Chapter 32

In the ice cellar, Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui were both fighting with all their might. They seemed to have taken some kind of stimulant, their palm strikes flying wildly, and the powerful true qi they emitted made the ice cellar tremble as if it were about to collapse.

Watching the two innate experts fight to the death, Li She benefited greatly.

Wu Xingyun, after mastering the "Eight Desolates, Six Directions, I Am the Supreme" technique, had an innate realm of supreme dominance, where every move exuded an extraordinary aura of dominance. Despite her appearance as a young girl, her expansive and grand moves made it seem as if she were the only one in the world.

Li Qiushui, on the other hand, practiced the "Small Unparalleled Technique," which was formless and could transform into myriad forms. Her White Rainbow Palm power, which could bend and stretch at will, was unpredictable. Li She had already discerned that Li Qiushui's grandmaster realm was "ethereal." Formless and ever-changing, it was like the clouds in the sky, constantly shifting, much like Li Qiushui's unpredictable and highly changeable personality.

Observing their fight helped Li She to better understand his own innate realm, aiding him in his breakthrough from the acquired to the innate state.

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Wu Xingyun performed the "Tian Shan Six Yang Palms" in a series of nine moves, transforming the originally graceful and elegant martial arts of the Free and Easy School into something extraordinarily dominant. With decades of practice in this palm technique, it was far superior to Li She's less than three months of training.

The connection of the moves and the skill in using internal energy were all clear to Li She, who suddenly had a profound realization.

Wu Xingyun seemed fierce, but Li She knew that at this moment, Wu Xingyun was fighting with all her might, while Li Qiushui had pushed the "ethereal" realm to its extreme. The "Small Unparalleled Technique," which was formless and could encompass myriad forms, made Li Qiushui's White Rainbow Palm power even more difficult to predict. Li Qiushui had only achieved the great completion of the White Rainbow Palm at the age of sixty, indicating how difficult and obscure this technique was. Even with Li Qiushui's talent, it took her forty to fifty years. While it was not difficult to project internal energy externally, to control the trajectory of the projected energy, like a guided bomb tracking an enemy, was extremely challenging. Li She knew he could not do it.

After observing for a long time, Li She discovered that the effective range of Li Qiushui's White Rainbow Palm was within thirty zhang. Beyond thirty zhang, the palm power could only slightly change direction. Achieving this level in the age of cold weapons was unprecedented.

"Bang, bang, bang" Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui exchanged three palm strikes. Although Wu Xingyun's "Eight Desolates, Six Directions, I Am the Supreme" technique would not be fully complete for two more days, Li Qiushui had a slight advantage in internal energy. However, the dominant power of the "Eight Desolates, Six Directions, I Am the Supreme" technique also shook Li Qiushui.

"Spit" Both Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Vile woman, today, one of us must die," Wu Xingyun shouted, gathering all her internal energy and striking Li Qiushui.

"Hmph, old demon woman, either you die or I do, prepare to die!" Li Qiushui shouted back, not willing to back down.

For a moment, the two locked palms, directly comparing their internal energy in a fierce struggle.

Li She, who had been watching, smiled, "Hehe, this is just what I was waiting for." Li She shouted, "Uncle and Aunt, stop fighting quickly!" and leaped forward, striking both with his palms, seemingly to stop their mutually destructive fight. Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui, as if sharing a single mind, each extended a palm to strike the flying Li She.

"This is it!" Li She's palms were filled with Northern Mystic true energy. When his palms met Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui's, the "Cold Fire Technique," a fusion of the "Nine Yang Divine Technique," "Bone Washing Sutra," and "Northern Mystic Divine Technique," began to run wildly. The yin-yang fish-shaped true energy in Li She's dantian spun rapidly, devouring Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui's true energy.

"Uncle and Aunt, stop fighting. There are only three of us left in the Free and Easy School, why must we fight to the death?" Li She said while absorbing their true energy.

"Disciple, don't interfere. I must kill this lewd woman today," Wu Xingyun said, spitting out a mouthful of blood but continuing to pour her internal energy into her palms.

"Hmph, Li She, step aside. I must kill this old demon woman to avenge my sixty years of disfigurement," Li Qiushui said, gritting her teeth and pouring more internal energy, blood seeping from the corners of her mouth.

Li She's attempts to stop them only fueled their fight. Li She wanted this effect, feigning helplessness, he shouted, "Uncle and Aunt, I must offend you! Northern Mystic Divine Technique!"

Absorbing the internal energy of two innate experts, Li She gradually lost his senses, completely immersed in the process of absorbing, refining, and then absorbing and refining again. "Five years, ten years, fifteen years, twenty years, thirty years..." As his internal energy continuously improved, Li She was ecstatic. No wonder Xuzhu in the original story didn't let go; the feeling of absorbing others' internal energy through the Northern Mystic Divine Technique was incredibly satisfying, like a full-body sauna.

Feeling their internal energy rapidly depleting, Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui initially didn't notice, but later began to panic. Most of their internal energy was used in the fight, but now it was being used to resist the powerful suction of the Northern Mystic Divine Technique.

Seeing Li She's eyes become vacant, both became anxious.

"Ah, disciple, stop quickly!"

"Li She, stop now!"

"Old demon woman, stop first, or both of our internal energies will be drained by this boy," Li Qiushui shouted.

"Hmph, vile woman, why don't you stop first? Your plan is too cunning. If I stop, you'll take advantage and I'll either die or be crippled. You stop first," Wu Xingyun shouted.

"You stop first."

"You let go first."

They argued back and forth, their voices growing weaker. As Li She absorbed the internal energy of two innate experts, the yin-yang fish of the "Cold Fire Technique" spun wildly, and the true energy that overflowed was alternately cold and hot. The ice in the ice cellar, already shattered by their fierce battle, was now melted by Li She's hot true energy.

Even though Li She had stolen Xuzhu's fortune and taken his place, the world's will of "Demons of the Heavenly Dragon" still followed the original story's inertia, and a flood washed Li She, Wu Xingyun, and Li Qiushui out.

Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui, drained of energy, naturally died. Li She, who had stolen Xuzhu's fortune, naturally became the master of the Vulture Palace.

After cremating Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui and carrying their ashes, Li She followed Aunt Yu and the Vulture Palace group to Mount Tian.

On the way, Li She was deeply engrossed in thinking about his innate realm. With seventy years of Northern Mystic Divine Technique internal energy from Wu Xingyun, seventy-three years of "Eight Desolates, Six Directions, I Am the Supreme" internal energy, sixty-five years of "Small Unparalleled Technique" internal energy from Li Qiushui, and thirty years of "Cold Fire Technique" internal energy from various hundred-year-old ginseng and other items, he had a total of 283 years of internal energy. He believed no one in the "Demons of the Heavenly Dragon" world had deeper internal energy, but he could not break through the final barrier.

Lost in thought, Li She had already reached the foot of Mount Tian. At this moment, Murong Fu was leading the people from the seventy-two islands and thirty-six caves to attack the Vulture Palace. On the way, they encountered injured Vulture Palace disciples.

After a quick treatment, Li She flew to the Vulture Palace, "Innate realm? Innate realm? What is my innate realm? What is it?"

The "Cold Fire Technique" combined two extreme true energies, cold ice-like rationality and fiery passion. These were two different personalities. Innate realms generally formed over time as a result of one's personality after achieving great completion in a martial art. Li She lacked the accumulated experience, and his forced growth made him unable to feel his innate realm.

The Vulture Palace hall was filled with people. Without the Childlike Elder, the Vulture Palace was like a toothless tiger. How could a group of women resist the seventy-two islands and thirty-six caves and Murong Fu?

Vulture Palace disciples were captured and brutally tortured by the seventy-two islands and thirty-six caves to vent their years of resentment.

"Speak! Where is the antidote for the Life and Death Mark?"

"Speak or we'll kill you all!"

"Right, hand it over or you'll regret it today!"

The seventy-two islands and thirty-six caves began to force the captives to reveal the antidote.

Seeing the side techniques brutally beating the women, Feng Bo'e said, "Hmph! Side techniques are side techniques, bullying women is nothing."

Murong Fu pretended not to hear. With seven to eight hundred martial arts experts, this force could greatly aid his quest to restore his kingdom.

Bao Bu Tong knew Murong Fu's intentions but still frowned at their methods.

Mei Jian shouted, "Hmph, you scoundrels, when the Childlike Elder returns, you'll beg for death!"

Zhuo Bufan shouted, "Still defiant? The Childlike Elder is being hunted by her enemies and will surely die. Her enemy is highly skilled. Will she survive? Speak!"

Just then, a voice from the hall entrance shouted, "Jumping clown! Die!"

Zhuo Bufan turned around, his face turning pale. He saw