Chapter 217: A Slap that Kills Celestial Beings

Chapter 217: A Slap that Kills Celestial Beings

After imparting the martial arts of the Divine Origin and Divine Profundity realms to Xu Yan, Li Xuan proceeded to guide and teach Su Lingxiu, enhancing her knowledge of martial arts as a pill concoctor.

Thus, all three disciples had been taught techniques spanning three realms or more.

Xu Yan, after comprehending the martial arts of the Divine Will realm, was still far from understanding the Unyielding Golden Body's first layer, which Meng Chong possessed.

As for Su Lingxiu, she simply needed to cultivate diligently, and the Divine Will realm technique that Xu Yan had comprehended could be explained to her. Once she perfected her previous realm, she could then begin preparing for her breakthrough.

The overall cultivation direction for a pill concoctor's martial arts was roughly the same as that of pure martial arts; only the areas of focus differed.

Su Lingxiu's research into pills of the Divine Will realm and beyond, involving the primordial spirit, was quite profound, and the spiritual herbs required were also rare.

The collection of spiritual herbs she had on hand was meager; aside from the Dark Grass, all she had left were those that Xu Yan had brought back from Jiao Ming's storage bag.

With some free time on his hands, Li Xuan proceeded to guide the rest of the people on Canglan Island in their cultivation.

Chi Cat spent his days not only honing Shi Er's martial arts foundation but also transforming into a large fat cat and running to Su Lingxiu to beg for pills in an adorable manner.

However, as the number of pills he received was limited, he would then scamper over to Xu Mu and put on a cute display to amuse her. And whenever Xu Mu was happy, she would feed him spiritual herbs...

Li Xuan shook his head. This fat tiger, Chi Cat, was becoming increasingly clever.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong were both working to consolidate their cultivation and comprehend their techniques.

Meng Chong was meditating on the Dao of the Blade.

"It's about time to create the Qimen martial arts," Li Xuan thought to himself.

It was high time to devise a new form of martial arts.

With the Heavenly Dao rules of the Grand Primordial Book as a foundation, crafting artifacts, array formations, and setting up schemes for Qimen methods would be challenging, but at least he now had a reference to work with.

"Qimen martial arts lie in their uniqueness and taking the road less traveled..."

Li Xuan's mind was filled with images of the earth's dragon veins, the terrain's grand scheme, and array formations.

Seated in a chair, he opened his Divine Will and began inscribing the foundational techniques of Qimen martial arts into the Grand Dao Golden Book, receiving feedback from it.

As he wrote, he simultaneously extracted what he needed, inscribing a Heavenly Dao rule.

He had already become adept at inscribing the Heavenly Dao rule on the first page of the Grand Primordial Book, but the rules on the subsequent pages were still beyond his current level of proficiency.

Nonetheless, it was sufficient for him to devise the early realms and techniques of Qimen martial arts.

"I've been in the Inner Realm for so long, yet I haven't explored much. It's time to take a walk and perhaps find a suitable new disciple," Li Xuan contemplated.

After a period of inactivity, he felt the urge to move. He decided to explore the Inner Realm before venturing to the Spirit Realm; otherwise, his journey would be in vain. Moreover, now that he had devised the Qimen martial arts, he needed to find a suitable disciple to comprehend it. In such a vast Inner Realm, he might just discover the right person.

With Xu Yan and Meng Chong on Canglan Island, even if Celestial Beings from the Martial Arts World attacked, they would meet their end here.

The strength of the minor Celestial Beings was nothing to boast about.

Without the advantage of Celestial Might, how powerful could they truly be?

A man of action, Li Xuan had initially planned to ride Chi Cat, his pet, but he found the fat tiger lazing at Xu Mu's feet, charming her with its cuteness and devoid of any majestic aura befitting a great beast.

"Never mind, riding this big cat would be too eye-catching," Li Xuan changed his mind, taking a step forward and leaving Canglan Island.

On the mountaintop, Xu Yan watched as his master toyed with a jade scepter, his hand casually slung behind his back as he strolled leisurely atop the Cang River.

His master was off to explore the world.

"I must improve my strength as soon as possible," Xu Yan resolved, his gaze resolute. "I cannot let Master silently shoulder the burden of protecting my family any longer."

"Heart Sword Realm, using all things as a sword, and Divine Will Realm, where the will becomes the way of heaven... Divine Origin, Divine Profundity..."

Xu Yan, deep in his meditation, gradually began to understand.

He felt that he was close to comprehending how to cultivate the Heart Sword Realm.

Meng Chong was perfecting his cultivation and meditating on the Dao of the Blade.

The blade's soul grew stronger, and the long blade resting across his knees trembled slightly, as if resonating with him.

Even though it was just a blade without sentience or spirituality, it seemed to resonate with him, existing in a mysterious state.

The blade's intent flowed, and its overwhelming might seemed to soften, becoming as gentle as the wind.

...

At the Sword Monarch Cliff, Xie Lingfeng was cultivating his sword posture. After receiving guidance from Li Xuan, he realized that trying to achieve a clear sword heart and comprehend sword intent in one go was extremely challenging.

It would likely require an extensive amount of time.

However, cultivating a sword posture and using it as a foundation to enter the realm of sword cultivation would be much easier.

It was like breaking through one realm at a time.

Moreover, even though the power of a sword posture was not as strong as that of sword intent, his strength would still increase significantly.

Zi Yun, a genius on par with him, had already taken a step ahead and broken through to the Grand Master realm.

The Grand Masters of Sword Monarch Cliff had also begun cultivating sword postures day and night, marking a new level of sword cultivation for the cliff.

As for the Sword Master, Xie Tianheng, he fell into deep thought after Xie Lingfeng shared his insights into the sword dao.

"Clear sword heart? Sword intent?"

Xie Tianheng stood at the peak of Sword Monarch Cliff, gazing at the sea of clouds with a calm expression, no longer bearing the dejection and frustration he had felt before.

One who had achieved what no one before them had, comprehending the path of sword posture, would not be easily discouraged.

"Does the Spirit Realm have this sword dao?" Xie Tianheng muttered to himself.

Most likely, it did not, nor did it have the path of sword posture!

It was precisely because of this that Xie Tianheng was so arrogant, looking down on everyone in the world.

He had created a sword dao that was unprecedented, and only then did he realize how insignificant he was after his visit to Canglan Island.

He hadn't even entered the realm of sword dao!

Xie Tianheng took out a pink jade bracelet and gazed at it silently, his eyes reflecting memories. Then, he took a deep breath and murmured, "I, Xie Tianheng, have never bowed to anyone in my life. I said I would go find you, and I will definitely do so!"

Putting away the bracelet, he turned to look at the direction of Xie Lingfeng, a hint of indulgence flashing in his eyes.

Even though his son was not as talented as him, he was still a top-notch genius in the sword dao.

"Clear sword heart, sword intent, I must comprehend them!" Xie Tianheng's eyes shone with determination. If his son could comprehend them but he couldn't, it would be embarrassing.

Li Xuan traveled through the Inner Realm, appreciating the local customs and experiencing the strife and turmoil of the martial arts world. Along the way, he was also on the lookout for suitable disciples.

At the same time, he was working on the Qimen martial arts.

"Let's go take a look at Sword Monarch Cliff," he thought, remembering Xie Tianheng. He wondered if the man was still dispirited.

It was undeniable that Xie Tianheng had remarkable talent, having comprehended the sword posture.

And using the sword posture as a foundation to enter the realm of sword cultivation and comprehend sword intent completed the entire cultivation process of sword dao.

From cultivating sword techniques to sword postures, achieving a clear sword heart, and finally comprehending sword intent...

Everything had fallen into place.

"I'll guide Xie Tianheng as a way to compensate for perfecting the entire cultivation system of sword dao," Li Xuan decided. He realized that the sword dao he had created initially was too abstruse, with a high starting point that lacked a solid foundation and a complete system.

Ping'er followed the direction in which Jiao Ming had left, traveling forward. Whenever she encountered members of a sect, she would inquire about him, and if they showed any disrespect, she would mercilessly annihilate them.

She slaughtered them without the slightest hesitation, showing no mercy, her actions akin to slaughtering pigs and dogs.

"That bastard, Jiao Ming!" Ping'er seethed with anger.

"Where is the person Miss is looking for? What is their name?" Ping'er furrowed her brows.

Initially, when Miss had sent a message to capture someone in the Inner Realm, Ping'er had thought that since Jiao Ming was there, finding him would be enough. It seemed like a simple task.

As a result, she hadn't bothered to ask about the identity of the person they were supposed to capture, nor their name.

In fact, before the messenger had even finished conveying the message, she had already left for the Inner Realm.

Ping'er now regretted her impulsiveness. If only she had known who they were looking for, it would have made the search much easier.

"This desolate place is truly unbearable. I'm so frustrated that my entire body is itching for release.

"I can't take it anymore. I need to find someone to vent my frustration on and ease this pent-up desire."

Ping'er's face flushed as she scanned her surroundings, intending to head to a large city in search of a relatively powerful and handsome man.

"As expected of a lowly place, even the men here are beneath contempt. If I don't find an outlet for my desires, I'll go crazy. I might as well stoop to being defiled by one of these pigs or dogs, no matter how disgusting it is. At least it will provide some relief."

Ping'er gritted her teeth, having made up her mind. "After I find Jiao Ming, I'll definitely exaggerate what happened and let Miss punish him severely! If it weren't for him, why would I ever need to find a lowly man, no better than a pig or a dog, to satisfy my desires?"

"The people from the major powers here are quite strong. Which are the major powers in the Inner Realm? I should find someone to ask and then go to one of those powers to look for a relatively handsome lowly man. That way, it will be somewhat bearable."

Having made up her mind, Ping'er set out to inquire about the location of the major powers in the area.

After getting directions to the Sword Monarch Cliff, Li Xuan proceeded at a leisurely pace, taking in the sights along the way.

He was now quite close to the Sword Monarch Cliff.

Standing on a mountain, Li Xuan gazed into the distance at a mountain peak that stood like a sword piercing the heavens. That was the Sword Monarch Cliff!

"The scenery of the Inner Realm is indeed colorful and varied."

As he marveled at the view, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

A graceful figure descended from the sky and landed on the mountain peak.

Ping'er had originally intended to go to the Sword Monarch Cliff, but on her way, she encountered a young man standing on a mountain peak. His appearance was exceptionally handsome, and his aura was such that even in the Spirit Realm, one would rarely come across someone like him.

"Could there be such a man in this lowly place?"

At that moment, Ping'er felt her heart stir with excitement.

"He's the one!"

Ping'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately appeared in front of Li Xuan.

She circled him once, her excitement and satisfaction growing with each passing moment.

Li Xuan frowned, looking at the flushed face of this woman, who seemed to have taken an aphrodisiac, exuding a lustful and provocative aura.

Her beauty was alluring, and her figure was enticing, but her excessive lust and provocative demeanor made him scowl.

"A Heavenly Man of the Spirit Realm? Is this her natural disposition, or is it due to the cultivation technique she's practicing?" Li Xuan mused.

As for this lustful woman's intentions, he didn't care in the slightest. He could slap her to death with a single palm strike, and he didn't consider her a threat at all.

"A Heavenly Man from the Spirit Realm... I wonder what brings her to the Inner Realm? I might as well ask her and gain a better understanding of the Spirit Realm."

These thoughts crossed Li Xuan's mind.

Ping'er had already circled him once and now stood before him, exuding an air of superiority. "It's rare to find such a handsome man in this lowly place. It's truly a wonder.

"However, even the most beautiful appearance is akin to that of a pig or a dog in this desolate land. You're just a more attractive pig or dog.

"Come, consider yourself lucky today, you lowly man. I'll let you experience the pinnacle of human pleasure and defile your body.

"Quickly kneel and express your gratitude. This is a blessing that you could only wish for in three lifetimes..."

Boom! Ping'er's expression suddenly changed as her heavenly might erupted, her aura surging. However, in the next moment, her entire body froze as if an overwhelming will had instantly suppressed her.

It felt like an irresistible force of heaven, impossible to defy!

Puff!

Her body exploded, turning into flying ash that scattered in the wind.

Until her death, she couldn't comprehend why she had encountered such a terrifying powerhouse in the Inner Realm.

"Hmm, I acted a bit impulsively there."

After slapping Ping'er to death, Li Xuan sighed inwardly.

Now he finally understood why Xu Yan had drawn his sword and killed that Heavenly Man of the Martial Arts Realm.

Her demeanor had been truly disgusting.

Especially the way she had looked down on others, calling them pigs and dogs, and acting as if bestowing a favor upon them. Who wouldn't want to kill her after hearing such words? Moreover, her lustful and provocative aura had already made him feel uncomfortable and disgusted, and then she had the nerve to act superior and suggest that she would grace him with her body!

She deserved to die!

After slapping her to death, Li Xuan regretted not inquiring about her purpose and the number of Heavenly Men who had entered the Inner Realm.

He had wanted to gather some information about the situation in the Spirit Realm.

However, her repulsive behavior had gotten the better of him, and he had ended up killing her without obtaining any information.

"Oh well, if there are other Heavenly Men of the Martial Arts Realm who have entered the Inner Realm, I'll find out soon enough. Are all the Heavenly Men of the Spirit Realm like this?

"It seems the rumors are true. The strong people from the Spirit Realm look down on those from the Inner Realm and even despise them as pigs and dogs.

"It appears that Inner Realm warriors who enter the Spirit Realm won't be treated well. Where does this sense of superiority come from?"

Li Xuan shook his head, unable to fully understand why the strong people from the Spirit Realm held such contempt for the Inner Realm warriors.

Their sense of superiority seemed exaggerated.

"It looks like the Spirit Realm is indeed strictly hierarchical."

From this glimpse, Li Xuan could tell that the Spirit Realm was definitely a place with strict hierarchies, and the situation for low-level warriors there was probably even worse than in the Inner Realm!

After killing Ping'er, Li Xuan continued on his way to the Sword Monarch Cliff.

As for the purpose of her intrusion into the Inner Realm, it died with her, never to be discovered.

"So this is the Sword Monarch Cliff!"

As Li Xuan climbed the stairs, he observed the disciples of the Sword Monarch Cliff cultivating and couldn't help but marvel at their talent. Indeed, they were one of the top powers in the Inner Realm.

The disciples' aptitudes were exceptional, and their strength surpassed that of the disciples from other powers.

(End of Chapter)

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