Chapter Ten: The Sun and Moon Gods

  Time flies like an arrow, years pass like a shuttle, in the blink of an eye, I obtained the treasure book "Jiuyang True Classic" in the mountain cave, and Luo Zhan, who had been isolated from the world, had already closed himself in the "Kunlun Secret Valley" for three months.

  After three months of secluded cultivation, Luo Zhan's internal strength has not only deepened day by day, and he has now successfully cultivated the 8th layer of the "Jiuyang Divine Art", advancing to the realm of a post-heavenly 8th-level warrior. Moreover, the newly acquired "Ru Yi Suo Gu Gong" and "Lion's Roar" two heavenly extraordinary skills have also made great progress, and are currently at the level of "catching a glimpse of the doorway".

  "Hmm, it's been over a month since Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect 'washed his hands in the golden basin', but now is the time to leave the mountain."

  In the Kunlun Secret Valley, which was like a fairyland, Luo Zhan sat cross-legged on a block of green rock in a cave, slowly withdrawing his energy. After a moment, he pinched his fingers to calculate something, nodded slightly, and spoke in a light tone.

  The path of cultivation is originally difficult, and although Luo Zhan possesses the Nine Yang Divine Art, a rare and extraordinary skill, after three months of closed-door training, he has only advanced one more layer, reaching the realm of the eight layers of the Later Heaven.

  If you want to make another breakthrough and march into the realm of the ninth heaven, it's likely that you'll need to put in another ten days or half a month of hard work. However, with the approaching deadline for Liu Zhengfeng's "Golden Basin Hand Washing" from the Hengshan School, I'm afraid I might miss the wonderful Luo Zhuo if I don't leave the valley ahead of time, so as to make up for lost time on my journey to the ninth heaven.

  "It's a pity that the heavenly stage is absolute, the more you go back and understand, the more difficult it becomes. Otherwise, you can rely on the 'Ladder Cloud Soaring' body method to try and climb out of the dangerous peak!"

  Although the treasure book "Jiuyang Zhenjing" obtained in the cave records two heavenly ultimate skills, "Ruyi Suogu Gong" and "Shizi Hou", Luo Zhu has already grasped the realm of "catching a glimpse of the entrance".

  However, the "One Yang Finger" and "Ladder Cloud Ascension" ultimate skills that had already reached this level before March did not make another breakthrough. After all, the six major levels of martial arts cultivation, the first two levels "Initial Understanding" and "Glimpse of the Gate", only require a good understanding and some effort, without much difficulty.

  The two intermediate boundaries "entering the hall and entering the room" and "melted fusion" are a bit difficult, especially for those who have achieved the ultimate in innate, earthly and heavenly lists. If you want to understand this realm, it is even more difficult, and if your skills are not up to par or your understanding is average, you may be stuck on the path of martial arts for life, which is not uncommon.

  It is true that the ultimate techniques of the pre-heavenly, earthly, heavenly and transcendent levels are far more powerful than ordinary martial arts, yet they progress extremely slowly. Most martial artists rarely reach the level of "integration" and it's even more rare to achieve the last two states of "perfection" and "mastery".

  "What a pity, if such a secret valley existed in the main world plane, it would be a good place to retire and live in seclusion."

  "Kunlun Secret Valley" is surrounded by mountains on all sides, warm in spring and cool in summer. The valley is full of flowers, red blossoms and green trees intertwined, a truly enchanting place with fragrant flowers and birdsong. How could Luo Zhan not be reluctant to leave this wonderful land?

  Immediately, with a sigh of emotion, Luo Zhuang roughly tidied up and lingered for a moment, then smoothed out his brow and swiftly turned towards the cave entrance, rushing away in a flash.

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  "Hmm..."

  Ten days later, in a guest house in the ancient city of Chang'an, Luo Zhan, who had come out of the "Kunlun Secret Valley", was quietly sitting cross-legged on his bed, rapidly circulating the eighth heavy method of the "Jiuyang Divine Art".

  Suddenly, with Luo Zhen's quietly sitting figure slightly trembling, in an instant, a light hum of air vibration sounded from the side house, as if foretelling Luo Zhen's further refinement of his skills.

  "Hmm... is this the cultivation of a post-heavenly 9th layer martial artist?"

  After a period of time, Luo Zhan, who had been continuously circulating the thirty-six weeks of the ninth heavy work method of "Jiuyang Shengong" to control the surging "Jiuyang True Qi" in his body, slowly retracted and condensed the "Jiuyang True Qi" that had been refined once, returning it to his dantian.

  Then, Luo Zhan gently opened his eyes, slowly exhaling a long breath, sensing the surging "Nine Yang True Qi" in his dantian, and muttering softly to himself.

  At this moment, the Nine Yang True Qi emanating from Luo Zhan's Dantian was like a small lake, with a warm and gentle aura. The post-heavenly Nine Layers Realm's "Nine Yang True Qi" was thick and pure, extremely masculine and yang.

  Luozhen himself had already felt the warmth of "Jiuyang True Qi". If it were to be unleashed, the scorching properties it carried would far surpass the "Hanyue True Qi" of Mount Song Sect's leader, Zuo Lengchan.

  Perhaps hundreds of years ago, a beggar gang leader "You Tan Zhi" who was poisoned by the ice silkworm and practiced the Buddhist method "Xi Mu Yi Jin Jing", could use the icy air to offset the scorching power of Luo Zhu's "Jiu Yang True Qi".

  "Hmm, the legendary Nine Suns Divine Art has always been known for its thickness, purity, and utmost yang energy in the Jianghu. Although I've only just reached the 9th layer of the acquired realm, if we're talking about profoundness and purity of power, even Tian Boguang, who has achieved the perfect state of the 9th layer of the acquired realm, might have to yield to me!"

  Luò Zhàn, who had been working hard to cultivate himself since he left the "Kunlun Secret Valley", finally succeeded in breaking through the Nine Yang Divine Art after ten days of bitter cultivation, and was promoted to the ninth level of the post-heavenly realm.

  However, even if Luo Zhan had never fought against the peak warriors of the post-heavenly realm, he was still quite confident in his heart. With the "Nine Yang True Qi" obtained through his cultivation of the "Nine Yang Divine Technique", he could absolutely overpower the same-level heroes, even though Luo Zhan had only just broken through to the ninth layer of the post-heavenly realm.

  "Bang!"

  Suddenly, Luo Zhuang, who was savoring the wonderful effects of his "Nine Yang True Qi", furrowed his brow as the door to the side room was kicked open with a loud crash.

  "Hey kid! This inn has already been booked by our 'Sun and Moon Divine Sect', hurry up and get out of here!"

  Immediately, a man in a dark-colored robe, with his hands clasped to his chest, opened his mouth and scolded, with an arrogant and overbearing appearance, staring at Luo Zhuang with a fierce gaze, shouting loudly.

  At the same time, outside the wing room, there were also loud voices, shouts and screams of pain came out from time to time. Obviously, the entire inn had been dominated by the "Sun Moon Divine Sect" crowd, but with resistance, they were brutally suppressed.

  "Oh? Tiandao Sect? Yang Lianting or Dongfang Bubai?"

  Upon hearing the robust and dignified man in black introduce himself, Luo Zhen's furrowed brow smoothed out, and with great interest, he jumped down from the bed, asking in surprise.

  "Looking for death? Take this slap from me!"

  Lou Zhanchi's face turned pale with rage, and he took a few steps forward, his hand raised in a palm strike aimed straight at Luo Zhuang's chest.

  Look at the vigorous and ferocious power, it is actually a martial artist in the middle of the acquired period. If this palm were to hit someone, I'm afraid it could instantly cripple a strong and healthy man on the spot. From this, we can see that the demonic might of "Sun Moon Divine Sect" is indeed formidable.

  "Hmph..."

  However, facing the dark and powerful palm of Ling Yi, Luo Zhen's expression was not flustered at all, extremely calm. Then, he lightly raised his right hand, and his index finger stretched out casually.

  Just then, Luo Zhen's finger pointed out, unexpectedly slow and fast, later to arrive first, hitting the palm of the hand that was like a bear's paw, dark and large. At that moment, with a light sound, Luo Zhen's pointing finger was like piercing through a layer of window paper, his strength penetrating the back of the palm of the robust man in black clothes.