Chapter 158

After taking in Ding Xuan's aura and granting him immunity to the suppression of his cultivation base, he then led the other man up the mountain.

As the two of them ventured deeper into the core region of Cangwu Mountain.

Ding Xuan gradually noticed quite a few anomalies.

Along the way, he was stunned to discover that members of the Jiang clan at the Postnatal and Innate realms could be seen everywhere—their numbers had reached an almost inconceivable level, one that could rival those great sects!

One should know that even the former Qianshan Sect's true disciples were mostly only at the Postnatal and Innate realms.

But in today's Jiang clan? Clan members at such realms were practically clustered together!

Truly, Postnatal realm is worse than dogs, Innate realm runs all over the ground!

What exactly happened to the Jiang clan during this period?

Ding Xuan's brows knit tightly, his eyes thoughtful.

But just at this moment.

Bang bang bang!!

A burst of fierce fighting sounds suddenly rang out, instantly cutting off Ding Xuan's train of thought.

Ding Xuan felt a bit puzzled and subconsciously followed the sound, turning his head to look.

He saw that not far away, nearly a hundred Jiang clan members had gathered, raising their arms and cheering loudly.

"Go for it! Go for it, Brother Chen!"

"Our Tianshu branch is not inferior to anyone!"

"Brother Yan is mighty! Let them see how formidable our Tianxuan branch is!"

The crowd was flushed with excitement, constantly straining their throats to shout.

At their center was an enormous martial arts stage.

At this moment, atop the martial arts stage, two figures were constantly interweaving, producing dull, heavy sounds of fists and kicks!

They were two youths of delicate, handsome appearance.

Primordial energy surged around their bodies as they exchanged blows at extreme speed, generating afterimage after afterimage.

Between the fists and palm shadows, sometimes fierce as sudden thunder, sometimes soft as silk willows, with purple lightning flashing through—truly awe-inspiring and astonishing!

All of this made every spectator present feel dazzled, completely unable to discern the real from the feint in their moves!

Watching the two combatants, Ding Xuan's gaze shifted slightly and his expression suddenly grew solemn.

"Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan?"

Ding Xuan murmured.

He had once visited the Jiang clan with Xu Gu and had met these two prodigies once.

But at that time, although the two were highly talented, they still needed several years to grow, so he hadn't taken them seriously.

He hadn't expected that in merely a few months, the two had successively broken through to the Purple Mansion realm—such extraordinary talent that one couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Afterward, Ding Xuan was about to look away.

Boom!

But just then, as Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan exchanged blows once more, an extremely powerful pressure leaked out, sweeping the surroundings and descending upon Ding Xuan, filling his face with horror!

"Th-this... how is this possible? I actually sensed danger from them?"

Ding Xuan's heart gave a sudden lurch, finding it incomprehensible.

Although he couldn't compare with that old fellow, the Jiang clan's Grand Elder.

But no matter how you put it, he was still a genuine cultivator of the sixth level of the Purple Mansion realm.

How could he possibly sense danger from these two newly advanced Purple Mansion cultivators?

To get to the bottom of it, Ding Xuan immediately released his spiritual sense, carefully observing the two on the martial arts stage.

And the less said about not observing, the better—one look and he discovered something that nearly overturned his own understanding!

The two of them now had cultivation bases that had shockingly reached the fourth level of the Purple Mansion realm and the second level of the Purple Mansion realm!!

After using his spiritual sense to arrive at this seemingly impossible conclusion.

Ding Xuan suddenly felt his throat go a bit dry and couldn't help but swallow.

Could the rumors have been wrong? Wasn't it said the two had only just broken through recently? How had their accumulated strength already almost caught up with mine?

As the City Lord of Wudan City, he naturally knew the recent news that had shaken countless forces throughout this region.

That was the news that the Jiang clan's twin stars had both broken through to the Purple Mansion realm before the age of twenty.

However, in his understanding.

For these two young prodigies to break through to the first level of the Purple Mansion realm in such a short time was already a blessing from the heavens—how could they have possibly broken through several minor realms in succession?

Such rapidly advancing prodigies were probably rare even when looking across the entirety of Tiandou Prefecture!

Thinking of this, Ding Xuan secretly sighed—this Jiang clan was truly bizarre; not only was their clan leader Jiang Daoxuan bizarre, these clan members were hardly any better!

Just as Ding Xuan was sighing inwardly.

Up ahead, a man wearing a black robe with an empty, dangling right sleeve suddenly entered his line of sight.

The black-robed man held his head high, eyes slightly closed, his left hand resting on the back of the sword hilt at his waist, as if comprehending something.

Wisps of faint, indistinct sword intent permeated the air, as if transforming into guards protecting their sovereign!

Looking at the man before him and based on various physical features, Ding Xuan's pupils contracted and he instantly recognized him.

"Gu Jianzong?"

The news that Gu Xingjian had become a Jiang clan guest elder had long since spread to the surrounding regions, known by everyone.

At this moment, noticing someone observing him, Gu Xingjian, who was comprehending sword intent, slowly opened his eyes and looked over following the sensation.

Their eyes met.

Within those pitch-black eyes flowed astonishing sword intent, brimming with endless sharpness!

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