Chapter 234: Kings Do Not Meet! The Collision of Two Inner Alchemy Methods

Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance Headquarters.

President's office.

The wall clock on the large white wall ticked away; time was fast approaching twelve o'clock.

The tea in Lou Hechuan's cup had already gone cold, and no more steaming heat could be seen.

At this very moment, this President of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance had no mind for drinking tea; his entire attention was focused on the two young people from the Supernatural Association before him.

Song Yunqi was casually flipping through the file materials in his hands.

Ji Huanshan was calm and composed, still closing his eyes to nurture his spirit, as if in this world, besides cultivation, there was nothing else worth him expending energy or damaging his vitality for.

It had to be said, the spirit-nurturing skills of these two young people from the Supernatural Association were top-tier; sitting upright and facing the wind, they remained as still as a mountain.

"As expected of figures trained by the Daoist Alliance Headquarters," Lou Hechuan couldn't help but sigh.

Just this bearing alone was enough to outshine all the younger generation of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.

Thinking of this, Lou Hechuan couldn't help but think of Hua Yanqiu, who had just left. He looked up at the time on the wall, then turned his head to look out the window.

The main gate of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance was within his line of sight, yet no one walked in.

"Is Elder Lou worried about my Junior Sister?"

Song Yunqi spoke suddenly, his head not even raised, as if his attention remained on the file materials in his hands.

"Zhang Fan is, after all, not a suspect, and he is a disciple of Zhenwu Mountain, and has had many dealings with our Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance. I am just afraid that young people might not pay attention to their methods..."

Lou Hechuan spoke subtly, but the implication was obvious.

Zhang Fan is not an ordinary person; you people from above are inevitably overbearing. If a conflict arises, it won't look good for anyone.

"Elder Lou, rest assured. As long as he cooperates obediently, Junior Sister will still be mindful of the boundaries..."

Song Yunqi chuckled, slowly putting down the file materials in his hands, his gaze slightly fixed, and his tone shifted.

"Of course, if he doesn't cooperate, Elder Lou can also rest assured. My Junior Sister knows the weight of her actions and can bring him back without harming that Zhang Fan."

Once these words were spoken, Lou Hechuan raised an eyebrow; he could naturally hear the overflowing confidence in these words.

"You must know..."

"Don't say that Zhang Fan is only suspected of being Gao Gong; even if he truly were Gao Gong, he would not be my Junior Sister's match." Song Yunqi's words seemed irrefutable, every word and sentence ringing with power.

"Among the disciples of this generation at Bai He Guan, my Junior Sister is outstanding. At a young age, she has already realized the Gao Gong realm, and the supernatural power she awakened is even more special. Even Junior Brother Li Changgeng has once given her pointers."

"Li Changgeng!?" Lou Hechuan's gaze sank slightly, instinctively capturing this name.

Like Zhang Fan, this name was unremarkable and unknown within the Daoist world, but among the high-ups of the major mountain sects, this name had long been etched in their hearts.

They vaguely knew that this generation of Bai He Guan had produced a talent of heaven-sent aptitude who, at a young age, had practiced the Heaven and Earth Fortune-Seizing method among the Nine Great Inner Alchemy Methods.

"I heard Li Changgeng is also only at the Gao Gong cultivation level," Lou Hechuan said blandly.

His gaze was like a torch; he could naturally see that these young people from the Supernatural Association's investigation team were all extraordinary.

That Hua Yanqiu was at the Gao Gong realm, while Song Yunqi and Ji Huanshan had already stepped into the Great Being realm.

Such achievements seemed to be a cut above the legendary Li Changgeng.

"Elder Lou is unaware: Heaven and Earth Fortune-Seizing, reverse-seizing creation, is no longer a human mystical art. Precisely because of this, there are many calamities. Every once in a while, Junior Brother Changgeng must perform self-slaughter."

"Self-slaughter!?" Lou Hechuan's expression changed slightly.

Although he was the President of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance, he knew very little about this legendary inner alchemy method, 【Heaven and Earth Fortune-Seizing】.

"The Dao of Heaven damages the excessive to supplement the insufficient... The blame lies in this mystical art being too tyrannical, inviting the jealousy of Heaven. To reverse-seize the great fortune of Heaven and Earth, if one does not perform self-slaughter, Heaven will come to kill, and Earth will come to execute..."

"This is also the calamity of practicing 【Heaven and Earth Fortune-Seizing】. Each self-slaughter is a rebirth, and walking the path again, one will only become stronger and stronger."

Lou Hechuan, upon hearing this, was greatly moved and remained silent.

Song Yunqi looked at Lou Hechuan, who had fallen into deep thought, with profound meaning, appearing to smile yet not smiling.

"Elder Lou might be puzzled as to why I would reveal such a secret; this can be considered Junior Brother Changgeng's greatest weakness."

"For you to speak so recklessly is truly inappropriate," Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

If such a weakness were grasped by someone with ulterior motives, it would be Li Changgeng's life-and-death calamity.

Unexpectedly, Song Yunqi shook his head and said: "The reason I am completely unconcerned is that all advantages and disadvantages are calamity-fortune for Junior Brother Changgeng. After a great calamity, there must be great fortune..."

"Only by seizing the fortune of Heaven and Earth can one achieve immortality... He actually hopes that someone will come to kill, someone will come to execute..."

Speaking to this point, Song Yunqi smiled slightly: "In this world, no one can kill him."

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared."

Lou Hechuan looked deeply at the young man before him, not knowing if he was speaking of Song Yunqi or Li Changgeng.

"Elder Lou should know that my Bai He Guan has been able to stand until today as the leader of the Daoist world because the incense is continuous and the talent is endless..."

"The inheritance of any palace or temple relies on a hundred flowers blooming, not on a single person holding up the sky..."

"Young man, do not speak recklessly."

Lou Hechuan raised his gray eyebrows and reminded him in a deep voice.

Chu Chaoran, Pure Yang Limitless, is known as the pillar holding up the Daoist world.

Song Yunqi's seemingly unintentional words seemed to point elsewhere, inevitably leading people to wild speculation.

"Elder Lou, do not misunderstand. My meaning is that with my Junior Sister's methods, in this Yujing City, there should be no one she cannot capture..."

Song Yunqi smiled slightly, looking out the window, his gaze cast toward the main gate of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.

"Junior Sister should be back soon. Let's eat lunch first."

Clang... Clang... Clang...

Just at this moment, a crisp sound of bells erupted violently inside the office.

Song Yunqi subconsciously looked down, only to see a purple copper bell at his waist ringing uncontrollably. Immediately following, a sound of urgent calling erupted in his ears.

"Senior Brother, save me..."

"Junior Sister!?"

Song Yunqi's expression changed violently, and even Ji Huanshan, who had always been calm and composed, suddenly opened his eyes.

However, in an instant, the sound quietly extinguished. At the same time, that faint connection was completely severed, as if clouds and mist had dispersed, as if colorful clouds had returned.

"Junior Sister... is dead!?"

Song Yunqi's eyes widened, filled with deep disbelief.

Lou Hechuan beside him was even more confused.

The Supernatural Association's investigation team had someone die on their first day in Yujing City!?

"There..."

Song Yunqi walked to the window, his expression gloomily terrifying. With his soul-aspect observing, he could find the place where Hua Yanqiu's aura last disappeared.

There, it seemed as if a piece of mist dyed the blue sky, naturally formed, incomparably vast, and even from far away, it exuded a deep sense of oppression.

At this very moment, under that mist, Zhang Fan's soul-aspect had not yet returned to his body. He watched as that withered arm dragged Hua Yanqiu's soul-aspect into the mist, and right before his eyes, swallowed it directly.

At this moment, Zhang Fan was even vaguely stunned.

Meng Qinghuan was like this.

Hua Yanqiu was also like this.

Ren Xiao, he always appeared at the most unexpected times, and once he made a move, it was lawless, crushing and overwhelming.

Although the people he killed were all somewhat at odds with Zhang Fan, the identities of these people were equally sensitive.

With this happening before him, Zhang Fan truly didn't know whether to thank him or curse him.

Rumble...

That strange mist slowly writhed, emitting a red blood light, as if it were the residue of Hua Yanqiu's soul-aspect.

Immediately following, that strange mist soared into the sky, intending to leave this crime scene.

"Don't go, who exactly are you?"

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan took a step out, actually chasing after it.

Once is a coincidence, twice is absolutely not an accident.

If this soul-aspect before him was truly Ren Xiao, his appearance in Yujing City, and being able to appear every time at the special moment when Zhang Fan encountered an opponent, all this was too coincidental, as if in the dark, there was a pair of eyes constantly watching him.

At this moment, Zhang Fan had a feeling. This so-called Ren Xiao might be right by his side.

Rumble...

Zhang Fan's soul-aspect had just caught up when that strange mist actually stopped its form directly and turned back.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Fan perceived the other party's intention and immediately stabilized his form as well.

Rumble...

However, just at this moment, that strange mist was overwhelming, rushing toward Zhang Fan.

"Want to spar with me!?"

Zhang Fan's gaze sank violently, his soul-aspect vibrating, suddenly revealing mysterious light, and he actually did not dodge or avoid, directly meeting it.

If it were a competition of Daoist methods, perhaps he would still have some reservations.

However, his greatest trump card is his Primordial Spirit, and the most terrifying aspect of the Divine Demon Sacred Fetus is also the Primordial Spirit.

Even if his soul-aspect was currently incomplete, having stepped into the Great Being realm, reborn and transformed, he was also not comparable to ordinary people.

Facing this so-called new Ren Xiao, he naturally gave birth to a heart of curiosity, wanting to probe the other party's reality, to see if this person truly, as rumored, had practiced the Heaven-Born Earth-Dead method among the Nine Great Inner Alchemy Methods.

At this moment, that strange mist seemed to have also given birth to a heart of probing. Mist permeated, covering the sky and sun, and the soul-aspect hidden within was like a light in the mist, suddenly flashing, suddenly extinguishing, toward Zhang Fan's soul-aspect.

Rumble...

Two soul-aspects collided violently in the air, just like heavenly thunder hooking earth fire. The fluctuations stirred up were unknown and unfelt by ordinary people, but for practitioners, they were terrifyingly extraordinary.

"Kings do not meet, Heaven and Earth are as usual; if the two meet, Heaven and Earth will be in panic!"

Lin Jianyue looked up at the sky, her beautiful face no longer having any blood color, and a deep fear surged in her beautiful eyes.

The Nine Great Inner Alchemy Methods are legendary. In every era, whenever someone practices one to completion, for ordinary practitioners, they are like a king.

However, such mystical arts, within several generations, might not even have one person practice one to completion, let alone two in the same generation.

Kings do not meet; the saying is not false.

However, this generation is unprecedented.

At this moment, Heaven formed strange phenomena, mist splashed like ink dropped by immortals and gods, painting the scenery of all living beings. Flowers bloomed and fell, fallen leaves flew, cold ice flowed, withered wood met spring; it seemed that the life and death of the human world were all intertwined in that mist.

On the other side, Zhang Fan's soul-aspect was surrounded by a dark night, confused and unaware. Within it, everything was void, and it seemed only one aura was gestating, growing, like a god to the holy, like a demon becoming mad.

"That... what is that?"

"Has the celestial phenomenon changed?"

At this moment, the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance Headquarters also noticed these extremely unusual fluctuations.

The sky seemed to be divided into two by these two distinct auras.

Life and death flow, gods and demons are impermanent!

"Who is fighting with Daoist methods!?"

Song Yunqi murmured softly. At this moment, even on his face, a deep sense of solemnity appeared.

Ji Huanshan beside him remained silent, but his fists were tightly clenched.

Even they were shocked by the scenery before them, unable to speak.

"Heaven-Born Earth-Dead, Divine Demon Sacred Embryo... Two great inner alchemy methods actually appearing simultaneously in Yujing City, appearing in the same era..."

Just at this moment, inside Yujing City.

In front of a street stall, a tall, middle-aged man put down the pancake and soy milk in his hands. His eyes were like electricity, his temples were gray, and he looked up at the sky, but he grinned.

"Zhang Lingzong, so your cub was hiding in Yujing City."

As soon as the words fell, the tall man sat in meditation. The next moment, his soul-aspect soared into the sky.

Rumble...

The sky of Yujing City suddenly darkened. It was not a void scene generated by a soul-aspect's external scenery, but a real occurrence. Dark clouds surged, and even pedestrians on the road stopped and looked up.

Bursts of dull sounds crossed the firmament, as if the Heavenly Duke were furious, as if angry rain were crossing the sky.

"This is..."

Lou Hechuan grabbed the window sill violently, his expression changed suddenly, and a possibility immediately rose in his heart.

"Heaven and Man as One, Three Tian Shi Realm!?"

He trembled as he spoke, turning his head violently to look at Song Yunqi.

"Junior Uncle has finally made a move. It seems this trip was not in vain." Song Yunqi sneered.

Lou Hechuan, however, had already broken out in a cold sweat. He had underestimated the Daoist Alliance Headquarters; he never expected that these little guys were only the methods on the surface, and in the dark, a figure of Three Tian Shi level had actually come.

"His Junior Uncle, could it be?" Lou Hechuan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked up.

"Yujing City is truly hiding dragons and crouching tigers."

Under the gray clouds, within the thunder and lightning, two large hands reached out violently, grabbing toward Ren Xiao and Zhang Fan's soul-aspects.

That terrifying power was like heavenly punishment, destroying everything in its path.

Regardless of how invincible the mystical art was, regardless of how wonderful the alchemy method was, before such crushing strength and realm, it seemed not worth mentioning.

"Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo, long time no see."

Suddenly, a loud voice rang out, vibrating everyone's soul-aspect.

"Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo!? It really is him..."

Hearing this name, Lou Hechuan's heart was trembling.

That was Jiang Your Majesty's Junior Brother, currently the Vice-Abbot of Bai He Guan, the true person in charge.

There was no time to think more; a mysterious light soared into the sky, actually blocking in front of Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo's soul-aspect, colliding violently with those two large hands.

Rumble...

Bolts of thunder shattered the firmament, raging and roaring within the dense dark clouds.

In an instant, Ren Xiao and Zhang Fan's soul-aspects escaped the killing calamity, fleeing in different directions.

In front of the Bujianshan Coffee Shop, Zhang Fan's soul-aspect returned to his body, opening his eyes, still feeling lingering fear.

"You're back?" Lin Jianyue couldn't help but step forward and say.

"Almost, didn't expect a Three Tian Shi to come to Yujing City..."

"Not one, but two." Lin Jianyue's expression was solemn, looking at the sky.

In the terrifying thunder, two soul-aspects slowly separated, facing each other from afar.

"A woman?"

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow. He couldn't see the appearance of those two soul-aspects, only because of the Three Tian Shi realm, Heaven and Man as One, the vast momentum was unfathomable.

However, he could perceive that the one who suddenly killed her way out was a woman.

"Master of the Profound Palace!? Didn't expect the Master of the Profound Palace, one of the three palaces of the Wu Wei Gate, to actually be here. Truly hooked a big fish."

Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo hovered in the void, his overbearing momentum filling the sky and earth.

"This trip was truly not in vain."

"Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo, do you think you have me settled with these words?" The Master of the Profound Palace, Jiang Yunxian, said coldly.

"I came to Jiangnan in person, so I will not return empty-handed. Today, you can only go back with me."

Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo's momentum filled the Heaven and Earth. Facing the Master of the Profound Palace, one of the three palaces of the Wu Wei Gate, he seemed to also have invincible confidence.

"It seems your divine art has been completed." Jiang Yunxian was silent for a moment.

"Surrender, and you can avoid suffering," Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo said coldly.

"I have also long wanted to learn the Daoist methods of Bai He Guan, but since you are Jiang Your Majesty's Junior Brother, I naturally will not be arrogant."

"Hmm?" Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo raised an eyebrow.

Just at this moment, Jiang Yunxian turned around, facing the direction of the void, and said blandly: "You come out too."

As the words fell, a soul-aspect light shadow actually walked out from the vast dark clouds and rolling thunder.

That seemed to be an extremely young soul-aspect. He walked over in one step, giving birth to wonderful sprouts, arrived before Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo, stopped his steps, and actually bowed in greeting.

"Junior Zhang Sheng, greets the Senior!"

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