Peace Order
Chapter 238 - 116: I Have Not Seen the Phoenix, but the Phoenix Has Seen Me

Chapter 238: Chapter 116: I Have Not Seen the Phoenix, but the Phoenix Has Seen Me

"The Six Void Four Union Divine Skill," was created by Duke Chen when he was advanced in years and had reached great success in his realm. It was subsequently perfected by generations of grandmasters, capable of neutralizing Different Species True Qi in the body. Situ Deqing’s qi force, although incredibly pure, was not substantial in quantity.

After being detected, it tried to break out to the left and right but was still devoured by Li Guanyi’s Inner Qi.

Li Guanyi refined it according to the operational method of this Divine Skill.

A full stick of incense later, the hidden Inner Qi within Li Guanyi disappeared without a trace. He leapt up and felt no change in the volume of Inner Qi in his body. He thought for a moment, walked out of the room, and came to the courtyard.

The large stone in his yard for practicing martial arts was replaced every day.

Mr. Xue would smash the stone and then use it as paving material.

The old man would pave the muddy village roads with these crushed stones, transforming them into gravel paths. He would then symbolically charge a small fee, so the common people wouldn’t regard the Xue Family as saints overflowing with goodwill.

Sometimes, they would even think that road-building was a pretext for collecting money, cursing the Xue Family.

Regardless, although the Xue Family was a house of great wealth, they were also meticulous in their dealings.

Li Guanyi clenched his fist and looked at the solid boulder, smashing it with the Xue Family Shattered Jade Fist. His physique was strong, his qi force sufficient, and with one blow accompanied by a crisp sound, the boulder shattered into pieces, which clattered to the ground.

The Xue Family Shattered Jade Fist especially excelled at explosive damage.

When a martial artist approached an archer from the Xue Family who had no arrows left,

what awaited them was a fist no less formidable than those of Martial World sects.

For a member of the Xue Family, being up close meant engaging in the second phase. General Xue’s method ranged from long-distance with the Divine Bow, mid-range with the Battle Halberd, drawing a blade at closeness, and also fists and feet in close-quarters combat. Without the contemporary Shaking Light, General Xue had no weak points.

This series of fist techniques, although Li Guanyi had not yet reached Great Success, still exhibited tremendous power when executed thanks to his physique, scarcely less powerful than a perfected form. Li Guanyi paused, circulated the "Six Void Four Union Divine Skill" again, and threw another Shattered Jade Fist.

This time, the stone remained unmarked.

However, a strange light flashed in Li Guanyi’s eyes as he muttered to himself, "Such a vicious qi force."

He extended a finger and gently poked the stone, a rock solid enough for paving roads, and with this young man exerting no strength at all, the stone silently dissolved into fine sand and flowed away.

This was the characteristic of the casual qi force of Situ Deqing, the world’s tenth-ranked assassin.

"Cold, domineering, silent, and indiscernible, forget it, let’s call it the Yin Rou Force."

Li Guanyi suspected that if Situ Deqing made a move, it would directly ignore defenses, destroying meridians and internal organs. Even martial artists with physiques as strong as the Vajra Dragon Elephant would not have internal organs as formidable as their muscles and bones. This strand of qi force entering his body was not strong,

but as long as Li Guanyi cultivated the second level of the Magic Skills,

whether it be the Nine Acupoint System of the Imperial Orthodox martial arts of the Central Plains,

or the martial arts of the Western Regions, following the Seven Chakra System,

it required extreme caution when cultivating this second layer. Once this qi force mobilized, Li Guanyi feared his internal organs and meridians might shatter on the spot, wasting all his martial arts, and he could place the blame on Yue Qianfeng or even Chen Chengbi who had recommended the Cultivation Technique.

Thinking of Chen Chengbi’s attitude, Li Guanyi pondered for a moment.

"Not to kill me, but to cripple me, to exacerbate the conflict."

"After all, it’s a faction of the Crown Prince..."

"Or is it someone lurking within the Crown Prince’s faction, in fact, inciting both sides to fight covertly on behalf of the Emperor."

"The assassin caught before claimed it was Tantai Xianming who had acted, but was it really him, or was it the Emperor’s doing, merely using Tantai Xianming’s name? Or was it indeed Tantai Xianming who gave the orders, but the Emperor had given Situ Deqing another command?"

Li Guanyi found the situation before him to be puzzling and complex.

Even Elder Xue from his own family was a wily old fox full of schemes.

He decided to find a way to warn Elder Xue. Young as he was, he would not get involved in a battle of wits between such cunning foxes. Compared to these mental manipulations, martial arts were more reliable. He moved his palms together, trying to comprehend the intricacies of "Six Void Four Union Divine Skill."

Void, Unifying, it truly captures the essence of Taoist martial arts.

Yet it rules as I do, like a Great Emperor commanding his subjects, harnessing all forms of qi force under heaven.

Even an enemy’s strength is put to my service.

Underneath its Taoist guise lies the true meaning of imperial martial arts.

It speaks volumes about Duke Chen’s mental state at the time; Li Guanyi, seeing through martial perspectives, doubted that if General Xue had not been lurking by Duke Chen’s side, Duke Chen would have rebelled long ago.

Now, as Li Guanyi circulated his Inner Qi, he could switch between the "Jade Arm Divine Bow Skills" and the qi force absorbed from Situ Deqing. After lying low for a few days to ensure safety, he would then cultivate the "Red Dragon Power." With one punch, three layers of qi force would manifest.

White Tiger Defense Breaking, Red Dragon scorching the meridians, while the Dark Force infiltrated the organs.

Utterly exquisite.

This "Six Void Four Union Divine Skill" seemed not to be Inner Strength, but rather a secret technique.

Li Guanyi bombarded the boulder with the Shattered Jade Fist, now with either domineering or Yin Rou Dark Force; sometimes corroding first with Yin Rou, then piercing through with a domineering punch, endlessly alternating, yet it was evidently the same Shattered Jade Fist, which at this moment due to the variation in inner forces derived different effects for the technique.

In the end, Li Guanyi pressed his palm against the boulder.

With a flick of the wrist, the boulder completely crumbled into granules.

Li Guanyi replaced his weapon with his hand and ferociously swept it aside,

actually managing to forcefully execute the Wave-Rolling, releasing a vortex of qi force using the [Yin Rou Force], turning the stones to countless powders, swirling and churning. Li Guanyi stepped forward and threw a punch as if shattering mountains and breaking yokes, blasting forth.