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Chapter 54: When Fortune Turns, Heaven and Earth Unite in Strength
Chapter 54: When Fortune Turns, Heaven and Earth Unite in Strength
Outside Skull Mountain, within a temporary cultivation cave hastily carved into the cliffs.
Seven-colored radiance swirled like a luminous mist, within which a woman of celestial beauty sat in meditation, her breaths drawing in the vibrant hues.
After a moment, the chaotic lights coalesced into unity. The kaleidoscope of colors fused, transforming into a single beam of pure, immaculate white light that bathed the chamber like divine favor.
"I've done it!" The radiant woman's eyes snapped open, her voice trembling with joy as the white light condensed around her. "I've perfected the Sevenfold Radiant Qi!"
Her cultivation method came from an elder of the Holy Sect – the "Sevenfold Radiant Qi." Seemingly pristine white, it concealed seven layers of refinement: crimson, orange, golden, emerald, indigo, sapphire, and violet. Each refinement elevated its purity. After seven transformations, its true qi ranked a formidable fourth tier!
"With this, reaching the Foundation Building Stage is finally within grasp." Fairy Feixia sighed, though she felt no regret about the fourth-tier qi's inability to form a golden core. That path had never been her destiny.
"Finding an aurora stone was pure serendipity." Her expression darkened. "Pity Master Lv's younger apprentice. Cultivation defies heaven's decree. If he'd left the market town with me, perhaps he too might have achieved Qi Perfection."
The breakthrough had changed everything. She'd once tolerated Lv Yang's company because his presence in the town equaled a Qi Perfection expert. Now that she'd surpassed him, his value diminished. After all, "comparable" was never the same as "equal."
Without his array techniques, Lv Yang's strength seemed paltry. Worse, his cautious approach during cultivation grated on her nerves – she'd long suspected it was merely an excuse for his inferior power.
Crash!
The ground trembled violently as surging spiritual energy tore through the cavern, nearly toppling Fairy Feixia.
"What's happening!?" She launched herself skyward, crimson cloud mist net swirling around her, just as another wave of energy erupted from the town like an explosion. The force shattered her Sevenfold Radiant Qi's pristine whiteness, seven colors flaring like a storm-wracked sea.
"This is...battle aftershocks!?" Her face paled as she spotted the disturbance's origin. "The market town!?"
The realization struck like lightning: three figures surrounded a lone combatant in the town's sky. Recognition froze her blood.
"Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion's Supreme Taiyi Sword, Yun Zhiquiu! Divine Martial Gate's Sky-Rending Warrior, Ouyang Feng! And... 'Vanquishing Demon Monk' Mingchan, the wandering cultivator! They're working together!?"
Above Skull Mountain Bazaar, a crimson sword formation expanded endlessly. Countless blood-lit blades wove into a sinuous eight-clawed dragon, its scales glinting with lifelike menace. With a thunderous roar, the beast lashed its tail and horns, its very cry sending shockwaves across the heavens.
"Break it!"
Each spiritual surge forced the trio to retreat momentarily, but they regrouped with relentless precision.
"Amitabha", Mingchan intoned, his usually placid face twitching. "Who knew Master Lv had such fortune. Third-tier true qi! This is cultivation sects' sacred transmission level!" His voice turned cloyingly compassionate. "Our fates are intertwined, Master Lv. Allow me to send you to reincarnation, then retrieve your techniques. When you're reborn, I'll return them complete – fulfilling our master-disciple bond."
"Deluded monk!" Lv Yang's sneer rang out as the qi-formed dragon roared anew, Blood Sun Sword Core materializing with its array formation expanding.
"Alas, alas", Mingchan replied, shaking his robe. Seven treasures – the Wishing Pearl, the Cintamani Pearl, and the Dust-Repelling Pearl – blazed with golden radiance as he retreated unscathed. "We act as heaven's justice. Why struggle, disciple?"
Lv Yang's sword formation owed its survival to the Blood Sun Sword Core. Its array ensured the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Rays always struck true, turning tides in his favor. Even if he faltered, the Hundred-Bone Reanimation Array could save him.
Yet all three hesitated to unleash full power. 'They fear my Dark Yin Soul Grasp,' Lv Yang realized. The fiercer the battle, the more his energy traces revealed. If they caught his qi pattern, it would mean death.
Yun Zhiquiu's smirk was mocking. "Fool! Attempting a breakthrough during combat? Have you been reading too many martial tales?"
Cultivators never broke through mid-battle. The chaotic energy surges required absolute focus, impossible with enemies attacking. Yet as Lv Yang gazed skyward, clarity struck: this was the moment.
A thunderous howl shook the heavens as his true qi erupted, surging toward the ninth Refining Qi layer!
"Refining Qi Ninth Layer!?" Yun Zhiquiu laughed – then froze. The very skies seemed to bend.
From Skull Mountain's peak, an omniscient gaze descended. A figure high above – True Man Yinshan – plucked an invisible string, altering fate itself.
Lv Yang's energy, previously chaotic from forced breakthrough, aligned perfectly. The cultivation bottleneck crumbled effortlessly. His state crystallized – not through effort, but as if destiny itself carried him forward.
"Chosen by heaven!" The thought echoed as he shattered the tenth layer's barrier in a single breath, completing the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art's final stage – Flying Fish Transformation!
"Roar!!!"
The dragon's cry reverberated across Skull Mountain, freezing his enemies with paralyzing dread.
"Impossible! A true qi realm cultivator!?" Yun Zhiquiu's face contorted. "A True Man is interfering with fate!"
Lv Yang hovered, blood-soaked dragon qi swirling. "Now you understand. True Foundation Building cultivators are heaven itself. Those with True Men backing them – they're the true Chosen, the true instruments of heaven's justice!"
"Amitabha..." Mingchan didn't finish. His robe flared, blinding golden light erupting as he vanished in a flash.
(End of Chapter)
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