Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Even when facing Nangong Wanyu, Jiang Jichen remained fearless and unyielding.

Everyone watching the live broadcast via the Imaging Stone was shocked by what they saw.

An afterimage flickered and vanished where he once stood as his true form shot forward to attack.

His speed was blindingly fast, his movements impossible to track.

Wielding Sinking Mountain, he was like a Barbaric Ancient Dragon rampaging through the Primordial Chaos.

This was the union of Spirit Cultivation and Body Refining, a combination of unimaginable power.

"His Body Refining Realm is terrifying! Fall back! Don’t let him get close!"

The Young Master of the Pavilion from the Artifact Refining System cried out in alarm.

He was warning the others not to get too close to Jiang Jichen.

In truth, they didn’t need the Young Master of the Pavilion’s reminder; they already knew how terrifying Jiang Jichen was up close.

Therefore, the instant Jiang Jichen launched his attack, they had already retreated, trying to put some distance between themselves and him.

However, they had still underestimated Jiang Jichen’s speed.

Mountain River Shadow!

Jiang Jichen was no longer in the Foundation Establishment Realm of the past; he was now in the Spirit Infant Middle Realm.

Upon activating Mountain River Shadow, he would leave a flurry of afterimages, his true body crossing a hundred meters in an instant, as if teleporting.

And he could use it multiple times in succession.

It wasn’t like the profound Void Shadowless Technique, which could only be used once a day.

Of course, the profound Void Shadowless Technique could now cover several thousand meters in a single leap, a distance that Mountain River Shadow couldn’t hope to match.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Leaving a few afterimages lingering in the air, his figure flickered and reappeared in front of one of the Young Masters of the Pavilion from the Talismanic Rune System.

This Young Master of the Pavilion from the Academy’s Talismanic Rune System was very powerful; in the outside world, he would have surely reached the Half-step Nascent Soul Realm.

He possessed unimaginable talent, especially in the art of talismans, and it was said he was destined to become a Holy Talisman Master in the future.

He was the direct disciple of a Great Saint Talisman Master, making his status truly extraordinary.

Seeing Jiang Jichen choose to attack him first, he was clearly being singled out as the weakest one present.

’He’s just picking the weakest target!’

Even if it were true, for a peerlessly arrogant genius like him, this was an absolute humiliation.

So, the Young Master of the Pavilion from the Talismanic Rune System sneered, "Jiang Jichen, you think I’m an easy target? How ignorant! I’ll show you the true power of a Talisman Master!"

Although secretly alarmed by Jiang Jichen’s astonishing speed, the Young Master of the Pavilion was unafraid. He had absolute confidence in his path of talisman cultivation.

Besides, he wasn’t fighting alone; the Golden Robe Young Master and Nangong Wanyu were nearby.

’All I need to do is hold him off for a moment, and they’ll close in.’

As he spoke, endless golden patterns of light suddenly erupted from the Talisman Young Master’s body, enveloping him completely.

It was the defensive light of talismans, interweaving layer upon layer—thousands of them, perhaps?

Like a golden tortoise shell, it could withstand an attack from a true Nascent Soul Realm expert.

"Hmph, this is the Ten Thousand Layers Golden Pattern Talisman. Each layer possesses incredible Defense Power. I can activate several thousand layers right now. Let’s see you try to break through!"

The Talisman Young Master sneered, his expression filled with arrogance.

At the same time, a purple talisman appeared in his hand.

"The Purple Thunder-Attracting Talisman! It can summon the Purple Thunder from the Nine Heavens, possesses the ultimate offensive power, and can smash anything to pieces!"

The Talisman Young Master was completely confident. Having used his ultimate techniques, he feared nothing.

’Now that I have my ultimate defense, I don’t need to fear Jiang Jichen’s attacks.’

’And with this ultimate Purple Thunder Talisman in my hand, I can even wound Jiang Jichen, achieving a miraculous result.’

However, Jiang Jichen’s expression remained unchanged as he continued to swing Sinking Mountain with unwavering resolve.

Six Harmonies Unite!

The power of six sweeps, all concentrated into a single strike.

For the first time, Jiang Jichen fully unleashed the absolute limit of his power from the Golden Body Third Realm.

In truth, Jiang Jichen was eager for this fight; he wanted to test the current limits of his combat prowess.

And this was the first test of his Physical Strength.

Furthermore, he needed to make a statement with this first strike, so he naturally wouldn’t hold anything back.

Within his body, three minor acupoints inside his main Golden Body Acupoint erupted with boundless golden light that instantly enveloped his entire being.

The Golden Body Realm has nine layers, each one higher than the last. Upon reaching the Ninth Layer, it is like ascending to the Nine Heavens; the body becomes like adamantine, able to walk on air, roam the Celestial Universe, and move freely between heaven and earth.

Now, as Jiang Jichen activated his Golden Body Triple Power, he was already unimaginably terrifying.

What’s more, this was combined with a powerful strike from the Heaven-Dominating Saber Technique.

BOOM!

Sinking Mountain began to show a strange anomaly.

Countless black mountain shadows manifested, descending from the sky to crush everything in their path.

Accompanied by this terrifying anomaly, the attack swept toward the endless purple lightning.

FZZZT!

The purple lightning instantly disintegrated, unable to offer the slightest resistance.

It was like a bolt of lightning striking an endless range of Ancient Mountains, failing to stir even the slightest ripple.

"This power..."

Seeing his purple lightning attack disintegrate, the expression of the Young Master from the Talismanic Rune System changed, and terror finally filled his eyes.

He sensed mortal danger and lost all his former confidence.

He wanted to retreat, but it was too late!

Sinking Mountain, in Jiang Jichen’s hands, swept forward with incomparable speed and an unstoppable, crushing force.

It was impossible to block, impossible to dodge.

CRACK!

The thousands of layers of the Golden Pattern defense were rendered completely useless.

Wherever Sinking Mountain passed, the layers shattered and vanished, unable to slow it in the slightest.

"Ah, no...!"

The Young Master of the Pavilion from the Talismanic Rune System screamed in terror.

SPLAT!

Sinking Mountain finally crashed down on him, and amid his terrified, indignant cries, he exploded into a shower of blood and gore.

Even at the moment of his death, he couldn’t believe he had failed to withstand even a single strike from Jiang Jichen.

He had thought he could hold on for a moment, waiting for Nangong Wanyu and the others to close in.

But... in an instant, Jiang Jichen had smashed him into a pulp.

A chilling silence fell for a moment as everyone stared in shock and terror at the scene.

They looked at Jiang Jichen, feeling as though he were a Celestial God descended to the mortal realm, his power boundless.

Especially up close... he was absolutely invincible!

"If I’m not mistaken, that’s definitely the... Golden Body Realm of Body Refining!"

"What? The Golden Body Realm? Isn’t the Dao of Body Refining Broken? It was one thing for Jiang Jichen to reopen the Innate path, but now he’s actually continued the path beyond that and stepped into the terrifying Golden Body Realm... This... This is too heaven-defying!"

"Entering the Golden Body Realm really does make one nearly capable of sweeping away all their peers. It’s terrifying. However, Jiang Jichen chose the Body Refining Dao, so he can never reach its peak. He’ll be cursed, and something ominous will happen to him."

"Is there really such a secret?"

"Yes, the ancient books record it. It’s not as if no one has ever tried to reopen the broken path of Body Refining. There have been other peerless geniuses who, like Jiang Jichen, reached realms beyond the Golden Body Realm. But none of them could reach the apex. They were cursed, met with disaster, and perished. That’s why no one dares to practice Body Refining anymore. Because... it’s a dead end!"

...

While many were stunned to see Jiang Jichen had entered the Golden Body Realm, some thought of the legends and couldn’t help but speak of them.

However, Nangong Wanyu was already charging forward, her face cold as ice.

"Why wait for some calamity to happen? I’ll kill this brat right now!"

As she spoke, Jiang Jichen was already drowned in an endless barrage of terrifying attacks unleashed by Nangong Wanyu.