Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

The casual Dust Law Sword was indeed somewhat difficult for killing a prodigy like She Mingchuan. It was necessary to apply a bit more force and become serious with the strike.

Chen Fei’s internal vitality and spirit were only about thirty percent of his original state. Without the divine protection of the Unblemished Divine Vision, with such depleted energy, he would have been in a weakened or even severely injured condition.

However, thanks to the divine protection, all bodily injuries were healed, and Chen Fei was able to perform three Dust Law Sword strikes as if nothing had happened.

To an outsider, it was impossible to discern Chen Fei’s true condition.

They could only observe that Chen Fei seemed to use the exaggerated Dust Law Sword technique effortlessly.

This was a sword move capable of killing a peak-level Fourth Rank warrior. From any angle, it should not have appeared so effortless, yet Chen Fei accomplished it with ease.

With She Mingchuan dead and his remains utterly obliterated, the challenge was officially over.

The members of Shadow Island looked at Chen Fei in the arena.

Even though they had won two out of the four matches, this individual had made their efforts come to nothing.

“Young friend, I hope to see your figure in the Return to Nothing Realm in the future!” She Qianling suddenly chuckled softly, looking at Chen Fei.

Chen Fei did not speak, merely gazing calmly at She Qianling.

Observing Chen Fei’s expression, She Qianling’s smile gradually faded, and his gaze grew stern once more.

The arena emitted a blinding light, and countless chains appeared in the void, locking onto Shadow Island’s members.

The people of Shadow Island made no attempt to resist. This was the rule of the Boundless Sea plane; given their power, resisting would have unpredictable consequences.

The best outcome was to be directly expelled from the Boundless Sea plane into the void.

Even Fifth Rank power could not survive long in the void, let alone so many Fourth Rank warriors. They would surely face death.

The chains of rule dragged the members of Shadow Island toward the spatial passage.

On the Boundless Sea side, everyone began to cheer with joy, and even the Sun Moon Realm and Monster Emperor’s faces showed smiles.

The greatest crisis of the Boundless Sea was finally resolved with this Mortal Combat duel.

A beam of light descended from the sky and landed above the Boundless Sea people—it was the Boundary Spirit Pearl promised by Shadow Island.

Zhan Xuming extended his right hand, and the Boundary Spirit Pearl fell into his grasp.

Everyone involuntarily looked at the Boundary Spirit Pearl. How long the Boundless Sea could maintain stability depended on the bead’s effect.

Zhan Xuming sensed the information within the Boundary Spirit Pearl, performed a seal, and the bead instantly expanded, shooting into the sky and exploding into countless light points that scattered in all directions.

Chen Fei stood in mid-air, watching the light points in the sky. Unaccountably, a sense of urgent anxiety dissipated by more than half.

That urgency had always existed in Chen Fei’s heart, though he hadn’t felt it deeply.

Previously, the acquisition of the Heart of Sincerity made Chen Fei aware of this omnipresent oppression. At this moment, with the dispersion of the Boundary Spirit Pearl, it felt as if a weight had been lifted from Chen Fei’s heart.

Chen Fei felt a slight relaxation, understanding that the oppressive feeling came from both the Black Divine and Shadow Island, as well as from the uncertainty of being constantly watched by other powerful beings in the Boundless Sea plane.

However, the pressure had only dissipated by more than half, not completely vanished. Clearly, the danger had not been entirely averted.

Such overwhelming pressure could not be resolved by the Heart of Sincerity; in fact, there was only one solution: to become stronger.

All members of Shadow Island were dragged into the spatial passage, which then shattered.

The cheering grew louder, with many people rushing towards Chen Fei. Zhan Xuming and others also nodded in acknowledgment of Chen Fei.

Three days later, the Sacred City announced that the sects within could choose to return to their original mountain gates on the Middle Continent.

Of course, if they wished to stay in the Sacred City, the Sacred Land would not drive them away.

With the Black Divine gone, staying in the Sacred City held little significance. The numerous secret realms on the Middle Continent, if left unused, would make all the resources of the sects seem trivial in comparison.

The announcement was delayed by three days mainly because the Sun Moon Realm and the Monster Emperors had been searching throughout the Boundless Sea, following the guidance of the Boundary Spirit Pearl, to locate and destroy various spatial passages.

Chen Fei, at the first opportunity, dismantled the formations around the Thousand Feathers Alliance altar and then dissipated his illusionary body.

Sure enough, not long after, the Sacred Master of the Green Egg Sacred Land, Meng Guangning, appeared at the Thousand Feathers Alliance and smashed the altar, which had remained in a semi-active state.

All hidden spatial passages were methodically removed.

At this moment, thousands of miles away at Qin Dang Mountain, Chen Fei’s Demonic Body was meditating in a cave.

Chen Fei’s true self had used spiritual sensing to notify his Demonic Body to return, as failure to do so might result in his Demonic Body being stranded on the Amber Jade Continent forever.

Although the spatial passage between the Amber Jade Continent and the Boundless Sea was within a secret realm, the Boundary Spirit Pearl still detected it.

Compared to other man-made spatial passages, this natural spatial passage at Fallen Leaves Mountain quickly drew the attention of several sacred lands.

Whether man-made or naturally formed could still be distinguished by the eyes of the sacred masters. Recently, the spatial passages they had cleared were all man-made.

Therefore, Zhan Xuming even specifically crossed the spatial passage to investigate.

As soon as Zhan Xuming crossed the brief void and entered the Amber Jade Continent, the sky above his location suddenly displayed dramatic celestial changes.

At the same time, a subtle sense of hostility seemed to target Zhan Xuming, as if the entire world was preparing to confront him.

Zhan Xuming sensed that the spiritual energy in the Amber Jade Continent’s atmosphere was much more active than in the Boundless Sea. At the same time, the bottleneck that had imprisoned him for years seemed to show signs of loosening.

Clearly, Zhan Xuming had a chance to reach a higher realm here.

However, judging by the celestial changes, it wouldn’t be long before the powerful beings of this plane arrived.

In the past, before the Boundless Sea faced its upheaval, such celestial changes occurred whenever an external powerful being descended. It was rumored that the Black Divine had been tracked this way, ultimately leading to an attack by all the Boundless Sea’s powerful beings and a sealing that lasted for ten thousand years.

Although the Boundless Sea no longer had such capabilities, other normal planes still retained them.

Zhan Xuming sighed softly and turned back into the spatial passage.

Given the spiritual energy of this plane, a peak Sun Moon Realm expert would surely be present. If blocked, even ten Zhan Xumings wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

Thus, the Sun Moon Realm and Monster Emperors of the Boundless Sea could not use this place as a retreat or breakthrough location, as the powerful beings of this plane would never allow such things to happen.

Negotiations? Bargaining? Exchanging rare materials for cultivation opportunities?

It was impossible. Any daring attempt would result in certain death, with no second outcome.

Zhan Xuming returned to Fallen Leaves Mountain and, after explaining the situation, destroyed the natural spatial passage.

Sending disciples below the Sun Moon Realm to cultivate on the Amber Jade Continent?

Below Fifth Rank, it would not trigger the plane’s reaction. However, once they reached Fifth Rank, the plane rules would immediately lock onto them.

This is because, in essence, their souls do not belong to this plane and can be easily identified.

The sacred texts of the major sects contain records of similar occurrences from many years ago. There were attempts by people from other planes to bypass these rules, only to be identified and killed once they broke through.

While there might still be people from other planes in the Boundless Sea, the rules of the Boundless Sea could no longer target them. Fortunately, the Boundary Spirit Pearl now exists.

Chen Fei’s true self appeared at Qin Dang Mountain five days later and met with his Demonic Body.

Before being recalled, Chen Fei’s Demonic Body had thoroughly looted on the Amber Jade Continent.

After comprehending the Dust Giant Body, the first thing Chen Fei’s true self did was to place the Unblemished Divine Vision within the new Divine Palace.

This allowed Chen Fei to use the Dust Giant Body without reservation.

At the mid-stage of the Mountain Sea Realm, using the Dust Giant Body, even an ordinary peak Mountain Sea Realm expert could be taken down with a single strike, or two at most.

Chen Fei’s Demonic Body found a pretext and attacked a top force with some grievances.

With one strike of the Dust Giant Body, he killed the peak Mountain Sea Realm expert of that force. With another strike, he killed three Mountain Sea Realm late-stage experts.

The top force collapsed instantly, with its members fleeing in panic. Chen Fei’s Demonic Body did not continue the slaughter but instead rushed into the treasure vault of the sect and looted everything inside.

In just a few days after returning to the Boundless Sea, Chen Fei’s Demonic Body had already consolidated seven Divine Palaces and advanced to the late stage of the Mountain Sea Realm.

Regardless of the proficiency in his techniques or talent, as long as the energy was sufficient, the rapid advancement was due to this principle.

Chen Fei’s clones follow the same principle—sufficient energy leads to direct advancement.

Chen Fei’s Demonic Body sensed the arrival of his true self and opened his eyes, looking at the true self with a faint smile.

The Demonic Body was not worried about the true self taking action, as his realm had not yet reached eight Divine Palaces. If the true self acted now, their powers would be forcibly balanced, resulting in mutual loss.

“You seem to be quite impatient,” the Demonic Body said, grinning at the true self.

“The Mountain Sea Realm is too weak,” Chen Fei’s true self replied, shaking his head.

In the Mortal Combat battle, Chen Fei was invincible, but he knew that this power was still only at Fourth Rank. No matter how strong, it had not reached Fifth Rank.

If a Sun Moon Realm expert were to confront Chen Fei now, he would still be unable to resist.

“Birds and beasts are exhausted, good bows are hidden!”

At most, Chen Fei would rely on the Heart of Sincerity’s warning to escape before the opponent arrived.

However, with all spatial passages in the Boundless Sea destroyed, Chen Fei had no place to flee.

The spatial passage behind the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele remained because it was completely dormant unless activated by Chen Fei.

But with so many Fifth Rank blood essence orbs there, Chen Fei would be unable to resist.

With the life-or-death battle concluded, the seven major sacred lands awarded Chen Fei a large number of rare materials, and the Primordial Sword Sect also received substantial rewards.

At this moment, Chen Fei could directly break through to the peak of the Mountain Sea Realm if he wished, without encountering any obstacles.

However, before that, Chen Fei wanted to consume a demonic body to see the effect. If the effect did not meet expectations, he would not wait any longer.

Of course, he could also advance to the peak of the Mountain Sea Realm before consuming it, but it was better to be cautious with the first demonic body.

“The Mountain Sea Realm is too weak; I’m getting impatient!”

The Demonic Body laughed loudly as several spiritual materials flew into its mouth, rapidly boosting its aura.

An hour later, a ripple spread from the Demonic Body, and the eighth Divine Palace was formed!

The Demonic Body’s eyes opened, and a massive Dust Giant appeared behind it, with the Dust Giant’s enormous eyes fixed on the true self.