SFS 104 Heavenly Fire Suppression
104 Heavenly Fire Suppression
After thanking him, Gao Zhun was about to leave when Gao Xuanqi stopped hiding and stepped forward, trying to block Gao Zhun's path. However, Gao Xuanqi dodged and was still in front of him. But Gao Zhun stopped and turned to look at Gao Xuanqi, his eyes full of mockery: "You're that Gao Xuan something, right? What? You won't let your brother stand up for you?"
Gao Xuanqi was so enraged by Gao Zhun's words that he was about to point a finger at him when Gao Xuanzheng, with sharp eyes, struck him down with his sword sheath. Seeing that Gao Xuanzheng was going against him again, Gao Xuanqi's eyes turned red with anger, and he turned to point at Gao Xuanzheng: "You're afraid of Gao Zhun, but I'm not. Don't forget your father!"
Gao Xuanzheng was scolded by his own younger brother, and only then did he understand how Gao Zhun felt about not liking others pointing at him. He didn't like it either, but this was his brother. Just as Gao Xuanqi said, he would not forget his father's instructions. And because of his father's instructions, he had to stop Gao Xuanqi from doing anything foolish. Only after fighting with Gao Zhun did he know how terrifying Gao Zhun's strength really was.
Ignoring the rage blazing in Gao Xuanqi's eyes, he stepped forward, standing between Gao Zhun and Gao Xuanqi, and looked at Gao Zhun apologetically: "Please don't take it to heart, my brother didn't mean it."
"Oh?" Gao Zhun glanced at Gao Xuanqi behind Gao Xuanzheng, then at Gao Xuanzheng, and shook her head. It wasn't that she was deliberately picking a fight; it was that Gao Xuanqi wasn't willing to let her go. Originally, because Gao Xuanzheng had helped her comprehend sword intent, her plan to make these geniuses from Longyin Courtyard suffer was put on hold. Now it seems that some people really don't know why Lord Ma has three eyes.
Gao Xuanqi was so enraged by Gao Xuanzheng's obsequious behavior towards Gao Zhun that he was practically fuming. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hands were filled with scorching true energy. He grabbed Gao Xuanzheng's shoulders with his front hand and roared, "Get out of my way!"
After moving Gao Xuanzheng away, the other hand transformed from a palm into a claw and grabbed at Gao Zhun's vitals.
Gao Xuanzheng never expected Gao Xuanqi to attack him. Caught off guard, Gao Xuanqi struck him successfully. And that angry "Get out of here!"—no one is without temper. Just as he was about to grab him back, Gao Xuanqi's voice echoed in his mind: "Don't forget, whose daughter is she?"
One sentence was enough to make Gao Xuanzheng give up the idea of taking action. Gao Zhun glanced at Gao Xuanzheng's direction with slight surprise, but only for a moment, and then focused all his attention on dealing with Gao Xuanqi.
Gao Xuanqi's eyes were bloodshot and he was consumed by rage, but his moves were ruthless, each one targeting the flaws that Gao Zhun had deliberately exposed. A glint flashed in Gao Zhun's eyes. Since that was the case, she didn't mind playing around with this person who had no idea why he was opposing her.
Gao Xuanqi used a combination of palm techniques and strange claws. Gao Zhun also used palm techniques, but since arriving in this world, she had only studied one book, "Azure Glazed Sword Technique," and was completely unfamiliar with palm techniques. So she simply used the Tai Chi she had learned in her previous life. When Gao Zhun poured her true energy into the Tai Chi palm technique, the nascent soul sitting in her dantian trembled and actually began to rotate within her dantian.
After thinking for a while, Gao Zhun realized that Tai Chi corresponds to Yin and Yang. It was a pity that she did not have a mental cultivation method that matched Tai Chi, otherwise, she might have been able to comprehend a trace of the meaning of Yin and Yang.
Putting aside the slight regret in her heart, Gao Xuanqi possessed a superior fire-type spiritual root. As for its exact grade, she couldn't discern it within this secret realm where the ability to break through illusions was restricted. Moreover, the true essence covering his palms was extremely hot, with faint flames visible, suggesting that he had refined an extraordinary strange fire.
She also possessed a different kind of fire. The high-ranking scholar had given her a Heavenly Fire, which she had already refined and made into her innate fire. Now she was bringing it out to see if her Heavenly Fire, suppressed to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, could prevail against the other party's different fire.
Gao Zhun was very confident in the Heavenly Fire she had obtained from Gao Shi. She had used it to resist the Netherworld Ghost Fire of the Yin Corpse before, and now it should not be at a disadvantage against Gao Xuanqi's Strange Fire.
As expected, when Gao Zhun unleashed her Heavenly Fire, she noticed that the flame contained in Gao Xuanqi's palm trembled. Its previously faint and imperceptible nature was broken. At this moment, not only Gao Zhun, but also the onlookers could see that Gao Xuanqi's palm was enveloped in a ball of crimson flames for the last three inches. No wonder Gao Zhun had never allowed Gao Xuanqi's palm to be within three inches of hers before.
"Heh, Gao Xuanqi's ultimate move has been completely exposed." Gao Yuanqing, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, thought to himself, while shaking his head. Anyone with eyes could see that Gao Zhun originally came with ill intentions. If it weren't for Gao Xuanzheng helping him comprehend the state of man and sword as one, they might have lost most of their Enlightenment Fruits. They were about to leave, so why did Gao Xuanqi go up and provoke them? Was he afraid of not being able to drag them down with him?
If he weren't a member of the Gao family and the pride of being the former number one in Longyin Courtyard, he wouldn't have been allowed to run away. He would have disappeared long ago. Gao Yuanqing looked around and, sure enough, found that those who, like him, had not participated in the conflict between Gao Xuanqi and Gao Zhun were wavering. He pondered for a moment, silently put away the Enlightenment Fruit he had received, and stepped aside to distance himself from Gao Xuanqi's henchmen. The others followed suit.
Only those who had been involved in the feud between Gao Xuanqi and Gao Zhun stopped in their tracks when they tried to imitate him, under the warning gazes of Gao Yuanqing and the others. They felt bitter and couldn't help but complain about Gao Xuanqi, who was still trembling with Gao Zhun.
If Gao Xuanqi could win, that would be one thing, but considering Gao Xuanzheng's attitude towards Gao Zhun, Gao Yuanqing's and others' reactions, and Gao Zhun's effortless way of exposing Gao Xuanqi's secret in the current battle, how could Gao Xuanqi possibly defeat this female demon who seems to have taken some kind of super tonic?
If the Enlightenment Fruit Secret Realm didn't prohibit beings outside the Nascent Soul stage, they would all have thought Gao Zhun had already become a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator.
Gao Xuanqi's strange fire is actually a type of celestial fire. For some reason, when approaching the celestial fire in Gao Zhun's hands, there is an instinctive fear. Gao Xuanqi, as the master, has also noticed this, but he cannot understand the reason. Logically speaking, since they are both celestial fires, there shouldn't be such a significant difference in their levels, unless...
Thinking of that "unless," a flash of murderous intent crossed Gao Xuanqi's eyes, but his hands fell limply to his sides, concealing his killing intent, and he said in a low voice, "I lost."
Gao Zhun looked at Gao Xuanqi with confusion. This man was really strange. First, he refused to let him go, but now he wanted to admit defeat even though he still had strength left. Had he calmed down after fighting for so long and being blinded by anger?
However, regardless of Gao Xuanqi's thoughts, Gao Zhun would not let it go. She glanced at Gao Yuanqing and his group with an air of nonchalance. Gao Yuanqing and the others felt a chill in their hearts, but their expressions remained unchanged. She did not intend to make things difficult for them, so she looked at Gao Xuanqi's group of followers. Her gaze was so blatant that it made people's bodies stiffen.
Someone started by taking two-thirds of the Enlightenment Fruits in their hand and handing them to Gao Zhun. Looking at the pile of Enlightenment Fruits in front of her, she smiled. Was she planning to spend money to avoid disaster?
Well, she figured she had shown enough today. She didn’t even bother to examine the Enlightenment Fruits that people had handed over. With a wave of her right hand, she put them all into her storage ring. Then she casually pointed and said, “I should have gained something on this journey of a hundred miles. Consider this some compensation.”
After saying that, Gao Zhun didn't care whether these people believed her or not. Anyway, she went to find another team. The Gao family didn't just have the Dragon Roar and Phoenix Cry villas.
In the end, the people from Longyin Courtyard still held onto a sliver of hope and followed the direction given by Gao Zhun. When they indeed discovered a large pile of Enlightenment Fruits that had not yet been discovered, and after dividing them equally, they found that the amount they had given was even more than what they had handed over, their feelings were even more complicated and difficult to understand.
Twenty-odd days passed quickly as Gao Zhun and his group of ten traveled around. Their methods were all similar: first, they established their authority, and then they pointed out the way forward. This "slap first, then sweet treat" approach was exactly what these cultivators wanted. A slap proved your strength, and a sweet treat proved your wealth. In this secret realm, it could also be called an opportunity, generosity, and so on. In short, when everyone left the secret realm, those who had been visited by the ten people, except for those who hadn't, all stood behind their respective groups.
The Nascent Soul and Nascent Soul cultivators from various families and sects witnessed this extraordinary scene. Looking at the ten people standing confidently at the front, everyone had an indescribable feeling, yet they instinctively felt that they would always stand at the front like this, forever.
Of course, the cultivators standing behind the ten people often gained more than those who did not take sides. When the Nascent Soul and Integration cultivators waiting outside realized this, they understood and did not say much. They simply remembered the one person from their own camp and kept him for observation.
It is said that Gao Zhun and the other ten people obtained such an opportunity from Wu Ya Mozun, but they did not keep it to themselves. However, they did not intend to spread it around, lest it be obtained by the people of Luo Tian Continent. So, after discussing for a while, they decided that each person could only pass on this method to four people, and those four people had to swear an oath to not pass on the technique to others within a hundred years. After a hundred years, they could choose a reliable person to pass it on every hundred years, and so on.
Thus, upon returning home, Gao Zhun immediately passed the "Nourishing Essence Technique" to his mother, and then implanted it into Gao Ling's sea of consciousness. The others also passed the technique on to their most important people, quickly bringing the number of people who had obtained the technique to nearly fifty. (166 Reading Network)