The Wind Dragons roared, dozens of gigantic Wind Dragons opened their gaping mouths, unafraid of the might of the thousand-foot giant sword, and met it head-on.
Boom!
The collision of the two caused mountains to collapse and the earth to crack, an endless cloud of dust swept across the land, and the Spiritual Qi riot obscured the entire area.
Kun Yuan Venerable was surrounded by fierce winds.
The pleasant sound of the flute still echoed, and from within the thick smoke, dozens more sword blades shot into the sky, their Sword Qi menacing, but unfortunately, before the sword blades could touch Kun Ling Honored One, they were shredded into pieces by the strong wind three inches away.
After the Sword Qi dissipated, countless fiery birds swept in, but they exploded before even touching the strong wind.
“Hmph, still not surrendering? This Old Man is losing patience!” Kun Yuan Venerable’s performance made Li Mu’s eyes light up, he said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kun Yuan Venerable placed the jade flute to his lips, and the originally pleasant and melodious sound suddenly became tumultuous, like a violent storm, filled with endless ferocity, and the world, swept by the strong winds, was like a living hell.
But just as Kun Yuan Venerable was about to end the competition in one fell swoop, five figures broke through the smoke ahead, each holding a Five Elements Spirit Sword, and all of them were Li Mu.
“Spiritual Power Incarnation! A mere trick.” Kun Yuan Venerable did not take this attack seriously, and dozens of sharp wind spears behind him, as if to pierce the Void Realm, struck towards Li Mu, as fast as lightning and incomparably fierce.
In the blink of an eye, they reached Li Mu.
Facing the fatal blow, Li Mu each took up their stances, activating the Spirit Swords in their hands, emitting five-colored light, forming Sword Qi that slashed towards the fierce wind.
The power of a six-tier spirit treasure was extremely strong, far from something a five-tier Magical Artifact could contend with, and the five-colored light was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.
The wind spears instantly pierced through the five ‘Li Mu’s, and in an instant, the Five Elements Incarnations, condensed from the Five Elements, were all broken.
However, at this moment, the instant the Five Elements Incarnations were forced to disperse, a Divine Talisman flew out.
Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman!
“What?!”
Seeing the powerful might contained in the Divine Talisman, Kun Ling Honored One’s face showed a look of horror, and he was forced to lift his cultivation restrictions, revealing his Void Refining Realm.
However, it was already too late, Kun Ling Honored One was instantly fixed in place.
Li Mu used the Five Elements Escape Technique, appearing in front of him in the blink of an eye, and endless golden light burst forth from the brass knuckles on his fists.
“Body Refining Divine Ability: Spirit Gathering Strike.”
The Body Refining Divine Ability contained in the max-level Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art, coupled with the five-tier High Grade Spiritual Artifact, the power that erupted in an instant shocked even Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One in the pavilion, causing them to stand up in unison.
Li Mu did not stop, his fists were like a sudden storm, like streaks of meteors, heavily smashing onto his body.
Kun Yuan Venerable was fixed by the lightning talisman, and the wind shield around his body stopped rotating, unable to form an effective defense, countless heavy punches landed on his body, in just half a breath.
Dozens of punches landed on his body, Kun Yuan Venerable’s green robe was a five-tier Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact, completely unable to withstand such a frantic attack.
His body was instantly pierced with countless holes, and blood splattered.
“Bastard!”
Although Kun Ling Honored One was fixed, his Divine Soul was still perfectly clear, and feeling the intense pain in his body, his aura instantly soared a thousand feet.
Kunling Honored One, who had recovered his Void Refining cultivation, produced a wind Dharma wheel behind him, and with a roar, a terrifying force instantly broke through the Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, the power of the surrounding fierce winds instantly increased a thousandfold, and a wind dragon suddenly stretched out, wrapping around Li Mu's waist like a wind chain, and fiercely flung him.
From the mud below, Li Mu was pulled out of the ground, suddenly yanked out, and flung away like a cannonball, heavily smashing towards the Five Elements Spirit Mountain.
With a loud “bang,” ‘Li Mu’ smashed onto the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, instantly turning into ashes, it was clearly a Five Elements Earth-type Clone.
At the moment of danger, Li Mu used the Five Elements Escape Technique, using the Earth-type Clone as a cicada shedding its skin, avoiding the fatal blow.
“Damn it!” Kun Yuan Venerable glared, looking at Li Mu beside the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, a wind dragon surged out, swiftly pouncing towards him.
Li Mu’s expression became serious, the Five Elements Spirit Mountain landed in front of him, instantly transforming into a hundred-zhang giant mountain, emitting five-colored auspicious light.
The terrifying wind dragon instantly slammed into the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, sending both it and Li Mu flying over a hundred zhang, crashing into the bronze door, and with a gasp, he spat out blood, only then neutralizing the terrifying power.
Inside the pavilion, Tianshang Honored One was no longer calm, he waved his whisk, and abundant Earth True Essence poured into the bronze door, instantly raising its power to the limit.
The entire Kun Family was affected at this moment, and the entire suspended city began to shake violently.
After a long time, the shaking finally stopped.
“Oh my goodness, what on earth is going on? Such terrifying wind fluctuations, is it Kun Yuan Venerable?”
“Is this really a martial arts sparring match? How could it cause such a huge commotion!”
Many Family disciples of the Kun Family were full of fear and disbelief.
Several Soul Transformation Cultivators, who were the backbone of the Kun Family, were all suspended in the air, their gazes solemn, looking towards the Rear Divine Garden, at the soaring earthy green light.
“What on earth did that Nascent Soul cultivator do? To make Adult Kun Yuan go all out?”
“What happened in this Rear Divine Garden, this Old Man really wants to go and see.”
“The Rear Divine Garden is still a Family Forbidden Land, without the Grand Elder’s command, we must not trespass, Brother Chen, don’t be foolish.”
“My heart feels like it’s being tickled, I really want to see what exactly happened, who on earth is that Nascent Soul cultivator, how did so many unexpected things happen?”
Everyone in the Kun Family discussed, all yearning, wishing they could rush into the Rear Divine Garden to investigate what exactly happened.
Rear Divine Garden!
The light from the bronze door gradually dissipated, and the shaking of the earth gradually subsided.
Inside the pavilion, Tianshang Honored One put away his whisk, and said with a smile, “Little Friend Li’s strength truly makes one’s eyes light up, his methods are endless, Kun Yuan has really fallen this time!”
“Little Friend Li actually brought a Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, this thing is very valuable, and he also has Body Refining abilities, if he were to use his full background, even if this Old Man were to fight him to the death, the chances of winning would probably be extremely slim, but then again, this competition was truly too exciting!” Kunling Honored One’s eyes shone, incomparably shocked, and he involuntarily spoke his true feelings.
Inside the formation, after the smoke and clouds dissipated, Li Mu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and walked out from behind the Five Elements Spirit Mountain.
In front, Kun Yuan Venerable also revealed his figure, with a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth, his clothes wrinkled, and some injuries appearing on his body, looking quite disheveled.
However, the injuries on his body were rapidly recovering at a visible speed.
Upon reaching the Void Refining Realm, the Primordial Spirit and Physical Body completely merge, endlessly regenerating, even if the Physical Body is destroyed, it can be reshaped in a short period of time.
Unlike a Venerable Deity Transformation, whose Physical Body, if destroyed, is extremely troublesome to reshape, requiring a considerable price.
Kun Yuan Venerable lowered his head and examined the injuries on his body, then looked at his blood-stained clothes, glared fiercely at Li Mu, feeling both angry and helpless, and for a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, unsure what to say.
Kun Yuan Venerable reined in his powerful Spiritual Pressure from the Void Refining Realm and slowly walked towards Li Mu.
“You brat, you’re clearly a Sword Cultivator, yet you still use your fists, and what’s more, you even used a Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, how shameless!”
Kun Yuan Venerable recalled the battle just now, from beginning to end, his so-called frontal combat was actually all feints, this brat was very insidious, never putting himself in danger.
The real trump card was the final fatal Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, as well as the dazzling Five Elements Incarnations, his powerful Body Refining Physical Body, and the unpredictable Five Elements Escape Technique.
His various methods were endless, he was simply an inhuman existence!
Defeated, defeated!
He actually lost to a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator!
Kun Yuan Venerable stared at Li Mu, feeling somewhat unable to accept it for a moment!
“All’s fair in war, thank you for your guidance, Senior!” Li Mu smiled slightly at Kun Yuan Venerable, cupping his hands in thanks.
Just a single phrase, “All’s fair in war,” made Kun Yuan Venerable so angry he could barely sit still, wishing he could slap him, but he couldn't afford to lose face by bullying a Junior!
“Haha, Kun Yuan, are you convinced of your loss?”
The bronze door transformed into a wisp of green light and returned to the whisk, Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One moved closer.
“This Old Man has nothing to say!” Kun Yuan Venerable felt like fleeing in disarray, just now during the exchange, he had boasted shamelessly about letting Li Mu experience the power of a specialized Cultivation Technique.
As a result, he lost so miserably, even being forced to reveal his Void Refining Realm cultivation, the outcome of this competition made him lose all face!
“Senior, this competition was mainly due to Junior using the Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, without this item, I fear it would have been difficult to injure Senior, Junior was too eager to win, I hope Senior will forgive me.” Li Mu hurriedly apologized to Kun Yuan Venerable.
Upon hearing this, Kun Yuan Venerable immediately knew that this brat was giving him an out, and he couldn't help but have a slightly better impression of this cunning brat, but the facts were laid bare, as a Void Refining Cultivator, why would he make excuses for his failure?
“Alright, a loss is a loss, even without that Five-Rank Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talisman, your strength already surpasses that of ordinary Soul Transformation Realm powerhouses.” Kun Yuan Venerable looked at Li Mu and commented objectively, “On the Dragon Ranking of the Central Continent, your strength can definitely rank among the top ten.”
Dragon Ranking?
Hearing this, Li Mu’s eyes flickered slightly, he hadn't used all his methods just now, but the power he displayed had increased significantly compared to when he fought Absolute Heaven Demon Lord.
He never thought that with such strength, he would only rank in the top ten of the so-called Dragon Ranking in the Central Continent?
“Senior Kun, what is this so-called Dragon Ranking?” Li Mu asked.
“No rush, let’s go to the pavilion and talk first!”
Tianshang Honored One interjected with a smile.
Everyone nodded in unison, and soon, Tianshang Honored One’s grand formation dissipated, and the four returned to the pavilion and took their seats.
“Little Friend, on the Central Continent, the number of powerhouses in various Families and Sects determines their status, therefore, all major forces focus on cultivating Geniuses, which also leads to Geniuses among various forces wanting to compete and prove that their talent is far superior to others.”
“Therefore, there are countless open and secret struggles, and many carefully cultivated Geniuses die prematurely, which also causes great distress to the major forces, after all, the cost of cultivating each Genius to such a level is extremely high, so seeing that this situation was not good, they formulated the so-called Dragon Ranking, setting up a Arena, allowing Geniuses from various forces to compete on the Arena, but without killing each other.”
“This method has been continued for tens of thousands of years, and each level corresponds to a different ranking: Golden Core Stage has the Crouching Dragon Ranking, Nascent Soul Stage has the Dragon Ranking, as for Soul Transformation Realm, Void Refining Realm and above, they are the backbone of the major Families and do not participate in such rankings or Arena competitions and the Heavenly Ranking.”
“You are currently still in the Nascent Soul Realm, so you can naturally be listed on the Dragon Ranking and compete with other top one hundred Dragon Ranking participants.” Tianshang Honored One introduced the situation of the Central Continent Dragon Ranking to Li Mu in detail.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu couldn't help but nod.
With his current strength, he could only rank in the top ten of the so-called Dragon Ranking in the Central Continent, with his specific ranking unknown.
His Nascent Soul Early Stage strength could cross Realms to slay Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators, yet he could only be listed in the top ten of the Dragon Ranking. This Central Continent Spiritual Domain truly has many powerful individuals!
The extent of his own strength was still unclear, Li Mu didn't ask too much, he had no plans to go to the Central Continent in the short term, and it wouldn't be too late to understand these matters later when he went there.
“Little Friend, I have a request?” Kunling Honored One pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked Li Mu.
“Senior Kun, if you have any questions, just ask directly! No need to be polite with Junior!” Li Mu replied with a smile, and used Spiritual Power to float a cup of Spiritual Tea to Kunling Honored One.
“In that case, Little Friend Li, do you still have any remaining Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talismans?”
“There are seven left.” Li Mu’s mind stirred, he could roughly guess what Kunling Honored One wanted the Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talismans for.
Kunling Honored One was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately proposed to Li Mu to exchange items for the five-tier Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talismans.
Li Mu nodded happily, he didn't need ordinary Spirit Stones or Materials for the time being, so he proposed to acquire a large quantity of five-tier Yao Beast skin paper, Yao Beast souls, and other items.
Kunling Honored One readily agreed, happily went to collect the items Li Mu needed, and then returned excitedly in less than fifteen minutes.
Kunling Honored One took out a storage bag and handed it to Li Mu.
Li Mu injected his Divine Thought and found a large amount of five-tier Yao Beast hides and a large amount of High Grade Yao Beast souls.
Li Mu happily took out five Body Fixing Lightning Prison Talismans and traded with him.
...
Night fell.
Li Mu returned to his residence, in the pavilion, Tianshang Honored One and Kun Yuan Venerable were still chatting through the night.
“Are you planning to bring this little fellow into our Kun Family?” Kun Yuan Venerable took out a pot of spiritual wine, sipping it while pondering.
Tianshang Honored One sipped his spiritual tea and leisurely said, “Don’t look at how messy his Five Elements Yin and Yang cultivation is, but during the battle just now, you also saw that the Five Elements were stable, echoing each other from beginning to end, endlessly regenerating, this kind of Concept control is definitely not something an ordinary person can achieve, his potential is limitless, perhaps he can make our Kun Family produce another Mahayana Stage Cultivator.”
“What? You have such high hopes for him?” Kun Yuan Venerable’s wine pot trembled, he asked in shock.
Mahayana Stage.
As one of the Eight Great Families, the Kun Family currently only has two Grand Old Ancestors who have reached the Mahayana Stage Realm.
“Moreover, the Cang Yuan Secret Realm is about to open, and our Kun Family has always lagged behind the other seven families, it’s time to introduce external forces to break the deadlock!” Tianshang Honored One hinted.
“What! You still want him to participate in the Cang Yuan Secret Realm, the main Family will definitely not agree!” Kun Yuan Venerable’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he frowned.
Tianshang Honored One smiled slightly, unconcerned.
