fantasy novels Chapter 456 - 421: Bountiful Results, Demon Path’s Bewitchment, and Empty Boasting!
Chapter 456 - 421: Bountiful Results, Demon Path’s Bewitchment, and Empty Boasting!
Unknowingly, his thoughts aligned with Meng Chuan’s old rival, Motohiko.Both were "Four Limits, See You Again"...
Chen Xuan, upon hearing Zheng Chengcheng’s words, also waved his hand, saying:
"Of course, we’re doing the mission together to fight the Celestial Demons, let’s not cause internal conflict..."
Meng Chuan’s strength also earned his respect.
Previously, within the Eastern United University, he had always been a lonely expert, having no equal among his peers.
It was only after embarking on a mission that he realized the meaning of "there’s always someone better, there’s always a higher sky."
Meng Chuan smiled and said:
"Great, once you’re healed, we can fight side by side again."
...
The two left the hospital, and Meng Chuan returned to the mountain to handle the aftermath of this Demon Nest incident, as Principal Yang also had matters to discuss with him.
Zheng Chengcheng headed to Xianyang Airport to return to Yanhua Mountain, and they went the same way.
As he walked, he suddenly remembered something and said to Meng Chuan:
"Oh, Meng Chuan, my sister quite misses you, you should come visit the mountain when you have time."
Zheng Zhenzhen was being watched over by their grandmother and was not free to leave the mountain.
As her brother, he felt honestly quite sorry for her.
Having her Martial Arts idol visit the mountain would be a good deed as a brother.
Indeed, Zheng Chengcheng was quite oblivious when it came to matters of the heart.
He hadn’t yet realized the special feelings his sister Zheng Zhenzhen had for Meng Chuan...
When he heard this, Meng Chuan’s mind recalled Zheng Zhenzhen’s figure, her beautiful and lively bun hairstyle.
She was also an old comrade-in-arms of his, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.
If his travels happened to take him that way, there was no harm in meeting.
This journey aimed to enhance martial philosophy of the Buddhist Sect, with the Zen Sect’s ancestral courtyard as the priority.
However, the site of the main campus of Yanhua Martial Arts University on Yanhua Mountain was no less than Shaolin and could also aid in relevant insights.
He had once heard of a Martial Arts Master of the Buddhist Sect who hadn’t made an inch of progress for decades, finally achieving breakthrough when travelling to Yanhua Mountain.
At that time, he listened to an old monk from Yanhua explain the [Yanhua Scripture], realized the "One True Dharma Realm," practiced observing the mind and stopping thoughts, cultivating benevolence, joy, and equanimity, and understanding the cycle of cause and effect. Finally, he broke through to Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and became a Grandmaster.
To be honest, knowing eighty percent of it was probably fabricated, still made one’s heart quite moved...
He smiled knowingly and said:
"Alright, Brother Zheng, if I get the chance, I’ll definitely go."
Seeing Zheng Chengcheng off, he said one last thing:
"Meng, although I can’t beat you in actual combat, how about a race to see who breaks through three limits first?"
"Sure, what’s the wager?"
Hearing his bold statement, Meng Chuan chuckled internally:
"Silly kid, with Pile Skill, you’ll have to stand for at least two or three years, how can you compare with me..."
He was the man who could stand on pile skills and succeed eternally...
Zheng Chengcheng just wanted to regain some face after three consecutive losses, he waved his hand and said:
"Gentlemen compare skills, without any gambling inclination."
"That’s no fun, how about I give you two months’ head start?"
"Is Brother Meng so confident?"
"Do you accept?"
"Then just pretend I never said anything."
"...Get lost."
...
On the way back to Lishan Mountain, Meng Chuan looked at his panel:
[Eight Extremes Shaking Rivers: Mastery (59%) → Major Achievement (3%)]
[Molten Core Flame Burst Fist - Fragment: Proficiency (60%) → Mastery (26%)]
"Cultivation Technique Completion: (77+10)%"
This fierce battle, apart from mastering the fusion of the two Martial Arts Momentums and the embryonic form of Intention.
The proficiency of his learned Fist Skills had all improved, especially these two, with the largest increase in proportion.
The proficiency of the former soared like a rocket, directly reaching Major Achievement.
The latter, the incomplete True Skill Flame Attribute Fist, not only broke through Mastery but even increased the technique’s completion by 10%.
Meng Chuan contemplated in his heart:
"Yesterday, when I delivered the final blow to that Celestial Demon-possessed Chen Xuan, I used its ultimate move [Setting Sun Strike].
At that time, the move connected as if soaring with spread wings.
It is likely similar to the step of leaping waves in [Eight Extremes Shaking Rivers], an integrated body technique hidden within the fist moves."
Meng Chuan thought it should be about this.
"In my Five Elements Fist practice, the best one I have is the Fire Attribute.
Probably, with usage in real combat, without deliberately practicing the fist, this technique can gradually become complete..."
He basically never practiced this fist technique in his routine martial training.
Only in actual combat, to bolster the power of his fists when maneuvering Heart Fire Qi, did he use it a few times.
Even so, the proficiency could progress to Mastery, proving Meng Chuan in the martial philosophy of the Fire Attribute had already gone a long way.
The Spirit Breath Fist was not far from Limit Breaking either.
The other Earth-Bearing Fist and Twining Silk Hands, these two Five Elements complete ordinary Martial Arts.
Were also close to Perfection, soon to begin the Limit Breaking countdown.
With the combination of these three Limit Breakings plus the Five Elements Qiankun Technique, after integrating the four, continuing to improve [Five Qi Chaoyuan] should not be a problem.
Coming to his senses, he happened to introspect his body’s meridians.
"Another star and a half have lit up, my Qi and blood are abundant, and my physical quality has improved significantly..."
Meng Chuan estimated that his current Qi and Blood Value had exceeded five thousand points, advancing towards five figures.
I’m afraid that when his Qi and Blood Value hits ten thousand, even a casual punch would match the power of his current True Skill Fist Technique.
At the same time, the strength of Qi and blood is also the foundation for maintaining the duration of the Intention’s embryonic form.
When executing an attack filled with the power of Intention, the Qi and blood are also burning.
With his current five thousand Qi and Blood Value, he might only manage five or six punches before he’s exhausted.
If the Qi and Blood Value surpasses ten thousand, his endurance could double.
The importance of Qi and blood is self-evident.
Meng Chuan silently cultivated as he waited for Lao Yang to summon him, maneuvering newly generated Qi and blood to settle in the Star...
...
He was immersed in cultivation, completely unaware of an incident.
The video of him previously overpowering Zheng Chengcheng and Chen Xuan, two prodigious talents of the same age, had already caused a huge uproar online...
Initially, Xu Qingfeng just uploaded the secretly recorded video to the campus forum.
But given Meng Chuan’s astonishing performance, which greatly boosted Northern United University’s reputation.
Everyone on campus started sharing the video widely.
On major social media platforms, they were passionately mocking rival schools...
Netizens who watched the video were also actively discussing it.
Meng Chuan was simply otherworldly, that last punch became as big as a door panel, how did he achieve that with Hard Skills?
Moreover, his fighting techniques were exquisite, watching Meng Chuan in action at ten times slow motion was sheer enjoyment.
When the video ended, everyone shared a common question in their hearts.
These are all young prodigies, why is there such a huge difference?
Netizens left comments under the video:
[I can only say, it’s like a cultural class exam. Some people can score a hundred points, it’s damn sure they only have a hundred points...]
[Seeing Chen Xuan and Zheng Chengcheng got overpowered in a two-on-one, I can only say, if Four-sided Alliance University were to jointly recommend a Martial Extreme True Inheritance, it could only be True Inheritance Meng!]
[I noticed, Zheng Chengcheng has been defeated three times in a row now. Persistently battling after repeated defeats is a spirit worth learning, showcasing the steadfast character of we martial artists.]
[With Meng Chuan taking the helm for Xingyi Sect, I wonder when our Elephant Form Sect will have an invincible prodigy to compete with him!]
[Jiangcheng Tai Chi Gym recruiting students, Meng Chuan came from here, join us and you could be the next Meng Chuan!]
[Above post, I remember you’re a Xiao Hei fan, don’t run!]
...
Six o’clock in the afternoon.
Meng Chuan was practicing his fists in the courtyard when suddenly the Qi surged on the big rock next to the Star Soup.
In the next moment, a person appeared out of thin air and sat down.
Meng Chuan looked closely, Lao Yang was still as mysterious as ever...
Yang Huan hurried back from outside, gently smoothing his slightly disheveled clothes, and asked:
"Xiaomeng, was that case in Fucheng on the National Mission System handled by you?"
"Yes."
"Did you encounter a conceptual Celestial Demon?"
Meng Chuan nodded.
Yang Huan sensed that the power on the Memory Stone he gifted Meng Chuan was not diminished at all.
He was somewhat surprised at heart.
Without a strong mental force, how could Meng Chuan, relying solely on himself, kill such an intangible and ethereal entity?
This kid has always been quite abnormal, gathering his senses, Yang Huan stopped dwelling on it.
He turned to the main point of his visit to Meng Chuan:
"Do you know what it means that the Lv Zu Statue can be used by the Demon Path to collect faith power?"
"Lv Zu has been tainted by demons."
"Exactly, and you know about the war demon general in the Erwang battle within the Lingnv Demon Nest, right?
As a subordinate of the [Ancestral Dragon], a major Celestial Demon general can cloak themselves with Lv Zu’s guise, and the Demon Summoning Hall can also convert and steal Lv Zu’s incense. This indicates that beneath the [Mountain Whisper] region in Taihang, there still lies Lv Zu’s temple waiting to be uncovered.
These will be the teleportation arrays we’ll use to counterattack the Celestial Demon Realm in the future."
Meng Chuan nodded.
It’s well known that the Demon Summoning Hall, as one of the three major threats within Great Chu, is an outside claw of ultimate darkness hidden deep in the Taihang Mountain range.
This evening, having some free time, Meng Chuan asked related questions he had in mind:
"Principal, is it because those Demon Path martial artists were bewitched by these major Celestial Demons that they betrayed humanity?"
He thought of that group of Crocodile Men in Huangsha 011.
Yang Huan said:
"Only partly so, you must have heard those bewitching voices while fighting the Celestial Demons.
Some with unstable will are easily bewitched by thoughts of [Divine Kingdom], [Divine Son], [Ascension], [Immortality], and the like.
Thus abandoning Martial Arts and embracing the Demon Path.
But some are naturally antisocial, and joining the Demon Path is rather smooth for them. Like most wanted criminal Li Xiao, he was a disgraceful character betraying his masters before he joined the Demon Summoning Hall.
Therefore, he does beastly deeds not only without remorse but with perfect alignment of heart and mind, allowing him to quickly rise to the position of Hall Master."
Meng Chuan nodded and asked:
"What they refer to as ascending to the Divine Kingdom is like what happens to those human-like monsters guarding temples within the Demon Nest?"
Yang Huan explained:
"Yes, so most of these people are both malicious and foolish, having abandoned their Martial Arts will, without the ’Way’ of Martial Arts to illuminate their path.
Think about it, even if they achieve true immortality, what’s the purpose of becoming like that?
It’s because their Heart Spirit is utterly bewitched by the Celestial Demons and unable to discern truth from lies."
Meng Chuan nodded, showing he understood, his Martial Arts will was extremely firm.
He was convinced that even if faced with the ultimate darkness’ personal bewitching, he wouldn’t waver an iota.
It’s just all big talk after all.
If they were genuinely that impressive, would the Demon Path still scurry around like stray dogs?
Great Chu would’ve long been overthrown, becoming the Celestial Demon Realm’s foothold into the human world.