I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 816: Chapter 760: Pig-Feeding Physique (Yue Ticket Bonus for August: 500)

Jiang Yuebai defeated Zuo Qiuhe, yet the rooftop of the Observatory remained silent and the faces of the Immortal Monarchs turned peculiar. Fatian opened his mouth several times, unsure of what to say, and finally closed it.

Yan Hua was also feigning ignorance, deliberately avoiding the topic—only now did he truly understand the strangeness that Fatian spoke of.

Shi Yuming and Zuo Qiuhe, those two children, would need to be properly counseled after the Qingyun Conference, lest they develop a Heart Demon.

Off to the side, Fairy Yuxiao was fiddling with the flute in her hands, her brows furrowed, casting occasional glances at Immortal Monarch Chongmin, and resolved that upon her return, she would set a rule at Beiji Palace.

Under no circumstances should Jiang Yuebai be allowed to enter Beiji Palace, or even the Beiji Realm!

Jiang Yuebai is simply a disgrace to the Music Dao!

To think she had initially been impressed by Jiang Yuebai’s flute playing, considering her a talented musician whose potential had been delayed, but in the end...

Careless!

If Jiang Yuebai were allowed into Beiji Palace, corrupting the younger disciples into learning her crooked ways, the palace’s reputation built over millennia would be ruined in an instant!

Fairy Yuxiao could hardly bear the thought; upon returning to Beiji Palace, should her ears be filled with such demonic music, she might not control herself, and in a fit of rage, sink the palace to the ground to rebuild.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin was also silently calculating, planning to release the Ha Ha Fish into the outermost regions of the Upper Realm once he returned, ensuring that Jiang Yuebai’s mastery of this skill had nothing to do with him!

”Everyone, since there’s nothing more to say, let’s continue watching,”

Fatian said gravely. The Immortal Monarchs took deep breaths to calm their emotions and continued to watch the Qingyun Realm.

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In the Qingyun Realm’s square, Lu Nanzhi sincerely congratulated Jiang Yuebai, while Zhuo Qingfeng remained at a distance in the crowd, nodding in acknowledgment before heading over to Hua Yingshi and the others to watch Xie Jingshan’s duel.

After Jiang Yuebai stepped down from the platform, she suddenly noticed that everyone was looking at her with a strange gaze, filled with a certain inexplicable...

Awe!

Yes, awe!

”Anan, how do you think I performed just now?” Jiang Yuebai asked, affectionately linking arms with Lu Nanzhi.

Lu Nanzhi pondered briefly and said with emphasis, ”A sweeping victory!”

Not only was Zuo Qiuhe on stage defeated, but those offstage were also ’intimidated’ by her.

At first, Jiang Yuebai thought it was a compliment, but upon closer reflection, she let go of Lu Nanzhi’s arm and stood firm, ”You’re ridiculing me!”

Lu Nanzhi just smiled without a word. Jiang Yuebai shot him a playful glare and looked up to see Shen Huaxi’s platform was long empty, while the crowd had gathered under Xie Jingshan and Zhao Benlei’s platform.

Jiang Yuebai saw Shen Huaxi at the platform but did not see Pei Shengyue.

”Did Shen Huaxi finish so quickly?” Jiang Yuebai asked Lu Nanzhi as they both headed towards Xie Jingshan’s platform.

Lu Nanzhi nodded, ”Yes, after over fifty rounds, Shen Huaxi deliberately showed a flaw and lost. However, Pei Shengyue seemed to have noticed and, in the end, pointed her sword at Shen Huaxi, telling him not to leave after the Qingyun Conference, or else she would hunt him down in the Nine Rivers Realm.”

”Let her come. If she dares to challenge, she won’t leave once she arrives!”

As Jiang Yuebai spoke, she looked towards Xie Jingshan’s stage. There were too many people around, and she couldn’t squeeze in, so she could only watch from afar.

At this moment, the entire platform was divided into two layers. The lower layer was engulfed in blazing flames, a vast sea of fire, while the upper layer was filled with swirling dark clouds and booming thunder.

Zhao Benlei merged with his sword to become a Sky-Reaching Giant Sword, stirring the thunder like a Heavenly Tribulation, continuously bombarding the platform below.

Xie Jingshan was caught in the sea of fire, surrounded by twin swords, his eyes flashing with an ethereal glow, using the Carefree Travel body technique to nimbly dart through the cascading thunder, seizing every opportunity.

He led Huo Dou in a series of ferocious Sword Auras aimed at the critical points of the Sky-Reaching Giant Sword above, causing the sword’s form to flicker violently, on the brink of shattering.

On his head squatted a tiny, gold, plump Three-Legged Golden Bird the size of a fist.

Even his Huo Dou had grown into a pudgy, fiery blackened ball compared to before, its legs seeming much shorter.

Jiang Yuebai scratched her head—did Xie Jingshan have a knack for fattening things up? Everything he touched seemed to swell up into a ball!

Even living Spiritual Pets were one thing, but even Sword Spirits could become plump?

Look at that Huo Dou; because it’s so fat, it failed several times to follow Xie Jingshan through the gaps between the thunders, getting blasted into pieces over and over.

Fortunately, it’s a Sword Spirit. After exploding into a sea of fire, it could still reconvene into a black dog, angrily roaring and spitting fire into the sky.

Xie Jingshan had two Lifebound Spiritual Swords: one is the Fire Attribute Huo Dou Sword, and the other is the Wind Attribute Awakening Bone Sword.

Huo Dou Sword was a spirit sword he carried from the start of his Sword Cultivation journey, and Huo Dou, the Sword Spirit, awakened after his Core Formation.

After the Asura Domain incident, Xie Jingshan obtained a strand of the purest and most yang Golden Crow Fire within him, thanks to the sacrifice of the Three-Legged Golden Bird purifying his body tainted by the Blood Sea.

Xie Jingshan’s mastery in the Fire Element Sword Dao surpassed his later-acquired Wind Sword Dao.

He practiced the Wind Sword Dao because the red mark in his palm naturally carried a Wind Chasing Sword Intent. Jiang Yuebai, not knowing why, once advised Xie Jingshan that the wind could fuel the fire, prompting him to seek a Divine Separation Method from Xie Tianbao and learn an additional Wind Sword Technique.

The other sword in his possession, the Awakening Bone Sword, came from his unfortunate gain of a power that accelerated bone growth during a cruel experiment by Tian Nanxing in the Asura Domain. He forged it with his own bones and infused it with the Wind Beast Spirit, creating a wind-attribute Spirit Sword.

As the Young Master of Mountain and Sea Building, forging a Spirit Sword was akin to child’s play.

The battle between Zhao Benlei and Xie Jingshan reached its peak, with neither side gaining the upper hand. Victory depended on who could last longer.

In this regard, Xie Jingshan’s Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivation could hardly compete with Zhao Benlei’s Late-Stage Nascent Soul Sword Qi reserves.

The previous duel of Zhuo Qingfeng ended in defeat because Zhao Benlei dragged him into a war of attrition until his strength was depleted and his Sword Qi exhausted.

Currently, it seemed like Xie Jingshan was treading Zhuo Qingfeng’s path, with his earlier tactics resembling those of Zhuo Qingfeng’s.

In the crowd, Shen Huaxi and Zhuo Qingfeng stood with the others, all looking at Xie Jingshan with concern.

The Qingyun Conference did not allow the use of any Elixirs; otherwise, with the Top-Grade Elixir Xie Jingshan carried, even ten Zhao Benleis could wear themselves out in a war of attrition without depleting Xie Jingshan’s Sword Qi.

Shen Huaxi could only sigh in exasperation; Xie Jingshan’s stubborn nature and his overly pure Sword Heart.

In dangerous situations, Zhuo Qingfeng would use single-use kill tools like Heavenly Thunder Pearls to save himself, but Xie Jingshan insisted on resolving things solely with the sword, even if it meant risking his life.

Had he employed the same extravagant tactics as his grandfather, sparing no expense to unleash his Magic Treasures, how could he not defeat Zhao Benlei?

Xie Tianbao had managed to get into the Top Ten of the Divinity Transformation by having ample wealth on his side.

Boom!

Xie Jingshan clashed both swords together, the wind aiding the fire, and the golden Sword Aura transformed into a Three-Legged Golden Bird, relentlessly colliding with the Sky-Reaching Giant Sword amidst a sky full of thunder.

Under this collision, the giant sword shattered with a thunderous boom, arcs of lightning crashing to the ground like iron flowers and sizzling as they sprayed, colliding with the sea of fire to produce a chain of explosive sounds like a firecracker.

Xie Jingshan panted heavily, while Huo Dou jumped to his side, using its body to support him.

Awoo——

Huo Dou howled towards the sky as Zhao Benlei’s true form appeared amidst the dark clouds. One of his arms was scorched, and the hem of his garment still bore lingering traces of Golden Crow Fire. He gazed down at Xie Jingshan, immediately forming a sword technique with his fingers.

Countless thunders shattered space, converging at Zhao Benlei’s fingertip, swiftly forming a black long sword that compressed and concentrated the lightning to the extreme. Its imposing aura caused the surrounding Protective Barrier to radiate intensely, continually erupting with electrical arcs resembling Silver Dragons from the black sword, twisting and crashing against the Protective Barrier.

Crackle!

Crackle!

The ominous sounds and terrifying aura left everyone holding their breath. It was clear this was Zhao Benlei’s ultimate deadly strike.