Chapter 1020: Hostility
Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
Fu Daoxian had always thought that Fang Xingjian was a Tiangang Realm expert. It was because in her opinion, probably only a Tiangang Realm expert would be able to pull off Fang Xingjian’s series of remarkable skills and unbelievable means.
Her Master—the Illusory Emotions Path’s Sect Master, Zhao Yinglan—was undoubtedly a Tiangang Realm expert. Now with Zhao Yinglan assessing that Fang Xuan had yet to reach the Tiangang Realm, Fu Daoxian immediately felt that there was a contradiction.
The moment she thought of the skills that Fang Xuan had displayed before her, she instinctively felt that he was definitely a Tiangang Realm expert.
Thinking this, she immediately used her essential Qi to create a tremor in the atmosphere and secretly transmitted a message to her Master, Zhao Yinglan. “Master, there must be some kind of misunderstanding. I’ve seen what Fang Xuan can do with my own eyes, and his means are truly deep and unfathomable…”
Zhao Yinglan waved her hand. “Xian`er, there’s no need to say anymore. You aren’t at the Tiangang Realm, so you’ve been deceived by him. I don’t blame you for that.”
As she told Fu Daoxian that, Zhao Yinglan had both her hands behind her back while she looked coldly at Fang Xingjian. Essential Qi seethed intensely around her like thunderclouds, about to send down divine punishment at any moment.
Then she spoke out in a loud and clear voice, “What does it mean to reach the Tiangang Realm? It’s to be able to observe the heavenly Dao, act in accordance to the heaven’s wishes, and inherit heaven’s will.
“It’s to be an existence that can directly sense the Tiangang cloud layers beyond the nine heavens, absorbing the Tiangang Realm from beyond the heavens to cleanse one’s essential Qi and combining them with the Disha Qi.
“The only reason that Tiangang Realm experts can win against Disha Realm experts is that they managed to merge Tiangang Qi and Disha Qi into one. It’s because the quality of the essential Qis of experts who have attained this realm surpasses that of other experts by 100 or even 1,000 times. They are no longer essential Qis but are Gang Qis 1 .”
After hearing Zhao Yinglan’s words, the many Demon Sect’s disciples—who initially did not understand how powerful Tiangang Realm experts were—broke out in great realization. The many elites and Elders who had known these profound theories since a long time ago also nodded, waiting for Zhao Yinglan to continue.
“The Gang Qis in Tiangang Realm experts would definitely contain both Tiangang Qis and Disha Qis at the same time,” Zhao Yinglan said, tilting her head. She looked coldly at Fang Xingjian and stated, “But I don’t sense any existence of Gang Qis from you at all. There’s only a hint of the earthly Disha Qis.”
The Disha Qis on Fang Xingjian were naturally what he had previously gotten his clone to gather after it attained a breakthrough to the Disha Realm. He had used this for his analysis.
Hearing Zhao Yinglan’s words, everyone finally understood what Zhao Yinglan’s judgement was based on. They naturally did not hold any doubt to the words of this Illusory Emotions Path’s Sect Master—a Tiangang Realm expert, who had been renowned for a very long time, and a great expert in the Demon Sect who had managed to acquire the Illusory Emotions Path’s greatest technique, the Illusory Demonic Rotation
Now, everyone was looking at Fang Xingjian with ill-intentioned gazes. Even Fu Daoxian’s thoughts started to sway, ‘Could it be that I’ve really been deceived by him?’
Zhao Yinglan assessed Fang Xingjian with interest, like a cat toying with a mouse, and said, “You only have one option now, that is to join our Sacred Sect’s Illusory Emotions Path.
“I can make an exception and take you in as my disciple. With our Illusory Emotions Path’s support, it won’t be impossible for the Great Jin Dynasty to flourish in your hands.”
“That’s right. It’s true that I’m not a Tiangang Realm expert.” Fang Xingjian looked at Zhao Yinglan’s expression which seemed to say everything was within her grasp. His attention also drew back from the essential Qi in her body. Within a short period of time, he had gained a better understanding of the Tiangang Qis and Disha Qis, as well as the Gang Qis that Tiangang Realm experts had.
Fang Xingjian looked at Zhao Yinglan and said, “Although I’m not a Tiangang Realm cultivator, I’m capable of killing all of you.”
“Arrogant,” Zhao Yinglan let out a cold snort, and the Gang Qi that she had refined from the Tiangang Qis and Disha Qis seethed violently, lashing out like a tsunami.
Of course, she did not go all out and try to kill Fang Xuan. She had merely planned on teaching him a good lesson so that he knew what was good for him.
After all, as long as she had him under her control, she would be able to take down the entire Divine Capital without wasting a single soldier. She would be able to establish a standing amongst the great influences in the world.
However, when the Illusory Demonic Rotation’s Qi field struck Fang Xingjian’s body, it was just like a wave hitting against a reef.
The entire training ground tremored, causing countless cracks to open up. However, Fang Xingjian’s body did not move at all. He was completely unscathed.
Zhao Yinglan raised her brows, and the Gang Qis around her seethed once again. In that instant, the entire Qi field seemed to have turned into a scene in the oceanic depths. Countless streams of Gang Qis started to flow rapidly, forming distortions, entanglements, slaps, or impacts.
The the forces went through endless transformations, as if reaching the extreme limits of martial arts. They were capable of instantly twisting an aircraft carrier into fragments and could even completely destroy material structures, breaking them down into the most basic microparticles.
The even more terrifying thing was Zhao Yinglan’s control over the Gang Qis. Having mastered the Illusory Demonic Rotation, Zhao Yinglan forcibly condensed 99% of the powers from the series of attacks into her Qi field. The training ground started to shatter, but it did not collapse completely.
Fu Daoxian, who was in the Qi field, was not harmed at all. This was a great demonstration of the extraordinary control that the Illusory Demonic Rotation had over essential Qis and Gang Qis.
However, as Zhao Yinglan continued to raise her powers, the prowess within the Qi field got increasingly greater. In the end, the Qi field became comparable to a nuclear reactor, encompassing the entire training ground. All sorts of molecules kept on disintegrating, releasing a tremendous amount of light and heat. Countless microscopic black holes and spatial distortions instantly appeared and then disappeared, causing the entire mountain peak to light up like the sun.
The Demon Sect’s cultivators who were at the Qi field’s edge retreated rapidly. They were unable to clearly see the situation within the Qi field with their naked eyes.
However, Zhao Yinglan discovered to her astonishment—through her senses—that while she was going all out with her attacks, Fang Xingjian still did not show any reactions at all.
At present, Zhao Yinglan was already displaying her full powers. Her head was completely covered in sweat, and her cheeks were flushed red.
She looked at Fang Xingjian in disbelief like she was looking at a monster.
‘This is the level of a tier six Divine level expert, but… to think that even this can’t force cracks in the space, nor is there the real power of tier six of the Divine level—the Spatial Translocation ability…’ Fang Xingjian slowly sensed the varying changes in Zhao Yinglan’s Gang Qis.
“Is that all?” He threw a disappointed glance toward Zhao Yinglan. “Is this the power of Tiangang Realm experts?”
“Ahh!” Amidst piercing screams, the intense seething of the Gang Qis caused friction as they rubbed against each other. It was as if there were countless steel reinforcing bars crashing against each other, and Zhao Yinglan’s body seemed to be burning up in flames.
Tiangang Qis seemed to be plunging down from beyond the heavens, and Disha Qis seemed to be soaring upward from the depths of the earth.
Two waves of Qi from the heavens and the earth crashed fiercely together like the heavens and the earth had collided. The powers, which could tear apart the entire stretch of mountain range in the Serene Mountain into a massive valley, exploded within this space that was smaller than 100 square meters.