Longevity: Comprehending the Heart Method

’Rong Mingtao isn’t skilled in Body Techniques. The only one who can threaten me now is Hex Tai. If I can seize this chance to kill him, I’ll be able to escape this predicament.’

Although Hex Tai used the Substitute Paperman to block the Spirit-Slaying Flying Knife’s fatal blow, it wasn’t without a cost. His injuries are much more severe than mine. If I time this right, killing him isn’t impossible.

Thinking of this, Song Changsheng narrowed his eyes.

The chase lasted until nightfall. Vast Sea and Rong Mingtao were long out of sight, with only Hex Tai still in hot pursuit.

Seeing this, Song Changsheng knew his chance had come. He came to a sudden stop in mid-air.

Hex Tai was already injured, and the long, full-speed chase had taken its toll on him. Seeing Song Changsheng stop, he let out a breath of relief, but his tone was grim. ”Why’d you stop running, you little bastard?”

”Nestled by a mountain and a river, with such beautiful scenery... this is truly a place of great feng shui.” Song Changsheng said, looking down at the churning river below, his words completely baffling to Hex Tai.

”Hmph. I think you’ve gone mad.” Hex Tai sneered, but he didn’t dare to make a rash move. The power Song Changsheng had shown earlier left him feeling a bit unnerved; he had no confidence he could win a one-on-one fight.

”Heh, it’s fine if you don’t understand. The dead don’t need to know much!” Song Changsheng sneered. With a flash, he shot towards Hex Tai like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Hex Tai was shocked. He never imagined Song Changsheng would dare to attack under these circumstances.

Though fear gnawed at him, there was no room for retreat. He could only brace himself and meet the attack head-on.

There were no probing attacks, no holding back. Both men went all out from the very beginning.

In a flash of lightning and flint, the two had already clashed dozens of times. Magic flew, Divine Techniques were unleashed, and the dazzling light illuminated the night sky.

Song Changsheng wielded the Five Elements Creation Seal in one hand and held the Yin Yang Spirit-Slaying Gourd in the other. The Tai Chi Diagram floated above his head, and his every move released terrifying power.

In an instant, mountains shattered and the river’s flow reversed.

Hex Tai’s injuries were already severe. Throughout the exchange, he was almost completely on the defensive. Seeing Song Changsheng fight with increasing ferocity while he himself accumulated more and more wounds, he decisively turned to flee for his life.

’Nothing is more important than my own life!’

”Hex Tai, you will die today!”

Naturally, Song Changsheng wasn’t about to let him escape. With a sharp cry, he sent the Five Elements Creation Seal pressing down on Hex Tai.

BOOM—

Hex Tai was unable to block it. The Five Elements Creation Seal struck him squarely in the chest, which instantly caved in, shattering more than ten of his ribs.

The immense impact pulverized his internal organs.

Even a Purple Mansion Cultivator would struggle to survive such injuries. Hex Tai immediately plummeted from the sky like a bird with broken wings.

Song Changsheng quickly gave chase, finally finding the barely-breathing Hex Tai on a pile of rubble.

”COUGH, COUGH, COUGH.” Watching Song Changsheng approach with his long sword drawn, Hex Tai’s pupils shrank. He began to cough violently, blood and pieces of his internal organs gushing from his mouth.

In that moment, Hex Tai finally understood the meaning of fear.

His heart was filled with bitter unwillingness.

After all their calculations, they had still underestimated Song Changsheng’s strength, and even more so, his Body Technique’s speed. He had forcefully turned the entire situation around.

Song Changsheng looked coldly at this enemy, whose hands were stained with the blood of countless Song Clan Members. Without a word, he swung his long sword down.

A pillar of blood shot into the sky. The Supreme Elder of the Lieyang Sect had fallen.

Song Changsheng’s knees buckled, and he nearly collapsed to the ground. Though he had killed Hex Tai, his own exertion and injuries were not light.

He used the Spirit-Slaying Flying Knife to annihilate Hex Tai’s Divine Soul before it could escape the body, then swiftly suppressed the escaping Silver Flood Dragon Mace. He grabbed the Storage Bag and prepared to leave.

But he hadn’t gone far when the sound of something tearing through the air reached his ears from behind.

’They’ve caught up.’ Song Changsheng’s heart sank. Vast Sea and Rong Mingtao had arrived much faster than he’d expected.

”Song Changsheng, I truly underestimated you. To think you’d manage to drag someone down with you even in this situation.”

Vast Sea’s expression was so dark it looked like water could drip from it as he gazed at what was now a pile of mangled flesh that had been Hex Tai.

When he had lost track of them, he’d had a bad feeling something would happen. He never thought that in such a short time, Hex Tai would suffer the Annihilation of Body and Spirit.

Along with his fury, a deep sense of dread toward Song Changsheng grew in his heart. ’No matter what, I cannot let him continue to grow stronger!’

”Fellow Daoist Rong, kill him and avenge Fellow Daoist Hex!” Vast Sea roared, attacking simultaneously with Rong Mingtao from both the left and right.

Seeing this, a look of grim determination flashed in Song Changsheng’s eyes. He took out a thumb-sized, brown pill from his robes and swallowed it.

The moment the pill dissolved into a liquid and flowed into his stomach, his pupils constricted. He felt as if a fire was raging inside him, making his blood boil.

An unprecedentedly powerful force began to well up within his body, making Song Changsheng feel strangely exhilarated.

The pill he had taken was the one Shen Qingxiu had given him when they first met. It was called a Poverty Body Pill, and after consumption, it could allow one to erupt with several times their normal strength for a short period.

If he hadn’t been forced into a corner, Song Changsheng would never have used this kind of pill that exhausted one’s own potential.

Sensing the immense power radiating from him, both Vast Sea and Rong Mingtao’s expressions changed, and they simultaneously took a step back.

”What’s going on? How did his aura suddenly surge so much?” Rong Mingtao’s face was grim. The aura Song Changsheng was now emitting completely overwhelmed his own.

”He took a pill! The effects of this kind of pill usually only last for a very short time. We shouldn’t clash with him head-on. Just tie him down. Once the effect wears off, he’ll be a fish on the chopping block!” Vast Sea said hurriedly.

”Alright.” Rong Mingtao understood at once. The two of them quickly fell back, trying to put distance between themselves and Song Changsheng.

”Where do you think you’re going!”

As if Song Changsheng would let them have their way. He rapidly closed the distance.

His cultivation had surged, and with his host of Magical Treasures, he was not at all at a disadvantage fighting two against one.

But Song Changsheng knew in his heart that this power wasn’t his own. After one ancient hour, the pill’s effects would wear off, and he would lose all ability to resist.

He had to finish them off as quickly as possible.

Rong Mingtao and Vast Sea obviously understood this as well. They avoided a direct confrontation, instead flanking him left and right, using their Body Techniques to harry him. They were determined to wear him down.

’I can’t let them lead me by the nose like this anymore. I have to retake the initiative.’

Song Changsheng’s mind raced, and a saying suddenly came to him: ”No matter how many paths you attack from, I will only take one!”

At this thought, a cold glint flashed in Song Changsheng’s eyes. He stopped paying attention to Rong Mingtao and focused solely on Vast Sea, relentlessly attacking him. This infuriated Vast Sea, who started cursing loudly, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Because Song Changsheng was making it clear he wanted to drag him down with him. When faced with Rong Mingtao’s attacks, he would dodge if he could, and if he couldn’t, he would endure the blow just to land a few punches on Vast Sea.

The key was that not only was his physique absurdly tough, but he also had the incredibly durable Tai Chi Diagram for defense. Though Rong Mingtao’s attacks landed many injuries, none of them were fatal.

”Enough!”

After Song Changsheng endured one of Rong Mingtao’s Magic attacks just to land another punch on him, Vast Sea finally snapped. He crushed a crystal pendant at his waist, and an invisible force instantly knocked Song Changsheng away.

He rapidly formed a spell sign. The water from the great river nearby immediately began to surge toward him without end. The water gathered into a sphere in the air, compressing continuously until it formed an incredibly dense, black ball of water that pressed down toward Song Changsheng.

”Die!” Blood trickled continuously from the corner of Vast Sea’s mouth, but his expression was utterly ferocious.

A grave expression appeared on Song Changsheng’s face. The Purple Mansion Melting Furnace roared, and a strange light suddenly bloomed in his eyes. One eye turned pure white, the other pure black.

In that pair of eyes, Vast Sea saw only coldness and... a majesty that disregarded all existence!

Behind Song Changsheng, a pair of enormous, tightly closed eyes also appeared, releasing an awe-inspiring and terrifying aura.

”Yin Yang Annihilation.”

Song Changsheng spoke, his voice devoid of emotion.

Yin and Yang Qi permeated the air. The pair of eyes behind him slowly began to open...

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