The old man's gaze sharpened.
He could feel the surrounding wind and clouds gathering, an inexplicable qi dynamic changing.
This celestial phenomenon was not a natural change, but induced by someone.
There are many ways to induce celestial phenomena in the world, but only one method can induce celestial phenomena so quickly: Yin Shen (Astral Soul) Projection.
"Grand Uncle, what is Yin Shen Projection?"
The young man looked at the sky, which had darkened in an instant, and couldn't help but be shocked.
These dark clouds came too fast and were too abnormal.
"The most dangerous hurdle before Qi Meridian Forging the Divine..."
The old man felt the changes in the surrounding qi, and his expression also changed:
"It is to draw down the Nine Heavens Lightning, to cleanse the spirit, martial arts reaching divinity, with a single thought, the world follows..."
"This Wang Quan Daoist is about to break through to the Divine Meridian?"
The young man's eyes widened.
"Originally, I thought it was just exaggerated rumors. How could such a figure not have formed a Divine Meridian? Now that I think about it..."
The old man's expression changed, with a hint of disbelief:
"Before forming a Divine Meridian, he has already killed several Divine Meridian experts, and can still resist Pang Wan Yang's divine will. Unbelievable, unbelievable..."
Until now, he did not believe the rumors that this Wang Quan Daoist in the martial world had not yet forged a Divine Meridian.
A peerless expert who successively killed four Divine Meridian experts had not yet forged a Divine Meridian. How could he believe it?
Throughout history, only the masters of divine weapons have ever achieved the feat of killing Divine Meridian experts with Qi Meridian cultivation. This Wang Quan Daoist is obviously not the master of a divine weapon.
But now, he had to believe it.
Because on the entire mountain peak, the only powerful aura he could sense was that of a single individual.
That is, the one who is currently drawing down lightning.
"This Wang Quan Daoist was already so powerful before breaking through. If he forges a Divine Meridian, wouldn't he be invincible?"
Looking at the rolling thunderclouds, the young man exclaimed in amazement.
"Hard to say, hard to say..."
The old man seemed a little uncertain, shaking his head slightly:
"In this world, anyone who fights beyond their cultivation level must have come into contact with or mastered unique methods, forces, or characteristics that even those in the same or higher realms do not possess...
That Wang Quan Daoist, with his Qi Meridian body, has been able to contend against Divine Meridian experts, supposedly because of his unparalleled physique and invincible physical training. Even if his Yin Shen projects and his Divine Meridian is formed, it may not greatly change his physical training..."
The old man spoke with some hesitation. After all, there had never been a figure like this Wang Quan Daoist in ancient or modern times, so it was difficult to say what kind of changes would occur after his Divine Meridian was forged.
It was just that the word "invincible" was too heavy.
He did not think that this Wang Quan Daoist could be stronger than Pang Wan Yang after breaking through.
"The sky has changed too quickly..."
"I've seen many rainstorms, but this is the first time I've seen one like this..."
"These clouds are strange... I heard that there are martial arts in the martial world that can induce celestial phenomena. Is this Wang Quan Daoist practicing some technique?"
It wasn't just the old man and the young man; the others at the foot of the mountain had also noticed it.
One by one, they looked up, quite incredulous.
In their eyes, only the summit of Wang Quan Mountain was covered with dark clouds and lightning, thunder rolling, as if a large bowl of ink-like black clouds was covering Wang Quan Mountain.
How could normal dark clouds be like this?
For a time, everyone on and off the mountain was attracted.
Whoosh~~~
In the backyard of Wang Quan Dao, on a three-foot-square platform cast from cold iron, An Qisheng sat cross-legged amidst the swirling wind, his clothes fluttering.
The sound of his surging blood flowed out of his body, accompanied by the howling wind, carrying far away.
Within his body, internal force and true qi were all surging and rushing, pouring into the Six Yang Acupoints, the gathering place of all meridians.
Essence and qi flowed backward, and under the stimulation, his divine will was filled to the limit.
For a time, his divine will floated, as if standing on the edge of a cliff, ready to leap down.
In Jiu Fu Realm, the tempering of muscles, bones, skin, and membranes, to receiving the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to condense true qi, to the circulation of qi through the meridians, was all for this final step.
Any martial artist who can reach this step is a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand.
In fact, in the Jiu Fu Realm with 20 billion people, there are only a few dozen who have achieved the Divine Meridian, truly one in tens of thousands.
But any martial artist who reaches this step must be mentally tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"The Yin Shen has not yet truly projected, but the changes in qi have already induced thunderclouds..."
Ripples appeared in An Qisheng's eyes.
In his eyes, all kinds of qi flowed, and an invisible ripple spread out through the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, inducing changes in the qi above the entire mountain peak.
It was not the Yin Shen that was affecting the celestial phenomena. The Yin Shen only affected the spiritual qi of heaven and earth. It was the change in the spiritual qi of heaven and earth that changed the atmosphere of the mountain peak and induced the appearance of thunderclouds.
Once the Yin Shen truly projected, it would almost certainly be struck by lightning.
An Qisheng was not in a hurry to trigger the lightning, but instead felt the changes in qi.
Worlds are different.
The existence of spiritual qi of heaven and earth makes Jiu Fu Realm different from Xuan Star in many ways.
Logically speaking, the divine will of the Divine Meridian should be resilient and strong, and even if the physical body does not exist, the spirit should not dissipate immediately.
But in fact, he had only seen Da Mo Tian as an example of something similar to spiritual presence in the world, and in fact, what was left on Da Mo Tian's human skin scroll was not the real him, but only a fragmented spiritual imprint.
"Forging the Divine Meridian does not have the concept of tribulation, but it seems that this world does not have a space for the Yin Shen to survive independently..."
He was lost in thought.
He thought deeply and about many things.
Yin Shen Projection is not the only way to break through to the Divine Meridian. As long as there are methods to cleanse and benefit the spirit, one can find and ignite the True Yang and True Yin within the soul to forge the Divine Meridian.
However, without the cleansing of lightning, how easy would it be to cleanse the spirit and ignite the True Yang and True Yin?
It seems harmless, but it is ten times more difficult than the former, because not seeing the road ahead is the most terrifying thing.
He admired the pioneers who discovered the use of lightning to cleanse the spirit.
He believed that before the secret transmission of using lightning to cleanse the spirit and ignite the True Yin and True Yang was discovered, there was no Divine Meridian in Jiu Fu Realm.
For the same reason, the first Heavenly Human Divine Weapon forger, the Extreme Devil Slashing Heaven Sword Master, was also extremely remarkable.
Before that, there must have been no Heavenly Human Divine Weapons.
Every world is constantly evolving, generation after generation, like brick walls, and the latecomers are bound to be naturally placed on top of them.
Respecting the past does not mean demeaning the present.
Just like in Xuan Star for three hundred years, there have been Grandmaster-level experts in every generation, whereas in the past, one might not appear in several hundred years.
However, even so, the talent and wisdom of the predecessors are admirable.
Just imagine, in a situation where there was no precedent, even crabs might not have been dared to be eaten. What kind of courage would it take to project the Yin Shen despite the fear in one's heart?
Rumble~
Thunder rolled across the sky, and lightning flashed like dragons and snakes, tearing through the darkness.
Looking at the restless lightning serpents that seemed ready to strike down at any moment, the old man suddenly spoke:
"Kaiyu, we should leave."
He didn't care whether watching others break through was taboo, but even if he didn't care, that Wang Quan Daoist might.
He had something to ask, but it wasn't worth antagonizing him over this trivial matter.
"Ah? Why?"
The young man was a little dazed:
"Wang Quan Daoist is breaking through to the Divine Meridian! What a rare sight this is! Once missed, it will never happen again. Look, aren't those people coming up the mountain too?"
Indeed, some of the people from the foot of the mountain had also come up, standing sparsely in front of the mountain gate, also gazing at the dark clouds with amazement on their faces.
"Where a true dragon resides, dust may fall, but wild beasts may not enter."
The old man shook his head slightly:
"I'm afraid that with me here, Wang Quan Daoist will be wary..."
Halfway through his words, his expression suddenly changed.
"If Brother Yan wants to watch, he might as well come closer. There is nothing that cannot be told to others. What is there to hide?"
A calm voice, yet suppressing the sound of thunder, echoed above the entire mountain gate.
An Qisheng's voice was calm, but it contained powerful confidence, as if he was not undergoing tribulation, but inviting a friend to go for a spring outing.
The expressions of the people in front of the mountain gate all changed.
They only felt that this voice was smooth and peaceful, yet contained a divine will that made people look sideways. The voice seemed to explode directly in their hearts.
Their bodies were even a little numb, as if they had been electrocuted.
"It's, it's Wang Quan Daoist's voice!"
"Brother Yan? Which expert is that?"
"There are many people named Yan in the world, but the one that Wang Quan Daoist can call Brother Yan is probably only that one from You Province!"
"The seventh on the Weaponry Index, the Earth-Shaking Martial Warrior, Yan Kuangtu!"
After the shock, several martial artists all looked at each other.
After a slight observation, their gazes had already fallen on the old man. Many people immediately retreated, as if encountering tigers and wolves.
The martial world has never been black and white. There are always some people who are outside of good and evil, and Yan Kuangtu is one of them.
This person is neither good nor evil, ruthless and merciless. He became famous at a young age, and at ten years old, he was already famous throughout a province. At twenty, he had already achieved great success in Qi Meridian and became famous throughout the world.
After that, he traveled through the provinces and visited various sects. At the age of thirty, he established the Great Dragon Gate in You Province. His disciples were all eccentric figures who were both righteous and evil.
It is rumored that he has great power in You Province, and even the people of the imperial court have to look at his face, making him a de facto king, the uncrowned king. He is a true top sect of Da Feng.
Before Wang Quan Daoist appeared, he was the first great expert to clash with the imperial court.
The former God Hunter of the Six Doors was killed by him in the capital of You Province, a true evil giant.
"I didn't expect Daoist to recognize Yan!"
The old man smiled faintly, then responded with a long laugh.
His voice was mighty, like the rolling Yangtze River, making everyone who heard his laughter blush and almost suffocate.
The momentum was so great that it seemed to suppress the thunder dragons in the sky.
"It seems that Brother Dao has a one hundred percent certainty. In that case, don't blame Yan for being presumptuous!"
A long laugh still echoed in front of the mountain gate.
But under the watchful eyes of everyone, the old man and the young man had disappeared without a trace, as if they were ghosts.
Whoosh!
In the courtyard where the air currents were surging, Yan Kuangtu landed slowly.
It was only ten zhang away from the cold iron platform where An Qisheng was sitting.
Looking at each other from afar, both of their eyes narrowed.