Chapter 92: Taking Advantage of the Fire (Part 1)

  This fist wind style is exquisite, just one punch, but can easily break through the obstruction of the three purple-robed youths beside him, like a strong gust of wind blowing past, and lock onto He Gongming who was in front.

  Those three purple-robed youths turned pale with fright, and instinctively opened up their stances to defend against Moon Abandon's punch. However, as the most advanced pre-heavenly martial artist, how could Moon Abandon's fist be blocked by a mere nine-layered cultivator like them?

  Hoo hoo hoo hoo——

  The wind howled wildly, and even the leaves of the distant trees were blown up by the strong gusts, rustling loudly. The three young men in purple robes didn't even wait for their fists to get close before they were blown back by the strong winds, gasping for breath, and then they were all knocked flying, leaving only He Gongming standing in the middle!

  Seeing this scene, Yue Buqi was not surprised at all, and his eyes were even more stern!

  This fist was soon closing in on He Gongming!

  He only saw He Gongming's body didn't move at all, and he hummed a faint sound. His body was as solid as a high mountain, and his breath circulated through the meridians, bursting out a circle of powerful energy!

  This energy came suddenly, and it's absolutely not purely acquired!

  Bang!

  This punch landed on the aura released by He Gongming, and it actually made Yueluozi's whole body shake, then retreated a distance of one zhang before stopping.

  "Big Brother Master!" The three purple-robed youths came back to their senses and exclaimed in surprise.

  He Qingming calmly turned around, stopping the three from approaching him. His eyes were fixed on Yue Buqi, who was standing with an air of composure, and he said, "I told you, I won't fight you. Wait until you reach the Pre-Heaven stage, then come find me." He didn't feel angry about Yue Buqi's sneak attack, but it was precisely this calmness that made Yue Buqi feel extremely humiliated and belittled!

  Yue Buqi was originally a member of the Yue family, one of the top ten immortal families in Cloud Heaven. Moreover, Yue Buqi's innate talent was not bad, and with the accumulation of his family's elixirs, he had reached the point where he could break through to the Pre-Heaven stage at the age of 21. This was a rare talent even within the entire Yue family. Furthermore, although the Yue family was similar to the Li family in being one of the top ten immortal families, their ranking was much higher than that of the Li family, second only to the He and Lu families, and ranked third.

  Yue Buqi has been in the Purple Cloud Sect for three years, and since the entrance examination, he has always been suppressed by He Gongming. The resentment towards this has not been a day or two thing. However, He Gongming has very few connections in the Purple Cloud Sect, and usually takes good care of his fellow disciples, even if they are not from the He family, he will occasionally offer a few words of advice.

  Although He Gongming may give people a feeling of being aloof, it does not hinder others from respecting him.

  It was also because of this that Yue Buqi never had the opportunity to fight against He Gongming. For this number one outer door, the great senior brother of the He family's genius, every time he saw him, his body's fighting spirit would surge up in a turbulent manner.

  And this time, he finally caught the opportunity!

  The task of promoting the true disciple of Shifu is undoubtedly the best opportunity for him to fight against He Gongming! So, he joined He Gongming's team with two months' worth of household chores and went down the mountain together.

  This time, there were only three people who received the promotion task, namely him, He Gongming and Li Jie.

  As for Lai Jie, Yue Bu Qi simply didn't deign to associate with him. In his eyes, the entire Lai family were a bunch of arrogant fools, and Lai Jie's older brother, Lai Da Hai, who was a true disciple of the Zi Yun Sect, was a prime example of someone who wasn't well-received by others.

  At this moment, Yue Buqi finally had his first collision with He Gongming. In the five years at Ziyunmen, he had anticipated countless collisions! As for the punch that missed its mark, a hint of surprise also flashed across Yue Buqi's eyes: "Your postnatal aura is about to transform? How is this possible?"

  He Gongming smiled lightly and said: "I've said it before, I broke through to Xiantian, just a blink of an eye is enough. Do you think you can still be my opponent, still want to fight me?"

  "Why not!" Yue Buqi's handsome face flashed with anger, although He Gongming's tone was not contemptuous, but with his self-esteem, he could not accept it! As soon as his voice fell, his body leaped up!

  The Moon Family's Lightness Skill is renowned throughout the entire Cultivation World. Although it becomes completely useless after reaching Foundation Establishment or even the fifth layer of Qi Refining, in the early stages, when facing and killing enemies, it is an invincible sharp weapon!

  Yuè's unparalleled agility was the true transmission of the Moon Clan's body method! With this leap, he seemed to blend into the wind, his movements silent and swift, without a single sound, and at an astonishing speed!

  If it were daytime, people with sharp eyesight might be able to see a faint shadow, but in this dark mountain forest night, it was like a ghost, hard to discern its tracks.

  As the moon did not abandon one trample and one leap, a cold light flashed in his hand, two fine small knives about an inch long appeared separately in both hands. Immediately following, with the moon's great strength throwing out, whooshing sounds, following his movements, were flying towards He Gongming from different directions.

  He Gongming's expression didn't change, and he continued to take a big step forward with a loud "slap" sound.

  There seemed to be a crackling sound of electricity in the air, and the aura bursting out of his body was like ripples on water, spreading outward recklessly. Even from such a distance, Chu Hao could feel the numbness in the air as it flowed around him.

  It's indeed a Thunder Attribute Cultivation Method. Chu Hao couldn't understand, how could He Guangming, who hadn't even reached the Pre-Heaven stage, cultivate the True Body Cultivation Method in the Post-Heaven stage, despite having the innate talent of the Thunder Spirit Root?

  Chen Honghong explained: "This is not impossible, this little guy named He Gongming has extremely strong leadership skills, just as he said, he wants to break through the innate, it's only a matter of time, he doesn't want to break through for a long time, there should be other plans. It's precisely because of this that he can cultivate the true method."

  "Is that kid's brain sick or something? Not breaking through the innate, staying in the acquired realm, what's the point of that? Is he pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? Or is he waiting for those masters to bully him?"

  "You haven't cultivated the truth, so you don't know how important state of mind and enlightenment are to a cultivator. You're in the Five Heavens, and with Laozi's help, your vision is broader than these people, and directly breaking through to the Pre-Heavenly Natural State isn't a problem."

  Chen Honghong paused for a moment, then said: "But for the cultivators of this world, breaking through to the Pre-Heavenly means facing the unknown. This is an ineffable realm that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be expressed in words. The predecessors' experiences can only serve as references."

  "So He Gongming should have been searching for a suitable cultivation method all along, which is why he's unwilling to break through. But if he finds it, compared to those who blindly break through to the Pre-Heavenly state, his progress should be much faster, and his leadership abilities will also be much higher."

  The two exchanged blows for a short time, and at this moment, the flying knives on the empty ground had already approached He Gongming! He Gongming took a step forward, and the external force he released was like an impenetrable giant net, which instantly blocked the two flying knives!

  This scene is somewhat bizarre, as if a flying knife had been frozen in mid-air!

  He Gongming did this, not by using his innate energy to deploy an aura shield, but simply relying on his internal strength to complete the blockage in mid-air! It has to be said that his cultivation is truly unfathomable among warriors!

  The moon did not abandon its facial expression and changed in an instant. At this moment, He Gongming suddenly spoke lightly, "I will only use one palm, if you can dodge it, I will accept your challenge!"

  Although shocked by He Gongming's strength, Yue Buqun still couldn't extinguish his anger and revealed his figure. Then, he laughed out of extreme anger and said: "What a wonderful He Gongming! You really think I'm made of paper? Even if your internal energy is exquisite, you think I can't dodge just one palm? Or do you simply not take the lightness skill of my Yue family seriously?"

  He Gongming didn't respond to him, his face suddenly sank. His gaze swept over Yue Buqi, the latter felt like being stabbed by a sword, and his eyes were slightly painful. He Gongming let out a low shout, then his robust body flexed its muscles, his palms were like knives, and he swung them at Yue Buqi in mid-air!

  A heavy palm wind, whizzing by, has already oppressed the moon, making it hard to breathe!

  Both were post-heavenly great perfection martial artists, but the gap in their inner strength made Yueluo feel defeated for the first time! He also thought that competing with He Gongming's inner strength was impossible, so he quickly used his agility to try and dodge this palm.

  But unexpectedly, his body was as if nailed in place, unable to move!

  This palm wind was too swift and fierce. Before he even arrived, his internal energy had already reached the spot, compressing the air around him to the point of being extremely dense!

  His originally somewhat pale and sickly complexion had become even whiter, and Yue Buqi only now knew the extent of He Gongming's abilities. Although the two were martial artists of the same level, the gap in their cultivation was too great!

  "Hey!" In the blink of an eye, He Gongming's massive palm had already chopped down. Yue Buqi was also a top-notch junior of the Yue family, and he immediately made his move, letting out a soft whistle! With a slap on his storage bag, a long sword appeared in his hand, its blade emitting a cold glow, already unsheathed!

  The tip of this sword is pointing directly at He Gongming's eyebrow, as the saying goes "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao", this sword is exactly where the enemy must save, although he made his move late, but by relying on the length of the sharp sword, he turned out to be later but arrived first!

  If He Gongming doesn't want both sides to suffer losses, he has no choice but to retreat!

  Yue Buqi is a decisive person, so this sword has no hesitation. And He Gongming's retreat was also within his expectations! As long as He Gongming retreated, even if he blocked this palm, the duel would still continue!

  Although he realized that He Gongming was more powerful than himself, it was a duel and not necessarily the one with higher cultivation would win. Therefore, Yuè Bù Qì wanted to block this palm. His self-esteem also required him to block this palm!

  Unfortunately, he still underestimated He Gongming's means. Just as the long sword approached He Gongming, a burst of electricity sounded like a sudden thunderclap from the ground, bursting forth clearly from He Gongming's palms!

  Hehehehe...

  In the darkness, those palms shone brightly, as if distorting space itself!

  The moon did not abandon this sword, and as soon as it crossed He Gongming's palm, it was like being struck by lightning. His hands shook violently, and he couldn't even hold onto the sword. Under the shock of his mind, his head went blank for a moment, and he appeared to be in a daze.

  But when he came back to himself, everything was restored as before, but in front of his face, there was an extra palm.

  He Gongming calmly withdrew his hand, not looking at Yue Buqi's face, which was changing unpredictably. He simply turned around, his voice still calm and composed, as if what had just happened was a trivial matter of no importance:

  "Second younger brother, you have great talent, same words as before, come find me after your innate abilities are awakened, I will be waiting for you at any time."

  This tone is just like a senior talking to a junior, with a carefree and casual attitude, but amidst the plainness, it makes one feel extremely disheartened.

  The moon did not abandon the pain in his heart, he didn't have the courage to retort. From their earlier exchange, he knew that he and He Gongming were too far apart. He had always thought that he was stronger than He Gongming, and that the Moon family should be above the He family. It wasn't until now that he came to his senses - this He Gongming didn't even belong in the Refining Skin stage, just a ordinary cultivator of the First or Second Heaven, without any exquisite techniques, probably not even his match!

  Chu Hao was originally not very interested in the previous matches of these warriors, as he had seen all sorts of sword-flying and divine magic in his past life. Those dazzling techniques were truly useful. However, at this moment, he felt a few threads of curiosity towards He Gongming, plus he didn't know where the demon beast was led by Yue Buqi's junior brother, so he endured watching further.

  After seeing He Gongming's strength, he was also shocked. At first, he still looked down on this world and the Purple Cloud Sect. But now, looking at He Gongming, even if he had reached the Pre-Heaven stage, without the Hunyuan Ding, he would not have the ability to protect himself in front of the Purple Cloud Sect's mighty forces!

  He clenched his fists, fortunately allowing him to witness today's duel between the disciples of the Purple Cloud Gate, thoroughly erasing his own budding sense of arrogance.

  Otherwise, it's too late.

  Just at this moment, in the depths of the mountain, there suddenly came the sound of earth-shaking running, from far to near. Immediately afterwards, a furious roar echoed throughout the entire Monkey Mountain. And from the distant dense forest, two disheveled figures suddenly ran out, one of them shouting frantically as they ran:

  "Big Brother Master, Second Brother Master, it's bad! That...that demon beast has mutated!"

  The faces of everyone present, including He Gongming, changed, only Chu Hao's body shook with joy. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly retreated ten zhangs behind and watched from a distance.

  Seven thousand words today.