Above the Great Dao
Chapter 72 - 46 The kiln is too scary, I want to go back to the village

Chapter 72: Chapter 46 The kiln is too scary, I want to go back to the village

Chen Shi exploded with all his might and charged at Li Tianqing, who only now realized that Chen Shi’s claim of being faster than spells within five feet was no bluff!

Indeed, Chen Shi’s speed surpassed his spells. In a single step, he appeared right before Li Tianqing, his body stirring up a fierce wind with momentum akin to a primordial mutant beast pouncing forward, crushing the air so tightly it left no room to breathe!

Even faster were Chen Shi’s hands.

A punch thundered out, bringing with it a muffled Thunder Sound that assaulted the brain, the force of the punch distorting the face with its pressure, causing a sensation of cerebral hypoxia.

Cultivators fear the sound of thunder most of all, for the heavenly tribulation manifests as lightning, and the Thunder Sound can shatter the soul.

Even if one had cultivated a Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or Primordial Spirit, one must still be cautious of the thunderous sounds descending from the ninth heaven. The Li Family, a great clan, had a rule: never perform Sacrificial Refinement of the Golden Core or attempt Nascent Soul or Primordial Spirit Emergence during thunderstorms.

Years ago, a member of the Li Family attempted a Primordial Spirit Emergence on a stormy day and was struck down by lightning, their Primordial Spirit disintegrated into dust by the vibrating Thunder Sound.

Every year, many in the West Bull New Continent find themselves facing sudden thunder during the Sacrificial Refinement of the Golden Core—a clear sky could unexpectedly give way to rolling Thunder Sound from one side of the heavens to the other.

Facing such bizarre thunder, a cultivator could only lament their bad luck as the Golden Core shatters amidst the rolling thunder, extinguishing their life.

The Thunder Sound unleashed by Chen Shi’s punch was naturally far from the magnitude of Heavenly Thunder, but it still dealt a significant blow to Li Tianqing’s spiritual will. A weaker spirit or resolve in a cultivator of the Divine Embryo Realm would have lost the courage to resist upon hearing the Thunder Sound, let alone strike back.

But Li Tianqing could counterattack.

His Holy Embryo Body within the Divine Shrine had already prepared itself during the demonstration of the Six Yin Jade Wheel, eliminating the need to activate the Divine Shrine Holy Embryo. More importantly, the Li Family’s Six Yin Jade Wheel was a superb Cultivation Technique for both offense and defense, with True Qi forming Jade Wheels that could move around one’s limbs, creating a defensive posture.

Should an enemy strike, they would be sliced apart by the incomparably sharp Jade Wheels!

Critically, the Jade Wheels were invisible, almost impossible to see with the naked eye, making them difficult to guard against.

A Jade Wheel had already been activated at his shoulder, Taiyin Spleen Meridian True Qi flowing as his left hand formed the Taiyin Earth Seal, meeting Chen Shi’s punch head-on!

At the same moment, the Taiyin Lung Meridian True Qi was activated, with his right hand’s Taiyin Gold Seal slashing towards Chen Shi’s neck.

The two currents of True Qi formed wheels, one wrapping around his arm, the other soaring through the air—a sophistication previously unseen by Chen Shi.

However, as his two Jade Wheels erupted at the same time, Chen Shi suddenly seemed to see the trajectory and momentum of the two Jade Wheels.

The Jade Wheels were made of True Qi, invisible to the naked eye; even if Chen Shi strained his eyes, it was difficult to discern the direction of the Sword Qi, but he didn’t try to look. Merely through bodily sensation, he could feel two foreign objects approaching.

Even their origins and the speed of their movements were vividly reflected in his mind.

This sensation was extraordinary; it was as if the True Qi forming the Jade Wheels compressed the air, causing the hairs on his body to tremble with reaction, or like his Spirit spreading out, sensing the intrusion of external True Qi.

Mysterious and yet more mysterious.

When he achieved true blood, the slightest tremble of any hair could reflect in his mind. Now that he had cultivated the Holy Embryo Body, this sensitivity became stronger, so much that he could sense it a couple of feet away from his skin!

But Chen Shi had no time to ponder such things, for his body reacted faster than his mind. As soon as he detected the movement of the Jade Wheels, he instantly changed his attack, transforming the punch aimed at Li Tianqing’s face into a forceful downward slap!

The instant his palm edge met the Jade Wheel, his body somersaulted upwards, his right foot stepping as if on the sky, his head down and feet up, avoiding another Jade Wheel slicing at his waist.

Beneath his feet, the Tianquan Star Talisman exploded, Starlight coursing through his body.

The Jade Wheel missed its target and revolved at high speed to strike again, following Li Tianqing’s arm to slice at Chen Shi in mid-air, its speed incredibly fast.

At the same time, the clash between Chen Shi’s palm and the edge of the Jade Wheel rang out like metal on metal, shattering the invisible Jade Wheel—unable to withstand Chen Shi’s power.

Chen Shi’s original plan was to break the Jade Wheel and, while upside down, strike Li Tianqing’s head with his other palm—a blow that could claim his life.

However, Li Tianqing reacted too quickly; had Chen Shi executed that palm strike, he would have been bisected at the waist himself!

Before Chen Shi’s mind could devise a strategy, his body already reacted, leveraging the force used to shatter the Jade Wheel to flip backward, landing five feet away.

He had barely touched the ground when he detected five currents of True Qi forming Jade Wheels flying toward him, each moving at a different speed—some quick, others slow—making them mysteriously unpredictable.

Following that, the Jade Wheel that missed joined in, totaling six Jade Wheels.

Li Tianqing stepped forward in the Yuheng Step, advancing quickly, coordinating his hands and feet with a peculiar rhythm. His hands cycled through six different Seal Techniques with remarkable speed!

It was as if he stepped through circles of varying sizes, with intersecting spheres that made his footwork unknowable, while controlling six Jade Wheels made his strikes incredibly perilous!

Chen Shi’s feet danced through various steps like the Big Dipper, Tianxuan Step, Tianji Step, Yuheng Step, his movements ghost-like, swift as lightning as he dodged the Jade Wheels.

With each step he took, Star Talismans exploded, Starlight enveloping his body, tempering it constantly to maintain peak condition!

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