Chapter 23: The Divine Seal of the Bright King

  In the south of the Yangtze River, the more you fight, the more refreshing it is. The more you fight, the more comfortable your true energy becomes. Suddenly, the move changes and is no longer limited to the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist, but instead, all the martial arts he has learned are displayed, such as the Jiangyue Broken Wave Fist that uses softness to overcome hardness, the Hunyuan Opening Monument Hand that opens and closes grandly, the clever and agile Lianhu Thirteen Pounces, and the strange and sinister Huaxue Shengong. Regardless of the level of skill, all are used with ease and smoothness, colliding head-on with Tongling Mi Yuan!

  "Great, great!"

  He burst out laughing, since he followed Jiang Xue to practice martial arts, he has been through battles and killings, but before that, it was just a test of his martial arts skills. Even when he fought against Qi Shan, there wasn't a thrilling battle like this one. Now, he can finally unleash his true power and potential without any restraint, feeling an unprecedented joy in his heart!

  At this moment, he even had a feeling of integrating all his martial arts together, and every move was in harmony with the Way of Martial Arts!

  His small body had an aura that was impossible to underestimate, just like a martial arts master!

  A martial arts master, only those who have cultivated to a high level, with their own unique understanding of the martial way, are worthy of this title. Unexpectedly, Jiang Nan, a young boy from the south who has been practicing martial arts for just over a year, already possesses the heart and demeanor of a master at the stage of refining his membrane!

  With time, his insight will grow and his skills will become more refined. He will inevitably be worthy of the title of a martial arts master!

  "That howling cry of the Spirit Ape! And other sounds, as if someone is exchanging blows with the Spirit Ape! Could it be that others have found this Spirit Ape?"

  In the distance, Qi Dang immediately heard the explosion of Jiang Nan and Tong Ling Mi Yuan's confrontation. His eyes suddenly shone brightly, his body soared into the air, like a large eagle, rising and falling several meters at a time, rapidly approaching the Yangchuan River!

  "No, this sound is the residual echo of the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist, and also the Jiangyue Broken Wave Fist!"

  As he rushed closer, he heard the sound of dragons roaring and tigers howling, as well as the long trumpeting of giant elephants and other strange noises. There were also waves crashing against the shore, and the loud rumbling of the great river. His heart skipped a beat: "Oh no! What if it's one of the young masters from the royal palace out on an excursion, and they've run into this demon beast? If that young master gets hurt, I'll be in big trouble - even if I don't get killed, my cultivation will definitely be crippled!"

  He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickened his pace. At the same time, other powerful men from the Qi Wang Fu also heard the cry of the Tong Ling Mi Yuan and almost simultaneously rushed towards Yangchuan River!

  "Don't panic, young master! I've come to rescue you!"

  Jiang Nan was in the midst of a fierce battle with Tong Ling Mi Yuan when he suddenly heard an old, raspy voice behind him. His heart sank: "Qi Dang has arrived! What bad luck! I've heard that Qi Dang is a master of external alchemy. If he finds out that I'm not really a young noble, he'll definitely kill me and Tong Ling Mi Yuan together..."

  The mountain forest shook, and only saw Qi Dang wearing a gray robe with both sleeves shaking, floating out of the forest, rushing towards this side.

  Jiang Nan no longer hesitated, like a divine elephant rushing forward, and collided with Tong Ling Mi Yuan. He unleashed all his true energy without reservation, and with one punch, he sent Tong Ling Mi Yuan flying high into the air, falling towards Qi Dang!

  "The young master is really skilled!"

  Zi Xuan burst into loud laughter, finally putting his mind at ease. With a sudden flick of his sleeve, he released his true energy, which transformed into a sharp blade that danced restlessly in the air, charging towards Tong Ling Mi Yuan. The blade surrounded the violent ape, hacking and slashing, unleashing countless attacks in the blink of an eye!

  Hmph!

  Tong Ling Mi Yuan had not yet landed when he was beheaded by him, blood splashing across the sky!

  "Outstanding master, indeed formidable!"

  Jiang Nan was shocked to see this scene. He had fought against Tong Ling Mi Yuan more than once and knew how formidable this violent ape was. Tong Ling Mi Yuan was equivalent to a high-ranking martial artist who had cultivated his inner energy, and its body was incredibly strong, not even Jiang Xue's finger could hurt it despite sending it flying hundreds of feet away!

  This was also Jiang Xue had never thought of killing it, but being struck and sent flying for a hundred feet still left it unscathed, this body was absolutely harder than iron or stone!

  But in front of Qi Yong, this violent ape didn't even withstand a single move and was directly beheaded. Qi Yong's true energy transformed into a powerful aura, which was more formidable than any treasured sword or saber, capable of cutting through iron like mud!

  "I don't know when I can reach Qigang's level, but it shouldn't be too far away. As long as I refine the Sheli Lingdan, let alone the inner vortex, even if I cultivate the divine wheel, it will be easy!"

  Jiang Nan's figure moved and fell onto the Yangchuan River, his feet treading on the long river as he rushed away!

  "Sir, what's going on here..."

  Zi's smile stiffened on his face, looking at Jiangnan in a daze as he stepped on the water and ran wildly away. In the blink of an eye, he had run hundreds of feet, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, and he abruptly came to his senses. He immediately stood up and chased after Jiangnan: "Damn it! This kid isn't the young master of the Wang Manor at all, but that guy who secretly learned the Wang Manor's ultimate skills!"

  Jiangnan's speed was extremely fast, his body like a swimming dragon, running on the river surface was simply like a dragon entering the river, his feet treading on the water's surface, his hands parting the big waves, with one swim and one dive he could cover over ten zhang of distance, this kind of speed even Qi Tie would feel inferior to!

  "He actually learned the other great ultimate skill of the Wang Fu, the Dragon Tiger Elephant Power Technique!"

  Qī Yáng's face turned iron-green, and the distance between him and Jiāng Nán grew farther and farther apart. Although Jiāng Nán's move "Coiled Dragon Emerging from the Abyss" wasn't a part of the Qī Wáng Fǔ's Dragon-Tiger Elephant Power Technique, its intent was identical to it!

  In the mountains by the Yangchuan River, several more masters from the Wangfu emerged. These people also heard the cry of the Tongling Mihou and rushed over in response, but because their cultivation was inferior to that of Qi Dian, they fell behind. One of them happened to appear at a location hundreds of feet downstream.

  Qī Yáng's eyes lit up and he hastily shouted loudly: "Qiāo Liáng, quickly block that person, absolutely cannot let him escape!"

  That expert from the Wang Fu, named Qiao Liang, immediately jumped over and landed on the surface of the Yangchuan River, blocking Jiang Nan in mid-air. He shouted loudly: "Don't worry, General Manager, I have already seen through his true face..."

  Before he finished speaking, Jiang Nan almost simultaneously rose from the river surface, a long water flow of over ten feet turned around him, like a miniature version of the Yangtze River, with waves crashing against the shore, making a sound like thunder!

  The mighty Yangtze River surged forward, and another water sphere burst out of the river's surface, as if a bright moon hung high in the sky!

  "Jiang Yue Po Lang Jue, Ming Yue Zhao Da Jiang! What a profound and rich accomplishment!"

  Qī Yáng saw this strange phenomenon, his face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "Qiāo Liáng, you are not his match, quickly retreat!"

  Jiang Nan and Qiao Liang collided in mid-air, their collision lasting only an instant before they crossed paths and passed each other by. The next moment, Qiao Liang seemed to have been drained of all his strength, plummeting downwards like a broken sack, splashing into the water with a loud "splash"!

  Zi Dang was furious, but his cultivation was far superior to Jiangnan's, however, his physical skills were far inferior. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let the Tongling Mi Yuan escape during their first encounter.

  Especially in a place like the river surface, it makes Jiangnan's movements reach their peak, with speed so fast that he can't even catch up!

  Wait until he rushes to the place where Jiaolong falls, and Jiangnan has long been gone without a trace!

  Qī Yáng's face was extremely gloomy, his feet standing on the surface of the Yangchuan River. His body swayed slightly with the ripples of the river, and suddenly he reached out to grab something. With a splash, Qiāo Liáng's body slowly rose from the bottom of the water, floating in front of him.

  Qī Yáng fell to the riverbank, putting down Qiāo Liáng's corpse, and crouched down to examine it. His face turned even darker, and he saw that in the instant when Qiāo Liáng collided with Jiāng Nán, he was struck by Jiāng Nán's "Bright Moon on the River" move, which contained a power so gentle yet extreme that it shattered every muscle and bone in his body!

  "It's been how many days since he killed Wu Si Jiang, and yet he has grown to this extent..."

  Zi Tong couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. Two months ago, Jiang Nan had only managed to kill Wu Si Jiang after much difficulty, but now he had already grown to the point where he could take on and defeat Tong Ling Mi Yuan, a powerful demon beast, with just one move, and also kill Qiao Liang, a high-ranking martial artist. This kind of cultivation progress was truly terrifying!

  Even if it were the most outstanding genius of the Qi Wang Fu, even if the founder of the Qi Wang Fu were to be reborn, they would probably still not be able to achieve this!

  Other masters of the Wang Fu rushed over one after another. Qi Dang's gaze was sharp and piercing as he swept his eyes across everyone's faces, saying in a low voice: "Which one of you saw that person's face clearly?"

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay, shaking their heads. Qi Dang was unable to meet Jiang Nan face-to-face, only catching a glimpse of him from afar, wearing a green robe and walking away along the riverbank, his clothes fluttering in the strong wind.

  "This Ming Wang Shen Yin is more mysterious than the Dragon Tiger Elephant Force Jiang Yue Broken Wave Force, but it's not an attacking martial art. No wonder this demon ape has cultivated such a profound technique, yet it's still so useless!"

  In the south, he stepped on the river and ran swiftly, his speed surpassing that of a galloping horse. In an instant, he was more than ten zhang away, leaving behind a trail of ripples in the water. On the wall of the demonic clock within his body, the King's Seal technique continued to evolve.

  For such a long time, the Demon Prison Mysterious Fetus Scripture has only deduced the first two layers of heart methods of Ming Wang's divine seal, it can be seen that this kung fu is indeed far superior to what Jiang Nan learned before.

  What surprised Jiang Nan was that the first two layers of the Ming Wang Shen Yin were actually a method for tempering spiritual will, with little attacking power. This was his first encounter with a technique specifically designed to temper spiritual will.

  The mind methods he encountered, whether it was the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Force or the Jiangyue Broken Wave Method, or even the Hua Xue Shen Gong, were all attacking-type mind methods that focused on cultivating true energy and combat skills, without involving the cultivation of spiritual intent. In contrast, the Ming Wang Shen Yin mainly targeted spiritual intent, with combat as a secondary aspect.

  Jiang Xue had mentioned to him more than once the role of spiritual intention, with a strong spiritual intention supporting it, the true energy would be even more condensed and solid, and the power of the move would be even stronger. The effect of spiritual intention was not obvious when the cultivation was low, but it became increasingly important when it reached the outer boundary.

  Without a strong spiritual concept, don't even think about achieving external alchemy!

  Jiang Nan was seeing this wonderful technique for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart: "Even the Qi Wang Fu doesn't have a method to cultivate spiritual intention, where did Tong Ling Mi Yuan get this set of techniques from?"

  He was at a loss for what to do, when suddenly, in front of the Yangchuan River, a magnificent pass appeared, and behind the pass was a majestic city.

  The Medicine King City has finally arrived. This large city will turn the Yangchuan River into a moat, and the Yangchuan River will surround the city and flow eastward before emptying into the sea.

  This is the city near East China Sea, where commerce is most developed.