Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Outside the Skeleton Mountain Market, within a newly established temporary cave dwelling.

Multicolored mist surged and swirled, and within it, a woman of unparalleled beauty sat cross-legged, regulating her breath, inhaling and exhaling the mist.

After a short while, all the mist finally converged.

Subsequently, the colors of the multicolored mist gradually blended, ultimately transforming into a pure white divine light, devoid of any impurities, illuminating everything.

”I’ve succeeded!”

As the pure white divine light condensed, the woman within the mist immediately opened her eyes, revealing a joyful expression: ”Seven-Colored Pure Light Qi, I’ve achieved perfection in Qi Refining!”

The technique she cultivated was passed down by an elder of the Primordial Saint Sect, refining the ”Seven-Colored Pure Light Qi,” which appeared pure white but was actually a fusion of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet mist.

Each color represented a purification, and after seven purifications, the quality of the true qi reached the fourth grade!

”With this, Foundation Establishment is within reach.”

Fairy Feixia sighed.

As for the fourth-grade true qi being unsuitable for forming a Golden Core, it didn’t matter to her; she never aspired to the Golden Core path anyway.

”Finding a piece of Mist Gathering Stone this time was truly a stroke of fortune.”

”It’s just a pity about Junior Brother Lü. Cultivation is a path against the heavens. If he had left the market with me, perhaps he too would have had a chance at perfecting his Qi Refining.”

With a breakthrough achieved, Fairy Feixia’s thoughts shifted.

Previously, she had submitted to Lü Yang because he oversaw the market and could rival the perfection stage of Qi Refining. But now that she had broken through, Lü Yang was no longer as important.

After all, ”rivaling” was ultimately not the same as truly achieving it.

Without the formation, Lü Yang’s strength, in her eyes, was insufficient.

Moreover, Fairy Feixia harbored dissatisfaction with Lü Yang’s overly cautious behavior earlier, feeling it was merely an excuse due to his lack of strength.

Boom!

At that moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, and above the sky, spiritual tides surged, with rolling spiritual energy sweeping in, nearly causing Fairy Feixia to stumble.

”What’s happening!?”

Fairy Feixia quickly activated her escape light, flying into the air, looking towards the center of the spiritual tide’s upheaval, and her delicate face suddenly changed.

”It’s the market?”

Boom!

A second loud explosion, another wave of spiritual tide, as if someone had detonated a spiritual energy bomb.

Fairy Feixia hurriedly used her Seven-Colored Pure Light Qi to protect herself.

However, compared to the vast power of heaven and earth, her Seven-Colored Pure Light Qi ultimately fell short of the crucial step.

The fourth-grade true qi struggled to maintain stability, and for a moment, she was like a small boat in a storm, constantly rocking.

The originally pure white divine light was gradually beaten into a multicolored hue.

”This is... the aftermath of a battle!?”

Fairy Feixia deployed the Qixia Smoke Net Shield to stabilize her form, her face showing horror: ”Such a phenomenon... someone is fighting fiercely in the market?”

Could Junior Brother Lü be dead?

Fairy Feixia’s heart trembled, and she immediately flew towards the market.

From a distance, she saw at the center of the spiritual tide, a figure being besieged by several people.

There were three attackers, and upon recognizing them, Fairy Feixia’s expression became even more shocked.

”Yun Zhiqiu of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, ’Taiyi Sword’; Ouyang Feng of the Divine Martial Sect, ’Heaven-Flipping Hercules’; and the rogue cultivator ’Demon-Subduing Monk’ Ming Chan... they’re joining forces!?”

In her line of sight, above the Skeleton Mountain Market, a blood-colored sword formation spread across the sky.

Thousands of blood lights transformed into a vividly lifelike eight-clawed true dragon, charging left and right, swinging its tail and horns, finally letting out a dragon’s roar that stirred the spiritual tide.

”Break!”

Each time the spiritual tide erupted, Yun Zhiqiu, Ouyang Feng, and Ming Chan were forced to retreat temporarily, but they quickly regrouped and pressed forward again.

”Amitabha, I didn’t expect Benefactor Lü to have such fortune... third-grade true qi!”

Ming Chan pressed his palms together, a trace of surprise appearing on his usually calm face. Third-grade true qi... that’s already at the level of a true disciple in major sects!

Thinking of this, Ming Chan’s expression became even more compassionate: ”Benefactor, it seems we are fated. This time, sending you into reincarnation, I must inquire about your third-grade true technique. When you return in your next life, I can return the technique to you intact, fulfilling our master-disciple bond.”

”Bald monk courting death!”

Lü Yang sneered, and the dragon formed by his true qi roared again.

Simultaneously, the Blood Sun Sword Pill emerged, and the sword formation expanded with a roar.

”Well said, well said. We act on behalf of heaven. Benefactor, why resist in vain?”

Seeing this, Ming Chan didn’t confront head-on. Instead, he shook his kasaya, and the seven treasures on it—Ruyi Pearl, Mani Pearl, Dust-Repelling Pearl, and others—instantly radiated Buddha light.

Relying on this protective Buddha light, he retreated calmly, avoiding being caught in Lü Yang’s sword formation.

In fact, Lü Yang’s ability to hold on until now owed much to the Blood Sun Sword Pill.

After all, the grand formation within the sword pill ensured the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light would hit its target, with immense power. Whenever he was at a disadvantage, he could use it to turn the tide.

Of course, if he truly failed, the Hundred Bones True Array could save his life, allowing him to make a comeback.

Besides that, there was also the reason that the three opponents were unwilling to go all out.

’They’re wary of my Profound Yin Form-Capturing Grand Art.’

Lü Yang understood clearly that the more intense the battle, the more likely his opponents’ qi would leak.

Once Lü Yang seized it, it would be a fatal blow.

Therefore, Yun Zhiqiu and the others had a simple plan: to wear Lü Yang down.

After all, they were three Qi Refining perfectionists, each with formidable combat power.

At this moment, the three joined forces against a Qi Refining eighth-layer cultivator, with a tenfold chance of victory. Even if Lü Yang had two grand formations to rely on, it was futile.

”If I were only at the eighth layer of Qi Refining, that would indeed be the case...”

Lü Yang’s eyes flickered.

He looked up at the sky, and a sudden realization arose in his heart: today, now, is the time to break through!

The next moment, Lü Yang let out a long howl towards the sky.

And his true qi surged violently at that moment, unexpectedly impacting the ninth layer of Qi Refining!

Seeing this, Yun Zhiqiu and the others were momentarily stunned, then sneered: ”Ignorant fool! Breaking through during a battle? You’ve read too many novels!”

Breaking through during a battle is tantamount to seeking death!

Cultivators, when breaking through, always sit in meditation and seclusion.

Because during a breakthrough, true qi erupts, requiring full concentration. But if you’re in a battle, with external enemies interfering, how can you focus on breaking through?

However, at that moment, above Skeleton Mountain.

In a ”higher than high” place, a gaze fell, overlooking the people within Skeleton Mountain, as if observing puppets on a sand table.

”Interesting, courageous... and understands timing. Not bad.”

True Person Yinshan chuckled softly, then extended his hand, gently plucking as if playing a zither string.

The originally deadly situation suddenly changed!

This change was most deeply felt by Lü Yang.

Just moments ago, he felt his true qi in chaos, forcing a breakthrough unprepared, with a high risk of going astray. But suddenly, everything changed.

The ”chaos” of his true qi was just right, coincidentally meeting the requirements for a breakthrough.

The bottleneck was ”unexpectedly” not as difficult as imagined, just enough for him to break through.

Moreover, his state was blessed, instinctively stabilizing his cultivation after the breakthrough.

Coincidence, luck beyond belief!

Is this the feeling of being ”Heaven’s Chosen”? When fortune arrives, heaven and earth assist. He didn’t even need to deliberately do anything to achieve the desired result!

Boom!

The next moment, under the astonished gazes of Yun Zhiqiu and the others, Lü Yang boldly broke through, mastering the final transformation of the Ninefold Transforming Dragon Art: the Flying Fish Transformation.

And the Flying Fish Transformation focuses on ”breaking through”!

Therefore, Lü Yang didn’t pause. His newly advanced true qi surged again, under the enhancement of the Flying Fish Transformation, launching an assault on the bottleneck of the tenth layer of Qi Refining!

Then he ”naturally” broke through again!

Ninefold Transforming Dragon, Qi Refining perfection!

”Roar!”

For a moment, a clear dragon roar echoed throughout Skeleton Mountain! The sound swept over Yun Zhiqiu and the others, revealing stiff and astonished faces.

”This is impossible... no, there’s a True Person manipulating karma?”

The next moment, Yun Zhiqiu and the others finally reacted, their faces showing panic.

They saw Lü Yang standing proudly in the air, then turning to look at them, revealing a sinister smile: ”Understand now? This is what it means to act on behalf of heaven!”

With a single thought from a Foundation Establishment True Person, the world changes!

To Qi Refining cultivators, a Foundation Establishment True Person is like heaven. Whoever has a True Person backing them is Heaven’s Chosen, the one truly acting on behalf of heaven!

”Amitabha...”

The next moment, Ming Chan said nothing more. He shook his kasaya, Buddha light flashed, and he was the first to disappear.