Insufficient balance

  Linghu Chong absorbed the essence of the sun, the purple energy from the east, as well as the thunder and lightning and a large amount of heavenly spiritual energy. His body underwent a transformation like rebirth, completely shedding his mortal form and attaining the coveted pre-heavenly body in the martial world.

  And Feng Qingyang, who was protecting Linghu Chong, was also thoroughly shocked by this extraordinary phenomenon. This young man had already reached the realm of resonance with heaven and earth, at least breaking through the legendary boundary that no one in the martial arts world could break for thousands of years. The almost solidified heavenly energy gathered at the top of Mount Thinking, almost suffocating this unparalleled master who had been proud of his skills for many years.

  However, Wind Qianyang's protection this time really paid off. His martial arts skills are high, but he has not yet broken through the shackles and entered the realm of myth. Although he can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve himself, each time he can only gather a little bit, and it takes a lot of effort. This time, such condensed spiritual energy is right in front of him, how can he not be tempted? Although the vast majority of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was absorbed by Linghu Chong, even if he only absorbs one ten-thousandth of it, it is enough to bring him great benefits.

  Feng Qingyang's body produced an autonomous reaction, actively absorbing some dense spiritual energy and the first ray of sunlight essence and Donglai purple gas. Unexpectedly, it caused a breakthrough in his bottleneck that had not been broken for many years. As he absorbed more spiritual energy, the true qi in his dantian finally underwent a qualitative change after quantitative accumulation, and astonishingly formed a single grain-sized **True Yuan**.

  At the moment of true yuan condensation, Feng Qingyang suddenly opened his eyes, revealing an unbelievable expression. In that instant, he felt himself bursting through the window paper and saw another world outside the window. He had a sudden realization and only needed some time to consolidate his realm. Breaking through the absolute boundary and entering the mythological boundary was already set in stone.

  At this moment, Feng Qingyang suddenly burst into tears, and the martial arts he had been pursuing for a lifetime were unexpectedly obtained under such an inexplicable opportunity.

  Everything was calm and peaceful, the grandfather and grandson opened their eyes at the same time, looking up at the sky with a long sigh.

  "Congratulations, Master Taishu, for breaking free from your shackles and advancing to the realm of legend." Linghu Cong said with congratulations.

  "Linghu Xiaozi's good fortune is deep and far surpasses mine. This time, being able to break through the bottleneck is also thanks to your blessing," Feng Qingyang said with emotion, "It's difficult to attain enlightenment, more difficult than ascending to heaven. After twenty years of meditation, I had not made a single inch of progress. I thought I would be stuck in this state for life, but unexpectedly, because of you, I have attained the Tao."

  "You've been hiding your true abilities for a long time, and I'm afraid you've already reached the realm of legend. You must have had another breakthrough just now, because I can no longer see through your strengths and weaknesses." Feng Qingyang praised, "You're only twenty-five or six years old, but your martial arts achievements have already surpassed all the famous masters of ancient times, and you will surely create a legendary story that will be passed down forever in the Jianghu."

  Linghu Chong now appears to be a completely ordinary person who doesn't understand martial arts at all, even Feng Qingyang can't see through him, this is an invincible and unparalleled strong man in the world.

  Boundary breakthrough, but Linghu Cong was extremely worried. The energy required for the breakthrough was too great. If it weren't for that pure and massive lightning energy just now, his own vital energy would have been drained, and the consequences would be unthinkable. He would definitely become a first-class cripple, and might not even survive.

  The golden elixir in the lower abdomen is currently not showing any unusual activity, but it's clear that there is still some energy deficiency. Almost all of the true qi and yuan in the lower abdomen meridian are being suppressed around the golden elixir, leaving only a thread circulating through the meridian. It seems that from now on, I won't be able to waste my internal power carelessly. The Six Meridians Divine Sword technique, which emits sword energy, is something I shouldn't even think about - it's too wasteful. Techniques like Descending Dragon and Qiankun also need to be used sparingly; if they can be avoided, then they should be. The current Linghu Chong can't afford to waste anything.

  Neigong cannot be used casually, fortunately, Linghu Cong still has the Du Gu Nine Swords. In the original work, Linghu Cong also lost all his internal strength and martial arts were abolished, but he relied on a set of unparalleled swordsmanship to laugh at the rivers and lakes, fighting across the world with few enemies. And this life's Linghu Cong will be much luckier, at least, his current foundation is ancient and modern, no one in the Jianghu today dares to meet his edge.

  "Uncle Taishi, I'm afraid I can't use my internal energy carelessly now, and can only rely on techniques to defeat the enemy," Linghu Chong said. "I've heard that your swordsmanship has reached a divine level, and I also had an unexpected encounter, obtaining the transmission of a world-class master's swordsmanship. Please, Uncle Taishi, point out a few moves for me."

  "Haha, when it comes to skill, I indeed can't compare to you, this demon. But if we're talking about swordsmanship, in the Jianghu world of the past hundred years, there's no one I've ever feared!" Upon hearing that Linghu Chong wanted to compete with him in swordsmanship, Feng Qingyang's face immediately lit up with joy. He was confident that his mastery of swordsmanship was unparalleled at any time, and using it to teach Linghu Chong a lesson would help him regain some dignity, and also vent some of his anger.

  Linghu Chong did not use the heavy Xuan Tie sword, instead using an ordinary Huashan disciple's assigned sword. He drew a sword flower and said: "Taishifu, please!"

  "Heh heh, you're a junior, so why don't you make the first move?" Feng Qingyang said casually as he picked up a long sword.

  "In that case, be careful, Uncle Taishi!" Linghu Chong drew his sword and charged forward.

  "Little kid, let me show you what's called the ultimate sword technique!" Feng Qingyang thought to himself, raising his hand to meet Linghu Chong.

  "What's so special about the Lone Nine Swords? I forgot to tell you, I can do it too!" Linghu Chong shouted loudly and unleashed the Lone Nine Swords, "Sword-Breaking Style!"

  "You stinky brat, where did you learn the unparalleled swordsmanship of Dugu Qiu Bai?" Feng Qingyang asked in surprise.

  In his opinion, this world should only have him alone who will master the Nine Swords of Dugu, otherwise the original author would not be afraid that the swordsmanship would be lost and taught to the Huashan School's disciple Linghu Chong.

  "Didn't Duan Yu tell you? The swordsmanship that Duan Yu acquired is the Du Gu Nine Swords of Du Gu Seeking Defeat!" Linghu Chong said with a raised eyebrow, "Be careful, Taishi Shu, Total Decision Formula."

  "Dugu's Nine Swords Breaking Air Technique!"

  "I can too! I'll use the Breaking Air Technique! And then I'll finish with the Total Decision Technique!"

  Two masters who were proficient in the Du Gu Jiujian sword style began to exchange blows, both using only offense and no defense, with each attacking move countered by another. The speed of their battle had already surpassed the limits of ordinary people, and the entire top of the Siwang Cliff was filled with the residual shadows of their fight.

  Both of them use swords, so most of the time they use Broken Sword Style and General Decision Style. The General Decision Style has many variations, with a total of 360 changes. The two are also evenly matched in chess, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

  "Bang!" With a loud noise, after another intense collision, two ordinary long swords snapped simultaneously.

  "Haha!" Linghu Cong and Feng Qingyang burst into hearty laughter.

  "What a wonderful thing! I didn't expect you young man to have such good fortune and deep blessings, to be able to learn the unparalleled swordsmanship of Dugu Qiu Bai, and with talent so high that it's rarely seen in the world. At just twenty-five or six years old, you can already match me, an old man, in swordsmanship, our Huashan Sect will surely look down on all heroes and laugh proudly at the rivers and lakes!" Feng Qingyang praised Linghu Chong excessively, not expecting that his swordsmanship would be so powerful, almost causing him, a god of swords, to lose.

  "Taishifu's praise is undeserved, these few moves of mine are nothing compared to yours, it's all because you're letting me win!" Linghu Chong flattered, and Feng Qingyang was delighted, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Actually, Linghu Chong has a move that is not recorded in the sword manual, and even Dugu Qiubai, the creator of the sword style, did not master it. It was only theoretically explored by him, but Linghu Chong spent a lot of time and thought during his stay at Yiqing Valley to finally figure out this move. This is the ultimate secret of the Nine Swords of Dugu, where all nine swords are combined into one, making it unbeatable in the world.

  Unfortunately, the conditions for this move are too harsh, and the consumption of internal energy is also terrifying. It requires having myth-level true energy and possessing a top-quality divine sword like the Xuanyuan Heavy Sword to perform it. Even Dugu Seeking Defeat back then probably didn't reach this level. With Linghu Chong's current abilities, he can only barely manage to use it five times. This is now; in the past, when he was at the Valley of No Emotions, he could only make one move before becoming exhausted.