Chapter 75

In the span of a dozen breaths, Su Yang unleashed his full strength, exhausting all the power he had stored within him. The area within twenty zhang was filled with flying stone chips and condensed energy waves, demonstrating astonishing destructive power.

What was truly remarkable was that despite Su Yang being a thousand-year-old immortal sect patriarch, the old man with the single eye did not move an inch throughout the entire confrontation, countering with just his right hand, showing no signs of being at a disadvantage.

However, Su Yang fought with great enthusiasm. Even though he knew his opponent was formidable, he showed no signs of stopping. As the fight progressed, he even used mental attacks and unleashed his true essence without restraint, pushing his offensive to the limit.

"Being merely at the initial Foundation Establishment stage, you possess such profound true essence and formidable mental strength. What cultivation method are you practicing?" The old man's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Su Yang didn't understand what he was saying and continued his attack. Finally, the old man took action.

"Unfortunately, you have no understanding of the subtleties of Daoist techniques. You have a perfect foundation but can only exert a fraction of its potential."

"Now, I will show you the might of our cultivators."

As he spoke, the old man waved his sleeve, generating a powerful force that not only countered Su Yang's attack but also formed a shadow of a fierce tiger, which pounced on Su Yang with a suffocating and terrifying pressure.

The shadow of the tiger, emitting a faint green glow, exuded a chilling aura that made Su Yang feel a deep-seated sense of helplessness.

At the last moment, Su Yang gathered his true essence, his body darting back more than ten meters. The tiger shadow slammed into the ground, creating a deep pit several meters deep and about two zhang in diameter. The surrounding ground was cracked from the aftershock, and visible electric sparks danced within the cracks.

"What kind of technique is this, with such immense destructive power!"

As Su Yang was stunned, the old man formed seals with his hands and spat out the word "Hai!" A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, a purple lightning bolt as thick as a child's arm aimed directly at Su Yang.

Fortunately, Su Yang had already released his mental awareness and sensed the danger, dodging to the side just in time. The spot where he had just stood was now charred.

Immediately after, more than a dozen purple lightning bolts descended from the sky, forcing Su Yang to dodge frantically, leaving him no chance to counterattack the old man.

"Boy, this is just a minor technique of our cultivators. Can you truly match it?" The old man, standing with his hands behind his back, smiled faintly, a smile he hadn't shown for hundreds of years, and said calmly.

"I can't beat you, so I won't fight anymore..."

For the first time in thousands of years, Su Yang willingly admitted his inferiority. He was straightforward, spreading his hands and saying, "What is a cultivator? Who are you?"

"Even not knowing what a cultivator is, I wonder how you managed to reach the initial Foundation Establishment stage."

The old man sighed, as if recalling painful past events, and said with a pained expression, "Who am I? Over two thousand years ago, when I was still in the mortal world, it was the time of the Three Kingdoms, and I was known as the Master Yu Ji. Later, I fortuitously obtained the 170 volumes of the 'Taiping Qingling Dao,' and after sixty years of enlightenment, I finally embarked on the path of cultivation, entered the Spirit Realm, and inherited the legacy of the Four Extremes Holy Sect, leading to where I am now."

Upon hearing this, Su Yang was also shocked. Having undergone nine reincarnations, he knew very well who Yu Ji was—a famous figure from the late Eastern Han Dynasty. If what the old man said was true, then calling him a boy was indeed appropriate, as the old man was a two-thousand-year-old ancient relic.

Yu Ji seemed to sense Su Yang's doubt and beckoned him, "Follow me, I will show you something that will prove my words are true."

Under Yu Ji's guidance, Su Yang followed him to a room filled with ancient books. Yu Ji took out a scroll called 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang' and handed it to Su Yang, saying, "Read this book carefully. When you finish, you will understand many things."

Without waiting for Su Yang's response, Yu Ji floated away, disappearing from sight.

Su Yang opened 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang' and saw the first line: "I believe that Yan and Huang were the beginning, skillfully seizing the creation of heaven and earth, all the hustle and bustle of the mortal world is but an illusion, only by entering the path of cultivation is it true..."

He didn't know how long he had been reading, but when he finally turned to the last page, the shock he felt was unprecedented.

'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang' could be considered an encyclopedia of cultivation, recording the history of Earth for five thousand years.

It listed the names and origins of those who had entered the path of cultivation over the millennia, and among them was Yu Ji's name. More importantly, it also mentioned a name that filled Su Yang with immense excitement—Xie Di Xiang Yutian.

In addition, a name that Su Yang had yearned for and never forgotten for a thousand years also appeared.

"Nie Lingbo!!!"

The shock these three words brought to Su Yang was indescribable.

Years ago, Nie Lingbo, to fulfill her master's last wish, chose to transcend the void, parting with Su Yang by the Qiantang River, and since then, there had been no news of her.

Now, after a thousand years, as Su Yang embarked on the path of cultivation and found himself in the Spirit Realm, seeing Nie Lingbo's name in 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang' filled him with a myriad of emotions.

A thousand years ago, by the Qiantang River, during the August flood, the tide rose.

Su Yang asked, "Transcending the void? Is it that important?"

"If I weren't the Holy Maiden of the Sword Pavilion, I would have stayed with you until old age. But unfortunately, you have your path, and I have mine. Different paths make it difficult to plan together."

"Su Yang, if we can meet again after transcending the void, I will definitely be your wife."

"Tonight, if we can reunite, I will never let anything stand in the way of keeping you by my side, because you have used up the last reason for me to reject you."

"If we meet again, you will be my woman, and no one can stop it!"

Even though it was a memory from a thousand years ago, it was as vivid as if it had just happened.

At this moment, the joy that suddenly arose in Su Yang's heart was so profound that even a high-ranking cultivator like Yu Ji could not see through it.

After a long time, Su Yang suppressed his excitement and continued reading.

In addition to the list up to five hundred years ago, 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang' also provided an explanation and summary of the term "cultivation."

From Su Yang's perspective, in simple terms, reaching the pinnacle of martial arts and taking one more step would lead to the path of cultivation. All methods would converge, and everything would start anew.

Swallowing the sky, moving mountains and filling seas, plucking stars and embracing the moon, emulating the heavens and earth, gathering all great abilities and talents within oneself, defying the heavens—this is what cultivation is.

That night, in the quiet room, Su Yang sat on one side, and Yu Ji looked at him calmly, "You have finished reading. Do you believe me now?"

"Actually, I didn't need to read it. After our battle, I already believed you," Su Yang nodded slightly.

"I have a few questions to ask you," Yu Ji's eyes glowed as he looked at Su Yang.

Su Yang smiled faintly, "I also have a question. Xie Di Xiang Yutian is my master, and everything I have achieved is due to him. In 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang,' I saw my master's name. Have you ever met my master?"

"You are Xie Di's disciple?"

Yu Ji was taken aback, "Xie Di and I have had interactions. He was indeed a person of great talent among our kind. However, after the turmoil five hundred years ago, only I remained in the three Spirit Realms. Your master has already left this place."

"Senior, you have met my master!" Su Yang said excitedly, "Where is he now?"

Yu Ji smiled bitterly, "You have read 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang,' and you should know that Earth is just a grain of sand in the vast cultivation domain. Five hundred years ago, cultivators from outside the domain came and took all the Earth cultivators, including your master. I am the only one who remained here."

Su Yang felt a heavy blow to his mind. He wanted to ask about Nie Lingbo but swallowed the words, finally saying with difficulty, "Everyone is gone?"

Yu Ji sighed deeply, "Yes, they are in a place called 'Longyan Star.' Don't think too much about it. With the current cultivation environment on Earth, without the guidance of high-ranking cultivators from other domains, it is impossible to cross the star domain and reach other places in your lifetime."

"What do you mean?" Su Yang frowned.

"I have cultivated for over two thousand years and am only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. I have no hope of reaching the Golden Core stage in my lifetime. This may be due to my insufficient talent, but the most significant factor is the scarcity of cultivation resources and the loss of heavenly qi on Earth."

"To cross the star domain and open a portal to other cultivation domains, one must have at least reached the late Golden Core stage. In a place like Earth, where cultivation resources are scarce, even after ten thousand years of cultivation, it is unlikely to achieve this. Moreover, without reaching the required cultivation level, one's lifespan is limited, and it is impossible to live that long."

Su Yang recalled the description of cultivation levels in 'The Great Outline of Yan and Huang.' From low to high, they were divided into five realms and fifteen stages: Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Yuan婴, and Divine Transformation, each realm divided into early, middle, and late stages.

"Is it really that difficult to cultivate?"

Su Yang muttered, "According to what you said, I broke through from the peak of Qi Condensation to the initial Foundation Establishment stage in just a hundred days, and that was in the outside world where the heavenly qi is ten times weaker than in the Spirit Realm."

"What!"

Yu Ji, who had been composed, now stared at Su Yang with wide eyes, unable to believe it, "You're not joking, right? You broke through from Qi Condensation to the initial Foundation Establishment stage in less than a hundred days?"

It took Yu Ji over two hundred and eighty years to reach the peak of Qi Condensation, the pinnacle of martial arts, and then break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. He was considered one of the faster ones.

Su Yang said firmly, "Absolutely true."

Yu Ji suppressed his shock and extended his hand, "Young friend Su, may I check your pulse?"

Su Yang, who had already acknowledged Yu Ji, nodded, "Of course."

After about a dozen breaths, Yu Ji withdrew his hand and sat down, his face full of joy. He had used his true essence to probe Su Yang's cultivation and found that although Su Yang's true essence was not abundant, its quality was extremely pure, far surpassing his own.

In a sense, if true essence were divided into different grades, Yu Ji's true essence was at most a sixth-grade, while Su Yang's was a first-grade. This was related to talent and the cultivation method used before the Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, Yu Ji discovered that after Su Yang's Foundation Establishment, a small world had already formed in his dantian, a level he had only achieved at the late Foundation Establishment stage, three hundred years ago. For a cultivator who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, this was a miracle.

"Young friend Su, I believe you."

"This is a fortunate event for the descendants of Yan and Huang, and it is not in vain that I have guarded this place for five hundred years."

Su Yang blinked, "Why do you say that?"

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