Chapter 286: Unveiling Divine Might, Dominating the Heavens and Earth

Chapter 286: Unveiling Divine Might, Dominating the Heavens and Earth

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan and the others looked up. In the distant horizon, they witnessed the tumultuous movement of clouds and the overwhelming might that swept across the sky.

A grave expression appeared on Yue Changming's face. This was the might of a supreme expert from the Superfluous Spirit Sect!

"He's powerful!" Xu Yan frowned and commented.

This aura was far beyond the peak of the Refining God Realm! Moreover, the ability to manipulate the heavens and earth, the formidable might that shook the world, was as if the very forces of nature were under his command!

"To suppress a supreme expert from the Superfluous Spirit Sect, one would need to be at the Divine Origin Realm!" Xu Yan thought to himself.

Furthermore, even among those who had just entered the Divine Origin Realm, there might not be many capable of such suppression!

"Is this the might of a supreme expert?" Meng Chong rubbed his bald head, his face solemn.

To trample the Thousand Martial Arts Palace underfoot, one would have to suppress such powerful beings. Moreover, where did Huang Liang's strength place him among the supreme experts of the Superfluous Spirit Sect? Perhaps there were even stronger individuals within the Thousand Martial Arts Palace.

Although he felt a sense of pressure, what surged within him even more was a fiery determination. The stronger the Thousand Martial Arts Palace was, the more accomplished he would feel when he trampled them down!

"One day, I will definitely trample the Thousand Martial Arts Palace under my feet and ascend to the peak of the Spirit Realm!" Xu Yan declared arrogantly.

He was not even twenty years old this year.

In a few more years, trampling the Thousand Martial Arts Palace would not be an impossible task!

Huang Liang rushed straight toward the capital of Zhenguo, and Li Xuan remained seated in his chair, watching indifferently. He did not remove the array either.

With Huang Liang's strength, he should have been able to detect the presence of the array. The manor's array wouldn't be able to escape his notice.

After all, the array that Li Xuan had reinforced had already been removed. The current array was the one arranged by Fang Hao initially. It could hide their presence from those at the peak of the Refining God Realm but not from a powerful expert like Huang Liang.

"So this is the might of a supreme expert from the Superfluous Spirit Sect!" As Huang Liang drew closer, Li Xuan suddenly understood. Now he knew why Yue Changming had said that it was as if they could control the mighty power of the heavens and the earth.

In reality, they were still far from being able to control the power of the heavens and the earth.

"Refining a strand of the heaven and earth's spiritual essence and merging it into one's divine soul, using this spiritual essence to sense the power of the heavens and earth, and then condensing the power of the heavens and earth... Although it's just a tiny strand, it far surpasses the peak of the Refining God Realm."

In an instant, Li Xuan understood how the supreme experts of the Spirit Realm had achieved their power.

The so-called supreme experts were still in the Refining God and Heavenly Man Realm, but the difference was that they had refined and merged a strand of the heaven and earth's spiritual essence into their divine souls. Through this spiritual essence, they could condense a strand of the power of the heavens and earth.

"The Grand Primordial Martial Way can only be cultivated with the heaven and earth's spiritual essence. Once one reaches the Refining God and Heavenly Man Realm, if one wishes to progress further, one must refine and merge the spiritual essence into one's divine soul.

"Only then can one condense the power of the heavens and earth.

"The Grand Primordial Martial Way uses the heaven and earth's spiritual essence as a bridge to communicate with the heavens and earth and to comprehend the heavenly dao's rules.

"The more refined and condensed the spiritual essence one merges into their soul, the stronger their strength will be.

"Once the spiritual essence reaches a certain level of refinement, one can sense the heavenly dao's rules and further refine and merge a strand of the power of the heavenly dao's rules into their body..."

At this moment, Li Xuan had a clear understanding of the path of cultivation beyond the Refining God and Heavenly Man Realm.

It was different from the martial way he had created, which used the Heavenly Bridge to communicate with the heavens and the grand dao, with himself as the bridge.

The Grand Primordial Martial Way was based on the heaven and earth's spiritual essence. One could only cultivate this martial way where the spiritual essence existed and could not cultivate it independently.

This was the limitation of the Grand Primordial Martial Way.

From the beginning of cultivation to the realm of grandmaster, one would be sensing the heaven and earth's spiritual essence. As one's cultivation improved, one would sense more and more. Eventually, one would need to refine and merge the spiritual essence into one's divine soul.

Only by merging the spiritual essence into the divine soul could one build a bridge to communicate with the heavenly dao's rules and continue to cultivate, refining and merging the power of the rules into one's body.

"Among the supreme experts of the Superfluous Spirit Sect, Huang Liang isn't particularly strong. He has only refined and merged a single strand of spiritual essence, which allows him to condense a strand of the power of the heavens and earth. But ultimately, it's too weak.

"He's still far from being able to touch the heavenly dao's rules and refine the power of the heavenly dao's rules."

Li Xuan now had a clear judgment of Huang Liang's strength, and he also had a certain understanding of the peak strength of the Superfluous Spirit Sect's supreme experts.

Refining and merging a single strand of the power of the heavenly dao's rules was already close to the limit.

A cultivator at this level would also be no match for a single slap from Li Xuan!

As for stronger cultivators, based on Li Xuan's understanding of the Grand Primordial Martial Way, they did not exist in the Spirit Realm.

Because they were limited by the heaven and earth's spiritual essence.

"The heaven and earth's spiritual essence in the Spirit Realm is indeed more active than in the Inner Realm, but it's still insufficient to support more advanced cultivation."

After breaking through to the Divine Insight Realm, Li Xuan's understanding of the heavenly dao's rules had greatly improved.

With a single thought, he could sense the heavenly dao's rules in the Spirit Realm.

Moreover, with his divine power, he could even utilize the heavenly dao's rules to a certain extent.

This was due to his profound research into the heavenly dao's rules within the Grand Primordial Book.

In fact, he had already found the operation of the heavenly dao's rules in the Spirit Realm within the Grand Primordial Book.

"Refining and merging the spiritual essence into the divine soul... This kind of cultivation method should be the core secret of the Superfluous Spirit Sect, the foundation of their strength.

"However, there should also be similar cultivators in the Spirit Realm who have mastered the technique of refining and merging spiritual essence into their divine souls, but they are probably inferior to the Superfluous Spirit Sect in terms of refinement, speed, and efficiency."

Li Xuan fell into deep thought for a moment, and soon understood the intricacies of this method.

Glancing at Yue Changming, he surmised that this old man probably also knew how to refine the essence of the heavens and earth into one's divine soul. However, his understanding might be somewhat crude, and the efficiency of his refinement was likely low, requiring a high level of proficiency from the cultivator attempting it.

"Only those with spiritual bodies can refine the essence of the heavens and earth into their divine souls! This is also why Yue Changming has never been able to progress further. His spiritual body is incomplete, preventing him from achieving this refinement."

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A thunderous rumble filled the air as Huang Liang's formidable might shook the area. He was drawing closer to the manor, and Xu Yan and the others watched silently, without a hint of tension.

"Could Huang Liang already be capable of harnessing the power of the heavens and earth?" Fang Hao exclaimed in surprise.

"Probably not," Xu Yan shook his head, pondering. "His aura is powerful, stirring the very skies and clouds, but I believe he has achieved this through some kind of secret art, using it as a bridge to reach this level."

"If I were to break through to the second level of the Undying Golden Body, the Heaven-Conquering Blade could shatter his display of might," Meng Chong added thoughtfully.

Li Xuan spoke up, "It's merely the refinement of a strand of the essence of the heavens and earth into one's divine soul. Through this insight, one can stir the skies and clouds, condensing a strand of the power of the heavens and earth."

Xu Yan and the others had a moment of realization. "So that's how it is!"

Yue Changming's heart sank. This mysterious teacher of Xu Yan had seen right through Huang Liang's abilities.

No wonder he was so confident. His strength was likely no weaker than Huang Liang's, and perhaps even greater.

With this thought, Yue Changming's heart settled.

"Only the weak feel the need to flaunt their might, trying to prove their strength. They are like tiny insects attempting to block a cart's wheel or shake a towering tree, and Huang Liang is no different, oblivious to his own insignificance!" Li Xuan chuckled.

"Master is right!" Xu Yan nodded.

Meng Chong and the others agreed as well.

Their master was incredibly powerful, yet he never boasted or showed off. Instead, he carried himself like an ordinary man, relaxed and unassuming, never revealing his true might.

Now that was a true powerhouse! Yue Changming was at a loss for words.

"Huang Liang is but an insect?" Yue'er's eyes sparkled as she nodded along. "Perhaps... he is indeed an insect in Master's eyes?"

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Huang Liang suddenly halted, his gaze fixed on the manor. "So it was here all along. Quite a clever trick, allowing you to hide your presence."

As Huang Liang stopped, Zheng Huang and the others, along with the powerful cultivators from the Lingzong family who had arrived, were filled with confusion.

There was clearly just a grove of trees, with no sign of Xu Yan and his companions.

Li Xuan waved his hand, dispelling the array and revealing the manor.

Seated in his chair, he looked at Huang Liang with indifference. "The folly of an insect."

He shook his head and sighed.

Turning to Xu Yan and the others, he said sternly, "Remember, do not let a little bit of strength go to your heads and make you think you are powerful. Always keep in mind that there are people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens.

"What you consider powerful may, in fact, be insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

"Just like this Huang Liang, he may be seen as the strongest by others, but in my eyes, he is but an insect!"

Xu Yan and the others wore solemn expressions as they bowed respectfully. "Yes, Master. We will keep your teachings in mind."

"Good," Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Zheng Huang and his group were stunned. Xu Yan's master was incredibly arrogant, lecturing his disciples about strength right in front of a peak expert like Huang Liang.

And Xu Yan and his companions, instead of being intimidated, listened with serious expressions, not giving Huang Liang, a supreme expert, the slightest bit of respect.

Even Yue Changming's scalp felt numb.

Yue'er, on the other hand, had sparkling eyes as she nodded along. "I will also keep Senior's teachings in mind!"

Huang Liang was about to explode with rage.

However, he had come here for Xu Yan's sword art. Until he obtained that sword art and discovered its origins, he wouldn't kill anyone.

His gaze turned cold as he looked at Yue Changming, surprised to see that he had been saved. Although his spiritual body was gone, his injuries had mostly healed.

"How dare you! I will kill whoever I please, even if it's the remnants of the Myriad Stars. And now, I will kill him right before your eyes!"

Huang Liang lifted his spear, and the spear glowed as its essence gathered and shot towards Yue Changming.

The spear glow resembled a falling meteor, causing the skies and clouds to dissipate. Though the spear moved slowly, it was unavoidable, locked onto its target by an invisible force.

The slow-moving spear glow seemed like the embodiment of death, bringing with it an overwhelming oppressive force that threatened to crush one's spirit.

In that moment, the only thing that existed between heaven and earth was that spear glow. Huang Liang intended to crush his opponent's spirit, filling them with a sense of despair.

Zheng Huang and the other Refining God cultivators trembled, quickly backing away.

With a casual strike of his spear, it was as if the power of the heavens and earth had been gathered, and even though it wasn't directed at them, they could still feel a suffocating sense of pressure.

Everyone stared intently at the manor, wanting to see how Li Xuan would block this attack.

"This person will undoubtedly die!"

This was the thought of almost every Refining God cultivator present.

The spear glow wasn't fast, but it descended towards Yue Changming.

Within the manor, Li Xuan lifted his cup and took a sip of spirit tea, his gaze indifferent as he looked at Yue Changming, who was drenched in cold sweat. "How does it feel? By experiencing this attack, you can also refine the spiritual essence of the heavens and earth into your divine soul."

The spear glow was now less than three feet away from Yue Changming, about to annihilate him completely.

Yue'er's face showed panic, and she wanted to make a move, but it was already too late.

Just at that moment, a hand reached out and grabbed the spear glow.

Bang!

The spear glow shattered.

Li Xuan looked at Huang Liang, his expression solemn, and said, "I said you are an insect, and so you are. Today, I will show you just how insignificant you are!"

Boom!

In an instant, a majestic figure appeared between heaven and earth, towering over the sky, with eyes like blazing suns and hair that seemed to flow with the laws of heaven and earth. An overwhelming aura, like that of a god or demon, filled the air!

He seemed to embody the heavens and earth!

At this moment, Huang Liang's heart and soul were shaken, his liver and gallbladder felt like they were about to split, and his whole body trembled. His spear fell from his hand.

Looking up, he saw the god-like figure standing before him, with two blazing suns in the sky above, glaring down at him.

Plop!

"You... you..."

Huang Liang was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

As for Zheng Huang and the other Refining God cultivators, they almost lost their minds. They stared, astounded, at the god-like figure, their hearts trembling, their faces turning pale, and their livers and gallbladders quivering.

Puh!

The air was filled with the smell of urine...

How terrifying!

No wonder Huang Liang was called an insect. He truly was an insect!

No, he was even worse than an insect!

Within the manor, Xu Yan and the others were also deeply shocked. The towering figure, with eyes like blazing suns and hair that seemed to flow with the laws of heaven and earth, exuded an overwhelming power.

Soon, they became excited.

Finally, they got to witness their master's strength, even if it was just a glimpse.

Yue Changming was stunned. He had thought that Li Xuan was arrogant and proud, and that his strength was greater than Huang Liang's, which was why he had the confidence to look down on Huang Liang and call him an insect.

But now!

Compared to Li Xuan, Huang Liang truly was an insect!

And himself?

He was even inferior to an insect!

Yue'er's eyes widened, and her mouth hung open in shock.

"Xu Yan's brother's master is so strong! What kind of martial way is this?"

In the Spirit Realm, there had never been a martial way as terrifying as this!

Li Xuan's display of embodying the heavens and earth was like the descent of a god or demon. In his eyes, Huang Liang truly was nothing more than an insect.

"This is what a strong person looks like!"

The feeling of looking down on the heavens and all living beings, the feeling of being an unparalleled powerhouse, he had finally experienced it.

"Huang Liang, how are you not an insect?"

Li Xuan spoke indifferently.

His voice was like thunder, rolling and exploding, causing Huang Liang's ears to ring and his divine soul to tremble.

He wanted to gather a strand of the power of the heavens and earth to stabilize himself, but it seemed that all the power of the heavens and earth had been blocked or emptied, and he couldn't gather any.

"It would be the fortune of your life to die by my hand!"

Li Xuan said indifferently, his finger pressing down.

Boom!

The earth seemed to crack, and the heavens shook. Huang Liang frantically urged his cultivation technique and martial arts secret techniques, even trying to say something, but he couldn't get the words out.

Before Li Xuan's finger landed, Huang Liang's physical body had already cracked open, and his divine soul trembled violently.

Puh!

Huang Liang's physical body disintegrated, his divine soul melted, and he was completely annihilated.

The strongest expert of the Thousand Martial Arts Palace died without even a chance to scream.

Zheng Huang and the other Refining God cultivators all knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to lift their heads.

Too terrifying! Too powerful!

"Tsk, an insect is an insect. If I hadn't shown him a glimpse of a being beyond this world, beyond the heavens themselves, he wouldn't have known how insignificant he truly is, yet he dared to call himself a supreme expert!"

Li Xuan shook his head and sighed.

After crushing Huang Liang with a single finger, Li Xuan retracted his heavenly might and sat back down in his chair, sipping his tea as if nothing had happened.

It was as if he had just casually squashed an ant, a trivial matter.

All around, Zheng Huang and the other Refining God cultivators knelt on the ground, not daring to get up for a long time.

Xu Yan and the others were also shocked by what they had witnessed.

Yue Changming and Yue'er were completely stunned, their minds blank.

Li Xuan felt refreshed. With his display of heavenly might, he had shocked the entire world!

(End of Chapter)

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