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Chapter 605 - 0380 Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)_2

Chapter 605: 0380 Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)_2

In the pitch-black underground, there lies a magnificent earth palace.

Tang Zheng sits high upon the white bone throne once belonging to the Mad Dragon King, his face full of a mad smile:

"Searching high and low but finding nothing, then getting it all without any effort; indeed, the Mad Dragon King’s secret treasure was in Jiangnan. Initially at the bottom of the Great River, now with Canghai Sangtian, the river has changed course, and it sees daylight once more. After consuming the Mad Dragon King’s Unmelting Bone, my Grandmaster power has further advanced; unfortunately, I cannot seek revenge on that fellow Lufang."

Tang Zheng sighed; this is also not without regret.

Behind him, a slender figure with long hair appeared quietly, cloaked in black armor and wearing a menacing ghost mask, exuding a thick Death Qi.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, once the unrivaled genius of the Qin Family, has now fallen into this state, neither human nor ghost...

Sending you to kill Lu Chenzhou is most fitting; I wonder what the Three Extremes Heavenly King would think of this?"

...

Su City Dragon Martial.

In the practice room, Gongsun Ying leaned against the wall, munching on dates, examining the martial arts of the True Inheritance.

She had three disciples; the first two had already advanced to be masters.

The third, just barely breakthrough to End Realm cultivation, was Ding Jingqiu.

Of course, having such cultivation at the age of 26 is quite remarkable.

Yet, with Lu Chenzhou setting the bar high, her own disciple seemed less impressive by comparison.

Ding Jingqiu finished his performance.

Gongsun Ying commented: "In all martial arts, speed is unbeatable! To master the Phoenix Form Fist, you must train your waist and legs well, focusing on core power, coordination, nerve reaction speed, and eyesight! You should also enhance your spiritual power and strive to develop telekinesis soon. Perceiving through eyesight in high-speed movement is a lower grade alternative; your eyes might deceive you, given the endless demon arts and illusions. Only telekinesis, which addresses the essence directly, is hard to be deceived!"

"Master, how can I improve my spiritual power?"

"Heart Sutra... Times have changed; besides Pile Skill, the Heart Sutra will gradually become fundamental to Da Xia martial artists."

"Looks like I need to work harder."

"What do you know about hard work? Lu Chenzhou, at your stage, was only sleeping three to four hours a day, now he almost never sleeps."

"..."

The sound of knocking came, Gongsun Ying performed a void capture, and the door opened.

A towering figure in full armor, surrounded by dense Evil Qi, walked lightly toward them.

Lu Chenzhou removed his helmet: "Senior, I wish to learn ’Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens’."

"Ah..." Ding Jingqiu’s face shook.

"Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens" is one of the three essential divine skills of the Phoenix Form Fist.

The other two are "Phoenix Perch in the Parasol Tree" and "Nirvana Scripture".

Among them, the "Nirvana Scripture" is a supreme divine skill, fundamental to inner strength, theoretically reaching the Absolute Peak. "Phoenix Perch in the Parasol Tree" and "Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens" are both middle-level divine skills integrating movement technique and fist technique, the former more suitable for women and the latter for men. Generally, these fist techniques are learned starting as a Grandmaster.

Before this, one should either practice other Bird Forms or train the upper-level true technique of the Phoenix Form.

The difficulty of the Dragon and Phoenix Dual Forms is top-notch.

Lu Chenzhou only had some Swallow Form foundation, yet directly learning "Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens" surprised Ding Jingqiu.

Gongsun Ying pondered for a moment and asked: "Are you sure? Why not first train an upper-level true technique as a foundation?"

Indeed, she knew Lu Chenzhou intended to switch to the Phoenix Form... but she didn’t expect this young man to challenge the highest difficulty from the start.

Lu Chenzhou replied: "Senior, I’ve already achieved upper-level true skill level with the Swallow Form foundation, and have mastered ’Chuyan Chaofeng Palm’, I believe I’m ready."

He was quite confident, with his current understanding, even without the Swallow Form foundation, the Phoenix Form wouldn’t be insurmountable, just harder than the Tiger Form.

With armor, his movement technique speed required the Phoenix Form for compensation, thus he must train it.

He never learned "Flying Sky Qiongqi Body", although this lower divine skill is good, he prefers to jump straight to training the Phoenix Form.

Of course, when you have more time in the future, you should still practice the "Flying Sky Qiongqi Body" since it is the essential movement technique of the Tiger Form.

Gongsun Ying nodded: "Alright, as long as you understand... just don’t let it interfere with your regular cultivation."

Now that King Tian is in seclusion in the Candle Realm, she has been entrusted by the Heavenly King to pass on the method, so naturally, she has to be responsible for Lu Chenzhou.

Gongsun Ying looked at her true disciple:

"Next, I will demonstrate the method. You can watch a bit, but with your current attainment in the Phoenix Form, it is not advisable to delve into ’Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens’ too early; just continue with your true skill cultivation for now."

"Ah... sure, Master."

Ding Jingqiu looked at Lu Chenzhou, thinking to himself how amazing he was.

Clearly, he started practicing the Phoenix Form Fist first, but now Lu Chenzhou has caught up and surpassed him.

...

On Stone Lake.

Gongsun Ying, dressed in loose training clothes, stepped on the water without leaving a trace, flowing with the waves.

"Before teaching you, I must clarify something; ’Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens’ is a predominantly yang, masculine fist technique. I practiced it once out of curiosity, but my skill level is not high, barely reaching the Small Success Realm. After guiding you into the basics, if you have any questions in the future, you can also seek out [Bai Feng], the head of the Phoenix Form sect in Dragon City. Bai Feng is my senior brother; currently, he is in seclusion in the Candle Realm, but he should emerge soon. Mention my title, Little Phoenix Immortal, and he will assist you."

Bai Feng, whose surname is Bai and given name Feng, has a title matching his name.

He is also a legendary figure in Dragon City, known as the world’s number one Phoenix, or "Heavenly Phoenix Immortal" in the martial world.

Bai Feng’s strength surpasses even that of the headmaster Taixing Absolute Saber·Li Jin; it’s said he has completed opening 720 acupoints.

Without surprises, if Dragon City were to have a second person reaching the Absolute Peak, it would likely be Bai Feng.

If Bai Feng succeeds, he will be the first absolute pinnacle of the Phoenix Form sect, with a status almost equal to the Dragon Form!

This "Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens" was also created by Bai Feng.

After the disclaimer, Gongsun Ying started her movements. She spread her legs shoulder-width apart, gently clasped her hands in front of her chest, then slowly raised them above her head, palms facing each other, assuming the posture of a bird spreading its wings to meet the wind. Her palms then rotated outward and pressed downwards, like a divine bird absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Her heart soared high, her aura pouring out, condensing into the form of a white divine phoenix, standing on one leg like a Golden Chicken on Stone Lake.

The winds between heaven and earth seemed to start stirring, they cheered, they leaped for joy, welcoming the sovereign of the phoenix.

"’Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens’ has seven styles; I have only mastered the first three, namely [White Phoenix Meeting the Wind], [Green Phoenix Holding Branch], and [Mystic Phoenix Playing Water]. The last three styles are [Yellow Phoenix Falling Mountain], [Golden Phoenix Sword], [Purple Phoenix Thunder Transformation], [Red Phoenix Burning Grass]... now you understand why Phoenix-shaped Divine Skills are so difficult, don’t you."

Gongsun Ying suddenly asked Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou replied: "The seven styles of the Phoenix Form correspond to metal, wood, water, fire, earth, along with thunder and wind."

Gongsun Ying nodded: "Exactly, other sects usually focus on single-element cultivation, like ’Flying Sky Qiongqi Body’ with wind and thunder, or ’Lu Wu Demon Cleansing Scripture’ and ’Mountain Lord Inquiry Fist’ with earth and wood, but the Dragon and Phoenix sects don’t work that way. The fundamental true skills of these two major sects often encompass the Five Elements and Yin Yang, which is why they are powerful."

The cost of being powerful is difficulty in learning!

Lu Chenzhou thought to himself, luckily, he was no longer limited to a single attribute.

In essence, the conflict between different Five Element attributes is still about whether "Qi" can be compatible.

The human’s physical body, in itself, possesses no intrinsic attributes, or rather contains all Five Elements and Yin Yang.

What tends to conflict is the attribute of True Gang Energy.

But this, he had already resolved.

Gongsun Ying explained:

"The three styles I have mastered, [White Phoenix Meeting the Wind] stands for the pinnacle of movement techniques. Once mastered, you can manipulate the surrounding air currents to accelerate, decelerate, change direction, maneuver, glide with the wind, etc., even in a vacuum environment, you can use the airflow generated by your own body to move."

This reminded Lu Chenzhou of the battle on the God and Demon Battlefield, where "Cloud Ascending Ladder" suddenly lost its effect in a vacuum.

One must not only rely on external winds but also create one’s own wind.

"[Green Phoenix Holding Branch] is somewhat unique. Once mastered, you can rapidly heal your wounds by absorbing ambient energy or the vitality of plants...," Gongsun Ying looked at Lu Chenzhou with deep meaning, adding, "Of course, beasts or humans can be used as well."