Chapter 193: Chapter 192: Great Cultivator of the Second Realm Amidst a chorus of screams, countless flying sabers turned into streaks of light weaving back and forth,
The twenty or so disciples of the Lu Family didn’t even make it to the entrance before Gu Zhan slaughtered them all. The entire ruined courtyard was littered with corpses, blood streaming everywhere, the stench of blood thick in the air.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards rushed in, moving with practiced ease as they started cleaning up the battlefield.
Gu Zhan ordered his subordinates to take Gu Shanyun and the other two to the living room, while he turned around and went into his room to change clothes.
As he walked,
Gu Zhan summoned the system to check his Experience Points, which had already accumulated to over 1.2 million,
Zhang Xuanche was a Second Realm Great Cultivator—he alone contributed 450,000 Experience Points. Ding Jianxiao and the Lu Family Grand Elder provided a total of 500,000, while the Lingxi Sword Sect disciples and the Lu Family disciples added up to more than 200,000.
After checking his Experience Points,
Gu Zhan didn’t hesitate, and immediately allocated them:
[Used 1,000,000 Experience Points]
[Creation Skill upgraded to the twelfth level]
[Current Realm advanced to Mingzhi Realm]
In that instant,
Gu Zhan felt as if his vision suddenly cleared; some previously unclear thoughts instantly became lucid.
He finally understood why this realm was called Mingzhi—
It meant "understand"—to know Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, to sense the flow of Primordial Qi, to know where Qi comes from and where it goes,
In this realm, one’s perception of the movement of Primordial Qi reached a whole new level. You could discern where a strand of Qi originated, where it was headed, find the place most suitable for yourself; your power could be exerted to its utmost.
In a daze,
Gu Zhan finally realized why, when Zhang Xuanche entered the hall before, despite his high status, he deliberately didn’t sit at the head, but chose a nondescript seat in the middle,
Because that spot was precisely a convergence point of Primordial Qi,
At that position, a cultivator’s power would be amplified to the maximum.
Only, Zhang Xuanche’s luck wasn’t so great,
Gu Zhan first feinted east and attacked west, using the overwhelming might of the Four Seas Returning Blade Technique, catching Zhang Xuanche off guard. He had no choice but to leave that Primordial Qi convergence point,
And once he left the convergence point,
Zhang Xuanche became like an old man approaching a hundred, utterly unable to display the peak power of a Second Realm Great Cultivator.
Still,
Even as his previous self, Gu Zhan wasn’t afraid of a peak Second Realm Great Cultivator,
He had mastered two Earth Tier Martial Arts to the Peak of Perfection Realm, and another Earth Tier Middle Grade Martial Art to Minor Success. As for Profound Tier Martial Arts, there was a whole pile—without exception, all at Peak of Perfection—such a foundation was already beyond what any normal person could describe,
Speaking of foundation, for most Great Cultivators, being able to cultivate even one Earth Tier Martial Art to Great Success was extremely rare,
In the same realm, Gu Zhan considered himself hard-pressed to find an equal. Cross-realm combat wasn’t an issue at all.
...
In the main courtyard,
Gu Zhan suddenly stopped, and slowly raised his head,
In that instant,
Gu Zhan saw many lines crisscrossing the courtyard, all sorts of shapes, all sorts of directions, apparently in complete disorder.
In the past, Gu Zhan would have seen only chaos,
But now, he could sort out these countless tangled threads one by one, tracing where each line came from, and where each line led.
On the stone surface, faint lines could be seen; between the old trees, there was also a line; in the pond, a few threads were flickering, as the shallow stream rippled slightly, with fine lines seemingly emanating from around the pebble at the bottom of the creek.
Gu Zhan walked under a peach tree,
The peach tree had put forth tender leaves, and faint hints of pink were starting to appear on the budding branches,
Gu Zhan slowly spread his palm,
A willow leaf–shaped dagger floated in the air,
The next instant, the dagger vanished,
After that, Gu Zhan walked away unhurriedly,
Just then, a gust of wind swept in,
Tender peach leaves fluttered down from the tree—every leaf had its stem severed at a single point, drifting densely across the courtyard like ashes.
Gu Zhan gave a quiet chuckle,
Just now, below that peach tree was a Primordial Qi convergence point; the Willow Leaf Flying Knife Technique he unleashed there was so subtle, it was almost unthinkable.
As he walked, Gu Zhan glanced at the system panel:
Player: Gu Zhan