a 30% chance that they would break through to the Grandmaster level in the future.

After some discussion, they finally decided to follow Ji Jingqiu's suggestion, suspecting that there was a large stone slab in the plaza, and then they all dispersed.

Ji Jingqiu pushed his way through, for him, this was also an excellent opportunity to cultivate the Tranquil Seal.

Lei Zutree seemed to have not expected this person's reaction to be so fast. After a moment of hesitation, he chose to fight back! He wanted to see how heavy this person's strike was, even the Grandmaster's own child, the Martial Bone Li Chengfeng, couldn't withstand it!

"Hey, here we go again!" Li Chengfeng let out a hearty laugh, bending his waist, clenching his fists, and the joints of his hands crackled with the sound of thunder!

"I wonder who's stronger, Zhang Bu Zhou or this guy!"

"The pressure of the heavens?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

Whether it was Lei Zutree or Li Chengfeng, they were both Superior Selection martial geniuses. Lei Zutree's background was second only to the Six Great Families' ten-thousand-year-old martial arts families, and Li Chengfeng was the Grandmaster's own child...

The previously fighting crowd's expressions turned solemn.

And in this situation, losing control of the Principle would only lead to defeat, because under Ji Jingqiu's sword edge, the Principle still intertwined.

Ji Jingqiu wasn't sure if this was the same as the one he had encountered before.

The crowd could no longer hold back, and they all rushed to attack, causing chaos in the arena! Some were solo warriors, while others had already formed temporary alliances before arriving here.

The Federation's only place to forge the Upper Dao Body was the Four Guard Stars, and among them, the key to the Psychic Energy was also the warriors' combined power with Hela.

"Let me try first."

With this punch, the fist's aura was upright and majestic, as if carrying the essence of humanity, like the Lord of Humanity and Heaven, he took the lead in attacking Ji Jingqiu! Ji Jingqiu had long wanted to experience his Six Paths of Fist Intent.

In an instant, the sword light rained down, covering all the opponents in front of him.

"This person clearly already possesses the invincible posture of his generation!"

Ji Jingqiu glanced at the sky and the direction, then began walking towards the stone slab he had discovered the previous day.

Ji Jingqiu nodded, "The bamboo I dug up before, inside it contained not only the Principle but also the Great Purity Intent."

And in the next moment, Ji Jingqiu's figure disappeared.

"Hehe, let me go first."

The so-called 'casting the power body' in the current sense is a 'reverse deduction method'.

He was confident that with the support of the Dao Hall, he could refine the Azure Heaven Dao Body to 99.9%, but the 100% represented the Supreme Primordial Perfection, something he had only dreamed of.

Li Chengfeng raised his eyebrows, uninterested in the Pure Yang Dao or the Great Purity Intent, and he didn't plan to let this person leave so easily.

"Not only that, I heard there's also a talent ranking, and a Grandmaster has already gone to see it?"

Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but think of Hela's characteristic: [Responding to and fulfilling the beautiful hopes of sentient beings in a twisted manner.]



[Now, its remaining function is probably just as a detector, and through its battle power assessment, you will have the qualification to obtain the Pure Yang Dao's gift.]



"He is Ji Jingqiu! The Formless Dao Body has reached this level!"

"The one he pushed back with a single strike was Li Chengfeng! This is the Grandmaster's own child, and even he couldn't withstand Ji Jingqiu's strike?"

Ji Jingqiu's eyes narrowed.

What kind of power is this? A Divine Variation?! Li Chengfeng was horrified, and at this moment, even if he wanted to retreat, his body wouldn't listen to him.

It seemed that the Federation had some experience in how to reasonably utilize 'Hela'.

Although Ji Jingqiu was strong that night, facing the likes of Mu Jicheng and others who were on par with the finalists of the Grand Martial Arts Tournament, he seemed to be crushing them! What concerned them the most was the power Ji Jingqiu had shown earlier, a power that could suppress the intertwining of the Principle! The Dao Hall's prototype?!

The next morning.

The Federation Martial Arts had always had a saying - even if you let those Upper Dao Body warriors retrain, they still couldn't reach 100%.

If not for his profound understanding of the Dao Body's principles, he might have already lost control of the principles at this moment.

Just then, outside the arena, Lei Zutree's gaze shifted, as if he had found the perfect prey.

Ji Jingqiu raised his sword, and this strike was neither refined nor clumsy. The weight of its intent seemed to penetrate a martial artist's past months, with a profound and distant realm. With the force of opening up the heavens and splitting the earth, he slashed towards Li Chengfeng, who appeared once more. The six paths of the fist followed his body, creating a world of past and present.

In the meeting room.

Ji Jingqiu quickly found the youth's information on the Zhuang Yan-shaped leaderboard.

Ji Jingqiu picked up the bamboo segment, carefully felt it, and then handed it to Yue Yourong, asking her to feel it as well.

The young man's name was Si Tianxing, and he was already listed among the top-tier martial artists before the competition.

"Is the key to resisting the Dark Mist in the Sanctuary the Great Purity Intent?" Yue Yourong proposed a hypothesis.

Li Chengfeng's face showed both surprise and a hint of seriousness. He stopped paying attention to Diao Xingyun and instead focused entirely on Ji Jingqiu.

He spoke aloud:

"I'm still quite far from 95%, and I have a lot to sweep through. I'll prioritize clearing out the sentinels tomorrow." Ji Jingqiu said, "Earlier, in that direction, I vaguely saw a huge stone tablet. We can meet there later."

Ji Jingqiu scanned the remaining people with a glance.

The two exchanged lightning-fast blows for dozens of rounds. Li Chengfeng consecutively demonstrated six fist intents, each with astonishing power. When the six intents merged, his momentum was so overwhelming that he seemed invincible! However, Ji Jingqiu focused on defense, blocking Li Chengfeng's attacks with his sword.

"Move aside!" A thunderous shout accompanied a blinding fist light that resembled lightning across the sky, its power startling. A young martial artist with lightning swirling around his body and electric light bursting from every pore moved with astonishing speed, entering a state of invincibility in an instant. He forcefully smashed through the dozen or so people in front of him.

But at this moment, he couldn't dodge either. If he avoided the attack, Duan Xuanji, who was helping him block others' attacks, would be in danger! He could only try to take the hit head-on! Sensing this, Li Chengfeng's eyebrows rose, surprised that Ji Jingqiu was so willing to take the blow himself rather than let his friend down.

Everyone followed the direction Ji Jingqiu pointed to and nodded.

But in his heart, he already had a certain hypothesis.

The heat from the flames intensified.

Ten thousand years ago, that group of seniors laid the foundation for martial arts with the many opportunities of the spiritual ocean. Then, they turned back and used themselves as the standard, deducing the path of cultivation.

Unparalleled precision and fluidity allowed him to clear a path instantly without worrying about those behind him, directly striking at the heart of the matter! Just as they were about to reach the "finish line," a fierce figure burst out, and where his fist wind passed, it was as if a door to the netherworld had opened, interweaving profound principles and realms.

The next moment, the overwhelming power made Lei Zutree's face turn pale. Before regret could rise in his heart, his body instinctively retreated, voluntarily reducing the force by several degrees.

But he soon discovered that even after regaining control of the principles, the six paths of the principles born from the resonance of the surrounding heaven and earth were still in the process of being destroyed!

After roasting by the fire, Ji Jingqiu gently drew out Qing Zhu and first tested the bonfire with his sword sheath, finding nothing unusual.

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Soon, subtitles appeared before his eyes.

Twenty or so people were scattered around the square, all watching the stone tablet in the center and being on guard against each other.

Push to 100%...

He grunted and halted his advance, shouting the other's name: "Li Chengfeng!"

"It's said that only after reaching 99.9% and then reversing the innate state is there a slim chance of achieving 100%." Diao Xingyun sighed.

Azure Heaven Seven Stars Spear! Facing this spear imbued with intense spiral force, Li Chengfeng, who had suffered from it before, neither dodged nor avoided it. With lightning-fast fists, he directly shattered the spear light! He let out a long howl, took a step forward, and his fist seemed to push a world as it smashed towards Diao Xingyun's chest!

If he could enslave the remaining three of the Four Demons, Ji Jingqiu dared not imagine how the Federation's martial arts development would flourish.

The Federation's martial artists who reached the Heavenly Grandmaster level, how many of them were not geniuses? Each one had once been a Celestial Talent leading their era.

"The Power Inscription? Does the Nine Provinces have such a ranking?"

Only the power of principles can counter principles!

"What does Elder Ning think?" Chen asked quietly.

At this moment, Ji Jingqiu had already turned around. He supported the Potala World and strode into the crowd like a lion entering a pack of hyenas, fearless and domineering! He first suppressed the intertwining principles with the Potala World and then unleashed a storm of slashes like falling rain! The Rain Divine Blade battles the martial world once more!

At the bottom of the bonfire, he uncovered the accumulated dust and saw a section of bamboo burning.

"It seems that the Pure Bamboo here is the mark left by Wood Commandant, but I don't know if Wood Commandant has any connection with the new Four Demons..."

As for Bai Yutang, in the end, he accompanied Ji Jingqiu.

Ji Jingqiu's gaze locked onto the bamboo forest beneath the stone tablet! Each bamboo shoot was smooth and bright, glowing with a white light!

Additionally, he was trying to integrate some of the true essence he obtained from Stone Senior Brother's Character Seal into the Tranquil Seal.

Moreover, that bamboo forest, when viewed from a distance, seemed to have only a dozen or so bamboo shoots, far from enough for everyone present.

"You all go first."

The group chatted for a while, then closed their eyes to rest, adjusting their state back to peak condition.

A moment later, Yue Yourong's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Is it the Great Purity Intent?"

Diao Xingyun grabbed Duan Xuanji, but for the latter, it made no difference who he was with.

"Talent is just an illusion. Only practical abilities have real significance."

"Not bad!"

"Speaking of which, how is this year's Grand Martial Arts Tournament arranged? Is it really the same as previous years?"

"Haha, I don't think so."

(End of Chapter)

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