Chapter 133: Two Revered Masters Meet

Episode 1: Secret Technique "Three Autumn Leaves"By I Eat Tomatoes

The servants of the cave mansion were sweeping snow when they suddenly heard a series of low rumbling sounds. Unable to resist, they turned their heads to look in the direction of the noise.

"Look!"

"Look over there!"

The servants watched in astonishment.

Arcs of lightning-like saber gleams shot up from the training grounds, instantly soaring into the sky, carving paths through the air, their concussive force spreading in all directions. These lightning sabers struck diagonally towards the horizon, dissipating only after piercing through more than a mile of sky.

Boom, boom, boom!

Saber gleams were unleashed one after another; in an instant, hundreds of them appeared. Each lightning saber gleam was terrifyingly fast, completely covering an area one or two miles away on the horizon, leaving that entire region engulfed in the aftermath of explosions.

"How powerful!"

"Is Lord Meng Chuan that powerful?"

"I heard that Lord Meng Chuan has become a Great Sun Realm Godfiend and has passed the Nine Mystic Cave trial, preparing to descend the mountain. This must be the strength of a Great Sun Realm Godfiend." The servants whispered amongst themselves. Since becoming a Great Sun Realm Godfiend, Meng Chuan had not yet unleashed such an extreme burst of power.

Liu Qiyue also followed the sound to the training grounds. Inside, Meng Chuan held a crimson long saber, and each swing unleashed lightning-like saber gleams that spanned one or two miles.

"You're here," Meng Chuan said, sheathing his saber and smiling at Liu Qiyue.

"A-Chuan, your saber techniques feel even more formidable," Liu Qiyue exclaimed.

"It's thanks to this demon-slaying saber," Meng Chuan replied. "However, when fighting truly powerful demon monarchs, it's better to concentrate the saber technique's power and unleash it all at a single point. Wielding saber gleams from such a long distance... the power is too dispersed, suitable for group attacks, but not for confronting genuine strong enemies. Moreover, it consumes True Essence very quickly."

"Then why did you do it like that?" Liu Qiyue chuckled.

"I wanted to observe the power more closely, to unleash it fully and see it more clearly," Meng Chuan explained. Liu Qiyue nodded and promptly urged, "Let's go for lunch quickly. The food is ready, and it will get cold if we delay."

"Come on, let's go eat! I'm starving too," Meng Chuan said with a laugh, leaving the training grounds with Qiyue. As for his Primordial Spirit power? He had long since completed his tests.

He was now a Great Sun Realm Godfiend, with a Godfiend body and True Essence far surpassing ordinary Great Sun Realm Godfiends. His saber technique had reached the 'Saber Soul Perfection' realm.

Previously, when his Primordial Spirit was at the first layer, its power could only increase his strength by about 50%. This boost in strength was quite helpful, but it was far less significant than the aid his Primordial Spirit provided him in his mortal days.

Now, with his Primordial Spirit at the second layer, its power had undergone a qualitative change! It could even interfere with reality, directly moving heavy objects weighing hundreds of catties.

When fully unleashed, fused with his physical body's True Essence, his strength increased by nearly two times! In other words, after this burst, his strength was approximately three times what it was before. However, it was estimated that such an intense burst could only be maintained for seven moves before his Primordial Spirit power was depleted. Mobilizing Meng Chuan's current physical body and True Essence was vastly more difficult than it was when he was mortal. Back then, his body was like a small pebble; now, it was a towering mountain.

If his Primordial Spirit power only mobilized his physical strength, his power could increase by 60%! With such an unleashed burst, it was estimated he could perform fifteen moves.

If his Primordial Spirit power was merely integrated with his Great Sun True Essence, his strength could double. With such a burst, it was estimated he could perform over fifty moves!

While his physical body constituted a small part of his overall strength, its complexity made it more difficult to mobilize.

"In comparison, mobilizing True Essence with Primordial Spirit power is easier and consumes less. Yet, the increase in strength is substantial." Meng Chuan was quite pleased. Human Godfiends followed the True Essence path, and the power of 'Great Sun True Essence' was indeed formidable; its mobilization by the Primordial Spirit also led to a significant surge in strength.

"Mobilizing True Essence is enough to double my strength! I can use this as my regular killing move," Meng Chuan mused. His Primordial Spirit power was sufficient for over fifty moves, so occasionally using two or three moves wouldn't have much impact. "However, the full burst, which triples my current strength, requires caution. I should only use it at critical moments."

The results of his tests boosted Meng Chuan's confidence.

His second-layer Primordial Spirit made him more confident in slaying enemies on the battlefield and gave him an additional trump card.

October 25th.

Dongtian Pavilion.

Disciples gathered to listen to the teachings. The lectures at Dongtian Pavilion, held three times a month, were highly valued by every disciple. Everyone knew that the Venerable's status in Yuanchu Mountain was incomparably noble, even above that of the Yuanchu Mountain Master. Those with even a little information knew that the Venerable was an existence above King Godfiends. The Venerable's insights were sufficient to provide the most suitable guidance to these disciples.

Whenever disciples encountered doubts, they could ask the Venerable questions. Such opportunities for instruction were naturally to be cherished.

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were not scheduled to descend the mountain until the fifteenth of next month, and they didn't even know which city pass they would be assigned to yet. Naturally, they continued to attend the lectures.

"Senior Brother Meng."

"Senior Sister Liu."

After Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue entered Dongtian Pavilion, many junior brothers and sisters showed them great respect. After all, they were the only two Great Sun Realm Godfiends among the disciples who had not yet descended the mountain, and both cultivated Supreme-grade Godfiend bodies. Who wouldn't respect them?

Their seats were also in the first row, next to each other.

Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and Yan Chitong were all in the first row, while Ji Yuantong and Yan Jin were in the second. Princess Li Ying, for example, was in the third or fourth row. Among that initial group of disciples, several, including Zong Sha, Chu Yong, Yan Feng, and Ning Yibu, had already descended the mountain. Their trials in the Nine Mystic Cave were naturally much less demanding than Meng Chuan's, and they were all Indestructible Realm Godfiends when they left.

"Master is here."

All the disciples quickly fell silent.

An invisible aura spread, enveloping the entire hall of Dongtian Pavilion. The long-haired Venerable, with hair draped over his shoulders, walked in. When he looked at Meng Chuan, there was an unmistakable hint of shock in his eyes. However, the disciples were all respectfully bowing, none daring to look directly at their Master. They all bowed courteously, "Greetings, Master."

"All sit down," the Venerable said, maintaining his composure.

Only then did all the disciples sit down cross-legged.

The Venerable continued his lecture, answering questions as per usual custom, but the shock in his heart was hard to quell. "Primordial Spirit second layer? Meng Chuan has already reached the second layer of Primordial Spirit?"

In normal cultivation, Great Sun Realm Godfiends first achieve the 'Dao Realm,' and only after many years, by occasionally 'questioning their true heart,' might they condense a Primordial Spirit! The Primordial Spirit is generally the final threshold; most cultivators become Marquis Godfiends soon after condensing it.

Marquis Godfiends also cultivate for many years before painstakingly reaching the second layer of Primordial Spirit.

This is because saber and sword techniques are inherently martial arts of combat.

However, arts like painting, zither, and calligraphy are inherently for expressing inner emotions. Relatively speaking, they tend to trigger 'questioning of the true heart' more often, which touches the soul.

"He's only twenty-nine this year and already at the second layer of Primordial Spirit?" the Venerable marveled inwardly. "Throughout the entire history of humanity, he can be compared to Senior Tan You'an."

Tan You'an was a Calligraphy Sage whose mastery of calligraphy was unprecedented.

Even as a mortal, he condensed his Primordial Spirit by questioning his true heart through calligraphy, reaching the second layer of Primordial Spirit at the age of twenty-eight.

Tan You'an cultivated to the seventh layer of Primordial Spirit in his lifetime and was a King Godfiend. During the era of conflict among the five human kingdoms, Tan You'an was personally slain by a Venerable from another kingdom! In fact, before the demon invasion, humanity was constantly embroiled in internal strife, with even some of the most prominent sects being annihilated. Only Yuanchu Mountain had the longest history.

The three supreme sects originally held many blood feuds. However, after years of repeatedly uniting to resist the demon race, everyone had cast aside past grievances, focusing solely on unity against the common enemy.

Particularly over the last eight hundred years, today's King Godfiends and Marquis Godfiends were all born after the demon invasion, naturally fostering greater unity. Only the Creation Venerables truly experienced the bloody conflicts between the sects.

"His saber talent isn't exceptionally high; in this era, there are some whose talent surpasses his, for instance, Xue Feng's sword dao talent is higher," the Venerable's heart stirred. "But his painting dao talent is truly extraordinary, comparable to Senior Tan You'an's talent in calligraphy."

The Venerable left only after concluding his lecture.

He went alone to his study and took out a cyan paperweight from his robes. The paperweight was exquisitely patterned, appearing incredibly delicate and emanating a mysterious aura.

"Luo Tang," the Venerable said, easily activating the cyan paperweight he held.

A phantom female figure appeared in the study. Dressed in gold and white robes, she exuded an inherent nobility and smiled as she looked at the Venerable. "Qin Wu, why have you sought me?"

"We have a junior disciple at Yuanchu Mountain named Meng Chuan. He is only twenty-nine this year, a Great Sun Realm Godfiend, with Saber Soul Perfection and a perfected Thunder Exterminator Fiendbody," the Venerable explained. "Moreover, his painting dao talent is unprecedented, comparable to Senior Tan You'an's. He has now reached the second layer of Primordial Spirit. I wish to open the 'Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven' and send him inside."

"Open the Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven?" Surprise flashed in the phantom woman's eyes.