Chapter 28

Even looking across all Huang-series novels, almost no one is more brilliantly talented than him.

His martial arts talent may not be absolutely first, but it is certainly among the top three!

Unlike other experts at the Shattering the Void level in the same series, Lang Lang Fanyun had no famous master, never consumed pills, possessed no inheritance, and experienced no fortuitous encounters in his entire life.

Yet he rose to prominence!

Because, without a master to guide him, he spent every day by Dongting Lake, observing the tides rising and receding, the morning frost and evening dew, comprehending the supreme principles of heaven and earth within them.

Ultimately, based on the nature of Dongting Lake's waters, he created the "Overturning Rain Sword Art" on his own, becoming the number one swordsman under heaven while still in his thirties.

No famous master? To him, Dongting Lake was his excellent teacher!

As the saying goes, "Take creation as your external teacher, and find the source within your heart." How can learning from a human compare to learning from heaven and earth?

The one who learned from heaven and earth, taught himself, and finally shattered the void was none other than Lang Lang Fanyun!

Learn from heaven and earth!

These four words exploded like thunder, resounding loudly in everyone's minds.

Seeing the method of Lang Lang Fanyun's rise, all the women gasped in shock, awestruck by his brilliant talent.

Those with high pride, such as Yao Yue, even put themselves in his shoes and asked their hearts: Without any fortuitous encounters, relying solely on ourselves, could we have reached this step today?

Asking themselves this, they all fell silent.

Because the answer was obvious.

It was to become indistinguishable from the crowd!

In Mengzhou, on the great grasslands.

The girl in green sighed softly, an expression of admiration flowing across her delicate face.

Learning from heaven and earth, she could do it now too.

But she was different from Lang Lang Fanyun; she had a teacher—that white ape from before had been her martial arts enlightener.

Precisely because of this, she understood how difficult it was to "learn from heaven and earth" from the very beginning.

For geniuses with accumulated martial arts knowledge, observing the changes of all things in heaven and earth to create a divine art was not surprising.

But Lang Lang Fanyun's starting point was so low, nearly beginning from zero, yet he created a martial art capable of shattering the void; this simply did not seem human!

It was like a god or demon!

"I wonder how strong the Shattering Void realm is in 'Overturning Rain and Clouds'? Will Lang Lang Fanyun appear by Dongting Lake in this world?"

In contrast, Pang Ban's starting point compared to Lang Lang Fanyun's was like the gap between the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and a commoner.

Pang Ban's master was Meng Meng Chixing of the "Demon Sect," a terrifying figure who was nearly invincible, matchable only by the Peerless Grandmaster Ling Donglai or the Great Hero Zhuan Ying.

The "Tibetan Secret Wisdom Book" he cultivated was a miraculous art capable of transforming spiritual power into physical matter.

Meng Meng Chixing often used this art to strengthen his flesh and blood; after his death, his remains were hard as iron, showing no signs of decay.

Following his final orders, Pang Ban burned the corpse in a fierce kiln for three days and three nights, heating it to temperatures capable of melting copper and boiling iron before reducing the body to ash.

This shows just how terrifying the man was.

Not only did Pang Ban take this man as his master and receive his true transmission, but his own talent was so high that Meng Meng Chixing evaluated him as having the potential to surpass his own achievements in the future!

Thereafter, Pang Ban truly lived up to his master's expectations, rising rapidly and cultivating the "Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art" from the "Heavenly Demon Strategy," a feat no one had ever accomplished, earning him the title of "Number One in the Demon Sect Throughout History."

The Demon Master roamed the world unchecked, forcing both the Orthodox and Unorthodox paths to bow their heads for sixty years!

Yet even such a Demon Sect prodigy, possessing talent, a famous master, and supreme martial arts, was caught up to by the upstart Lang Lang Fanyun, who possessed nothing but talent.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, during the duel on Lanjiang Island, Lang Lang Fanyun was only forty-two years old, while Pang Ban was at least twice his age!

The gap in martial arts talent between the two was imaginable.

At this moment, across the Central Domain, women of unparalleled beauty fell silent one after another, too shocked to speak.

As the saying goes, "Without comparison, one does not know; with comparison, one is startled."

After Jiang Sishui listed Pang Ban's terrifying attributes, the women gained a more intuitive and profound understanding of Lang Lang Fanyun's horror.

An invincible master, invincible talent, and invincible martial arts ultimately created an invincible "Number One in the Demon Sect Throughout History," dominating the world for sixty years!

However, Lang Lang Fanyun's appearance meant he was no longer invincible.

Starting from the lowest point and using the least amount of time, Lang Lang Fanyun managed to stand on equal footing with this peerless Demon Sect prodigy.

In the final battle, Pang Ban did not lose; he even held the upper hand.

But in reality, he lost utterly.

Such a prodigious figure truly makes contemporaries despair!

At the same time, the women also realized a problem—

Jiang Sishui had fused with the "Lang Lang Fanyun Talent Template," so wasn't he just another Lang Lang Fanyun?

Even if his own innate talent was merely decent, wouldn't that mean he was about to surpass Lang Lang Fanyun?

In this world, another monstrous genius had emerged!

In Mengzhou, at the Prince Prince Ruyang Prince's Manor.

Zhao Min stared blankly, muttering to herself in a daze: "Is there really someone in this world who can surpass Master Pang by so much? It seems my understanding of the Central Domain is still too little."

Peerless Grandmaster Ling Donglai, Great Hero Zhuan Ying, Overturning Rain Sword Lang Lang Fanyun... these were names she was hearing for the first time.

As for Meng Meng Chixing of the "Demon Sect," a god-like figure of the Great Yuan Dynasty, she had heard of him.

However, whether he was currently alive or dead, she did not know.

In Shanzhou, beside a mountain stream.

Lian Nishang and she gazed at each other for a long time, yet neither could find words to speak.

The shock in their hearts was simply indescribable.

After a while, she muttered: "To actually cultivate the strongest of the ten volumes of the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy,' the 'Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art,' he is truly a monster."

Lian Nishang was also heavily struck: "That Lang Lang Fanyun is even more terrifying... no, now the Diary Owner is the most terrifying!"

She nodded in approval, then half-seriously and half-jokingly said, "If I didn't receive a month's worth of True Qi every day, learn all sorts of secrets, and was not forbidden from harming him for three months, I truly would not dare let such a dangerous person remain alive."

Lian Nishang shot her a sideways glance and scoffed, "Come on, does his death mean this world becomes safe?"

"On the contrary, his existence is a great opportunity for us; only an idiot would think of harming him."

"Besides, anyone capable of becoming the master of a divine object like the Diary must possess something special; he is certainly not so easy to kill."

"And once you fail, you incur a deep, bitter hatred. Given his rate of growth, would there be any path to survival for you in the future?"

Of course she understood this logic; Ren Ren Ren Ren Yingying smiled and said, "I was just speaking casually."

Lian Nishang closed her eyes and remained silent.

She rubbed her fragrant shoulder against Lian Nishang and said, "Hey, suppose one day he comes to take you as his wife; would you go with him?"

"If he has the ability to make me willingly submit, what harm is there in going with him? If not, I can always just send him a corpse," Lian Nishang said in a flat tone.

"Stop talking about death, death, death; living a single life is hard enough as it is."

"Oh? So according to you, if he came for you, you would just follow him immediately?"

Resting her small hand under her chin, her eyes filled with longing, she said, "If he could become the strongest man under heaven, I would be overjoyed."

Lian Nishang let out a snort of laughter and said nothing more.

Also in Shanzhou, at Di Ta Peak.

Shi Shi Feixuan, deeply worried with her delicate brows tightly knitted, said, "I never expected that Pang Ban, whom I once met briefly alongside Senior Brother Yan, would be so formidable."

Merely thinking of the title "The Greatest Figure in the History of the Demonic Sect" weighed heavily on her heart.

Qin Qin Mengyao comforted her, saying, "Senior Sister, that was only within the world of 'Rain and Clouds Overturned.' We do not know if the Pang Ban Master encountered is still as powerful as that; even if he is, he cannot dominate the world as he did in the book. If the sky falls, there are always taller people to hold it up."

Shi Shi Feixuan paused, then realized she had become so engrossed in reading the Diary that she had immersed herself in the world of 'Rain and Clouds Overturned.'

It could not be helped; the oppressive aura emanating from Pang Ban and Lang Lang Fanyun was simply too strong!

Even seeing just these two names on the page made her feel as though she were suffocating.

In the current world, the imperial court possesses divine weapons to deter threats, while the righteous martial world has the two peaks of Shaolin and Mount Mount Wudang; for Pang Ban to wish to wield the same majesty as in the book is nothing but a fantasy.

Furthermore, since Pang Ban exists, Lang Lang Fanyun should exist as well, correct?

And then there is the Diary's master, Jiang Sishui...

No matter how one calculated it, this pressure could not possibly fall upon their shoulders.

"I was worrying unnecessarily," Shi Shi Feixuan sighed, her breath fragrant like orchids, a hint of yearning in her eyes.

Qin Qin Mengyao suddenly said, "Senior Sister, I wish to descend the mountain for a while."

"To seek out the Diary's master?" Shi Shi Feixuan raised her dark eyebrows.

"Yes," Qin Qin Mengyao answered honestly. "Master said that to achieve the 'Sword Heart of Clear Understanding,' one must temper oneself in the mortal world and break through the barrier of love. He should be a suitable choice."

Shi Shi Feixuan nodded. "Your reasoning is sound; let us depart immediately."