Chapter 39: Killing the Qi Sect (Seventh Update)

The Eighth Level of Qi Gong, the realm of divine transformation, possesses many profound mysteries.

In simple terms, it involves integrating one's thoughts into true qi, allowing for free and easy control. It also grants various perceptual abilities.

For example, the "True Qi Great Hand" at the Seventh Level of Qi Gong can only perform actions like slapping, striking, and grabbing once released.

However, at the Eighth Level, the True Qi Great Hand is equivalent to one's own hand. After it is released, it can clearly sense the enemy's temperature, heartbeat, physical condition, and even the flow of true qi.

One can also extend one's true qi gradually to perceive everything around.

For instance, with eyes closed, one can use true qi to perceive what is depicted in a painting.

One could say that reaching the Eighth Level of Qi Gong, the realm of "Qi Transformation," means that even if one is blind or deaf, it doesn't matter; true qi can completely replace the senses of sight, hearing, taste, and smell.

The term "divine transformation" in "out of the ordinary and into the divine" refers to this very concept.

"Divine" means perception, or divine consciousness.

When divine consciousness is integrated into true qi and extends beyond the body, perceiving everything, this is the greatest secret of the Eighth Level of Qi Gong. Of course, the quality of Eighth Level Qi Gong far surpasses that of the Seventh Level.

The transformations of Qi Gong are also more diverse.

Now, Yang Qi, with a large amount of true qi, forcefully broke through the constraints, reaching the Eighth Level. The world before him suddenly became clear, and his power underwent a tremendous transformation.

"Guard of the Dark God!" He roared, and a black true qi canopy descended. The attacks from the Qi Gong experts were all deflected back.

Pfft!

The old woman, Chen Tianzhen, whose poison was deflected, turned into a toxic arrow that pierced her heart. She spat out a mouthful of black blood, her body turning black. She suffered the consequences of her own poison, which penetrated her heart, leading to her death.

In her final moments, her eyes were still filled with ferocity and greed: "Imperial Qi Gong, I must obtain it..."

"Thank you for your attacks, which allowed me to break through again. This time, all the elders of your Chen family will meet their end in this desolate mountain." Yang Qi emerged from the smoke like a demon god, unleashing a terrifying battle.

Whoosh!

His body moved freely, combining ferocity with the ease of a dragon's tail. He directly rushed to an elder and delivered a punch. Before the elder could react, he was beaten to the point of broken bones and a collapsed chest. The blood in his body was squeezed out by true qi, forming a rain of blood, and he became a mummy due to the massive loss of blood.

"Invincible in battle."

Yang Qi killed one person and did not stop. He unleashed the Invincible King Fist, casually swinging it to clash with the fists of two elders.

Two cracks, and the iron arms and fists of these two elders were reduced to flesh and bone, the violent true qi rebounding. Their dantian, deep in their abdomen, exploded, unable to withstand the counterforce.

The two elders died from the explosion in their abdomen after a single clash.

In the blink of an eye, three people were killed.

"Damn it, how can this be? How could he suddenly break through?" The Qi Sect expert, Chen Tianxiong, seeing three people die, was filled with rage and bloodshot eyes. He issued an order: "Quickly retreat, use retreat to advance. I will surround this person."

He stepped on a powerful martial step, forming a pattern of seven stars under his feet. Suddenly, his human-shaped true qi exploded, transforming into seven large stars rising above his head, seemingly connecting with the power of the stars.

"Seven Stars in the Sky, No Return."

Chen Tianxiong's hands waved continuously, and the seven large true qi stars flew up and down. He seemed to be ascending from the ground, his clothes swelling. His technique, with seven forms, was also a quasi-king level Qi Gong, like the Invincible King Fist.

This strike, concentrating a century of power, was no small feat. With the might of the seven stars, it could dispel evil and slay demons.

Yang Qi's palms parted, and his Qi Gong protected him. Lightning crackled around his body. He took three large steps, each step powerful and majestic, his iron fists striking in succession. "Suppress the Underworld!"

A faint image of a furnace formed above his head, not quite a cauldron but not quite a furnace. Inside, the shadows of lava and sulfur rose and fell, accompanied by the wails of deities, those of fallen deities being refined by the furnace.

This was a sign that the Divine Elephant Suppressing the Underworld technique was about to advance to a new stage.

The first stage of this divine Qi Gong is the emergence of the Dark God's Spear.

The second stage is the emergence of the Demon's Wings.

The third stage is the Dark God's Guard.

The fourth stage is the emergence of the "Underworld Furnace," which can refine everything. At the moment of true advancement, devouring demon cores would be no difficult task.

However, Yang Qi had only grasped a hint of the "Underworld Furnace" concept, and it was unknown how long it would take to truly master it.

But even with just a hint of the Underworld Furnace concept, the fist technique he used was powerful enough to shatter everything.

In ancient legends, the Underworld Furnace was specifically created to refine fallen deities.

In an instant.

The immense force of the Seven Stars No Return clashed with the Underworld Furnace Qi Gong.

A storm appeared at the point of collision. In this storm, it seemed as if wind giants were roaring, and a tornado rose to the sky, reaching dozens of feet high, creating a strange scene.

Yang Qi strode out of the storm, completely unharmed, while Chen Tianxiong was thrown out, covered in blood, his white beard and eyebrows now red.

"Boy, you..."

Chen Tianxiong's voice was hoarse, almost disbelieving of Yang Qi's strength: "This is not the possession of a demon spirit... You are not practicing Imperial Qi Gong. Even if you were, it wouldn't have such ferocious power. This power does not belong to humans, but to deities."

"You know too much."

Yang Qi leaped to Chen Tianxiong's face, grabbed the old Qi Sect expert by the neck, and lifted him up, roaring: "No one move, or I will kill this great elder of your Chen family."

Chen Tianxiong's Qi Gong was in disarray, on the verge of collapse. Yang Qi's previous strike had damaged his internal meridians and qi sea. With his advanced age and declining physical functions, he could not compare to the young Qi Sect experts like Yan Gufeng and Yang Zhan, and was easily captured by Yang Qi.

"Quickly, run!"

On the brink of death, Chen Tianxiong still thought of saving his family, shouting: "This boy is no longer human. He has stolen the power of a deity, using a mortal's body to wield divine power. There will be no good end for him."

His voice was shrill, making people's hair stand on end.

The remaining Chen family elders, seeing even the Qi Sect expert defeated, were already terrified. Hearing Chen Tianxiong's command to run, they immediately fled in all directions.

"Do you think you can escape?"

Yang Qi crushed Chen Tianxiong's neck and threw him to the ground. Then, a pair of wings unfolded from his back, black qi boiling, ten times larger than at the Seventh Level.

The demon wings, stretching dozens of feet, were like a dark cloud covering the sky. With a single flap, he could leap dozens of miles.

Despite the Chen family elders fleeing in all directions, they could not escape the aerial ambush.

One elder fled ten miles, but Yang Qi was already above him, and a Dark God's Spear shot down, pinning him to the ground.

Another elder just mounted a "Jiao Horse," but Yang Qi's True Qi Great Hand grabbed him, lifting him to a height of a hundred feet, sealing his cultivation and throwing him down to his death.

At this moment, Yang Qi truly seemed like a Dark God resurrected from the underworld, moving around with the might of a lone warrior fighting across three thousand miles, a single sword blocking a million troops.

Cries of agony echoed in the desolate mountains, under the dark night sky. A total of twenty-eight Chen family elders and branch family heads were completely killed, their bodies left to rot in the wilderness.

All by Yang Qi's own power.

Even if Yan Gufeng and Yang Zhan worked together, they could not have achieved this. At this moment, with the strength of ten ancient elephants, Yang Qi, who had advanced to the Eighth Level of Qi Gong, had surpassed these two Qi Sect experts.

The twenty-eight cries of agony still echoed in the wilderness. Yang Qi retracted his demon wings and slowly descended from the sky, standing on the ground. The "Jiao Horses" knelt quietly, intimidated by his aura.

In ancient mythology, the Divine Elephant was the lord of all demons, beasts, and monsters, a force created by the gods to suppress all demons and beasts. The aura of the Divine Elephant surpassed that of dragons. These Jiao Horses could only obediently follow, not daring to defy Yang Qi's aura and commands.

Yang Qi gathered the twenty-eight bodies, piling them together. He searched their bodies with his Qi Gong, finding several tens of millions of Qi Gathering Pill silver tickets, as well as some divine weapons, fine swords, and various high-quality medicinal pills.

These people were the core of the Chen family, and the wealth they carried was the essence of the Chen family.

Just the several tens of millions of Qi Gathering Pill silver tickets could offset the loss of the "Dragon Subduing Pill."

"From dust to dust, from earth to earth. You brought this upon yourselves by opposing my Yang family, colluding with the Shadow Poison Sect to harm my elder brothers. Sending you to hell is justified. In your next life, be more careful and don't provoke those you shouldn't." Yang Qi struck the ground with his palm, creating a deep pit, and threw the bodies into it.

Then, he rubbed his hands together, and pitch-black flames descended into the pit, quickly reducing the bodies to ashes.

The Divine Elephant Suppressing the Underworld technique, when activated, could generate intense heat, extreme cold, and sharp metal...

This was the profound mystery of "divine Qi Gong," surpassing everything.

Watching the flames burn, Yang Qi knew that no one could trace the whereabouts of the Chen family. The Chen family, a large clan in Yan Capital and its branches in various cities, was completely finished.

He then activated his true qi, extending his large black wings. With a single flap, a whirlwind lifted the twenty-eight "Jiao Horses," and he rode the wind into the night.

This ability was almost identical to that of the legendary wind-riding demon kings.